5/19 in Livingston, NJ drew 400 with Orndorff, Sheik, and Mike Kirchner. 5/19 in Colquitt, GA saw the debut of Brian Armstrong (Bob’s youngest) teaming with his father against Jason and Randy Barber. Rumor has it that Inoki wants to put together a mixed match with Vader and boxer Michael Dokes. 6/3 in Pico Rivera, CA has Arias Romero/Huichol/Rey Misterio vs. Konnan/Mando Guerrero/Eddie Guerrero. Expect a major show on 7/21 with babyface and heel dream teams as headliners. 5/24 in Tampa saw Steve Keirn over Robert Fuller when Kendall Windham interfered. Ron Slinker beat Windham when Fuller held down his legs during the pin. Mike Graham and Joe Gomez beat Sgt Rock and the Bounty Hunter. Lou Perez beat Jimmy Backlund, and the Terminator beat Dennis Knight. 5/24 in Denver was headlined with Randy Rhodes beating Barry O in a bloody bullrope match. Rhodes cut an artery while he bladed and had to go to the hospital. Steve Regal interfered to give Rhodes the win by DQ, the show drew 500. Expect a lineup of ICW, AWA, USWA, IWA, and Stampede talent on the new sports channel in Boston, and rest, except Stampede, on the sports channel in New York. WWA ran in Houston on 5/25 with Dan Spivey, Ivan and Scott Putski, the Royal Family, Eddie and Hector Guerrero, and others. Doc and Gordy are scheduled for the 6/22 TV taping. Joe Pedicino’s Beach Brawl show was marred by bad weather and drew 160 for a card with a ring on the beach. John Michaels beat Billy Black with falls counting anywhere, and Michaels pinned him in the lake. Joel Deaton and Randy Rose wrestled in an Escape from Alcatraz match, on a small piece of land in the lake, called an island. They started throwing rocks and brawling, and then Tony Zane jumped off a houseboat and swam to the island where they double teamed Rose and pinned him, but pins don’t count. The match ends when someone swims to shore. They both tried to swim to shore and each climbed a lifeguard chair and brawled, until Rose clotheslined Deaton into the lake. The Dixie Mafia beat the Hillbillies to win the Georgia Tag Titles. Mr. Wrestling II beat the Invader in a mask vs. mask match. Nick Busic beat Ken Timbs, and Rose won a battle royal. Bob Raskin’s USWA drew a little under 200 in Sussex, NJ with Kamala over Mike Sharpe, Larry Winters over DC Drake, Misty Blue over Linda Dallas, and a preliminary match with Cheetah Kid teaming with someone calling himself Tiger Mask. Neither CNWA nor Stampede are drawing well in Western Canada, Bulldog Bob Brown is leaving to work in the Maritimes for Emile Dupree., Going through old issues of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and posting highlights in my own words. For anyone interested, I highly recommend signing up for the actual site at f4wonline and checking out the full archives., Wrestling Observer Rewind ★ Dec. 28, 1987 Going through old issues of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and posting highlights in my own words, continuing in the footsteps of u/daprice82. For anyone interested, I highly recommend signing up for the actual site at f4wonline and checking out the full archives. FUTURE YEARS ARCHIVE:.