HailtotheYo

Here's hoping for a nice, long, Stan Hansen run.

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Dear God that would be lovely ... of course, in my mind I've already built up a Hansen/Hennig fued as a clash of "progression" in the business, but that's just me.

You can make Tenay work as long as YOU develop him and don't use him as "today" ... Now that I think about it, this could be a challenge for you that isn't present in MANY of the diaries that are attempted. You now have the challenge of developing a NON wrestler, and making him believable despite our present knowledge of him.

Good luck with that .... *wub*

WWWF Superstars Preview

- The Young Stallions take on the Twin Towers !

- Sting takes on Bad News Brown !

- The Midnight Express tangle with the Killer Bees !

- Ric Flair goes one on one with Buzz Sawyer !

- Also, interviews with Hulk Hogan, Lex Luger, and Mr. Perfect !

'Sweetwater Psycho' ... I like it. I'd have gone for a Dick Slater perhaps, but I think Windham will work.

So far you've done a good job. I agree with TP on the Tenay thing though. I cringed when I read it. It wouldn't have been too far fetched to have grabbed Schiavone or Ross from the NWA. Still, that's minor.

Good luck with it.

Obviously they aren't as wide spread as the football but there is something drawing guys like Berkman and Cruz Jr to RICE .....

When you've got ESTABLISHED (not to mention EASIER schools) like TU and A&M in Texas recruiting you, and you choose RICE ? Interesting.

Of course, the freakin chess team is on salary so it really doesn't matter lol ...

yeah it would, because they don't get paid. 

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That's debatable ...

Stephen Drew, not only from FSU, but brother of JD Drew who plays for Atlanta B)

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FSU owns. Heh. Damn JD for not staying in St. Louis though.

8 guys from TX, or a TX college. TX > *

I agree, although the restrictions that have been put on the bats in the last few years have DRAMATICALLY improved the game.

The only thing though ... without the *ding* it wouldn't be college baseball

Speaking of PTI ... BOOB CAM OWNS AAAALLLLLLL ! ! ! !

And yes, Zac rules !

April 20, 1991

Rating: 4.25

Att: 5,035

Gate: $201,400

(From the snazzy music and electric colored logo, the scene cuts straight to ...)

Sting -V- Cactus Jack

A MAN CALLED STIIIIIIIIINNNGGG .... the multicolored pyro matches the multicolored facepaint on the face of the Stinger. Inside the ring Cactus Jack paced in anticipation of the start of the match. Once Sting was inside the ropes, Cactus didn't wait for the bell. With Sting taking off his jacket, Cactus nailed him from behind knocking over the top rope. The bell signaled the start of the match, but it began outside. Cactus jumped on Sting, using the gaurdrails and the steel steps as weapons. Sting's quickness saved him from having his head becoming a sandwich between a steel chair and the ringpost. In order to save himself Sting rolled into the ring as Cactus looked under the ring for another weapon.

Sting had just enough time to get his wind, and as Cactus crawled back into the ring, the Stinger put the boots to him. It didn't take long for Sting to switch the match to his favor, but Cactus didn't play cleanly. As the ref moved around to check a headlock that he'd applied, Cactus gave a thrust punch to Sting's throat. The ref saved Sting this time, as he backed Cactus off and gave him a stern warning about that kind of garbage. With Cactus being detained by the ref, Jimmy Snuka ran down to the ring with his bone in hand. Sting had gotten up and was leaning up against the ropes holding his throat. Cactus saw Snuka, and kept the ref occupied. Snuka took his bone and put it upside Sting's head. Cactus ran over for the easy pin. As the bell sounded, Snuka got in the ring and began beating down Sting as Catus looked on with a deranged look of enjoyment on his face.

Monsoon - "Thank you for joining us once again here at the WWWF Studios. As always, I'm Gorilla Monsoon, and with me is Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan. We just bore witness to two of the men that will be involved in the upcoming Lethal Lottery PPV as Snuka came down and got involved in Sting's match with Cactus Jack !"

Heenan - "Did you see the look on Cactus' face Monsoon ? That man is a sicko. He enjoyed watching Snuka beat up on Sting. My God, I can't believe he could like that."

Monsoon - "Well, Cactus is an interesting character to say the least. As all of you WWWF fans know, Road Warrior Hawk was injured recently, and there has been much speculation as to what Animal would be doing. Well, Paul Ellering stopped by to let us know."

Paul Ellering Promo for Animal

Ellering - "The WWWF tag team division got quite a break when Hawk went down. Everyone can breath a sigh of relief because the Road Warriors won't be in action for a while. That doesn't mean though, that Animal won't be beating people up. For now, Animal will have to be a 'Lone Warrior' in his quest. That's ok, there isn't a man in the WWWF that can match the Anima's power !"

Animal - "That's right Pual, the WWWF has to deal with the 'Lone Warrior' until Hawk gets back ! Nobody is safe from the powerslam ! ... Nobody !"

Monsoon - "The 'Lone Warrior' Heenan ?"

Heenan - "That's what the man said. Are you going to argue with someone that can slam you through the mat ? I'm not. He can be the 'Lone Warrior' or the Disco Warrior for all I care, just as long as he leaves me alone."

Monsoon - "Our next match up involves four guys that you'd want to stay away from as well. The Powers of Pain have the number one contendorship to the U.S. Tag Titles, but their plans changed a bit this week. Before they could worry about their title shot though, they had to get through Doom !"

Doom -V- The Powers of Pain

The fans are starting to come around to Doom. Both Reed and Simmons have slowly shown that they are done being the hired guns that they were in the NWA. Simmons has taken large strides, as he is the man that ran the hated Roddy Piper out of the WWF. Now though, they faced perhaps the only two men in the WWWF that could match them in raw power. All four men ignored the ref and stood toe to toe in the ring. Simmons and Reed were jawing, and the Barbarian and Warlord just laughed. Warlord threw the first blow, hitting Reed with a powerful right. Reed went reeling backwards, and the fight was on. The ref never actually signaled for the bell, and this match was thrown out before it even began. Reed and Warlord fell through the ropes and went at it outside the ring. Inside, Simmons showed the Barbarian who the real savage was. A big shoulder breaker, followed by a gorilla press slam left the Barbarian just about motionless in the ring. Simmons went outside to help Reed, but was blinded by some poweder from Mr. Fuji. At this time, the locker room had cleared of refs and security, and the two teams were seperated.

Heenan - "Those four men are dangerous Monsoon. They didn't even let the match get started. They just brawled all over the place. Unbelievable."

Monsoon - "One thing is for sure, the tag team ranks have some trouble coming their way with these two teams. The only hopes of getting them out of the picture, is if they beat each other up. Moving along, as I stated earlier, the Powers of Pain have a new target. Let's show you what I'm talking about ..."

Heenan - "What, there's new U.S. Tag Champions ?"

Monsoon - "Heenan, shut up and quit ruining everything."

The Freebirds -V- The Skyscrapers © WWWF U.S. Tag Title Match

Depending on where you're from, the Freebirds are either one of the most beloved, or hated teams in the history of wrestling. Either way, they're respected. The young team of the Skyscrapers is just flat out mean and nasty. Vicious and Spivey are two huge, tough men. What they don't have though, is ring savvy. That sits in the pocket of the Freebirds. Of the two, Spivey is just a bit more off the wall, and that is what would cost the Skyscrapers in this match. The Freebirds made quick tags, keeping Spivey off balance. Dan couldn't get his hands on either Freebird and wouldn't tag in Sid. Outside the ring Sid did what he could with some cheapshots, and pulling of the hair but it wasn't really anything. He had to sit and watch as the Freebirds took over the match. Just as soon as Spivey got his hands on Garvin, it was too late. Garvin had already made the tag to Hays, and Hays went up top. Spivey finished off Garvin with a huge bodyslam and turned around in time to catch Hays coming off the top. However, Hays used his momentum and from the top and turned Spivey catching him into a super DDT for the win and the U.S. Tag Titles. Vicious immediately ran into the ring, and instead of going after the Freebirds, he got in the downed Spivey's face.

Heenan - "Would you look at that. I was right, we do have new U.S. Tag Champions. Congratulations to the Freebirds, but good luck buddy. The Powers of Pain have a title shot."

Monsoon - "Yeah, look at that. I'll bet that the fans watching are as impressed with your knowledge of what you've already seen as I am. You are right though, the Freebirds have a big task ahead of them with the Powers of Pain getting the first shot at them. As you all know folks, Ric Rude has been on a mission lately, to take out the trash of the WWWF. Two men that seem to have a problem with this are Terry Taylor and Tom Zenk."

Taylor/Zenk Promo Interrupted

Taylor - "Ric Rude you might think I'm trash, but getting rid of me isn't going to be that simple. As you can see, Tom Zenk is standing next to me, and he doesn't exactly like the ego trip that you're on either. You had better be prepared because ......."

(Taylor doesn't get to finish his statement. From behind, Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane attack Taylor and Zenk. With the Midnight Express putting the boots to Taylor and Zenk, Ric Rude walks up and watches on. Jim Cornette slides into the picture and yells at the downed Zenk and Taylor that "When you mess with Ric Rude, you mess with Camp Cornette.")

