Wrestling Observer
Headlines for July 2002
Wednesday, July 31st, 2002
- 10:09 pm Headline: NWA TNA post-show report
- 01:21 pm Headline: First Wednesday update: WWE opens new division and office, Raw Rating, TNA, Storm on move, House notes
- 02:11 am Headline: Smackdown spoilers from Charlotte
Tuesday, July 30th, 2002
- 11:57 pm Headline: Spoiler: Jumps confirmed, correction from a.m.
- 08:01 pm Headline: Possible Smackdown spoilers for tonight
- 04:04 pm Headline: Barnett officially stripped
- 03:54 pm Feature: WWE Raw Report
- 02:26 pm Headline: First Tuesday update: TNA lawsuit filed, updates on WWE TV shows for this week and house show for weekend
- 02:22 pm Headline: WWE Smackdown house show report 7-29 Asheville
- 12:59 pm Feature: WWE Velocity TV report
- 12:58 pm Feature: WWE Sunday Night Heat report
Monday, July 29th, 2002
- 11:52 pm Headline: Non-raw results from Greensboro
- 05:10 pm Headline: Raw notes for tonight/spoiler alert
- 12:44 pm Headline: First Monday update: Mystery jumper notes, major wrestling article, new gimmick match developed and movie debuts
- 12:42 pm Headline: Championship Wrestlnig (Memphis) TV report
- 12:38 pm Headline: NWA TNA TV report
- 02:36 am Headline: WWE house show report 7-28 Columbia, SC
- 02:34 am Headline: WWE house show report 7-28 Little Rock
Sunday, July 28th, 2002
- 07:00 pm Headline: TNA Lawsuit expected to be filed/main event announced
- 12:48 pm Headline: First Sunday update: Thoughts on jumper to Raw, ROH main, disappearing angle, Warriors & Dusty in New York and more
- 12:47 pm Headline: NWA Wildside TV report
- 12:45 pm Headline: Dory Funk's BANG TV report
- 11:38 am Headline: WWE house show report 7-27 San Antonio
- 11:37 am Headline: 7-27 Ring of Honor report from Philadelphia
- 11:30 am Feature: WWE Byte This report with Misterio Jr. and Jim Ross
- 11:30 am Headline: WWE Byte This report with Misterio Jr. and Jim Ross
- 11:28 am Headline: Les Thatcher interview
Saturday, July 27th, 2002
- 04:26 pm Headline: Cornette's mother passes away
- 12:45 pm Headline: First Saturday update: Kanyon good news, Continuity problem at house shows, Michaels on road, NWA TNA next line-up, Dusty & Road Warriors in NY indie tonight and much more
- 12:43 pm Headline: Ben Miller on WWE's week
- 12:08 pm Headline: WWE house show report 7-26 Houston
Friday, July 26th, 2002
- 07:11 pm Headline: Barnett punishment announced
- 03:47 pm Headline: Smackdown final ratings
- 02:32 pm Headline: First Friday update: Kanyon in ICU, Full weekend in WWE plus ROH, Smackdown early numbers, Classic PPV line-up, NPR & ESPN segments coming, Tough Enough and more
- 02:30 pm Headline: WWF Wrestling Classics TV report
- 02:27 pm Headline: Scott Williams looks at the Sex, Lies and Headlocks book
- 04:30 am Headline: WWE cuts HWA, wrestlers released, TNA making changes, more: Figure Four Weekly #370 preview plus ordering info and special 5 for $5 offer for both new AND returning readers worldwide
- 04:30 am Feature: WWE cuts HWA, wrestlers released, TNA making changes, more: Figure Four Weekly #370 preview plus ordering info and special 5 for $5 offer for both new AND returning readers worldwide
Thursday, July 25th, 2002
- 09:14 pm Feature: WWE SMACKDOWN! REPORT
- 09:09 pm Feature: A look at the changes in Raw and Smackdown, WWE cuts looked at and analyzed, first six months look; Preview of the July 29 Wrestling Observer, free classic issues and ordering info
- 09:09 pm Headline: A look at the changes in Raw and Smackdown, WWE cuts looked at and analyzed, first six months look; Preview of the July 29 Wrestling Observer, free classic issues and ordering info
- 02:42 pm Feature: NWA TNA feedback week five
- 02:30 pm Headline: First Thursday update: Thought's on tonight's Smackdown, Wrestling books increase greatly, WWE develoopmental TV temporary hiatus and more
Wednesday, July 24th, 2002
- 07:52 pm Headline: NWA TNA match by match report
- 04:11 pm Headline: First Wednesday update: NWA TNA line-up and thoughts, Japanese story on Goldberg, Foley, Austin, Andre and Hogan bios on TV this week, Travel Channel wrestling feature, plus 80s legends battle on different shows
