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WCW: 1992 (The good years)
| JoshiQ | Posted on 04/17/10 at 23:08:36 [left]I'm basically just taking WCW from Clash of the Champions XVIII onwards. I'm using the exact card for the most part that they used, and am also continuing on with the feuds that WCW had going on. This was a favorite era of mine in wrestling...both from WCW and WWF so it's kind of fun to go back and look back at these wrestlers and what could have happened. Obviously, the style has a few things borrowed from Old School here, but I love his style of writing. I'm sure you've already checked it out, but if you end up liking this make sure to read his WWF 1994 circuit. Clash of the Champions XVIII January 21, 1992 Topeka, Kansas[pre][/pre] Your hosts are Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross Right after the opening credits Barry Windham was seen showing up in a pick-up truck. After getting out he started to walk into the arena. On the way he promised that tonight would begin the dismantling of the Dangerous Alliance. He said his hand is finally fully healed and that anybody that wants to align themselves with Larry Zbyszko or Paul E. Dangerously is going to pay and it all would start tonight in the six-man tag. The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) defeated Mr. Hughes and Big Van Vader when R. Steiner pinned Mr. Hughes with the Steiner Bulldog in 0:10:35. Rating: ** ½ Vader and Mr. Hughes quite obviously had the size advantage going into this match, but the Steiners total brute strength was more than able to make up for the difference in size. Big Van Vader was able to hold his own against the Brothers, but Mr. Hughes seemed slightly out of his element when being thrown around with suplex after suplex Eventually Scott Steiner was able to wrestle Vader to the outside, and Rick Steiner caught a distracted Mr. Hughes with his Steiner Bulldog off of the top rope to secure the three count. The Steiner Brothers celebrated their impressive win on the outside as Vader rolled into the ring and looked rather pissed off at the result of the match. Mr. Hughes slowly got to his feet looking like he had no idea what had just happened. Harley Race got into the ring to calm things down between his two behemoths. Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Brian Pillman defeated Tracey Smothers and Taylor Made Man when Pillman pinned T. Smothers with the Springboard Clothesline in 0:09:03. Rating: ** 1/2 Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Brian Pillman really showed up their high flying skills here tonight and defeated the two veterans in Smothers and and Terry Taylor. Bagwell and Pillman might be a tag team to keep your eye on in the ever competitive tag division here in WCW. New United States Tag Team Champions, Big Josh and Ron Simmons, might need to be prepared for a future meeting with these two youngsters. Eric Bischoff stood with Diamond Dallas Page in the back. Page said he was tired of being taken as a joke here in WCW, and he had just the thing to remedy the situation. He dug deep into the pockets of his diamond mine, and found somebody that will help him show just how seriously he needs to be taken. And tonight it would be the Z-Man who learned this lesson first. Johnny B. Badd pinned Richard Morton with the Tutti Frutti in 0:05:24. Rating: * ¾ Richard Morton seemed a little lost without his former manager Alexandra York and the dismantling of the York Foundation. Rookie Johnny B. Badd took advantage of this and was able to defeat the veteran with his knockout punch, the Tutti Frutti. Falls-Count-Anywhere Match: Cactus Jack pinned Van Hammer with the Double Arm DDT in 0:09:08. Rating: *** 1/2 Cactus Jack really showed his brutal side here tonight in this Falls Count Anywhere match. You have to hand it to Van Hammer for going toe to toe with Cactus, but we soon saw why this is Jack's specialty match. They brawled all over the arena before ending up outside. Cactus was able to drop Hammer with his Double Arm DDT on the concrete and secured the pinfall. Unfortunately for Hammer, Cactus wasn't done. He picked him up and dropped him with two more of his DDT's. He was attempting to go for one more when El Gigante burst through the arena door to the outside! Cactus seemed literally frightened as Gigante walked towards him. Cactus fled from the scene as El Gigante checked on a severely beaten Van Hammer. Back inside the arena Tony Schiavone announced he had just gotten word that it has been confirmed by new Executive VP, Kip Allen Frey, that Lex Luger will be forced to defend the World Heavyweight Title against Sting at Superbrawl II next month due to Sting's BattleBowl victory at Starrcade! What a main event!!! It's all but guaranteed that Luger and his manager, Harley Race, will not be happy about this decision. The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) defeated Big Josh and Brad Armstrong when J. Garvin pinned Josh with the DDT in 0:07:56. Rating: * 3/4 This was a big win for the Fabulous Freebirds. Not only did they win the match, but they pinned ½ of the US Tag Team Champions! Big Josh and Brad Armstrong did not quite have the experience teaming together to up against such a tag team as the Freebirds, and it showed. After Z-Man made his entrance for the next match, Diamond Dallas Page stepped out with a microphone in hand and introduced us to his new hired "friend" .... Vinnie Vegas! This guy is huge! Vegas was extremely close to 7 feet tall and easily over 300 pounds. Where in the world did Page get this guy from? Vinnie Vegas pinned Z-Man with the Snake Eyes in 0:06:24. Rating: * [Diamond Dallas Page interfered against Z-Man.] You had to hand it to the Z-Man, he didn't give an inch to the much bigger guy. He went right after him from when the bell rang and even had him on the ropes a few times. Unfortunately for him DDP stayed at ringside for the match and was able to distract the referee while the Z-Man had Vegas pinned after a superb dropkick. As the Z-Man went to get the referee's attention back on the match, Vegas recovered and shortly thereafter was able to overpower Tom Zenk and drop him face first on the turnbuckle with Snake Eyes. That was more than enough to keep the Z-Man down for the count. After the match DDP got in the ring and got in the fallen Z-Man's face and started yelling at him and gloating. DDP then raised Vegas' hand in the air. In the back the Steiner Brothers stood by with Eric Bischoff. Scott said they would be watching the next match very closely because they had their eyes on Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton and their World Tag Team Titles. Jim Ross announced this week's top ten to the World Heavyweight Champion: 10. Arn Anderson 9. El Gigante 8. Big Van Vader 7. Ron Simmons 6. Cactus Jack 5. Dustin Rhodes 4. Steve Austin 3. Ricky Steamboat 2. Rick Rude 1. Sting Champion: Lex Luger Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes and Ron Simmons defeated Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko and Bobby Eaton when R. Simmons pinned B. Eaton with the Powerslam in 0:09:35. Rating: * 3/4 Barry Windham was a total house of fire tonight. Not to say that Rhodes and Simmons weren't, but Windham was really looking for revenge tonight against Larry Zbyszko after Zbyszko broke his hand a month or so ago. Windham's hand was still taped up, but he was ready to go, and it showed here tonight. Windham, Rhodes, and Simmons pretty much thoroughly dominated the six-man tag tonight, and it didn't take long for it to break into a full-on crazy brawl. Eventually all six men were in the ring duking it out. Windham and Zbyszko ended up falling through the ropes and brawling through over the guardrail and into the crowd while Rhodes and Anderson duked it out at ringside. This left just Simmons and Eaton in the ring, and it looked like Eaton would get the upper hand as he was able to slam Simmons to the mat and went up top for his Alabama Jam. Simmons, however, was able to roll out of the way and Eaton landed with a thud. Simmons followed it up quickly with a whip into the ropes and his huge Powerslam! Paul E. Dangerously tried to get into the ring to break up the count, but he was a second too slow as Simmons secured the three count! After the match was over Windham and Larry were seen fighting through the door to the back of the arena, Rhodes had bloodied Anderson by ramming his head into the ringpost, and Eaton was laying with the wind knocked out of him on the mat. This left Paul E. alone with Ron Simmons! Simmons grabbed Paul and went to clock him with a fist, but Paul ducked under and sprinted to the back while Simmons just smiled in the ring. Eventually referees stormed ringside and broke up Rhodes and Anderson and it was shown that WCW officials were trying to break up Windham and Zbyszko in the back as well. Sting and Ricky Steamboat defeated Rick Rude and Steve Austin when Steamboat pinned Rude with the Flying Cross Body Press in 0:13:46. Rating: ** 1/2 This was just not the night for the Dangerous Alliance. Rick Rude and Steve Austin proved to be a well functioning tag team, but Ricky Steamboat and Sting really just had their number. It was a close back and forth match, but in the end it was an unseen tag to Steamboat by Sting as Sting was bouncing off the ropes that led to Steamboat being able to climb the ropes and hit an unsuspecting Rude with his Flying Cross Body Press to get the win while Sting held off Austin. After the match Sting and Steamboat celebrated on opposite turnbuckles and played to the crowd. Unfortunately they didn't see Lex Luger sneak into the ring and he clobbered Sting from behind with a steel folding chair! Steamboat heard the commotion and turned around, but ran right into a Stun Gun by Austin! Rude and Austin started putting the boots to Steamboat while Luger pounded away on Sting. Paul E. stood around laughing as two of his main annoyances were being beaten down. Harley Race soon joined Luger at ringside and told him to lift him up in the Torture Rack! As Sting was about to be racked from the back ran Dustin Rhodes, Ron Simmons, and Big Josh to clear the ring! But quite a bit of damage had already been done as Steamboat and Sting were left fighting just to get to their feet. Card rating: ** WCW Hotline: The Fabulous Freebirds are already trying to contact new Executive VP, Kip Frey, and get a match signed to compete with Big Josh and Ron Simmons, the new US Tag Team Champions. Their claim is that they beat Big Josh and that should immediately put them in line for a shot at the titles. It took nearly ten referees and officials to break up the fight between Barry Windham and Larry Zbyszko. It's obvious that Larry had tried to end Windham's career last month, and Windham is not taking it lightly. He is demanding another chance to get his hands on "the Cruncher" Larry Zbyszko. Ricky Steamboat did get a pinfall over the United States Champion, Rick Rude. It's unclear if this will put him next in line for a US Title shot or not. But it, at least, puts him in the running. The Steiner Brothers are jumping at the bit to get a shot at Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton and with their impressive defeat of Big Van Vader and Mr. Hughes, they might be getting it sooner rather than later. And it's official, Lex Luger will do battle with Sting for the World Heavyweight Title at Superbrawl II which is February 29 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This match promises to be one for the ages.[/left] |
| Snabbit888 | Posted on 04/18/10 at 20:36:14 Interested to see where this all goes and what your spin will be. Good to see you back, Josh. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 04/18/10 at 20:47:14 Thanks, Ryan. I was a big fan of this time period of WCW, and I was really wanting to start up a circuit so I thought this would be a good time period. Not sure where my spin will come in as I'm going to try and keep the write-ups short and not go all "WWA" on it and get too crazy. I take it GCW - OS is your current fed? I'm trying to get caught up on it so I can respond. So far, from what I've read, it's pretty interesting, especially since I don't know much about those time periods. Can't wait until you get into the '80s. |
| Snabbit888 | Posted on 04/18/10 at 20:58:58 Yes, GCW OS is my current fed. I started it when I bought a new computer and didn't have access to my old GCW for awhile. I just ended up really enjoying doing GCW OS and have kept it going. I didn't know a lot about the time period either and doing this circuit has helped me learn a lot. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 04/19/10 at 16:57:48 WCW Saturday Night 1/25/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Jim Ross Jim Ross started the show off by announcing that tonight would be Lex Luger's first World Heavyweight Title defense in a little under a month's time as he would be defending against Flyin' Brian. This was going to be a huge opportunity for Pillman, and when Flyin' Brian is involved, there is always a chance of an upset. Jim Ross also announced that Paul E. was extremely upset after the Clash of the Champions did not entirely go his way. In fact, he was so upset that he announced that he had 'Stunning' Steve Austin sign an open contract to defend his TV Title against anybody that had the guts to get into the ring with the best wrestler on television today. Speaking of which, Austin made his way down to ringside with Medusa and Paul E. Dangerously. Austin slid into the ring and looked ready and rearing to go as Paul E. grabbed a ringside microphone. Dangerously let it be known that Austin was ready for whoever was stupid enough to want to wrestle Austin. I don't think anybody expect El Gigante to step out from the entrance way and walk his way to the ring with a huge smile! Dangerously and Austin both threw a fit, and in fact, Austin tried to leave the ring, but Gigante was able to grab him from behind and gave him a monster chop across the chest that dropped Austin to the mat and the bell rang! Dangerously was still throwing a fit on the outside, but this match was going to take place here and now! El Gigante defeated Steve Austin by disqualification in 0:08:48. Rating: 1/4* (Steve Austin retained the Television Title.) [Cactus Jack and Paul E. Dangerously interfered against El Gigante.] Well, it's safe to say that El Gigante had this match completely in hand as he dominated Austin from the moment the bell rang. The little bit of offense Austin was able to deliver was quickly shaken off by the much bigger man. In fact, Gigante pretty much had Austin pinned with the Claw when Paul E. jumped up on the ring apron, but Gigante was prepared for it and walked over and nailed him with a right hand chop that sent Dangerously flying down to the floor. However, Cactus Jack had taken that moment to run down to the ring and slide in with a steel chair! When Gigante turned around Cactus drove the chair into Gigante's midsection! The referee had no choice but to call for the bell. Austin took very little time in getting the heck out of there, grabbing Medusa and Paul E. on the way and quickly jogging to the back as Cactus took the chair and rammed it into the knee of Gigante which sent the big man to the mat. Cactus took the time to deliver a couple more chair shots to the knee before several officials along with Brad Armstrong and the Z-Man ran out to clear the ring. Cactus Jack met up with Eric Bischoff in the interview area where Bischoff drilled him on why in the world he attacked El Gigante. Cactus let it be known he didn't want to hurt the "Gentle Giant," he wanted to hurt Van Hammer. But poor El Gigante did not let Cactus release the pain he needed to inflict on Hammer, and so it built up in him over the last few days until it became totally unbearable. And if he didn't let it out, he was bound to hurt himself. He had to release it on somebody and who better than to do it to the man that forced him to keep it inside. But it had now grown to such a point that he is still full of pain. Then surprisingly Cactus started dropping elbows on the hard interview stage! Bischoff tried to get Cactus to stop, but he repeated it 3 times before getting back to his feet. He screamed out that he was in such pain that he has to release it and it's either El Gigante or him that's going to feel it! He let out a "Bang, bang!" all the while Armstrong and the Z-Man helped El Gigante to the back who was limping rather badly. Taylor Made Man and Tracey Smothers defeated Chris Sullivan and John Peterson when Taylor pinned Sullivan with the Five Arm in 0:04:35. Rating: * 3/4 Jushin Liger pinned Chuck Coates with the Moonsault in 0:04:15. Rating: ** This young up and comer from Japan really had the fans going nuts for his high flying offense. Not since the Great Muta have the fans of WCW seen somebody with such flawless high risk maneuvers. Eric Bischoff stood by in the interview area with the United States Champion, Rick Rude, and his manager, Paul E. Dangerously. Paul E. announced that Ricky Steamboat was requesting a United States Title match against his man, Rick Rude. He told Steamboat to forget it, and that just because he got a fluke pinfall over Rude at the Clash doesn't mean anything. He claimed that since it was a tag team match that it meant nothing in the singles rankings, and that Steamboat would need to do a lot more before he got the honor of being in the ring with Rick Rude for the title. Rick Rude then spoke up about how Steamboat may think that his cheating ways at the Clash might have resulted in his shoulders on the mat, but in the end it was Steamboat who was beaten and broken. And if he kept getting in Rude's way that Steamboat might be in for a Rude Awakening. Shortly after that Larry Zbyszko made his way down to ringside with Paul E. joining him halfway down the aisle for the next matchup. Larry Zbyszko pinned Brad Armstrong with the Brain Buster in 0:07:45. Rating: *** 1/4 Zbyszko was able to pull away with an impressive win over Brad Armstrong tonight. Armstrong put up a fight, but Zbyszko was eventually able to hit his Brain Buster, and nobody gets up from that. After the match Zbyszko yelled into the camera that he wasn't done with Barry Windham. Non-Title Match: Big Josh and Ron Simmons defeated Bubba Howard and Karl Nelson when Josh pinned Nelson with the Northern Exposure in 0:04:52. Rating: ** The Freebirds cut an insert promo during this match announcing they were coming after Simmons and Big Josh. They called the team of Big Josh and Ron Simmons holding the US Tag Titles a joke and that they deserved to be laughed out of any arena they entered. Hayes finished it by saying that Big Josh already felt Garvin's DDT once, and the next time it would lead to them losing the straps to the rightful owners, the Fabulous Freebirds. Big Van Vader pinned Snake Watson with the Vader Bomb in 0:02:54. Rating: ** 1/2 Big Van Vader totally demolished Snake Watson in this match. Watson tried to throw a few punches here and there, but Vader simply shrugged them off. A choke slam, a splash, and a Vader Attack all led up to the Vader Bomb. After the match Harley Race entered the ring and demanded that Vader drag Watson over to the turnbuckles. He delivered a pump splash from the middle turnbuckles that nearly crushed Watson. Race then told Vader to go back up and hit another! Vader, always one to follow Race's orders, did just that! The EMTs came out immediately after and carted Watson off on a stretcher as Vader stormed around the ring screaming "Who's the man?!" Lex Luger made Brian Pillman submit to the Torture Rack in 0:08:34. Rating: 3/4* (Lex Luger retained the World Heavyweight Title.) Lex Luger sure had his work cut out for him tonight. Brian Pillman knew this was the chance of a lifetime and he came out ready to pull off the upset. In fact, Luger was totally caught off guard by Pillman's flurry of offense to start the match. Pillman got several extremely close two counts after a high crossbody and a missile dropkick, but Luger was just able to kick out at the last second. It even looked like Harley Race was breaking a sweat on the outside as he saw the Title possibly slipping from Luger's fingers. Eventually Pillman tried to go for his Springboard Clothesline, but Luger caught him out of nowhere with a vicious powerslam! That knocked the wind out of Pillman, but and Race yelled at Luger to finish it. Luger got Pillman up and hooked him in the Torture Rack! Pillman was already hurting, and he couldn't hold on long before giving it up. Luger seemed to be rather upset with the fight that Pillman gave him as he wasn't all that interested in releasing Pillman. In fact when referee Nick Patrick came to try and pull Pillman down, Luger kicked him in the midsection! Patrick crumpled to the mat as Luger continued to apply pressure to Pillman who was still in the Rack! Race entered the ring and started to yell at Pillman for thinking he was good enough to be in the ring with Luger. Things looked rather bleak for the youngster when all of a sudden the crowd exploded. Sting was sprinting down the aisle with a steel chair in hand! Luger dropped Pillman and tried to get out of the ring, but he did catch a nice shot to his back as he jumped through the ropes. Race quickly followed Luger out of the ring and they both headed to the back while Sting checked on Pillman. Card rating: ** WCW Hotline: Lex Luger wanted to deliver some punishment to Brian Pillman for making him fight so hard to retain his World Heavyweight Title, but Sting had other ideas. Not only could he not sit by and watch Pillman suffer in the Torture Rack, but I'm sure he wanted to inflict a little damage himself to get a little bit of revenge on Luger for the attack he was on the receiving end of at the Clash of the Champions. Only one thing is for sure, and that the match at Superbrawl II is going to be explosive. In a surprising announcement, it was revealed that Larry Zbyszko requested a match with Barry Windham for next week! That comes as quite the surprise since we all know how badly Windham wants to get his hands on the Cruncher. Once Barry Windham was contacted he wasted no time in agreeing to the match which will main event next week's Saturday Night. Big Van Vader is such a jerk. He totally demolished his opponent tonight, but that wasn't enough. He had to make the guy leave on a stretcher. Who will be able to stop this crazy, big man? Cactus Jack is just as insane as we always thought he was, but who knew he was insane enough to anger the big man, El Gigante? Things may not end well for the man from Truth or Consequences if he ever has to face the "Gentle Giant" one on one. Ricky Steamboat has expressed his disappointment that Rick Rude won't defend his United States Title against him. Steamboat did reveal to the WCW Hotline, however, that he did have a plan and it will be revealed before long. WCW Main Event this week will have the Freebirds in tag action, Vinnie Vegas makes his first appearance on WCW regular television, and in the main event the Steiner Brothers will take on Richard Morton and the Diamond Studd. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 04/21/10 at 00:01:55 WCW Main Event 1/26/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Tony Schiavone Vinnie Vegas pinned Gregg Sawyer with the Snake Eyes in 0:04:35. Rating: ** 1/2 Diamond Dallas Page cut an insert promo during the match once again stating that with Vinnie Vegas' size and strength and with his brain there will be no doubt that he will be controlling WCW before long. Meanwhile Vegas was again impressive in just his second match. Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Mark Kyle with the Fisherman Suplex in 0:04:25. Rating: * 1/4 The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) defeated Danny Poston and TC Carter when M. Hayes pinned Poston with the DDT in 0:05:14. Rating: ** 1/4 Backstage Eric Bischoff interviewed Big Josh and Ron Simmons, the current US Tag Team Champions. Big Josh said that they planned on being fighting champions, and if the Freebirds want a shot they will be more than willing to give them one. Ron Simmons then chimed in that, no offense to Brad Armstrong, but the last time they met Big Josh in the ring, he didn't have his one true tag partner looking out for him. The next time it wouldn't be Big Josh feeling the DDT, but one of the Freebirds getting slammed through the mat. Tony Schiavone took the time to announce WCW's top ten for this week: 10. Larry Zbyszko 9. Ron Simmons 8. Big Van Vader 7. El Gigante 6. Dustin Rhodes 5. Cactus Jack 4. Steve Austin 3. Ricky Steamboat 2. Rick Rude 1. Sting Champion: Lex Luger Dustin Rhodes pinned Pat Rose with the Bulldog in 0:04:34. Rating: * 1/2 The Steiner Brothers were interviewed by Eric Bischoff in the interview area. Scott Steiner said that tonight would just be another notch in their belts and one step closer to getting their World Tag Team Titles shot against Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson. Rick Steiner said that Anderson and Eaton are running scared because they know those titles are coming home to the Steiner Brothers real soon. Mr. Hughes pinned Joey Maggs with the Spinning Side Slam in 0:02:44. Rating: ** Mr. Hughes and his mean streak came to play today, and unfortunately it was Joey Maggs who suffered. After the match Hughes stepped on Maggs' chest as he left the ring. Harley Race was all smiles throughout the match as he seems to really enjoy it when his men don't just beat their opponents but destroy them. The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) defeated Richard Morton and Diamond Studd when S. Steiner pinned R. Morton with the Frankensteiner in 0:07:29. Rating: ** 3/4 The Steiner Brothers came away with the win in a competitive match. Richard Morton and the Diamond Studd have never teamed before, but with Morton's tag team experience and Studd's strength, they were able to put up a decent fight. Still, the Steiners were just too much for the makeshift tag team, and nobody gets up from the Frankensteiner. After the match as the Steiners celebrated in the ring, Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson hit the ring from their blindside and attacked! Anderson dropped Rick Steiner with a chop block, and Eaton turned Scott around and leveled him with a left hook! Dangerously wasn't too far behind and directed Anderson and Eaton in putting the boots to the Steiner Brothers. The entire time Anderson and Eaton were yelling at the Steiners about "do we look like we are running scared?" The beat down continued as the show went off the air. Card rating: ** ½ WCW Hotline: WCW Saturday Night promises to be a big night as Barry Windham is aiming for revenge as he faces the man that tried to put him into early retirement, Larry Zbyszko Paul E. Dangerously will be in Larry's corner, but who knows if it will even matter with the mood that Windham is in. The Steiner Brothers are furious after the attack they suffered at the hands of the World Tag Team Champions. In fact, it's been announced that Rick Steiner will face Arn Anderson this Saturday as he tries to get some revenge for himself and his brother. Sting, Rick Rude, Johnny B. Badd, and many others will be in action this Saturday! Make sure to tune in! |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 04/21/10 at 22:33:43 WCW Saturday Night 2/1/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Jim Ross Jim Ross started the show off tonight standing by running down the card for tonight when the crowd exploded with cheers as Barry Windham stepped out. He walked over to where Jim Ross was standing and grabbed the microphone. He did not appear to be in a good mood as he made mention of his hand possibly never being the same. There were two people he blamed for this, the man that broke his hand in Larry Zbyszko and the man that ordered it to be done in Paul E. Dangerously. He said he had no idea why Larry wanted to shorten his career by requesting this match here tonight, but tonight "the Cruncher" is going to feel what it's like to be broken and beaten. Windham said to make sure to put the kiddies to bed before his match tonight, because it wasn't going to end pretty. Johnny B. Badd pinned Bart Batoon with the Tutti Frutti in 0:04:34. Rating: ** 1/4 Cactus Jack pinned Randy Starr after a kneedrop in 0:03:55. Rating: ** During the match Eric Bischoff was shown backstage with El Gigante. El Gigante was sporting a knee brace, showing that Cactus Jack's attack on him last week definitely caused some damage to the big man. Bischoff said that El Gigante had requested this time, but he wasn't sure as to the meaning behind it since El Gigante has never spoken a word of English. It soon became apparent though as Gigante held up a finger as if to say "one second" and then he reached into a big gym bag. He pulled out a pretty good sized watermelon. Bischoff still seemed a little confused, but Gigante soon showed his point as he gribbed the watermelon in the Claw! Within seconds the watermelon burst into pieces. El Gigante then shocked Eric Bischoff by saying "Cactus Jack!" It's obvious what he was saying, and if I were Cactus Jack I'd be slightly worried by this point. In the meantime Cactus Jack put his opponent away with a kneedrop right across the throat. Cactus Jack is definitely known for the way he can punish his opponents and absorb punishment himself, but he has never met up with a man like El Gigante before. Rick Steiner pinned Arn Anderson after a Steinerline in 0:08:31. Rating: ** 1/4 Rick Steiner came away with a big win here tonight, and he got a little bit of revenge for himself and his brother against the current World Tag Team Champions. It all came down to Bobby Eaton trying to interfere against Rick when he jumped up on the ring apron, but Scott Steiner was right behind him and pulled him off the ring apron and clobbered him with a few clubbing forearms. This distracted Arn Anderson enough to allow Rick Steiner to nail him with a Steinerline which was enough to keep him down for a three count. Scott Steiner soon joined Rick in the ring to celebrate while Anderson rolled to the outside and looked on. Non-Title Match: Big Josh and Ron Simmons defeated Joe Cruz and Jim Boss when R. Simmons pinned Cruz with the Powerslam in 0:05:49. Rating: ** ¾ After the match the Fabulous Freebirds stepped out of the entrance way and gave Big Josh and Ron Simmons a little bit of mock applause. Big Josh and Ron Simmons seemed slightly irritated in the ring at this interruption. The Freebirds left ringside though before anything physical could take place. "Ravishing" Rick Rude along with Medusa and Paul E. Dangerously entered the ring ready for the next match. His opponent, a red-masked newcomer in a full red bodysuit, named Richard Blood was already in the ring and ready to go, but Rude asked for the microphone first. Rude let it be known that he was happy to see that Ricky Steamboat had smartened up and decided not to come to the arena tonight because if he saw him here he might just have to slap the taste out of his mouth. He thought it was funny that somebody like Steamboat could consider himself on the same level as the Ravishing One. As long as Rude had anything to say about it, he'd never let a piece of trash like Ricky Steamboat anywhere near him or the United States Title. With that he had Medusa take off his robe and prepared to do battle with the newcomer. Non-Title Match: Richard Blood pinned Rick Rude after an inside cradle in 0:05:07. Rating: ** 1/2 Rick Rude dominated the entire match with his variety of offense. In fact, it looked like it was going to be a complete beat down of Richard Blood. Near the end Rude seemed to get a little cocky, but was still in complete control. After a bodyslam Rude walked around and swiveled his hips a few times which really got the crowd boiling. After quite the delay Rude walked over to pick Blood up from the mat, but Blood out of nowhere rolled him up! Randy Anderson dropped down and delivered the three count and we had quite the upset! Rick Rude got to his feet and immediately started throwing a temper tantrum, kicking at the bottom rope. Suddenly Blood reached for his mask and tore it off to reveal Ricky Steamboat!!! Ricky Steamboat was under the mask! Ricky Steamboat got a big laugh as Rude looked on in shock. Paul E. threw a fit at ringside and started yelling at Randy Anderson that this wasn't fair, but Steamboat simply left the ring all the while laughing as he got one over on Rick Rude. That's the second time Ricky Steamboat has pinned Rick Rude in the last couple of weeks. Rick Rude may not want to defend his US Title against Steamboat, but he may not have a choice in the matter. Big Van Vader pinned Ian Weston with the Vader Bomb in 0:02:12. Rating: ** 1/4 Big Van Vader continues his run of complete and utter destruction. This time his poor victim was Ian Weston. Ian got the same treatment that Snake Watson got last week, including a choke slam that had Weston almost literally landing on his head. After the Vader Bomb it was only a matter of scraping Weston off of the mat. Vader wasn't done, however, as he dropped two more Vader Bombs on the poor guy before he was done. Once again the stretcher was brought out, and Weston was taken to the hospital. Due to the time that it took to safely get Weston out of the ring, Vader was slow in leaving the ring and walking back down the aisle with Harley Race. In the meantime the next match needed to get started, and Sting stepped out to his entrance music. Vader and Sting came face to face, and it looked like Vader didn't want to let Sting pass! Sting and Vader went face to face for a few moments, saying a few words that the cameras didn't pick up, but Harley Race was right there to separate his man from the confrontation. All we heard Race say was "Not now!" as he dragged Vader to the back. Meanwhile Sting came on down to the aisle for his match. Sting pinned Mike Thor after the Stinger Splash in 0:04:49. Rating: *** Lex Luger cut an insert promo during the match. He wanted Sting to know, that while Sting may think he's the face of WCW, it was proven last year that Luger is the man that WCW knew to put their money into making the star. He brings up last year stating that when the title was vacant, who was the one getting the Title shot and who was stuck sitting in the back watching? Luger once again wants Sting to know that maybe he thinks that the fans and WCW all love him, but it's the Total Package that people know can get the job done. Sting got an easy win here tonight with his Stinger Splash, and is sure to be upset when he hears Luger's comments later on when he watches. The next match had the crowd buzzing even before the bell rang. Larry Zbyszko came down with his manager, Paul E. Dangerously to a huge chorus of boos, but the roof nearly blew off when Barry Windham came down! His hand was still taped, but he didn't even seem to notice as his eyes were only on "the Cruncher." Once the bell rang all hell broke loose as Windham and Zbyszko took it right to one another in a totally explosive brawl. Barry Windham defeated Larry Zbyszko by disqualification in 0:07:00. Rating: 3/4* [The Dangerous Alliance interfered against Barry Windham.] This match was just an example of complete brutality. And not just from Barry Windham. Larry Zbyszko gave back just as much as he took. These two men hate each other with a passion, and tonight they were finally able to go at it one on one. The match took place inside the ring, outside the ring, and even at one point Windham clotheslined Zbyszko over the guardrail! Thankfully no fans were in the area or hurt. Eventually after six and a half minutes of pure brawling Windham nailed a lariat out of nowhere that nearly tore Larry's head off. At that moment Paul E. signaled to the back and out came Austin, Anderson, Eaton, and Rude. Just as Windham went for the cover the Dangerous Alliance entered the ring and started to stomp on the Texan causing a disqualification. Within seconds Windham was swarmed by the four men and was given just a brutal beatdown. Larry Zbyszko soon joined in as well as Paul E. throwing in the occasion weak kick. Larry soon left the ring and grabbed a steel chair from ringside. As Austin held him Zbyszko clobbered Windham with it knocking Barry to the floor. It was soon shown that Windham was busted open from ear to ear as blood started leaking down his face. Zbyszko wasn't done, however, as he smashed the chair across Windham's back. Paul E. whispered something in Larry's ear, and "the Cruncher" got a huge smile on his face as he told Eaton to pull Windham's arm out. Eaton did just that as Zbyzko wound up and smashed the chair into Windham's unprotected right hand!!! Windham screamed out in pain as Zbyszko and the rest of the Dangerous Alliance laughed at the damage they were doing. That was more than enough for Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, and the Steiner Brothers who sprinted down the aisle. The Dangerous Alliance saw them coming and quickly headed for the hills, but Rhodes actually got a hold of Austin by the tights as he was trying to get out of the ring. Rhodes let Austin have it with three big elbows to the head before Austin dropped to the mat and rolled out of the ring to get back with his stable mates. Steamboat and Scott Steiner went to check up on Windham, who was still holding his hand in immense pain, while Rick Steiner and Dustin Rhodes stood guard. The Dangerous Alliance obviously had a plan tonight and it looks like it worked in regards to Barry Windham. Card Rating: ** 1/2 WCW Hotline: The Dangerous Alliance showed once again why they are some of the most despicable men in wrestling. The fact that they not only brutally attacked Barry Windham once again is bad enough, but they once again tried to take away the man's career! It is still unclear how significant the damage is to his right hand, but it still wasn't fully healed even before the chair shot. Barry Windham is at the hospital right now getting it looked at, but one thing is clear, if he is even close to being capable enough to get back in the ring there will be hell to pay. Steve Austin was pretty upset at the end of tonight's show, and Dustin Rhodes took the opportunity to request a TV Title match against Austin for next week. Austin was so upset that he didn't even confer with Paul E. and immediately accepted. Is it possible that Dustin Rhodes has Steve Austin's number and we might see a new TV Champion next week? The Steiner Brothers got one over on Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton tonight, and on WCW Main Event they will get another chance to prove they deserve a tag title shot as Bobby Eaton will go one on one with Scott Steiner in the main event. Sting had a slight confrontation with another one of Harley Race's men in Big Van Vader, Luckily it didn't come to blows. Still, another one of Harley Race's men in Lex Luger is trying to get under Sting's skin before their big match at Superbrawl II. If it works it might just give Luger the advantage he needs in defending his Title. Ricky Steamboat also pinned Rick Rude's shoulders to the mat once again. Paul E. Dangerously and Rick Rude are still adamant that Rude will not defend his United States Title against Ricky Steamboat. Ricky Steamboat, on the other hand, has already gone to Kip Frey and asked for a Title shot. Make sure to tune in to Main Event tomorrow as Bobby Eaton faces off with Scott Steiner, the Z-Man is in action along with Van Hammer and many others! |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 04/23/10 at 16:45:26 WCW Main Event 2/2/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Tony Schiavone The show opened with Tony Schiavone making the announcement that Barry Windham was released from the hospital last night, but the news was not good. It appears that Windham's hand had been re-injured due to the chair shot delivered by Larry Zbyszko. Windham is currently home at his ranch in Sweetwater, Texas resting it, but it is still unclear if and when Barry Windham will be able to return to the ring. Z-Man pinned Gregg Sawyer with the Flying Dropkick in 0:04:45. Rating: *** Paul E. Dangerously was backstage alongside his Tag Team Champions, Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton. Anderson said that it was obvious that his defeat at the hands of Rick Steiner was a fluke, and that things would definitely be different. Eaton brought up last week and how Anderson and himself took the Steiners down, and today would be no difference. Paul E. Dangerously had a different matter on his mind, though, as he said he was sending his best wishes to Barry Windham and hoped that Windham's hand healed enough so he could sign and pay for his medical bills. After that all three men burst into laughter, all at another man's expense. Jushin Liger pinned Mark Kyle after a koppo kick in 0:04:15. Rating: * 3/4 Jushin Liger's tour of the United States continues to impress the fans as he took the victory tonight with an amazing somersault kick that he calls a koppo kick. The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) defeated Brian Pillman and Marcus Alexander Bagwell when J. Garvin pinned Bagwell with the DDT in 0:08:04. Rating: ** 1/2 This was quite the competitive match. The Freebirds definitely had their hands full with Bagwell and Pillman. It actually looked like the younger tag team might pull off the upset, but it was the experience of the Freebirds as a team that would eventually spell the downfall of Bagwell and Pillman. Marcus Bagwell had rolled up Hayes with a rolling reverse cradle, but he didn't know that Garvin had tagged Hayes right before. Garvin quickly entered and dropped Bagwell with the DDT. Pillman tried to break up the pinfall, but Hayes was able to get up and cut him off. The Freebirds came away with another win, and are even closer to getting their US Tag Title shot. After the match Big Josh and Ron Simmons pulled a page out of the Freebirds book as they stepped out and gave the Freebirds a little applause. Eric Bischoff was in the WCW Headquarters announcing this week's top ten to the World Heavyweight Title: 10. Larry Zbyszko 9. Barry Windham 8. El Gigante 7. Big Van Vader 6. Dustin Rhodes 5. Cactus Jack 4. Steve Austin 3. Ricky Steamboat 2. Rick Rude 1. Sting Champion: Lex Luger Diamond Studd pinned Joey Maggs after a back suplex in 0:04:58. Rating: ** 1/4 Diamond Dallas Page actually accompanied the Diamond Studd to the ring for his match tonight. And we know that wherever he goes, Vinnie Vegas follows. DDP seemed to have put most of his focus into Vegas lately, but he did show some moral support for his original member of the Diamond Mine. Studd was victorious, and Page couldn't have looked happier standing alongside his two charges. Van Hammer pinned Pat Rose with the Hammer Rocks in 0:05:12. Rating: ** Bobby Eaton pinned Scott Steiner after a rolling reverse cradle in 0:09:01. Rating: ** 3/4 [Arn Anderson and Paul E. Dangerously interfered against Scott Steiner.] Bobby Eaton evened the score up in their feud with the Steiner Brothers here today. It wasn't without controversy, however. Both Rick Steiner and Arn Anderson accompanied their tag team partners to the ring for this match, but Paul E. Dangerously was also there for the match giving the advantage in numbers to the tag champs. The match was very even as both Eaton and Scott Steiner tried to wrestle to their strengths, and it resulted in a very well fought matchup. Near the end, however, Paul E. tripped Scott as he was bouncing off the ropes. This led to Rick Steiner chasing Paul E. around the ring. Meanwhile Arn Anderson hopped up on the ring apron. Scott Steiner was not happy to see this as he went over and nailed Anderson with a right hand. This was all the distraction Eaton needed as he grabbed Steiner from behind and rolled him up with a reverse cradle and hooked the tights just to make sure. Scott Steiner was caught off guard and was not able to get a shoulder up before the three count. Anderson, Eaton, and Paul E. quickly left the ringside area as Scott Steiner looked on in disgust. Rick Steiner joined him in the ring and gave him a pat on the back, but it was obvious that Scott Steiner was disappointed with the result of the match. Card rating: ** ½ WCW Hotline: The Steiner Brothers and Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson are now all tied up in their one on one matches. Will that be enough for the Steiner Brothers to guarantee their World Tag Title shot? This Saturday Steve Austin defends his Television Title against Dustin Rhodes. Can Rhodes win his first singles Title here in WCW? Big Josh and Ron Simmons will also be defending their US Tag Titles against the Taylor Made Man and Tracey Smothers, Big Van Vader will be in action, and Lex Luger and Sting will come face to face as they officially sign the contract for their one on one match for Superbrawl II. Not only will all that take place, but it has just been confirmed that Executive VP, Kip Frey, will be in the arena and has a special announcement regarding the United States Title currently being held by "Ravishing" Rick Rude. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 04/28/10 at 02:30:30 WCW Saturday Night 2/8/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Jim Ross Tonight's show started off with Lex Luger's music hitting as the World Heavyweight Champion came down to ringside with his manager, Harley Race, and another one of Race's men, Mr. Hughes. The ring had been set up with a long table with chairs at both sides. On the table was a few pieces of paper. Tony Schiavone was in the ring, apparently ready to lead the proceedings of the signing of the contract for the match at Superbrawl II. As soon as Luger was settled with Race and Hughes standing behind him, Sting made his entrance to a huge crowd ovation. Sting clapped hands with the fans on his way down the aisle, and soon took his seat. Tony Schiavone announced that both men simply had to sign their names on the last page to officially set up the match for the main event of Superbrawl. Luger signed first, but before he handed the papers to Tony Schiavone, he motioned that he wanted the microphone. Luger once again said that Sting had to realize that while they may once have been friends, he would let nobody get in the way of his success. He also said that it was not his fault that WCW knew who would bring in the money from advertisements and promotions. It would take an idiot to not see that Luger had the looks, the intelligence, and the personality to carry World Championship Wrestling. He said he felt sorry for Sting, that he'll always be just the number two guy in WCW, but after all of this is over he may invite Sting to a party in Hollywood to help cheer him up. Sting just sat there the whole time with no emotion showing on his face. After Luger handed the papers to Schiavone, Tony brought them over to Sting. Sting signed them, and then grabbed the microphone from Tony Schiavone. Sting said he didn't care about parties, or being the spokesperson for McDonalds, or having his face on a Nascar car, all he cared about was the World Heavyweight Title and beating Luger into submission! He said that they may have once been friends, but Luger sold his soul when he decided to team up with Harley Race and that he didn't even know the man that was sitting opposite of him. Sting said he would knock some sense into Luger at Superbrawl and when he was screaming in the Scorpion Deathlock, maybe it would be Luger that would need some cheering up after the match. Sting started to say something else, but Mr. Hughes had slowly walked around to the back of Sting. Mr. Hughes went to clobber him from behind, but Sting whirled around and blocked the blow! Sting pushed Hughes into the ropes, but at this point Luger grabbed the table from his side and pushed it hard into the lower back of Sting! Sting quickly bent over in pain as Mr. Hughes started wailing on him. Luger pushed the table over and joined in on the beating. Sting quickly fell to the mat as Luger and Mr. Hughes started putting the boots to him. Even Harley Race got into the act as he dropped a couple of diving headbutts onto the fallen Sting. The attack continued for a couple of minutes as Sting tried to fight them off, but it was just too much. Once they were satisfied that they had accomplished their task Luger bent down and grabbed the microphone that had fallen to the floor. He laughed as he told the unconscious Sting to forget being the number two guy after Superbrawl because after he's done with him he'll be lucky to be the popcorn vendor. After a batch of commercials the ring had been cleared and the Taylor Made Man and Tracey Smothers made their way down to the ring for their upcoming US Tag Team Title shot. Terry Taylor came down to the ring in a nice suit, but surprisingly so, so did Tracey Smothers. Both men entered the ring and Taylor asked for the microphone. The Taylor Made Man said he was use to the fine things in life, nice clothes, old brandy, fine cigars, women pampering him, but poor Tracey Smothers had never been able to appreciate the finer things in life. Tracey Smothers then took the microphone and said since joining up with Terry Taylor he realized that the life of a normal man is no life at all. He was too good to live like the trash that come to WCW events and cheer on such rejects as Big Josh and Ron Simmons. He said he's done living like scum, and it's now time to live the nice life. Terry Taylor said the only thing these two Taylor Made Men were missing was some gold. The Taylor Made Men slowly started taking off their suits to leave them into their wrestling tights. Ron Simmons and Big Josh came down the aisle next, and they did not look overly happy about the comments Taylor and Smothers had made about them. Right before the bell rang, however, the Fabulous Freebirds music came over the speakers and out stepped Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin. Big Josh and Simmons seemed irritated at the interruption, but Hayes and Garvin just waved at the two big men and walked over to the announcers table with Jim Ross. Apparently they were going to be joining him for some color commentary. Ron Simmons and Big Josh defeated The Taylor Made Men (Terry Taylor and Tracey Smothers) when Josh pinned T. Smothers with the Northern Exposure in 0:08:24. Rating: ** (Ron Simmons and Big Josh retained the United States Tag Team Titles.) The Taylor Made Men put up quite the fight here tonight. They even came rather close to getting a couple of pinfalls when Big Josh or Simmons were distracted by the Fabulous Freebirds being at ringside. The Freebirds basically made fun of the two US Tag Champs throughout the match on commentary. They took to calling Big Josh a fat hillbilly and Ron Simmons a dumb hooligan. Eventually Simmons was able to hit Smothers with a jumping shoulderblock and Big Josh followed it up with the Northern Exposure sitdown splash. Simmons held Taylor off as Big Josh got the three count. After the match the Freebirds got into the ring and offered their hands in an apparent show of respect to the United States Tag Champions, but Big Josh and Ron Simmons were definitely skeptical. The crowd were waving them off, trying to tell them not to fall for it. Apparently they decided to take the crowd's advice as they just shrugged and turned their backs to exit the ring. The Fabulous Freebirds apparently didn't take too kindly to this as they Hayes and Garvin chop blocked Simmons and Josh respecitively. Hayes and Garvin then quickly pulled them up and hit in sync DDT's! The Freebirds laughed it up and celebrated as the US Tag Champs laid beaten in the ring. El Gigante made Mike Fever submit to the Claw in 0:02:47. Rating: 1/2* El Gigante, knee brace wrapped on, had little trouble dispatching of his opponent tonight. During the match Cactus Jack cut an insert promo where he was ramming his head into a locker yelling out that El Gigante would feel true pain soon. The pain that Cactus feels every day of his fun filled life. Richard Morton pinned Johnny Rich with the Rock 'n Roll Buster in 0:03:48. Rating: ** 1/4 Jushin Liger pinned Diamond Dallas Page after a German suplex in 0:06:06. Rating: * 1/4 Diamond Dallas Page seemed a little over confident since he had Vinnie Vegas at ringside for his match here tonight. Little did he know how competitive Jushin Liger can be. Liger used his speed to totally keep DDP off his guard, and eventually nailed a beautiful German Suplex with a bridge to secure the three count. Vegas entered the ring after the match, but Liger was already on his way back down the aisle. DDP was very upset after the match as even though Vegas and the Diamond Studd seem to be succeeding in the ring, he is still near the bottom of the ladder. DDP screamed out to the camera that he wasn't done with Liger yet. Eric Bischoff was shown backstage saying that he had been in contact with Barry Windham, and Windham had said he would discuss his hand injury and his future next week on Saturday Night. Bischoff said he would be traveling to Sweet Water, Texas to conduct this sit down interview. Big Van Vader defeated Johnny Gunn after a choke slam in 0:01:44. Rating: * ¾ Big Van Vader once again totally demolished his opponent, this time it was Johnny Gunn. Vader nearly dropped him on his head with the choke slam, and that was more than enough to keep Gunn down for the three count. After the match once again Harley Race ordered Vader to continue the punishment. Vader picked Gunn back up and dropped him with another choke slam. It looked like we might have another stretcher job on our hands, but all of a sudden the fans went crazy. Vader didn't seem to notice as he bent over to pick Gunn back up, but Brian Pillman had slid into the ring! Vader didn't even see him as Pillman jumped and dropkicked Vader in the back! Vader was totally caught off guard and fell through the middle ropes and landed in a heap on the outside! Vader quickly got back to his feet as Pillman grabbed Gunn and got him out of the ring as quickly as possible. Vader nearly tore the ringside apart after he saw Pillman escape to the back with his intended victim, Johnny Gunn. Harley Race tried to calm the big man down, but Vader was having none of it as he upturned a ringside table, and then grabbed a steel chair and started hammering it against the ringpost. It took some time before Race was finally able to get control of this monster. PN News defeated Rick Thames with the Broken Record in 0:03:54. Rating: * PN News, a rather large man who likes to rap, hasn't been seen in a month or so. Tonight he made his return and quickly hit his splash off the top rope he calls the Broken Record for the pinfall. The main event tonight would pit Steve Austin against Dustin Rhodes for the Television Title. Austin was accompanied to the ring by Paul E. Dangerously while Rhodes was alone. It would be interesting to see if that would be a factor in the match. Dustin Rhodes and Steve Austin battled to a draw in 0:15:00. Rating: ** 1/2 (Steve Austin retained the Television Title.) Dustin Rhodes and Steve Austin showed off their wrestling skills here tonight. The match started with a few minutes of chain wrestling which led to quite a few close two counts, and really showed that these two young men have a very bright future. Things took a sudden dark turn, however, when Austin sucker punched Rhodes in the corner. Rhodes didn't take too nicely to that as he tackled Austin to the mat and from there it was a complete brawl! There were several close falls from both sides, and Paul E. even decided to get involved by tripping Rhodes as he was bouncing off the ropes. This led to Austin going for the cover and even put his feet on the ropes for leverage, but Rhodes was still able to kick out. As the time limit started to wind down Rhodes hit the Bulldog out of nowhere, but at the two count Paul E. was able to put Austin's foot on the rope. The referee, Randy Anderson, didn't see it, but Dustin Rhodes sure did. He reached through the ropes and pulled Paul E. into the ring! Dangerously started begging, but Rhodes would have none of it as he dropped the manager with an elbow! Austin got back to his feet, but it was just in time to eat another Bulldog! Rhodes went for the cover just as the bell rang signaling that the match had gone the full fifteen minutes allotted. Rhodes was obviously not happy with this, but there was nothing that could be done. Randy Anderson was given the TV Title and was walking over to drape it over Austin, but Rhodes took it from his hands and lifted it up above his head to a huge ovation from the crowd. He then dropped it on Austin who was starting to make some movement. Rhodes made his way to the back as Austin and Dangerously slowly got back to their feet, realizing that they had retained the strap. After some commercials Saturday Night came back to Kip Allen Frey and Tony Schiavone in the ring with Ricky Steamboat. Tony Schiavone held up the microphone to Frey who announced that there has been some controversy over who Rick Rude would be defending his United States Title against at Superbrawl II. Kip Frey said that he had come to a decision with the champion committee and....he was then interrupted by Rick Rude stepping out of the entranceway and walking down to the ring with Paul E. Dangerously. Dangerously had an ice pack on his head from his earler altercation with Dustin Rhodes. Rude entered the ring with Dangerously and got right in Frey's face and then stared down Steamboat. After a few moments Rude tore the microphone out of Schiavone's hand. Rude said that he knew what was going on here, that Steamboat's kissing butt routine was going to get him a US Title shot even though it was clear he didn't deserve it. Frey tried to say something about last week, but Rude continued by saying that just because Steamboat cheated and pinned him in a tag match, and then showed that he had no wrestling ethics by pretending to be somebody else in a mask last week, and not only that, but he held the tights! There was just no justification to name Steamboat as the number one contender. Frey seemed to take this into consideration for a few seconds before motioning that he wanted the microphone back. Frey asked if Steamboat isn't worthy of being the challenger at Superbrawl then who did deserve that right? Rick Rude rubbed his chin while he was thinking before saying that he was really impressed earlier tonight by somebody and thinks that he'd be a great challenger ... he then said that Diamond Dallas Page would be a great match! The crowd audibly groaned at this, and Steamboat tried to get around Frey to get at Rude, but Frey put his hand up and motioned for Steamboat to hold on a second. Then to the shock of the crowd, Frey agreed with Rude! Frey said that he would be more than happy to name DDP as the number one contender. Rude got a big grin on his face and high fived Paul E. but Frey said he wasn't done. Frey said that DDP would become the number one contender IF he could beat Ricky Steamboat next week! He said that next week it would be Ricky Steamboat versus DDP, the winner would go on to face Rick Rude for the US Title at Superbrawl! Rude threw a fit in the ring while Steamboat pointed at Austin then motioned that he wanted the title around his waist! This definitely didn't go the way that the Dangerous Alliance had planned. Card rating: * ¾ WCW Hotline: What a crazy night of action here on Saturday Night! Lex Luger and Sting are officially signed to wrestle at Superbrawl, and Luger definitely tried to get the upper hand tonight by laying Sting out. Sting was still a little groggy an hour or so after the attack. Rick Rude tried to convince Kip Frey that Diamond Dallas Page was a more worthwhile opponent than Ricky Steamboat, and it seemed to work until Kip pulled a fast one and made a number one contenders match for next week. It will be DDP vs. Ricky Steamboat. DDP is obviously elated at the chance, and he promises to come well prepared. It apparently went right over his head that Rick Rude had picked him as he thought of him as an easier challenge. Still, Ricky Steamboat better not take him lightly, but knowing Steamboat, he won't. Rick Rude will be definitely be watching this match closely. Dustin Rhodes came THIS close to winning the TV Title tonight, and if he had just a few more seconds, he probably would have. Austin was just happy to escape with his title while Rhodes is petitioning for a rematch. The Fabulous Freebirds finally took things one step too far as they attacked the United States Tag Team Champions, Big Josh and Ron Simmons, after their match. Big Josh and Ron Simmons were furious after the match and demanding some revenge. Barry Windham will be interviewed next week by Eric Bischoff. Hopefully we will get some information on what the future has in store for Barry Windham and just how damaged his right hand is. Brian Pillman may have saved Johnny Gunn's career, but he might have just shortened his own. Big Van Vader was raging mad after Pillman interfered in the post match beatdown. We just hope that Pillman knows what he has just gotten himself into. Tomorrow on the Main Event will be full of action as DDP's promise for revenge on Liger might just take place as Liger will go one on one with the Diamond Studd and in the main event Sting will go one on one with the man that helped in his beatdown tonight, Mr. Hughes. Also in action will be Johnny B. Badd and the World Tag Team Champions, Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton! Matches signed for Superbrawl II: World Heavyweight Title: Lex Luger© vs Sting and just signed: Grudge Match: Cactus Jack vs El Gigante Plus: Dustin Rhodes, Big Josh, and Ron Simmons vs. The Fabulous Freebirds and Steve Austin |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 04/29/10 at 20:46:16 WCW Main Event 2/9/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Tony Schiavone Tony Schiavone started the show off in the interview area by running down tonight's card which would include Sting taking on the man that helped deliver a beating to him on Saturday Night, Mr. Hughes, the World Tag Team Champions, Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton, would also be in action. But before the opening match Diamond Dallas Page, the Diamond Studd, and Vinnie Vegas walked over to him apparently having something to say. DDP said that Jushin Liger had agreed to wrestle the Diamond Studd in the opening match here tonight. He stated that Liger totally embarrassed him on Saturday Night, but tonight he would get his revenge. The Diamond Studd then took the microphone and said that there was one thing you don't do and that is embarrassing the Diamond Mine. With that the three men headed down to ringside for the opening match. Diamond Studd pinned Jushin Liger with the Diamond Death Drop in 0:07:36. Rating: ** 3/4 Liger had quite the size disadvantage going into this match, but it was amazing to see him not back up a step against the Diamond Studd. Instead Liger took it right to the Studd with some high flying offense that kept Studd struggling to keep up. In fact, it looked like Liger might get what might be considered an upset when he hit a moonsault bodyblock, but Studd was somehow able to kick out at two. The Studd was eventually able to get in some power based offense taking the wind out of Liger. However, Liger was able to fight back and eventually was able to hit a koppo kick on the Studd after he telegraphed a back bodydrop. The Studd went down to one knee as Liger went to bounce off the ropes and looked like he was going for another koppo kick when DDP out of nowhere smashed a chair across the back of Liger! It should have been an automatic disqualification, but at the same DDP had done that Vinnie Vegas had jumped on the ring apron and distracted the referee, Nick Patrick. Liger staggered forward, and the Studd was able to to regain his composure long enough to lift Liger up and drop him with the Diamond Death Drop for the three count. After the match DDP and Vegas entered the ring and really went to work on Liger. The Diamond Studd soon joined in and eventually Liger was left a beaten and broken man. DDP was given a microphone and shouted out that Ricky Steamboat better be watching because this is what happens when you mess with the Diamond Mine! He said that this Saturday Night will be the start of his rise to the top of WCW when he becomes the number one contender for the United States Title! The crowd started to laugh at DDP's promise before he yelled at them to shut up! DDP is taking this chance very seriously at Saturday Night, so Ricky Steamboat better be prepared for a challenge. Johnny B. Badd pinned Rip Rogers with the Tutti Frutti in 0:04:20. Rating: ** 1/2 Non-Title Match: Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton defeated Danny Poston and TC Carter when A. Anderson pinned Carter with the DDT in 0:05:07. Rating: ** 1/2 Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, and Paul E. Dangerously joined Tony Schiavone on the interview stage after their match. The World Tag Team Champions said it was really starting to get annoying how everybody always comes up to them and asks why they are afraid to defend the tag titles against the Steiner Brothers. Everybody always asks why they won't give the best tag team of the '90s a shot? Anderson said it was time to make one thing clear and that was that they were sick of being told that the Steiners were this magnificent team that could win the straps if only given a shot. Eaton said that they have finally had enough of this crap, and they were going to shut up the Steiners and the fans for good. They said that they were going to give the Steiners their match at Superbrawl, and they would finally show the entire world that they were going to be the team of the '90 and not two guys that probably didn't have a combined IQ of 60. We went to WCW Headquarters where Eric Bischoff was to announce this week's WCW Top Ten. 10. Diamond Studd 9. Ron Simmons 8. Big Van Vader 7. El Gigante 6. Cactus Jack 5. Dustin Rhodes 4. Steve Austin 3. Ricky Steamboat 2. Rick Rude 1. Sting Champion: Lex Luger Eric Bischoff also made sure to make mention to not miss this Saturday Night as he will be heading out this week to talk to Barry Windham at his home. He also pulled out a manila envelope from under his desk and said that Kip Allen Frey, the Executive VP of WCW, told him to bring this with him to Sweetwater, Texas. Bischoff said he was unsure what was actually in the envelope, but he was told that Barry Windham would open it this Saturday during his interview. This was a nice segue way into the next match as the man that put Windham on the shelf twice now would be in action. Larry Zbyszko pinned Mike Fever with the Brain Buster in 0:04:20. Rating: ** 1/4 Larry Zbyszko mocked Barry Windham throughout his match here tonight. Every time "the Cruncher" would deliver a right hand he would shake it like it was hurt before laughing. The crowd quickly became aware of what he was doing and really let him have it. This didn't seem to bother Larry too much as he was able to quickly put away his opponent here tonight. After the match Larry made a point to stomp on the hand of Fever before leaving the ring. It looked like Mike Fever was in quite a bit of pain as the referee checked up on him and his hand. Brad Armstrong pinned Chuck Coates with the Side Russian Legsweep in 0:04:41. Rating: ** 1/2 Sting made Mr. Hughes submit to the Scorpion Deathlock in 0:06:51. Rating: * Sting came out a house of fire here tonight. He was looking for a measure of revenge for the attack that he suffered at the hands of Lex Luger, Mr. Hughes, and Harley Race on Saturday Night. Sting really took it to the big man here tonight, and even Harley Race at ringside seemed surprised by the intensity that Sting showed. Mr. Hughes was finally get a slight upper hand when Sting went for his Stinger Splash, but Harley Race got up on the ring apron and pushed Mr. Hughes out of the way. Sting smashed into the turnbuckles chest first, and it looked like he was rather shaken up. From there Hughes went to work on trying to dismantle the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Title. After a minute or so of clubbing him to the mat Mr. Hughes was able to whip Sting into the ropes and hit his Spinning Side Slam!! Mr. Hughes covered him, but Sting somehow got his shoulder up at the very last millisecond. Mr. Hughes got to his feet and apparently thought he had won the match. The same can be said for Harley Race who entered the ring and raised Hughes' hand. They didn't even see Sting slowly getting to his feet behind them. Sting nailed Race with a dropkick from behind that sent Race flying through the ropes and back to the outside. Hughes turned around, but was quickly taken to the mat with a double leg takedown by Sting, and from there Sting wasted no time in wrapping Hughes' legs up and turning him over in the Scorpion Deathlock! Mr. Hughes was in the middle of the ring, and he had no choice but to submit. Sting hollered out to the crowd in celebration, and the crowd gave him a huge ovation. This was a big win for Sting heading into Superbrawl on March 1st. Not only did he get a victory over one of his attackers from Saturday Night, but he showed a great amount of resiliency in this hard fought match. Card rating: ** 1/4 WCW Hotline: Sting comes away with a huge win here tonight. Every day draws us closer to Superbrawl II, and Sting is just chomping at the bit to get his hands on Lex Luger. It has been signed, Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton will be defending their World Tag Team Titles against the Steiner Brothers! This should be an epic encounter between four of the top tag team specialists to ever compete in WCW. Jushin Liger took a real beating after his match here tonight, but it appeared to be mostly a few bruises and maybe a cracked rib. DDP did get some revenge when he clobbered Liger with a chair allowing the Diamond Studd to get the three count. And not only that, but he let Steamboat know he wasn't going to be any push over this Saturday Night. The question is, will he have the Diamond Studd and Vinnie Vegas by his side? My bet would be yes. So make sure not to miss this Saturday Night as Ricky Steamboat goes for the number one contendership for the US Title against Diamond Dallas Page, Big Van Vader will go one on one with Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Steve Austin will defend his Television Title against Ron Simmons, and Brian Pillman will be in action as well plus much more. Not only that, but Eric Bischoff will have his sit down interview with Barry Windham, and the question of what papers are in that manila envelope that Bischoff is taking to Sweetwater, Texas with him will be answered. Matches signed for Superbrawl II: Matches signed for Superbrawl II: World Heavyweight Title: Lex Luger© vs Sting World Tag Team Champions: Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton© vs The Steiner Brothers Grudge Match: Cactus Jack vs El Gigante Dustin Rhodes, Big Josh, and Ron Simmons vs. The Fabulous Freebirds and Steve Austin |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 05/04/10 at 06:56:43 WCW Saturday Night 2/15/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Jim Ross The show started off rather fast tonight as Jim Ross ran down the card, and he also announced that signed during the week was a Television Title defense for Steve Austin against big Ron Simmons which was up next. This would be a huge opportunity for Ron Simmons to capture his first singles title. Austin would definitely have his hands full with a guy much bigger and stronger than he is. Steve Austin defeated Ron Simmons after a back suplex in 0:10:51. Rating: *** (Steve Austin retained the Television Title.) [Paul E. Dangerously interfered against Ron Simmons] Ron Simmons was so close to dethroning the current Television Champion. He even hit his Powerslam, but Paul E. Dangerously was there to put Austin's foot on the bottom rope right before the three count. This sent Simmons into an uproar. He grabbed Dangerously by his suit jacked and pulled him up on the apron, but in the confusion Dangerously tossed the dazed Austin his cell phone. The referee tried to get in between the manager and Simmons, and in the meantime Austin clobbered Ron with the phone! Austin threw the phone out of the ring and dropped an out on his feet Simmons with a back suplex. Austin quickly made the cover and another successful title defense for Austin was in the books. This gives Austin and the Fabulous Freebirds some momentum going into their six man tag with Simmons, Big Josh, and Dustin Rhodes. Brian Pillman pinned Buddy Baker with the Springboard Clothesline in 0:04:09. Rating: ** After Brian Pillman's rather easy win he walked over to Jim Ross on the interview stage. Jim Ross said that nobody could question Pillman's courage after last week he ran into the ring and saved Johnny Gunn from Big Van Vader, but a lot of people are questioning Pillman's intellect. Pillman said that people have always said he was too small, too little, wasn't strong enough, but each and every time he has proven those people wrong. He mentioned that all through high school he out performed every football player there was and before long the NFL was knocking at his door. The Cincinnati Bengals saw his potential and signed him to compete at the top level. And when it came to the time when he turned to wrestling everybody said it once again, you're too small, you're too little...and he was. But that didn't stop him from competing, and luckily, he met somebody named Sting who helped him through the rough times and helped in training him to become the competitor he is today. He said he was just extremely lucky to have guys like El Gigante and Sting looking out for him when he first got started in wrestling in case somebody wanted to take privileges with a rookie. Pillman said that after seeing Vader time and again abusing these guys that are new to WCW and are just competing for a shot to make it, seeing Vader destroy them, that it got to him. He saw himself, and he wasn't going to let it happen anymore. He then said that Vader maybe big and bad, but he has made a career out of showing that it's not how big you are, but you how hard you fight. The Taylor Made Men (Terry Taylor and Tracey Smothers) defeated Jim Boss and TC Carter when T. Smothers pinned Carter after a DDT in 0:03:46. Rating: * 1/2 We then go to what appears to be a nicely outfitted family room. There was a fire going in the fireplace, and Barry Windham was sitting in the lazy boy beside it. Sitting close to him was Eric Bischoff. Bischoff and Windham exchanged pleasantries before the camera focused in on Windham's right hand which was back in a full blown cast. Bischoff made mention of the cast, and Windham just smiled. Windham said his hand was reinjured in the attack a couple of weeks back, and the doctors were very pessimistic about Windham's chances of ever recovering full hand strength. Bischoff then said that Kip Allen Frey had asked him to bring this envelope to him. Windham then surprised Bischoff by saying that it was him that had asked for the papers in the envelope. Windham opened the envelope and pulled out several papers and then got very serious. He said that Larry Zbyzsko and the Dangerous Alliance had once again tried to put him out to pasture, and this time it looked like they had succeeded. He said that WCW could not and would not allow him back into the ring. Eric Bischoff went to say how sorry he was, but Windham told him to hold off on wishing him luck because these papers would take care of everything. Windham then put pen to paper and signed something (with his left hand which he obviously wasn't use to as he fumbled with the pen). He flipped the page and then signed another page. Bischoff questioned him as to what he had just signed, and Windham said that he had contacted Kip Frey and told him what he was willing to do to get back in the ring. Mr. Frey was not very willing, but after Windham had threatened him with showing up at any and all WCW events to take out the Dangerous Alliance, even if it was outside the arena, that he had no choice. So the first contract was him signing off his rights to insurance or holding WCW responsible for anything that might happen to him in the ring. And the second was the only way he could get Frey to let him have the match he wanted at Superbawl. The second contract would be for an Unsanctioned Match against Larry Zbyszko! Eric Bischoff then, in trying to make sure he heard correctly, asked Windham if he knew that meant that anything and everything would be allowed? Windham said he would have it no other way. Windham then asked Zbyszko if he had the guts to face a one handed man? Jim Ross seemed pretty upset when we back to the arena. He questioned Barry Windham's decision and also Kip Frey in allowing himself to be pushed into letting Windham back into the ring when it was obvious he wasn't ready. PN News pinned Kip Abee with the Broken Record in 0:03:42. Rating: ** Big Van Vader pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell with the Vader Bomb in 0:05:50. Rating: *** Big Van Vader got his wish here tonight as he went one on one with Brian Pillman's tag team partner, Marcus Alexander Bagwell. Jim Ross said that Bagwell had requested Pillman stay in the back during the match so he could prove himself here tonight. It ended up being a poor decision as Vader just demolished the youngster. It's not that Bagwell didn't deliver any offense; it was just mostly shrugged off. Still, Bagwell did put up more of a fight than most of Vader's recent competitors. He even hit a missile dropkick that almost was enough to get a flash three count, but when Vader got up from that it was game over. A Vader Bomb moments later put an end to the match. After the match Vader went right back to his old ways as he kept pummeling away at Bagwell. This time, however, Harley Race grabbed a microphone and started hollering for "Flyin'" Brian to come out and save his friend! Vader kept up the beating which included a rather vicious looking choke slam when the crowd erupted in cheers. Brian Pillman ran out with a chair in hand! Pillman slid into the ring and gently tossed it to Vader. Vader caught it and looked kind of confused when Pillman dropkicked the chair right into his face! Vader staggered backwards, and once again Pillman had knocked Vader to the outside! Pillman quickly grabbed Bagwell and got him out of there while Race screamed at Vader to get up. In moments Vader was back in the ring and yelling that he would break Pillman's back. The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) defeated Joey Maggs and Larry Santo when R. Steiner pinned Santo after a belly-to-belly suplex in 0:04:30. Rating: ** ¾ The Steiner Brothers came away with an easy win here tonight. It was revealed that there have been numerous confrontations backstage among the Steiners and Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton that have to keep being separated by WCW staff and officials. The WCW Championship Committee announced that to let these four men release some of their frustrations that next week the Steiner Brothers would face Vinnie Vegas and the Diamond Studd, and Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton would go at it with Sting and Dustin Rhodes and, in a surprising announcement, that match would be for the World Heavyweight Tag Team Titles! Larry Zbyszko came out to the the interview area along with Paul E. Dangerously. Zbyszko laughed at the earlier interview by Barry Windham by saying that he didn't believe for a second that Windham could be serious. But just in case he was, did Windham really think that he would give up the chance to finally put an end to Windham's career? And in an anything goes match? "The Cruncher" said he has no problem with an unsanctioned match, because that means no matter what he does to Windham, nobody can get on his case afterwards. It was after all, Barry, that wanted the match. Larry said that after he gets done with him, it won't just be his hand in a cast. It's going to be his entire body. Before the main event could get started "Ravishing" Rick Rude's entrance music came over the speakers and out stepped the United States Champion. Rude joined Jim Ross at the announcer's table as he apparently would be giving color commentary for the match that would determine who he faces at Superbrawl. Diamond Dallas Page was out next, and he was accompanied by the Diamond Studd and Vinnie Vegas. With the ring surrounded by enemies, Ricky Steamboat would definitely have his hands full. [#1 Contendership to the US Title]: Ricky Steamboat pinned Diamond Dallas Page with the Flying Cross Body Press in 0:07:45. Rating: ** 1/2 [Vinnie Vegas and the Diamond Studd interfered against Ricky Steamboat] Diamond Dallas Page really surprised quite a few people here tonight by putting up one heck of a fight against Ricky Steamboat. Rick Rude was pretty clearly cheering on Page from the announcer's table, and he even yelled out at the referee every time he thought there was a slow count involved when Page went for a pinfall on the Dragon. It was only a matter of time, of course, before Vinnie Vegas and the Diamond Studd got involved in the match. Steamboat looked like he might have been able to get the three count after he nailed DDP with a flying chop to the head off of the top rope, but Vegas jumped up on the ring apron. This got the attention of both the referee, Nick Patrick, and Ricky Steamboat. At the same time the crowd let loose some cheers as Jushin Liger and the Z-Man ran down the aisle! The Diamond Studd tried to cut them off, but he quickly got tangled up with Liger while the Z-Man ran around the other side and pulled Vegas off of the apron. Z-Man and Vegas started exchanging punches as DDP started yelling at them from inside the ring. Steamboat took this huge distraction to climb back up to the top rope. When DDP turned around, Steamboat sailed off with his Flying Cross Body Press! Rick Rude noticed too late what was going on and quickly tried to enter the ring, but he was too late as Patrick's hand hit the mat for the third time. Ricky Steamboat had won the right to face Rick Rude for the United States Title at Superbrawl! Steamboat didn't get much chance to celebrate his win, however, as Rude quickly leveled him with a clothesline. Rude quickly followed that up by pulling him back up to his feet and dropping him with the Rude Awakening. Eventually Liger and Studd along with the Z-Man and Vegas rolled into the ring, but by this time DDP was back to his feet, and he was able to help his two stable mates in dropping the two young high flyers. The Diamond Mine and Rick Rude eventually left the ring with Steamboat, Z-Man, and Liger completely beaten on the mat to end the show. But one thing is for sure, Rude won't be able to ambush Steamboat like that at Superbrawl and this match will be for the United States Title! Card rating: ** ½ WCW Hotline: So it's a definite now, Ricky Steamboat will do battle with Rick Rude for the United States Title at Superbrawl! Steamboat has pinned Rude in a tag team match and also by surprise when wearing a mask. Can he do it one on one for the strap? Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton will definitely have their hands full next week as they will be defending the straps against Sting and Dustin Rhodes. Sting and Rhodes are known to be very intense competitors, and with Sting getting ready for his World Heavyweight Title shot, he will be in the best condition possible. What happens if Sting and Rhodes take the Titles? Will Sting and Rhodes have to pull double duty? The Steiner Brothers will also have their hands full with two men more than capable of matching them in strength in the Diamond Studd and Vinnie Vegas next week. This Saturday Night is going to be jam packed with action. Also next week Lex Luger will defend his World Heavyweight Championship against PN News! What a big opportunity for the rapper as he has the chance to become the number one wrestler in the world. Make sure to tune in also to the Main Event as in the main event Rick Rude defends his United States Title against Van Hammer, Johnny B. Badd will go one on one with Cactus Jack, and much more including Big Josh in singles action! Matches signed for Superbrawl II: World Heavyweight Title: Lex Luger© vs Sting World Heavyweight Tag Team Titles: Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton© vs The Steiner Brothers United States Title: Rick Rude© vs Ricky Steamboat Unsanctioned Match: Larry Zbyszko vs Barry Windham Grudge Match: Cactus Jack vs El Gigante Dustin Rhodes, Big Josh, and Ron Simmons vs The Fabulous Freebirds and Steve Austin The Z-Man and Jushin Liger vs Vinnie Vegas and the Diamond Studd and also just signed: Brian Pillman vs Vader! |
