Wrestling Observer
Headlines for December 2002
Tuesday, December 31st, 2002
- 04:35 pm Headline: First Tuesday update: Transitional period for wrestling, Benoit, WWE in Honolulu, OTR, Duke Hoffman, Blackman and Severn update
- 04:29 pm Headline: XPW TV report
- 04:26 pm Headline: Todd Martin looks at the 2002 Awards
- 06:06 am Headline: Inoki New Years Eve results
Monday, December 30th, 2002
- 02:47 pm Headline: First Monday update: Shoot battle of Wrestler of Year, plus one of year's biggest rematches, as well as WWE's best matches tonight, super indie match, two new movies out this week and more
- 02:44 pm Headline: Galavision Lucha Libre TV report featuring Shocker vs. Guerrero
- 03:59 am Headline: World Wrestling All-Stars threatens US PPV -- Figure Four Flashback
- 02:05 am Feature: WWE Sunday Night Heat report
Sunday, December 29th, 2002
- 01:33 pm Headline: First Sunday update: Philadelphia wars heat up, strange Nikkan Sports Match of year, Austin vs. Green, APW best match, K-1 European coverage and more
- 01:31 pm Headline: EMLL TV report from Televisa in Mexico
- 04:25 am Headline: Ring of Honor report 12-28 Philadelphia
- 12:26 am Feature: WWE Velocity TV report
Saturday, December 28th, 2002
- 02:24 pm Headline: First Saturday update: HHH injury update; Tenay on WOL; History of UFC special, Muto vs. Sapp and more
- 02:23 pm Headline: WWE Afterburn TV report
- 02:21 pm Headline: NWA/WCW Classics TV report
- 02:20 pm Headline: The Australian Supershow and how it compares with the UK attempt, plus WWE ideas
Friday, December 27th, 2002
- 10:31 pm Feature: WWE Smackdown report
- 07:07 pm Headline: Smackdown ratings
- 02:19 pm Headline: First Friday update: Raw & Smackdown ratings, Huge Philly day, Ishii indicted will change entire face of Japanese industry, Austin, Athlete of Year, Piper, Lawler and much more
- 02:18 pm Headline: Dory Funk's "BANG" TV report
Thursday, December 26th, 2002
- 10:09 pm Headline: Complete New Years Eve Bom Ba Ye line-up
- 09:32 pm Feature: A look at the career of Jerry Lawler and his surprising biography; What important lesson people should learn from the last Pride; More on Hogan, Sapp, etc., Wrestler of Year; details of the Dec. 30 Wrestling Observer Newsletter and ordering info
- 09:32 pm Headline: A look at the career of Jerry Lawler and his surprising biography; What important lesson people should learn from the last Pride; More on Hogan, Sapp, etc., Wrestler of Year; details of the Dec. 30 Wrestling Observer Newsletter and ordering info
- 08:55 pm Headline: Hulk Hogan on Off the Record part two
- 12:57 pm Headline: First Thursday update: Tonight's TV line-up, Hogan on TV, Austin on radio, worst news story of the year, best wrestling movie, surprises at Toryumon and Quadros reports early match of year candidate
- 12:54 pm Headline: The end of WWE Superstars of Wrestling
- 12:53 pm Headline: XPW TV report
- 01:36 am Feature: A film every wrestling and fight fan should see, more TNA problems and suggestions, WWE star arrested, more: Figure Four Weekly #392 preview plus ordering info, special offer for new readers AND discounted rates for returning subscribers worldwide
- 01:36 am Headline: A film every wrestling and fight fan should see, more TNA problems and suggestions, WWE star arrested, more: Figure Four Weekly #392 preview plus ordering info, special offer for new readers AND discounted rates for returning subscribers worldwide
Wednesday, December 25th, 2002
