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VOLUME 4, NUMBER 5

DEPARTMENTS I
4 EDITOR’S NOTE
WCW, it is a-changing
6 NEWSLINE
All the latest news and gossip
as of press time
8 FRONT ROW RINGSIDE
“Have You Heard?,’’ another “Crazy
Captions” contest, “Superstar Statpak”
on Charlie Norris, Fan Fun Corner,
a reader’s Top 10 list, and more!
19 CALENDAR & PROGRAM GUIDE
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and live cards in your area!
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FEATURES 22 10 QUESTIONS FOR...
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DUSTIN RHODES
“The Natural” talks about women,
30 WCW titles, his famous father, and more
PAUL ORNDORFF AND PAUL ROMA: 24 HEAR ME OUT
SET TO ASSASSINATE WCW’S TAG TEAMS!
Introducing Nick Bockwinkel,
Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma are a formidable enough tag team without WCW’s new commissioner
adding a big something extra. That big something extra— 26 WCW ROUNDTABLE
The Assassin—makes them downright dangerous! It’s never dull when this crew

35 60
assembles to talk wrestling!
OUT & ABOUT
FIVE WHO WANT TO BEAT THE MAN:
CAN RIC FLAIR SURVIVE THIS LATEST WAVE OF CONTENDERS? Featuring WCW trainer Chuck Tache
62 VIEWPOINTS
Ric Flair always says that to be the man, you have to beat the man. Well, to
Our “Viewpoints” panel
be the man, you have to beat the other men, too. And five men, in particular, examines Ron Simmons
have what it takes to end Flair’s I Ith world title reign
64 FAN JAM
40 Your opportunity to speak out!
BOBBY “THE BRAIN’’ HEENAN’S GUIDE TO WCW: 66 PARTING SHOT
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PAY ATTENTION, HUMANOIDS, MAYBE YOU’LL LEARN Sir William takes a parting shot
SOMETHING!
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of his own!

The latest arrival in WCW is outspoken, funny, controversial, insulting,

and sometimes insightful. We hoped for outspoken, funny, and insightful,
but also got controversial and insulting when Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
penned his personal guide to WCW
46
THE THIRD DEGREE: 2 COLD SCORPIO &
MARCUS ALEXANDER BAGWELL
The hottest young team in WCW talks about their status as contenders,
their hope of regaining the World tag team title, their opposition,
and more in this exclusive interview

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THE BOSS: BREAK THE LAW AND CONTEND WITH ME
Don’t call Rescue 911. There are no Unsolved Mysteries in WCW. The Boss
is here, and he’s ready to dole out his own brand of authority. Mess with
him and you’re making the biggest mistake of your life!
54 JUNE ISSUE ON SALE
SPECIAL SECTION: APRILS, 1994 ^
TOP STARS ANSWER YOUR MOST PERSONAL QUESTIONS
In this special section, some of the top stars of the sport share their
most personal correspondence with you—and answer some
of your most frequently asked questions!
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Stanley Weston
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Stuart M, Saks
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Craig Peters
Senior Editor
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Editorial Consultants
Scott Sergent
Richard Steinberg
Michael Weber

Managing Editor
V. J. Paterno

Associate Editor
Dave Lenker
WCW is undergoing a startling number of changes lately ... as if Photo Editor
you need me to tell you that! ■i* Inside the ring, for example, the Jason Ross Lavin

All-American” has become the “Un-American,” as Ron Art Director

Barbara Ann Brady
Simmons has turned his back on the fans; I wonder what
Art Associates
all the kids who supported Ron during his late-1992 Tina Filice
Johnathan Clifton Harding
World title reign think of him now. The addition of Joseph Kalman
Alex Krasnopolsky
The Boss to the WCW roster certainly shifts the
ProductionCoordinator
balance of power that much further away from the Bob Eddy
rulebreakers, who will have to contend with Boss’ no-
; Production Associates
Cliff Campo
nonsense tactics. ●&- Outside the ring, the additions of Gene Bernard V. Thompson III
Okerlund and Bobby Heenan to the broadcasting team will Ron Frankhouser

Contributing Editors
undoubtedly place WCW programs on the cutting edge Eric Bischoff
Missy Hyatt
of wrestling television as we move through 1994 and David Rosenbaum
Gordon Solie
beyond. And the naming of Nick Bockwinkel as Jesse Ventura

WCW commissioner can only help firm up the rules and Contributing Photographers
Jim Gund
regulations and their enforcement—that is, if Bockwinkel Teryl Jackson
remains as fair and consistent as early indications say he will Robin Luehrman
Bill Often

be. ❖ But, as the saying goes, the more things change, the more J. Stoll

they stay the same. Incredibly, “Nature Boy” Ric Flair sits President
atop WCW with the World title belt around his waist, Kenneth J. Gudaitis

intending to rule the ’90s as he ruled the ’80s! ■> WCW Senior Vice President/Circulation
Charles Walker
remains so fascinating and compelling to watch.
Technical Adviser/Production
Each week—each day!—new wrestlers are arriving on Doug Heller
the scene, new situations arise that affect the wrestlers Director of Marketing/Advertising
David Gerhardt
already in WCW, and titles are up for grabs. It’s an (215) 643-6385
exciting time to be a wrestling fan, for WCW has never been Circulation Director
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have to get geared up for singles, but I change of scenery and a chance to meet
EUROPEAN CUP also have to build up my stamina. But new people, but this one’s going to be
Most of WCW’s greatest stars will don’t misunderstand me; I’m really extra special because of the challenge
battle up and down Germany this looking forward to the Cup. This involved. Whoever wins the European
month in pursuit of wrestling’s newest should be a great event.” Cup has every right to say he’s the best
prize: the European Cup Cham Matches will be arranged by blind wrestler in the world, and I want that to
pionship. draw, so potentially explosive match be me. Owwwwww!”
WCW’s tour of Germany will light ups such as Orndorff vs. Roma, Flair Although WCW officials plan on
up the night with Ric Flair, Vader, vs. Sting, and even Bagwell vs. Scorpio making the European Cup an annual
Sting, Lord Steven Regal, “Stun are possible. Flair and Vader are sure to event, the site of future editions has not
ning” Steve Austin, Paul Orndorff, meet somewhere along the way, as are been decided. Negotiations are ongoing
Ric Flair, Harlem Heat, Johnny B. long-time rivals Cactus Jack and Vader. with sports officials in several
Badd, Paul Roma, Cactus Jack, “This is really going to be some- countries, including France, Austria,
Maxx Payne, 2 Cold Scorpio, Marcus thing else,” Sting said. “I’ve always and the United Kingdom.
Alexander Bagwell, and newcomer loved our European tours because it’s a
Frank Anderson vying in THE
the round-robin tournament. BOCKWINKEL-
The tour begins on March HEENAN
8 in Ludwigshafen and stops CONNECTION
in Cologne, Halle, Dresden, Wrestling fans with a
Kassel, Rostock, Munich, sense of history paid special
Hof, Frankfurt, and Wurz- notice when Nick Bock-
berg, before winding up with winkel was named WCW
the Cup Championship final Commissioner and commen
on March 20 in Hamburg. tator/hotline maven Bobby
Because of the grueling Heenan arrived in WCW.
nature of the tour—11 cities
Heenan managed Bock-
in 13 nights—and the caliber winkel in the 1970s and
of athletes involved, the early 1980s in the AWA.
European Cup will gain in The two were also enemies
stant prestige around the for a brief time.
world. Several participants But Bockwinkel said his
began preparing for the prior relationship with
tournament as early as mid- Heenan will have no effect
January. on any decisions he makes,
“You can’t wait until the even if Heenan decides to
last minute for something like manage again.
this,” Marcus Alexander
“What’s past is past,”
Bagwell said. “I’ve been Bockwinkel said. “WCW
wrestling mostly in tag teams hired me to do a job, and
recently, so not only do I 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Bagwell: Opponents in Germany? I’m going to do it. Sure,
6 May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine
 carried away. If you’re pion Rick Rude in a title-unification
asking me if similar actions match. “I think it would be good for
will be condoned, the answer WCW,” Flair said. “I remember about
is no.” eight years ago when they unified the
Heenan questioned that National and U.S. titles. People were
and insisted: “Bockwinkel upset about it because the National title
still owes me one. In fact, he had great history, but it only added
owes more at least a half- prestige to the U.S. belt. Same thing
dozen. In fact, he owes his here. I’d love to unify the belts,
entire career to me.” especially since that would leave Rude
Bockwinkel and Heenan with nothing.” ... Speaking of Flair,
left on bad terms, and it’s WCW insiders say Flair and Arn
clear Heenan hasn’t let Anderson have spoken with lawyers
bygones be bygones. He about a possible breach-of-contract suit
called Bockwinkel a “figure against former Horseman Paul Roma.
head commissioner” and said Our sources tell us Roma signed a two-
Bockwinkel would lose year, no-cut deal with The Four
control of WCW “if he ever Horsemen and might have violated the
had control to begin with.’ contract when he left the Horsemen and
It will be interesting to see joined forces with Paul Orndorff.
what happens if Heenan starts Roma refused comment ... The
getting involved in the action, Patriot, back in WCW after a tour of
as is his habit. What will Japan, says he learned a lot on his visit
Bockwinkel’s response be? to the Orient. “The style of wrestling
Heenan and Bockwinkel: A years-long connection! Heenan claims that Bock- there is much different,” Patriot said.
winkel “has a few skeletons I’m not saying better, just different,
there’s no way I could forget that in his closet.” Does he? And will There’s a difference in pace and it
Bobby and I had some great times Heenan bring out those skeletons in a definitely rounds-out your style. I think
possible confrontation with Bock it made me a better wrestler.
together, but we also had some bad
times, and I think that evens things out. winkel?

In my mind, Bobby Heenan is one of We might never get the

the most entertaining people in answers to these questions.
wrestling. He’s an asset to our But with Heenan around,
telecasts.” there’s a good chance we will.
Heenan was also once an asset to
Bockwinkel’s career. In 1975, for AROUND
example, Heenan was instrumental in THE RING
Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens winning “Mean” Gene Okerlund

the AWA tag team title from Billy is a little put off by Missy
Robinson and Crusher. Heenan snuck Hyatt’s accusation that he is
up behind Crusher and hit him in the ogling her. “I don’t know
head with brass knuckles, setting up the where she would ever get that
pin. idea,” said WCW’s personable
A few years later, while Bockwinkel TV commentator. “Maybe the
was AWA champion, Heenan was problem is that Missy’s the
suspended for smacking Greg Gagne kind of woman who thinks
over the head with a chair. Although every man wants her. If that’s
Bockwinkel once condoned this type of the case, she should come
behavior, now it’s his job to prevent it. back to earth, because I
“I’ve never said I was proud of don’t! ... WCW World

everything I did in the ring,” Bock champion Ric Flair said he

winkel said. “I will say that Bobby was wouldn’t mind meeting In
a great manager, but sometimes he got ternational heavyweight cham- Ric Flair vs. Rick Rude: Let's unify!

