The theory at the beginning was that the “universe” would increase exponentially as more homes got PPV, but now it’s apparent that there’s a set number of wrestling fans out there who will buy these things and adding more homes doesn’t mean automatically adding the same percentage of buys. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. 95. – In the top story, Titan Sports filed a lawsuit against World Championship Wrestling on 6/20, stemming from the invasion angle with Hall and Nash. 28. 07. 28. The main event. 27. – In Japan, SWS continues to alienate Japanese wrestling fans by booking WARLORD v. Publication date. – While the World title may not change hands, the US title certainly will, since post-Clash TV direction has Steamboat winning the title and suffering a shoulder injury in the process. 95. wrestlingmagazinesmisc;. By Scott Keith on 26th May 2016. Wrestling Observer Flashback–12. – We’ll skip past the Mr. 08. Davey Boy Smith (“Athletically the best in the business. 25. Ocr. The TNT show is dropping rapidly, which shows that the new audience of freakshow fans is far less than the loyal wrestling fans who choose not to watch that one. NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship. 94. Pillman tried a crucifix and Wright reversed it for the pin. The previous record was 69,000 for the Big Event. 26. 300. 18. I think once I wrap up 88 I’ll continue into 1989, and then when we reach the end of THAT year, we’ll go back to 1985 again. 95. (Just wait until Slamboree. 01. The PPV showdown of 1987 is upon us! It’s Vince v. 06. 94 So it turns out that WCW’s record buyrate for Halloween Havoc wasn’t quite what they anticipated… – The buyrate for Havoc 94 currently sits at 0. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 05. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. – So UFC III was supposed to be another easy ride for Royce Gracie, but in fact the KING IS DEAD. – As the date of his trail approached and the firestorm of publicity continued unabated, Barr managed to plea bargain down to first degree sexual abuse with 180 hours of community service and 2. Shinjiro Otani retained the UWA junior heavyweight title pinning El Samurai. 96. Wrestling Observer Historical Pieces. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. 21. After Stan Lane lost to the Patriot on the Global show, Cornette launched into a tirade about how it was a conspiracy against Stan, just like the cops conspired against his good friend. By Scott Keith on 22nd September 2023 Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. This is the incredible story about the people who brought Lucha Libre into America in the 1990s and the many challenges they faced! Hijo del Santo and Blue. Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. 94 (Part 2) – In the only non-tournament match on the show, Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck won the tag titles from the Public Enemy after Terry Funk missed his flight and couldn’t make the show. ). 86. And now it’s time for the issue that kicks off one of the biggest stories in the history of wrestling, although we didn’t. (This is why. – Antonio Inoki is trying to get into the boxer v. 7th. 0 number predicted by. – Reportedly, World champion Mike Tyson has signed with the WWF to referee a match. – Zulu was fired from World Class for refusing to do a job to Mike Von Erich. Instead, in the wake of a disappointing buyrate, the decision was made to concentrate on doing better tournaments. Despite the strained relationship, Florida still bills itself as NWA wrestling. Well, sort of. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. 11. Ware on 12/14, as expected. 29. 03. By Scott Keith on 29th August 2016. Wrestling Flashback publishes wrestling list videos, top 10’s, the history of classic. 4. ”) 3. – Once again, it’s time for the most awesome feature in Observer Flashback history: – Our favorite whipping boy promotion, the UWF, debuted in New York with a TV taping, and surprisingly both Honky Tonk. Jack Petrik would have to wage war against the WWF and spent lots of money to win, and it. . – In a story that seems small but kind of ended up heralding the end of an era in wrestling, the way. 31. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. Identifier-ark. By Scott Keith on 15th March 2021. – The top story is the apparent end of Pacific Northwest Wrestling, as the TV show was abruptly cancelled by the TV station after 38 years on the air. 05. 1986 Wrestling Observer Yearbook. