From the Archive: Well That Didn’t Work: World Bodybuilding Federation

Cover of the WBF magazine, note the font and colouring used for the title (Image courtesy of http://www.ebay.com)

Craig Wilson

You need only have watched any WWF event from the late 80s and early 90s and you would have established that the company had a fondness for musclebound performers. It was little surprise, then, that Vince would dip his hand into the bodybuilding world and start his own organisation and in this ‘Well That Didn’t Work‘ I look at the short-lived World Bodybuilding Federation (WBF).

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Well That Didn’t Work: NWA Invades WWF

Craig Wilson

One of the most used gimmicks in wrestling is an invasion angle. We’ve been treated to some that were spectacularly successful such as the nWo in WCW.  On the flipside, others have been less successful: the WCW/ECW invasion of WWE in the early 00s, anyone? One invasion angle is rarely discussed and that’s Jim Cornette’s NWA invading the WWF in late 1997/early 1998 and that will be the focus of this ‘Well That Didn’t Work‘ piece.

Well That Didn’t Work: The Higher Power

Jamie Lithgow

Today we dip our toes back into our ‘Well That Didn’t Work’ series. Previously we have looked at such subjects as The Undertaker vs. The Undertaker and Tout… remember Tout?! Me neither. On this occasion, however, Jamie runs the risk of dividing opinion by looking at WWE’s ‘Higher Power’ storyline from way back in 1999.

Well That Didn’t Work: Saba Simba

Craig Wilson

Our ‘Well That Didn’t Work‘ series returns to the blog today. Previously we’ve looked at The Undertaker v Undertaker feud, the NWA invasion of the WWE and The Brawl for All and many more. In this edition, Craig looks at the return to the WWF in 1991 of Tony Atlas, but now renamed Saba Simba…

Well That Didn’t Work: WWE Tout

Craig Wilson

In 2012, the WWE invested money in a fledgeling social media platform called ‘Tout’. It is the focus of this latest ‘Well That Didn’t Work‘ as we look at yet another of Vince McMahon and the WWE’s attempts to have success outside of the squared circle.

Well That Didn’t Work: Jeff Jarrett Shoots On WCW and WWF

Craig Wilson

During the 1999s, Jeff Jarrett was a mainstay on wrestling tv. In this latest ‘Well That Didn’t Work‘, which makes a return today, takes a look at Jarrett and one of the strangest promos cut during the Monday Night Wars, when he cut a worked shoot promo on both WCW and WWF…

Well That Didn’t Work: Radio WWF

Craig Wilson

It’s been a while since we’ve had a ‘Well That Didn’t Work‘ featured on this blog. Today seemed as good a time as any for it to make a return and after watching some 1993 WWF, it inspired a look at the short-lived Radio WWF.