From: kzim@watserv.ucr.edu (Christopher Robin Zimmerman)
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Subject: WWF Prime Time Wrestling - 26/10/92
Keywords: 2 hours of Survivor Series and ICOPRO ads
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Date: 28 Oct 92 02:16:46 GMT
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WWF PrimeTime Wrestling, shown on the USA Network 26.10.92

No opening credits.  The panel includes Hillbilly Jim, Hacksaw Jim Duggan  
(WWF 100% tested Grade A Prime Beef torn sweatshirt), Vince McMahon, Bobby  
the Brain Heenan, and Mr. Perfect, and they're all talking at the same time.   
A frantic director's cue is ignored.  Finally Vince sees it and opens the  
show.

Terrific Terry Taylor v. **EL** Matador (announcers Gorilla Monsoon, Lord  
Alfred Hayes)  The Fink announces a ten minute time limity, immediately  
setting off suspicion of a time limit draw.  Lots of WWF-style mat wrestling  
in the beginning, which isn't all too bad.  Funny part:  Taylor apologising  
to ref quite audibly.  I still think he's supposed to be a heel though.   
Taylor gets the upper hand by grabbing the toreador pants and throwing him  
into the turnbuckle.  Taylor puts some boring holds on Santana while he  
banters with the ref ("If you'd done your job I'd'a been outta here by  
now!").  Santana powers out but gets slammed to the canvas, crowd pops (!).   
Another hold, another power out, and Taylor puts a thumb in the eye.  In  
trying for Smith's famous Half Hour suplex, Taylor ends up failing, and  
Santana rolls the attempt into a small package, 2.  Taylor chops to the  
throat and slaps on yet *another* hold.  I'm starting to wonder when the 10  
minutes is up, but realize that Santana has to wrestle like a house on fire  
before the bell rings.  Santana powers out of the hold, but exits the ring  
involuntarily.  Santana turns it into an opportunity, hitting the sunset flip  
for 2.  Taylor shoulder block and holds Tito down for 2.  Taylor hits a  
neckbreaker and holds Tito down for 2.  Taylor climbs the ropes, but falls on  
Santana's knees.  Santana has a resurgence, so there must be a minute left.   
Atomic drop, double axe handle, inverted atomic drop, el paseo de muerte, and  
there's the bell.  Even though Terry is out cold, the ref declares a draw.   
No powerbomb from Taylor, which should've been the *real* ending.  I love  
seeing Santana lose.  Taylor is 1-0-1 on PrimeTime. (Undefeated!)  Yeah, I  
know, he was the Rooster, but you miss my point.

High Energy v. Bob St. Laurent and Bill Lyons (Monsoon, Bobby "the Brain"  
Heenan)  Jim Powers, I guess, dropped St. Laurent as a tag partner.  Heenan  
has more choice words about Koko's pants.  High Energy wins with Koko's  
dropkick off the top into Hart's rollup, which I guess is now their finishing  
move.

Yokozuna v. Joey Maggs (Monsoon, Hayes)  Good Lord, Fuji's back, complete  
with Japanese flag.  When you see this guy's wrestling outfit, you'll be  
ROTFL.  Salt ceremony (figure out how *this* will be used later), sumo  
opening.  Yokozuna, it seems is a REAL sumo wrestler!  What a genius Fuji is!   
This match is really too funny for me to do it justice.  Let me just say that  
you would expect a man this large (505 lbs sayeth the announcers) to have  
only one move, and, well, he has it.  Wonder how much he gets paid to dance  
like that.  This being his "Prime Time debut,"  he wins.

Panel.  Vince is impressed.  Heenan is impressed too, but with Fuji instead.   
"He's a Greco-Roman sumo wrestler!" and Fuji taught him wrestling moves.  I  
can't wait to see a belly to belly suplex from this guy.

Somehow we segue into Hillbilly Jim pitching WWF tapes, and from "WWF World  
Tour" we get a piece of Shawn Michaels v. Randy Savage from Munich (Sean  
Mooney, Hayes)  We only see the middle of this match, but since PrimeTime  
showed it last summer, I can tell you that Savage does get to keep the WWF  
title.  Oh, he limps a lot too.  Hillbilly Jim tells us that these six new  
tapes will only be available for three months (limited edition WWF tapes!   
Oooooo...) and buy your copies now!!

