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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Dec 5, 2010 23:01:56 GMT -5
World Wrestling Federation 1995 Roster Adam Bomb Bam-Bam Bigelow Bart Gunn Billy Gunn Bob Holly Bret Hart Brian Lee British Bulldog Carlos Vega Chris Benoit Diesel Doink the Clown Fatu Hughie The Clown Hunter Hearst Helmsley IRS Jeff Jarrett Jerry Lawler Jim Neidhart Jimmy Del Ray John Bradshaw Kama Lex Luger Mabel Marty Jannetty Mo Owen Hart Paul Roma Quebecer Jacques Quebecer Pierre Randy Savage Razor Ramon Rick Martel Rick Steiner Ron Simmons Scott Norton Scott Steiner Shawn Michaels Tatanka Ted DiBiase The Kamikaze Kid The Undertaker Tom Prichard Yokozuna
Tag Teams: The Smoking Gunns Diesel & Shawn Michaels The Quebecers The Heavenly Bodies Marty Jannetty & The Kamikaze Kid Men on a Mission Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart
WWF Champions: WWF World Champion: Diesel WWF Intercontinental Champion: Scott Steiner WWF World Tag Team Champions: Carlos Vega & Tatanka
WWF Television Shows: WWF Monday Night RAW WWF Superstars
WWF Pay Per Views:
WWF Royal Rumble: WWF Wrestle Mania X: WWF King of the Ring: WWF Summer Slam: WWF Survivor Series: In Your House occurs in April, May, July, September, and October.
NOTE: Only one television show will be written out, which will be RAW. The other shows will be posted in quick result form with important notes(if needed) in the same post of the RAW show. Pay Per Views will be posted with detail. AWARDS FOR THIS DIARY: August 2011 Spotlight [/font]
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Post by Matt on Dec 5, 2010 23:07:01 GMT -5
I was seriously just thinking about you, and how I wanted to nominate you for some sort of award when the end of the year award thread pops up.
It is great to see you back again. Good luck with this.
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Post by Mike Bockwinkel on Dec 5, 2010 23:56:48 GMT -5
I was just checking out your old school WCW, you're great at old school diaries, so this should be amazing as well.
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Dec 6, 2010 0:33:41 GMT -5
World Wrestling Federation News:
- Vince McMahon has made it clear to management that he is looking to go in a “New Generation” phase of the company. Basically, McMahon wants younger wrestlers who are more mobile and have a better look to be heavily pushed on WWF programming. Even with that mindset, veteran wrestlers will still be used.
- It’s been almost a year since Hulk Hogan has been on WWF television. WWF management has sent feelers towards Hogan to see if there is any interest in returning for Wrestle Mania IX. It is expected that Hogan will comeback considering the huge payday Wrestle Mania offers.
- The contracts of Ric Flair, Big Bossman, Brian Knobbs, Jerry Saggs, and Kamala are expiring within the next three to five months. Of the men listed, Ric Flair and the Nasty Boys (Knobbs/Saggs) will most likely be retained. WCW has been in contact with Ric Flair about coming back to company, but WWF officials are doing everything in their power to keep Flair.
- Lex Luger is scheduled to debut at the Royal Rumble on January 24th in a non-wrestling role. He will however be a active wrestler following the event.
- WWF’s contract with NBC to produce Saturday Night Main Event events has expired. Their has been talks to renewal with NBC while WWF has also talked to FOX about providing several future SNME events.
- WWF has been in talks with Jeff Jarrett, King Kong Bundy, Jim Neidhart and Carl Oulette about joining the company. Many feel that the roster needs a few more established names and more depth.
- Tito Santana and Virgil have been released by the WWF.
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Post by chaz on Dec 6, 2010 5:32:45 GMT -5
I dislike Flair staying, because he'd pretty much ran his course in the WWF by this point. And of all the talents you're interested in, I don't think Bundy is needed. You have Bam Bam, Earthquake, Kamala, Typhoon, plus Bastion Booger and Mabel in development. One more big guy seems like overkill when there are others to fill the role.
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Post by DTP. on Dec 6, 2010 11:43:53 GMT -5
Countless flaws from what I have seen. Although I like this mini news story with the 'Will Hulk Hogan return for WrestleMania IX?', it's a little too late, as Hogan appeared two or three weeks following this. The roster is accurate, although Jerry Lawler had already debuted as an announcer a few months back during Prime Time Wrestling. The Kamikaze Kid/123 Kid was already on screen as an enhancement talent, and so of course he has debuted already. Would like to see him squashed a few times on Monday Night RAW before pulling off one of his miracle upsets. I feel that Kamala would be decent to have still around, so out of the guys listed, I hope he is retained. The Nasty Boys and Ric Flair had all ran their course. Just give Flair a suttle farewell. WWF had already finished with NBC as Saturday Night's Main Event moved to FOX in late 1991. Also, feel like WWF does not need King Kong Bundy or Jim Neidhart, not to mention the amount of chances Neidhart had had with the company in the past three years. Dislike Virgil and Tito Santana being released, as WWF was not known for releasing bulks [even two superstars] at this time. Plus Santana is extremely loyal with the company. I do like the base with Vince knowing from the get go of a New Generation, could be good, but research a bit more perhaps.
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Dec 6, 2010 12:05:30 GMT -5
Countless flaws from what I have seen. Although I like this mini news story with the 'Will Hulk Hogan return for WrestleMania IX?', it's a little too late, as Hogan appeared two or three weeks following this. The roster is accurate, although Jerry Lawler had already debuted as an announcer a few months back during Prime Time Wrestling. The Kamikaze Kid/123 Kid was already on screen as an enhancement talent, and so of course he has debuted already. Would like to see him squashed a few times on Monday Night RAW before pulling off one of his miracle upsets. I feel that Kamala would be decent to have still around, so out of the guys listed, I hope he is retained. The Nasty Boys and Ric Flair had all ran their course. Just give Flair a suttle farewell. WWF had already finished with NBC as Saturday Night's Main Event moved to FOX in late 1991. Also, feel like WWF does not need King Kong Bundy or Jim Neidhart, not to mention the amount of chances Neidhart had had with the company in the past three years. Dislike Virgil and Tito Santana being released, as WWF was not known for releasing bulks [even two superstars] at this time. Plus Santana is extremely loyal with the company. I do like the base with Vince knowing from the get go of a New Generation, could be good, but research a bit more perhaps. 1. The Ultimate Warrior and the British Bulldog were both released at the same time, so saying that releases aren't "the normal" is false. Also, Santana was fired/retired later in the year anyway. 2. I goofed on the NBC portion. 3. You guys seem to not realize that Flair, Nasty's and others have not left nor been signed. You are just assuming they have. 4. To the best of my knowledge, Hogan didn't even show up or wasn't even mentioned until Beefcake was destroyed by Money Inc. in February 1993. So, speculating whether or not Hogan will comeback in time for WM IX isn't "too late". 5. I also goofed on Lawler, by a freaking month. Give me a break man! 6. Just explaining what is going on here. I'm not going to be totally realistic with this. If i were to be, it wouldn't be any fun. So, i don't consider these as flaws, but rather tweaks. Thanks for commenting, though.
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Post by Zigzag on Dec 7, 2010 15:48:04 GMT -5
I really hope you keep Flair. I've always wondered how he'd fare into 1993 WWF.
