Storms On The Horizon: WWF 1991 Diary

Ritchardo · December 9, 2013

An A Rated main event match with a running time of 10 minutes?!!

That's some star power right there!!!

Good show that really feels like a product of its time. Again, loved the comedy elimination of P&G, pretty goofy but fits in well with the product of the time and, like you, I can't remember having seen that before either!

Mattywood · December 9, 2013

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Ritchardo" data-cite="Ritchardo" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36794" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>An A Rated main event match with a running time of 10 minutes?!! That's some star power right there!!! Good show that really feels like a product of its time. Again, loved the comedy elimination of P&G, pretty goofy but fits in well with the product of the time and, like you, I can't remember having seen that before either!</div></blockquote> Yeah, Warrior's lack of stamina is what bit me in his match against Slaughter at the Rumble. And I didn't want to show off everything before WrestleMania, so I opted not to go with a longer match with a Slow Build note and instead went with a 10 minute match. I think the match I had Warrior in against Slaughter at the Rumble was about 15 min, and he was getting the tired note for that amount of time. And as we all know, it's not a good idea to use the slow build note for a 15 min match. And glad you're liking how I'm portraying the shows. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> That was one of my goals, to stay as true to the product at the time as possible, but still start making progress a bit early, such as introducing Monday Night Raw come March 1991. Now I need to get to counting those predictions!

Mattywood · December 9, 2013

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36794" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Prediction Scores out of a possible 9: Ritchardo: 9 TheBooker: 9 Beejus: 8 RKOwnage: 8 Smasher1311: 7 LordofGustav: 5 The Final Countdown: 5</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36794" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Overall Standings by points: Beejus: 19 The Final Countdown: 14 Smasher1311: 12 LordofGustav: 12 Rare Kuma: 10 JudgeJuryExectuioner: 10 flaviooooo: 10 Ritchardo: 9 TheBooker: 9 DanMTheMan: 9 RKOwnage: 8 Ayden: 8 RingRider: 7 RatedRKO16: 6 EZE85: 6 Russelrules44: 6 Kijar: 3</div></blockquote> If I missed anyone or got anything wrong, don't be afraid to point it out. Right now Beejus has a commanding lead, but Final Countdown, Smasher and Gustav are closing in. Others who made their first predictions with Canadian Stampede still have a chance as dark horses to take this, as well as those that predicted for Royal Rumble, but missed out on Canadian Stampede. Now the March to WrestleMania begins. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Speaking of which, I do have 14 matches lined up(not going to spoil what all they are, obviously), so that, along with other prediction questions, is a good chance for newbies to get in the thick of the competition if they get all of them right.

LordofGustav · December 9, 2013

Fourth place? Not bad at all <img alt="

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Mattywood · December 16, 2013

<div style="text-align:center;">Thursday, February Week 4, 1991 WWF Prime Time Wrestling (Airing Friday night on USA Network) From The Mecca in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 12,700 (SELL OUT!) http://i.imgur.com/JLVdbC1.jpg Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Roundtable Panel Mean Gene, Lord Alfred Hayes, Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan and "Macho King" Randy Savage http://i.imgur.com/syLsAdk.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/lLn3XR8.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/TxJecFp.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/WfKDTq8.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/H4ASjok.jpg</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36794" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">DARK MATCHES -Undertaker def. Jim Powers with the Tombstone. Grade: C+ -Owen Hart and the Bushwhackers def. The Warlord and Power and Glory when Owen rolled up Hercules Grade: D+ ======================================================== -The roundtable panel discussed the on-going Hulk Hogan/Sgt. Slaughter feud. Gorilla Monsoon had no reservations about telling the Macho King that the only reason he won the Royal Rumble was because of the Drill Sargent, but Macho King fired back by saying that Hulk Hogan shouldn't have taken his eyes off of him (Macho King). Mean Gene also mentions that tonight's action took place this past week at the Mecca in Milwaukee, with Gorilla Monsoon saying that other than having to be around the Weasel, calling the action was great fun. Bobby Heenan retorted that his back was hurting because he had to carry "Ape Man." Grade: B+ -Demolition def. El Dandy, George Hines and Sam Houston when Crush pinned Houston after hitting Demolition Decapitation. Grade: D+ -Vader def. Dino Casanova with the Vader Bomb. Grade: C -The bell has rung, but Vader continues to attack Casanova, climbing the middle turnbuckle and crashing down on his chest with a second Vader Bomb. Vader is about top pick Casanova up for a Powerbomb, but Tugboat comes running down and stops Vader, who opts to let Casanova go and exit the ring while Tugboat checks on him. Grade: B+ -The roundtable talked about what had just occurred, with everyone buzzing what a collision it would be if Vader and Tugboat were to hook it up. Bobby Heenan said that Vader would sink the Tugboat. Lord Alfred Hayes disagreed, saying that Vader has been bullying guys half his size, and now that someone his size stood up to him, he backed off. Macho King noted that Vader was just showing he was as smart as he was big, strong and mighty. Why waste his energy right then and there after using most of it destroying some scrub when he can fight Tugboat any night of the week. Mean Gene then throws it to the Event Center. Grade: B -To the Event Center we go, and Sean Mooney is hyping up WrestleMania VII. He talks about the main event pitting WWF World Heavyweight Champion, the Ultimate Warrior, against "Macho King" Randy Savage, and reminds the fans that to see that awesome main event, you have to call your local cable company and order it on Pay Per View. He also hyped up the WWF World Tag Team Title match pitting current champions, the Hart Foundation, against the team that earned the right to challenge them at Canadian Stampede in the Four Corners match, the Rockers. We then saw pre-recorded promos from both teams hyping the match up, with the Rockers saying "And this time, when we beat you, it will count in the record books." Grade: B- -Razor Ramon def. Rudy Boy Gonzalez with the Razor's Edge. Tito Santana served as a guest commentator for the match. Grade: C- -The Legion of Doom def. the Nasty Boys when Hawk pinned Sags after a Doomsday Decapitation. The finish came when Haku and the Barbarian came down to ringside to distract the Nasty Boys. It should be noted that Ax of Demolition sat in on commentary. Grade: B -The roundtable panel interview Rick Rude and Mr. Perfect via satellite. We find out that Mr. Perfect and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan demanded of President Jack Tunney that Perfect be able to defend his Intercontinental Title against Rick Rude, then complained about the stipulation Rude had Tunney put in about the Big Boss Man being the special guest referee. Perfect said that in the end, it didn't matter if everyone in the world that hated him were the referee, because he would still beat Rick Rude because Rude is not "Perfect." Rude simply smooched his lips to give a mock kiss to Perfect and Heenan. Grade: B+ -Vince McMahon hosted the WrestleMania VII Report. He announced that Hulk Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter had signed a contract for what was being billed as a Desert Storm match, a match with no disqualifications, no count outs, and the competitors come dressed in military garb. The only way to win is by pinfall or submission. We then heard comments from both Hogan and Slaughter. We also heard pre-recorded comments from the Ultimate Warrior, "Macho King" Randy Savage and Sensational Queen Sherri, hyping the WWF World Title match that will be headlining WrestleMania. And we heard from the Big Boss Man and Bobby Heenan. Boss Man talked about how he was looking forward to serving the law and order to Mr. Perfect and Bobby Heenan after what the crime they committed at Canadian Stampede, with Bobby Heenan doing his usual complaining about Boss Man being named special guest referee. Grade: B+ -A six man tag match pitting "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka vs. Earthquake, Dino Bravo and the Mountie ended in Double DQ when the ref lost control as all six men were brawling inside the ring, with nobody going back to their corner. Grade: B- http://i.imgur.com/gaqxjX2.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Zw8yzOJ.jpg -We see a video hyping the arrival of Terry Gordy and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams: The Miracle Violence Connection. We then cut back to the roundtable panel, who discuss the Gordy and Doc coming to the WWF. Bobby Heenan quipped, "I know those guys! They were the guys filling up my car at the gas station down the road!" Gorilla, offended by the Brain as always, shouted "WILL YOU STOP?!" Grade: B -Jake "The Snake" Roberts def. Barry Horowitz with the DDT. Rick Martel sat in on commentary. Grade: C+ -"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase def. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan with a roll up and held the tights after a distraction by Terry Taylor. Mike Sekulow was sitting in on commentary. Grade: B -Rowdy Roddy Piper runs down to the ring and attacks the Million Dollar Man! Piper is punching away at him, but DiBiase barely manages to escape the ring. Grade: B+ -We see a promo from William Regal, who's walking down the streets of New York City and is just utterly disgusted with what has become of America. "You know, you American swine fought for and won your independence from us over 200 years ago. Seeing what you have all become now, I'm GLAD you pigs won. You can keep your bloody independence." Grade: D -The panel discusses William Regal, with Mean Gene, Gorilla and Lord Alfred Hayes none too pleased with what he has had to say about America. Bobby Heenan and Macho King, however, felt that Regal had a great point, with "Macho King" Randy Savage saying if he had things his way, he would move to England because they respect royalty over there. Grade: B+ -Hulk Hogan and "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich def. "Macho King" Randy Savage and Mr. Perfect after Hogan hit the Big Boot followed by the Big Leg Drop on Perfect thanks to distraction from Rick Rude. Grade: A</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Overall Grade: B+</div>

