World Wrestling Federation 1991

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CAVALIER WRESTLING REPORT ISSUE 39, JULY, 23, 1991

Prime Time Wrestling Recap for 7/22/1991

by Maurice Porter

PTW kicked off with Brian Pillman in action against The Brooklyn Brawler. The Brawler used some underhanded tactics to keep Pillman grounded in the early stages of the match, finally the aerial tactics of Pillman came into play as they proved to be too much for the Brawler, Pillman won the match following the Air Pillman.

Mean Gene Okerlund was backstage with Jake The Snake Roberts. Roberts was in not good mood, this was due to the master of head games had been one uped by The Ultimate Warrior of all people. Roberts said his biggest mistake was not finishing the job when he had the chance but he won't make that same mistake again, he intends to finish the job at Summerslam if the Warrior is man enough to accept the challenge.

Jeff Jarrett was in action against Barry Hardy. The young wrestler finished off Hardy pretty quick as he picked up the victory following The Stroke.

After the match The Mouth of The South Jimmy Hart made his way to the ring. Hart got a microphone and started telling Jarrett how great he was but he could be even better if he let Hart manage him. Jarrett thought about it and accepted Hart's offer. Hart than said Jarrett is the future of wrestling and annoited him The Chosen One.

The next match was a interesting contest, the team of General Adnan and Colonel Mustafa took on the team of All American Bob Backlund and Sgt. Slaughter. Sgt. and Backlund clicked and it show as they controlled most of the match and won in the end as Slaughter made Adnan submit to the Cobra Clutch.

Okerlund was backstage with the team of Tito Santana and The Big Bossman. These two would face The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase and The Mountie later tonight. Both men laid down challenges for Summerslam, Santana challenged DiBiase and Bossman challenged The Mountie to a loser goes to jail match, in which the loser would have to spend the night in jail.

An update on the condition of WWF Champion Hulk Hogan was given, it was said that Hogan suffered a concussion but he won't miss any signficant ring time and would be on PTW next week.

Jimmy Hart and Sensational Sherri led The Mountie and Ted DiBiase into tag action, Santana and Bossman rushed to the ring clearing the heels out of the ring. The match went back and forth with both teams nearly pulling it out, in the end Mountie pinned the Bossman 1-2-3 thanks to help from Jimmy Hart.

Okerlund was backstage with Macho Man Randy Savage, Savage was still ticked off about last night. He said there will be a time that Ravishing Rick Rude would get what's coming to him.

Highlights from Saturday Night Main Event were shown, and the package ended with a promo highlighting Summerslam.

The main event for the night was Muta with Mr. Fuji one on one with WWF Intercontinental Champion Bret The Hitman Hart. The title was on the line so it made the match that much more important. The match was up in the air when the referee got knocked out. Fuji decided to interject himself in the match, The brought Ricky The Dragon Steamboat out from the back, Steamboat chased Fuji from the ring. Muta lost focus of Hart which allowed The Hitman to roll up Muta from behind for the 1-2-3.

[Hewey]

Good show, The stip for Mountie/Bossman is cool (though didn't it happen in real life?) oh well it's still a awesome idea. Rude/Savage is going to be so great when it happens. SummerSlam already looks like a great card as well. Looking forward to seeing what happens between Undertaker and Hogan

Keep up the great work

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The stip for Mountie/Bossman is cool (though didn't it happen in real life?)

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CAVALIER WRESTLING REPORT ISSUE, 40 JULY, 29, 1991

WRESTLING CHALLENGE RESULTS

The Rockers d Bob Bradley & Spike Jones

Ted DiBiase Accepts Santana's Challenge

Virgil d Brooklyn Brawler

Slick Interview for Warlord & Simmons

The Warlord & Ron Simmons d Barry Hardy & Italian Stallion

Jimmy Snuka d Smash

Davey Boy Smith d Hercules

The Big Bossman d The Barbarian

SUPERSTARS RESULTS

Jake Roberts d Kent Carlson

Brian Pillman d Spike Jones

The Mountie Accepts Bossman's Challenge

The Mountie d Koko B. Ware

Yokozuna d Greg Valentine

Sgt Slaughter d Crush

Bob Backlund d Dino Bravo

The Undertaker d Texas Tornado

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Good show. Im looking forward to SummerSlam. Hogan/Taker, Savage/Rude, and Roberts/Warrior are great headliners.

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After a very, very long hiatus I have decided to bring this diary back from the dead, I was playing a different game but ideas and storylines started popping in my head for this diary so I'm bringing it back. This post will be a recap of Summerslam 1991 and a second post will follow up with a recap of the first half of the year for the WWF and wrestling world in general in 1991.

