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More timeline:
June 3-9:
- Jim Herd removes Dusty Rhodes from his commentary role on the big shows.
- "Veteran insider fan" Bruce Grummert & the Zajicek twis are kicked out of a WWF show due to wearing T-shirts and shouting insults at Col. Mustafa & Jim Duggan.
- UWF Beach Brawl is estimated to have purchased by 780 homes.
- Eddie Mansfield's IWF gets TV on the Sunshine Network.
June 10-16:
- Clash XV draws a disappointing 3.9 rating and 6.7 share. The Flair-Eaton main event didn't gain a substantial amount of viewers, as it drew a 4.3 with a 7 share.
- Max Andrews drops the USWA and gets the syndication deal for the GWF.
- Dusty wants Flair to step down as an active wrestler after the Bash tour so he can become Jim Ross's color commentator.
- Vivacious Veronica is gone after 2 weeks, replaced by Jeannie Clark [Throwing a monkey wrench into GWF booking plans as she was one of the original choices for "The Boss."
- WCW(SN) drops to a 1.6, Power Hour to a 1.3.
June 17-13
- Jim Herd surprised insiders with comments amounting to "PERSONAL CHOICE!!!!!!!" when asked about the Zahorian trial involving current WCW wrestler Dan Spivey.
- Bill Watts passed on an offer to be figurehead commissioner for the GWF
June 24-30:
- An inside source tells Matwatch that the Flair-Luger match scheduled for the Great American Bash PPV on July 14 will not take place.
July 1-7:
- The Flair shit goes down here, nothing here that's not common knowledge.
- The first 2 GWF tapings draw 1,200 and 1,500 to the Global Dome/Sportatorium.
- The LPWA postpones TV tapings due to monetary issues.
- Dave Meltzer goes over the steroid scandal in Sports Illustrated's Scorecard.
July 8-14:
- Buddy Landel fired from the GWF for no-showing the July 12 TV taping.
- Hulk Hogan makes THAT appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show, prefaces statements with the word "basically" 22 times.
July 15-21:
- Jim Herd announces that he's closing the open dialogue w/ newsletters becaue "I'm tired of being beaten up all the time" and denies that he asked Ric Flair to take a large pay cut during negotiations.
- Under an assumed name, John Arezzi goes to Vince McMahon's news conference about his drug testing program and asks why more of the "wrestling media" was not invited.
- Jim Ross suffers a kidney stone attack, misses a WCW TV taping for the first time ever.
July 22-28:
- Prime Time Wrestling is the highest rated cable show of the 2nd quarter w/ a 2.6, followed by All-American Wrestling with a 2.5. World Championship Wrestling drops to a record low 2.2.
- A "Georgia Red Clay Mudbath Match" is dropped from the September 5 Clash of the Champions.
- WCW agrees to a 2 year, 44 show deal w/ Center Stage Theatre after the GWF tries to get the venue for its TV tapings.
July 29-August 4:
- Eddie Gilbert decides against going back to WCW when he finds out that he'll be a babyface.
- Stories circulate that WCW is talking with Bill Watts, Ole Anderson, and the Gagnes.
- WWF TV tapings spoil Summerslam title changes.
- Jim Cornette & Stan Lane send a $200 black wreath to WCW offices. The enclosed card read "Our deepest sympathies on the death of your promotion."
- Dennis Brent announces on WCW's hotline that they will begin testing for steroids. Jim Herd denies it.
August 5-11:
- Herb Abrams threatens to sue the GWF over use of the "Wet 'n' Wild" team name that he claims to have "copyrighted."
- WCW announces that it will move its syndicated show in the NY market from WPIX to WCBS on September 21.
- Tommy Rich is arrested for marijuana posession in LaGrange, GA.
- Jim Herd throws a fit at Alex Marvez for reporting that he's about to be fired.
- Vince McMahon invites wrestling newsletter editors & radio talk show hosts to Titan Towers for a meeting on Augest 22.
- Jerry Jarrett works out a deal with the Mid-South Coliseum and resumes weekly shows there.
August 12-18:
- A bunch of shit hits the fan, as Matwatch quotes Jim Herd "suggesting Ric Flair was untruthful." Dennis Guthrie (Flair's lawyer) threatens a lawsuit against Matwatch. Beverly stands by the quote but explains that it wasn't his intention to knock Flair. Herd claims that the quote was off the record and never speaks to Beverly again.
- Nikita Koloff quits WCW over $ issues.
- Bob Caudle takes over as host of South Atlantic Pro Wrestling.
- WMC moves USWA Championship wrestling from its traditional 11 AM slot to 10 AM.
- Paul E. Dangerously challenges Howard Stern to a debate.
- Kevin Sullivan is fired from WCW effective August 31.
- Steve Beverly announces that Matwatch will fold efffective January 27, 1992.
August 19-26:
- The Genius (Lanny Poffo) replaces Coach (John Tolos) as manager of The Beverly Brothers.
- A memo announces the long-awaited (sort of) debut of The Hunchbacks at Halloween Havoc, but it doesn't happen.
- Herb Abrams cancels a UWF TV taping as reports circulate that the promotion is almost done.
- The 2nd 2 weeks of GWF shows on ESPN draw a 1.1 rating, the highest daytime wrestling number ever on ESPN.
- Vivian Vachon dies in a car accident.
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