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1.5.02 - 1.26.02
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January 26th, 2002
From all online accounts, and after Thursday's closing revelation of the nWo logo,
I would assume we'll be seeing the Outsiders, if not also Hollywood Hogan on WWF television next week.
I read that all 3 had meetings with Vince at the WWF headquarters Friday.
1wrestling.com which is the only online wrestling resource I use, yet wouldn't reccomend to anyone who doesn't have a pop-up ad zapper has a really interesting historical timeline of the nWo that is totally worth reading...
however don't click the link unless you're prepared to deal with about 2,000 pop-up ads.
Some new site stuff:
- I've added a dozen or so new complete live concert CD's to the list including shows by 311, Incubus, and Red Hot Chili Peppers...on the new set lists for the new shows I've also added a link to listen to a track from the concert to hear the sound quality.
- There are now around 200 event pictures up that I finally scanned in and uploaded from photos I took when I was at some of the live events (mostly WCW and ECW from a couple years back).
- There are 6 new browser skins available of Macho Man, Scott Steiner, Ric Flair, Scott Hall, and the nWo logo.
Since it seems as though the WWF has been somewhat getting nostalgic lately bringing a bunch of pre-existing ideas like Mr. Perfect, Golddust, Val, the Godfather, and now the nWo,
I thought I'd go a little retro here and go through a WWF magazine from November 1992.
In many ways, it seems as though they're going full-circle from ten years ago with bringing back wrestlers like Perfect, Flair, Hogan, and Hall.
Its strange to see who was there from ten years ago, and have stayed all those years with the WWF...
those who have come back from long stints in WCW...
Those with the same gimmick, and those with totally different ones...
Those who were over back then and a curtain-jerker now, and those that are the opposite...
and then there are those who aren't working anywhere now.
There are a lot of surprises there.
Here's a brief run through of what was going on back then...
- Bret Hart was the cover story, and he was having a major feud at the time with Papa Shango (currently known as The Godfather).
- Ric Flair with the help of Mr. Perfect and Razor (Scott Hall) Ramon had just beaten Macho Man for the WWF title.
- The magazine covered a 6-man tag match between the Road Warriors Hawk and Animal with Paul Ellering against Beau and Blake Beverly with The Genius.
- The Survivor Series was being pushed in the ads with a main event of the Ultimate Maniacs (Warrior & Macho) vs. Ric Flair and Razor Ramon...and a nightstick match between Big Boss Man and Nailz.
- There was also an article on Bob Backlund teaching wrestling to kids at some school.
These were the Results from Summerslam in England:
- Macho Man beat the Ultimate Warrior for the title.
- Bret Hart lost to the British Bulldog for the IC title.
- The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) retained the tag belts against the Beverly Brothers.
- Undertaker beat Kamala in a DQ.
- The Model Rick Martel and Shawn Michaels both lost in a double count out becvause of the Sensational Sherri.
- The Legion of Doom beat Money Inc. (Ted Dibiase & IRS).
- The Hawaiian incarnation of Crush (not the Demolition look) beat the Repo Man.
- And finally, Nailz beat Virgil.
Sarge Slaughter, Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Hart, The Nasty Boys, Tatanka, Roddy Piper, Hacksaw Duggan, and the Mountie were all pictured in the magazine as well eve if only on merchandise,
but I think one of the major differences other than the talent rosters was that Vince McMahon himself wasn't such a major character...I would guess he was if anything just an announcer and still unknown to fans as the owner.
January 15th, 2002
Congratulations to Dominic Bologna for winning the signed RVD 8x10.
Look at the top of this page to see what we're giving away on March 1st.
Its all over the internet that the WWF is signing Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Hulk Hogan and doing the NwO invasion angle all over again.
Its a great idea for the fans, and before they botched the WCW thing so badly, I would say that the NwO could be a long-lasting money machine for them.
I'm one of the few who thinks that WCW could still work for them though.
Here's the interesting thing...they could keep Nwo very elite and exclusive, and here's who I think should compose the final group of 6 wrestlers and why.