- 01:05 am Headline: Hulk Hogan's first Off the Record interview
- 01:02 am Feature: WWE Raw Report
Tuesday, December 24th, 2002
- 03:45 pm Headline: First Tuesday update: Observer Newsletter looks at Lawler's career, Sapp vs. Hoost on European TV, Zero-One vs. AJ match coming and what a difference 19 months back with Vince and Jesse
- 03:44 pm Headline: Todd Martin looks at how Raw and Smackdown are utilizing their talent
- 03:42 pm Headline: Galavision Lucha Libre report
Monday, December 23rd, 2002
- 01:31 pm Headline: First Monday update: Raw line-up for tonight, WWE schedule, TNA wrestlers in Japanese title match, Former indie wrestler inducted to martial arts Hall and more
- 01:30 pm Headline: Dory Funk's "BANG" TV report
- 01:28 pm Headline: NWA TNA Xplosion TV report
- 01:26 pm Headline: NWA Wildside TV report
- 09:41 am Headline: A few Smackdown spoiler notes
- 08:39 am Feature: WWE Sunday Night Heat TV report
- 08:36 am Headline: Pride spoilers for today in Fukuoka
Sunday, December 22nd, 2002
- 05:12 pm Headline: First Sunday update: Piper on WOL, Hogan TV notes, Rumble tickets, Linda McMahon talks about new WWE projects, XPW, AAW and more
- 05:10 pm Headline: Next week's Galavision EMLL report
- 02:27 am Headline: Full Oklahoma City Raw TV taping results
- 12:55 am Feature: WWE Velocity TV report
- 12:54 am Headline: First Raw spoilers note
Saturday, December 21st, 2002
- 03:06 pm Headline: First Saturday update: Raw tonight, Where Raw ranks in ratings, Rumble, house show canceled, Billy Graham and more
- 03:05 pm Headline: More Hogan notes from Toronto
- 03:02 pm Headline: WWE Afterburn TV report
- 03:00 pm Headline: Hogan press conference notes
- 03:11 am Headline: MLW house show report 12-20 Fort Lauderdale
Friday, December 20th, 2002
- 03:56 pm Headline: Smackdown ratings
- 02:26 pm Headline: First Friday update: Weekend preview, Angle, Hogan, Stephanie, Ratings, New Years Eve matches and more
- 02:24 pm Headline: Dory Funk's "BANG" TV report
- 02:23 pm Headline: Sonny Siaki intrerview
Thursday, December 19th, 2002
- 09:13 pm Headline: Most detailed look at Goldberg in WWE ideas and where they stand; Most detailed review of Hogan's career and book anywhere; How Sapp overcame huge Japanese taboo; Details of the Dec. 23 Wrestling Observer Newsletter, latest specials and ordering info
- 09:13 pm Feature: Most detailed look at Goldberg in WWE ideas and where they stand; Most detailed review of Hogan's career and book anywhere; How Sapp overcame huge Japanese taboo; Details of the Dec. 23 Wrestling Observer Newsletter, latest specials and ordering info
- 03:20 pm Headline: First Thursday update: Smackdown tonight and angle may not air, end of tradition, attempt to start another, New Years Eve, Velocity, Hart, JR and more
- 03:17 pm Headline: NWA/WCW Classics TV report
- 03:14 pm Headline: Scott Williams looks at wrestling books on the market
- 03:33 am Headline: Rock vs. Goldberg, new WWE champions, WrestleMania plans, more: Figure Four Weekly #391 preview plus ordering info and special offers for both new and returning readers worldwide
- 03:33 am Feature: Rock vs. Goldberg, new WWE champions, WrestleMania plans, more: Figure Four Weekly #391 preview plus ordering info and special offers for both new and returning readers worldwide
Wednesday, December 18th, 2002
- 10:33 pm Headline: NWA TNA PPV report featuring surprises: Hennig, Road Warriors, David Flair and a hot main event
- 06:26 pm Interview: Alex Marvez interviews Steve "Dr. Death" Williams