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Dec 9, 2010 15:12:17 GMT -5
Week 1: January 1st - January 8th WWF House Show 1/1/1993 (Auburn Hills, MI) 1. Razor Ramon defeated Max Moon 2. Big Bossman defeated Papa Shango 3. Doink defeated Owen Hart 4. Bam-Bam Bigelow defeated Koko B. Ware 5. Steiner Brothers defeated WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc in a non-title match. 6. Mr. Perfect defeated Skinner 7. The Undertaker defeated the Berzerker WWF House Show 01/2/1993 (Chicago, IL) 1. Tatanka defeated Damien Demento 2. Yokozuna defeated the Bushwhackers 3. Randy Savage defeated Rick Martel 4. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Marty Jannetty to retain the title. 5. The Headshrinkers defeated the Nasty Boys 6. Jim Duggan defeated Repo Man 7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair to retain the title. WWF Superstars 01/2/1993 1. Big Bossman defeated Kamala in 5:28 following a side walk slam. 2. The Headshrinkers defeated Duane Gill/Brooklyn Brawler in 2:33 3. Royal Rumble 1993 Report: Featured a promo by Bobby Heenan promoting the debut of Lex Luger at the Royal Rumble. It is announced that the Steiner Brothers will wrestle the Headshrinkers at the Royal Rumble as well. 4. Razor Ramon defeated Scott Taylor in 1:55 following the Razors Edge 5. Marty Jannetty defeated Barry Hardy in 2:06 following a top rope fist drop. WWF Wrestling Challenge 1/3/1993 1. Tatanka defeated Jim Powers in 4:17 following a Samoan Drop. 2. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Dale Wolfe in 1:04 following a super kick. 3. Royal Rumble 1993 Report: Features a promo by Jim Duggan who calls out Bam-Bam Bigelow for a match at the Royal Rumble. Several wrestlers cut promos regarding the Royal Rumble match. Wrestlers included Ric Flair, Money Inc and Mr. Perfect. 4. Papa Shango defeated Barry Horowitz in 2:30 following a shoulder breaker. 5. Steiner Brothers defeated the Executioners in 3:56 when Scott Steiner got the pin. WWF Primetime Wrestling 01/4/19931. Rick Martel defeated PJ Walker in 3:42 with the Boston Crab. 2. WWF Royal Rumble 1993 Report: Features the announcement by Jack Tunney where Marty Jannetty will wrestle Shawn Michaels at the Royal Rumble for the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Promos by both Jannetty and Michaels promoting the match. Bam-Bam Bigelow accepts the match against Jim Duggan. Several wrestlers cut promos regarding the Royal Rumble match which included, Tatanka, The Undertaker, Jerry Lawler and Doink. 3. High Energy defeated Mike Sharpe/Glenn Ruth in 3:01 when Owen Hart pinned Ruth. 4. Crush defeated Russ Greenberg in 0:45 following the Kona Vice. 5. A video of Bobby Heenan promoting the debut of Lex Luger at the Royal Rumble. 6. Ric Flair cuts a promo centering around Mr. Perfect and guaranteeing a win of the Royal Rumble and reclaiming his WWF World Championship. 7. Yokozuna defeated Joey Maggs in 1:46 following the Bonzai Drop. Yoko attempted to add more punishment but Big Bossman ran down with a nightstick and sent Yoko to the floor. 8. Randy Savage Interview: Mean Gene conducted the interview and the main angle was Savage hinting at retiring from the business. Gene made sure to heavily mention the New Generation. Savage switched his mood and said that he isn’t going to be pushed aside. Savage knows that he has plenty left in the tank and wants the opportunity that he has what it takes to be a champion once again. Savage issues a challenge to WWF World Champion Bret Hart at the Royal Rumble. Will Bret Hart accept the challenge? 9. Jim Duggan defeated Repo Man in 4:08 following a running clothesline. 10. A video highlighting the recent pranks of Doink the Clown. The pranks have been mainly directed at Tatanka. 11. WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc. defeated the Bushwhackers in 6:11 in a non-title match when DiBiase pinned Luke. WWF House Show 1/8/1993 (Pittsburgh, PA)1. Bam-Bam Bigelow defeated Owen Hart 2. Jim Duggan defeated Papa Shango 3. Yokozuna defeated Koko B. Ware 4. Tatanka fought Doink the Clown to a DRAW. 5. Randy Savage defeated Rick Martel 6. WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc defeated the Nasty Boys to retain the title: 7. Marty Jannetty defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels by count-out 8. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair to retain the title [/font]
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Dec 10, 2010 21:04:11 GMT -5
WWF Week 2: January 9th - January 15th
WWF House Show 1/9/1993 (Boston, MA) 1. Steiner Brothers defeated the Beverly Brothers 2. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Koko B. Ware to retain the title 3. The Undertaker defeated Repo Man 4. WWF Tag Team Champions Money Inc defeated Nasty Boys to retain the title. 5. Randy Savage defeated Rick Martel 6. Razor Ramon defeated Earthquake 7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair in a steel cage match to retain the title. WWF Superstars 1/9/1993 1. Steiner Brothers defeated Barry Horowitz/PJ Walker in 3:57 when Scott pinned Walker. 2. Royal Rumble 1993 Report: Features a promo by Bam-Bam Bigelow promoting his match with Jim Duggan at the Royal Rumble. Bigelow made it clear that he is going to knock some sense into the dumb, thick skull of Duggan. Bigelow is beginning his path of destruction for WWF Gold. Segment also features quick promos by Crush, the Bushwhackers and the Natural Disasters regarding the Royal Rumble match. 3. Jim Duggan defeated Mike Sharpe in 1:22 following a running clothesline. 4. Shawn Michaels Interview: Mean Gene conducted the interview and talks about the upcoming match with Marty Jannetty at the Royal Rumble. Michaels claims that he isn’t afraid of Jannetty because he knows that he is the better of the two. Michaels claims that he carried the Rockers and that Jannetty was just a bum trying to collect a paycheck while Michaels did all the work. Michaels only regrets not kicking Jannetty to the curb sooner than he did. Marty Jannetty comes over to the interview set and attacks Michaels from behind. Jannetty gets a few shots in until several officials intervene and Michaels runs away. 5. Repo Man defeated Duane Gill in 3:00 following a power slam. 6. Ric Flair defeated Reno Riggins in 2:43 with the figure four WWF House Show 1/10/1993 (Orlando, FL) 1. Razor Ramon defeated Earthquake 2. Scott Steiner defeated Beau Beverly 3. Headshrinkers defeated High Energy 4. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Kamala to retain the title 5. Ric Flair defeated Bob Backlund 6. Ted DiBiase defeated Brian Knobbs 7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Bam-Bam Bigelow to retain the title. WWF Wrestling Challenge 1/10/19931. Crush defeated Kamala in 6:28 with the Kona Vice. 2. Royal Rumble 1993 Report: Big Bossman promo regarding Yokozuna. Bossman isn't afraid of Yokozuna's size as Bossman has dealt with larger and tougher guys in prison and always came out on top. Bossman assures the fans that Yokozuna will be serving hard time! 3. Beverly Brothers defeated Barry Horowitz/Louie Spicolli in 3:03 when Beau pinned Horowitz. 4. Yokozuna w/ Mr. Fuji Interview: Mr. Fuji talks to Mean Gene about how Yokozuna was attacked from behind and calls Bossman a coward. Fuji proclaims that at the Royal Rumble Yokozuna will take Bossman out of commission. 5. Doink the Clown defeated Mike Collins in 1:35 following the Whoopee Cushion 6. WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc. defeated Glenn Ruth/Barry Hardy in 4:03 when DiBiase pinned Ruth. WWF RAW 1/11/1993 (Manhattan, NY) 1. The Undertaker defeated Repo Man in 5:29 following the tombstone pile driver. 2. WWF Royal Rumble 1993 Report: Mr. Perfect cuts a promo regarding the Royal Rumble. Perfect believes that the perfect wrestler will prevail and it is only fitting for Mr. Perfect to come out on top. Jim Duggan also cuts a promo on Bam-Bam Bigelow saying that Bigelow will not beat him at the Royal Rumble, tough guy! Bobby Heenan finishes off the segment by talking about the debut of Lex Luger at the Royal Rumble. Heenan believes that Luger has all the physical tools to dominate the WWF! 3. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Koko B. Ware in 6:04 in a non-title match 4. Bret Hart Interview: Mean Gene asks Hart about his thoughts on the challenge made by Randy Savage (who wasn’t on commentary). Hart mentions that he is a fighting champion and is willing to wrestle any man that wants to attempt to win the championship. Hart puts over Savage as being a great former champion but says that this is a new era and it is Bret Hart’s. Hart officially accepts the challenge for the Royal Rumble and makes it clear that he will prove to Randy Savage and any doubters that he is the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be! 5. Tatanka defeated the Brooklyn Brawler in 4:49 following the Samoan Drop. 6. Yokozuna defeated Scott Taylor in 1:05 following the Bonzai Drop. WWF House Show 1/15/1993 (Houston, TX)1. Beverly Brothers defeated Bushwhackers 2. Jim Duggan defeated Papa Shango 3. IRS defeated Jerry Saggs 4. Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair 5. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels/Headshrinkers defeated Marty Jannetty/High Energy 6. Razor Ramon defeated Bob Backlund 7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Bam-Bam Bigelow to retain the title. [/font]
