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Sidetracks Friday, February 7, 2003 Page 13 5 Different is good Quirky tag teams often enjoy success Jordan on winning team in pro wrestling debut en Jordan made his pro wrestling debut last weekend, and he was on a winning tag team. The hijinks of Goldust and Booker have become a shining light on the WWE Raw roster. The wrestlers were an unlikely pairing from the first time they teamed up. Booker is a muscular wrestler, Jordan teamed with The Mimic to defeat Dixie and Vic Capri at the Lunatic Wrestling Federation's show in Midlothian. A McHenry native, Jordan was a wrestling columnist for the Northwest Herald He's not exactly a trained wrestler -Jordan only entered when Mimic had the advantage and preferred to take on Dixie, the prone to bragging about how many times he has won the WCW world title.

Goldust is an effeminate wrestler I if who often freaks out opponents who can't deal with his style. In The News LWF high-flying female wrestler. He spent most of his time ninning away. Jordan did factor in the fin 0 ir2f 0 ish. He upset Capri so much, Capri chased him nrruinrl th rinu nil! of There was a short adjustment Larry Sternshein period, but shortly into their time together, they were able to gain a fan following.

Sometimes, the most unlikely tag teams have a great deal of success. It's no surprise that Booker would be in a quality tag team because he already had won 1 1 tag team titles in WCW. Many today's fans probably don't remember Goldust when he was wrestling in WCW as Dustin Rhodes. But as Rhodes, he managed to win the tag titles while teaming with two different wrestlers. Rhodes has been at his best when he wrestles as Goldust.

The different personalities of the wrestlers have made this work, but after Monday, it appears the team is breaking up. Goldust and Booker served an important purpose. There has not been enough genuine humor in the WWE in recent months. the arena. Referee Al LaqattOlla Lockport Joe followed.

While they were out, wrestler Mia Martinez entered and attacked Dixie with a leather belt. The ref returned in time for Mimic to score the pin. ACTING DEBUT I WF wrestler r. 1 87 made his first appearance on the HBO series "Oz" on Sunday. He had no speaking role, but he was spoken to as he was spotting Aryan leader Verne Schillinger in a weightlifting scene.

As another inmate approached, the pro WTestler stood between him and Schillinger, but Schillinger said, "that's OK." The wrestler also was seen in the back- ground in a few other scenes. THIS WEEKEND Pro Championship Wrestling is running a show at 7 p.m. Saturday at 2801 Touhy Unit in Elk Grove Village. PCWcruiserweight champion Lethal Lee will defend his title against "Golden Boy" Mike Horning. Tickets cost $10.

Al lugattolla can be reached through his e-mail (iddressatlagattoaol.com. 4Hwrestling.com The NWA tag belts were held up Wednesday night at the NWA-TNA pay-per-view event in Tennessee as two referees counted two different pins that would have counted as a victory for each team. Low-Ki and Elix Skipper were defending against the Disciples of the New Church. Low-Ki had a pin on Brian Lee at the same time Slash pinned Skipper. A brawl followed the match.

Also, Sonny Siaki successfully defended the Division title against Amazing Red. Team Angle defeated Los Guerreros to win the WWE tag team titles at Smackdown. Also, The Rock was booed while conducting an interview on the big screen. John Cena challenged Brock Lesnar to a match next week. 1wrestling.com The WWE appears to be building toward five matches for Wrest leMania: The Rock vs.

Steve Austin. Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar. Triple vs. Booker T.

Vince McMahon vs. Hulk Hogan. Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels. htoholdsbarredwrestling.com Barry "B2" Buchanan said he asked for his release from the WWE to "pursue other options." He said his most enjoyable stint was with the Right to Censor group.

He said he had no regrets after seven years with the WWE. Not since Edge and Christian's wacky antics posing and poking fun at other wrestlers were two members of a tag team able to improvise hilarious dialogue while making everything seem natural. Mismatched tag teams often have the most fun. Nobody ever expected to see The Rock and Mick Foley to ever team up, considering how different they are. For a year before their teaming, Rock and Foley wrestled each other in some of the most brutal matches in federation history.

Eventually, the fans grew to like both Rock and Foley, and their paths crossed again to form the Rock 'n' Sock Connection. The team went on to win three tag titles together and even participated in the highest-rated segment in Raw history. Sometimes tag magic is found in the middle of a feud. In 1997, Shawn Michaels and Steve Austin won the tag team titles despite the fact the wrestlers hated each other's guts. Austin had that happen to him a lot while in the WWE.

He also held the tag team title with The Undertaker while they were feuding. With all the different personalities in the WWE, nobody will expect what the next major tag team is going to be. But it's best to remember that tag gold sometimes can bring the most different personalities 'A Wrestlingobserver.com The WWE is likely to feature Vince McMahon vs. Hulk Hpgan at WrestleMania, but if Hogan had not signed, the plan was for McMahon to face Eric Bischoff. Compiled by Al Lagattolla Larry Sternshein can be reached through his e-mail address at Photo courtesy of chicaqowrestlinq.com Former Northwest Herald writer Ben Jordan takes on Dixie during the Lunatic Wrestling Federation show in Midlothian.

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