Natural Disasters v. Tom Stone and Bill Jordan (Monsoon, Hayes)  Stone does a  
poor job recreating the Great Barry Horowitz' test of strength comedy routine  
with Typhoon.  Monsoon:  "The Disasters are looking forward to holding the  
belts a long, long time," which is about a week.  And once again we see a ref  
not disqualify the NDs for the corner squash (see last week).  NDs win with  
splash and quake.

The Survivor Series Report with "Mean" Gene Okerlund, sponsored by "WWF  
Rampage 92," featuring the exclusive 40 man battle royal (including 25  
jobbers).  Main event.  Interview with Perfect, Ramon, and Flair.  Perfect:  
"There goes Survivors!" (not perfect grammar)  Flair:  "Cowboy hats and paint  
aren't what life's about!"  Coffin match.  Next week, Okerlund will travel to  
see coffins being made.  8 man tag.  New matches:  British Bulldog vs. Da  
Mountie for the IC title, Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF title.   
Michaels interview, Hart interview.  You may recall that Michaels lost a  
stepladder match with Hart for the IC title this summer, so I don't see any  
reason why this match will be different.  The Mountie, though, hmmm...will  
Monsoon be saying for months that Smith/Mountie was "the best match he's ever  
seen" for months afterward?

Who will survive?  Who cares?

Nailz v. Scott (something...can't make it out) (Vince McMahon, Mr. Perfect)   
Nailz immediately kicks the HNE out of the ring and belts out a few drinking  
songs for the crowd.  Of course, Big Boss Man is nowhere near the Colesium.   
Ref fails to count the jobber out once again.

Vince mentions that the Undertaker is scheduled next, and takes us back to  
the video.  Bong, bong...and Nailz is standing fast.  His mind only on the  
Boss Man, Nailz refuses to move and suddenly he is standing toe to toe with  
the Undertaker, foaming at the mouth, working over his own palm with the  
nightstick.  Paul Bearer hands the hat (and only the hat...hint, hint) to the  
ring boy.  Finally, out comes Sergeant Slaughter, who seems to have forgotten  
that it was Nailz that put him out of wrestling only a month ago on  
PrimeTime.  Anyways, Nailz leaves but not without a lot of tension, and I'm  
sure pissing off the fans who were tired of watching TV squashes and wanted a  
real match.  The video wall has Undertaker on it, Nailz surprisingly does not  
destroy the video wall, which he should have if he was *really* annoyed.  
                           
UT v. Jason Helton.  With his coat still on, UT quickly tombstones Helton and  
pins him, not using the left side of his body (must have injured the collar  
on the left side, eh?)  Dubbed pop when Mark steps on the body bag.

Event Center from Sean's Honeymoon.  This is THE most hilarious Prime Time  
piece you will EVER see.  Camera moves in on a double bed in a hotel room.  A  
woman (we never see, constantly moaning) is under a WWF sheet.  Mooney,  
verbatim:

"Is that you, honey?  What's goin on?  Hey, who is that?  It's ok, honey.   
What are you doing in here?  Wait a minute...that's the PrimeTime camera.   
Who put you guys up to this...?  HEENAN!  YOU'RE BEHIND THIS!  Yes, I know  
it's you, not only do I have to put up with you interrupting me on PrimeTime,  
I CAN'T EVEN HAVE MY OWN HONEYMOON!  It's ok honey, I'll take care of  
this...YOU GUYS, YOU!  *GET OUT OF HERE!  I'VE HAD IT!  GO ON!*"  Shot of  
door slamming, cheezy hardware store number "5" spinning on door.

Obviously setting up Mooney/Heenan at WrestleMania.  Maybe a  
Mooney/Finkel-Whippleman/Heenan tag?  Yeah!  Woooo!

Promos:  ICOPRO, GI Joe, Electronic Hot Shot Basketball

Rick Martel (rain outfit, no feathers) v. Butch Banks (Monsoon, Hayes)   
Monsoon mentions the feathers!!!  This leads to a recap of the Tatanka/Model  
incident.  Monsoon:  "You must have a short memory, Your Lordship!!"  He's  
not all, I'm sure.  Martel with the patented Boston Crab.

