The Skyscrapers make a jobber pay for not selling

Dan Spivey, left, Teddy Long, center, and Sid Vicious, right, were not to be messed with in 1989. | (Photo: WCW Magazine, Oct. 1993 — Internet Archive) Dan Spivey and Sid Vicious seemed destined to become wrestling’s next great monster duo in 1989. Standing nearly seven feet tall and weighing more than 300 pounds apiece, the aptly named Skyscrapers, managed by Teddy Long, were running roughshod over everyone in their path. Well, almost everyone. In a match filmed for WCW programming, the two giants faced Avalanch (as spelled on TV) and Mike Blackwell. Upon hitting the ring, Vicious and Spivey stormed their opponents, with Vicious quickly tossing the misspelled disaster to the floor. Meanwhile, Spivey handled Blackwell, hoisting him up and over with a belly-to-belly suplex. But before Spivey could get to his feet, the brazen jobber was already up and looking to square off with both men. Vicious looked at Spivey, clapped his hands, and wound up his arm, seemingly signaling for a clot