mad5226 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 The end of 1998 was a complete disaster for WCW. Their rating had slowly been dropping off. While their rival the WWF was pushing boundaries with the likes of The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin, WCW couldn’t seem to do anything right. They blew the biggest feud the world had ever seen with Hollywood Hogan and Sting. Completely dropped the ball with the arrival of Bret Hart, and now their biggest debacle to date, Starcade 1998 Goldberg dropped his title and ended his unprecedented winning streak to the likes of Kevin Nash. This is when I came in. My name is Clayton Adams, and while most of you have probably never heard of me I have been the writer of the three biggest television programs in the US. While this doesn’t always transfer over to the world of wrestling Mr. Turner has decided it’s enough to at least get my foot in the door. With the AOL Time Warner merger rumor gaining more and more fire, Mr. Turner has started paying more attention to WCW and he wants to see improvements before there is no longer anything he can do about it. I have been told that my duty here is strictly that of an advisory role. I have no say in the card, nor does anyone on the writing team have to listen to any of my ideas. It may not sound like the best job in the world, but for the amount of money I’m making doing it I’d be a fool to pass it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistaken Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 there are a rash of WCW diaries starting up. This sounds interesting and I will keep poking in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juggaloninjalee Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I love WCW diaries! Espescially between 1998 - 2001. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad5226 Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 The first official show of the year, WCW Nitro is taking place is front of a sold out crowd in South Carolina. I didn’t make any of the booking meetings this week, nor have I talked to much of the staff. Instead I have been setting up my office and going over the roster to get an idea of what is going on here. One look at the roster however and it isn’t very hard to see. The roster is grossly inflated, the “stars” of the show are all old enough to get a senior citizen discount at Denny’s, and to say the locker room is divided would be the understatement of the century. In their defense however, they do have a lot of stars currently out due to injury. Getting them back could go a long way with getting this company back on track. I jot down a few notes that I want to bring up at the next meeting, knowing all too well they will fall on deaf ears, then head to the arena to get a front row seat of my new company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad5226 Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 WCW Monday Nitro Live from the BI-LO Center in Greenville, SC Live on TNT WCW Heavyweight Championship: Kevin Nash © Vs. Hollywood Hogan Ric Flair Vs. Scott Steiner Benoit and Malenko Vs. The Faces of Fear Chris Jericho Vs. Raven Kaz Hayashi Vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. Vs. La Parka Kurt Hennig W/ Eric Bischoff Vs. The Giant Booker T Vs. Johnny Swinger Roddy Piper Vs. Buff Bagwell Quick Picks: Kevin Nash © Vs. Hollywood Hogan Ric Flair Vs. Scott Steiner Benoit and Malenko Vs. The Faces of Fear Chris Jericho Vs. Raven Kaz Hayashi Vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. Vs. La Parka Kurt Hennig W/ Eric Bischoff Vs. The Giant Booker T Vs. Johnny Swinger Roddy Piper Vs. Buff Bagwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaysin Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Kevin Nash © Vs. Hollywood Hogan Ric Flair Vs. Scott Steiner Benoit and Malenko Vs. The Faces of Fear Chris Jericho Vs. Raven Kaz Hayashi Vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. Vs. La Parka Curt Hennig W/ Eric Bischoff Vs. The Giant Booker T Vs. Johnny Swinger Roddy Piper Vs. Buff Bagwell Its spelled Curt Hennig by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad5226 Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 You're right, nice catch I appriciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juggaloninjalee Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Kevin Nash © Vs. Hollywood Hogan He just won it. I don't see him dropping it to Hogan again. Wolfpac are nWo Hollywoods rivals now. Ric Flair Vs. Scott Steiner I wanted to pick Flair but I think you are going out with the old and going to have the not as old guy win. Benoit and Malenko Vs. The Faces of Fear Benoit and Malenko could become headliners eventually... at least Benoit could. Malenko could be a gateway to the top kind of guy. Chris Jericho Vs. Raven Jericho needs a push. While I enjoyed Raven then I don't think he will win. Kaz Hayashi Vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. Vs. La Parka I chose La Parka but really any of these guys could win. Curt Hennig W/ Eric Bischoff