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Tito jumps in 1991

23rd May 2023 by Scott Keith

Hey Scott, 

The recent Can-Am/Strike Force question reminded me of another scenario I wondered about: let’s say Tito is offered the Matador gimmick in 1991, says nah, and leaves for WCW. The roster is semi-stacked but there’s room. Where does he go? Does he get plugged into a title feud quickly with Flair by virtue of being a WWF star? Is he more of a stalwart of the TV title division? Or just teamed with Junkyard Dog and/or El Gigante to fight the Freebirds endlessly and questioning his life choices? 

Thanks,
Doug 


I'll tell ya one thing for sure, he's still wearing his Strike Force tights!  

Also kudos for the first ever “What if Tito Santana jumped to WCW” question I've ever got.  I think he would have slotted into the Dudes with Attitudes era in 1990 pretty OK but he's not going anywhere outside of “special attraction on Clash of Champions” type of deal like JYD.  
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PWG 1.21 Gigawatts

23rd May 2023 by Thomas Hall

1.21 Gigawatts
Date: March 21, 2008
Location: American Legion Post #308, Reseda, California
Attendance: 300
Commentators: Excalibur, Rick Knox, Taro

It’s another PWG show and I think I would have to turn in my nerd card if I didn’t look at a show with this name. As usual, I’m really not sure what to expect here as I’m doing these shows at random, meaning continuity isn’t a factor. The action tends to be quite good though and if that is the case again here, we should be in for a heck of a show. Let’s get to it.

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Covering

23rd May 2023 by Scott Keith

Hi Scott,

In wrestling, shit goes pear shaped from time to time. We hear about Jim Ross and other commentators with their not so subtle digs such as “didn't get all of it”, “communication problems” or “bowling shoe ugly”. I've always liked when announcers think on their feet and try and cover for mistakes in a more 'positive' (?) way. Tony Schiavone with the Tank Abbot/Big Al “I think he was gonna cut his beard” was a pretty good cover, even if it didn't make any sense overall.

In your opinion, what are some of the better announcers/calls that have been quick thinking to cover for mistakes?

I dunno, I'm not really super-focused on that stuff like some people seem to be.  Shit happens sometimes, why worry about it?  
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Mean Girls

23rd May 2023 by Scott Keith


So Thunder Rosa was on Busted Open Radio talking about how hard it's been dealing with her injury, which she is still not healed from regardless of the Collision promotion. She mentioned part of what sent her to almost a suicidal depression was people constantly questioning if her injury was fake. That was basically due to Britt and her mean girls group pretty much alluding to it, especially on the reality show. The interim title nonsense and Britt constantly crapping on it didn't help either. 

I just don't get why she is the one who had to apologize to the locker where it seems it's more Britt side that's causing problems. It's like some old WWE nonsense, like wrestlers court. Britt was absolutely horrible about Rosa on the all access show, constantly trashing her when Rosa wasn't even apart of the show. In my opinion part of why this Outcast angle sucks is Britt as a babyface is unbelievable since she constantly shows herself to catty mean girl. The non stop backstage issues just continue to be a big problem in AEW, how does Tony regain some control and get rid of this backstage drama? Creating a 2nd show with all the attitude problem wrestlers seems like a bad idea, which started fun with the initial announcement being ruined by their biggest attitude headache CM Punk.
Maybe it's all a work and then you'll look quite the fool, won't you? 
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Monday Night Raw – May 22, 2023

22nd May 2023 by Thomas Hall
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Monday Night Raw
Date: May 22, 2023
Location: Giant Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Commentators: Kevin Patrick, Corey Graves

It’s the go home Raw for Night Of Champions and that means it is time for the final push towards the show. That might be a little tricky since there are three main events, all of which are only half Raw stars. Maybe they have a way to draw in some interest tonight otherwise so let’s get to it.