Okerlund interviews the Ultimate Madness.  Savage (slight limp due to wearing  
kneepad) comes out first, UW after, so we get to hear both themes.  Savage  
rhymes during interview.  Did Savage really say "Oy vey" during the  
interview?  I love the way the Warrior says "NA-TURE-BOY" in that deep,  
booming voice.  Warrior theme plays at the end.  As we lead to the  
commercials, we see a shot of Flair reclining, in a snappy suit and tie and  
cool shades.

"Direct" from WJZY in Charlotte, NC, is Ric Flair.  Flair puts down Jim and  
Jim, quite effectively, pointing out that while he was ex-champ twice, he's  
seen the belt more than they combined.  Flair predicts that by the next time  
he's on PrimeTime, he'll be referred to as "three time champion" Ric Flair.   
Calls Ramon "the toughest man in the WWF."  Tries to recap his career, but  
Vince cuts him off after the Royal Rumble due to time constraints.

Papa Shango v. KERRRRRRRR-USH! (orange suit) (Monsoon, Hayes)  I don't know  
who to root for.  Crush climbs the ropes for adoration and immediately gets  
plugged from behind.  Choke, kick.  Monsoon mentions Flair looked "a little  
pale," and for an encore mentions vertigo (!).  Hayes says that maybe  
Perfect's "he was sick" excuse is genuine, and maybe the vertigo cost him the  
belt...*NOW* I'm confused.  This may be the seeds of explaining away the  
Survivor Series "Main Event."  After a Crush resurgence, Papa Shango wants a  
test of strength.  After getting the crowd's ok, Crush complies.  Shango with  
a knee to the gut, but even from the canvas, Crush can power out.  Shango  
delivers ANOTHER knee to the gut, and Crush gets up again.  Now Crush kicks  
to the gut, breaking the test of strength, into the corner, and monkeyflip  
out.  Unfortunately, soon after Crush runs into the turnbuckle.  Shango takes  
a bite out of Crush's skull and likes it.  Shango with a slam but misses  
dropping the elbow.  Crush gets a flying clothesline and then kicks him out  
of the ring.  Shango gets back in and Crush clotheslines him out of the ring.   
Now, Shango has had enough.  Picking up the voodoo stick, Shango waits for  
Crush to come near, and then sets off a sparkler hidden in the stick.   
Pyrotechnics to the face=DQ win for Crush.  No damage, Crush doesn't "lose  
face" in any sense of the word.

Razor Ramon v. Anonymous HNE (Monsoon, Heenan)  Inset interview with Tito  
Santana, who challenges Ramon "next week," with means Tuesday in Terra Heute  
(tm).  Monsoon mentions there will also be a tag title defense by NDs.  Ramon  
wins.

Money, Inc. v. Jumpin' Jim Brunzell and Dave Sigfritts (Monsoon, Hayes)   
Monsoon brings the nostalgia to two items this week by asking about the  
Million Dollar Belt!  Someone must have told him to slip those loose ends in.   
If you want to know how this match went, see last week's Money Inc./Jim  
Powers & Bob St. Laurent match, substitute "Brunzell" for "Powers" and add a  
phenomenal dropkick.  Y'know, if the tag ranks are as thin as we hear, WHY  
aren't Powers and Brunzell staying together as a team?  Maybe they hate each  
other...

Tatanka v. Red Tyler (Monsoon, Heenan)  Tatanka is a "very astute proponent  
of that ICOPRO."  Tatanka has his hair that way, says Heenan, "because he's  
the Grand Marshall of the Lucille Ball parade."  Monsoon:  "HE IS NOT!!!"   
Tatanka with fireman's carry, ref slaps the canvas EIGHT times.  Heenan calls  
the ref a moron.  I laugh.

Promos:  WWF Figures, Electronic Talking Battleship ("Yeah!"), Krusty's  
Funhouse Nintendo cartridges

Jamison comes out in three masks, and of course, Perfect and Heenan are  
scared the most by Jamison's real face.

Next week:  Natural Disasters lose to Money, Incorporated (#1 controversy  
mentioned--Nasty Boys become Nice Guys?), Santanador v. Ramon (I think--Vince  
didn't say), and "Undefeated" Tatanka v. Kamala (hint:  look for Paul Bearer  
and an empty coffin).

Until next post,

Christopher Zimmerman 
  / kzim@watserv.ucr.edu / kzim@ucrmath.ucr.edu / zimmerma@ucrengr.ucr.edu /