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August 31, 2021

Terrible news man! Whatever your next project is, I'll be checking it out for sure.

August 31, 2021

Ron Killings & BG James vs. Sonny Siaki & Ekmo

Comments: The Kru could take this but I'm gonna go off the board a bit. I think this would be a nice win to truly establish these two.

Ultimate-X 3 Qualifying Match

Jason Cross vs. Sonjay Dutt vs. Kid Kash

Comments: Dutt would be cool too, but Kash should get the win here I think. He can be a legit threat.

Chris Vaughn vs. Legend

Comments: He's getting pushed to the moon until TNA signs Randy Orton.

Daizee Haze vs. Daffney

Comments:

Low-Ki vs. Samoa Joe

Comments: We'll see whether Low-Ki will turn into a big star, but it's Joe's time for now.

Joel & Jose Maximo vs. Mike Awesome & Kanyon

Comments: Death.

AJ Styles vs. Elix Skipper

Comments: Skipper's time as an upper-tier X-Division guy seems to be dwindling, but he's a solid hand to have guys like Styles go over.

August 27, 2021

TNA X-Division Championship

AJ Styles © vs. Michael Shane - I like Shane, but this isn't his night.

TNA Tag Team Championships

3 Live Kru © vs. Glenn Gilbertti and David Young

Hardcore Match

The Sandman vs. Abyss - Should be fun.

Konnan vs. CM Punk - Justice for Konnan!

Ekmo Fatu vs. Sonjay Dutt

As for Xplosion, whatever makes you more likely to keep putting out content!

August 26, 2021

I might be in the minority here, but I feel like they didn't do enough on Rampage to build a story when they had the audience locked in for Punk. I haven't been watching any wrestling and I tuned in for him, though I didn't watch Dynamite last night because it seems like it's just going to be the same old wrestling formula. I dunno. It's cool to see him back but I haven't really felt the need to tune in on a regular basis yet.

August 25, 2021

Kenny King vs. Dustin Rhodes

Comments: Kenny King is fun, but Dustin's got this.

Chris Harris & James Storm vs. Ron & Don Harris

Comments: Death Sentence for their TNA contracts hopefully.

Jeff Hardy vs. Kanyon

Comments: I'm gonna go with a DQ here to keep Kanyon strong for now. Hardy can eventually get a win but not sure it'll happen yet.

Eddie Edwards vs. Monty Brown

Comments:

TNA X-Division Championship

Christopher Daniels © vs. Jerry Lynn

Comments: I think Daniels is gonna lose in a bigger event to a bigger wrestler. Samoa Joe maybe.

August 24, 2021

The Brian Adams reign of terror begins. Great show as always; very much looking forward to SuperBrawl.

I had this all written and booked and then I went on YouTube and saw Adams' debut happened basically exactly the same way - he showed up in a big, totally inconspicuous trenchcoat, pretended to be friends with Bret, and then held him for an nWo attack and took the coat off to reveal an nWo shirt. I must have buried that deep in my memory

6. Who will be Goldberg's opponent? (For fairness, I'll tell you it's a member of the current roster) Bobby Eaton

6. Who will be Goldberg's opponent? (For fairness, I'll tell you it's a member of the current roster) Bobby Eaton (hoping Mootinie knows what he's doing here

Bobby Eaton is a great friend if he leaves his cushy road agent job and tries to avenge the destruction of

Lord Steven Regal against Goldberg. That would be a sight to see, wouldn't it?

August 24, 2021

A little behind the curtain on this: neither myself or Pipers Pit knew what the rosters we would get were. We had them randomly generated. So JBL’s promo was as much of a shoot as we can make it.

Did you guys randomly generate by position on the card or was it totally random? Like was it possible for you to have 0 main eventers?

August 24, 2021

I love that no one had any clue this was happening. Great realistic touch.

August 21, 2021

It's so stupid that someone one-starred this already. I'll be reading.

Darby Allin, Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston vs. Private Party & The Blade

Orange Cassidy vs. Matt Hardy

Malakai Black vs. Brock Anderson

Red Velvet vs. Jamie Hayter

World Tag Team Title Eliminator: Lucha Brothers vs. Varsity Blonds

August 20, 2021

WCW/nWo SuperBrawl VIII Preview: Sunday, Week 3, February 1998

WCW/nWo SuperBrawl VIII Preview

Sunday, Week 3, February 1998

Marriott Center; Provo, UT

We're into the second pay-per-view in 1998 and despite it being the dead of winter, World Championship Wrestling has never been hotter! Tune in for

five

matches pitting WCW against the new World order, including contests for the two top prizes in the sport: Diamond Dallas Page's United States Heavyweight Championship and "The Man They Call" Sting's World Heavyweight Championship! Can WCW keep their momentum rolling, or will the nWo spread its darkness over the company once more? Here is the card for the biggest pay-per-view event of the year thus far:

vs.

Rey Mysterio Jr.

vs.

Chris Jericho

These two young stars will go at it for the second straight month as they jockey for position not only in the cruiserweight division, but in WCW at large. Jericho picked up the win last month at Souled Out and then assaulted Mysterio after the match, though Rey had a better month of February, in which he pinned the Cruiserweight Champion Eddy Guerrero in a tag match. Will Jericho’s ascent continue, or will Mysterio gain revenge for his loss at Souled Out?

</div>

vs.

Bill Goldberg

vs.

???

After dispatching Lord Steven Regal with ease each of the past two weeks, the undefeated phenom Bill Goldberg seeks a pay-per-view paycheck, and has challenged anyone on the WCW roster to a match. Who will answer, and will Goldberg prevail?

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vs.

Chavo Guerrero Jr.

vs.

Eddy Guerrero ©

More is at stake here than the Cruiserweight belt; this is a family divided. Both men claim that the other brings shame to the Guerrero lineage, though only one of them has repeatedly cheated and blindsided the other, and that’s the current champion. Can Eddy continue his months-long reign with the championship or will his nephew Chavo shock the world?

</div>

vs.

Harlem Heat © w/Jacqueline Moore

vs.

Mortis & Wrath w/James Vandenberg

This one should be a straight up fight. Vandenberg’s monsters look to capture the World Tag belts, although one of the top teams in WCW history stands in their way. Will Booker T and Stevie Ray continue their reign, or will Mortis & Wrath capture the gold? And what’s the deal with the abduction of Alex Wright?

</div>

vs.

Lex Luger

vs.

Curt Hennig w/Rick Rude

This rivalry kicked off when Hennig and Rude assaulted “The Total Package” in the parking lot of the arena prior to a tag team match with Diamond Dallas Page against Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell. Luger took this one to heart, ripping into Hennig and Rude and challenging Hennig for SuperBrawl. Hennig accepted and said he’s finally going to rid WCW of the talentless, brainless Luger once and for all!

</div>

vs.

Diamond Dallas Page © w/Kimberly Page & Rick Steiner

vs.

Scott Steiner w/Buff Bagwell

Since Scott Steiner turned on his brother Rick, we have seen a different side of the man. He’s dyed his hair, called himself “Big Poppa Pump,” and has been attempting to woo Kimberly (Diamond Dallas Page’s newly revealed wife) in his pursuit of the United States belt. He went as far as to give her a set of roses and chocolate, enraging DDP to the point where he made himself susceptible to an nWo ambush the following week. With Rick in his corner, can Page continue his hot streak, or are we in line for a new, dangerous United States Champion?

</div>

vs.

The Giant

vs.