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Post by Fury on Dec 11, 2010 18:29:53 GMT -5
OK I always love me a good old school diary and this one is done pretty well (though there could be some improvements). The results format is very interesting, very thehistoryofwwe'ish. Though what happened to WWF Mania and All American Wrestling? Decent debut episode of Raw, although I'm surprised there was no mention of it being the debut episode or a bigger main event. I'm not entirely sure what I think of Savage challenging for the title. On one hand it pushes the new era angle you want to push, on the other Savage was really winding down his career, now that I think of it it can be used to send off Savage as a wrestler I suppose, which you did hint to. Rumble's looking alright but it seems a bit like you threw together a couple of matches like Steiner/Shrinkers and I'd probably prefer Duggan to fight Yoko instead of Bossman, pushing the whole Hacksaw USA, Yoko Orient aspect. Overall though you've done a pretty good job with this and I think over time it will become even better.
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Dec 11, 2010 19:32:46 GMT -5
OK I always love me a good old school diary and this one is done pretty well (though there could be some improvements). The results format is very interesting, very thehistoryofwwe'ish. Though what happened to WWF Mania and All American Wrestling? Decent debut episode of Raw, although I'm surprised there was no mention of it being the debut episode or a bigger main event. I'm not entirely sure what I think of Savage challenging for the title. On one hand it pushes the new era angle you want to push, on the other Savage was really winding down his career, now that I think of it it can be used to send off Savage as a wrestler I suppose, which you did hint to. Rumble's looking alright but it seems a bit like you threw together a couple of matches like Steiner/Shrinkers and I'd probably prefer Duggan to fight Yoko instead of Bossman, pushing the whole Hacksaw USA, Yoko Orient aspect. Overall though you've done a pretty good job with this and I think over time it will become even better. Thanks for the reply. As for Mania and All American. From what i saw, going into 1993 those shows were basically recaps of the other shows. I figured to keep to the main three shows without repeating the angles and matches so it wasn't confusing to the readers.
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Post by DTP. on Dec 11, 2010 22:02:18 GMT -5
WWF House Shows: Week 1...Good idea with the weekly format, it makes things very easy to get through, kudos on that. Would like to see an estimated audience level on these house show events, it's something never done, and I'd love to see how many people would show up to shows headlined by The Undertaker facing The Berzerker. Skinner was still around in 1993? Never actually noticed him after WrestleMania VIII. Liked Owen Hart with another tryout, hopefully he gets his eventual brother feud run later on, could even do it into WrestleMania IX, but it could be a bit rushed. The best match on the 1/1 show was probably Money Inc facing the Steiner Brothers. Love how you divided the roster into two for house shows just like they did in real life. Interesting to see Yokozuna on a midcard level in early 1993, wonder if you rush him up or not. Randy Savage and Rick Martel had an interesting match, did Savage still do house shows in 1993? I thought he only did television. The 1/2 show was definitely stronger. By a long shot, I feel like you should have divided the rosters a bit more equally, because the 1/1 crew were a lot weaker. Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty would have been good, wonder if it would continue after Royal Rumble (if you go down that road). Bret Hart beating Ric Flair of course is good. It was bizarre on the 1/8 show to see Tatanka and Doink the Clown go to a draw...as long as Tatanka's undefeated streak does not go forgotten about. Strong supershow like card. Another touch I feel could be used is the venues for this show, as it would make more sense to the reader as to why the show had a stronger card [Pittsburgh...I'm thinking The Igloo, i.e. a much larger venue making for a bigger card]. Overall this week I feel the 1/2 show was best.
WWF Television: Week 1...On Superstars of Wrestling, shame to see Kamala losing to Big Bossman but it was the right decision I guess. Cannot remember Bossman still here in 1993 at all. The Headshrinkers beating Duane Gill and Brooklyn Brawler was bizarre as both teams are heels, and I feel their win should have been quicker if you involve the time lengths. Ah, Lex Luger should be a good heel for Bret Hart to face down the line. Steiners facing Headshrinkers could be good. Hope you don't rush Razor Ramon to the top immediately. On Wrestling Challenge, good to see three matches already set up for the Royal Rumble as well as the main event match of course. But yes, please avoid rushing Razor Ramon to the top to face Bret Hart at Royal Rumble. Ugh, I like the sound of Randy Savage and Bret Hart, but it's one of those matches where...in this period of time, would probably main event the pay-per-view over the actual Rumble match, like in 1995/1996/1997 et cetera. I just feel it would probably have been better positioned for WrestleMania IX or SummerSlam. Or for ultimate ratings, Saturday Night's Main Event. It was a good start to the diary, hopefully you get to Week 52, really. Would love that. I feel the layout is nice, but more detail should be involved for television, i.e. the insert promos that was shown before or during matches.
WWF House Shows: Week 2...It was lovely to see Bret Hart and Ric Flair in a steel cage match on the 1/9 show, seemingly at Boston Gardens. Realistic cookie points there. It seems odd to see Randy Savage in matches with Rick Martel while on television he's challenging Bret Hart for the WWF Championship. Liked you breaking from Shawn Michaels continuously facing Marty Jannetty. I do wonder how Razor Ramon beat Earthquake. Money Inc beating the Nasty Boys makes no sense unless the Nastys were portraying faces on this specific show [like this happens sometimes]. So bizarre to see Brian Knobbs in singles action on the 1/10 show. Loved seeing Bret Hart face Bam Bam Bigelow in the main event, defnitely a potential feud for SummerSlam perhaps. This could have been a good Royal Rumble match really. Ric Flair and Bob Backlund would have been interesting. On the 1/15 show, hope you avoid Backlund facing Ramon at WrestleMania IX. Randy Savage and Ric Flair not main eventing is a big 'what the hell' moment. Again, Nasty Boys in singles action is odd. Are they turning face or something? I don't recall them being faces at all. Also odd seeing six-man tag team match, I recall it being a rarity in the WWF around this time. Even if so, it would be made a big deal of on WWF television. The Boston show was best of the week.
