The Ring Report TV Update 5/23/93 Vol. 1 No. 12
(the wrestling report for people with lives)
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Anything can happen here on Monday Night Raw!”
— Vince McMahon as the Kid defeated Razor Ramon, and Marty Janette upset Shawn Michaels
WCW MAIN EVENT 5/16/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: GORDON SOLIE & MICHAEL HAYES hosted this show from the old WTBS studios; a welcome sight after a couple of years of the Center Stage WCW action . . . PAUL ORNDORFF defeated DAVE HART . . . a recap of ARN ANDERSON & RIC FLAIR getting challenged by THE HOLLYWOOD BLONDES on “A FLAIR FOR THE GOLD”. . . JIM NIEDHART destroyed MIKE THOR . . . a replay of WCW trainer CHUCK TACHET’s update on CACTUS JACK from a few weeks ago . . . DICK SLATER pinned ROBBIE VEE then called out THE JUNKYARD DOG in an interview; The JYD came out and challenged Slater to a match . .. A SLAMBOREE CONTROL CENTER; new names: BOB GIEGAL, JOE BLANCHARD, HIRO MATSUDA, & DICK MURDOCH. . .a recap of the LOS DOS HOMBRES situation. . .LOS DOS HOMBRES defeated THE HOLLYWOOD BLONDES when one of the Hombres came off of the top rope with a flying body block and pinned BRIAN PILLMAN. . .after the match one of the Hombres unmasked and revealed that he was really RICKY STEAMBOAT . . .
WWF MONDAY NIGHT RAW 5/17/93 by IAN WINOGRAD
WHAT YOU MISSED: THE SMOKING GUNS VS GLENN RUTH AND TONY VALJA: THE SMOKING GUNS did a Gun Slam to GLENN and BART pinned GLENN 1.2.3. . .SHAWN MICHEALS INTERVIEW: SHAWN said that ” he would defend his belt anytime and anywhere.” MARTY JANETTE came to the ring and challenged MICHEALS. SHAWN tried to weasel his way out but later in the Report you will hear about that match . . .RAZOR RAMON VS THE KID: The Raw girl tried to kiss RAZOR but he didn’t let her he then threw his tooth pick in the kid’s face. Later RAZOR went running at THE KID and missed. Then THE KID went to the top rope and jumped on RAZOR to get a 1.2.3. . . TATONKA VS SCOTT TAYLOR: TATONKA gave SCOTT a W-4 for the win . .. KAMALA VS YOKOZUNA: YOKO did his everyday moves to beat KAMALA . . .SHAWN MICHEALS VS MARTY JANETTE FOR I.C. CHAMPIONSHIP: In the end, SHAWN was about to leave when MR. PERFECT came down. SHAWN started to choke MARTY. SHAWN punched MARTY then drop-kicked him. MARTY gave SHAWN a sleeper then a flying body slam. SHAWN went for the pin and showed the people MARTY’S butt. PERFECT started talking to SHAWN then threw his towel in SHAWN’S face and MARTY pinned SHAWN. We have a new I.C. champ!
WCW POWER HOUR 5/22/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: a replay of SCOTT NORTON squashing JOHNNY GUNN . . . FRED AVERY lost to RON SIMMONS . . . TEDDY LONG looked at videos of DAVEY BOY SMITH . . . THE COLE TWINS defeated BOBBY EATON & CHRIS BENOIT by DQ when Eaton came off the top rope and hit one off the Twins with a knee to the throat . . .SLAMBOREE UPDATE: new names included JIM BARNETT, DON OWEN, and STANLEY BLACKBURN . .. a replay of RICK RUDE’s controversial win over DUSTIN RHODES . . .
WWF MANIA 5/22/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: a recap of SHAWN MICHAELS vs. MARTY JANETTE for the WWF I.C. belt from Monday Night Raw . . . DOINK wrestled CURT HENNIG to a time limit draw . . . a KOTR report, nothing new . . .a replay of THE KID defeating RAZOR RAMON . . . and a replay YOKOZUNA destroying KAMALA . . . and TATONKA defeated TERRY TAYLOR . . .