Kevin Nash w/Eric Bischoff

It’s Giant vs. Giant as the former nWo member looks to prove both to the nWo itself and to WCW that he is the biggest, strongest man in the company. At almost every turn, Nash (and Eric Bischoff) have proven one step ahead of The Giant, though. Nash even attempted to lift the 500-pounder up for a Jackknife, but he was interrupted by Sting. At SuperBrawl, can The Giant make his mark as the top big man in the sport or will Nash be able to lift The Giant for his finishing maneuver and leave him laying?

</div>

vs.

Ric Flair & Dean Malenko w/The Horsemen

vs.

Raven & Chris Benoit w/The Flock

Unsanctioned Match

When Chris Benoit betrayed The Horsemen and joined The Flock, Ric Flair went into a tailspin. It even got Arn Anderson as well as Benoit’s former friend Dean Malenko involved in figuring out just what went wrong, with Flair catching a vicious beating along the way. After “The Nature Boy” begged his old Horsemen buddy JJ Dillon to book a match with him and Raven or Benoit, Dillon acquiesced, though he made clear that WCW would not sanction the match. Meaning that any damage incurred by Flair in this match is his own responsibility. With that in mind, can Flair and Malenko gain some measure of revenge on the enigmatic Raven and his new protege?

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vs.

Bret Hart & The British Bulldog

vs.

“Hollywood” Hogan & Randy Savage w/the nWo

Since “The Hitman” debuted in WCW at Starrcade, he has made his intentions very clear: he wants to be in the ring with “Hollywood” Hogan. Hogan has eluded him at every turn, including faking an injury at Souled Out, but at SuperBrawl, he teams with “Macho Man” Randy Savage to take on Bret and his brother-in-law Davey Boy Smith! The trump card, however, is the recent arrival of Savage’s close friend Brian Adams at ringside, coupled with the injury to Jim Neidhart after a vicious nWo beatdown. With the numbers game firmly against them (Adams, Bischoff, and Elizabeth will be at ringside), can The Hart Family defeat the nWo, or will Hogan and Savage deal a deep blow to Hart’s claim that he’s “the best there is, was, or ever will be”?

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vs.

Sting ©

vs.

Scott Hall

Back in November, thanks to some nWo shenanigans (shocker), Scott Hall claimed victory in World War 3 to guarantee him a title shot at SuperBrawl VIII regardless of whether the champion was a member of WCW or the nWo. While Sting was able to conquer the “Hollywood” reign of terror at Starrcade and defeated a game “Macho Man” at Souled Out, he has never faced a threat quite like the devious, athletic, resilient Scott Hall. Can Sting continue to fend off the new World order, or will the hostile takeover begin again?

</div>

WCW/nWo SuperBrawl VIII Card

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Chris Jericho

Open Challenge

Bill Goldberg vs. ???

WCW Cruiserweight Championship

Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Eddy Guerrero ©

WCW Tag Team Championship

Harlem Heat © w/Jacqueline Moore vs. Mortis & Wrath w/James Vandenberg

Lex Luger vs. Curt Hennig w/Rick Rude

WCW United States Championship

Diamond Dallas Page © w/Kimberly Page & Rick Steiner vs. Scott Steiner w/Buff Bagwell

The Giant vs. Kevin Nash w/Eric Bischoff

Unsanctioned Match

Ric Flair & Dean Malenko w/The Horsemen vs. Raven & Chris Benoit w/The Flock

Bret Hart & The British Bulldog vs. “Hollywood” Hogan & Randy Savage w/Eric Bischoff, Brian Adams, & Elizabeth

WCW World Heavyweight Championship

Sting © vs. Scott Hall

Bonus Questions

1. How many titles will change hands?

2. Will anyone turn against or join the nWo? If yes, who?

3. Who takes the fall in the Horsemen vs. Flock match?

4. Who takes the fall in the Hart Family vs. nWo match?

5. We always do the first match. What will be the

second

match on the show?

6. Who will be Goldberg's opponent? (For fairness, I'll tell you it's a member of the current roster)

7. Which match will be match of the night?

</div>

August 20, 2021

WCW Saturday Night: Saturday, Week 3, February 1998

WCW Saturday Night

Saturday, Week 3, February 1998

Knott Arena; Emmitsburg, MD

As the show kicks off, “Iron” Mike Tenay and Tony Schiavone run us back through the developments in feud between

The Horsemen

and

The Flock

- including a huge tag team match tomorrow night which will pit Ric Flair and Dean Malenko against Raven and Chris Benoit!

Rating

: 73 (B-)

</div>

There's another quick recap, this one of the rivalry between

Scott Steiner

and

Diamond Dallas Page

over the United States belt (and DDP’s wife

Kimberly

). There’s a caveat for SuperBrawl: while

Buff Bagwell

will be in Scott’s corner, Page will have some backup of his own:

“The Dog-Faced Gremlin” Rick Steiner

!

Rating

: 77 (B)

</div>

Chris Adams

vs.

Buff Bagwell w/Scott Norton

For as annoying as he is, people forget that Bagwell is a strong technical competitor. He showed that off against Adams in this one, finishing off the veteran with a Buff Blockbuster.

Rating

: 74 (B-; match); 73 (B-; post-match)

</div>

Next, we get coverage of the

Bill Goldberg

open challenge for SuperBrawl - Tenay and Schiavone speculate as to who will step in the ring with the undefeated Goldberg, and does anyone even have a chance to knock him off?!

Rating

: 77 (B)

</div>

JJ Johnston

vs.

Edge w/The Flock

The enigmatic Edge entered this one unknown to either Tenay or Schiavone, though he did make an impact. Johnston barely got in any offense and Edge finished this one off with a Reverse STO.

Rating

: 42 (D)

</div>

Somewhere in the back, we have a promo from

James Vandenberg

, flanked by

Mortis and Wrath

. His message is directed at Harlem Heat:

“These monsters are nothing like you’ve ever conjured in your worst nightmares, and they will send you plummeting to the deepest depths at SuperBrawl as they claim their rightful places on the throne of the tag team division!”

Rating

: 69 (C+)

</div>

We get a quick recap of the opening segment on Nitro this past week, where

Brian Adams

made his debut as a member of the nWo, helping

“Hollywood” Hogan

and

“Macho Man” Randy Savage

issue yet another beatdown to

Bret Hart

and

Davey Boy Smith

. With this new development and the numbers game stacked against The Harts, do they have any hope of toppling The Monster Maniacs at SuperBrawl?

Rating

: 78 (B)

</div>

Prince Iaukea & Lenny Lane

vs.

The Faces of Fear w/Jimmy Hart

You know what happened here. A Barbarian Savate Kick to Iaukea ended this one swiftly.

Rating

: 57 (C-)

</div>

Another recap video airs, hyping

Sting’s

upcoming title defense against

Scott Hall

, ending with the image of the belt around Hall’s waist to end this past Nitro!

Rating

: 76 (B-)

</div>

With Hammer in the ring awaiting his title opportunity against Steve McMichael, Mike Tenay walks down to the ring and asks

Raven

for a word on his match against Ric Flair and Dean Malenko tomorrow night. Receiving no answer besides shouting and poking by Lodi, Tenay continues to push. Instead of responding, Raven and the entire Flock stand up and exit through the crowd, leaving Hammer bewildered in the ring, alone.

WCW Television Championship

Steve “Mongo” McMichael ©

vs.

Hammer

Without The Flock at ringside, Hammer didn’t have his trump card. And despite his size, he lacked the pure strength of the former defensive lineman. Mongo finished this ugly contest off with a Mongo Spike.

Afterwards, with Mongo celebrating, Tenay and Schiavone run down the SuperBrawl card: you’ve gotta tune in tomorrow night live on pay-per-view!

Rating

: 75 (B-); 45 (D; match); 61 (C; celebration)

</div>

Overall Show Rating

: 62 ©

Backstage Notes

: None.