WWF Television: Week 2...With Superstars of Wrestling, I feel these squash matches for WWF superstars with enhancement talents are going a little too long, the Steiners with Barry Horowitz and PJ Walker by maybe a minute at maximum. Bam Bam Bigelow hype was nice. Hopefully he beats Jim Duggan at Royal Rumble. This Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty scenario, I am so surprised to not see Sensational Sherri not involved all of a sudden. She was vital to Shawn, unless you're following the route where she was accidentally nailed with a glass mirror in the Jannetty/Michaels feud. Doesn't seem it with the lack of mention though. Onto Wrestling Challenge, Crush is a guy I'm very excited to seeing how you build. Kamala needs to break the losing streak, he could be a potential threat. Screw Giant Gonzalez, bring in Kamala to face The Undertaker. Big Bossman facing Yokozuna...eh. Not so sure how this will go but I hope it turns out as a platform for Yokozuna to build. Onto the premiere of Monday Night RAW, The Undertaker beating Repo Man is a nice start, match maybe went a bit too long to be convincing for me though. Mr Perfect and Ric Flair's feud I feel would be good to see resume and perhaps bring Flair's career in the WWF to a close. Did they do the Royal Rumble Report during RAW? Cannot quite recall. Bret Hart facing Randy Savage at Royal Rumble could be good, it makes the Royal Rumble match more unlikely regarding who will win. Just hope you variate from Yokozuna, and pushing him too soon. Overall a decent week of programming with the debut of RAW.
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Dec 11, 2010 22:18:46 GMT -5
WWF House Shows: Week 1...Good idea with the weekly format, it makes things very easy to get through, kudos on that. Would like to see an estimated audience level on these house show events, it's something never done, and I'd love to see how many people would show up to shows headlined by The Undertaker facing The Berzerker. Skinner was still around in 1993? Never actually noticed him after WrestleMania VIII. Liked Owen Hart with another tryout, hopefully he gets his eventual brother feud run later on, could even do it into WrestleMania IX, but it could be a bit rushed. The best match on the 1/1 show was probably Money Inc facing the Steiner Brothers. Love how you divided the roster into two for house shows just like they did in real life. Interesting to see Yokozuna on a midcard level in early 1993, wonder if you rush him up or not. Randy Savage and Rick Martel had an interesting match, did Savage still do house shows in 1993? I thought he only did television. The 1/2 show was definitely stronger. By a long shot, I feel like you should have divided the rosters a bit more equally, because the 1/1 crew were a lot weaker. Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty would have been good, wonder if it would continue after Royal Rumble (if you go down that road). Bret Hart beating Ric Flair of course is good. It was bizarre on the 1/8 show to see Tatanka and Doink the Clown go to a draw...as long as Tatanka's undefeated streak does not go forgotten about. Strong supershow like card. Another touch I feel could be used is the venues for this show, as it would make more sense to the reader as to why the show had a stronger card [Pittsburgh...I'm thinking The Igloo, i.e. a much larger venue making for a bigger card]. Overall this week I feel the 1/2 show was best. WWF Television: Week 1...On Superstars of Wrestling, shame to see Kamala losing to Big Bossman but it was the right decision I guess. Cannot remember Bossman still here in 1993 at all. The Headshrinkers beating Duane Gill and Brooklyn Brawler was bizarre as both teams are heels, and I feel their win should have been quicker if you involve the time lengths. Ah, Lex Luger should be a good heel for Bret Hart to face down the line. Steiners facing Headshrinkers could be good. Hope you don't rush Razor Ramon to the top immediately. On Wrestling Challenge, good to see three matches already set up for the Royal Rumble as well as the main event match of course. But yes, please avoid rushing Razor Ramon to the top to face Bret Hart at Royal Rumble. Ugh, I like the sound of Randy Savage and Bret Hart, but it's one of those matches where...in this period of time, would probably main event the pay-per-view over the actual Rumble match, like in 1995/1996/1997 et cetera. I just feel it would probably have been better positioned for WrestleMania IX or SummerSlam. Or for ultimate ratings, Saturday Night's Main Event. It was a good start to the diary, hopefully you get to Week 52, really. Would love that. I feel the layout is nice, but more detail should be involved for television, i.e. the insert promos that was shown before or during matches. WWF House Shows: Week 2...It was lovely to see Bret Hart and Ric Flair in a steel cage match on the 1/9 show, seemingly at Boston Gardens. Realistic cookie points there. It seems odd to see Randy Savage in matches with Rick Martel while on television he's challenging Bret Hart for the WWF Championship. Liked you breaking from Shawn Michaels continuously facing Marty Jannetty. I do wonder how Razor Ramon beat Earthquake. Money Inc beating the Nasty Boys makes no sense unless the Nastys were portraying faces on this specific show [like this happens sometimes]. So bizarre to see Brian Knobbs in singles action on the 1/10 show. Loved seeing Bret Hart face Bam Bam Bigelow in the main event, defnitely a potential feud for SummerSlam perhaps. This could have been a good Royal Rumble match really. Ric Flair and Bob Backlund would have been interesting. On the 1/15 show, hope you avoid Backlund facing Ramon at WrestleMania IX. Randy Savage and Ric Flair not main eventing is a big 'what the hell' moment. Again, Nasty Boys in singles action is odd. Are they turning face or something? I don't recall them being faces at all. Also odd seeing six-man tag team match, I recall it being a rarity in the WWF around this time. Even if so, it would be made a big deal of on WWF television. The Boston show was best of the week. WWF Television: Week 2...With Superstars of Wrestling, I feel these squash matches for WWF superstars with enhancement talents are going a little too long, the Steiners with Barry Horowitz and PJ Walker by maybe a minute at maximum. Bam Bam Bigelow hype was nice. Hopefully he beats Jim Duggan at Royal Rumble. This Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty scenario, I am so surprised to not see Sensational Sherri not involved all of a sudden. She was vital to Shawn, unless you're following the route where she was accidentally nailed with a glass mirror in the Jannetty/Michaels feud. Doesn't seem it with the lack of mention though. Onto Wrestling Challenge, Crush is a guy I'm very excited to seeing how you build. Kamala needs to break the losing streak, he could be a potential threat. Screw Giant Gonzalez, bring in Kamala to face The Undertaker. Big Bossman facing Yokozuna...eh. Not so sure how this will go but I hope it turns out as a platform for Yokozuna to build. Onto the premiere of Monday Night RAW, The Undertaker beating Repo Man is a nice start, match maybe went a bit too long to be convincing for me though. Mr Perfect and Ric Flair's feud I feel would be good to see resume and perhaps bring Flair's career in the WWF to a close. Did they do the Royal Rumble Report during RAW? Cannot quite recall. Bret Hart facing Randy Savage at Royal Rumble could be good, it makes the Royal Rumble match more unlikely regarding who will win. Just hope you variate from Yokozuna, and pushing him too soon. Overall a decent week of programming with the debut of RAW. Thanks for the fantastic reply, Dan. Glad you took the time to give some advice and point stuff out that I may have thought weren't important. I shall try to answer a few questions here. 1.) Good call on including the venues and attendance for the house shows. For some reason I didn't even think of that. 2.) Skinner was still around in 1993. In real life he wrestled The Undertaker in February 1993 on RAW. 3.) Randy Savage did do house shows in 1993. In real life, Savage wrestled Ted DiBiase on a MSG show on i believe 1/30 or 1/29. I have Savage wrestling Martel on the house shows because some of those shows were before Savage made the challenge, and to make Martel look like a higher card talent by getting the rub working with Savage. 4.) Nasty Boys were babyfaces by November 1992. They had turned on Jimmy Hart because Hart screwed them over regarding tag team title shots against Money Inc. So, they are babyfaces at this point. 5.) As for the times to the matches, a match may go 3-5 minutes doesn't mean that the jobbers got any offense in. I have timed jobber matches from around this time and its not a rarity for a jobber match to go 3-5 minutes. I should keep them lower in time, though. I think I got the main issues here. If i missed anything, let me know. Thanks for the reply, again!
