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The Ring Report TV Update 4/2/95 Vol. 1, No. 110

("WASTEDMANIA REPORT! GET YOUR WASTEDMANIA REPORT!")
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WWF MONDAY NIGHT RAW 3/27/95 BRYAN FISHER
WHAT YOU MISSED: A look at DIESEL and SHAWN MICHAELS . . . A
look at Bam Bam Bigelow and LT . . . A look at THE UNDERTAKER and
KING KONG BUNDY . . . OWEN HART vs. BRET HART. Bret won by using
the sharpshooter then refused to break the hold after the match was
over . . .
SMW 3/28/95 by DENNIS MILLER
WHAT YOU MISSED: THE DIRTY WHITE BOY beat MIKE SAMPSON . . .
An interview with DWB . . . The weekly interview with THE GANGSTAS
. . . A look back at JIM CORNETTE'S announcement of THE UNDERTAKER
coming into team with BOB ARMSTRONG and TRACY SMOTHERS against the
Gangstas . . . KILLER KYLE beat BOO BRADLEY and then Bradley was
buried under the Gangstas' flag . . . An interview with AL SNOW and
UNABOM in which they make fun of ROBERT GIBSON'S mom, who is deaf
. . . Al Snow and Unabom wrestled two prelims to a no contest when
THE ROCK 'N' ROLL EXPRESS came into the ring . . . A look at BUDDY
LANDELL attacking BOBBY BLAZE . . . Comments from Bobby Blaze and
the Dirty White Boy . . . An interview with Buddy Landell . . . An
interview with Jim Cornette . . . Comments and a video from the
Undertaker and PAUL BEARER . . . Bobby Blaze beat Buddy Landell with
help from the Dirty White Boy . . . An interview with Bobby Blaze
. . .
EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 3/28/95 by DENNIS MILLER
WHAT YOU MISSED: The Show opened with a look at the "breakup"
of DEAN MALENKO and JASON . . . Following this are highlights of
matches which lead up to the three way tag match on April 8 . . .
MIKEY WHIPWRECK beat Jason . . . A look at THE TAZMANIAC helping
TOO COLD SCORPIO win the TV title . . . Comments, actually he
didn't say anything, from Dean Malenko . . . A replay of RON
SIMMONS getting killed by 911 . . . Comments from PAUL E.
DANGEROUSLY . . . Next is the Generation X match where TOMMY
DREAMER beats TONY STETSON, JOHNNY HOT BODY, STEVE RICHARDS and
then loses to RAVEN. This was a truly awesome match . . . A segment
in which TODD GORDON is Talking to MARTY JANNETTY by phone, Janetty
says he is stuck in Orlando because his plane has been delayed. This
sets up the match where SABU beats Mikey Whipwhreck, but Mikey
proves how good of a wrestler he has become in the last year . . .
WCW PRO WRESTLING 4/1/95 by RYAN CUNNINGHAM
WHAT YOU MISSED: The show kicked off with LARRY ZBYSZKO pulling
an April fools joke on Dusty by convincing him that Alex Wright had
defeated That HH Guy for the World Title . . . JOHNNY B. BADD beat a
prelim . . . Another look at REGAL and EATON at MGM Studios in
Florida pretending to be in London . . . "STUNNING" STEVE AUSTIN
squashed EDDIE JACKSON . . . TIM HORNER & BRAD ARMSTRONG defeated
THE SOUTHERN POSSE . . . DICK SLATER & BUNKHOUSE BUNK downed two
jobbers . . . A replay of the Monster Maniacs demand to Nick
Bockwinkle that RIC FLAIR be re-instated . . . The final match saw
STARS & STRIPES get a win over PRETTY WONDERFUL . . .
WWF MANIA
WHAT
A look at
BRET HART