WCW SATURDAY NIGHT 5/22/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: The show was hosted live by MISSY HYATT, GORDON SOLIE, & ERIC BISHOV from SLAMFEAST, while TONY SCHIVANTE & JESSE VENTURA hosted things on tape . . . DAVEY BOY SMITH defeated PAT ROSE . . . THE WRECKING CREW lost to DUSTIN RHODES & KENSUKI SUSAKI . . . MAX PAYNE destroyed LARRY COREY . . . ERIC WATTS & ROBBIE VEE lost to TEX SLAZENGER & SHANGHAI PIERCE . . . in a live segment BARON VON RASHKE & IVAN KOLOFF gave THUNDERBOLT PATTERSON a hard time at SLAMFEAST; this will lead up to their tag team match vs. Patterson & BOB ARMSTRONG at SLAMBOREE. . .PAUL ORNDORFF pinned TOO COLD SCORPIO in a WCW TV Title match after hitting Scorpio with a foreign object; RON SIMMONS came out and pulled the object out of Orndorff’s trunks to get the ref. to award the match to Scorpio . . . at SLAMFEAST, JIM BRUNZEL was threatened by several of the legendary bad guys of the sport . . . SCOTT NORTON defeated a prelim . . . ERIC BISHOFF and JESSE VENTURA interviewed (on tape), SYLVESTER STALLONE . . . “A FLAIR FOR THE GOLD” featured RICK RUDE and a stripper named FUFU . . . BIG VAN VADER came out to do a public workout vs. 5 prelims, but DAVEY BOY SMITH came out to protest and ended up in the ring vs. Vader . . . the show ended with Smith and Vader brawling in the dressing room . . .
WCW WORLD WIDE WRESTLING 5/23/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: TOO COLD SCORPIO & MARCUS ALEXANDER BAGWELL defeated two prelims . . . a look at RICK RUDE’s win over DUSTIN RHODES . . . TOM ZENK came out to wrestle a prelim when SCOTT NORTON came to the ring and crushed him . . . a SLAMBOREE CONTROL CENTER; nothing new. . .THE BLACKHARTS defeated JOHN DOUGLAS & JOEY MAGGS. . . a replay of “A FLAIR FOR THE GOLD” . . . and BARRY WINDHAM defeated JOHNNY B. BADD in a defense of the NWA World Title . . .
WWF SUPERSTARS 5/23/93
WHAT YOU MISSED: a recap of THE KID defeating RAZOR RAMON and MARTY JANETTE defeating SHAWN MICHAELS . . . THE SMOKING GUNS premiered with a win over DUANE GILL & CHRIS DUFFY . . . the KOTR qualifying match featuring Shawn Michaels vs. CRUSH went to double count out . . . ADAM BOMB and JOHNNY POLO premiered . . . a KOTR REPORT:GENE OCKERLAND announced that THE SMOKING GUNS & THE STEINER BROTHERS will face MONEY INC. and THE HEAD SHRINKERS in an 8-man tag team match on that card . . . a replay of JASMINE MCNEIL’s anti-drugs segment . . . and JIM DUGAN pinned THE BROOKLYN BRAWLER . . .
WWF ALL AMERICAN WRESTLING
WHAT YOU MISSED: DOINK defeated VIRGIL after squirting him with his trick flower . . . a replay of THE KID’s win over RAZOR RAMON . . . a replay of THE SMOKING GUNS’ prelim match from SUPERSTARS . . . KAMALA lost by countout against MR. HUGHES in a KOTR qualifying match. . . JERRY LAWLER’S “KING’S COURT” premiered featuring HARVEY WHIPPLEMAN & GIANT GONZLAS . . . a recap of MARTY JANETTE’s win over SHAWN MICHAELS . . . and a replay of ADAM BOMB’s premiere . . .