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Dec 13, 2010 8:34:44 GMT -5
Week 3: January 16th - 24th
WWF House Show 1/16/1993 (Nashville, TN, 2,133 attendance) 1. Jim Duggan defeated Papa Shango 2. Big Bossman defeated Skinner 3. Steiner Brothers defeated Beverly Brothers 4. Razor Ramon defeated Owen Hart 5. Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown 6. Yokozuna defeated Bob Backlund 7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Bam-Bam Bigelow to retain the title WWF Superstars 1/16/1993 1. Crush defeated Skinner in 4:15 following the use of the Kona Vice 2. Royal Rumble 1993 Report: The main interview in this segment was with Jerry Lawler. Lawler brags about being a king and believes that him winning the Royal Rumble is his destiny. Lawler says it is only fitting for royalty to win the Royal Rumble. Lawler makes sure to insult Bret Hart as he assures fans that when he wins, he will win the WWF World Championship at Wrestle Mania IX. The segment also has promos by Tatanka, Papa Shango and Crush regarding the Royal Rumble. 3. Razor Ramon defeated Glenn Ruth in 1:02 following the Razors Edge. During the bout, a pre-tape promo of Ramon talking about the Royal Rumble was shown. 4. Marty Jannetty Interview: Mean Gene interviews Jannetty regarding his upcoming match with Shawn Michaels at the Royal Rumble. Jannetty has been waiting for this moment for over a year and says he isn’t going to screw this up. Gene brings up Jannetty accidentally hitting Sensational Sherri with a mirror a few weeks ago. Jannetty states it was an accident and that only a coward like Shawn Michaels would protect himself by putting a woman in front of him. Gene notes that Sherri is at home still recovering from facial fractures. Jannetty finishes off the promo by saying that at the Royal Rumble, Jannetty will be new WWF Intercontinental Champion! 5. Steiner Brothers defeated Duane Gill/Barry Hardy in 2:33 when Scott pinned Hardy. During the bout, the Headshrinkers and Afa cut a promo which no one could understand while eating meat and head butting each other. 6. Yokozuna defeated Jim Powers in 0:45 following the Bonzai Drop. WWF Wrestling Challenge 1/17/19931. Marty Jannetty defeated Damien Demento in 3:45 following the Rocker Dropper. During the bout, Shawn Michaels cut a promo where he was rather cocky regarding his match with Jannetty. 2. Royal Rumble 1993 Report: The Steiner Brothers are the main interview for the segment. They are hyping up their tag team match with the undefeated team, the Headshrinkers. Scott Steiner says that they came to the WWF to wrestle the best competition and they promise that sooner rather than later they will be the WWF World Tag Team Champions! Other interviews included words from Tatanka and the Repo Man regarding the Royal Rumble match. 3. Bam-Bam Bigelow defeated Koko B. Ware in 1:53 following a flying head butt. During the bout, Jim Duggan cut a promo saying he is going to knock Bigelow’s teeth down his throat, tough guy! 4. The Headshrinkers defeated the Bushwhackers in 3:01 when Fatu pinned Luke. 5. Ric Flair Interview: Mean Gene interviews Flair about the upcoming Royal Rumble match. Flair reminds Gene and everyone else that last year he won the Royal Rumble and won the WWF World Championship. Flair knows what it takes to win the grueling contest. Flair notes that he hasn’t gotten a rematch against Bret Hart yet and believes that is a crime. Flair will guarantee his rematch by winning the Royal Rumble and once again becoming the man! 6. Big Bossman defeated the Brooklyn Brawler in 2:39 following a side walk slam. After the match, Yokozuna came down to the ring but was held back from entering the ring by several referees and enhancement talent. WWF RAW 1/18/1993 (Manhattan, NY)1. The Beverly Brothers defeated the Natural Disasters in 6:26 when Beau pinned Typhoon. During the bout, a pre-tape promo by Money Inc aired. They laughed off any kind true challengers to their championships and DiBiase said they are going to be the champions for a long, long time. 2. Royal Rumble 1993 Report: This week saw Mean Gene just running down the card as the Royal Rumble is only six days away! 3. Rick Martel defeated PJ Walker in 2:54 following the Boston Crab. 4. Tatanka defeated Barry Horowitz in 1:39 following a Samoan Drop. During the bout, a pre-tape interview with Doink the Clown is aired. Doink thinks he has a lot in common with Tatanka as they play dress up. Doink completely insults Tatanka’s heritage and believes Tatanka is just a joke. 5. Bobby Heenan Interview: Vince McMahon interviews Heenan regarding the debut of the Narcissist at the Royal Rumble. Heenan puts over the Narcissist as the greatest specimen to ever enter the WWF. Heenan heavily hypes up the physical features and claims that the Narcissist has World Champion talent. McMahon isn’t sold on what Heenan is selling. Heenan tells McMahon he will find out this Sunday just how big a deal the Narcissist truly is. 6. Mr. Perfect defeated Scott Taylor in 1:57 following the Perfect Plex.