| Vertigo | Posted on 05/05/10 at 20:18:41 Great writeup so far and I'm really looking forward to Superbrawl and where WCW is headed after. Rude and Steamboat should steal the show for sure, but I think Rude will retain. I also think Pillman is in way over his head and he'll be lucky to escape Vader without injury. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 05/05/10 at 21:40:21 Thanks for the comments! I'm hoping Rude and Steamboat can pull out a great match. But if I had the choice, I'd probably prefer seeing Anderson and Eaton and the Steiner Brothers. And yeah, Pillman might be in a bit of trouble unless he can pull something out of his hat. |
| rey619 | Posted on 05/09/10 at 20:26:59 I sort of started re-watching wrestling when a Swedish channel started airing WCW in 93 (because of WCW having a swede, Frank Andersson). So this circuit looks quite interesting for me. I'll need to catch up, but I like the write-ups and the fact that a top contendership match for the secondary title main events a show. I love the good old days where the secondary titles also mattered. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 05/10/10 at 17:45:44 I started watching wrestling around '92-'93. So that's where most of my favorite memories come from. I remember being seriously scared of Sid Vicious at the age of 9. I'm also a big fan of the secondary title being something special, and I think they should be taken rather seriously and main event shows. I miss the Intercontinental Title being something that was really important. Thanks for the comments! |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 05/10/10 at 19:53:21 WCW Main Event 2/16/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Tony Schiavone Tony Schiavone started the show off by running down the card which would be headlined by a US Title defense as Rick Rude would be defending his championship against Van Hammer. Rick Rude has been in quite a bit of a rut lately with his recent interactions with Ricky Steamboat, but this would definitely be the way to get back on track with a successful title defense against Hammer, a man with a lot of promise. Schiavone also said that Sting and Dustin Rhodes were very excited to have been given the right to face the World Tag Team Champions on Saturday Night, and tonight they had requested a tag match to get warmed up. Schiavone said that one thing was clear and that was that Sting and Dustin Rhodes are taking this opportunity very seriously. Cactus Jack pinned Johnny B. Badd with the Double Arm DDT in 0:09:22. Rating: ** This was quite the bout with Cactus Jack and Johnny B. Badd throwing caution to the wind. Both men took quite a few liberties with each other as Cactus tried to keep this as a brawl while Badd kept throwing out the high flying offense whenever he had the chance. Badd even came extremely close to hitting his Tutti Frutti punch, but Cactus was able to duck out of the way. Cactus then underhooked Badd and hit the Double Arm DDT out of nowhere. That was enough to get the three count, but Badd did put up a big fight. After the match Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with Cactus Jack on the interview stage. Schiavone first congratulated Cactus on his win tonight, but Cactus cut him off. Cactus said that this wasn't the win he wanted, he wanted to inflict pain and release the voices that keep bouncing around in his brain. Cactus did not get the release he needed, but he knew the man that would help him and that man was El Gigante! Cactus said that after Superbrawl he will have released the pain that keeps him awake at night, and unfortunately for him, it will be El Gigante that has to feel it. Big Josh pinned Danny Deese with the Northern Exposure in 0:04:24. Rating: ** Big Josh was accompanied to the ring with Ron Simmons. Simmons then went over to the announcer's table to join Tony Schiavone. Schiavone asked him why he was accompanying Big Josh to the ring for singles action. Simmons said he was just here to watch his partner's back. He said he knew it was a dangerous position to be in, being champions, and he's sick and tired of the Fabulous Freebirds mind games and also made mention that he wanted to get his hands on Steve Austin again too. He was just there to make sure Big Josh made it to Superbrawl at a hundred percent. Ron Simmons and Big Josh seemed to have nothing to worry about, however, as Big Josh disposed of his opponent rather quickly, and nobody else made an appearance. The next match was scheduled to be the Z-Man and Jushin Liger teaming up for the first time ever to get prepared for their big match at Superbrawl against the Diamond Studd and Vinnie Vegas. However, it was obvious something was wrong when the Z-Man came out alone, looking rather confused. The match started as a handi-cap match against Larry Santo and Chris Sullivan, but within seconds Marcus Alexander Bagwell ran out to help his friend. Z-Man and Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Larry Santo and Chris Sullivan when Z-Man pinned Sullivan with the Flying Dropkick in 0:04:51. Rating: * 3/4 (Jushin Liger no-showed.) After the match Z-Man and Bagwell shook hands and started talking, probably about Liger's whereabouts. We soon found out what had happened as Liger stumbled through the entrance curtain and slowly started walking towards the ring. His mask had been slightly ripped, and he looked like he'd just been in the fight of his life. Then from right behind him came the Diamond Studd, Vinnie Vegas, and DDP. All three men of the Diamond Mine continued their apparent assault on Liger. It was obvious that all three men are still enraged with Liger's victory over DDP, and Liger's interference in DDP's match with Ricky Steamboat. All three men continued their beating of Liger in the aisle until Z-Man and Bagwell were able to join in to help their fallen friend. Things were once again looking like the three young high fliers might be overwhelmed when out came the Steiner Brothers to break things up! The Diamond Mine yelled threats at the Steiners as they backed up, but the Steiners seemed more concerned with checking on Liger's health. Larry Zbyszko made Rick Thames submit to a clawhold in 0:03:32. Rating: ** Larry Zbyszko added a new piece of attire to his wrestling gear. He walked out with a black glove on his right hand. It was just a couple of years ago that Barry Windham wore a very similar glove on his hand. Zbyszko wasted no time in putting away Rick Thames with the Brain Buster, but instead of going for the pinfall he applied the Claw! Once again, it was only a couple of years ago that Barry Windham had been using that maneuver to win matches. Thames was already in a great deal of pain, and it didn't take very long at all before he was screaming that he submitted. After the match Zbyszko walked over to the camera and spoke on his remorse that poor Barry Windham would never be able to apply that hold he use to love ever again. Larry walked over, grabbed Thames by the hand and repeatedly smashed it into the mat. All this time Larry was screaming that this is what Barry had in store for him at Superbrawl! We went to WCW Headquarters where Eric Bischoff announced this week's WCW Top Ten. He did say that there were quite a few changes with Big Van Vader jumping up a couple of spots, and two new names were on the top ten. 10. Brian Pillman 9. PN News 8. El Gigante (7) 7. Cactus Jack (6) 6. Big Van Vader (8) 5. Dustin Rhodes (5) 4. Steve Austin (4) 3. Ricky Steamboat (3) 2. Rick Rude (2) 1. Sting (1) Champion: Lex Luger Dustin Rhodes and Sting defeated Richard Morton and The Italian Stallion when D. Rhodes pinned Stallion with the Bulldog in 0:05:25. Rating: ** ½ During the the match the Steiner Brothers cut an insert promo. Scott acknowledged that there was a shot of Sting and Rhodes winning the titles on Saturday Night, but that it didn't really matter because those straps were coming home to the Steiner Brothers at Superbrawl. Rick said that even if Eaton and Anderson lost their Titles on Saturday that the Steiners would not forget them and they'd still be beating their heads in at Superbrawl, if it's in a match or not. Dustin Rhodes and Sting really showed some nice tag team work in their match here tonight. Morton and Stallion really didn't have much of a chance as Rhodes and Sting kept them both off guard with not only their power but their speed as well. Halfway through the match Paul E. Dangerously stepped out and watched on as Rhodes and Sting fought their way to victory. Paul E. quickly headed to the back after the bell was rung as Rhodes and Sting celebrated in the ring. Rick Rude pinned Van Hammer with the Rude Awakening in 0:06:58. Rating: ** 1/2 (Rick Rude retained the United States Heavyweight Title.) "Ravishing" Rick Rude came away with a very impressive win here tonight. Rude needed this in preparation for his Title defense against Ricky Steamboat. Van Hammer was able to hold his own for a short while, but Rude's experience and power offense was enough to put the Heavy Metal guitarist down on the mat. Rude made some insulting comments towards Steamboat after the match as he was handed his Title. He pushed the Title into the camera lens and told Steamboat that this was as close as he'd ever get to his championship gold. Card rating: ** ½ WCW Hotline: We had a crazy night here on the Main Event, and things are going to get even crazier this coming Saturday. Rick Rude had a successful US Title defense against Van Hammer tonight, and this should go a long ways in building up some momentum for his match against Ricky Steamboat at Superbrawl II. What a despicable group the Diamond Mine are. They seem to get a lot of joy out of attacking the smaller Jushin Liger when it's three on one. Luckily the Steiner Brothers were there tonight to give Marcus Bagwell and the Z-Man a hand in saving Liger. This, of course, only caused the Diamond Studd, Vinnie Vegas, and DDP to become rather upset with the Steiners. They are now promising that this Saturday they will teach them a lesson in minding their own business. Cactus Jack is one crazy individual. He seems to think the only way to help him with his mental illness is to cause pain to his competitors. And the one man he seems to think that can help him with releasing all of that sickness is El Gigante. I know El Gigante is one big, bad, tough guy, but Cactus Jack might just be crazy enough to upset the "Friendly Giant." Sting and Dustin Rhodes came away with a win here tonight, and they look definitely ready for their World Tag Team Titles match on Saturday. Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton are definitely in for a fight. Not only that, but the World Heavyweight Champion, Sting's opponent at Superbrawl, Lex Luger, will be in action as he defends his Title against the #9 ranked contender for his Title in PN News. PN News has been rather successful in his short run in WCW, but can he take the sport's biggest prize? Be sure to tune in on Saturday Night! Matches signed for Superbrawl II: World Heavyweight Title: Lex Luger© vs Sting World Heavyweight Tag Team Titles: Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton© vs The Steiner Brothers United States Title: Rick Rude© vs Ricky Steamboat Unsanctioned Match: Larry Zbyszko vs Barry Windham Grudge Match: Cactus Jack vs El Gigante Dustin Rhodes, Big Josh, and Ron Simmons vs The Fabulous Freebirds and Steve Austin The Z-Man and Jushin Liger vs Vinnie Vegas and the Diamond Studd Brian Pillman vs Vader |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 05/14/10 at 00:02:32 WCW Saturday Night 2/22/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes Jim Ross started tonight off by announcing Dusty Rhodes would be joining him on commentary for tonight's action. Ross also said that Dusty Rhodes would be joining himself and Tony Schiavone with announcing duties at Superbrawl II next Sunday. Dusty said it was an honor to be sitting here, and he really would enjoy watching some WCW action up close and personal. He also wished his son, Dustin Rhodes, luck in tonight's match for the World Tag Team Titles. The number one contenders for the World Tag Team Titles, the Steiner Brothers, opened the show here tonight with their match against the Diamond Studd and Vinnie Vegas. Vegas and the Studd were accompanied to the ring by Diamond Dallas Page. This was definitely going to be a barn burner, and Dusty made the assumption that there would be some clubbering. These four men are four of the strongest in WCW, and this was going to be one hard hitting affair, especially considering the Studd and Vegas weren't too happy with the Steiners for interfering against their attack on Jushin Liger during the Main Event last week. Diamond Studd and Vinnie Vegas defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) when Studd pinned R. Steiner with the Snake Eyes in 0:07:15. Rating: ** 1/4 This ended up being quite the brawl between these four powerhouses. None of the men were going to back down, and the result was all four men being thrown around the ring. Still, the Diamond Studd and especially Vinnie Vegas do not quite have the experience that the Steiners do. Both Rick and Scott showed that they had no problem suplexing the two men from the Diamond Mine around the ring. But Vegas and Studd did fight back with their own vertical suplexes, powerslams, and other moves to keep the Steiners from gaining too much momentum. Things looked like they were going to end in the Steiner Brothers favor, however, after they had already caught DDP trying to interfere, and Rick had knocked him silly with a big Steinerline that sent DDP flying off the ring apron and into the guardrail. This all led up to Scott lifting up the Studd, and Rick coming off the top with the Steiner Bulldog. Just at this time out stepped the World Tag Team Champions, Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson! Scott Steiner saw them and immediately stepped through the ropes and started arguing with them. In the meantime, Vinnie Vegas, who was on the outside checking on DDP, quickly re-entered the ring as Rick was pinning the Studd. Vegas dropped a big elbow on the back of Rick's head, lifted him up and dropped him on the top turnbuckle with the Snake Eyes! Vegas quickly rolled the Studd over on top of Rick before plowing into Scott Steiner from behind with a knee. Scott fell through the ropes and to the outside as the referee counted the three count! Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton seemed satisfied with their work as they laughed at Scott Steiner and left the ringside area. Scott meanwhile was slowly trying to get back to his feet while Vegas pulled the Studd to his feet and celebrated with him in the ring. DDP soon joined in on the biggest win in the Diamond Mine's history. This immediately catapults them into serious tag team competition even if it was by nefarious means. Brad Armstrong pinned Rip Rogers after a flying cross body press in 0:06:01. Rating: ** 1/2 Surprisingly, Rip Rogers complained about a fast count after the match. He and the referee, Randy Anderson, seemed to get rather heated before Anderson decided he had enough and walked out. Rogers threw a small temper tantrum in the ring after the match while the crowd gave him a hard time yelling at him to get out of the ring. In the backstage area Eric Bischoff conducted an interview with the World Tag Team Champions, Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton. Bischoff asked them why they involved themselves in the opening match here tonight. Arn made it clear that they did not involve themselves, they just wanted to come out and see the so-called best tag team in the world in action. Anderson said he wasn't impressed. Eaton followed that up by saying that if the Steiners couldn't beat a couple of guys who have never teamed before, one of them being a rookie at that, then how in the world did they think they could beat the TRUE best tag team in the World, Bobby and Arn? Arn then said that if the Steiners wanted to see how a real tag team handles business to watch here tonight when they take Sting and Dustin Rhodes and break them down. Brian Pillman pinned Michael Hayes after a Victory Roll in 0:06:30. Michael Hayes suffered a sprained ankle. He will be out until approximately Superbrawl II on 3/1/92. Rating: ** 3/4 Michael Hayes and Brian Pillman both have big matches coming up at Superbrawl, but it was Pillman coming away with a win here tonight. Hayes seemed to put his foot down wrong when running against the ropes, and that might have led into Pillman being able to take advantage and eventually rolling him up with a Victory Roll out of the corner to get the win. Hayes left the ring, hobbling a little, but that wasn't the end of the night for Pillman. Harley Race stepped out with and slowly started walking towards the ring. Brian Pillman was on guard and ready for some sort of attack, but it appeared as if Race was here peaceably. Race yelled for a microphone as he entered the ring to confront "Flyin'" Brian. Race explained to Brian that he didn't understand him butting his head into Vader's business. He said that Pillman should have just turned his head and closed his ears to the screams of Vader's opponents, just like every other person in WCW did. Race noted that nobody wanted to come out and save these pieces of garbage because that's all they are and nobody should risk life and limb to save garbage. Brian Pillman was obviously getting upset by some of Race's comments, but Race wasn't doesn't done. Harley said that he respected Brian's courage to come out here and that he could see that Pillman might have a strong future...in some sort of Light Heavyweight division. Race said he didn't want to be responsible for ending such a young man's bright future because of the fact that Brian's brain hadn't matured enough to realize he was going to be destroyed at Superbrawl. Race then gave "Flyin'" Brian the chance to just say he was sorry and forfeit his match at Superbrawl, and that if he did that, Race would tell Vader to forget about him. With Pillman's concentration on Harley Race, he didn't notice Big Van Vader hopping over the guardrail and slowly sliding into the ring from behind. Pillman did seem like he was contemplating Race's offer before he reared back and gave Race a huge slap! The crowd gasped as Race seemed stunned. Pillman grabbed the microphone and said he's never given up in his entire life, and he would never give up especially not to two fat bullies! Unfortunately for him, that's all he got out as Vader whipped him around and with one clubbing blow from Vader, Pillman flew into the air, over the top rope and into the guardrail! Pillman was shocked as he never saw it coming. Pillman went down to one knee in the ringside area and looked like he had been socked silly as he was shaking his head trying to get his bearings. Meanwhile Race grabbed the microphone again and told Pillman that he had tried to be a nice guy for once, but now he's going to let Vader completely loose at Superbrawl, and Pillman will only have himself to blame. Lex Luger made PN News submit to the Torture Rack in 0:06:44. Rating: DUD (Lex Luger retained the World Heavyweight Title.) During the ring introductions, Luger cut an insert promo over his own match saying that Sting better not be getting himself too pre-occupied and putting his mind on other things. He said that the only thing that should be on Sting's mind is if Luger will want to put him on the shelf for good or maybe he'll take it easy on him and just make him bleed all over the arena. Luger said that Sting was a fool for going after the tag titles with Dustin Rhodes, because if Sting couldn't win them with Luger there was no way he could win them with a loser like Rhodes. From those comments it looked like Luger was pretty focused on Sting, and he was upset that Sting was putting so much attention on possibly winning the Tag Titles instead of keeping his eye on Luger. It definitely seemed like Luger would try take out some of this on the hip hop star. PN News has been on quite the roll lately, but tonight was a whole other matter as he went one on one for the World Heavyweight Championship against "The Total Package" Lex Luger. Harley Race stayed at ringside to be with Luger, but Lex would not need his help as he showed off some amazing power by slamming the big rapper several different times. PN News did try to put up a decent fight, and he even had the opportunity to try for his Broken Record, but Luger rolled out of the way. From there Luger impressed everybody by lifting News up and hooking him in the Torture Rack! PN News was only up for a few seconds before he was giving it up and giving Luger a successful Title defense going into Superbrawl. The Taylor Made Men (Terry Taylor and Tracey Smothers) defeated Johnny Gunn and Johnny Rich when T. Smothers pinned Gunn with the French Cuff in 0:05:38. Rating: ** 1/4 New referee Mike Droese made his debut here in the match tonight. It took him a few seconds to get comfortable, but he soon seemed to get into the groove of things. At one point Droese was actually put into the action when Taylor ducked under a flying cross body press by Johnny Rich. Droese then ended up being in the line of fire, but surprisingly Droese caught him! Considering the size of Droese, who is easily 6'6 and 300 pounds though, I guess it shouldn't be considered that surprising. As for the Taylor Made Men, they continued to roll right along with another win here tonight. They debuted their new finisher, the French Cuff, which had Smothers holding on to Gunn in a bearhug, and Taylor coming off the ropes with the Five-Arm. Gunn had nowhere to go as Smothers held him perfectly in place. El Gigante defeated Mr. Hughes when Mr. Hughes passed out in the Claw in 0:05:23. Rating: -* 1/4 El Gigante was still in his knee brace from the attack suffered at the hands of Cactus Jack. He didn't seem to let that bother him, however, as he took it right to the big Mr. Hughes. Mr. Hughes is never a pushover, but tonight El Gigante was just too much for him. In fact, tonight El Gigante probably would have been too much for most WCW superstars as the "Friendly Giant" didn't seem too friendly. He took his time chopping Mr. Hughes down to size before applying the Claw to finish the match. After the match El Gigante's attention was pulled to the entrance aisle and we soon saw why as Cactus Jack had made his way halfway towards the ring. Cactus had that deranged smile on his face, but that wasn't the case with Gigante. Gigante instead bent back down and re-applied the Claw to Mr. Hughes all the while pointing at Cactus. Cactus Jack just rocked back and forth with that strange smile on his face before screaming out" Yes! Yes! Yes!" and then a "Bang! Bang!" while starting to slap at his own head. This all was getting a little too strange for everbody, including Dusty Rhodes who said somebody needed to be calling the loony bin for Cactus. Sting and Dustin Rhodes cut a backstage interview with Eric Bischoff before the main event tonight where both Sting and Rhodes showed mutual respect for one another. They said that tonight they were taking the gold, and that there wasn't anything that could stop them. Bischoff asked Sting about his thoughts on Superbrawl and his match with Lex Luger, but Sting said that Luger was the least of his worries at this time and tonight it was all about the Tag Team Titles. Prior to the main event Jim Ross said that due to a backstage confrontation between Dustin Rhodes and Steve Austin earlier on in the night that the Dangerous Alliance will be barred from ringside. Only Paul E. Dangerously of the Alliance will be able to accompany the World Tag Team Champions to the ring. Kip Allen Frey had also informed Jim Ross that if Austin, Larry Zbyszko, or Rick Rude interferes during the match that the Champions will be stripped of their titles. Dusty Rhodes couldn't help but laugh at the expense of the Dangerous Alliance. This only helped the odds that Dusty's son Dustin Rhodes and Sting could take home the straps here tonight. What should have been a great encounter started off on the wrong foot here tonight. Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson came down the aisle first and awaited their opponents. Next out was Dustin Rhodes to his own theme music. Once he was in the ring, out came Sting to a huge ovation from the crowd. Halfway down the aisle, however, Lex Luger ran out with a chair and completely leveled him in the back of the head with it. Sting fell to the floor like a ton of bricks. Rhodes tried to go to his partner's aid, but Anderson and Eaton quickly cut him off and started working him over. The bell had yet to be rung so Luger delivered three more quick shots to Sting's head, back, and legs. The crowd was nearly becoming unglued and even Dusty Rhodes was yelling things at the announcer's table towards Luger. Luger finally raised the chair above his head and smiled before heading back. The camera did pick up Luger saying that Sting better not have better things to worry about than the Total Package. Anderson soon took over on Rhodes alone as Eaton left the ring. Nick Patrick, the referee, didn't know what to do but eventually called for the bell to start the match with Sting still in the aisle rolling in pain. Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson defeated Sting and Dustin Rhodes when Anderson pinned Sting with the DDT in 0:9:16. Rating: *** 1/2 (Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson retained the World Tag Team Titles.) Dustin Rhodes put up one heck of a fight here tonight against the World Tag Team Champions. Anderson and Eaton kept the tags coming and kept trying to dismantle the young man from Texas, but every time they thought they had him down he'd fight back with punches, elbows, or at one point even biting Eaton on the bridge of the nose. Sting, meanwhile, slowly crawled his way up on to the ring apron, but it was clear that he wasn't all there. He kept dropping down to one knee, shaking his head, before pulling himself back up to a standing position by using the ropes. There finally came a time where Rhodes was able to catch Eaton with his head down too early and was able to slam his head into the mat. Rhodes slowly crawled over and made the big, hot tag to Sting just as Eaton tagged Anderson. Sting came in and immediately it was obvious as he was still woozy as he wildly swung over the head of Anderson a few times. Anderson quickly took control, but when he went to whip Sting into the turnbuckle Sting was able to reverse it and charge in with a Stinger's Splash! Sting grabbed Anderson and whipped him into the opposite turnbuckle, but it was right into the Tag Champions corner. Sting went for one more Stinger's Splash, but Eaton was there and pushed Anderson out of the way from the ring apron! Sting smashed his head into the ringpost and staggered backwards. Anderson quickly grabbed him and snap DDT'ed him to the mat. Rhodes, still exhausted from wrestling most of the match, tried to make the save, but Eaton was there to cut him off, and just like that the World Tag Team Champions had retained their Titles! Anderson and Eaton grabbed their Titles and raised each others' hands in the air as Rhodes checked up on Sting. At that point you could see Luger step back out from the exit curtain and smiled as the show went off the air. Card rating: * 1/4 WCW Hotline: Sting was enraged after tonight's show. He was throwing things around in the locker room and screaming that he wanted Lex Luger's head. Dustin Rhodes and Ron Simmons tried to calm him down, but it took quite awhile. Sting has been sneak attacked by Luger on numerous occasions, but he only has to wait one more week before he can finally get his hands on the World Champion. But has Luger already put Sting so far off his game by getting his temper so riled up? Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton walked away with a huge World Tag Team Titles defense here tonight, and with the Steiner Brothers also losing in their match, it looks like momentum is leaning towards Anderson and Eaton. The Steiner Brothers were not happy with the Champions interfering in their match tonight, but they offered up no excuses for their loss. Scott Steiner did say they would more than make up for their loss tonight at Superbrawl. Diamond Dallas Page ran around backstage after the Diamond Studd and Vinnie Vegas' win tonight proclaiming them to be the best tag team in WCW. It seems a little early for such a claim, but it's hard to argue with success. Still, they might need a little bit more experience and a second win before they should start yelling it from the rooftops. Steve Austin and Dustin Rhodes had quite the pull apart brawl before the Tag Title match tonight. It was unclear if this was part of Paul E. Dangerously's plan to soften up Rhodes before hand or if it was bad luck that these men, with obvious distaste for one another, met up in a hallway before the match. All that was clear was it took quite a few officials to break it up. Brian Pillman finally felt a little of what Vader is capable of, and he was pretty shaken up after feeling a totally unprotected blow from the Mastodon. Pillman deserves all the respect in the world for trying to save some of the rookies, but pissing off Vader and Harley Race might just be the worst thing he could have done in trying to continue his career in WCW. Cactus Jack is one weird guy. He is certain that El Gigante can endure the punishment that he needs to release to free him from his demons. But his constant actions have really started to anger El Gigante, and now we've seen the "Friendly Giant" turn into a man who will put the Claw back on a fallen opponent. We are almost a week away from Superbrawl II! Be sure to tune into the Main Event tomorrow where Jimmy Garvin will face off against Dustin Rhodes in the main event, Ricky Steamboat will also be in action as will Diamond Dallas Page and Larry Zbyszko. Next week on Saturday Night Sting has asked for and received a one on one match with Arn Anderson which will main event the last Saturday Night before Superbrawl! This is a match you will not want to miss and also just announced Barry Windham will be in the arena! What will he have to say? And will Larry Zbyszko show his face? Matches signed for Superbrawl II: World Heavyweight Title: Lex Luger© vs Sting World Heavyweight Tag Team Titles: Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton© vs The Steiner Brothers United States Title: Rick Rude© vs Ricky Steamboat Unsanctioned Match: Larry Zbyszko vs Barry Windham Grudge Match: Cactus Jack vs El Gigante Dustin Rhodes, Big Josh, and Ron Simmons vs The Fabulous Freebirds and Steve Austin The Z-Man and Jushin Liger vs Vinnie Vegas and the Diamond Studd Brian Pillman vs Vader |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 05/14/10 at 21:49:04 WCW Main Event 2/23/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Tony Schiavone Tony Schiavone started the show off by announcing tonight's line-up including the big main event of Dustin Rhodes and Jimmy Garvin. In fact, Schiavone announced that all six men involved in Superbrawl's big six man tag were in the arena tonight. But before all of that, the opening contest would have the manager of the team that upset the Steiner Brothers on Saturday Night, Diamond Dallas Page, in action. Vinnie Vegas and the Diamond Studd, never one to leave their manager alone, would be accompanying him to the ring. Diamond Dallas Page pinned Buddy Baker with the Faceplant in 0:04:05. Rating: ** 1/2 DDP came away with an impressive win here tonight by hitting his Faceplant, a double underhook faceslam. After the match the Diamond Mine all walked over to the interview area to talk to Tony Schiavone. DDP started it off by gloating that his two men did what nobody thought was possibly by beating the Steiners clean in the middle of the ring. When Tony Schiavone tried to interrupt to bring up Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson's interference, DDP yelled at him to shut up. From there DDP said that Vinnie Vegas and the Diamond Studd would continue to climb the ranks by destroying those two pipsqueaks the Z-Man and Jushin Liger next Sunday. The Diamond Studd said that the three of them had chipped in a bought a ticket for Liger, a ticket back to Japan. Vinnie Vegas recommended he use it before Sunday or he might be headed back to the Rising Sun in a bodybag. Non-Title Match: Big Josh and Ron Simmons defeated Jim Boss and TC Carter when R. Simmons pinned Boss with the Powerslam in 0:04:39. Rating: ** 1/2 Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin, and Steve Austin cut an insert promo during the match with the Freebirds promising victory at Superbrawl and after their win, they demand a US Tag Team Title shot. They feel they should have already been given one, and they can see what Simmons and Josh are just too afraid to lose the only gold they will ever have. Hayes even said that Big Josh and Ron Simmons were lucky to win the titles in the first place, and now they refuse to fight any real competition. Austin focused most of his attention on Dustin Rhodes telling him that he must not understand the meaning of the Television Title. Austin let Rhodes know that the people want to see superstars and beautiful and "stunning" people on Television, people like himself. Austin said that the fans definitely don't want to see some hick on TV that just got his job because his dad use to let Arn Anderson beat him to a bloody pulp. Austin told Rhodes that he probably ought to look somewhere else if he wanted some championship gold, because it's obvious that he is not meant for the television. Big Josh and Ron Simmons walked away with a win here tonight, and it'll be interesting to see what happens later on tonight as it's almost a definite that Big Josh and Ron Simmons will be watching Dustin Rhodes' back. Eric Bischoff was in the WCW Headquarters to give us this week's top ten: 10. Larry Zbyszko 9. Brian Pillman (10) 8. El Gigante (8) 7. Big Van Vader (6) 6. Cactus Jack (7) 5. Dustin Rhodes (5) 4. Steve Austin (4) 3. Ricky Steamboat (3) 2. Rick Rude (2) 1. Sting (1) Champion: Lex Luger After running down the rankings, Eric Bischoff reminded everybody watching that Superbrawl II is just a week away. He said that next week the Main Event was going to be live as it would lead in to Superbrawl with a complete run down of the event, but not only that, as we would see several matches leading into one of the biggest nights of the year. He also made sure to mention to not miss Saturday Night as the night before Superbrawl would have Sting in action with Arn Anderson, Barry Windham would be in the arena, and Brian Pillman would be teaming with El Gigante against Cactus Jack and Big Van Vader! Not only that, but the TV Title would be defended by Steve Austin against Big Josh! Larry Zbyszko pinned Gregg Sawyer after a superplex in 0:04:59. Rating: ** 1/4 "The Cruncher" Larry Zbyszko once again came to the ring with the black glove on. He is still trying to get under the skin of Barry Windham, and you would have to think it must be driving Windham a little nuts that he hasn't been able to get his hands on Larry yet. Zbyszko once again used this match to attack another person's hand and pretty much had left it disabled by the end of the match. He stomped on it, used a test of strength, and even stood on it for a few seconds. It looked like Zbyszko had this match in the bag after hitting his Brainbuster, but instead of going for the pinfall, he propped Sawyer on the top turnbuckle and nailed a beautiful superplex! Of course, that is the move Windham currently uses to put away his opponents. After the match Zbyszko and Paul E. Dangerously joined Tony Schiavone in the interview area by ringside. Schiavone asked Larry just what he was thinking by using the claw last week and tonight using the superplex? Zbyszko said he was just trying to figure out how Barry Windham planned on wrestling next Sunday. It's obvious he can't use the Claw and tonight he showed that it requires quite a bit of hand strength to get a guy up for the superplex. Larry Zbyszko claimed he actually felt sorry for Barry Windham and that his full intention was to just retire Barry with as little pain as possible, but that the idiot kept coming back for more. He regretted that now he realized he'd have to go one step further and break the other hand of Barry Windham and then there'd be no choice for him but to leave the sport. He also acknowledged that he had some respect for Blackjack Mulligan so he'd try to at least leave his son, Barry Windham, with his legs that way we could turn tail and run back to Texas after he was done with him. Ricky Steamboat pinned Mark Kyle with the Flying Cross Body Press in 0:03:42. Rating: ** Ricky Steamboat cut an insert promo during his match regarding his upcoming US Title shot against "Ravishing" Rick Rude. He promised that he would do his family and the United States proud by winning the Title and holding it with honor. He said that he had already pinned Rick Rude twice in the last month, but Rude kept wanting to run from him because he knew he didn't have what it took to tame "the Dragon." And unlike Rick Rude, he would be willing to defend the title against all comers at a moment's notice because that is what being a champion is all about. It is not about hiding behind your manager and contracts like a coward the way that Rude has done. Steamboat told Rude to come ready for the fight of his life. In tonight's main event, Jimmy Garvin was accompanied by Michael Hayes and TV Champion "Stunning" Steve Austin. Paul E. Dangerously was not out there with Austin as he apparently thought that Austin could handle his own tonight. Dustin Rhodes was next out, and it looked like he would be alone, but after he had walked down the aisle a few steps out stepped the US Tag Team Champions, Big Josh and Ron Simmons. It appeared we would have all six men involved in the big six man tag at Superbrawl at ringside here tonight for our main event. Dustin Rhodes pinned Jimmy Garvin after a rollover in 0:10:49. Rating: ** Poor Mike Droese. This was his second match to referee in WCW, and he was stuck with a total clinic of interfering behind his back. Austin and Hayes struck first by tripping up Rhodes whenever given the chance as he was bouncing off the ropes or if he was standing too near to them by the ropes. Big Josh and Ron Simmons like to compete fairly, but they eventually saw too much and the next time Garvin came off the ropes at Rhodes, Simmons tripped him which got a large positive reaction from the crowd. Droese kept being distracted by the antics on the outside, and it looked like he got a little frustrated at one point as Hayes jumped up on the ring apron, and Droese shoved him back down to the ringside area! Hayes looked on in shock, but Droese just yelled at him to stay out of the match. Things kept going back and forth in the match until Rhodes was able to roll through a flying cross body press by Garvin, and he was able to pin a totally caught off guard Garvin for the three count. As soon as the bell rang chaos reigned as all six men entered the ring and just went at it. Rhodes paired off with Austin as did Hayes with Josh and Simmons with Garvin. All six men continued to fight it out as officials stormed the ring to try and clear the ring. Card rating: ** ½ WCW Hotline: We are just a week away from the second annual Superbrawl! Things have been simmering for quite some time, and it's about time for everything to explode! The six man tag between Dustin Rhodes, Big Josh, and Ron Simmons against Steve Austin and the Fabulous Freebirds really picked up some steam here tonight. The young referee, Mike Droese, could barely keep a grip on things. It looks like we might see more of the same come next Sunday. Ricky Steamboat has been training hard for his match with Rick Rude as evidenced by his match here tonight. Rick Rude better be ready because Ricky Steamboat always brings it when it comes to the big match. Larry Zbyszko continues to taunt Barry Windham and did so again tonight by using the superplex. Zbyszko showed that it takes quite a bit of hand strength to start the lifting required for a superplex. We all know that Barry Windham will get himself a piece of "the Cruncher" at Superbrawl, but will he be able to put Zbyszo down for the three count? And the Diamond Mine are pretty confident heading into their Superbrawl match against the Z-Man and Jushin Liger. That could be a huge mistake as Liger and Tom Zenk are known for pulling upsets out of nowhere even against much bigger opponents. Be sure to tune in to Saturday Night as Sting will face off with the man that pinned him yesterday, Arn Anderson, El Gigante teams with Brian Pillman against Big Van Vader and Cactus Jack, Steve Austin will defend his Television Title against Big Josh, and Barry Windham makes his return to WCW and Saturday Night. In what capacity we still are not sure. And one week from tonight, the Main Event leads in to Superbrawl II with a complete run down of the card along with some special interviews with the contestants and Marcus Alexander Bagwell against Richard Morton and more! Matches signed for Superbrawl II: World Heavyweight Title: Lex Luger© vs Sting World Heavyweight Tag Team Titles: Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton© vs The Steiner Brothers United States Title: Rick Rude© vs Ricky Steamboat Unsanctioned Match: Larry Zbyszko vs Barry Windham Grudge Match: Cactus Jack vs El Gigante Dustin Rhodes, Big Josh, and Ron Simmons vs The Fabulous Freebirds and Steve Austin The Z-Man and Jushin Liger vs Vinnie Vegas and the Diamond Studd Brian Pillman vs Vader |
| rey619 | Posted on 05/15/10 at 21:05:57 Your WCW continues nicely, I really like your tag team division. As with secondary titles having significance, I also like a well-built tag division. I wasn't aware that you had two sets of tag titles though, I guess WCW had this at some point? PN News was actually wrestling here in Norway a few years back, he's a big fellow! Luger is a beast to have torture racked him, but I have no doubt that he could do it. I'm definetely looking forward to SuperBrawl II! |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 05/17/10 at 19:38:23 Yeah, the tag division is something I've always enjoyed, but right now I'm kind of running low on teams. Especially with having to deal with a secondary tag team title. Speaking of which, yeah, WCW use to have US Tag Team Titles which were given to teams on the way up or on the way down. They took away those titles in the middle of 1992. So my WCW started right on their downward slope. I'm still not sure how they will be handled. I always remembered PN News about the size of Bam Bam Bigelow, but looking at him now I think he was quite a bit bigger. Thanks for the comments! |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 05/17/10 at 19:40:32 WCW Saturday Night 2/29/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your hosts are Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes Jim Ross started the show off tonight by once again introducing Dusty Rhodes to the broadcast area. Rhodes said he had such a great time last week that he couldn't help but come back for a second round. Ross asked Dusty if he was looking forward to his announcing duties for Superbrawl, and Rhodes confirmed that yes, he was, and couldn't wait to see Sting get his hands on that no good pig, Lex Luger, after what happened last week and him costing Sting and Dustin Rhodes the World Tag Team Titles. Ross ran down the card which would include Sting facing off against the man that pinned him last week, Arn Anderson. Jim Ross said the show would begin with the Television Title on the line as "Stunning" Steve Austin would be defending against one of the three men he'd be facing at Superbrawl, Big Josh. Steve Austin pinned Big Josh with the Stun Gun in 0:08:25. Rating: ** (Steve Austin retained the Television Title.) In a surprising turn of events, this match stayed a one on one encounter with no interference, not even from Paul E. Dangerously. Big Josh brought all he had in his attempt to capture the TV Title, but Steve Austin was completely on his game. Big Josh made the mistake of trying a big splash in the corner, but Austin was able to move out of the way in the nick of time. The lack of air in his lungs seemed to knock Big Josh a little loopy, and it wasn't long before Austin was able to lift him high enough to drop him on the top rope with the Stun Gun. Austin looked like he was looking to do a little bit more damage to Big Josh as he got Big Josh up and into the corner. Austin started to punch away at the midsection of Josh when the crowd roared to life as Ron Simmons and Dustin Rhodes sprinted out from the back. Dangerously was yelling at Austin to turn around, but he didn't get to in time as Rhodes whipped him around and nailed him with two big elbows to the top of his head. Austin was then whipped into the ropes by Rhodes, and Simmons stepped in the way to deliver a huge Powerslam on Austin! Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin ran out and almost entered the ring before they realized that Big Josh had gotten back to his feet, and now all three men were waiting for them. Hayes and Garvin backed up, but this was enough of a distraction to have Dangerously drag Austin out of the ring. Austin and Dangerously joined up with Garvin and Hayes, but it was obvious that Austin was a little worse for wear. Big Josh, Simmons, and Rhodes kept motioning they wanted the Freebirds and Austin to get in the ring, but there would be none of that as they walked back through the curtain. Rhodes, Simmons, and Josh raised each others' arms to a big ovation from the crowd. After the match we cut to Eric Bischoff backstage with Lex Luger. Luger was holding on to his World Heavyweight Title with Harley Race by his side. Bischoff ran down last week's main event and asked Luger if he was happy that he had cost Sting a chance to become tag team champions with Dustin Rhodes? Luger said it was Sting who should be happy because he just did him the biggest favor possible. Luger said he saved Sting the miserable time he would have had to suffer through driving from city to city with Dustin Rhodes defending the titles. Luger said he was disappointed he still hadn't received a thank you card from the Stinger, but he understood that Sting was probably too busy praying to the Lord that he'd get involved in some freak car accident and injure himself so he wouldn't have to take the beating that Luger had planned for him. At this point in stepped Paul E. Dangerously with Arn Anderson. Paul E. and Harley Race had a little private conversation where a white envelope exchanged hands from Race to Paul E. With that Dangerously and Anderson left the scene, but Bischoff was right there to drill Race on what had just happened, but Race told him to shut his mouth and mind his own business as he and Luger left the scene as well. The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) defeated Mike Fever and Ian Weston when S. Steiner pinned Weston after a release dragon suplex in 0:04:28. Rating: ** 1/4 The Steiner Brothers came into action here tonight with something to prove. They suffered a huge loss here last week against the Diamond Studd and Vinnie Vegas when the World Tag Team Champions interfered. But instead of feeling sorry for themselves, they came out here and totally demolished their opponents. Scott Steiner also debuted an amazing maneuver when he dropped Ian Weston with a release dragon suplex. Needless to say, that was more than enough to put things away for the Steiner Brothers. The Steiners definitely took out some of their anger tonight, but with the way they looked, they still have plenty left for Eaton and Anderson tomorrow at Superbrawl. Eric Bischoff was back on the interview area where he announced his guest, Barry Windham, who still had a solid cast on his right hand. Windham got a standing ovation from the crowd which Barry seemed to seriously appreciate. After things were calmed down, Windham said he wanted to think the fans for the letters and phone calls wishing him to get well so he could get back in the ring. Windham said he still didn't have much mobility in his right hand, and it wasn't sure if he'd ever be able to bring it back to it's full strength. Bischoff asked him what that meant for Superbrawl, and if he'd still be able to use most of his offense that he is well known for? Windham simply shrugged his shoulders and said that he would not know until he was in the moment of what he'd be capable of, but one thing he was certain of was that every second of pain he has endured over the past few months will be given back plus interest tomorrow night at Superbrawl in his match against Larry Zbyszko. Windham followed that up by saying that was, of course, if Larry made it to Superbrawl! Bischoff asked Windham what he meant by that, but Barry would say nothing more as he walked to the back to some more cheers. Jushin Liger and Z-Man defeated Kip Abee and Chuck Coates when Liger pinned Abee with the Moonsault in 0:05:43. Rating: ** 1/2 Jushin Liger and the Z-Man came away with a nice victory leading into their match tomorrow at Superbrawl. After the match the Z-Man grabbed a ringside microphone and told the Diamond Mine to watch out because Liger had told him that they would be delivering a cave-in! Van Hammer pinned Rip Rogers with the Hammer Rocks in 0:03:15. Rating: 3/4* Van Hammer picked up a much needed win here tonight that would hopefully get him back on the right track. One man that was not happy about this was Rip Rogers. He apparently thought he was on the receiving end of some unfair treatment by the referee, Nick Patrick. In fact, after the match he pushed Patrick into the corner and gave him a really good verbal dressing down and pantomimed a three count. Jim Ross said that something was going on outside the arena and that luckily WCW camera men were outside to catch what was happening. Outside the arena a car had apparently just pulled up to the entrance of the arena. The door opened and out stepped Larry Zbyszko from the passenger side. Within seconds, however, Barry Windham had entered the frame and thrown Zbyszko in to the car back first! Zbyszko hit it with a thud, and Barry started hammering away on the stunned "Cruncher." From the driver side Rick Rude emerged and ran over to try and help his stable mate. He nailed Windham from behind and threw some punches at Windham when Ricky Steamboat came out of nowhere and tackled Rude! Steamboat slammed Rude face first into the hood of the car! Windham and Zbyszko fell to the ground and really started to get in a scuffle while Rude and Steamboat continued to brawl as they staggered away from the car. Officials stormed the area and tried to separate the men, but not before Windham had pulled Zbyszko to his feet and thrown him into the concrete wall of the arena! The camera zoomed in on a cut above Zbyszko's eye as more officials stormed out of the arena. Eventually all four men were separated long enough for Rude and Zbyszko to jump back in to their car and race away as Windham and Steamboat shouted after them. The next match had four men who have been dying to get their hands on their opponents at Superbrawl. This would be the first time Big Van Vader and Brian Pillman would be in the same ring together, the same with El Gigante and Cactus Jack. This was sure to be a crazy encounter, and unfortunately for him, Mike Droese drew this match to be the referee. The new referee would definitely have his hands full. Brian Pillman and El Gigante defeated Big Van Vader and Cactus Jack when Pillman pinned Cactus after an inside cradle in 0:08:45. Rating: ** There wasn't much doubt that this would be a free for all match, and that is exactly what happened. Mike Droese tried his best to keep the match from breaking too many rules, but it eventually led to all four men brawling. Surprising, however, was the fact that for the majority of the match when Vader was in the ring he was paired off with El Gigante and when it was Cactus Jack in the ring he was in there with Brian Pillman. But eventually Droese was unable to keep things under control, and all four men got in the ring to duke it out. In the end Vader and Cactus Jack went to whip their opponents into one another, but Gigante and Pillman were able to reverse it! Vader and Jack collided in the center of the ring, and Cactus Jack definitely got the worst of that. Vader turned around and was taken down by a big overhand chop by El Gigante while Cactus Jack turned around and was promptly rolled into a small package by Brian Pillman. Droese was right there to deliver the three count, and Pillman had scored a huge pinfall over Cactus Jack! As soon as the bell rang it looked like El Gigante wanted to get him some more of Cactus Jack, but Cactus quickly rolled out of the ring. Cactus Jack kept on smiling up at Gigante, but it looked like he was going to wait until Superbrawl to continue this brawl. Meanwhile Vader, who had rolled to the outside, tried to get back into the ring, but Harley Race was there to hold him off. That was probably a good idea as "Flyin'" Brian and El Gigante were in the ring waiting for him. Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracey Smothers with the Tutti Frutti in 0:07:00. Rating: * 1/4 Arn Anderson made his way down to the ring for the main event. He was accompanied by his manager, Paul E. Dangerously, and his tag team partner, Bobby Eaton. Dusty Rhodes said he wasn't having a good feeling about this as he had a sneaking suspicion he knew what was in that envelope that Race had given Dangerously. Sting made his way out next to a huge ovation. Right before the match began the Steiner Brothers stepped out! Bobby Eaton and Paul E. Dangerously seemed confused by their appearance, but it soon became clear why they were out there. They sprinted around the ring causing Eaton and Dangerously to back up and eventually they had no choice but to head to the back! The Steiners continued their chase as Arn Anderson threw a fit in the ring. Thanks to the Steiner Brothers, this was guaranteed to be a one on one match. Sting made Arn Anderson submit to the Scorpion Deathlock in 0:09:25. Rating: ** Even without Eaton and Dangerously at ringside, Anderson is no slouch in the ring. He took it right to Sting, and Sting fought right back. These two men have quite the history with one another, and it showed here tonight as they both brawled around ringside. It eventually became clear what Anderson had planned as during a few second scuffle on the outside of the ring, Anderson was able to ram Sting's lower back in to the guardrail. From there Anderson also threw Sting back first in to the ringpost on the outside. Anderson continued the work on Sting's back for the rest of the match with numerous slams, and he even nailed a beautiful spinebuster that almost put Sting down for the three count. At that point Lex Luger stepped out from the entrance curtain to watch the match from ringside. He apparently thought the match was about to be over as Anderson continued his meticulous work on Sting's lower back. You can never count Sting out, however, and Luger's appearance apparently invigorated him even more. He was able to fight back and when Anderson made the mistake of going to the top rope, Sting caught him and threw him off to the mat! Sting followed that up shortly with a big Stinger's Splash and the Scorpion Deathlock. Anderson tried to escape, but within seconds he had no choice but to give it up or risk injury! Luger threw a fit on the outside as his plan appeared to have gone south, but while Luger wasn't paying attention Sting pulled Anderson to his feet and picked him up in a Gorilla Press! When Luger turned around Sting threw Anderson from the ring to the outside with the Press and onto Luger! Luger and Anderson crashed to the floor as Sting pounded his chest in the ring to the crowd going crazy! Sting is most definitely ready for Lex Luger! Card rating: * ¾ WCW Hotline: WCW officials have to be happy that Superbrawl II is just a day away as the locker rooms are about ready to explode with tension. Sting showed that he is definitely ready for Lex Luger with his impressive singles victory over Arn Anderson. It was revealed after the show that Harley Race had paid off Paul E. Dangerously and Arn Anderson in an attempt to weaken Sting's back before Superbrawl to set him up for the Torture Rack. Anderson succeeded to an extent as Sting was icing his back after the match, but maybe not to the extent that Race had wanted. Brian Pillman once again showed he can hang with the big men in WCW as he held his own against Cactus Jack and even Vader here tonight. While he was only in the ring with Vader for a short while, he showed that with his speed he can evade Vader if the need arises. El Gigante's knee continues to slowly heal, but it will still not be at a full one hundred percent before tomorrow. Cactus Jack has to know this and could that be a factor in tomorrow's one on one encounter between the two men? Barry Windham and Larry Zbyszko have really turned this into a blood feud with one another. It's pretty clear that neither man will be happy tomorrow night unless the other man is in the hospital. The same might be said about Ricky Steamboat and Rick Rude. Rude and Steamboat took it to another level here tonight. The Steiner Brothers walked right over their opponents tonight and also "escorted" Bobby Eaton and Paul E. Dangerously from ringside tonight in the main event. They seem ready for their World Tag Team Title shot tomorrow after suffering from their loss last week at the hands of the Diamond Mine. Superbrawl II is tomorrow! The Main Event will lead in to the show with a run down of the event, but also will have several matches signed just to wet your appetites for WCW action including Marcus Alexander Bagwell against Richard Morton. Be sure to call your local cable company and tell them you want to watch Superbrawl II on March 1st! Matches signed for Superbrawl II: World Heavyweight Title: Lex Luger© vs Sting World Heavyweight Tag Team Titles: Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton© vs The Steiner Brothers United States Title: Rick Rude© vs Ricky Steamboat Unsanctioned Match: Larry Zbyszko vs Barry Windham Grudge Match: Cactus Jack vs El Gigante Dustin Rhodes, Big Josh, and Ron Simmons vs The Fabulous Freebirds and Steve Austin The Z-Man and Jushin Liger vs Vinnie Vegas and the Diamond Studd Brian Pillman vs Vader |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 05/18/10 at 17:46:46 WCW Main Event 3/1/92 Milwaukee, WI: The Mecca Your hosts are Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone and Dusty Rhodes Jim Ross welcomed the crowd tuning in to this live version of the Main Event. He said that the intensity is amazing in the Mecca here tonight. Dusty Rhodes said he couldn't wait to see the action here tonight and was especially looking forward to Sting finally getting himself a piece of Lex Luger. Tony Schiavone said tonight's card was full of high profile matches that promised to shape the coming year and the future of World Championship Wrestling. From there Ross sent it to Gordon Solie who was making a special appearance at WCW Headquarters to run down tonight's card. Gordon Solie started off by welcoming everybody before starting the run down of the card with the World Championship Match, Lex Luger versus Sting. Solie talked about the history between the two men including their attempt at winning the World Tag Team Titles last year from the Steiner Brothers which ended in a loss, but showed just how strong their friendship was. Solie said that things turned for the worst when the Great American Bash came around in July of last year where Lex Luger won the World Heavyweight Title after it was declared vacant. To guarantee his victory Luger took Harley Race on as his manager. Sting obviously disagreed with Luger's decision. With things coming to a head, Sting won BattleBowl at Starrcade by lastly eliminating Lex Luger. Luger has brought things to another level with his constant attacks on Sting, but tonight things would finally be decided as Luger would go one on one with Sting. Solie also briefly ran down the United States Title defense scheduled for tonight with Ricky Steamboat pinning Rick Rude at Clash of the Champions XVIII in a tag team match. From there Steamboat requested a US Title match, but Rude continued to refuse the match. This led to Ricky Steamboat going under a mask and the name of Richard Blood to pin an unsuspecting Rude with a small package on Saturday Night. Rude still stuck to his guns saying that Steamboat wasn't worthy, and he wanted to give the shot to Diamond Dallas Page. Instead Kip Allen Frey set up a number one contenders match where DDP would face off against Ricky Steamboat. Steamboat walked away victorious leading us to this match tonight. Rude has continued to try and evade Steamboat, but Steamboat and Rude were involved in an altercation last night that really showed the hatred brewing for one another. From there Solie sent it back to the live showing of the Main Event. Eric Bischoff, at the top of the aisle, introduced a new manager to WCW, Col. Robert Parker. Parker was wearing a white suit and a white cowboy hat and had a very strong accent. Parker said that he had searched high and low for the man to help him start his Stud Stable. He needed men that weren't afraid to punch a man's brains in, and men that could get dirty when he needed. He said he needed men like "Dirty" Dick Slater! Dick Slater stepped out from the curtain to a big round of boos from the crowd. Slater is a rough looking man that was wearing jeans and a t-shirt that was tucked in. He walked over to Parker and Bischoff, and Parker gave him a pat on the back. Slater pulled the microphone out of Bischoff's hands, and he yelled that he was here to toughen up the pretty boys in WCW and break a few noses in the process. Parker said it all starts tonight when Joey Maggs gets the beating of his life. Dusty Rhodes talked about Slater on his way down the aisle, running down some of his accomplishments and saying he was one of the toughest guys he had ever been in the ring with. Ross and Schiavone both agreed that Slater was a big pick up for Robert Parker, and with him by his side, Parker may soon become somebody to be reckoned with. Joey Maggs tried to take it right to Slater with a dropkick at the opening bell, but Slater simply swatted him away and from there the beating began. Dick Slater pinned Joey Maggs with the Piledriver in 0:04:35. Rating: ** Dick Slater had little trouble with Maggs tonight, just pounding him into the mat with his punch-kick offense. Maggs put up very little fight before Slater was able to drop him with the Piledriver and get the three count. Slater seemed like he was wanting to deliver some more punishment to Maggs, but Parker got in the ring and held him off. Parker raised Slater's hand as the crowd continued to boo the new arrival in WCW. After the match Jim Ross sent it back to Gordon Solie at WCW Headquarters. Solie talked about a few more matches including Dustin Rhodes and the US Tag Team Champions, Ron Simmons and Big Josh against the Fabulous Freebirds and the TV Champion, Steve Austin. He also talked about El Gigante's match with Cactus Jack where El Gigante prevented Cactus Jack from ending the career of Van Hammer at the Clash, and Cactus returning the favor by injuring the knee of the "Friendly Giant." Solie said he was not entirely sure of Cactus Jack's plan for the match, but Cactus had kept referring to El Gigante being the one that needs to feel Cactus' pain so Cactus can free his mind of the demons in it. Solie also talked about the big unsanctioned match between Barry Windham and Larry Zbyszko. Larry Zbyszko was responsible for breaking Windham's hand and causing Windham to miss a couple months of action. When Windham returned to get his revenge Windham once again was on the receiving end of a beatdown at the hands of the Dangerous Alliance. While Windham was stuck at home recouping, Zbyszko took to taunting Windham by using numerous holds that Windham has used for years including the Claw and the Superplex. Windham is still not a hundred percent, and so the only way that Frey would agree to a match between the two would be if it was unsanctioned so that WCW could not be help responsible. Solie said that things are sure to explode when the two meet here tonight. Solie then talked about the World Tag Team Title match between the Steiners and Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson and their dispute over who is currently the best tag team in the World. This dispute has turned ugly with numerous attacks and brawls between the two teams. Solie also goes over Brian Pillman saving several youngsters from the attacks of Big Van Vader which led to their match here tonight. Solie then talked about the Diamond Mine's constant attacks on Jushin Liger, and Liger turning to the Z-Man and Marcus Bagwell for help in his feud with the three men nearly twice his size. Solie said that time was drawing near there and this was sure to be a crazy night so be sure to tune in! With that Solie sent it back to Jim Ross. Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Richard Morton with the Fisherman Suplex in 0:06:33. Rating: * 3/4 Marcus Alexander Bagwell came away with a very impressive win over the veteran Richard Morton. Bagwell has really improved as his rookie year continues. Morton apparently thought he was a little too smart for the youngster as every time he would get the advantage he'd walk around the ring gloating. Morton eventually just got a little too cocky which allowed Bagwell to hit his Fisherman Suplex and get the three count. With just seconds remaining until Superbrawl II started Jim Ross once again petitioned the TV audience that if they hadn't already done so to be sure to call their local cable company and tell them that they wanted to see Superbrawl right now! Tony Schiavone finished off the Main Event by running down the card once again and then it was time for Superbrawl II to begin! WCW Hotline: "Dirty" Dick Slater made an impressive return to WCW here tonight and with Col. Robert Parker by his side there may be no stopping this no-nonsense ruffian. Parker has already gotten on the nerves of most of the crowd with his obnoxious over the top accent, but he has been known to have a great mind for the business. Marcus Bagwell continues to impress the WCW Championship Committee with his victories over wrestlers with a lot more experience than he currently possesses. Be sure to call your local cable company, WCW Superbrawl II is next! Matches signed for Superbrawl II: World Heavyweight Title: Lex Luger© vs Sting World Heavyweight Tag Team Titles: Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton© vs The Steiner Brothers United States Title: Rick Rude© vs Ricky Steamboat Unsanctioned Match: Larry Zbyszko vs Barry Windham Grudge Match: Cactus Jack vs El Gigante Dustin Rhodes, Big Josh, and Ron Simmons vs The Fabulous Freebirds and Steve Austin The Z-Man and Jushin Liger vs Vinnie Vegas and the Diamond Studd Brian Pillman vs Vader |
