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Flashback Friday: PWI January 1989

27th January 2023 by J.W. Braun

This week we look back at an issue of PWI that went to press September 8, 1988 and sold for $2.25 in the U.S, $2.95 in Canada, and £1.50 in the U.K. Let’s get right to Ratings…

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Flashback Friday: WWF Magazine November 1988

20th January 2023 by J.W. Braun

From the pages of WWF Magazine… this week, we look back at an issue that went to press in September of 1988 that sold for $2.50 in the U.S. and $3.25 in Canada. Plus, we get bonus coverage from The Wrestling Observer Newsletter! With a cover featuring the Ultimate Warrior, we’re teased with stories about SummerSlam ’88, Randy Savage, and some guy named Haku who is supposedly the most dangerous man in the WWF. Let’s jump in.

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Flashback Friday: The Wrestler December 1988

13th January 2023 by J.W. Braun

This week, we look back at an issue of The Wrestler that went to press September 1, 1988 that sold for $2.75 in the U.S., $3.50 in Canada, and £1.50 in the United Kingdom. Let’s go straight to the Ratings, where a future WWF champion slips in at #10 in the tag teams under a name and gimmick he’d soon discard.

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Flashback Friday: Inside Wrestling December 1988

6th January 2023 by J.W. Braun

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.

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Flashback Friday: Wrestling Superstars Magazine 1988

30th December 2022 by J.W. Braun

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…

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Flashback Friday: WWF Magazine October 1988

23rd December 2022 by J.W. Braun

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.

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Flashback Friday: PWI December 1988

16th December 2022 by J.W. Braun

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…

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Flashback Friday: WWF Magazine September 1988

9th December 2022 by J.W. Braun

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.

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Flashback Friday: PWI November 1988

2nd December 2022 by J.W. Braun

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….

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Flashback Friday: Inside Wrestling October 1988

25th November 2022 by J.W. Braun

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.

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Flashback Friday: WWF Magazine August 1988

18th November 2022 by J.W. Braun

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.

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Flashback Friday: PWI October 1988

11th November 2022 by J.W. Braun

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.

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Flashback Friday: Main Event Magazine

4th November 2022 by J.W. Braun

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.

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Flashback Friday: Inside Wrestling September 1988

28th October 2022 by J.W. Braun

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.

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Flashback Friday: WWF Magazine July 1988

21st October 2022 by J.W. Braun

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.

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Flashback Friday: PWI September 1988

14th October 2022 by J.W. Braun

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.

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Flashback Friday: Wrestling Eye Magazine September 1988

7th October 2022 by J.W. Braun

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!

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Flashback Friday: Inside Wrestling August 1988

30th September 2022 by J.W. Braun

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:

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Flashback Friday: The Wrestler August 1988

23rd September 2022 by J.W. Braun

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.

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Flashback Friday: WWF Magazine June 1988

16th September 2022 by J.W. Braun

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.

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