WWF House Show 1/23/1993 (Reno, NV, 3,450 attendance) 1. Scott Steiner defeated Fatu 2. Rick Martel defeated Owen Hart 3. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Marty Jannetty by count-out to retain the title. 4. Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown 5. WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc defeated the Bushwhackers to retain the titles 6. The Undertaker defeated Repo Man 7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart/Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair/Bam-Bam Bigelow WWF Superstars 1/23/19931. Doink the Clown defeated Glenn Ruth in 2:42 following the Whoopee Cushion. After the match, Tatanka runs down and attacks Doink. 2. Royal Rumble 1993: Mean Gene hypes up the pay per view and also shows footage from a recent house show where Doink had burned Tatanka’s head dress. 3. Crush defeated Mike Sharpe in 1:29 following the Kona Vice. 4. Rick Martel Interview: Mean Gene interview Martel regarding the Royal Rumble. Martel puts himself over as the only person in the WWF with any kind of style and durability. Martel believes that the perfect accessory for his outfits would be the WWF World Championship and will stop at nothing to win it. 5. The Undertaker defeated Mike Bell in 0:36 following a tombstone pile driver. During the bout, a pre-tape interview with Paul Bearer and the Undertaker is aired. Bearer is confident that the dead man will prevail at the Royal Rumble. 6. WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc. defeated High Energy in 5:04 in a non-title match when IRS pinned Koko B. Ware. WWF Wrestling Challenge 1/24/1993 1. The Natural Disasters defeated Barry Horowitz/Joey Maggs in 2:55 when Typhoon pinned Horowitz. 2. Royal Rumble 1993 Report: Mean Gene runs down the show taking place later on in the day. 3. Razor Ramon defeated Scott Taylor in 1:24 following the Razors Edge 4. Repo Man defeated PJ Walker in 3:37 following a power slam 5. Nasty Boys Interview: Mean Gene interview the Nasty Boys regarding Money Inc. The Nasty Boys believe that they have been avoided long enough and demand they get a WWF World Tag Team Championship match. They believe that Jimmy Hart never filed any paper work when he was their manager. Nasty Boys believe that Money Inc. are afraid of them. They don’t care what it takes, they want a shot at the straps! 6. Big Bossman defeated Damien Demento in 4:18 following a side walk slam [/font]
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Post by DTP. on Dec 13, 2010 16:11:56 GMT -5
WWF Week 3: House Shows...Papa Shango needs to be soon transforming to Kama, that guy was a beast of a competitor. Whilst Papa Shango could easily go for a good storyline and still fit in here in 1993, I think he's past his sell-by date. Sort of a weak undercard for this, can only imagine Razor Ramon and Owen Hart, Steiner Brothers and Beverly Brothers & Bret Hart and Bam Bam Bigelow keeping the audience alive for the 1/16 show. The 1/23 show was much better, as I can imagine Rick Martel and Owen Hart would have a hard-hitting bout. Shawn Michaels beating Marty Jannetty by count out? Odd decision here. Bret Hart and Randy Savage beating Ric Flair and Bam Bam Bigelow is a big main event, perhaps better served for a Madison Square Garden show? A show with this match attended by 3,000 people is a bit disappointing in this time period. The economy was dying though for wrestling in the drug scandal era.
WWF Week 3: Television...I hope you write the Royal Rumble 1993 in good detail, like you usually write a show normally. This format is good, but only for TVs and house shows. Jerry Lawler's promo in the Royal Rumble Report was nice, not big on him dissing Bret Hart yet though, unless it''s only about the WWF Championship being on Bret: his feud with Bret obviously beginning at the King of the Ring in June. Marty Jannetty having a promo was nice, promoting his match with Shawn Michaels. Would like to see this feud over the WWF Intercontinental Championship run into WrestleMania IX. Nothing noteworthy apart from that on Superstars of Wrestling happened, nothing on Wrestling Challenge either, just basic hype. Was odd seeing the Beverly Brothers and Natural Disasters go six minutes - on RAW. It just seems unlikely back here. Doink the Clown and Tatanka's feud is bizarre and Tatanka should be aiming higher than the newcomer Doink. Lex Luger's debut could be interesting. A decent second episode of RAW. Onto Superstars of Wrestling, I feel it's nice noting the Doink burning Tatanka's headdress thing, but you should have noted it on the house show as well as the segment on Superstars. Could have missed it. Would be fun to see how The Undertaker and Paul Bearer could have a hype insert promo during a thirty second match. Was surprised we didn't see Nasty Boys against Money Inc added to Royal Rumble, as being that Wrestling Challenge is the same day as the event, WWF used to make late additions to the card. Looking forward to the Rumble.
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Dec 16, 2010 19:44:41 GMT -5
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World Wrestling Federation presents Royal Rumble Date: 1/24/1993 From: Sacramento, California Arena: Arco Arena Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan
A video introduced by Vince McMahon opens up the pay per view. there are several brief promos by men involved in the Royal Rumble match. Those wrestlers included Money Inc., Ric Flair, Mr. Perfect, Razor Ramon, Tatanka and Crush (not in a specific order).
Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan welcome everyone to the 19993 Royal Rumble. Monsoon and Heenan briefly run down the under card which they mainly focus on the WWF World Championship match between Bret Hart and Randy Savage. Monsoon turns his attention to the Royal Rumble match and believes that the Undertaker will overcome the odds and win the Royal Rumble. Heenan scoffs at that prediction and proclaims that Ric Flair will win a second straight Royal Rumble and go to Wrestle Mania IX where Flair will win the WWF World Championship. Monsoon isn’t surprised by Heenan’s prediction. Monsoon sends it over to the ring to start the action!
Opening Contest: the Steiner Brothers defeated the Headshrinkers: Scott Steiner and Fatu started off the contest with Scott controlling Fatu with mat wrestling. Fatu is able to get the upper hand as Scott runs into a big boot in the corner and Fatu delivers a vicious chop to drop Scott. Fatu follows up with a side slam and a quick leg drop for barely a two count. Fatu works on Scott in his corner with Samu for a few moments before Samu got the tag. Samu splashes Scott in the corner and drives Scott down to the mat with a delayed vertical suplex for another near fall. Scott ducks under a clothesline and hit’s a exploder suplex on Samu. Scott charges towards Samu but is dropped throat first across the top rope. Samu scoop slams Scott and comes off the middle rope connecting with a splash but doesn’t go for the cover. Scott blocks a vertical suplex attempt and takes Samu over with a side belly to belly suplex. Scott blocks a backdrop attempt and is able to connect with a double under hook power bomb! Samu tags out to Fatu who prevents Scott from tagging out. Fatu attempts a short arm clothesline but Scott ducks under and connects with a German suplex. Scott crawls to his corner and tags in Rick. Rick cleans house with a series of clotheslines and power slams Samu as he comes off the ropes. Rick stops Fatu with a overhead belly to belly suplex and the crowd is heavily behind the Steiner Brothers! Samu tries to clothesline Rick from behind but Rick is able to back drop Samu to the floor. Fatu gets a few clubbing blows in on Rick and comes off the ropes with a swinging neck breaker. Fatu delivers a few falling head butts but only gets a near fall on the pin attempt. Scott is able to get a sneak tag in as Samu pulls the top rope down and Rick crashes to the floor. Scott works on Fatu with right hands and comes off the ropes but Fatu plants Scott with a Samoan Drop. Fatu climbs to the top rope looking for a big splash but Rick gets on the apron and shoves Fatu off the to canvas. Scott gets up and has Fatu on his shoulders. Rick leaps off the top rope and connects with a bulldog! Scott covers Fatu and picks up the win as Rick prevents Samu from making the save! (10:02, ***) After the match, the Steiner Brothers celebrate their pay per view debut win.
Backstage, Mean Gene is standing with the WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels. Gene tries to interview Michaels but before a question can be asked, Marty Jannetty comes into the picture and tackles Michaels! Gene gets out of the way as Jannetty brawls with Michaels towards the ring!