WCW Saturday Night Quick Results

Chris Adams vs.

Buff Bagwell w/Scott Norton

JJ Johnston vs.

Edge w/The Flock

Prince Iaukea & Lenny Lane vs.

The Faces of Fear w/Jimmy Hart

WCW Television Championship

Steve “Mongo” McMichael ©

vs. Hammer

</div>

August 17, 2021

NWA World Tag Team Championship

Shane Douglas & Michael Shane © vs. The Sandman & Shark Boy

Comments: I think Bloodweiser would be fun champs, but there's probably some build that needs to happen first.

C.W. Anderson vs. Samoa Joe

Comments: C.U. Later.

Jerrelle Clark, Danny Doring & Roadkill vs. Jeff Jarrett, Mike Awesome & Chris Kanyon

Comments: If the other team wins (non-DQ/count-out) I'll delete my account.

FOUR WAY SHOOTOUT

#1 Contendership for TNA World Heavyweight Championship

Ron Killings vs. AJ Styles vs. CM Punk vs. Christopher Daniels

Comments: This is a total toss-up. I'm going with Styles with the expectation that a third man will be added so it's not face vs. face.

August 16, 2021

WCW Monday Nitro: Week 3, February 1998

WCW Monday Nitro

Monday, Week 3, February 1998

Rochester County War Memorial; Rochester, NY

Right as Tony, Heenan, and Tenay welcome us to the show,

Bret “The Hitman” Hart

and

The British Bulldog

hit the ring, where they are awaited by

“Mean” Gene Okerlund

. Gene asks their thoughts about their tag match with Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage this Sunday, and for an update on Jim Neidhart.

Bret responds by saying that Jim is taking care of himself and he’ll be back soon, but their focus is on finally getting their hands on the poisonous nWo. Bret calls them out and says that he knows they’re probably planning on jumping him to soften them up before Sunday, so they can just come out if they want a fight!

Hogan

,

Savage

, and

Eric Bischoff

oblige, as they walk down to the ring to meet face-to-face. Heenan doesn’t like this; he feels there’s something up their sleeves.

Okerlund starts in with Hogan, mentioning how he and this weasel Bischoff looked pretty unhappy when Savage accepted the Harts’ challenge last week. Hogan says there’s nothing to be unhappy about, jack, because The Monster Maniacs are back together and there isn’t a damn thing that can stop them. Savage says when the pot is cookin’ and the going gets hot, that’s when steel sharpens steel, oooh yeah! And that’s when friends look out for friends…

As Savage says this,

a large man in an nWo shirt and sunglasses

slides in the ring behind the Harts. Bret and Davey sense him and turn around, but before they can react, there’s a right hand to the head of Hart and Hogan and Savage attack!

“Oh my goodness, who is that?!” Tenay shouts.

“That’s Brian Adams, Tenay! That’s Savage’s friend!” Heenan yells in retort.

With Bret and the Bulldog grounded, Hogan pulls off his belt and whips each of them across the back with it. Savage comes flying off the top rope with an elbow to Davey Boy, and Hogan lifts Bret up for a running big boot from Adams! The nWo stands tall to start the show with a big addition!

Rating

: 89 (A)

</div>

vs.

Rey Mysterio Jr. and Chavo Guerrero Jr.

vs.

Chris Jericho and Eddy Guerrero

A heck of an athletic contest kicked off the show as four of the finest in the Cruiserweight division went at it. It was an even match filled with crisp chain wrestling and athleticism, and it ended when Mysterio caught Eddy Guerrero off guard and hit a springboard seated senton for a quick pinfall!

Rating

: 72 (B-)

</div>

In the back,

“Mean” Gene Okerlund

stands by with

“The Total Package” Lex Luger

, who he asks about his upcoming pay-per-view contest against Curt Hennig.

Hennig

himself walks onscreen along with

Rick Rude

, getting in Luger’s face.

Curt says that it’s guys like Luger that have ruined the business that he grew up in. It’s jacked up morons like Luger that give real technicians like himself a bad name, and that’s why he felt the need to join the new World order - to remake WCW as a respectable wrestling company. Luger replies by saying that his beef with Hennig has nothing to do with the nWo or WCW, and that Curt tried to take out his livelihood.

Curt smirks: “And I’m gonna finish the job this weekend, pal.” Hennig walks off as Luger glares at him and Rude.

Rating

: 88 (B+)

</div>

Elsewhere in the back,

Diamond Dallas Page

is pleading with

Kimberly

not to accompany him to the ring for his match against Meng. He’s worried that she’ll get hurt with both Jimmy Hart and The Barbarian at ringside, though Kim insists she can handle herself and wants to be at ringside with him. Page says that Meng and Barbarian are dangerous enough without him needing to keep his eyes in the back of his head, and Kimberly finally acquiesces and says she’ll sit this one out.

Rating

: 83 (B+)

</div>

vs.

Dean Malenko w/Arn Anderson & Steve McMichael

vs.

Chris Benoit w/The Flock

Without Ric Flair accompanying Malenko to the ring, Tenay reminded the audience of the beatdown that resulted in Flair leaving on a stretcher last week. In the ring, the former friends put in a stiff, physical matchup, showing their disdain for one another. In a back-and-forth contest, Benoit picked up the win following a distraction by Raven and a Flying Headbutt.

After the match, as The Flock and The Horsemen prepare to scuffle once more, a bandaged, crazed

“Nature Boy”

hits the ring with a steel chair! He swings wildly around the ring as The Flock gets out of Dodge! He grabs a microphone and rips off his polo shirt, threatening Raven and his goons to get back in the ring. He hits the ropes, drops an elbow on the polo, and says he’ll see Benoit and Raven Sunday! Shortly thereafter,

JJ Dillon

hits the ring and informs Flair that WCW refuses to clear him for action at SuperBrawl. Flair pushes back and says that he wants Raven and Benoit, and that there’s nothing WCW can do to stop him! JJ clarifies; he says that it’s really not WCW that won’t clear him, it’s JJ himself. He says that given their history together, few men know Flair like he knows Flair, and that he’s only trying to save “The Nature Boy” from himself, and that his decision is final.

Dillon leaves the ring as Flair continues throwing a tantrum, bloodthirsty for a shot again Benoit and Raven.

Rating

: 78 (B; match); 84 (B+; post-match)

</div>

In the back, we get a quick promo from

Harlem Heat

regarding Booker’s match against Wrath here tonight and their title defense against Wrath and Mortis this Sunday.

Booker says they’re gonna smack the Halloween costumes right off of them, and that they’ve “beat bigger, badder boys than Skeletor and Beast-Man, sucka!”

Rating

: 82 (B)

</div>

vs.

Diamond Dallas Page

vs.

Meng w/The Barbarian & Jimmy Hart

While Page knew that Meng, Barbarian, and Jimmy Hart were dangerous, he probably didn’t plan for what happened during this one. In the middle of a hard-hitting contest, Buff Bagwell hit the ringside area to taunt DDP, saying that his wife is with a real man backstage right now - Scott Steiner! Bagwell’s mousy cackle echoes over the PA system as Page immediately leaves ringside and runs to the back, giving Meng a count-out victory.

Buff hits the back with Page in tow yelling for Kimberly. He bashes into her locker room as

Kimberly

screams and says it’s an ambush! Before Page can react, he’s jumped by

Scott Steiner

,

Konnan

,

Vincent

, and

Scott Norton

! The nWo contingent lays waste to Page -- until a foaming-at-the-mouth

Rick Steiner

comes flying into the room with a lead pipe! Vincent gets a pipe to the stomach as Konnan and Scott Steiner get away, with DDP doubled over on the ground.

