September 19, 200916 yr comment_5444283 They key is that Hogan's never wrestled in Australia before, on top of Celebrity Wrestling ending its run there now in what's apparently a much smaller TV universe.
September 19, 200916 yr comment_5444286 They key is that Hogan's never wrestled in Australia beforeYeah he has. The WWF ran at least one tour in the 80s, right after Mania 2 iirc. I've got a tape here somewhere of Hogan cutting a promo with Mean Gene about Australia, saying it intrigued him because he'd never been there before. Admittedly that's very nitpicky, and "Hogan hasn't wrestled in Australia in over twenty years" probably ends up with the same effect anyway.
September 19, 200916 yr comment_5444295 They key is that Hogan's never wrestled in Australia beforeYeah he has. The WWF ran at least one tour in the 80s, right after Mania 2 iirc. I've got a tape here somewhere of Hogan cutting a promo with Mean Gene about Australia, saying it intrigued him because he'd never been there before. Admittedly that's very nitpicky, and "Hogan hasn't wrestled in Australia in over twenty years" probably ends up with the same effect anyway. WWF ran 4 Australian tours in 1986 and Hogan worked none of them The February/March run of Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle, Sydney and Brisbane had Bob Bradley, "Mr X", Ted Arcidi, Matt Bourne, Tiger Chung Lee, Paul Roma, The Rougeau Brothers, The Moondogs, Don Muraco, Mr. Fuji, SD Jones, King Tonga, Andre The Giant and John Studd The small April run of Perth, Melbourne and Sydney had Matt Bourne, George Skaaland, Paul Roma, Rene Goulet, SD Jones, Steve Lombardi, Sifi Afi, Hercules, Lanny Poffo, Tiger Chung Lee, Corporal Kirschner, Iron Shiek, Don Muraco, Mr. Fuji and Rick Steamboat. A small July run of the same cities as the February/March run featured Jose Luis Rivera, Jim Young, Tony Atlas, Terry Gibbs, SD Jones, Paul Roma, Jimmy Jack Funk, Terry Funk, Bob Orton, George Steele, Corporal Kirschner, Nikolai Volkoff, Velvet McIntyre and Moolah A September tour of the same cities as the last tour and including Launceston featured Sal Belomo, AJ Petruzzi, Gama Singh(!), Bob Bradley, Tonga Kid, Tiger Chung Lee, Sika, Jim Powers, SD Jones, Paul Roma, The Moondogs, Hillbilly Jim, Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake and Junkyard Dog
September 19, 200916 yr comment_5444297 Really? That's weird, because I do have that promo on tape, and it stuck out in my mind because of Hogan talking about how neat it'll be to wrestle on a continent he's never been to before. Anyone know why he didn't go?
September 19, 200916 yr comment_5444298 I have the '86 Australian tour promos tape that's in circulation and I'm sure Hogan's not on it. I remember being shocked at the lameness of the crew they were sending, heavily pushing Paul Roma and S.D. Jones as a tag team. (BTW, that tape is a MUST for the wrestler Toyota commercials, as this is during the "What a feeling' or whatever ad campaign)
September 21, 200916 yr comment_5444331 Well, Hogan wrestled in Austria in '93. Close enough. No. Not at all. Sarcasm or not. Anyways it appears joining Hogan & Flair on the tour will be Brutus Beefcake, The Nasty Boys, Ken Anderson, Val Venis, Umaga and The Godfather.
September 21, 200916 yr comment_5444354 Well, Hogan wrestled in Austria in '93. Close enough. No. Not at all. Sarcasm or not. Anyways it appears joining Hogan & Flair on the tour will be Brutus Beefcake, The Nasty Boys, Ken Anderson, Val Venis, Umaga and The Godfather. Sure it is! G'day mate! Throw another shrimp on the barbi!!!
September 23, 200916 yr comment_5444438 That Australian tour is nothing compared to the WWF's '91 tour of New Zealand. Sivi Afi, Mad Dog of Baghdad, Royal Viking, The Angel of Death, Don Muraco, Jim Powers, The Genius, Koko B. Ware, Brooklyn Brawler, and the Nasty Boys vs. Bushwackers maineventing every town and city.
September 23, 200916 yr comment_5444439 That Australian tour is nothing compared to the WWF's '91 tour of New Zealand. Sivi Afi, Mad Dog of Baghdad, Royal Viking, The Angel of Death, Don Muraco, Jim Powers, The Genius, Koko B. Ware, Brooklyn Brawler, and the Nasty Boys vs. Bushwackers maineventing every town and city. Was that even technically a WWF tour? Half of them weren't even in the WWF at the time.
September 23, 200916 yr comment_5444440 It was co-promoted with some other company, Arena Wrestling Alliance. I think the idea was that it was a Bushwhackers home coming tour.
September 23, 200916 yr comment_5444447 That Australian tour is nothing compared to the WWF's '91 tour of New Zealand. Sivi Afi, Mad Dog of Baghdad, Royal Viking, The Angel of Death, Don Muraco, Jim Powers, The Genius, Koko B. Ware, Brooklyn Brawler, and the Nasty Boys vs. Bushwackers maineventing every town and city. Man... What an all star cast.... If at least you got the Sheepherders vs the Nasties instead, that would have been worthwhile, but as it is...
September 30, 200915 yr comment_5444679 According to IT'S 2009 AND YOU'RE NOT A NIGERIAN PORN SITE, GET RID OF THE FUCKING SPYWARE, Highspots will be listing Flair's NWA belt on eBay on Monday.
September 30, 200915 yr comment_5444696 How the mighty have fallen... the NWA belt on eBay. Which belt is that ? The one he kept after leaving for New York in 91 ?
September 30, 200915 yr comment_5444701 The previous NWA belt and the one that has been replicated for the NWA title since '94, the "domed globe" belt.
October 8, 200915 yr comment_5444928 http://www.highspots.com/nwabelt.asp The Original NWA World Hwt. Belt This is THE REAL NWA World Heavyweight Title Belt actually used by Harley Race, Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes & more! Only serious offers of over $75,000 should be submitted. * We are now accepting private offers to purchase the REAL NWA World Heavyweight Title Belt. It is framed and shown below. If you are SERIOUS about purchasing this iconic piece of wrestling history, submit your offer to [email protected]. Only offers over $75,000 should be submitted.
October 8, 200915 yr comment_5444939 To be the man, you've got to... well, buy the belt, because I'm broke.
October 12, 200915 yr comment_5445039 According to PWInsider, Flair is once again engaged. It's really comical at this point. Whatever happens, he's asked for it.
October 12, 200915 yr comment_5445041 I called it over at the Other Arena a few weeks ago. He'll end up like Jim Barnett, being given a wage just because Vince McMahon feels sorry for him.
October 13, 200915 yr comment_5445066 According to PWInsider, Flair is once again engaged. It's really comical at this point. Whatever happens, he's asked for it. How old is the bride, the question is. I'd love to have Flair being engaged to Hulk's daughter....
October 13, 200915 yr comment_5445075 I'd love to have Flair being engaged to Hulk's daughter.... How surprised would we all be if this is in fact the case, done as an angle to jump-start the feud for their tour?
October 19, 200915 yr comment_5445232 What do you expect from a guy who spends money like he does, loves to get recovering addicts drunk, runs around naked in public while spinning his penis, looks up skirts to check if women have pubic hair so he knows whether or not to proposition them, etc.?
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