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So I got the newest WON today and it had quite the juicy tidbit: WWE didn't voluntary leave TSN over the NFL deal. Back in January, TSN cancelled Raw over the Edge/Lita sex show dealy. Vince begged and got a reprieve. After the skit w/ HHH and Candace getting oral, TSN cancelled Raw for good.

Not what I'd do if my mom molested me.

Oy, what now?

IT MAKES NO SENSE TO PUT OVER HIS OWN TALENT.

And then when he went to WCW, he suddenly wasn't wearing a shirt when he wrestled. Funny how that works.

Okay, I don't remember this. Do tell.

This week's Observer is really great. 1st half is largely analysis and it's really interesting stuff. The big point in it all is that Pride is most likely going to die within a few months. Meltzer points out that the UFC brass are smart enough not to risk Pride making waves off of a Silva win over Liddell, so they must know Pride is about to die so they have no worries.

I'm pretty sure Gorilla said Tito and/or Orton had Excellence of Execution, too.

Yay my rip/upload.

Vince's crushed leaves: Molested by his mom: Hmm, what else... -At a Nassau Coliseum house show, Vince suddenly runs to the ring screaming that the Rhyno-Tajiri match is boring and to bring out the bikini contest. This was right after the whole roster was told by management to slow down and work holds more. -In the middle of a plane flight over the Atlantic Ocean, Vince suddenly has a eureka moment and decides to bring back ECW.

Inoki

-J.J.'s book also confirms Jim Stewart's story that Vince liked to drive/ride in limos at 90 mph. When J.J. got uncomfortable with it, Vince put a freaky "WHAT? YOU DON'T LIKE ME ANYMORE?" guilt trip on him. -Tanzabar. -The whole Snuka deal. "I'm in the garbage business." -Candace Michelle is constanting macking with Vince on TV, and then her push suddenly disappears. Then the first bikini catalog recruit who knows nothing about wrestling suddenly shows up on TV... -Vince stops being paid as a performer so he won't be drug tested. -Jamie Noble asks for advice on how to get a push. Vince tells him to grow 7 inches.

Quick recap: Retired collector Brian Last gave me 2" tape reels he got from Bill Watts with early Mid-South, Georgia, Southwest, World Class, later Mid-South, and more. I need it all converted to a modern format. The guy who does the conversion is able to convert 5 reels at a time. I started with the stuff labeled as older Mid-South and got it back this week. Details~!: All 17 screenshots I took are at http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/davidbix/watts/ Scorecard for what ended up being on the reels (in the order they were on the converted DV master, not chronological): Newer Ink: Wrestling Dub Tape; Older Ink: 7/7/69 Superdome Promo Reeser In Cage Label was largely accurate other than the year, which is '79. What I thought was a 6 may be an upside-down 7. Who knows? Anyway, this was the longest of the reels and had 3 segments. First was Reeser Bowden in a cage being held up by a cherry picker promoting Watts/Robley vs Assassin/Angel w/ Rock Hunter in the cage to prevent interference. Next, we have Reeser interviewing Robley & Watts in the studio. Robley says nothing as Watts cuts a fine promo about the Louisiana tag titles, Assassin/Angel, and all that jazz. Finally (joined in progress), Boyd Pierce interviews Mike George (with a manager I don't recognize. Help!) where he voices his frustrations about Jerry Stubbs winning the 1978 wrestler of the year trophy (or something). Cuts off as the manager starts talking. George seems to be a heel here, but he's a babyface in... Ron Bass/Ernie Ladd vs Mike George/Randy Tyler, Bass & Ladd have it out, Show #152 1/6/79 KTBS-TV 3 Shreveport, LA Label is 100% accurate. Last few minutes of the match. Ladd accidently splashes Bass, causing them to lose, and they split afterwards. Wrestling MS-62, Ernie Ladd vs Paul Orndorff (Wrestling II), Recorded 11/15/80, KTBS-TV 3 Shreveport, LA Whole match/angle. Orndorff disguises himself as II, Ladd unmasks him, Orndorff beats him up, and Boyd's amazing suit interviews Orndorff, who was getting revenge for his brother. At the end of this segment is a Baptist Book Store commercial. Wrestling Interview New Orleans 3/1 2:00, WRAL-TV 5 Raleigh, NC, Recorded 2/14/79 Tony Atlas is interviewed in WRAL's studios (by that guy whose name I always forget) re: his match on March 1st at the Superdome against Stan Hansen. Show #56 Terry Latham vs The Grappler (Karl Kox) 10/4/80 2:30 KTBS-TV 3 Shreveport Match never starts, as Kox stays ringside after his match, and steals Grappler's cane. Grappler demands that Kox returns it, and gets hit upside the head with it. Then, Kox brainbusters him. For reference, the chronological order: -Wrestling Interview New Orleans 3/1 2:00, WRAL-TV 5 Raleigh, NC, Recorded 2/14/79 -Ron Bass/Ernie Ladd vs Mike George/Randy Tyler, Bass & Ladd have it out, Show #152 1/6/79 KTBS-TV 3 Shreveport, LA; -Newer Ink: Wrestling Dub Tape; Older Ink: 7/7/79 Superdome Promo Reeser In Cage (Mike George promo is from 12/78 or 1/79?) -Show #56 Terry Latham vs The Grappler (Karl Kox) 10/4/80 2:30 KTBS-TV 3 Shreveport -Wrestling MS-62, Ernie Ladd vs Paul Orndorff (Wrestling II), Recorded 11/15/80, KTBS-TV 3 Shreveport, LA ----- Other stuff: -I'm planning on waiting until a few more batches are done until I send the donors' DVDs out, as sending out a 20 minute DVD now, with more being sent in a few weeks seems pointless. If nobody minds, I'll post the clips on YouTube so you can at least get a glimpse of it before the DVDs are sent out. -I will send the GCW & Japan reels out next, either tomorrow or Tuesday. -After that, the donated funds will be gone, and the rest will be out of my pocket whenever it gets done. I'm definitely going to spend a solid chunk of my own money, but I need more donated financial help to get them all done and not go broke (the conversion is $75 per reel plus shipping both ways). Check/money order/cash is preferred, but if you need to use PayPal, that's okay, too. For PayPal and contacting me about anything, my email is davidbixATgmailDOTcom (replace the loud words w/ proper symbols.) If you donate, you get it all on DVD. Thanks to everyone who has chipped in or will do so soon. I'm glad I was able to get any of it converted.

Women's wrestling fetishists creep me out.

As I noted on F4D, Phil and I were afraid of blind votes and stuff. Given we'll post the nomination list on the MB before finalizing for DVDs from here on, things should work out better this time. I know it's a dumb in many ways, but, well, we're trying to figure out the best way to be functional. Thanks. Besides just watching our tapes and remembering matches and stuff, we scoured Friedlander's list and got a bunch of Spectrum, Prime Time, and Misc TV stuff, plus a custom of mostly various MSG matches (plus Slaughter-Sheik from landover, Rockers-Rougeaus from London, and a couple other things) that looked interesting, and we ended up w/ the hidden gems like Tito-Bass. Also perused KHawk's list and that gave us Islanders-Strike Force. I was thinking of doing this, too. I'll see what needs upgrades and such...

Yes, this was good. Everyone loves Sgt. Slaughter now, so I'm happy.