- 03:44 pm Headline: First Wednesday update: TNA final show of year, ratings, HHH injury update, Vampiro injury update, surprises and quote of the week
- 03:43 pm Headline: Marc Mero interview
- 03:41 pm Headline: Bill Goldberg interview
- 03:39 pm Headline: Ben Miller on the Ending of Raw
- 02:11 pm Headline: Smackdown spoilers from Tampa
Tuesday, December 17th, 2002
- 05:48 pm Headline: Tonight's Smackdown matches
- 03:44 pm Headline: First Tuesday update: Ultimate Hogan, Ultimate New years, Ultimate wrestler gets surgery, WWE cancellation, MLW main in question, great ABC article, and more
- 03:43 pm Headline: Gene Okerlund interview
- 03:38 pm Headline: XPW TV report
- 03:35 pm Headline: Todd Martin's Take Two: UFC is Pro Wrestling or Sport
- 12:24 am Feature: WWE Raw report
- 12:22 am Headline: WWE house show report 12-16 Sarasota
- 12:16 am Headline: Shocker in Wrestler of the Year balloting (and I don't mean the Guapo Mexican dude)
Monday, December 16th, 2002
- 05:07 pm Headline: Raw line-up for tonight
- 02:21 pm Headline: First Monday update: HHH and Hardy injury notes, Laurer & Waltman on E!, Lynn and Styles in England and more
- 02:19 pm Headline: Galavision Lucha Libre report
- 02:18 pm Headline: NWA Wildside TV tapings
- 05:03 am Feature: Armageddon Feedback
- 04:53 am Headline: Ishizawa, Sakuraba win at PRIDE show -- F4W Flashback
Sunday, December 15th, 2002
- 07:36 pm Headline: WWE Armageddon match-by-match report
- 03:58 pm Headline: First Sunday update: Armageddon preview, Rock vs. Goldberg notes, Vampiro injury and much more
- 03:56 pm Headline: CZW Cage of Death report
- 03:54 pm Headline: NWA TNA Xplosion TV report
- 03:53 pm Headline: Mike Tenay interview
- 03:13 am Feature: WWE Velocity TV report
Saturday, December 14th, 2002
- 01:50 pm Headline: First Saturday update: Sting captures title, Silver medalists battle plus Jarrett, Corino, Low Ki and Kojima vs. Otani on PPV, Where WWE ranks in ratings and more
- 01:48 pm Headline: WWE Afterburn TV report
- 01:47 pm Headline: Memphis Championship Wrestling goes out with a whimper
- 01:45 pm Headline: Ron's Championship Wrestling TV report
- 12:43 am Headline: WWE house show report 12-13 Norfolk
- 12:39 am Headline: Arena Mexico notes and K-1 first sign of bad news
Friday, December 13th, 2002
- 05:40 pm Headline: Smackdown ratings
- 03:14 pm Headline: First Friday update: Huge weekend w/ 2 PPVs, year-end spectacular in Mexico, Barnett, Steiner, ratings, Jumping the Shark and Stern blows off Dawn Marie
- 03:13 pm Headline: Dory Funk's "BANG" TV report
- 03:11 pm Headline: OVW TV report
- 03:09 pm Headline: WCW Wrestling Classics
Thursday, December 12th, 2002
- 11:09 pm Headline: The life and times of Mr. Wrestling, all the WWE backstage politics, first look at Rumble, Sapp leads to new records, details of the Dec. 16 Wrestling Observer Newsletter and special rates for this week
- 11:09 pm Feature: The life and times of Mr. Wrestling, all the WWE backstage politics, first look at Rumble, Sapp leads to new records, details of the Dec. 16 Wrestling Observer Newsletter and special rates for this week
- 09:05 pm Feature: WWE SMACKDOWN! REPORT
- 03:25 pm Headline: First Thursday update: Smackdown preview, Dunn knows tonights two highest segments, Pride announces line-up, former WWE guy starts with Pride, Hogan on OTR dates, book released yesterday, and much more
- 03:23 pm Headline: Scott Williams on Christmas presents for wrestling fans