Monsoon - "How cheap was that Heenan ? Taylor and Zenk were just blindsided by the Midnight Express. What do they think they're doing ?"

Heenan - "What do you expect Monsoon ? Taylor and Zenk picked a fight with Ric Rude. His buddies aren't going to just sit back and let Rude be outnumbered. They deserved it."

Monsoon - "How did they deserve it ? Ric Rude is the one that started all of this ! This is absurd Heenan."

Heenan - "It doesn't matter who started it Gorilla, Camp Cornette is going to finish it."

Monsoon - "Unfortunately you might be right. On a more positive note, a team that is starting to make waves around here stopped by to let everyone know that they won't be backing down from anyone."

Young Stallions Promo

Roma - "I hope all the tag teams in the WWWF are paying attention. While everyone is watching out for the big guys, no one is paying attention to the good guys. Myself, and my partner 'Pure Gold' Jim Powers are on the move."

Powers - "That's right ! The Young Stallions, 'Pretty' Paul Roma and myself 'Pure Gold' Jim Powers are on our way to the top, and we'll do whatever we have to in order to get there."

Monsoon - "Heenan ... these guys might be right. They've certainly been impressive as of late, and no one really is paying them much attention. That could prove to be fatal for other tag teams in the WWWF."

Heenan - "I don't trust those guys. I think they've got something up their sleeve. We should be keeping an eye on them Monsoon."

Monsoon - "Two men that we have been keeping our eye on, are Lex Luger and Magnum T.A. These men don't like each other and make no bones about it. They'll step into the ring at Lethal Lottery with their partners, but they locked up earlier this week, and that is our main event here on Wrestling Challenge !"

Lex Luger -V- Magnum T.A.

The arrogant Luger tried to play off the importance to this match. As Magnum walked down to the ring, Luger paid him no attention and leaned up against his corner and looked at his muscles. To get Luger's attention once the bell rang, T.A. got the ref to remind Luger that it was Magnum that was the U.S. Champion. The arrogant Luger got a little pissed at this and started throwing blows. T.A.'s superior technical ability got him out of the onslaught, but Luger's strength advantage kept Magnum from gaining a clear advantage.

The men traded moves and counters back and forth. Luger continually tried to turn the match into more of a fight, or brawl but Magnum would have none of it. He wouldn't let Luger bait him, and every time Luger tried, T.A. slowed the match down with a classic wrestling hold. Showing his smarts, T.A. went to work on the back, and legs of Luger. Magnum took away Lex's finishing move, the torture rack. Slowly, the strong Luger began to weaken. Sensing he was on the back end of the match, Luger resorted to dirty tricks. Luger sat in the corner as Magnum charged him Luger pulled the ref in the way. The ref was sandwiched but wasn't hit too badly, and he fumbled out of the corner. Luger took advantage and low blowed Magnum T.A. as he checked the ref to see if he was ok. Magnum struggled to keep his feet but was put down as Luger hit a running forearm to the head and got the pin. After the match Luger held up the U.S. Title like it was his, and taunted the fallen Magnum T.A.

(The show went off the air with Luger hovering over Magnum.)

Match Rankings:

1. - Sting/Cactus (Crowd 65% Workrate 87% ***1/4)

2. - Luger/T.A. (Crowd 90% Workrate 74% **1/2)

3. - Skyscrapers/Freebirds (Crowd 65% Workrate 71% *1/2)

4. - Doom/P.O.P (Crowd 61% Workrate 59% 1/2*)

Segments:

1. - Ellering/Animal Promo (63%)

2. - Taylor/Zenk - Camp Cornette Encounter (57%)

3. - Young Stallions Promo (45%)

Anyone else watching ?

I enjoyed this weekend as my team (FSU) advanced, and my home state choice (A&M) advanced by defeating the defending national champions (Rice) with a grand slam. That's the Rice University that will most likely have 3 pitchers taken in the first round of the draft.

Anyway, thanks to A&M winning (and my pull at FSU being here in Texas) I get to go to Baton Rouge this upcoming weekend to watch some good baseball in one of the best college atmospheres in the country.

Just curious if anyone else out there is going to any super-regionals (went to a regional), or gives a shit at all.

WWWF Wrestling Challenge Preview

- Sting goes up against Cactus Jack !

- Doom tangles with the Powers of Pain !

- The Skyscrapers defend the U.S. Tag Titles against the Freebirds !

- Lex Luger and Magnum T.A. finall get in a ring !

- Also, Paul Ellering has some words about his client Animal, Terry Taylor and Tom Zenk have something to say to Ric Rude, and the Young Stallions get some things off their chest !

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<center>April 15, 1991</center>

<center>Rating: 5.70</center>

<center>Att: 5,047</center>

<center>Gate: $201,880</center>

(The show fades straight in to the backstage area where Sting is ready to speak.)

Sting - "OOOOOOWWWWWW ! Well 'ol Captain Lou Albano says I should get me a friend. It's a good thing the Stinger has plenty of friends. I can't wait to get my hands on you Jimmy Snuka ! If I need one friend, two friends, or a whole army of friends it doesn't matter. I'll do whatever it takes to get you in the ring. So I did some asking around the back, and guess what. I have myself a pretty darn good friend."

(From the side, the WWWF U.S. Champion, MAGNUM T.A. steps in the picture and stands next to Sting.)

Sting - "That's right Snuka the WWWF United States Champion is a good friend of mine, and he's got no bones about stepping into the ring as my partner. I hope you've got a good friend too Snuka because ....."

(Sting doesn't get to finish the statement because from off the screen LEX LUGER comes crashing in. He's weilding a chair, and gives both Sting and T.A. a shot. With both men down, Luger let's them know that Snuka has a friend.)

Vince - "GOOOOOD EVENING WWWF fans and welcome to PRIIIIMMMMEEE TIIIIIIIIMMMEEE WRESTLING ! As we've just seen the matches are taking shape for Lethal Lottery. Sting let Albano know he had a friend to step in the ring with him and then Lex Luger crashed the party letting Sting know that Snuka had a friend as well !"

Jim Jr. - "We're sorry we started the fireworks early tonight fans, but you never know what's going to happen here in the WWWF. We haven't even had a match yet, and already one spot at the Lethal Lottery has been filled. Let's get to the ring before something else goes haywire."

The Andersons -V- Jim Neidhart/Dino Bravo

The Horsemen/Commonwealth feud has quickly escelated. At the forefront of the feud has been Arn Anderson and Jim Neidhart. Fittingly so as both are the respective 'Enforcers' for their groups. This marked the second time that Arn and Jim had squared off in tag action. This time around, Arn's brother and Dino Bravo were the tag partners of choice. The two enforcers started off against each other and it became very apparent which one was the better of the two. Neidhart usually pummels people, but not the crafty veteran Arn Anderson. Just two minutes into the match 'The Anvil' was desperately tagging in Bravo.

The Canadian strongman turned the tide of the match very quickly and Arn knew he couldn't stay in the ring long or else he'd suffer severely. Ole made a blind tag to get in as Arn brought Bravo over to the Anderson's corner. Ole did better against the strongman, but it wasn't enough to get the momentum of the match back in the Anderson's favor. Just as Bravo began to weaken, he tagged back in Neidhart, and the enuing double team kept Ole from taking over the match. With Neidhart grinding down Ole, no one seemd to notice that Bret Hart and Davey Boy Smith had walked out from the back and were making their way to the ring. Arn did notice and ran at the two. Already beaten down, that move was a mistake.

Hart and Davey Boy dispatched of Double A without much of a fight and drug him to the ring. The two threw the battered Anderson into the ring and then jumped in and started beating on Ole. Officially, the match was awarded to the Andersons via DQ. The four members of the Commonwealth continued to beat down on the Andersons despite the pleas from the ring bell to stop. The Commonwealth didn't hear the crowd belt out a wild cheer as Ric Flair and Barry Windham hit the ring at a dead sprint. Hart slid out of the ring in time, but Davey Boy was caught by a very stiff lariat from Windham. Flair chased Bravo out of the ring, and Hart pulled Neidhart under the ropes. The crowd went nuts as Flair and Windham stood at the ropes begging them to get back in the ring.

Jim Jr. - "The Commonwealth tried to pull one over at the expense of the Horsemen, but not tonight sweetheart. The Horsemen are always watching, and the Horsemen always have each other's backs !"

Vince - "The blood runs cold between these two groups, that's for sure. It looked like Ole and Arn were done for, but not so fast says Flair and Windham. We're going to .... wait just one second ... Mene Gene has Flair ringside ..."

Flair Tirade

Okerlund - "Ric Flair if you would please ... I'd like to ...."

Flair - "GENE ..... I'M TIRED OF IT .... I told you I was tired of it. THE HORSEMEN ARE TIRED OF IT ! ..... BRET HART, DAVEY BOY SMITH ... Congratulations ... you've just earned yourself a date with the NATURE BOY and the LONG TALL TEXAN ... at the Lethal Lottery, the two of you will be facing the two of us ! That's right pal, you're going to have to put your money where your mouth is. And don't you think for a second that there isn't going to be more ... JIM NEIDHART ! You're going to have to step up to the plate bigtime ... DOUBLE A will be waiting for you at Lethal Lottery ! MEAN ... BY GOD GENE ... THE IV HORSEMEN ARE GOING TO PUT AN END TO THIS !"