| rey619 | Posted on 05/18/10 at 19:07:09 I feel you have captured the feel of early 90's WCW in a terrific way. Lots of managers, lots of wrestlers, good storylines and satisfactory interferences. With the last remark, I mean for example when Simmons and Rhodes helped Big Josh against Austin, and Dangerously used the distraction from the Freebirds to pull Austin out of the ring. This seems simple, but is actually quite classic 80s-90s. Great stuff, looking forward to SuperBrawl II! |
| Vertigo | Posted on 05/18/10 at 20:57:50 Really great reads so far! I'm looking forward to Superbrawl but moreso for the fallout. I want to see which direction you take WCW in following your first big event. Hopefully your interest in running this remains as high as it now because I really want this circuit to stick around and develop. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 05/19/10 at 01:14:16 Rey: Thanks a lot for the comments. I've been trying to watch a lot of 1991-1993 WCW to remember the exact feeling of it since it's been so long, but I'm glad some of the subtle stuff is being noticed. Vertigo: Yeah, I've really been into this circuit so far. I just really enjoy this era, I'm surprised I never did one before. Anyways, my interest is still very high, and I've really looked forward to pumping out a card every couple of days. As for after Superbrawl, I have some plans that start to vary from what WCW did, but keeping the old WCW feel. Anyways, I hope that is the case. :) Thanks for the comments. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 05/20/10 at 22:06:28 WCW Superbrawl II 3/1/92 Milwaukee, WI: The Mecca Your hosts are Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, and Dusty Rhodes Jim Ross welcomed everybody watching live on pay-per-view to Superbrawl II. Jim Ross said that tonight was the night for scores to be settled as men that have been chomping at the bit to get at one another would be finally able to get that chance. Tony Schiavone followed that by saying that no two men want to get at each other more than Lex Luger and Sting. Dusty Rhodes said it was a shame that it came to this between Luger and Sting because he knew what a great friendship they had, but Luger went and turned his back on the fans and has been a no good scallywag since that time. Rhodes was hoping that Sting might pound some sense in to him tonight and in the process win his second World Heavyweight Championship. Jim Ross said that tonight was so full of action that we needed to head to the ring to get the night started. THE DIAMOND MINE (DIAMOND STUDD AND VINNIE VEGAS) VS JUSHIN LIGER AND THE Z-MAN: Diamond Dallas Page, of course, accompanied his fellow Diamond Mine mates to the ring for tonight's opening bout. Vinnie Vegas and the Diamond Studd pretty much dwarfed Jushin Liger and the Z-Man, but the two high flyers didn't let that intimidate them. In fact, for the opening few minutes Liger and the Z-Man had Vegas and Studd completely off guard with numerous quick tags and their high risk offense. The Studd and Vegas just couldn't grab a hold of their much faster opponents. Liger shocked everybody when at one point he tackled the Studd and laid in to him with punches to the face. Liger was definitely looking for some revenge for the attacks he has suffered at their hands. Luckily for Vegas and the Studd they had Diamond Dallas Page at ringside, and it was Page that helped the two bigger men gain an advantage. Liger had bounced off the ropes, and Page hooked his foot causing Liger's head to bounce off the mat. From there Studd and Vegas took over on Liger. Studd and Vegas took turns tagging in and delivering some brutal offense for several minutes, but Liger was fast enough to duck under a clothesline by Studd and make the hot tag to the Z-Man. Tom Zenk entered the ring a house of fire and quickly knocked both Vegas and the Studd down with dropkicks. Things broke up into a four man brawl quickly enough with Vegas and Liger going to the outside to continue their fight. Meanwhile it looked like the Z-Man was going to drop Studd with a piledriver, but DDP jumped up on the ring apron Zenk was distracted and went to get Page off the apron, but when he turned around Studd was waiting for him with a kick to the midsection and was then able to lift him up and drop him with the Diamond Death Drop. Liger still had his hands full with Vegas and thus was unable to break up the three count giving the Diamond Mine a big win leading off Superbrawl II. The Diamond Mine (Diamond Studd and Vinnie Vegas) defeated Jushin Liger and Z-Man when Studd pinned Z-Man with the Diamond Death Drop in 0:10:53. Rating: *** After the match Vegas got the upper hand on Liger on the outside and was able to push him back into the ring. Page also entered the ring and tossed Zenk out of the ring. The Diamond Mine had Liger totally surrounded, and it looked like things were going to end badly for Liger. Vegas hooked Liger's arms, and the Studd took to lightly slapping Liger in the face. Page was laughing as he saw Liger being bullied around. Things changed, however, when Studd bounced off the ropes and went to nail Liger with a clothesline, but Liger ducked and pulled away causing Studd to hit his friend, Vinnie Vegas! Vegas staggered backwards and fell through the ropes. The Diamond Studd seemed shocked, and Liger took full advantage by nailing the Studd from behind with his koppo kick! The Studd went through the ropes as well and that left DDP alone with Liger. Diamond Dallas Page backed up slowly as Liger stalked him in the ring, but Page only had a few steps before his back hit the turnbuckles. Liger charged him and clobbered him with a clothesline and then monkey flipped him back in to the center of the ring. Page quickly escaped the ring and headed back up the aisle. Vegas and Studd decided that the win was good enough for them as they also headed to the back with their leader. Even though his team lost the match, it was Liger standing in the center of the ring at the end. GRUDGE MATCH EL GIGANTE VS CACTUS JACK: These two men didn't wait for the bell to ring before they tore in to one another. El Gigante still had his knee brace on, but he didn't seem to let that bother him as he beat Cactus Jack from one side of the ring to the other. El Gigante controlled the majority of the match with Cactus only able to get in the occasional blow here and there. Things got a little crazier when Cactus Jack pulled referee Randy Anderson in the way of a big overhand chop by Gigante. Anderson hit the mat hard, but just because there wasn't a referee didn't mean the match would stop. The two men continued to brawl around the ring and they eventually went to the outside. Unfortunately for El Gigante, that's where Jack feels at home. Cactus Jack found a folding chair and was able to ram it into the knee of El Gigante. Gigante fell to one knee, and from there Cactus Jack went crazy with the chair. Cactus Jack sent chair shot after chair shot raining down across Gigante's back and head. Gigante still wouldn't go down, but that was probably a good thing for Cactus as after he was done he was able to roll the giant in to the ring. Randy Anderson was starting to come to as Jack dropped Gigante with the Double Arm DDT. Anderson slowly rolled over and three seconds later Cactus Jack was announced as the winner. Cactus Jack pinned El Gigante with the Double Arm DDT in 0:07:27. Rating: DUD After the match Dusty Rhodes said that he hoped El Gigante was okay, and Tony Schiavone included that he had never seen the big man pinned before. Cactus Jack, meanwhile,wasn't done with El Gigante it appeared as he crawled over to where El Gigante lay, but instead of attacking him he held Gigante's head in his hands and started petting his head in a weird way all the time screaming out "Thank you! Thank you!" Jim Ross seemed a little taken aback by what Cacuts Jack was doing as officials came down to the ring to clear the ring. Eventually Jack left with that deranged smile of his on his face while it took numerous officials to come down and help El Gigante from the ring and to the back. Jim Ross then sent it to the back where Eric Bischoff was standing by with Sting. Eric Bischoff asked Sting if he was ready tonight's main event to which Sting replied that yes, he was most definitely ready. He said that Luger tried to pay off Arn Anderson to injure his back, and a couple weeks ago Luger attacked him with a chair, and weeks before that Luger had laid him out with a vicious beating. Sting then asked Eric if he really thought he wouldn't be ready after all of that? Sting said it was time for a little payback and tonight he would be dishing it out. THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS AND "STUNNING" STEVE AUSTIN VS "THE NATURAL" DUSTIN RHODES, BIG JOSH, AND RON SIMMONS: This match showed off the tag team abilities of all six men here tonight. All six men have been known to be pretty successful when it comes to tag team wrestling. Things stayed at a pretty fast pace for most of the match with frequent tags. There really was not a specific time where one of the men seemed to be in major trouble. It became pretty clear, however, that Austin and Rhodes were wanting to get at one another and the same can be said about the Freebirds and the US Tag Champs, Simmons and Big Josh. Near the end there was a little bit of confusion as Austin tagged in Michael Hayes, but referee Randy Anderson didn't see it. Hayes came in to fight it out with the other legal man, Dustin Rhodes, but Anderson tried to break it up. This led to all six men getting in the ring. Because of the chaos Rhodes was able to nail Austin out of nowhere with his Bulldog at the same time Hayes dropped Simmons with the DDT. Hayes went to cover Simmons as Rhodes covered Austin. Garvin and Big Josh continued to brawl in the corner as the three count was delivered. There was a lot of confusion after the match as both teams thought they had won, but it became clear when Anderson raised Rhodes' hand. Big Josh, Dustin Rhodes and Ron Simmons defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) and Steve Austin when D. Rhodes pinned S. Austin with the Bulldog in 0:14:10. Rating: ** ½ The Freebirds and Austin were irate after the bell as was Paul E. Dangerously, but the decision had been made as Anderson had considered Rhodes and Austin both the legal men. Rhodes, Simmons, and Big Josh walked to the back victorious while Hayes, Garvin, and Austin argued it out with the ref. Jim Ross once again sent it to the back where Eric Bischoff was standing by with Big Van Vader and Harley Race. Race said that he wanted to apologize to Brian Pillman. Eric Bischoff took this as a good sign as he said it was nice for Harley to finally realize what he and Vader were doing was wrong. Race gave Bischoff a look that shut him up pretty fast as he clarified that he wasn't apologizing for Vader's attacks, he was apologizing to "Flyin'" Brian because he told Vader to stop taking it easy on his opponents. Bischoff seemed shocked at this as he yelled that most of Vader's opponents end up in the hospital! Race said that was exactly right, and that was with Vader taking it easy on them. Race said he had no idea what would happen to Pillman tonight, but it would end badly. Dusty Rhodes seemed a little upset with Race's comments as he said that there was a different between wrestling and trying to intentionally hurt somebody. Rhodes said he had no respect for the way Vader wrestles or Harley Race for leading him down that path. BIG VAN VADER VS "FLYIN'" BRIAN PILLMAN: The size difference was definitely something to behold here as Vader had at least 200 pounds on the much smaller Brian Pillman. But you have to give it to Pillman, he didn't back down one bit in this match. Vader tried to start the match off with as much physicality as possible, but Pillman had done his homework and used his speed from the bell to evade Vader's hammering blows. Pillman not only tried to let Vader wear himself out, but he also threw in quite a bit of offense that was able to keep Vader staggered. Harley Race did not seem entertained at ringside as he kept yelling at Vader to crush the bug. Vader, though, still was just unable to get grip on his much faster opponent. Pillman was even able to drop the much bigger man with a missile dropkick off the top rope, but was only about to get a one count before Vader bench pressed him off. Pillman kept up his dodging and ducking until he went back to the top and went for a flying cross body press, but that was a huge mistake as Vader was able to catch him in mid-air. A huge powerslam followed, and it looked like that would be the end for "Flyin'" Brian. But it only got a two count! Vader seemed a little surprised, but quickly brought Pillman back to his feet only to drop him with a huge chokeslam that had Pillman landing practically on his head. Another cover by Vader, however, only got a two count as Pillman kept fighting! That was it though as Vader lifted Pillman up again, and this time it was the Power Bomb! Pillman didn't look like he was getting up from that, but Vader wasn't done as he pulled Pillman over to the corner. He went up to the middle turnbuckle and came off with the Vader Bomb! Pillman's leg twitched like he was going to try and kick out, but that was it. Vader scored the three count and the victory. Big Van Vader pinned Brian Pillman with the Vader Bomb in 0:06:57. Rating: *** 1/4 Harley Race entered the ring after the match and yelled at Vader to get back up! Vader didn't have to be told twice as he climbed back up and dropped another Vader Bomb on Pillman. This was followed up by two more Vader Bombs, and at this point Pillman was starting to shake rather violently. The whole time Dusty Rhodes was yelling at the announcer's booth that this was totally uncalled for and somebody needed to put a stop to it. Race walked over and draped Pillman's leg across the bottom rope and then told Vader to go up once more. It looked like Vader was going to drop a Vader Bomb across Pillman's totally unprotected leg. This would definitely break it, and possibly end the career of Pillman, but one man had seen enough. That man was Dusty Rhodes. Dusty Rhodes got up from the announcer's table and entered the ring! Race turned around only to be leveled by a big Bionic Elbow! Race fell to the mat as Rhodes walked up behind Vader and gave him a low blow! Vader was stunned as he fell backwards and to the mat. Vader quickly got back up only to get three consecutive elbows to the head that floored him! Vader rolled out of the ring as Rhodes ran over to check on Pillman. The crowd was giving Rhodes a huge ovation while Vader and Harley Race glared at him from ringside. With Vader and Race cleared from the ring, out came officials and the medical crew with a stretcher. Pillman did need to be stretchered out which was quite the shame considering how much fight he put forth tonight. Jim Ross said that he was just lucky that Dusty Rhodes was there to save the day. Dusty Rhodes apparently left with Pillman for the hospital so he would no longer be handling announcing duties tonight. WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES ARN ANDERSON AND BOBBY EATON© VS THE STEINER BROTHERS: In a match that was to determine the best tag team of today, none of these four men were going to accept losing. Sometimes it's easy to forget that while the Steiner Brothers usually focus mostly on their strength based offense, they are also accomplished in their technical prowess. So when Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton started the match off by trying to mat wrestle, both Rick and Scott showed they were more than capable of holding their own. This led to a conference with Paul E. Dangerously where it looked like Anderson and Eaton decided to change it up a bit with some quick tags and some underhanded tactics to keep the Steiners off guard. This worked out quite a bit better for them as they were able to cut off Scott Steiner and work him over in their corner. Eaton and Anderson really showed some nice team work, and it was a wonder that Scott was eventually able to work his way free when he caught Arn Anderson by surprise with a release German Suplex. Scott dove over to make the tag to Rick, but at that point Paul E. jumped up on the ring apron and successfully distracted new referee, Mike Droese. Rick Steiner came in, but was promptly put back outside by Droese. Rick was so upset that he even looked like he was about ready to deck Droese, and Droese didn't even budge. Anderson and Eaton kept up their double teaming of Scott Steiner with Rick Steiner being forced to enter the ring and break up several close pinfall attempts. Eventually Scott was able to make a legal tag to Rick, and Rick came in a house of fire knocking both members of the Dangerous Alliance down with several Steinerlines. Rick kept up the offense and almost came away with a pinfall on Eaton with a diving shoulderblock, but Anderson was there to break it up. Things once again slowed down a bit after Rick went for another move off the ropes, but Dangerously tried to trip him up. It didn't work, but it did distract Rick long enough for Eaton to drill Rick from behind. Eaton and Anderson once again took turns wearing down the Dog Faced Gremlin, but Rick refused to stay down for long. He was eventually able to make a diving tag to his brother, Scott. Scott took back control of the match, but things soon broke down with all four men in the ring. While Rick Steiner was brawling with Arn, Bobby came over to help out. They both threw Rick over the top rope and to the outside, but when they turned around they both walked right into a double Steinerline by Scott Steiner! Rick quickly re-entered the ring and blasted Arn with another Steinerline as he was getting back to his feet. Bobby was getting back up, but he was quickly hooked up by Scott Steiner and thrown with an over the head belly to belly suplex. Eaton got back up to his feet, but Scott was right there to lift him up on his shoulders. Rick got up on to the top turnbuckle, but Paul E. jumped up on the ring apron apparently trying to push him off, but referee Mike Droese was right there to shove him back down! Rick jumped off and hit his Top Rope Steiner Bulldog on Eaton off of Scott's shoulders! Rick went for the pin as Scott clotheslined Anderson over the top rope! The three count was delivered and we had new World Tag Team Champions! The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) defeated The Dangerous Alliance (Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton) when R. Steiner pinned B. Eaton with the Top Rope Steiner Bulldog in 0:19:28. Rating: *** ½ (The Steiner Brothers won the World Tag Team Titles.) The Steiner Brothers ran around the ring celebrating as Paul E. collected himself at ringside with Anderson. Eaton was completely out inside the ring, but Anderson was able to get in there and pull him to the outside. In the mean time Droese handed the Steiners their Tag Team Championship belts. Rick ran around the ring barking before getting down on all fours in between his brother Scott's legs. The crowd exploded with cheers as the men from Michigan continued to celebrate. Jim Ross announced that due to the nature of the upcoming match and the dangerous possibilities with no disqualifications and no countouts, that Larry Zbyszko had told Paul E. Dangerously that he would not be coming down to the ring for his match with Barry Windham. Not surprisingly, Paul E. Dangerously apparently didn't put up much of a fight. Tony Schiavone said that this match was sure to be one of a kind and that he hoped both men realized what they were getting themselves into. UNSANCTIONED MATCH "THE CRUNCHER" LARRY ZBYSZKO VS BARRY WINDHAM: The pure hatred for one another was shown right off the bat as when Barry Windham stepped through the ropes Larry Zbyszko went to charge at him. Windham, however, was ready as he tackled Zbyszko and started wailing away at "the Cruncher." Larry turned him over and got in a few blows of his own before once again Windham was able to get on top. Unfortunately for Barry Windham, who's right hand is stuck in a cast, he was only able to use his left hand with success. Things continued at this heated pace for the remainder of the match. In fact, it didn't take long before both men were brawling on the outside around the ringside area. With no countouts or disqualifications they were able to stay out there for quite a bit of the match. Zbyszko at one point rammed Windham's head into the guardrail an astounding ten times in a row before Windham collapsed from the blunt blows. Windham soon had blood pouring down his face in a consistent flow. Windham wouldn't be the only one to be busted open during the match as a minute or so later Windham was able to reverse an Irish Whip into the ringpost. Zbyszko nailed it forehead first and he too was soon busted open right above the left eye. Things eventually got back in to the ring where Windham was able to get Zbyszko on to the top turnbuckle. It looked liked Windham was going to attempt his superplex, but he too late realized that he had no mobility in his right hand. He then tried to change it by using his left hand to do the lifting, but Zbyszko was able to push him off the top rope, and Windham landed with a thud on the mat. The match continued on with both men still bleeding, and it looked like both men were about done for the evening as every time one of them fell to the mat it kept taking them longer and longer to get back up. Eventually it looked like Zbyszko was worn down enough to be put away, but Windham kept running in to problems where he just couldn't keep him down for a three count. He kept nailing him with punch after punch, but he just didn't have that big move to put "the Cruncher" away. And that always led to Zbyszko making a comeback. On one of these comebacks, Zbyszko did the unthinkable as he reached into his tights and pulled out a pair of heavy duty scissors! The crowd gasped at this, and Tony Schiavone at the announcer's booth was screaming for somebody to get out there, but that would not be needed as Windham nailed Larry with a couple of hard fists to the stomach causing Zbyszko to drop the scissors. Windham almost tore Zbyszko's head off with a lariat. From there Windham bent down and picked up the scissors and started cutting into his cast! Windham got the cast off and started stretching out his hand obviously grimacing in pain. Zbyszko was getting back to his feet, but Windham saw his chance as he grabbed Larry up for what looked like would be a suplex, but instead he dropped him with the Brain Buster! The same move Larry Zbyszko uses! Windham then stuck his right hand in the air to a huge cheer and applied the Claw!!! It was obvious Windham was in a lot of pain, but he kept the grip tight! Larry was stuck in the middle of the ring, blood pouring down his face, and he gave it up! Barry Windham made Larry Zbyszko submit to the Claw in 0:16:41. Rating: ** 1/2 Barry Windham immediately collapsed after the bell was rung, holding his hand against his chest. It obviously took a lot out of him. Windham still had blood caked on his face as he slowly got to his feet and had his hand raised. From the back out ran Steve Austin and Arn Anderson to help roll Zbyszko out of the ring, and they gave him a hand to the back. Paul E. Dangerously joined them halfway to check up on his fallen "Cruncher." Barry Windham simply propped himself up against the turnbuckle as the crowd continued to cheer him on. This match definitely took a lot out of both men, and it was doubtful either would ever be the same. UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP "RAVISHING" RICK RUDE© VS RICKY "THE DRAGON" STEAMBOAT: This match had the promise to be the match of the night, and it did not disappoint. Rick Rude and Ricky Steamboat started the match off slow with the pace slowly rising every minute. Rude definitely had the strength advantage over Steamboat, but Steamboat's speed and technical prowess was more than enough to keep up. This match was so evenly fought that it would be hard to even decide who had control for even a slight majority of the match. Steamboat seemed to focus mostly on trying to wear Rude down while Rude kept going for pinfalls throughout the match. Steamboat almost came away with the pinfall and the US Title at around the sixteen minute mark when Rude missed a flying kneedrop off the top rope. Rude was clearly hurt, and Steamboat took that as the time to climb to the top rope. Rude had no idea where Steamboat was as he was staggering around the ring and turned right into the Flying Cross Body Press off the top rope from Steamboat! Rude was down, but somehow at the last second was able to get his shoulder up before the three count. Steamboat thought that he had won the match as he got up and celebrated. Referee Mark Curtis had to chase him down and let him know that it was only a two count, and during this time Rude was able to recoup. While Steamboat and Curtis were talking Rude snuck up from behind and drilled a knee into Steamboat's lower back. With Steamboat hurt, Rude was able to turn and drop him with the Rude Awakening! Rude made the cover, and it looked like that would be it for Steamboat's shot at the title. However, Steamboat, the veteran that he is, knew exactly where he was and was able to get his foot on the bottom rope at 2.9 seconds. Rude also thought he had won the match, and once again Mark Curtis had to explain it was only a two count. Things continued from there with back and forth action with several close falls. Both men really started to wear down at the match winded down and each move came closer and closer to a three count. Steamboat finally took control of the match and looked like he had things in control after nailing a flying chop from the top rope. Rude hit the mat, but Steamboat wasn't done as he lifted Rude back to his feet and went to whip him into the ropes, but Rude was able to reverse it. When Steamboat rebounded off the ropes it looked like he might go for a clothesline, but Rude side-stepped him, and it looked like Rude gave Steamboat a little shove that sent Steamboat over the top rope. However, Steamboat caught the top rope! It looked like he was going to skin the cat, but it took him a little longer than usual. Rude had his back turned for a few seconds, but turned around just as Steamboat was finishing and as soon as Steamboat's feet hit the mat Rude grabbed his neck from behind and dropped him with the Rude Awakening out of nowhere! Rude hooked both legs this time, and he even grabbed a handful of tights as Mark Curtis dropped down to the mat and delivered the three count! Rick Rude pinned Ricky Steamboat with the Rude Awakening in 0:22:21. Rating: **** (Rick Rude retained the United States Heavyweight Title.) All Rick Rude could do was roll over and lay on the mat as the bell rang, and he was announced as the winner. Paul E. Dangerously was ecstatic at ringside as he was handed the United States Title. Dangerously quickly entered the ring and helped Rude to his feet and handed over the Title as Steamboat slowly sat up, grimacing and holding his neck. Rude was obviously exhausted as he staggered through the ropes and walked to the back with Paul E. Dangerously following. Dangerously yelled into the camera that it was the last time Steamboat ever got a Title shot at "Ravishing" Rick's US Title. Steamboat slowly got to his feet in the ring, but he was obviously disappointed. Still the fans gave him a huge ovation as he left the ring. Jim Ross announced that it was now time for tonight's main event. Tony Schiavone said that this was the moment we have all been waiting for and that Sting and Lex Luger would finally be going one on one for the World Heavyweight Championship! WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP "THE TOTAL PACKAGE" LEX LUGER© vs STING: Lex Luger and Sting were not going to back down from one another. Things started out with a rather slow feeling out stage with neither Sting nor Luger getting much of an upper hand. Harley Race kept himself rather quiet and seemed to just be taking it all in, possibly waiting for his change to give Luger an advantage. Sting eventually gained control with some high impact offense that kept Luger off his feet, and it looked like the match would end before the six minute mark when Sting dropped Luger with a faceslam and within seconds had Luger turned over in the Scorpion Deathlock! Luger was lucky enough to be close enough to grab the ropes, but it was clear that Sting could hook the hold on at any moment. Luger and Race's plan last night did seem to come into fruition later when Sting went to lift Lex Luger in a Gorilla Press, but collapsed under the weight. Sting screamed out in pain and started holding his back as Luger got to his feet and realized what had happened. Apparently Arn Anderson had succeeded in doing just enough damage to Sting's back to have an impact. Luger quickly took back control and started to work over the back of Sting. An extended period of Luger draping Sting's back across his knee had Sting almost out as when Luger covered him afterwards Sting barely got his shoulder up before the three count. Things continued to build up for the rest of the match with Sting making the occasional comeback to keep Luger on his toes. Near the end of the match, Sting made one final comeback where he took control by countering a superplex attempt by Luger. From there Sting flew off with a flying clothesline on to Luger. Sting kept on when he went to whip Luger into the turnbuckle and went for his Stinger's Splash, but Luger moved out of the way at the last minute, and Sting smashed in to the turnbuckles chest first. Things looked bad for Sting as Luger caught him staggering backwards and went to lift him up in to the Torture Rack! Luger lifted, but at the same time Sting shifted his weight and came around the front of Luger. Sting then grabbed Luger's legs out from under him and turned him over into the Scorpion Deathlock! Luger was caught in the middle of the ring with nowhere to go! Harley Race screamed from the outside for him to get to the ropes, but it was just too far and Luger had no choice but to surrender! Sting made Lex Luger submit with the Scorpion Deathlock in 0:18:37. Rating: ** 1/2 (Sting won the World Heavyweight Title.) Sting had won the World Heavyweight Championship! The crowd went crazy as Sting was handed the WCW Title by referee Nick Patrick. Harley Race helped Luger out of the ring and to the back while Sting held the Title above his head in celebration. Sting let loose one of his howls as he stepped on to the middle turnbuckle and raised the title once more as Jim Ross said we were out of time, but he was happy to announce that Sting was once again the World Heavyweight Champion! Card rating: ** ¾ WCW Hotline: Sting won the WCW World Heavyweight Title in clean fashion here tonight. There can be no disputing that Lex Luger's nine month title reign was something special, but tonight it all came to an end with Sting finally getting revenge on his former best friend. Sting will definitely be there this coming Saturday Night with WCW World Title in hand. Rick Rude escaped with his United States Title by the skin of his teeth. He and Ricky Steamboat definitely put on a clinic here tonight and either man could have won at any point. It looks like Steamboat would have actually been better off just taking the crash to the floor on the outside as the slight delay in him skinning the cat probably cost him the victory here tonight. Ricky Steamboat can't be happy with the result tonight, but both men should be happy knowing they gave it their all. Barry Windham and Larry Zbyszko tore into one another like no other match we have seen in quite some time. Both men lost quite a bit of blood during the match, and both were taken to the hospital to be checked out. Arn Anderson accompanied Zbyszko, and Dustin Rhodes went with Barry Windham. We later found out that Larry needed 6 stitches to close his head wound, and Barry needed a whopping 12. Kip Allen Frey is said to be in a little bit of trouble for allowing this unsanctioned match to happen by the owners of WCW. The Steiner Brothers walk away with their third reign as World Tag Team Champions. In what be deemed a great tag team match, both the Steiners and Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson showcased just why both teams are considered the two best in the world. Tonight it was the Steiners walking away with the win, but the match could have easily gone either way. Brian Pillman really had a tough fight ahead of him tonight, but he really brought it. Vader surely couldn't have expected to have as much trouble as he did with the youngster. Vader still walked away with the win, but it wasn't without a battle. What happened after the match, however, was totally uncalled for, and a big thank you has to be given to Dusty Rhodes for coming to the aid. Dusty Rhodes has not been in the ring in a couple of years, but he still showed he could handle his own in disposing of Race and Vader long enough to get Pillman some help. Dustin Rhodes scored a huge pinfall victory over Steve Austin tonight in the six man tag. Due to this the WCW Championship Committee have decided to grant Rhodes another match against Austin for the Television Title this coming Saturday. The Freebirds, on the other hand, are still upset that they did not record what would have been the deciding pinfall when Hayes had Simmons pinned. It is unclear where this will lead and if there is a US Tag Team Title shot in the Freebirds future. Cactus Jack did get a victory over El Gigante here tonight, but what will be remembered more than that will be Cactus Jack screaming out his thanks to El Gigante after the match. El Gigante was pretty badly shaken up after the match, but he refused help and simply walked out of the arena. It was announced after tonight's show that Jushin Liger would be heading back to Japan as his tour of the United States has come to an end. WCW will be recording his departure sometime this week as WCW says it's farewell to one of the most athletic wrestlers we have ever seen. The tape will be shown this Saturday Night. It is unclear when Jushin Liger will return to WCW. Be sure to tune in this Saturday Night where Sting will make his first appearance as new World Heavyweight Champion! Lex Luger will also be there, and what will the FORMER Champion have to say? Numerous superstars will also be in action including, in the main event, Television Champion "Stunning" Steve Austin defending against "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes! |
| Vertigo | Posted on 05/21/10 at 20:42:41 Great Superbrawl! Insanely detailed writeup, too. I'm assuming this is the way you'll be presenting the ppvs. The Diamond Mine winning propels them as a legitimate team. I can see them challenging the Steiners in the future. It's a shame Cactus/Gigante was a DUD considering how great the rest of the card turned out. A good rub for Cactus overcoming the giant, but I honestly can't see Gigante recovering from a loss like that... at least not in the same role he's currently in. Big win for Rhodes getting the pinfall on Austin. Rhodes proves to be a big threat to Austin's TV title. Dusty! Interested to see how this carries over. The story of Zbyszko/Windham was so good all the way up through the dramatic finish! This should propel Windham bigtime. As I expected Rude/Steamboat put on the highest rated match. I almost hate to see this end and I'm hoping that with the controversial finish that this feud isn't over. I could see either one of these guys moving into the World Championship spotlight though. Sting as World Champion right now makes the most sense. I love the fearless, never-say-die Sting and his list of potential challengers is greater than a heel champions. Great card top to bottom! I'm a fan without a doubt and I'll continue reading so long as you continue posting. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 05/22/10 at 00:47:43 Yeah, I wanted to do something different for my supercards. Back in the day I use to do stuff like that for every card, but I don't quite have the dedication to do that anymore. :) But I think it gives it something to look forward to, and putting the results after the match write-up gives a little suspense. Or not. :) The Diamond Mine probably think they are next in line, but there could be other possibilities. Yeah, El Gigante might be out for a couple of weeks or so. He definitely needs to do some regrouping. Yeah, I was expecting a low rating, but hoping for at least one star. At least it wasn't in the negative. Windham-Zbyszko were by far my biggest disappointment in this area as they both usually provide really strong ratings. Dustin and Austin was always a fun feud in the real WCW. Thanks for the compliment on Windham-Zbyszko, it was definitely the feud I enjoyed most so far. As long as the Dangerous Alliance are around, I doubt Steamboat gets too far away from feuding with them. These two might not be done with one another, but I'm glad you think they both could move up to better things. I agree with Sting having more challengers right now so that's the way I felt I had to go. Plus I like Sting as champion. Thanks a lot for all the comments! It's nice to know somebody is enjoying it. |
| rey619 | Posted on 05/28/10 at 08:47:35 I agree with Vertigo, this was an extremely well-written piece of work, and the matches have been built up perfectly as well. You also have a lot of stuff to work on going forward from Superbrawl, as champions will want rematches, teams and wrestlers move up and down the rank and last, but not least, Vader will surely want to get his hands on Dusty Rhodes. Terrific work! Keep it up :) |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 05/28/10 at 23:07:02 Thanks for the comments, Rey. Yeah, I'm hoping the build to WrestleWar, the next supercard goes as well as Superbrawl. :) It's always an interesting time when you start mixing in new feuds. WCW Saturday Night 3/7/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your hosts are Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes Jim Ross welcomed the fans to Saturday Night before he announced that WCW has a new World's Heavyweight Champion! Dusty Rhodes said that Sting had accomplished what he had set out to do and that was defeat Lex Luger and take the Title. Jim Ross said that Superbrawl II did not disappoint in action and to be sure and call your local cable company to purchase the replay available all this week. Dusty Rhodes said that there was something that happened at Superbrawl that he needed to discuss. He said that he had really enjoyed his announcing duties so far in WCW, and he was honored that he was able to continue them here tonight. He said that Kip Allen Frey was in contact with him over the week, and Kip and informed him that he was not allowed to interject himself in to any proceedings that happened in the ring as long as he was a WCW announcer. Rhodes said he definitely wasn't happy with Kip's ruling, but he could understand it, and he would try his best to honor it. Jim Ross clarified that at Superbrawl Dusty Rhodes came to the aid of Brian Pillman after Big Van Vader decided to go one step too far after their match. Ross said that Vader had tried to permanently injure "Flyin'" Brian, but Dusty had been there to put a stop to it by laying his hands on both Harley Race and Big Van Vader. Ross then said that tonight had a huge main event as "Stunning" Steve Austin would be defending his Television Title against "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes. From there Ross sent it to the ring where Cactus Jack would be in action to start the night off. Cactus Jack stepped out from the entrance curtain, and he seemed disturbingly calm and happy. Maybe he had finally cast off his demons? Cactus Jack pinned George South with the Double Arm DDT in 0:03:25. Rating: * 1/2 After the short but brutal match, Cactus Jack continued his odd behavior from Superbrawl II by screaming out his thanks to his giant friend. Dusty Rhodes didn't have any idea how take this and neither did Jim Ross. Jim Ross said that nobody had seen or heard from El Gigante since Superbrawl and quite a few of his friends including Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Tom Zenk are worried about him. Dusty Rhodes said it was definitely not like El Gigante to just go missing, and he really should be in the hospital right now getting checked out after Cactus Jack's vicious attack. Jim Ross brought up that Executive Vice President Kip Allen Frey announced just today that Clash of the Champions XVIII was such a huge success that the WCW Championship Committee had agreed to put forth Clash of the Champions XIX which will take place on April 12th. Ross said that no matches had been signed, but if the last Clash was any indication, this one promised to be good. The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) defeated James Clontz and Mike McReynolds when J. Garvin pinned Clontz with the DDT in 0:04:35. Rating: ** 1/4 The Fabulous Freebirds met up with Eric Bischoff in the interview area after the match. Michael Hayes did most of the talking as they brought up that if it wasn't for a referee that didn't read the rule book, they would have had another pinfall victory over the United States Tag Team Champions at Superbrawl. Hayes said that he was tired of the bullcrap, and the Freebirds wanted their shot at the straps, and they wanted it soon. Garvin chimed in at the end stating that he knew Big Josh and Ron Simmons were scared of the DDT, but sometimes you just had to man up and take the beating you know you have coming. Z-Man pinned Rip Rogers with the Flying Dropkick in 0:04:33. Rating: ** 3/4 The Z-Man walked away with a nice victory here tonight to hopefully get him back on track. Once again, Rip Rogers seemed to take umbrage with the referee's actions during the match. This time it was Nick Patrick that was verbally assaulted after the match as Rogers seemed to think that Patrick made Rogers release a choke hold before the five count. This time, however, things went a step too far as Rogers slapped Patrick across the face! Patrick dropped to the mat and seemed shocked that he had been attacked. Rogers left the ring, but he was booed rather heavily by the fans. Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes both seemed to be disgusted by Rogers' actions, and Rhodes said he better be careful because he might just have cost himself a paycheck. Jim Ross said that after Big Josh and Ron Simmons heard the Fabulous Freebirds challenge that they would have an answer to the challenge next week. Ross followed that up by saying earlier this week Jushin Liger went to make his departure from the United States and head back to Japan. A WCW camera crew followed him to record his farewell, but something went horribly wrong. The camera focused in on a limousine pulling up at the entrance to the airport. The door opened and out stepped Jushin Liger, fully masked, but other than that in casual clothes. Liger waved at the camera and at the fans that were all standing by to say their goodbyes to the great athlete when out of nowhere Vinnie Vegas burst through the crowd from behind. Liger didn't see him coming and was on the receiving end of a big boot to the back of his head. From the other side of the crowd came the Diamond Studd with Diamond Dallas Page. All three men put the boots to him as the crowd gasped and yelled for help for the fan favorite. Vegas picked Liger up and did the unthinkable when he dropped Liger face first on to the hood of the limousine with the Snake Eyes! Liger crumpled on to the curb as Page, Studd, and Vegas laughed it up. Eventually airplane security came to Liger's aid, but by that point the Diamond Mine had already evacuated the scene. Back in the arena Jim Ross said how disgusted he was that the Diamond Mine would do something like this. Rhodes said he had heard that Page was saying Liger should have headed back to Japan before Superbrawl and they had tried to warn him. Rhodes said that Liger was taken to the hospital to be checked out, and a couple of days later he got on his flight back to Japan. Ross said that he was sure Liger would be back at some point, and when he returned he would not be a happy camper. Ricky Steamboat pinned Terry Taylor with the Flying Cross Body Press in 0:07:41. Rating: *** 1/4 Ricky Steamboat came away with an impressive victory here tonight over one half of the Taylor Made Men, Terry Taylor. Tracey Smothers, the other half, was there to cheer on his partner, but he never got involved in the match as Steamboat and Taylor put on a classic technical encounter. It would be Steamboat pulling away with the win after dodging out of the way of the Five Arm and connecting with the Flying Cross Brody Press while Taylor was trying to regroup. After the match Steamboat joined Eric Bischoff at the interview area to give his thoughts on Superbrawl II. Steamboat said he was definitely disappointed by his failure in winning the United States Title last Sunday, but he wanted to call out Rick Rude to talk to him about something very important. Within a few seconds Rude's music hit, and out stepped the United States Champion, Rick Rude, along with his manager, Paul E. Dangerously. Rude seemed a little confused as to why he was out there, but Steamboat made it clear when he said that he didn't want to fight. He said that he just wanted to shake Rude's hand and that Rude was the better man for that match and there was no way to disprove that. Rude seemed a little taken aback by this, but he did the right thing and shook the hand of "the Dragon." The crowd didn't know what to think of this, but they soon did as when Steamboat turned around to say to something to Eric Bischoff Rick Rude clobbered him from behind. Steamboat fell to the floor as Rude started to lay the boots to him. Steamboat tried to cover up the best he could, but Rude picked his shots well. Rude grabbed the microphone from a stunned Bischoff. Rude said that he didn't want or need Steamboat's respect because Ricky was a loser. Rude started to put the boots back to Steamboat when out ran Barry Windham! Windham got a few good licks in on Rude before Rude headed to higher ground with Dangerously. Windham checked up on his fallen friend as Jim Ross talked about how disgusting a man "Ravishing" Rick Rude is. When Saturday Night came back from commercials Dick Slater was coming down the aisle with Col. Robert Parker. Parker grabbed a ringside microphone before Slater's match with Johnny Gunn could begin. Parker began by introducing himself to the crowd and then stated that Slater was on his way to the top and every face he busted up would be another step closer to getting the chance to beat up those pretty boys like Sting and Dustin Rhodes. The whole time Slater pounded his fist into his hand and looked rather unhappy. That would be unfortunate for his opponent, Johnny Gunn. Dick Slater pinned Johnny Gunn with the Piledriver in 0:04:09. Rating: ** 1/2 Dick Slater brutalized Johnny Gunn with his fists throughout the match and even with Mike Droese trying to put a stop it, Slater kept up the underhanded tactics. Slater had little problems disposing of Gunn after the Piledriver, and if his last two matches have anything to say about it, the superstars of WCW better be ready for this tough cowboy. Big Van Vader pinned Brad Armstrong with the Vader Bomb in 0:05:10. Rating: ** Big Van Vader was even more on edge tonight than he usually is. That was definitely not going to help out Brad Armstrong. Armstrong did attempt at least a little bit of offense, but there just wasn't much he could do with the Mastodon. Vader eventually hit his pump splash, the Vader Bomb, which is more than enough to put away any WCW wrestler. Rhodes throughout the match made some rather snide remarks towards Vader and Harley Race, but he never did get involved in the action. After the match Vader tossed Armstrong out of the ring like a piece of trash while Harley Race demanded the microphone in the ring. Race immediately ripped into Dusty Rhodes, calling him a coward for attacking Vader and himself from behind. He reminded Rhodes that it wasn't that long ago that it was him who was beating Dusty Rhodes to a bloody pulp from arena to arena. Race gave him one more warning to stay out of their way or it might not be Vader, but Harley Race putting Dusty Rhodes out of form of wrestling for good. Throughout this tirade, it was obvious that Dusty Rhodes was wanting to get in to the ring, but Jim Ross was there to calm him down and remind him he needed to stay at the announcer's table. It was somewhat of a shocker, but Rhodes was able to keep his temper in check. Race and Vader eventually left, but Rhodes said they were both lucky he was now just an announcer, because if he wasn't, after what he'd seen them do to poor "Flyin'" Brian, that they might have one mean, nasty Texan on their hands. Jim Ross then led us in to the main event of tonight's Saturday Night as "Stunning" Steve Austin would be defending his Title against "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes. Ross brought up that Rhodes and Austin went to a 15 minute draw a few weeks back, and then just last Sunday, Rhodes pinned Austin's shoulders to the mat in the six man tag involving the Fabulous Freebirds and Big Josh and Ron Simmons. Dusty Rhodes wished his son good luck and was hoping for a little bit of clubbering as Austin made his way down to the ring with his manager, Paul E. Dangerously. Steve Austin and Dustin Rhodes battled to a double countout in 0:11:19. Rating: ** 3/4 (Steve Austin retained the Television Title.) Well, these two definitely have had enough matches with one another to know each other pretty well. That was definitely the case tonight as both Steve Austin and Dustin Rhodes were on their game, being able to counter the offense of the other rather successfully. Rhodes came extremely close to pulling out the victory once again when Austin stuck his head down too early for a backdrop, and Rhodes rolled him up with an inside cradle. Austin, however, was able to kick out at the last second. Seconds later Austin pulled Rhodes over with a backslide and propped both feet on to the middle rope to get some extra leverage. Nearly everybody thought this would be the end including Dusty Rhodes at the announcer's booth as he screamed for his son to kickout, and somehow Dustin was able to get out of it. Things kept going at a fast pace with several close falls until Rhodes nailed Austin with a clothesline that sent both men out to the ringside floor. Austin and Rhodes continued to battle it out on the floor, and Paul E. Dangerously even tried to join in, but Rhodes was ready as he turned around and dropped the manager with a big elbow. When he turned back around Austin and him continued their exchanging of blows all the while referee Nick Patrick continued his count to ten causing a double countout. Rhodes realized a little too late what had happened as he slid into the ring to argue with the referee, but Austin was having none of it as he grabbed his Television Title, hooked Dangerously under the arms and dragged him to the back. Rhodes showed his frustration in the ring as he continued to talk things over with Nick Patrick, but the match was already over and there was nothing that could be done. Rhodes loses yet another chance at capturing the TV Title but still hasn't been pinned. Will these two ever come to a decisive finish? After the last batch of commercials for the night Eric Bischoff stood in the ring and welcomed the new World Heavyweight Champion Sting to the ring. The crowd exploded with cheers as Sting walked out with the Title around his waist. Sting got in to the ring, and he was asked by Bischoff how he felt? Sting said it was great to be Champion for a second time, and this time there was no chance of him ever relinquishing the gold. Sting said that Lex Luger had tried to make the Title in to something for Hollywood when it was always truly about being the best in the sport of pro wrestling. He said it had nothing to do with making more money, being in movies, or hanging out in parties, it was about showing that he was the best at what he does for a living. Before Sting could get any further, Lex Luger stepped out of the entrance way with Harley Race. Luger had a microphone already in hand, and he didn't look like he was too anxious to get in to the ring with the Stinger. Luger said that he congratulated Sting on his victory on Sunday, but everybody here knew that Sting was not meant to be the World Heavyweight Champion. Luger said that Sting is the guy that is supposed to suck up to the Championship Committee and bring the little kids to the arena. Luger said that WCW needed guys like Sting for those roles, but to be the face of the company they need a guy like the Total Package. Sting told him that he was full of it, and that everybody in the arena tonight was happy to see him come out victorious last Sunday. This, of course, got a lot of cheers. Luger just shook his head and said that he had proof that WCW wanted him as champion because they have agreed to grant Luger his rematch for the Title next week on Saturday Night! Sting looked a little surprised at first, but then told Luger to bring it because he'd have to kill him to take the Title he had fought so long to regain. Luger and Sting stared each other down from the aisle to the ring as Jim Ross said this was a huge announcement and be sure not to miss next week. Card rating: ** ¾ WCW Hotline: Kip Allen Frey, the Executive Vice President, announced tonight that Clash of the Champions XIX would take place on April 12th. No matches have yet been signed, but it's only a little over a month away, and there is no better free entertainment than Clash of the Champions. New World Heavyweight Champion Sting will have his first title defense against the man he won it from, Lex Luger, next week on Saturday Night. Sting and Luger had quite the match at Superbrawl II, and things still appear to be unsettled between them. The question is, will Sting be able to hold off the challenge of the Total Package once again? Not many people can say they have beaten Lex Luger twice, let alone in two weeks time. This will definitely set the tone for Sting's championship reign. Ricky Steamboat was just trying to show his respect for Rick Rude's in ring ability tonight, but Rude would have none of it as he laid Steamboat out. It was lucky for Ricky Steamboat that Barry Windham was in the arena tonight and was there to make the save. Windham's hand looks like it has healed up quite a bit as he is now just wearing a black glove over his right hand. Steamboat was apparently okay after the show, but he and Windham were both rather peeved at "Ravishing" Rick's antics. Steve Austin defended his Television Title here tonight against Dustin Rhodes, but there still has yet to be a decisive victory for either man. Surprisingly, Austin appears to be just as upset as Rhodes at this result. Diamond Dallas Page and his Diamond Mine continue to torment Jushin Liger, but luckily for Liger he is now back home in Japan. The Diamond Mine were apparently embarrassed one too many times at the hands of Liger, and it looks like earlier this week they got their revenge. It's still unclear when or if Liger will make his return to WCW as he has a contract signed to compete over in Japan. Next week Big Josh and Ron Simmons will give their answer to the Fabulous Freebirds on if they will be getting a US Tag Team Title shot any time soon. Not only that, but just signed is a big match between Barry Windham and Ricky Steamboat as they will face Rick Rude and Larry Zbyszko! And in our main event, Sting will defend his World Heavyweight Title for the first time against Lex Luger! Also be sure to tune in for WCW Main Event where Rick Rude defends his United States Title against new co-holder of the Tag Team Titles, Rick Steiner. Van Hammer will also be in action as will the Taylor Made Men. Be sure to tune in! |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/01/10 at 19:23:01 WCW Main Event 3/8/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Tony Schiavone Tonight's show start started off with Tony Schiavone welcoming the crowd and announcing that the Main Event would have a huge spotlight match as "Ravishing" Rick Rude would be defending his United States Title against "The Dog Faced Gremlin" Rick Steiner, who was also one half of the WCW World Tag Team Champions. Scott Steiner was not in the arena tonight, Tony said, but he said that he was sure Scott would be cheering him on from home. Schiavone said that as far as he knew nobody had ever held both the United States Title and was a holder of the World Tag Titles at the same time, but Rick Steiner could make some history here tonight. Van Hammer pinned Reno Riggins with the Hammer Rocks in 0:03:52. Rating: * 1/2 Van Hammer cut an insert promo during his match where he said that he was tired of being only thought of a heavy metal rock star. He said he loved his rock music, but he loved wrestling even more, and he was going to prove it by dedicating himself fully to wrestling and winning some championship gold. Lex Luger came out to the interview area where Eric Bischoff waited for him. Bischoff told the crowd he had been requested to be out here by Luger, but he was unsure as to why. Luger cleared it up pretty fast as he said that in case everybody hasn't heard, he'd be getting his rematch with Sting this coming Saturday. Luger said he didn't want the same thing to happen to him that happened at Superbrawl where he was a little cold and not quite warmed up. So he demanded a match for tonight. Bischoff said that he was unsure what they could do as he didn't know if anybody would agree to the match on such short notice. Bischoff wouldn't have to wonder for long, however, as Tom Zenk stepped out and said he'd be more than happy to take on Luger tonight, and that Luger better be careful or he might just soften Luger up to be easy pickings for Sting. Luger laughed at this and told him he'd see the Z-Man in the ring later tonight. Tony Schiavone seemed rather excited with this new development as there would be another big match tonight. Vinnie Vegas pinned Ruben Thomas with the Snake Eyes in 0:04:16. Rating: * 3/4 Vinnie Vegas walked right through his opponent here tonight with very little opposition. Vegas got the victory with his Snake Eyes and afterwards made the motion at his waist like he was wanting some championship gold around his waist. The Taylor Made Men (Terry Taylor and Tracey Smothers) defeated PN News and Brad Armstrong when T. Smothers pinned B. Armstrong with the French Cuff in 0:08:05. Rating: ** The Taylor Made Men have really gelled in to quite the tag team as of late. PN News and Brad Armstrong put up quite the fight here, but through some smooth and quick tags by Smothers and Taylor, the two veterans were able to walk away with the victory with the French Cuff. Taylor and Smothers have seemingly gotten lost a little bit in the shuffle, but if they can keep up their winning ways the WCW Championship Committee will have to take notice. Rick Rude was shown backstage with his manager Paul E. Dangerously and Larry Zbyszko. Alongside them was interviewer Eric Bischoff. Rude stated that tonight he would be doing the Dangerous Alliance a favor in disposing of the nuisance known as Rick Steiner. Rude said that everybody seemed to be coming after him and his United States Title, but it should be known that it is going to take a lot more than an idiot that runs around the ring barking to beat him. Rude also said that Ricky Steamboat was a fool if he ever thought that "Ravishing" Rick would ever respect him, and he had the beating he took on Saturday Night coming. He felt sorry for Barry Windham, that he felt he had to get involved, but he'd take care of him and Steamboat both this Saturday. Zbyszko chimed in that he was dying to get his hands back on Barry Windham after the injustice that took place at Superbrawl, and Zbyszko thought of it as a bonus that he'd also get the chance to show why he is called the "Cruncher" to Steamboat as well. Paul E. Dangerously said that both men were out to prove something here tonight. Larry Zbyszko pinned AJ Jackson with the Brain Buster in 0:05:42. Rating: * 3/4 Paul E. Dangerously apparently was not lying when he said that Zbyszko was anxious for the big tag team match this Saturday against Barry Windham and Ricky Steamboat. Zbyszko walked away with a win here tonight, but it was not before he completely dismantled his opponent with some amazing technical wrestling which led to a beautiful Brain Buster. Zbyszko definitely took a blow when he lost his match to Barry Windham at Superbrawl II, but he looks like he is right back on track. Gordon Solie was in the WCW Headquarters to give us this week's top ten: 10. Larry Zbyszko (10) 9. Vinnie Vegas 8. Barry Windham 7. Big Van Vader (7) 6. Steve Austin (4) 5. Ricky Steamboat (3) 4. Dustin Rhodes (5) 3. Cactus Jack (6) 2. Rick Rude (2) 1. Lex Luger (c) Champion: Sting (1) Solie said that there was quite a shakeup in this week's top ten, but things could get even crazier if Lex Luger wins back the World Heavyweight Title this Saturday. Lex Luger made Z-Man submit to the Torture Rack in 0:06:35. Rating: * 1/2 Well, you had to hand it to the Z-Man, he is definitely not one to back down from a fight. Tom Zenk took it right to Lex Luger, but Luger was a man on a mission. He was out to prove that he was ready for Sting this coming Saturday and showed it by his brutal offense. Harley Race seemed rather please on the outside as Luger hit his snap suplex followed by a clothesline off the top rope that nearly took Zenk's head off. The match soon came to end with the Torture Rack, and the Z-Man had no choice but to give it up. After the match Race and Luger celebrated in the ring as Tony Schiavone commented on the intensity Luger showed here tonight, and if he was on his game this much come Saturday that Sting may not be the World Heavyweight Champion for very long. Rick Steiner cut a backstage promo before his Title shot at Rick Rude. Steiner had one of the World Tag Team Titles on his shoulder as he talked about his upcoming match. Steiner said he was extremely proud to be co-holder of the Tag Titles once again, and his month was just going to get better when he won the United States Title. Rick let out a few barks as he headed past the camera and to the ring. Rick Rude pinned Rick Steiner with the Rude Awakening in 0:09:24. Rating: *** 1/2 (Rick Rude retained the United States Heavyweight Title.) Rick Rude definitely had his hands full here tonight with the Dog Faced Gremlin. Steiner was so close to coming away with the win and the Title here tonight, but every single time Rude was able to get his shoulder up at the last moment. Paul E. Dangerously, of course, made his own impact on the match at one point when Steiner clobbered Rude with a Steinerline, and it looked like it would be over, but Dangerously was able to put Rude's foot on the bottom rope. The referee, newcomer Mike Droese, actually made the three count, but afterwards he realized the foot was on the rope. It took him awhile to calm Rick Steiner down to explain this to him. Steiner was not happy, but the match got back underway. It still looked like Steiner would come away with the win when he finally had Rude set up for his top rope Steiner Bulldog, but just as he jumped off Rude ducked, and Steiner crashed to the mat. Rude quickly pulled him to his feet and turned him into the Rude Awakening. Steiner tried to kick out, but Rude grabbed a handful of tights and was able to hold his shoulders down. Rude escaped with the win and his US Title once again. Paul E. Dangerously joined Rude in the ring with the Title while Rude yelled in to the camera that he just proved just how worthless the Steiner Brothers are. Rude held the Title up over his head while Rick Steiner slowly tried to pull himself up to his feet. Card rating: ** 3/4 WCW Hotline: There was one man that was, possibly, more upset than Rick Steiner after the main event tonight, and that was his brother, Scott Steiner. Scott Steiner immediately called in to the WCW Championship Committee after the match and demanded he be allowed to get his hands on Rick Rude. With what happened tonight, the Committee did him one better as they agreed that Rude would be forced to defend his United States Title once again next week on the Main Event against Scott Steiner! Both Rude and Dangerously will definitely not be happy when they hear that. Lex Luger showed that he is ready for his rematch with Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Tom Zenk showed a lot of grit in tonight's matchup, but Luger looked like a man possessed. Sting better be on his game this coming Saturday. Rick Rude will not only be forced to defend his US Title again next week on the Main Event, but this coming Saturday he will be teaming up with his Dangerous Alliance team member Larry Zbyszko to do battle with Barry Windham and Ricky Steamboat. Both sides have quite a bit of hatred for the other, and things are sure to explode during the tag match. It has also been discovered that Cactus Jack will be there this Saturday, and apparently he has something special to request. Nobody is quite sure where this will lead, but with Cactus Jack you never know. Be sure to tune in this Saturday Night for a night full of action where also Big Josh and Ron Simmons will give their response to the Fabulous Freebirds demanding their US Team Titles shot! And next week on the Main Event it is Rick Rude versus Scott Steiner! And April 12th is Clash of the Champions XIX! Things continue to heat up as we get closer. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/02/10 at 22:42:54 WCW Saturday Night 3/14/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your hosts are Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes Tonight's show started with Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes running down the upcoming card. Ross said that tonight could possibly lead to WCW history as Sting would be defending his World Heavyweight Title in his first defense against former champion, Lex Luger. Rhodes said that he had not seen Luger in the arena yet, but with how important the title is to Luger that he figured he was still in the gym preparing himself. Ross said that there was also going to be a huge tag team match involving four men where was obvious. Rhodes said that Barry Windham would be teaming with Ricky Steamboat to face Larry Zbyszko and Rick Rude, and he didn't know what would happen with those four in the ring at the same time. Jim Ross also said that Harley Race had been petitioning the WCW Championship Committee and another big title match was signed for tonight as Big Josh and Ron Simmons would be defending their US Tag Team Titles against Big Van Vader and Mr. Hughes. Rhodes said that he wished Vader and Harley Race good luck, but he then gave a little wink to the camera showing what he really thought. With that Ross sent it to the ring for the opening match. Van Hammer pinned Rip Rogers with the Hammer Rocks in 0:05:32. Rating: * 1/4 (Johnny B. Badd no-showed.) Van Hammer substituted for Johnny B. Badd here and came away with a victory. Rogers didn't put up much of a fight, but that still didn't stop him for once again blaming the referee, Bill Alphonso, for his loss. Rogers last week went one step too far by slapping a referee, and this week it went even further than that. Rogers pulled Alphonso into the middle of the ring and dropped him with a piledriver. Rhodes yelled out that he wanted to know what the hell was wrong with Rogers, and Ross said that this shouldn't be taking place against the helpless referees. Rogers left the ring to a huge chorus of boos, and it looks like Rogers won't be getting another paycheck this week due to fines. PN News pinned Richard Morton with the Broken Record in 0:07:00. Rating: *** PN News and Richard Morton actually surprised about everybody with how well fought the match was. Both men really tried to show they could bring it when the need arises. Both News and Morton are in danger of falling further down the ladder, and so they both needed this win. Things became a little interesting when Morton went for a savate kick, but PN News ducked. Unfortunately new referee Mike Droese was standing right behind News. Morton drilled Droese, but Droese just stood there! He didn't even fall to one knee. He just rubbed his jaw a bit and got right back to business of refereeing. This seemed to distract Morton long enough for PN News to catch him off guard with a powerslam and then a Broken Record for the three count. Jim Ross announced that the next match would be the big US Tag Team Title defense. Rhodes said that he was sure the Fabulous Freebirds would be watching very closely as if they are granted a US Tag Title shot, this would determine who they would be facing. Ron Simmons and Big Josh defeated Mr. Hughes and Big Van Vader when Josh pinned Mr. Hughes with the Northern Exposure in 0:06:55. Rating: ** (Ron Simmons and Big Josh retained the United States Tag Team Titles.) These four men are four of the biggest and baddest in WCW and when they collided here tonight the ring definitely shook. Harley Race was right there cheering both of his men on, and it looked like they might be able to walk away with the win and the titles when Vader hit his Vader Bomb on Ron Simmons. Dusty Rhodes said something about needing to stretch his legs at this point, however, and stood up from the announcer's booth. Harley Race saw this and immediately ran over and got in Rhodes' face. Vader was distracted in the ring, and he didn't go for the pinfall. He slowly walked back to his corner where Mr. Hughes started yelling at him to cover Simmons. Vader wasn't paying any attention to Hughes, however, so Mr. Hughes tagged himself in. Meanwhile Simmons was able to slowly crawl over and tag Big Josh. On the outside things got to a point where Race said just enough to Rhodes to cause Rhodes to pull his arm back like he was going to throw a punch. Race was caught off guard and stumbled backwards and landed on his backside. Vader saw what happened and immediately jumped off the ring apron to confront Rhodes. Meanwhile, in the ring, Mr. Hughes was left all alone, and after sticking his head down too early for a backdrop, Josh slammed Hughes' face in to the mat. Big Josh quickly followed it up with the Northern Exposure, and Hughes had no chance of kicking out. Ron Simmons re-entered the ring to block off any interference from Vader, but Vader was too busy yelling at Rhodes. Race got back up and pulled Vader away, but all the time Race was yelling that this was not over. Apparently Harley Race forgot that he had left his other man, Mr. Hughes, behind. Mr. Hughes staggered after them while Big Josh and Ron Simmons celebrated in the ring with their United States Tag Team Titles. Eric Bischoff soon joined them in the ring to ask them about the Fabulous Freebirds challenge last week. Big Josh said that he was tired of them constantly asking for a match, like they had earned it. Simmons said it was time to finally shut them up and show them just who the best team is. With all that being said, Josh said they would agree to the match for Clash of the Champions XIX, and they would shut up the Freebirds for good. Diamond Dallas Page pinned Mike McReynolds with the Faceplant in 0:03:51. Rating: * 1/4 DDP was alone during his match, but joined up with the Diamond Studd and Vinnie Vegas after the match at the interview area. Eric Bischoff was there and asked Page about the attack last week on Jushin Liger at the airport. Page told Bischoff that he had warned Liger time and again that he should left WCW when he could, and he just wouldn't take his advice. He said it wasn't his fault that Liger was stupid and maybe next time he'll understand that the Diamond Mine runs WCW and what they say goes. Page then said that where this leaves them is as one of the best singles wrestlers in WCW in himself and the best tag team the wrestling world has ever seen in Vinnie Vegas and the Diamond Studd. Vegas said they had already beaten the World Tag Team Champions, the Steiner Brothers, and that now it was time to do it again. The Studd joined in saying that if there's one thing the Diamond Mine loves besides diamonds, it's gold. Studd said that there was nothing that would look better than gold around his neck, gold on his fingers, and gold around his waist. From there Page made it clear that they were throwing out the challenge to the World Tag Team Champions. Instead of Rick and Scott Steiner coming through the entrance curtain, however, it was Paul E. Dangerously along with Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson! Dangerously grabbed the microphone out of Eric Bischoff's hand and asked Page just what in the hell he was thinking? Dangerously said there was only one team that deserved a Tag Title shot, and it was the former champions! Dangerously then went one step further and said that what he saw in front of him was just a guy that looked homeless, a seven foot green rookie, and a greaseball. Dangerously followed that up by saying that the World Tag Team Titles deserved better owners than that. The Diamond Mine didn't take this too kindly as they threw out their own insults. All six men continued to argue, but WCW had to go to commercials. When the cameras came back Jim Ross apologized, but he said that the interview area had been cleared, and that we were now ready for one of our headlight matches as Larry Zbyszko and Rick Rude would face off against Barry Windham and Ricky Steamboat. The Dangerous Alliance (Larry Zbyszko and Rick Rude) defeated Ricky Steamboat and Barry Windham when Zbyszko pinned Steamboat after hitting him with a foreign object in 0:12:51. Rating: **** It was pretty obvious from the beginning that this match would not be easy to control. Larry Zbyszko and Barry Windham, it seemed, started their match from Superbrawl II right back up again with their brawling around the ring. Steamboat and Rude decided to ditch the technical wrestling as well and soon all four men were brawling it out. Things eventually settled down in to a typical tag team format, but it was most definitely not typical in the amount of brutal offense that was delivered. Windham and Rude eventually got in the ring together, and they also seemed to want to tear right in to one another. The same could be said when Zbyszko and Steamboat got in the ring with one another. At one point Zbyszko pointed and laughed at Windham on the ring apron as he stomped on Steamboat's right hand. Unfortunately for Zbyszko, that just upset "the Dragon" who quickly got back to his feet and just laid in to him with several chops that sent "the Cruncher" over the top rope and to the floor. Things kept up this way for quite some time until once again it all broke down and all four men were in the ring. Eventually referee Nick Patrick tried to focus his attention on getting Barry Windham out of the ring while Ricky Steamboat made his way to the top turnbuckle and sailed off with his Flying Cross Body Press on to Rick Rude. Steamboat hooked the leg, but Patrick was still busy with Windham. This allowed Zbyszko to pull something out of his trunks and clobbered Steamboat with it on the back of the head. Zbyszko rolled Steamboat over and covered him himself just in time for Patrick to turn around. Patrick jumped over Rude and made the three count giving the Dangerous Alliance the big victory. Windham was pretty upset as Zbyszko helped Rude to his feet, but he still went over and checked on his fallen friend. Unfortunately for him he didn't see Rude motioning for Zbyszko to hand him something. Larry gave Rude the foreign object, and "Ravishing" Rick walked over to Windham. Rude pulled Windham to his feet, and when Barry turned around angrily Rude knocked him silly with what apparently turned out to be brass knuckles. Windham went down in a heap as Rude and Zbyszko gave each other a high five, and Paul E. Dangerously celebrated by running around the ring jumping for joy. It took some time before the officials were able to get Steamboat and Windham up. Windham and Steamboat sprinted to the back to find the men responsible, but Ross said that he was pretty sure, from what he was hearing in the back, that the Dangerous Alliance had hopped in to a car and sped off. Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Dick Slater by disqualification in 0:06:04. Rating: * Dick Slater went one step too far here tonight in his match with Marcus Alexander Bagwell. Bagwell used his speed to keep Slater off his toes, and it seemed to really upset the ruffian. It all led to Slater getting Bagwell in a corner where he refused to release him. Slater sent punch after punch at Bagwell and eventually Bagwell just covered up to block himself from the raining blows. Referee Randy Anderson tried to break it up, and he even gave him a warning before having no choice but to disqualify Col. Robert Parker's man. Parker immediately entered the ring at the bell and got in the ref's face. Dick Slater didn't seem too happy either as he joined in with Parker in yelling at Anderson, but Bagwell wasn't going to put up for that as he turned Slater around and nailed him with a dropkick. Slater fell through the ropes, and Bagwell looked like he might go after Col. Parker, but Parker was quick to exit the ring and get his man out of there. Slater did not look happy as he scowled at Bagwell all the way to the back. Dustin Rhodes pinned James Clontz with the Bulldog in 0:04:56. Rating: ** 1/4 Dustin Rhodes walked away with a win here tonight, but Dusty mentioned that his son is still a little steamed that he let the chance to win the Television Title from "Stunning" Steve Austin slip through his fingers last week. Sting made his entrance first for our main event. The crowd was in a frenzy as Sting walked out the Title around his waist. Once Sting entered the ring Jim Ross said that apparently Lex Luger had some comments before his match. Instead of the camera being backstage, however, the camera was in some sort of large room that was full of people with loud music blaring. A waiter walked by with a bunch of champagne glasses on a tray. The camera then focused in on Lex Luger in a suit and looking rather dapper. Luger acted like he was surprised to see the camera, but he quickly broke out in grin. Luger explained that while he really wished he was there that this movie premiere had come up on short notice, and he just had to attend. He said that if he hadn't had come that most people wouldn't have shown up since Luger wasn't there. Luger claimed that his name is just so big right now that he is constantly being bombarded with invitations to these huge red carpet events. Luger said that he would have to put his automatic rematch on hold, but Sting should understand since he should know that Luger is such a busy man. Luger downed a glass of champagne and headed off as we went back to the arena. The whole crowd seemed shocked as did Sting. Jim Ross said what a disgrace Luger was, and Rhodes said it was obvious that Luger just knows that he can't beat Sting and so he took the easy way out. Sting, meanwhile, grabbed a microphone from ringside and said that apparently Luger was too much of a chicken to get the beating he had specifically asked for tonight. Sting said that any and all respect he ever had for that scum, Lex Luger, went down the drain, and he hoped Luger choked on his champagne. Sting said that he came here for a fight and to defend his Heavyweight Title so he was going to throw out an open challenge to anybody in the back that was looking for a shot. It didn't take long before "Stunning" Steve Austin's music came over the speakers! Austin walked down with Paul E. Dangerously, and they were both all smiles. Sting rubbed his hands together like he was ready to go and approved of his opponent. Dangerously grabbed a ringside microphone and screamed out that Sting just made the biggest mistake of his life because by the end of the night Austin would not only be the Television Champion, but he would also be the champion of the world. Austin slid in to the ring, and we had an impromptu match for the World Heavyweight Title! Sting pinned Steve Austin after a Samoan Drop in 0:13:10. Rating: *** 3/4 (Sting retained the World Heavyweight Title.) (Lex Luger no-showed.) Sting was definitely not prepared for his opponent here tonight, but to be fair, the same could be said for Steve Austin. Austin had the opportunity of a lifetime, and he took it. However, that didn't give him much time to prepare himself for the World Heavyweight Champion. And so, with both men unprepared, Sting and Austin put on a great back and forth battle. Austin has proven he is no slouch time and again, and he really took it to Sting. Sting fired right back, but it looked like that at times he was slightly distracted. Sting might have been wondering about Lex Luger, but all that did was cost him his concentration. Because of this Austin was able to pull off several close pinfalls. The mach continued at a very fast pace with neither man ever really getting the advantage when Paul E. Dangerously decided to interject himself to try and help his man to victory. Austin had finally caught Sting with a flying clothesline that kept both men down for a few seconds trying to catch their breath. As they both struggled to their feet, Paul E. Dangerously got up on the ring apron with his big cellular phone. Sting was up first, but Austin was right behind him. Austin grabbed him from behind and tried to charge him in to Paul's phone, but Sting ducked! And Austin got the cell phone right between the eyes! Austin was clearly stunned as he turned around and walked right in to a big Samoan Drop from Sting! Sting hooked the leg, and Austin was down just long enough for Sting to get the three count. Austin rolled out of the ring and in to the arms of Dangerously as the two men walked to the back, obviously disappointed. Sting, meanwhile, celebrated with his Championship belt. He yelled something in to the camera about how Lex Luger was running scared when Cactus Jack stepped out of the entrance way! Cactus Jack rolled in to the ring and was handed a microphone by ringside announcer Dave Penzer. Sting wasn't sure what was going on, but he did know one thing, he hates Cactus Jack. Cactus Jack said he congratulated Sting on his victory here tonight, but he thinks that it is time for him to get what he is owed. Jack said now that he has a clear head, that he has cleared his mind of the demons that invaded his loneliness, he wants a shot at the title. Sting was caught off guard, but then motioned for his own microphone. Sting said that he wanted to get one thing straight and that was that he did not like Cactus Jack. Sting said that it was clear Cactus Jack had something wrong in his head, and though he respected the fact that he beat El Gigante at Superbrawl, he didn't respect the way it was done. Cactus Jack replied that El Gigante did not seem to be complaining about how he was defeated. Sting retaliated that nobody had seen El Gigante since that match! Sting told Cactus that he quite possibly ruined the life of one of his best friends in El Gigante, and he better watch it or Sting might just take him out. Sting said that Cactus might be a good competitor, but he had somebody else in mind for the title shot at Wrestle War in May. Sting said that man was Barry Windham! The crowd cheered rather loudly at this at the thought of Barry Windham becoming the number one contender to Sting's title. Sting said that he would be making the recommendation to the Championship Committee that Barry Windham be next in line for a World Title shot. The crowd was definitely happy at this. One person who was not amused was Cactus Jack. Jack said that Barry Windham was a beautiful wrestler who looked like a champion, but there was one thing Barry didn't have. Cactus then screamed out that Windham didn't have Sting's blood on his hands! With that Cactus Jack sucker punched Sting with the microphone! Sting fell like a sack of bricks as Cactus took the microphone and started to repeatedly smash it into Sting's head. Before long Sting's face became a crimson mask while officials stormed the ring to get Cactus Jack off. It finally took Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes storming down the aisle to get Cactus Jack to stop his destruction of Sting. As Cactus Jack walked backwards down the aisle the camera zoomed in on Cactus' hands which had blood on them. Cactus stared at his hands before wiping them on his own face. Cactus, Sting's blood on his hands and his face, started to laugh as Windham and Rhodes continued to check on Sting. Card rating: ** 3/4 WCW Hotline: What a night of action we had here on Saturday Night! First off, nobody knows what in the world is wrong with Lex Luger, but no-showing his World Heavyweight Title rematch to go to a movie premiere seems like the wrong choice. Luger was contacted after the show, and he said he would just use his rematch at a different time. The WCW Championship Committee will not be happy to hear about this. Regardless of that, Sting showed that he wants to be a fighting champion as he didn't just take the night off. Instead Sting issued an open challenge and defeated "Stunning" Steve Austin in a great match. What happened after that was rather disgusting. Cactus Jack came out and requested the Title shot at Wrestle War coming up in May. Sting let it be known that he had actually considered Barry Windham to be the number one contender for the Title. After that Cactus Jack laid in a brutal beating to Sting. Cactus Jack left with Sting's blood on his hands, and now who knows how this is going to end. Kip Allen Frey says he is talking to the Committee, and they will be taking all things in to consideration as to who will challenge Sting for the World Heavyweight Title at Wrestle War. Larry Zbyszko and Rick Rude once again showed how far they are willing to go to not only get a victory but also to hurt their enemies. Barry Windham and Ricky Steamboat were both pretty hurt after the match, but once they shook the cobwebs loose, they were ready for some revenge. Luckily Windham cooled down long enough to save Sting from the attack by Cactus Jack. After the entire show Windham was full of different emotions as he thanked Sting for thinking of him in line for a Title shot, but he was also promising to tear Rude's head off for the attack after his own match. Dustin Rhodes has once again thrown out another challenge to the Television Champion, Steve Austin. He did this after tonight's show. He and Austin still have quite a bit of unfinished business, and eventually, it will have to be settled. It looks like the Diamond Mine and Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton both have different ideas as to who should be the number one contenders to the Steiner Brothers World Tag Team Titles. There still hasn't been a decision in this matter, but it's pretty sure that neither team will accept no as an answer. Big Josh and Ron Simmons finally accepted the match with the Fabulous Freebirds. This match will take place on April 12th at Clash of the Champions XIX. The US Tag Team Titles will be on the line, and with their victory here tonight, Big Josh and Ron Simmons are definitely on a roll. Dusty Rhodes didn't break his commentator's contract, but he sure is pushing it. Harley Race through a fit backstage after the match, but Kip Allen Frey told him there was nothing he could do since Rhodes didn't leave the table, and it was Race that instigated what happened. Race promised that he would be getting back at Rhodes soon. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for the Main Event where "Ravishing" Rick Rude will defend his United States Title against Scott Steiner. Rude did himself no favors by adding the Steiners to his list of enemies. Will tomorrow be the night will he finally loses the Title he has held for so long? Also next week, just signed, in the main event will be Cactus Jack teaming with "Ravishing" Rick Rude against Sting and Barry Windham. What a match that will be, and could this be a factor in who goes on to face Sting at Wrestle War? Not only that, but Arn Anderson will go one on one with Vinnie Vegas and Dick Slater and Marcus Alexander Bagwell will meet up in a rematch after what happened here tonight between the two. See you then! Matches signed for Clash of the Champions XIX: United States Tag Team Titles: Big Josh & Ron Simmons © vs. The Fabulous Freebirds |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/03/10 at 15:03:12 Great solution to the no-show! These kinds of unexpected things is really quite fun to deal with as a booker. If everything had gone as expected, where would the fun be? When a cell phone can be used as a foreign object, you know we're dealing with an old school circuit. Great read as always! |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/03/10 at 16:42:43 - Yeah, the Zack Morris phone is definitely big enough to hurt. I don't know what I'll do if I get the circuit far enough along to have flip phones. I guess I'll have to retire Paul E. :) - The no-show was totally unexpected. I spent a few minutes walking around the room trying to figure out what the heck I was going to do. I think this will end up being a blessing in disguise, though. It did shake up my booking for the next 2-3 months. I'm just dreading the day it happens to a PPV match that I've built up to. :) - Thanks for the comments, Rey! |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/05/10 at 18:08:58 WCW Main Event 3/15/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Tony Schiavone Tony Schiavone welcomed everybody to tonight's show and then ran down most of the card. He said that tonight Rick Rude would be defending his United States Heavyweight Title against Scott Steiner. He also said we had a big match consisting of two of the big fan favorites in WCW when Johnny B. Badd would be wrestling Van Hammer. With all of that Schiavone sent it to the ring where the Taylor Made Men would be in action. The Taylor Made Men (Terry Taylor and Tracey Smothers) defeated Danny Poston and TC Carter when Taylor pinned Poston with the French Cuff in 0:04:12. Rating: * ½ The Taylor Made Men walked away with another victory here tonight. During the match Terry Taylor and Tracey Smothers cut an insert promo announcing they were coming after the US Tag Team Titles, and they didn't care if it was Big Josh and Ron Simmons or the Fabulous Freebirds that owned them. Bobby Eaton pinned Snake Watson with the Alabama Jam in 0:04:19. Rating: ** Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson cut an insert promo during the match where Anderson said that he could not understand the mentality behind the Diamond Mine. Anderson questioned their intelligence if they thought they were a better tag team than Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton. Eaton ran down the history of Anderson and himself as tag team competitors, and he hoped they knew that they were not even in the same league. Anderson said that the Steiner Brothers better watch out because they are coming back for the Titles that they never should have rightfully lost. Back in the ring Eaton put away Watson with the Alabama Jam. It is still unclear as to who will be the number one contenders for the World Tag Team Titles, but this was a solid victory for the team from the Dangerous Alliance. Johnny B. Badd pinned Van Hammer after a flying sunset flip in 0:07:23. Rating: * ½ Johnny B. Badd and Van Hammer, both fan favorites, wrestled it out here tonight. It looked like both men were going to have a nice, friendly encounter until Badd nailed Hammer with an uppercut in the corner. Hammer seemed to take exception to this as he drilled Badd with a clothesline. From there it was Badd using his speed and quick punches to counter Van Hammer's power. Things kept going back and forth until Badd was able to move out of the way of a charge by Van Hammer in the corner. Hammer was stunned, and as he was staggering around the ring, Johnny B. Badd climbed to the top and came off with his flying sunset flip. Hammer was caught off guard long enough for the three count to give Badd the victory. After the match it looked like Hammer and Badd might get into it once again as they had words, but it eventually led to both men shaking hands. This was a big victory for Johnny B. Badd, and this could help him climb the ladder towards a TV Title shot. Gordon Solie was in the WCW Headquarters where he announced this week's top ten: 10. Vinnie Vegas (9) 9. Larry Zbyszko (10) 8. Ricky Steamboat (5) 7. Steve Austin (6) 6. Big Van Vader (7) 5. Barry Windham (8) 4. Lex Luger (1) 3. Dustin Rhodes (4) 2. Cactus Jack (3) 1. Rick Rude (2) Champion: Sting (C) Gordon Solie said that there continued to be quite the change in the top ten from week to week. Solie also said that Luger dropping to number four was a decision that was disputed among the WCW Championship Committee, but the lack of respect Luger has shown determined his ranking. Solie said he had been in contact with Harley Race about Lex Luger's no-showing of his World Heavyweight Title match, but Race had told him that he hadn't been in touch with Luger this week and said that he was upset with Luger's decision. Richard Morton pinned Mark Kyle after a flying dropkick in 0:03:59. Rating: * 1/4 Handicap-Match: Big Van Vader defeated Joe Thurman and TA McCoy when Vader pinned Thurman with the Power Bomb in 0:04:50. Joe Thurman broke his back and will be forced to retire. Rating: ** Something horrible happened here tonight. Harley Race had been complaining that Big Van Vader needed some bigger and better competition to the WCW Championship Committee, and so they decided to put Vader in a match against two men! Most men wouldn't have a chance, but Vader is not most men. Vader seemed to take this challenge a little more serious that most, and that resulted in Vader totally running over both of his competitors. TA McCoy was knocked out pretty fast with a Vader Attack and that left Thurman alone with Vader. Vader made an example of Thurman by dropping him with a choke slam, pulled him over to the corner and hit his Vader Bomb, and then Vader hit his Power Bomb. Only after all of this did Vader cover Thurman for the pinfall. After the match Vader stood over Thurman and kept screaming out "Who's the man?!" while Harley Race yelled in to the camera that Dusty Rhodes was to blame. Medics ran out to check on Thurman, and he was stretchered out. After some commercials, Tony Schiavone revealed that Joe Thurman had broken his back, and it was unsure if he'd ever be able to return to action. With this somber bit of news, Schiavone sent it to the back where Eric Bischoff was standing by with Scott Steiner. Scott said he was sitting at home last week and saw the injustice that his brother, Rick, suffered. He said that Rick Steiner should be the current US Heavyweight Champion. Scott said that because of Paul E's interference last week he knew he would need some backup, and so he would be accompanied by the only man he fully trusts. With that Rick Steiner stepped in to the view of the camera. Rick promised that he would be watching Scott's back so that none of that crap that happened in his match would take place in Scott's. Scott said by the end of the night we would have a new United States Champion. Scott Steiner defeated Rick Rude by disqualification in 0:10:01. Rating: ** 3/4 (Rick Rude retained the United States Heavyweight Title.) This was a very hard fought contest that went back and forth. Scott Steiner seemed liked he had something to prove, and he was also looking for revenge for his brother's loss last week. Rude, on the other hand, went to every trick in the book to try and get out of there as soon as possible. Rude grabbed the tights, pulled the hair, and poked the eyes any chance he got. Still, Scott Steiner fought on valiantly, and he definitely showed that he has what it takes to be a successful singles wrestler if he ever decides to go that way. The co-holder of the World Tag Team Championship with Scott, his brother, Rick, also did a very nice job of negating Paul E's interference. Anytime Dangerously tried to get involved Rick was right there to put a stop to it. The only time where Dangerously's interference was successful was after Scott actually hit his Frankensteiner. It came out of nowhere, and it looked like that would be the end of the match. Scott covered Rude, but at the same time Dangerously hopped up on the ring apron. Scott and the referee were both distracted and both went over to confront Dangerously, but Rick was right there to pull him off the apron. Rick clobbered Dangerously with a big right hand as Scott turned back to deal with Rude. Of course, any time you lay your hands on Paul E. Dangerously it will lead to the rest of the Dangerous Alliance being a little upset. This time it was Rude's partner from last Saturday, Larry Zbyszko, running out. Zbyszko grabbed a hold of Rick Steiner from behind and hurled him in to the ringpost. Back in the ring, Scott went to lift up Rude, but Rude nailed him with a right hand. Scott dropped to the mat, and it looked like he was totally out. A close up from the camera revealed what looked like brass knuckles on Rude's hand. Rude covered Scott, and the three count was academic. The referee, Nick Patrick went to raise Rude's hand, but when he did he saw the knucks. Patrick immediately ran over and talked to the ring announcer, Dave Penzer. Penzer then announced that Scott Steiner had won the match due to disqualification. When Rude heard this he went into an uproar, and it looked like he was going to attack the ref, but Rick Steiner had entered the ring and cut him off. Zbyszko was right behind him and with Scott Steiner regaining consciousness we soon had all four men brawling it out in the ring. The Steiner Brothers seemed to be gaining the advantage over Zbyszko and Rude as Schiavone announced that the show was out of time. Card rating: ** 1/2 WCW Hotline: "Ravishing" Rick Rude once again retained his United States Heavyweight Title, but it wasn't easy. In fact, it looked like he might have been defeated by Scott Steiner with the Frankensteiner, but luckily for him, Paul E. Dangerously was there to distract the referee. All of this eventually led to a four man brawl with the Steiners and Rude and Larry Zbyszko. Paul E. Dangerously apparently called the WCW Championship Committee after this match and said since Rude defended his US Title against both Steiner Brothers, he wanted a World Tag Team Title shot. And so it has been signed, next week Rick Rude and Larry Zbyszko will be going after the World Tag Team Titles against the Steiner Brothers. Big Van Vader finally did the unthinkable, he put somebody on the shelf permanently. Joe Thurman is in the hospital right now being visited by family. He declined to comment on what happened, but one thing is for certain, his life will never be the same. Harley Race tried to blame it on Dusty Rhodes, but we all know that Race and Vader are to blame. Be sure to tune in to WCW Saturday Night where Barry Windham teams up with the World Heavyweight Champion, Sting, to face off against Cactus Jack and "Ravishing" Rick Rude. Also Arn Anderson goes one on one with Vinnie Vegas and Dick Slater and Marcus Alexander Bagwell face off in a rematch. Next week be sure to tune in to WCW Main Event where Rick Rude and Larry Zbyszko go after the World Tag Team Titles against the Steiner Brothers. See you then! Matches signed for Clash of the Champions XIX: United States Tag Team Titles: Big Josh & Ron Simmons © vs. The Fabulous Freebirds |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/05/10 at 18:44:58 Eesh...just had the first guy quit on me. And he was in a Title picture. Hopefully it works out okay. |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/07/10 at 09:11:39 Title scene as in World Heavyweight Title scene? My money's on Cactus Jack - Vince wants Mankind! Good card, I really think you have clearly defined divisions. Everyone know who's after the US belt, TV Title and which tag-teams are in the world tag team title picture and who's gunning for the US belts. How many wrestlers do you have employed, by the way? I'm having trouble having ONE tag-team division ;) Poor jobber, getting his back broken by Vader. Fits his gimmick - though Leon White is supposedly the nicest guy backstage, and is probably devastated by this. And while he was extremely stiff in the ring, I don't think he was particularly sloppy or dangerous. Probably the jobbers fault! ;) |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/07/10 at 16:44:52 It is not Cactus Jack. Somebody a little lower on the totem pole. He will be revealed this Saturday, however. :) It is really good to know that most of the wrestlers have a point in the ranking system, and it's pretty easy to tell where they are. I've never ran a circuit with three singles titles and two tag titles...I hate circuits with too many titles, but hopefully I'm keeping everybody apart enough to make them not too weak. I actually only have 43 wrestlers hired. Most jobbers are just one export that I edit with Word. And some of the other members of the roster are wrestlers that haven't debuted yet or managers that I have planned to wrestle one or two matches later on. So I started the hiring process by doing anywhere from 12 cards to 52 cards and now whenever I hire someone it automatically goes to 52 cards. Actually, Joe Thurman has a real history with Vader so I decided to use that in the circuit. He's the guy that Vader broke his back with during a regular match since Thurman didn't properly sell a Vader Attack. Thanks again for the comments. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/13/10 at 00:11:41 WCW Saturday Night 3/21/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your hosts are Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes Jim Ross welcomed everybody to this edition of WCW Saturday Night. Ross said that in the main event World Heavyweight Champion Sting will be teaming with Barry Windham to do battle with the United States Champion, Rick Rude and Cactus Jack. Dusty Rhodes said he was looking forward to seeing Sting get his hands on Cactus Jack and make him pay for what he did to him last week. Ross then ran down the rest of the card saying that the Television Title would be defended in our opening bout. With all of that covered, we headed to the ring for Steve Austin defending his TV Title. Steve Austin pinned Brad Armstrong with the Stun Gun in 0:07:06. Rating: ** 3/4 (Steve Austin retained the Television Title.) During the match Dustin Rhodes cut an insert promo saying that he wasn't done with Steve Austin just yet, and he wouldn't be until he had the gold that is around Austin's waist. Rhodes said that Austin is just like the cow turds that he use to step in back at the farm, and he planned on scraping him off the bottom of his boot soon. Back in the ring Brad Armstrong put up quite a bit of fight, but it wasn't meant to be as Steve Austin was just too good. The Stun Gun finally put an end to the match. Austin and Paul E. Dangerously celebrated after the match, and Ross said we will have to wait to see what Austin says about Rhodes' challenge and what the WCW Championship Committee says as well. Ross then sent it back to the ring where a rematch from last week between Marcus Alexander Bagwell and "Dirty" Dick Slater was going to take place. Ross said that Slater had taken things a bit too far last week as he was disqualified for not releasing Bagwell from the corner. Rhodes said that Slater has always been one to break the rules, and he hoped Bagwell knew what he had gotten himself into signing up for a rematch. Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Dick Slater after a reverse cradle in 0:06:53. Rating: ** 1/4 Dick Slater did a really good job of controlling this match and just rubbing Marcus Bagwell's face into the mat. Bagwell showed quite a bit of fortitude by not backing down from the veteran, but it looked like he was a little bit out of his league. Things changed out of nowhere, however, when Slater whipped Bagwell in to the turnbuckles and went to charge in. Bagwell still had plenty in the tank, though, as he moved out of the way. Slater rammed himself chest first in to the buckles, Bagwell grabbed him from behind and brought him back in a reverse cradle. Slater was totally caught off guard and couldn't get his shoulders up before the three count. Bagwell picked up a huge upset victory, and he literally seemed happy afterwards as he pumped his fist while the referee raised his other hand. Things didn't end on a good note for Bagwell, however. Slater doesn't take losses well, and he had taken the time Bagwell celebrated to untie his boot and take it off his foot. Bagwell turned around only to get nailed between the eyes with the toes of the cowboy boot. Bagwell fell like a sack of bricks while Slater started to kick at the fallen youngster. Col. Robert Parker got in the ring pretty quickly and started to argue with the referee, but the ref apparently said something along the way of a fine as Parker got control of his man. Parker raised Slater's hand, and they headed to the back while the ref checked up Bagwell. Marcus might have scored a victory, but he definitely didn't look the victor after Slater was done with him. Jim Ross then said that we had some footage of last week's Main Event where Big Van Vader broke the back of a youngster named Joe Thurman. Ross said that Thurman's back had been broken, and it was still unsure if he'd ever be able to walk again. Dusty Rhodes said what a pity it was that Vader thought it necessary to punish these young wrestlers way beyond what is needed for a pinfall. Rhodes said that Vader would one day meet somebody a little bit tougher than him, and Vader might just be in for a little bit of his own medicine. Ross asked Rhodes what he thought about Race saying it was Dusty's fault, but Dusty just said that Race and Vader are responsible for their own actions, and he isn't one bit sorry that he might have put them in a bit of a foul mood recently. With that Ross sent it to the ring where Vader would be in action, and Rhodes said he'd be keeping an eye out to guarantee nobody else was permanently put on the shelf. Big Van Vader pinned Jim Nash with the Vader Bomb in 0:02:59. Rating: ** Big Van Vader, as usual, had no problems with his opponent here tonight. Nash ate the Vader Bomb pretty fast and that was it. However, after the match Harley Race got in the ring with a microphone. Race made it clear who he was talking to when he pointed at Dusty Rhodes behind the announcer's table. Race said that Rhodes should thank him because every week Vader wants to go over there and destroy him. But it is him that stops Vader. Race said that it was not just because he does not want to see Rhodes bleed all over Jim Ross, because he wants that very badly. Race said that it was just that he wanted to be the man to do it. Race said he hates Rhodes more than any human being, and he knew the feeling was mutual. Race then said he wanted Rhodes to bleed, but he would be the one doing it and soon. Rhodes took all of this pretty serious at ringside, but he didn't budge from his seat. After Race and Vader left, Rhodes said he was not scared of anyone, and if Race wanted him a piece of this Texan that all Harley had to do was ask. Ross mentioned that Rhodes couldn't get in the ring under his current WCW Commentator contract, and Rhodes said he would be talking to Mr. Frey soon. Arn Anderson pinned Vinnie Vegas with the DDT in 0:08:07. Rating: ** 1/2 This was an interesting match where the fans just did not know who to cheer for. Anderson and Vegas were both accompanied by their tag team partners, Bobby Eaton and the Diamond Studd. And, of course, Paul E. Dangerously and Diamond Dallas Page were there as well. With so many bodies at ringside it was definitely a chore for referee Nick Patrick to keep things in order. This match was suppose to help determine who should be the number one contenders for the World Tag Team Titles held by the Steiner Brothers, and so Anderson and Vegas took this very seriously. Both men went right at each other with their hard offense. Vegas is quite a bit bigger than Anderson, but Arn Anderson doesn't back down from any one. Anderson soon realized that he probably did not want to brawl it out with the bigger man, however, and he started to really focus in on the knee and leg. On the outside Eaton and the Studd seemed to get in to quite a few arguments as did Paul E. with Page. Things in the ring kept going back and forth with neither man really getting much of an advantage. Anderson's concentration of the leg, however, did have Vegas wobbly for quite a bit of the match. Things eventually broke a bit on the outside when Eaton pushed Studd in to Page. Studd and Page immediately looked like they were going to go on the attack, but Dangerously pushed his way in the middle. Nick Patrick was also distracted by all of this and went over to break it up. While Dangerously argued it out with the Studd and Page, Bobby Eaton ran around and entered the ring behind Vegas. Vegas had Anderson in the corner, but he never even saw Eaton come up from behind and chop block him! Vegas collapsed right in to Anderson who pulled him in to the center of the ring and dropped him with the DDT. With all the commotion in the ring Patrick finally turned around in time to count to three. After the match the Dangerous Alliance celebrated their underhanded tactics that led to their victory while the Diamond Mine argued it out with the referee. It was pretty obvious that the Dangerous Alliance have the advantage in experience from tonight's match. Next up was the man that no-showed his World Heavyweight Title shot last week, Lex Luger. Ross said that Luger had been fined an undisclosed amount for his actions last week, and the WCW Championship Committee had taken away Luger's automatic rematch since he apparently didn't think it was important enough to show up for. Dusty Rhodes said that it takes a long time to get back to the top after you lose the Title, and Luger will be regretting what's he's done before long. Lex Luger made Chad Bird submit to the Torture Rack in 0:03:35. Rating: ** Lex Luger cut an insert promo in a full blown suit. Luger said that he did regret missing his Title shot last week because gold does look good on him. But the fact is, he had more important matters to attend to. Luger followed that up by saying he was guaranteeing this match wouldn't last longer than five minutes, because he had a plane to catch. True to his word, Luger had his opponent submitting to the Torture Rack rather quickly. Without much fan fare he left the ring and headed to the back. Both Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes made notice of the absence of Luger's manager, Harley Race. Ricky Steamboat pinned Rip Rogers with the Flying Cross Body Press in 0:05:35. Rating: ** 1/2 Ricky Steamboat picked up a much needed victory here tonight over Rip Rogers. What was interesting was what happened after the match. After the referee, Mike Droese, counted the three count he checked up on Rogers. Rogers eventually got his feet, but he was not too happy as he seemed to be complaining about a fast count. That is when things took a turn for the worse as Rogers slapped Droese across the face! Unfortunately for Rogers, this wasn't Nick Patrick or Randy Anderson. This was Mike Droese, who has proven he can take a little punishment. Droese seemed a little taken aback by the slap, but he quickly shook it off before nailing Rogers with a kick to the stomach. The crowd started cheering loudly as Droese grabbed Rip and dropped him a gutwrench powerbomb! Droese stormed to the back while Rogers rolled around the ring in pain. Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes both were laughing it up as Rogers finally got what was coming to him. Jim Ross then announced the debut of a new star to WCW, The Patriot. Ross said that the Patriot is very fond of the country he comes from, the USA, and shows it by wearing red, white and blue tights and a flagged mask. Dusty Rhodes said it was always good to see the up and coming stars show respect to the country that gives them the right to wrestle here every week. The Patriot pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker with the Patriot Missile in 0:04:23. Rating: ** It was definitely a successful debut for the Patriot, and both Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes seemed impressed with the young masked man. The Patriot Missile, his shoulderblock off the top rope, nearly turned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker inside out. The Patriot will be somebody to watch in the coming weeks. From there Jim Ross sent it to the back where Eric Bischoff was apparently standing by with the Diamond Mine. Diamond Dallas Page was obviously very upset and started to tell Bischoff all about it when Page and the Studd fell to the mat. Behind them appeared two men, one with long black hair and one with a black mask on. Both men were Japanese, and they were both holding on to rather large sized wrenches. Vegas tried to put up a fight, but he was quickly overwhelmed, especially after he was nailed upside the head with one of those wrenches. From there both men started to work over the leg of the fallen Vegas. Bischoff kept screaming for help, but both men were able to accomplish quite a bit of damage before security was able to pull them off. Vegas kept yelling about his knee while these two mystery men were pulled away. Back at ringside Jim Ross appeared to be rather surprised by what happened, and he did send off that he hoped the Diamond Mine was okay. Dusty Rhodes kind of smirked, and he said that karma sometimes comes back to bite you on the butt. Ross sent it once again to the back where Sting and Barry Windham were standing alone. Sting cut a promo before the upcoming match with Barry Windham. Sting said that he was not only going there to revenge the attack he received at the hands of Cactus Jack, but he was also there to defend El Gigante. Sting said what happened to El Gigante was disgusting, and he could never forgive Cactus. Barry Windham wanted to thank Sting for considering him as a number one contender, but he wanted to prove himself here tonight by taking out Cactus Jack. Windham also said that back in Texas people do not treat the shaking of hands with as much disrespect as Rude did. Sting said he was ready to take it to both men in the ring here tonight and that both Cactus and Rude needed to learn a measure of respect. Cactus Jack and Rick Rude defeated Barry Windham and Sting when Cactus pinned Sting via outside interference in 0:13:53. Rating: *** 1/2 This match had it all as all four men could not wait to get their hands on each other. There wasn't a moment to breathe as neither man wanted to back down from the other. It almost got a little out of hand when Cactus Jack was in the ring with Sting. Sting was able to corner Cactus off and wailed on him for a good fifteen seconds before the referee, Randy Anderson, was able to pull him off. Rude and Windham also didn't waste any time in ripping right in to one another. There is no love lost between those two, and they showed it here tonight. After about ten minutes things broke down, and all four men ended up back in the ring with one another. Rude and Windham fell to the outside and continued to brawl out there. While Randy Anderson jumped out there to try and separate those two, the crowd started to go crazy... El Gigante had started to walk down the aisle! El Gigante stepped over the top rope, and things were looking rather bleak for Cactus. Sting high-fived Gigante and let out a holler to keep the crowd pumped. Gigante looked like he was stalking Cactus, but he then turned around and grabbed Sting by the throat! The crowd went ballistic as Gigante lifted Sting up and dropped him with a TALL choke slam! Sting landed hard and was out! The crowd started to boo El Gigante as he stepped back over the top rope while Cactus covered Sting. The crowd kept screaming out "no!" as Randy Anderson slid back in to the ring and delivered the three count on the totally out Sting. El Gigante walked over to where Windham and Rude were still brawling outside. Gigante gave Windham a big overhand chop that knocked Barry out while Rude just stared on in shock. Paul E. Dangerously quickly grabbed Rude and got him the heck out of dodge while El Gigante stalked around ringside, and Cactus Jack had his fun by sitting on Sting's chest and slapping away at the face of the World Heavyweight Champion. Card rating: ** 3/4 WCW Hotline: What a shocking development. What has happened to our "Friendly" El Gigante? El Gigante has turned his back on the fans. Eric Bischoff tried to get some explanation out of the big man after the show, but he didn't even seem to notice that Bischoff was there. What was even more surprising was that he left the arena with Cactus Jack! What in the heck is going on here? The WCW Championship Committee reviewed Dustin Rhodes' challenge to Steve Austin, and they have decided to give him one more opportunity at the Clash of the Champions. So at the Clash, in Rhodes' last chance, he will go one on one with "Stunning" Steve Austin for the Television Title. As a special stipulation there will be no time limit for the match, and because of all of this, it was announced that this will main event the Clash! Both "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and Steve Austin were pretty happy to hear this as this will be their first time headlining a supercard in a one on one match. At this point Dusty Rhodes was still on the phone with Kip Allen Frey, but from an inside source it looks like they might be talking about restructuring his current contract. What this means for Rhodes, Harley Race, and Big Van Vader is anybody's guess. Marcus Alexander Bagwell scored quite possibly the biggest upset of his career here tonight. Unfortunately any joy he could take from it was immediately taken away by the man he beat, Dick Slater. Slater was obviously a little embarrassed by his loss, and it looks like these two are not done with one another. Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton walked away with a bit of momentum over the Diamond Mine in relation as to who is next in line for a shot at the World Tag Team Titles. Things got even worse for the Diamond Mine later on when two men from Japan ambushed them backstage and completely laid them out. Not only that, but it appears that Vinnie Vegas was injured and will not be back in action for quite some time. In behind the scenes news: Vinnie Vegas has quit WCW effective immediately. It is unclear where this will take the bookers in planning around the World Tag Team Titles and its contenders. Next week Cactus Jack has promised to give an in ring interview about what happened tonight. Will El Gigante be there? And will Sting? Cactus Jack did get the pinfall victory over the champion, but the WCW Championship Committee that it is not nearly enough to guarantee Cactus the title shot at Wrestle War in May. In fact, they have said Barry Windham more than proved himself here tonight as well, and so at Clash of the Champions, Cactus Jack will meet Barry Windham for the #1 contendership to the World Heavyweight Champion, Sting. Also next week Brian Pillman returns to action in after his brutal beating by Big Van Vader. He will be teaming with the Z Man against the Taylor Made Men. Michael Hayes goes one on one with Big Josh, and Jimmy Garvin does the same with Ron Simmons. And in our main event Dustin Rhodes goes one on one with Big Van Vader! What a huge main event! Don't forget to also tune in tomorrow where the Steiner Brothers defend their WCW World Tag Team Titles against Rick Rude and Larry Zbyszko. Not only that, but Ricky Steamboat has just announced he will be in the Steiners corner to try and thwart the interference of Paul E. Dangerously. Mr. Hughes will also be in singles action as will be Diamond Dallas Page. Be sure to be there! Matches signed for Clash of the Champions XIX: Television Title: "Stunning" Steve Austin© vs. "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes United States Tag Team Titles: Big Josh & Ron Simmons© vs. The Fabulous Freebirds #1 Contendership to the World Heavyweight Title: Barry Windham vs. Cactus Jack |
| Unright | Posted on 06/13/10 at 03:54:11 Hmm.. Muta and who else? |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/13/10 at 05:03:58 Not Muta. And the one in the mask isn't exactly Japanese...He just plays one on TV. :) |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/13/10 at 10:23:35 Interesting turn of events with El Gigante and Sting.. I'm pretty sure Cactus Jack will be the one challenging for the title though. So Vegas was the guy who quit? Hmm.. probably not what you did plan on. I predict that Dusty will get involved in his son's match against Vader next week.. though I'm not sure if he's better off against Race or Vader.. |
| Unright | Posted on 06/13/10 at 13:09:13On 06/13/10 at 05:03:58, JoshiQ wrote:Not Muta. And the one in the mask isn't exactly Japanese...He just plays one on TV. :)A really young Jamie Noble? |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/13/10 at 16:44:15 Rey: - Yeah, I am pretty sure I will like where this goes with Jack and Gigante, not sure about everybody else. :) - Vegas quitting on me was harsh. I had big plans for him ... they wouldn't have probably happened until next year, but it still hurts. Unright: - You are on the right track, but you're right. Noble is a little young for 1992. :) Thanks for the comments, guys! |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/13/10 at 20:45:55 WCW Main Event 3/22/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Tony Schiavone Tony Schiavone started the night off by welcoming everybody to the main event. He said that tonight promised to be a big night as the Steiner Brothers would be defending their World Tag Team Titles against two members of the Dangerous Alliance, "Ravishing" Rick Rude and "The Cruncher" Larry Zbyszko. Schiavone ran down what had happened in the last couple of weeks where Rude had defended his United States Title against Rick Steiner and then Scott Steiner. Rude was able to walk away with his Title but not without a fight. Because of this, Rick Rude petitioned for and was granted a Tag Team Title shot. The Steiner Brothers are back in their element, and Rude is out of his. Schiavone questions if that could be the deciding factor in the match? Schiavone did also announce that Ricky Steamboat was in the arena, and he would be accompanying the Steiners to the ring to try and squelch the interference of the Alliance's manager, Paul E. Dangerously. With all of that being said, Schiavone sent it to the ring for the opening bout. Mr. Hughes pinned AJ Jackson with the Spinning Side Slam in 0:03:11. Rating: * 1/4 Not much has been heard of from Mr. Hughes as of late. His usual manager, Harley Race, did not accompany him to the ring for this bout. It is unsure as to where Race was, but Race had also not accompanied Lex Luger for his match yesterday on Saturday Night. It might be that Harley is strictly putting all of his attention on Big Van Vader at this point. Mr. Hughes walked away with a nice victory to try and get him back on track. Van Hammer and PN News defeated George South and TA McCoy when Hammer pinned McCoy with the Hammer Rocks in 0:04:31. Rating: * 3/4 Van Hammer and PN News, definitely a unique tag team, showed quite a bit of nice team work here tonight. Hammer and News gave each other a high five after the match, and it looks like we could have another tag team entering the ranks if they decide so. Diamond Dallas Page pinned Johnny Gunn with the Faceplant in 0:04:21. Rating: * 1/4 Diamond Dallas Page wasted little time on his opponent here tonight. DDP continues to slowly improve in singles competition. After the match Page joined the Diamond Studd in the interview area where Eric Bischoff was standing. Bischoff first mentioned Page's impressive win seconds ago, and he then asked Page where Vinnie Vegas was. Page did not seem too happy as he growled that Vegas was in the hospital right now with his knee being operated on. Page yelled that he didn't know who was responsible for the attack on him and his men, but he would be finding out soon. The Diamond Studd said that they may have taken out his friend but they hadn't taken him out. The Studd said that when you have him down, you better take him out of the game completely, because now they were going to feel his wrath. Eric Bischoff asked what this meant for Page's quest to become number one contenders to the World Tag Team Titles. Page replied that it would all be revealed this coming Saturday when the Diamond Mine would reveal just how deep it goes. Gordon Solie took it over from here where he revealed this week's top ten: 10. Arn Anderson 9. Larry Zbyszko (9) 8. Ricky Steamboat (8) 7. Steve Austin (7) 6. Big Van Vader (6) 5. Lex Luger (4) 4. Barry Windham (5) 3. Dustin Rhodes (3) 2. Cactus Jack (2) 1. Rick Rude (1) Champion: Sting (C) Gordon Solie said that there wasn't much of a shake-up here this week, but the depth of challengers for Sting's World Heavyweight Title really is amazing. The Patriot pinned Jim Nash with the Patriot Missile in 0:04:21. Rating: ** 1/4 The Patriot made his second appearance here in WCW and earned himself another victory. He cut an insert promo during the match stating how proud he was to be a part of WCW, and he couldn't wait to compete with some of the names he has grown to respect. He did say that he was less impressed with other members of the roster and what they will do to win a match. He then called out the Dangerous Alliance as being the ones he had his eye on. He said that the United States was built on honor and respect, not underhanded deeds like the Alliance likes to pull off. The Patriot said to watch out because the Patriot Missile would be soaring soon. Tony Schiavone mentioned that those were some big words from the newcomer, but that the Patriot has only showed great things so far in his time here. Schiavone did question whether the Patriot might be getting a little over his head with the calling out of the Dangerous Alliance. Schiavone then said that it was time for the World Tag Team Championship match. What was odd was that Larry Zbyszko came out first with his manager, Paul E. Dangerously. They both seemed confused for some reason. Next out were the Steiner Brothers with their Titles. They were accompanied by Ricky Steamboat who had a huge smile on his face. The question was, where was "Ravishing" Rick Rude? Larry Zbyszko seemed a little reluctant, but eventually the bell rang and he would be starting this match out by himself. The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) defeated The Dangerous Alliance (Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko) when R. Steiner pinned Zbyszko with the Steiner Bulldog in 0:09:58. Rating: *** (Rick Rude no-showed.) (The Steiner Brothers retained the WCW World Tag Team Titles.) Paul E. Dangerously had to witness one of his men, Larry Zbyszko, take an absolute beating for the first couple minutes of the match. After awhile Dangerously could take no more and he ran to the back. Seconds later he came back out with Arn Anderson. Anderson was in a t-shirt and jeans, and he was obviously not ready to get out there and wrestle, but there didn't appear to be any other option. The match then turned in to a standard tag team contest. About halfway through the match Schiavone said that he had just heard from the back that WCW officials had found Rick Rude, and he was laying unconscious in the men's bathroom. WCW officials were still trying to wake him, but the match kept on in the ring. Larry Zbyszko and Arn Anderson are no strangers to teaming with one another, even winning the World Tag Team Titles last September, so they took the fight right to the Steiners. Unfortunately for them, Anderson had not prepared himself properly for the match, and Larry had been expecting to team with Rude. What resulted was the Dangerous Alliance trying their best, but they were just unable to get themselves on track. Eventually Anderson was thrown to the outside and Zbyszko was caught with the Steiner Bulldog to finish things off. After the match Ricky Steamboat joined in on the Steiners celebration in the ring. Steamboat got his face in front of the camera and then said he felt sorry for Rude, but what goes around comes around and he hoped Rude enjoyed himself tonight. It didn't take long for Schiavone to understand that it was probably Steamboat that was responsible for Rude missing out on his Tag Title shot as retribution for Rude's attack on Steamboat a week or so ago on Saturday Night. Paul E. checked on Zbyszko while Steamboat and the Steiners shook hands in the ring. Card rating: ** ¾ WCW Hotline: Well, it looks like Ricky Steamboat gained a little bit of revenge on "Ravishing" Rick Rude here tonight. Steamboat and Rude have had problems with one another for quite some time now, eventually things will have to be settled. The Steiners Brothers came away with a nice defense of their Titles. Larry Zbyszko and Arn Anderson put up a good fight, but the result was never really in question it seemed. Arn Anderson was not happy after the show as he has been petitioning for Bobby Eaton and himself to get their rematch against the Steiners. It seemed like Anderson felt like this was a failed opportunity for the Dangerous Alliance. The Patriot continues to roll right along, he appears like he could have a very nice career ahead of him here. The Diamond Mine are down to just Diamond Dallas Page and the Diamond Studd, but Page has said this Saturday he will be revealing possibly a new member. Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton are still in contention for the #1 contendership to the World Tag Team Titles, and the Diamond Studd and Vinnie Vegas were right there with them. Will a new partner be revealed for the Studd? Be sure to tune in this coming Saturday where Brian Pillman and the Z-Man team up against the Taylor Made Men, Big Josh faces Michael Hayes, Ron Simmons does battle with Jimmy Garvin, and in the main event Big Van Vader faces Dustin Rhodes! Not only that, but Cactus Jack will be in the ring to talk about yesterday's attack on Sting and just what the heck El Gigante was doing. Also next week on the Main Event Larry Zbyszko does battle with Johnny B. Badd! Matches signed for Clash of the Champions XIX: Television Title: "Stunning" Steve Austin© vs. "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes United States Tag Team Titles: Big Josh & Ron Simmons© vs. The Fabulous Freebirds #1 Contendership to the World Heavyweight Title: Barry Windham vs. Cactus Jack |
| Unright | Posted on 06/13/10 at 22:03:46On 06/13/10 at 16:44:15, JoshiQ wrote:Unright:Ah, got it now.. It must be Pat Tanaka & Kato.. I'm surprised you're still mentioning Vegas.. Shouldn't you just let it drop and *never* mention him again? Loving the Rap-Rock Connection, BTW... |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/14/10 at 08:48:27 There's something special about the way WCW and WWF were booked in the start of the 90's, with new stars going through jobber after jobber before being put in programs with established wrestlers. You and Peter have pulled this off perfectly! You really have bad luck with no-shows.. what's your seed ? The default 80? No-shows are one of the factors that actually present a challenge in booking. When I book Indy-circuits, no-shows are no-shows. The wrestler didn't show up for various reasons. For non-independent circuits, I tend to find other reasons for the no-show, like for example a backstage attack :) |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/14/10 at 15:54:07 Unright: - Vegas will never be mentioned again...until he comes back in 1996 as Kevin Nash. :) Or until I re-sign him a year later as a "Down and Out" Vinnie Vegas! - PN News and Van Hammer (sadly) were a couple of my favorites during this time. I was one of those little kids that actually cheered for the faces, no matter how bad. Rey: - Thanks a lot, I try my hardest to have a guy get slightly built up before throwing him to the wolves. From there I usually have a plan for them, but sometimes I get in to writing a character, and I push him harder than I had planned...or I hate writing one and I end up jobbing him faster than I expected. - Yeah, I don't know what's been going on the last couple of weeks for me with no-shows. I love booking around them for the most part. It makes me understand why people like running unbooked circuits as there is a sense of unprectibility. But it's getting kind of silly that it keeps happening in my main events. :) - I do have it set at the standard 80. Thinking about bumping it up to 100 though. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/15/10 at 18:34:49 WCW Saturday Night 3/28/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your hosts are Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes both welcomed us to WCW Saturday Night. Ross immediately went into running down the card and saying that tonight promised to be full of action. Dusty said that tonight Dustin Rhodes would be going one on one with Big Van Vader in the main event, and he would be watching that one very closely. Jim Ross questioned Dusty on his phone calls with Kip Alley Frey over the week, but Dusty just said that he had been talking to Frey about a possible addendum to his current contract. Ross asked for more clarification, but Rhodes became a little quiet on the issue. Ross also said that the United States Tag Team Champions would be in singles action against their opponents at the Clash. Dusty also said that he was looking forward to seeing "Flyin'" Brian return to action here tonight in tag team action. Jim Ross also mentioned the shocking turn of events from last week where El Gigante turned on Sting and left him laying with a big Choke Slam. Dusty said he didn't know what was wrong with the big man, but he was sure that Sting would be getting to the bottom of it before too long. Ross said that this was totally out of the character of El Gigante and that he was pretty sure Cactus Jack had something to do with it. Ross said we would be hearing from Cactus Jack later on tonight, but before we could get to all that we went to the ring for the opening bout. Big Josh pinned Michael Hayes with the Northern Exposure in 0:07:52. Rating: ** Big Josh and Michael Hayes both were by themselves tonight. Hayes has had some success as a singles wrestler, previously winning the US Heavyweight Title back in 1989. Big Josh is no slouch either and so we had quite the back and forth battle. Neither man wanted to back down from the other as they tried to gain some momentum going in to their big US Tag Team Title match at the Clash. Big Josh ended up being just a step faster and stronger here tonight as he was able to put Hayes away with the Northern Exposure. Hayes was obviously disappointed after the match. As he walked back down the aisle his eyes never left Big Josh celebrating in the ring. This was definitely a big win for the current US Tag Champs. Dick Slater pinned Joey Maggs with the Piledriver in 0:03:40. Rating: ** 1/4 Dick Slater cut an insert promo during this match alongside Col. Robert Parker. Slater said that Marcus Alexander Bagwell had better be on the lookout because he doesn't take too kindly to youngsters with their good looks and the having of all of their teeth. Slater said he might just need to knock or two teeth out of young Bagwell's face to show him what wrestling is all about. Col. Parker said he was disgusted by the officiating during the match, and it was clear that Slater shouldn't have been beaten by that no good scoundrel, Bagwell. Parker said Bagwell embarrassed him and Slater and that Slater was going to take it out of his hide. In the ring, Slater had no problems with his opponent. After the match Slater showed the camera his closed fist and promised Bagwell would be feeling it very soon. Eric Bischoff introduced "Ravishing" Rick Rude to the interview area along with his manager, Paul E. Dangerously. Rude seemed obviously upset and Dangerously was hopping mad beside him. Bischoff asked him about what happened last Sunday on the Main Event where he didn't show up for his big World Tag Team Title match against the Steiner Brothers? Rude gave Bischoff a death stare as he yelled what a stupid question that was. Rude said it was clear that it was Ricky Steamboat that attacked him and cost him his chance at holding two titles at once. Rude said that he knew all along he was right about Steamboat, that he was jealous of Rude's success. Rude said he would have won the Tag Titles with Larry Zbyszko last Sunday, but Steamboat stuck his head in to his business once again. Dangerously chimed in that there was only one thing left to do and that was to cut the head of the Dragon off. Rude said it was time to end this for good and said he wanted Steamboat at the Clash one more time. Rude stormed off with Dangerously while Bischoff rambled about what a big match this could be to add to the supercard on the 12th. Jim Ross seemed a little surprised by Rude's direct challenge, but Rhodes said this feud had been going on for quite some time and this time it possibly cost Rude championship gold. Rhodes said that Rude would, of course, be upset and looking for some revenge. Ross said that he Rude better know what he's doing because he just challenged a very determined man in Ricky Steamboat. With that Rhodes said he was happy to see Brian Pillman back in action which would take place next. Brian Pillman and Z-Man defeated The Taylor Made Men (Terry Taylor and Tracey Smothers) when Pillman pinned T. Smothers with the Springboard Clothesline in 0:07:29. Rating: ** 1/2 Brian Pillman got quite the reaction tonight for his return. He seemed pretty moved by it all and waved his hand in appreciated. There was a match, however, that needed to be wrestled and so it wasn't long before Tom Zenk and Tracey Smothers were starting this match off for their respective teams. Pillman was right back on his game as he took it to both Taylor and Smothers with his high flying offense. In fact, after Zenk tagged out the first time, Pillman even showed a little bit of an aggressive side as when Zenk was the legal man and whipped Taylor in to the ropes, Pillman nailed him in the back of the head with an enzuguiri from the ring apron. Taylor staggered forward right in to a Z-Man savate kick. That almost got the three count, but Smothers was able to break it up. Things eventually broke down again with all four men in the ring, and Pillman was able to sneak the Springboard Clothesline in out of nowhere on Smothers. Pillman made the quick cover and that was all she wrote. The Z-Man celebrated in the ring after the match while Pillman took the calmer route and just left the ring clapping hands with the fans on the way to the back. Ron Simmons pinned Jimmy Garvin with the Powerslam in 0:06:34. Rating: ** Once again neither man's tag team partner accompanied him to the ring. Jimmy Garvin was able to use quite a bit of his speed here tonight to keep Ron Simmons off guard, but it was only a matter of time before Simmons got his massive arms around Garvin. When he did the beating he gave Garvin wasn't pretty. Garvin wouldn't go down easily, however, and soon we had Garvin trying to duck and weave while Simmons kept trying to hit something big enough to put Garvin away. It eventually happened when Garvin made the mistake of bouncing off the ropes before Simmons was properly worn down enough, and Ron hit his Powerslam out of nowhere! Garvin was caught totally off guard and the three count was pretty academic. Ron Simmons grabbed his half of the US Tag Team Titles and raised it over his head while Garvin recovered in the corner. Garvin's eyes never left the Title. The Freebirds have had quite a bit of luck against Big Josh and Ron Simmons in tag action, but Josh and Ron both showed they weren't going to dominated by Hayes and Garvin here tonight. Once the ring was cleared Cactus Jack's music hit and out stepped the deranged man. And, not surprisingly, El Gigante was standing right next to him. Both men were booed unmercifully as they walked over to the interview area where Eric Bischoff stood. Bischoff tried asking El Gigante a question, but Cactus Jack quickly shushed him. Jack said that El Gigante would not be answering any questions because he can't speak the language. Jack then called Bischoff an idiot. Cactus said that El Gigante has let him know that he is sick and tired of being referred to as "The Giant" in Spanish. From now on he will be called by his God given name, Jorge Gonzalez! Cactus said he had come to realize that El Gigante is not just a giant but a man that is just trying to fit in. Cactus knew that he and Jorge had a lot in common. Cactus admitted that all of his life he had tried to fit in, to be the cool kid in school, to get all the girls, but nobody would ever talk to him. He said that they complained he stank and was fat and was gross to look at. Eric Bischoff asked what this had to do with what happened to Sting the last couple of weeks, and Cactus ripped the microphone from his hand. Bischoff looked a little scared before he jogged away. Cactus said that he had gone through his entire life trying to fit in. He said that he even joined the baseball team and that he was a damned fine catcher in his day. He said that the only problem he had was that the team didn't have any baseball pants big enough for his wide posterior and so when he squatted behind the plate there was a rather obscene view for the crowd. Cactus yelled out that he could still hear the taunts of "Asscrack Jack!" in his sleep. He said that it wasn't fair because he was a great catcher, but he the chants distracted him. He screamed that it wasn't his fault the pants were too small! Cactus said that it was the same with Jorge Gonzalez that he tried out for the basketball team, but he was just too tall. Cactus said that Jorge revealed to him that he could dunk without leaving his feet, and so the other parents complained and they made Jorge quit the basketball team. Cactus Jack made it clear that all he and Jorge wanted was to fit in, to be like Sting, the good looking guy with the cool hair and the fans yelling for them. Cactus stated that he eventually realized it would never happen and it wouldn't happen for Jorge either. Cactus finally convinced Jorge of this the night of Superbrawl when Gonzalez was sitting on a chair bleeding from the skull. And now, he said, they were going to fit in finally as a group of their own. And they were going to make the cool people like Sting pay for all the years they suffered. Cactus said Sting will suffer for all of the lunches where Jorge and he sat alone, for all the car pools that they weren't invited in to because Jorge was too tall and Cactus smelled like cheese! Cactus Jack said they have always been outsiders, but now they will enjoy it and will enjoy taking everything away from Sting including his Title. With that Cactus left the scene with, as he now wants to be called, Jorge Gonzalez. The whole crowd did not miss the chance to get in a few more boo's and there were even a couple of "Asscrack Jack!" chants as they went back to the locker rooms. Jim Ross said he didn't fully understand why Cactus Jack had picked out Sting for all of his troubles, but he said he knew that Sting would not be happy with this reasoning. Rhodes started to say El Gigante but switched over to Jorge Gonzalez. Rhodes said that Jorge use to be a nice guy and he really has lost all respect for him to pair up with that psycho Cactus Jack. Jim Ross said that he didn't know how Cactus knew all of this since he didn't think Cactus spoke Gonzalez's language. Ross did say he can't wait to hear from Sting about all of this, but he apparently is not in the building tonight, but he will definitely be here next week. Johnny B. Badd pinned AJ Jackson with the Tutti Frutti in 0:04:19. Rating: * 3/4 Jim Ross brought up the Rip Rogers-Mike Droese situation from last week. Ross said that Kip Allen Frey had told Mike Droese that he needs to refrain from putting his hands on a competitor as long as he is employed as a referee. Ross then said that both Droese and Rogers are sitting out with a one week suspension, but Frey is giving Droese another chance next week where he will referee a Rip Rogers match. Rhodes says it is all a sham because if Rip Rogers puts his hands on a referee, the referee should have the right to put a fist in his mouth. Ross can't help but agree as we go back to the ring for the next match. Scott Steiner pinned Mike McReynolds with the Frankensteiner in 0:04:34. Rating: ** 1/2 The Steiner Brothers cut an insert promo during the match. Rick said that he noticed they were constantly being hunted since they were champions. Scott knew that both Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton and the Diamond Mine were claiming the rights to the #1 contendership to the World Tag Titles, but they didn't care who it was because there was no way they were taking their gold. Rick knew that the Diamond Mine were getting ready to introduce a new tag team partner for the Diamond Studd, but he said it didn't matter how big or how fast they were, that both the Diamond Mine and the Dangerous Alliance were no match for the Dog Faced Gremlin. Speaking of the Diamond Mine, they were out next. Diamond Dallas Page and the Diamond Studd entered the ring and were given a microphone. Page said that it is true, that the Diamond Mine, for a short period of time, were down to just two members, but tonight they were going back to three. He said that tonight the Diamond Mine would take out a couple of punks that reminded them of those cowards that attacked them from behind last week. And with that Page said he had dug deep in to the Diamond Mine, and realized that what they needed weren't more diamonds, but someone more along the lines of a rock. Page said he found that person in the "The Rock" Don Muraco. Don Muraco stormed down the aisle and the crowd seemed genuinely surprised to see him back in the ring. Muraco was as big and strong as ever as he slid in to the ring to stand beside DDP and the Diamond Studd. The Diamond Mine (Diamond Studd and Don Muraco) defeated Shiro Koshinaka and Kuniaki Kobayashi when Muraco pinned Koshinaka with the Cave In in 0:03:20. Rating: ** 1/4 The Diamond Mine showed off just what they are capable of here tonight. Now that they have Don Muraco by their side there may be no stopping them. He adds a lot of experience and strength to an already formidable group. They had apparently asked for this match to try and show they weren't scared of the two Oriental men that attacked them last week. Muraco didn't even tag out during the match as he completely destroyed both of his opponents. The Cave In, Don Muraco's Tombstone Piledriver, put Koshinaka out for good. Muraco wasn't done, however, as when Kobayashi came in to check up on his fallen partner, Muraco clobbered him upside the head and then dropped him with the Cave In as well. After the match Page got his face in front of the camera and said they were as good as ever and the Steiner Brothers better watch out because they were coming for the gold. Don Muraco just stood over his two fallen opponents, breathing rather hard, and looking very, very angry. The Diamond Studd was, of course, all smiles as it looked like the Diamond Mine was back on track. Dusty Rhodes talked about how big it was that Don Muraco had decided to join up with the Diamond Mine. Jim Ross said that nobody has seen Muraco in a ring for awhile, but it was obvious he still had it by his complete mauling of the two opponents here tonight. Dusty said that coming up next was a match he'd be watching very closely. Ross once again asked him about his phone calls with Kip Frey over the week, but Dusty was silent on the issue. Before the match could begin, as Dustin Rhodes was making his entrance, Steve Austin cut an insert promo with the TV Title on his shoulder. Austin wished Rhodes luck tonight, and he said he was on his knees praying that Rhodes didn't get too busted up because he didn't want to mess the opportunity to do a little beating on Dustin himself at the Clash. Dustin Rhodes defeated Big Van Vader by disqualification in 0:09:07. Rating: * 3/4 Neither man was going to give an inch here tonight. Big Van Vader tried to intimidate Dustin at the beginning of the match by tossing him around from corner to corner and hammering with blows to the head. Rhodes didn't back down, however, and out of nowhere started firing right back with elbows of his own. Pretty soon we had a full out brawl on our hands. Neither man went for very many pinfalls during the match as neither man would stay down for very long. Things looked like they might be over when Vader caught Rhodes out of nowhere with a huge choke slam. Vader went for a cover without hooking the leg, however, and Dustin was somehow able to find a way to get his shoulder up. Vader didn't seem to care as he just went right back to the match by throwing Rhodes in to the corner again and hammering away. Dustin fought back valiantly and had a close pinfall attempt of his own when he caught an unsuspecting Vader with a sunset flip. With Vader being a little stunned Rhodes tried to take advantage and did so by hitting his Bulldog as Vader was getting back to his feet! But Vader immediately started to get back to his feet again. Rhodes saw this and went back to hit another Bulldog but a chair came from out of nowhere and slammed across his back. Harley Race had hit Dustin Rhodes from the outside with a chair as Rhodes bounced off the ropes! Rhodes collapsed and referee Nick Patrick immediately called for the bell. Race entered the ring just as Vader was pulling Dustin to his feet. Vader nearly drove Dustin through the mat with a Power Bomb while Race stood by laughing. Dusty stood to his feet and he looked pretty angry. Dusty folded up his chair and started heading his way in to the ring, but Race had grabbed a microphone and told Dusty that he couldn't step foot in the ring because of his contract! Dusty didn't even hesitate, however, as he entered the ring and smashed Vader with the chair! Vader was trying to pull Dustin up at the time and was caught off guard. Vader landed pretty hard and rolled out of the ring. Harley Race quickly got out of the ring before Dusty could focus his attention on him. Race pulled Vader to the back, but it was obvious that Big Van Vader wanted to get back in there and get at Dusty Rhodes. Dusty Rhodes grabbed the microphone that Race had dropped and told Race and Vader, that Frey had helped him with his contract and until this thing is settled between him and Race, he is not only a commentator but he's also a wrestler, baby! Dusty then revealed that since Race wanted to get his hands on Dusty so badly that he would get his chance on the 12th at the Clash because Dusty would be facing Harley Race in a match, one on one! The crowd was pretty pumped for this as they cheered while Dusty helped his son, Dustin, up to his feet. Harley Race looked on in shock from the aisle while Vader looked on angrily. Card rating: ** 1/2 WCW Hotline: Dusty Rhodes apparently got his request granted as Executive VP Kip Allen Frey has edited Rhodes' contract so that he will be allowed to wrestle at least at the Clash. So it will be Harley Race versus Dusty Rhodes at the Clash. Harley Race was seen throwing a fit backstage at this turn of events, but if Big Van Vader is by his side it may be Dusty Rhodes that needs to be worried. El Gigante now wants to be known as Jorge Gonzalez and is definitely siding with Cactus Jack in his war against Sting. Sting was reached for comment after tonight's show, but all he would say was that he was extremely disappointed in what is going in El Gigante's head, and that he hoped he could talk some sense in to him. The Diamond Mine introduced their newest team member, Don Muraco. Don Muraco bulldozed over his opponents here tonight and looked pretty impressive in doing it. DDP made it clear after the show that Don Muraco and the Diamond Studd were still going for the World Tag Team Titles and if they had to go through Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson to do it they had no problems with it. The two Asian men that attacked them last week were nowhere to be seen, but it has been revealed that they are actually two veterans of the ring, Pat Tanaka and Kato, the Orient Express. Not much is known as to why they attacked the Diamond Mine last week, but they will be in action tomorrow night on the Main Event! "Ravishing" Rick Rude has finally had it with Ricky Steamboat and he wants to settle the score once and for all. Ricky Steamboat agreed to the match after the show tonight and so it is official, these two will meet once again for the United States Title at the Clash. "Flyin'" Brian was successful in his return to the ring here tonight in tag team action. It is still unclear if Pillman will be trying to join the tag ranks with Tom Zenk or if he will take the singles route. They did look rather impressive in their victory over the Taylor Made Men. And the United States Tag Team Champions looked very impressive in singles action as Big Josh and Ron Simmons beat Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin, respectively, in one on one encounters. Hayes and Garvin were definitely upset about this and have since issued a challenge to the Champs for next week where they will team up with "Ravishing" Rick Rude to do battle with Big Josh, Ron Simmons, and Ricky Steamboat. Not only that, but next week Rip Rogers is in action where Mike Droese will be refereeing, Jorge Gonzalez will be in singles action, and in our main event Barry Windham takes on former World Heavyweight Champion, Lex Luger! Sting will also be in the arena and what will he have to say about everything going on right now involving Cactus Jack and Jorge Gonzalez? Tomorrow night be sure to tune in for the Orient Express' debut and in our main event Larry Zbyszko wrestles Johnny B. Badd! Outside the ring news: Brad Armstrong gave his notice. Tomorrow's Main Event will be his last card. Matches signed for Clash of the Champions XIX: Television Title: "Stunning" Steve Austin© vs. "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes United States Heavyweight Title: "Ravishing" Rick Rude© vs. "The Dragon" Ricky Steamboat United States Tag Team Titles: Big Josh & Ron Simmons© vs. The Fabulous Freebirds #1 Contendership to the World Heavyweight Title: Barry Windham vs. Cactus Jack Dusty Rhodes vs. Harley Race And just signed for the #1 contendership to the World Tag Team Titles: The Diamond Mine (Don Muraco and the Diamond Studd) vs. "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson and "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton |
