Flashback Friday — page 2

This week we look back at an issue of Inside Wrestling that went to press on September 1, 1988 that sold for $1.95 in the U.S. and $2.50 in Canada. Inside, there’s a shoot interview with Roddy Piper, a description of a match where the Ultimate Warrior appeared to win the Intercontinental Title before Summerslam ’88, and a verbal sparring match between Jim Cornette and J.J. Dillon that I’ve transcribed in full. But first, let’s go straight to the Ratings, where the Top 15 are all American boys.

This week we look back at an issue of Wrestling Superstars that went to press in early August of 1988 and sold for $2.25 in the U.S, $2.95 in Canada, and £1.50 in the U.K. In this issue, we get the results of a “Sexiest Superstar” poll. But first, let’s get right to Ratings…

From the pages of WWF Magazine… this week, we look back at an issue that went to press in the late summer of 1988 that sold for $2.50 in the U.S. and $3.25 in Canada. With a cover featuring the Hulkster, we’re teased with stories about The Powers of Pain, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, and the Big Boss Man. Let’s jump in.

This week we look back at an issue of PWI that went to press in early August of 1988 and sold for $2.25 in the U.S, $2.95 in Canada, and £1.50 in the U.K. And we also get bonus coverage from The Wrestling Observer! In this issue, the writers argue about the legacy of the Honky Tonk Man and Eddie Ellner reacts to Ronnie Garvin’s heel turn with a “meh.” But first, let’s get right to Ratings…

From the pages of WWF Magazine… this week, we look back at an issue that went to press in the summer of 1988 that sold for $2.50 in the U.S. and $3.25 in Canada. With a cover featuring Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, we’re teased with stories about Demolition, Haku, and some new pay-per-view called Summerslam. Let’s get to it.

This week we look back at an issue of PWI that went to press in July of 1988 and sold for $2.25 in the U.S, $2.95 in Canada, and £1.50 in the U.K. In this issue, we mourn the passing of a wrestler who died in an accident at age 34 and Eddie Ellner tells us what he thinks of Dino Bravo. But first, let’s get right to Ratings where we have a new number one….

This week we look back at an issue of Inside Wrestling that went to press on June 30, 1988 that sold for $1.95 in the U.S. and $2.50 in Canada. (I’ll also throw in bonus Wrestling Observer coverage from the same period.) Let’s go straight to the Ratings, where the NWA gets 6 in the Top 15, the WWF gets 4, and the AWA gets 3.

From the pages of WWF Magazine… this week, we look back at an issue that went to press in July of 1987 that sold for $2.50 in the U.S. and $3.25 in Canada. This time, Bret makes the cover for the first time, plus we get a new merch catalog featuring Shane & Stephanie McMahon as models! So let’s make like Bret and knock this one out.

This week we look back at an issue of PWI that went to press in June of 1988 and sold for $2.25 in the U.S, $2.95 in Canada, and £1.50 in the U.K. Let’s get to it.

This week, we’re going to look back at an issue of Wrestling’s Main Event, the self proclaimed number one magazine for mat fans, which went to press on June 6, 1988 and sold for $2.50 in the U.S. and $2.95 in Canada. But before we get to that, I’ve got one tidbit to address. It turns out that one of the letters to the editor from the issue of Inside Wrestling I covered last week was from one of the regulars here at the Blog of Doom! I didn’t even realize it at first because while the name rang a bell, I figured I had just read his letters in the magazines before. (And indeed, several of his were published.) So let’s begin by looking at his full letter, written in 1988.

This week we look back at a special deluxe issue of Inside Wrestling that went to press on June 2, 1988 that sold for $2.50 in the U.S. and $2.95 in Canada. Let’s go straight to the Ratings so we can orient ourselves, with Hulk Hogan tumbling in the WWF rankings and falling out of the top 15 overall.

From the pages of WWF Magazine… this week, we look back at an issue that went to press in June of 1987 that sold for $2.50 in the U.S. and $3.25 in Canada. With a cover featuring new WWF champion “Macho Man” Randy Savage, this issue looks at the fallout from WrestleMania IV.

This week, we look back at an issue of PWI that covers the spring SuperCards and sold for $2.25 in the U.S, $2.95 in Canada, and £1.50 in the U.K. We’ve got a lot to cover today, including a tournament with brackets that were made up on the fly, leading to one team wrestling twice in the same round and a winning team failing to advance. (Even more interesting, the Wikipedia article covering the tournament has a false set of brackets because the real ones don’t make any sense!) So let’s get to it.

This week we look back at an issue of Wrestling Eye that went to press in June of 1988 and sold for $2.50 in the U.S. and $2.95 in Canada. Let’s get to it!

This week we look back at an issue of Inside Wrestling that went to press on April 28, 1988 that sold for $1.75 in the U.S. and $2.50 in Canada. Let’s go straight to the Ratings, where Bret Hart finally gets his name spelled right:

This week, we look back at an issue of The Wrestler that went to press April 28, 1988 that sold for $1.75 in the U.S. and $2.50 in Canada. Let’s go straight to the Ratings so we can orient ourselves.

From the pages of WWF Magazine… this week, we look back at an issue that went to press in April of 1987 that sold for $2.50 in the U.S. and $3.25 in Canada. With a cover featuring all the superstars in the WrestleMania IV tournament, we get full coverage of the event. Plus, we learn Dino Bravo may be a fraud. Let’s get to it.

This week we look back at an issue of PWI that went to press just after WrestleMania IV and the first Clash of the Champions that sold for $2.25 in the U.S. and $2.95 in Canada. Just to get you all oriented, we’ll kick things off with Ratings, where Hulk Hogan has tumbled down to #8, with PWI explaining why in Ratings Analysis…

This week we look back at an issue of Inside Wrestling that went to press April 2, 1988 that sold for $1.75 in the U.S. and $2.50 in Canada. Fresh off WrestleMania IV and the first Clash of the Champions, let’s get right to the ratings and the roll call of champions.

Greetings all. Today we step away from the weekly magazine recaps to look back at March 27, 1988 when two wrestling shows went head to head, courtesy of Scott Keith’s reviews and selected comments from others. We begin with the WrestleMania IV before moving on to the first Clash of the Champions.