Okerlund - "Fellas, Ric Flair is irate and rightfully so. After what he's had to say, it looks like Lethal Lottery just got a whole lot more interesting."

Vince - "Wow, Flair just dropped two huge bombs. We'll be seeing Neidhart versus Arn Anderson, AND Flair/Windham versus Hart/Davey Boy Smith. We can only imagine what the stipulations for that will be."

Jim Jr. - "Unfortunately we have to wait one week for the Lethal Lottery drawings to find that out, but what a way to get tonight started. I hope we can keep this pace up. From the looks of the next match, we might be able to."

Ricky Steamboat -V- Kerry Von Erich © WWWF Intercontinental Match

Mr. Perfect was once again ringside for a Kerry Von Erich match. Just like at Wrestlemania, he had to be present when Von Erich defended the belt that Perfect says 'is his.' The action began in high gear. Steamboat and Von Erich are very familar with each other and both have distinct styles that can take over a match quickly. The two traded off countering each other for the first part of the match. Von Erich is easily the more powerful of the two, and after a few minutes of stalemating, Kerry tried to cash in on his advantage. As Steamboat went for one of his lethal dropkicks, Von Erich held on to the ropes. With Ricky downed, Kerry quickly picked him up and sent him into the ropes. As Steamboat careened back towards him, Von Erich delivered a hellacious powerslam.

At this time Mr. Perfect got up onto the apron and started jawing at Von Erich. both Von Erich and the ref went over to Perfect to try and get him to get back down. It tood a few moments, but Steamboat saw what was going on, and he too went over to Perfect. With a wry smile on his face, perfect grabbed Steamboat's head and hopped down from ring apron, slamming Steamboat's neck across the top rope in the process. The ref signaled for the bell, throwing this one out of the books. Pissed off, Von Erich jumped out of the ring after Perfect and the two brawled to the back.

Vince - "There you see Mr. Perfect being a thorn in the side of Kerry Von Erich yet again. These two have already set up their date at the Lethal Lottery. It will be one heck of a match up."

Jim Jr. - "That's only if Perfect can keep it clean Vince. Somehow I don't see that happening. Right now fans, we need to go to JJ Dillon, who his standing by with a very important announcement regarding the Lethal Lottery."

Dillon's Announcement and the Reaction

Dillon - "Thank you Jim. What I have to say is very important, and it involves three men. First of all, Paul Orndorff you will be defending your WWWF World Title at the Lottery. Your opponent however, will not be who you think. Orndorff, you will defend your title against THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR. Hulk Hogan will have to wait for his shot because Warrior has the first shot. He gets this shot by virtue of being the last WWF Champion. Thank you all, Jim ... Vince."

Vince - "JJ DILLON JUST RAINED ON HOGAN'S PARADE ! That is HUGE Jim !"

Jim Jr. - "Yes Vince, that announcement was huge and we've .... what we've got, is a situation in the locker room .... can we get a camera back there ?"

(The scene cuts to Orndorff's locker room. A furious Hulk Hogan is trying to burst through the door, but is being held back by numerous security gaurds. Orndorff is begging the guards to let Hogan in. Hogan continues to scream at Orndorff that he is a coward. Finally, the security gaurds are enough in number to push Hogan from the doorway and get the door closed. The gaurds drag Hogan off as he continues to kick and scream.)

Jim Jr. - "Vince, I have never seen Hulk Hogan in that state EVER in my lifetime."

Vince - "Jim I can assure you that this is the first time Hulk Hogan has ever been that irate in his life. I've beena round him for a long time now, and this is the first I've seen of him like this. He's fuming, and I can understand why."

Jim Jr. - "We're boiling over here on Prime Time Wrestling, and the action is going to continue to get hot. Right now it's time for Magnum T.A. versus Jimmy Snuka !"

Magnum T.A. -V- Jimmy Snuka

Neither of these men's titles were on the line in this one. Sting accompanied Magnum to the ring, and as Snuka came out Lex Luger trailed behind him. In the ring, Magnum wasn't interested in Luger outside, or that Snuka kept peeking at Sting. T.A. just wanted to wrestle. That he did. At every possible chance he got, Magnum used technical wrestling moves to frustrate Snuka. The in ring action was good, but the show outside was probably better. Luger kept trying to take pop shots at Sting and finally Sting got right in Luger's face. Luger backed down, but when Sting turned around, Luger nailed him with a forearm to the back of the head.

Inside the ring Magnum just about had Snuka beat. He had set Snuka up for the belly-to-belly when he noticed what was going on outside. Mangum dropped Snuka went over to the ropes, debating whether or not to go outside the ring. Snuka didn't let him decide as he clotheslined T.A. over the top and too the outside. Snuka followed, and he and Luger beat down on Sting and T.A.

Luger was on top of things for once, and got Snuka to put his shoulder under the ropes to break the ten count. After a little more beating down, Luger threw T.A. into the ring as he and Snuka went to work on Sting. In the ring, Magnum had enough time to recover. Snuka was preoccupied with Sting, and wasn't paying attention to the count. Luger reminded him again, and Snuka scurried back into the ring and right into a belly-to-belly suplex that ended the match and gave T.A. the win. At the sound of the bell, Luger looked up and saw that T.A. had won and was now stepping between the ropes. Luger hightailed it, leaving Snuka in the ring.

Jim Jr. - "How about that Vince. Even with Luger's help, Snuka couldn't get the job done against Magnum T.A. From the looks of it, Luger isn't a very good friend to have either."

Vince - "I bet it'll be a different story come Lethal Lottery Jim. I know Luger doesn't want to lose to Magnum T.A. and I doubt that Jimmy Snuka is going to let Sting get the best of him. Well WWWF fans, tonight has been exciting, and we're almost done, but not just yet. Our main even this evening pits Randy Savage against Jake Roberts !"

Randy Savage -V- Jake Roberts

This type of match is already being considered by fans to be a 'classic WWF style match.' As usual Roberts came to the ring with the green bag in tow. Savage stood in the ring, pointing to Roberts and telling him to leave Damien in the bag. Not one to listen very well, Roberts let the big python loose in the ring and watch Savage flee like a girl.

After the snake was cleared from the ring and the match began, Savage immediately took the fight to Roberts. A pure athlete, Savage methodically broke down Roberts and rather quickly had the match well in hand. A couple of times Roberts tried to unleash Damian to give himself a breather, but Savage cut him off and even kicked the bag that held Damian to the ground. Very tentive in her actions, Elizabeth pulled the bag away from the ring.

In desperation, Roberts got in a low blow that the ref didn't see. He tried to get in his match ending DDT, but Savage was too quick for him, and countered with a back body drop. Not wanting to dawdle anymore Savage went straight to the top rope and landed his signature elbow for the win. After the three count Savage boot a couple of extra boots to Roberts, and spat on him before exiting the ring.

Vince - "Savage has certainly begun to get a mean streak here lately Jim, and that's what we need around here. Somebody that isn't going to mess around."

Jim Jr. - "I don't have a problem with the guys getting serious and trying to make things happen, but there is no need for what Savage had done. We can address that later though Vince. WWWF fans tonight was white hot and full of action ! The Lethal Lottery card looks to be set."

Vince - "Indeed it does Jim. We already knew that Kerry Von Erich will defend the WWWF Intercontinental Title against Mr. Perfect."

Jim Jr. - "To add to that, Ric Flair announced that we'll have a battle of the Enforcers as Arn Anderson takes on Jim Neidhart. Flair also went on to state that he and Barry Windham would take on Bret Hart and Davey Boy Smith !"

Vince - "The Horsemen and Commonwealth are headed for a showdown, and so are the teams of Sting and Magnum T.A., and Jimmy Snuka and Lex Luger. JJ Dillon dropped the biggest bomb though when he announced that Paul Orndorff would be defending the WWWF World Title against The Ultimate Warrior and NOT Hulk Hogan. That's all for this edition of PRIIIIIIIMMEEE TIIIIIIIMMEE WRRRRRRRESTLING !"

(The show fades out with Vince and Jim Jr. talking back and forth.)

Match Rankings:

1. - Von Erich/Steamboat (Crowd 70% Workrate 86% ***1/4)

2. - Savage/Roberts (Crowd 84% Workrate 78% **3/4)

3. - Andersons/Neidhart-Bravo (Crowd 77% Workrate 74% **1/2)

4. - T.A./Snuka (Crowd 71% Workrate 75% **)

Segments:

1. - Flair Tirade (95%)

2. - Hogan/Orndorff Encounter (90%)

3. - Dillon Announcement (85%)

4. - Sting Promo (80%)

WWWF Prime Time Wrestling Preview

- The IV Horsemen - Commonwealth feud heats up as The Andersons take on Jim Neidhart and Dino Bravo !

- Kerry Von Erich defends the WWWF Intercontinental Title against Ricky Steamboat !

- Magnum T.A. takes on Jimmy Snuka in a non-title match !

- Randy Savage steps into the ring against Jake Roberts !

- Also scheduled to appear the Ultimate Warrior, Hulk Hogan, and Paul Orndorff !