- 04:07 pm Headline: What a difference a few years makes, Steve Austin on Off the Record
- 05:21 am Feature: Vengeance feedback
- 02:42 am Headline: Smackdown spoilers from Indianapolis, lots of teases
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2002
- 06:00 pm Headline: Raw ratings
- 06:00 pm Feature: Raw ratings
- 02:06 pm Headline: First Tuesday update: WWE financials, The New Raw, Orton, Attackers, ROH, TNA, WWE wants writers, Survivor Series and more
- 02:01 pm Headline: Ben Miller on getting back his heat
- 01:58 pm Headline: What a difference a few years make, looking back at Bischoff on OTR
- 01:56 pm Headline: Bill Goldberg interview highlights
- 11:51 am Feature: WWE Raw Report
- 01:44 am Headline: WWE Smackdown brand house show report 7-22 Flint, MI
- 01:42 am Headline: Non-Raw notes from Grand Rapids tonight
Monday, July 22nd, 2002
- 06:32 pm Feature: WWE Sunday Night Heat report
- 06:30 pm Headline: Ladder match highlights Raw
- 02:35 pm Headline: First Monday update: Thoughts on Raw, Jarrett, New Rock Movie, TNA lne-up, more WWE cuts, ROH main event, Jericho in concert and more
- 02:30 pm Headline: Jerry Jarrett interview
- 02:25 pm Headline: WWE Byte This w/John Cena and Eric Bischoff
- 02:24 pm Headline: NWA Wildside TV report
- 02:21 pm Headline: Galavision Lucha Libre TV report w/Liger, Cima & Infiernos
- 03:17 am Headline: WWE Vengeance results
Sunday, July 21st, 2002
- 07:05 pm Headline: Jarrett out for WOL tonight, show update
- 01:36 pm Feature: WWE Velocity TV report
- 01:31 pm Headline: First Sunday update: Vengeance line-up, Jerry Jarrett on WOL tonight, UFC TV, Pride, Lawler vs. Kamala, major indie tag tourney, K-1 wastes TV slot, WWE music issue, Lesnar story
- 01:29 pm Headline: WWE Confidential TV report
- 01:28 pm Headline: Championship Wrestling (Memphis) TV report
- 01:26 pm Headline: Dory Funk's BANG TV report
- 04:22 am Headline: Sid leg injury, Douglas lawsuit, more: Indy notes for week of 5/14/01 -- F4W Flashback
- 12:25 am Headline: WWE house show results 7/20 Sarnia, ONT combined show
Saturday, July 20th, 2002
Friday, July 19th, 2002
- 04:35 pm Headline: Smackdown ratings
- 03:54 pm Headline: First Black Friday update: WWE roster cuts, changes, big drops, Jarrett changes philosphy, TNA cutbacks, Champion suffers stroke, early ratings UFC tonight, bit weekend preview, Vengeance match dropped and much more
- 03:53 pm Headline: WWE Wrestling Classics TV report
- 03:50 pm Headline: A look back ten years ago: Vince McMahon, Bruno, Graham, Meltzer on Phil Donahue
- 07:33 am Feature: WWE Smackdown 7/18/02
- 04:56 am Headline: WCW relaunch, heat on Hunter, more: WWF news for week of 5/15/02 -- F4W Flashback
Thursday, July 18th, 2002
- 09:30 pm Feature: Background of Bischoff coming in, exactly where things stand with ex-NWO members, what really happened in street fight with big names, UFC, TNA, Rock's return; Details of the July 22 Wrestling Observer Newsletter, this week's special and ordering info
- 09:30 pm Headline: Background of Bischoff coming in, exactly where things stand with ex-NWO members, what really happened in street fight with big names, UFC, TNA, Rock's return; Details of the July 22 Wrestling Observer Newsletter, this week's special and ordering info
- 08:55 pm Headline: WWE Smackdown Report
- 08:55 pm Feature: WWE Smackdown Report
- 05:12 pm Feature: NWA TNA feedback
- 02:29 pm Headline: First Thursday update: Smackdown card, more TNA notes including what killed A.J. vs. Low Ki, WWE Australia notes, Shamrock Cup, Best selling books and more
- 02:26 pm Headline: Scott Williams on PTC, NWO and Bischoff
- 04:09 am Headline: Bischoff returns, new Raw and Smackdown GMs, my response to Russo, more: Figure Four Weekly #369 preview plus ordering info and special 5 for $5 offer for new readers worldwide
- 04:09 am Feature: Bischoff returns, new Raw and Smackdown GMs, my response to Russo, more: Figure Four Weekly #369 preview plus ordering info and special 5 for $5 offer for new readers worldwide
- 01:33 am Headline: NWA TNA sign of the times
- 01:23 am Headline: OVW TV tapings w/Prototype Cena, Kanyon and a surprise next week for Smackdown?
