NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship. Kayfabe Commentaries Releases Newest Installment of Their “Supercard” Series. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. By Scott Keith on 24th February 2019. Mr. Main event is. – Latest word on Maeda is that he’s got a new promotion in March, but Takada won’t come with. 02. I was actually going to redo the Halloween Havoc 90 rant based on the full PPV version that I’ve never seen…but the Network only has the Turner Home Video version. – Inoki’s business-killing freakshow ended up drawing 11,000 people for somewhere between $800,000 – $1. It drew a legit sellout of 5708 to West Palm Beach. Wrestling Observer Flashback–07. 95. 96. 30. 14. According to Dave’s minions, there was confusion about. Wrestling Observer Flashback –04. By Scott Keith on 27th October 2016. To the news!This is up for them, and Dave notes what a great night for wrestling that Thanksgiving really is, because even Central States almost drew money! Later, he corrects a previous title change, noting that Art Crews actually won the TV title from Gary Royal on 11/27 in Ft. 95. 0 (Extended OCR) Ppi. 7th. Lots of people have claimed to have discovered him, for example. 16. 06. Wrestlemania III was the best wrestling. Well, amazingly he no-showed and they had to quickly contact another local promoter for some jobbers (there were only four name guys even booked for the. Publication date. 92. 95. 20 to an average of 2. 96. Identifier. Wrestling Observer Flashback–01. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Maybe if I skim over the Eddie Gilbert stuff it’ll get done easier. 11th January 2017 by Scott Keith. Marc Mero pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley in 16:23. Jerry Lawler in a cage match where the loser gets his head shaved. 03. I know this year has been a slog, but we’re getting closer to September, when the magic happens! But first, WWF returns to your house! Whether you wanted them there or not. 95. 5-11-1987. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. – We’ll skip past the Mr. – San Fran is the big head-to-head battle between the AWA and WWF, and Vince won that one handily thus far. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. – In the top story of the week, and in fact one of the top stories in wrestling history, Ric Flair was fired from WCW effective immediately when negotiations fell through. Couldn’t do this one last night, because Daredevil is a thing that exists. 27. 96. 2. Wrestling breakup and Cornette getting his face shoved in a birthday cake. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. 15. Understated Wrestling Observer Debuts! So new to the Memphis area is a prelim guy named Scotty the Body, who is getting booked like a total nothing and apparently his. 11. But don’t be fooled by the Slow News, as two major promotions actually reach their finales this week, although we didn’t realize it at the time. – Latest figures are in, and WCW is looking like a 0. 04. – In the top story, the UFC has decided to drop the superfight concept after the debacle that was Shamrock v. By Scott Keith on 5th February 2016. I’m giddy. They’re owned by Jody Hamilton (Nick Patrick’s dad) and they do about 200 people per show. 1986 Wrestling Observer Yearbook. Big John Tenta pinned Koji Kitao with an elbowdrop in 6:10. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. Back to the trenches after taking Friday off! And the big story this week is an abject lesson in John Lennon’s famous saying, “Life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans”. After Stan Lane lost to the Patriot on the Global show, Cornette launched into a tirade about how it was a conspiracy against Stan, just like the cops conspired against his good friend. Wrestling Observer Flashback–12. com archives, and any other sources I’ve checked, so we’re skipping ahead a week. Dave is flabbergasted by how bad a show it was, wondering if this was a dream or a nightmare that he hasn’t woken up from. 0 number predicted by. – Dave proclaims that no promotion is any hotter here in 1996, with more mainstream popularity, than NJPW is. 90. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. – Dave gets a funny bit when he notes that ever since taking over as booker, Dundee has suddenly gained amazing recuperative powers in his matches. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. Just for fun, here’s Dave’s Summer 1984 Rankings. – In a story that seems small but kind of ended up heralding the end of an era in wrestling, the way. The 1997 Observer Rewind shall resume this on Aug. 96 IT’S TIME. – Moving on, Joe Pedicino has purchased Jerry Jarrett’s syndicated TV network with the millions of dollars he’s got coming from Nigeria. No one tell Donald Trump. 