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. For It’s Time. By Scott Keith on 18th October 2016. Just for fun, here’s Dave’s Summer 1984 Rankings. Sorry. 95. 20. – Chris was of course around wrestling dressing rooms his whole life, and idolized Kerry in junior high to the point where he’d dress and act like him. Kayfabe Commentaries Releases Newest Installment of Their “Supercard” Series. Wrestling Observer Live: RAW report, War Games, Randy Orton, ratings and more By Bryan Alvarez Nov 21, 2023 DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The history of. 11-4-1991. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. By Scott Keith on 7th March 2017. Wrestling Observer Flashback–10. The show would air live every Saturday night, from New York, and would cater heavily to an. And NOW the main event! Hog Wild 96 and the introduction of the Observer Hall. 01. – Dave notes that speaking of network TV, ABC was filming an episode of 20/20 at the MSG show, and one of the reporters asked Dr. 13. wrestling business himself, negotiating with Buster Douglas for a Tokyo Dome show in March. NEXT WEEK: The Monday Night War begins. The 1997 Observer Rewind shall resume this on Aug. – Dave relates a brief history of World Championship Wrestling, and how TBS purchased the company in 1988 despite their crippling debt. 16. And now, for the first time I can remember, the UFC gets the lead story. OK, let’s try this one more time. -Pro Wrestling 1983-1987. Owen Hart was the second-best star of the show after Flair. 02. as they did a matinee taping of the new Sunday edition of World Championship Wrestling in Atlanta, then did a show in Columbus GA, then finally. Chelsea Anne Cardona (née: Green; born April 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional wrestler, stuntwoman, and model. Heyman is making. Thankfully, the Observer archives are fixed, so let’s get back into the swing of things again. Well it’s been two months. By Scott Keith on 22nd September 2023 Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. Hosted by Sean Oliver, he welcomes guest the Honky Tonk Man as he talks about SummerSlam ’88. 87. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 06. Here’s a shocking story to start this week’s issue: Dave is a really big fan of New Japan Pro Wrestling. By Scott Keith on 18th April 2022. 05. 92. 94. Ah, wrestling, where one guy can beat up another guy for real and flush his head in the toilet for riding with his ex-girlfriend and people are just like “Eh,. 95. Well this was all well and good, but wrestling magazines found out about it and started publishing stories and photos, and the NWA had to go into coverup mode. Wrestling Observer Flashback–09. 96. He’ll return for real on 11/20, but will be false advertised as appearing in tag team matches on the road against the Enforcers and subbed out when the show starts. Wrestling Observer Flashback: 07. 27th May 2016 by Scott Keith. Back in the saddle with these again. Marc Mero pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley in 16:23. By Scott Keith on 1st June 2019. Chip screwed up early, but it was decent by the end. Back on track after our detour back to March yesterday. This isn’t unique in itself, but if Idol. 95. 93. 07. ABBYY FineReader 11. 1985 Wrestling Observer Yearbook. Bruiser Brody (“Nobody gives an aura of violent realism. 1985. Collection. Dodge Iowa. I guess I’ll just be typing one-handed. – Moving on, Joe Pedicino has purchased Jerry Jarrett’s syndicated TV network with the millions of dollars he’s got coming from Nigeria. 94. ark:/13960/t2z39wg7w. So I guess it’s a Wrestling Observer Flashback Flashback. 77, or about the same as Starrcade. Rants. – Fall Brawl was great undercard wrestling, bad main event, and booking filled with more holes than Swiss Cheese. 14. 5 to 2. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. 94. FLASH REPORT FROM THE TOKYO DOME SHOW ON 1/4! 1. He was at the other guys’ PPVs this year taking notes, as well as New Japan and All Japan’s major shows. Wrestling Observer Flashback–11. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. D if wrestling was fake and got slapped around pretty good as a result. He wears a buffalo head to the ring and everyone backstage was making fun of his gimmick. 5 to a 2. In fact, Dave thinks that people’s hatred of the dancing gimmick is overshadowing how much he’s improved as a worker. 29. 28. 11th January 2017 by Scott Keith. 