- 05:30 am Headline: What happened with Russo and Piper, suggestions to save wrestling, Sapp's biggest day, more: Figure Four Weekly #390 preview plus ordering info and Christmas specials for new and returning readers worldwide
- 05:30 am Feature: What happened with Russo and Piper, suggestions to save wrestling, Sapp's biggest day, more: Figure Four Weekly #390 preview plus ordering info and Christmas specials for new and returning readers worldwide
Wednesday, December 11th, 2002
- 10:28 pm Headline: NWA TNA PPV report
- 03:44 pm Headline: First Wednesday update: TNA line-up and notes, Injury update, Raw ratings, Pride announces New Years Eve, Hogan & Vince and tons more
- 03:41 pm Headline: Memphis Championship Wrestling TV report
- 03:39 pm Headline: WWE Byte This report
- 03:37 pm Headline: Report on Hulk Hogan radio appearance in Atlanta
- 02:00 am Headline: Smackdown spoilers from Atlanta
- 12:24 am Headline: Smackdown spoilers from Atlanta
Tuesday, December 10th, 2002
- 08:25 pm Headline: Paul Heyman on Off the Record
- 03:21 pm Headline: First Tuesday update: Atlanta advance, ratings, Armageddon notes, Heyman on OTR, Hogan & Hart radio interview, Laurer on prime time and Pride looks at recently cut WWE wrestler
- 01:09 am Headline: Non-Raw report from Knoxville
- 01:04 am Feature: WWE Raw report
Monday, December 9th, 2002
- 05:02 pm Headline: Raw line-up
- 02:56 pm Headline: First Monday update: Olympic medalists feud for Z-1, Tonight's Raw, Austin, royal wedding, Graham benefit and more
- 02:55 pm Headline: Galavision Lucha Libre TV report
- 02:53 pm Headline: NWA Wildside TV report
- 02:17 am Headline: WWA house show report 12-8 Belfast
- 02:15 am Feature: WWE Sunday Night Heat TV report
- 02:13 am Headline: WWE house show report 12-8 Nassau Coliseum
Sunday, December 8th, 2002
- 01:54 pm Headline: First Sunday update: Vampiro on WOL, Retirement rumors, Heyman on OTR, WWE in Pensacola and Thesz, Valentine, Briscos, Dory Jr., Rhodes and Woods on PPV today
- 01:53 pm Headline: WWA house show report 12-7 Manchester
- 01:51 pm Headline: NWA TNA TV report
- 04:53 am Headline: ROH report 12-7 Philadelphia
- 01:12 am Feature: WWE Velocity TV report
- 12:37 am Headline: WWE house show report 12-7 Hamilton
Saturday, December 7th, 2002
- 08:23 pm Headline: WWA house show report 12-7 Manchester
- 03:56 pm Headline: First Saturday update: K-1 shocker, UFC PPV notes, TNA stars in Memphis, Pride main in trouble, WWF ratings and much more
- 03:54 pm Headline: WWE Afterburn TV report
- 03:53 pm Headline: Ron's Championship Wrestling TV report
- 03:51 pm Headline: WWA PPV report from Glasgow
- 04:59 am Headline: Sapp vs. Hoost update and more
- 02:47 am Headline: WWE house show report 12-6 Richmond
Friday, December 6th, 2002
- 08:37 pm Headline: WWA major show report 12-6 Glasgow
- 04:40 pm Headline: Smackdown ratings
- 02:27 pm Headline: First Friday update: Tag tourney finals, More on Armageddon line-up, Sapp's biggest test tonight, Vampiro on WOL, Smackdown numbers, Nunzio identity, Heyman on OTR, ESPN replay and much more
- 02:22 pm Headline: Dory Funk's "BANG" TV report
- 02:20 pm Headline: Joey Styles interview
- 02:19 pm Headline: WCW Wrestling Classics TV report
- 04:27 am Headline: WWF paid ten times more for WWF NY than for WCW -- F4W Flashback
- 02:15 am Feature: WWE Smackdown report
Thursday, December 5th, 2002
- 10:01 pm Feature: Big coverage of 70s and 80s history with Hogan and Piper's heyday, plus part I of Mr. Wrestling I, latest WWE stories and stabbing of future superstar, details of the Dec. 9 issue Wrestling Observer Newsletter, specials and ordering info