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March 13: Thunder crA^vcaptions m
March 16: Shanghai Pierce Has it been two years already? The 24th installment
March 20: Sting of our monthly “Crazy Captions” contest is here, one
more chance for you to win a free WCW T-shirt. All
you have to do is come up with a witty caption for the
photo you see here. What is Lord Steven Regal saying
as Ricky Steamboat comes flying off the ropes at him?
You tell us!

The three best comments—along with the names of

the writers—will appear in the July 1994 edition of
CH WCW Magazine, on sale May 3. Each of the three
writers will receive a free WCW T-shirt, so don’t forget
!SDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY to include your T-shirt size with your entry.
MONDAY
SUNDAY
Address your responses to: “Crazy Captions #24”
c/o WCW Magazine, Box 956, Fort Washington,
Pennsylvania 19034.

11 12 And now, here are the responses for contest #22, in

which you were asked to provide a comment for Nasty
Boy Jerry Sags in the photo you see here:
18 19 “Hey, you, give me your popcorn!”—Carlos Luque
Jr., Elizabeth, New Jersey
“Hey, you in the second row: Pull my finger!”—
Paul Blocker, Harahan, Louisiana
25 26 “Yo, buddy, the bathroom
is over there!”—Jarett Butler,
Richmond, Vermont
Next issue: Crazy
Captions contest #25—and
results from contest #23!

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 HAVE YOU HEARD?
10 hot topics that are keeping WCWfans talking this month:
1 BOBBY “THE BRAIN” HEENAN Why doesn’t this 6 THE SUPERSHOCKMASTER Talk about a split
“weasel” just crawl back under the rock he came from? personality!
2 VADER’S REPERTOIRE We still can’t decide 7 “JUNGLE” JIM STEELE Once this promising
what’s more awesome: the power bomb, the corner newcomer gets some seasoning—look out! This young
splash, or the moonsault! ster has raw talent and enthusiasm to spare!
3 THE USE OF CHAIRS AT RINGSIDE Paging 8 RON SIMMONS Come on, Ron, straighten up! Your
Commissioner Bockwinkel! attitude stinks!

4 JOHNNY B. BADD WCW matchmakers should wake 9 INTERFERENCE FROM RINGSIDE Paging
Commissioner Bockwinkel!
up; Johnny B. has all the skills, but none of the
10 THE MISSY HYATT CALENDAR Still available!
opportunities to showcase them!
5 THE ASSASSIN’S INTERFERENCE Paging Sure, the year’s three months old, but the photos will last
Commissioner Bockwinkel! forever!

May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine 9

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SUPERSTAR STATPAK
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 290
CHARUE NOmUS
Years Pro: 4
Birthdate: October 21
Birthplace: Red Lake, Minnesota
Favorite Wrestler: Wahoo McDaniel
Most Hated Wrestlers: Vader, Rick Rude
Favorite Maneuver: tomahawk chop
Toughest Opponent: Bob Orton Jr.
Favorite TV Show: WCW Saturday Night
Favorite Movie: Last Of The Mohicans
Favorite Actor: Chief Dan George
Favorite Actress: Cher
Favorite Foods: chicken, venison, fish
Favorite Color: red

Favorite Musicians: David Allen Coe, Blackstone Singers

Last CD Bought: The Red Road by Bill Miller
“In this life, it is very important for everyone
to be proud of who they are, no matter where
they come from or what their circumstances
may be. Because without pride, one simply
How many clues do you need to has no hope of success. I take great pride in^
correctly guess the mystery wrestler’s my native American heritage, and it is that
identity? Test your friends! Answer on heritage that, in large part, provides me with
page 12.
the strength to follow my dream of
1:1 made my pro debut in August becoming the first Native American
1986.
to hold the WCW World
2:1 made my WCW debut shortly after heavyweight title. And / would
Starrcade ’92.
advise any fan, regardless of
3: The fans cheered me when I first their station in life, to look at
came to WCW, but their simple minds themselves in the mirror
caused them to soon start booing me. closely, because I know that if
4:1 was a CWA European tag team they do, they will find
champion and a British heavyweight something worthy and true. And
champion. when they do, they will know the
5:1 am a master of more holds and value in themselves and be able to
maneuvers than all these so-called fan
kindle that spark into a flame that A
favorites in WCW combined.
will provide warmth for the rest of
their lives. ”

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Each issue, “Front Row Ringside” features a selection of fan artwork involving

ASKED... WCW and its superstars. Do you have any artwork such as drawings or paintings
you’ve made? How about computer art, or a photograph of some other WCW-
oriented crafts project you’ve done? If so, we’d like to feature your work in “Front
Row Ringside.
Send your material to the following address; “Fan Fun Corner” do WCW
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A note about your drawings: Pencil sketches don’t always reproduce well in the
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Ron LaFond
Milton, Vermont

“My question is for Jesse Ventura:

What kind of wax do you use on your
head? Mop & Glowl I’ve never seen a
shinier head!”
—Francis Wilson
Canal Winchester, Ohio

“Well, Francis, I suppose you think

you’re pretty funny, don’t you?” Jesse
responded. “But you know some
thing? Comments like that don’t
bother me, never have bothered me, Tony Potts, 12
and never will. I’m secure in my Rome, Georgia
appearance, and I have the self-
confidence that comes from knowing
I’m a well-rounded, solid, educated
individual. That’s why I’m successful
in Hollywood, and why I was elected
mayor of my hometown, and why I
may choose to go further in politics.
Baldness never held back Yul Bryimer
or Telly Savalas, and it hasn’t held
back Jesse ‘The Body,’ either. So
what have you done lately, Francis?”

If you have a question for a WCW

star—any WCW star—send it to: EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to space
“Since You Asked" c/o WCW Maga limitations, “Gordon Solie Remem
zine, Box 956, Fort Washington, bers” and “Body English” do not
Pennsylvania 19034. appear this month. Both columns will
return to “Front Row Ringside” next
issue.

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Brian Shell
list comes from Doug Gruener of
Medford, New York
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who, in
addition to his list of the 10 best
brawlers in WCW (yes, Vader was
listen as No. 1), sent in this list of...
WCW'S lO BEST
ANSWER TO “WHO AM I?" ON
TECHNICAL
WRESTLERS
PAGE 10: LORD STEVEN REGAL
1—Lord Steven Regal
2—Sting
3—Ric Flair
4—Steve Austin
5—Brian Pillman
6—2 Cold Scorpio
7—Yoshi Kwan
8—Paula Omdorff
9—Ricky Steamboat
10—Johnny B. Badd
If you have an offbeat ratings
category, we want to see it! Maybe
we’ll print it in a future issue. Send
your ratings to: “WCW Top 10” c/o
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May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine 19
 By Missy Hyatt

I
would bet $1,000 that those male
chauvinist pigs in WCW didn’t
even consider having a woman as
commissioner. Maybe Nick Bock-
winkel will do a good job, but I’m
already the First Lady of WCW so why
did we need a First Man? ... Don’t you
think Bockwinkel is a funny name? It
reminds me of that old cartoon show I
used to watch. You know, the one with
Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale ...

Speaking of which, why did Hollywood

have to turn Batman into a cartoon

character? ... Enough about the

movies. I got a letter this month from
Scott Goldman of Syracuse, New York,
wherever that is ... I’m not sure Scott’s

got a lot upstairs. He wrote; Where do

you buy your clothing? Please let me
know so I can make sure my girlfriend
never goes near that store. If my
girlfriend dressed like you, I’d dump
her in a minute ... Well, Scott, if your
girlfriend dressed like me, she wouldn’t
be your girlfriend anymore. She'd have
a real man, like Jerry Sags or Brian
Knobs. But I don’t think I have to
team alive worry about your girlfriend going near
and the boys: The best tag the store where I buy my clothing.

20 May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine

because everything I wear is custom- the children while her

made by my favorite tailor in Atlanta husband is out—well,

... Fortunately, there are plenty of men you know what I
out there with great taste in women, mean ... I still can’t
like Joe Manna of Detroit ... The other understand why a 7.0
day the sound on my TV broke while I earthquake is 10
was watching WCW, wrote Joe. I found times more powerful
that it was even better, because without than a 6.0 earthquake.
the sound on, 1 could concentrate on Shouldn’t it just be
looking at you even more ... Thank one more powerful?
you, Joe, but if you got your TV fixed, ...Is everybody still
you could hear me, too! ... And just in laughing at Lord
case you think all of my admirers are Steven Regal? May
men, here’s this letter I received from be it’s time for us all
Debra Miller of Sarasota, Florida ... to remember that Big
Debra wrote: Missy, you’re my role Ben is still the big
model. When I grow up, I want to be gest clock in the
just as beautiful as you. Do you think world ... Tom Hanks

you could send me some beauty tips? was much better in

... Well, Debra, I don’t have time to Big than he was in
answer all my mail personally, but if Philadelphia. I think
you exercise every day, watch what an actor has to stick

you eat, and keep away from The Boss’ to his strengths. The
summer barbecues, you should have no next thing you know,
trouble at all ... I also got this letter Arnold Schwarze

from a T.C. Scorpio and M.A. negger will appear in

Bagwell (it came without an address): Hamlet ... All of a

Your write. The Nastee Boyz r the sudden, nobody’s

gratest tag teem in the wurld ... really talking that Dustin Rhodes: Yesterday's news
Sometimes I have a hard time telling much about Beavis

Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma apart. I and Butt-Head anymore ... Dustin the things he says. He’s definitely a lot
really think they’re a good tag team, Rhodes is yesterday’s news. One of better than “Mean” Gene Okerlund.
although not nearly as good as The these days people are going to realize Hey, Gene, watch that heavy breathing
Nasty Boys ... Ric Flair’s wife that he got lucky against Rick Rude ... ... Hey, isn’t it almost time for The
shouldn’t sit home all day caring for Speaking of “Ravishing Rick,” notice Great American Bash? ... Doesn’t
who has a title these that one guy in ZZ Top without the
days and who does beard feel out of place? ...April Fool’s
not? I’ll give you a Day gets me mad ... What’s the big
clue. Does: RR. Does deal about Rush Limbaugh? I
not: DR ... I’m not watched his show the other day and I
sure Lorena Bobbitt didn’t think it was funny at all. I think
is a national hero, but I saw something fuzzy coming out of
she sure is a lot better his nose, but I’m not exactly sure what
looking than Tonya it was ... I hope everyone’s realized by
Harding ... If my now that the Nastys are the tag team of
name was Dick But the ’90s. The boys and I went to Busch
ton, I’d definitely Gardens in Tampa the other day and
have it changed ... got stuck on the brewery tour ... Do
Figure skating is stores still sell black and white TVs?

boring, but I like the ... Any man who wants to have a
outfits ... Bobby chance with me better know the

Heenan is very fun meaning of the word Cartier ... See

ZZ Top: Why no third beard? ny, and I like most of y’all next month! ♦

May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine 21

 ■/1994 is to be Dustin Rhodes’

/ ultimate breakthrough year, then

there’s no doubt that 1993 was the
year Rhodes crashed through the
barrier. A long feud with Rick Rude
ended with Rhodes on top and with the
U.S. title wrapped around his waist. He
battled Vader for the World heavy
weight title and rose to the upper
echelon of the rankings. Although
Rhodes eventually lost the U.S. title to
Steve Austin at Starrcade ’93, the loss
was controversial and came only after
Austin held Rhodes’ trunks for the pin
in the second fall. Undaunted, Rhodes
trudged on. He challenged Lord Steven
Regal for the World TV title and, at
press time, was on the verge of an
important series of matches for the belt.
“The Natural” is rising fast. He is
already a major player in WCW, and
during the coming months he might
become the player. The World title is in
his sights, and don’t be surprised if
Rhodes is the king of WCW by the end
of the year. Although Rhodes obviously
has a busy schedule, he found time to
sit down with Senior Writer Dave
Rosenbaum and answer these “10
Questions. ”

WCW MAGAZINE: What was it like

being a chicken for a night? I’m
talking, of course, about your con
frontation with Steve Austin and Col.

22 May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine

Robert Parker. DUSTIN RHODES: I don’t know. I guess I always thought I had a pretty
DUSTIN RHODES: Personally, I Unemployed? Some people were bom normal childhood, but then again, it’s
thought Parker and Austin got what to do certain things, and I was bom to the only childhood I ever had, right?
was coming to them. Man, they really be a wrestler. I’m my father’s son
showed their trae colors by hightailing through and through. 8
it like ... well, like a bunch of WCW MAGAZINE: What do you
chickens! I’m just really sorry “Flyin 5 look for in a woman?
Brian and I didn’t beat Austin and WCW MAGAZINE: There are a lot DUSTIN RHODES: Wow! This is
Rude, because that would’ve capped of great wrestlers out there. Whom do getting heavy! Okay, I’ll answer that.
things off, but it’s not a major concern. you admire? The usual stuff: trast, sense of humor,
DUSTIN RHODES: Oh boy, that’s a honesty. Heck, I wouldn’t mind if she
1 great question! I love it! Sting is a great was pretty good-looking, too!
WCW MAGAZINE: The last word on wrestler and a great human being. I
your U.S. title loss to Steve Austin and love his enthusiasm and his positive 9
Starrcade ’93: Do you feel ripped off? attitude. That’s something we can all WCW MAGAZINE: Everybody’s
DUSTIN RHODES: I don’t want to try to emulate. Rick Steamboat. waiting for your ultimate breakthrough.
complain about it anymore. The Tremendous integrity, great skill, Can you be World heavyweight
decision was explained to me and I unbelievable dedication. And one champion by Starrcade ’94?
understand it. There comes a time when more: Marcus Alexander Bagwell. DUSTIN RHODES: Maybe not by
a man has to look at himself in the Maybe he hasn’t had the spotlight I had Starrcade ’94, but possibly at Starrcade
mirror. I made a big mistake by tossing from the start, but for him to have ’94. Heck, I don’t know. That’s a real
Austin over the top rope and I accomplished what he’s done so far is tough question. I try not to put myself
shouldn’t have put myself in position to just amazing. That kid has a great on a timetable because that just sets me
get pinned, even if it was an illegal pin. career ahead of him. up for disappointment. The key is to
I was the champion. I should’ve been keep improving and that way you’ll
more careful, and you’d better believe I 6 eventually reach your ultimate goal.
will be next time. WCW MAGAZINE: What do you And if you don’t, it means you didn’t
think your chances are of winning the have it anyway, but at least you tried.
3 World TV title from Lord Steven Regal I’d like to be World champion by
WCW MAGAZINE: In the movie The if he keeps getting his way with the Starrcade ’94, but it wouldn’t kill me if
Natural, the hero hits a home run at the time-limit stipulations? I was U.S. champion or TV champion.
end and lives happily ever after. In the DUSTIN RHODES: Seriously? Slim Wouldn’t kill me at all.

book The Natural, the hero strikes out and none. People tend to forget that
and is forever disgraced. You’re even though Regal’s a blowhard, he’s a 10
wrestling’s version of “The Natural.” good wrestler. He’s the type of wrestler WCW MAGAZINE: If a bunch of

Write your ending. who’s very hard to wear down in 15 wrestling fans are playing word
DUSTIN RHODES: Well, it sure as minutes because he has a lot of association in about 30 years and one
heck isn’t like the book, but it probably weapons. I’ll tell you this much, of them says “Rhodes,” what will be
won’t be like the movie. If there’s one though: Give me a half-hour with Regal the first reaction: Dusty or Dustin?
thing I know, it’s that somebody’s and I’ll pin him. DUSTIN RHODES: I don’t want to

gonna have to drain me of everything get into that. Hopefully, people will
I’ve got before I leave this game, so it’s 7 remember us as a family that was very
probably gonna be after a loss. But it WCW MAGAZINE: What do you successful in the ring. My father is one
sure won’t be in disgrace! No way! and Navy brats have in common? of the greatest ever and I just hope one
Then I’ll just keep on fighting. DUSTIN RHODES: Well, we both day people will think of me in that
grew up on the road going from town- light, too. Dusty and Dustin. Father and
4 to-town and maybe didn’t see our son. We’ve been a team in the irng, and
WCW MAGAZINE: Fill in the blank: fathers very much, but we always lived we’ve been a team in life, and that’s
If you weren’t a wrestler, you’d be ... in the same place, so it wasn’t so tough. how it’s going to stay. ♦

May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine 23

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By Nick Bockwinkel

I
remember the night like it was yesterday. We were current crop of wrestlers is the finest I’ve ever seen. They’re
wrestling in McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado, in mid- certainly a world-class bunch with several Hall of Earners in
1986. June 29, I believe. Stan Hansen had the AWA title the mix.
and I was scheduled to wrestle him in the main event. When I say stability, I mean stability in the board room,
Well, Hansen didn’t show. Actually, Hansen showed up stability when decisions are being made, stability when cards
briefly, argued with Stanley Blackburn, the AWA President at are being planned, and stability in the enforcement of WCW
the time, and left the building. Just took a powder. rules and regulations. You’re not going to get any surprises
At first, Blackburn was in a tizzy. Didn’t know what to do. from Nick Bockwinkel. My goal is to be so consistent that
But then he took firm action. He announced that if Hansen everyone’s going to know what I’m going to do and how I’m
didn’t return by the end of a battle royal, the last match on going to rule on something before I do it.
card, the title would be awarded to me. That means it doesn’t matter if a wrestler is cheered or

Hansen never showed and Blackburn lived up to his jeered by the fans, whether he’s a fan favorite or a rulebreaker.
promise. He took that belt, wrapped it around my waist, and You know, frankly, I’ve never liked those terms. In fact, it
declared me the new champion. I wish I could say it was the would suit me fine if we just dropped the labels and referred to
proudest moment of my life, but it wasn’t. I would have rather everyone as wrestlers. You show me a wrestler who has never
beaten Hansen fair and square. broken the rules and I’ll... well, it just doesn’t exist.
The reason I’m telling this story now is because although I don’t consider myself to be a law-and-order type of
Blackburn wasn’t considered a strong president, he made a person, and that’s not what the people who hired me wanted.
very difficult, unpopular decision that night. People say it Sure, I’m firm, but I’m also fair, and I don’t see any reason to
changed the course of AWA history, and maybe they’re right, embark on a sweeping clean-up of WCW. Everything looks
because that federation ceased to exist not too long thereafter. pretty good around here to me.
But it was a strong decision. Blackburn laid down the law and But terms are going to be set. Challengers are going to
stood by it. know exactly what they have to do to get a title match.
I was on the side of many bad and good decisions in my Champions who consistently get themselves disqualified are
career, but there’s one thing I eventually learned: The going to hear from me before it gets out of hand. I plan on
president or commissioner making them always thought they reviewing the rules and controversial decisions with referees.
were the right decisions. He wasn’t out to get anybody, he was And I have a stem message for wrestlers who think they can
just out to do what was best. get away with intent to injure outside the boundaries of a
Now that I’m the new Commissioner of World wrestling match; You’re not wanted here.
Championship Wrestling, I hope the fans, wrestlers, referees, You see, this commissioner knows all the tricks, because
and everyone involved with wrestling realizes that I’m going I’ve pulled most of them myself. I will make liberal use of
to make some unpopular decisions. Maybe they’re not always videotape replay when it is available and I plan on attending
going to be the right decisions, but you can bet on this; I will as many live cards as possible. That won’t be any problem for
be a fair arbiter of the law in WCW. me. I love wrestling and going to matches will be Ae best part
But anybody who thinks they can get away with nonsense of my job.
is in the wrong place. From this point on. I’m drawing a line If that intimidates some wrestlers, too bad. They’ll have to
in the sand and laying down the rules. I’ve been given a job to deal with a commissioner who’s watching carefully. If they
do, and I’m going to do it right, without any interference. have an argument with me, my door is open, but I won’t take
WCW needs stability. I don’t think anyone would disagree any guff. I’ll listen. I won’t argue.
with that. I’m not talking about stability in the ring. The That’s not a warning. It’s a promise. ♦

24 May 1994♦WCWMagazine
Nick Bockwinkel, who held the now-
defunct AWA World heavyweight title
four times, has been named Commissioner
of World Championship Wrestling.

