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The Ring Report TV Update July 4, 1993 Vol. 1, No. 18
(the wrestling report for people who hate holidaze . . .)
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Potential for disaster
The WCW shelled plans introduce a tag team known as THE POSSE (formerly the Ebony Experience), two former chain gang convicts led to the ring in chains by COL. ROB PARKER. The new team will still be managed by Parker but will be known as THE HARLEM HEAT.
WCW NEWS BITS
Forget the big “Who slammed Yokozuna” hype, I think all eyes should turn to the WCW where DAVEY BOY SMITH is set to take on BIG VAN VADER next week for the WCW WORLD TITLE on WORLD WIDE WRESTLING. With only a week to go before Beach Blast when it airs, something big is expected to happen.
RIC FLAIR is actively wrestling again! Unfortunately, on TV it’s only 6 man matches with PAUL ROMA & ARN ANDERSON. This week that team destroyed the team of SHANGHAI PIERCE, TEX SLAZENGER, and Dick Slater, when Flair made Slazenger submit to the figure four on World Wide Wrestling. Then on WCW SATURDAY NIGHT the Horseman defeated THE HOLLYWOOD BLONDES & BARRY WINDHAM when Windham threw the ref. out of the ring when Flair had him locked in the figure four.
WCW SHORT NEWS: JOHNNY B. BADD fill face MAX PAYNE at BEACH BLAST . . . MARCUS ALEXANDER BAGWELL & TOO COLD SCORPIO will face SLAZENGER & PIERCE on the same card . . . and the DQ rule has been waved in a WCW World TV Title match pitting RON SIMMONS vs. PAUL ORNDORFF in to fill out the under card at Beach Blast . . . the WCW apparently is dropping the continuing saga of CACTUS JACK after numerous fan complaints . . .
WWF NEWS BITS
“And now it’s time to say good-bye to Vinnie and all of his friends . . .” That HH GUY wrestled his last matches in America for the WWF this week as matches in Chicago and Boston vs. TED DIBIASE turned into laugh riots. In Chicago that HH GUY dominated DiBiase then pulled Chicago Bull HORACE GRANT out of the crowd to pin him. Then in Boston that HH GUY left the ring in the middle of his match with DiBiase and started talking to fans at ringside. Expect JIMMY HART and BRUTIS BEEFCAKE to leave with him when he exits.
WWF SHORT NEWS: Everyone is keeping silent about the results of the great Yokozuna slam event in New York City today . . . the winner is rumored to have received a truck painted red, white & blue . . . full results will come on Monday Night Raw tomorrow night . . . MONEY INC. insulted RAZOR RAMON in an interview on Monday Night Raw this week; could it be time for “the big change?” . . .
WWF MONDAY NIGHT RAW 6/28/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: KAMALA lost to SHAWN MICHAELS in a WWF I-C TITLE bout . . . an interview with YOKOZUNA . . . THE SMOKING GUNS defeated my favorite prelim. team of BARRY HOROWITZ & “IRON” MIKE SHARPE . . . MONEY INC. did an interview and spent the time insulting RAZOR RAMON . . . and ADAM BOMB pinned a prelim . . .
WCW POWER HOUR 7/3/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: a recap of the WINDHAM/FLAIR brawls from WORLD WIDE WRESTLING last week . . . PAUL ROMA & ARN ANDERSON defeated THE WRECKING CREW . . . THE HOLLYWOOD BLONDES defeated TERRY TRAVIS & KEITH HART . . . a BEACH BLAST CONTROL CENTER . . . a recap of the recent incidents between RICKY STEAMBOAT & RON SIMMONS vs. PAUL ORNDORFF & DICK SLATER . . . TEDDY LONG recapped the events surrounding the “IRON MAN CHALLENGE” between RICK RUDE and DUSTIN RHODES at Beach Blast . . . DAVE DUNLAP lost to MAX PAYNE . . . and a replay of DUSTIN RHODES vs. BIG SKY . . .
WWF MANIA 7/3/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: RANDY SAVAGE joined TODD PETTINGIL on the deck of the USS INTREPID . . . MARTY JANETTE pinned BASTION BOOGER; Booger got some revenge by attacking Janette after the bell . . . a replay of THE KINGS COURT featuring JERRY LAWLER interviewing himself . . . CRUSH defeated SCOTT TAYLOR . . . interviews by guys wanting to slam YOKOZUNA . . . a recap of the RAZOR RAMON/123 KID situation . . . a replay of the MONEY INC. interview from MONDAY NIGHT RAW . . . and a replay of SHAWN MICHAELS defeating KAMALA . . .