WWF Summerslam 1991 Report

By: Deion Porter

Date: 08/19/91 from New York, NY

Show Analysis:

The show kicked off with a tag team match between The Rockers and the team known as The Eliminators "Alpha Male" Ron Simmons and The Warlord, the duo as usual were accompanied to the ring by the Dr. of Style Slick who was looking like a pimp more than a manager with a peach suit on, yes a peach suit. The Rockers as usual had the fans behind them but the fans seemed to be behind Shawn more than they were Marty. As most people thought The Eliminators dominated the match with their power, The Rockers never quit and fought back with their double team offense, double teaming accounted for about 95% of The Rockers offense, in the end double teaming led to the downfall of The Rockers as Simmons caught Jannety and pinned him following a vicious Spinebuster.

Clips of the feud between The Mountie and The Big Bossman were shown to hype the upcoming loser goes to jail match.

Jimmy Hart led The Mountie who everyone could tell was a bit nervous to the ring, the crowd didn't help matters as they chanted "Jailbird, Jailbird" throughout the match. Bossman got a good pop from the New York fans, as he didn't waste any time as he sprinted down to the ring. The two men spent the majority of the match brawling with each other, the outcome of the match was decided when Hart accidently shocked The Mountie with the cattleprod, Bossman hit the Bossman Slam and pinned The Mountie to send him to jail. Bossman handcuffed The Mountie and escorted him to the back where he turned him over to NYPD who took him to jail.

The next match didn't involve any titles, but it was just as intense as a title match because it was a good old fashion grudge match. Mr. Fuji led Muta to the ring to take on a man that he has had his problems with in recent months. Ricky Steamboat was the opponent and the fans gave him a great reception as he walked down to the ring with his son, like he did at Wrestlemania 4, for Steamboat's sake he hoped the outcome of this match would be different than the outcome of the Wrestlemania 4 match. These are two of the best wrestlers in the world and they did not dissapoint. The went move for move as the crowd was on the edge of its seat throughout the match, these two were very evenly matched which they proved as the match ended in a time limit draw after 20 minutes.

Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase faced Tito Santana. Over the past few weeks DiBiase has made many comments about Santana the haven't gone over too well with Tito or the fans. Despite this Tito did more wrestling than brawling, DiBiase took control as he picked Santana apart before he locked the Million Dollar Dream on Tito, however Tito made his way to the ropes. The seemed to re-energize Tito as that Latin Temper of his came out as he began to beat DiBiase down, Tito finished him of by hitting the Flying Forearm to pick up the victory.

The first of three titles was on the line as The Orient Express with Mr. Fuji, took on the reigning WWF Tag Team Champions The Legion of Doom. LOD had their legions of fans with them as many fans around the arena had their LOD replica spikes on their shoulders. LOD started off the match by tossing the Express around like they were nobodies, most people figured that the match would be like this the entire time as it would be over quick, however Fuji always has a plan and he used it as he hit Hawk with his cane. The allowed the Express to work over Hawk, they wore him down and nearly won the titles on a few occassions, finally Hawk made the tag and the roof blew off the arena. Animal cleaned house and Fuji couldn't even stop it as LOD hit the Doomsday Device on Tanaka and pinned him to retain the titles.

Another video package was shown, this time to hype the upcoming Ultimate Warrior vs Jake The Snake Roberts match.

Jake's music hit but he was no where to be found, The Warrior came out to the support of all his Warrior's, it seems like he has gotten more popular believe it or not. The Warrior waited in the ring for Jake, however Jake came from under the ring a jumped The Warrior. As Jake always does he slowly picked the Warrior apart, The Warrior at various points in the match made brief comebacks but he still feeling th effects of the snake bite. Jake sensed the end as hit DDT'ed the Warrior straight into the match, Jake covered the Warrior but to his and everyone elses shock the Warrior kicked out. The Warrior got to the ropes and begin to feel the adrinaline, once he got that jake had no chance, as the Warrior finished him off with the Gorilla Press to pick up the victory, it wasn't the fact that he won but it was how the Warrior won, he displayed a new aggresiveness in the end that nobody has even seen before, he wasn't content after the first Gorilla Press as he give Jake two more before he pinned him and after the match Warrior gave jake one more to put his stamp on the ending of the feud.