- 10:01 pm Headline: Big coverage of 70s and 80s history with Hogan and Piper's heyday, plus part I of Mr. Wrestling I, latest WWE stories and stabbing of future superstar, details of the Dec. 9 issue Wrestling Observer Newsletter, specials and ordering info
- 09:59 pm Headline: WWA PPV notes
- 03:39 pm Interview: Alex Marvez interviews Jeff Jarrett
- 03:08 pm Headline: First Thursday update: Huge night tonight with Smackdown & ESPN special, Piper & TNA controversy, WWE wrestler let go, Wrestlers on E! News, WWE changes, UPN edits segment and more
- 03:59 am Headline: Mr. Wrestling dies, wrestling star stabbed, the fate of Raw, more: Figure Four Weekly #389 preview plus ordering info and Christmas specials for all readers worldwide
- 03:59 am Feature: Mr. Wrestling dies, wrestling star stabbed, the fate of Raw, more: Figure Four Weekly #389 preview plus ordering info and Christmas specials for all readers worldwide
Wednesday, December 4th, 2002
- 11:51 pm Headline: Notes on TNA show
- 10:50 pm Headline: NWA TNA with Roddy Piper and Paul Bearer
- 05:59 pm Headline: Lynn off tonight's show
- 04:11 pm Headline: Raw ratings
- 02:16 pm Headline: First Wednesday update: NWA TNA PPV notes, WWE surgery, Tag tournies ending, Outside the Lines, Peterson funeral, Classic PPV, ROH, Japan debut and much more
- 01:32 pm Headline: Smackdown spoilers from Dallas: The excellent, the beautiful, the ugly and the egos all in one night
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2002
- 03:30 pm Headline: First Tuesday update: Raw booking debacle last night, Nostalgia PPV, AJ PPV with super main event, Austin, Stephanie, Santo and more
- 03:28 pm Headline: Lash LeRoux interview
- 03:27 pm Headline: XPW TV Report
- 05:10 am Headline: Raw (read the Big Show part), Smackdown, EMLL and AAA TV for week of 7/30/01
- 01:11 am Feature: WWE Raw Report
Monday, December 2nd, 2002
- 11:56 pm Headline: Non-Raw report from Austin tonight
- 08:26 pm Headline: WWE house show report 12-1 Laredo
- 04:18 pm Headline: Tim Woods funeral information
- 04:08 pm Headline: Raw preview for tonight
- 02:24 pm Headline: First Monday update: WWE TV, NJ triathalon finals, more fun with Hogan, huge indie featuring Heenan, Funk, Hennig, Syxx-Pac and more, plus Stone Cold returns, well, sort of
- 02:22 pm Headline: WWE house show report 12-1 San Antonio
- 02:21 pm Headline: NWA Wildside TV report
- 02:19 pm Headline: Memphis Championship Wrestling TV report
- 02:17 pm Headline: Jeff Jarrett radio interview
- 02:15 pm Headline: Galavision Lucha Libre TV report with return of Ultimo Dragon plus Japanese women wrestlers
- 04:26 am Feature: Biggest issue ever! Ortiz destoys Shamrock, Takada retires, Billy Travis dies, WWE vs. WWF gets dirty, Russo back, WWE losing money, more: Figure Four Weekly #388 preview plus ordering info and special offer for new readers worldwide
- 04:26 am Headline: Biggest issue ever! Ortiz destoys Shamrock, Takada retires, Billy Travis dies, WWE vs. WWF gets dirty, Russo back, WWE losing money, more: Figure Four Weekly #388 preview plus ordering info and special offer for new readers worldwide
- 02:05 am Headline: WWE house show report 11-30 Amarillo
Sunday, December 1st, 2002
- 02:01 pm Headline: First Sunday update: Waltman on WOL, Armageddon, Woods, WWA and more
- 01:58 pm Headline: NWA TNA TV report
- 01:56 pm Headline: WWE Afterburn TV report