Wednesday, July 17th, 2002
- 07:52 pm Headline: NWA TNA live report
- 03:51 pm Headline: First Wednesday update: Super match said to headline today's AJ PPV, Ogawa's foe named, head shave threatened on Friday in title bout, HWA, TNA, CZW speech, Rock, Capt. Lou and more
- 03:47 pm Headline: Vince Russo interview
- 03:43 pm Headline: Looking at Rock vs. Brock and what a clean finish means
- 05:12 am Headline: Retro AAA, EMLL, Raw and Smackdown -- F4W Flashback
- 03:14 am Headline: Smackdown spoilers for 7-16 Wilkes-Barre, PA with Rock vs. Angle, new GM and more
Tuesday, July 16th, 2002
- 10:37 pm Headline: Smackdown GM is official
- 06:58 pm Headline: WFA show covered tonight on ESPN
- 05:27 pm Headline: Raw ratings
- 03:03 pm Headline: First Tuesday update; Bischoff returns and what it means; New Vengeance matches; WWE Weakest Link; more on CZW and jr. title added to AJ PPV
- 03:00 pm Headline: GLOW nostalgia PPV report
- 04:01 am Feature: WWE Raw Report
- 01:35 am Headline: Non-Raw notes from East Rutherford, NJ
Monday, July 15th, 2002
- 11:37 pm Headline: WWE houses show report 7-15 Binghamton
- 11:15 pm Headline: NWO out, Bischoff in, who is next
- 06:26 pm Feature: UFC Feedback
- 04:03 pm Headline: Tonight's Raw line-up
- 03:35 pm Headline: First Monday update: Vengeance preview, NWO angle questions, Smackdown line-up, NWA TNA, WWE wrestler knocked silly, sick match in Philly and more
- 03:32 pm Headline: Galavision Lucha Libre TV report
- 03:26 pm Headline: WWE house show report 7-14 St. John's
- 03:24 pm Headline: WWE house show report 7-13 Ottawa
- 03:22 pm Headline: Nilton Fernandes looks at Ring of Honor
- 03:19 pm Headline: HWA TV tapings from 7-14 in Louisville
- 01:19 pm Feature: WWE Velocity TV report
- 01:17 pm Feature: WWE Sunday Night Heat report
Sunday, July 14th, 2002
- 01:23 pm Feature: WWE Confidential TV report
- 01:20 pm Headline: First Sunday update: WOL tonight with Daniels, UFC and TNA response, PPV tonight, CZW, great wrestling columns and more
- 01:18 pm Headline: WWE house show report 7-13 Daytona Beach
- 01:16 pm Headline: Dory Funk's "BANG" TV report
Saturday, July 13th, 2002
- 06:43 pm Headline: First Saturday update: PPV tonight, NWA TNA next card, Huge IWA shows w/ Funk & Hall, OVW w/Christian, Cena, Shamrock gets award and more
- 06:40 pm Headline: Championship Wrestling (Memphis) TV report
- 06:35 pm Headline: WWE house show report 7-12 Lakeland, FL
- 06:33 pm Headline: WWE Byte This report
- 06:29 pm Headline: UFC PPV spoilers from London
- 04:40 am Headline: Russo, WOW, more: Indy wrestling notes -- F4W Flashback
Friday, July 12th, 2002
- 04:12 pm Headline: Smackdown ratings
- 03:10 pm Headline: First Friday update: NFL players hop rail story gets pub; early ratings for Rock's return, UFC weigh-in notes, Rock inks another movie deal, plug for new book and much more
- 03:00 pm Headline: Reworking the face of WWE
- 02:58 pm Headline: Championship Wrestling (Memphis) TV report
- 02:57 pm Headline: WWF Wrestling Classics TV report
- 02:54 pm Headline: Ben Miller on NWA TNA
- 04:12 am Headline: WWF News and Notes -- F4W Flashback
Thursday, July 11th, 2002
- 09:28 pm Feature: WWE SMACKDOWN! REPORT
- 09:11 pm Headline: Russo with another change-up, What was supposed to happen with Nash, Bret's handwritten words, Potential biggest live show ever and much more; Details of the July 15th Wrestling Observer, ordering info, and how to get two free best-selling issues