May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine 25

 Roundta I A

Each month, a panel of WCW broadcasters will assemble to discuss the

issues of the day, both in the ring and out of it. They will pull no punches in
offering their unique opinions on these controversies—and WCW Magazine
will not flinch in printing the unedited transcript of their conversation!

What
a TVwould
showyou
in think
whichabout
four “Take away his last name
cigar-smoking sportswriters sit and he’s just another
around a table talking about wrestler. The only reason
current events? Well, if it sounds people pay so much
crazy, you should know that attention to [Dustin] is
cable-TV’s Sportswriters On TV because he’s Dusty’s son.’
program is extremely popular —Larry Zbyszko
and has been on the air for
several years.
In our newest feature, the
editors of WCW Magazine have
shamelessly copied the Sports
writers concept. We took a
round table, placed it in the
middle of a square room, and
pulled up six chairs. Then we
switched on a tape recorder and
asked Bobby Heenan, Eric
Bischoj,f Tony Schiavone, Gene
Okerlund, Larry Zbyszko, and
Gordon Solie to talk about
everything that's going on in
WC.W

The unedited transcript

follows.

GORDON SOLIE: Being the

senior statesman here, may I propose
a subject?
BOBBY HEENAN: Don’t ask,
Solie. Just talk.

SOLIE: As you wish. The subject

is the quality of wrestling in WCW
today. Is it better or worse than it was
a year ago?
HEENAN: Better. I’m here. GENE OKERLUND: Definitely “Mean” Gene. Then you have just
LARRY ZBYSZKO: Worse. I’m better. Ric Flair alone makes it better. about everyone who was here a year
not wrestling. ERIC BISCHOFF: I agree with ago, plus several of the younger stars
26 May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine
 I’d like to see [Stev«
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without a time lir
—Gene

who keep getting better and better,

like 2 Cold Scorpio, Marcus Alex
ander Bagwell, and Shockmaster.
SOLIE: Not to mention young
Dustin Rhodes. It’s amazing to me
how much he’s improved over the
past year.
ZBYSZKO: I think he’s starting
to look like his father.
HEENAN: Too bad.
OKERLUND; I agree. He’s
starting to look like his father in the
ring. He has that great confidence
Dusty always brought into a match.
It’s not only that Dustin is among
WCW’s elite, which he is, but he
knows he’s among the elite. That
counts as much as anything.
ZBYSZKO; I don’t think you
know what you’re talking about,
Okerlund. Confidence means nothing
unless you have the skills to back it
up.
TONY SCHIAVONE: I think ...
HEENAN: Amazing! The pepper-
oni speaks!
SCHIAVONE: Excuse me,
“Brain,” I was just about to say that
Dustin has the skills to back up his
confidence. I think this is the year we attention to him is because he’s SOLIE: From rny experience, it’s
see Dustin win his first WCW World Dusty’s son. not unusual for a wrestler to lose a
title. HEENAN: And he couldn’t even title, then go on to win a bigger one
ZBYSZKO: I don’t think this is beat Steve Austin. You guys are too shortly afterward. For example, look
the decade we’ll see Dustin win his much. We’re giving the World title to at Ric Flair in 1993. He lost the
first World title. Take away his last a bum who doesn’t even have the International heavyweight title to
name and he’s just another wrestler. U.S. title. What does that say about Rick Rude, then beat Vader for the
The only reason people pay so much him? World title.

May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine 27

 HEENAN: Still can’t believe that ZBYSZKO: So has Flair. He’s no Steamboat without a time limit,
happened. angel, either. ZBYSZKO: That wouldn’t be
SCHIAVONE: It was a great SOLIE: That’s correet, and that’s fair. There are time limits on every
moment. I still get chills thinking why his victory was perfectly match,
about it.
legitimate. Each man was guilty of BISCHOFF: But 10 minutes?
BISCHOFF: Definitely the several infractions which canceled Fifteen minutes? How about a half
highlight of 1993. out each other. The ultimate result hour or 60 minutes? I’m sure Ricky
HEENAN: If you like flukes. was fair and decisive. Steamboat would’ve taken 20
SCHIAVONE: How can you call HEENAN: Sounds like doubletalk minutes!
that a fluke? He beat Vader fair and to me. And how come nobody’s HEENAN: And I’m sure old
square in the center of the ring. talking about what “Stunning” Steve dragon-breath would have lost
HEENAN: Yeah, but Flair hit Austin did at Starrcade? How come anyway. Regal is a lot smarter than
Vader with a chair when they weren't nobody’s talking about Lord Steven any of you are giving him credit for.
in the center of the ring! Ever get hit Regal? Let’s talk about that. SOLIE: Let’s give credit where
with a chair, Mr. Spaghetti Head? Let OKERLUND: Great. Let’s talk it’s due, men. Lord Steven Regal is
me tell you: That doesn’t tickle! about how Regal refuses to defend an outstanding scientific wrestler,
SOLIE: In all fairness, I think Mr. the WCW TV title unless there’s a BISCHOFF: Sure, one of the
Vader has been guilty of many similar short time limit attached to the match. best.
transgressions in his lifetime. I’d like to see him wrestle Rhodes or OKERLUND: And he lets us

‘How come nobody’s talking

about what ‘Stunning’ Steve
Austin did at Starrcade?
—Bobby Heenan

28 May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine

 <4
Flair didn’t win the belt fairly.
—Bobby Heenan
“That’s ridiculous! Flair’s pin was
ff
perfectly clean.’
—Tony Schiavone

know about it all the time. Sometimes BISCHOFF: So Flair’s the follow me here?
I think he’s more concerned with champion. Does that mean he gets to HEENAN: I was here first.

having the belt than how he won it or call the shots? OKERLUND: You were not.
defended it. In fact, I know that’s SCHIAVONE: Good call. HEENAN: Well, they wanted me
true. If Regal had any pride in HEENAN: No, bad call, because more than they wanted you.
himself ... heck, we were just talking Flair didn’t win the belt fairly. OKERLUND: I doubt it.
about confidence. If Regal had any SCHIAVONE: That’s ridiculous! HEENAN: Oh yeah? Where’s
self-confidence, he’d put that belt on Flair’s pin was perfectly clean. your hotline, Okerlund?
the line under any conditions. HEENAN: I don’t want to talk OKERLUND: As a matter of fact,
ZBYSZKO: Spoken like a true about that anymore. “Brain,” I...
couch potato, “Mean” Gene. That SCHIAVONE: Of course not, SOLIE: Gentlemen, I believe
belt is valuable and Regal would be a Bobby! You’re wrong! we’re getting off the beaten track.
fool to handle it sloppily. When you HEENAN: Let’s talk about May I suggest a recess until next
lose a title, you don’t know if you’re something else. month?

ever gonna get a chance to win one BISCHOFF: Like what? BISCHOFF: Sure, Gordon, but I
again, so you’d better be careful. HEENAN: Like my hotline. don’t think these guys are gonna shut
Regal’s the champion. He gets to call OKERLUND: Oh, brother! up just because the tape recorder’s
the shots. Bobby Heenan, did you have to turned off. ♦

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so he stepped up to the micro- warned in a menacing voice. “If you’re
phone and said it for the gathered gonna mess with one of us, you’re
press. messing with both of us. That’s

May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine 31

ASSASSINATE
something a lot of tag teams in WCW
are gonna have to deal with.”
Roma stepped back from the
microphone and looked to his left. Paul
Omdorff was standing there completely
rigid. Then he looked to his rightr The
Assassin’s eyes glared through his
mask. Roma stepped back up to the
microphone.
“That’s three of us,” Roma said.
“You’re messing with all three of us.
Every tag team in WCW is on notice.”
Roma, Orndorff, and The Assassin
joined hands and raised them to the air.
It was a Four Horsemen-esque gesture
that WCW’s tag team colony should
take note of.

The gesture was a warning: There

won’t be any such thing as a two-on-
two when Roma and Omdorff step into
the ring. WCW’s newest, and ^
possibly most talented, tag
team is joined by a
third ally who

makes no pretensions about his job.

“I’m here to help,” The Assassin
said. “And I’m gonna help.”
If that means Assassin will keep
doing what he did to 2 Cold Scorpio at
Starrcade ’93, then new WCW
Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel will

have his hands full over the coming

months. There might not be enough
referees in the world to control these
Paul Orndorff's piledriver is a formidable weapon in the ring;
guys.
Assassin's potential interference is a formidable weapon out of the ring.
And if Roma and Orndorff have
their way, there might not be another

32 May 1994 ♦WCW Magazine

WCW’S TAG TEAMS
WCW tag team that can stop them. Let’s call the matchup even.
This is a dynamic duo. Roma, a In that case, Roma and Orndorff vs.
relative newcomer to WCW, shared the Sags and Knobs could come down to
World tag team title with Arn the managers: The Assassin vs. Missy
Anderson for part of 1993. Orndorff, Hyatt. It’s easy to find the over
an accomplished veteran of American whelming favorite in that pairing.
and foreign wrestling wars, is a wily, “Missy’s best bet would be to stay
vastly skilled, all-around wrestler. out of trouble and hope The Assassin
Add The Assassin to the mix and doesn’t get involved either,” Bagwell
they might have the most unbeatable said. “The Nasty Boys just can’t win if
team in years. he gets involved. On the other hand,
“That’s the whole idea,” Orndorff Roma and Orndorff might have a hard
said. “The Assassin is our insurance time winning because The Assassin
policy. A lot of teams out there are could get them disqualified.”
gonna be trying to find ways to beat us, But evil lurks behind the two Pauls’
and when they come up empty, they’re plans. Orndorff is smart enough to
gonna have to resort to drastic know that challengers don’t become
measures. The Assassin is our drastic champions in one match. It’s a long
measure. If you want to find a way to process that could take months and
beat us, you’ll have to find a way to get even an entire year. Orndorff and
past him.” Roma hope to own the belts by
The Assassin, an old-timer by Starrcade ’94. The Assassin is an
today’s youth-oriented WCW stan important part of their plan.
dards, is coming off a series of en It’s called victory by attrition.
counters with Dusty Rhodes. Those Orndorff, Roma, and Assassin plan on
showdowns whetted Assassin’s wearing down their opponents with a
appetite for violence. Now he’s ready long-term assault. Orndorff and Roma
for the main course: helping the two will take care of business inside the ring.
Pauls win the World tag team belts. The Assassin will dish out punishment
There are plenty of potential while the referee isn’t looking. They
appetizers. Surely, he’ll consider 2 don’t even have to win illegally. They
Cold Scorpio and Marcus Alexander merely need to get their shots' in.
Bagwell, the number-one contenders to The plan is dastardly, and Orndorff
the belts. Cactus Jack and Maxx Payne and Roma don’t deny its existence.
might make a tasty dish. Then there’s “He’s part of this team,” Orndorff
Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce, said about The Assassin. “That’s why
up-and-comers who ran into a detour at we want him with us. He’s tough and
Starrcade. he loves to hurt people. That’s what we
The ultimate goal is a confrontation want him to do.”