<center></center>

<center>April 14, 1986</center>

<center>Rating: 4.04</center>

<center>Att: 5,047</center>

<center>Gate: $201,880</center>

(The show fades from the Superstars logo directly into the faces of Captain Lou Albano and Jimmy Snuka.)

Albano - "Hahahahaha ... Everybody is asking why Jimmy Snuka, why ? I'll tell you why, it was all of you that tried to cage the beast ! Snuka is a wild, savage man ... and by trying to be the good guy, he was keeping himself back. Just take a look, ever since he returned to his savage roots, he's been the TV Champion ! No one can pry this gold from his hands ... not even YOU STING !"

Snuka - "HOOO ..... HOOOO !"

Albano - "Snuka has already shown everyone that he's better than you Stinger, but you didn't get the message. We plan on resending it. You don't deserve another shot at the TV Title, but if you want, you can get a partner and so will Snuka. We'll meet you at Lethal Lottery !"

Monsoon - "Woah Nelly ... The challenges are being made left and right as Lethal Lottery fast approaches. Jesse, we've already had Mr. Perfect and Kerry Von Erich put their names in the mix, and now Captain Lou Albano has put the bait out for Sting !"

Ventura - "What do you expect Moonsooooon ? The guys here in the WWWF are business. They aren't messing around. There is gold to be one and for some people gold to be held on to."

Monsoon - "That's very true 'Body'. Before I forget though, WELCOME EVERYONE to another edition of WWWF SUPERSTARS ! Already we've heard from Captain Loug Albano and now we're going to see one of the young guys that we here at the WWWF think is going to be a good one. Right now we've got Brian Pillman taking on Mike Rotunda !"

Brian Pillman -V- Mike Rotunda

Both men in this match up are real athletes. Rotunda moves a bit slower than Pillman though, and that is what ultimately did him in. The two went back and forth, continuing to one up each other until Pillman started to go to the air. Rotunda couldn't keep up with the dropkicks and body presses. Pillman took advantage and went to the air from the top rope. The blue chipper showed the fans why he is thought of so highly. Pillman nailed a missle dropkick and then got the pin.

Monsoon - "Pillman certainly is a fresh, exciting talent in the ring 'Body' !"

Ventura - "He's just a Randy Savage rip off. He doesn't do anything new and exciting. He probably sits in the back studying tapes of Savage, and then just goes out to the ring and copies him."

Monsoon - "Whatever you say Ventura, but I think Pillman has a bright future ahead of him. What we've got up next though, is the here and now. This past week on Prime Time Wrestling, the Rougeaus put their WWWF Tag Titles on the line against the Rockers !"

The Rockers -V- The Rougeaus © WWWF Tag Title Match

The Rougeaus were accompanied to ringside by Commonwealth members Neidhart and Earthquake. Their presence really wasn't needed, but the Commonwealth has been doing things their way for some time now. At the beginning of the match the play was fair, but everyone knew that wouldn't last long.

Shawn and Raymond were the main participants in the match and put on one hell of a show. Their performance pretty much stole the spotlight for the card, but their match was dampened buy the interference of the other Commonwealth members. Shawn had Raymond on the ropes, and made a quick tag to Janetty ... and aimed to take advantage of the four count. Shawn whipped Raymond to the ropes and hit a superb dropkick. Janetty was ready to fly, but was pushed off the top rope by Neidhart. Shawn (and the ref) turned to Neidhart. Janetty landed awkwardly and with the ref occupied, Earthquake rolled Raymond on top of the hurt Janetty. The ref whipped around in time and counted the three, and the Rougeaus retained the titles.

After the match, the four members of the Commonwealth began taking it to the Rockers. Quickly, from the back, Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard rushed to the ring and fought off the Commonwealth members.

Match Rankings:

1. - Pillman/Rotunda (Crowd 59% Workrate 88% ***)

2. - Steiners/Rythm 'N' Blues (Crowd 65% Workrate 83% **3/4)

3. - Earthquake/Blanchard (Crowd 48% 68% *3/4)

Segments:

1. - Heenan's Match Hype (89%)

2. - Bret Hart Promo (82%)

3. - Rougeaus/Rockers recap (71%)

4. - Albano/Snuka Promo (68%)

WWWF SUPERSTARS PREVIEW

- The blue chipper Brian Pillman takes on Mike Rotunda !

- Canadian Earthquake steps into the ring with Tully Blanchard !

- The Steiners battle Rythm 'N' Blues !

- Also, we'll hear from Bret Hart and Captain Lou Albano has a messgage for Sting from Jimmy Snuka !

I watch REAL races only ... i.e. 24 Hrs of La Mans (Le Mans), however the hell it's spelled.

Called for rain ... pfftt ... Any race that doesn't involve more than just left hand turns isn't a race.

<center></center>

<center>April 13, 1991</center>

<center>Rating: 4.08</center>

<center>Att: 5,009</center>

<center>Gate: $200,360</center>

Monsoon - "Welcome back WWWF fans, it is once again time for WRESTLING CHALLENGE ! I've got Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan with me as usual, and we're not going to waste any time today folks, we're getting right to the action."

Heenan - "Good, we won't be bored to death with your talking, Gorilla. Our first match from this past week is the fat, old mongaloid Dusty Rhodes going up against Kokina Maximus of the Wild Samoans."

Dusty Rhodes -V- Kokina Maximus

This match was joined in progress, and appeared to be only a few minutes old. Dusty was getting the better of the young Kokina, but the Wild Samoan wasn't exactly getting it taken too him. Both men are rather on the large side, and speed went out the window in this one. Outside of the ring Lou Albano distracted Rhodes every now and then to try and get his man the advantage. It finally paid off, as Rhodes turned into a stiff right hand. The right was followed by a slew of punches, and some blows to the back and the back of Rhodes' head. Kokina managed to get Dusty down to a knee, and the young talent thought it was enough to make a move. Kokina walked up the inside of the turnbuckle and was going for a double axehandle but instead got a trademark Rhodes Elbow to his forehead. The elbow was enough, and Dusty escaped with the win.

Monsoon - "That was a close won for 'The American Dream' ... that Kokina Maximus is a tough one Heenan."

Heenan - "Rhodes looked terrible, he could barely move. 'The American Dream' looked more like a bad dream out there than anything else. He better watch out before he gets himself hurt out there, or even worse, hurts somebody else."

Monsoon - "I hate to admit it, but it does appear that Dusty has lost a step or two ... but in contrast, we have a clip of a young man that is anything but losing steps. Tom Zenk had some words for Ric Rude earlier this week !"

Tom Zenk Promo

Zenk - "Ric Rude, I don't know what your problem is, but picking on Terry Taylor is the wrong thing to do. You see Rude, you don't have many friends around here. Terry Taylor DOES HAVE FRIENDS .... AND I'M ONE OF THEM ! Wherever you got the idea that Terry Taylor is trash, you can just take that idea back there and get your money back. If Terry Taylor is trash, then that would mean I'm trash .... and I can promise you I'm not trash. You've messed up Rude. You don't have to worry about just Terry Taylor, but now you've got to worry about the Z-MAN as well !"

Monsoon - "Well well 'Brain'. Ric Rude has incensed the temper of Tom Zenk with his 'trash' comments about Terry Taylor."

Heenan - "Now what is Zenk doing ? Huh ? Rude wasn't talking to him, and now he's gone and shot his mouth off at Rude. I'll tell you what Zenk has coming to him ... he's got a Rude Awakening coming, that's what."

Monsoon - "If Rude hadn't shot his mouth off then Zenk wouldn't have said anything. Well, Rude got his hands on Taylor but before we get to that, we've got Barry Windham's first match back since his injury. Earlier in the week the 'Blonde Bombshell' took on King Kong Bundy !"

Barry Windham -V- King Kong Bundy

Barry Windham's chore upon returning wasn't an easy one. KKB is not only a mountain range of a man, but he also is a man that knows what it takes to be in the main event. This man had headlined a Wrestlemania alongside Hulk Hogan. Tonight though, was Windham's night. For the first time in a while, the golden blonde locks flowed behind punches, clotheslines, and kicks. The boots flashed the 'IV' as they struck Bundy in the gut, back, and legs. For the most part, Bundy was never in the match. Windham was just too pumped up for this one. The Sweetwater, Texas native took down Bundy with relative ease. Dropkick after dropkick to the big man's knees rendered him helpless. Windham put the big man in a half crab and got the submission.

Monsoon - "There's something you don't see very often. Windham got Bundy to submit. I'm amazed that Barry was even able to get Bundy's leg up to put the half crab on him."

Heenan - "That shows you just how strong Windham is. I'd probably be strong enough to do that too if I was just coming back from vacation like he was though."

Monsoon - "Vacation ? What are you talking about 'Brain' ? Anyway, before we get stupified by Heenan's nonsense let's hear what Mr. Perfect had to say about Kerry Von Erich."

Mr. Perfect Promo

Perfect - "Soooo the 'Long Tall Texan' thinks Mr. Perfect is a coward. HAH ... I have no problem stepping into the ring with you. It's a good thing that we've got the Lethal Lottery coming up because it won't matter what type of match we have. I'm laying the challenge out to you right now Von Erich. You, me, your belt on the line at Lethal Lottery. I'll even do you a favor and let you pick the ball out to determine the stipulation for the match. You've got the pressure on your shoulders Von Erich. You've had the title for sometime now, and your luck is running out. You've faced some top flight competition, but you've never faced anyone like me. At Lethal Lottery, you're going to have to deal with an athlete that is ..... simply peeeeerrrfect !"

