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**NeanderCarl** · 04-28-2008, 07:40 PM

We're skipping another month here and going forward to February 1993's issue, covering December 1992 and January 1993.

December 1992/January 1993

Ric Flair has been released from his WWF contract. He will continue working for the WWF, probably until WrestleMania IX, before returning to WCW� The Steiner Brothers, Rick and Scott, have signed with the WWF. Their first big match will be on January 24th at the Royal Rumble, facing The Beverly Brothers. Let�s face facts here: Beau and Blake are going to be annihilated, just as they were back in WCW in 1990 when wrestling as the masked Minnesota Wrecking Crew II. The Steiners have already wrestled several cards in December and seem to have been kept intact by the WWF. Their style, and clothing, doesn�t appear to have changed� Incredibly, Jerry �The King� Lawler has joined the WWF and will compete in the Royal Rumble. A switch to Titan seems bizarre; after all, Lawler has verbally berated them for years, claiming that the WWF is destroying wrestling with its cartoon show. Now, he is the co-host of Prime Time and Superstars, plus won�t it be interesting to see just how he fares in the annual over-the-tope-rop battle royal?� The current WWC Universal champion Carlos Colon will be in the Royal Rumble, as will Genichiro Tenryu from WAR� The fact that Vince McMahon is now using wrestlers from other promotions (USWA, WWC and WAR) certainly hints towards amicable relations with other federations. Who knows, maybe this could see the start of a regular influx of talent from across the globe� There�s potentially an upset on the cards at the Royal Rumble; Razor Ramon has pinned Bret Hart several times on the road, prior to �The Hitman� winning the World title. Conversely, Shawn Michaels has been pinning Marty Jannetty every night at house shows, and this is likely to continue at the Rumble� Max Moon (Paul Diamond) left the WWF in December but is back already. However, his match with Terrific Terry Taylor at the Royal Rumble was cancelled upon his departure and will no longer be taking place. Shame� Believe it or not, should Bret Hart retain the World title over Ramon at the Rumble, his next challenger is slated to be Doink The Clown� The Rumble will be Earthquake�s final appearance with the WWF. Hacksaw Jim Duggan is also set for his final date at the show. No word on Hacksaw�s plans, but Quake (John Tenta) will be headed to All-Japan� Nailz is finished. Following a heated argument with McMahon over pay, Nailz is said to have belted him. Nailz has also made some allegations about Vince which I cannot realistically confirm or deny. Hopefully I�ll be in a position, both editorially and legally, to explain the real story next month� Bobby The Brain Heenan is expected to come out of retirement and manage a new wrestler named Narcissus at the Royal Rumble. It is unknown who Narcissus is, but El Gigante is due to make his debut around this time. Heenan did refer to Narcissus having �the body of a Greek God� however, which points towards Lex Luger (who may have been released from his �no wrestling� contract five weeks early, if he is indeed Narcissus). Why would Luger, one of the most instantly recognisable wrestlers in the business change his name?... Rumour has it that former Stampede regular John Smith will be brought is as Johnny Boy Smith to fill the gap left by Davey Boy Smith�s departure�

Over in WCW, Big Van Vader regained the WCW World title from Ron Simmons two days after Starrcade� The Great Muta won the Battle Bowl, and Sting won the �King of Cable� finals� Rick Rude is laid up with an injury until February and has been stripped of the US title. Dustin Rhodes dropped Rick Steamboat to capture the vacant strap on January 11th� Nikita Koloff did not return as expected at Starrcade� At press time, there were rumblings that Davey Boy Smith had come to a deal with WCW� Negotiations are going well with Sid Vicious� Arn Anderson left WCW in mid-December, but promptly returned, only to leave again. Arn has had several disagreements with Bill Watts, but is expected back in April� Bobby Eaton has also disappeared. Word is he is headed to SMW for a run, before returning, alongside Arn, in April� The Light heavyweight belt and TV title are both currently vacant, and have been since September� New Japan sensation Chris Benoit is due to make a one-time appearance at Clash of the Champions XXII. Shame his visit won�t be more permanent�

Elsewhere, Hawk and Kensuke Sasaki, now known as The Hellraisers, defeated Scott Norton and Tony Halme for the IWGP tag team belts on December 14th� Five days later, Hawk pinned Rambo for the CWA championship too� In the main event of the combined WCW/New Japan Supercard on January 4th, IWGP champion The Great Muta pinned Masa Chono to capture Chono�s NWA World title� Jim Hellwig is wrestling on the independent circuit for $4,000 a show, under the ring name The Man Who Used To Be Known As The Ultimate Warrior. He has defeated Hercules Hernandez on various shows� Davey Boy Smith has worked several independent dates, and is currently holder of the worthless WWWA Intercontinental title� Ron and Don Harris are the new USWA tag team champions� Kevin Sullivan is back in SWM (having previously been �banned for life�)� Dino Bravo was set to wrestle his retirement match in early December. Unfortunately, this didn�t happen� Finally, The Dynamite Kid is out of retirement and working independent shows in the UK.