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Evening Daily News Update

22nd May 2023 by Sondra Ruth
Mercedes Mone

Mercedes Mone Suffers Serious Injury At NJPW Resurgence
The match to crown a new NJPW STRONG Women’s Champion saw Mercedes Mone taken out of action as she suffered an injury.

Multiple AEW Stars Appear At NJPW Resurgence
The forbidden door is wide open as multiple AEW stars made their presence known at NJPW Resurgence, including some surprise appearances!

Multiple Rumours Surface Ahead Of WWE Raw Including Return Of Drew McIntyre
Online speculation is running rampant ahead of the May 22nd episode of Monday Night Raw.

Charlotte Flair & Liv Morgan Cast As Wrestling Legends In Upcoming Film
Liv Morgan and Charlotte Flair are set to take on the roles of historic women’s wrestlers in an upcoming project.

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What the World Was Watching: WWF Prime Time Wrestling – February 3, 1992

22nd May 2023 by LScisco

This show features a new, upbeat rock lead-in song.  Vince McMahon moderates the usual panel of Gorilla Monsoon, Slick, Bobby Heenan, and Mr. Perfect.

A replay of WWF President Jack Tunney’s WrestleMania VIII press conference from Superstars airs.  Afterward, Monsoon chastises Sid Justice for not conducting himself like a gentleman like Hulk Hogan.  Monsoon adds that Sid did well in the Royal Rumble but he does not have the same credentials as Hogan, so it makes sense that Hogan is getting the title shot.  Heenan concedes that Hogan is a big draw and does a lot for charity but Tunney bows to him all the time.  Perfect adds that Sid was right that Hogan cannot beat Ric Flair but disagrees that Sid can beat Flair.  McMahon concludes the segment by saying that the main event for this weekend’s Saturday Night’s Main Event will see Hogan and Sid team up to face Flair and the Undertaker.  Randy Savage will also face Jake Roberts.

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Joshi Spotlight: GAEA Japan- Edge of the Heart

22nd May 2023 by Jabroniville

GAEA JAPAN- EDGE OF THE HEART:
(Aug. 30th 1997)
* WOO TIME FOR MORE GAEA JAPAN! They tend to dominate the YouTube presence of joshi in 1997 even though AJW’s stuff is far more interesting (if only for backstage stuff). This is part of a one-night tournament of unusual tag partners- the descriptions say “MIX”.

SONOKO KATO & CHIKAYO NAGASHIMA vs. SAKURA HIROTA & RINA ISHII:
* This is two 1st Generations against the greenest rookies, so this clipped match is gonna be an easy win. Kato’s in blue, Chikayo yellow/blue, Sakura pink & Rina orange.

We start with Kato decking Chikayo by mistake, leading to Sakura’s FLYING ASS and then a NASTY sandwich missile kick that looked absolutely brutal to take. Kato saves and we’re clipped to another FLYING ASS missing and Chikayo hits a Flying Stomp for the easy pin at (1:04 of 8:25 shown).

MEIKO SATOMURA & MAKIE NUMAO vs. TOSHIE UEMATSU & SUGAR SATO:
* These are mostly 1st Generation, with Numao being in the weird start of the 2nd.

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Blog question

22nd May 2023 by Scott Keith

Another question for the blog Mr. Keith, and again keep up the great work!

What are some notable examples of wrestlers whose work you weren't too thrilled with back in the day, but over time, their work won you over, much to your surprise?
Bruno Sammartino and Andre the Giant are the primary ones.  I’ve come to really appreciate the early work of Sgt Slaughter as well, although his later era is such dogshit that it kind of cancels out all the goodwill.  
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Morning Daily News Update

22nd May 2023 by James Holder
Logan Paul makes his entrance at WWE Crown Jewel 2022

WWE Veteran Claims Pretty Deadly Will Be “Unemployed Soon”

One veteran is no fan of new SmackDown Superstars Pretty Deadly.