Monsoon - "The challenge has been put out to Kerry Von Erich ! Mr. Perfect is ready to cash in on his #1 contendorship to the Intercontinental Title, and now the ball is quite literally in the hands of the champ !"

Heenan - "I feel sorry for Von Erich Gorilla. Mr. Perfect is ... well ... PERFECT !"

Monsoon - "Really 'Brain' ?"

Heenan - "Well yeah Monsoon. The man can do anything he wants."

Monsoon - "And what's his record in the WWWF Heenan ?"

Heenan - " ... "

Monsoon - "Well, we heard from Mr. Perfect, but now let's see him in some singles action against Eddie Gilbert !"

Mr. Perfect -V- Eddie Gilbert

Mr. Perfect was out to set an example of what was to come for Kerry Von Erich. Eddie Gilbert is a fiery, tough competitor ... but Mr. Perfect is in a whole different league. The match was never in doubt, but the cocky Mr. Perfect toyed around with Gilbert and played the crowd like the true 'ass' that he is. A couple of minutes into the match, Perfect put his finger up and called a time out. He then strutted over to the ropes, spit his gum in the air, and slapped it into the crowd. Gilber was infuriated but it didn't matter. He ran at perfect who gave him a drop toehold that put Gilbert's neck across the bottom rope. With Eddie withering around the ring, Perfect mocked him and stomped him into the mat. Just for show, Perfect picked Gilbert up and hit him with a Perfect-Plex. The pin was automatic for Perfect as he picked up another win.

Monsoon - "That looked too easy for Mr. Perfect. Eddie Gilbert is no slouch, but Perfect made him look like a pushover."

Heenan - "What do you expect Monsoon ? He's Perfect. His name is Perfect, what more do you need to understand ? Kerry Von Erich should just hand over the belt. There is now way that he'll be able to beat perfection."

Monsoon - "I guess we'll just have to see about that won't we. We're almost out of time here on Wrestling Challenge, and that means it's time for the main even tonight. Ric Rude got his hands on Terry Taylor and after the match he made sure Tom Zenk knew what he thought of him. Thank you for joining us tonight ... we leave you with Rude and Taylor followed by Rude's words for Tom Zenk 1"

Ric Rude -V- Terry Taylor

Everyone thought Rude would be too arrogant, and not take Taylor seriously at all. Not the case. Rude was serious, infact, all business about this match. Taylor came out mocking Rude all the way down to his hip thrusting. That pissed of Rude, and Rude took it straight to Taylor. The laughing didn't last long, and neither did Taylor. Rude had the match well in hand but intended to make an example out of Taylor. Rude said he was going to take out the trash, and he sure as hell looked like he meant it in this match. After he got tired of playing with Taylor, Rude showed he was fixing to end it. He began executing backdrops, lariats, and bulldogs to soften up the neck. Mercifully, Rude gave Taylor the 'Rude Awakening' and ended the match.

(After the match the scene cut to the back where Rude had a message for Tom Zenk.)

Rude - "TOM ZENK ... I hope you take a good long look at what happened to your friend Terry Taylor. He's just the beginning of the clean up. You want to open your mouth and talk to Ric Rude, then YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE NEXT TO RECEIVE A RUDE AWAKENING ! Tom Zenk, you're the next piece of trash to be taken out !"

(The show goes off the air with Rude swaying away in true Rude fashion.)

Match Rankings:

1. - Rude/Taylor (Crowd 69% Workrate 89% ***1/4)

2. - Perfect/Gilbert (Crowd 76% Workrate 78% **1/2)

3. - Kokina/Rhodes (Crowd 63% Workrate 58% 1/2*)

4. - Bundy/Windham (Crowd 46% Workrate 45% -*)

Segments:

1. - Perfect Promo (87%)

2. - Rude Promo (83%)

3. - Zenk Promo (62%)

Well, you have Tino at 1B, and Huff in the DH spot, so there really isn't much room for him on the active roster.

Good to see him back up though ...

I just saw on Baseball Tonight that Raul Mondesi has joined the Anaheim Angels.  They didn't say how he got there, but did mention the situation with the Pirates from earlier in the year.

Anyway, this gives the Angels quite possibly the best fielding outfield in the majors with Vlad, Mondesi, and Guillen.  Thoughts?

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Yeah, I have a thought ... why didn't you mention Anderson ?

Mondesi is good. This move helps them quite a bit.

Damn, Vlad AND Mondesi's arms in the OF .....

WWWF WRESTLING CHALLENGE PREVIEW

- Rick Rude gets his hands on Terry Taylor !

- Mr. Perfect takes on Eddie Gilbert !

- Dusty Rhodes goes up against the youngest of the Wild Samoans, Kokina Maximus !

- Also on the card, King Kong Bundy is the first opponent for the returning Barry Windham !

<center></center>

<center>April 8, 1991</center>

<center>Rating: 5.47</center>

<center>Att: 4,048</center>

<center>Gate: $161,920</center>

(The music and presentation had already made a marked improvement from last week, and the WWWF's Prime Time Wrestling logo fades onto the screen as the snazzy theme music fades out and the crowd noise fades in. Sitting at the announce table for the nights action, Vince McMahon and Jim Crockett Jr.)

Vince - "Thank you for joining us again everybody, I'm Vince McMahon and with me is Jim Crockett Jr. This is WWWF PRIME TIME WREEEEESSSTTTTLLLIIINNNNGG !"

Jim Jr. - "I hope that all of you are as excited about tonight as we are. We've got some very solid match ups this evening, and let's not waste any time getting to the action. Our opening bout is set to get underway. Let's go to the ring where Eddie Gilbert and The Great Muta are ready to square off."

Eddie Gilbert -V- The Great Muta

These two guys matched up very well. Muta's speed makes him deceptively big, and Eddie's size makes him deceptively quick. Several times throughout the match both men were caught of gaurd, and surprised by the movement of their opponent. As the match wore on, it looked as though Gilbert was gaining a bit of an advantage due to his experience in the ring being greater than Muta's. As the match began to favor Gilbert more and more, Muta took it upon himself to use the tactics that helped gain him fame in Japan. Gilbert sensed that he had the match and went up top to get an impact move to put Muta down. Muta sat in waiting, and as Gilbert exposed himself coming off the turnbuckle, Muta sprayed a green mist into his eyes and was DQ'd.

Jim Jr. - "Muta hasn't changed his ways, and he better shape up before he DQ's his way out of the federation."

Vince - "I don't like the way Muta thinks he is free to do what he wants, as though he was still in Japan. If that's how he thinks wrestling is, then he can go back for all I care. I may not favor Gilbert, but at least he follows the rules of the sport. Right now we're going to go to the back where Gene Okerlund is standing by with Sting ..... Gene."

Sting Interview

Okerlund - "All right Vince, I am indeed standing here with the Stinger. Now Sting, you had a very big opportunity at Wrestlemania, but rather than being able to cash in on that opportunity .... JIMMY SNUKA TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOUR MATCH ..... I know that can't sit well with you Stinger."

Sting - "OOOOOOWWW ... MEAN GENE I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW GOOD IT FEELS TO BE LIVE AND IN LIVING COLOR ! I also can't tell you how it feels to have the biggest moment of your career taken away from you by an act of stupidity. Jimmy Snuka did just that Gene. I can't even begin to imagine what that crazy fool was thinking, but he messed up by trying to the sell the farm on Sting. He and his Wild Samoan friends don't intimidate me, and I promise you Gene ... Jimmy Snuka bit off too much even for his turkey leg knawing mouth. OOOOOOWWWWWWW !"

Okerlund - "I didn't think the Stinger would take Snuka's disrespect laying down, and I was right. Fellas, I think we've got ourselves a bit of a boil between Sting and Snuka ... Vince, Jim ..."

Vince - "Jimmy Snuka isn't a man to be taken lightly. As we saw at Wrestlemania, something in his head snapped, and he was a bit off to begin with Jim."

Jim Jr. - "I have to agree with that, but I know that Sting is more than capable of taking care of himself, AND Snuka. Our next match this evening has been brewing since Wrestlemania. The Horsemen and the Commonwealth have taken a disliking too each other and tonight members from each group finally step in the ring against each other. Right now let's head to the ring for The Brainbusters versus Jim Neidhart and the Canadian Earthquake !"

The Brainbusters -V- Jim Neidhart/Canadian Earthquake

At the onset, this looked like it was going to be a trash talking match rather than a wrestling match. Anderson and Neidhart stepped to each other quickly and both men got to jawing. Earthquake stood over Blanchard and laughed, but not for long. Tully bitch slapped the fat bastard and that finally got the match started. As the bell rang the ref tried (for some retarded reason) to seperate the teams and get two men to their corners. Not happening, and it took the two enforcers falling out of the ring to finally declare which men were legal.

