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The Ring Report TV Update 8/8/93 Vol. 1, No. 23
(Warning: Shortened due to random family gathering!)
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WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO DESERVE THIS?
A mini-Macho Man appeared on RAW . . . DR. TOM PRITCHARD tries to pick up BONNIE BLACKSTONE on All American Wrestling . . . and jokes about being “well done” during the WELL DONE tag team match vs. THE SMOKING GUNS on Superstars of Wrestling . . .
WCW SHORT NEWS
Some weird rumors are flying around the WCW this week, the weirdest states that DICK MURDOCH is moonlighting in a mask as the “new” JOHNNY B. BADD . . . probably started by the same people who claimed that PAUL MCCARTNEY is dead <g> . . . reports say that the WCW is ending their search for a booker by deciding to PASS on JERRY JERRETT & TERRY FUNK in order to let the current guys (booking by committee) continue in that role . . . THE NASTY BOYS premièred on WORLD WIDE WRESTLING; no MISSY HYATT, spoiling another rumor (for now) . . . CACTUS JACK is sending boxing of JACKS to HARLEY RACE . . . and ERIK WATTS may be turning; this week he “inadvertently” knocked partner FRANK LANCASTER’S foot off of the ropes when he was being pinned during their match vs. THE HOLLYWOOD BLONDES; they will face each other in a rematch on WORLD WIDE WRESTLING next week . . .
WWF SHORT NEWS
VINCE MCMAHON, who claimed last week that MONEY INC. may be breaking up, again went morbid this week. This time he announced that he and RANDY SAVAGE are interviewing for someone to replace JERRY LAWLER as a broadcaster after SummerSlam; it may be hype, but VINCE has never been this cryptic before . . . report say the Justice Department may hand down indictments in their investigation of MCMAHON and TITAN SPORTS in the next couple of weeks . . . NEW MATCHES FOR SUMMERSLAM: TATANKA & THE SMOKING GUNS vs. BAM BAM BIGELOW & THE HEAD SHRINKERS, THE 123 KID vs. IRS, and RAZOR RAMON vs. TED DIBIASE . . .
WWF MONDAY NIGHT RAW 8/2/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: the show started with a recap of the DOINK vs. RANDY SAVAGE incidents over the past couple of weeks and was followed by a Savage interview . . . During a match pitting RICK & SCOTT STEINER vs. two prelims, it was announced that THE STEINERS had “open contracts” for SUMMERSLAM . . . an interview (on tape), with LEX LUGER . . . ADAM BOMB over TONY ROY . . . RANDY SAVAGE defeated DOINK when a midget dressed as Savage distracted Doink . . . a SUMMERSLAM report . . . TED DIBIASE was on the phone but promptly hung up when VINCE MCMAHON decided to show his recent loss to the 123 KID . . . JIM CORANETTE surprised the crowd by charging the ring and grabbed the house microphone; he was joined by BOBBY HEENAN and the two rambled for a while until Coranette announced that THE HEAVENLY BODIES would appear on RAW next week . . . Coranette appeared at ringside while CURT HENNIG destroyed then stripped a prelim who was mocking his “MR. PERFECT” persona . . . NEXT WEEK: TATANKA vs. MR. HUGHES . . .
WCW POWER HOUR 8/07/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: “VERTICAL” VAN HAMMER defeated FURY OF THE WRECKING CREW . . . ARN ANDERSON & PAUL ROMA defeated a prelim & DICK SLATER . . . RICK RUDE & THE EQUALIZER over two prelims . . . THE COLES lost to SHANGHAI PIERCE & TEX SLAZENGER . . . SID VICIOUS thrashed JAY SLEDGE . . . TEDDY LONG looked at DAVEY BOY SMITH vs. BIG VAN VADER . . . and a replay of JOHNNY B. BADD vs. MAX PAYNE from a recent WORLD WIDE WRESTLING . . .
WWF MANIA 8/7/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: a replay of the full TED DIBIASE loss to the 123 KID . . . a replay of JIM CORANETTE’S intro. to the WWF . . . a replay of CURT HENNIG’S prelim match from RAW . . . BASTION BOOGER used a butt drop to pin SCOTT VITO . . . a SUMMERSLAM report; nothing new . . . MR. HUGHES over a prelim . . . a replay of THE KING’S COURT featuring THE UNDERTAKER . . . ADAM BOMB did a three mile island on TONY ROY’S face . . . and M.O.M. wrestled a prelim match . . .
WCW SATURDAY NIGHT 8/7/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: It was the first WCW SATURDAY NIGHT filmed entirely from the ORLANDO Disney/MGM studios . . . STING squashed BILL PAYNE . . . In a special challenge match BOBBY EATON & CHRIS BENOIT defeated TEX SLAZENGER & SHANGHAI PIERCE when Eaton pinned Shanghai following a swinging neckbreaker . . . a run down of THE CLASH OF CHAMPIONS . . . YOSHI QUAN defeated MARCUS ALEXANDER BAGWELL . . . an interview with DUSTIN RHODES; he gave out two clues to the identity of his “mystery partner” at the CLASH. First, the partner once held the NWA 6-Man title with Dustin’s father. Second, the word “DOOM” . . . RICK RUDE & THE EQUALIZER rolled over WARREN QUINN & LEROY HOWARD . . . THE MERCENARY #2 (goodness knows where #1 is), made his debut by losing to TOO COLD SCORPIO . . . RICK STEAMBOAT & JOHNNY B. BADD lost to PAUL ORNDORFF and MAX PAYNE when Badd used Paul Orndorff’s foreign object on Payne in front of the ref. . . .