Vs. The Giant He is the Giant. He should be dominant! Booker T Vs. Johnny Swinger Booker T is much better than Johnny Swinger. Roddy Piper Vs. Buff Bagwell Again picking the not as old guy here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistaken Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Kevin Nash © Vs. Hollywood Hogan Ric Flair Vs. Scott Steiner Benoit and Malenko Vs. The Faces of Fear Chris Jericho Vs. Raven Kaz Hayashi Vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. Vs. La Parka Kurt Hennig W/ Eric Bischoff Vs. The Giant Booker T Vs. Johnny Swinger Roddy Piper Vs. Buff Bagwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad5226 Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 Monday Week 1 January 1999 WCW Monday Nitro Live from the BI-LO Center in Greenville, SC Attendance: 15,951 (live on TNT) Announcers: Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay, and Bobby Heenan Pre Show Results: In an extremely short match, Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Hak in 4:38 by pinfall with a Diving Headbutt. Rating: D+ In an extremely short match, Diamond Dallas Page defeated Lash Leroux in 4:21 by pinfall with a Discus Lariat. Rating: D+ In an extremely short match, Goldberg defeated Glacier and Jerry Flynn in 3:48 when Goldberg defeated Jerry Flynn by pinfall with The Spear. Rating: C- Main Show: The show kicks off with the new WCW champion Kevin Nash making his way to the ring. He says that he plans on giving Goldberg the rematch he deserves, but first he has unfinished business with someone. He calls out Hollywood Hogan and says he wants to match tonight for the title. Hogan accepts, but Goldberg comes out and says he deserves his shot now. Nash tells him to calm down and promises to give him his rematch next week on Nitro after he takes care of Hogan once and for all. Rating: B Notes: The segment lifted the crowd. Roddy Piper Vs. Buff Bagwell Piper is a true legend of the sport no question about it. But, let's face it he's old, can't move around the ring much these days, and doesn't draw the crowd of a Hulk Hogan. Seems to me the best way to really use him at this point is to let him get some younger more talented guys such as Bagwell over. In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Buff Bagwell defeated Roddy Piper in 6:29 by pinfall with a handful of tights. Rating: C Notes: None Booker T Vs. Johnny Swinger This was really just a filler match that served to, number 1 get Booker T some television time, and number 2 help try and improve Swinger just in case we ever do try to push him. In an extremely short match, Booker T defeated Johnny Swinger in 3:20 by pinfall with a Harlem Hangover. Rating: D+ Notes: Booker T looked good out there. The camera goes backstage next where the Four Horsemen are gathered. Flair tells them they need to get back the level of competition they are known for, and tells everyone to step up their game if they want to continue being a part of the Horsemen. Rating: B Notes: This segment lifted the crowd. The Giant Vs. Kurt Hennig W/ Eric Bischoff The Giant's contract is coming to an end, and the powers that be have decided that it's not going to get renewed. I have mixed feelings about this, mainly because his ability to draw. Having said that, he is fairly limited in the ring, and even against a great like Hennig he can't pull a great rating. In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Curt Hennig defeated The Giant in 5:35 by pinfall with a Hennig Plex following interference from Eric Bischoff. Rating: C Notes: None After the match The Giant attacks Hennig and grabs him by the neck. Before he is able to slam him to the mat however Bischoff takes out the big man’s legs. The two then begin to give him the boot. Rating: C+ Notes: None Kaz Hayashi Vs. La Parka Vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. It's no secret that the cruiserweight division is the crown jewel of WCW. These three are exceptionally fun to watch in the ring. The problem is they don't generate enough heat to really pull off great ratings. In a bout that had solid in-ring action but non-existent crowd heat, Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Kaz Hayashi and La Parka in 6:04 when Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated La Parka by pinfall. Rating: D+ Notes: None After the match Chavo celebrated his victory until Norman Smiley ran down to the ring. Chavo never saw him coming and was blindsided by a forearm smash to the back of the head. This was followed by some viscous kicks to the ribs before Chavo was able to slide out of the ring and harms way. Rating: E Notes: None Chris Jericho Vs. Raven W/ Chastity Chris Jericho is one of my favorite wrestlers, and was really a lot of fun during his stint in WCW. Raven of course has always been able to tell a great story in the ring, and I'm hoping putting these two against each other a few times will really bring out the best of both of them. In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Raven defeated Chris Jericho in 10:21 by pinfall with a