Rating

: 73 (B-; match); 89 (A; brawl)

</div>

In the back,

Eddy Guerrero

is with

“Mean” Gene

. Gene asks if Eddy’s loss tonight has him worried about dropping the Cruiserweight belt to Chavo this weekend. Eddy gets offended, saying that Mysterio got lucky. When it comes down to it, neither Rey nor Chavo are on his level, and they’re disgraces to Mexican wrestling. At that moment, his tag partner from earlier,

Chris Jericho

hits the screen, getting in Eddy’s face. “You made me look bad, you

idiot

,” Jericho says. “Now I’m gonna hear about *whiny voice* Rey Mysterio, Rey Mysterio all week heading into SuperBrawl, and I’m already sick of it, you moron.” Eddy tells him not to cry when Rey beats him again this Sunday!

Rating

: 75 (B-)

</div>

vs.

Bill Goldberg

vs.

Lord Steven Regal

By the third time they’d stepped in the ring together, Goldberg had Regal’s number completely. It was futile to expect Regal to come anywhere close to Goldberg in this one. He was quickly dispatched with a Jackhammer and a Spear yet again.

Rating

: 60 ©

</div>

In the ring,

Tony Schiavone

introduces

Sting

and

The Giant

to interview about their match against The Outsiders later tonight. The Giant says they’re here to show the nWo who’s boss in these parts, and Sting says this is the next step in ridding WCW of the new World order.

They’re interrupted by

Eric Bischoff

and

The Outsiders

from the top of the aisle, who issue a warning: that tonight, after they’re done picking these losers apart, they’re taking the WCW World Heavyweight belt back and sending The Giant back to the circus where he belongs!

Rating

: 89 (A)

</div>

After a break, we get a quick shot of

Chavo Guerrero Jr.

on the WCW Hotline, where you can call in and ask his thoughts about his Cruiserweight title shot this weekend!

“Mean” Gene

stands by with the victorious

Bill Goldberg

, asking him what his plans are moving forward. Goldberg says he’s here in WCW to beat the hell out of everybody. He’s not gonna miss out on a pay-per-view payday, so this Sunday at SuperBrawl, he’s challenging any wrestler in the dressing room to meet him in the ring. So the question is… WHO’S NEXT?!

Rating

: 54 (C-; Hotline); 79 (B; promo)

</div>

vs.

Booker T w/Stevie Ray & Jacqueline Moore

vs.

Wrath w/Mortis & James Vandenberg

Booker matched Wrath in the toughness factor and looked to use his superior athleticism to win this one, but it was never to be. Mortis slid in the ring and attacked Booker from behind, forcing Nick Patrick to call for the disqualification.

With Vandenberg barking orders, Mortis and Wrath proceed to take out the Tag Team Champions. A Chokeslam to Stevie Ray and a Flatliner to Booker later, Mortis and Wrath stand tall heading into the match at SuperBrawl.

Rating

: 71 (B-; match); 79 (B; post-match)

</div>

Back in

JJ Dillon’s

office,

Ric Flair

knocks on the door. He calmly asks Dillon to let him take on Raven this Sunday, but JJ continues to balk. He says he can’t in good conscience let Flair in the ring with Raven and Benoit after he’s seen him take beatings like this. He knows Flair and what he would do to get his hands on those guys, but as a friend, he can’t allow it.

Flair continues to pester JJ, eventually pleading with him. Man-to-man, Flair needs this. He says between those ropes, there’s nobody who can go toe-to-toe with “The Nature Boy,” and he’s been staring at the ceiling at night thinking about what he’s going to do when he gets his hands on The Flock. He says that if JJ truly considers himself a friend, he knows that Ric needs to be able to handle his business on his own. JJ takes a moment, sighs, and tells him that he will book Flair and Dean Malenko against Benoit and Raven this Sunday. But let it be known that it will not be officially sanctioned by WCW - if something happens to Flair in this match, it will not be covered by WCW’s insurance and WCW will not be paying the medical bills. Flair thanks Dillon, shakes his hand, and hugs him.

Rating

: 75 (B-)

</div>

vs.

Ray Traylor

vs.

Randy Savage w/ “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan, Brian Adams, & Elizabeth

The nWo presence at ringside was far too much for Traylor here. Despite Savage’s inferior size, he was able to take the win after Brian Adams clubbed Traylor in the back of the head behind Mickey Jay’s back. A Flying Elbow ended it.

After the match,

Hogan

grabs a mic:

“With Macho Man and Big Brian Adams on the same page as Hollywood, jack, the nWo is unstoppable!”

“DIG IT!!” Savage adds, with Hogan cackling.

Rating

: 76 (B-; match); 89 (A; promo)

</div>

Next, Tony gives us a Saturday Night preview:

Mongo

defends the TV Title vs.

Hammer

,

Buff Bagwell

is in action, and the enigmatic blonde member of The Flock seated next to Raven has signed a contract and will be in the ring this Saturday - we have learned that his name is

Edge

.

Rating

: 64 ©

</div>

vs.

Sting and The Giant

vs.

The Outsiders w/Eric Bischoff

As you would expect, there was no love lost between these four competitors. Bischoff inserted himself as the X-factor here, grabbing Sting’s World Heavyweight Title from ringside. The finish came during a fracas, as Mickey Jay was dealing with Nash and Sting. Bischoff slid the belt in the ring, and Hall nailed Giant with a low blow, followed up by a shot with the championship belt! He slid it out of the ring and made the cover for a huge victory.

After the match, the nWo gets a definitive one-up on Sting and Giant. Nash grabs a chair from ringside and slams it into the back of The Giant a handful of times before he and Hall shove him out of the ring with their feet (with considerable effort). Sting tries to come to his aid, but he’s tossed aside by Nash. The numbers game is too much for The Stinger - he receives a Jackknife and Outsider’s Edge for his efforts. Bischoff and Nash add insult to injury as they grab the World Title and wrap it around the waist of Scott Hall! Tenay wonders aloud: with six nights to go until SuperBrawl, will this be the sight after the pay-per-view?!

Rating

: 81 (B; match); 90 (A; beatdown)

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Overall Show Rating

: 85 (B+). This show increased our popularity in 22 regions.

Backstage Notes

: None.

WCW Monday Nitro Quick Results

Rey Mysterio Jr. and Chavo Guerrero Jr.

vs. Chris Jericho and Eddy Guerrero

Dean Malenko w/The Horsemen vs.

Chris Benoit w/The Flock

Non-Title Match

Diamond Dallas Page vs.

Meng w/The Barbarian & Jimmy Hart (count-out)

Bill Goldberg

vs. Lord Steven Regal

Booker T w/Stevie Ray & Jacqueline Moore (DQ)

vs. Wrath w/Mortis & James Vandenberg

Ray Traylor vs.

Randy Savage w/ “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan, Brian Adams, & Elizabeth

Sting and The Giant vs.

The Outsiders w/Eric Bischoff

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I forgot to write down the rating for the Hennig promo and I'm having trouble getting into TEW (of course

). I'm just gonna post the show and I'll go back and edit it later.

EDIT: Done.

August 8, 2021

Simon Diamond & Chris Vaughn vs. Ekmo & Sonny Siaki

Comments:

Chris Sabin vs. Amazing Red

Comments: I think Red might win this if you like him more, but I like Sabin more, so I'm going with him.

Jeff Hardy vs. Jason Cross

Comments:

Savio Vega & Ray Gonzalez vs. Jeff Jarrett & Chris Kanyon

Comments: Can't imagine Jeff will allow a loss here unless it's a super protected DQ, but I honestly don't really see the point in that, so I'm going with a cheap win here.