Earthquake went to work bullying Tully as Neidhart and and Arn had their own match outside. Neidhart kept trying to work Double A round the outside to where Jimmy Hart could give him a cheap shot. Arn was too smart and backed off and took his place on the apron. Neidhart had no choice but to take his spot because Earthquake was quickly tiring. Blanchard saw the predicament and rushed to get a tag to Arn as Earthquake stumbled to his corner where Niedhart wasn't. After making the tag, Blanchard dove out of the ring and tied up Neidhart. Arn ran to the corner and gave Earthquake a big body splash. Double A then used the big man's momentum against him. As Earthquake stumbled out of the corner Arn made sure he walked into a DDT. Earthquake's own size went against him, and Arn got the pin.

Jim Jr. - "Now that is how to use the ring and that's how you make the most out of a match. Arn Anderson showed his ring smarts right there and took win against one of the biggest competitors in this business."

Vince - "It looked a little cheap. Tully Blanchard did everything. Arn just waltzed in and put one move on."

Jim Jr. - "Maybe so, but that one move is all it took .... and wait a minute, the Rougeaus have come down to the ring and are pummeling Arn and Tully !"

Vince - "Indeed they have Jim. It looks like the Commonwealth isn't going to stand for this loss and ..... NOW WE'VE GOT OLE ANDERSON and BARRY WINDHAM coming out here ! ... We need to get some control out there. There's a full fledged donneybrook in the ring."

Jim Jr. - "It's very evident that the Horsemen are indeed watching the Commonwealth Vince."

Vince - "And it also looks like the Commonwealth isn't backing down to their idol threats."

Jim Jr. - "Idol threats ? Vince what are you ...... nevermind, we've finally gotten the ring cleared ... it's time for Tito Santana and Randy Savage ... one on one !"

Randy Savage -V- Tito Santana

While it didn't sport the bad blood as the match before it, this match was quite entertaining. Both of these men are legit athletes. Savage pushes the barrier with his athleticism, and Santana has long been known for his skills. There was an X-factor in this match though, and it was Elizabeth. Through most of the match, the competitors were evenly matched. Just as one would get the upper hand, the other would turn the tide. Each man hit with a high impact move, but was unable to gain the three count. That is, until Elizabeth got her hand in the match. Santana had Savage reeling, and was going for a springboard body press, but Elizabeth tripped Tito and his face hit the match hard. Tito rolled himself into position pretty much, and Savage took advantage. The Macho Man went up top and landed his signature elbow. The match was over.

Jim Jr. - "I hate to see a tremendous match like this ruined by that jezabel Elizabeth."

Vince - "I beg your pardon Jim, but Elizabeth is a fine woman. Tito had it coming too him. Savage is a great wrestler, and would have won the match anyway."

Jim Jr. - "I think we better go back to Gene. Gene, who do you have for us ?"

Kerry Von Erich Interview

Okerlund - "Thanks Jim, I do indeed have someone with me and it is none other than the WWWF Intercontinental Champion KERRY VON ERICH ! I'm sure you've got some thoughts about what went down at Wrestlemania ..."

Kerry - "Yeah Gene, I've got some thoughts. First of all ... Randy Savage gave me one tough match. I'm sure I'll have to face him again. But the real reason I'm standing with you Gene, is Mr. Perfect. Now Gene, I couldn't help it that he got hurt and couldn't cash in on his #1 Contendorship at Wrestlemania. I guess he forgot that no matter who walked out the champion, he'd still have the next shot. Maybe he was jealous that he wasn't in the ring at Wrestlemania. Maybe he just has it in for me. Either way, what's done is done ... and what Mr. Perfect did, is pick a fight with a long tall Texan. That's one thing nobody wants to do. Mr. Perfect ... I dare you to try hitting me when I'm looking. You're a coward, and we don't take kindly to cowards around these parts. Step into the ring with Texan and see what happens. Look me eye to eye and see what happens. Get rid of that yellow streak running down your back Perfect ... I'll be waiting in the ring."

Okerlund - "Kerry Von Erich I can see that you're more than ready for anything Mr. Perfect might throw your way and I don't doubt that you're true to your word. I can promise you that I won't be messing with the long tall Texan. Vince, Jim ... back to you."

Vince - "Kerry Von Erich had better watch out. You don't talk to Mr. Perfect like that unless you're ready for a fight."

Jim Jr. - "Vince, you don't know anything about Texans do you ? Fight is the last thing Mr. Perfect is going to want to do with Kerry Von Erich. What we're ready for now though, is a fight for the WWWF Tag Titles. The Rougeaus defend against the Rockers !"

The Rockers -V- The Rougeaus © WWWF Tag Title Match

The Rougeaus were accompanied to ringside by Commonwealth members Neidhart and Earthquake. Their presence really wasn't needed, but the Commonwealth has been doing things their way for some time now. At the beginning of the match the play was fair, but everyone knew that wouldn't last long.

Shawn and Raymond were the main participants in the match and put on one hell of a show. Their performance pretty much stole the spotlight for the card, but their match was dampened buy the interference of the other Commonwealth members. Shawn had Raymond on the ropes, and made a quick tag to Janetty ... and aimed to take advantage of the four count. Shawn whipped Raymond to the ropes and hit a superb dropkick. Janetty was ready to fly, but was pushed off the top rope by Neidhart. Shawn (and the ref) turned to Neidhart. Janetty landed awkwardly and with the ref occupied, Earthquake rolled Raymond on top of the hurt Janetty. The ref whipped around in time and counted the three, and the Rougeaus retained the titles.

After the match, the four members of the Commonwealth began taking it to the Rockers. Quickly, from the back, Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard rushed to the ring and fought off the Commonwealth members.

Vince - "What are the Horsemen doing out here ? This has nothing to do with them !"

Jim Jr. - "What are Neidhart and Earthquake doing out here ? This match has nothing to do with them !"

Vince - "Jim, even you know that the Rougeaus are members of the Commonwealth just as Neidhart and Earthquake are ...."

Jim Jr. - "Yes, and the match was over. They had no business coming out here. They got what was coming to them. They should have paid attention to Arn when he said that the Horsemen where watching."

Vince - "Well, the Horsemen better watch out before they get taken care of permanently. I understand that Gene Okerlund has one more guest for us tonight ... and let me check if we have time to ... yes, we do. Gene, take it away !"

Paul Orndorff Interview

Okerlund - "Vince, Jim, wrestling fans I am once again in the company of the WWWF Champion ... Mr. Wonderful, PAUL ORNDORFF ! ... So Paul, what exactly has brought you to Prime Time Wrestling tonight ?"

Orndorff - "Gene ... I've been thinking quite a bit about Hulk Hogan. You know something Gene, the more I think about him, the less I think about him. When he and I first started going at one another I had plenty of respect for the man. He had taken this sport forward like no other single person had before him. He brought something new to the table. But Gene, the more he and I wrestled ... the more I realized that he was a fraud. He can't wrestle Gene. I said before that all he is, is a character. He's an overgrown comic book hero. All he has is a bunch of smoke and mirrors. He has no substance Gene.

I had to sit back and watch this overhyped nobody taint the name of the sport myself, and so many before me have given our lives too. I can't stand Hulk Hogan Gene. I'm out to do one thing and one thing only. I'm going to expose Hulk Hogan as a fraud. I'm going to show everyone what a phoney he is. Gene, in order to get this belt Hogan is going to have to step into the ring and take it from me. He's going to have to out wrestle me Gene. Hogan has his prayers, his vitamins, and his Hulkamaniacs. I have my wrestling. When you're Mr. Wonderful ... your wrestling is all you need."

Okerlund - "I don't doubt you Paul, I've seen you in the ring time and time again. Hulk Hogan has his work cut out for him if he's going to become WWWF Champion once again. Vince, Jim .... let's get to our main event tonight."

Vince - "I can see we're getting more attitudes around here. I don't like that at all. Guys like Orndorff need to get their arrogance under control."

Jim Jr. - "Vince ... Paul Orndorff is no more arrogant than Hulk Hogan."

Vince - "Ok people ... let me first say thank you for joining us. We leave you with our main event of the evening. The Ultimate Warrior takes on Nikita Koloff in a match up of RAWWWWWW POWEEEEERR !"

The Ultimate Warrior -V- Nikita Koloff

The standoff at the start of the match was quite impressive. Until he stood in the ring with the Ultimate Warrior, not too many people realized just how awesome the physique of Nikita Koloff was. Both men stared down their chisled counterpart and the first part of the match was nothing more than a test of strength. Warrior prides himself on his body and his power, but Koloff is no slouch in either department. The test first went the way of Koloff, and the surprised Warrior backed off for a moment ... a little embarrased. Warrior tried again, and this time got the upper hand. Just as he was pushing Koloff to the ground, Warrior got a kick to the gut. Forearms to the neck and back ensued, and for the first time ever Warrior was being manhandled in the ring.

Nikita slowed down the pace but the slowing didn't help Warrior any. Warrior found himself in a full nelson, and was rapidly running out of air. The 'Russian Nightmare' was making this match a rather nasty one for Warrior. Somehow though, Warrior managed to get to a knee and started giving Koloff elbows to the mid-section. Koloff eventually let go of the hold, and when the struggling Warrior lunged at Nikita, he got a faceful of claw. Koloff's large hand smothered Warrior's face and again Nikita had Warrior down. After fighting the hold for a few minutes, Warrior finally managed to get free and thrust himself into the ropes. Hoping for desperation offense, Warrior threw his body at Koloff who caught him and used Warrior's momentum to execute a fatal fallaway slam. Koloff got the easy pin.