4/195 by BRYAN FISHER

YOU MISSED: A crapload of Pre-WrestleMania stuff . . .
BAM BAM BIGELOW vs. LT . . . A look at BOB BACKLUND vs.
. . . Tons and Tons of Pre-WrestleMania crap . . . A look

at DIESEL vs. SHAWN MICHAELS . . . and A look at the KING KONG

BUNDY/UNDERTAKER situation . . .
WCW SATURDAY NIGHT 4/1/95 by RYAN CUNNINGHAM
WHAT YOU MISSED: I apologize as I missed the first 20 minutes
do to plain old stupidity (Editor's note: you didn't miss anything!
<g>) . . . The WCW International board meeting resulted in two votes
to re-instate RIC FLAIR, two not to re-instate, and one abstention
which means . . . absolutely nothing. Actually, it means that
nothing will change so Flair will stay out of WCW for the moment
. . . SGT. CRAIG PITTMAN beat EDDIE JACKIE . . . THE NASTY BOYS over
STAN LEE & BILL QUINN . . . MARK STARR lost to PAUL ORNDORFF . . .
DICK SLATER & BUNKHOUSE BUNK defeated two prelims . . . A segment
paid for by RIC FLAIR entitled "BE FAIR TO FLAIR" in which Ric gave
the top ten reasons why WCW should be "Fair to Flair". Some of the
better ones; #7 "Because I just might buy the company and fire
everyone!", #3 "The whole world's going through Flair withdrawal!",
and of course the number one reason is "Whooooo!" . . . KEVIN
SULLIVAN & BUTCHER demolished two prelims. The interview saw
AVALANCHE come out angry at BUTCHER for his recent costly mistakes.
KEVIN convinced AVALANCHE that they needed to show BUTCHER some
compassion instead. This appears to be building towards KEVIN &
AVALANCHE turning on BUTCHER . . . Another wonderful segment with
EATON & REGAL in London, next week they will be visiting the Queen
. . . BIG BUBBA flattened MIKE DAVIS . . . A special segment on
STING . . . The main event saw JOHNNY B. BADD & ALEX WRIGHT get a
DQ win over ARN ANDERSON & STEVE AUSTIN when COL. ROB PARKER
interfered . . .
WWF ACTION ZONE 4/2/95
WHAT YOU MISSED: This was another all-hype show live from
Fanfest with hosts GORILLA MONSOON & JIM ROSS . . . things started
with a partial BRET HART video . . . a look at MEN ON A MISSION
turning on THE SMOKING GUNNS . . . a look at "THE ALLIED POWERS"
(AKA LEX LUGER & DAVEY BOY SMITH), vs. THE BLU BROTHERS match-up at
WMXI . . . a WMXI celebrity report . . . a look at the Angle
involving the InterContinental belt . . . a replay of the promo
from the little dork from Home Improvement . . . a look at the
match-up between THE UNDERTAKER and BAM BAM BIGELOW . . . TODD
PETTINGILL returned to the TYCO booth to drool over their cars.
Then he went to the "DUNK DOINK" tank, only to find HOWARD FINKEL
replacing the clown. On cue HARVEY WHIPPLEMAN came out and shoved
Todd into the button, thus dunking Howard. Gee, didn't the same
thing happen on Mania yesterday? . . . a look at the DIESEL vs.
SHAWN MICHAELS match-up . . . while they were talking about
Michaels signing autographs an unknown fan had the highlight of the
day by getting on camera with an ECW shirt . . . Pettingill
interviewed BOB BACKLUND . . . the full Bret Hart video . . .
another taped LT video . . . a look at the LT/BAM BAM BIGELOW
incident from the pre-WrestleMania workout this week . . . Jim Ross
interviewed LT'S all pro team . . . the Toad went to the WMXI
merchandise booth and the guy with the ECW shirt was on camera
again (whoever you are -- you did good!) . . . and a promo for SALT
'n' PEPPA led to the ending of this lackluster event . . .
WCW MAIN EVENT 4/2/95
WHAT YOU MISSED: things kicked off with a replay of the WCW
BOARD'S non-decision on RIC FLAIR . . . BRIAN PILLMAN defeated a
prelim . . . in another comedy segment BOBBY EATON was "knighted"
as "EARL" ROBERT EATON by "the Queen" . . . a look at STEVE AUSTIN

