Ringside Review: Hogan won’t last as champ
Don’t look for Hogan’s time as WWF champion to be very long.
Hulk’s contract is for one year, plus six months if Vince McMahon wants it. Hogan has said he wants to go out as the champion, and this could be his last chance to do so.
I believe there is one more man to take on after the Undertaker — Ric Flair. Hulk’s ego is so big that he wants to make sure fans know he is better than Flair.
How about The Rock? Rock may not be back in time, and let us not forget he has a large ego, too. How about “Stone Cold?” Steve is always a team player, and if Vince thinks a match with Hogan would be good for the WWF, Austin would do it.
• It’s not uncommon for a wrestler to work under different names during his professional wrestling career, but Kane has had more names than Elizabeth Taylor.
He was born Glen Jacobs in Knoxville. He used the name Jim Powers in the 80s, then became Doomsday in the 90s with Jerry Lawler. He made his first WWF appearance as the Black Knight, a one-time-only character in that year’s “Survivor Series” pay-per-view.
He then did a stint with Jim Cornette’s Smokey Mountain Wrestling as “The Unabomb.” In 1995 he returned to the WWF as Issac Yankem, DDS, Jerry Lawler’s dentist.
In 1996 Jacobs took on his first appearance as “Kane,” the brother of the Undertaker.
• Lillian Ellison has a book coming out that is called “The First Goddess of the Squared Circle.” In it, she talks about her matches and portrays herself as a sports champion for 43 years. In my opinion she is telling the truth. The Fabulous Moolah’s career has gone down as a great one, and no other champion in any other walk of life (notice I didn’t say “sport”) has had that title as long as she did — 32 years.
• Are the rumors true? Has Goldberg signed a WWF contract? Will he be paid $5 million over three years?
They all could be true, or they might not. One thing’s for sure, he has a broken arm that he got from a temper tantrum he had two weeks ago at a car race.
• The leather will fly at Jake’s Auction Barn tonight, when Vicious Vandy takes on Shawn Wave in a lumberjack strap match. Fans are invited to bring their own belts to the event.
In a special grudge match, Donnie Eaton will face Mikey Woods, with the OWF promoter serving as guest referee. Johnny Innocent takes on Mike Rage in a special challenge match, and in tag-team action, Tommy Steel and the Southern Hillbilly will face Jailbird and Shawn Williams. Blade vs. Kid Scorpion rounds out the card, which begins at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $7 at the door, and as always children 5 and under are admitted free. Pictures of your favorite wrestlers will be available at the show for only $1 each, and fans are reminded the ladies will return to OWF action May 10.
Dandy Dave is brought to you by Advance America. Call them at 473-9390.