WCW SATURDAY NIGHT 7/3/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: A new look in the opening graphics, highlighting what goes on “behind the scenes” . . . RICK RUDE defeated REX COOPER; Cooper is sporting a BORRIS ZUCHOV hairdo these days . . . a “Where’s Cactus?” segment featuring KATHERINE WHITE leading DUSTIN RHODES to see his friend . . . THE MASTERS OF THE POWER BOMB destroyed LARRY SANTO & TONY ZANE . . . MAX PAYNE on “A FLAIR FOR THE GOLD” . . . and THE HORSEMEN defeated THE HOLLYWOOD BLONDES & BARRY WINDHAM by DQ when Windham threw the ref. out of the ring . . .
WCW WORLD WIDE WRESTLING 7/4/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: a recap of the FLAIR/WINDHAM brawl from last week . . . THE HOLLYWOOD BLONDES defeated the team of REX COOPER & TERRY TRAVIS . . . a replay of this week’s “WHERE’S CACTUS?” segment . . . RICK RUDE wrestled a prelim. match . . . a BEACH BLAST Control Center . . . STING & DAVEY BOY SMITH defeated two prelims . . . a replay of this week’s “A FLAIR FOR THE GOLD” . . . and THE HORSEMEN defeated TEX SLAZENGER, SHANGHAI PIERCE, & DICK SLATER when Flair made Tex submit to his figure four . . .
WCW MAIN EVENT 7/4/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: DUSTIN RHODES pinned TONY ZANE . . . BIG SKY destroyed a prelim . . . a BEACH BLAST Control Center . . . DAVE RICH & RANDY ROCKET lost to THE HOLLYWOOD BLONDES . . . a recap of last night’s 6-man match . . . an interview with RIC FLAIR . . . and MARCUS ALEXANDER BAGWELL rolled up RAGE of THE WRECKING CREW for the win in the main event . . .
HOT TOPICS
Rumors are flying that if the Justice Department indicts VINCE MCMAHON he will step down as the central WWF broadcast figure and will be replaced by JIM ROSS . . . CACTUS JACK may ignore his doctor’s orders to stay out of wrestling for 6 months following knee surgery . . . in recent days BARRY WINDHAM, BIG VAN VADER, and PAUL ORNDORFF have been missing house appearances due to injuries . . . reports have THE COLOSSAL KONGS, THE HARLEM HEAT (formerly THE EBONY EXPERIENCE), THUNDER & LIGHTNING, and THE EQUALIZER (formerly Global’s CAPTAIN RON), wrestling in the WCW by the fall . . . also new to the WCW may be THE NASTY BOYS, who were officially released from the WWF this week; things get strange as reports have it that MISSY HYATT will manage them . . . TED DIBIASE turned down a reported $250,000 per year contract with the WCW and will now wrestle with the ALL JAPAN federation after he leaves the WWF . . . “SUPERSTAR” BILLY GRAHAM claims to be a born again Christian and is renouncing claims he has made against that HH GUY over the years . . . sad news to report as it has been reported that “BULLDOG” BOB KENT recently passed away due to complications from leukemia; a bit longer in arriving was the bad news that former AWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE Holder (with THE TROOPER), DJ PETERSON died in a motorcycle accident on May 25 . . . RICK MARTEL is expected to return to the WWF in August, his first opponent will be the 123 KID . . . TERRY FUNK is feuding with EDDIE GILBERT and THE DARK PATRIOT in the ECW area, reports have him wanting a mask vs. hair match with the Dark Patriot . . . CHUBBY MC won the IWF TV TITLE from THE NUCLEAR ASSASSIN this week . . . THE SIOUX WAR PARTY are feuding with JOHNNY ROTTEN and FLEX LAVENDER for the IWCCW TAG TEAM TITLES . . . it’s interesting to note that the IWCCW is FINALLY filling it’s singles title, two years after the ICW merged with the WCCW to form the league; in first round action for that title KOKO B. WARE defeated TONY ATLAS . . . reports have SHERRI MARTEL cutting back on her WWF appearances because she’s going to beauty college . . . and there are new claims that HARVEY WHIPPLEMAN was “the cameraman” at KOTR . . .
NOTES FROM THE MAD DOG
Just some random notes to throw around this week. I’m thankful that the WCW decided against its plans to bring THE EBONY EXPERIENCE to the ring in chains (the worst idea since the WWF was set to bring back THE IRON SHEIK as THE MAD BOMBER following the World Trade Center Bombing). I’m also thankful that they’ve decided to drop the “WHERE’S CACTUS” segments; maybe they’re going to stop the gimmicks and concentrate on wrestling again . . . I really don’t care who is going to slam YOKOZUNA, it’s a sad commentary on the wrestling world when this is supposed to be the highlight of Independence Day Action . . .
Have a great extended weekend!
MADDOGJMF
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