WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION MAGAZINE : JANUARY 1993
BATTLE OF THE TITANS
Money Inc. & The Beverly Brothers VS The Natural Disasters & High Energy
By Lou Gianfriddo
Transcript Below!!!!
IN July, WWF Officials signed an explosive eight-man tag team match that pitted then–WWF Tag Team Champions Earthquake and Typhoon, and High Energy, Owen Hart and Koko B. Ware, against Money Inc., The Million Dollar man Ted Dibiase and IRS, and Beau and Blake Beverly. As it turned out, This Eight-man extravaganza changed each duo’s destiny.
These foursomes went at it fist and fire from the opening bell. They exchanged complex wrestling maneuvers such as fireman carry takedowns and abdominal stretches, High Energy dazzled the opposition with stunning aerial tactics. They hit their opponents with double dropkicks and deep arm drags off the ropes.
The Rocket Owen Hart recalls’ “We were up against four highly skilled competitors. Everybody knows that Money Inc. and the Beverly Brothers can do it all in the ring. So Koko and I decided to take it to them.”
|| Last summer the WWF witnessed a stunning eight-man tag team blow-out. It featured High Energy and The Natural Disasters against Money Inc. and The Beverly Brothers.||
That they did. High Energy dominated the competition for a long duration. However, things changed when the Birdman fell prey to the vicious quadruple-teaming tactics. Dibase and Irs took turns battering Koko in their corner while the referee’s attention was diverted. Then Beaus and Blake opened up on Koko with vicious big boots to the midsection and a barrage of punches.
The strategy was simple. Money Inc. and the Beverly Brothers cut off Koko from his partners. They had their reasons to do so. They say they didn't want Koko to tag Owen, who was fresh on the apron. Furthermore, they add, they didn’t want Koko to tag the Disasters, who were also fresh and full of fight and fury. Additionally, the brothers and Money Inc. admit they didn’t want to contend with the Disasters' prodigious power.
“That’s what you call smart tag team wrestling,” snaps DiBiase. “We stayed on the Birdbrain because we didn’t want him to tag the Disasters. We didn’t want to contend with their power and strength. We admit it; we’re not fools. So, we decided to beat the daylights out of Koko.”
Beau Beverly agrees. “When Money Inc. and the Bevs took on the Disasters and High Energy, we had one thought on our minds, and that was to single out the weak link and pound him into the mat. We tried to do just that to Koko B. Ware. We kicked him. We punched him. We tried to do everything that we could to incapacitate him.”
They tried, but it didn't work. After sustaining a tremendous beating at the hands of his tormentors, the Birdman finally tagged Earthquake.
The 468-pounder was fired up and ready to go, and he wanted to tear apart anything in his path. Earthquake unloaded on both duos. He hammered them down with big forearms to the neck and back. He nearly collapsed their chest cavities with crunching kicks to the sternum.
From there, Earthquake tagged Typhoon, and together the behemoths directed their rage toward the Brothers. They Irish-whipped Beau and Blake into a corner. Then, before they knew it, the Disasters pancaked them with a double avalanche.
The Brothers wobbled out from the corner and fell to the mat. They were in severe pain. Beau clutched his chest, and it seemed as if he could not breathe properly. Blake held his lower midsection, indicative of possible rib injury or internal damage.
The Disasters say this was a major turning point in the match.
“After the Quake and I Careened into the Beverly Sisters just like a hurricane crashing over a sea wall, we knew that the end of the match was near,” Typhoon recollects. “We just felt it. When we made contact with them, Quake and I both felt their bodies falter. We knew they couldn’t withstand any more punishment. So, at that point, the Disasters and High Energy went for the gusto, brother.”
That they did. The Disasters and their partners captured the moment and expanded all their effort in order to put away their debilitated adversaries.
They divided and conquered. The Disasters kept Dibiase and IRS at bay, while High Energy battled the Beverly Brothers. Koko and Owen hammered their foes with monkey flips and double clotheslines. Then, when chaos enveloped the contest, the Rocket used his lightning-like quickness and sharp wrestling skills to cover Beau. The referee was in position and registered the three-count. Since then, each team has basked in glory. Money Inc. went on to defeat the Disasters for the WWF Tag Team Title and then rejoined the Beverly Brothers to face the Disasters and the Nasty boys at the Survivor Series last month. High Energy continues to dominate the WWF Tag team division. They have faced scores of top tag team tandems, such as the Head Shrinkers, who High Energy also battled at the Series.
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RIP Lanny Poffo
confirmed about an hour ago on twitter via Hacksaw Jim Duggan
With a very, very heavy heart, I've been asked to let everyone know about the passing of our friend and colleague Lanny Poffo, The Genius. RIP Lanny
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Put this on twitter and I want to put it here as well but with some more thoughts
While I disagree with some of the point James Ransone made in those infamous dms, I find it entirely plausible that:
A) There is a deeply ingrained connection between mainstream filmmaking and support for Israel and genocide (major studio support of China is another example of this)
B) the gay subplot in chapter two was mainly for monetary gain
A is self explanatory enough at this point but I want to explain B. I have read It by Stephen King. Eddie is FARRRR more queer coded than Richie, mainly through parallels to Adrian Mellon and his complex relationships towards female love interests throughout the book. Richie is more debatable. Yet, Richie was the only character made queer in the movies. If the filmmakers wanted to be loyal to the books, they would have made Eddie the more obviously queer one like in the 1990 adaptation. This is not what happened.
Finn Wolfhard did not know Richie was gay until production on the second movie took place. I can't find the quote for this but I remember it's in some behind the scenes interview for chapter two. There is also the scene in chapter one where all the boys (including Richie) are oggling over Beverly. Why did the producers on It opt to make Richie gay, seemingly last minute? They clearly cut it from chapter one despite using parts of Fukunaga's script. It makes me wonder if they didn't think it would sell and decided to make a queer character only after seeing how fans interacted with the first movie.
I hope this makes sense! I'm thinking on making a video essay on the mischaracterization of Beverly Marsh and how the film sexualizes children far more than the book but I'm not sure yet.
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Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Beverly Crusher/Jean-Luc Picard
Characters: Jean-Luc Picard, Zhaban, Beverly Crusher
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Angst, Anxiety, Anger, Secret Children, Depression, Ambiguous/Open Ending
Summary:
In the aftermath of the Mars attack Jean-Luc Picard resigns and Beverly Crusher makes a decision.
When I Look At You
"Ambiguous/Open Ending" cuz there is definitely more to the story but I have other WIPs to finish first 😇
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