• Old School Wrestling Veteran Would Have Celebrated His Birthday
Today would have been the 85th birthday of Old School Wrestling Veteran Waldo Von Erich (Real name: Walter Sieber).
He was named a Von Erich, when legendary WCCW promoter Fritz Von Erich billed him as his brother.
During the 60s & 70s, people did believe that Waldo was a legitimate family member, while later on the fans didn’t fall for Lance Von Erich, who was brought in as Waldo’s son in 1985.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY & REST IN PEACE!
• OLD SCHOOL HISTORY (October 2, 1995) – WCW MONDAY NITRO
On this day in 1995, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘WCW MONDAY NITRO’.
It was broadcasted LIVE from the Coliseum in Denver, Colorado and featured matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WCW Halloween Havoc 1995’ PPV.
The card can be found here:
– Lex Luger Vs. Randy Savage
– Eddy Guerrero Vs. Dean Malenko
– The American Males Vs. The Nasty Boys
– Ric Flair Vs. Arn Anderson
• Bullet Club Member Turns Down An Offer From WWE
According to the Wrestling Observer, WWE made an offer to Bullet Club member Hangman Page, but he didn’t take it.
Word going on is that he didn’t reject the offer, but it’s just that he’s not coming now as The Elite is sticking together.
However, it’s expected that he would be open to going to WWE if the whole Elite group goes together.
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