Warhawk8492 · December 16, 2013

Another awesome show, great booking. The Build up for WM is great. The Miracle Violence Connection is cool, Dr. Death was awesome. I also like how your hyping up Regal.

Mattywood · December 16, 2013

<div style="text-align:center;">Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Right after the Prime Time Wrestling TV Taping, the WWF came to terms of the release of Bruce Prichard, aka Brother Love. While Brother Love had good chemistry as manager for Demolition, he wasn't getting the reactions that Vince McMahon was expecting. It is also said that Brother Love was pretty much just managing Demolition to give him something to do his Brother Love Show had started to bomb in recent weeks. Not to mention that Demolition has done fine without a manager in the past.

There are rumors that the WWF may be interested in Andre the Giant, Danny Spivey, Sid Vicious, Scott Levy and Madusa. However, at this time, these are only rumors.

Expect the full card for WrestleMania VII to be announced on the very first edition of Monday Night Raw. Speaking of Raw, Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan are said to be the broadcast duo for the show. Vince felt they were the best fit given their announcing experience with each other, as well as their chemistry.</div>

LordofGustav · December 17, 2013

Great episode!

I wasn't expecting Terry Gordy and Steve Williams! What a surprise!

So Tugboat will face Vader at Wrestlemania? Cool! I can foresee a monster not sinking down a ship, but crippling it down with his own hands and turning into into debris.

K-Nection · December 17, 2013

I am still impressed you got kerry von erich off of drugs bravo maybe that family can have a happy ending after all. I was always curious to see how he would do if he was actually pushed into the main.....nudge nudge. Also he might live long enough to train his daughter.

Wow a rick rude face run is very interesting never thought I could see the day you are an impressive booker/storyteller I never did like this era of WWF but you have made it interesting to me. I am very curious to see The Undertaker's first victim just hope its not von erich.

Jabba_The_American · December 18, 2013

I am so far beyond hyped for Gordy and Williams. Bonus points if you bring in Misawa and Kawada on loan for WM and blow 5-year-old me's mind.