The second title of the night was on the line as Mr. Perfect fought Bret Hart in the 1 hour Ironman Challenge match for the Intercontinental Title. Perfect came to the ring to a huge amount of heat, the Champion Hart got almost as loud of a reaction as the Warrior did, another factor that added pressure on Bret was the fact that his parents were in attendance. People could argue that this was the greatest match of all time, it was that good. These two are two of the best wrestlers in the world and they are so evenly matched. Perfect scored the first fall 16 minutes into the match as he pinned Hart with the Perfect Plex. 10 minutes later Hart evened the match at 1-1 as he hit Perfect with a Piledriver. The rest of the match unfolded with both men trying to get that decisive fall, there were so many near falls both ways as the crowd was on the edge of it's seat. With 40 seconds left in the match Hart locked the Sharpshooter on Perfect, Perfect held out as long as he could and longer then any other man could, however the pain was too much as Perfect submitted with 5 seconds left in the match. The crowd erupted as an exhausted Hart raised his hands in the air signaling victory.

The next match was a personal as a match could get, in life if someone hits on your girl you are going to get mad, this is no exception in wrestling as Ravishing Rick Rude has been doing that to Elizabeth. Rude was damn near booed out of the building, Savage wasted no time as he sprinted to the ring and immediately took the fight to Rude. Savage threw all wrestling out of the equation as he made the match into a brawl, Savage was more aggresive than ever and Rude was the victim. Rude eventually made a comeback as he turned the contest into more of a wrestling match than a brawl. The end of the match came when Savage hit the Elbow Drop on Rude, however Rude placed his foot on the rope before the 3 count. Savage picked Rude up, Rude hit a lowblow that went undected by the ref, that was followed up with the Rude Awakening and a pin to win the match. After the match Rude planted a kiss on Elizabeth and ran out of the ring before Savage was able to get him.

The main event for the night was the WWF Title match between The Undertaker and WWF Champion Hulk Hogan. Taker came into the match undefeated but Hogan knows a thing or two about ended undefeated streaks as he was the man who ended Andre The Giant's undefeated streak. The deadman shocked everyone by dominating the match. Taker lifted Hogan up and hit the Tombstone Piledriver, when he did that a hush went over the crowd. Taker covered Hogan but Hogan kicked out and did his Hulking up routine. Eventually he got the big man down and hit the Legdrop, before the ref could count to 3 Paul Bearer hit Hogan with the Urn which caused a DQ. Hogan cleared the ring of Taker and Bearer and posed for the crowd as Summerslam came to a close.

Final Thoughts:

Overall this was an impressive Summerslam. Hart-Perfect was the greatest match that I have ever seen, and that should of been the main event. Savage-Rude and Steamboat-Muta were outstanding and DiBiase-Santana was another good wrestling match. The tag matches were ok, but they served their purpose by having LOD retain and the Eliminators winning to set up a match between the two teams down the line. Warrior-Roberts wasn't the greatest match in terms of quality but I liked it, Jake was his vintage cunning self and Warrior being more aggressive was interesting to me. Bossman-Mountie served its purpose, and Mountie was funny as the were taking him to the police car to take him to jail. Hogan-Taker, what can I say, it was a typical Hogan match, we all knew Taker was going to win but are least Taker didn't get pinned, I just hope Hogan loses the title sometime soon.

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Good to see this diary back! SS seemed good. Im glad Hart won, but was a little disappointed that Jake Roberts and Dibiase lost. Hope we see the Savage/Rude and Taker/Hogan feuds continue and Taker take the belt.

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Wrestling World Recap For The First Half Of 1991

By: Maurice Porter

World Wrestling Federation:

The WWF started the year 1991 with Sgt. Slaughter winning the WWF Title from The Ultimate Warrior at the Royal Rumble, the title reign was short and unsuccessful as he dropped the title at Wrestlemania to Hulk Hogan who won the title for a third time. As 1991 went on the WWF seemed to pick up steam, a combination of good signings, new stars, and overall good decisions helped the WWF become the undisputed number one wrestling company.

Signings:

Ravishing Rick Rude: Rude returned to the WWF after Wrestlemania and made an immediate impact, as he went tooth and nail with Hulk Hogan for the WWF eventually coming up just short, Wrestling wise Rude seems to be at the top of his game. Rude is currently fueding with Randy Savage. Rude is the top heel in the WWF.

Ricky The Dragon Steamboat: Like Rude, Steamboat made his return to the WWF after Wrestlemania and like Rude, Steamboat has made an impact. Steamboat as always has been impressive in the ring and is one of the most popular men in the WWF. Currently Steamboat is fueding with Muta which has produced some of the best matches in the WWF.