| Unright | Posted on 06/16/10 at 01:18:47 Good card.. Don Muraco is an interesting addition to the Diamond Mine. I can't shake the feeling that he's eventually going to break up the stable by deciding he's better than them. Like Rocky Maivia & the Nation of Domination. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/16/10 at 07:02:58 Just because his nickname is "The Rock" doesn't mean he has to turn out like the Rock. :) I've always liked Muraco and since my original 2-3 choices refused to sign with me I thought I'd give him a shot. Luckily he signed. |
| Unright | Posted on 06/16/10 at 15:55:02 Nothing to do with the nickname. ;D Just years of watching wrestling conditioned me to watch for flags that a betrayal is imminent. Refusing to tag in your partner is one of those red flags. |
| Vertigo | Posted on 06/16/10 at 22:59:58 Don Muraco as an addition makes me very interested in the Diamond Mine now. Muraco is one of my favorites of all time (I even have a cat named Muraco). He was always so good in the heel role. I'm hoping he has the same success for you. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/17/10 at 05:27:40 Thanks for the comments, Vertigo. Yeah, I have always been a fan on Don Muraco even though I mostly have just seen his mid to late '80s stuff. I hope he "gets over." :) WCW Main Event 3/29/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Tony Schiavone Tonight's show started off with Tony Schiavone welcoming the crowd and then running down the lineup. He ended by mentioning that in tonight's Main Event "The Cruncher" Larry Zbyszko would be going one on one with Johnny B. Badd. Schiavone said that Badd has been pretty successful as of late and a win here could catapult him right into the TV Title running. He also brought up that Larry Zbyszko had fallen off the tracks a bit since his loss to Barry Windham at Superbrawl II, but that this could be a way for him to recover. Schiavone then sent it to the ring for the in ring debut of the Orient Express. Schiavone brought up the attack from a little over a week ago on the Diamond Mine orchestrated by the Express. Because of this the Diamond Mine brought in their newest member, "The Rock" Don Muraco. Schiavone thought it would be interesting to see just what the Express can do inside the ring. The Orient Express (Pat Tanaka and Kato) defeated George South and TA McCoy when P. Tanaka pinned McCoy with the Kamikaze Plex in 0:04:46. Rating: ** 1/4 The Orient Express cut an insert promo during the match. Kato did most of the talking as he said, in surprisingly good English, that they had come here from across the Ocean to do one thing. He said that everybody in Japan witnessed the brutal attack that Jushin Liger suffered at the hands of the Diamond Mine. Kato said that they were now sent here, not by Liger, but by Japan itself to get revenge. Kato promised that the time of attacking the so-called weak Japanese men are over and a new era has begun. Tanaka said it was time for the era of the Orient to begin. Kato threatened that they were not done with the Diamond Mine yet, and they wouldn't be until they had felt the pain and suffering Liger felt while being ambushed. The fans seemed a little reluctant to cheer on the Orient Express during their match, but they slowly started to win them over with some quick tags and their pure athletic ability. The Kamikaze Plex, a thrust kick by Tanaka into a bridging German Suplex by Kato, really amazed the crowd at the brutality of it as TA McCoy practically landed on his head with it. The Orient Express both made the cutting of the throat gesture after the match. The Diamond Mine may be in for a bit of trouble if these two continue to seek revenge. Next up Big Josh and Ron Simmons, the current US Tag Team Champions, met up with Eric Bischoff on the interview stage. Bischoff first congratulated the champs on their singles victories yesterday on Saturday before asking them about their upcoming Tag Team Title defense against the Fabulous Freebirds. Big Josh said they had once again proven that they were the better overall team by beating those wannabe rock stars. Ron Simmons admitted that he respected Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin for all they did in the '80s for tag team wrestling, but it wasn't the '80s anymore. Simmons said it was time for a new tag team to dominate and that it was the team of him and Big Josh. Josh acknowledged that they may not be the most obvious tag team to ever pair up, a lumberjack and a former football player, but when they are together there isn't a team in the world that can beat them. Ron Simmons finished it off by saying that the Fabulous Freebirds will get their shot at the Clash, but they will show once again that the Freebirds are a thing of the past. The Patriot pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker with the Patriot Missile in 0:04:18. Rating: ** 1/4 The Patriot walked away with another victory here tonight. Things continue to look good for the man in the mask, but it was revealed he would be facing off with his first real challenge in Richard Morton next week on the Main Event. Richard Morton even cut a small insert promo during this match saying that the Patriot may love his country, but his country obviously didn't love him or he wouldn't have to hide from it behind a mask. Morton told the Patriot to be ready because next week he would learn what it's like to wrestle a true wrestling star and not these bums he has been wrestling. Dick Slater pinned Brad Armstrong with the Piledriver in 0:06:05. Rating: *** Dick Slater has not been a happy camper since his loss to Marcus Alexander Bagwell a little over a week ago. He showed his temper once again here tonight as he completely man handled Brad Armstrong. Brad kept trying to fight back, but Slater would just knock him right back down to the mat with a hard right hand. A few times the referee, Randy Anderson, tried to put a stop to Slater's punching ways, even threatening a disqualification at one point, but Slater pulled the reigns back just enough to avoid that situation. Eventually the Piledriver put Armstrong away. After the match Slater once again got his face in front of the camera and said that Bagwell better watch out because he was going to knock his teeth down his throat. Tony Schiavone announced that over the course of the week another match had been signed for Clash of the Champions as Dick Slater would face off against Marcus Alexander Bagwell once again. Col. Robert Parker and Dick Slater headed to the back as Schiavone sent it to some pre-recorded comments by Van Hammer and PN News. Van Hammer said that he never thought he'd see the day where he was hanging with a hip hop star like PN News, but they both realized last week just how good a pairing they could make. PN News said that he may not enjoy rock and roll music as much as rap, but both have their places in in the music world and he can respect that. News said just like he respected rock and roll music, he can respect Van Hammer. Hammer said that they both may have different tastes in music, but they do have one thing in common and that's the desire for some WCW championship gold. Hip Hop Rock (Van Hammer and PN News) defeated Reno Riggins and Ruben Thomas when News pinned Thomas with the Off the Charts in 0:05:13. Rating: * 1/4 The new team of Hip Hop Rock came away from the match looking really impressive. The pure size of the two men was an intimidating sight to see. Hip Hop Rock eventually finished the match off with the move they are calling Off the Charts where Van Hammer hits his Slingshot Suplex (Hammer Rocks) and PN News immediately comes off the top rope with his splash (Broken Record). The combination of those two moves would be more than enough to put away any wrestler in WCW. They definitely have a future in the tag team scene. Tony Schiavone then sent it to Gordon Solie who was at WCW Headquarters. Solie mentioned that nothing had changed in this week's top ten as they all still sat at the same spot as last week: 10. Arn Anderson (10) 9. Larry Zbyszko (9) 8. Ricky Steamboat (8) 7. Steve Austin (7) 6. Big Van Vader (6) 5. Lex Luger (5) 4. Barry Windham (4) 3. Dustin Rhodes (3) 2. Cactus Jack (2) 1. Rick Rude (1) Champion: Sting (C) Gordon Solie said that there have been some rumblings of some wrestlers that were upset that Lex Luger was still go high since he obviously didn't care about his World Title shot when he was given one. Solie said that Luger would have the chance to prove himself this coming Saturday as he would be going at it in the main event with Barry Windham. Solie sent it back to the arena where the main event of Larry Zbyszko and Johnny B. Badd was getting ready to get under way. Larry Zbyszko pinned Johnny B. Badd with the Brain Buster in 0:08:20. Rating: *** 1/2 Johnny B. Badd really wanted to prove something here tonight. He has been slowly rising the ladder of WCW competition over the last couple of years and this was a chance for him to really show he has what it takes. Larry Zbyszko is never a push over, however, and he wasn't going to go down without a fight. Badd fought hard for every close fall he got, but Larry was able to get a shoulder up every time. Just when Badd looked like he might be getting close to a flurry of offense that would put him over the top, Zbyszko would always implement his stall technique to slow things back down. This eventually frustrated Badd just enough for him to make a mistake. Badd ended up going for a flying sunset flip off the top rope, but Larry hadn't been properly worn down enough and he was able to side step it causing Badd to land hard on his back. Johnny B. Badd had the wind completely knocked out of him and he was easy pickings for the Brain Buster after that. After the match Zbyszko and Paul E. Dangerously celebrated in the ring while Badd was helped to the back by referee Nick Patrick. Larry Zbyszko might just be getting back on track and if that's the case, it is bad news for the rest of the WCW roster. Card rating: ** ½ WCW Hotline: Larry Zbyszko picked up a big victory here tonight. In fact, there were some talks that he should be in line for a Television Title shot against "Stunning" Steve Austin, but Paul E. Dangerously put a quick stop to that as he obviously does not want his two men in the ring against one another. Larry Zbyszko will be watching both the TV Title and the US Title matches at the Clash very closely, however. The Orient Express were very impressive in their victory here tonight. The Diamond Mine better be on the lookout because they might be making a few too many enemies as of late. With the Orient Express gunning for them, their match against Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton at the Clash, and their vying for a Title shot against the Steiner Brothers, they definitely have their hands full. Diamond Dallas Page is definitely lucky he was able to get "The Rock" Don Muraco to join up with the Mine when he did. We are sad to report that tonight was Brad Armstrong's last match with the company. We wish him all the best and look forward to possibly working with him sometime in the future. Be sure to tune in this coming Saturday Night as Barry Windham faces former World Heavyweight Champion, Lex Luger, in one on one action. Not only that, but the Fabulous Freebirds team up with "Ravishing" Rick Rude to do battle with Big Josh, Ron Simmons, and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. Rip Rogers and Jorge Gonzalez will also be in singles action, and Mike Droese will be refereeing Rogers' match which should be very interesting. Also next week on the Main Event be sure to be here as The Patriot wrestles Richard Morton and in the main event Hip Hop Rock face off against Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton! Matches signed for Clash of the Champions XIX: Television Title: "Stunning" Steve Austin© vs. "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes United States Heavyweight Title: "Ravishing" Rick Rude© vs. "The Dragon" Ricky Steamboat United States Tag Team Titles: Big Josh & Ron Simmons© vs. The Fabulous Freebirds #1 Contendership to the World Heavyweight Title: Barry Windham vs. Cactus Jack #1 contendership to the World Tag Team Titles: The Diamond Mine (Don Muraco and the Diamond Studd) vs. "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson and "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton Dusty Rhodes vs. Harley Race Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Dick Slater |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/17/10 at 11:26:57 I really enjoyed the Cactus Jack promo, it was one of the best and well though-out promos I've seen here on the boards in years.. really liking how this feud is going. Love the Dusty Rhodes / Harley Race feud as well, I can easily see Dustin & Vader having a feud too - maybe even a tag match? And Slater's comment about "not taking too kindly to..." just made me think of South Park. Which made me laugh. Good work! |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/17/10 at 16:53:26On 06/17/10 at 11:26:57, rey619 wrote:I really enjoyed the Cactus Jack promo, it was one of the best and well though-out promos I've seen here on the boards in years.. really liking how this feud is going.I'm glad you liked the Cactus Jack interview. He has been a lot of fun to write. I think you might be the only one besides me who is enjoying the Race-Rhodes stuff, but at least I have one person liking it. :) I hadn't thought about the South Park thing until now, but that makes sense. Thanks for the comments, Rey. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/18/10 at 22:27:02 WCW Saturday Night 4/4/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your hosts are Jim Ross and Gordon Solie Jim Ross welcomed everybody to Saturday Night. Ross acknowledged Dusty Rhodes' absence and said that Rhodes was in training for his upcoming match with Harley Race at the Clash of the Champions. Ross said he was honored to have Gordon Solie sitting beside him for this show and next weeks as well. Solie said it was great to be here on Saturday Night, and he was really looking forward to the in ring action tonight. Solie said that in the main event tonight Barry Windham would be going at it with the "Total Package" Lex Luger. Solie said that Luger was still not in the arena and questioned if he would arrive in time for tonight's match. Ross warned Luger that he better get here soon because after what happened a few weeks back where Lex Luger didn't show for his World Title match, the WCW Championship Committee would not be so understanding this time. Solie mentioned last week where both Fabulous Freebirds lost in singles action to Big Josh and Ron Simmons in separate matches. The Freebirds requested this next match to try and get some revenge and also some momentum going into their big US Tag Team Title shot against the champions at the Clash. Ross added because of the problems Rick Rude and Ricky Steamboat have that they were also included in to this match. The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) and Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat, Ron Simmons and Big Josh when J. Garvin pinned Josh with the DDT in 0:10:38. Rating: ** 3/4 Ricky Steamboat and Rick Rude wasted no time in trying to get at one another. Once the bell rang they were the first two in the ring and neither man would tag out for the first few minutes despite the pleas of their teammates. Eventually Big Josh made a tag that Steamboat may not have wanted as he slapped Steamboat on the back. This eventually led to Michael Hayes getting in the ring and a different segment of the match started up with the US Tag Team Champions and the Freebirds making frequent tags to one another as they tried to get an advantage over one another. Steamboat and Rude both seemed to have a hard time just standing on the ring apron waiting for a tag and before too long they both had met each other on the ring floor and started brawling around the ring. The two men continued all the way to the back with Paul E. Dangerously running behind them trying to break it up. This left the Freebirds and Big Josh and Ron Simmons fighting it out in the ring. The last 2-3 minutes were a nice showing of what these four men could do in a tag match, but this time it was the Freebirds coming out on top when Garvin surprised Big Josh with the DDT. Hayes was able to cut Simmons off before he could run interference to break up the pinfall. This was a big victory for the Freebirds, but it didn't look like they were done. They apparently took exception to what the US Tag Team Champions said last Sunday on the Main Event about them being washed up. Simmons was bent over checking on his fallen partner when Hayes walked over him, whipped him around, and dropped him with his own version of the DDT. Hayes made the brushing the dirt of his hands gesture as Garvin got up on the middle turnbuckle and raised his arms in the air to a large amount of boos. Big Josh and Ron Simmons were not going to be happy when they were back up and around. Jack Victory pinned Tommy Angel with the Free Fall in 0:05:26. Rating: ** 1/4 Jack Victory, who has been around the block a time or two, debuted here and was able to defeat Tommy Angel. Victory looked pretty good as he didn't let Angel hit much offense and won the match with the Free Fall (a double underhook into a facebuster on his knee). Victory got his hand raised and made a few derogatory shouts towards the crowd that got a negative reaction. Victory is another name to add to the already powerful roster that WCW possesses. The Diamond Mine (Diamond Studd and Don Muraco) defeated Kevin Neal and Robert Wallace when Muraco pinned Neal with the Cave In in 0:03:30. Rating: ** Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton cut an insert promo during this match, and they both talked about how surprised they were to see Don Muraco joining the Diamond Mine. Anderson questioned if Muraco had lost his damned mind, and Eaton said that he lost all respect he had for "The Rock" if he thought joining a couple of slime balls like Page and the Diamond Studd was a good idea. Anderson made sure that people realized it didn't matter if Muraco was there or not, however, as he and Eaton were going to roll right through the Diamond Mine and get their rematch against the Steiners. The tape of the two members of the Dangerous Alliance barely had time to run before the match was over. The Diamond Studd started this match off, but once he tagged in Don Muraco we saw that vicious side of "The Rock" again. Muraco completely dominated the two opponents before winning the match with the Cave In. DDP was all smiles after the match as it was obvious that he was completely happy with the newest member of the Mine. After the match DDP, the Studd, and Muraco joined Eric Bischoff at the interview area to talk about their upcoming #1 contenders match at the Clash. Muraco actually started this interview off by saying how great it was to be back in the ring to teach some of these so called wrestlers a little bit of respect. Muraco said he had been forgotten and thrown to the side like so many great wrestlers, but he wasn't going to take it lying down. Muraco yelled that he was back and better than ever and he would continue to plow right through anybody that gets in his or the Diamond Mine's way. Page said he may have had to dig pretty deep into the Diamond Mine to get Don Muraco into WCW, but as "The Rock" has shown, he was well worth it. The Diamond Studd said next Sunday he and big Don couldn't be stopped, especially not by Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton. Page promised that after they were done becoming the number one contenders they were going to take those two men from Japan, Kato and Pat Tanaka, and show them they should have stayed overseas with Jushin Liger. Muraco promised Page not to worry because after he got done with them Tanaka and Kato would be staying in the same hospital that Liger did. Dustin Rhodes pinned Rip Rogers with the Bulldog in 0:05:20. Rating: ** 1/2 Dustin Rhodes had little problems with Rip Rogers here tonight. And this time there wasn't much that Rogers could seemingly complain about as Rhodes won the match as clean as can be. Dustin Rhodes made a few threatening comments towards Steve Austin as he left the ring, but this left the referee, Mike Droese, and Rip Rogers alone in the ring. Rogers was still a little shaken by the Bulldog, but he did the normal berating of the referee. Droese and he had their problems a couple of weeks ago and it looked like things would get overly heated once again when Rogers reared back and decked Mike. Mike Droese started to shake with anger as it looked like he was going to fire back like he did last time. This time, however, Kip Allen Frey stepped out from the entrance curtain in a rare appearance for him on television. Frey told Droese he better not put his hands on a wrestler again. Frey then told Rogers he would once again be fined a week's worth of pay for laying his hands on an official. Droese yelled something back at Frey about how it wasn't good enough, but Frey was already putting his hands up as if to say he wasn't finished. Frey said that if Rogers wanted to keep putting his hands on officials, and since Droese can apparently handle himself in the ring, next Sunday at the Clash these two men would go at it in the ring in a match! The crowd seemed to enjoy this as did Mike Droese. Rip Rogers just laughed as he headed out of the ring and to the back. Jim Ross said this was quite the turn of events as Mike Droese has never competed in the ring before, but Gordon Solie brought up that Droese is 6'6 and over 300 pounds so he should be able to handle himself against a guy like Rip Rogers. Ross agreed with Solie, but he did bring up the fact that Rogers is a seasoned veteran and no matter how big you are, a guy like Rogers can really do some damage when he is focused. Solie agreed and hoped that Droese would be getting some training in the ring before the match or he might end up pretty banged up afterwards. Jorge Gonzalez pinned Chris Sullivan with the Choke Slam in 0:02:42. Rating: ** Cactus Jack accompanied Jorge Gonzalez to the ring for his first match under his real name. Gonzalez had literally no problems with his opponent. Jorge just brushed off a couple of dropkick attempts by Sullivan before dropping him with a headbutt, and overhand chop, and eventually the Choke Slam. Sullivan was down, and it didn't look like he'd be getting back up any time soon. After the bell rang Cactus Jack joined Jorge Gonzalez in the ring and gave the big man a hug. The crowd really let them have it with boos until Sting stepped out from the entrance curtain! Sting sprinted down the aisle, slid into the ring, and clobbered Cactus from behind. Sting peppered him with lefts and rights before he blasted him with a clothesline that sent Jack over the top rope and to the outside. Sting turned around and was face to chest with Jorge Gonzalez! Sting didn't take a swing at Jorge, however, Instead he walked over and grabbed a microphone from ringside. Sting questioned Jorge about his sanity for joining up with Cactus Jack. Sting said he always has had his back and he wanted to know why deserved to be laid out two weeks ago. Gonzalez just stood there staring down at Sting which seemed to make Sting just angrier. Sting said he was always defending him and looking out for him. At this point Sting reached up and slapped Gonzalez across the face. Sting yelled at him to wake up and that Cactus Jack didn't care about him. Gonzalez continued to stand there with no emotion and so Sting reared back and slapped him again. That was enough for the big man as he grabbed Sting by the head and dropped the World Heavyweight Champion with a big headbutt. Sting collapsed to the mat in pain as Gonzalez reached down to pull him back to his feet. At the same time Cactus Jack was rolling back into the ring with a big smile on his face. Gonzalez grabbed Sting by the throat and dropped him with a huge Choke Slam. Sting was out as Cactus Jack drove an elbow into his throat. Cactus Jack dropped several more elbows on the fallen Sting while Gonzalez simply stepped over the top rope and slowly walked to the back. Cactus Jack eventually followed while officials stormed out to check on the champion. Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Italian Stallion with the Fisherman Suplex in 0:04:57. Rating: ** 3/4 Marcus Alexander Bagwell cut a short insert promo during the match. Bagwell said that all he has ever done is try his best and work hard and that is why he is where he is at today. He was extremely proud of himself when he defeated "Dirty" Dick Slater. He said that Slater is just one of those guys that you respect watching as you grow up and you look forward to wrestling. Bagwell said that he was wrong and that Slater isn't somebody you should respect, but somebody that be put out to pasture. Bagwell promised that at the upcoming Clash he wouldn't be going out there to try and earn Slater's respect, he'd be going out there to beat the crap out of him. Ross said that it's not that normal to see Bagwell show such anger towards someone but that Slater must have hit a nerve. Solie commented that Bagwell may be young, but he's not a guy you can underestimate and if Slater isn't careful he may suffer his second defeat at the hands of the young upstart. Bagwell, meanwhile, put away the Stallion without too much hassle. Barry Windham cut a backstage promo where he promised victory here tonight against Lex Luger. He said he has worked long and hard to get where he is at today, and he wasn't going to blow it. Windham said that Luger had disrespected the entire sport by his not showing up for his World Title shot and he would make him pay for that tonight. Windham also commented on Cactus Jack saying he saw what happened to Sting earlier tonight, and Cactus better get ready for the Clash and stop worrying about Sting. Windham said he'd be putting Cactus Jack down for the three count and then it would be him and not Cactus facing Sting for the World Title at Wrestle War. Windham then took the time to wish Steamboat luck in his upcoming match at the Clash against Rick Rude for the US Title. Windham said that Rude had wormed his way out of losing that title for far too long and he had a feeling next week it would be "the Dragon" that would finally be responsible for Rude losing the strap. Brian Pillman and Z-Man defeated Pat Rose and Rick Thames when Pillman pinned Thames with the Air Pillman in 0:06:00. Rating: ** 1/2 Brian Pillman and the Z-Man continue their winning ways since Pillman's return. Pillman was able to hit his Air Pillman and that was enough to get the win. Once again Pillman seemed a little bit more laid back after the match as he clapped a few hands but basically headed straight to the back while the Z-Man played up the crowd in the ring. Lex Luger had a short backstage interview before the upcoming main event with Eric Bischoff. Luger said that tonight was a big night for him as he had invited a couple of dear friends from Hollywood to come and watch him compete. Luger asked Bischoff if he had anything in his teeth before heading off camera to apparently do some pre-match flossing. Bischoff seemed concerned that Luger's brain may not be completely on his match as he sent it back to Ross and Solie. Solie said he had never heard of somebody so full of himself while Ross said that no matter what, Luger is still considered one of the top wrestlers in the company and the world. Barry Windham pinned Lex Luger after a flying clothesline in 0:09:31. Rating: ** 1/2 Lex Luger may not completely have his mind on wrestling right now, but you can't deny his ability in the ring. What was surprising was that Luger was once again by himself as Harley Race didn't appear at his side. Regardless, he and Barry Windham took it right to one another with neither man really getting an edge over the other. Lex Luger seemed a little surprised at times during the match that Windham put up this much of a fight, especially after Windham kicked out of a powerslam. Luger tried to laugh it off, but it did seem to upset the "Total Package." Things kept going back and forth and Windham came extremely close to putting Luger away with a superplex, but Luger was able to get his shoulder up at the last second. Luger regained control a little bit later and was able to hit his snap suplex. It looked like Luger had Windham in prime position for the Torture Rack, but instead of going for it Luger took the time to do flex his muscles and pose around the ring. Luger even pointed out at the crowd a few times, apparently pointing at his guests. When Luger finally turned back around to focus on the match, however, he was caught out of nowhere with a big flying clothesline by Windham! Windham quickly hooked the leg, and despite Luger trying desperately to kick out, Windham was able to hold on long enough for the three count. Luger quickly got back to his feet and it looked like he might attack Windham as he seemed rather upset. Instead, however, Luger changed his mind as just gave Windham a little bit of mock applause before stepping through the ropes and heading to the back. Once Luger had completely left the ringside area Windham let loose a little celebration before pointing at the camera and telling Cactus Jack that he's next! Card rating: ** ½ WCW Hotline: What a huge victory for Barry Windham! Getting a pinfall win over Lex Luger is never easy, but Windham was somehow able to pull it off. This will definitely give him some much needed momentum going into his singles match against Cactus Jack at the Clash of the Champions. After tonight's show Sting went to the WCW Championship Committee and demanded a match against Jorge Gonzalez. It didn't take long for the Committee to all agree that this was a match that the fans wanted to see and so they have signed it for the Clash of the Champions. Despite Sting being the World Heavyweight Champion, however, this match will be of the non-title variety. Sting and Jorge Gonzalez use to be the best of friends, but they will collide at the Clash! Mike Droese will make his in ring debut at the Clash where he will face Rip Rogers. Droese is one big dude, but there is a lot more to wrestling than just size. Rogers was laughing in the back after the announcement of the match saying that there was no way some simple referee could beat him. The Diamond Mine continues to impress people, especially Don Muraco. Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson might be in for a bit of trouble come the Clash. Rick Rude and Ricky Steamboat continue to heat things up here tonight as they brawled to the back during the opening match. It took nearly a dozen officials to break them up. Rude and Steamboat both have decisive pinfalls over the other and it really just depends on the night as to who will come out victorious. The Fabulous Freebirds continue to show that they are formidable force in tag team action. They may not be able to get the job done in singles action, but in tag team wrestling there may not be a better team out there. Be sure to tune in tomorrow night on the Main Event as the Patriot goes one on one with Richard Morton and in the main event, Hip Hop Rock does battle with Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton. Also next week on Saturday Night, both Harley Race and Dusty Rhodes will compete in singles action. Both men have not been in the ring in quite some time so it should be interesting to see how they handle being back in the squared circle. Also Jorge Gonzalez will wrestle the Z-Man and in the main event Dustin Rhodes will team up Ricky Steamboat to do battle with Rick Rude and Steve Austin. Matches signed for Clash of the Champions XIX: Television Title: "Stunning" Steve Austin© vs. "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes United States Heavyweight Title: "Ravishing" Rick Rude© vs. "The Dragon" Ricky Steamboat United States Tag Team Titles: Big Josh & Ron Simmons© vs. The Fabulous Freebirds Non-Title Match: Sting vs. Jorge Gonzalez #1 Contendership to the World Heavyweight Title: Barry Windham vs. Cactus Jack #1 contendership to the World Tag Team Titles: The Diamond Mine (Don Muraco and the Diamond Studd) vs. "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson and "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton Dusty Rhodes vs. Harley Race Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Dick Slater Rip Rogers vs. Mike Droese |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/20/10 at 03:03:54 WCW Main Event 4/5/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Tony Schiavone Tony Schiavone welcomed the audience to tonight's Main Event before running down the card. He finished that by announcing the main event for tonight where Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton would be teaming up to prepare themselves for their #1 contenders shot next Sunday. Schiavone warned that they better not be looking past their opponents tonight as they would be going up against Hip Hop Rock, a team that has been pretty impressive over the last couple of weeks. Schiavone also said that most of the card would highlight some newcomers to WCW as Jack Victory, the Patriot, and the Orient Express were all newly signed. With that Schiavone sent it to the ring for the first match. Jack Victory pinned Ruben Thomas with the Free Fall in 0:04:15. Rating: ** 1/2 Jack Victory looked pretty ruthless in his match here tonight as he didn't give his opponent even the chance to throw out any offense. Victory attacked Thomas before the bell and from there completely dominated the match before finally putting things away with the Free Fall. After the match Victory promised to the camera that he would continue to wipe the floor with anybody that was stupid enough to get in to the ring with him. The Patriot pinned Richard Morton with the Patriot Missile in 0:06:57. Rating: *** These two put on quite the performance here tonight in this short amount of time. This was non-stop action that had the referee, Randy Anderson, running around the ring counting each close two count. Morton said he was going to give the Patriot a tougher challenge this week, and he accomplished that as the Patriot definitely knew he had been in a fight by the time the match was over. Still, the Patriot was just too good for the veteran, Morton, in this match. The Patriot was able to hit his Patriot Missile after he had side-stepped a missile dropkick from Morton. After the match the Patriot joined up with Eric Bischoff to give an interview about his recent success. The Patriot started by saying all the hard work has paid off as of late and that he will continue to work as hard as he can to be the best. The Patriot said bigger and better things are headed his way, and tonight in defeating Richard Morton was just a small step along the way. The Patriot was then interrupted by Jack Victory! Jack Victory asked what the big deal was with the Patriot and why was he getting interview time? Jack Victory gave Eric Bischoff a decent sized shove as he said that Eric was playing favorites with who he talks to. Bischoff promised Victory that he had no say in the matter and that he'd be happy to interview Victory later on. The Patriot had seen enough of the bullying from Victory, however, and told him to get lost and that this was his time. The Patriot went to continue on like Victory wasn't even there, but Jack took offense to that and hammered the Patriot from behind. The Patriot went down to one knee as Victory grabbed the microphone out of Bischoff's hand and hammered it into the back of the Patriot's skull. The Patriot collapsed to the cement as Bischoff looked on worried. Victory thanked Bischoff for the time and said that was all he wanted and walked away. Bischoff checked on the Patriot who was slowly trying to get back to his feet. Tony Schiavone complained about what a disgusting act that was by Jack Victory. He hoped the Patriot was okay and he was sure that the Patriot would be looking for revenge. Tony Schiavone then sent it back to the ring for the Orient Express' second match here in WCW. The Orient Express (Pat Tanaka and Kato) defeated James Clontz and Jim Nash when Kato pinned Nash with the Kamikaze Plex in 0:04:37. Rating: ** 3/4 The Orient Express once again show just how great a tag team they are with their quick tags and martial arts skills. They both even went to the air quite a bit to show off that they can do it all. The Kamikaze Plex looked just as devastating as it did last week and it was more than enough to put this match in the record books. After the match was over things got a little interesting as Diamond Dallas Page, the Diamond Studd, and "the Rock" Don Muraco stormed the ring. Tanaka and Kato had little time to prepare themselves as the Diamond Mine started their brutal assault. Muraco got Tanaka in the corner and started hammering away at him while Kato was being slapped around by the much larger Diamond Studd. Diamond Dallas Page seemed satisfied directing traffic as his two men mauled the much smaller Orient Express. Things started to look pretty bleak when the Studd came over and hooked Tanaka's arms behind him. Muraco took a few steps back and made his charge, but Tanaka ducked and Muraco blasted the Studd with a clothesline! The Studd flew over the top rope and to the outside and was soon joined by Muraco as when he turned around he was blasted with a double dropkick by both members of the Express. This left just Page alone in the ring, but he decided flight and not fight was his better option as he hauled butt out of the ring. Muraco and the Studd looked on from the floor, but it was obvious their sneak attack didn't go the way they had planned. Muraco looked like he wanted to get back in the ring, but the Studd and Page finally convinced him to head to the back while the Orient Express watched on to the cheers of the fans. Tony Schiavone sent it to Gordon Solie for this week's top ten. Solie said that there was quite a bit of change as the "Total Package" Lex Luger lost a few spots due to his loss to Barry Windham on Saturday Night. 10. Arn Anderson (10) 9. Ricky Steamboat (8) 8. Lex Luger (5) 7. Larry Zbyszko (9) 6. Steve Austin (7) 5. Big Van Vader (6) 4. Barry Windham (4) 3. Dustin Rhodes (3) 2. Cactus Jack (2) 1. Rick Rude (1) Champion: Sting (C) Gordon Solie said that this week's Saturday Night promised to be a big one as "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes teams up with Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat against "Ravishing" Rick Rude and "Stunning" Steve Austin. Solie knows that all four men have a pure hatred for one another and things are bound to explode in the go-home show just a day before Clash of the Champions. Solie also brought up that Dusty Rhodes and Harley Race will both make their returns to the ring as they prepare themselves to do battle with one another at the Clash. Solie sent it back to the ring where one half of the World Tag Team Champions, Rick Steiner, would be in action against Tracey Smothers. Rick Steiner pinned Tracey Smothers with the Steinerline in 0:07:15. Rating: ** 1/2 Tracey Smothers did his best to try and take this to the mat early, but Rick Steiner simply wasn't in the mood as he instead turned this into a suplex affair. Steiner kept the foot on the gas for most of the match as he dropped Smothers with several variations of the suplex. Smothers tried to fight back by going after the knee of the Dog Faced Gremlin, but that seemed like it just upset the tag champ. Neither Terry Taylor nor Scott Steiner accompanied their tag partner to the ring for this match so there was no interference unlike most singles matches involving tag team wrestlers. Steiner was on his game here tonight, and despite Smothers best efforts, it wasn't long before he fell to the Steinerline. As Rick Steiner was leaving the ring David Penzer had stated to introduce the combatants for the next match. Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton were out first and they actually walked right by Rick Steiner. Anderson apparently said something to Rick Steiner that made him stop in his tracks and turn around. Eaton then got in Rick's face and before long both men were trading punches. Arn Anderson joined in and the Dangerous Alliance soon had the advantage in a 2 on 1 beating. Scott Steiner didn't wait around in the back too long before he was out pulling Arn off and those two were exchanging blows. The Steiners kept up their brawling with Anderson and Eaton as officials stormed the aisle to try and separate these two tag teams. Tony Schiavone sent it to commercials just as it looked like they were finally get some order to things. When we came back from commercials Schiavone said that they had finally separated the two tag teams and it was time for the main event. Schiavone didn't know if this would affect the outcome of the main event or not, but he said it did look like Anderson and Eaton were breathing rather hard after their brawl. The Dangerous Alliance (Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton) defeated Hip Hop Rock (Van Hammer and PN News) when B. Eaton pinned Hammer with the Alabama Jam in 0:09:17. Rating: * ½ This match definitely turned out to be a lot more than just a warm up for Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton. Numerous times throughout the bout Van Hammer and PN News came extremely close to pulling off the upset. Paul E. Dangerously even saved Anderson at one point when it looked like the match was going to be over. Eaton had been knocked to the outside and Anderson somehow got caught and hit by the Off the Charts. At the count of two Dangerously had no choice but to jump up on the ring apron and distract the referee. This got both the attention of the ref and PN News who got up to try and get Dangerously down. In the meantime Eaton slid back into the ring and chop blocked Hammer. Anderson struggled to his feet, but was able to drop Hammer with the DDT and seconds later Eaton came flying off the top rope with the Alabama Jam. Anderson tackled News to the outside and the referee turned around to see Eaton covering Hammer. Despite both men not being legal, the referee made the count and the Dangerous Alliance had stolen a victory. PN News reentered the ring to check on his fallen partner while Bobby Eaton joined up with Arn Anderson and Paul E. Dangerously on the outside. Anderson talked into the camera where he stated that the Studd and Muraco better watch out or they'd be laid out like every other team they've fought. Eaton rose his arms into the air to more boos as Tony Schiavone thanked everybody for tuning in. Card rating: ** 1/4 WCW Hotline: Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton came away with a big win heading into the Clash of the Champions. They definitely look ready for the Diamond Mine coming up next week. Speaking of the Diamond Mine, they sneak attack on the Orient Express sure didn't go as planned. It looked like they were going to lay out the two men from Japan, but Pat Tanaka and Kato were just too fast and were able to escape the assault. Not only that, but the Orient Express got the advantage over the Diamond Mine and it was the Studd, Muraco, and Page that ended up on the outside of the ring looking in. Jack Victory's sneak attack on the Patriot was shocking and most definitely uncalled for. The Patriot was furious when he made it back to the locker room and was calling out for Jack Victory to fight him in the back. Unfortunately Victory had already left the arena. The Patriot has demanded a match with Jack Victory for next week and that will headline next week's live Main Event heading into the Clash of the Champions. So be sure to tune in! Also, this coming Saturday, be sure to tune in to TBS where Jorge Gonzalez does battle with the Z-Man, Harley Race and Dusty Rhodes both are in singles action to try and knock off some of their ring rust, and in the main event Ricky Steamboat teams up with Dustin Rhodes against Rick Rude and Steve Austin! Matches signed for Clash of the Champions XIX: Television Title: "Stunning" Steve Austin© vs. "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes United States Heavyweight Title: "Ravishing" Rick Rude© vs. "The Dragon" Ricky Steamboat United States Tag Team Titles: Big Josh & Ron Simmons© vs. The Fabulous Freebirds Non-Title Match: Sting vs. Jorge Gonzalez #1 Contendership to the World Heavyweight Title: Barry Windham vs. Cactus Jack #1 contendership to the World Tag Team Titles: The Diamond Mine (Don Muraco and the Diamond Studd) vs. "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson and "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton Dusty Rhodes vs. Harley Race Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Dick Slater Rip Rogers vs. Mike Droese |
| Unright | Posted on 06/20/10 at 03:17:25 - Jack Victory debuting? Good stuff... - Muraco has yet to do a dastardly turn and punk out Studd & Page, huh? You must be doing a slow turn... - Hmm.. I don't think that I'll be buying the PPV for the Rogers/Droese fight. - Loving the whole Gonzalez/Sting/Cactus Jack angle - Rude/Steamboat should be excellent, no matter the result |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/20/10 at 05:04:54 - You seem pretty certain Muraco is turning. :) - Droese-Rogers is no Sting-Cactus that's for sure. - Glad you are liking the Sting/Cactus/Gonzalez angle. I'm enjoying writing it. |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/20/10 at 16:42:31 Luger's definitely in the dog house now after his no-show, wonder when/if he'll bounce back. A non-title affair probably means Gonzalez will win.. hmm.. At what date is the Clash? I want to come with predictions, but I'll probably hold off until last minute ;) |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/20/10 at 17:37:06 Luger's not reall in the doghouse, just in a different angle then I expected him to be due to the no-show. Clash is this coming Sunday so I have one Saturday Night and the lead-in Main Event before. |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/21/10 at 11:26:40On 06/20/10 at 03:03:54, JoshiQ wrote:[[b]Matches signed for Clash of the Champions XIX: |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/21/10 at 18:25:07 Rip Rogers was kind of one rung below JTTS always in WCW. He looked like an old man that always got the crap beat out of him it seemed. Maybe comparable to Joey Maggs in the rankings. I don't recall him ever getting a win in WCW except for the Battlebowl where he teamed with Hawk. Umm...I really haven't decided. I do know I won't go with the exact dates they retire. I am trying to go by debut dates. Because of Mike Droese (Duke Droese) debuted in wrestling in 1992, but not in the WWF until like 1994 I can use him. But, on the other hand, I won't let myself use John Cena or Batista until the 2000's. Retirements are a little bit more tricky to me because I don't want to have Steamboat wrestling full time until 2010, but I also don't want him retiring in 1994. And obviously Race is way too old to be wrestling full time, but I don't see any harm in having him wrestle a one time match against Rhodes. So in other words, it will probably depend on the wrestler, the age, and if I enjoy writing him or not. :) |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/24/10 at 05:55:41 Well, I don't want to be a nuisance to Copp, so if I don't have my TNM back by Friday I'll just copy the stuff over to a new circuit I guess. Sorry about the delay in between cards. |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/24/10 at 08:32:14 It just sucks when a circuit crashes like that. You didn't have a backup of it? If you have an excel or word file with the roster information in it, you could probably recreate it though. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/24/10 at 16:37:32 It's just when I run a card does it crash. So I can just force hire all my talent to the same amount of cards they were hired for and stuff. I just will lose my rankings, heat meters, and so forth. I don't really use any of that for anything, but it's still kind of fun to look at sometimes. :) Anyways, later on today I will probably start up the new circuit so I can get things under way. |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/24/10 at 20:07:13 You can always check the heat rating with Tweak Circ, and then edit the wrestlers in the new circuit so that they have the same. Impacts match ratings, if you care about that stuff. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/25/10 at 06:31:32 WCW Saturday Night 4/11/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your hosts are Jim Ross and Gordon Solie Jim Ross once again welcomed everybody to WCW Saturday Night where he said that Dusty Rhodes would normally be sitting right beside him, but he was in the back getting himself ready for his first match I a couple of years. Ross said he was honored to have Gordon Solie by his side once again to help him commentate on tonight's matches. Solie said that tonight was going to be full of action as not only would Dusty Rhodes be returning to the action but so would Harley Race. Jim Ross brought up tonight's main event which he promised to be a good one as Ricky Steamboat would be teaming with Dustin Rhodes to go up against Steve Austin and Rick Rude. Solie agreed and said that tonight was going to feature quite a bit of good tag team action as we not only had the main event, but we also have Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton teaming up and the United States Tag Team Champions, Big Josh and Ron Simmons, would be wrestling as well. With all of that Jim Ross sent it to the ring to witness Harley Race trying to knock off some of his ring rust. Harley Race was accompanied to the ring by Big Van Vader, but most of the attention was on Race. Race was back in his wrestling gear and it was definitely a sight to see. Harley Race pinned Joey Maggs with the Piledriver in 0:03:41. Rating: * 1/4 Harley Race's opponent, Joey Maggs has been known to put up a fight in his matches despite not being overly successful in winning. Tonight was no different and Race seemed caught off guard by Maggs' high flying offense. Maggs did make one mistake as he went to the top turnbuckle while Race had referee Randy Anderson's attention. This gave Vader the opportunity to push Maggs off from the outside. Maggs landed pretty hard and from there Harley Race went right to work. Race hit some of his signature moves including a falling headbutt that seemed to knock Maggs a little loopy. Race's Piledriver soon followed, and that would be all she wrote as Race secured the three count. After the match Big Van Vader entered the ring and pulled Maggs to his feet before hitting him with the Vader Attack that sent Maggs falling through the ropes and to the outside. Harley Race got his face into the camera before we went to commercials where he yelled that Dusty Rhodes would be getting more than he could handle at the Clash. Vader raised Race's hand in victory as Ross said that despite the way Race won, a victory is a victory and that Harley will be on top of his game in his match against Rhodes. Lex Luger cut a promo from another party somewhere. Luger was back in his tuxedo with a glass of champagne. This time we was out on some balcony where it dark out. Luger apologized to all of his fans that he wouldn't be there tonight or at the Clash of the Champions, but he had some important matters to attend to and that he couldn't be bothered to wrestle some nobody for a few bucks at this time. Luger did wish Harley Race, whom he referred to as his former manager, good luck in his match with that hick Dusty Rhodes before heading back indoors. The Dangerous Alliance (Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton) defeated James Klontz and Jim Nash when A. Anderson pinned Klontz with the DDT in 0:04:55. Rating: ** Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton were out to prove something here tonight, and they did just that. Their opponents had no chance as Anderson and Eaton were on their game with quick tags and some brutal offense. At one point Eaton even hit the Alabama Jam on Nash, but instead of going for the pin, Eaton threw Nash over to mage the tag to James Klontz. Eaton tagged out to Anderson, and Arn seemed to have quite the good time dismantling the younger wrestler. The DDT eventually made an appearance and one three count later the match was over. Paul E. Dangerously joined up with his two men in the ring when the Diamond Mine made an appearance. The Diamond Studd, Diamond Dallas Page, and Don Muraco appeared to just be watching on from the aisle, but Anderson and Eaton are never one to back down from a fight as they motioned for them to join them in the ring. Just when Muraco and the Studd got up on the ring apron Pat Tanaka and Kato, the Orient Express, rushed out from the back with their heavy duty wrenches! Page, who had stayed on the ringside floor was blasted in the back of the head by Kato's wrench and that sent him to his knees. Muraco and the Studd immediately turned around to get at the Orient Express, but Kato and Tanaka had already taken flight back to the locker rooms. Anderson and Eaton just looked on with big smiles on their faces while Paul E. Dangerously clapped his hands in approval. Muraco and the Studd helped lift Page back to his feet and dragged him to the back while the three members of the Dangerous Alliance watched on from the ring. The Diamond Mine have made enemies out of the Alliance, the Steiners, and the Orient Express and it looks like it is finally catching up to them. Ross questioned if the Orient Express would make an appearance in the important number one contenders match tomorrow night at the Clash of the Champions. Jorge Gonzalez was out next and he was accompanied by Cactus Jack, who apparently is his new best friend. His match was with the Z-Man who use to be somebody that would have called Gonzalez a friend of his. Tom Zenk tried his best to talk to the former El Gigante before the match, but Jorge Gonzalez would hear none of it as he clobbered Zenk with a chop to the chest that sent Zenk to the mat and this match was under way. Jorge Gonzalez pinned Z-Man with the Choke Slam in 0:06:06. Rating: 3/4* Tom Zenk did his best to try and fight back from the pre-match attack, but Jorge Gonzalez wasn't having any of it. Gonzalez controlled most of the match by throwing the Z-Man around from one side of the ring to the other. The Z-Man did try a burst of offense near the end as he moved out of the way of a Gonzalez charge into the corner. Zenk nailed Gonalez with a series of dropkicks that looked like they might take Jorge down, but on the fourth attempt Gonzalez was able to swat Zenk away. Zenk got back to his feet only to get a huge overhand chop to the top of his head that nearly knocked him unconscious. Jorge Gonzalez probably could have easily gotten the three count from there, but instead Gonzalez reached down and lifted the Z-Man back to his feet before hitting his HUGE Choke Slam. The Z-Man wasn't getting up from that. After the match Cactus Jack joined Jorge Gonzalez in the ring and started to lay in the boots to the fallen Tom Zenk. Gonzalez lifted the Z-Man up and propped him up in the corner so Jack could get a running start to ram his knee into Zenk's midsection. Zenk fell to the mat clutching at his ribs while Cactus Jack and Jorge Gonzalez circled around him and they looked like they were about go back on the attack when Sting and Brian Pillman charged the ring! Gonzalez and Jack went to double clothesline Sting, but Sting ducked under it, hit the ropes, and came back with a flying double clothesline. Due to the awkwardness of how Sting had to be angled to hit the much larger Gonzalez and the smaller Jack it didn't knock Gonzalez to the mat, but it sure did Cactus Jack. Pillman meanwhile grabbed the Z-Man and got him out of the ring and hurried him to the back. Back in the ring Jorge went to chop Sting, but Sting ducked under it and started to deliver several quick kicks to Gonzalez's stomach pushing him back into the ropes. Sting whipped Gonzalez into the ropes and caught him on the rebound with one more flying clothesline and this one sent Gonzalez down to the mat. Gonzalez rolled to the outside where Cactus Jack was regaining his composure, but he didn't want to stay out there for long. Gonzalez looked like he was trying to get back in the ring to get at Sting, but Cactus held him back with a big smile on his face before delivering the "Bang, bang!" aimed at the Stinger. Sting yelled at them to get in the ring, but Cactus had a better plan as he dragged Gonzalez to the back. Dusty Rhodes pinned Mustafa Saed with the Bionic Elbowdrop in 0:04:18. Rating: * 1/4 Dusty Rhodes was back in the ring for the first time in a couple of years, and the crowd was definitely behind him. Rhodes hardly let his opponent get in any offense as he was rocking and rolling, delivering several quick elbows to start the match off. Throughout the match Rhodes showed that he still can apply the figure four leglock and the flip, flop, and fly elbow made several appearances. After one of these knocked his opponent to the mat Rhodes quickly followed it up with the Bionic Elbowdrop which was enough to get the three count. Dusty Rhodes celebrated in the ring after the match to a big ovation from the crowd, but things took a turn for the worse when Big Van Vader and Harley Race showed up at ringside. Rhodes didn't get a good look at them until it was too late and they were stepping in through the ropes. Rhodes got off one elbow on Race before Vader ambushed him with a big Vader Attack. Rhodes tried to stay on his feet but another one was too much, and Rhodes collapsed to the mat. Vader quickly climbed to the middle turnbuckle and came off with the Vader Bomb. Rhodes clutched at his ribs in pain as Harley Race got in his face and started yelling at him that he was going to beat him into a bloody pulp at the Clash. Several officials stormed the ring to try and break things up, but it looked like Race and Vader were already done as they exited the ring and headed to the back. Jim Ross really questioned if Rhodes would be able to compete tomorrow night at the Clash after the beating he just suffered at the hands of Vader. Solie said that if there was one man that wouldn't back down from a fight, even if he was injured, it was Dusty Rhodes. Solie said Rhodes could have several broken ribs after that Vader Bomb, but he knew Dusty wouldn't back out of his match tomorrow. Non-Title Match: Big Josh and Ron Simmons defeated Mike Thor and Chick Donovan when R. Simmons pinned Thor with the Powerslam in 0:04:26. Rating: ** 1/4 The Fabulous Freebirds cut an insert promo during the match where Michael Hayes said last week they proved that they were the better team once again. Jimmy Garvin said that Ron Simmons and Big Josh might claim that the Freebirds are past their prime, but they more than proved them wrong last week when they left them both laying. Hayes said that tomorrow night at the Clash things wouldn't change as one of them was going to feel the DDT and the Freebirds would be champions once again. As for the match, Ron Simmons and Big Josh had very little problems with their opponents here tonight, and in fact, they looked like they were out to prove a point as they completely ran rampant over Donovan and Thor. A Powerslam by Simmons put the match away, and afterwards Big Josh and Simmons were given their US Tag Team Titles. They promised that the Freebirds would get theirs at the Clash. Larry Zbyszko pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell after a roll up in 0:07:26. Rating: * 3/4 Larry Zbyszko and Marcus Alexander Bagwell went right at it here tonight. Zbyszko has the experience, but Bagwell has proven time and again that experience doesn't always beat the will of a rookie. Bagwell and Zbyszko took turns on offense for most of the match with Paul E. Dangerously trying to give his man the advantage whenever possible. It looked like Bagwell might pull off another upset here tonight as kept Zbyszko on the ropes with his speedy offense. Near the end of the match Bagwell was able to hit Zbyszko with a powerslam and go to the top turnbuckle for some sort of aerial maneuver. However, at this time Dick Slater stepped out of the entrance curtain with Col. Robert Parker. This distracted Bagwell enough for him to jump off the turnbuckle and shout some things at Slater. Dangerously was yelling at Zbyszko to get up, which he did and saw that Bagwell was distracted. "The Cruncher" caught Bagwell from behind and rolled him up, grabbing the tights in the process, and got the surprise three count. Zbyszko quickly exited the ring as Bagwell argued with the referee. Meanwhile Slater and Parker laughed at Bagwell from outside the ring. Barry Windham cut a backstage promo before tonight's main event. Windham said he was ready and rearing to go against Cactus Jack tomorrow night. Windham said he knew it was the biggest opportunity of his career and that all he could think about was headlining Wrestle War against Sting for the World Heavyweight Title. Windham said that Cactus Jack had made a mistake in getting Jorge Gonzalez to turn his back on his friends, because that just made Windham want to pound on Jack even more. Windham also brought up that he was sick and tired of Paul E. Dangerously and the Dangerous Alliance constantly interfering in matches and the unfair advantages they were getting because of it. Because of this, Windham said, that he would be in Ricky Steamboat's corner at the Clash to guarantee nothing happened to cost Steamboat his rightful chance at the United States Title. Jim Ross was surprised that Windham was taking so much into consideration for Steamboat's upcoming title shot and that maybe he should be putting all of his focus into his match with Cactus Jack instead. Gordon Solie agreed, but also said that Steamboat and Windham are very close friends and with what has happened as of late with the Dangerous Alliance always trying to cheat their way to victory, he couldn't help but agree that somebody needs to be out there at the Clash for Steamboat. With that they sent it to the ring for tonight's main event. Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat defeated The Dangerous Alliance (Rick Rude and Steve Austin) when Steamboat pinned Rude with the Flying Cross Body Press in 0:15:26. Rating: ** Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat were really trying to get some momentum going into their big title matches tomorrow night and they did just that. It wasn't that Rick Rude and Steve Austin weren't up for the challenge, it was just that Rhodes and Steamboat were on fire from the minute the bell rang and never let up. Austin and Rude kept trying to do some double teaming while the referee's back was turned, but no matter if it was Rhodes or Steamboat, they were able to fight their way through it to get to make the tag. It eventually looked like Paul E. Dangerously would be the deciding factor as he pulled down the top rope when Steamboat was bouncing off of it causing Ricky to fall to the ringside floor. Rhodes came in to the ring to argue and started to get double teamed for his efforts by both Rude and Austin. In the meantime Dangerously walked over to Steamboat and it looked like he was going to put the boots to him, but Steamboat made it back to his feet pretty quickly and dropped Dangerously with a chop to the head! Dangerously went down as Steamboat climbed up onto the ring apron and then the top turnbuckle. Back in the ring Rhodes continued to try and fight his way out of the double team by Austin and Rude and was able to hit Rude with a big elbow. Rude was a little stunned and was especially caught off guard as he turned around and was taken down by the Flying Cross Body Press by Steamboat! Referee Nick Patrick made the three count as Rhodes held Austin back and that was the match! Austin and Rude decided to leave before anything else could happen, picking up Dangerously on the way. Steamboat and Rhodes celebrated in the ring and Jim Ross wondered if this was a sign of things to come tomorrow night at the Clash! Card rating: ** WCW Hotline: What a hot night of action here and the anticipation for the Clash is higher than ever. Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat both gained quite a bit of momentum going into their TV Title and US Title matches. Paul E. Dangerously promised he would get revenge for Steamboat's attack on him tomorrow night. Barry Windham promised to be in the corner of Ricky Steamboat for his US Title match to try and make sure that Paul E. Dangerously didn't use any underhanded tactics for Rick Rude to retain. It's definitely a questionable decision on Windham's part as he also has that huge match with Cactus Jack to determine the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Title. Dusty Rhodes and Harley Race were both successful in their returns to the ring, but Rhodes definitely looked a little more on his game than Race. This may not be the case tomorrow night, however, as Vader laid out Rhodes after Dusty's match. Rhodes was complaining about his ribs being sore later on in the night, but he refused to go to the hospital to check and see if any were broken. The tag team scene is pretty heated right now with the World Tag Team Champions, the Steiner Brothers, the Diamond Mine, Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton, and now even the Orient Express all getting involved with one another. If you add in the Fabulous Freebirds feud with Big Josh and Ron Simmons it's definitely a competitive division where any team could beat the other at any time. Be sure to tune in tomorrow night where the Patriot goes one on one with Jack Victory live on the Main Event. The Main Event is, of course, leading in to Clash of the Champions XIX where in the main event Steve Austin will be defending his TV Title against Dustin Rhodes. Not only that, but there will be a ton more action on TBS! Matches signed for Clash of the Champions XIX: Television Title: "Stunning" Steve Austin© vs. "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes United States Heavyweight Title: "Ravishing" Rick Rude© vs. "The Dragon" Ricky Steamboat United States Tag Team Titles: Big Josh & Ron Simmons© vs. The Fabulous Freebirds Non-Title Match: Sting vs. Jorge Gonzalez #1 Contendership to the World Heavyweight Title: Barry Windham vs. Cactus Jack #1 contendership to the World Tag Team Titles: The Diamond Mine (Don Muraco and the Diamond Studd) vs. "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson and "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton Dusty Rhodes vs. Harley Race Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Dick Slater Rip Rogers vs. Mike Droese |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/25/10 at 12:23:08 Glad to see you're back and running again. Looking forward to the Clash now. I'm also enjoying the Luger storyline. Don't know where it will go, but I'm definitely getting pissed off with Luger. Which is your goal, I presume ;) |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/25/10 at 17:12:35 I actually hate Luger while I'm writing him so that's a good sign. I have a general outline of where I want to go with him, but some of the stuff in the middle I'm just letting him go and do what he wants. :) |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 07/01/10 at 05:51:15 WCW Main Event 4/12/92 Charleston, SC: McAllister Fieldhouse Your hosts are Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone both welcomed the crowd to the live edition of the Main Event. Ross said that they would have a huge hour of action here tonight all leading in to the Clash of the Champions. Tony Schiavone said that all the big names were here tonight and there was no guessing as to what could possibly happen. Jim Ross said that, in fact, Lex Luger was the only member of the WCW roster that wasn't here tonight, but he had been informed he was attending a fund raiser of some sorts in Hollywood. Schiavone then sent it to the ring for the opening match where Larry Zbyszko would be in action. Larry Zbyszko pinned Tommy Angel with the Brain Buster in 0:04:09. Rating: ** 1/2 Larry Zbyszko won this match pretty easily. He also decided to go back to the work on the hand tactic that he use to use when he was preparing himself for his match against Barry Windham at Superbrawl. Tommy Angel had very little luck in trying to fight back as Larry had him scouted pretty well. The Brain Buster was more than enough to put the match away. After the match Larry told the camera that the Dangerous Alliance was going to have a good night and he would stay in the arena to guarantee it. Jim Ross sent it to the back where Eric Bischoff was standing by with the Patriot. The Patriot promised that he would be getting some revenge on Jack Victory here tonight. The Patriot said that Victory might be a tough competitor, but that there was no way for him to compete with the fans cheering him on. Eric Bischoff brought up the fact that the winner of this match would be facing the winner of the Television Title match tonight at the Clash in the opening match on Saturday Night. The Patriot seemed to be happy about this as he said it only gave him more of a reason to beat Victory and go on to become the TV Champion. Bischoff wished the Patriot good luck before sending it back to the ring for what promised to be a great match between "Flyin'" Brian and the Z-Man against the Orient Express. Brian Pillman and Z-Man and The Orient Express (Kato and Pat Tanaka) battled to a draw in 0:15:00. Rating: *** This was a match between two teams of fan favorites, but Brian Pillman and the Z-Man definitely got a little bit more of the crowd on their side throughout the match. The Orient Express proved that they definitely deserve to be here in WCW as they hung right with Pillman and Tom Zenk. Both teams used their high flying offense to completely awe the crowd. Things got a little hectic as the time limit started to run down as both teams fought for a pinfall, but right as Pillman hit his Air Pillman clothesline on Tanaka the bell rang signaling the end of the match and the fact that it was a time limit draw. After the match it was clear that both teams were disappointed that there wasn't a clear cut victor, but the Z-Man quickly offered his hand in a show of respect towards their opponents. Pat Tanaka and Kato simply shrugged their shoulders and shook the hand of Tom Zenk. Brian Pillman seemed a little bit more reluctant, but after a little bit of talking to by the Z-Man, Pillman did offer his hand and shook both members of the Orient Express's hands. Jim Ross talked about how it was nice to see a matter of respect now days in wrestling as it doesn't normally happen. Tony Schiavone said that it was clear both teams are on the upward track in WCW, but the question is who will get to championship gold first. Jim Ross did bring up the fact that it was interesting the Orient Express was here now and wondered if they would stick around to watch the Diamond Mine's match later on in the evening against Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton for the number one contendership to the World Tag Team Titles. Schiavone said that Tanaka and Kato have both promised to get revenge for their fallen country mate, Jushin Liger, and that Don Muraco, the Diamond Studd, and Dallas Page should be on the lookout. Hip Hop Rock (PN News and Van Hammer) defeated Mustafa Saed and AJ Jackson when News pinned Jackson with the Off the Charts in 0:04:51. Rating: ** Hip Hop Rock rebounded very nicely here tonight from their loss last week against Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton. Hip Hop Rock had this match nicely in hand throughout the majority of it. The Broken Record (Hammer Rocks into the Broken Record) just about put Jackson through the ring. Tony Schiavone sent it to the back before tonight's main event where Gordon Solie was standing by with "Stunning" Steve Austin and Paul E. Dangerously. Austin promised that tonight would be just like every other time he has fought Dustin Rhodes, and he'd be walking out with the Television Title still around his waist. Solie commented that Austin had yet to be victorious over Rhodes in all of these times before and that he's been lucky due to time limit draws and so forth and that couldn't be the case tonight since it was announced that there would be no time limit. Paul E. Dangerously told Solie to mind his own business and he'd be out there to make sure the official got this match right because they were sick and tired of having to deal with the punk kid. Dangerously and Austin walked off while Solie sent it back to the ring. The Patriot pinned Jack Victory with the Patriot Missile in 0:07:34. Rating: * 1/4 This match had a little bit of a slower pace than most of the matches tonight as it appeared both men wanted to get a feel for one another before diving right in. Jack Victory and the Patriot even had a small attempt at some chain wrestling from the beginning, but eventually Victory and the Patriot got a little fed up with one another and started to tear into one another and their fists were flying. Victory showed quite the violent side when he continually choked the Patriot across the rope. The Patriot fought back and even gained some revenge by grabbing Victory around the throat and hurling him across the ring. Eventually Victory went for his Free Fall, but he apparently hadn't worn the Patriot down enough as he was able to back drop out of it. Victory got back to his feet a little too slowly as by that time the Patriot had climbed his way up to the top turnbuckle and came flying off with the Patriot Missile! Victory seemed to be a little more stunned than hurt, but it was enough to keep his shoulders down for the three count. The Patriot celebrated his impressive victory outside with the crowd as Jim Ross announced that it would be the Patriot facing the Television Champion next week on Saturday Night due to his victory here tonight. Tony Schiavone told everybody to stay tuned because Clash of the Champions is coming up next! Right before they were getting ready to sign off Ross said that something was going on in the back and the cameras cut to Sting laying on his stomach, groaning in pain, while the Steiner Brothers and Dustin Rhodes were bent over him trying to check on him. There was a discarded folding chair nearby that looked like it had quite the dent in it. Jim Ross said he would get information as soon as he could but they had to sign off and that people needed to stay on TBS and watch the Clash to get the details on what happened to Sting. WCW Hotline: Sting apparently was attacked backstage by some unknown assailants at this time, but it would seem to be an obvious guess that Cactus Jack or Jorge Gonzalez probably had something to do with it. Sting is currently being checked on, but he promises to be in the ring later tonight to face the giant Jorge Gonzalez in the ring later tonight. The Patriot came away victorious tonight over Jack Victory. He now has the chance of a lifetime as he will be going one on one with the TV Champion on Saturday Night. The Clash of the Champions XIX is coming up next! Be sure to be there, only on TBS! Matches signed for Clash of the Champions XIX: Television Title (No time limit): "Stunning" Steve Austin© vs. "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes United States Heavyweight Title: "Ravishing" Rick Rude© vs. "The Dragon" Ricky Steamboat United States Tag Team Titles: Big Josh & Ron Simmons© vs. The Fabulous Freebirds Non-Title Match: Sting vs. Jorge Gonzalez #1 Contendership to the World Heavyweight Title: Barry Windham vs. Cactus Jack #1 contendership to the World Tag Team Titles: The Diamond Mine (Don Muraco and the Diamond Studd) vs. "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson and "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton Dusty Rhodes vs. Harley Race Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Dick Slater Rip Rogers vs. Mike Droese |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 07/04/10 at 07:16:00 Clash of the Champions XIX 4/12/92 Charleston, SC: McAllister Fieldhouse Your hosts are Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone both welcomed back everybody from the break in between the Main Event and the start of the Clash. Ross said that tonight was jam packed full of action and there were a ton of matches to look forward to. Schiavone brought up that three titles would be on the line, and with all of that going down the odds were we'd be seeing at least one new champion here tonight. Ross mentioned that at the end of the Main Event a few seconds ago Sting was found unconscious. Ross said he had just gotten word that he was being looked at by doctors, but he guaranteed he would be able to wrestle here tonight. Ross commented that Sting confirmed that it was Cactus Jack that had ambushed him as he was rounding a corner. Schiavone hoped that Sting would be able to put up a fight tonight, because it was definitely unwise to get in to the ring with somebody like Jorge Gonzalez at anything less than a hundred percent. Before we could get much further into things Marcus Alexander Bagwell's music hit and he started to head down the aisle. Schiavone quickly ran down what has been going on in his feud with "Dirty" Dick Slater. Ross hoped that Bagwell was ready for a fight, because Slater was sure not happy after suffering that pinfall loss to Bagwell a few weeks ago. MARCUS ALEXANDER BAGWELL VS. "DIRTY" DICK SLATER (W/COL. ROBERT PARKER) Marcus Bagwell was ready right from the ring of the bell as he dodged under a big clothesline from Dick Slater and dropped him with a dropkick. That seemed to be how most of the match went with Bagwell ducking away from Slater's brawling offense and using his speed to counter with his own. Slater eventually was able to catch Bagwell with a powerslam when Bagwell went for a flying crossbody press a little too early. From that point Slater tried his best to just keep Bagwell down with his throwing of punches and other various brawling techniques. In the end though it was Slater that made the rookie mistake when he telegraphed a back bodydrop allowing Bagwell to put the brakes on, hook him, and suplex him over with his Fisherman Suplex! Col. Robert Parker was caught off guard and he had no time to do anything to break up the pinfall before the three count was delivered. Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Dick Slater with the Fisherman Suplex in 0:07:13. Rating: * 1/4 Bagwell quickly jumped to his feet, extremely excited with his victory. Slater, on the other hand, just sat on the mat looking like he had no idea what had just happened. Parker joined Slater in the ring and started use his cowboy hat as a fan for "Dirty" Dick, but before Slater could regain his composure Bagwell had already made his exit and was walking to the back clapping hands with the fans. Schiavone mentioned that this was another big win for Marcus Alexander Bagwell, and he if he can keep this going he would definitely be putting himself in line for a title shot somewhere down the road. Jim Ross agreed that it is no easy feat beating Dick Slater, especially not with Col. Rob Parker by his side, but Bagwell had now done it twice. Schiavone then sent it to the back where Eric Bischoff was standing by with referee Mike Droese. Eric Bischoff asked Mike Droese if he was prepared for his match tonight with the veteran, Rip Rogers. Droese said he most surely was as he had been in the gym training non-stop for the past couple of weeks. Droese said that he even had joined up with a couple of guys for a session in the ring and that Bischoff might have heard of them. He then revealed it was Sting and Barry Windham giving him a couple of tips for being in the ring. Droese growled that he was sick and tired of Rogers taking liberties with the referees and so when he tried to do it to him he just couldn't take it any longer. Droese said that tonight he would be getting revenge for Nick Patrick, Randy Anderson, and all of the other referees that have had to suffer at his hands. Droese stormed off, and Bischoff sent it back to the ring. Jim Ross mentioned that Rip Rogers may be a veteran, but nobody ever wants to piss off a 6'6, over 300 pounder, and that's exactly what he did when he put his hands on Mike Droese. Schiavone said that with the training that Barry Windham and Sting gave him that Droese just might pull off the upset. Ross said that he had even heard that Sting and Barry Windham had been training Droese to use some sort of maneuver that he is calling the Higher Authority. RIP ROGERS VS. MIKE DROESE This match didn't take long at all to the surprise of many. Rip Rogers was laughing when he went to hook up with Mike Droese for the first time, but he stopped laughing pretty fast when Droese threw him across the ring and in to the turnbuckles. Droese definitely had the strength advantage here, and it looked like Rogers had maybe bit off more than he could chew. Rogers came right back, however, with a quick poke to the eye. This seemed to just anger Droese who just hammered away at Rogers. Seconds later it looked like Rogers was going to try and turn tail and run away, but Droese caught him, whipped him in to the ropes, and on the rebound hit a tilt-a-whirl powerslam that had both Schiavone and Ross screaming about what a great maneuver it was. That was the Higher Authority that he had apparently been learning over the last couple of weeks. Needless to say, this match was over. Mike Droese pinned Rip Rogers with the Higher Authority in 0:01:29. Rating: ** Droese didn't waste any time in the ring as he simply stepped through the ropes and headed to the back while Ross couldn't believe what he had just seen. Ross said that he knew Droese was a big guy and a pretty tough one too, but he never expected him to just run right over Rip Rogers like that. Tony Schiavone was also pretty impressed and said that Droese may have missed his calling as a wrestler when he decided to be a referee instead. UNITED STATES TAG TEAM TITLES: BIG JOSH AND RON SIMMONS© VS. THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS These two teams have been warring with one another for several months now, and tonight they were finally able to get their hands on another in an actual match for the US Tag Team Titles. Ron Simmons and Big Josh wasted no time in the early going as they cleared the ring of the Freebirds a couple of times with running shoulderblocks and clotheslines. Things finally slowed to the point where it became a standard tag tea matchup, however, and that is when the Freebirds started to take back control of the match. The Freebirds definitely had the advantage when it comes to experience and were very capable of using it to gain the upper hand. Once Hayes and Garvin were able to cut the ring off and work over Big Josh it looked like it might be the end of the reign of the current champs, but somehow Big Josh was eventually able to fight back and made the hot tag to Ron Simmons. Both Hayes and Garvin came in trying to take the much stronger man down, but they had little luck and Simmons almost got a stunning three count when he caught Garvin charging him with his Powerslam. Hayes was right back in there, however, to break it up. Hayes and Garvin double teamed Simmons for a few seconds while Big Josh tried to catch his breath on the apron. Simmons dodged a Garvin clothesline and made the tag to Big Josh. Big Josh came back into the ring just as Simmons clotheslined Garvin over the top rope and to the floor. Simmons went to the outside after Garvin while Josh and Hayes exchanged blows in the ring. Josh won and soon had Hayes on his back with a gutwrench suplex. On the outside, however, Garvin had reversed a whip into the guardrail and it was Simmons that hit the metal. Josh went to bounce off the ropes for his Northern Exposure in the ring, but Garvin was right there on the outside to trip him up! Josh's head bounced off the mat just as Hayes struggled to his feet. Hayes walked over as Josh was getting to his feet and dropped him with the DDT! Hayes hooked the leg while Simmons tried to get back into the ring but he was too late. The Fabulous Freebirds had captured the United States Tag Team Titles! The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) defeated Big Josh and Ron Simmons when M. Hayes pinned Josh with the DDT in 0:10:43. Rating: ** (The Fabulous Freebirds won the United States Tag Team Titles.) The Fabulous Freebirds were ecstatic in the ring while Simmons checked up on his fallen partner. Josh slowly got to his feet, but it was obvious the tag team was pretty disappointed in losing the tag titles they had held for pretty much the last three months. Hayes and Garvin, surprisingly, got a decent reaction from the crowd while they held the titles above their heads. Hayes and Garvin left the ring, newly crowned as US Tag Team Champs, while Josh and Simmons talked things over in the ring. Jim Ross congratulated the Freebirds on their victory and mentioned that they would have a rough road ahead as Big Josh and Ron Simmons would probably be wanting a rematch and there are several teams popping up in WCW that are gunning for the US Tag Titles. Schiavone thought they would be up for the challenge as they just proved they are far from over the hill and capable of winning any match at any time with their DDT. Jim Ross agreed before announcing that the next match would be Sting going up against Jorge Gonzalez. Schiavone said that Sting had been attacked earlier on in the night, but he will be out here and he will make no excuses if he can't beat Gonzalez. Ross acknowledged that it was probably a good thing this would not be for the World Heavyweight Title as Sting may not have been able to retain it. NON-TITLE MATCH: STING© VS. JORGE GONZALEZ (W/CACTUS JACK) Jorge Gonzalez entered the ring first, and he, of course, had Cactus Jack by his side. Sting's music hit next and the crowd erupted when the Stinger sprinted down the aisle. It appeared he was no worse for wear from the earlier attack as he slid into the ring and immediately tore into Jorge. Gonzalez was definitely caught off guard as Sting backed him in to the corner before climbing up to the top turnbuckle (!) to deliver the deadly ten punch crowd sing-a-long. After that Sting dropped Gonzalez with a face slam before exiting the ring and running after Cactus Jack. Jack didn't seem to be expecting that, but he quickly got to running as he wanted no part of the champ at this time. Sting continued to chase Jack around the ring until Cactus slid into the ring and back out the other side. Sting tried to follow, but by this point Gonzalez was back to his feet and nailed Sting with a big overhand chop that sent Sting falling to his knees. Gonzalez kept control for the majority of the match as his overwhelming size advantage was just too much for Sting to combat. It looked like Gonzalez might even win the fall when he applied the Claw on Sting after beating him around the ring. Sting was somehow able to fight back, however, with several kicks to the midsection and then an eye poke! Schiavone seemed a little taken aback by Sting's tactics, but Ross said that sometimes you have to do whatever you can to survive. Gonzalez eventually released the Claw and walked around the ring while Sting continued to pound on his lower back. This eventually led to Gonzalez being whipped in to the turnbuckle and the Stinger Splash followed. Sting backed up and hit it again! In fact, Sting hit 4 straight Stinger Splashes which finally sent Gonzalez collapsing to the mat. Sting went to grab the legs and it looked like he would going for the Scorpion Deathlock when Cactus Jack entered the ring and smashed a chair across Sting's back! Non-Title Match: Sting defeated Jorge Gonzalez by disqualification in 0:07:11. Rating: -* 1/2 Sting was totally caught off guard as his full attention was on Gonzalez. Sting crumpled to the mat as Cactus Jack wound the chair up and once again sent it crashing across Sting's back. Gonzalez slowly got to his feet, seemingly a little dazed, but he eventually caught on as to what was going on and quickly re-applied the Claw on Sting. Sting was in some obvious pain, but it only got worse as Jack smashed Sting's legs with the chair. It looked like Sting would be permanently injured, but finally Tom Zenk, The Patriot, and Hip Hop Rock burst out from the locker room and ran down to the ring. Cactus Jack saw them coming and pulled Gonzalez off of Sting so they could make a hasty exit. While the group checked up on Sting, Cactus Jack and Jorge Gonzalez walked to the back. Cactus Jack screamed at the camera that Barry Windham would be feeling some of this later on tonight! Tony Schiavone hoped that Windham was ready because it looked like Cactus Jack was in a rather bad mood. Harley Race was out first for the next match and Schiavone and Ross both seemed rather worried when they realized Big Van Vader would be accompanying him. Schiavone noted that he hoped Dusty Rhodes had a game plan, because he might be in trouble with Vader at ringside to help out Race if he got in trouble. When Dusty Rhodes came out he got a rather large ovation from the crowd. Two legends were returning to the ring for one more time! HARLEY RACE (W/VADER) VS. "THE AMERICAN DREAM" DUSTY RHODES Neither man was at the peak of his career, but they both tried pretty hard in this match to show they could still bring it when they needed. Harley Race tried to stall a bit at the beginning of the match, but Dusty Rhodes would have none of it as he grabbed Race with a double leg takedown and started to hammer away. Race tried his best to fight back, and he did so rather successfully with several headbutts from the ground. This basically ended up a complete brawl with both men throwing punches at one another until the other couldn't stand. Race finally realized he wasn't going to win that war, and instead decided to try a few illegal tactics to gain control. In fact, one low blow and a quick roll-up almost gave Race the victory before Rhodes was somehow able to kick out. Race kept it up as he dragged Rhodes' face across the top rope a few times and he eventually looked to put things away with a big bodyslam and then he headed to the top rope. The crowd gasped at this, and Ross even said it probably wasn't a good idea for him to be going up there. Harley Race eventually made it and came sailing off with a diving headbutt, but Rhodes was able to move out of the way! Race hit the mat pretty hard and looked like he was in some pain. Big Van Vader decided this would be the time to get up on the ring apron, but Rhodes saw it coming and quickly nailed him with a flip, flop, and fly elbow to the top of his head! That seemed to stun Vader as he fell back off the apron and to the floor. Rhodes then quickly hit the Bionic Elbowdrop on Race and hooked the leg! Harley Race didn't even attempt a kick out at this point. Dusty Rhodes pinned Harley Race with the Bionic Elbowdrop in 0:06:53. Rating: ** Race apparently wasn't hurt too badly as right after the bell rang he was getting back up to his feet. Rhodes saw him get up and immediately nailed him with three successive elbows! Race fell back to the mat just as Vader was entering the ring. Rhodes decided this would be a good time to take a powder as he left the ring and headed to the back, clapping hands with the fans on the way. Vader pulled Race to his feet and then the camera could see that Race was busted pretty wide open, apparently from the elbows. Race had blood dripping onto his face as he used Vader to stay standing, but Vader looked furious. He screamed into the camera that Rhodes was a dead man! Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross talked about how they were happy to see Rhodes back in the ring, but they didn't know if it was a great idea to further anger Vader. Ross talked about the next match that would be for the United States Heavyweight Title. Ross ran down what all has happened between Ricky Steamboat and Rick Rude and that this hopefully would provide a decisive result. Schiavone sent it to the back where Eric Bischoff was standing by with Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and Barry Windham. Bischoff asked Steamboat about his opinions on his upcoming match to which Steamboat replied that he was just happy he had a friend that was willing to watch his back. Windham patted Steamboat on the back as Ricky said that tonight would be the night that he finally took what Rick Rude has and that was the US belt. Steamboat promised that with Barry Windham by his side to watch out for Paul E. Dangerously that there was no doubt that he'd be able to prove once and for all he was the better man, the better wrestler, and soon, the better champion. Windham said that he had an important match later tonight against that piece of trash Cactus Jack, but before that he just wanted to guarantee that Steamboat finally got a fair shake in a match with Rude. Both men headed off as Bischoff sent it back to the ring. Jim Ross said that looking at the outline for tonight's show, Barry Windham would have his match with Cactus Jack for the number one contendership to the World Heavyweight Title just seconds after Steamboat and Rude's match. Schiavone said he was still unsure if Windham was thinking clearly in putting two important moments in the night so close together. Ross said that he knew what we were about to see was going to be a classic and he couldn't wait for it to get underway. UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: "RAVISHING" RICK RUDE© (W/PAUL E. DANGEROUSLY) VS. RICKY "THE DRAGON" STEAMBOAT (W/BARRY WINDHAM) This match had all the makings to be quite the epic encounter. Rude and Steamboat knew they were about to enter into another war with one another and neither one wanted to make the first mistake. Because of this the match started off a little slow with them feeling each other out. Eventually it would be Rude gaining the upper hand with his power moves and slowly trying to work on the back of "the Dragon." Steamboat was able to fight back eventually with his own high flying offense and vicious chops to Rude's chest. Rude's chest was pretty much a blotchy red mess before the end of it. Both men really wanted this victory and it showed by the amount of punishment they each took and yet still rising back to their feet. It looked like Steamboat would be the victor a few minutes past the ten minute mark when Steamboat hit three straight chops from the top rope before going back up and hitting his Flying Cross Body Press in perfect fashion. Rude, however, was able to get his shoulder up somehow before the three count was delivered. Steamboat was obviously frustrated, and in being so made the mistake of taking his eyes off Rude. While Steamboat checked with the referee to make sure it had only been a two count, Rude crawled over and delivered a brutal low blow. The referee, Nick Patrick, apparently didn't see it despite looking straight at Steamboat when it happened. Rude didn't even attempt a pinfall at this time, however, as he pulled Steamboat back to his feet, grabbed him by the neck, and hit the Rude Awakening! Both Ross and Schiavone figured the match was over as nobody kicks out of the Awakening, but Windham didn't give up hope as he screamed from ringside for him to kick out. Rude was very slow at making the cover, but when he did he didn't make the mistake of not hooking the leg. But still somehow Steamboat was able to get his shoulder up to a huge ovation from the crowd. Steamboat and Rude were both pretty exhausted by this point and Paul E. Dangerously was going nuts at ringside. At this point in time Steamboat and Rude both slowly got to their feet before Rude started throwing punches and Steamboat threw several chops. At this time Ross screamed to look at the aisle. Cactus Jack and Jorge Gonzalez were headed down to the ring and Cactus had another chair! Windham didn't even see them before Jack cracked the chair across the back of his head. Windham went down hard as Gonzalez started to put the boots to him while Jack dropped to his knees and started choking him. Referee Nick Patrick did see it happen and started yelling to the back for more officials. Unfortunately for him, while he was distracted with the stuff going on at ringside, Steamboat had finally regained the advantage and dropped Rude with a beautiful butterfly suplex. Steamboat floated over and hooked the leg and the crowd counted along as Steamboat smacked the mat three times signaling he should be the winner of the match. At this point Larry Zbyszko jumped the guardrail and entered the ring! Zbyszko quickly dropped a leg across the back of Steamboat's head causing Ricky's neck to snap forward. Zbyszko threw Rude on top of Steamboat before exiting the ring. While officials stormed the area to break up the attack on Barry Windham, Nick Patrick turned around and saw the cover. He dropped down and made the count. The crowd was yelling, but it did no good as Patrick delivered the three count. Rick Rude pinned Ricky Steamboat via outside interference in 0:18:26. Rating: *** 3/4 (Rick Rude retained the United States Heavyweight Title.) The crowd groaned as Rude was announced the winner and still US Champion. Ross hollered about it being an injustice and how Steamboat deserved better. Rude was just happy to be handed his belt as he rolled to the outside, grabbed Zbyszko and Dangerously, and headed to the back. Cactus Jack and Jorge Gonzalez entered the ring after the Dangerous Alliance had left with big smiles on their faces. Jack grabbed a microphone and said that since Windham would not be able to compete tonight that he was now the number one contender to the World Title. Barry Windham was being helped to the back when he apparently heard this. Instead of continuing to the locker rooms, Windham turned around and started to head to the ring! Referee Randy Anderson tried to talk him out of it, but Windham pushed him to the ground and slid in to the ring. Jack went back on the attack, but Windham tackled him and started wailing away! Anderson quickly joined them in the ring and called for the bell! NUMBER ONE CONTENDERSHIP TO THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: CACTUS JACK (W/JORGE GONZALEZ) VS. BARRY WINDHAM It was definitely a risky decision by Barry Windham to try and compete in this match after already being clocked with a chair just seconds ago, but Barry was not willing to give up this opportunity. Things looked bleak from the beginning, however, as despite getting the early advantage over Jack it wouldn't last. Windham was just a little out of it would seem as he tried to go for his Superplex way too early and that let Jack push him off the middle turnbuckle and then come sailing off with an elbow right to Windham's chest. A cover almost got the three count at that point, but Windham somehow got his foot on the bottom rope. From there the match was almost all Cactus Jack dishing out punishment to Windham. Windham tried desperate to fight back, but every time he would get the upper hand he would simply run out of gas and this let Cactus Jack get right back in control of things. Things changed, however, when Cactus apparently decided to try and get Jorge involved in things. Cactus eventually grabbed Windham from behind and was trying to hold him as Gonzalez entered the ring. Randy Anderson started to threaten them with a disqualification, but when Gonzalez went to hit Windham, Barry ducked! And Jorge nailed Cactus! Windham fell back and covered Jack quickly while Gonzalez looked stunned. The referee dropped down and made it to the count of two before Jack kicked out. Gonzalez decided it would be a good idea to leave the ring at this point which was a good thing. In fact, Randy Anderson had seen enough and ordered Jose Gonzalez to the back. The crowd seemed excited as Jorge stalked to the back. Windham kept a hold of his advantage on Jack as he was able to nail him with a beautiful lariat that almost put the match away again, but somehow Jack kicked out once more. Windham stood in the corner and waited for Jack to get up, and once he did, he blasted him with another lariat! Cactus looked like we done for as Windham hooked the leg, but Cactus somehow kicked out again! Windham signaled that it was over as he grabbed Cactus and propped him back up on the top turnbuckle and once again went for his Superplex. This time it looked like he might get him up, but instead Cactus punched him in the throat! Windham once again fell to the back of the mat, and unfortunately the referee didn't see it. Cactus dropped down to the mat just as Windham got to his feet gasping for air. Cactus quickly kicked him in the midsection and hit him with the Double Arm DDT! Windham looked out of it as Cactus rolled him over and covered him. Windham tried to kick out, but he had no strength left in him. Cactus Jack pinned Barry Windham with the Double Arm DDT in 0:10:27. Rating: ** 1/4 Cactus Jack seemed pretty happy with himself as he got up smiling, and let loose a couple of bang, bangs to the crowd. Cactus was announced as the number one contender to Sting's title while Jim Ross wondered about the well being of Barry Windham. Cactus Jack headed to the back to the huge boos of the crowd while Barry Windham slowly got back to his feet, looking pretty groggy. Schiavone brought up that Windham will not be a happy camper tonight and neither will Sting. Ross said that Cactus Jack has to consider this a successful evening as not only was Sting laid out, but so was Windham, and Cactus also became the number one contender to Sting's title. Schiavone said that this means that Cactus Jack will be getting his title shot at WrestleWar on May 17th and that Sting better be ready because Cactus Jack looks like a force to be reckoned with. Ross then welcomed the Steiner Brothers to the announcer's table as they would be doing commentary for the next match which would determine who would face them at WrestleWar for the World Tag Team Titles. Scott Steiner said he could care less as to who wins here as all it meant was they'd be getting beat at WrestleWar. Rick Steiner said they already beat Anderson and Eaton, but it's not like they wouldn't love to do it again. Scott followed that by saying he's always had respect for Don Muraco when he was a kid, but that guy went the wrong way when he teamed up with Diamond Dallas Page, and they would show him that if they were able to get past the Dangerous Alliance. NUMBER ONE CONTENDERSHIP TO THE WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES: ARN ANDERSON AND BOBBY EATON (W/PAUL E. DANGEROUSLY) VS. THE DIAMOND MINE (W/DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE) The crowd really didn't know how to react to this match as they didn't have a team to cheer for. Neither team really gave them a reason to cheer for them as they both used quite a few rule breaking tactics throughout the match. Both the Diamond Mine and the Dangerous Alliance kept coming in when the referee was distracted without tagging in and double teamed their opponents almost at will. Anderson and Eaton's experience together proved to be a pretty big factor as they were able to dominate early with some quick tags and keeping the Diamond Studd in their corner to work him over. This could only last so long, however, as the Diamond Studd eventually had enough of it and slugged his way out of that to make the tag to Don Muraco. Muraco came in like a bull as he ran right over both Anderson and Eaton with clotheslines and bodyslams. Things went the Diamond Mine's way for quite awhile at this point as they were able to work over Eaton with several powerful moves by both "the Rock" and the Diamond Studd. It really looked like things would continue to go back and forth for quite some when Diamond Dallas Page decided to intervene. He tripped up Arn Anderson on one of the times he was bouncing off the ropes, and this gave the Studd another chance to try and finish off the match. Things looked like they might go that route when Paul E. Dangerously decided to do a little bit of interfering of his own. Referee Bill Alfonso was busy keeping Don Muraco out of the ring when Dangerously hopped up on the ring apron and bashed his phone in to the Diamond Studd's head. The Studd didn't fall, but it was apparent that he was a little hurt as the Dangerous Alliance took back control. It all ended up as a big mess when Arn Anderson caught the Diamond Studd out of nowhere with the DDT a few minutes later. Anderson got up, but was quickly tagged by Bobby Eaton. Eaton started to climb to the top turnbuckle as Anderson seemed somewhat confused. At this time Muraco stormed into the ring and blasted Anderson from behind with a shot to the back of the head. Anderson fell through the ropes and to the outside while Eaton sailed off with his Alabama Jam. He nailed it perfectly, but as he got back to his feet he was quickly picked up and dropped with the Cave In! Eaton was out as the Studd slowly crawled over and made the cover. Arn Anderson tried to get back in to the ring to make the save, but Muraco was there to smash him with a forearm and that was it! The Diamond Mine (Diamond Studd and Don Muraco) defeated The Dangerous Alliance (Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton) when the Studd pinned B. Eaton with the Cave In in 0:16:09. Rating: *** Anderson cursed up a storm in the ring as the Studd slowly got back to his feet to join Muraco. Diamond Dallas Page quickly entered the ring and raised the arms of his men while Anderson and Paul E. Dangerously talked things over in the ring. The Studd and Muraco pointed at the Steiner Brothers who apparently didn't take too kindly to it. Rick and Scott both stood up and looked like they were telling them to bring it. Also in the ring Anderson appeared to be starting up an argument with Eaton as "Beautiful" Bobby was just waking up. They looked to be rather heated before Dangerously could separate the two former tag champs. Officials came out to clear the ring before anything could happen with the Diamond Mine and the Steiner Brothers, but Ross said it looked like there might be some dissention in the Dangerous Alliance. Jim Ross then sent it to Eric Bischoff who was standing by with Dustin Rhodes. Rhodes promised tonight would be the night where he finally reaches his potential. Rhodes said he would do whatever it takes to come out on top and beat Steve Austin once and for all and become the TV Champion. He complained that he was tired of having to hear people constantly tell him that he couldn't get the job done, and that all that type of talk would end tonight. Bischoff brought up the fact that Barry Windham and Sting were both being treated for their injuries and that Ricky Steamboat had already left the arena. Bischoff asked Rhodes if he would be able to handle not only Austin, but the possibility of the rest of the Dangerous Alliance becoming involved in his match. Rhodes agreed that it could be tough, but he wasn't leaving without the gold and if any other members of the Alliance wanted to get in his way he'd take them out one by one. The cameras then went to Gordon Solie who was with Steve Austin and Paul E. Dangerously. Dangerously looked like he was a little out of sorts as he apparently had rushed to the back to be at Austin's side for this interview time. Austin said that Rhodes could promise all he wanted that he'd be winning the TV Title here tonight, but he would prove to everybody here in the arena what he already knew and that was Dustin Rhodes was a liar. He said that Rhodes was lying here tonight every time he promised he'd beat Austin in the ring. Austin told Rhodes not to worry about the rest of the Dangerous Alliance, because he'd have to hang his head in shame if he had to resort to using them to beat a Rhodes family member. Jim Ross sent it to the ring where we would have our main event for the evening. TELEVISION TITLE: "STUNNING" STEVE AUSTIN© (W/PAUL E. DANGEROUSLY) VS. "THE NATURAL" DUSTIN RHODES This match started out fast and it never slowed down. It was pretty much a sprint to the finish as both men seemed to want to end it as quickly as possible. Both men kept going for pinfalls at a pretty rapid pace, but nothing was enough to keep either man down. Paul E. Dangerously, surprisingly, kept to himself for most of the match, only hollering out advice at certain times. Rhodes almost got a pinfall within the opening five minutes when he was whipped into the turnbuckles, but burst out of them with a big lariat that nearly took Austin's head off. A cover, however, only got a two count. A little bit later on in the match Austin seemed to realize that he might be better off trying to wear Rhodes down. He tried to do this with several different submission moves, but Rhodes held on and screamed out a negative whenever the referee asked him if he would submit. This did seem to wear Rhodes down a bit, but it was not quite enough to put him away. Rhodes eventually was able to get some adrenaline back and fight on with some more brawling offense. Austin was caught off guard by the sudden offense attack, but held his own as the two men continued to trade punches. Things would continue like this again for several minutes until Rhodes finally nailed a powerslam that knocked the wind out of Austin. It looked like it was the perfect time to set him up for the Bulldog which he attempted, but Austin countered with a back suplex! Rhodes hit the mat pretty hard, but both men got back to their feet at the same time. This time it was Austin who went for his finisher, the Stun Gun, but Rhodes countered it with a DDT! This looked like it might be enough to put Austin away, but a cover still only got two. Rhodes picked Austin back up and this time looked like he was going for a vertical suplex, but Austin slid down Rhodes' back. Austin then tried to hook Rhodes up in a rolling reverse cradle, but Rhodes held on to the top rope and so Austin rolled backwards without anybody in his grasp. Rhodes went to charge Austin who was getting to his feet, but this time he ran right Austin lifting him up and dropping him with the Stun Gun out of nowhere! Rhodes hit the top rope pretty hard and it looked like he snapped his neck pretty viciously. Austin quickly hooked a leg, grabbing the tights in the process! Steve Austin pinned Dustin Rhodes with the Stun Gun in 0:16:27. Rating: *** 1/4 (Steve Austin retained the Television Title.) Steve Austin did it! Austin retained the TV Title, beating Rhodes decisively in the middle of the ring! Paul E. Dangerously was ecstatic on the outside as he ran around the ring to grab the championship belt while Austin quickly rolled to the outside to join him. Dangerously handed the title over to Austin who raised it above his head to a huge amount of boos. Jim Ross said he couldn't believe it, but you had to give Austin the credit he is due as he was able to retain the title when nobody thought he would. Schiavone said that Rhodes may have failed in his attempt, but he sure put up one hell of a fight. With that Ross told everybody to be sure to tune in to Saturday Night where Austin would be forced once again to defend the TV Title, this time against the Patriot. Ross and Schiavone both wished everybody a good night as the show went off the air. Card rating: ** 1/4 WCW Hotline: Well, we knew going in it was going to be a night of surprises and hard fought matches, and that is exactly what we got. Dustin Rhodes looked like he might just be able to pull it off, but Steve Austin ended up being just too much for Rhodes. With Austin's win here tonight he will go on to face the Patriot this coming Saturday Night. Rhodes, on the other hand, needs to go back to the drawing board as he will never receive another shot at the TV Title while Austin is champion. It definitely has to be a disappointment for him. It wasn't a complete wasted evening for the Rhodes family, however, as Dusty Rhodes came out victorious in his battle with Harley Race. Race had to get stitched up after the match, but it was Big Van Vader who was the angry one in the back. He threw quite a few chairs and tables while the doctors continued to work on his manager. It looks like Rhodes may have gone one step too far in angering the man from the Rocky Mountains. Cactus Jack had, arguably, the most successful night of any wrestler here tonight as he not only became the number one contender, but also sent Sting to the hospital. Sting checked out okay, but it's only a matter of time before Jack does some damage to Sting that the World Champion doesn't come back from. Ricky Steamboat was not a happy camper backstage. In what may be his final opportunity, he was unable to defeat Rick Rude for the United States Title. It wasn't for lack of trying, and it looked like he would do it, but the combination of the attack by Cactus Jack and Jorge Gonzalez, and Larry Zbyszko's interference was just too much for him to come back from. Steamboat was screaming that he wanted Zbyszko's head, but the fact is that he failed once again to win the title he has been trying for. Mike Droese had quite the debut here tonight. He says he will be refereeing a match on Saturday Night, but several members of the Championship Committee are already talking to him about a possible contract as a wrestler. Droese seems happy, however, as an official at this time it would seem. The Diamond Mine are going to WrestleWar to face the Steiner Brothers for the World Tag Team Titles. This was a huge win for them and proves they are definitely a team to be reckoned with. The Steiner Brothers better not be taking them too lightly. The Orient Express apparently decided that they would let Diamond Mine fight their own match tonight, but word has it that they will be in the arena on Saturday Night and that they had plans for the Diamond Mine. Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton seemed slightly upset that they lost, possibly with each other, but Paul E. Dangerously was there to cool them down. They are definitely one of the best tag teams WCW currently has so hopefully they are able to get things back on track. The only title that did change hands here tonight was the United States Tag Team Titles. The Fabulous Freebirds proved once and for all they are still as good as ever. There is a long line of challengers waiting for them including former champs Ron Simmons and Big Josh, Tom Zenk and Brian Pillman, the Orient Express, the Taylor Made Men, Hip Hop Rock, and many others. But as for tonight, they are champions and were heard yelling that they were going to go out and party the night up. Be sure to tune in to this coming Saturday Night where Steve Austin defends the Television Title against the Patriot and much, much more including a main event just signed where Ricky Steamboat will take on Larry Zbyszko! |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 09/08/10 at 02:41:26 WCW Saturday Night 4/18/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your hosts are Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes both welcomed everybody to tonight's Saturday Night. Ross brought up just how great a night of action that Clash of the Champions XIX was. Ross said that because it was such an important night that WTBS has decided to air an encore showing this coming Tuesday night. Dusty Rhodes agreed that it was a night where history was made and that nobody that competed that night came out unscathed. Ross commented on Rhodes' victory over Harley Race and that he even got his hands on Big Van Vader. Rhodes said that he had promised Race a beating and that's exactly what he gave him. He added that if he had to give Vader a little flip, flop, and fly in the process that it was just a bonus. Rhodes said that he now wanted to focus in on his career as an announcer and put all that behind him. Ross agreed that it was nice to have him back, but he wasn't so sure that Vader and Race were going to let bygones be bygones. From there Ross announced that both Steve Austin and Rick Rude retained the TV Title and the US Title respectively. Dusty said that Dustin just had an off night, but he had to hand it to Austin in that he was able to pull the Stun Gun out of nowhere to get the pinfall. Ross said that Austin would not have it easy despite his hard fought victory as he'd be going one on one with the Patriot in a Television Title defense and that would be up next! The Patriot pinned Steve Austin with the Patriot Missile in 0:10:40. Rating: 3/4* (The Patriot won the Television Title.) What a huge upset we had on our hands here tonight! The masked Patriot has only been in WCW for a short while, but he was given the opportunity of a lifetime. He came out a house of fire on Austin and quickly had him on the ropes for the opening minutes. Paul E. Dangerously was throwing a fit at ringside as the Patriot was able to counter any and every offensive maneuver that Austin attempted. Dangerously had eventually seen enough of that as he jumped up on the ring apron to distracted the Patriot. This allowed Austin to chop block the Patriot and take his legs out from under him. This slowed the match down quite a bit and put the advantage right back in Austin's favor. Things continued this way for quite some time as Austin tried to wear his opponent down, but the Patriot would not go down easily. He kept trying to fight back, but every time Austin would cut it off by a knee to the midsection or kicking at the leg of the masked man. Austin had his game plan and that was to keep the match at a snail's pace. Things were going the champion's way when all of a sudden Paul E. Dangerously decided to toss Austin the cellular phone. Austin seemed kind of confused as he had the advantage in the match. Austin started to talk it over with Dangerously, but he took just too long as when he turned around the Patriot drilled him with a dropkick to the face. The Patriot immediately went to the outside and climbed up to the top rope. Austin got back to his feet, but instead of focusing in on the Patriot it looked like he was looking around the ring for Paul E's phone which had fallen to the outside. In doing so Austin turned and walked right in to the Patriot Missile! The Patriot quickly hooked both legs and held on tight as Austin bucked and kicked trying to escape the pinfall, but the Patriot's hold was too tight and Nick Patrick delivered the three count! The entire crowd went crazy as the Patriot jumped to his feet. Nick Patrick handed him the Television Title, and it looked like the Patriot was in shock! It didn't take long for him, however, to raise the belt above his head to huge cheers. Austin slid to the outside, and he looked furious as he started yelling at Paul E. Dangerously. The Patriot continued to celebrate in the ring. Austin and Dangerously started to walk to the back, all the while yelling at one another. Tony Schiavione was able to get their attention long enough to get them over to the interview area while the Patriot made his way down the aisle, clapping hands and holding on tightly to his new TV Championship. Schiavone asked Austin and Dangerously just what happened out there. Austin ripped the microphone out of Tony's hands and yelled that he didn't need any help and that Dangerously was an idiot for distracting him. Paul E. seemed to take offense to that as he replied that he was the only reason Austin had the Television Title in the first place and that Austin better watch his mouth. This only made Austin more angry as he grabbed Dangerously by the suit jacket and pulled him in close. This brought a roar to the crowd at the thought of Dangerously finally get a little bit of punishment for his underhanded deeds. It looked like Austin was going to nail Paul E. as his fist wound up, but out of nowhere Larry Zbyszko forearmed Austin in the back of the head. Austin collapsed to the floor and out came Bobby Eaton, Arn Anderson, and Rick Rude. All four men started to lay the boots to him as Dangerously cheered them on and directed traffic. Austin tried to cover up, but the Dangerous Alliance had more in store for Austin. Anderson and Eaton picked him up and dragged him to the ring while Zbyszko collected a couple of chairs from ringside. Rude stood by and watched as Anderson set Austin's arm up in between the two folded up chairs as Bobby Eaton climbed to the top rope. Zbyszko held Austin down as Dangerously screamed at "Stunning" Steve that he'll never put his hands on him again. Eaton flew off with the Alabama Jam on to the chairs, smashing Austin's arm in between them! Austin screamed out in pain as Jim Ross hollered that Austin's arm had to be broken in half! Rude politely applauded from the corner and soon joined the rest of the Dangerous Alliance in the center of the ring. They stared down at their fallen former partner. Dangerously even did the unthinkable as he spat on Austin. With that the four men and their manager left the ring while Austin continued to scream out in pain. Medics soon came down to the ring while Dusty Rhodes said that a promising career might have been ended abruptly here tonight. After a batch of commercials Jim Ross said that "Stunning" Steve Austin had been taken to the hospital, but it looked like from preliminary reports that Austin had indeed had his arm broken by the Dangerous Alliance. Ross said that Austin must feel like the unluckiest man alive as he went from successfully defending his TV Title at the Clash against Dustin Rhodes in the main event to just one week later losing his TV Title to a rookie, being forcefully kicked out of the Dangerous Alliance, and having his arm broken. Ross wished the best to Austin while Dusty Rhodes added that what goes around comes around and maybe Austin needs to take awhile and think about that before he gets back in the ring. The Orient Express (Kato and Pat Tanaka) defeated Mike Thor and Chick Donovan when P. Tanaka pinned Donovan with the Kamikaze Plex in 0:05:06. Rating: ** 3/4 During this match Jim Ross announced that the Orient Express have requested and been granted a match against the Diamond Mine next Saturday. Dusty Rhodes said he heard that Diamond Dallas Page was throwing a fit backstage because of this, but Kip Allen Frey thought it was about time that the Orient Express were given the opportunity to try and get some revenge for the beating their friend, Jushin Liger, took at the hands of the Mine. Meanwhile, in the ring, the Express had little trouble disposing of their opponents. After the match Pat Tanaka and Kato made sure the Diamond Mine knew they were after them as Tanaka did the throat cutting gesture and pointed at the camera, simply saying, "Page." Ron Simmons pinned Rip Rogers with the Powerslam in 0:02:31. Rating: ** 3/4 Ron Simmons cut an insert promo during this match saying how he was honored to hold on to the United States Tag Team Titles as long as he did with Big Josh, but now it was time to focus on himself. He promised he was stronger and meaner than anybody in WCW and he'd start showing it soon. He warned Sting, Rick Rude, and the Patriot, and anybody else that he was gunning for them and would be setting his sights on singles gold. Simmons showed some of that strength and temper he was talking about here as he just stormed right through Rip Rogers in record time. Rogers wasn't even able to mount the tiniest bit of offense as Simmons just shrugged it all off before pounding away at the much smaller man. The Powerslam was more than enough to end things. It looks like Simmons may have set his sights on something beyond the United States Tag Team Titles. The question being, where does this leave Big Josh? Cactus Jack and Jorge Gonzalez defeated Italian Stallion and Tommy Angel when Gonzalez pinned Angel with the Choke Slam in 0:04:32. Rating: * 3/4 Cactus Jack seemed to think he had already done enough work for the week as he didn't even tag in to this match. He let his giant do all the work as Jorge Gonzalez demolished both Stallion and Angel. The match might as well have been a handi-cap match except for the occasional cheap shot from the ring apron by Cactus Jack. Eventually the Choke Slam put Angel away and the two deranged men walked away with a victory. After the match Jack and Gonzalez joined up with Schiavone at the interview area. Jack wanted to apologize to all the fans around the country as he knew how badly they wanted Barry Windham and Sting to be successful at the Clash. He said he could practically feel the happiness drain out of every person that watched him demolish Barry Windham and when Jorge Gonzalez crushed Sting. But he promised the crowd they didn't need to worry because now that Sting and Windham were taken care of, they could now cheer them. The crowd didn't seem to like this idea very much as they started to jeer. Cactus said he would now be the new fan favorite in WCW and he would not reject the cheers of the fans. He said that he knew he shouldn't do it, but he was willing to forgive the fans and that they would be able to cheer on the new champion, Cactus Jack, once Sting handed the title over. Schiavone seemed a little taken aback by this as he said that Sting may not be in the arena tonight, but that he was expected to make a full recovery and would be here next week! Cactus Jack looked a little surprised at this, but then he said that Sting must be coming to hand the title over to him like the gentleman he is. With that Jorge Gonzalez and Cactus Jack walked to the back while Schiavone sent it back to Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes. Jim Ross thought it was a little odd that Cactus Jack seemed so certain that Sting would be handing the title over to him next week, and Dusty Rhodes agreed that there was no way in hell that Sting would ever just give up his title. Dusty said the next match should be interesting to see as he hoped his son could put his loss at the Clash behind him and keep his focus in the ring. Dustin Rhodes pinned Jack Victory with the Bulldog in 0:07:00. Rating: * Well, Dusty Rhodes did not need to worry about his son as he definitely was focused in on his opponent, Jack Victory, here tonight. Victory put up quite the fight, but Dustin was out to prove something here tonight. He did just that. Victory did catch Rhodes a little off guard at one point when Dustin put his head down a little too early for a backdrop, but Victory just couldn't get him up for the Free Fall. Instead Rhodes slipped his head out from between Victory's legs and clobbered him with a big elbow to the top of the head. A couple of minutes later Victory looked like he might be taking back control of the match, but when he went to whip Dustin into the turnbuckles Rhodes was able to reverse it. Victory hit the buckles hard and as he staggered out of the corner, Rhodes bounced off the ropes and came off with the Bulldog! That would be all she wrote for Jack Victory. After the match Dustin Rhodes joined up with Tony Schiavone in the interview area. Schiavone asked Dustin Rhodes about his feelings on Steve Austin and the attack earlier tonight. Rhodes responded that it was a shame that Austin may be out of action, and not because he felt bad for him, but because he wanted to be the one to do it. Dustin knew that the Dangerous Alliance were a bunch of cowardly dogs, and when dogs get hungry enough they will turn on one another. Rhodes said that even though Steve Austin may no longer be in the picture, he hadn't forgotten the Dangerous Alliance. He promised Larry Zbyszko, Rick Rude, Bobby Eaton, and Arn Anderson that what he had in store for Austin will now just be moved on to them. Dustin stated that he would not be content until the Dangerous Alliance was just a memory. Johnny B. Badd pinned Richard Morton with the Tutti Frutti in 0:05:40. Rating: *** Mike Droese was back in the striped shirt for this match after his successful wrestling debut against Rip Rogers at the Clash of the Champions. It was a fairly straight forward match with Richard Morton trying to use his speed, but realizing a little bit too late that he no longer could match speed with a guy like Johnny B. Badd. The Tutti Frutti sealed the deal. Morton tried his best here tonight, but he just didn't have what it takes to beat the younger, faster, and stronger Badd. Col. Robert Parker did make an appearance after the match for some reason. It became all too clear, however, when he stepped in to the ring and asked for a microphone. Johnny B. Badd was already headed to the back, but referee Mike Droese was still in the ring. Parker told Droese that he saw his match at the Clash, and he couldn't help but be impressed at the skills and strength that Droese showed. Parker then told Droese that he was going to give him the chance of a lifetime as he was going to offer his managerial talent to Droese. Parker promised Mike Droese that with him by his side that Droese would soon be atop the WCW Top Ten. Mike Droese looked like he was seriously thinking it over before leaning in and sternly shouting "No!" Droese quickly left the ring and headed to the back to the cheers of the fans while Col. Robert Parker looked rather angry in the ring. The cameras even picked up Parker saying something along the lines of "big dummy" in reference to Droese. Jim Ross made sure the television audience knew that next week would be a big show as Sting would be making his first appearance after the brutal attack he suffered from at the hands of Cactus Jack and Jorge Gonzalez. Ross then made mention of Ricky Steamboat losing his United States Title shot against "Ravishing" Rick Rude when Larry Zbyszko interfered during the match. Ricky Steamboat was furious after the show and demanded this match. Dusty Rhodes said that it was possible that Zbyszko and the rest of the Dangerous Alliance might be a little distracted with what happened earlier tonight and it might be the perfect time for Steamboat to catch Zbyszko off guard. Larry Zbyszko and Ricky Steamboat battled to a double disqualification in 0:08:50. Rating: ** 1/2 Normally these two would probably wrestle it out in a nice technical bout, but this match was not under normal circumstances. Steamboat wasn't going to waste any time with headlocks or takedowns. Instead he went right at Zbyszko. Ricky just blasted "the Cruncher" with chop after chop to get him back in to the corner. Within seconds Steamboat had Zbyszko's chest a beet red. Zbyszko fought right back, however, as he seemed to have picked up quite the mean streak in the past few months. Both men refused to back down from one another as they continued to brawl around the ring and ringside. Eventually the Alliance had seen enough from the back as they stormed the ring. Anderson and Eaton quickly took Steamboat down and started to lay in the boots while Rude held his rival down. It didn't take long, however, for Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham to sprint down the aisle! Barry Windham is here! Windham and Rhodes quickly took out Anderson and Eaton while Dangerously headed for the hills. Rude and Zbyszko quickly escaped as well. Anderson was hit with a big elbow by Dustin while Windham leveled Eaton with a lariat. The former tag champions both exited the ring while Rhodes and Windham checked up on their fallen comrade. Jim Ross said that they were running out of time, but be sure to tune in next week where the Orient Express will go at it with the Diamond Mine and Sting makes his first appearance since the Clash! Card rating: ** 1/4 WCW Hotline: This was definitely a wild and crazy night here in WCW. Nobody could have predicted what happened in the opening minutes here tonight as the Patriot came out of nowhere to capture the Television Title. He has only been part of the company for a month or so, but he has already captured one of the most prestigious prizes that the wrestling world has to offer. The Patriot left the show with Van Hammer, PN News, and Marcus Alexander Bagwell as they were going out to celebrate. The Patriot won't have it easy as champion as the Television Title brings with it a lot of responsibilities, but for tonight he is on cloud nine. What came as even more of a shocker, perhaps, was the miscommunication between Paul E. Dangerously and "Stunning" Steve. It isn't very often where either man makes a mistake, but tonight Paul E. seemed a little quick to jump the gun in throwing in the phone. Austin seemed to have things well under control when Paul E. stuck his nose into the match. When Austin nearly took Dangerously's head off after the match, however, it was the Dangerous Alliance coming to their manager's aid. Not only that, but it has been confirmed that Bobby Eaton broke Steve Austin's arm with the Alabama Jam Austin's arm sandwiched in between two chairs. The question is how long will "Stunning" Steve Austin be out of action? And if he is ever able to return, where will he go from here? Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat wanted Larry Zbyszko's head, and he almost got his wish as he just ripped into "the Cruncher" here tonight. Larry didn't back down an inch, however, and if it weren't for the Dangerous Alliance the match would probably still be going on. Both men looked like they had been in a war after just 8 minutes of action. Luckily for Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham were both in the arena to break up the post match beat down that the Alliance had planned for "The Dragon." All three men have scores to settle with the Dangerous Alliance, but the Alliance definitely have the numbers on their side at this point. Col. Robert Parker took it upon himself to offer his managerial skills to Mike Droese here tonight. Droese made it clear that he wasn't interested, but Parker may not be too happy with that decision. The Orient Express came away with a win here tonight, and they look ready to go against the Diamond Mine here next week. They definitely have the speed advantage, but can they handle the pure, brute strength of the Diamond Studd and Don Muraco? Not to mention it's almost definite that Diamond Dallas Page will be at ringside. But will the Steiner Brothers be around? Ron Simmons looks like he wants to get back in to singles action, and he did have a strong showing here tonight. Due to Simmons' decision, it looks like Big Josh might also be headed back to singles wrestling. And Cactus Jack seems to think that Sting will be showing up next week to hand over the World Heavyweight Title. People that know Sting are definite that won't be the case. However, what will happen when these two are in the same arena at the same time? They are just a month away from their big World Heavyweight Title match. Be sure to tune in tomorrow to the Main Event where Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson will be in action, Michael Hayes will be in singles action, Tom Zenk and Brian Pillman will also be in tag action, and in the main event, "Ravishing" Rick Rude will defend his United States Title against Johnny B. Badd! Also, next week on Saturday Night, Sting will be here, the Orient Express will face off with the Diamond Mine, and in our main event it will be Big Van Vader going up against Marcus Alexander Bagwell. Bagwell has been on quite the roll as of late, but can he beat the Mastodon? In backstage news, "Stunning" Steve Austin gave notice after the Clash of the Champions. Tonight was his last show with the company. We wish him all the best, and hope we can work with him in the future. Matches signed for Wrestle War (5/17/92): World Heavyweight Title: Sting© vs Cactus Jack |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 09/10/10 at 08:03:38 WCW Main Event 4/19/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Tony Schiavone Tony Schiavone welcomed everybody to the Main Event. He immediately went over what happened on yesterday on Saturday Night where "Stunning" Steve Austin was forcibly kicked out of the Dangerous Alliance. Schiavone confirmed that Austin did indeed have his arm broken by "Beautiful" Bobby's Alabama Jam. Schiavone wished Austin all the best, and said that Austin was refusing any and all phone calls to the hospital. Schiavone kind of laughed off that nobody would probably be calling him anyways. Schiavone ran down tonight's card and brought up the main event tonight where "Ravishing" Rick Rude would be defending against Johnny B. Badd. Tony said that, while Johnny B. Badd might be an underdog, if he hits the Tutti Frutti we will see a new champion here tonight. Z-Man and Brian Pillman defeated Mustafa Saed and George South when Z-Man pinned South with the Flying Dropkick in 0:05:13. Rating: ** 1/4 The Z-Man and "Flyin'" Brian cut an insert promo during their match where the Z-Man said they were coming after the United States Tag Team Titles. Tom Zenk said he respected all that the Fabulous Freebirds have accomplished, but he knew that he and "Flyin'" Brian could beat them in a straight up match. Brian Pillman said that he was sick of being looked over just because he was a little bit smaller than the rest of the roster. He promised that he would do whatever it takes to get himself some championship gold. The Z-Man reminded everybody that they are former United States Tag Team Champions and they would win them again. Pillman warned the rest of the teams to watch out because they were on the prowl and they wouldn't be pushed around. During the match the Z-Man and Pillman kept their opponents completely off guard with their speed. Surprisingly, Pillman used a lot more fisticuffs during this match than is usual for him. In fact, one left hand knocked Mustafa Saed from the ring, over the top rope, and all the way to the outside. Seconds later the Z-Man had tagged in and drilled George South on the chin with his Flying Dropkick off the top rope to end the match rather emphatically. Michael Hayes pinned Jim Nash with the DDT in 0:03:42. Rating: * Michael Hayes was joined by his tag team partner, Jimmy Garvin, at ringside for this match. They are the new United States Tag Team Champions, and Jimmy Garvin wasn't going to let anybody forget it as he walked around the ringside area with both belts. Hayes was his normal arrogant self as he worked over Jim Nash. A couple of times throughout the bout Hayes even took the time to look at his reflection in the US Tag Title that Garvin held up for him from the ring apron. Hayes eventually nailed Nash with the big left hand which led right into the DDT to put this match in the books. After the match the Fabulous Freebirds joined up with Gordon Solie in the interview area. Solie congratulated them on their hard fought victory at the Clash of the Champions that won them the US Tag Titles. Michael Hayes said he knew it was only a matter of time before they were champions again and that you can only hold a Freebird down so long before they get what they deserve. Garvin said he knew they were wanted men now, but that's nothing new for the Freebirds since they are "wanted" everywhere they go. Hayes promised they would not be relinquishing the Titles any time soon and guys like Hip Hop Rock and "Flyin'" Brian and the Z-Man better enjoy being second best, because they will never be able to overtake the Freebirds as the number one tag team in the States. Mr. Hughes pinned Chris Sullivan with the Spinning Side Slam in 0:02:48. Rating: * 1/4 We haven't seen much of Mr. Hughes as of late, but he showed tonight why he is still a force to be reckoned with. The Spinning Side Slam is more than capable of putting anybody on their back for a three count. Harley Race still was not accompanying Mr. Hughes to the ring, and it looks like Race might have decided to put all of his eggs in one basket, the basket being Big Van Vader. Paul E. Dangerously was out next and joined Tony Schiavone on commentary for his team's next match. Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton looked like they were out to prove a point here tonight while Dangerously immediately started to rip in to "Stunning" Steve Austin as the match went on. The Dangerous Alliance (Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton) defeated Kevin Neal and Robert Wallace when B. Eaton pinned Wallace with the Alabama Jam in 0:04:22. Rating: ** 1/4 Dangerously took this time to say that Austin was never somebody he could put his faith in. Paul E. made sure it was clear that without his help, Austin would have been a nobody fighting in some trailer park somewhere for a can of baked beans. Schiavone thought Dangerously was taking it a bit too far, but Dangerously continued to berate "Stunning" Steve. Eventually things moved towards Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson's problems and also the Patriot winning the TV Title last Saturday. Dangerously said that Anderson and Eaton were like brothers so, of course, there would be the occasional squabble. Dangerously then got on the topic of the Patriot, and said that he better enjoy his little title reign for as long as he could, because he had plans for the Patriot, and none of them ended with him surviving. Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton seemed to have gotten back on track as a team as they had no problems with their opponents here tonight. After Anderson had disposed of Kevin Neal, he caught Wallace charging in to the ring with a devastating spinebuster. Eaton followed that up almost immediately with the Alabama Jam. Wallace and Eaton may not have been the legal men in the ring, but Randy Anderson seemed to think that Neal and Wallace had enough as he delivered the three count despite the legality. Paul E. Dangerously joined up with his men in the ring after the match where he got his face up close to the camera and warned the Patriot that his days were numbered. Schiavone commented that the Patriot better be on his toes, because he may be a great wrestler, but he doubted he had much experience dealing with the types of Paul E. Dangerously and the Dangerous Alliance. Tony Schiavone then sent it to Eric Bischoff who was in WCW Headquarters. Bischoff ran down all of what happened at the Clash of the Champions and also the craziness that occurred after the main event on Saturday Night. Schiavone said that Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, and Barry Windham were demanding that they were able to get their hands on the Dangerous Alliance, but Executive Vice President Kip Allen Frey was still trying to figure something out as to how to handle this situation. From there Bischoff brought up the graphics for this week's top ten to the World Heavyweight Champion Sting. 