August 8, 2021

TNA World Heavyweight Championship tournament final

Jeff Jarrett vs. "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles

Comment: Creating a chase seems like the right thing to do here.

"The Icon" Sting vs. "The Outsider" Scott Hall

Comment: I wouldn't be upset with Hall winning, but I think you can only trust him so far, and Sting is a far safer choice.

TNA Tag Team Championship tournament final

America's Most Wanted vs. 3 Live Kru

Comment: Toss-up, but I'm a Konnan guy.

Raven's Rules match

Raven vs. "The Monster" Abyss

Comment: I don't think Abyss is quite there yet.

"Hot Rod" Roddy Piper vs. CM Punk

Comment: Not sure it'll be clean, but I think this is set up for Punk. Interference maybe?

"The Charismatic Enigma" Jeff Hardy vs. ???

Comment: Jeff just debuted, he's not losing yet.

Bonus Question:

Who will be the "Special Enforcer" in the main event? I'm team Lex Luger forever!

August 6, 2021

<p>WCW Monday Nitro Preview: Week 3, February 1998</p><p> </p><p>

</p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> <div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:5px;background: #F1F1F1; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><img alt="sxWjZ5C.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sxWjZ5C.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WCW Monday Nitro</span></strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">

</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Monday, Week 3, February 1998</em></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>

Rochester County War Memorial; Rochester, NY</em></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">On the final edition of Nitro before SuperBrawl, we have a jam-packed event live from New York! In a colossal main event, two matchups from the pay-per-view combine into a big-time tag match, as Sting teams with The Giant against The Outsiders! Which group will get the upper hand headed into their respective clashes this Sunday?</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Not only that, but the card is stacked from top to bottom. Cruiserweight action ensues early, with Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Rey Mysterio Jr. teaming up against Chris Jericho and Eddy Guerrero; Chris Benoit along with his new allies, Raven and The Flock, takes on his former friend and fellow technician Dean Malenko; and DDP goes one-on-one with the monster Meng! Catch all this action, and more, by tuning in this Monday night!</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>The card announced thus far is as follows:</em></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Chris Jericho & Eddy Guerrero</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Dean Malenko w/The Horsemen vs. Chris Benoit w/The Flock</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Non-Title Match</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Diamond Dallas Page w/Kimberly Page vs. Meng w/The Barbarian & Jimmy Hart</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Bill Goldberg vs. Lord Steven Regal</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Booker T w/Stevie Ray & Jacqueline Moore vs. Wrath w/Mortis & James Vandenberg</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Sting & The Giant vs. The Outsiders</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div>

August 6, 2021

<p>WCW Saturday Night: Saturday, Week 2, February 1998</p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><img alt="UM1H8eJ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UM1H8eJ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WCW Saturday Night</span></strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">

</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Saturday, Week 2, February 1998</em></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>

Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center; Roxbury, MA</em></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:5px;background: #F1F1F1; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Tony Schiavone</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> and </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Mike Tenay</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> bring us to the broadcast as we get a quick recap of Nitro and a rundown of SuperBrawl with the matches announced so far. At the eighth edition of the event, we have </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Sting</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> taking on </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Scott Hall</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">, </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Lex Luger</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> taking on </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Curt Hennig</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">, and three other titles on the line! Tenay hypes the event by calling it a “must watch” as it could shape WCW’s future moving forward.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 82 (B)</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><img alt="uRNyyoG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uRNyyoG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:5px;background: #F1F1F1; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rey Mysterio Jr.</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Kidman w/The Flock</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Despite Kidman’s change in attitude, he was still a formidable competitor. He gave Mysterio a run, but Rey eventually finished him off with a Hurricanrana from the top rope.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Tenay enters the ring for an interview, informing the audience that Mysterio has staked his claim for a Cruiserweight Championship shot after SuperBrawl. As Mysterio explains why he feels he deserves it, he’s interrupted by </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Eddy Guerrero</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">, the champion, who says there’s no way Eddy is going to give Rey a shot because he’s 1997’s old news. Rey clarifies though -- he says that he didn’t mean a title shot against Eddy, he meant that after SuperBrawl, he’d be taking on the </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>new</em></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> Cruiserweight Champion, Chavo Guerrero Jr.!</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 74 (B-; match); 73 (B-; post-match)</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><img alt="uRNyyoG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uRNyyoG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:5px;background: #F1F1F1; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Next up, </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Buff Bagwell</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> is in the back flanked by </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Scott Norton</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> and </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Konnan</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">. Despite his loss to Rick Steiner on Monday, Bagwell has no shortage of confidence. He says that Scott Steiner is busy with more important things like bringing the US Title to the nWo, and so Buff is gonna make sure Rick doesn’t stick his nose where it doesn’t belong at SuperBrawl.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 84 (B+)</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><img alt="uRNyyoG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uRNyyoG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:5px;background: #F1F1F1; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Bill Goldberg</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Steve Bradley</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Steve Bradley didn’t last long in his attempt to knock off the monster Bill Goldberg, who improved to a spotless 32-0 after a dominant Spear and Jackhammer in only a few minutes.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 51 (D+)</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><img alt="uRNyyoG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uRNyyoG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:5px;background: #F1F1F1; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">A quick recap airs, showing the continued advances on </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Kimberly Page</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> made by </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Scott Steiner</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> as he heads into a United States Championship match with </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Diamond Dallas Page</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> at SuperBrawl.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 76 (B-)</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><img alt="uRNyyoG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uRNyyoG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:5px;background: #F1F1F1; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">In the back, </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Bill Goldberg</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> is stopped by </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>"Mean" Gene Okerlund</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">, who lets him know that Lord Steven Regal has requested another match with him this coming Monday. Goldberg, ever the short and sweet speaker, exclaims that if Regal wants to get his ass kicked one more time, he has no problem doing it again - “Regal, you’re ON!!”</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 88 (B+)</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><img alt="uRNyyoG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uRNyyoG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:5px;background: #F1F1F1; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Riggs and Hammer w/The Flock</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Scott Putski & Evan Karagias</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Karagias and Putski are two newcomers looking to cut their teeth where the big boys play, and they have shown some promise, though they were outmatched in this one. Riggs submitted Putski with a crossface chickenwing to end it.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 48 (D+)</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><img alt="uRNyyoG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uRNyyoG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:5px;background: #F1F1F1; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">After a break we have a short pre-taped promo by </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>"The Total Package" Lex Luger</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">, who expresses disappointment in his loss on Monday night, but nevertheless says that at SuperBrawl, he’s going to take out Curt Hennig, and because Curt tried to end his career and his livelihood, this is about pride, not the WCW against the nWo. He wants Curt man-to-man, no outside nWo presence, just the two of them facing off like men!</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 92 (A)</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><img alt="uRNyyoG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uRNyyoG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:5px;background: #F1F1F1; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Before our next match, we get a recap of </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Randy Savage</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> accepting a tag team challenge from </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>The Hart Family</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> on behalf of himself and </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Hulk Hogan</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">, much to the bewilderment of Hogan and </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Eric Bischoff</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>The British Bulldog</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Ice Train</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Two big, strong men faced off in this one, but Davey Boy had the edge in the athleticism department and used that to his advantage, finishing the contest off with a Running Powerslam.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 79 (B; recap); 62 (C; match)</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><img alt="uRNyyoG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uRNyyoG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:5px;background: #F1F1F1; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">With the Bulldog hitting the corners to celebrate, Schiavone and Tenay hype this Monday’s Nitro, the final stop on the road to SuperBrawl: notably, </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Diamond Dallas Page</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> faces off with Meng, as </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>The Outsiders</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> take on the team of </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>The Giant and Sting</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">!</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 78 (B)</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><img alt="uRNyyoG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uRNyyoG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:5px;background: #F1F1F1; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Overall Show Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 76 (B-)</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Backstage Notes</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: None.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WCW Saturday Night Quick Results</span></strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rey Mysterio Jr.</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. Kidman w/The Flock</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Bill Goldberg</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. Steve Bradley</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Scott Putski & Evan Karagias vs. </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Riggs and Hammer w/The Flock</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>The British Bulldog</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. Ice Train</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p>

August 2, 2021

That's also how baseball teams like the Yankees make so much money these days. They don't fill the ballpark every day and make all their money off concessions and beer, they make it off of the insane TV and media deals. The live show product (or game product, in the Yankees case) is a secondary or tertiary priority in their business nowadays. That graph is a really cool visualization that makes a lot of sense.