- 09:11 pm Feature: Russo with another change-up, What was supposed to happen with Nash, Bret's handwritten words, Potential biggest live show ever and much more; Details of the July 15th Wrestling Observer, ordering info, and how to get two free best-selling issues
- 03:29 pm Headline: First Thursday update: Question of the night, Smackdown preview, More TNA notes, Best selling books and a hot buzz on a book, WWE needs to address ad and more
- 03:29 pm Headline: How to get 30-year-old wrestling newsletters
- 03:27 pm Headline: Scott Williams on Bret Hart and Kevin Nash
- 04:14 am Feature: NWA TNA Feedback
- 03:52 am Headline: PTC admits they were wrong and pays WWE millions, huge angle with Cena nixed, Nash injured, more: Figure Four Weekly #368 preview plus ordering info and special 5 for $5 offer for new readers worldwide
- 03:52 am Feature: PTC admits they were wrong and pays WWE millions, huge angle with Cena nixed, Nash injured, more: Figure Four Weekly #368 preview plus ordering info and special 5 for $5 offer for new readers worldwide
- 02:54 am Headline: Sad days in XFL Land -- F4W Flashback
- 12:52 am Headline: OVW TV tapings
Wednesday, July 10th, 2002
- 07:44 pm Headline: NWA TNA live report
- 03:09 pm Headline: Gigantic Wednesday update: Nash recovery, NWA TNA show, Comments on Jarrett, Russo and wrestling, UFC issues big-time challenge today, Raw rating, more from Smackdown, Hogan ABC article and much more
- 03:07 pm Headline: UFC TV report: day two of week long marathon
- 02:24 am Headline: WWE Smackdown/Velocity spoilers
Tuesday, July 9th, 2002
- 05:25 pm Headline: Ventura hospitalized
- 03:43 pm Headline: Russo joins NWA TNA
- 02:35 pm Headline: First Tuesday update: Notes on Nash, Stadium main event is official, NWA TNA PPV update, Lauded TV special tonight, ratings and more
- 02:34 pm Headline: UFC TV report
- 03:36 am Feature: WWE Raw Report
- 12:41 am Headline: More on Nash
Monday, July 8th, 2002
- 11:52 pm Headline: Non-Raw notes, Nash update
- 11:26 pm Headline: Nash appears to blow out knee
- 05:36 pm Interview: Alex Marvez interviews Shaun Assael and Mike Mooneyham
- 01:59 pm Headline: First Monday update: Major media stories today, NWA TNA updates on line-ups, huge match expected to be announced, plus news from around the world
- 01:55 pm Headline: HWA TV taping and house show notes
- 01:54 pm Headline: NWA Wildside TV report
- 05:10 am Headline: Big Show conference call report -- F4W Flashback
- 02:09 am Feature: WWE Velocity report
- 02:07 am Feature: WWE Sunday Night Heat report
- 01:51 am Headline: WWE house show report 7-7 Savannah
Sunday, July 7th, 2002
- 10:21 pm Headline: Sunday night news report: New York Times article on WWE ratings with hilarious spin, lots of NWA TNA news, John Boy & Billy promote another show and screwjob in hair vs. mask match on show with top indie talent
- 10:16 pm Headline: Galavision Lucha Libre report
- 10:14 pm Headline: Dory Funk's BANG TV report w/Nishimura vs. Windsor
- 06:14 pm Headline: First Sunday update: Confidential, Bulldog segment on TV, weekend results, more
- 03:27 am Headline: Frederick, MD WWE house show results
- 01:15 am Feature: Smackdown Report 2
- 01:14 am Feature: Smackdown Report 1