& ARN ANDERSON vs. JOHNNY B. BADD & ALEX WRIGHT from WCW SATURDAY
NIGHT . . . SGT. "PITBULL" CRAIG PITMAN defeated a prelim . . . a
replay of the "FAIR TO FLAIR" segment from WCW Saturday night . . .
THE NASTY BOYS and HARLEM HEAT fought to a double DQ when SHERRI
MARTEL interfered and BRIAN KNOBBS threw STEVIE RAY over the top
rope . . . and things ended with GENE OKERLUND and BOBBY HEENAN
babbling about the Ric Flair reinstatement situation . . .
WWF PRE-WRESTLEMANIA REPORT by CHRIS YETMAN
[Editor's Note: Chris's Live WrestleMania experience will be one of
the highlights of next week's issue. I'm also taking the time to
say that next week should be huge on ECW coverage again so you've
been OFFICIALLY WARNED of an abnormally large issue! :P]
Hi I am Chris Yettengile with your WrestleMania report (my
apologies) <g> . . . Well I just checked my camera and we rented the
car . . . This Saturday at 7 AM remember me as I depart for what
will hopefully be the big opening of the "Jim Ross Generation" in
the WWF . . . Just like all other WrestleManias we are going into
this one with a lot of questions. Owen's Partner, Pamela's Dress,
how many hours it will take for Fishbone to sing America the
Beautiful, and will Shawn win? Hopefully they all will be answered
. . . the Fan Fest session I am attending is the 7-10 session on
Saturday. Last year it was a blast. When you compare it to the year
before when I spent 2 hours in line at Caesar's Palace for
autographs and the shoved away, you really see the improvement.
Hopefully this year there will be more features at the Fan Fest.
So think of how I am enjoying myself in Beautiful<g> Hartford as you
are at the con next week. Especially you Laret <g>. I will have no
reports next week and I know I will be missed <G>. But 2 weeks from
know I shall return with a comprehensive report on Fanfest and
WrestleMania itself.
WRESTLEMANIA XI 4/2/95 QUICKIE RESULTS by KIM KLEIN
1st match- BRITISH BULLDOG/LEX LUGER vs. BLUES BROS.
Winner: BRITISH BULLDOG/LEXLUGER
How: Bulldog from the top rope/rollup for the pin
2nd match- RAZOR RAMON vs. JEFF JARRETT(champ) -Intercont'l fight
Winner: RAZOR RAMON
How: DQ after Roadie interferes (JJ still champ)
Notes: JJ leaves w/ bloody nose....<g>
3rd match- KK BUNDY vs. THE UNDERTAKER
Winner: UNDERTAKER
How: Flying Undertaker tackle after slam.
Notes: Urn not taken back by the Undertaker.
4th match- OWEN HART/YOKOZUNA vs. SMOKING GUNNS
Winner: OWEN HART/YOKOZUNA
How: YOKO: Bonsai Drop, OWEN pins.
Notes: YOKOZUNA is Owen's "mystery partner"
5th match- BACKLUND vs. BRET HART (I QUIT MATCH)
Winner: BRET HART
How: Cross-face chicken wing

6th match- SHAWN MICHAELS vs. DIESEL(champ)-WWF CHAMP. MATCH

Winner: DIESEL
How: jackknife
Notes: ref. blew knee out, couldn't count for Michaels when he had
Diesel down
7th match- BAM BAM vs. LAWRENCE TAYLOR
Winner: LAWRENCE TAYLOR
How: Punch off the second rope
Notes: LT actually somewhat wrestled in this one . . . a bit of a
shock! <g>
There are your quickie results for WrestleMania XI !
STATE OF WRESTLING BY Rob AKA Laret@aol.com
Well it is a couple of hours before WrestleMania and I've
noticed something strange. Unlike past events most people have no
idea what is going to happen. The Royal Rumble was entertaining but
we knew the results before the card itself took place. This time the
WWF has managed to make things less obvious. But I won't dwell on
WrestleMania since you now know the results.
WCW has decided to attempt to appeal to kids even MORE!! They
see the only way to capture what the WWF had in the eighties is to
recreate it. In the eighties what made the WWF was its appeal to
kids. So WCW will no doubt soon adopt wrestlers with great appeal to
young children. It won't work but that won't stop them for a second.
What I find strange is the fact that the Steiners and the Road
Warriors seem to be heading to WCW. I have no idea where they will
fit in although I wouldn't be surprised to see that strange hand
puppet following the Warriors around WCW.
Talking of strange hand puppets, Eric Bischoff is still around
making a mess. HH has control of his matches and the only person
involved in his feud that sees nothing wrong with jobbing is the
retired Flair.
This year Slamboree is taking place an hour from where I live.
I'm not excited. There was a time when this would have been the best
news I've heard but sadly the prospect of paying $100 to sit in the
front row at Slamboree seems to hold no appeal for me. In fact
paying $25 to sit in the nose bleed section doesn't excite me
either.
I hope somebody will discover the buy rate for WrestleMania
because I would be interested to see if it all paid off for Vince.
Wrestling in Times Square. Not cheap. Full page color advertisement
in the USA Today. Not cheap. LT and his NFL team. Not cheap. He has
no doubt spent more money to promote this than on any other event
and it will be interesting to see how much it improves his buy rate.
Well next week I will have WM reactions and let me leave you
with this . . . If you can justify paying $27 for Uncensored don't
complain about the price of WM. Comparatively speaking WM should be
$75.
COUNTING THE RING LIGHTS by MIKE TESTA
Forget having Pam Anderson escorting Michaels to the ring.
Alundra Blaze would be a lot better. Boy they should show AB a lot
more in that dress she's been wearing at WM weekend. God is Greg
"The Hammer" Valentine a lucky guy. Well sorry about the day
dreaming above, let's get to the real stuff. But AB is HOT.
Never before has a PPV got me so excited. I won't be able to see
it live, because I have a Fraternity meeting at 7, so I'll have to
order the replay. I want to address this subject before everyone