(The show faded off the air with the image of Nikita Koloff smiling sadistically, hovering over the fallen Warrior.)

Match Ratings:

1. - Rougeaus/Rockers (Crowd 61% Workrate 91% ***1/2)

2. - Savage/Santana (Crowd 75% Workrate 80% **3/4)

3. - Gilbert/Muta (Crowd 64% Workrate 80% **1/2)

4. - Warrior/Koloff (Crowd 77% Workrate 58% *)

5. - Brainbusters/Neidhart-Earthquake (Crowd 55% Workrate 69% *)

Segments:

1. - Sting Interview (82%)

2. - Orndorff Interview (76%)

3. - Kerry Von Erich Interview (73%)

WWWF Prime Time Wrestling Preview

- The Rougeaus defend their WWWF Tag Team Titles against the Rockers !

- Kerry Von Erich speaks for the first time since Wrestlemania !

- Sting has some words for Jimmy Snuka and the Wild Samoans !

- Randy Savage is in singles action against Tito Santana !

- The Brainbusters get their hands on Jim Neidhart and the Canadian Earthquake as they battle in tag team action !

- Also scheduled to appear: Eddie Gilbert, Nikita Koloff, Great Muta, and the Ultimate Warrior !

<center></center>

<center>April 7, 1991</center>

<center>Rating: 3.95</center>

<center>Att: 4,028</center>

<center>Gate: $161,120</center>

(As with the other WWWF shows, leftover 80's jams accompany the logo for the show. Behind the desk in WWWF studios this time around are Gorilla Monsoon, and Jesse Ventura.)

Monsoon - "Welcome back everyone, I'm Gorilla Monsoon and with me is Jesse 'The Body' Ventura. We have some good matches lined up today, and we've also got a special treat for you ! I had the pleasure of interviewing Magnum T.A. earlier this week and boy does he have a story to tell."

Ventura - "I don't see what's so special about him Mooonsoooon. There are guys all over the place with hard luck stories and everything just like him. What's the big deal about T.A. ?"

Monsoon - " 'Body' the man was in a near fatal car wreck and .... forget it, you're just as bad as Heenan. Let's start things off with a tough match from earlier in the week. Cactus Jack took on Don Muraco !"

Cactus Jack -V- Don Muraco

'The Rock' Don Muraco has always been known for being a tough son of a gun, but Cactus is really starting to make a name for himself in the 'tough guy' department. These two traded blows non-stop for about five minutes before either man stepped back to even see if they were having any affect. What they stared at, was a tired, beaten reflection of themselves. Neither man was going to be any tougher than the other and something was going to have to be done. Cactus figured it out and gave Muraco a thumb to the eye to gain the advantage. It isn't really clear what Cactus was going for, but he put Muraco up on the top turnbuckle for some reason. Muraco fired a shot to try and get Cactus off, but what he got instead was a smack in the jaw. That smack sent Muraco off the turnbuckle and too the concrete below. Muraco didn't answer the 10 count and Cactus was awarded the match.

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Monsoon - "Now that Cactus Jack is one man I wouldn't want to get in the ring with. He's walking a very thin line and is very close to getting a fine for his actions."

Ventura - "Why is it that everytime a man finds a way to win, you've got to find something wrong with it ? He and Muraco went toe to toe and neither man could get the advantage through brute strength. Cactus does it what it takes to win."

Monsoon - "Well I don't agree with what he's doing. Speaking of questionable actions our next match features The Samoan Swat Team and the Killer Bees !"

The Samoan Swat Team -V- The Killer Bees

The Killer Bees were a great tag team, but now it looks like they might have missed their shot at being a premier team. Brunzell and Blair still perform with the best of them, but they just don't have any flair to them. The Swat Team is very young and they have plenty of pizazz, although they are a bit strange. Fatu and Samu had too much of a size advantage for the mat skills of the Bees to have any real affect. Brunzell did all he could to get Samu down but could barely manage to knock the man back. Blair tried what he could, and just as soon as he got Samu to waver ... in came Fatu. Just before the match was over it seemed that the Bees knew they were going to be on the losing side. While in his own corner, Samu tagged in Fatu and let Blair take off to get a tag of his own. In came Fatu, hot on Blair's heels but he wasn't after Blair. He let Brunzell get tagged in, and has Brunzell hopped over the top rope, he met a superkick with his face. Samu ran over and pushed Blair off the apron and onto the gaurdrail. Fatu then got the easy pin on Brunzell.

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Ventura - "Now there are a couple of guys that have their heads on straight. The Bees are a good team, and the boys from the Island took care of them rather easily. That's what I'm talking about Moonsooon."

Monsoon - "You would like a couple of savages like that Ventura. The two Island boys weren't alone in action this week. The newest member of the Wild Samoans also had a match this past week. Here's Jimmy Snuka defending his TV Title against Hercules Hernandez, and as you'll see, things aren't over between Snuka and Sting."

Hercules Hernandez -V- Jimmy Snuka © TV Title Match

Hercules has been loved by the fans for some time now, but he seemed even more popular in this match thanks to Snuka turning at Wrestlemania. Trying to get a quick win, Hercules took the fight straight too Snuka. For a while all the match was, was Snuka fending off the overpowering Hercules. All Snuka could manage was a kick to the gut here, and a chop to the chest there. Finally, Superfly was able to catch Hercules with a dropkick coming off the ropes. As Hercules stumbled backwards, Snuka capitolized on his turn in fortune, and nailed Herc with a flying body press. Snuka quickly hopped up to the top turnbuckle and was ready to fly when "A MAN CALLED STIIIINGGG !" blasted through the arena. Snuka turned towards the apron in the entrance area but Sting wasn't there. Hercules was up though, and Snuka saw him just in time to give him a foot to the face. Superfly followed it with a double axehandle to Herc's back. The big man wasn't down, so Superfly used the ropes for momentum and gave Hercules a super bulldog. Hercules wasn't able to kick out and Snuka took the match.

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Monsoon - "Snuka escaped with one there 'Body'. It's obvious Sting isn't going to just let Snuka get away with what he did at Wrestlemania."

Ventrua - "Come on now Moonsooon, the little kid, Sting, is just upset that Snuka used him to make a point. Sting had no business messing with the TV Champ's match, and I'm sure Snuka is going to make him pay. Sting just needs to grow up and learn from Snuka."

Monsoon - "What's he supposed to learn Ventura ? Nevermind, it's time to see what happened when Ric Rude called out Terry Taylor to the ring earlier this week."

Ric Rude Segment

(Segment fades in to show just Ric Rude.)

Rude - "Terry Taylor, I told you I was going to start taking out the trash here in the WWWF. I don't care what's scheduled next, or who's supposed to be in the ring right now. I'm going down there right now, and I know you're going to get this message. If you have any spine to you at all, you'll meet me out there."

(Rude stormed off camera and out to the ring. He wasn't his normal arrogant, ravashing self. He was all business and stood smack in the middle of the ring with his hands on his hips. Taylor didn't show. Rude quickly got annoyed and began yelling backstage, begging Taylor to come out to the ring, but he never did. Rude began kicking the ropes and got really agitated at Taylor's slap in the face. Ric couldn't stand it and finally stormed out of the ring and too the back.)

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Ventura - "What a yellow belly that Taylor is. Ric Rude called him out like a man and Taylor just showed that he was a coward."

Monsoon - "Get serious 'Body' ... Taylor isn't a coward. Ric Rude doesn't have any business getting on to Terry like that. What's he doing anyway ?"

Ventura - "He said what he's doing. He's taking out the trash, and I agree with him. Terry Taylor is as good a place to start taking it out as any."

Monsoon - "I don't see where the two of you are coming from. We can't dwell on that now though, because now we've got the U.S. Champion Magnum T.A. in a non-title match against Dino Bravo."

Dino Bravo -V- Magnum T.A.

Dino Bravo is no slouch in the ring. He's a strong, strong man and has a better grasp on the technical side of wrestling than people realize. Unfortunately his ring savvy isn't of the highest level. Magnum T.A. on the other hand, possesses a lethal combination of strength, athleticism, and ring smarts. This match showed the difference between a dangerous man in the ring, and a VERY dangerous man in the ring. Magnum T.A. allowed Bravo to try his power based attack because he knew that Dino couldn't keep it up for too long. T.A. waited, and let the big man wear himself down. In order to finish the strongman off, Magnum would need to get close to him, and getting close to Bravo has proven fatal to many a man's chances at winning a match. Around ten minutes into the match, Bravo sent Magnum to the ropes hoping to catch him in a powerslam, but T.A. ducked under and hit Bravo with a lariet when he came of the backside ropes. While Bravo was stunned, T.A. picked up him up wasted no time hitting his patented belly to belly suplex. The cover was quick and T.A. picked up the win.

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Monsoon - "All right now 'Body' even you have to admit that Magnum put on a great display in that match up."

Ventura - "It didn't hurt T.A. that Bravo is an oaf and couldn't see what Magnum was up too. You notice T.A. didn't put his title on the line against the strongman. Magnum was scared. It'd have been a different story had the U.S. Title been on the line Moonsooon."