Saturday, July 6th, 2002
- 03:07 pm Headline: First Saturday update: Bret Hart column coming, Ross Report notes, UFC line-up and more
- 04:03 am Headline: More bad news for wrestling -- F4W Flashback
Friday, July 5th, 2002
- 04:25 pm Headline: First Friday update: Angle/Taker finish, TNA notes, new wrestling book, more
- 04:15 pm Feature: WWE Classics report
- 04:45 am Headline: WWE still profitable, legit pro-wrestling battle, Bret Hart health update, more: Figure Four Weekly #367 preview plus ordering information and special 5 for $5 offer for new readers
- 04:45 am Feature: WWE still profitable, legit pro-wrestling battle, Bret Hart health update, more: Figure Four Weekly #367 preview plus ordering information and special 5 for $5 offer for new readers
- 01:53 am Headline: Detailed update on Bret Hart, Vince Russo, NWA TNA, WWE finances and coverage of the greatest fight between pro wrestlers in modern history; Details of the July 8th Wrestling Observer Newsletter, ordering info and special offer for new readers
- 01:53 am Feature: Detailed update on Bret Hart, Vince Russo, NWA TNA, WWE finances and coverage of the greatest fight between pro wrestlers in modern history; Details of the July 8th Wrestling Observer Newsletter, ordering info and special offer for new readers
Thursday, July 4th, 2002
- 03:07 pm Headline: Thursday update: Smackdown notes, best selling books, weekend highlights, ratings notes, awesome TV documentary and more
- 03:04 pm Headline: Ben Miller on the script problems and Ric Flair
- 01:20 am Headline: Apology part of huge out of court settlement in PTC suit
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2002
- 10:14 pm Feature: NWA/TNA July 3 Results-Review
- 10:13 pm Interview: ALex Marvez interviews Jerry Lynn
- 05:36 pm Headline: PTC offers public retraction of its claims against WWE
- 02:30 pm Headline: Wednesday update: NWA TNA complete line-up for tonight and thoughts, Vader arrested, Smackdown main event retaped, Long-time WWF stronghold closes down, new promotion
- 12:42 am Headline: WWE Smackdown/Velocity spoilers from Boston
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2002
- 10:05 pm Headline: Early report from Boston
- 05:23 pm Headline: Raw ratings
- 03:05 pm Headline: First Tuesday update: Pillman mentioned in ESPN article, Wrestling promotion loses zoning battle, bloodiest match in recent history, NWA jr. title changes and hair vs. mask match coming
- 03:58 am Headline: Latest on WCW relaunch -- F4W Flashback
- 03:26 am Feature: WWE Raw Report
- 03:24 am Feature: WWE Velocity TV report
- 03:21 am Feature: WWE Sunday Night Heat report
- 03:19 am Headline: Non-Raw results from Manchester, NH
Monday, July 1st, 2002
- 11:40 pm Headline: WWE house show report 7-1 Portland, ME
- 11:38 pm Headline: WWE house show report 6-30 Augusta, ME
- 10:34 am Headline: First Monday update: WWE commercial, Hart progress, Promotion fighting zoning board, Divas turned off and more
- 10:31 am Headline: WWE Byte This report
- 10:29 am Headline: Galavision Lucha Libre TV report
- 10:27 am Headline: WWE Confidential report
- 10:26 am Headline: WWE house show report 6-29 Providence
- 10:24 am Headline: Championship Wrestling (Memphis) TV report
- 10:23 am Headline: NWA Wildside TV report
- 03:13 am Headline: Mohegan Sun house show results