August 2, 2021

NWA Championship

Jeff Jarrett © vs. Ray Gonzalez

Comments: Totally not confident here, but it would be kind of cool to get the Puerto Rican guys a shock win while getting the NWA Championship out of TNA and continuing Jarrett's chaotic storyline. And it shouldn't do *too* much to Jarrett's pop given the location.

Four Way X-Division Shootout

Amazing Red vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Kid Kash vs. Silas Young

Comments: I could see Kash taking this too but I'm going with Red.

NWA World Tag Team Championship

Comments:

Grudge Match

BG James vs. Dustin Rhodes

Comments: I get the feeling the 3LK guys are kind of petering out, so I'm going with the fresh heel.

Interpromotional Tag Team Match

Apolo & AJ Styles vs. Glamour Boy Shane & Elix Skipper

Comments:

TNA X-Division Championship

Comments:

TNA World Heavyweight Championship

Comments: You've done a good job booking this feud because I do think there's a chance Awesome takes the belt here. but I'm gonna roll with the Stinger.

Bonus Question

Who is the new signing that will debut tonight?: I think Carlito is a cool idea but for the sake of being different I'll just come out of left field - Alex Shelley.

August 2, 2021

WCW Monday Nitro: Week 2, February 1998

WCW Monday Nitro

Monday, Week 2, February 1998

The Assembly Hall; Bloomington, IN

With fireworks exploding and "Mean Streets" blaring, Tony Schiavone welcomes the audience to the show, just thirteen nights away from SuperBrawl VIII! He, "Brain," and Mike Tenay preview tonight's episode, including a rematch between

Lord Steven Regal

and

Bill Goldberg

, the main event between

"The Total Package" Lex Luger

and

Scott Hall

, and a clash between

Scott "Flash" Norton

and

Bret Hart

!

Speaking of the devil, the music of "The Hitman" plays from the PA system as he and

Davey Boy Smith

hit the ring sans Jim Neidhart following the nWo assaults last Monday Night. Hart grabs a microphone and he is all business. He says he's out here to issue a challenge to that thug "Hollywood" Hogan after being jumped week after week. He says that his brother-in-law is tough as nails and he'll be back in this ring sooner rather than later, but Bret wants to end this in thirteen nights.

"You're afraid, aren't you, Hogan? You know that I'm the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be, and you don't want your façade to be broken. You and I both know that I'm a better wrestler than you, and that's why you've got your tail between your legs – at SuperBrawl, Hogan, me and you, let's do it!"

Rating

: 73 (B-; opening); 94 (A; promo)

</div>

vs.

Alex Wright

As has been the case over the past few weeks on Saturday Night, James Vandenberg inexplicably watched Wright from the aisleway, grinning and nodding, Mortis and Wrath by his side. Perhaps for this reason, Wright's head wasn't quite in the game, as he got caught with a huge knee lift and then the Mongo Spike as McMichael picked up the win to retain.

Unlike previous weeks, however, Vandenberg does not turn to the back. The trio walk down to the ring this time, past a confused Mongo as if he wasn't even there. They enter the ring with Wright making his way to his feet, clutching his neck. "What do you want from me?!" Wright yells, as Mortis and Wrath suddenly attack! Tenay yelps as a brutal beatdown ensues. After a Flatliner by Mortis, Vandenberg says to pick him up. Wrath tosses the limp carcass of Wright over his shoulder as they walk to the backstage area. "What in the world is going on?!" asks Schiavone, to no answer.

Rating

: 57 (C-; match); 76 (B-; post-match)

</div>

After a commercial,

Rick Steiner

stomps out to no music. He grabs a microphone as Heenan mutters "oh boy."

"SCOTTTAAY! WHERE ARE YOU, BROTHER?! WEEK AFTER WEEK YOU WON'T COME OUT AND FIGHT ME, LET'S DO IT NOW!"

With Steiner in the ring ranting and rambling in a barely coherent manner, the nWo music hits. After a brief pause, we don't get Scott Steiner, but we get

Buff Bagwell

alongside

Vincent

and

Scott Norton

. Buff says Scott's busy because he's got bigger things going on like bringing that US Title to the new World order. Rick says that he doesn't give a crap what nWo cronies he has to beat to get to Scott – he says he'll kick Buff's ass RIGHT HERE TONIGHT! Buff balks and waves his arms no, but the crowd is fired up! Steiner says if Buff doesn't want to see him in the ring, he'll come to him! Rick rolls out of the ring, grabs a steel chair, and walks up the aisle way toward the nWo trio, who back away! Vincent goes for a sneak attack, but gets a chair to the gut and the back! Steiner swings wildly as Norton and Bagwell head for the hills – Steiner continues to whale on Vincent, who convulses with each strike, before Rick is pulled away by officials!

Rating

: 84 (B+)

</div>

vs.

Harlem Heat

vs.

Sick Boy & Lodi w/The Flock

Despite the imposing Flock just inside the steel guard rail, the Tag Team Champions showed exactly why they are a force to be reckoned with. During this match, Tony passed along the announcement that Buff Bagwell would go one-on-one with Rick Steiner later on tonight! Shortly thereafter, Stevie Ray finished off Sick Boy with a huge 110th Street Slam.

Rating

: 71 (B-)

</div>

In the back,

"Mean" Gene Okerlund

is standing by with the United States Champion,

Diamond Dallas Page

. Before the interview starts, however,

Kimberly Page

enters the frame and whispers to Dallas, who follows her offscreen. Gene, confused, follows along with the camera as they head to Kimberly's locker room.

Resting in Kimberly's locker is an obnoxiously large bouquet of roses and a box of chocolates in the shape of a heart. As she hands Page the card that came with the gift – he reads the signature aloud - "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner (what the heck is "Big Poppa Pump?!" shouts Tenay)! This enrages DDP, who rips apart the box of chocolates and tosses the flowers across the room. He grabs Gene's microphone and stares directly into the camera:

"YOU'RE DEAD AT SUPERBRAWL, STEINER. ENOUGH. IT'S OVER! YOU'RE GONNA FEEL…THE…BANG!"

Rating

: 89 (A)

</div>

Shortly thereafter, we get a mock interview backstage with

Eric Bischoff

on the mic in a tuxedo. He does a crude Gene Okerlund impression and introduces his guests,

Curt Hennig

and

Rick Rude

. When asked about Lex Luger interfering in his match last week and costing him the US Title, Hennig looks at Bischoff rather unenthused. Curt jumps right to SuperBrawl, and he's got a pretty short message for "The Total Package." He says that in thirteen nights, he's going to do what the new World order has failed to do for over a year and a half—he glares at Eric after saying this—and he's going to finish what he started two weeks ago when he finally, mercifully ends the career of Lex Luger.

Rating

: 92 (A)

</div>

vs.

The Giant

vs.