94. Wrestling Observer Flashback–06. Newsletter, Magazine, Wrestling, WWF, WCW, All Japan, New Japan. 05. Steve Jennum was put into the finals as a last-minute. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. By Scott Keith on 18th April 2022. 26, 1994 (Final Post for 1994) Going through old issues of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and posting highlights in my own words. 26. – Andre’s beginnings in the sport are something of a mystery. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. NEXT WEEK: The Monday Night War begins. 86. Wrestling Observer Flashback–08. 5. *. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. OK, let’s get back into these again. 90. – The big story this week is Dave’s preview of the Ultimate Ultimate 96!. And now it’s time for the issue that kicks off one of the biggest stories in the history of wrestling, although we didn’t realize it at the time. 07. 6. (This is why. 60 (150,000 buys) for King of the Ring. Wrestling Observer Flashback–05. Well, that probably won’t happen again for a while. Back in the saddle with these again. 93. Collection. -. 09. Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive talk about the biggest news in wrestling! Wrestling Observer Live podcast on demand - Wrestling Observer Live is among the most popular wrestling shows in the world. He apparently gave WAR $1. – Dave brings up the example of New Japan’s light heavyweight division taking off and Stampede Wrestling’s mid-heavyweight division, although of course Stampede tended to produce talent that left for greener pastures instead of. – Also, NBC is really sniffing around wrestling now like a dog in heat and they seem to desperately want to be in business with the WWF. 0-1. 95. Well, sort of. – Art Barr’s petition for a wrestling license was denied by the commission once again. And since “long term thinking” these days is “three. Severn. 22. 03. – But first, the lead story is the rapid descent of UWFI, as they have reached out in desperation to New Japan for a combined show at the Tokyo Dome on 10/9 and maybe more after that. Wrestling Observer Flashback–10. 15. tesseract 5. 95. But I think it’s a pretty famous case of hotline sleaze related to Blackwell’s death. 95. 94. 96. – Hachiro Tanaka, the money guy behind SWS and WAR and a bunch of other groups, is reportedly tired of losing money in the wrestling business and wants out, according to the Takano brothers. Wrestling Observer Flashback–09. 2. And here we had gone for almost two months without a death. These words open the issue this week, because Wrestlemania IV is in the books and, well, it was not pretty. Louis is finally over, and the WWF has won. – The biggest question coming out of Wrestlemania XII is the future of Bret Hart, as he’s expected to finish the tour of Germany and then go on a hiatus until the end of the summer. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. 06. The NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship was the top singles title in Maple Leaf Wrestling from 1978 until 1984,. Current talk is a rematch with Shawn Michaels at Summerslam in a ladder. Instead, in the wake of a disappointing buyrate, the decision was made to concentrate on doing better tournaments. By Scott Keith on 16th December 2017. 11. Wrestling Observer Flashback – Bret v. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Oh, Dave. Production quality was high, the wrestling quality not so much. Baba had actually been. Survivor Series!World Wrestling Federation presented a live pay-per-view event special live from Hartford, Conn. 96. 3-21-1988. 14. 95 (Carrying on! Another one written on or about 09. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. Here’s a shocking story to start this week’s issue: Dave is a really big fan of New Japan Pro Wrestling. 95. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. 96 You know, for someone so washed up and done as a top guy, Ric Flair sure keeps winning World titles, doesn’t he? – Let us take you back to 1989, as Ric Flair came off a big year with memorable matches against Rick Steamboat and Terry Funk, but the year was a failure for Turner. 19. It's a recap of the old issues of Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Baba apparently has plans to give Akiyama a major push down the line. I feel like that can’t be a coincidence. – Paul Heyman was indefinitely suspended on 10/7 for reasons that are still unknown at press time (still unknown to this day, in fact!) and this is gonna mess up their plans big because the (don’t call it a ) booking committee wanted to switch him back from announcer to manager if they could strike a deal with Rick Rude. The suit alleges unfair competition, trademark. 23. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 05. Continue reading Rants. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the. 11. 06. 02. The Vancouver version of the NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in two National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated Vancouver territories. Well, 1988, as much as I love and care about you, it’s time our relationship came to an end again, just like James and Natalie on Big Brother last night. Davey Boy Smith (“Athletically the best in the business. The feeling is that running a show in the traditional Sunday timeslot where live shows draw will kill off the house shows. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. 22. – Brad Armstrong will be coming back again, this time as the Candy Man, who throws candy to the kids as his gimmick. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. 94. 01. – On the bright side, Warrior v. Apparently Bret Hart’s negotiations with WCW were so potentially fruitful that someone else is wanting to give it a try. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. 4. – The top story of the week, and for a long time in general, was Ron Garvin winning the NWA World title from Ric Flair on 9/25 in their debut in Joe Louis Arena. – Next up, Dave offers a preview of the next WCW PPV, Uncensored, which he sums up thusly: “On paper it looks like a weak show as none of the matches look to be sure bets to be good. 29. 1985. Ah, wrestling, where one guy can beat up another guy for real and flush his head. 16. Eaton did a scary kneedrop from the top rope to the ramp outside the ring for the highlight of the match. Owen won with a Rocket Launcher on Tanaka. 89. – The Rougeaus are telling Montreal newspapers that they’re taking a one year sabbatical from wrestling before returning late in 1990. – Two major World title changes since the last issue as well, with Vader winning the WCW World title back from Ron Simmons on 12/30 in Baltimore, and Great Muta beating Masa Chono to win the. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. But first! An update on the Shawn Michaels incident in Syracuse. I just don’t think things are gonna work out for that promotion. The TNT show is dropping rapidly, which shows that the new audience of freakshow fans is far less than the loyal wrestling fans who choose not to watch that one. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. Well this should do better than NWA Powerrr at least. 88. Newsletter, Magazine, Wrestling, WWF, WCW, All Japan, New Japan. 95. 0. Oh, Dave. Earthquake John Tenta was scheduled to work a tour for EMLL in Mexico, but left after one show, claiming he was stiffed on his payoff. – Chris was of course around wrestling dressing rooms his whole life, and idolized Kerry in junior high to the point where he’d dress and act like him. Get all the news from F4WOnline. – Jim Cornette Update: He turned down the WCW managing job because he’s opening up a new promotion with Sandy Scott and Tim Horner called “Smokey Mountain Wrestling”, starting on 10/30 in Greenville. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. – Dave sums up the last PPV of 1996 as “solid but unspectacular”. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. 10. The biggest story of the week is actually buried way down. 96. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. -. – The WWF is reportedly considering adding a weekly Saturday PPV show, according to trade journal reports. . – As the date of his trail approached and the firestorm of publicity continued unabated, Barr managed to plea bargain down to first degree sexual abuse with 180 hours of community service and 2. Terry Funk has retired. 86. 94. Was shit real before? Well, it’s about to become real. – The WWF announced that the Wrestling Classic did about 60,000 buys on PPV, which was 200,000 less than their announced projections. This week is one of them. 6. 1. Also, the Rock & Wrestling Connection was all his idea and he had to convince Vince to play “Eye of the Tiger” as his entrance theme in 1984. – The really big news coming out of the first head-to-head meeting of RAW and Nitro is that WCW immediately took the lead in the ratings war, with a 2. Rants. 89. 567. So apparently the WrestleWar 92 issue (05/25/92) is missing from the F4WOnline. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. They even flew in Steve DiSalvo as part of the ring crew to. So after Masa Chono won the NWA title tournament, Thesz did a press conference for UWFI where he agreed to award his old NWA World title belt to the winner of the UWFI World title match between Takada and Gary. Wrestling Observer Live: RAW report, War Games, Randy Orton, ratings and more By Bryan Alvarez Nov 21, 2023 DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The history of. A wrestling fan creating original content for YouTube based on my love for pro-wrestling. Bobby Eaton pinned Terrence Taylor in 15:41 with the Alabama Jam. I think once I wrap up 88 I’ll continue into 1989, and then when we reach the end of THAT year, we’ll go back to 1985 again. – It’s sounding like Scott Steiner will work Halloween Havoc, but won’t be doing much. Join Dave Meltzer and Brian Alvarez for coverage of the latest in wrestling and mixed-martial arts. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Flair’s contract was scheduled to be terminated as of 08/01, and Flair was scheduled to drop the WCW World title to Barry Windham on 7/1 in Macon, GA. ” (Now there’s an understatement!) – Based on current trends and advertising, SuperBrawl is looking to do. Topics. Ken Wayne found the body after. – Dave’s opening salvo this week: “After its television show reached a new low in. Perfect won a battle royale in 12:55. 4. D if wrestling was fake and got slapped around pretty good as a result. 23. Whoa oh, whoa oh, it’s Wrestlemania. Brian Pillman pinned Badstreet with a flying bodypress in the light heavyweight tournament semi-final at 6:52. – Whereas most people had to stand around on the beach and had a lousy view of the ring, rest easy knowing that there was a set of bleachers reserved for employees of Slim Jim. – And now, a turning point for the Observer, although we didn’t know it at the time, as Dave announces that he’s taken a job with the National, writing a wrestling column for the paper. The New Foundation beat the Orient Express in 17:18. 96 Can I make it more than two weeks in a row? TUNE INTO NITRO TO FIND OUT! – In our top story this week, UFC presented the Ultimate Ultimate 2! Dave is really into this shit all of a sudden. 5 to 2. By Scott Keith on 20th September 2016. (1) Ultimate Warrior & Legion of Doom & Texas Tornado (Kerry Von Erich) beat Team Demolition & Mr. 28. Bruiser Brody (“Nobody gives an aura of violent realism. Oh, and WCW tried to make a mini-movie and it didn’t go very well. It’s the Observer issue so huge that Dave has to post it to the archives TWICE to make sure! So yeah, Flair got fired, let’s get back into it! – The Flair firing actually made the national news, with papers throughout the country picking up the story, with all coverage being sympathetic to Flair. It was basically just a backdrop for the Virgil babyface turn. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. ”. 28. – Anyway, moving on. By Scott Keith on 29th August 2016. 95. Scanner. 26. 96 Apparently it’s time for WCW to get rowdy. OK, after yesterday’s super-abbreviated edition (well the one I wrote at least, Dave was still 100,000 words into it) we’re back with a full double issue this time to recap all the stateside news! Continue reading Rants. Curiosity over Kevin’s return is. 25. I believe that’s known as the Kerry Von Erich Special in wrestling. Also, Prime Time Wrestling is just getting destroyed on Monday nights and is down to a 1. The team (Gene and Ole Anderson) dominated tag team. 10. 30th August 2017 by Scott Keith. 21,499 likes · 18,642 talking about this. Thankfully, the Observer archives are fixed, so let’s get back into the swing of things again. I like how even the editors of the Observer site are scoring off Dave with the headline on this one. He was indicted on 11/12 on counts. ) An industry shaking death in this issue, but. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. – Speaking of New Japan, they sold out 5 consecutive nights at Sumo Hall for the G1 Climax, ending with IWGP champion Keiji Muto becoming the first reigning champion to win the tournament, taking out Shinya Hashimoto in the finals. wrestlingmagazinesmisc;. For It’s Time. Addeddate. By Scott Keith on 22nd September 2023 Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Most of the match was Hunter working the arm and going for a cross-armbreaker, which neither Vince nor Jerry had any idea how to call. By Scott Keith on 14th January 2019. OK, 2005 posts are FINALLY complete, and I got to see Star Wars, so let’s get back to Observing. 