Mattywood · December 23, 2013

<div style="text-align:center;">Monday, March Week 1, 1991 WWF Monday Night Raw (Live on TNN) From the Manhattan Center in New York City, New York Attendance: 1,000 (SELL OUT!) http://i.imgur.com/wmU7qH5.jpg Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36794" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/flTOhPDuC1k?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> http://i.imgur.com/TxJecFp.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/WfKDTq8.jpg The "Monday Night Raw" theme has played, the sirens are going off, and the rabid sold out crowd inside the Manhattan Center is going crazy as Gorilla Monsoon welcomes us to the first ever Monday Night Raw. Gorilla Monsoon: Welcome everyone to the jam-packed Manhattan Center in New York City! Welcome to the premiere of what will prove to be the hottest 2 hours of live wrestling action on television on TNN! Welcome to Monday Night Raw! I'm Gorilla Monsoon, and with me tonight is the Weasel himself, Bobby Heenan. Bobby Heenan: That's the Brain to you, Ape Man! I for one am excited! There's no telling what's going to happen here every Monday night! Gorilla Monsoon: That's right, and tonight, we kick off the first edition of Monday Night Raw with a huge main event! Two #1 contenders go at it as the #1 contender to the Intercontinental Championship, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, takes on the #1 contender to the World Wrestling Federation Championship, "Macho King" Randy Savage! And also tonight, Mean Gene Okerlund is going to interview the World Wrestling Federation Champion himself, the Ultimate Warrior! Bobby Heenan: And how about my team of Haku and the Barbarian being in action tonight?! They're going to have to carry the Nasty Boys as they take on the WWF Tag Team Champions, the Hart Foundation, and their challengers, the Rockers, in 8-Man Tag Team Action. Gorilla Monsoon: Brain, how on earth are your guys going to coexist with the Nasty Boys?! Bobby Heenan: Don't worry, we've got this. Gorilla Monsoon: Right now, let's go to the ring for our first match! Grade: B-</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36794" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">-The Bushwhackers def. Barry Horowitz and Rudy Boy Gonzalez when Butch pinned Horowitz after he and Luke hit the Battering Ram. Gorilla and Bobby noted how the Bushwhackers seem to be more aggressive after the beating they took from Vader at Canadian Stampede. Grade: D -We see a graphic of the Ultimate Warrior as Gorilla reminds us that Mean Gene will be interviewing him later tonight. Grade: B- -Gorilla lets us know that this past weekend, Rick "The Model" Martel was sitting in as a judge at a fashion show, and Lord Alfred Hayes caught up with him. We then go to the interview, where Alfred asks Martel about his recently announced match against Jake "The Snake" Roberts at WrestleMania VII. Martel talks about how unlike last time, at WrestleMania, he'll finish the job against Jake. Alfred then asks him if he's seen the fine print in the contract, but Martel blows him off and says that he doesn't care if the fine print says that Damien will be Jake's partner, because he will cut the head off the snake come WrestleMania. Grade: B- -Haku & the Barbarian and the Nasty Boys def. the Hart Foundation and the Rockers when Haku pinned Marty Jannetty. Bobby Heenan, who had been sitting at the broadcast table on commentary, got up and grabbed Jimmy Hart's megaphone while the ref was distracted with the Hart Foundation fighting outside with the Nasty Boys, then fighting with Shawn Michaels when he inadvertently hit Jim Neidhart with a super kick when Jerry Sags ducked. Heenan quickly tossed the megaphone in to Haku, who belted Marty Jannetty with it just as he turned around after knocking Barbarian down with a thrust kick. Haku tossed the megaphone to the outside and Heenan quickly ran over to tell the ref to turn around as Haku pinned Jannetty. Grade: B- -Vince McMahon is with "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, who's watching the proceedings live from his private hotel. His newest allies, Chris Jericho and Demolition, are watching as well, but they're pretty much in the background. McMahon asks DiBiase about this group he's formed, and DiBiase says he's been wanting to get his hands on Rowdy Roddy Piper after he cost him his most prized possession: his bodyguard. Now he's going to be searching for a new bodyguard. But in the meantime, he wants to get revenge on Piper, and he put his money together to buy the best team money could buy, and has challenged Piper to a 10-Man Tag Match at WrestleMania, telling Piper to find four guys who will want to team up with him. Grade: B -The Orient Express def. Jim Powers and Dino Casanova when Kato pinned Jim Powers with a German Suplex after Tanaka super kicked him into said German Suplex. Grade: D+ -We go to a pre-recorded promo cut by Jake "The Snake" Roberts, who is sitting down in a very dark room, only lit by one candle, and all we can see is Jake. He talks about how when he was blind temporarily recently, at first he was desperate to regain his vision, and was worried he'd never see again. But then he grew to enjoy the darkness, and now he wants Rick Martel to experience that same darkness, which is why he made sure some fine print got added in the contract for their match at WrestleMania: the match will be a Blindfold Match! Grade: B+ -"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and Tito Santana def. Terry Taylor and Razor Ramon by DQ after Mike Sekulow blasted Duggan in the back with his halliburton briefcase as Duggan was running the ropes. Taylor and Ramon went to attack Santana, but Duggan cleared the ring with his 2x4. Grade: B- -We go to Sean Mooney for the WrestleMania Report. We hear Hulk Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter hype up their Desert Storm Match; Rick Rude, Big Boss Man, Mr. Perfect and Bobby Heenan hype up the Intercontinental Title match pitting Rude against Perfect with Boss Man as guest referee in pre-recorded promos; and we see a promo from William Regal, who says he'll be watching from a special VIP Section bought and paid for by "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, saying he's going to be scouting the competition. Sean Mooney announces the matches that have been signed thus far, and says there are still a few more to be added in the coming weeks. Grade: B -We see a graphic hyping tonight's main event that Gorilla reminds us about: Rick Rude vs. Randy Savage. Grade: B -Jimmy Snuka and Greg Valentine def. George Hines and Sam Houston when Snuka pinned Hines after a Superfly Splash. Grade: C -We see a graphic hyping the Ultimate Warrior interview, which Gorilla says is up next! Grade: B -Mean Gene Okerlund is in the ring with the Ultimate Warrior. Warrior says that for months, "Macho King" Randy Savage has been begging and pleading for this title match, and now he's going to get it thanks to his win at the Royal Rumble. But the Warrior says that he doesn't think it's right that Savage has begged for this match and has received and isn't putting anything up. Cue Randy Savage and Sensational Queen Sherri coming out to interrupt. Macho King says he doesn't care for the Ultimate Warrior's whining, but he's willing to hear him out. The Warrior then says that he's challenging the Macho King to put the Kingdom of the Madness on the line: Title vs. Career! The Ultimate Warrior's WWF World Heavyweight Championship against the career of the Macho King, and if Randy loses, he must retire. Macho King is thinking about, and Sherri talks it over with him. They nod their heads and Macho King tells the Warrior he's got a deal! All that's left is for President Jack Tunney to approve the added stipulation. Grade: A -"The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith def. The Mountie by DQ after the Mountie used his shock stick. Grade: B -It was apparent that the result of the match was of no consequence to the Mountie as his "shocking" attack was a setup for Dino Bravo and Earthquake to come down and, along with the Mountie, beat down Davey 3-on-1, with the Earthquake hitting Davey with an Earthquake Splash. However, Earthquake for some reason decides to only hit one Earthquake Splash, then leaves with his cohorts. Grade: B- -Mean Gene Okerlund has located Rowdy Roddy Piper outside the Manhattan Center, who's been signing autographs outside for the fans. Along with Piper are "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich, Owen Hart and the Legion of Doom, who are mostly in the background. Gene asks Piper about DiBiase's challenge, and Piper says he accepts, and he has found his partners. Piper talks about how Kerry Von Erich hasn't forgotten how Ted DiBiase helped Mr. Perfect steal the Intercontinental Title from him; he talks about how Owen Hart is looking to shut that loudmouth Chris Jericho up once and for all; and the Legion of Doom are itching to finish the job against Demolition. Grade: A* -The Undertaker def. Tugboat by a count out when Tugboat got distracted with Vader standing in the aisle and ran out to go fight him, and the two big men brawled all the way to the back. Grade: B -Back from commercial break, and Mean Gene is now back inside and in the ring, ready to interview Slick and his team of Power & Glory. They talk about how it's not fair what happened to them at Canadian Stampede and they have an open challenge for WrestleMania to prove their worth in the tag team division. Terry Gordy and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams of the Miracle Violence Connection come out, and they tell Slick and his clients, Hercules and Paul Roma, that they accept their open challenge. Slick and Power & Glory are more than happy to oblige, and it looks like things are about to get heated, but a team of officials quickly rush in as cooler heads prevail. Grade: C+ -We see a graphic hyping the main event of Randy Savage vs. Rick Rude, which Gorilla says is up next! Grade: B -"Macho King" Randy Savage def. "Ravishing" Rick Rude by a count out when Rude got distracted with Bobby Heenan outside the ring and grabbed him by his collar, threatening to beat him up if he kept running his mouth because he could hear him from inside the ring. The bell rang, and Rude ran back into the ring, but Macho King and Sensational Queen Sherri quickly bailed out. Rude was angry at Heenan and went out to confront him, but officials ran out to keep Rude and Heenan separated. Grade: A</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Overall Show Grade: A TV Rating on TNN: 1.90 ============================================== Prime Time Wrestling (Taped before Raw went on the air) Announcers: Sean Mooney and Lord Alfred Hayes Roundtable Panel: Mean Gene, Gorilla Monsoon, Lord Alfred Hayes, Bobby Heenan and Mr. Perfect http://i.imgur.com/syLsAdk.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/TxJecFp.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/lLn3XR8.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/WfKDTq8.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/tsY34P9.jpg</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36794" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">-The panel discussed the happenings of this past Monday Night Raw, and what a wild night it was. Mean Gene mentioned that the matches tonight on Prime Time took place at the Manhattan Center, and Lord Alfred Hayes put over what a great time he had calling the action with Sean Mooney. Grade: B -The Brooklyn Brawler def. El Dandy by pinfall when he used the ropes for leverage. D+ -The panel discussed the matches announced thus far for WrestleMania. Bobby Heenan and Mr. Perfect said they weren't worried about the Big Boss Man being the guest referee for the Intercontinental Title match at WrestleMania. Grade: B -We go to Sean Mooney in the Event Center. He hypes WrestleMania, and we hear from the Rockers and Hart Foundation, who hype their WWF World Tag Team Title match. We then hear from Ted DiBiase and Roddy Piper, who hype the 10-Man Tag Match. Grade: B -Power & Glory def. George Hines and Sam Houston when Paul Roma pinned George Hines after he and Hercules hit the Power Plex. Grade: C- -Owen Hart def. Iron Mike Sharpe after hitting the Missile Dropkick. Grade: D+ -The panel discuss the 10-Man Tag pitting Piper's team against DiBiase's team. Heenan and Perfect says their money, so to speak, is on DiBiase's team. They're not sure Piper is 100% after the recent attack; Kerry Von Erich wasn't dependable because he's always spaced out, which Heenan says is because he's from Texas; Owen Hart is inferior to Chris Jericho, and Demolition were going to eat the Legion of Doom for lunch. Gorilla, Mean Gene and Alfred all disagreed, talking about how all the money in the world would not help DiBiase rid him of Roddy Piper. Grade: B -We go to Mean Gene Okerlund for the WrestleMania VII Report, and he mentions the matches that have been announced thus far. He then announces that President Jack Tunney has approved the added stipulation for the WWF World Title match between champion Ultimate Warrior and challenger "Macho King" Randy Savage which pits the Warrior's title against Savage's career. We then hear from both competitors. Savage says he was hesitant at first, but then realized he's the "Macho King," "Ruler of the Madness," and not even God Himself can stop him now! DIG IT?! Warrior then said that at WrestleMania, the Ultimate Universe of Parts Unknown would destroy the Kingdom of the Madness as the moon turned blood red and the seas parted, and that Randy Savage's career would be but a memory after WrestleMania VII. Grade: A* -The panel discussed the feature match-up coming up, pitting Tugboat against the Warlord. Bobby Heenan and Mr. Perfect admitted Warlord had been in a funk recently, but would dig himself out of it with a win over Tugboat. However, Gene, Alfred and Gorilla all felt that the mighty Tugboat would get back on track after being defeated by the Undertaker by a count out and sink the Warlord. Grade: B -Tugboat def. The Warlord by pinfall after hitting a Big Splash Grade: C+</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Overall Show Grade: B</div>