RUMORS FROM OTHER SOURCES
From an apparently ambiguous comment on WCW Saturday Night rumors are flying that STING will not face SCOTT NORTON night at SLAMBOREE, instead he will face NAILZ! The most consistent rumors have Norton leaving for Japan because he didn’t get the “respect” (a.k.a. money) from the WCW that he wanted . . . Another strange rumor: Two sources say that the WCW will start taping shows at Universal Studios in Florida; one rumor went as far as saying the WCW will shut down house shows for an undisclosed period of time. The source goes on to claim that the WCW will return in a soap opera type format . . . I’m having a hard time with that one . . . Another whopper: If TULLY BLANCHARD does not return to wrestling, he’ll be replaced by PAUL ROMA . . .back to the lackluster: BLACKJACK MULLIGAN has signed to be the permanent co-host of WCW’s Saturday morning Power Hour . . . THE KID fill start facing TERRY TAYLOR on WWF house shows . . . KENDAL WINDHAM is expected to come to the WWF to reunite with his brother . . . JESSE VENTURA may not be at SLAMBOREE tonight; rumors have it that after a few days of discomfort he went to the doctor’s office and they found a blood clot in his left leg . . . ROB BARTLETT is on a break from the WWF . . . THE ASSASSIN was hired by DUSTY RHODES as one of his personal assistants . . .THE SMOKING GUNS have replaced THE NASTY BOYS on house shows as the Nasty Boys have been suspended from the WWF . . . BOB ARMSTRONG stepped down as SMOKY MOUNTAIN WRESTLING Commissioner as he wants to rid the world of KEVIN SULLIVAN and JIM CORANETTE . . . STAN LANE lost the fall of a looser-leave-town cage match recently, he’s been replaced by “GIGOLO” JIMMY DEL RAY, allegedly TOM PRITCHARD’s cousin . . . TRACY SMOTHERS and THE DIRTY WHITE BOY will face each other for the disputed SMOKY MOUNTAIN Championship; the title was held up following a recent flag match for the belt. . .THE STEINERS have been loosing matches to THE HEAD SHRINKERS . . .
RING REPORT FLASHBACK to May 24, 1987
Officially, CURT HENNIG is the AWA World Heavyweight Champion — but then again, AWA President STANLEY BLACKBURN had help up the title until he could research the events that happened during the match between former champion NICK BOCKWINKLE and Hennig at SUPERCLASH II in San Francisco’s Cow Palace three weeks ago.
The match was exciting and control jumped from Hennig to Bockwinkle so often that some have compared it to a RIC FLAIR vs. BARRY WINDHAM match for the NWA World Title, definately quick paced, which displayed the superior talents both men possessed on that night.
Towards the end of the match Hennig had collided head-on with Bockwinkle after the champion took control and launched him to the ropes when LARRY ZYBSZKO, who had been observing the match from ringside, came to the ring apron and did something to Hennig’s hand. It look to this reporter as if Zybszko slipped him a foreign object, but that could not be confirmed by video tape replays.
Hennig got up and punched Bockwinkle in the head with his closed fist — looking something like RONNIE GARVIN delivering his “hands of stone” punch — which knocked Bockwinkle out and set him up for the pinfall. I must point out at this instance Hennig kept his fist clenched during the pinfall and it looked like he was holding something, but the camera stayed on him the entire time. Eventually he did open his hand while the ref. was strapping the title belt around his waist and nothing was found.
RAY STEVENS, who had been commentating at ringside, ran into the ring and declared that no ordinary punch could knock Bockwinkle out like Hennig did and protested the decision with AWA President Stanley Blackburn. Stevens chased Zybszko around the ring until Zybszko tripped and dropped a roll of quarters.
Seeing this, Blackburn took the belt from Hennig and declared that he would have to see the replay and study it before the rightful owner of the championship could be decided. That was three weeks ago. This week Blackburn apparently announced that he couldn’t find proof that Hennig did anything illegal in the match and awarded him the title.
Since the victory Hennig’s personality has totally changed. This has been the fourth time he thought he had won the title and had to give it back on a technicality. During this time he has been hanging near the borderline between fan favorite and rule breaker and now has “gone over” to the rule breaking side as he has taken up with Zybszko full time.