10-21-1991. Wrestling Observer Flashback–01. – Also on the show, Scott Norton & Tony Halme won the IWGP tag titles from the Steiner Brothers in kind of a stinker. Let’s take a break from being nostalgic for 1998 and be nostalgic for 1994 again for a bit! – It’s been quiet in the wrestling world leading up to Halloween Havoc, Dave notes. Crockett! Dusty v. It’s time for SUMMERSLAM! But first, the WWF is messing with their PPV schedule again. *1/4. 96. Credit Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 2. 96. By Dave Meltzer Nov 21, 2023. Which is still 10 pages long. I’m not. . 95. Ted Dibiase & Virgil beat Dusty & Dustin Rhodes at 9:57. This was the one and only match in the whole tournament that actually showed why the division could. – In the Deep South, the main guys are Wrestling II and Tommy Rich, and they run out of Georgia. Newsletter, Magazine, Wrestling, WWF, WCW, All Japan, New Japan. This hold up comes on the heels of two other major stories: Hennig is supposed to be heading to WWF, meanwhile. On with the week that was and one of the most famous stories in wrestling history!– Oh, also, the weekend shows set new lows for cable wrestling ratings, and that includes the WWF shows. – All Japan on 9/17 saw the debut of former Olympic wrestler Jun Akiyama, who was pinned by Kenta Kobashi in the semi-main of the show. They of course had an immediate roster of excuses, mainly that it was scheduled on a night with really tough competition on TV. 96. 28. 21. -The Mondo 19 most intriguing personalities of ‘86-30 key pro wrestling personalities of ‘86 with quick bios-Observer Awards, leading news stories of. 0. 95. 20 to an average of 2. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. – There’s very little going on due to Christmas, but Jerry Lawler did regain the USWA title from Koko B. 2 million, making it the largest gate in pro wrestling history. Baba had actually been. The Vancouver version of the NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in two National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated Vancouver territories. 94. 95. Owen won with a Rocket Launcher on Tanaka. Guys, it sounds like the Diamond Studd will soon be appearing in WCW again! We’ll see how that goes for them. – Over to Japan, where Nobuhiko Takada had announced plans to retire, at which point UWFI whiplashed and put out their own press release, noting that what Takada had MEANT TO SAY was that he was THINKING of retiring at age 35, which was two years away. 09. Scanner. Smackdown Date: May 12, 2016 Location: Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Byron Saxton, Jerry Lawler. Sid actually drew pretty big on the East coast, doing 11,000 at the Nassau Coliseum and 8000 in Philly. By Scott Keith on 19th March 2016. as the big blue cage that quickly became synonymous with Titan was actually purchased and flown in from Stampede Wrestling, because the normal chain link cage was too hard for Hogan to climb. 7. – To the WWF, where Wrestlemania III passed 70,000 tickets sold, officially making it the largest crowd ever to witness a wrestling show in North America. We’ve gotta skip all of November due to more gaps, but at least I can now promise that everything from now on is 100% complete! And we didn’t miss Starrcade. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. ”This is horrible, Gorilla. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. – Whereas most people had to stand around on the beach and had a lousy view of the ring, rest easy knowing that there was a set of bleachers reserved for employees of Slim Jim. 95. -. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. Wrestling Observer Flashback–08. 06. 06. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. This week, a big name goes to the rival promotion in the thick of the Monday Night Wars! Call my hotline now to find out the answer! – Hiroshi Hase made a surprising jump from New Japan to All Japan this week, announcing on 9/29 that he’s starting with AJPW in January. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. On May 2 they did an angle where the AWA World title was held up following a Bockwinkel/Hennig match where Hennig used a foreign object. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. It’s like Wrestlemania, but for NEWS. Wrestling Observer / Figure Four. I feel like that can’t be a coincidence. – But first, the lead story is the rapid descent of UWFI, as they have reached out in desperation to New Japan for a combined show at the Tokyo Dome on 10/9 and maybe more after that. Collection. 