gets pissed off, like when the WWF didn't reveal the Druids. Owen
Hart's partner is most likely to be Yokozuna. And when this happens
a lot of people are going to be pissed, and send a bunch of junk to
RSPW bitching that it was not Beniot. No one has any right to get
pissed, because never once did the WWF lead us on, (Like WCW with
Renegade). So the moral of the story is, don't send complaints about
Owen's partner to RSPW. Yes it would be nice if is Beniot, or anyone
besides Yoko. We all know that.
McMahon and Co. really need to be commended for the media circus
they stared with LT. Never before has a Wrestling event got so much
press, it is just awesome. WCW has got to be pissed.
The past week was a great week for interviews. Michaels kicked
it off with his on the Sunday Night Slam, then Regal and Eaton did
another great skit (one of the only things left in WCW), and then
Flair's Top Ten list. "Number nine, with me not around, people think
Alex Wright really can dance". That was classic from Flair. If you
missed WCW Sat., consider yourself lucky, but Flair's top ten
reasons why he should be reinstated was great. If anyone remembers
them could you send them to me.
Last I heard, Michaels was not going to win the title. I
personally feel this is a mistake. However, I think Big Daddy Cool
has come a long way, and he could carry the promotion (Not in
talent, but in a Hogan way). But I think it is time McMahon uses
Michaels as the Flair of the 90's. He can carry the promotion talent
wise, but I don't know if he could be a Hogan. Michael has worked
real hard to get himself in shape, any My respect for him has gone
up 1000000000000 times. After all this is the same guy, who just
last year wrestled when he wanted too, because he McMahon had to
give what he wanted, because he didn't want Shawn going to WCW.
McMahon has tried to many times to find a new Hogan, it's time for
a new angle, and it starts with the HB Kid Shawn Michaels.
FROM THE MIND OF THE MANIAC by "MANIAC" MIKE BLADE
NOTES FROM THE MAD DOG
Short notes from the MadDog this week as I'm still recovering
from that wonderful sinus infection. Thanks to all those who wrote
Jim Chamberlin, from what I understand he's still in the hospital
and get well messages can still be sent to RadioS1001@aol.com -take a minute and drop Jim a note -- he's a great guy and I can't
wait to have him back on the Ring Report.
In other staff news, Nick Willox, AKA our roving WWF SUPERSTARS
reporter, is taking a leave of absence due to lacrosse season. He'll
be back after his season is over and until then you'll have to put
up with MY merry coverage of WWF Superstars each week.
Special thanks go out to Kim Klien for cramming in a
WrestleMania report and I'll send out special Congrats to Bob Ryder
who joined those of us who are trying to get Wrestlers on-line by
hooking up the WWF with P* and getting Diesel and Shawn Michaels
on-line to chat with fans in cyberspace. It was almost as fun as
my Public Enemy chat session on Another On-Line service last month,
and a big step in the right direction for both wrestling and for
everyone in the on-line world!
It does the heart good to see that there are other people out
there working to bring wrestlers on-line. While some people are
hiding out on the Internet complaining about horrible the major
on-line services (AKA "glorified bulletin boards"), are and how
they're destroying the "very fabric" of the Internet others are
working in a positive fashion in order to benefit the on-line world.
With that I'm off . . .

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

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