Wrestling Observer
Headlines for January 2002
Thursday, January 31st, 2002
- 09:27 pm Interview: Alex Marvez interviews Andrew McManus
- 06:22 pm Headline: Latest on Hall, Nash and Hogan, WWF split plans, New Japan turmoil--Preview of the February 4th issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, this week's special offers and ordering information
- 06:22 pm Feature: Latest on Hall, Nash and Hogan, WWF split plans, New Japan turmoil--Preview of the February 4th issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, this week's special offers and ordering information
- 01:59 pm Headline: First Thursday update; New Japan stock sale; Smackdown preview; what will likely be edited off Smackdown; Major UK show; TV ratings news; Bubba's Raw ratings prediction; MCW has packed show; Hayashi resurfaces; Ventura story
- 03:01 am Headline: Figure Four Weekly preview (#345) plus ordering information and special rates for this week only
- 12:36 am Headline: OVW TV tapings
Wednesday, January 30th, 2002
- 04:23 pm Headline: WWA venue update
- 02:35 pm Headline: First Wednesday update; Raw ratings, WWA notes and where is this show coming from?, top 15 best selling pro wrsetling/MMA books and more
- 02:33 pm Headline: ESPN Wrestling Classics report
- 02:31 pm Headline: Dory Funk's "BANG" TV report w/Osamu Nishimura
- 02:30 pm Headline: More Smackdown spoilers
Tuesday, January 29th, 2002
- 11:39 pm Headline: Smackdown spoilers; Rollerball; UFC; Pancrase ratings and a valuable lesson to be learned about when someone says no
- 11:38 pm Headline: NWA Wildside TV report
- 04:04 pm Headline: Galavision schedule notes
- 02:04 pm Headline: First Tuesday update; TV ratings, Raw, Lucha main event tonight, New Japan plagued by uncreativity, and lots of indie notes
Monday, January 28th, 2002
- 10:53 pm Headline: Notes from Raw, Non-Raw results from Richmond and other indie notes
- 04:56 pm Headline: Raw preview
- 01:15 pm Headline: First Monday update; Raw notes; No Way Out notes; WWF betting in U.K. notes and indie news
- 01:22 am Headline: Weekend independent notes
Sunday, January 27th, 2002
- 07:54 pm Headline: WWF house show report 1-27 Hershey, PA
- 07:51 pm Headline: WWF house show report 1-27 Charlotteville, VA
- 06:36 pm Headline: WWF house show results 1-27 Hershey, PA
- 02:03 pm Headline: First Sunday update; Rock, Funk, Guerrero, Missy does Lenior, Race, Dustin Rhodes and more with news from around the world
- 02:02 pm Headline: Brian Lawler interview
- 02:45 am Interview: Alex Marvez weekly column on "Tributes" book
Saturday, January 26th, 2002
- 10:58 pm Headline: WWF house show report 1-26 Pittsburgh
- 10:55 pm Headline: WWF house show report 1-26 Johnstown, PA
- 10:53 pm Headline: AAA Sin Limite TV review
- 01:41 pm Headline: First Saturday update; Super Bowl weekend show postponed, claiming PPV, Note on national wrestiling special and upcoming history book and notes from around the world
- 01:34 pm Headline: Francine and Disco Inferno interview
- 01:32 pm Headline: NWA Wildside TV report
- 01:30 pm Headline: Memphis TV rundown
Friday, January 25th, 2002
- 07:09 pm Headline: Lots of major WWF, UFC and Japanese news
- 02:26 pm Headline: Smackdown ratings
- 01:07 pm Headline: First Friday update, Details on Hogan, Hall & Nash signing, Smackdown rating, New Japan angle, History of wrestling TV special, New Japan angle, weekend schedule and more
Thursday, January 24th, 2002
- 08:13 pm Headline: Latest on Hall, Nash and Hogan, Details on what's going on in Japan, Wrestling Observer Newsletter preview for January 28th, ordering information and special offer to get two free issues
- 08:13 pm Feature: Latest on Hall, Nash and Hogan, Details on what's going on in Japan, Wrestling Observer Newsletter preview for January 28th, ordering information and special offer to get two free issues