Dawn · December 23, 2013

-The Brooklyn Brawler def. El Dandy by pinfall when he used the ropes for leverage.

Wait...WHAT?

LordofGustav · December 23, 2013

I know that you plan to use El Dandy as a jobber.

But what was the point of giving the Brooklyn Brawler a victory? <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/confused.png.d4a8e6b6eab0c67698b911fb041c0ed1.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> He's supposed to be a jobber too.

Mattywood · December 23, 2013

Brooklyn Brawler is autopushing to Lower Midcarder right now, so I figured why not give him an occasional win over guys who will be jobbers for life, especially against jobbers who have good basics and psychology since Brawler for whatever reason is very low in the psychology department. I know he's no Jake Roberts, but considering he would go on to become a road agent, I would've thought he'd at least be C+, lol. But at the same time, it makes for a good challenge. <img alt="

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Mattywood · December 23, 2013

<div style="text-align:center;">Wrestling Observer Newsletter

The upset victory of "Brooklyn Brawler" Steve Lombardi over El Dandy was a hot topic among those backstage at the first ever Monday Night Raw event with matches taped for Prime Time Wrestling. However, El Dandy didn't seem to have any problem with it, and was more than happy to help Brooklyn Brawler with his in-ring psychology.

Vince McMahon is said to be thrilled with how the first ever Monday Night Raw came off, and everyone really seemed to enjoy the unpredictability of a live show. The fans in attendance seemed to enjoy the projector screens hung on each balcony that showed not only the action inside the ring, but also the pre-taped segments such as the Event Center, pre-taped promos like the one Jake "The Snake" Roberts cut on Rick Martel, as well as anything that happened outside the building, such as Mean Gene interviewing Roddy Piper with his WrestleMania team standing in the background. It is said that Vince McMahon didn't mind the extra cost of purchasing projector screens because he wants the fans in attendance to get the maximum enjoyment that the fans watching on TV at home receive.

Meanwhile, the WWF has allowed the contracts of "Superfly" Jimmy Sunka and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine to expire. It is said their victory on Monday Night Raw was more to try and keep Snuka happy in case the WWF ever wants to do business with him in the future. Look for the WWF to start bringing in some younger talent and put more focus on younger talent. However, it is said they don't plan on pushing older veterans out the door unless they just have nothing else to contribute anymore.

In news from around the world of wrestling, the infamous Cowboy Bill Watts has purchased Pacific Northwest Wrestling after former owner Don Owen decided to leave the wrestling business and put his Portland, Oregon based territory up for sale. And Smokey Mountain Wrestling has been a hot topic of conversation, but for all the wrong reasons. Owner and head booker Jim Cornette has released quite a handful of talents, including: Paul Orndorff, Robert Gibson, Bobby Fulton, Rip Rogers, Tim Horner, "Hollywood" Bob Holly, "Prime Time" Brian Lee and Vladimir Koloff. While it's apparent that Cornette unloaded Orndorff, Gibson, Fulton, Rogers and Horner to make way for younger talent, it was quite puzzling as to why he let go of Holly and Lee as well. Rumors are floating about that Holly may have been trouble backstage, and that Lee may not have been a good fit for the direction Smokey Mountain is going for. It's also been said that Vladimir Koloff was let go because his in-ring skills were atrocious and didn't look to be getting any better.

And finally, independent wrestler Rob Van Dam recently went on a local radio show in Battle Creek, Michigan and talked about how he and Jeff Jarrett haven't been getting along. At first, the hosts thought he was kayfabing in order to hype a feud against Jarrett, but Van Dam has revealed that Jarrett didn't care for his in-ring work and called him sloppy, which Van Dam apparently took exception to. More on this as it develops.</div>