with current World tag champs The It could be a long, painful year for
Nasty Boys. It could make for a rival tag teams if The Assassin carries
delicious matchup. out his plans. He has the will and the
Let’s assume that Roma and Orn way. Orndorff and Roma put their plan
dorff use their skill and intelligence to into motion at Starrcade ’93. This
offset the violence and mayhem Brian steamroller might not stop until it
Knobs and Jerry Sags bring to the ring. reaches the top. ♦

May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine 33

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May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine 35

 line formed the moment Ric Flair pinned Vader
^1^ for the WCW World title at Starrcade ’93. Even
W tSSsbefore the celebrating was over, wrestlers around the
world were getting ready to take on Flai,r knowing that to
be the man, they’d have to beat the man.
The man is ready. WCW World champion Ric Flai,r his
career still chugging along, wants to take on all comers and
make his 11th World title reign even better than the other
10.

But there are plenty of wrestlers out there who want to

make this reign the shortest. Here are five men who have
targeted Flair and have the ability to get the job done.

VADER
The most natural rival. Flair beat the big man for the
title, and now the big man wants the title back.
As the man Ric Flair defeated to capture his 11 th world heavy
Vader is two for two in regaining the belt from the men
weight title, Vader is more determined than ever to defeat the to whom he lost it. On August 2, 1992, Vader lost the title
"Nature Boy" and reclaim the belt. to Ron Simmons. He got it back from Simmons on
December 30, 1992. Vader lost the
/ title to Sting on March 11, 1993, in
London, England, and got it back
six days later in Dublin, Ireland.
These two successes suggest
c.
Vader is following the pattern set by
manager Harley Race and Flair, the
two most recent dominant WCW
World champions. Twice, Race lost
the title and regained it shortly
afterward from the man he lost it to
(less than a week, in both cases);
Flair turned the trick five times.
“That’s what makes a great
champion,” Race said. “Everybody
loses here and there, even me, but
then you get right back up on your
horse and get the title back. Prove it
was a fluke. A champion can’t be at
his peak every night.”
History shows: Vader is the best
bet to be the next WCW World
champion.

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 Sting and Flair have vrrestled many
times in the past. Both agree that
because they're on cordial terms
today, there's no reason they can t
still compete against each other.

STING
Although Sting and Flair are
friends, there’s nothing in the
WCW rules prohibiting them
from wrestling each other. And
there’s nothing in their feelings
for each other preventing it,
either. \
“Wrestle Rfc? Why not?”
Sting said. ●
When Sting and Flair
teamed at Qash of the Cham
pions XXIV for a quick and
decisive victory over The Co
lossal Kongs last August, Flair
said: “We’ll be friends at the
Clash, but after that it’s every
man for himself.”
And it was, as Flair and
Sting battled just days after the
Qash op WCW Sdturday Night.
The match went on for 40
remarkable minutes before
Flair won by countout.
“Respect means knowing
what a person has dope ahd
what they’re capable of doing.
I have great respect for Sting,” Flair said. “Friendship means knowing
you can overcome anything. Since when can’t two friends compete
against each other?
“I want that belt. Ric knows that,” Sting added. “I have no desire to
be second-best.”

May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine 37

 RICK RUDE
Flair and Rude know/each other well. They feuded recently. Rude,
using a foreign object, woh the International heavyweight
championship from Flair.at Fall Braiwl ’93,. They met again at
Halloween Havoc and Rude retained the/belt after getting disqualified.
Rude made .several advances toward Fifi during their feud, which by
no means ended when Flair defeated Vader.
<(

Now I want him even more;,” Rude said- “I know I can beat him,
and he knows it, too. Not once has he stepped into that ring and pinned
my shoulders to the mat. I’d be very surprised if he could do now what
he couldn’t do before.”
Rude and Flair are natural rivals becaiise their styles are so similar.
Neither man is huge, but both have vast Ldentifib skills and four stai’s
in ring generalship. They are intense competitors with huge egos and
tremendous records of accomplishment.
But Rude has never won the WCW World/heavyweight title, and
he’d like nothing better than to win his first from Flair.
a

Nature Boy” vs. Ravishing One” sounds fine to us!

Flair controls Rick Rude on

the mat during their meet¬
ing at Fall Brawl '93. The
Ravishing One" has much
in common with Flair—
except for the fact that
he's never worn the WCW
World title.

38 May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine

 The Great Muta travels to the U.S. in RICKY STEAMBi
frequently, but a match against Flair Fans still talk about the Flair-Steamboat feud of 1989.
for the WCW World heavyweight title
would have the Japanese superstar on Steamboat won the Worjd title from Flair on February 20, 1989,
a plane in a proverbial heartbeat! and lost it less than ree months later. In between, the two
an ui^orgettable classic battle. There
t .

scientific greats wags

were 60- and 90-minui wars, /many of which ended in draws,
“Those were the begt matches of m ife,” Steamboat said. “I
remember always bei:^g exhausted, but ^ ys looking forward
to the next one. 1 know they weie&^special r him, too, because
he shook my hand after the last
often.”
e. Ric ^oesn’t do that too
Years have passed and both me^ are st^ll on top of their
games. Steamboat occasionally thi about irement, but he’d
like at least one more shot at the frtle. No^ that Flair has the
belt, is Classic 11 too much to ask flor? j
“I think Ric is wil|frhgmgis^t anoth^ go,” Steamboat said
“1 know lam!”
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THE GREAT MUTA

Flair and Muta feuded intensely in
1989 and 1990, but met mostly in tag
team matches. A few years have
passed since Flair and Muta last
feuded, but neither has forgotten their
matches in Japan and the U.S.
“Muta’s a tremendous wrestler,”
Flair said. “Fve never seen anyone
combine traditional scientific wrest
ling with martial arts the way he
does.”
Muta’s reverse spinning kicks are
formidable weapons, and his moon-
sault, while not possessing the sheer i
impact of Vader’s, remains one of the
first and best of its kind in the sport.
Muta’s trips to the U.S. have been
infrequent over the past few years,
but he recently told friends that he
would travel anywhere for a match
against Flair. Now that Flair has the
WCW World title, Muta would gladly
fly to the ends of the earth for a shot
at that coveted championship!
If certain negotiations pan out, that
shot may come very soon, indeed! The battles between Flair and Rick Steamboat are classic matches, the stuff of wrestling legend.
More legends may yet be written by the two before 1994 is over!

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 By Bobby Heenan Marla Maples and a pre-nup, but Ted
ust before I get started, I’d like to Turner got me. Who do you think got

J congratulate Ted Turner for being

a multi-billionaire with great taste
and judgment. Donald Trump only got
the best of that deal?

Of course, Ted got the best of that

deal, and so will you if you just pick up
your telephone, dial my hotline
Ric Flair is a zero who hides behind number, and listen to my pearls of
everyone and anything possible. wisdom. This is the kind of stuff you
^ Why, I'd bet o week's salary of
Tony Schiavone's makeup man just can’t buy in stores, like
that Flair would even hide “Ravishing” Rick Rude’s tights and
behind that chrome-dome
Big Bossman’s nightstick.
Gene Okerlund if given
half a chance! But just this one time only, you
cheapos who had the good fortune of
plopping down your father’s hard-
earned cash—he probably got it sweep¬
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going to get something for nothing.
Now pay attention, humanoids.

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Maybe you’ll learn something! that belt back in no.time. You just can’t “Stunning” Steve Austin, the U.S.
I haven’t been in WCW for long, but stop a man like Vader. He’s a monster. champion. Then there’s TV champion
I already know my way around this I personally think he’s totally un Lord Steven Regal and World tag team
place. Jesse “The Body” thinks he has stoppable, and 1 don’t care what you champions The Nasty Boys. It doesn’t
take a genius to figure out where the
ng from a headache balance of power is in WCW. Just a
jilted by yours truly “Brain.”
y, Missy, "The Brain"
usy to date you. “Ravishing” Rick is one of my
favorites because he has everything
going for him: looks, confidence, and
skill. He knows how to put you people
in your place, so you’d better listen up
whenever he says something.
“Stunning” Steve put Dustin Rhodes
in his place a few months ago at
Starrcade and I don’t see anyone
catching him for a long time. Lord
Steven has the goods and the heritage.

Now here's a photo that doesn't lie: 2

Cold Scorpio and Marcus Bagwell,
and not a head to share between
them. Not too much in the
way of brains, either.

the inside scoop on everything that’s .A

going on, but he doesn’t have my

carefully nurtured network of scouts
and experts. What you are about to read
is the absolute truth, and don’t let
Schiavone convince you otherwise.
I’m going to make this easy for you 1
humanoids and go by department. For
you, it’ll be like shopping in your local
Flea Market.
CHAMPIONS: You got Ric Flair,
who I’ve had a bit of contact with in
the past. Take my word about Flair,
he’s nothing unless he’s got someone to
protect him. Flair has to be the luckiest
man on the face of the earth. Eleven think. I would never pay 99 cents a although I’m not sure why anyone
minute for your opinion. would want to be associated with
times lucky. Some people call it skill. I
call it good fortune. I also happen to Fortunately, it gets better from here. William the Conqueror. Last time I
know that he’s a turncoat. But we’re all You have Rick Rude, the International checked, there wasn’t much left of the
lucky because Vader’s going to have heavyweight champion, and my buddy British Empire.