WCW WORLD WIDE WRESTLING 8/8/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: a clean shaven RIP ROGERS lost to DAVEY BOY SMITH . . . THE NASTY BOYS did an interview; they’ll be in the ring next week . . . THE HOLLYWOOD BLONDES defeated FRANK LANCASTER & ERIK WATTS when Watts “inadvertently” knocked Lancaster’s foot off of the ropes when STEVE AUSTIN was pinning him . . . RICK STEAMBOAT appeared on A FLAIR FOR THE GOLD . . . ROY HUDSON lost to THE EQUALIZER . . . The Equalizer was joined by RICK RUDE in an interview . . . JOHNNY B. BADD over a prelim . . . an interview with WATTS & LANCASTER; they challenged each other to a match next week . . . turn baby, turn! . . . BIG VAN VADER squashed JASON JOHNSON . . . after Vader’s match a box of jacks was delivered to HARLEY RACE during his interview . . .
WWF SUPERSTARS OF WRESTLING 8/8/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: a recap of LEX LUGER’S “CALL TO ACTION” Campaign . . . THE SMOKING GUNS defeated WELL DONE . . . an update on TED DIBIASE losing to the 123 KID and the announcement of KID vs. IRS & DIBIASE vs. RAZOR RAMON for SummerSlam . . . CHAZ WARE lost to ADAM BOMB . . . a Luger taped segment . . . DOINK defeated JOEY MAGGS . . . a SummerSlam report; new match: THE HEAD SHRINKERS and BAM BAM BIGELOW vs. TATANKA & THE SMOKING GUNS . . . another look at LUDVIG BORGA . . . a Luger taped interview . . . BASTION BOOGER over a prelim . . . an things ended with the “SUMMERSLAM JAM” video . . .
WWF ALL AMERICAN WRESTLING 8/8/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: OWEN HART defeated SHAWN MICHAELS by DQ when DIESEL tripped him in front of the referee . . . a promo for Lex Luger . . . “IRON” MIKE SHARPE lost to TATANKA . . . a recap of JIM CORANETTE’S appearance on RAW followed by BONNIE BLACKSTONE interview with CORANETTE & THE HEAVENLY BODIES . . . a replay of RANDY SAVAGE vs. DOINK from RAW . . . and DAVE THORNBURG was squashed by MR. HUGHES . . .
WCW MAIN EVENT 8/8/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: THE HOLLYWOOD BLONDES over ERIK WATTS & SCOTT STUD . . . DAVEY BOY SMITH defeated BIG SKY . . . a recap of the CLASH OF CHAMPIONS line-up . . . RICK RUDE over DAVEY RICH . . . DUSTIN RHODES pinned CUBA’S TOP GUN . . . and RICKY STEAMBOAT defeated “LORD” STEVEN REGAL in a no-DQ match when the ref. stopped the bout due to PAUL ORNDORFF’S interference . . .
HOT TOPICS by LORNE WHITE
A source says that people are saying within WCW that they’re trying to push Erik Watts as the 4 th Horseman. I know pretty much for a fact that’s not true. The REAL 4th will be (I’m pretty sure of this) STING . . . During recent tapings involving Sting and the Kongs & Harley Race Flair gets involved setting up a possible Flare/Stink vs. Kongs at The Clash instead of the singles match. After the incident… Sting was said to have had the “CRAMP” in his hand, signaling for he becoming the newest member. If this is true it will probably mean if the NWA board allows Rude to win the title from Flair that Sting will become the new NWA champ afterwards. If they don’t allow the title change look for an incident later on in the year involving an injury to Flair by a possible newcomer (maybe Lawler) or some veteran like Larry ZBYSZKO . . . WCW decided not to hire either Funk or Jarrett and I guess they’re staying with the current lineup for the mean time . . . It also seems the WWF is going to pull the Patriotic American vs. the Evil Foreigner thing again. At SS Ludvig Borga and Luger are going to get into some kind of feud. The matches should be very good but the whole gimmick is wearing thin . . .
NOTES FROM THE MAD DOG
Apologies to everyone for the shortness of the report this week. Tonight we had a party for my parents in celebration of their 25 th wedding anniversary and I’ve spent most of the evening keeping my younger cousins (JR. MAD DOGS), from destroying my computer, my room, the house, etc.
On a quick note, recently I’ve found that the Ring Report reaches the shores or NEW ZEALAND! Which is why I’m sending out a big hello to LINNETTE in NZ and all of my readers in the BUSHWHACKER’S homeland!
Now, does anyone know where I can get my hands on a converter to change the PAL TV Signal to the signal used in the United States? The person who leads me to one will receive a lifetime charter subscription to the Ring Report’s E-MAIL list (and all the autographed dog biscuits you can stomach!) . . !
HAVE A GREAT WEEK,
MADDOGJMF
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