All-American Bob Backlund: After a very long hiatus from the WWF Backlund made his return and immediatly took up for the U.S.A defeating Sgt. Slaughter in a flag match. Backlund is still one of the better wrestlers in the WWF and on any given night can beat anyone.

Muta: A man who is the crown jewel of Mr. Fuji's Dojo, Muta has brought an exciting style of wrestling that many U.S fans have not seen before. Muta along with Owen Hart and Shawn Michaels are the best high flyers in the WWF.

Owen Hart: The youngest Hart has continued the great tradition of the Hart Family in the ring. With his combination of speed and wrestling ability Hart is one of the best young wrestlers anywhere, currently teaming with Jim The Anvil Neidhart, the duo have formed The New Foundation.

The Chosen One Jeff Jarrett: Jarrett is another promising youngster who has arrived in the WWF. Jarrett has a lot of ability and a lot of arrogance and that is why he has been taken under the wing of Jimmy Hart, who has annoited Jarrett The Chosen One.

Brian Pillman: Another talented youngster Pillman has brought his high flying style to the WWF. Pillman is an exciting talent who only is going to get better and better in the ring.

The Alpha Male Ron Simmons: One word can describe Simmons, powerhouse. Simmons was brought to th WWF by The Dr. Of Style Slick and Slick couldn't be any happier as Simmons has been mowing through the competition. Slick has teamed Simmons with The Warlord to form The Eliminators one of the baddest teams the you will ever see, currently the duo are trying to win the WWF Tag Titles from The Legion of Doom.

Yokozuna: Like Simmons Yokozuna was brought to the WWF by Slick, however he didn't stay with Slick for long as Slick sold his contract to Mr. Fuji for a hansome sum of money. Yokozuna is the biggest man in the WWF in terms of weight and no one has come close to defeating him.

The WWF had many stars who enhanced their career or took a seemingly career that wasn't going anywhere and turned it around.

Bret Hart: Hart has enhanced his career like no other man in professional wrestling, Hart went from tag team wrestling to one of the most popular wrestlers in the world and WWF Intercontinental Champion. His matches with Mr. Perfect were some of the best ever seen.

Jake The Snake Roberts: Jake went from a very popular wrestler in the WWF to one of the most hated and it has helped his career. Now Jake is seen as one of the most dangerous men in the WWF.

Tito Santana: Santana seemed to be at a crossroads in his career, he had accomplished a lot but he hadn't done anything recently. Santana decided to do something about it and he did, he became re-energized and re-focused and has been on quite a roll regaining his status as one of the top superstars in the WWF.

Rick Martel: Like his former Strike Force partner Martel was at a crossroads, with the help of his manager Tammy, Martel revived his career which culminated in winning The King of The Ring, because of his success Martel eventually received a shot at the WWF title.

Rest Of The Wrestling World:

WCW started off competiting closely with the WWF but due to bad decisions and horrible booking they are in a slump, pretty soon an exodus of top talent could occur if they can't turn it around. The rest of the promotions around the world have had what talent they had taking from the by WWF or the WCW.

WWF Roster Jobbers Won't Be Listed

Faces

Main Eventers

1. Bret Hart-93

2. Hulk Hogan-100

3. Randy Savage-100

4. Ultimate Warrior-100

Upper Midcarders

1. Ricky Steamboat-85

Midcarders

1. Animal-80

2. Big Bossman-82

3. All-American Bob Backlund-74

4. Brian Pillman-76

5. Davey Boy Smith-75

6. Hawk-80

7. Jim Duggan-79

8. Jim Neidhart-74

9. Jimmy Snuka-78

10. Marty Jannety-75

11. Owen Hart-77

12. Sgt Slaughter-79

13. Shawn Michaels-81

14. Texas Tornado-79

15. Tito Santana-80

16. Virgil-73

Lower Midcarders

1. Butch-65

2. Greg The Hammer Valentine-60

3. Hillbilly Jim-58

4. Jim Powers-52

5. Luke-65

6. Saba Simba-48

Openers

1. Koko B. Ware-54

Heels

Main Eventers

1. Mr. Perfect-93

2. Ravishing Rick Rude-98

Upper Midcarders

1. Jake The Snake Roberts-87

2. The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase-86

3. The Undertaker-82

Midcarders

1. Crush-66

2. Dino Bravo-68

3. Earthquake-75

4. Muta-83

5. The Chosen One Jeff Jarrett-74

6. Kato-80

7. Rick The Model Martel-79

8. The Alpha Male Ron Simmons-76

9. Smash-66

10. The Mountie-80

11. The Warlord-71

12. Yokozuna-72

Lower Midcarders

1. Brian Knobbs-69

2. Haku-67

3. Hercules-62

4. Jerry Saggs-70

5. Paul Roma-62

6. Tanaka-61

7. The Barbarian-62

8. Typhoon-61

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USA Network Presents

Monday Night Raw, Monday nights will never be the same again as the World Wrestling Federation brings to you the best wrestling action in the world every Monday Night at 8:00 P.M.