Toni Storm Makes NJPW Debut 

AEW star Toni Storm made a surprise appearance at NJPW Resurgence.

Steve Austin Reveals The “Really Hard” Part Of Being A WWE Superstar 

Stone Cold Steve Austin has named the most difficult part of being a WWE star.

Nick Khan Claims Controversial WWE Star Is The Companies “Next Big Thing” 

Nick Khan declares controversial star the “next big thing.”

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Smackdown – May 2, 2008

22nd May 2023 by Thomas Hall

Smackdown
Date: May 2, 2008
Location: Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Commentators: Mick Foley, Michael Cole

We’re done with Backlash and Undertaker beat Edge again to retain the World Title. That leaves us on the road to Judgment day and odds are the trilogy match between the two is on the horizon. Other than that we are going to need something else around here and we might start that this week. Let’s get to it.

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ECW On Sci Fi – April 29, 2008

21st May 2023 by Thomas Hall

ECW On Sci Fi
Date: April 29, 2008
Location: Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Commentators: Tazz, Mike Adamle

We’re done with Backlash and believe it or not, Bam Neely wasn’t enough to get Chavo Guerrero past ECW Champion Kane. The feud still isn’t that interesting as there is still no reason to believe that Chavo is a real threat to get the title back. Unfortunately there aren’t many options available to challenge Kane at the moment so things might continue. Let’s get to it.

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Monday Night Raw – April 28, 2008

21st May 2023 by Thomas Hall

Monday Night Raw
Date: April 28, 2008
Location: IZOD Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 17,166
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler

We’re done with Backlash and the big story is that HHH won the Raw World Title from Randy Orton in the four way main event. That alone should be enough to make things interesting tonight but we also have Shawn Michaels defeating Batista after taking advantage of his own knee injury. That sounds like it could go somewhere, so let’s get to it.

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WWF All American Wrestling – November 13th, 1983

21st May 2023 by Dave Newman

I’m breaking the back and forth through the eighties and nineties rule already five reviews in because there’s not a lot of nineties episodes out there to peruse, so the later episodes might be confined to a once-a-month specials, or maybe I might mix things up by putting the SPOTLIGHT on some other CHAMPIONSHIP contenders with ALL STAR rosters. We’ll see!

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WWF tag titles what if

21st May 2023 by Scott Keith

Been revisiting 87-89 WWF and a couple of interesting what ifs have popped up as relates to the tag belts:

1) I'm guessing strike force was just replacing the Can-Ams winning the belts from the Harts. My what if is what if Zenk stays? They still win the belts but do they drop them to Demolition at Mania? I'd read that Vince was pretty high on the Can-Ams…

2) Tully and Arn win the belts and drop them back to Demolition in November then the Demos turn around and drop them to the newly created Andre-Haku just to win them back at Mania. What if Tully and Arn stay (and Tully doesn't fail a drug test)? Do they just keep the belts on them til Mania?

Thank you sir
1.  Yeah the plan with the Can Ams was going long term with them, but Demolition was inevitable like Iron Man and I can’t imagine them not winning the belts by Summerslam.  
2.  I feel like Vince had kind of had enough of Tully being Tully and the drug failure was a convenient excuse.  I don’t see them lasting much past where they did.  
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Heenan’s Call

21st May 2023 by Scott Keith

Rewatching Hogan joining the nWo, and I have to say the criticism of Bobby calling it is completely overblown. Sure, he might have put doubt in a few fan’s minds, but overall it was Bobby playing the character that he had played for 15 years. 

Obviously no one can blame him since he didn’t know. That being said, isn’t it completely ridiculous considering it’s considered one of the biggest shocks in wrestling history that people still criticize his call?

Sent from my iPhone

Gotta find SOMETHING to criticize I guess.  I was watching with the sound down at the time anyway due to my girlfriend calling me and wanting to talk while I’m watching the biggest show of the year, so I didn’t even find out about the “controversy” until way later.  
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