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Arn Anderson is said to have told John McAdam at a Halloween Havoc '90 after party that "I've got enough cum built up to shampoo a moose" to describe his desire to get laid. -
Print Edition Contents: 12/19/2011
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Those numbers without television to build them on shows without a ton of star power are really impressive. I don't agree with the case for Lawler as WOTY, but I think you're overly downplaying the significance of his accomplishments this year. Those are big numbers for indy shows in 2011.
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Not sure you should be including dreadfully boring matches, unless they're historically relevant in the yearbook, though I understand the thought process behind it. That was included for rep.
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Maybe not, but Glen Jacobs did end up achieving a higher, more sustained level of stardom in wrestling than Sid ever did. By this point, he's probably made more money, but no way he was commanding as much money as Sid initially. And he became a bigger star without being pushed as the lead heel for any length of time, and without having so much money thrown at him in bidding wars with both major promotions. Sid probably had more natural charisma, but considering how much easier Glen Jacobs was to work with, you'd think they'd go with him and focus on trying to pull that personality out of him a little more. He is a guy who got tons of chances to get over before clicking, but that's pretty typical for guys his size.
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Lawler insults everyone else in Isaac Yankem's waiting room, which is pretty funny, and then starts telling the other patients how much he hates Bret Hart and how scary this dentist is. In this vignette, we see him for the first time.
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Diesel, Lex Luger, Davey Boy Smith, the 1-2-3 Kid, Aldo Montoya, Dink and Savio Vega make an appearance in a video narrated by Vince McMahon. I don't know if they just hyped it more then or if he just did more of it than most champions, but Diesel did a TON of media as champ.
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This was pretty immaculately produced by the standards of the time. As notorious as this video became eventually, I do remember watching this at the time and thinking Jeff Jarrett was a star (a wrestling one, not a country one, but one, nonetheless). They gave it the old college try. I didn't understand why they didn't make this his entrance music.
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Dave takes Kimberly to see The Lion King, then they go out to eat. I remember John McAdam going off on this in his old tape listings: that Dave was portrayed as an idiot for being out of his league at a restaurant like this and not knowing what Chateaubriand was, when the average WCW fan may react similarly. We do get Disco Inferno in a bunny outfit reading a poem, for whatever that's worth.
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We start with Luna beating up Stevie again while Raven and Dreamer brawl. The Pit Bulls seem to have a problem with giving a superbomb to Luna, and we have a babyface turn. Stevie is about to eat the move, but the Dudleys go after the Pit Bulls. An ironing board somehow gets used as a weapon during all of this. Like most ECW things that aren't matches, this goes way too long, but has its moments.
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Joey Styles is doing a Hotline plug in the ring when Shane Douglas interrupts him. Douglas is wearing a tucked in WWF t-shirt and shorts that are waaaaay too honest, and the crowd completely turns on him, even throwing "We Want Flair" his way and whooing nonstop at him. Anyway, I stopped paying attention about 127 minutes into this promo, but Woman, Sandman and Cactus all eventually showed up.
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Just the finish. Mark Curtis and Randy Hales end up getting into it and their squabbling costs PG-13 the match. Hales is a really awkward TV personality, but Mark Curtis is pretty good. Curtis has enough of Hales' bullying and hits him, leading to PG-13 beating him up. They are triple-teaming Mark Curtis until the Thugz come back to make the save. Then, we get a Randy Hales interview in a suit where he tells us he is "registered with the FBI as a dangerous weapon" and says he's going to beat the you-know-what out of Curtis.
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Tommy Rich lost all ties with the South after the North won the Civil War. Huh? Is Tommy Rich 130+ years old in 1995? Still, Tommy Rich interviews in 1995 were always good, and this is no exception. We go live to Cornette with the Militia, and he looks to be managing Al Snow and Unabomb now, which is just overkill, because they're getting over just fine without Corny doing promos. Snow's Dewayne Wayne glasses are awesome, though. Most people will never have the guts to think about this question objectively, but I'm starting to wonder if it's possible that Jim Cornette overexposure is what killed SMW.
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Dan Severn is in a suit with both the NWA and UFC belts explaining his background. I don't know if wrestling missed an opportunity with Severn's style, as much as it would be interesting to see what would have happened if it had gotten over. This is total, 70s-style serious-world-champion-in-a-suit stuff, and while Severn isn't a guy I'm particularly high on, he's presented exactly the way he should be presented here, even if he is a terrible promo who obviously had some lines fed to him by Cornette (or someone). People who watch/enjoy/know stuff about UFC will probably get a kick out of these clips.
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Bring on the USWA/SMW feud! Morton cuts a heel promo on the USWA that is great on two levels -- one in that it heels him for the USWA audience, and two in that it would babyface them for the SMW audience even if they saw it. The PG-13 promo is equally good. PG-13 is a team that was born in the wrong era. Wrestling's changes prevented them from having the success they deserved, because they really were the heir apparents to the MX and Rock & Rolls.
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Considering how fast I've been breezing through these, two weeks to finish a month's worth of stuff is pretty slow, but I'm trying to pace myself because I was starting to feel a little burned out. Better to slow down than stop completely after all. I should also point out regarding the 6/9 tag that I thought it was an all-time classic and absolutely loved it. I just don't love it quite to the degree that others do. But I do understand the appeal. I hope no one takes me liking Misawa/Taue slightly better as a negative. Also, take a look at the matches here. This was a hell of a month. This and April have been the best months of the year so far. I don't know which is better, and that's a pointless comparison anyway, as they're both great. Anyway, here are my rankings for the month: #1 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW 06/09/95) ***** #2 - El Hijo del Santo, Octagon, Rey Misterio Jr & La Parka vs Pentagon, Blue Panther, Psicosis & Fuerza Guerrera (AAA 06/18/95) ****3/4 #3 - Manami Toyota vs Aja Kong (AJW 06/27/95) ****1/2 #4 - Yoji Anjo vs Naoki Sano (UWFI 06/18/95) ****1/2 #5 - Volk Han vs Yoshihisa Yammamoto (RINGS 06/17/95) ****1/4 #6 - Shinya Hashimoto & Junji Hirata vs Masa Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (NJPW 06/12/95) ****1/4 #7 - Hayabusa vs Hisakatsu Oya (FMW Korauken Hall 06/27/95) **** #8 - Octagoncito, Mascarita Sagrada, Torerito & Super Munequito vs Espectrito, Espectrito II, La Parkita & Fuercita Guerrera (AAA 06/18/95) **** #9 - Rob Van Dam vs Dan Kroffat (AJPW 06/09/95) **** #10 - Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi & Satoru Asako vs Toshiaki Kawada, Akira Taue & Tamon Honda (AJPW 06/30/95) **** #11 - Rock & Roll Express vs PG-13 (USWA Night To Remember 06/11/95) ***3/4 #12 - Rey Misterio Jr vs Juventud Guerrera (AAA 06/16/95) ***3/4 #13 - Ric Flair vs Randy Savage (WCW Great American Bash 06/18/95) ***3/4 #14 - Owen Hart vs Davey Boy Smith (WWF Monday Night RAW 06/05/95) ***1/2 #15 - Silver King vs Apolo Dantes (CMLL 06/23/95) ***1/4 #16 - Konnan, Perro Aguayo, La Parka & Octagon vs Pentagon, Cien Caras, Jerry Estrada & Mascara Ano 2000 (AAA 06/10/95) *** #17 - Cactus Jack vs The Sandman (ECW Barbed Wire, Hoodies and Chokeslams 06/17/95) *** #18 - Black Tiger vs Koji Kanemoto (NJPW 06/25/95)