Card For September-2-1991

In a Main Event Blockbuster WWF Champion Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage team up for the first time in two years to take on the team of The Undertaker and Ravishing Rick Rude

WWF President Rowdy roddy Piper has two major announcements reguarding the number one contender for the WWF Title and the debut of the newest WWF Superstar.

WWF Intercontinental Champion Bret The Hitman Hart makes his first title defense as he defends against The Mountie.

In what looks to be an outstanding contest Mr. Perfect makes his first appearance since losing the Intercontinental Title as he will face All-American Bob Backlund.

Plus in six man tag action Tito Santana teams up with The Rockers to take on the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase and The Nasty Boys.

Plus Animal of The Legion of Doom will face off against The Warlord.

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Quick Note: I noticed for the preview I said it would be Hart's first title defense, that was a mistake as Hart won the title at the King of The Ring, sorry for that.

WWF Monday Night Raw Report

By: Isaac Ward

Date: September-2-1991

Show Analysis:

Mr. Perfect vs All-American Bob Backlund

The very first match in the history of Monday Night Raw pitted the former WWF Intercontinental Champion Mr. Perfect against All-American Bob Backlund, the commentators wondered about the mindset of Perfect seeing how he hasn't be seen since losing the chance to win the title back at Summerslam. As the match started it seemed to everyone watching that Perfect wasn't Perfect, whether it was his head wasn't in the match or Backlund's unique style Perfect was getting dominated by the former WWF Champion. With another loss on the horizion Perfect did what any heel would do, he gave Backlund a thumb to the eye which seemed to get Perfect back into the match. That was what perfect needed as he regained his sharpness which culminated in hitting the Perfect Plex to get the victory.

Piper's Two Announcements

As Raw came back from a commercial break the music of WWF President Rowdy Roddy Piper hit, Piper made his way to the ring with a microphone in hand, he climbed into the ring and waited for the "Roddy, Roddy" chants to die down before he spoke. His first announcement involved the WWF Title. Piper said ever since Summerslam everyone has been coming up to him saying that their the number one contender, Piper said he had a solution, at the upcoming Pay Per View, Battle Lines it will be a 10 man battle royal for the WWF Title. The men in the match would be WWF Champion Hulk Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior, WWF Intercontinental Champion Bret The Hitman Hart, Ricky The Dragon Steamboat, Ravishing Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, Jake The Snake Roberts, Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase, and The Undertaker.

Piper's second announcement dealt with the newest superstar in the WWF, Piper hyped this individual up as a man who has legions of fans all over the world and who has held numerous titles. Piper introduced the man called Sting to the crowd and they went wild, Sting came out with face paint and everything as he made his way to the ring, he shook Piper's hand as Piper gave him the mic. Sting said it was great to be in the WWF and he intends to make an impact, he said he came to the WWF because the WWF represents the top wrestling in the world and he wanted to see how he would measure up against the best in the world. After Sting finished speaking he gave the mic back to Piper, Piper annouced at Battle Lines Sting will have his first in ring match in the WWF against The Barbarian.

Jake Roberts vs Barry Hardy

This was a short contest that went like this, punch, punch, choke, short-arm clothesline, DDT, and pin for the victory for Jake. After the match Jake looked into the camera and said he will become the new WWF Champion at Battle Lines, "Trust Me."

Big Bossman vs Brooklyn Brawler

Bossman is a man that has been on a good roll recently, knowing the the Brawler jumped the Bossman as he stepped into the ring. That was short lived as the law and order of the WWF rebounded and finished the Brawler off with the Bossman Slam to get the victory.

Slick and The Eliminators Interview

Sean Mooney was backstage with Slick and The Eliminators. Mooney asked Slick what were his feelings about his teams upcoming shot at the WWF Tag Team Titles at Battle Lines. The Slickster was very confident about his teams chances, he said this two men are the baddest men on the planet and come Battle Lines LOD will know this as The Eliminators will be crowned the new WWF Tag Champions. Slick went on to say tonight will be a sample of that as The Warlord is going to destroy Animal.