- Hulk Hogan...for the obvious reason that he's a founding member of the original NwO.
- Scott Hall...a founding member of the NwO, tag partner with Nash as the Outsiders, and member of the old WWF clique.
- Kevin Nash...like Hall, a founder of the NwO, Outsider, and clique member.
- X-Pac...friends with the clique before going to WCW, one of the early expansion wrestlers in the NwO, part of the original Wolfpac with Hall & Nash within the NwO (any 2 members of the 3 would defend the tag belts on any given night), when fired from WCW returned to the WWF and joined D-X.
- Shawn Michaels...founding member of D-X, and member of the clique.
- HHH...founding member of D-X, and member of the clique.
As you can see there's a strong crossover between the clique, D-X, and NwO...I even have a magazine somewhere in the hundreds I've bought over the last 6 years with a picture of Michaels (while in D-X) wearing the WCW Outsiders shirt.
The original idea of the NwO that worked so well was that it was a small group consisting of the cream of the crop...that wreaked havok with and disrupted the operations of the promotion.
One of the things that killed the first NwO was letting half of WCW join.
I think with the 6 people I listed above, you have the elite group of top-notch talent, and would really never need to add anyone else unless some of them stop working for WWF.
Those 6 couldn't take on the entire WWF, but working with the notion that half of the WWF wrestlers refuse to cooperate with the other half (remember the WWF guys had the hardest time cooperating against the WCW guys who were united), the WWF would find it extremely hard to assemble a force that could work together and pose a challenge to that grouping of the NwO.
As long as there isn't a NwO run-in ending every single show, I have faith that with the WWF writers, and the personalities of those 6, the NwO could last for years...
Also bet on WWF changing the NwO logo just enough to get those with the old t-shirts to feel the need to buy the new ones.
Online I've read the idea is to split the company into 2 groups that have 4 crossover PPV events but keep separate on the shows.
The NwO would be the only guys showing up on both shows causing problems with each group.
Hopefully by splitting the roster, the addition of the NwO won't block the elevation of guys like Benoit, Regal, etc.
Those Damn Dolphins...
They had me fooled all season with flashes of greatness but in retrospect, they got their asses handed to them by the Jets (twice!), Rams, 49ers, and Baltimore.
All teams in the playoffs.
The fins really had no business making the playoffs and being included in that caliber level of play.
There are so many things that need to be addresses in the offseason including finding a new offensive coordinator, building a solid offensive line, and finding a real tailback.
Also...please don't sign Aikman, stick with Fiedler.
The one and only thing I can take away from another sucky playoff year is that tecnically the Dolphins lasted almost a full day longer in the playoffs than the Jets.
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January 9th, 2002
Okay, I was going to type this whole thing out tonight about how I enjoyed Raw on Monday.
How it was great seeing Flair busted wide open and bleeding all over that white shirt.
I was going to say that Triple H really looked huge, and mention some other things I liked and disliked about the show but I got started too late tonight.
I did want to make a point in noting that I hope by "GOOD FRIEND" David in Texas does well at those shows in Texas this week and I hope he ends up coming through for me very soon.
Remember this, when you rely on others...or show good faith toward others, do it only when prepared to eventually be disappointed or outright stabbed in the back.
When I'm not pulling daggers out of my back, I'm actually sometimes working on this website.
By the end of this week I should have at least another dozen complete live concerts added to the list ranging from bands like Iron Maiden, Coldplay, and Incubus...
so keep checking back or join the mailing list (the left column, dummy...just put your name and email address in the big red box) to stay in the loop for these and other updates.
I've also scanned a bunch of photos I took several years ago at various ECW and WCW events (WWF didn't do much touring in our area during this time period).
As time permits, I'll get them uploaded here to the site.
Right now there's 2 pages (50 images) up for people to look through HERE.
January 6th, 2002
Make sure you read past today's post to see what's new for 2002.
I'm sure that there'll be plenty to talk about after Monday's Raw (with the return of HHH) airs,
but today was the best day of the week, Sunday, football day...