Mattywood · January 1, 2014

<div style="text-align:center;">Monday, March Week 2, 1991 WWF Monday Night Raw (Live on TNN) From the Manhattan Center in New York City, New York Attendance: 1,000 (SELL OUT!) http://i.imgur.com/wmU7qH5.jpg Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36794" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/flTOhPDuC1k?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> http://i.imgur.com/TxJecFp.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/WfKDTq8.jpg Gorilla Monsoon: As we get closer to WrestleMania VII, we come to you once again from the jam-packed Manhattan Center in New York City! Hello, everyone, I'm Gorilla Monsoon, along with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan! Bobby Heenan: And Monsoon, what a lineup we have in store for the humanoids tonight! Gorilla Monsoon: Boy do we ever! Jake "The Snake" Roberts takes on Dino Bravo! Bobby Heenan: And also tonight, Mike Sekulow, Attorney at Law, will step into the ring for the first time as he takes on that ingrate, "Ravishing" Rick Rude. Gorilla Monsoon: And what about our main event tonight?! This feud has been going on for quite some time and will finally come to a head tonight as Earthquake takes on Hulk Hogan! Fasten your seat belts, fans! Here we go! Grade: B-</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36794" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">-Tito Santana def. The Brooklyn Brawler with a Flying Forearm, which Bobby Heenan so eloquently referred to as the "Flying Jalapeno." Grade: B- -Gorilla Monsoon finds out there's a commotion in the back and throws it to the cameras. Apparently Vader and Tugboat were scheduled to face each other tonight, but couldn't wait and are brawling with each other as security tries to get them separated. Grade: B -Jake "The Snake" Roberts def. Dino Bravo with the DDT after a distraction from "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith. Rick "The Model" Martel sat in on commentary and couldn't stop griping about the fine print in the contract that states his match against Jake at WrestleMania is going to be a Blindfold Match. Grade: B -Mean Gene Okerlund is backstage with Razor Ramon in a makeshift VIP area. Razor hypes up his match at WrestleMania against Tito Santana, stating that he will "carve... him... up," then throws his toothpick at Mean Gene. Grade: B- -Demolition (Ax and Smash) vs. The Miracle Violence Connection ended in a no-contest when the match descended into utter chaos thanks to interference from Power & Glory, then the Legion of Doom, then Crush of Demolition. Grade: C -Sean Mooney conducted an interview on the streets of New York with the Mountie, who was sitting on his horse. The Mountie said that his manager Jimmy Hart came out to tell him about how Davey Boy Smith cost Dino Bravo his match against Jake Roberts, and that Davey Boy was nothing more than a stray dog that needed to be caught and thrown into the pound for good. Sean asked the Mountie if he had plans to go inside the arena, especially with Earthquake taking on Hulk Hogan. The Mountie said he was confident in Earthquake, and besides, he had work to do. He then proceeded to shout "Jaywalker! Stop, for I... AM... THE MOUNTIE!" Grade: C+ -Sgt. Slaughter def. Owen Hart with the Camel Clutch after Chris Jericho interfered and attacked Owen outside the ring while Slaughter had the referee distracted, then rolled Owen back into the ring, throwing his hands up to say he was innocent of any wrongdoing when the ref turned around and yelled at him, asking what he was doing there. Grade: B+ -The match is over, and Slaughter exits the ring while "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase runs down and joins Chris Jericho in giving Owen Hart more licks. But here come Rowdy Roddy Piper and "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich to save the day, chasing DiBiase and Jericho off. Grade: C -Vince McMahon was in the ring and asked the fans to please welcome Paul Bearer and the Undertaker. Paul Bearer said that his Undertaker didn't have a match for WrestleMania, and with President Jack Tunney's permission, was issuing an open challenge. Who should walk down to the ring but none other than... http://i.imgur.com/mschpWU.jpg That's right! Andre the Giant! He said he would accept the Undertaker's open challenge. Undertaker just stared up at Andre, showing no fear whatsoever, with Paul Bearer smiling and showing much confidence in the Grim Reaper, telling Andre that he better be careful what he wished for, because at WrestleMania, he will get it. Grade: B- -Rick Rude def. Mike Sekulow with a Rude Awakening after Jim Duggan had come down to the ring and whacked Sekulow across the back with a 2x4 as he ran the ropes while the ref was checking on Rude. Terry Taylor sat in on commentary and was livid about the outcome. Gorilla then said "Don't bother stooging off to President Jack Tunney!" Grade: B -Taylor helps Sekulow out of the ring while Rude celebrates the win by gyrating in the ring, which is now getting him cheers he hadn't heard before. Mr. Perfect comes running down to the ring and blasts Rude from behind with the Intercontinental belt. Perfect is stomping down on Rude until the Big Boss Man runs into the ring and chases Perfect out. Grade: B- -We go to Mean Gene Okerlund for the WrestleMania VII Report. He hypes up the lineup thus far, and then we hear promos from some of the participants. The Ultimate Warrior talked about such great empires of the past such as Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome, and how they all fell. He then said that the Kingdom of the Madness would fall as well come WrestleMania when he ends the Macho King's career. "Macho King" Randy Savage and Sensational Queen Sherri respond with a pre-taped promo of their own, talking about how they are going to finally bring the WWF World Heavyweight Championship back to where it belongs. We also hear from... http://i.imgur.com/EC2gMcC.jpg Miss Elizabeth says she will be at WrestleMania, watching the Warrior/Savage match with great interest. Cut back to Mean Gene, who was wondering aloud what Elizabeth's intentions are. We then go to pre-taped promos from Hulk Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter, who hype up their Desert Storm match. And we hear from William Regal, who hypes up the fact that he will be at WrestleMania, watching the proceedings from the VIP Section bought and paid for by "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. Grade: B+ -The Hart Foundation def. The Nasty Boys when Bret Hart pinned Jerry Sags after he and Jim Neidhart worked in tandem to hit the Hart Attack on Sags. It didn't help matters that Haku and the Barbarian came down to the ring, distracting the Nasty Boys, which Bobby Heenan claimed he had nothing to do with, cross his heart. Grade: B -After the match, the Rockers come down to the ring to confront the Hart Foundation. Security rushes down their as soon as they can, but cooler heads prevail as neither team lands a blow, instead talking trash to each other. Grade: C+ -Hulk Hogan def. Earthquake with the Big Leg Drop after Davey Boy Smith came back out and distracted Earthquake. Grade: A* -After the match, Sgt. Slaughter runs out to attack Hulk Hogan. Slaughter tosses Hogan out of the ring and proceeds to beat the tar out of him outside the ring, hitting him across the back with a folding chair, then busting him open after throwing him into a turnbuckle post. He puts Hogan in the Camel Clutch as road agents run down to get Slaughter off of Hogan. Grade: A*</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Overall Grade: A TV Rating on TNN: 1.88 ======================================= http://i.imgur.com/JLVdbC1.jpg Prime Time Wrestling (Taped before Raw went on the air) Announcers: Sean Mooney and Lord Alfred Hayes Roundtable Panel: Mean Gene Okerlund, Gorilla Monsoon, Roddy Piper, Bobby Heenan and Randy Savage http://i.imgur.com/syLsAdk.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/TxJecFp.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/fX4rbc6.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/WfKDTq8.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/H4ASjok.jpg</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36794" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">-The panel discussed the Vader/Tugboat feud, and how their previously scheduled match for Monday Night Raw would now take place at WrestleMania VII. Grade: B -The Big Boss Man def. Rudy Boy Gonzalez with the Boss Man Slam. Grade: C+ -The Orient Express def. Dino Casanova and El Dandy when Tanaka pinned El Dandy after Kato super kicked Dandy while Tanaka held him in position, causing Tanaka to fall back and bring Dandy down into a bridged German Suplex for the pinfall. Grade: D+ -The panel interview a newcomer to the WWF... http://i.imgur.com/HwO0hq6.jpg Dean Malenko talks about how he can't wait to come to the WWF, and that his brother Joe is on his way too as soon as his paperwork is completed. Bobby Heenan quipped "I didn't know we were casting for Rumpelstiltskin!" which of course got Gorilla Monsoon hot as he shouted "Will you stop?!" Dean then told Heenan that just because he and his brother might not be the biggest men in the WWF didn't mean that they were pushovers, and that they could not only outwrestle Haku and the Barbarian, but Mr. Perfect as well. Grade: B+ -We go to Sean Mooney in the Event Center. He helps to hype up WrestleMania, as we see promos from Tito Santana, then Razor Ramon. Follow that up with pre-taped promos from both the Hart Foundation and the Rockers. Grade: C+ -The Mountie def. George Hines with the Quebec Crab. Grade: D+ -The Bushwhackers def. Iron Mike Sharpe and Barry Horowitz when Butch pinned Horowitz after the Battering Ram. Grade: D+ -The panel talked about how the Bushwhackers seem to be more aggressive as of late. Mean Gene, Gorilla and Piper weren't too sure about it, but Heenan and Savage said that maybe they've realized that to make it in the WWF, you have to be mean and nasty. Grade: B -We go to Vince McMahon for the WrestleMania VII Report. He goes over the matches booked thus far, stating that with just a little over two weeks left, there are still a few more matches to be signed. We also saw pre-taped promos from Mr. Perfect and Rick Rude. Grade: B- -Razor Ramon def. Virgil after hitting the Razor's Edge. Grade: C+ -The panel close the show by talking about how Virgil just doesn't seem to be the same after suffering that heartbreaking loss to Ted DiBiase at the Royal Rumble. Grade: B</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Overall Show Grade: B-</div>

Mattywood · January 1, 2014

<div style="text-align:center;">Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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Vince McMahon conducted another random drug test, and this time Shawn Michaels was found to have tested positive. With such a big match coming up at WrestleMania pitting the Hart Foundation against the Rockers, it is said that Vince simply talked to him and let him know that he needed to get clean or else he'd have to take further action. Despite the failed drug test, Shawn seemed to be in good spirits, saying he would work hard to get clean.