Monsoon - "You and 'Brain' really need to get together sometime. In a moment, ladies and gentlemen, we'll roll the interview that the wrestling world has been waiting for. I got to sit down with Magnum T.A. as he spoke out for the first time about the accident that nearly claimed his life. But first, we've got a recap of Wrestlemania VII for those of you that were unable to catch it on PPV !"

Ventura - "Gee, I'm oozing with excitement. I can't wait for the interview. And why should anyone have missed Wrestlemania ? We shouldn't show anything to those cheapskates that didn't watch it on PPV."

Monsoon - "Did you pay to see it 'Body' ?"

Wrestlemania Recap

(Still images of the matches are shown slide show style as Monsoon and Ventura give commentary for the matches.)

Opening Match - Dusty Rhodes V Ted DiBiase

(DiBiase got the win as Dusty seemed out of it.  Rhodes didn't give a good performance, and it is rumored that his days are numbered in the WWWF.)

#1 Contenders to U.S. Tag Titles - Rock 'N' Roll Express V The Powers of Pain V The Killer Bees

(Mr. Fuji kept the attention of Morton/Gibson as the P.O.P. double teamed Brunzell in the ring.  Blair tried in vain to stop the onslaught but couldn't.  The P.O.P. got the win and shot at the U.S. Tag Titles.)

WWF Title Match - Paul Orndorff V The Ultimate Warrior ©

(The King's Cup Tournament winner made the most of this match and outpowerd the previously juggernaut-like Warrior.  Orndorff gained the WWF title finally, and advanced to take on Ric Flair later in the evening.)

Flair Interview - After Orndorff's match with Warrior, Gene Okerlund interviewed Ric Flair.  'The Nature Boy' had nothing but respect for Orndorff, but let him know that it was all just beginning for Mr. Wonderful.

WWWF TV Title Match - Sting V Jimmy Snuka ©

(Before the match the Wild Samoans attacked Sting, which foreshadowed Snuka's heel turn.  What was arguably the match of the night, was marred by Snuka joining the Wild Samoans.  Snuka retained the TV Title.)

WWWF U.S. Tag Title Match - The Skyscrapers V The Andersons

(In a hard fought match, the Skyscrapers retained their titles over Arn/Ole.)

Challange Match - Bret Hart V Ricky Steamboat

(After Steamboat won the match, the Commonwealth reared their ugly heads again.  The Horsemen still had some bad blood running from Survivor Series, and came down for the save of Steamboat.  This aftermath has set up a Horsemen/Commonwealth feud it would seem.  As the Commonwealth scurried from the ring, Arn Anderson grabbed a mic and let it be known that the Anti-US sentiment from the Commonwealth wouldn't be tolerated anymore, and that the Horsemen were watching closely.)

WWF/NWA World Title Match - Paul Orndorff V Ric Flair

(Yet another classic match up as Flair's savy squared off against Orndorff's power.  In the end Orndorff was just too much for Flair.  The two stood in the middle of the ring and shook hands as Orndorff walked out WWF and NWA Champion.)

WWWF Intercontinental Title Match - Kerry Von Erich V Randy Savage

(Mr. Perfect came down to ringside for guest commentating.  During the match Perfect reminded the viewers that KVE was lucky that Perfect had been injured at the Royal Rumble and wasn't able to take his shot the title.  Eventually Perfect got his hands in the match and took a chair to KVE when Savage threw Kerry out of the ring.  The match was thrown out due to the interference, and Elizabeth had to restrain Savage.  Perfect stood over KVE, slapping him around and letting him know that he was coming for his title.)

WWWF Tag Title Match - Steiner Brothers V The Fabulous Rougeaus

(The Commonwealth came to ringside and throughout the whole match caused disruptions, but not enough to get the Rougeaus DQ'd.  The Horsemen were true to their word and came out in aid of the Steiners, but not in time.  The Rougeuas stole the titles and then ran as the Horsemen and the rest of the Commonwealth brawled for a good ten minutes.)

Main Event/WWWF Title Match - Paul Orndorff V Magnum T.A.

(A very clean, and repectable title match.  Both men were fair and did everything they could to better the other.  Despite having two matches earlier in the evening, Mr. Wonderful claimed the WWWF title.  At the conclusion of the match Hogan stormed to the ring amidst a deafening roar from the crowd and stood toe to toe with both Orndorff and T.A. as Wrestlemania went off the air.)

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Ventura - "That was Wrestlemania people, and what an event it was. Next time you better catch it on PPV. Well Moonsooon, I guess it's time for your big interview."

Monsoon - "Yes it is 'Body' ... and just a reminder that the WWWF will be LIVE again tomarrow night as we bring you another edition of PRIME TIME WRESTLING ! Goodnight everyone, enjoy the interview."

Magnum T.A. Interview

Monsoon - "WWWF fans, wrestling fans ... thank you for joining me, Gorilla Monsoon, as I sit with one of if not the hottest superstar in the business today. To my right sits Magnum T.A. This man has been tearing up wrestling for a number of years now, but just as his career really started to take off, Magnum ... your life almost ended."

Magnum T.A. - "Yes Monsoon, I was very close to not being here today. It's kind of funny Gorilla. I remeber everything about that night vividly. The house was packed down in Greenville, South Carolina. Jimmy Garvin and I went at each other in one hell of a match up. It was one of those nights where things just seemed ... different. The lights were a tad brighter, the match was flowing better than normal, and things just seemed to happen in slow motion. I should have known something was a little off. What's even funnier than remembering everything about the night, is that I wasn't even doing any of the normal partying that night. All I was doing was making sure that my friend, Dick Murdoch, had a ride home. Hmph ... home, that's the only place I wanted to be when I left the arena that night."

"I wasn't really going that fast. I should have been more careful though. It was dark, rainy, and there was water already collected on the road. Instead of slow motion, everything was suddenly moving double time. I was hydroplaning and out of control. Sardis Road. For whatever reason my mind went out and laid on the pavement of Sardis Road, and well I just forgot how to drive my Porsche. The engine is in the rear, and I was supposed to give the car gas but instead I backed off and I just kept sliding. By the time I remembered, it was too late. When I did hit the gas, the car took off like it was shot out of a gun. I skid straight across the oncoming lane of traffic and plowed into a pole right at the driver's side door."

Monsoon - "What then Magnum. After the impact, the crash ... what happened then ?"

Magnum T.A. - "I thought I was already dead. The car was cold, the rain was cold, the air was cold, and I was cold. They tell me I laid there for an hour, but it might as well have been forever Gorilla."

Monsoon - "What went through your mind T.A. Did you think about anything at all, try to grasp the situation, or anything like that ? Could you understand what had just happened to you ?"

Magnum T.A. - "Yes and no. I knew I couldn't move, and I could see the car. At the sime time though ... it was all surreal, like I was coming up to this scene on the side of the road, and it wasn't me laying there. Hell, once the EMT's and everyone showed up, it took another hour to pry me out of the car. They say I was in surgery for three hours, but that time period is a black spot for me. I was out cold by that time."

Monsoon - "Before the accident, you were quickly rising up the ranks. You'd already captured gold, and were well on your way to becoming a world champion. You'd beaten legends of the ring. Now, just five years after an accident that almost left you paralyzed, you just got done headlining Wrestlemania. You picked up right were you left off."

Magnum T.A. - "Most of it is luck Monsoon. I was lucky that I wasn't paralyzed permanently. I was lucky that my body responded to the rehab, and then healed correctly. I'm lucky that through the whole time I had a support network of thousands of people. It was hard to get back to this point. I had to get myself back to 'normal' and then get myself back to in ring shape. I never lost sight of it though Gorilla ... I never doubted that I'd not only be standing, but performing in the ring again."

Monsoon - "And now that it has all come full circle ?"

Magnum T.A. - "Haha ... now ? This belt right here. It's just the beginning. The United States Title is where I left off Gorilla. Whether it be Paul Orndorff, Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, Ric Rude, Bret Hart, Lex Luger, or seven more hellacious matches with Nikita Koloff ... I'm going to do whatever it takes to complete the journey I started in 1984. I'm going to be a world champion."

(The picture moves back and focuses on the WWWF logo before fading out.)

Match Rankings:

1. - Bravo/T.A. (Crowd 75% Workrate 76% **1/4)

2. - Cactus/Muraco (Crowd 58% Workrate 78% **)

3. - Snuka/Hercules (Crowd 60% Workrate 63% *)

4. - Killer Bees/Samoan Swat Team (Crowd 53% Workrate 66% 3/4*)

Segments:

1. - Magnum T.A. Interview (89%)

2. - Wrestlemania Recap (86%)

3. - Rude Segment (79%)

WWWF SUPERSTARS PREVIEW

- TV Champion Jimmy Snuka will be in action against Hercules Hernandez !

- The Killer Bees go up against the Samoan Swat Team !

- WWWF U.S. Champion Magnum T.A. takes on Dino Bravo in a non-title match up !  Also, the interview that wrestling fans have been waiting for !  Magnum T.A. tells all about his near fatal car wreck !

- Also, Wrestlemania VII is recapped for those that missed it !

- This and more on WWWF SUPERSTARS !

I'd go with Hideo Nomo's no-hitter IN COLORADO. Think about it. That is simply amazing.