10. The Patriot 9. Ricky Steamboat (9) 8. Johnny B. Badd 7. Arn Anderson (10) 6. Larry Zbyszko (7) 5. Barry Windham (4) 4. Dustin Rhodes (3) 3. Big Van Vader (5) 2. Cactus Jack (2) 1. Rick Rude (1) Champion: Sting (C) Eric Bischoff reminded the television audience that Wrestle War was coming up in just under a month's time. Bischoff said that only one match had been signed at this time and that was Sting defending his World Heavyweight Title against Cactus Jack. Bischoff added that Cactus Jack seemed to think that Sting would be forfeiting his title this Saturday Night. Bischoff had not spoken to Sting since the Clash but with the damage Sting received at the Clash from Jorge Gonzalez and Cactus Jack, Jack just might be correct. Bischoff encouraged everybody to turn in to Saturday Night because we might see the crowning of a new champion if Sting is, in fact, unable to compete at Wrestle War. Barry Windham pinned Mike Bucci with the Superplex in 0:03:43. Rating: * 3/4 Barry Windham cut a short insert promo during the match where he stated that he was far from done with the Dangerous Alliance. He promised that he wasn't happy with how Cactus Jack stole the number one contendership from him at the Clash, but he was even more upset that he let Ricky Steamboat down and allowed the Dangerous Alliance to steal a mach away that Steamboat should have won. Windham said that as long as Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, and himself were around they'd make it their goal to see the Alliance dismantled once and for all. Barry Windham had no problems in his match, and it seemed like he got even more lift out of the Superplex here tonight. Windham got quite the large fan reaction after the match as he continues to grow in to one of the bigger fan favorites. A determined Windham is not something Paul E. Dangerously wants on his hands. Johnny B. Badd cut a pre-match promo backstage with Gordon Solie. Badd said he had fought long and hard to get the right to face Rick Rude for the United States Title. Badd said he was dying to taste some championship gold and tonight was the night that he'd satisfy that hunger. He finished by saying it was most definitely a good day to be a bad man. Rick Rude pinned Johnny B. Badd with the Rude Awakening in 0:08:05. Rating: ** 1/2 (Rick Rude retained the United States Heavyweight Title.) Rick Rude, accompanied by Paul E. Dangerously, seemed to take his challenger a little too lightly here tonight. He used the opening seconds to show case his strength by pushing Badd around the ring to the jeers of the crowd. Badd seemed a little off his game, but it was all a show, however, as when Rude pushed him back in to the corner for a third time Badd came out of nowhere with a big right hook that floored the champion. Rude hit the mat hard and quickly escaped to the outside where Dangerously was there to check up on him. The surprise blow seemed to just upset Rude as he charged back in to the ring, but was immediately taken down with several arm drags. Rude had to get himself back in to the match, but it was a very slow process as Badd kept him on his toes throughout the match by his quick offense. Eventually Rude was able to capitalize on a mistake that Badd made as he went for a flying crossbody press and Rude was able to duck under it. From there Rude tried to end the match as he went for the Rude Awakening. Badd somehow was able to push himself off, however, and when Rude turned around to go back at Johnny B. Badd he was met with the Tutti Frutti! Unfortuantely for Badd Rude fell through the ropes and to the outside. Dangerously was immediately there to slap "Ravishing" Rick awake, but it was pretty clear that if Rude had fallen in the ring that he would have lost his title there. Things continued to go Johnny B. Badd's way, but one mistake cost him as he went to charge at Rude after he had whipped him in to the corner. Rude was able to move out of the way just in the nick of time and Badd hit the buckles chest first. Badd staggered backwards and right in to a knee to the lower back. Rude quickly followed that up by slowly wrenching the neck and dropping him with the Rude Awakening. Nobody gets up from that. For just an eight minute match Rick Rude looked like he had been in a war. He was bleeding from the lip and drenched in sweat. Paul E. Dangerously was quick to enter the ring and hand Rude his US Title, but it's pretty clear that the next time these two meet Rude won't take him too lightly. Card rating: ** 3/4 WCW Hotline: "Ravishing" Rick Rude once again successfully defended his United States Title. It was definitely a close encounter, but Rude always seems to come up with a way to escape defeat. Paul E. Dangerously's other two men also had a good ngiht as Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton showed they are still able to work well together. Paul E. Dangerously does look like he hasn't forgotten about the Television Title. He threatened the Patriot tonight while doing commentary, and immediately after tonight's card he went to Kip Allen Frey and was able to get a match signed for next week's main event. It will be the Patriot in his first TV Title defense against "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton. This will be quite the challenge for the Patriot as he'll be needing to continue to step up his game if he's going to be able to be a successful long term champion. It looks like Barry Windham, Ricky Steamboat, and Dustin Rhodes will continue to do battle with the Dangerous Alliance as well. It is quickly becoming clear that there may be no way to end this feud between the Alliance and the men that they have tormented for the last few months. Brian Pillman and Tom Zenk continued their winning ways here tonight, and they also let it be known that they will be going after the Fabulous Freebirds and their United States Tag Team Titles. The Z-Man and Pillman are former US Tag Champions themselves and with how they've looked in the last couple of weeks, they have to be right up there for a future shot. Be sure to tune in next week on the Main Event as the Patriot will have his first TV Title defense against "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton and much more! Also, this coming Saturday Night it's Big Van Vader versus Marcus Alexander Bagwell and the Orient Express finally gets their chance at revenge as they go up against the Diamond Mine, Don Muraco and the Diamond Studd. Plus Sting will be there as will be Cactus Jack! All that and much more! Matches signed for Wrestle War (5/17/92): World Heavyweight Title: Sting© vs Cactus Jack |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 09/18/10 at 04:24:04 WCW Saturday Night 4/25/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your hosts are Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes welcomed everybody to tonight's show, but as they had started to run down the lineup, Cactus Jack's music came over the speakers. Cactus Jack was followed by Jorge Gonzalez, and the entire Center Stage Theatre really let them have it with boos. Jack kept the crazy grin on his face, however, despite the crowd showing their complete distaste for him. Once in the ring Cactus Jack grabbed a microphone and squealed out that it was time for Sting to come down the aisle and hand him the World Heavyweight Title. The fans obviously booed this, but Jack told the crowd to calm down because now they could cheer on a true champion and not some high school quarterback hero. He said that they could cheer somebody who was exactly like all the people sitting at home watching on TV, Cactus Jack. Jim Ross seemed to think that more fans could relate to Sting than the deranged psychopath Cactus Jack, and Dusty Rhodes was quick to agree. Sting's music brought the crowd to their feet as the World Heavyweight Champion stepped out with the World Title on his shoulder. Sting looked pretty beat up as he was limping from the chair shot he received to his legs at the Clash. Once Sting had entered the ring Cactus held out his hands like he expected Sting to hand over the Title. Sting had something else on his mind, however, as he grabbed the microphone out of Jack's hands. Sting said it was true that he was sore as hell and was having a little trouble with his legs the past week. But Sting also questioned Cactus Jack's sanity if he actually thought that he would forfeit his World Heavyweight Title after he fought so long to get it. Sting promised Cactus Jack that he would be at Wrestle War, and he would deliver the butt whipping of a lifetime. Cactus took the microphone back and seemed really sad. Cactus said he was extremely sorry to hear that, but Sting may not have a say in the matter as to if he'll be there at Wrestle War. With that Jorge Gonzalez came up from behind to grab Sting, but Sting apparently heard him coming as he turned around and started kicking and chopping at Gonzalez. Jorge was caught off guard as he backed in to the corner. Sting's eyes, however, were totally off Cactus and it cost him. Cactus drilled Sting in the back with a knee which was promptly followed up with his Double Arm DDT. Gonzalez and Cactus weren't done as they tossed Sting over the top rope. Once outside Gonzalez grabbed Sting by the throat and dropped him with a huge chokeslam on the floor! Cactus let out a "Bang, bang!" before getting down on his hands and knees and screaming that Sting wouldn't make it to Wrestle War. Cactus Jack and Jorge Gonzalez left Sting laid out as they walked to the back while Doug Dillenger and several other WCW officials ran out to check on the fallen champion. Dusty Rhodes questioned if Sting would be able to recover after the attack at the Clash and the beating he took tonight. Jim Ross said it was clear that Cactus Jack didn't exactly want the one on one match with Sting at Wrestle War, but he more than likely wanted to take Sting out before then and force Sting to forfeit the championship over to Cactus Jack without a match even taking place. Ron Simmons pinned Mr. Hughes with the Powerslam in 0:06:21. Rating: 1/4* Ron Simmons cut an insert promo during his match here tonight where he once again proclaimed that he was going to be focusing in on singles action from here on. Simmons promised that by the end of the year he would be wearing championship gold once again. Simmons and Hughes did have quite the brawl here tonight, and it was pretty obvious that both men were well matched in the power game. Simmons does have something else he brings to the table, however, and that's speed. When it became clear to Simmons that he wouldn't be able to overpower Mr. Hughes, he decided to try using his speed to his advantage and it worked perfectly. Several diving shoulderblocks out of nowhere really caught Hughes off guard and it was just enough to lead in to the big Powerslam that Simmons uses to put his opponents away. After the match as Simmons was getting his hand raised Mr. Hughes decided to take it upon himself to get a little bit of revenge from his loss as he attacked him from behind. Hughes dropped Simmons with a clothesline to the back of the head and then he started to lay in the boots to him. All of a sudden Big Josh sprinted down the aisle! Big Josh slid in to the ring and peppered Hughes with rights and lefts which sent him packing. Mr. Hughes slowly walked to the back while Big Josh tried to help Ron Simmons up. Once Simmons realized what had happened, however, he gave Josh a gentle push and seemed to be asking him what he was doing out there. Josh just shrugged his shoulders while Simmons stepped through the ropes and also headed to the back. Dusty acknowledged that there might be some trouble brewing with the former United States Tag Team Champions, but Ross thought he was over reacting a bit and that Simmons probably just wanted to do things on his own right now. Jack Victory pinned Chris Sullivan with the Free Fall in 0:04:02. Rating: * 1/2 Right after the bell rang Ross yelled that something was going on in the back and that there were camera men back there picking up the action. When the cameras cut to the back they caught up with Sting running through the hallway with a chair. He slammed into a door, forcing it open. Sting ran through the door and it was clear he was outside and Cactus Jack and Jorge Gonzalez were in the bed of a pickup truck. The truck peeled out as it drove off while Cactus Jack let loose another "Bang, bang!" towards Sting. Sting tried to run after them, but he soon gave up the chase as several doctors ran up to him and apparently started chastising him for running out of his checkup. Sting slowly walked back to the arena, obviously favoring his back and his right leg. Sting may not have gotten his hands on Cactus Jack, but he is still in the game. But, the question is, how much more punishment can he take from those two psychos? Hip Hop Rock (PN News and Van Hammer) defeated Taylor Made Men (Terry Taylor and Tracey Smothers) when Hammer pinned T. Smothers with the Off the Charts in 0:06:05. Rating: * 1/4 Hip Hop Rock really impressed everybody here tonight as they came out and handed it right to the Taylor Made Men. Terry Taylor and Tracey Smothers definitely had the experience and the technical skills to win the match, but Van Hammer and PN News just negated all of that with their brute strength. After disposing of Taylor through the ropes there was no way that Smothers was getting out of their finishing maneuver Off the Charts. After the match PN News grabbed the microphone and rapped awhile while Van Hammer did a little headbanging in the center of the ring to the delight of the crowd. The Taylor Made Men seemed rather perturbed with their antics as they left the ring and headed to the back. Meanwhile Hip Hop Rock have definitely added their names to the United States Tag Team Title hunt which are currently being held by the Fabulous Freebirds. Jim Ross then ran down a brief report about the Steiner Brothers who had been wrestling in Japan, defending the World Tag Team Titles. Ross said that they had been there for a week now and have competed against some of the finest tag teams the sport has to offer and just last night they were able to defeat Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki. Ross said that they were on their way back home and were actually going to be competing tomorrow night on the Main Event. Dusty Rhodes hoped that they weren't pushing it with the amount of traveling they were doing to prove they are the best tag team in the world. Rhodes said that they better start putting all of their focus on the Diamond Mine or they may just be in for a shock when they meet up at Wrestle War. Dick Slater pinned Shane Tomlinson with the Piledriver in 0:04:20. Rating: * 1/2 Dick Slater took out all of his aggression from his loss to Marcus Alexander Bagwell at the Clash on his opponent here tonight. Shane Tomlinson had no chance to even fight back as Slater attacked him before the bell and never let up on the pressure. Mike Droese was refereeing this match and tried to keep things under control, but the presence of Col. Robert Parker at ringside seemed to distract him quite a bit. After Slater had put away his opponent with the Piledriver it looked like Slater wanted to continue the beating. Droese would have none of it, however, as he got in between them. Slater gave Droese a pretty hard shove at this point, and it looked like Droese was going to retaliate with a right hand when Parker got in between the two men. Parker had a microphone and once again petitioned Droese to join up with him. Droese would have none of it as he once again said no before heading to the back. Col. Parker once again seemed rather upset with Droese's decision. The Diamond Mine (Diamond Studd and Don Muraco) defeated The Orient Express (Kato and Pat Tanaka) when Muraco pinned P. Tanaka with the Cave In in 0:08:14. Rating: * ½ Here was a match that both teams had been looking forward to for quite some time. The Diamond Mine had been ambushed a couple of times at the hands of the Orient Express, but the Express was simply trying to get some measure of revenge for their fallen friend, Jushin Liger. Diamond Dallas Page was at ringside, of course, to watch his Mine try to take out the men from Japan once and for all. The Orient Express had to use their speed for the majority of the match as it quickly became clear that Don Muraco and the Diamond Studd just had too much strength. Any time either Kato or Pat Tanaka got within the grasp of the two bigger men they definitely took a pounding. Eventually though Tanaka and Kato used quick tags and flying maneuvers off the top to keep Studd and Muraco on their toes. The Orient Express even hit a double dropkick off the top rope on to Muraco that could have secured the three count if the Diamond Studd hadn't broke things up. Later on in the match the Orient Express were able to hit the Kamikaze Plex on the Diamond Studd! At the exact same moment the entire crowd burst in to cheers as Jushin Liger made his return to WCW! DDP was standing right near the aisle when Liger grabbed him by the back of the head and hurled him in to the ringpost. Page was completely stunned as Liger grabbed him by the hair and smashed him face first in to the guardrail. Don Muraco looked like he was about to hop down to the floor to help his manager, but then he realized that his partner was being pinned. Muraco made the decision to break up the three count just as Liger threw Page through the curtain and in to the backstage area. Muraco went on a complete tear in the ring as he threw Kato and Tanaka around the ring. A few seconds later Muraco was officially tagged in by the Studd, and Muraco hit the Cave In on Pat Tanaka to secure the three count while Kato was held off by the Diamond Studd. Seconds later DDP staggered out from behind the curtain with a big gash in his forehead. He was bleeding rather profusely from the forehead as he took a couple of steps towards the ring. At that point Page fell face first right in the aisle. Muraco and the Studd were quick to leave the ring to collect their fallen manager while the Orient Express regrouped in the ring. Jim Ross seemed to think that this had all been some sort of master plan for Liger to get his hands on Page where the Studd and Muraco would be unable to intervene. Dusty Rhodes thought it was a hell of an idea and was happy to see DDP get some of what he deserved. It looks like Jushin Liger is back in WCW, at least for the time being, and Page certain got the worst of it. Lex Luger made Bubba Monroe submit to the Torture Rack in 0:04:24. Rating: * ¾ Lex Luger was back in action here tonight and quickly dismantled Bubba Monroe. Luger may not have his full attention on wrestling right now, but there is no doubt he still has the talent. After the match Luger joined up with Tony Schiavone at the interview area. Schiavone commented on the impressive victory Luger just had. Luger thanked Schiavone and said that he had some free time tonight and that he thought he'd stop in and give the crowd a little thrill by getting to see him live an in action. Luger promised WCW that he hadn't forgotten the little people and even though he may be a little pre-occupied with Hollywood at this point, he would always be here to entertain the masses. Ricky Steamboat pinned Rip Rogers with the Flying Cross Body Press in 0:04:32. Rating: ** 1/2 Ricky Steamboat was accompanied to the ring by Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham for his match here tonight. It didn't seem to be give "The Dragon" help for his match, as he won that rather easily, but probably to keep an eye out for the Dangerous Alliance. After the match Steamboat, Rhodes, and Windham joined up with Tony Schiavonne at the interview area. Steamboat promised the Dangerous Alliance that they could keep on running, but eventually they were going to get a hold of them in a fair encounter. Steamboat promised that when that happened the Alliance will feel their wrath. Rhodes said he was use to fighting with the odds against him, but no more as he, and Barry, and Ricky were going to even things up and finish the Alliance off once and for all. Windham finished by saying that the Dangerous Alliance had broken his hand months ago and took away time from the wrestling ring that he will never get back. Windham said that he might have gotten his revenge on Larry Zbyszko, but he wouldn't be happy until he watched every single member of the Dangerous Alliance laying on the mat in a pool of their own blood and that included Paul E. Dangerously. Big Van Vader pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell with the Vader Bomb in 0:08:23. Rating: ** 1/4 Harley Race joined up at the announcer's table with Dusty Rhodes and Jim Ross to watch his man Vader face off with the upstart kid Marcus Alexander Bagwell. There was some definite tension between Race and Dusty after their match at the Clash of the Champions. They shared a few unkind words towards each other as the match went on. Bagwell used his speed as much as possible to stay out of the grasp of Vader, and it seemed to work for the majority of the match. The problem was once Vader finally grabbed a hold of Bagwell that Vader had become rather annoyed with Bagwell's antics. This led to quite the beating in the corner which Bagwell was lucky to escape when referee Nick Patrick separated the two. Bagwell was quite a bit the worse for wear, and it was pretty obvious as later on when he finally was able to nail Vader with a series of clotheslines that knocked Vader on to his rump he was unable to capitalize. Seconds later things got a little interesting as Richard Morton, Dick Slater, and the Taylor Made Men all made their way down to ringside. Rhodes and Ross both seemed confused with what was going on as they all made their way over the announcer's table. Back in the ring Vader had regained complete control and was able to hit the Vader Bomb to secure the three count. Back outside the ring Harley Race pulled out a piece of paper and slid it over to Dusty Rhodes with a pen. Harley Race told Rhodes that he had done something at the Clash that no man should ever do and that was he made Big Van Vader angry. Race told Rhodes that he was now going to be forced to sign this contract and agree to face Vader, man versus man, at Wrestle War. Rhodes kind of laughed that off and said he had officially retired and from here on he was only going to be announcing during matches, not competing in them. With that Race nodded to Vader in the ring who went back to the middle ropes and came off with another Vader Bomb! Dusty Rhodes had seen enough as tried to get up from his chair, but he was held to his seat by Morton, Slater, and the Taylor Made Men. Race told Rhodes to sign the contract once again or WCW would see the end of Bagwell's career here tonight. Race motioned for Vader to back up to the middle ropes. Rhodes glared at Race, but he did slowly pick up the pen and sign the contract while Jim Ross kept telling him not to. Vader didn't seem to care as he came off the middle turnbuckle with one more Vader Bomb! Race thanked Rhodes for signing his death warrant before walking off with Vader soon following after. As they made their way back up the aisle Rhodes burst out of his chair and started delivering solid elbows to Morton, Slater, Smothers, and Taylor. All four men collapsed to the floor as Rhodes slid in to the ring to check on Bagwell. Race and Vader just laughed in the aisle as they had just forced Dusty Rhodes, a man far past his prime, to sign a match with the most dangerous man alive, Big Van Vader. Card rating: ** 1/4 WCW Hotline: Dusty Rhodes may have succeeded at the Clash of the Champions by defeating Harley Race, but on that same night Rhodes embarrassed Big Van Vader. Vader did not take this too kindly and apparently he wants Rhodes' head on a stick. Harley Race was able to pay for the services of several men to hold Dusty Rhodes in place and forced him to sign a contract for a one on one match at Wrestle War with Big Van Vader or witness the destruction of Marcus Alexander Bagwell. Dusty Rhodes wants no part of Vader, but his arm was twisted and there was nothing that could be done. One can just hope that Rhodes pulls off the impossible and shows that he can handle Big Van Vader. Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, and Barry Windham have an alliance of their own, and it's clear that their whole purpose is to dispose WCW of the Dangerous Alliance. It is still unclear as to how they plan on accomplishing this, but these are three that might just be capable of it. While the Orient Express may not have been successful in defeating the Diamond Mine here tonight, they did accomplish one part of their goal as they kept Don Muraco and the Diamond Studd busy while Jushin Liger returned to World Championship Wrestling to take out Diamond Dallas Page. Liger delivered quite the beating to Page at ringside and also backstage. Page had to be stitched up after the show tonight, and Don Muraco was promising that he'd destroy Liger once he got his hands on him. Mike Droese continued to turn down Col. Robert Parker's offers to manage him. Droese seems satisfied in his role as a WCW referee, and even if this upsets Parker and Dick Slater, there may not be a way to convince him to become a full time wrestler. Ron Simmons and Big Josh seem to be having a little bit of miscommunication. Big Josh seemed to think he was helping out a friend when Mr. Hughes attacked Simmons after the match, but Simmons did not look like he appreciated the helping hand. Simmons has given several interviews where he has stated he wants to focus on singles wrestling at this point, and perhaps he wants to prove he can get the job done by himself. And finally, Sting and Cactus Jack once again got in to it here tonight. Sting refused to forfeit his World Heavyweight Title over to Cactus Jack, and that did not go over well. When the dust had settled Sting was once again lying on his back while Jorge Gonzalez and Cactus Jack left smiling. Cactus Jack has promised that Sting will not make it to Wrestle War and that Sting will have to forfeit the Title before then. Cactus Jack is one deranged man and the tactics he uses could easily put Sting out of action. However, don't ever under estimate Sting. Sting has fought through many wars, and if there is one man that can take what Cactus Jack is capable of dishing out, it is Sting. Be sure to tune in tomorrow to the Main Event where The Patriot will have his first Television Title defense against "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton. The World Tag Team Champions the Steiner Brothers will also be in action and much more! Next week on Saturday Night we will see Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham team up to face "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson and "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton! "Ravishing" Rick Rude will also be in action! And just signed, Sting has demanded a one on one match with Jorge Gonzalez and it has been granted. However, Kip Allen Frey has made this match for the World Heavyweight Championship! Not only that, but Frey has announced that Cactus Jack will be banned from ringside for the duration of the match or he will forfeit his Title shot at Wrestle War. Be sure to tune in next week! Matches signed for Wrestle War (5/17/92): World Heavyweight Title: Sting© vs. Cactus Jack World Tag Team Titles: The Steiner Brothers© vs. The Diamond Mine (Don Muraco and The Diamond Studd) Big Van Vader vs. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 10/04/10 at 06:46:19 WCW Main Event 4/26/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Tony Schiavone Tony Schiavone welcomed everybody to tonight's edition of the Main Event. He quickly ran down the card which will be headlined by the Patriot's first Television Title defense as he faces off against "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton. Schiavone said that Paul E. Dangerously had promised that the TV Title would be back around a Dangerous Alliance Member soon and tonight might just be the night where he fulfills that promise. Schiavone also mentioned that the Steiner Brothers were back from their brief tour of Japan and would be in action here tonight. Johnny B. Badd pinned Mustafa Saed with the Tutti Frutti in 0:03:27. Rating: ** Johnny B. Badd is coming off a heart breaking loss last week to United States Champion Rick Rude. Badd was very close to winning his first WCW championship belt, but it wasn't meant to be. Badd took it out on his opponent here and walked away with a quick win. Badd got his face up in to the camera after the match and promised that he was just as bad a man as ever and that he is still the prettiest man in World Championship Wrestling. The challenger for Sting's World Heavyweight Title on Saturday Night, Jorge Gonzalez, had a warm-up match here tonight. As he was being introduced Gonzalez cut an insert promo that was spoken entirely in Spanish. Luckily he was with Cactus Jack who gave his translation after the giant had finished speaking. Jack told Sting that Gonzalez was promising to do things that even made him squeamish and it wouldn't be a good day to be a little Stinger on Saturday. Cactus Jack made Gonzalez promise that he would get a Title shot at Wrestle War after he beat Sting on Saturday. Gonzalez nodded his head which caused Cactus to let loose a big grin before dishing out a "Bang, bang!" to end the segment. Schiavone commented that that these two just get more and more bizarre as the weeks go by. He hoped Sting was well prepared, because Jorge Gonzalez is a man that is not one be taken to lightly. Jorge Gonzalez pinned Firebreaker Chip with the Choke Slam in 0:00:40. Rating: -* The match, if you can call it that, was almost over before it began. Firebreaker Chip, whom we haven't seen in quite some time, came right at Gonzalez with a dropkick as the bell rang, but Gonzalez just absorbed the blow. As Chip got back to his feet Gonzalez floored him with a big overhand chop to the head. One Choke Slam later and that was it. After the match a few clips of Sting's non-title match with Jorge Gonzalez aired, mostly of Gonzalez's brutal offense on the champion. Schiavone once again stated that this Saturday the World Title would be on the line and that Sting's reign might come to a crashing halt. Schiavone also brought up that it appeared Cactus has been promised by Jorge that if he wins the title that he'll still get his match at Wrestle War. Schiavone mentioned that Jorge Gonzalez and Cactus Jack fought back at Superbrawl II and it was a horribly brutal match. Schiavone thought that if Cactus and Gonzalez ever fought again there was a good chance neither man would survive. Non-Title Match: The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) defeated Jim Nash and George South when S. Steiner pinned South with the Frankenstein in 0:06:06. Rating: ** 1/2 The Steiner Brothers showed that they weren't suffering from any jet lag here tonight. Their opponents were pretty much punching bags that got thrown around the ring for around six minutes before the Frankensteiner ended things. Things looked like they were going to get a little interesting after the match as the Diamond Mine made an appearance, Diamond Dallas Page sporting a big bandage on his forehead. The Steiner Brothers saw them coming, however, and they looked ready for a fight. They even motioned for them to enter the ring, and Rick Steiner went so far as to hold the ropes open for them. The Diamond Studd and Don Muraco seemed happy enough staring them down from the aisle, however. The Diamond Studd could be heard saying they were going to get the gold before officials came down to pull the Diamond Mine back to the locker rooms. Richard Morton pinned Bubba Monroe with the Rock 'n Roll Buster in 0:05:01. Rating: ** 1/2 Terry Taylor pinned Van Hammer with the Five Arm in 0:06:15. Rating: 3/4* Terry Taylor sure seemed to have his hands full with the bigger Van Hammer here tonight. Taylor was forced to take it to the mat early as Hammer was dominating him from the standing position. Taylor was able to use quite a bit of his expertise to keep Hammer down as he worked over the legs of the rock star. Hammer fought back with his own unique offense, however, and almost came away with a three count after a big powerslam. Later on in the match Hammer had tossed Taylor to the outside. Taylor was quick to grab the guitar that Hammer brings to ringside and as Hammer went to pull Taylor back in to the ring Taylor jabbed the guitar right in to his throat. Referee Nick Patrick didn't appear to see it as he was trying to hold Hammer back and there was no disqualification. Seconds later as Hammer staggered around the ring gasping for air, Taylor bounced off the ropes and nailed the Five Arm for the victory. After the match PN News ran down to the ring to dispute the call by Nick Patrick, but as they were discussing what had happened out ran Tracey Smothers. Smothers chop blocked News from behind and soon both Taylor Made Men were laying the boots to both PN News and Van Hammer. Taylor even went after the guitar once again and broke it across the ringpost. One thing is for certain and that is that Hip Hop Rock will not be happy once they wake up and see what has become of Hammer's prized guitar. Bobby Eaton and The Patriot battled to a draw in 0:15:00. Rating: * ½ (The Patriot retained the WCW Television Title.) This was a huge test for the Patriot. Not only was he defending his TV Title for the first time, but he was going up against one of the best wrestlers in the sport today, Bobby Eaton. Not to mention that Eaton was accompanied to the ring, as always, by Paul E. Dangerously. Eaton really took it right to the Patriot, but the Patriot wasn't one to back down. So what we had was a very close encounter with numerous close pinfall attempts. It seemed like Eaton would be winning the Title as he kept the Patriot off his game for most of the match, and it was clear that Bobby Eaton was the superior wrestler. Somehow, however, the Patriot was able to fight right back and keep himself in the match. As the match continued on Bobby Eaton seemed to growing rather frustrated. This was especially shown when Eaton hit a beautiful swinging neckbreaker on the Patriot around the 12 minute mark and still was unable to secure the three count. A couple of minutes later and things really picked up speed as Eaton kept going for pinfall after pinfall in trying to get the three count. Paul E. was yelling at ringside that time was almost up, but there was nothing Eaton could do as the Patriot just kept kicking out. Eventually Eaton hooked the Patriot up in an inside cradle, and it looked like he might get the three, but at the count of two the bell rang signaling the time limit draw! The Patriot had succeeded in defending his strap! He looked utterly exhausted as referee Randy Anderson handed him the TV Title. The Patriot slumped in the corner, hugging the strap, while Eaton and Paul E. Dangerously looked on furiously in the ring. The Patriot took his eyes off "Beautiful" Bobby as he was going to make his exit and that turned out to be a huge mistake. Eaton drilled him from behind with a knee followed by a vicious left hook that knocked the Patriot out. Paul E. signaled to the back and out came Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko, and Rick Rude to join in as they laid the boots to the Patriot. They had the Patriot in perfect position as Bobby Eaton climbed up to the top rope to deliver the Alabama Jam when out ran Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, and Ricky Steamboat! Steamboat pushed Eaton off the top rope and to the outside! Eaton crashed in to the guardrail as the rest of the Dangerous Alliance bailed out of the ring, grabbed Eaton, and raced to the back. Meanwhile Steamboat, Rhodes, and Windham checked up on the Patriot to end the show. Card rating: * 1/2 WCW Hotline: The Dangerous Alliance apparently had two plans here tonight. One was for "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton to come out here and win the Television Title by just plain out wrestling the Patriot. When that did not work they went to plan B and that was just beat the hell out of him after the match. Plan B succeeded as the Patriot was left lying after the match. Thank goodness that Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, and Barry Windham were there to make the save. Those three men have had their scuffles with the Dangerous Alliance over the course of the last 4-5 months and it has to come to an end eventually. Executive VP Kip Allen Frey seems to have an idea on how to handle this and has said he will reveal it on Saturday Night! The Taylor Made Men made a couple of enemies here tonight when they broke Van Hammer's guitar and also laid out PN News. Hip Hop Rock successfully defeated the Taylor Made Men yesterday on Saturday Night, and it looked like Tracey Smothers and Terry Taylor did not take too kindly to it. Hammer was very upset backstage and was seen throwing lockers around while PN News tried to calm him down. The Steiner Brothers and the Diamond Mine almost came face to face here tonight, but officials were there to break it up. It doesn't look like the Diamond Studd and Don Muraco are scared of the World Tag Team Champions and the Steiners definitely won't back down from anyone. Things are sure going to explode when they finally meet in the ring at Wrestle War. Diamond Dallas Page was all bandaged up from the attack by Jushin Liger yesterday on Saturday Night. Page has promised that he will end Liger's run in WCW once and for all, but he might just be getting in over his head with the likes of Jushin "Thunder" Liger. Jorge Gonzalez demolished his opponent here tonight. Sting never backs down from a challenge, but getting in the ring with Gonzalez this close to his World Title match with Cactus Jack just might be a mistake. Gonzalez will be trying to win the title, that is for sure, but Cactus Jack has also promised that Sting will not make it to Wrestle War. He has been banned from ringside for the match on Saturday, but with these two psychos you never know what is going to happen. Be sure to tune next week where Johnny B. Badd goes one on one with "Dirty" Dick Slater! Col. Robert Parker has even requested that Mike Droese specifically referees this match. Who knows what will come of that as Parker has been trying to coerce Droese into joining his stable. Also, this coming Saturday Sting defends his World Heavyweight Title against Jorge Gonzalez! Dustin Rhodes teams up with Barry Windham to face "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson! Rick Rude will also be in action, and Executive VP Kip Allen Frey has promised to be there to try and handle the current situation with the Dangerous Alliance and their rivals. Matches signed for Wrestle War (5/17/92): World Heavyweight Title: Sting© vs. Cactus Jack World Tag Team Titles: The Steiner Brothers© vs. The Diamond Mine (Don Muraco and The Diamond Studd) Big Van Vader vs. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 10/14/10 at 21:50:35 WCW Saturday Night 5/2/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your hosts are Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone Jim Ross welcomed everybody to WCW Saturday Night and then said that Dusty Rhodes would not be at the broadcasting table with him here tonight. He had been told by Dusty that there was some business backstage that Rhodes had to take care of. Tony Schiavone recapped the actions of Harley Race and Big Van Vader from last week where they practically forced Rhodes in to signing a contract for a match with Vader at Wrestle War. Ross said that we would be starting tonight off with a huge match that could change everything going in to Wrestle War as Sting would be defending his World Heavyweight Title against Jorge Gonzalez. Jorge Gonzalez came down the aisle first and was accompanied by Cactus Jack. This was only a problem because Executive VP Kip Allen Frey made this match with the stipulation that Jack would be banned from ringside. Luckily the Head of Security, Doug Dillenger, was watching and he quickly came down to tell Cactus Jack to head back to the locker rooms. Cactus Jack and Jorge Gonzalez both seemed very unhappy with this ruling but it wasn't long before Jack was gone from the ring area. Within seconds the World Champion stormed down the aisle and the ovation nearly blew the roof off of the arena. Sting pinned Jorge Gonzalez after a flying cross body press in 0:08:50. Rating: -** 1/4 (Sting retained the WCW World Heavyweight Title.) Jorge Gonzalez did not seem to need Cactus Jack by his side in the early goings of this match as he totally dominated Sting. Any time Sting even attempted to fire off a few series of kicks or punches Gonzalez would retaliate with a big chop that would send the Stinger to the mat. Gonzalez does have a little bit of a limited offense, however, so he mainly focused in on weakening Sting with several different variations of nerve holds in preparation to apply the Claw. A lot of the little Stingers at ringside started to look pretty worried as the match went on, but Sting is not one let his fans down. Eventually Sting was able to work his way out of Gonzalez's grasp and he focused in on the legs of the big man. Things continued this way for awhile until Gonzalez hooked on the Claw out of nowhere when Sting was jumping off the top rope. The crowd really tried to get Sting back in to things as they cheered on from ringside and it seemed to work as when referee Randy Anderson tried to drop Sting's arm for a third time to give Gonzalez the victory Sting held it up! From there Sting was able to make his way to the ropes to force the break of the Claw hold. Seconds later Sting moved out of the way of a Gonzalez charge in to the corner. Sting saw he had Jorge stunned and he was able to capitalize by consecutively hitting three straight Stinger Splashes! But Gonzalez would still not go down! As Gonzalez staggered out of the corner Sting went up top and this time hit a flying cross body press off the top, and Gonzalez was caught so off guard that he had no chance of kicking out at three. As expected, Cactus Jack returned to the ring after the match. Unlike most times, however, Sting was ready for him. Sting peppered him with lefts and rights as Jack entered the ring sending Cactus to the mat. Sting quickly turned him over in to the Scorpion Deathlock as Cactus squealed out in pain. The fans were going crazy, but it was only a matter of time before Jorge Gonzalez got back to his feet. Once he had, though, Sting released Cactus and exited the ring. The camera picked up Sting yelling out that there was no way he wouldn't be at Wrestle War no matter what Cactus tried to do to him until then. Mr. Hughes pinned Big Josh after hitting him with a foreign object in 0:05:33. Rating: 1/2* Big Josh had a run-in with Mr. Hughes last week when Josh came to Ron Simmons' rescue after Hughes had decided to put a little beating on Simmons after their match. Mr. Hughes was not very happy with Big Josh putting his nose in Hughes' business. Of course, Ron Simmons wasn't overly happy with Big Josh either since he had told Josh that it was time for them to go their separate ways. This match was here to hopefully settle the dispute between Hughes and Josh. This was your standard big man fist fight with neither man ever really getting the upper hand. Mr. Hughes would pound away at Josh for awhile and then Josh would retaliate. It looked like things might be finally going Josh's way when he went to whip Hughes in to the ropes. What he didn't know was that Hughes had pulled out a pair of brass knuckles from his pants and had equipped them. Hughes ducked under a Josh lariat on the rebound and when Josh turned around Hughes popped him in the head with the knux. Big Josh went down pretty hard and Mr. Hughes had no trouble getting the three count. After the match Mr. Hughes decided to put a little bit of added punishment in as he continued to lay the boots to Josh after the match and even hit him with his deadly Spinning Side Slam. Josh was laid out while Hughes basked in the boos of the crowd. Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone both questioned where Ron Simmons was during this encounter, but neither of them appeared to have an answer. Rick Rude pinned Tim Horner with the Rude Awakening in 0:03:46. Rating: ** 3/4 (Rick Rude retained the WCW United States Title.) Tim Horner is never one that can be taken too lightly, but Rick Rude proved once again why he is one of the best wrestlers in the world as he was able to put him away in under four minutes with the Rude Awakening. Rude's victory was never even in doubt during this match. After the match Rude and his manager, Paul E. Dangerously, joined up with Gordon Solie at the interview area. There Rude promised that what happened in the ring here tonight would happen to each and every wrestler that tried to get in his way and take his United States Title. Rude then ran down several wrestlers he has defeated in the past, including Sting and Ricky Steamboat in those names, and then went on to proclaim himself the best United States Champion that WCW has ever seen. Paul E. Dangerously also had a few words for Executive Vice President Kip Allen Frey. Paul E. told him to mind his own business and to not mess with the Dangerous Alliance. Paul E. admitted that there had been some problems with a couple of Texans and a wannabe Bruce Lee, but that he didn't need Frey to handle things or the WCW's Board of Directors to get in his way. Dangerously promised that he could handle it on his own and he would do so tonight. Z-Man pinned Jimmy Garvin after a collision in 0:06:04. Rating: *** 3/4 The Z-Man and Brian Pillman have been trying to climb the ranks of contention to the United States Tag Team Titles, and they had a really good shot of doing just that here tonight in singles action. Jimmy Garvin is one half of the US Tag Champs with Michael Hayes and a victory over him would surely put them in line for a future shot. Brian Pillman and Michael Hayes both accompanied their tag team partners to the ring for this match just to make sure that no underhanded antics went on. It did look like both men were going for a straight forward match, an amazing one at that. Z-Man really kept Garvin off of his game by his high flying offense. There were numerous dropkicks and flying clotheslines that had Garvin really struggling to keep from being pinned. Garvin is a ring veteran, however, and he adapted quickly and soon he was trying to ground Tom Zenk with his superior brawling offense. The styles didn't clash and we ended up having a great little match. Things went a little awry, however, when due to some bad luck Garvin, Z-Man, and referee Nick Patrick all ended up in a collision after a crisscross spot. All three men fell to the mat in pain and it looked like Patrick might be unconscious. Michael Hayes continued to cheer on his partner from ringside, but "Flyin'" Brian apparently had other ideas. Pillman grabbed a chair and smashed it across Hayes' back! Pillman then entered the ring, tossed Zenk on top of Garvin and shook the referee awake. Once Patrick was up he was able to clearly see Garvin's shoulders on the mat and was able to slap his palm to the canvas three times giving Tom Zenk the victory. The crowd really didn't know how to take this as there was a slight mix of cheers and boos as Pillman tried to shake his partner awake. Eventually he had awakened Tom Zenk and once the Z-Man had realized he had won the two Light Heavyweights celebrated in the ring. Hayes slid in to the ring and was obviously very upset as he yelled at Nick Patrick about what had happened, but by that time Pillman and Zenk were already heading to the back. Tony Schiavone made it clear that Pillman's actions were totally out of character and he had no idea what was going through his head. Jim Ross agreed with Tony and advised that no matter how badly you may want championship gold, there are just some things you shouldn't do. Regardless, it looks like the Z-Man and Pillman have just catapulted themselves towards a possible title shot down the line. Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Big Van Vader via countout in 0:02:14. Rating: * Marcus Alexander Bagwell had requested this match himself after what happened last week. He had told Jim Ross he felt responsible that Dusty Rhodes would be forced to wrestle against Big Van Vader at Wrestle War since Rhodes had signed the contract to save Bagwell. Bagwell said he was going to try and soften up the mastodon for one of the men he looked up to while growing up. Big Van Vader, well, he just wanted to beat Bagwell up some more. Things were not right from the beginning, however, as when Big Van Vader was announced he came out without his manager Harley Race. Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone both questioned his whereabouts, and it looked like Vader didn't know where Race was either. Vader kept looking around like he was maybe looking for Race in the crowd. Eventually he made his way to the ring where Bagwell immediately went on the offensive. Vader was off his game for almost the entire first minute as Bagwell was able to keep him off his feet with several hip tosses and dropkicks. Eventually though Vader had enough and dropped Bagwell with a vicious Vader Attack as he came off the ropes. As Bagwell crumpled to the floor Vader once again looked around instead of going in for the kill. Vader's mind was clearly not on the match, and he eventually left the ring and headed back to the locker rooms. Referee Randy Anderson continued to count from the ring and at the count of ten raised Bagwell's hand! Marcus Alexander Bagwell had defeated Big Van Vader! Jim Ross all of a sudden yelled that there were cameras in the back and there was something going on. When they cut to that feed it showed Harley Race on his knees and Dusty Rhodes delivering Bionic Elbows consecutively to the top of his head. It looked like he had already done some damage as Race was bleeding from the forehead. Rhodes was shouting that nobody makes a fool out of the American Dream. One last Bionic Elbow caused Race to fall face first on the floor while Rhodes adjusted his crotch. He then told the fallen Race that Big Van Vader would have this to look forward to at Wrestle War. Rhodes walked off just seconds before Big Van Vader showed up yelling Race's name. Vader ran up to check on his manager as the feed went back to the announcer's table. The Orient Express (Kato and Pat Tanaka) defeated Mike Bucci and Kevin Neal when Kato pinned Neal with the Kamikaze Plex in 0:05:11. Rating: ** The Orient Express continue to impress the American crowd with both their high flying ability and their karate skills. It almost seemed at times that they were playing with their opponents before finally putting them away with the Kamikaze Plex (savate kick into a Dragon Suplex). Things would not end on a good note for the Express because as soon as the bell rang out came the Diamond Mine in full. Jushin Liger was not in the arena tonight as Ross had mentioned before the match had begun. Don Muraco nearly decapitated Kato and Pat Tanaka with a double clothesline before the Diamond Studd started to lay in the boots. Diamond Dallas Page quickly grabbed a couple of chairs from ringside and tossed them in to his men. With both members of the Orient Express already down on the mat Don Muraco was able to repeatedly nail them across the kneecaps with the chair! The Diamond Studd didn't waste any time in joining in while Diamond Dallas Page just laughed it up in the corner. Page even got in a few licks before yelling at the camera that it was time to lay the two kamikaze dogs down. With that Muraco took turns lifting up Kato and Tanaka and dropping them on the steel chair with the Cave-In (Tombstone Piledriver). Needless to say, both Kato and Tanaka had to be stretchered out by WCW medical crew and security. The Diamond Mine certainly had done their best here tonight to show that you shouldn't go up against the Diamond Mine. Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes defeated The Dangerous Alliance (Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton) when D. Rhodes defeated A. Anderson by disqualification in 0:12:47. Rating: * 3/4 These four men are no strangers to one another and it showed here tonight. Each man knew the other to the point of it becoming very hard for anybody to get an upper hand throughout the match. In fact, due to some nice counter wrestling, it was about the four minute mark before Windham and Rhodes finally took control over the match as they battered and beat Anderson and Eaton from one side of the ring to the other. Their brawling gave them the advantage up until Rhodes made a mistake when he ducked his head down a little too early and Eaton was able to hit his signature swinging neckbreaker. From there Anderson and Eaton showed their impressive tag team skills as they cut the ring in half on Rhodes and started to wear him down. It took Anderson making the mistake of going for his pump splash out of the corner, which Rhodes was able to put his knees up for, to let Dustin make the hot tag to Windham. From there things started to break down with all four men in the ring duking it out. At this point Paul E. Dangerously was motioning to the back and out ran Rick Rude! Rude slid in to the ring with his United States Title and belted Windham across the face with it. The bell rang and the match was thrown out immediately. Rude went to hit Rhodes with the US Title next, but Rhodes was able to duck under the shot. Rhodes started to nail consecutive Bionic Elbows on the champion as Eaton and Anderson tried to regain their composure. They eventually were able to tackle Rhodes and started to pound him to the mat when out ran Ricky Steamboat!!! Steamboat slid in to the ring and immediately started dropping Eaton, Anderson, and Rude with vicious chops to the chest! That is until Larry Zbyszko made his presence known as he came from out of the crowd and chop blocked Steamboat from behind! All four members of the Dangerous Alliance continued to beat down the three fan favorites when the crowd went crazy! The Television Champion, the Patriot, was running down the aisle! The Patriot slid in to the aisle and started dropping all four men with lefts and rights. This gave Windham, Rhodes, and Steamboat just enough time to get to their feet and soon we had all eight men brawling it out with one another. A voice over PA system soon broke things up, however, as Executive VP Kip Allen Frey was standing by the announcer's table with a microphone! He demanded that all eight men stop their fighting. His demand went unnoticed until Frey threatened 60 day suspensions for all eight men. That finally got their attention enough for Frey to announce that he was extremely reserved about announcing this because of the danger involved, but they forced his hand. He said that since it was obvious that all eight men refused to follow the rules when it came to their matches with one another that he was going to have to use a match that had no rules to settle this score. With that, Frey announced that at Wrestle War it would be Rick Rude, Bobby Eaton, Arn Anderson, and Larry Zbyszko teaming up to face Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, and the Patriot in THE MATCH BEYOND!!! WAR GAMES!!! All eight men seemed stunned as Frey dropped the microphone as Ross was saying he would have more about these developments next week on Saturday Night! Card rating: ** 1/4 WCW Hotline: What a huge announcement from Executive VP Kip Allen Frey! He doesn't often make his face seen on WCW television so we all knew it was something big last week when he promised to be here. We finally found out what it was when he said that at Wrestle War we would be all witness to War Games! The Dangerous Alliance and Paul E. Dangerously have all been trying to find a way out of this huge match since it was announced earlier tonight, but so far it seems they are locked in to the contract if they want to stay in WCW. Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat all seem a little bit more confident in themselves heading in to the match than their partner, the Patriot, does. The Patriot has said he was coming out there tonight to try and get some revenge on the Dangerous Alliance for their attack on him on the Main Event. Little did he know what he was getting himself into. The Patriot has just barely made his debut in World Championship Wrestling and he is already the Television Champion and been put in to the most extreme match known to man, War Games! Not only that, but it's against four of the most evil and dangerous men alive in the Dangerous Alliance. In other big news, Sting successfully defended his World Heavyweight Title by the skin of his teeth here tonight. Jorge Gonzalez put up one heck of a fight, but Sting was able to dig down deep and came out the victor. Cactus Jack did try to fulfill his promise after the match of putting Sting out of commission before Wrestle War when he went for a sneak attack on Sting after the bell rang. Sting was ready for him this time, however, and was even able to successfully secure the Scorpion Deathlock on the deranged one even if it was for just a few seconds. If Sting hooks it on at Wrestle War, will it be enough to make the crazy man submit? The Diamond Mine have once again taken it one step too far. Pat Tanaka and Kato were both taken to the hospital with severe concussions. The WCW medical crew have announced that the Orient Express are most definitely out of action for the time being. It is uncertain as to if or when the two men from Japan will be able to return to in ring action. One thing is certain, however, and that's Jushin Liger is furious. Once he was given word about what happened he promised to get his revenge once and for all. In fact, he said he is demanding a match against Don "The Rock" Muraco for tomorrow night's Main Event! "Flyin'" Brian sure showed some uncharacteristic actions here tonight when he ambushed Michael Hayes with a chair and then dragged the Z-Man on top of Jimmy Garvin to secure his friend the singles victory. It didn't even look like the Z-Man had a clue as to what was going on. The Fabulous Freebirds were furious backstage and Hayes was demanding a match against Pillman for next week. Has Dusty Rhodes finally snapped? Harley Race and Big Van Vader have been tormenting the man for quite some time now and tonight he got himself some revenge. He was able to leave Harley Race bloodied on the concrete floor with Big Van Vader nowhere in sight. Once Vader did show up all hell broke loose. Since Vader couldn't find Rhodes he instead left several members of WCW enhancement talent laid out around the backstage area. Dusty Rhodes better know what he's doing in making a man like that angry. And apparently Ron Simmons is really done with his friendship to Big Josh as he was nowhere to be seen as Mr. Hughes laid down a vicious beating on him here tonight. Big Josh had come to Simmons' aid last week, but maybe it is time for Big Josh to move on as well. Be sure to tune in tomorrow night on the Main Event where Johnny B. Badd faces off against "Dirty" Dick Slater where Col. Rob Parker has requested Mike Droese to be the referee. Also, just signed, Jushin "Thunder" Liger will meet Don "The Rock" Muraco in one on one action and Liger is out for blood. And don't forget next week on Saturday Night where the Patriot really is going to have his hands full as he defends his Television Title against Mr. Hughes! Michael Hayes will try to get a little retribution against Brian Pillman, Lex Luger will have some special words for the television audience, and the Dangerous Alliance have also requested some air time. And "Ravishing" Rick Rude apparently is going to issue an open challenge to defend his United States Heavyweight Title! All this and much, much more! Matches signed for Wrestle War (5/17/92): War Games (The Match Beyond): Barry Windham, "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and The Patriot vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude, "The Cruncher" Larry Zbyszko, "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton, and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson World Heavyweight Title: Sting© vs. Cactus Jack World Tag Team Titles: The Steiner Brothers© vs. The Diamond Mine (Don Muraco and The Diamond Studd) Big Van Vader vs. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 10/23/10 at 00:59:43 WCW Main Event 5/3/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Tony Schiavone The show began with clips from the closing minutes of yesterday's Saturday Night. The brawl between the entire Dangerous Alliance and Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, Ricky Steamboat, and the Patriot was featured. Executive VP Kip Allen Frey's announcement was also shown where he said that at Wrestle War War Games would take place between these two warring teams. Tony Schiavone said that this was perhaps the most dangerous match known to man, and the odds are that somebody would be leaving Wrestle War on a stretcher. Arn Anderson pinned Bubba Monroe with the DDT in 0:04:15. Rating: ** 1/4 Arn Anderson cut an insert promo where he stated that he was a veteran of War Games and that he knew exactly what it takes to win. Anderson said that he would show no mercy inside the steel cage and that Dustin Rhodes should ask his daddy what it feels like to be in War Games with "the Enforcer." Rick Steiner pinned Shane Tomlinson with the Steiner Bulldog in 0:03:28. Rating: *** Rick Steiner, accompanied by Scott Steiner, had no problems in his match here tonight. Scott Steiner and Rick Steiner celebrated in the ring with the World Tag Titles after the match. Pre-recorded comments aired from Col. Robert Parker and "Dirty" Dick Slater. Slater said that he was sick and tired of all the pretty boys in WCW and there was no bigger example than Johnny B. Badd. Slater promised that after the match tonight Badd would have to invest in a lot more make-up to cover up the bruises he was going to dish out. Parker said that he could guarantee victory tonight since it had been confirmed that Mike Droese would be the official of the match. Tony Schiavone wondered what Parker was talking about, and thought that maybe Parker had finally persuaded Droese to join his stable. Don Muraco pinned Jushin Liger with the Cave In in 0:06:09. Rating: ** 3/4 This match ended up being quite the contrast of styles and both men are very good at what they do. Jushin Liger was able to escape the grasp of Don Muraco for most of the match. Muraco appeared to be getting flustered as the match wore on. Liger had problems, however, knocking Muraco to the mat. Liger eventually realized he was going to have to go for something with a little bit more impact to take Muraco down. Liger attempted a moonsault bodyblock off the top rope, but that was the opening Muraco was looking for as he caught him in mid-air. Muraco drilled Liger in to the mat with the Cave In and the three count was academic. After the match Jushin Liger struggled to get to his feet while Don Muraco signaled to the back. Diamond Dallas Page and the Diamond Studd stormed the ring and it quickly became clear that they planned to send Liger to the hospital to join the Orient Express. Muraco, Page, and the Studd started to stomp on the body of Liger and things were growing increasingly dangerous for the career of Jushin Liger. All of a sudden the crowd erupted in cheers as Scott and Rick, the Steiner Brothers, sprinted down the aisle! The Diamond Mine didn't even see them coming as Scott and Rick blasted all three members of the Diamond Mine with Steinerlines. Muraco even ate a second one as he tried to get back to his feet. The Diamond Mine soon joined up on the outside and hollered out threats to the Steiner Brothers while Rick and Scott checked up on Jushin Liger. Eventually the Steiners and Liger were standing in the ring, all holding each other's arms up in a showing of solidarity. Hip Hop Rock (PN News and Van Hammer) defeated Jim Nash and Rip Rogers when News pinned Rogers with the Broken Record in 0:04:26. Rating: 1/4* Van Hammer was not his normal self here as he came down the aisle without his guitar. Hammer looked like he was ready to do some damage here tonight and he did just that as he beat Rogers from one side of the ring to the other. Rogers barely got a chance to breathe as Hammer continually blasted him with clotheslines and various slams. Eventually PN News had seen enough and made the blind tag to Hammer so he could finish Rogers off with the Broken Record. Rogers never even made a tag. Hammer made sure to tell the camera that Terry Taylor and Tracey Smothers were next. Johnny B. Badd pinned Dick Slater with the Tutti Frutti in 0:06:23. Rating: ** This match definitely did not go the way that Col. Robert Parker had planned. Slater tried to follow through with his promise from earlier as he tried to brawl with Johnny B. Badd. He apparently had forgotten that Badd is a former boxer. Badd was able to match punch for punch with Slater which seemed to shock the Texan. Mike Droese tried his best to stay out of the action, but Col. Parker kept shouting at him from ringside to let certain things slide. This was especially evident when Slater had hooked Badd in a choke and Droese started his count of five. Parker jumped up on the ring apron, and Droese simply shoved him off! Later on Slater went for a clothesline on Badd, but Johnny B. Badd was able to duck under it and Slater blasted Droese! Droese didn't take too kindly to this as he nailed Slater with a right hook! Slater staggered around only to be met with the Tutti Frutti! Badd went for the cover and Droese delivered what looked to be a fast three count. After the match Col. Robert Parker got in Droese's face only to be hit square on the nose with a Droese fist. Both Slater and Parker continued to lay unconscious on the mat as Droese left the ring to close the show. Card rating: * 3/4 WCW Hotline: Well, it's now clear that Mike Droese wants nothing to do with Col. Robert Parker or his stable. It took quite a few minutes after the show to get Parker to come around. Executive VP Kip Allen Frey announced a couple hours after the show that he was sad to say that Mike Droese was fired from his position as a WCW official due to his aggressive actions against certain WCW wrestlers. On the other hand, Frey said he was happy to announce that he had signed Mike Droese to a wrestling contract and he would compete in his second match ever against "Dirty" Dick Slater at Wrestle War! It became clear tonight that the Diamond Mine had a plan to put Jushin Liger on the shelf to join his friends the Orient Express. Things were looking very bleak for Liger when the Steiner Brothers made the save! The Steiners have competed in Japan quite a bit and have always said they respected Liger's abilities. Liger was very thankful after the show to the Steiners for possibly saving his career. The Diamond Mine were furious after the show that their plan did not come to fruition, and they became even more upset when it was revealed that all three members would face the Steiners and Jushin Liger in six man tag action next week on the Main Event! Be sure to tune in to Saturday Night where the Patriot will defend his TV Title against Mr. Hughes, Rick Rude offers up an open challenge to prove he is the best US Champion there ever has been, Brian Pillman faces Michael Hayes after Pillman's use of the chair against him last week, and both the Dangerous Alliance and Lex Luger have words for the WCW audience. All that and much more on Saturday Night! And next week, in possibly the biggest match the Main Event has seen this year, Jushin Liger will team up with the World Tag Team Champions, the Steiner Brothers, to face Diamond Dallas Page, Don Muraco, and the Diamond Studd in a six-man tag match! Matches signed for Wrestle War (5/17/92): War Games (The Match Beyond): Barry Windham, "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and The Patriot vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude, "The Cruncher" Larry Zbyszko, "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton, and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson World Heavyweight Title: Sting© vs. Cactus Jack World Tag Team Titles: The Steiner Brothers© vs. The Diamond Mine (Don Muraco and The Diamond Studd) Big Van Vader vs. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes "Dirty" Dick Slater vs. Mike Droese |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 10/28/10 at 01:03:00 WCW Saturday Night 5/9/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your hosts are Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone The show began with "Ravishing" Rick Rude and Paul E. Dangerously coming down the aisle. Once in the ring Dangerously went on a rant about how amazing Rude has been since entering WCW. Dangerously ran down a list of rather impressive accomplishments including Rude winning the US Title, pinning Sting, and defeating Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat twice. Rude said he had proved time and again that he was the best United States Champion there ever has been and challenged anybody to come out and prove him wrong. The entire crowd erupted when Lex Luger's music hit! Luger walked out but apparently not to wrestle as he was once again dressed in a suit. Luger joined Rude and Dangerously in the ring and the two had a small stare-down. Luger motioned that he wanted a microphone and he was given one. Luger said that he was a former United States champion and that he almost took offense to Rude calling himself the best champion ever. Luger said he had thought about it, however, and did acknowledge that Rude was a great wrestler and probably earned the right to be called the greatest US champion of all time! This received a huge amount of jeers from the crowd. Rude accepted Luger's statement and shook his hand. Rude and Dangerously then left the ring with the US Title, apparently happy they had "proved" Rude was the best US champion of all time. Luger stayed in the ring and talked to the crowd. Luger said that Executive VP Kip Allen Frey had begged and pleaded for him to make an appearance on Saturday Night because the ratings have dropped and the crowds have disappeared since he left for Hollywood. Luger said the last thing in the world he wanted to see was WCW go under because everybody needs a backup plan! Luger said he would do one better than this and he would show up at Wrestle War on the 17th! Luger said he would not be wrestling, but he would be in attendance to enjoy Cactus Jack finishing off Sting's career once and for all. Brian Pillman pinned Michael Hayes after an inside cradle in 0:06:58. Rating: ** 1/4 Michael Hayes was a house of fire tonight as he wanted to gain some revenge after what occurred last week when Pillman smacked Hayes in the back with a chair. Both Tom Zenk and Jimmy Garvin accompanied their tag partners to the ring for this bout. Things got heated on the outside during the match leading to the referee having to try and handle that dispute. While all that was going on outside the ring Hayes was able to hook Pillman up for the DDT. Pillman dropped to his knees, however, and countered with a low blow! Pillman quickly rolled Hayes up in an inside cradle as the referee turned around to deliver the three count. Pillman had stolen another match away from the Fabulous Freebirds! The Z-Man joined up with Pillman in the ring to celebrate while Garvin checked on his partner who was rolling around the ring in obvious pain. Zenk did not appear to be aware of what had happened as he raised Pillman's hand in the air. The crowd actually turned on Pillman a little bit after the match and cheered on Hayes as he was helped to his feet by Garvin. Dick Slater pinned Bubba Monroe with the Piledriver in 0:03:07. Rating: ** 1/2 Dick Slater and Col. Robert Parker cut an insert promo during the match. Slater said that no stinking referee was ever going to be able to beat him. Parker told Mike Droese that he had missed out on a huge opportunity when he turned him down. Parker said he would have led him to championship gold but instead he embarrassed him. Parker promised revenge of the worst kind as he was going to let Slater beat him to a bloody pulp at Wrestle War. Taylor Made Men (Tracey Smothers and Terry Taylor) defeated Tim Horner and Mike Bucci when Taylor pinned Bucci after a gutwrench suplex in 0:03:34. Rating: * 3/4 After the match, the Taylor Made Men went to set up Horner to hit the French Cuff Van Hammer and PN News hit the ring! Hammer and News were unable to get their hands on either Smothers or Taylor, but it was clear they weren't done with the Taylor Made Men. After the ring was cleared Jim Ross announced that on the live edition of the Main Event on the 17th, the show leading in to Wrestle War, the Taylor Made Men will face Hip Hop Rock with the winners facing the United States Tag Team Champions the following Saturday Night! Comments from the Fabulous Freebirds aired where Michael Hayes shouted that things weren't over between him and "Flyin'" Brian. Hayes said he would do whatever it takes to get his hands on Pillman again and that included putting up the US Tag Team Titles. Garvin promised Pillman that you can't keep a Freebird down and that they wanted Pillman and Zenk at Wrestle War. Hayes said he was sick of Pillman's antics and would put an end to them at Wrestle War when he drilled him in to the mat with the DDT. Cactus Jack pinned Richard Morton with the Double Arm DDT in 0:04:16. Rating: *** 1/4 It had been a long time since Richard Morton had been on the receiving end of cheers from the crowd, but tonight was different. Tonight Richard Morton faced Cactus Jack. Cactus Jack tore right into Morton from the second the bell rang and faced between the choice of the two the fans chose Morton. Cactus was on a roll, however, and it really made no difference as Jack put Morton away with the Double Arm DDT. At the sound of the bell Sting slid in to the ring and peppered Jack with rights and lefts! Sting followed those up by whipping Jack in to the turnbuckles and hitting the Stinger Splash! Jack crumpled to the mat where Sting hooked in the Scorpion's Deathlock! Jorge Gonzalez lumbered down to the ring, but Sting had already released the hold and walked back up the aisle. Sting hollered in to the camera that Cactus Jack better worry about himself making it to Wrestle War. Sting got a huge ovation as he let out one of his patented shouts while Jorge Gonzalez helped Cactus Jack to his feet. Jack looked like he didn't want any help as he pushed Gonzalez away but he then fell back on to his side, clutching at his right leg. Eventually Gonzalez picked Cactus Jack up on his shoulder and carried him out. Oddly, Cactus Jack had a grin on his face the entire time, shouting out "Bang, bang!" Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone both wondered about the severity of Cactus Jack's injury. Ross knew that nobody can handle pain quite like Cactus Jack, but Schiavone mentioned that it didn't matter how tough you are if you can't stand up. Ross said that doctors would be checking up on Cactus' leg and there would hopefully be some information on the hotline later on tonight. The Dangerous Alliance (Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton) defeated Mustafa Saed and Kevin Neal when B. Eaton pinned Neal with the Alabama Jam in 0:03:20. Rating: ** Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton had a little bit of a disagreement during the match as to who was going to finish things off, but it was finally decided when Anderson hit Neal with the DDT and Eaton immediately flied off with the Alabama Jam for the victory. After the match the two men got in to a small argument, but Paul E. Dangerously was there to break it up. From there Dangerously called out the rest of the Alliance to ringside. Dangerously took time to point at each man in the alliance from Anderson, to Eaton, to Zbyszko, and finally to Rude. Dangerously wanted it made clear that he was not responsible for what happened in War Games. He said that if Ricky Steamboat couldn't pick up his kid ever again, or if Windham's hand was useless for the rest of his life, or if Rhodes was stuck in a wheelchair, that it was no fault of his own. He said that blame lays on Kip Alley Frey for forcing them into this match. He then said he was going to give the best piece of advice he could give to a newcomer in this situation and that was to QUIT! Paul E. said the Patriot was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and that there was no shame in leaving the other side down a man. Zbyszko joined in saying that if the Patriot made the mistake of going in to War Games that the four members of the Dangerous Alliance have already pointed him out as the weak link. Zybszko claimed he was the master of "crunching" the weak link into oblivion. In the interview area Gordon Solie talked to Sting. Sting said he was sick and tired of hearing week in and week out that Cactus Jack was going to put him out of action before Wrestle War. Sting said he just wanted Cactus Jack to get a glimpse into what he has to deal with each and every week from him and Jorge Gonzalez. Sting said he hoped that the leg heals up very nicely so he can snap it again at Wrestle War. Backstage Vader stood by with Harley Race. Race said that he had heard Dusty Rhodes was supposedly back at home training with Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, and Ricky Steamboat for his match with Vader. Race told Dusty that it was a complete waste of time as everybody knew that Dusty Rhodes would be leaving the arena on a stretcher after Wrestle War. Vader said that any man that puts their hands on Harley Race will from now on get three times what they dish out. Vader said that meant Dusty would not leave the ring standing at Wrestle War. Ron Simmons pinned Rip Rogers with the Powerslam in 0:03:16. Rating: ** Big Josh came out after the match to confront Ron Simmons about last week. Ron Simmons appeared to want nothing to do with Big Josh, but after a few shoves Simmons had had enough. Simmons sent a knee right in to Big Josh's stomach sending the lumberjack to the mat gasping for air. Simmons shrugged his shoulders and brushed his hands like he was done with Big Josh for good. Ron Simmons walked to the back while Big Josh looked on angrily from the ring. The Patriot pinned Mr. Hughes with the Patriot Missile in 0:05:44. Rating: ** (The Patriot retained the WCW Television Title.) The Patriot definitely had his hands full here tonight with Mr. Hughes. Mr. Hughes got a big win against Big Josh last week to earn this shot. Mr. Hughes is big, but the Patriot used his speed and strength to counter. The Patriot eventually was able to hit several consecutive diving shoulerblocks followed by one off the top rope he calls the Patriot Missile. Hughes was stunned just long enough for the Patriot to hold him down for the three count. After the match, the Patriot joined up with Gordon Solie in the interview area. He thanked Paul E. for the advice, but said that he had come to WCW to prove himself as the best wrestler in the world. The Patriot said that winning the Television Title was part of it. He also said that he loves his country, and the one thing his country has always done was not give in to terrorists and that's what the Dangerous Alliance were in his mind. The Patriot said he would look to put an end to their reign of terror at Wrestle War. He also acknowledged he might be the weak link on his team when it comes to experience but not heart. He vowed that he would never surrender in War Games, and if he gets his way it will be Larry Zbyszko crying for his mother next Sunday. The show came to a close with the Patriot basking in the cheers from the crowd with the TV Title on his shoulder. Card rating: ** 1/4 WCW Hotline: The Patriot once again comes out the victor against a much more experienced foe. The Patriot did not take too kindly to the Dangerous Alliance's advice to quit the match. In fact, he seems to want to make Larry Zbyszko eat his words and be the one to force Larry to give it up in War Games. The Patriot still hasn't had a chance for much team chemistry with his partners, but that will hopefully change next week as in the main event it's been announced that the Patriot will team with Ricky Steamboat to face Larry Zbyszko and Rick Rude! Sting may have succeeded where Cactus Jack failed. Sting appears to have injured Cactus Jack heading in to Wrestle War. Doctors tried to check out Cactus Jack after his match, but anytime one got close Jorge Gonzalez or Cactus would attack them! It is still unclear as to how much damage Sting did by locking on the Scorpion Deathlock for about fifteen seconds, but Cactus had to be in a great deal of pain as Gonzalez had to carry him from the ring. Cactus may still be grinning about the pain, but that may not be the case if he can't even stand to face Sting for the WCW Title. Lex Luger has promised he will be in attendance for Wrestle War. He says he is there to help draw an audience so that WCW doesn't continue to lose its audience. Executive VP Frey is not really sure what Luger is talking about as the ratings have never been higher with Sting as the WCW Champion. Hopefully Luger eventually loses the attitude and goes back to what made him a WCW Champion. Brian Pillman continues to uses questionable tactics to get victories. You can't argue with success, but his success is coming at the expense of his popularity. The fans have actually gotten behind the Fabulous Freebirds in their feud with Pillman. Tom Zenk doesn't seem to notice what Pillman has been up to as he stands behind Pillman's actions and claims it is all a big misunderstanding. It has been announced that Brian Pillman's actions have put him in the spot to team with the Z-Man to face the Fabulous Freebirds for the US Tag Team Titles at Wrestle War! Fabulous Freebirds are so desperate to get their hands on Pillman that they didn't have to think twice about this title defense. Be sure to tune in next week when the Patriot teams with Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat against "Ravishing" Rick Rude and "Cruncher" Larry Zbyszko! Also Johnny B. Badd will be in action and we will hear more about what exactly is up with Cactus Jack's injured leg! Also tomorrow night in the featured bout of the Main Event the Diamond Mine (Muraco, Page, and the Studd) will face the Steiner Brothers and Jushin Liger in six man tag action! All this and much more on the Main Event! Matches signed for Wrestle War (5/17/92): War Games (The Match Beyond): Barry Windham, "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and The Patriot vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude, "The Cruncher" Larry Zbyszko, "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton, and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson World Heavyweight Title: Sting© vs. Cactus Jack World Tag Team Titles: The Steiner Brothers© vs. The Diamond Mine (Don Muraco and The Diamond Studd) United States Tag Team Titles: The Fabulous Freebirds© vs. "Flyin'" Brian Pillman and "The Z-Man" Tom Zenk Big Van Vader vs. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes "Dirty" Dick Slater vs. Mike Droese |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 11/06/10 at 02:44:27 WCW Main Event 5/10/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Tony Schiavone The show began with Gordon Solie interviewing the Diamond Mine. Diamond Dallas Page promised that tonight we would see just what the Diamond Mine has in store for the Steiner Brothers next Sunday at Wrestle War. Don Muraco warned the Steiner Brothers that they may think they're strong, but they have never gone toe to toe with "the Rock" Don Muraco. Diamond Studd said that there's only one thing he likes more than women and that's gold. He promised he'd be adding to his collection after Sunday. Page discussed his dislike for Jushin Liger and said that he might be trying to hide behind the Steiners tonight, but everybody runs out of places to hide eventually. Page then told Liger to say "hi" to the Orient Express for him. All of the Diamond Mine got a laugh out of that as Solie looked disgusted. Larry Zbyszko pinned Scott Allen with the Brain Buster in 0:03:43. Rating: * 1/4 Larry Zbyszko said he was going to make a showing tonight of what he planned on doing inside War Games. That he did as he not only pinned Scott Allen after a Brain Buster but proceeded to hit three more consecutive ones. EMTs stormed the ring and stretchered Allen off but as they lifted him up Zbyszko tipped the stretcher over. Zbyszko got in to the camera and told the Patriot that he better think twice about entering War Games. Pre-recorded comments aired from Dusty Rhodes from his ranch. Dusty said that he knew he wasn't in his prime any longer and that it was a bad idea to get in to the ring with Big Van Vader. Dusty said that Vader may be big and may be tough, but Dusty Rhodes is the everyman and the everyman doesn't back down from bullies. Rhodes said that from the minute he entered the wrestling ring in 1968 he proved he could take a beating, but he questioned if Vader could take the pounding he had planned for him. Non-Title Match: The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) defeated Rob Cook and Bob Campbell when J. Garvin pinned Cook with the DDT in 0:03:33. Rating: * 3/4 The Fabulous Freeebirds still sang and danced their way down the aisle prior to their match, but during the bout there were a lot less games being played. Hayes and Garvin both look fully prepared to face off against Brian Pillman and Tom Zenk at Wrestle War. Jorge Gonzalez pinned Larry Santo with the Choke Slam in 0:02:18. Rating: -1/4* Cactus Jack accompanied Jorge Gonzalez for his match here. It's important to note that he was using a cane. His leg was not in a cast or taped up as he apparently had kept all doctors away from his leg since Saturday Night, but he had decided to use a cane to keep him upright. After the match, Cactus Jack showed he is still capable of doing some damage as he nailed Larry Santo across the back a few times with his cane. Tony Schiavone re-capped what happened on Saturday Night and that he still did not know the severity of Cactus' injury going into Wrestle War. Cactus Jack's match with Sting is, however, still on and promised it to be a brutal affair. Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Rip Rogers with the Fisherman Suplex in 0:04:26. Rating: ** 1/2 The Diamond Mine (Diamond Dallas Page, Diamond Studd and Don Muraco) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) and Jushin Liger when Studd pinned S. Steiner with the Diamond Death Drop in 0:10:27. Rating: *** This match was a tremendous affair between six men that cannot stand one another. The Steiners, Don Muraco, and the Diamond Studd got a chance to feel each other out a bit during this match building up to their big World Tag Team Title bout at Wrestle War. Rick Steiner seemed especially thrown off guard when he realized he wasn't going to be able to overpower Don Muraco. Things continued at a very fast pace for the entire match until Scott Steiner was able to catch Diamond Dallas Page on the top rope. Scott climbed up with Page and hurled him off the buckles and to the outside! Scott lost his concentration for a second as he celebrated with the fans, and that allowed the Studd to come up from behind and catch him off the middle turnbuckles with the Diamond Death Drop! Jushin Liger was pre-occupied hammering away at Page on the outside and when Rick Steiner went to interrupt the three count he was leveled with a big clothesline by Don Muraco. The Diamond Mine just barely squeaked one out on the Main Event tonight. After the match, Liger and Page continued to brawl around ringside while Don Muraco and the Diamond Studd motioned that they were taking the tag titles at Wrestle War. WCW Hotline: The Steiner Brothers had to be shocked to be at the losing side of their match tonight. The Steiners haven't seemed to give much attention to the Diamond Mine, and it may just cost them the Tag Titles at Wrestle War. Rick Steiner was totally off his game when he wasn't able to out power Don Muraco, and the Diamond Studd really caught Scott off guard when he dropped him with the Diamond Death Drop. The other storyline from tonight's main event was Jushin Liger and Diamond Dallas Page continuing their heated feud as they continued to brawl after the match. The Championship Committee has finally had enough of these two and has ordered a match for Wrestle War! These two will meet in the ring and there will be a special stipulation for the match. The loser of the fall will be banned from wrestling in WCW for the next sixty days. Cactus Jack is apparently using a cane to try and stay mobile before his match with Sting at Wrestle War. Sting must really have done damage when he locked in the Scorpion Deathlock on Saturday Night. Tony Schiavone will be trying to get some more information on Cactus' health before the upcoming Saturday Night on TBS. Larry Zbyszko seems to have his sights set on the Patriot at Wrestle War. He wanted to send a message to him here tonight and he did just that by sending his opponent out on a stretcher. The Patriot and Larry Zbyszko will get the chance to meet up before Wrestle War this Saturday when the Patriot will team with Ricky Steamboat to face Larry Zbyszko and Rick Rude. Johnny B. Badd will also be in action and we will hopefully hear more about Cactus' condition. And next week the Main Event will be live as we will be counting down to the pay-per-view! Wrestle War promises to be huge so if you haven't done so already, order it now! Matches signed for Wrestle War (5/17/92): War Games (The Match Beyond): Barry Windham, "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and The Patriot vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude, "The Cruncher" Larry Zbyszko, "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton, and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson World Heavyweight Title: Sting© vs. Cactus Jack World Tag Team Titles: The Steiner Brothers© vs. The Diamond Mine (Don Muraco and The Diamond Studd) United States Tag Team Titles: The Fabulous Freebirds© vs. "Flyin'" Brian Pillman and "The Z-Man" Tom Zenk Loser Can't Wrestle for 60 Days: Jushin "Thunder" Liger vs. Diamond Dallas Page Big Van Vader vs. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes "Dirty" Dick Slater vs. Mike Droese |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 11/09/10 at 18:10:53 WCW Saturday Night 5/16/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your hosts are Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone The show began with Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone discussing tomorrow night's Wrestle War where War Games will take place. Clips of previous War Games are shown including Sid Vicious powerbombing Brian Pillman, Dusty Rhodes hitting Arn Anderson with a succession of elbows on a bloody Arn Anderson, Steve Williams press slamming Terry Gordy's back in to the cage, and Bobby Eaton pounding away on Jimmy Garvin. Ross states that it is the most dangerous match known to man and that nobody is the same after leaving the double cage. To the surprise of the announcers out came Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, and the Patriot. They each entered the ring and Steamboat called for a microphone. Steamboat said that each man in the ring tonight has had their troubles with the Dangerous Alliance, but that it would all end at War Games when they forced one of them to cry out that they surrendered. Barry Windham told the Patriot that he understood his worries about being involved in such a gruesome match this early into his rookie year in WCW but every man in the ring would be watching his back. The Patriot seemed to be a little upset by the comments as he replied that he was happy to be a part of the team, but that he would hold up his own end in the upcoming battle and refused to be babied. The Patriot reiterated what he said last week when he said he would never surrender or submit to people like the Dangerous Alliance, and he would take great pleasure in mopping the ring with Larry Zbyszko and the rest of the Alliance. Dustin Rhodes finally took the microphone and announced that they had a surprise for the Dangerous Alliance. He said that he knew the Dangerous Alliance would have Paul E. Dangerously at their side at War Games to provide the game plan, and that they would not have somebody watching out for them from the outside. Dustin admitted to asking his father Dusty Rhodes to help out in that regard, but that Dusty said he was going to be pre-occupied beating Big Van Vader all around the arena that night. Dustin said that his father told him to contact another man that had the experience and the intensity he was looking for...NIKITA KOLOFF! Nikita Koloff stepped out to a huge ovation from the crowd! Koloff walked out with his steel chain in hand and, once in the ring, he acknowledged the cheers from the fans. Koloff said it would be his pleasure to lead these men to victory at War Games. Koloff said that he had bad memories of a group like the Dangerous Alliance a few years ago that ran rampant and destroyed anybody that got in their path. Koloff refused to allow that to happen again and so he was here to lend a hand in the upcoming battle. Koloff said that he has been a part of War Games and that it is the most vicious and tough fight you can go through, but he promised he would give them all the help that he could leading in to tomorrow's match. Koloff ended the segment by putting the chain back on his shoulders and shaking hands with each man in the ring. Barry Windham and the Patriot seemed to have a couple of words but then proceeded to shake hands as well. Nikita and the four men in the ring all stood with their arms raised to the delight of the crowd. Jim Ross said it was a huge surprise to see Nikita Koloff back in a WCW ring but it was definitely an honor. Tony Schiavone ran down the list of accomplishments of Nikita including winning the United States Title and the Television Title. Ross said that there was no greater person that Dusty Rhodes could have told his son to get to be the team's coach going in to War Games. Schiavone said that the Dangerous Alliance could not be happy about this, especially Arn Anderson who actually fought Nikita Koloff in the very first War Games in 1987. Johnny B. Badd pinned Jack Victory with the Tutti Frutti in 0:05:51. Rating: 3/4* Johnny B. Badd had his hands full tonight with Jack Victory. Victory almost was able to pull off the victory when he had him set up for the Free Fall, but Badd was able to backdrop out of it. Badd nailed Victory with the Tutti Frutti as he was getting back to his feet and that was it. Johnny B. Badd celebrated in the ring after the match as the crowd cheered. Taylor Made Men (Tracey Smothers and Terry Taylor) defeated Chris Sullivan and Bubba Monroe when T. Smothers pinned Monroe with the French Cuff in 0:04:03. Rating: * 3/4 After the match, the Taylor Made Men pulled out two plastic guitars from under the ring. They both pretended to play them for a bit before smashing them into little pieces. They were clearly mocking Hip Hop Rock, Van Hammer specifically. Cactus Jack, using a cane for support, joined Gordon Solie in the interview area to discuss the injury he suffered last week on Saturday Night. Cactus promised that he would be at Wrestle War even if he couldn't walk, talk, or see. Cactus told Sting that he could not wait until he pinned Sting's shoulders to the mat and was crowned the World Heavyweight Champion. He thought he would then hear the chants of "Cactus!" erupt from every fan watching live at the arena or at home on their television. Cactus guaranteed the fans that he would be an upstanding champion that would accept any challengers and be sure to break their bones in the process. Solie continued to ask questions regarding Cactus' leg to which Cactus replied that it didn't matter if he could barely walk. Cactus warned Sting that he might just break off his own leg and beat Sting to death with it if it meant defeating Sting. Cactus limped off with the use of his cane while Gordon Solie made it clear that Cactus Jack's leg is definitely not one hundred percent. Brian Pillman pinned George South with the Air Pillman in 0:02:07. Rating: ** 1/2 After the match, the Fabulous Freebirds hit the ring and got in Brian Pillman's face. All three men had words with one another until Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin were distracted when the Z-Man came down the aisle and entered the ring. During this distraction Pillman dropped to his knees and low blowed both Freebirds simultaneously! Hayes and Garvin dropped to the mat in pain as Tom Zenk walked forward to check on the fallen US Tag Team Champions. "Flyin'" Brian had other ideas, however, as he grabbed Zenk by the arm and walked him to the back. When the Freebirds made it back to their feet they sprinted to the back, obviously looking for Brian Pillman. Arn Anderson pinned Ron Simmons after a roll up in 0:06:16. Rating: *** 1/4 Arn Anderson had requested a match to showcase his brutality before War Games. Paul E. Dangerously and Arn Anderson both were very upset when they learned that the match he would be given was against Ron Simmons! Ron Simmons was a house of fire early on and never really let up against "the Enforcer." Anderson is no pushover, however, and was able to hold his own through several underhanded tactics. Still, it seemed like Simmons might pull off the victory when Big Josh walked down the aisle. Simmons was distracted as he yelled at Big Josh to get out of there, but his lack of attention towards Anderson cost him. Anderson rolled him up from behind and grabbed handful of tights for good measure to record the three count. Arn Anderson celebrated with Paul E. Dangerously outside of the ring while Ron Simmons yelled at Big Josh from the ring. This led to Big Josh entering the ring and after the two had words they started exchanging punches! Referees stormed the ring to break the two up, but these former US Tag Champs are not done with one another. A video aired for a new up and coming tag team known as the Cole Twins. Clips were shown of the duo with their mullet hairstyle. The video showed Keith and Kent Cole playing basketball, swimming laps, and working out in the gym. They gave a thumbs up to the camera and promised they would make an impact in WCW soon. After the video package for the Cole Twins, Jim Ross announced that the championship committee had signed a match for the Main Event next week where Big Josh and Ron Simmons will go one on one in a battle of former US Tag Champs! Barry Windham pinned Mustafa Saed with the Superplex in 0:03:18. Rating: *** Barry Windham cut an insert promo stating that he had not forgotten what the Dangerous Alliance had done to him earlier in the year. Windham said he still had troubles using his hand at full strength, and he might have gotten his revenge against Larry Zbyszko, but he blamed each and every member of the Dangerous Alliance. He said he knew the rules about forcing somebody to submit or surrender, and he knew just the move to do it. Windham suggested the Dangerous Alliance prepare themselves for the Iron Claw. Gordon Solie interviewed WCW Champion Sting backstage. Sting told Cactus Jack that he couldn't get the job done when trying to injure him before Wrestle War, and likewise he wouldn't get the victory at the pay-per-view. Sting knew that Cactus Jack had a bum leg and promised that he was not above using that to his advantage. Sting said this time he wouldn't release the Scorpion Deathlock until he heard Cactus scream out that he quit. Handicap-Match: Big Van Vader defeated Rip Rogers, Jim Nash and Shane Tomlinson when Vader pinned Rip Rogers after a short lariat in 0:03:19. Rating: *** It's not very often you see one man destroy three guys at once, but Big Van Vader did just that here tonight. After the match, Harley Race had to hold Vader back from continuing to demolish his three opponents. Vader let it be known that at Wrestle War Dusty Rhodes would know that it's Vader Time! Larry Zbyszko and Rick Rude were accompanied to the ring by Paul E. Dangerously as can be expected. What was a surprise was that the "Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff came down the aisle with the TV Champion, Patriot, and Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat! Paul E. Dangerously was obviously upset as he got on the microphone and demanded that referee Nick Patrick eject Koloff from ringside since he didn't have a manager's license. Patrick let Dangerously know that Executive VP Kip Allen Frey had issued Koloff a honorary manager's license! Dangerously tried to argue, but Nick Patrick signaled for the bell! The Dangerous Alliance (Larry Zbyszko and Rick Rude) defeated Ricky Steamboat and The Patriot when Zbyszko pinned Patriot with the Brain Buster in 0:11:09. Rating: ** ¾ The Patriot seemed like he was out to prove something and not just to the Dangerous Alliance, but also to his own teammates. He convinced Ricky Steamboat that he wanted to start the match and was able to go toe to toe with Rick Rude to begin the match. The Patriot surprisingly held his own pretty well against both Rude and Larry Zbyszko for most of the match. Ricky Steamboat got his licks in too, especially focusing in on Rick Rude when given the opportunity. Things eventually broke down with all four men in the ring which led to Paul E. Dangerously trying to get himself involved in the match. This sent Nikita Koloff into action that pulled Dangerously off the ring apron and then nailed him with a big right hand! Rick Rude quickly came to his manager's rescue which sent Ricky Steamboat to the outside as well. Meanwhile the Patriot tried to help out as he reached through the ropes from inside the ring but was nailed with a knee to the back by Larry Zbyszko. Zbyszko dragged him back to the center of the ring where he dropped him with the Brain Buster. Zbyszko hooked the leg and Nick Patrick tore himself away from the confusion on the outside to count the three. Nick Patrick went to the outside to try and separate Rude and Dangerously from Koloff and Steamboat. Meanwhile, Zbyszko dropped the Patriot throat first on the top rope. He was preparing to do this a second time when Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham slid into the ring. They were followed quickly by Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton. It looked like things were about to get out of hand when Nikita slid in to the ring and blasted both Anderson and Eaton with Russian Sickles!! Steamboat joined up with his friends in the ring and they helped the Patriot back to his feet. All five men stood in the ring and watched on as the Dangerous Alliance slowly made their way to the back. Card rating: ** ¾ WCW Hotline: Well, we are just a one day away from Wrestle War and what a way for a go-home show to end. War Games is definitely going to be a sight to see. It's almost a guarantee that every man involved in the match will be changed in some way. Not to mention Nikita Koloff deciding to return to WCW to help lead his team to victory! Paul E. Dangerously was still throwing a fit after the show ended over these turn of events. The Patriot is still trying to prove himself to not only the Dangerous Alliance but also his own team! The Patriot is the TV Champion, but he is still pretty new to WCW and is considered by most to be a bit over his head. It didn't look like the Patriot took too kindly to being told by Barry Windham that they would look out for him. The Patriot tried to show what he is capable of in the tag team main event tonight, but Larry Zbyszko was just a bit too crafty for him. Nikita Koloff sure showed he has something left in the tank when he blasted both Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton with Russian Sickles. We haven't seen Koloff in several years, but it looks like he is just as intense as ever. Cactus Jack's leg is definitely not one hundred percent, but he will be at Wrestle War to face Sting for the WCW Title. Sting has said that he will not hold anything back despite the injury. He also wants to force Cactus Jack to submit in the middle of the ring with the use of the Scorpion Deathlock. Cactus Jack has never given up before in a match and a lot of people think that it just can't be done, but with the bum leg you have to wonder how long Cactus could hold on if locked in the Scorpion? Cactus Jack's plan of injuring Sting before Wrestle War seems to have backfired pretty harshly. Brian Pillman continues to do whatever it takes to get the upper hand. The Fabulous Freebirds will finally get the chance to get their hands on Brian Pillman at Wrestle War. The US Tag Titles will be on the line, but that has almost become an afterthought as Hayes and Garvin want to exact some revenge on "Flyin'" Brian. Tom Zenk is still standing by Pillman, but he has to begin to wonder what exactly is going on with his friend? Big Van Vader demolished his three opponents here tonight in preparation for Dusty Rhodes. Dusty is a veteran and one of the best wrestlers of all time, but it's getting to the point where you just hope Dusty gets out of that match alive. Big Josh and Ron Simmons have finally had enough of one another and it all broke down here tonight. The two men had to be separated by several officials, and due to this a match has been made for a week from Sunday on the Main Event. These two men are a couple of bulls and when they collide there is bound to be some damage. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for the Main Event which will lead right into Wrestle War! Johnny B. Badd and Marcus Alexander Bagwell will be teaming up on the Main Event to face Mr. Hughes and Jack Victory! Matches signed for Wrestle War (5/17/92): War Games (The Match Beyond): Barry Windham, "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and The Patriot vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude, "The Cruncher" Larry Zbyszko, "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton, and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson World Heavyweight Title: Sting© vs. Cactus Jack World Tag Team Titles: The Steiner Brothers© vs. The Diamond Mine (Don Muraco and The Diamond Studd) United States Tag Team Titles: The Fabulous Freebirds© vs. "Flyin'" Brian Pillman and "The Z-Man" Tom Zenk Loser Can't Wrestle for 60 Days: Jushin "Thunder" Liger vs. Diamond Dallas Page Big Van Vader vs. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes "Dirty" Dick Slater vs. Mike Droese Also, "the Total Package" Lex Luger will be in attendance! |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 11/11/10 at 06:57:03 WCW Main Event 5/17/92 Atlanta, GA: Center Stage Theatre Your host is Tony Schiavone The live edition of the Main Event began with Tony Schiavone running down the card for Wrestle War. Clips were shown from previous War Games which highlighted several shots of wrestlers screaming in pain or men wearing crimson masks. Schiavone made sure people realized that this was not your typical pay-per-view and what these men entering War Games may go through may not be suitable for children. Backstage Gordon Solie interviewed the Dangerous Alliance. All four men and Paul E. Dangerously seemed very confident going in to tonight's match. Rick Rude said it did not matter that Nikita Koloff would be leading the opposing team as they had the ultimate brainchild in Dangerously. Larry Zbyszko told the Patriot that it wasn't too late to back out and save his neck. Zbyszko begged the Patriot to back out because he did not want to be responsible for crippling another young wrestler so early in his career. Arn Anderson reminded everybody that he was the expert in War Games and he had been scarred from his multiple times inside the double cage. Anderson, however, stated there was a reason that he has been in the match so many times and that's because it fits his style perfectly. Anderson promised somebody would be leaving on a stretcher here tonight. Bobby Eaton said that he had the endurance to go all night long if need be and there would be no way that a member of the Dangerous Alliance would submit to the rejects on the other side of the ring. Paul E. Dangerously told Nikita Koloff that he was way over his head in trying to manage this match. Rick Rude finished by stating that he might be the United States Champion, but tonight was not about title belts...tonight, to him, was about finishing things once and for all. PN News pinned Tracey Smothers with the Broken Record in 0:06:00. Rating: ** Tracey Smothers had his hands full tonight in big PN News. News was looking for a little bit of revenge against one half of the Taylor Made Men due to them breaking Van Hammer's guitar a few weeks back. PN News was able to dodge some outside interference from Terry Taylor to get the three count. After the match, Van Hammer entered the ring to get some revenge of his own, but Taylor dragged Smothers out of the ring and they hustled to the back. Van Hammer seemed rather upset that he once again missed out on the opportunity to put a hurting on the Taylor Made Men. Sting cut a backstage promo promising that there was no way he would drop the WCW Title tonight to Cactus Jack. Sting said that the Title meant more to him than anything in the world, and Cactus could never do enough to keep Sting's shoulders to the mat. Sting vowed once again to hook Cactus Jack in to the Scorpion Deathlock and pull until he heard something snap if that's what it took to retain the gold. Dusty Rhodes was shown driving up to the arena in his pick-up truck. Rhodes told the camera as he was walking in that if Vader thought he was going to be in for an easy night then he had another thing coming. Jorge Gonzalez pinned Mike Bucci with the Choke Slam in 0:01:16. Rating: -3/4* Cactus Jack did not accompany Jorge Gonzalez to the ring for this match, and there really was no need as Gonzalez put Bucci away pretty quickly with the Choke Slam. Nikita Koloff's team was backstage with Gordon Solie for an interview. Nikita Koloff promised that each and every man knew what they were getting themselves in to. Barry Windham said he had been inside War Games before and what everybody was saying was true, and that it does change a man. Windham promised that with the talent of the three veterans and the fire of a rookie they would not be stopped. The Patriot seemed to take umbrage with Windham's wording there as he stated that it was not like Dustin Rhodes is some old timer either. This ruffled Rhodes' feathers it seemed as he started arguing with the Patriot a bit. Ricky Steamboat and Nikita Koloff got between the Patriot, Dustin Rhodes, and Barry Windham to cool things down. Steamboat reminded everybody that tensions are high and to put their animosity towards those who deserve it. When things calmed down, Steamboat did tell Solie that he has always been known as a technical wrestler, but tonight the fans would see a side of "the Dragon" he doesn't like to unleash very often. Steamboat said the "the Dragon" was out for blood tonight. The segment ended with the Patriot shaking hands with Rhodes and Windham so it looked like everything was kosher once again. Mr. Hughes and Jack Victory were already in the ring when Johnny B. Badd walked out for tonight's main event. Badd grabbed a microphone and let the crowd know that Marcus Alexander Bagwell was unable to team with him tonight due to a sickness in the family. Badd was sure the fans would not mind though, because he found somebody that could definitely fill the void. With that Badd announced his new partner as the "All-American" Ron Simmons! Ron Simmons and Johnny B. Badd defeated Mr. Hughes and Jack Victory when Badd pinned Victory with the Tutti Frutti in 0:07:46. Rating: 3/4* (Marcus Alexander Bagwell no-showed.) Johnny B. Badd and Ron Simmons showed surprisingly good tag team work with one another. They dominated most of the match. Things changed, however, when Big Josh walked out! Big Josh walked down the aisle and started yelling something about Simmons saying he was done with tag team wrestling. This led to Simmons hopping off the apron and once again getting in to it with Big Josh. This distracted both Victory and Hughes as well which let Badd hit the Tutti Frutti out of nowhere! Badd quickly hooked the leg and Hughes was unable to break up the count. Afterwards Big Josh and Ron Simmons started fighting on the outside. Johnny B. Badd was right there to try and break things up, but Simmons and Big Josh continued to go at it while officials stormed out to help. Big Josh will meet Ron Simmons next week on the Main Event. In the back the show came to a close with Cactus Jack being interviewed by Gordon Solie. Cactus Jack was once again using the cane, but it didn't seem like he was leaning on it as much as yesterday. Cactus said that tonight the fans of WCW would realize what he truly is, that he is the savior of World Championship Wrestling. He told the fans that it was time to stop believing in false idols like Sting. Cactus believed himself to be just like each and every fan out there and they would see that once he became champion. Cactus said he dreamed last night of what it's going to be like when he pins Sting's shoulders to the mat and the fans started chanting his name. Cactus quietly started chanting "Cactus!" before raising the volume slowly up to a roar as the show ended. Card rating: 1/4* WCW Hotline: We are just minutes away from Wrestle War. Be sure to call your local cable operator if you haven't done so already and tell them you don't want to miss Wrestle War where War Games "THE MATCH BEYOND" takes place! Matches signed for Wrestle War (5/17/92): War Games (The Match Beyond): Barry Windham, "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and The Patriot vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude, "The Cruncher" Larry Zbyszko, "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton, and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson World Heavyweight Title: Sting© vs. Cactus Jack World Tag Team Titles: The Steiner Brothers© vs. The Diamond Mine (Don Muraco and The Diamond Studd) United States Tag Team Titles: The Fabulous Freebirds© vs. "Flyin'" Brian Pillman and "The Z-Man" Tom Zenk Loser Can't Wrestle for 60 Days: Jushin "Thunder" Liger vs. Diamond Dallas Page Big Van Vader vs. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes "Dirty" Dick Slater vs. Mike Droese Also, "the Total Package" Lex Luger will be in attendance! |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 11/18/10 at 03:37:38 WCW Wrestle War '92 5/1792 Jacksonville, FL: Jacksonville Coliseum Your hosts are Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone The show began with the comments that aired on the Main Event from both the Dangerous Alliance and Nikita Koloff's team. The camera also shows the double cage sitting ominously above both rings. Jim Ross makes it clear to the fans at home that all of the action tonight will take place in the ring on the right side while the ring on the left will only be used during War Games. Comments aired from Diamond Dallas Page before his match with Jushin Liger where he claimed he was the true patriot of WCW and would prove it when he sent Liger packing back to Japan. LOSER BANNED FROM WRESTLING FOR 60 DAYS JUSHIN "THUNDER" LIGER VS. DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE: Diamond Dallas Page has definitely improved in the ring over the past few months, but going one on one with Light Heavyweight sensation Jushin Liger is a totally different story. Page did his best to hold his own against Liger, but Jushin was just too fast for him most of the match. Liger was able to show off some of his more risk maneuvers during the bout including a beautiful somersault tope. DDP was pretty wobbly thereafter allowing Liger to catch him telegraphing a back bodydrop. The Liger Bomb followed giving Liger the victory! [Loser Banned From Wrestling For 60 Days]: Jushin Liger pinned Diamond Dallas Page with the Liger Bomb in 0:08:15. Rating: ** 1/4 Diamond Dallas Page threw a fit once he came to, realizing now that he would be banned from wrestling for the next two months. The fans gave him a pretty hard time as he walked to the back. Jushin Liger, meanwhile, celebrated in the ring in finally exacting his revenge on Page after the last few months of torture at the hands of the Diamond Mine. Gordon Solie interviewed "Flyin'" Brian and the Z-Man before their big United States Tag Team Titles match. Tom Zenk promised that tonight everything would be fair and square and they would show that they are the better tag team. Pillman was a little more aloof when he said that he would do whatever it takes to win championship gold tonight. Zenk told Hayes and Garvin that as long as they stayed within the rules then they could have a great tag team match between four friends. Pillman shrugged when he commented that it was all about the titles. Pillman and Zenk entered into their own discussion as they left the area to head to the ring for their match. Once the challengers were in the ring, Solie interviewed the Fabulous Freebirds backstage. Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin both seemed very energetic as Hayes told Pillman that he made the wrong team angry. Garvin said that the Z-Man can forget about a fair and square tag match since they were the guys to get dirty first. Hayes told them that they must have forgotten who they were dealing with because the Fabulous Freebirds can get down and dirty with the best of them. UNITED STATES TAG TEAM TITLES THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS© VS. "FLYIN'" BRIAN AND THE Z-MAN: This match was very fast paced and intense. Tom Zenk tried to keep things from going overboard as he tagged in whenever the Freebirds or Brian Pillman started to use questionable tactics. In fact, at one point it looked like Pillman might be able to pin Garvin when Garvin went for a leapfrog, but Pillman's head collided with the Freebird's groin. Garvin collapsed to the mat in pain, but as Pillman went for the cover the Z-Man reached out and made the tag. Pillman was not happy as Zenk let Garvin regain his composure before continuing the match. Eventually, the Freebirds had had enough as Hayes entered the ring to double team "Flyin'" Brian. Brian tried to fight them off, but the Z-Man eventually had to get involved. This led to Z-Man and Hayes fighting to the outside while the referee tried to break them up. This distracted Garvin while Pillman propped himself on the ring apron. When Garvin turned around he was blasted by Pillman's springboard clothesline, the Air Pillman! "Flyin'" Brian hooked the legs, grabbed a handful of tights and put his feet on the middle ropes for extra leverage while the referee delivered the three count. Brian Pillman and Z-Man defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) when Pillman pinned J. Garvin with the Air Pillman in 0:10:31. Rating: *** 1/2 (Brian Pillman and Z-Man won the WCW United States Tag Team Titles.) We had new United States Tag Team Champions! The Z-Man entered the ring and celebrated with Pillman while Hayes checked on Garvin. Once Garvin had told Hayes what had happened he went after the new champs, but Pillman nailed him coming in with a beautiful savate kick. The Z-Man questioned Pillman, but "Flyin'" Brian was having none of it as he grabbed his US Tag Title and headed to the back. The Z-Man followed shortly thereafter while the Fabulous Freebirds slowly got back to their feet. They were clearly not happy about losing their US Tag Team Titles, and maybe even more upset that Pillman had once again gotten the better of them. Backstage, Diamond Dallas Page yelled at Don Muraco and the Diamond Studd. He said that next time they would accompany him to the ring no matter what match they had later on in the night. The Diamond Studd tried to calm him down, but when that didn't work Muraco told him to shut his mouth. Page seemed shocked by this, but Muraco was having none of it as he told Page to his stuff together so he could walk them out there and watch them win the World Tag Team Titles. Gordon Solie stood by with "the American Dream" Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes was in his street fight attire as he was wearing his blue jeans, a plaid button up, and his cowboy hat and boots. It was clear that he wasn't looking at this as a normal "wrestling" match. Rhodes told Vader that he had made out his will because he was leaving it all out there tonight. Dusty said that he never backed down from anyone and he'd be damned if he started now. Rhodes knew that Vader was a dangerous man, but he had never met somebody like him in the ring. Rhodes said he couldn't promise victory, but he did guarantee that Vader would know he had been in a war when the match was over. BIG VAN VADER (W/ HARLEY RACE) VS. "THE AMERICAN DREAM" DUSTY RHODES: Nobody really expected Dusty Rhodes, at his age, to be able to handle the monster known as Big Van Vader. He had been forced in to this match to save another, and people had pretty much predicted that Rhodes was in for a beating. What nobody could have expected was Rhodes coming out with a full head of steam that knocked Vader right out of his game plan. Rhodes absorbed a few of Vader's shots and then went crazy as he leveled Vader with a flurry of elbows. Vader was caught off guard and was soon standing on the outside wondering what had just happened. Harley Race was there to confer with Vader and that seemed to calm the big man down. But just a minute or two later Vader was once again standing on the outside after Rhodes had blasted him with a huge clothesline to send him back to the outside. Vader finally got Rhodes in a mistake as Dusty tried to reach through the ropes to try and pull Vader back inside the ring. Vader nailed Rhodes in the throat causing the Texan to fall back and gasp for air. This was the opening that Vader needed as he entered the ring and really went to work on Dusty. A big splash off of the second turnbuckle almost finished Rhodes, but somehow Dusty was able to kick out. Vader wasn't done, however, as he choke slammed Rhodes, dropped him with a short clothesline, and pounded on him in the corner followed by a huge avalanche splash. None of this was able to keep Rhodes down. Rhodes continued to kick out no matter what Vader did to him. Vader tried to end it all when he went for the powerbomb, but Rhodes was somehow able to backdrop out of it. Vader quickly got back to his feet only to be with numerous lefts and rights and finally a big elbow. Rhodes quickly followed with the big Bionic Elbow on to the fallen Vader. The crowd went crazy as it looked like Rhodes might actually succeed in defeating Vader, but Vader had other plans when he kicked out at two. Rhodes looked like he had spent the last bit of energy he had on that offensive rush and that allowed Vader to come back with a Vader Attack as he came off the ropes. Rhodes collapsed in the middle of the ring and was dragged over to the corner. Vader quickly scaled his way up to the middle turnbuckles where he came off with the Vader Bomb! Race told him to go back up and, Vader did just that, nailing Rhodes with two more Vader Bombs. Rhodes was clutching at his ribs and was in horrendous pain as Vader hooked the leg and got the three count. Big Van Vader pinned Dusty Rhodes with the Vader Bomb in 0:10:26. Rating: *** 1/2 Rhodes had done all he could, and he showed that he still is capable of holding his own against the best. Still, Big Van Vader was just too strong and too tough here tonight for an aging "American Dream." Race entered the ring and got in the fallen Rhodes' face. Once he had commenced his trash talking, Vader and Race left together with their hands held high. The crowd gave Rhodes a huge standing ovation for his efforts, as he slowly worked his way to his feet. Several officials came out to help Rhodes to the back, but Dusty would have none of it. Rhodes made his way to the back under his own power as the crowd chanted "Dusty!" at him. Once the ring cleared Gordon Solie was out to welcome a newcomer to WCW to the ring, "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith! Both Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone seemed very excited at this news as Ross ran down Smith's history and what a great wrestler he was. Bulldog entered and shook hands with Solie to big "Bulldog!" chants from the crowd. Bulldog said it was great to finally be in WCW and that he was here for one reason and that was to win the WCW Heavyweight Title. He said he was sick about the lack of competition he'd been facing as of late and so he had come here where he knew he could face the best. When Solie asked him who exactly he considered to be the best of WCW, Bulldog responded that Sting was the champion so he had to be the best, but he also wanted to face somebody he had a great amount of respect for and that was "the Total Package" Lex Luger. This, of course, sent Luger out. Luger had said he would be in attendance for tonight and here he was. Lex Luger was dressed in his suit and tie and had a grin on his face as he entered the ring. Luger told DBS that he knew where he had come from and he respected the fact that he had come to WCW to find some real competition. But Luger added that he was a prized commodity at this point in time and he really only had time for big money matches. He said that if Mike Tyson wanted a match he'd give it some serious thought. Luger told Davey Boy to maybe give some thought about challenging somebody more his level like PN News or Tracey Smothers. Luger patted DBS on the shoulder and told him to keep trying and he might eventually get to where he is now. Luger looked like he was going to exit the ring when DBS told him that he had come all the way down here to WCW only to see that the previous WCW champion was a coward. Luger didn't look like he appreciated that as he stepped back in to the ring. He got back in Davey Boy's face, but eventually DBS had had enough. DBS said he would go looking for the competition he knew WCW had to offer and told Luger that he apparently was just a has been. DBS went to exit the ring when Luger blasted him from behind with a clothesline! Luger followed that with a snap suplex and then hoisted him up in the Torture Rack. DBS tried to fight his way out of it, but there was nothing that could be done. Officials and security stormed the ring and eventually got Luger to drop DBS out of the Rack, but the damage had already been done. Luger spit on DBS and told him that he shouldn't have messed with a superstar like himself. WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES THE STEINER BROTHERS© VS. THE DIAMOND MINE (W/ DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE): All four men are known for their powerful offense and that's the game plan that both teams used. Diamond Dallas Page, despite his losing effort to Jushin Liger earlier tonight, did accompany his Diamond Mine to the ring. He may not be able to wrestle for the next sixty days, but it won't stop Page from his managerial duties. Don Muraco and the Diamond Studd are definitely a formidable duo, but the Steiner Brothers have a lot more experience as a team. It showed tonight as both Rick and Scott were constantly tagging in and out and making sure to save the other if they got in trouble. Muraco and the Studd were able to cut the ring in two as they worked on Rick later on in the match, but Rick can take a beating and still get up. That's what happened here as it looked like the Studd and Muraco would be well on their way to victory, but Rick just kept fighting back. Rick Steiner and Muraco got in to a battle of clotheslines which was won by Rick and led to the hot tag. Page did get himself in the match later on when he tripped Scott as he bounced off the ropes. Scott Steiner wasn't fazed, however, as he pulled Page up onto the ring apron and nailed him with a clubbing right hand. At the end, though, it was the Diamond Studd setting up Scott for the Diamond Death Drop, but Scott reversing it into the Frankensteiner at the last second! The Diamond Studd was out, and Rick clobbered Muraco with another Steinerline as he tried to enter the ring. Scott hooked the leg as Page tried to get into the ring, but he was too late as the Steiner Brothers retained their World Tag Team Titles! The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) defeated The Diamond Mine (Diamond Studd and Don Muraco) when S. Steiner pinned Studd with the Frankensteiner in 0:09:32. Rating: ** 1/2 (The Steiner Brothers retained the WCW World Tag Team Titles.) The comments from Sting and Cactus Jack from the Main Event aired before the big World Heavyweight Title match. Cactus Jack made his way down the aisle with his partner in crime, Jorge Gonzalez. Cactus was still using the cane, but broke it across his knee after entering the ring. Cactus was still limping rather badly, but it looked like he was trying to prove a point that he didn't really need the cane. The crowd nearly blew the roof off of the arena when Sting's music hit. Sting sprinted down the aisle with his WCW Title on his shoulder. He tossed it to the time keeper as he slid into the ring and went straight for Cactus as the bell rang. WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE STING© VS. CACTUS JACK (W/ JORGE GONZALEZ): Sting took it right to Cactus Jack from the minute the bell rang. In fact, it looked like Sting might end things very quickly when he went for the Stinger's Splash within the first three minutes, but Jorge Gonzalez was there to push Cactus out of the corner from the outside. Referee Nick Patrick had seen enough at that point, but instead of disqualifying Cactus he instead ejected Gonzalez from ringside! This match was too important for Gonzalez to become a major factor. The bout continued on with Cactus Jack capitalizing on the confusion to take control of the match despite his injured leg. Cactus favored his leg throughout the match, so instead of the high impact offense we are use to, Cactus stuck with his straight forward brawling. Sting looked a little punch drunk throughout the match and even during his brief flurries of offense as Cactus never let up. Sting did try to focus in on the leg as much as possible, but Cactus was able to suck up the pain and keep going. Cactus finally did make a mistake when he went to the top rope but due to his bad leg it took him too long. Sting slammed him off and the impact sent Cactus back to his feet but into the corner. Sting had him in perfect position to nail three consecutive Stinger Splashes! Cactus crumpled to the mat and Sting turned him over in the Scorpion Deathlock! Cactus squealed out in pain as Sting wrenched back. Somehow Cactus was able to counter the hold as he grabbed a hold of Sting's ankle. Cactus and Sting went back and forth again until Sting kicked the leg right out from under Cactus. Sting followed that up by dragging him to the corner and repeatedly ramming Cactus's leg in to the ringpost! Cactus hollered out in pain and for the rest of the match Cactus did not put any more pressure on his leg. Cactus tried one last bit of offense when he kicked Sting in the groin while the ref's back was turned. Cactus hit his Double Arm DDT, but somehow Sting kicked out in two. Cactus tried once again to go to the top, but once again the time it took him to get up there caused him to miss a diving elbowdrop. Sting quickly recovered and hooked Cactus back in to the Scorpion Deathlock. Cactus almost seemed to grin as Sting applied even more pressure. The referee pleaded with Cactus to give it up but he just continued to scream in pain. Eventually Cactus' eyes grew glossy and his body became limp. Referee Nick Patrick called for the bell as Sting pulled back even further. Sting defeated Cactus Jack when Cactus Jack passed out in the Scorpion Deathlock in 0:14:46. Cactus Jack tore his right achilles tendon. He will be out for approximately 7 cards. Rating: *** (Sting retained the WCW World Heavyweight Title.) It took some convincing by Nick Patrick but Sting eventually released the hold. The cameras picked up Patrick saying that he had heard something snap. Sting, meanwhile, celebrated on the turnbuckles with the WCW Title while the crowd went crazy! Jorge Gonzalez came out after the bell to help carry the unconscious Cactus Jack to the back. Cactus did let out one last "Bang, bang!" as he woke up while going through the curtain to the back. Sting had done it! He had survived Cactus Jack's brutal attacks leading up to Wrestle War and walked out still in possession of the WCW Title here tonight! Not to mention the damage he may have caused Cactus might have put him on the shelf for quite some time. Sting will not have to look over his shoulder anytime soon when it comes to Cactus Jack. Comments aired from backstage where Dick Slater promised to lay a beating on Mike Droese. Col. Parker told Droese that he made the biggest mistake of his young career when he turned him down. Parker said that he had given Slater the order to put Droese down for good. Clips aired from Mike Droese training again with the likes of Sting, Dustin Rhodes, and Ricky Steamboat. Steamboat commented that Mike Droese had picked up the sport as fast as anybody he had ever seen and thought he definitely would be able to hold his own with the veteran, Dick Slater. "DIRTY" DICK SLATER (W/ COL. ROBERT PARKER) VS. MIKE DROESE: Dick Slater had the experience advantage for this bout and used it to the utmost. Every time Col. Parker was able to distract the referee Slater would choke Droese on the top rope or rake the eyes. Droese seemed like he didn't really know how to fight back against these underhanded tactics, but he did show quite a bit of heart when he refused to just take the beating. Droese's retaliation ended up mostly being just right and left hooks, but at 6'6 and right around 300 pounds those punches pack a wallop. When Col. Parker saw his man get in trouble, he decided to intervene himself into the match. Droese caught Parker coming in to the ring, however, and dropped him with an atomic drop to send the crowd in to a frenzy. Parker exited the ring just as Slater caught Droese from behind with a knee to the lower back. Slater went right back to work on Droese, hitting him with a swinging neckbreaker. It looked like he was going to follow that up with a running kneelift, but Droese caught him coming off the ropes and hit the Higher Authority (tilt-a-whirl slam)! With Col. Parker trying to regroup himself on the outside, there was no way Slater was getting out of that. Mike Droese pinned Dick Slater with the Higher Authority in 0:06:13. Rating: ** Mike Droese got his hand raised and got out of dodge as Col. Parker entered the ring in a huff. Parker could be heard yelling out that he was going to get Droese, one way or another. Slater, meanwhile, tried to shake the cobwebs loose from the pounding he took in the match. This definitely was a huge upset, and a big step forward in Mike Droese's career. Paul E. Dangerously led his team down to the double cage for the start of the match. All of the Dangerous Alliance looked very focused and ready for action. The same can be said for Nikita Koloff and his team as they walked down the aisle. Dustin Rhodes gave the cage a shake or two to see the sturdiness of it. The Patriot looked a little nervous as he hopped from one foot to the other. WAR GAMES RICKY "THE DRAGON" STEAMBOAT, BARRY WINDHAM, "THE NATURAL" DUSTIN RHODES, AND THE PATRIOT (W/ "THE RUSSIAN NIGHTMARE" NIKITA KOLOFF) VS. "RAVISHING" RICK RUDE, "BEAUTIFUL" BOBBY EATON, "THE ENFORCER" ARN ANDERSON, AND "THE CRUNCHER" LARRY ZBYSZKO (W/ PAUL E. DANGEROUSLY): There was a minor argument on the fan favorite side about who would be entering War Games first. Meanwhile, Larry Zbyszko was chosen by Paul E. Dangerously as the first member of the Dangerous Alliance to enter. That was all the Patriot needed to see as he shoved Dustin Rhodes out of the way and entered the double cage to start the match. The Patriot obviously wanted to get his hands on the "Cruncher" after the derogatory comments issued about him by Zbyszko. The Patriot was a house of fire early on much to the crowd's delight. Zbyszko was tossed into the cage several times, but was lucky to avoid being busted open. The Patriot then went on a rampage with several diving shouldersblocks followed by the Patriot Missile off the top rope! Zbyszko grabbed a hold of the Patriot to try and slow the pace as the coin was tossed between Koloff and Dangerously. It quickly became clear that the Dangerous Alliance had won the toss when Arn Anderson entered the cage. On the outside it was clear that Barry Windham was not happy that the Patriot had decided to enter first, but Nikita Koloff tried to keep him calm. Anderson immediately cut off the offense of the Patriot with a spinebuster. The former World Tag Team Champions really went to work on the Patriot as they took turns slamming him into the mat. Anderson went one step further as he raked the Patriot's face across the cage. Within seconds the Patriot's mask had been torn and blood started to seep out of the tear. Luckily it was now time for Dustin Rhodes to enter the ring. Rhodes came in extremely pumped up as he leveled both Zbyszko and Anderson with flying clotheslines. A few flip, flop, and fly elbows followed and then Rhodes sent Anderson hurling in to the cage busting Anderson wide open! Zbyszko escaped the first ring to join ring two and go after the Patriot once again. The Patriot still hadn't recovered from earlier and Zbyszko capitalized by hitting his Brain Buster perfectly. This knocked the Patriot loopy as he tried to get back to his feet but instead fell to the mat face first. Zbyszko started to tear at the Patriot's gash again as Bobby Eaton entered the ring. Bobby Eaton made a detour to give the Patriot a few stomps while Zbyszko had him locked in a figure four leglock. From there Eaton went to ring one to end Rhodes' beating of Anderson. Anderson took a second to recuperate while Eaton dropped Rhodes with a swinging neckbreaker. Eaton tossed Rhodes in to the cage a couple of times. Back in ring two, Zbyszko continued to torment the Patriot by once again raking the TV Champion's face across the cage. The Patriot's mask continued to be torn to shreds and also was turning a grotesque pink color from the mixture of white and the Patriot's blood. In ring one Rhodes joined Anderson and the Patriot in the busted open category as Arn hurled him into the cage. At that moment Ricky Steamboat jumped into the cage to pull Bobby Eaton away from Rhodes. Several vicious chops knocked Eaton to the mat and he also was able to drop Anderson with a big clothesline. Steamboat quickly went to ring two and pulled Zbyszko off of the Patriot and nailed him with several chops to send him back into the corner. Steamboat was in such a rush to save the Patriot, however, that he left Rhodes once again to be double teamed. Anderson and Eaton went right back to work, this time focusing in on the legs of Rhodes. They took turns dropping knees across his upper thigh, and Anderson at one point went a little higher than that when he dropped a leg right through Rhodes' legs. Eaton pounded away at the open wound of Rhodes while back in ring two Steamboat used the cage to pull himself up and nail Zbyszko with a dropkick. The Patriot slowly crawled back in to ring number one as the final member of the Dangerous Alliance, "Ravishing" Rick Rude entered the match. Rude went caught the Patriot coming through the ropes and dropped him with the Rude Awakening! The Patriot was completely out of it at this point as Rude went to ring two and pulled Steamboat off of Zbyszko. Rude then reached deep in to his tights and came out with what appeared to be a pair of brass knuckles! Steamboat blocked the first punch by Rude, however, and blasted him with several chops to the chest. Zbyszko was able to get back up and chop blocked Steamboat. Rude and Zbyszko started to stomp away at the fallen Steamboat. Anderson tried to finish Rhodes off as he DDT'ed him in to the mat while Eaton dropped several legs across the back of the Patriot's neck. Nikita Koloff was going crazy on the outside as it looked like he wanted to get in to the ring as well. Barry Windham was also storming around the ring just waiting for his chance to get in there. Finally the door was unlocked allowing Windham to enter the ring! THE MATCH BEYOND HAD BEGUN! Now when any man submits or surrenders the match will be over. Barry Windham tore right into Anderson and Eaton as he entered ring one. Windham sent both men to the mat with a pair of double clotheslines. Anderson got back to his feet, but was sent right back in to the cage causing his cut to open wider. Anderson was really hurting as it looked like he was having trouble seeing through his crimson mask. Anderson tried a few wild swings before being dropped by a big inverted atomic drop/clothesline combo by Windham. This allowed Dustin to get back to his feet and drop Eaton with a big elbow. Windham then made his way into ring two where he pulled Rude off of Steamboat. Windham leveled him with lefts and right while the Patriot tried to fend off Zbyszko. Steamboat headed to ring one where he pounded away on Eaton with overhanded chops. Things broke down to basically Zbyszko pounding on the Patriot (including another Brain Buster), Windham and Rude exchanging fists, Steamboat dominating Eaton with arm drags and really going after his arm, and Rhodes and Anderson taking turns raking each other against the cage. Rude saw what was going on in the other ring and tossed his brass knuckles to Eaton. Eaton grabbed them and sucker punched Steamboat with them which knocked him silly. Zbyszko took an opening on the Patriot to lock on what looked like a modified sleeperhold. To be honest, it was basically a pure choke hold. The Patriot was holding on for all he could, but Rude kept cutting Windham off when he was trying to make the save. One of those times Rude nailed Windham with a kneelift so hard that Barry flied over the ropes and back into ring one. Rude saw a chance at ending things as Zbyszko continued to hold the Patriot in his choke. Rude grabbed the Patriot's legs and locked him in a figure-four leglock as well! The Patriot was suffering from immense pain from both ends of his body while Nikita Koloff shouted at him to hold on from ringside. Back in ring one Eaton used the knuckles one more time on Steamboat. Windham tried to get to his feet but Eaton blasted him with the knuckles! Eaton turned Rhodes around and got him too! Anderson was really hurting as he made another wild swing with his left and almost hit Bobby Eaton! Anderson tried to wipe the blood out of his eyes and saw Eaton handing him the brass knuckles. Anderson got a glint in his eye as Eaton picked Windham up and held his arms to give a clear shot to Anderson. Anderson wound up, but Windham ducked at the last second! Eaton got nailed with the brass knuckles! Anderson didn't even seem to know he had hit the wrong man as he continued to try and wipe the blood out of his eyes. Windham, meanwhile, turned around and immediately locked in the Iron Claw on Eaton!!! Eaton screamed out in pain which made Anderson realize what had happened. Anderson went to make the save, but Rhodes caught him with the Bulldog! Steamboat got to his feet and grabbed Anderson in an armbar while Rhodes slowly tried to make his way to ring two. Zbyszko and Rude still had the Patriot in their painful combination of moves and it looked like it would be any second that the Patriot would have to give it up or risk permanent injury. Rude started to use the ropes for extra leverage on his figure-four leglock and finally the bell rang. War Games No-Countout-No-DQ-Match: Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat and The Patriot defeated The Dangerous Alliance (Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, Larry Zbyszko and Rick Rude) when B. Windham made B. Eaton submit to a Iron Claw in 0:25:22. Rating: *** 1/2 IT WASN'T THE PATRIOT THAT GAVE IT UP!!! IT WAS EATON! Bobby Eaton couldn't continue due to the Iron Claw! Rhodes got over to ring two and dropped an elbow on Rude to break up the figure-four. Zbyszko thought he had won the match for his team by choking out the Patriot, but instead he heard the announcer say that Nikita Koloff's team had won the match! Zbyszko looked like he was in shock, but then continued to put the boots to the Patriot. Nikita Koloff had seen enough as he entered the ring once the referees had unlocked the cage. Anderson and Eaton were both slowly getting to their feet but Koloff sent them both back down with a double Russian Sickle! Koloff then stormed in to ring two where Rude quickly escaped, but Zbyszko was a bit too late and he ate a Russian Sickle as well. Rude exited the cage and Dangerously tried to stop him. Rude was having none of it though as he pushed Dangerously to the side, grabbed his US Title and rushed to the back. Paul E. Dangerously looked like he was about in tears as Koloff collected his men and raised their arms in victory. The Patriot could not stand without the help of Steamboat and Rhodes was still dripping blood on the mat, but they had done what they had come out to do. Arn Anderson was laying in his own blood, Bobby Eaton was knocked unconscious from the punishment he had taken, and Larry Zbyszko seemed beside himself as he sat alone in ring two. And Rick Rude, well, he was just gone. The fans continued to cheer as Jim Ross said that the match he had just witnessed was so much more than he ever could have expected. Schiavone said the goodbyes and Ross told everybody to tune in to Saturday Night. The show came to a close with the Patriot being helped out of the ring by Nikita Koloff and Ricky Steamboat while Windham held the ropes open for a bloody Dustin Rhodes. Card rating: *** WCW Hotline: What a night of action we had here at Wrestle War! Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, and the Patriot somehow came out on top against the Dangerous Alliance in War Games. The Patriot might have made an unwise decision in entering the ring first, but he survived it all including a vicious combined attack by Larry Zbyszko and Rick Rude. Barry Windham came through for his team when he forced "Beautiful" Bobby to submit to the Iron Claw. After the show, Eaton was on a rampage blaming Arn Anderson for the loss. Anderson didn't seem too happy with that, but he was still recovering from the vast amount of blood he lost in the match. Paul E. Dangerously wasn't there to try and calm the two down as he was trying to contact Rude, but he couldn't find the US Champion anywhere. Still, you have to give it to Nikita Koloff and his team. The Patriot was able to hang on just long enough despite Windham's concern that he might need help in a match of this magnitude. Dustin Rhodes also need eight stitches from the cut he suffered during War Games. The Patriot and Rhodes both were at the hospital at the time of this report, but Steamboat, Windham, and Koloff all seemed very satisfied with what they had accomplished. Sting is still the WCW Champion despite being on the receiving end of quite a bit of offense from Cactus Jack. Once Sting locked in the Scorpion Deathlock it was a sure thing that the match was going to be over, but nobody could have expected Cactus Jack to hang on as long as he did. Because of the time that he was locked in the hold Cactus appears to have a suffered a pretty severe injury to his right leg. In fact, preliminary reports show that he might have torn his right Achilles tendon. If that is what happened, Cactus Jack will be out of action for at least a few months it would seem. Jorge Gonzalez was inconsolable after he was told of this news. The Steiner Brothers are still World Tag Team Champions, but they definitely knew they had been in a fight by the end of the match. Don Muraco and the Diamond Studd were pretty close to numerous times to walking out with the gold, but the Steiners will now move on to other challengers. Dusty Rhodes did his best, but Big Van Vader was just too much for him. You have to give Rhodes some credit for standing toe to toe with the Mastadon, but Vader picked up the win. Now that Vader has handled some of Harley Race's business, what's next for the man from the Rocky Mountains? Brian Pillman's new attitude may not be winning him any fans, but it sure is effective. Because of his cheating ways we have new United States Tag Team Champs. The Z-Man didn't appear to notice what "Flyin'" Brian had done to win the straps, and he definitely wasn't complaining when they handed him his share of the gold. The Freebirds are furious, but maybe it was time for them to be on the receiving end of a loss like this. Diamond Dallas Page will not be wrestling for the next 60 days. Jushin Liger made sure of that by pinning him here tonight. DDP will still hold onto his managerial license, but he will not be able to enter the ring until at least July. Jushin Liger has finally ended his feud with DDP, and now he can try to focus on working his way up the ladder of WCW. Lex Luger was in attendance for Wrestle War as he promised, and he was not happy with what the British Bulldog had to say about him. Davey Boy wanted to face Luger in a match, but once Luger declined, DBS called him a coward and a has been. This infuriated Luger who sneak attacked the Bulldog. Luger left DBS laying, but reports are that Executive VP Kip Allen Frey has signed the British Bulldog to a lengthy contract. This will not be the last time Luger sees Davey Boy Smith. Mike Droese picked up a big win in just his second match in a WCW ring. He has definitely impressed the higher ups in WCW and it looks like we may be watching the start of a great career. Be sure to tune in to Saturday Night for the fallout of Wrestle War! |