The World Wrestling Federation also allowed the contract of road agent JJ Dillon to expire. It's been said that the WWF had no plans to renew Dillon's contract, instead choosing to invest their money in wrestling talent they feel will improve their fortunes.

FMW head booker Go Ito just up and left the company for reasons unknown at this time. That doesn't mean the rumor mill hasn't been going crazy, with everything from Go Ito being fed up with FMW ownership to a meeting with aliens as reasons that have been rumored.

Love seems to be in the air as of late, as independent talents Al Snow and Lisa Moretti(formerly Tina Ferrari in G.L.O.W.) have begun dating, as well as Heidi Lee Morgan and... Ludvig Borga? It'll be interesting to see how these relationships develop.

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There's no love, however, between Al Snow and Jeff Jarrett as Jarrett seems to be making more enemies. After developing a real life rivalry with Rob Van Dam from allegedly telling him that he was sloppy, Jarrett seems to have pissed off Snow. In a recent interview, Snow claimed that Jarrett gets to where he does not because of who his father is, but because he plays politics and buries guys behind their backs. Jarrett recently responded, denying the allegations.

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It is said that while the card for WrestleMania hasn't been fully announced on TV yet, Vince seems to have everything in place for the show as far as the card goes. Rumor has it that the show may be moved from the Los Angeles Coliseum to the Los Angeles Sports Arena due to poor ticket sales. More on this story as it unfolds.</div>

LordofGustav · January 1, 2014

This episode it's a New Year's gift! I loved it! .... Heidi Lee Morgan dating Ludvig Borga? Just weird.

Dean Malenko ain't a Rumpeltstiltskin... he's a technical wrestler and it's better that Heenan doesn't pout when he grabs him with his Texas Cloverleaf!

Warhawk8492 · January 1, 2014

Another awesome show.

Mattywood · January 3, 2014

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THIS MONDAY NIGHT!

The World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions, the Hart Foundation, had some troubles when they had to team up with their challengers at WrestleMania VII, the Rockers, in an eight man tag team match against the Nasty Boys, Haku and the Barbarian. President Jack Tunney has decided to try this experiment one more time! Can the Rockers and Hart Foundation put their differences aside against their competition?

Also, after "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith cost Dino Bravo and Earthquake respective matches, their manager, Jimmy Hart, went to Jack Tunney, demanding a six man tag team match: Earthquake, Dino Bravo and the Mountie against Davey Boy Smith and whoever he can find to team up with him. This Monday night, Davey will reveal who will be teaming up with him at WrestleMania!

And we have a huge six man tag team match as our main event as WWF World Heavyweight Champion, the Ultimate Warrior, teams up with Hulk Hogan and "Ravishing" Rick Rude to take on "Macho King" Randy Savage, Sgt. Slaughter and Intercontinental Champion, Mr. Perfect! Plus: Andre the Giant teams with Tugboat to take on the Undertaker and Vader, the Orient Express take on Haku and the Barbarian, and Piper's Pit makes it's long awaited return as Rowdy Roddy Piper will have William Regal as his guest! All this and more this Monday night, on Monday Night Raw!</div>

OOC: No predictions please, as I only do predictions for PPVs, and I haven't listed the full match card. I just wanted to try something new in this diary to try and make it feel a bit more alive. Think of it as a commercial that's airing this weekend on TNN. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Mattywood · January 6, 2014