May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine 43

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with wrestling, and the only
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is that theyVe stupid.
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 As for The Nasty Boys, they’ve got CONTENDERS: To me, Sting is Orndorff’s a cagey veteran. As for
the only manager in the league who’s another overrated wrestler because he Cactus Jack and Maxx Payne, some
better-looking than me. Did I ever tell never wins anything, but I have to body oughta call the paddy wagon or
you that Missy Hyatt called me up admit he has some skill. The Boss is the men with the white jackets. These
two need some psychiatric help badly.
SHng is a punk with a one-word name, WATCHING WCW: The best way
but I have another word for him:
is on TV. Ventura knows what he’s
overrated. And his opponent in this
photo probably isn't wearing talking about most of the time, but
r
r makeup, either. Hey, Sting: Schiavone’s another story altogether.
How about showering once As for “Mean” Gene Okerlund, I’d
in a while, huh?
rather avoid the subject. I’m not sure
how the heck he ended up here, but I
feel like somebody’s following me
around.
THE FANS: I’ve been around the
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world with wrestling, and the only
thing fans have in common is that
they’re stupid. None of them know

Look at this bunch. Amazing, isn't it?

'X, Hey, here's a question for you
V, readers; What has six teeth and
an IQ of 56? The front four
rows of any WCW crowd I

about a year ago and asked for a date? I

was busy. Too bad, Hyatt.
CHUMPS: It’s too bad that Ted
Turner is wasting his money on so
many untalented bums. The only reason
Dustin Rhodes has a job is because his
old man Dusty got him the job.
2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus
Alexander Bagwell. Now there’s a pair
of losers for you. It just goes to show
you how idiotic some people can be.
This team has been around for less than

a year and already people are calling

them the greatest thing since sliced
bread. Well, Scorpio and Bagwell are coming along. I’d like to see him arrest anything. In fact. I’d be surprised if any
nothing but moldy sliced bread. Flair for impersonating the old Ric of you possess reading comprehension
Rick Steamboat. 01’ dragon breath. Flair. You have to appreciate Paul good enough to have read even this far.
Case closed. Hey, Rick! How’s your Roma and Paul Orndorff. There’s a If you did, congratulations. Now go
team with a lot of class and guts, graduate high school. ♦
wife and my kids?
May 1994 ♦WCW Magazine 45
 2 coil) CCORMO &
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W'orld Championship
consider Itself lucky to Wrestling
have a tog must
team
Scorpio and Bagwell got together in mid-
1993—reluctantly, at ifrst—and jelled
Team of the Year by the readers of WCW
Magazine, easily outdistancing The Nasty Boys.
like 2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Alexander Immediately. They defeated The Nasty Boys for And the fans’ faith In them is matched only by
Bagwell. Exciting, young, fresh, daring, dynamic, the WCW World tag team title before losing their confidence in themselves: Scorpio and
and lavishly talented, this popular duo took the belts at Halloween Havoc in a controversial Bagwell are convinced 1994 is going to be their
WCW by storm in 1993 and is ready for great finish. year!
things in 1994. AAA AAA
AAA But Scorpio and Bagwell had the last laugh. The They can start now by regaining the belts from
Bagwell burst onto the scene in 1992 and rookie duo was voted Tag Jerry Sags and Brian Knobs. The feud has
captured Rookie of the Year honors. I heated up again, and this time it looks like
I not even Missy Hyatt—the Nastys’
I beautiful and devious manager—can stop
I them. A loss to Paul Orndorff and Paul
I Roma at Starrcade '93 didn't slow them in
I the least; that loss was controversial, too.
II AAA
"There’s no limit to their energy level,” said
WCW Magazine’s Craig Peters, who
interviewed Scorpio and Bagwell in Atlanta,
I Georgia. "It’s contagious. But the most
Interesting part of my interview with them
was that it really didn’t feel like an
interview, in the formal sense. It just felt like
a bunch of friends sitting around, talking,
and having a good time!"
AAA
WCW MAGAZINE: A lot of critics
saw your loss to Roma and Orndorff at
Starrcade as very damaging to your title
hopes. How did you two see it?
SCORPIO: People are always trying
to write us off.

BAGWELL: But they can’t, because

it was just one loss among a million
matches. If we’re going to get down
and contemplate retirement every
Marcus Alexander Bagwell controls Paul Romo during their
Starrcade bout. Roma and Paul Orndorff won the match, in large time we lose a match, we might as
part due to the interference of The Assassin! well give up right now. Ever hear of

46 May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine

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 2 Cold Scorpio is
noted for his amazing
aerial attack, but his
solid ground game
often goes unno¬
ticed—except by an
opponent caught in
his holds!

a tag team going undefeated, Scorp?

SCORPIO: No way, Bags. It’s never
happened, and it never will.
BAGWELL: Besides, there were
outside influences to that loss.
WCW MAGAZINE: You’re talking about
The Assassin’s interference?
BAGWELL: Who else? The way I see
it, we didn’t really lose that match.
The Assassin’s interference caused an
outcome that wouldn’t have resulted

Championship Wrestling.
SCORPIO: Yeah. In the NFL, they’d
call it parity, the way teams always
beat up on each other. You know
what? I don’t think there is any best in
WCW right now. I think there are a
lot of great teams who are capable of
being World tag team champions on
any given day.
BAGWELL: Good call, Scorp! Let’s
name them.

SCORPIO: The Nasty Boys.

BAGWELL: Roma and Anderson.
SCORPIO: Sting and Hawk. Great
team.

BAGWELL: Cactus Jack and Maxx

}rpio and Bagwell's Payne.
icision teamwork even
■ends to their flam- SCORPIO: And, of course ...
SCORPIO & BAGWELL: 2 Cold
yant ring entrances!
Scorpio and Marcus Alexander Bag-
well!
WCW MAGAZINE: Boy, this is like
otherwise. World tag team belts once? interviewing a synchronized skating team!
SCORPIO: That’s real good. Bags. WCW MAGAZINE: No, that was Roma But iet’s get back to Starrcade. How did you
You have a way with words! and Anderson. guys fee! after that match?
BAGWELL: Thanks, Scorp. I think I BAGWELL: See? It’s easy to forget SCORPIO: We were a little con
put it in a nutshell. And let’s not because some of the teams are so cerned.
forget: Roma and Orndorff are a very similar. But it just goes to show how WCW MAGAZINE: Concerned?
good team. Didn’t they have the deep the talent pool is in World SCORPIO: Sure, ’cause who knows

48 May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine

how the championship committee is than us, too. spit at a person. That’s just disgusting.
going to see things? Nobody wants to WCW MAGAZINE: That’s right. And WCW MAGAZINE: Missy thought it was
lose at Starrcade. That’s the biggest your last title reign didn’t last... disgusting when you kissed her after the
card of the year, and you never want BAGWELL: Not long at all, no. But match.
to make excuses for losing. Everyone’s that was our first title reign and we BAGWELL: (laughs) That’s not how it
watching, your family, friends, all the weren’t used to dealing with it. Then seemed to me! It felt to me like she
people you grew up with. It’s like we had to go and defend the belts for was getting into it. Not that I can
Monday Night Football, but in wrestling the first time at Halloween Havoc. blame her, considering the company
and much bigger. Like the Super Man, that wasn’t easy. she keeps. I’m probably the first real
Bowl. SCORPIO: Toughest match of my life. man she’s kissed in a year.
WCW MAGAZINE: Was it possible you I’d say. I don’t think we dealt with the SCORPIO: Maybe I’ll be next.
had a letdown because Sting and Hawk got championship spotlight very well. BAGWELL: (hardly able to control his
the title shot? BAGWELL: But we got on them from laughter) You, Scorp? You and Missy?
BAGWELL: No way. Sting and Hawk the start. Maybe that was our biggest That’s a good one!
were deserving. Heck, we can’t have mistake. We wrestled like challengers WCW MAGAZINE: Okay, boys. Back to
every title shot. That wouldn’t be fair. instead of champions, because that’s that match. You two regained control of the
And I don’t think there was a letdown. what we’re used to. They should have match and Scorpio executed that beautiful
We wrestled a heckuva match, but been coming after us instead of us moonsault from the top rope. He covered
things didn’t turn out. Take away The going after them. Knobs, but the referee was busy with you,
Assassin’s interference and I guar WCW MAGAZINE: You certainly did Marcus. Then Sags charged into the ring, hit
antee you we win that match. get off to a great start in that match. But as I Scorpio with a boot, and Knobs covered
WCW MAGAZINE: 1 know a lot of remember, that didn’t last for long. him for the pin.
people felt the same way. So now you have BAGWELL: No. I got caught in the BAGWELL: That was just bad luck.
The Nasty Boys again. Sags and Knobs are a ring for what seemed like an hour. But see what I’m saying? We haven’t
great team and Missy Hyatt interferes They did everything to me, and I’m lost a match cleanly in ages. I don’t
whenever they get into trouble. Tough task. not gonna forget that for a long time. know if we’ve ever been pinned one-
SCORPIO: Very tough. And you You know, wrestling is a tough sport, two-three in the middle of the ring
forgot: They have more experience but there’s no reason to choke and with no interference.
SCORPIO: That’s why I’d love to
wrestle them with two referees and
maybe a whole bunch of officials
watching. That way they couldn’t get
away with anything.
WCW MAGAZINE: You two really have
been the targets of many tag teams. Why?
SCORPIO: Because we’re the up-and-
comers. We’re the team of the 1990s
in wrestling, the team to beat. Look at
us: We haven’t been together for very
long, but we’re already near the top.
We’ve already held the belts, and
we’re only getting better—and fast.
Tearns want to get rid of us before we
reach the top and stay there.
BAGWELL: But it’s not gonna
happen. We’re soaring now. Let Sags
and Knobs enjoy their time in the
spotlight. Soon it’s gonna be all ours.
WCW MAGAZINE: Maybe so, but a lot
of people are saying you don’t have what it
takes to remain among the tag team elite.
BAGWELL: Who’s saying that?
SCORPIO: Yeah, name them.
WCW MAGAZINE: Well, Jesse Ventura,
for one.
BAGWELL: Jesse said that? Well, he
doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
And it doesn’t matter. We can back our
words with actions, and that’s just what
If Scorpio and Bagwell ore to regain the World tog team title, and we’re gonna do. Ain’t that right, Scorp?
maintain a hold on the championship for very long, they'll have to SCORPIO: You got it. Bags. Soaring
learn how to counteract The Nasty Boys' double-teaming tactics. right to the top! ♦

May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine 49

 Don’t call Rescue 911. There
ARE NO Unsolved Mysteries in
WCW. The Boss is here, and he’s
READY TO DOLE OUT HIS OWN BRAND
OF AUTHORITY. MESS WITH HIM AND
YOU’RE MAKING THE BIGGEST
MISTAKE OF YOUR LIFE!