04-28-2008, 07:40 PM	#36
NeanderCarl That's Not My Name Posts: 9,086	We're skipping another month here and going forward to February 1993's issue, covering December 1992 and January 1993. December 1992/January 1993 Ric Flair has been released from his WWF contract. He will continue working for the WWF, probably until WrestleMania IX, before returning to WCW� The Steiner Brothers, Rick and Scott, have signed with the WWF. Their first big match will be on January 24th at the Royal Rumble, facing The Beverly Brothers. Let�s face facts here: Beau and Blake are going to be annihilated, just as they were back in WCW in 1990 when wrestling as the masked Minnesota Wrecking Crew II. The Steiners have already wrestled several cards in December and seem to have been kept intact by the WWF. Their style, and clothing, doesn�t appear to have changed� Incredibly, Jerry �The King� Lawler has joined the WWF and will compete in the Royal Rumble. A switch to Titan seems bizarre; after all, Lawler has verbally berated them for years, claiming that the WWF is destroying wrestling with its cartoon show. Now, he is the co-host of Prime Time and Superstars, plus won�t it be interesting to see just how he fares in the annual over-the-tope-rop battle royal?� The current WWC Universal champion Carlos Colon will be in the Royal Rumble, as will Genichiro Tenryu from WAR� The fact that Vince McMahon is now using wrestlers from other promotions (USWA, WWC and WAR) certainly hints towards amicable relations with other federations. Who knows, maybe this could see the start of a regular influx of talent from across the globe� There�s potentially an upset on the cards at the Royal Rumble; Razor Ramon has pinned Bret Hart several times on the road, prior to �The Hitman� winning the World title. Conversely, Shawn Michaels has been pinning Marty Jannetty every night at house shows, and this is likely to continue at the Rumble� Max Moon (Paul Diamond) left the WWF in December but is back already. However, his match with Terrific Terry Taylor at the Royal Rumble was cancelled upon his departure and will no longer be taking place. Shame� Believe it or not, should Bret Hart retain the World title over Ramon at the Rumble, his next challenger is slated to be Doink The Clown� The Rumble will be Earthquake�s final appearance with the WWF. Hacksaw Jim Duggan is also set for his final date at the show. No word on Hacksaw�s plans, but Quake (John Tenta) will be headed to All-Japan� Nailz is finished. Following a heated argument with McMahon over pay, Nailz is said to have belted him. Nailz has also made some allegations about Vince which I cannot realistically confirm or deny. Hopefully I�ll be in a position, both editorially and legally, to explain the real story next month� Bobby The Brain Heenan is expected to come out of retirement and manage a new wrestler named Narcissus at the Royal Rumble. It is unknown who Narcissus is, but El Gigante is due to make his debut around this time. Heenan did refer to Narcissus having �the body of a Greek God� however, which points towards Lex Luger (who may have been released from his �no wrestling� contract five weeks early, if he is indeed Narcissus). Why would Luger, one of the most instantly recognisable wrestlers in the business change his name?... Rumour has it that former Stampede regular John Smith will be brought is as Johnny Boy Smith to fill the gap left by Davey Boy Smith�s departure� Over in WCW, Big Van Vader regained the WCW World title from Ron Simmons two days after Starrcade� The Great Muta won the Battle Bowl, and Sting won the �King of Cable� finals� Rick Rude is laid up with an injury until February and has been stripped of the US title. Dustin Rhodes dropped Rick Steamboat to capture the vacant strap on January 11th� Nikita Koloff did not return as expected at Starrcade� At press time, there were rumblings that Davey Boy Smith had come to a deal with WCW� Negotiations are going well with Sid Vicious� Arn Anderson left WCW in mid-December, but promptly returned, only to leave again. Arn has had several disagreements with Bill Watts, but is expected back in April� Bobby Eaton has also disappeared. Word is he is headed to SMW for a run, before returning, alongside Arn, in April� The Light heavyweight belt and TV title are both currently vacant, and have been since September� New Japan sensation Chris Benoit is due to make a one-time appearance at Clash of the Champions XXII. Shame his visit won�t be more permanent� Elsewhere, Hawk and Kensuke Sasaki, now known as The Hellraisers, defeated Scott Norton and Tony Halme for the IWGP tag team belts on December 14th� Five days later, Hawk pinned Rambo for the CWA championship too� In the main event of the combined WCW/New Japan Supercard on January 4th, IWGP champion The Great Muta pinned Masa Chono to capture Chono�s NWA World title� Jim Hellwig is wrestling on the independent circuit for $4,000 a show, under the ring name The Man Who Used To Be Known As The Ultimate Warrior. He has defeated Hercules Hernandez on various shows� Davey Boy Smith has worked several independent dates, and is currently holder of the worthless WWWA Intercontinental title� Ron and Don Harris are the new USWA tag team champions� Kevin Sullivan is back in SWM (having previously been �banned for life�)� Dino Bravo was set to wrestle his retirement match in early December. Unfortunately, this didn�t happen� Finally, The Dynamite Kid is out of retirement and working independent shows in the UK.