5 million as a startup amount and NOW got $480,000, and once they’ve blown through that, he’s done. – To Mexico, where it looks like EMLL is about to split. The 85 issues are quite a trip, since it’s a very different writing style than even these ones. Understated Wrestling Observer Debuts! So new to the Memphis area is a prelim guy named Scotty the Body, who is getting booked like a total nothing and apparently his. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. The taped episode of RAW wasn’t particularly different than any other one they’ve. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. 22. 96. Man, so people REALLY did not like that In Your House show. 10-28-1991. Perfect won a battle royale in 12:55. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. Mr. Gene Anderson, founding member of the Minnesota Wrecking Crew tag team died. Guess it’s time for another one of these. 06. -. 95 (Part 1) So after Dave takes a week off, it’s a DOUBLE ISSUE featuring Wrestlemania XI, the show that drew so much money that Dave needed a second issue to contain it all!Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. – The WWF announced that the Wrestling Classic did about 60,000 buys on PPV, which was 200,000 less than their announced projections. – The new Stampede Wrestling has already taken all but one of the WWF’s TV clearances in Western Canada, so this doesn’t seem to be a winning venture for Vince. Anyway, back to 1985 again… – The big news is that the war in St. Oh, and WCW tried to make a mini-movie and it didn’t go very well. ***1/4Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. I must now face the eternal dilemma of sports fan who has lost their team in the playoffs: Do you cheer for the bastards that eliminated them because they earned it. 87. By Scott Keith on 14th March 2019. *1/2. When it comes to catching and wrestling a giant. Tickets are 45,000 yen, which translates to $429, aka the most expensive wrestling tickets in history. 10. 19. By on 9th March 2017. Addeddate. 16. Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. Get all the news from F4WOnline. – Van Hammer won the arm wrestling tournament, beating Ron Simmons in the finals, which Dave interprets as continuing his newfound push. There are moments when you can pinpoint exactly when a major promotion started to go completely off the rails. – Actually, first it’s a bit of political talk, as Hiroshi Hase won election to the senate in Japan. 86. Jerry Lawler in a cage match where the loser gets his head shaved. 94. 0-1. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. Specifically, advertisers look at stuff like this and use it to justify their already terrible ad rates for pro wrestling shows. Spoiler: Dave gives WarGames 3/4. 2. – And now, let’s talk about pay-per-view. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. 0 (Extended OCR) Ppi. 95. – The Wrestling Classic, scheduled to be the first ever nationally available PPV show, will feature a 16 man tournament, plus Hogan v. – Both the WWF and Crockett are running Philly on 10/18, but there’s a law on the books that says no two wrestling promotions can run shows within 25 miles of each other, and the respective arenas are less than 25 miles away. Ric Flair pinned Butch Reed in 14:13 to earn a tag title shot at Starrcade. 93. Steve Jennum was put into the finals as a last-minute. 87. 10. Wrestling Observer Flashback–11. By Scott Keith on 16th December 2017. – Vince McMahon is apparently planning to sue Sgt. – The Rougeaus are telling Montreal newspapers that they’re taking a one year sabbatical from wrestling before returning late in 1990. 567. 22. – The biggest question coming out of Wrestlemania XII is the future of Bret Hart, as he’s expected to finish the tour of Germany and then go on a hiatus until the end of the summer. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. 24. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. Dave notes we. 14. “Hey look, it’s Joe Weider” – Not sure what that refers to, but I’m sure we’ll find out. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. So after Masa Chono won the NWA title tournament, Thesz did a press conference for UWFI where he agreed to award his old NWA World title belt to the winner of the UWFI World title match between Takada and Gary. Tenta was pretty over during his one appearance, so EMLL is trying to get him back. Wrestling Observer Flashback–05. – The really big news coming out of the first head-to-head meeting of RAW and Nitro is that WCW immediately took the lead in the ratings war, with a 2. 