The Boss has arrived in WCW, and he's ready to lay

down the ktw. Rulebreokers need not worry about
the police—they hove The Boss to contend with!

By Dave Rosenbaum Boss has a simple solution:

e has never seen a Miranda Warning he liked or a Build more jails.
case of police brutality he didn’t like. The Boss Or, better yet, put the problem in his hands: That’ll solve
isn’t into the politically correct police methods of things in no time at all.
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the 1990s. If there’s a problem with too many criminals. The ‘Ya gotta make people afraid of dealing with authority,'
May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine 51
Boss soys that any fitfeis friends in WCW who foil into Iroubie need

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The Boss said. “You have to let them know that if they do
something illegal, then somebody’s gonna get rough with
them. Those thugs know what to think when they see me
coming: Break the law and contend with me.”
These are not idle words. Rather, it is a threat backed with ® 90
action. At 6'6", 310 pounds. The Boss becomes even

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more

threatening when carrying his hefty nightstick. Anyone who

has seen the tape of the Rodney King beating is forewarned: FUtTOAl ■●
It’s The Boss’ favorite movie.
But The Boss knows no race or sex barriers when it comes

to doling out punishment. And he has his own version of law

and order. Breaking and entering is a crime, but not if he P
does it to you. Assault and battery is a serious offense, but
not when The Boss is making the assault and delivering the
battering. I
Rick Rude, Lord Steven Regal, Steve Austin, Ron
Simmons, and The Equalizer should pay attention to WCW’s 18288
latest threat. Crime no longer pays in WCW: The Boss is
judge, jury, and executioner.
“It’s about time somebody got tough around here,” The
Boss said. “Too many people have been allowed to get away
with too much for too long. Know that old saying that you’re
not breaking the law if nobody catches you? With me around, r'7!'
there’s no chance of not getting caught.”
The thing with The Boss is that it’s impossible to tell L_.

52 May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine

exactly where he stands. Who are the criminals? Who are the and officials must have the final say. In WCW’s world, The
law-abiding citizens? For now, WCW’s clique of Boss is nothing but a vigilante.
rulebreakers are on the lookout for a big man in a blue suit. “That’s what I’ve been saying all along!” said Rude, who
But The Boss’ methods straddle the line between reasonable defeated The Boss at Starrcade ’93. “If Bockwinkel’s going
means of apprehension and excessive force. Today’s friend to let this overgrown idiot run roughshod over everyone else,
can be tomorrow’s perpetrator. then I might have to take legal action. I don’t like the way he
“It all depends,” The Boss said. “It’s all up to them. I deals with things, and that nightstick has to go.”
don’t make the laws, I only enforce them.” The Boss’ nightstick clearly falls under the category of
The Boss’ arrival has been met with some consternation “foreign objects,” but so do many of the weapons Rude,
by every wrestler in WCW. Nobody is sure what to think. Regal, Vader, and others bring into the ring. But if Regal and
While some wrestlers say the WCW can use some self- Sir William have devious plans for The Boss, they should
government—and new Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel be realize that diplomatic immunity might not apply in their
damned!—others are concerned that anarchy will reign. The case. After all. Regal has never proven that he is of royal
Boss might have legal authority, but WCW is ruled by a descent. If The Boss cries out, “Off with his head!” then
different set of regulations. It is a world unto itself. Referees WCW officials might respond, “Let Regal eat cake!”
“The Boss has been given no additional power by anyone
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AiMiiii, Laid Sloion Ragol, and oiitn of in WCW,” Bockwinkel said. “But he, like any other wrestler,
your Und: lids urforh 1> ctoouidlMYOUl has the inalienable right to protect himself. If there comes a
point where I feel I must intervene, then
a however, must be given some free reign.
I won’t hesitate to do so. Wrestlers,

As long as The Boss doesn’t break the

rules, I see no reason why he can’t
enforce ones that are occasionally
broken.”
The Boss enforced a crime of
indecency when Rude belittled Davey
Boy Smith. The Boss ran out from the
dressing room and attacked Rude as the
crowd roared its delight. If an opponent
brings a foreign object into the ring, he
should know that The Boss doesn’t need
a search warrant to frisk him. Illegal
search and seizure? It’s not in the WCW
rulebook.

“The great thing about wrestling is

that the rules make sense,” The Boss. “I
don’t have to go begging to some judge
in the middle of the night if I think
somebody’s doing something wrong. I
can just go after them. That’s why
wrestling’s so much better than law
enforcement. Nobody can hide behind
the law in WCW, and that means they
can’t get away from me.”
The Boss has some advice for his
WCW pals: Call 911, and he’ll answer
the call. The siren will be wailing in no
time at all. Need help? In WCW, there’s
always a cop there when you need one.
Law enforcement around here has
just undergone a drastic change. The
Boss rules. ♦

May 1994 ♦ WCWMagazine 53

 G
Each day, thousands of letters to
J wrestlers arrive at the offices of
World Championship Wrestling
% and WCW Magazine from fans

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across the country and around
the world. These letters, which

Ik J
are forwarded directly to the
wrestlers themselves, sometimes
include praise and sometimes
V \
V include criticism, but most often

YOUR MOST include questions. In this special

section, some of the top stars of

PERSONAL the sport share their most

personal correspondence with
QUESTIONS you—and answer some of your
most frequently asked questions!

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“Hey, former champion, what’s the deal? I thought
you were the man! It looks to me like Ric Flair’s the
man!”

—Richard Grandbol, Buffalo, New York

1 “If you had any guts, Grandbol, you’d say that to
me in person, but you don’t,” Vader growled.
“You’re hiding in a loser town where WCW
doesn’t even bother going, and that’s good news
for you because I’d look you up and answer your
i question personally. If you don’t think I’m the
I man anymore, Grandbol, then I suggest you
& watch me the next time I wrestle Flair. I’ve lost

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■ that title before and maybe I’ll lose it again, but
H each time a real man gets it back. I am the man,
H and don’t you ever forget it! You and that dirty
A ‘Nature Boy.’”

54 May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine

 “I’ve been dying to meet you for the longest time.
Is it possible we can get together the next time you’re
in Miami?”
—Chandra Diaz, North Miami, Florida
“You sound like one of those desperate
housewives who sits home all day dreaming about
getting her fat, dirty hands on ‘Ravishing’ Rick
Rude,” Rude answered. “Well, you can just go on
dreaming, Chandra, because it ain’t gonna happen.
But just in case you have more energy than I
suspect, perhaps you’d like to get on my waiting
list. That means I want a picture, head to toe, front
and back, and a letter saying in 50 words or less
how you’d spend a night with me. You can send it
to the same address you sent this letter, then wait
for an answer. Maybe you’ll get one, maybe you
won’t.”

“You said you’d retire if you didn’t win the

World title from ’Vader at Starrcade. I have a
question; Will you retire when you lose the
belt?”

—Adam Taylor, Charleston, South Carolina

“That’s a tough question, Adam, and I’m
not really sure how to answer it,” Flair
responded. “The most I can say right now is I
put so much energy into winning the World
title that I’m not ready to think about losing it.
Besides, that’s negative thinking, and there’s
no time for that right now. By my count, there
are about a dozen wrestlers out there after my
title, and a half-dozen who have a legitimate
shot, including Vader. I’ve said all along that I
don’t want to wrestle if I’m not good enough
to be champion. If and when I lose, I’ll have to
reevaluate.”

May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine 55

 \ “I know you’re not old, but I also know you’re not as
young as some of the new stars in WCW. How do you

X keep going and how do you stay in shape? Is it

difficult?”

—Jerry Patterson, Gadsen, Alabama ;

“Thanks for your question, Jerry,” Steamboat
replied. “I guess the best way for me to answer that is JUf ^
by saying that staying in shape isn’t difficult if you’ ve
been doing it all your life, like I have. I’ve never

been the kind of person who sits around eating V.

potato chips and watching TV. I enjoy going to the
gym and leading an active lifestyle. It just so
happens that by doing that, I stay in shape. Of
course, there’s a big difference between being in
shape and being in peak condition, and that’s
where it gets tougher as the years go on. I have to
work harder and harder and watch my diet.” ‘

«TW«
“You and Hawk made a great tag team. Have you
ever thought about giving up singles and becoming a
full-time tag team wrestler?”
—Rhonda Sharp, Anaheim, California
“Whoa! That’s a very interesting question, Rhonda,”
Sting answered. “As a professional athlete. I’m always
considering career options, but I can’t say that I’ve ever
considered giving up singles wrestling. There’s just a

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special thrill and satisfaction I get from going one on one
that I could never get in tag teams. But I’d love to win
the World tag team title, and if there’s one partner I

\A could do it with, it’s Hawk. You’re right, Rhonda. We

made a great team!”

56 May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine

 “What’s the story with The Four Horsemen?
Now that Paul Roma’s gone, it looks like you
have a hole to fill.”
—Dave Maxwell, Jacksonville, Florida
“Is this an application?” Arn answered.
“You’re right, we do have a hole to fill, and right
now Ric and I are considering several options,
none of which I’m ready to make public. When
the time comes, Ric and I will make an
appropriate announcement. But until then, it’s
gotta be kept secret. There are a lot of men out
there who want to be a Horseman, but not all of
them have the goods. Take Roma, for instance.
He never had what it takes.

BOW
“You’re an embarrassment. I spent Martin Luther
King Day praying for you. Don’t you know that you
I have millions of fans out there who care about you?
Don’t you care?”
—Latesha Riotto, Atlanta, Georgia
“I’m glad to see you wasted your Martin Luther
King Day, Latesha, because I don’t need anybody
praying for me,” Simmons replied. “People like
you make me sick, and you know why? Because
I you think I’m wrestling for all of you, but I’m not.
I I’m in this for myself. Everybody wanted a piece
I of me when I won the WCW World title, but there
I aren’t enough pieces to go around. The sooner you
I learn to look out for number one, the better off
B you’ll be.”

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“You’re adorable. Getting away from
% The Four Horsemen was the best thing you
ever did. Was that a tough decision for
you?”
—Kim Dix, Alexandria, Louisiana
“Nope,” Roma answered. “It’s what we
in the sport call a no-brainer. The problem
with the Horsemen was that it was every
\ man for himself. I thought I was joining a ^
team last summer, but it turned out I was
joining a bunch of egomaniacs. Now that
I’m with Paul Omdorff, I have no doubt
that I’m part of a team that’s going
places. The Four Horsemen existed only
for Ric Flair. My new tag team exists
only for Paul, if you get my drift.”