Hugh Morrus

The audience basically got what it expected here, and Morrus made The Giant look like a million bucks. He tried for the No Laughing Matter very early, but The Giant was already up on his feet and caught him! Giant wrapped his massive hand around the neck of Morrus and finished him off with a massive Chokeslam. He covered with one hand for the academic three count.

Tenay walks down to the ring for an interview with The Giant, who has stated he would call out Kevin Nash here tonight. He does so, but just like Scott Steiner and "Hollywood" Hogan earlier tonight, Nash does not appear. Instead, we get

Eric Bischoff

again, and Eric grins and claps on his way down to the ring. He tells Giant that he's been impressive as of late and Kevin can't wait to take him on at SuperBrawl. But Kevin couldn't be here tonight as he had other matters to attend to…or The Giant isn't worth his time. Giant laughs as Bischoff continues to excoriate him. Out of nowhere, a massive man with a clearly fake mustache and thin, wiry glasses climbs over the railing behind The Giant and slides in the ring – it's

Kevin Nash

! Nash nails Giant in the back of the head with an elbow and starts the assault! He slowly pulls off the mustache and glasses for a mock reveal as he laughs and continues to put a beatdown on the stunned Giant. Bischoff gets a few kicks in as well, but as Nash sets Giant up for the Jackknife,

Sting

rappels down from the rafters, bat in hand! Before he even hits the ring, Nash and Bischoff have already gotten out of Dodge, with Sting helping The Giant to his feet.

Rating

: 69 (C+; match); 89 (A; confrontation)

</div>

Next,

Rey Mysterio Jr.

is in the back with

"Mean" Gene Okerlund

talking about Chris Jericho. Mysterio says that he's been successful as of late and is looking for a shot at the Cruiserweight Title. He says there's a lot of similarities between Jericho and the Cruiserweight Champion Eddy Guerrero, namely that their attitudes are a disgrace to lucha wrestling and the WCW Cruiserweight belt. He fully endorses Chavo Guerrero Jr. to defeat his uncle Eddy at SuperBrawl, and says that regardless, once he takes care of "Lionheart" – he's up next!

Rating

: 64 ©

</div>

vs.

Rick Steiner

vs.

Buff Bagwell w/Scott Norton & Vincent

Buff did his best to slide around and take out the much stronger Rick Steiner using his underrated technical ability, but Steiner was a man on a mission here. He ably defended himself against the obligatory nWo distractions and convincingly took out Bagwell with a Steiner Driver.

Rating

: 75 (B-)

</div>

As Steiner and the nWo clear ringside,

The Flock

hop over the railing and into the ring. Raven sits in the corner as Kidman fetches him a mic. Before he can really get started, though, he is interrupted by the arrival of

Ric Flair

,

Arn Anderson

,

Dean Malenko

, and

Steve McMichael

! Mongo grabs Flair a microphone as The Flock stand between the leaders of the respective factions, Benoit in the back with Raven. Raven orders his men to stand aside, still seated in the corner. Mongo barks at Raven to stand up when Ric is talking, but Raven pays him no mind. He steps closer and Benoit steps in the way, shoving the Television Champion! Mongo, finger in Benoit's face, tells him he better step back, boy—and when Hammer goes to grab his arm, Mongo fights back, beginning a brawl!

A fracas ensues as Raven observes. The Flock's numbers game is far too much for the Horsemen, who don't even need Raven to swarm Flair, Mongo, Malenko, and the retired Anderson. With the others dispatched, Raven slides under the ropes, where The Flock have brought "The Nature Boy" into the aisleway. He lands right hand after right hand to the skull of Flair, cutting him open. Benoit tosses him into the guard rail, and Raven finishes the brutal, bloody assault with a DDT onto the floor, leaving Flair twitching but otherwise motionless. Garbage flies through the air from the crowd as Raven soaks in the boos and medical officials come to the aid of the legendary Ric Flair.

Bobby Heenan has just one observation: "this Raven is a nut, Tony, we might be seeing the end of the Four Horsemen and even WCW as we know it…"

Rating

: 85 (B+)

</div>

The following announcement has been paid for…by the new World order…

A classic nWo ad plays with

Scott Steiner

and the #1 contender to the World Title, the World War 3 winner,

Scott Hall

.

Steiner asks if Kimberly liked the gift that she got from "Big Poppa Pump," and he'd be happy to take her away from that white trash slob DDP and show her why he's a genetic freak! He says that once he's got DDP's belt and his girl, he's gonna put his idiot brother Rick down for good!

Hall loves that idea, and another idea he loves is beating the ever living crap out of Sting, taking his big gold belt, and bringing it back where it belongs, to the en…Dubya…oh!

vs.

Bill Goldberg

vs.

Lord Steven Regal

Unlike two weeks ago, when Regal tried to escape with a disqualification (this time pulling out brass knuckles he hid in the turnbuckle), Goldberg saw it coming and ducked into a Spear! He lifted him up for the Jackhammer in about a minute, completely dominating the blue blood.

Rating

: 88 (B+; nWo ad); 60 (C; match)

</div>

At the top of the aisle,

"Mean" Gene

stands by, calling out his guest,

Chavo Guerrero Jr.

When asked about what makes him think he's better than his uncle Eddy, Chavo explains that while Eddy thinks he's the brains of the Guerrero family, Chavito is the heart, and—

He's pulled away by the arriving

Chris Jericho

, though! Jericho complains that this was supposed to be

his

interview time, a claim that Okerlund, ever the professional, rebukes, scolding "Lionheart." Jericho gives Chavo a bump with his shoulder and Chavo returns the favor with a slap to the face! In the fracas, however, Chavo is clubbed from behind with the Cruiserweight belt by

Eddy Guerrero

! Jericho gets in a couple of stomps as Eddy makes his way to the back, holding up the belt, as quickly as he arrived! Tenay wonders aloud whether this was the plan all along, to which Heenan replies, "from one 'Brain' to another, I can tell you who's winning that match at SuperBrawl, and it ain't the guy face down on the ground right now, Tenay!"

Rating

: 69 (C+)

</div>

Backstage,

"The Total Package" Lex Luger

is warming up for his main event contest against Scott Hall, when he's approached by not just

Diamond Dallas Page

, but his friend

Sting

! Page's eyes continue to bulge out of his head as he and the World Heavyweight Champion offer to repay Luger by accompanying him to the ring tonight. Page begs Scott Steiner to show his face.

Lex, though he appreciates the offer, tells them that he knows there will be nWo interference. But that isn't what matters. Lex explains that through all of the trials and tribulations, the nWo, WCW, only one thing matters. "And that," Luger says as he taps the big gold belt slung over Sting's shoulder, "is that one thing." Luger admits that he won't get any closer to that belt unless he beats Hall straight up, and he walks off.

Rating

: 93 (A)

</div>

vs.

Bret "The Hitman" Hart w/Davey Boy Smith

vs.

Scott Norton w/Vincent

As "The Hitman" so often does, he found a way to use Norton's power, speed, and balance against him, with his brother-in-law taking care of the annoyance of Vincent along the outside. After wearing down the big man, he locked in the Sharpshooter for the win.

After the match, his celebration is interrupted by

"Hollywood" Hogan

,

"Macho Man" Randy Savage

, and

Eric Bischoff

. They mock the Bulldog and Bret for the parking lot attack last week and for the injury to Neidhart, and Hart grabs a mic of his own. He tells them it's put up or shut up time – he knows that Hogan will talk, cheap shot him from behind, and do anything it takes not to step into the ring with him man-to-man. So he proposes something different: at SuperBrawl, Bret challenges Hogan and Savage to a tag team match against himself and Davey Boy! After a moment of hesitation, Hogan laughs.