- 07:29 pm Headline: WWF split update
- 01:35 pm Headline: First Thursday update: Smackdown notes, WWF title shot tourney, New Japan notes, WWF in Singapore promotion, Cappetta promoting book, UFC, ratings notes
- 01:32 pm Headline: Dory Funk's "BANG" TV report
- 02:25 am Headline: OVW TV tapings 1-23
- 02:23 am Headline: Pride announces three more matches, Kojima farewell, E! special notes, America One Schedule, Pride releases English DVD's
- 02:17 am Headline: Interviews with Slyk Wagner Brown, April Hunter and Mike Jones
- 02:11 am Headline: Scott Williams on Hall, Nash, Hogan
- 02:00 am Headline: Figure Four Weekly preview (#344) plus ordering info, news on next week's issue and special offers for new and returning readers
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2002
- 04:26 pm Headline: Raw ratings
- 02:05 pm Headline: First Wednesday update; More fireworks expected in Japan, Flair makes save for Austin, write that one down and Austin pays tribute, new UPN head, Smackdown ratings and T2P
- 02:02 pm Headline: Jake Roberts interview (this is interesting)
- 02:01 pm Headline: Galavision Lucha Libre report
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2002
- 10:55 pm Headline: Smackdown spoilers 1-22 North Charleston, SC and other notes
- 10:23 pm Headline: NWO tease at Smackdown
- 02:28 pm Headline: WWA update, no bankruptcy, still problems
- 12:58 pm Headline: First Tuesday update; WWF overseas and video notes, ESPN.com wrestling story and lots of indie notes
Monday, January 21st, 2002
- 07:44 pm Headline: Hennig, Runnels update
- 01:18 pm Headline: Royal Rumble contest report
- 01:13 pm Headline: First Monday update; Comedy Central wrestling piece, Ultimate Combat, indie notes
- 03:21 am Headline: Late night notes; Hennig and Runnels update, WWF Japan notes, Updating Japan, Contest winner and other notes
Sunday, January 20th, 2002
- 06:31 pm Headline: Royal Rumble match by match coverage
- 01:54 pm Headline: First Sunday update; Royal Rumble preview, Surprise run-in at NOAH show, IWC draws legit sellout, ECW stars set for next FMW PPV, New Magazine debuting, Goldberg does a high spot, gets national media coverage and tons of indie notes
- 12:14 am Headline: WWF house show report 1-19 Chattanooga
Saturday, January 19th, 2002
- 02:18 pm Headline: First Saturday update; Jericho in concert; Sheik detained; show for tonight cancelled and more
- 02:16 pm Headline: Memphis Wrestling returns
Friday, January 18th, 2002
- 03:03 pm Headline: First Friday update; More on Japan, WWF press conference and show, WWF injury notes from Ross report, UFC tickets, Weekend schedule, Smackdown final rating, Puerto Rico and more
- 02:46 pm Headline: Ben Miller's Royal Rumble contest
- 02:43 pm Headline: More thoughts on Hogan, Hall & Nash
Thursday, January 17th, 2002
- 08:22 pm Interview: Alex Marvez interviews Solofa "Rikishi" Fatu
- 07:06 pm Headline: Hogan, Hall and Nash in detail, UFC coverage, new groups starting, thoughts on annual awards and more; Preview of the January 21 issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, ordering information and this week's special offers
- 07:04 pm Headline: Galavision Lucha Libre report
- 03:01 pm Headline: WWF press conference notes
- 01:59 pm Headline: First Thursday update; More wrestlers leave New Japan; Hall, Nash & Hogan update; Smackdown line-up; Goldberg update; Pride in Canada; Booker on Stern and more
- 02:38 am Headline: Preview of the Figure Four Weekly Annual Year in Review issue plus ordering information and special offers for this week (including how to get a free Chico tape)
- 01:52 am Headline: OVW TV tapings 1-16
- 01:48 am Headline: People to watch in 2002
- 01:46 am Headline: Vince can't get any respect, but does he deserve it?