Second Contest: Marty Jannetty defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels by DQ, Michaels retains the title: Jannetty hammers away on Michaels as they make their way down the aisle way. Jannetty sends Michaels back first into the guard railing and follows up with a backdrop on the floor as Michaels stumbles towards Jannetty. Jannetty attempts a vertical suplex on the floor but Michaels blocks it and drop toe holds Jannetty face first into the ring steps! Michaels rolls into the ring and begins to count with the referee. Jannetty staggers to his feet and rolls in before the count of ten. Michaels sends Jannetty into the ropes and connects with a snap power slam for a two count. Michaels works on Jannetty in the corner with right hands. Jannetty battles back with open hand chops and drops Michaels with a clothesline. Jannetty dropkicks Michaels into a corner and hip tosses Michaels as Michaels bounces out of the corner. Jannetty plants Michaels with a DDT but is only able to get a near fall. Jannetty heads to the top rope but is crotched by Michaels. Michaels goes for a superplex but takes too long and Jannetty knocks Michaels off with a head butt. Jannetty regains his footing and connects with a cross body! Jannetty covers but Michaels is able to kick out at two! Jannetty mounts Michaels with right hands until the referee pulls Jannetty off because of the closed right hands. Jannetty turns around and is poked in the eyes by Michaels who then sends Jannetty shoulder first between the top and middle rope which causes Jannetty to hit his shoulder on the ring post. Michaels rolls Jannetty up out of the corner but Jannetty kicks out. Michaels works on Jannetty in the corner with right hands and clotheslines Jannetty as well. Michaels brings Jannetty out of the corner and delivers a shoulder breaker which causes Jannetty to scream in agony. Michaels goes for the cover but Jannetty will not stay down for three. Michaels argues with the referee in the corner and eventually turns around only to be met with a super kick from Jannetty! Jannetty slowly goes for the cover but Michaels gets his foot on the bottom rope at the count of two! Jannetty follows up with a snap suplex and a standing fist drop as Jannetty begins to get a second wind. Jannetty comes off the ropes with a spinning back elbow and takes Michaels down with a head scissors that sends Michaels to the floor. Jannetty is prevented from going to the floor by the referee. Michaels grabs his championship and clutches it to his chest as he sits on the apron. Jannetty grabs Michaels and pulls Michaels up only to be nailed with the championship, right in front of the referee which causes the DQ. (12:37, **½) After the match, Michaels casually walks to the backstage area while Jannetty is checked on by several officials. Michaels is clearly happy with himself.
Previously recordered promos by several wrestlers involved in the Royal Rumble match are aired. Those wrestlers include Jerry Lawler, the Natural Disasters, and the Undertaker.
Third Contest: Bam-Bam Bigelow defeated Jim Duggan: They trade right hands until Bigelow jumps up and spin kicks Duggan. Bigelow works on Duggan in the corner with several shoulder rams and delivers a running big splash in the corner. Bigelow scoop slams Duggan and comes off the ropes looking for a back splash but Duggan moves out of the way. Duggan nails Bigelow with a series of jabs and comes off the ropes with a clothesline, knocking Bigelow down to the mat. Duggan ducks a clothesline and atomic drops Bigelow. Duggan back suplexs Bigelow but only gets a one count. Duggan signals for a running lariat but Bigelow is able to move out of the way and plants Duggan with a jumping double arm DDT! This allows Bigelow to make his way to the top rope and leaps off connecting with a flying head butt! Bigelow covers Duggan and picks up the win. (4:46, *)
A video promoting the recent happenings between Yokozuna and Big Bossman is aired. Bossman cuts a brief promo saying that tonight Yokozuna is going to serve hard time!
Fourth Contest: Yokozuna defeated Big Bossman: Bossman tries to get the upper hand with several right hands but Yoko shoves Bossman into a corner. Yoko blocks a right hand and throat thrusts Bossman to get the advantage. Yoko sends Bossman across the ring and big splashes Bossman in the corner. Yoko follows up with a belly to belly suplex and Bossman is in trouble. Yoko comes off the ropes and attempts a leg drop but Bossman is able to roll out of the way. Bossman comes off the ropes a few times delivering a few clotheslines that stagger Yoko. Bossman gets riled up and comes off the ropes one more time but is met with a savant kick from Yoko. Yoko quickly comes off the ropes and leg drops Bossman who is out cold. Yoko drags Bossman to the corner and after taunting the fans briefly, connects with the Banzai Drop! Yoko sits on top of Bossman and picks up the win. (5:25, *¼)
A video hyping up the WWF World Championship match between Bret Hart and Randy Savage is shown.
Fifth Contest: WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Randy Savage to retain the title: They shake hands before the bell showing respect for each other. They circle around the ring briefly and lock up with Hart backing Savage into a corner. Hart cleanly breaks away from Savage. Lockup again and this time Savage backs Hart into a corner. Savage goes to break free but ends up delivering a right hand. Savage hip tosses Hart out of the corner and plays to the crowd. Hart goes behind Savage and leg trips the challenger. Hart has a hammerlock on Savage for a few moments until Savage snap mares Hart to break free from the hold. Hart gets up but is clotheslined back down by Savage. Savage sends Hart into a corner and delivers a few punches until Hart is able to atomic drop Savage. Hart comes off the ropes and drives Savage down with a running bulldog for a two count. Hart follows up with a snap suplex and begins to work on Savage’s left knee by delivering a few elbow drops. Hart sends Savage into the ropes and delivers a boot to the gut followed by a side Russian leg sweep for another two count. Savage is able to send Hart into a corner and nails Hart with a running double sledge, sending Hart to the floor. Savage heads to the top rope and leaps off connecting with a double axe handle! Savage rams Hart back first into the ring apron a few times before sending Hart back into the ring. Savage sends Hart into the ropes and connects with a running high knee lift for a two count. Savage sets Hart up and connects with a vertical suplex. Savage grabs Hart and drives Hart back down with a backbreaker for a two count. Savage heads to the top rope and leaps off connecting with a knee drop! Savage covers but Hart kicks out at two, again. Savage pulls Hart up and backs Hart up against the ropes. Savage charges looking for a clothesline but Hart drops down and Savage falls over the top to the floor. Hart comes off the ropes and dives through the middle rope taking Savage out with a suicide dive! Hart pummels Savage with right hands on the floor, briefly. Hart rolls Savage back into the ring and crotches Savage on the top rope. Hart delivers a few right hand and connects with a superplex! Hart goes for the cover and gets a two count. Hart nails Savage with a quick leg drop and gets a two count as a result. Hart works on Savage in the corner with a flurry of right hands and charges towards the corner but Savage moves. Hart ends up hitting the top turnbuckle hard chest first and Savage drops Hart with a reverse neck breaker! Savage covers but Hart manages to kick out. Savage pulls Hart up and plants Hart with a pile driver. Savage signals for the elbow drop and heads to the top rope. Savage takes his time and leaps off, but misses the elbow drop as Hart rolls out of the way. Savage crashes hard down to the mat! Hart is able to deliver a backbreaker and a forearm drop off the middle rope. Hart quickly goes to Savage’s legs and locks in the Sharpshooter. Savage tries desperately to reach the bottom rope and nearly reaches it but Hart drags Savage back to the middle of the ring where Savage is forced to tap out. (24:57, ***½) After the match, Bret Hart celebrates the win. Savage recovers and embraces Hart.
Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan talk about the WWF World Championship match and it was a great back and forth contest. Monsoon believes this has proven that Bret Hart is the real deal and is the leader of the New Generation. Heenan scoffs at that statement and says he is going to introduce the man that everyone has been talking about, the Narcissist Lex Luger! ! Heenan leaves the booth and grabs a microphone telling the fans to be quiet as they are about to lay eyes on greatest talent to step foot in the WWF. Several attractive women make their way out holding mirrors as Heenan continues to put over the Narcissist. Eventually, Lex Luger makes his way out and slowly takes off a robe and admires his body in the four mirrors being held by the women. Heenan raves about Luger and how sooner rather than later Luger will added some gorgeous gold to his gorgeous body!