"What makes you think you deserve to

ever

get in the ring against 'Hollywood,' brother?! I'm the biggest star in the history of this business! I put jobbers like you on the map just by saying your name on television! I don't think—"

"YOU'RE ON, 'HITMAN'! OOOOOH YEAHHHH!"

The crowd erupts at Savage, who cuts off Hogan, and Eric's eyes open wide, his jaw slack with shock. Eric and Hogan try to call it off, but Savage is set on it – he has accepted Bret's challenge on behalf of himself and Hogan! The three argue their way to the back as Bret and the Bulldog look on, satisfied.

Rating

: 76 (B-; match); 90 (A; confrontation)

</div>

Next, we have a Saturday Night preview: this weekend,

The British Bulldog

will take on another powerhouse in

Ice Train

, while the new team of

Rick Martel and Disco Inferno

will also be in action!

vs.

Lex Luger

vs.

Scott Hall w/Kevin Nash, Curt Hennig, & Rick Rude

Boy, was Luger right about the new World order contingent. With some crafty heavy hitters at ringside, neither Lex nor referee Mickey Jay was able to keep a handle on all the distractions. The Giant and Diamond Dallas Page started to make their way down to the ring about halfway through, but a defiant Luger adamantly motioned for them to get to the back! It was this stubbornness that led to his downfall – when he tried to lift Hall for the Torture Rack, Nash got up on the apron to distract Jay. As he did so, Hennig slid in the other side of the ring and landed a chop block, taking out the knee of "The Total Package" and allowing Hall to recover with a low blow and the Outsider's Edge for the pinfall victory!

After the match, Hennig slides into the ring and starts a beatdown on Luger. Hall and Nash get their potshots in and start to taunt Sting, daring him to come down from the rafters. Having seen enough, Page and Giant eventually come down to the ring anyway, and as soon as the nWo set their sights on the new arrivals,

Sting

rappels down from the ceiling for the second time tonight! A scrum ensues, in the middle of which, The Giant has his hand around the throat of Rick Rude, but he gets a low blow from behind by Kevin Nash for the save! Hall ducks a swing of the baseball bat as he slides under the ropes and grabs Nash's leg, the nWo retreating!

Sting walks over to the recovering Luger and tries to help him up, but Lex pushes his arm away. Despite WCW coming to his aid, Luger is extremely disappointed in his loss as he huddles by himself in the corner. Page, Giant, and Sting throw some encouraging words his way and pat him on the back as he accepts their help and the four raise their hands to a standing ovation to end the show!

Rating

: 76 (B-; match); 90 (A; post-match)

</div>

Overall Show Rating

: 86 (B+). This show increased our popularity in 22 regions.

Backstage Notes

: Before the show, Lex Luger talked a bit too much about how he's really the hottest act in WCW and should have the belt, and Rick Martel needled him to the point where they got into a little scuffle. Martel got the better of it though, and Luger was warned to stop being obnoxious. Also, Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Sullivan were found talking about Page's recent storylines and character, and have become good friends.

WCW Monday Nitro Quick Results

WCW Television Championship

vs. Alex Wright

Non-Title Match

Harlem Heat w/Jacqueline Moore

vs. Sick Boy & Lodi w/The Flock

The Giant

vs. Hugh Morrus

Rick Steiner

vs. Buff Bagwell w/Scott Norton & Vincent

Bill Goldberg

vs. Lord Steven Regal

Bret "The Hitman" Hart

vs. Scott Norton

Lex Luger vs.

Scott Hall

</div>

Went with a new format this time, adapted from The Lloyd's SWF diary. Let me know if this looks better than the old one!

July 27, 2021

I haven't watched in a while, but I 100% agree with keeping Punk and Bryan away from the belt to start. There's no need to hotshot them at all. Build them back in with interesting stories and matches at first.

July 24, 2021

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="TheBigBad1013" data-cite="TheBigBad1013" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51706" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I am/was a big time WCW fan so I'll definitely be following this!<p> </p><p> WCW Television Championship</p><p> Steve “Mongo” McMichael © vs. <strong>Alex Wright</strong></p><p> <em>Alex is so much more talented, but Mongo was the bigger star. I'd love for Alex to win it though so I'm going with him</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I've been poking around your TNA diary as well man, good stuff! I'll have to stop being a lurker. And Alex Wright is great. One of my favorites whenever he pops up in old WCW, especially during his heel run.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Mootinie" data-cite="Mootinie" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51706" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>The grade on that Saturday Night main event, woof. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> The Giant isn't putting on five star classics, unfortunately. Who would've thought? </p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Mootinie" data-cite="Mootinie" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51706" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>WCW Television Championship<p> <strong>Steve “Mongo” McMichael ©</strong> vs. Alex Wright</p><p> <em>Your boy is not dropping it here.</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Kijar" data-cite="Kijar" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51706" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Mongo by a mile</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> That's what I'm talking about!</p>

July 24, 2021

Sorry to hear man, hopefully you can find some more inspiration at some point because you're a staple around these parts! Regardless, even if you aren't around the boards as much, I'm sure we can keep in touch via Discord and whatnot.

July 24, 2021

<p>Jerry Lynn, La Chicano & Jerrelle Clark vs. <strong>Elix Skipper, Kid Kash & Silas Young</strong></p><p>

Comments: <em>Skipper is involved with Styles, so I'll go with his team.</em></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Chris Harris & James Storm</strong> vs. Joe E. Legend & Kenny Omega</p><p>

Comments: <em>I see what you're doing here, and it's good, but AMW isn't losing this. Probably a DQ.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Ron Killings vs. <strong>CM Punk</strong></p><p>

Comments: <em>I picked Punk, so he's probably dead.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Hernandez vs. <strong>Mike Awesome</strong></p><p>

Comments: <em>Hernandez is cool. Awesome is awesome.</em></p>

July 21, 2021

Vince doesn't care about NXT. It has succeeded in one thing and that is attracting a live gate, which should be a given for any WWE show when you've been pretty much the only game in town for over 15 to 20 years.

Otherwise it's been a resounding failure. It didn't cut the legs off indie shows running WM weekend, it didn't sell Network subs, it didn't stop NJPW's US expansion, it barely slowed down RoH's upward momentum and it didn't stop AEW from winning the demo. More than anything it's killed Triple H's career as a WWE executive because there's no way he'll get RAW and Smackdown provided NXT is a failure.

Kross losing was Vince sending a message about how he views NXT. Triple H got run off Wednesday nights by a money mark with an Observer subscription because the only idea he had was to hot-shot big matches. It's got to be a personal embarrassment for Vince to have a WWE property like NXT repeatedly failing to get into the Top 50 when the Demo's come in. No wonder he treats it like a black sheep, I think I would too if I were him.

I think the opposite way of looking at this is Vince didn't like NXT in 2015-2016 getting way more hype and excitement than his main roster product, so he started, consciously or subconsciously, undercutting the male talent that came up around that time (basically anyone not named Kevin Owens and arguably Finn Balor). With that happening year after year, callup after callup, from Neville to Sami Zayn to Nakamura to Samoa Joe to AOP to Sanity to Bobby Roode to Andrade to Aleister Black, the NXT brand is nothing to get excited about because you know they're going to get the rug pulled out on the main roster. That's a big part of why I haven't watched in a while. It's almost exactly the same target audience as AEW, but it's *treated* like a minor league by the main roster, whereas AEW is not.

That plus the stagnant upper card roster with stop-start main roster appearances (Gargano, Ciampa, the UE guys, etc.) is just a recipe for disaster. To me, the failure of NXT is entirely on Vince for treating it like a child company if the plan was for it to be more than that.

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