Animal vs The Warlord w/ Slick

As Slick said this would be a bit of a preview for the upcoming tag match between these two teams, it was announced during the match that next week on Raw Hawk would go one on one with The Alpha Male Ron Simmons. The match itself was a power contest as neither man was willing to give any ground, the two men spent the match outdoing each other with the power moves but in the end it was Animal who had a few more moves up his sleeve as he got the victory following a Powerslam.

Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase w/Sensational Sherri & The Nasty Boys w/Jimmy Hart vs Tito Santana & The Rockers

As the match started Tito wanted DiBiase, but Ted had other ideas as he would not step in the ring with Santana. Early in the match Santana and The Rockers looked like a well oiled machine as they used their excellent speed to take control of the match. The tide of the contest turned when DiBiase and the Nasty's got Shawn Michaels in their corner, once that happened they went to work on him. Santana didn't help matters out much as he kept trying to come in the ring when DiBiase would taunt him, this allowed Michaels to get triple teamed while the ref was busy with Tito. Eventually Michaels made the tag to Tito and he was on fire, Tito was taking on the entire team and was succeeding, The Rockers came into the ring and it turned into a 6-man brawl. The ref was pre-occupied which allowed Sherri to hand DiBiase the Million Dollar Title, DiBiase waffled Santana and got rid of the belt, the ref finally turned around and counted to three as DiBiase pinned Santana for the tanted victory.

Bret Hart Interview

Mean Gene Okerlund was backstage with WWF Intercontinental Champion Bret The Hitman Hart. Hart said now that he's through with Mr. Perfect his intends to give anyone who wants a chance a shot at the IC Title, Hart said he intends to be a fighter champion and he will duck no one. Okerlund asked Hart about Battle Lines and Hart responded by saying he'd love to win the WWF Title but his focus for now is on The Mountie, he said the Mountie is a tough competitor but he will be excellently executed.

WWF Intercontinental Title Match

Bret The Hitman Hart© vs The Mountie w/Jimmy Hart

Like Mt. Perfect earlier questions were asked about the mind state of The Mountie seeing how he has the jailbird stigma hovering over his head and the fans let him know as they chanted "jailbird, jailbird." Mountie was focused and Jimmy Hart had him ready as he jumped Hart as he had his back turned. Mountie worked on Hart and on a few occasions nearly became the new champion, the mark of a great wrestler isn't to get frustrated if things don't go your way, well The Mountie must not be a great wrestling as he got frustrated and that led to him making a mistake, which Hart took advantage of. Hart finally weakened The Mountie to the point where he was able to slap the Sharpshooter on which The Mountie immediatly submitted to.

Video Hype For The Main Event

A video was shown which showed some of the events between the four wrestlers which led to this contest and showed some of the history between the Mega Powers.

The Mega Powers w/Elizabeth vs Ravishing Rick Rude & The Undertaker w/Paul Bearer

This was the main event for the night and the fans were hot for this contest. The commentators, especially Bobby Heenan wondered could Savage and Hogan really co-exist and function as a team. Rude wanted no part of Savage as he would only get in the ring with him if Savage was down. Most of the offense that the Mega Powers was on Rude as they could not phase The Undertaker. Surprisingly Savage and Hogan worked well as a unit. The end on the match came when Hogan hit the Legdrop on The Undertaker only for Rude to hit him with a chair which led to a DQ. Rude hit Savage with the chair as the two did a number on the Mega Powers until officials were able to get them out of the ring.

[Guest Prototype]

Decent show. I dont know if "Raw" really goes with the times in 1991. I enjoy your diary, but I think the hardest thing about old school diaries is not using today's style just with older wrestlers. When is Battle Lines?

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Decent show. I dont know if "Raw" really goes with the times in 1991. I enjoy your diary, but I think the hardest thing about old school diaries is not using today's style just with older wrestlers. When is Battle Lines?

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WWF Weekend Show Results

9/7/1991 Wrestling Challenge

Jeff Jarrett d The Italian Stallion

Jim Duggan d Bob Bradley

The New Foundation d Spike Jones & Tom Bennett

Yokozuna d Jim Powers

Tito Santana d Haku

Muta d Greg Valentine

Rick Rude d Virgil

9/8/1991 Superstars

Sgt Slaughter d Frankie DeFalco

Natural Disasters d Reno Riggins & Kent Carlson

Koko B. Ware d Kevin Krueger

Jimmy Snuka d Iron Mike Sharpe

Demolition d The Bushwhackers

The Rockers d Power & Glory

Ted DiBiase d Big Bossman

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Monday Night Raw 9/9/1991 Preview

In a match that will feature six of the men in the Battle Lines Battle Royal for the WWF Title this Sunday Macho Man Randy Savage will team up with WWF Intercontinental Champion Bret The Hitman Hart and Ricky The Dragon Steamboat to take on Ravishing Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, and Jake The Snake Roberts in the main event.