<div style="text-align:center;">Monday, March Week 3, 1991 WWF Monday Night Raw (Live on TNN) From the Manhattan Center in New York City, New York Attendance: 1,000 (SELL OUT!) http://i.imgur.com/wmU7qH5.jpg Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36794" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Dark Match: -The Bushwhackers def. George Hines and Sam Houston when Butch pinned Hines after hitting the Battering Ram. Grade: D</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36794" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/flTOhPDuC1k?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> http://i.imgur.com/TxJecFp.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/WfKDTq8.jpg Gorilla Monsoon: We're just under two weeks away from the biggest show of the year, as we come to you from the jam-packed Manhattan Center in New York City, and Brain, they are literally hanging from the rafters here tonight! Bobby Heenan: And by all means they should be, because what a huge main event we have in store tonight! Gorilla Monsoon: It's a huge one, indeed, as WWF World Heavyweight Champion, the Ultimate Warrior, teams up with a couple of old rivals in Hulk Hogan and "Ravishing" Rick Rude to take on "The Macho King" Randy Savage, Sgt. Slaughter and WWF Intercontinental Champion, Mr. Perfect. Bobby Heenan: And also tonight, Andre the Giant teams up with Tugboat to take on the Undertaker and Vader! Gorilla Monsoon: What a night it should be! Let's go to the ring for our first match! Grade: B-</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36794" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">-The Rockers and the Hart Foundation def. Barry Horowitz, Iron Mike Sharpe, the Brooklyn Brawler and Rudy Boy Gonzalez when Shawn pinned Rudy Boy after hitting a Super Kick. Grade: C -The match is over, and the Hart Foundation tell the Rockers it won't be that easy come WrestleMania. The Rockers tell the Harts to cherish their tag team belts while they can, because they'll be losing them at WrestleMania. It looks like both teams are about to come to blows, but a host of road agents run out to keep them from going at it, and cooler heads prevail. Grade: C -We see a graphic hyping the six man tag main event later tonight! Grade: B- =COMMERCIAL= -Earlier today, Sean Mooney interviewed "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith at an autograph signing just outside the Manhattan Center. Sean asked him about the challenge laid forth to him for WrestleMania by Earthquake, Dino Bravo and the Mountie. Davey said he didn't have to look long and hard for a couple of partners, then waved a couple of guys over... http://i.imgur.com/WPIVFCa.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/SaUjsDO.jpg Davey introduces us to Sid Justice and Kevin Von Erich, who both talk about how they're looking to kick some butt at WrestleMania. Davey puts over how Sid is here to ensure that Justice is served in the World Wrestling Federation, and he's starting with making sure Jimmy Hart's goons stop with their sneak attacks. Davey then talked about how "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich told him about his brother, Kevin Von Erich, and how he was the crazy one of the bunch, making him a perfect choice as a partner. Grade: C+ -Earthquake, Dino Bravo and the Mountie def. Tito Santana and the Malenko Bros. when Earthquake pinned Joe Malenko with a Power Slam after Jimmy Hart hit Joe in the back with the megaphone. During the ending moments, Razor Ramon distracted Tito Santana, which in turn distracted the referee and Dean Malenko, allowing Jimmy Hart to get away with his shenanigans. Grade: C =COMMERCIAL= -Mean Gene Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with the Legion of Doom, which started with the usual Animal trash talking, followed up by "TELL 'EM, HAWK!" "WEEELLLL!" The LOD talked about how Roddy Piper, Kerry Von Erich and Owen Hart would take care of Ted DiBiase and Chris Jericho, while they took care of Demolition. Speak of the devil, here come Ax, Smash and Crush, as if on cue. Demolition tell LOD that for years, they've heard fans taunt them by calling them "Road Warrior wannabes," which Ax said made them sick. Smash chimed in and said that they hate hearing garbage like that because if they wanted to be LOD, they would have worn goofy looking football shoulder pads with rubber spikes that wouldn't hurt a two year old, which seemed to really get under the skin of Animal and Hawk. Mean Gene shouted "GUYS, SOME DECORUM, PLEASE!" Crush said that at WrestleMania, after they finish off the LOD once and for all, they were coming after the WWF World Tag Team Champions, whether they be the Hart Foundation or the Rockers. Animal and Hawk told Demolition not to get ahead of themselves. Both teams stared each other down without coming to blows as we went to commercial. Grade: C+ =COMMERCIAL= -The Orient Express def. Haku and the Barbarian by count out when the Nasty Boys came out and distracted Haku, the Barbarian and Bobby Heenan. Grade: C -Mean Gene is backstage with the Big Boss Man and "Ravishing" Rick Rude, who seem to be all smiles tonight. Mean Gene asked them what they were smiling about, and Rude said that Jake "The Snake" Roberts isn't the only one who can sneak in fine print. Boss Man then revealed that Heenan failed to read the contract over, as it states that if Rude beats Perfect, Boss Man gets five minutes with "that weasel, Heenan!" Grade: C+ =COMMERCIAL= -Jim Duggan and the Miracle Violence Connection vs. Terry Taylor and Power & Glory ended in a Double DQ. Mike Sekulow and Slick interfered, attacking Terry Gordy and Steve Williams, while Jim Duggan brought in his 2x4 and used it on Terry Taylor, prompting the Double DQ. A hoard of refs and road agents had to rush out to get everyone separated as the post-match descended into a brawl. During the match, Gorilla told Bobby about the fine print, and the Brain was furious! Grade: B- -We go to Sean Mooney for the WrestleMania VII Report. We see promos from Jake Roberts, Rick Martel, Ted DiBiase with Chris Jericho in the background, and Roddy Piper with the Texas Tornado and Owen Hart in the background. Grade: B+ =COMMERCIAL= -Andre the Giant and Tugboat vs. The Undertaker and Vader ended in a double count out as all four men brawled all the way to the back. Grade: C+ =COMMERCIAL= Piper's Pit http://i.imgur.com/fX4rbc6.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/4CO3yxX.jpg -It's time for the return of Piper's Pit, and Rowdy Roddy Piper's first guest since the return of the Pit is none other than WWF newcomer, William Regal. Piper tells Regal he's heard so much about him and how he's been dominating the wrestling scene in the UK. Regal says as much as he would love to still be in the UK, he felt that he needed to come here to the WWF to teach the American fans how to have respect for wrestling like the fans in the UK have. Regal then went on a rant about how ever since he's arrived in the WWF, he's been disgusted with the abhorrent and disgusting behavior of not just the American fans, but of some of the WWF wrestlers. "Take Ultimate Warrior, for instance. This guy just runs down to the ring and doesn't care if he tramples over innocent camera men. You've got that oversized swine, Hulk Hogan, who thinks he's strong because he can rip a shirt. And let's not forget about all the grease and oil Bret Hart uses for his hair." Piper interrupted Regal's little tangent and asked him if he was such a great wrestler, how come he wasn't going to be wrestling at WrestleMania, and instead be watching from a VIP section paid for by Ted DiBiase. Regal said he couldn't turn down such a generous offer from the Million Dollar Man. Piper then went on a rant of his own about DiBiase, telling Regal that he and DiBiase deserve each other. Regal slapped Piper, prompting the Hot Rod to lay him out with a right hand. Piper went down and started punching away at Regal, but here came the Million Dollar Man, hitting Piper with a running knee to the head. DiBiase helped Regal up, and the two started putting the boots to Piper. Gorilla shouted for someone to come out here and stop this attack because Piper was scheduled for a match against the Warlord next! Grade: B =COMMERCIAL= -Rowdy Roddy Piper def. The Warlord by pinfall after hitting him with a foreign object after Warlord shoved the referee down momentarily. Grade: C+ -We see a graphic telling us that the six man tag main event is next! Grade: B =COMMERCIAL= -Sgt. Slaughter, "Macho King" Randy Savage and Mr. Perfect def. Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior and "Ravishing" Rick Rude when Bobby Heenan tripped Rude, distracting the Ravishing one long enough for Perfect to roll him up and hook the tights while Hogan and Warrior were fighting with Slaughter and Savage outside the ring. Grade: A</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Overall Show Grade: B+ TV Rating on TNN: 1.85 ========================================== http://i.imgur.com/JLVdbC1.jpg Prime Time Wrestling (Taped before Raw went on the air) Announcers: Sean Mooney and Lord Alfred Hayes Roundtable Panel: Vince McMahon, Gorilla Monsoon, Roddy Piper, Bobby Heenan and Slick http://i.imgur.com/jrkWZOp.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/TxJecFp.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/fX4rbc6.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/WfKDTq8.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/cRRSGLV.jpg</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36794" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"> -Vince McMahon welcomes us to the show, then asks Piper how he's feeling after Monday night. Piper says he's had his butt kicked before, but just like he did when he went on to beat the Warlord, he always gets back up tougher than before. The panel then discussed the on-going feud between Jim Duggan and Terry Taylor. Gorilla threw Taylor under the bus for turning out to be the chicken he knew he was, while Heenan and Slick said it was ridiculous that anyone would tell Taylor to dress up like a rooster. Monsoon reminded the Brain that it was his idea to begin with, which Heenan stammered and stuttered about as he tried to dodge the remark. Grade: B- -Owen Hart def. The Brooklyn Brawler with the Missile Dropkick. Grade: C- -Razor Ramon def. George Hines with the Razor's Edge. Grade: C- -Back to the panel, and they discuss the general happenings in the WWF, such as WrestleMania VII now being fully booked, how excited they are to be going to Los Angeles for the big event, and the early success thus far of Monday Night Raw. Grade: B -We go to Mean Gene with the WrestleMania VII Report. We see promos from the Rockers and Hart Foundation promos, then a promo from the British Bulldog, followed by a response from Earthquake and Jimmy Hart. Grade: C+ -The Malenko Bros. def. El Dandy and Dino Casanova when Dean Malenko made El Dandy submit to the Texas Cloverleaf. Grade: D- -The panel discussed the rivalry between Andre the Giant and Undertaker, hyping their match for WrestleMania VII. Heenan and Slick both agreed that Andre's time is up and that Undertaker is the new giant in town. Piper and Monsoon disagreed, with Monsoon saying that Andre has proven critics wrong before, and believed he would prove them wrong at WrestleMania. Grade: B -The Nasty Boys def. Jim Powers and Sam Houston when Brian Knobbs pinned Jim Powers after he and Saggs hit the Trip to Nastyville. Grade: C- -Tugboat def. Rudy Boy Gonzalez with a Big Splash. Grade: C -The panel closes the show, with Vince plugging the next Monday Night Raw, telling the fans that there would be an official contract signing with the Ultimate Warrior and "Macho King" Randy Savage for their title match at WrestleMania. Grade: B</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Overall Show Grade: C+</div>

Mattywood · January 6, 2014

<div style="text-align:center;">Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Two WWF wrestlers have reportedly failed a steroid test this past Monday night, as both Hercules and Hawk tested positive for steroids. It is said that Vince McMahon chose to take a fatherly approach with both men, and that both men were sorry for what had happened. As for why Vince hasn't suspended anyone yet, he apparently is wanting to take a fatherly approach for first time offenders, not to mention that WrestleMania is now set in stone and he doesn't want to mess that up right now. Sources also say that the punishment may depend on the level of the talent committing the offense, as well.