The last thing I'd do is make a prediction, because my Dolphins while getting to the playoffs the last five straight years,
seem to have the tendency to lose once they get there.
But at least they're going in this season with 2 strong wins.
Today's win was especially nice knowing that we rested Gadsden and Thomas for the playoffs,
and without Chambers for most of the game,
Lamar Smith seemed to re-discover his ability to run the ball.
The only thing that could have made this better would have been if by some weird fluke,
Carolina beat the Patriots putting us in the #2 seed and earning a playoff bye.
You wonder if playing 1 game in 3 weeks for New England will be a good thing.
Sure they'll be rested and healthy, but possibly a little rusty.
You know its a great football season though when the playoff picture is as close as it was this week...where you're actually rooting for those god-awful Jets to actually win a game.
I'm not greedy though.
While I'd love for Miami to go all the way and actually win the Superbowl,
I'd be fine with just doing better than we did the previous year.
Since we've tied last year's record of 11-5 (nice consistency...unlike most of last year's winning teams) the Dolphins need to get further in the playoffs.
That's the best part about being a Dolphins fan, consistency.
Even though we don't get to the "Big Game" that often,
at least the large majority of games each season are wins so each week's individual event leaves you happy until the following Sunday.
Imagine how miserable the fans are week after week for a team that goes the year with 9, 10, or even more regular-season losses.
You may have noticed the image from the 1972 season I put up here and been wondering what that has to do with what you're reading.
Not much other than to help emphasize the point that the Dolphins are one of the all-time greatest teams in the NFL.
With rosters filled with some of the all-time best and most talented players and coaches like Dan Marino and Don Shula.
Look at that logo one more time and know that none of the other great teams through the decades...Packers, Rams, Bears, 49ers, etc., have done this.
Having said all of that, they need to get to the damn Superbowl before it becomes a 20 year drought.
The only thing that sucks about the Dolphins is our FIGHT SONG (blecch).
January 5th, 2002
Well with the new year, people have a habit of making changes and adopting new resolutions in their lives.
I haven't quite figured out why its any easier for people to do it now as opposed to any other randomly chosen date during the year,
but maybe it can be attributed to the fact that almost everyone on this planet is a mentally challended nutcase on some level.
Anyyway, in keeping with following the rest of the sheep, this website has undergone a few changes...hopefully all for the good.
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First things...first,
I've gone ahead and drastically lowered the prices on all of the CafePress merchandise I have for sale.
Since they handle all aspects of this stuff from taking the orders,
making the products,
and shipping out the merchandise,
and I have no costs involved,
I realized that I didn't need to be a big fat greedy bastard.
Check out the FULL LISTING of all the t-shirts, sweatshirts, caps, mugs, steins, etc. I have available by CLICKING HERE.
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Second things...second (ugh),
Every Single Autograph has been reduced in price and I've updated the site to accurately reflect what I currently have available from the inventory.
I also have a super-special, ultra-sneaky double secret probation-style webpage available only to my list members that offers EVEN BETTER prices on selected autographed items.
This is the same list that once you're registered, automatically enters you in every single montly autograph giveaway.
So if you're not on it, I don't know what you're waiting for.
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Thirdly...(screw this).
I've added a bunch of live concerts to the (duh) concerts section,
and in the following months, as time permits,
I should be adding dozens and eventually hundreds more.
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Fourth, for anyone with a website,
that would like to increase their traffic,
Losrudos.com is now hosting both a BANNER (468x60) and BUTTON (88x31) exchange.
Its a very fair 1:1 ratio, and you get 10 free advance credits to your account for submitting your banner.
Even if you don't have a wrestling website,
if you have some spare space on some of your webpages, and want to increase your traffic, consider signing on to one or both.
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Additionally, I'll be making sure to add more BROWSER SKINS, original, artwork, prints, and whatever else as time permits.
Okay people, time to take down those stupid lights already.
What's the signifgance of them anyway?
Can anyone tell me what stringing small lights all over your house, trees, and bushes has to do with the birth of the "son of God"?
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