The Ultimate Warrior will be in action against the massive Earthquake.

Former WWF Champion Sgt. Slaughter will face off against the King of the WWF, Rick The Model Martel.

Legion of Doom member Hawk will take on The Eliminators Alpha Male Ron Simmons.

The Texas Tornado and Brian Pillman team up to face the team of The Chosen One Jeff Jarrett and The Mountie.

[Hewey]

Glad to see this back as it's easily one of my favorite diaries around, SummerSlam would have been amazing for '91, Hart/Perfect, Rude/Savage, Muta/Steamboat would have been classic wrestling matches with Undertaker/Hogan being the big main event. I'm glad Taker hasn't gotten pinned yet and I can see him winning the title at battle lines. I don't see the Hulkster is keeping the belt. I don't really like Sting coming in right now, He was too much of a big player in WCW to debut on a already loaded show in a segment with Piper, I think his debut could have been bigger, Like facing off with a main eventer or alligning himself with Hogan or something. But it'll be interesting to see what you'll have in store with Sting. Keep up the great work man, I'll be reading this

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Glad to see this back as it's easily one of my favorite diaries around, SummerSlam would have been amazing for '91, Hart/Perfect, Rude/Savage, Muta/Steamboat would have been classic wrestling matches with Undertaker/Hogan being the big main event. I'm glad Taker hasn't gotten pinned yet and I can see him winning the title at battle lines. I don't see the Hulkster is keeping the belt. I don't really like Sting coming in right now, He was too much of a big player in WCW to debut on a already loaded show in a segment with Piper, I think his debut could have been bigger, Like facing off with a main eventer or alligning himself with Hogan or something. But it'll be interesting to see what you'll have in store with Sting. Keep up the great work man, I'll be reading this 

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WWF Monday Night Raw Report

By: Andy Powell

Date: September-9-1991

Show Analysis:

The Barbarian vs Todd Becker

The Barbarian was in action, obviously preparing for his upcoming match at Battle Lines against Sting, he was impressive as he finished Becker with a Clothesline of the top rope to get the victory.

Steamboat Is Out

Footage was shown from a recent show, after a match between Ricky the Dragon Steamboat and Kato, Muta and other members of Fuji's Dojo came down to the ring and beat Steamboat down. After the footage was shown it was announced that Steamboat tore his bicep muscle and he will be out of action for a while.

Power & Glory w/Slick vs Jamie Magnum & Kent Carlson

Rumors have been circulating that Slick really doesn't care too much about Power & Glory these days and that's why he has put all his energy into The Eliminators. P&G needed a good showing and the provided one as they picked up the victory following the Power-Plex.

Davey Boy Smith vs Brooklyn Brawler

You have to have it to guys like the Brawler, they get beat up every week but they show up for more, either their real stupid or their real tough, take your pick. This week was no exception for the Brawler as Davey Boy used his power to throw the Brawler all over the ring eventually picking up the victory with the Running Powerslam.

Hulk Hogan Interview

Mean Gene was with WWF Champion Hulk Hogan to get his thoughts on Battle Lines. Hogan said he will be in the ring with 9 of the baddest dudes on the planet but he intends to go through all of them to retain his title. He finished by saying he hopes the last two men are him and The Undertaker so Hulkamania can run wild on The Undertaker.

Alpha Male Ron Simmons w/Slick vs Hawk

This was the second half of the one on one matches between a Legion of Doom member and a member of The Eliminators. Last week Animal defeated The Warlord, and Hawk would try to make it 2 for 2 this week. The match was an even contest, however their was a difference maker and his name was Slick. Slick distracted Hawk long enough to allow Simmons to hit the Spinebuster to pick up the victory.

The Texas Tornado & Brian Pillman vs The Chosen One Jeff Jarrett & The Mountie w/Jimmy Hart

This tag match would give a bit of a preview for a match just signed for Battle Lines in which the Tornado will take on Jarrett. The match was an excellent match, especially seeing how these four men have never teamed with each but everything seemed to gel. The end of the match came when the Tornado made the Mountie submit to the Claw.