Recently we reported that Go Ito had just walked away from his head booking duties at Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling in Japan. FMW has since found a replacement, hiring the Great Kojika as their new head booker. It will be interesting to see if he makes any drastic changes to the kind of wrestling FMW presents.

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WCW recently held the first annual Uncensored PPV. Some of the highlights included former WWF wrestler, the Honky Tonk Man, getting an easy victory over WCW jobber Lt. James Earl Wright, Lex Luger retaining the United States Championship over Playboy Buddy Rose, and Sting retaining the NWA World Heavyweight Title over Kevin Sullivan.

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Congratulations go out to Scotty the Body and Marcus Bagwell(competing in the Mid Eastern Wrestling Federation as Buff Bagwell) as they claimed the previously vacant MEWF Tag Team Titles last night in a match against Morgus the Maniac and Ramblin' Rich at last night's MEWF Bad Habit. It's said that they will be competing under the team name of Collateral Damage.</div>

Mattywood · January 6, 2014

<div style="text-align:center;">http://i.imgur.com/P30M5eM.jpg OFFICIAL WRESTLEMANIA VII PROGRAM</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36794" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>FAN SCORECARD Title vs. Career WWF World Heayvweight Championship The Ultimate Warrior vs. "Macho King" Randy Savage If Macho King loses, he retires! Desert Storm Match Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter Blindfold Match Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs. Rick "The Model" Martel Special Referee: Big Boss Man WWF Intercontinental Championship Mr. Perfect vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude If Rick Rude wins, the Big Boss Man gets five minutes with Bobby Heenan! Best Two out of Three Falls WWF World Tag Team Championship The Hart Foundation vs. The Rockers The Giant vs. The Reaper Andre the Giant vs. The Undertaker Battle of the Behemoths Vader vs. Tugboat Tag Team Grudge Match The Nasty Boys vs. Haku and the Barbarian 10 Man Tag Team Match Rowdy Roddy Piper, "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich, Owen Hart and the Legion of Doom vs. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Chris Jericho and Demolition Six Man Tag Team Match Earthquake, Dino Bravo and the Mountie vs. "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith, Sid Justice and Kevin Von Erich Just Added The Orient Express vs. The Malenko Bros. Power & Glory vs. The Miracle Violence Connection "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan vs. Terry Taylor Tito Santana vs. Razor Ramon What was the best match of the night? How many championships changed hand? Bonus prediction worth five points: Will Elizabeth reunite with Randy Savage?</div></blockquote>

LordofGustav · January 6, 2014

Title vs. Career

WWF World Heayvweight Championship

The Ultimate Warrior vs. "Macho King" Randy Savage

I can foresee that Randy will win this cleanly rather than doing it with help of Queen Sherri.

Desert Storm Match

Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter

The Red and Yellow triumph over the turncoat!

Blindfold Match

Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs. Rick "The Model" Martel

Crossing with a snake, which it has six senses, it's never a wise thing.

Special Referee: Big Boss Man

WWF Intercontinental Championship

Mr. Perfect vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude

Why i could think that Perfect wins when the Boss Man is the guest referee?

Best Two out of Three Falls

WWF World Tag Team Championship

The Hart Foundation vs. The Rockers

Should the Harts drop the belts and let Bret start his raise to the top.

The Giant vs. The Reaper

Andre the Giant vs. The Undertaker

Taker will begin his streak by slaying the giant!

Battle of the Behemoths

Vader vs. Tugboat

Vader time begins now!

Tag Team Grudge Match

The Nasty Boys vs. Haku and the Barbarian

10 Man Tag Team Match

Rowdy Roddy Piper, "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich, Owen Hart and the Legion of Doom vs. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Chris Jericho and Demolition

Very tough one... i couldn't risk the Legion of Doom to have a loss.

Six Man Tag Team Match

Earthquake, Dino Bravo and the Mountie vs. "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith, Sid Justice and Kevin Von Erich

Just Added

The Orient Express vs. The Malenko Bros.

The Orient Express seems to be tag team jobbing team.

Power & Glory vs. The Miracle Violence Connection

Sames as above in Power & Glory's case.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan vs. Terry Taylor

It's time for the Red Rooster to get his revenge!

Tito Santana vs. Razor Ramon

Hey yo, Tito, your time's up!

What was the best match of the night? Hogan vs. Slaughter.

How many championships changed hands? 3

Bonus prediction worth five points: Will Elizabeth reunite with Randy Savage? Yes

Ritchardo · January 6, 2014

Title vs. Career

WWF World Heayvweight Championship

The Ultimate Warrior vs. "Macho King" Randy Savage

If Macho King loses, he retires!

You're not letting Mach retire... and you'd be mad to, as much as I loved the Career vs Career match at Mania VII, it was booking madness.

Desert Storm Match

Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter

No way can you let the Red, White & Blue lose out to an Iraqi Sympathiser in the midst of the War... hopefully you turn Slaughter or just drop the whole angle quickly though...

Blindfold Match

Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs. Rick "The Model" Martel

Speaking of horrid angles...

Special Referee: Big Boss Man

WWF Intercontinental Championship

Mr. Perfect vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude

If Rick Rude wins, the Big Boss Man gets five minutes with Bobby Heenan!

This has 'classic' written all over it. Perfect by nefarious means.

Best Two out of Three Falls

WWF World Tag Team Championship

The Hart Foundation vs. The Rockers

Time to pass the torch

The Giant vs. The Reaper

Andre the Giant vs. The Undertaker

More torch passing

Battle of the Behemoths

Vader vs. Tugboat

One dresses like a monster, the other like a boat...

Tag Team Grudge Match

The Nasty Boys vs. Haku and the Barbarian

I can see the Nasties being The Rockers first title feud

10 Man Tag Team Match

Rowdy Roddy Piper, "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich, Owen Hart and the Legion of Doom vs. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Chris Jericho and Demolition

I need some face wins, badly!

Six Man Tag Team Match

Earthquake, Dino Bravo and the Mountie vs. "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith, Sid Justice and Kevin Von Erich

I must admit, I was surprised to see The Von Erichs used in separate matches, but the star quality on this side far outweighs the other.

Just Added

The Orient Express vs. The Malenko Bros.

I loved the Orient Express/Bad Company but Joe & Dean are a long term proposition here.

Power & Glory vs. The Miracle Violence Connection

MVC all the way.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan vs. Terry Taylor

I never back Duggan. Never.

Tito Santana vs. Razor Ramon

Tito is the ultimate JTTS - and he was great at it.

What was the best match of the night? Perfect/Rude

How many championships changed hand? 2

Bonus prediction worth five points: Will Elizabeth reunite with Randy Savage? Not tonight...

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