Wednesday, January 16th, 2002
- 02:21 pm Headline: First Wednesday update; Wrestler of the Year jumps promotions; TV special on Vince McMahon; WWF press conference; Smackdown ratings and 15 best selling pro wrestling books
- 02:17 pm Headline: Scott Williams on Rumble, Hall, Nash and Hogan and more
- 12:46 am Headline: Ben Miller on Hall, Nash and Hogan
- 12:45 am Headline: NWA Wildside TV report
- 12:43 am Headline: Smackdown spoilers 1-15 Bossier City, LA plus Mexico news and more
Tuesday, January 15th, 2002
Monday, January 14th, 2002
- 11:59 pm Headline: Second newspaper article in a row not negative, a new record, Dallas paper tries to explain what wrestling is but misses it completely, and more
- 01:30 pm Headline: First Monday update; UK TV notes, UFC/Pride poll, All Japan big show, Hall of Fame womens star retires, Russ Haas memorial, Buff wins belt and more
- 01:26 pm Headline: ESPN Wrestling Classics report
Sunday, January 13th, 2002
- 08:54 pm Headline: Hogan, Hall, Nash update, WWF wrestlers get news and reaction, UFC/Pride response, lots of indie news
- 08:50 pm Headline: WWF house show report 1-13 Houston
- 03:27 pm Headline: First Sunday update; Question for the day, XPW, CZW, PCW and other notes from around the country
- 03:21 pm Headline: AWA Super Sunday PPV report (April 24, 1983 St. Paul Civic Center)
- 04:28 am Headline: WWF house show report 1-12 Beaumont, TX
- 04:26 am Headline: WWF house show report 1-12 Lubbock, TX
- 04:16 am Headline: WWF Byte This report with Booker T
Saturday, January 12th, 2002
- 03:10 pm Headline: First Satuday update; Hogan, Nash, Hall update and where things stand, UK news update, Ross on Hall & Nash plus more news
- 03:04 pm Headline: Tom Zenk on the current WWF crew, the lifestyle, Nash, HHH's return, Vince and the current scene
- 12:16 am Headline: UFC results
Friday, January 11th, 2002
- 08:46 pm Headline: UFC update
- 04:21 pm Interview: Alex Marvez on Superstar Billy Graham
- 02:37 pm Headline: Smackdown final ratings; More WWF notes from Ross Report
- 02:25 pm Headline: First Friday update; Smackdown ratings; Weekend schedule; Baba tournament update; New TV changes for Wildside and more
- 02:20 pm Headline: Chris "Not Matthews" Harvard interview
Thursday, January 10th, 2002
- 02:25 pm Headline: First Thursday update; Smackdown preview; UFC preview and analysis; Interesting marketing question by UFC, Russ Haas show, Akiyama, EMLL, out of court settlement kills Diana Hart book and more
- 02:23 pm Headline: Ed Ferrara interview highlights
- 03:48 am Headline: Matches announced for next PRIDE show
- 03:08 am Headline: Figure Four Weekly preview (#342) plus ordering info, this week's special offers for new and returning subscribers, and details on next week's huge 2001 Year in Review issue
- 01:40 am Headline: Preview of the 2001 Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards issue, one of the biggest issues of the year, ordering information and special subscription offers for this week
- 01:40 am Feature: Preview of the 2001 Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards issue, one of the biggest issues of the year, ordering information and special subscription offers for this week
Wednesday, January 9th, 2002
- 11:29 pm Headline: OVW TV tapings 1-9
- 11:27 pm Headline: Scott Williams' year in review part two
- 11:22 pm Headline: Galavision Lucha Libre report
- 06:07 pm Headline: Updated Smackdown spoilers
