Eaton/Havoc 91
By Scott Keith on October 21, 2012
I have a feeling I've asked about this before – and forgive me if I have – but your Halloween Havoc 91 rant reminded me about this.
What was up with the Bobby Eaton heel turn in '91? They had just turned him face a few months prior with the York Foundation angle, gave him the TV title for a bit before he lost it to Austin, and then out of the blue, he's introduced as a member of the Dangerous Alliance alongside both Austin and Arn Anderson (whom he beat for the title in the first place). Any insight into this?
In a related question: during the Eaton face turn, I remember a TV match that started out as an Eaton vs. Buddy Landell singles match and switched into an Eaton/Zenk vs. Landell/Taylor tag match halfway through. Anyone else remember that or know where to find it? It's the first time I remember seeing a singles match changed to a tag match partway through.
I definitely remember the tag match for some strange reason, possibly because 1991 was the first time we were able to get TBS and I was all excited to be watching WCW at the time or something. However, I have no specific insight on the Eaton turn. I would suspect it was just that Eaton likes working as a heel better, plus he wasn't particularly over in that babyface role anyway. And wouldn't you want to be tag champions with Anderson rather than facing him for the TV Title? I know which way I'd vote.
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