Macho Man Interview

Sean Mooney was with the Macho Man to get his thoughts on a number of subjects. The first was Battle Lines in which Savage said he will win to become a 2 time WWF Champion, the second was the main event tonight in which Savage responded by saying it's another chance to get his hands on Ravishing Rick Rude, the final topic was Elizabeth who suffered a horrible knee injury in a charity softball game, Savage said it's a devistating blow but he will have Elizabeth in his heart and he dedicated a Battle Lines victory to her.

The Ultimate Warrior vs Earthquake w/ Jimmy Hart

The announcers especially Bobby Heenan wondered why the Warrior would sign up for a match with Earthquake 6 days away from Battle Lines. The Warrior must of wondered too as Earthquake was on his A-Game as he even hit the Aftershock, Warrior stunned everyone as he kicked out and made his comeback. A beaten down Warrior couldn't Gorilla Press the big man so he used quickness as he hit a flying shoulder tackle and a splash to pick up the victory.

Rick The Model Martel w/Tammy vs Sgt. Slaughter

This was touted as an important match as the winner would move up the rankings ladder and maybe move in line for a Intercontinental or even a WWF World title shot. With all of this on the line both men pulled out all of the stops, at the end of the match Tammy held up the referee which allowed Martel to get his septor, he cracked Slaughter in the back and got rid of the septor. Martel slapped on the Boston Crab and Slaughter had no choice but to submit.

Ravishing Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, & Jake The Snake Roberts vs Macho Man Randy Savage & Bret The Hitman Hart

Originally this was supposed to be a 6-man tag match but due to Ricky Steamboat's injury it became a handicap match, it was said that WWF President Rowdy Roddy Piper offered Savage and Hart a chance to pick a replacement partner but the two declined. Despite the numbers disadvantage Savage and Hart had control for a good part of the match using frequent tags. The 1-man advantage didn't show up until Savage got caught in the corner with Rude, Perfect, and Roberts. They worked over Savage until he was finally able to tag Hart. Hart came into the ring and cleaned house, Hart was on fire until he caught a Rude knee in the back as he came off the rope, Hart staggered right into a DDT from Roberts which led to the victory.

[Hewey]

Good Raw VA, I totally forgot Martel won the KOTR. I hope you keep pushing him. A feud between him and the hitman would be great. Battle Lines is shaping up nicely. I think the final two men will be Undertaker/Hogan with the phenom taking the title. Though I don't see Undertaker holding the gold for too long.

"the final topic was Elizabeth who suffered a horrible knee injury in a charity softball game."

lol, I can just see her falling down while trying to catch the ball

Keep up the good work

[VA Finest 1]

WWF Battle Lines Final Card

For: September-15-1991

Main Event 

10-Man Battle Royal for the WWF World Title

Hulk Hogan ©, Randy Savage, Bret Hart, Ultimate Warrior, Tito Santana*, Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, Undertaker, Jake Roberts, Ted DiBiase

*Santana replaces Ricky Steamboat who was injured

The Debut of Sting

Sting vs The Barbarian

WWF Tag Title Match

Legion of Doom© vs The Eliminators w/Slick

Rick Martel w/Tammy vs Jim Duggan

Muta w/Mr. Fuji vs Davey Boy Smith

Texas Tornado vs Jeff Jarrett w/Jimmy Hart

[Hewey]

Main Event

10-Man Battle Royal for the WWF World Title

Hulk Hogan ©, Randy Savage, Bret Hart, Ultimate Warrior, Tito Santana*, Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, Undertaker,Jake Roberts, Ted DiBiase

*Santana replaces Ricky Steamboat who was injured

I got a feeling the deadman will pull out the win and become the WWF Champion, But there's always a chance the Hulkster will keep the title and drop it to Taker at the next PPV in a singles match. I'm going 50/50 here with Taker/Hogan. I don't think any of the other men will walk away with the belt other than Hogan or Undertaker. Especially any of the heels since Hogan's run over all of them before. A face could beat Hogan, But my bet is on Undertaker.

The Debut of Sting

Sting vs The Barbarian

Sting's winning it, If Undertaker wins the title that could lead to the huge Sting versus Undertaker match.

WWF Tag Title Match

Legion of Doom© vs The Eliminators w/Slick

LOD might pull out the win by DQ or something and drop the belts later. But I'll go with the eliminators.

Rick Martel w/Tammy vs Jim Duggan

Filler match, But both guys are over enough to get the crowd excited. The Model wins this one.

Muta w/Mr. Fuji vs Davey Boy Smith

I think Davey Boy will get the fluke win and be headed for a push or something.

Texas Tornado vs Jeff Jarrett w/Jimmy Hart

The big muscled up hoss gets the win (Y)