- 04:18 pm Headline: Hennig update
- 02:17 pm Headline: First Wednesday update; Another Smackdown correction and note, Smackdown placing in ratings, Rock video, HWA, Hart movie, WCW protest, Final Fantasy X writer's major influences, best selling books and more
- 02:09 am Headline: Late night notes
- 02:05 am Headline: NWA Wildside TV report
Tuesday, January 8th, 2002
- 10:11 pm Headline: Smackdown spoilers 1-8 Madison Square Garden
- 03:07 pm Headline: First Tuesday update; Raw rating, Rumble will air in U.K., Another Hart family book, Pride to announce next card, book signings, WWF inks new book deal, Sakuraba interview, Stern has field day with Booker
- 12:05 am Headline: Kevin Nash update, notes from MSG and more on WWA PPV
Monday, January 7th, 2002
- 07:17 pm Headline: Igor passes away
- 04:49 pm Headline: First Monday update, HHH on Stern, UFC clears another hurdle, Raw notes, and other news from around the world
- 01:14 pm Headline: WWA PPV report
Sunday, January 6th, 2002
- 10:45 pm Headline: WWF house show report 1-6 St. John, NB
- 06:31 pm Headline: WWF house show results 1-6 Trenton
- 01:46 pm Headline: First Sunday update; First head-to-head PPV shows, NWA title, biggest AAA match on TV and more
- 02:51 am Headline: WWF house show report 1-5 Springfield, MA
Saturday, January 5th, 2002
- 07:41 pm Headline: WWF house show report 1-5 Fredricton, NB
- 04:53 pm Headline: Pride available on some cable systems, other afternoon notes
- 01:13 pm Headline: First Saturday update; PPV previews for the weekend; IWGP touranment announced; JAPW show cancelled
- 12:35 am Headline: WWF house show report 1-4 Moncton, NB
Friday, January 4th, 2002
- 11:16 pm Headline: WWF house show report 1-4 Binghamton w/ return of HHH
- 11:04 pm Headline: WWF Byte This with Val Venis
- 05:13 pm Headline: WWF notes from Ross Report with weekend info
- 02:48 pm Headline: Smackdown final rating
- 01:54 pm Headline: First Friday update; Tokyo Dome, Smackdown ratings, Raw ratings, Weekend schedule, HHH appearances, Woman pro wrestling star vs. top shootfighter next week
- 12:46 am Interview: Alex Marvez interviews HHH
Thursday, January 3rd, 2002
- 07:11 pm Headline: Late afternoon notes including Heenan, XWF, UK news on Rumble and more
- 03:01 pm Headline: Nash update; Top indie line-up
- 12:59 pm Headline: First Thursday update; Nash notes, Smackdown notes, Dome notes, HHH returns tomorrow, Kawada vs. Hase announced, Rumble update and more
- 12:58 pm Headline: NWA Wildside TV report
- 12:54 pm Headline: Dory Funk's "BANG" TV report including news on Terry Funk
- 12:14 am Headline: OVW TV tapings 1-2
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2002
- 10:00 pm Headline: January 7 Wrestling Observer Newsletter preview, ordering information and this week's special rates and offers
- 09:58 pm Headline: Galavision Lucha Libre report for 1-1
- 08:38 pm Headline: Figure Four Weekly preview (#341) plus ordering info -- Final week to take advantage of our holiday 58 issues for $95 special
- 02:06 pm Headline: First Wednesday update; Health update on Graham and Burke, Remember Rock & Roll vs. Midnights, WWF gets unwanted pub, and a trip down memory lane last night
- 02:04 pm Headline: Scott Williams' Year in Review part one
Tuesday, January 1st, 2002
- 01:49 pm Headline: First New Years update; Analysis of the wrestling landscape, Nash, Schedule this week and other notes
- 01:15 am Headline: Graham in ICU