60 (150,000 buys) for King of the Ring. Baba apparently has plans to give Akiyama a major push down the line. 96. – So, Dave says goodbye and announces that this is the final issue of the Observer. 09. The government side says it’s for “tactical reasons”, while the WWF. See if you can guess when we get to it. Badd quit WCW on 3/11 after a discussion with Eric Bischoff in the airport, and will be signing with the WWF for three years. 16. 96. (Perhaps it’s time to revamp the show a bit?) – Famous San Francisco promoter Roy Shire passed away this week, after suffering a heart attack on 9/16 and dying 10 days later in the hospital. Hogan! Starrcade ‘87 v. This issue only has the first 4 pages, so it’ll be a truncated recap, but all the good stuff is in those pages anyway. – Two major World title changes since the last issue as well, with Vader winning the WCW World title back from Ron Simmons on 12/30 in Baltimore, and Great Muta beating Masa Chono to win the. 19. Day off from work today, so I’ve got some time to craft another Flashback! Your Spotify soundtrack for this one is Queensryche’s “Operation Mindcrime”, an album that it took me many years to get into, which is weird because I was a big fan of “Empire”. ) – The rumor mill continues to churn around the idea that Dusty Rhodes and his $300,000 / year salary will be cut at the end of the year. 03. Buyrate looks to be between 0. Wrestling Observer Flashback–08. I believe that’s known as the Kerry Von Erich Special in wrestling. – But first, speculation is still running rampant in the wake of Ole Anderson getting fired as booker. 3-28-1988. Dusty missed a blind charge and got pinned by Ted for the finish, ending his WWF career. Wrestling Observer Flashback–07. 1984 Dave would chime in with “but luckily WWF isn’t wrestling” or something equally snarky, but mellower 1986. 3. Did you think that Best of ECW Volumes 1 and 2 was as EXTREME as the blog was getting this week? Then prepare yourself, because it’s time for WCW UNCENSORED!– The weirdest story of the week comes from Japan (shocking, I know) where Lou Thesz is making waves in the business again. Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. . By Scott Keith on 20th September 2016. com~!Wrestling Observer Rewind • Dec. Andre started in the sport at the age of 12, already 6’3”, and fell in with a. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Also, be sure to check out the SquaredCircle subreddit, where some dude is RIPPING OFF MY. 05. Also, the Rock & Wrestling Connection was all his idea and he had to convince Vince to play “Eye of the Tiger” as his entrance theme in 1984. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 06. Severn. Raw drew its best 18-49 number since the start of football season. 2. 86. Earthquake John Tenta was scheduled to work a tour for EMLL in Mexico, but left after one show, claiming he was stiffed on his payoff. The idea is to combine a bunch of small promotions into the Global Wrestling Federation, with offices in five different regions, including Jarrett now officially going back into Dallas to run the USWA there again. 3. 89. And here we had gone for almost two months without a death. 90. 96 IT’S TIME. He does 100 but we’ll just do the top 10 because otherwise I’d have to break this up into 5 parts instead of 2. 90. window replacement in Elkhart, IN. The New Foundation beat the Orient Express in 17:18. By Scott Keith on 1st October 2017. 11. 16. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. (My joke, not Dave’s) In freezing temperatures, Crockett had his showdown with Vince, featuring the debut of the NWA in Hamilton taking on Roddy Piper’s Canadian farewell in Toronto. A total brawl with great heat, although the DQ was called for no apparent reason. It’s time for the CLASH OF CHAMPIONS, a flying elbow to the wrestling business that should have revived it! But first, a pretty major death to kick off the issue. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Pillman was playing subtle heel to start and got less subtle as the match went on. – Lead story is the WWF planning a giant stadium show in Milwaukee, which ended up being called WrestleFest 88, to basically screw with Crockett’s plans to run a Bash show the night after. By Scott Keith on 12th June 2016. Dave, however, cites the court case of Boy v. 95 I love that the teaser for this one on the site is “Hotline sleaze award winner” because really it could be ANYTHING coming out of Mean Gene’s mouth. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. WWE Raw draws strong ratings despite historic NFL competition. Perfect. 0 (Extended OCR) Ppi.