14. – Dave calls it a very good show overall, and somehow by adding up all the people in Greensboro (16K give or take) plus all the closed circuit locations, comes up with a figure of 42,000 and thus declares it the #2 crowd in North American wrestling history. 95. ABBYY FineReader 11. Unfortunately, he was the furthest thing from an. 95. Specifically, advertisers look at stuff like this and use it to justify their already terrible ad rates for pro wrestling shows. Scanner. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. 96. 86. – In Mid-South, we get the first Observer mention of young rookie Sean Michaels in Mid-South, as he pins Jack Victory. The 2023 class of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame adds seven new members in a year where there were no blow away vote getters but a number. I’m actually recovering from a shoulder injury at work today but I’ll power through an Observer Flashback for you. Just like the Untouchables, if you sign two of ours to a guaranteed contract, we sign one of yours to a guaranteed contract! And his hot wife! – Johnny B. – In our top story, Curt Hennig has apparently reached an agreement to jump from the WWF to WCW, as an active wrestler. – The Ole Anderson & Gordon Solie version of World Championship Wrestling returned to TBS on 8/13, so in fact we missed the entire Black Saturday era! – The Road Warriors won the AWA tag team titles from the Crusher & the Baron as Dave breathes a sigh of relief, and apparently this was booked very last minute because Vince. Although this one is dated after the Bash ‘90 PPV, the issue is written before. Guys, it sounds like the Diamond Studd will soon be appearing in WCW again! We’ll see how that goes for them. Warrior pinned Haku with the shoulderblock and splash in 4:48. WWE News. – There’s very little going on due to Christmas, but Jerry Lawler did regain the USWA title from Koko B. Papa Shango ran in for the DQ, and Ultimate Warrior made the save, complete with entrance music. 08. 90 / 07. 92 By Scott Keith on 16th February 2017 Hey, I picked up a Nintendo DSi XL for $60 (Canadian) from EBGames and it’s pretty rad. 2. Winner of the 2016 Doomie Award for Favorite Blog Post!. By Scott Keith on 22nd September 2023 Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. 20. I’m still not 100% clear on how we got from “Jim Crockett attempts to run Florida into the ground” to “Jim Crockett buys Florida and uses it as a feeder system for his own promotion”, but I’m sure we’ll get there. Dave also lists the match with the Rock N Roll Express v. C. 11-4-1991. *1/4. At one point, UWFI was one of the biggest success stories in wrestling, and in 1993, they drew 46,000 fans to a. 95. He literally stole Verne’s TV slot out from under him (the AWA wasn’t even told by the station until the day the show was supposed to air!) and Verne’s big show at the Cow Palace in March as a complete debacle due to scheduling. By Scott Keith on 19th September 2016. 92 By Scott Keith on 20th March 2017 Hey, it’s another month with missing issues, as Dave has this one and the August 10 one on the site, and then it skips to September. 96. )3. 13. 22. (My joke, not Dave’s) In freezing temperatures, Crockett had his showdown with Vince, featuring the debut of the NWA in Hamilton taking on Roddy Piper’s Canadian farewell in Toronto. Badd quit WCW on 3/11 after a discussion with Eric Bischoff in the airport, and will be signing with the WWF for three years. – In the top story, the Justice Department dropped one of the charges against Titan Sports. 10-21-1991. 16. Pillman was a little rusty but still got an excellent match out of Wright. as they did a matinee taping of the new Sunday edition of World Championship Wrestling in Atlanta, then did a show in Columbus GA, then finally. 28. 25. Back on track after our detour back to March yesterday. It’s like Wrestlemania, but for NEWS. Dave thinks that the WWF is turning into more of a circus of litigation than a wrestling company. – In Japan, SWS continues to alienate Japanese wrestling fans by booking WARLORD v. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 05. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. Wrestling Observer Flashback: 07. The idea is to combine a bunch of small promotions into the Global Wrestling Federation, with offices in five different regions, including Jarrett now officially going back into Dallas to run the USWA there again. Wrestling Observer Flashback–08. – Vince McMahon is apparently planning to sue Sgt. Big stuff in the news this week, and the start of the biggest shift in coverage in the history of the Observer. But it probably bombed because it was clearly a throwaway show.