A video promoting the Royal Rumble match is aired.
Main Event: Mr. Perfect won the 1993 Royal Rumble last eliminating Ric Flair: Order of Entry: 1. Owen Hart 2. Rick Martel 3. Max Moon 4. Earthquake 5. Papa Shango 6. Tatanka 7. Butch 8. Ric Flair 9. Brian Knobbs 10. Typhoon 11. Bob Backlund 12. Luke 13. Mr. Perfect 14. IRS 15. Jerry Saggs 16. Beau Beverly 17. Kamala 18. The Undertaker 19. Koko B. Ware 20. Ted DiBiase 21. Razor Ramon 22. Crush 23. Blake Beverly 24. Doink 25. Damien Demento 26. Virgil 27. Repo Man 28. Skinner 29. Tito Santana 30. Jerry Lawler
Order of Elimination: (followed person who eliminated them) 1. Butch (by Ric Flair) 2. Papa Shango (by Earthquake) 3. Max Moon (by Tatanka) 4. Owen Hart (by Ric Flair) 5. Bob Backlund (by Ric Flair) 6. Luke (by Rick Martel) 7. Earthquake (by Tatanka, Brian Knobbs and Mr. Perfect) 8. IRS (by Mr. Perfect) 9. Beau Beverly (by Earthquake) 10. Rick Martel (by the Undertaker) 11/12. Brian Knobbs and Kamala (by the Undertaker) 13. Typhoon (by the Undertaker) 14. Koko B. Ware (by Razor Ramon) 15. Jerry Saggs (by Ted DiBiase) 16. Blake Beverly (Tatanka) 17. Damien Demento (by Crush) 18. Tatanka (by Doink) 19. Ted DiBiase (by Crush) 20. Virgil (by Ric Flair) 21. Razor Ramon (by Crush) 22. Repo Man (by Mr. Perfect) 23. the Undertaker (by Mr. Perfect, Ric Flair and Crush) 24. Doink (by Crush) 25. Tito Santana (by Jerry Lawler) 26. Jerry Lawler (by Mr. Perfect) 27. Skinner (by Crush) 28. Crush (by Ric Flair) 29. Ric Flair (by Mr. Perfect, 1:02:11) After the match, Mr. Perfect celebrates his win by leaping to the middle rope and playing to the crowd. Perfect drops down to the mat and to his knees showing real emotion, knowing that he is going to Wrestle Mania having a shot at the WWF World Championship. The Royal Rumble comes to a close with Mr. Perfect standing in the ring with his arms raised with a smile on his face with his music loudly playing.
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Dec 17, 2010 20:22:00 GMT -5
World Wrestling Federation News:
- WWF officials were happy with the overall Royal Rumble event. Many feel that Randy Savage proved at the event that he can still compete at a high level and it is expected that Savage will remain on television in a wrestling role.
- Virgil has been brought back after having been released a few weeks ago. Virgil accepted a drastic pay cut after their wasn’t any interest from WCW for his services. Tito Santana on the other hand has not been resigned, but may make a few appearances under a pay per appearance deal.
- WWF talent were told last night that the Saturday Night Main Event shows will be coming back starting next month. WWF has signed a three year deal with FOX to produce up to five SNME telecasts with each show being a hour and half. The return of SNME has been announced as being February 20th.
- According to sources, WWF World Champion Bret Hart has been heavily pushing for Vince McMahon to sign Chris Benoit to a contract. Hart feels that Benoit would be a great addition to the WWF roster and help fill the baby face side of the roster since the British Bulldog and Ultimate Warrior were released in late 1993 due to a steroid scandal. It is being reported that McMahon is going to be giving Benoit a series of tryout matches to see how well Benoit adapts to the WWF style.
- Their have been several new additions to the WWF roster, which were made public following the proper paperwork. Two new tag teams have been signed to contracts. Men on a Mission (Mabel and Mo) and the Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart). They were signed due to the Bushwhackers being phased off television and High Energy splitting up as officials are high on Owen Hart moving forward in a baby face role. Expect vignettes promoting both tag teams to start airing soon. Also, Jim Neidhart, Adam Bomb, Bob Holly and Jeff Jarrett will be having tryout matches within the next two weeks on various house shows.
- Following the Royal Rumble, the Berzerker, Damien Demento, Bob Backlund and the Genius were released.
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Post by DTP. on Dec 17, 2010 21:27:06 GMT -5
WWF Royal Rumble 1993: Sunday 24th January 1993...Would have chosen a better opening contest, but in this point the Steiner Brothers and the Headshrinkers were very popular so it's a good idea I suppose. Would have been a solid match, Rick and Scott with the victory is good of course, them being more new to the WWF than Fatu and Samu. Next, of course we'd see the screw finish between Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels over the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Expecting a rematch at WrestleMania IX. Bam Bam Bigelow beat Jim Duggan to try and advance the newcomer Bigelow. Hopefully we see a really good push for Bigelow, he could have been a potential WWF Champion in the darkest days of 1994 and 1995. Or at least a threat. Yokozuna beating Big Bossman is fine, odd match in my mind. Next, expected Bret Hart to retain the WWF Championship against Randy Savage, a great match here to prove Hart as a fighting champion. Lastly, a solid Royal Rumble match with some weak superstars in there. Ric Flair not winning was the best idea, avoiding the two years in a row of winning rule. Mr Perfect though, I don't know, it just seems a little far fetched. But overall I am impressed with where the storylines all go from thi point on.
WWF News: Hopefully management don't decide to involve Randy Savage on too often of a schedule. The article about Virgil not being targeted to signing by WCW, and thus taking a massive paycut instead of quitting was amusing to read. Ah, Saturday Night's Main Event remains. Not too sure since Monday Night RAW would soon fully replace it. Like Bret Hart's power over the locker room and Vince McMahon. Just I'd avoid bringing Chris Benoit in, personally. Hope to see an Owen feud done differently than in real life in a few months. Glad to see the Smoking Gunns and Men on a Mission appear, both teams would be great WWF Tag Team Champions, the rebirth of said division probably. Hope Jeff Jarrett and Bob Holly are the only two that get signed. And lastly on releases, Bob Backlund being elimination is misfortunate. And then being fired, just don't quite understand it to the crowd's logic. Still a good show though.
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Post by shiftyeyes on Dec 18, 2010 8:18:23 GMT -5
Don't have the best old school knowledge, but will try my best here. The Steiners going over against the Headshrinkers (for some odd reason thought it was the Headbangers here!) is great, as I like the Steiner's a good lot, and from what I know they were pretty popular around this time. Glad the match between the Rockers had a screwy finish, and I hope you manage to drag this out to Wrestlemania, as a match between the two there would definitely steal the show! Bam Bam Bigelow over Jim Duggan is a good move, builds him well as a heel hoss newcomer. I hope you give him a good push, Bam Bam could've been a lot more than he was in the WWF in my eyes, definitely a potential WWF Champion. Would've preferred to see Boss Man go over Yokozuna, but that's just preference, Yoko was really the best choice to win booking wise. Hart needed to retain the Championship against Savage, and I'm glad he did, though I will agree with something Dan said earlier in this thread that this could've sold a PPV on its own really. Mr Perfect winning the Rumble was a somewhat odd choice to me, but after looking over your roster, and seeing the potential for main events, especially Perfect / Bret, I am excited to see where things go! Solid work on this one, Bob, keep it up!
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