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“I toured England recently and had the

chance to visit Blackpool, your hometown.
What a dump! Are you actually proud of
coming from there?”
—Chester Drone, Cleveland, Ohio
“Judging from the postmark on your
letter, I can tell that you visited my beautiful
country during the winter, leading me to
believe that you are either a typically cheap
American or an idiot,” Regal replied.
“Nobody, absolutely nobody, my dear and

\A aptly named Drone, goes on vacation to

England in the dead of winter. As for
Blackpool, it is extremely difficult for any
city, even one as beautiful as my hometown,
to present its best face in the dead of winter.
Even a dolt named Drone should know
that.”

58 May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine

CTfVe 4</5TW
“You are stunning, Steve. Have you ever thought about
becoming a model or an actor?”
—Lisa Welles, Charlotte, North Carolina.
“I don’t have to think about it, Lisa,” “Stunning” Steve
replied. “I get letters and phone calls about it all the time.
The other day I got an offer from one of the most
prestigious modeling firms in New York City. They said M

they’d make me a star, put me on the cover of all the big

fashion magazines, but I turned them down. Know why?
Because I’m already a star and I’m already on the cover of
magazines all over the world, like this one. Of course, it’s 1- s
good to know that I’ll have another career when this one’s
over.” 1
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“It looks to me like you’re going to be

overmatched in WCW. What made you
■ think you could be successful here?”
—Mark Butler, Richmond, ’Virginia
“Just you wait and see,” The Boss
1 replied. “Anybody who doubts me is in
I for a big surprise before long. I didn’t
aa
■ come here just to collect a paycheck
B and win a few matches. I’m here to
B do some serious damage to the best
wrestlers in this federation, and if
\\ that means somebody’s gonna get
YJft hurt, then so be it. I have my
« nightstick and my authority. As of
I\ now, the buck stops right here.” ♦

May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine 59

 In this issue’s installment,
4<

Out & About” goes behind the

scenes to learn a bit about a man you’ve probably never heard
of—but who has profound effects on every match you see!

Chuck Tache, fhe trainer for World Championship

Wrestling, is responsible for the prevention, care, and i
rehabilitation of any injury sustained by the wrestlers. /
"It's a tough job," Chuck admits, "because wrestling is /
such a tough sport. But I'm dealing daily with some of |
the greatest athletes in the world, and that makes a m

tough job that much more enjoyable and interesting." A

Chuck tapes the ankle of "Mr.

Wonderful" Paul Orndorff. I
graduated Edinboro University in
1989 with a B.S. degree in health
and physical education," he says,
"and got my certification from the
National Athletic Trainers Association
in 1990." That knowledge will be put
to a severe test if Orndorff starts
utilizing his piledriver as a finisher
more often!

mm. ● .

60 May 1994 ♦ WCW Magazine

2 Cold Scorpio's elbow gets some special attention before a match. "I've been practicing sports medicine on
the high school, college, pro, and Olympic levels," Chuck says, "but working with an athlete like Scorpio, who
utilizes such an aerial attack, presents a whole new world of challenges!"

"Sometimes somebody will

come to me. Voder, for
example, with problems
that are kind of non
specific," Chuck says. "You
know, a nagging pain, that
sort of thing. Something
annoying, but not bad
enough to keep them out of
a match. That's when I
really have to go to work!"

May 1994 4 WCW Magazine 61

 “It’s about time Simmons showed
some guts. He did in the past, once
or twice, and maybe he’s about to
do so again. He’s tough, there’s no
doubt. He played the pain game on
the gridiron, just like me, and he
met with a hell of a success. But in
wrestling, like in football, it’s
attitude that elevates a mediocre
player to a superstar. Now that
Simmons has the right attitude,
maybe he can get something done
for himself around here.
—Voder

“I thought Ron Simmons was a u

You know, Ron was maybe, of all

great man. The ‘All-American’ the people in WCW, the one man
hero, right? He proved that hard who helped me the most in my
work and determination can help career. He helped establish me here
you fulfill your dreams. He busted in WCW, he taught me the ropes, so
his butt—and made it all the way to to speak, in a lot of ways. And
the World title. But now, the ‘All- because of that, I put a lot of trust,
American’ might just as well be both professional and personal, in
known as the ‘Un-American.’ He’s Ron. And now, to see what’s
destroying all the lessons he once happening to him, the shortcuts that
taught all those kids around the he’s taking, the attitude he’s
country. I don’t get it. I just don’t showing—man, I can’t tell you how
get it.” much of a disappointment it all is.
—Dustin Rhodes
—2 Cold Scorpio

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 Send letters to “Fan Jam” c/o WCW Magazine, P.O. Box 956, Fort
Washington, Pennsylvania, 19034. All letters are subject to editing for
length and clarity. Letters to WCW wrestlers should be addressed to the
particular wrestler in care of; World Championship Wrestling, One CNN
Center, P.O. Box 740124, Atlanta, Georgia, 30374

MARCH MISSIVES special year-end section, “1993: The

I think if the voting for Wrestler of Year In Review.” It brought back a
the Year had taken place a month later. lot of memories for me, and reminded
Ric Flair would have won the honor me of a lot of things that happened
instead of Vader, simply by virtue of last year that I had forgotten about.
his incredible victory at Starrcade. Good job. That section alone helped
Yes, the big man was WCW World make the March issue a keeper for
champion for most of the year, but the me!

‘Nature Boy” effectively wiped out all ♦ GLENN KILGORE

memories of Vader’s reign with his Dallas, Texas
Herculean efforts.
Way to go, Ric! THE F-U-T-U-R-E
♦ MIKE DICKENSON OF WCW?
Greensboro, North Carolina Four letters spell the future of
wrestling: R-O-M-A. “Pretty” Paul
Shockmaster? Rookie of the Year? Roma is the best thing to hit WCW in
What did he do besides trip all over a long time. How about an at-home
himself? Ridiculous! article on him? He is very cool!
♦ MIKE FARBER ♦ KEN MARTINOVICH
Jackson, Mississippi Bedford, Massachusetts

Your “Reader Awards”

writeups didn’t get into
specific numbers in the
voting, but my guess is that
Sting lost the Most Popular
Wrestler of the Year award to
Ric Flair by a very slim
margin. Not that Flair isn’t
popular, but the “Stinger”
was, is, and always will be
one of the most popular
wrestlers the sport has ever
know, bar none.
Don’t worry. Sting, you’ll
be back on top again next
year!
♦ SARA KERRIGAN
Is Paul Roma (vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell at Starrcade)
Danbury, Connecticut the future of the sport? At least one WCW Magazine
I really enjoyed your reader thinks so!

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 what goes on on the irng apron and ziNE, and I think nobody has the irght
on the floor. to censor her views, but I have one
Perhaps Nick should watch Pee thing to say; Enough, already, with
Wee Anderson officiate. Pee Wee did the debate in “Fan Jam” over Missy’s
a terrific job at Starrcade ’93, column! I’m getting sick and tired of
especially in the Ric Flair-Vader reading what people have to say, pro
match.
or con, about her. Let Missy be
WCW is still the best, but it needs Missy, and let’s get on with it!
better-trained referees ... or new
ones. ♦ JACK COLLIER
♦ MARK PREUSS & Los Angeles, California
PHIL WILLIAMSON [Editor’s note: While it is true
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that we have been printing a great
[Editor’s note: As you un many letters in recent installments of
Reader Chrisrine Copeland has some words doubtedly know by now, Mark and “Fan Jam” regarding Missy Hyatt,
of inspiration for Erik Watts, and would
Phil, the new commissioner of WCW it is also true that the one topic that
like to see more coverage of the young
star's budding career. is Nick Bockwinkel. For information draws more mail than any other to
on how he ’ll be handling the position, this magazine is “Missy’s View." It
turn to “Hear Me Out” on page 24.] is the purpose of “Fan Jam to
WANTS MORE ERIK reflect the concerns of our readers
Erik Watts is one of the most YES.MORE as expressed in the mail; if the
talented wrestlers in WCW. He never AB6uT MISSY! debate should abate in our mailbag,
backs down from anybody. Erik, I think Missy Hyatt’s column on it will abate correspondingly in this
please let my next words be your fan mail is just great, but I think her space.]
guide to the top: opinions about specific
Never let anyone tell you that wrestlers are very pre
you’re not good enough to wrestle judiced, and she should
with the best. Let your mind keep her views to herself.
concentrate on building your future. Furthermore, I think that
Let your strength of the sport and anyone who affiliates
knowledge help you to make your with The Nasty Boys mmm,m
future bright. But most importantly, should be dropped from
believe in the man upstairs and he your publication like a
will see you make your mark. hot rock.
Don’t give up. It will happen. ♦ TOM HOLDEN
Believe. Watts, Oklahoma
♦ CHRISTINE COPELAND
West Monroe, Louisiana Why are so many
people so upset by Missy
IT'S ABOUT TIME! Hyatt? All she is doing is
We are elated by the fact that offering her opinions.
WCW may be appointing a com She’s a central figure in
missioner. It’s about time. We are WCW, and she offers a
very disgusted by the officiating in woman’s perspective that
WCW, especially by Nick Patrick. isn’t available anywhere
He should be suspended with pay else. I say let her alone.
(we’ll be fair) and forced to reapply If you don’t like what
for his referee’s license. Sting and she says, turn the page;
Hawk should be WCW World tag after all, nobody’s for
team champions right now! If the cing you to read her
referee had counted 1-2-3 instead of column.
waiting a second or two for the count ♦ SANDRA CRIMSON
of one. The Nasty Boys would have Toledo, Ohio
been beaten. Also, Nick Patrick needs
You may love her or you may hate her, but one thing is for
to worry more about the action in the I enjoy “Missy’s certain: Missy Hyatt (and the "Missy's View" column in this
ring and not worry so much about View” in WCW Maga- magazine) won't be going away anytime soon!

May 1994 4WCW Magazine 65

 Sir Williom takes a parting iiis iwn^alv
' Johnn/ B. Badd during WCW's 'iftbldt recent ^
the United Kingdom. "You know, I reolljF'
problem with guys like him being at rings! * * ● ' 9»

S matches," Badd said. "I'd love to get tfie

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