IN WRESTLING FLASHBACK SHORT NEWS: THE ONE MAN GANG has entered the WWF and is now managed by SLICK . . . SUPERSTAR BILLY GRAHAM faces massive hip replacement surgery . . . DUSTY RHODES is out of action following an attack by THE FOUR HORSEMEN. This attack comes just days after Dusty signed a June 6 match with TULLY BLANCHARD pitting his World TV Title vs. the $100,000 bounty Blanchard has put on his head . . . DARK JOURNEY is the new “Personal Secretary” to the Four Horsemen . . . THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS are the new U.S. Tag Team Champions, they won the on-going tournament to fill the belts . .. THE FREEBIRDS have entered the NWA as part of a joint UWF/NWA Alliance; they didn’t look that great . . . in the UWF, Commissioner JOHN AYERS has instituted a weekly “top challengers” match each week, pitting top challengers against one another. Unfortunately for some it’s causing fan favorite vs. fan favorite and rule breaker vs. rule breaker matches. . .in a related note TERRY TAYLOR finally turned on CHRIS ADAMS this week . . .
MEDOWLANDS ARENA , NJ 5/22/93 by IAN WINOGRAD
TERRIFIC TERRY TAYLOR VS THE ROCKET OWN HART.
HOW THE MATCH ENDED: OWEN slapped TAYLOR and gave him another head lock. ROCKET gave TAYLOR a DDT and THE ROCKET went for the pin and only got a 2 count. Then OWEN went for his move and won . . .
DOINK THE CLOWN VS CRUSH.
HOW THE MATCH ENDED: CRUSH was holding DOINK like a baby but out of nowhere DOINK 2 pushed CRUSH and DOINK pined CRUSH. The 2 DOINKS started beating up CRUSH and CRUSH retaliated by beating up the 2 DOINKS . . .
GIANT GONZLAS VS MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE.
HOW THE MATCH ENDED: GIANT threw MACHO down and the GIANT beat up MACHO outside of the ring. GIANT started to choke MACHO and got Disqualified. OWEN HART and VIRGIL came to MACHO MAN’S aid and then SAVAGE gave GIANT 2 elbows and got him off his feet as the crowd went nuts . . .
THE HEAD SHRINKERS VS THE STEINER BROTHERS.
HOW THE MATCH ENDED: FATU went for the pin but SCOTT put his foot on the rope. SCOTT tags RICK then RICK beat up both HEAD SHRINKERS. AFA nailed RICK in his head gear but it still hurt and SAMU pinned RICK . . .
BLAKE BEVERLY VS VIRGIL.
HOW THE MATCH ENDED: BLAKE went for a pin but only gets a 2 count. VIRGIL gave BLAKE a small package and only got a 2 count. VIRGIL punched BLAKE then he gave BLAKE a small package and got the pinfall then BLAKE complained about it . . .
RAZOR RAMON VS TATONKA
HOW THE MATCH ENDED: TATONKA went on the war path. He kept going for the pin and kept getting 2’s. TATONKA gave RAZOR a small package and won . . .
MEGA MANIACS VS MONEY INC. * SPECIAL REFEREE SGT. SLAUGHTER*
HOW THE MATCH ENDED: IRWIN jumped on THE BARBER and put him in a sleeper. The BARBER did a “SUPERMAN” act then HOGAN tagged in. TED was about to hit HOGAN with the briefcase but SLAUGHTER grabbed the case and nailed TED with it. IRS then nailed HOGAN with it and MONEY INC. got disqualified.
NOTES FROM THE MAD DOG
The Ring Report TV Update is going through some changes for the summer. As usual any questions or comments can be directed to the Mad Dog or for Ian (Mad Puppy at large ), either through E-mail or just by posting a your thoughts where you find the Ring Report each week. Until then . . .
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
MADDOGJMF
[The Ring Report TV Update was published from 1993 to 1999 on CompuServe, Prodigy, Rec.Sport.Pro.Wrestling and the Grandstand Wrestling Forum on AOL. Presented “as is” in original format.]
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