Piledriver. Rating: C+ Notes: Raven and Chastity have pretty good chemistry. After the match Jericho grabbed a mic and said that the referee was counting fast and that Raven was clearly holding his tights. He then goes on to demand that this loss gets immediately stricken from his record. Rating: C Notes: None Benoit and Malenko Vs. Faces of Fear The horsemen have always been a force, and this was no different. Even though their opponents were more experienced as a team, bigger, and stronger. Benoit and Malenko still came out and proved to the world why they are members of the most elite stable in pro wrestling history. In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Benoit & Malenko defeated Faces Of Fear in 7:04 when Chris Benoit defeated Meng by pinfall with a Dragon Suplex. Rating: B- Notes: Meng was really off his game tonight. This match lifted the crowd. Ric Flair makes his way to the ring next. He talks about how great it is to be back in South Carolina, then goes on to tell us how last time he was here there were two beautiful women who were lucky enough to get a ride on... well you know the rest. Rating: B Notes: This segment lifted the crowd. Ric Flair Vs. Scott Steiner Now I know I said age was a huge issue, and it is. But I'm sure everyone can agree with me when I say Flair is an exception to the rule. The man can put on a show no matter what age, and the fans eat it up. In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Ric Flair drew with Scott Steiner in 7:28 following a double disqualification. During the match we also saw Eric Bischoff run in and attack Flair, and Diamond Dallas Page also attacks Scott Steiner. Rating: B Notes: This match lifted the crowd. WCW World Heavyweight Title Match: Kevin Nash Vs. Hollywood Hogan As the story goes this was arguably the nail in the coffin for WCW. Not only was this the night Foley won the WWF title and fans switched over to see it (an event I couldn't simulate in TEW). It was also the night the NWO got back together with the infamous finger poke of doom. I thought several different times about not writing this into the story, but in all honesty I think it's something that I can make work. Plus keep in mind, my character has nothing to do with this Nitro, so it seems inappropriate to alter this major event in WCW history. In an extremely short match, Hollywood Hulk Hogan defeated Kevin Nash in 3:59 by pinfall after the Finger poke of Doom. Hollywood Hulk Hogan wins the WCW World Heavyweight title. Rating: C Notes: The match suffered because of the lack of selling on display. After the match Hall, Nash, and Hogan all reunited in the ring. Meanwhile, Goldberg rushed the ring going after Kevin Nash. He was quickly brought down however by the strength in numbers. Before to much damage could be done though Bret Hart hit the ring in a dead sprint. At first Hogan and his cronies thought Hart was there to join the fun, but after a quick right hand leveled Hogan they knew something was wrong. Hart battled all three members of the N.W.O. and held his own for a few minutes before falling to the numbers. However, the fans popped as they saw their icon Sting lowering himself from the rafters with his trusty baseball bat. The N.W.O. decided this was a good time to leave the ring, and the heroes stood in the ring wanting their revenge. Rating: B- Notes: Goldberg came across well. Scott Hall looked dreadful in this segment. This segment lifted the crowd. The face turn of Bret Hart was a complete success. Final Rating: C+ TV Rating: 6.12 Raw Rating: 7.52 Final Notes: This show may have hurt our popularity. And so concludes the first show. Stay tuned for the fall out of the show, and see what happens next. As always, feedback of all kinds is always welcome. I'll get a roster up before the next show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad5226 Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Like most fans I left the show in utter disbelief. If the losing of Goldberg wasn’t big enough this finger poke of doom nonsense has got to be at least a foot in the grave for WCW. I’m not sure who’s idea that was, but my bet is Mr. Turner can’t be happy. Tomorrow’s meeting should be interesting to say the least. Perhaps the only good thing to come from the night was the face turn of Bret Hart; let’s just hope they can use him correctly this time. 48 Hours later... The fall out of Monday Nitro was something I could have never expected. Fans sent in angry letters, reporters bashed WCW and pro wrestling in general. WCW was the joke of late night television, the worst possible outcome was multiplied by ten and that’s what happened. People started getting handed a pink slip, and in a bizarre turn of events that I never saw coming I was given full control of the booking decisions. Obviously what I wanted to do was scrap every storyline currently running and vacate every title, but I knew the backlash of that would greatly outweigh the good. Instead I was in damage control mode. I had a day until the live Thunder broadcast, and while it was considered our “B” show I knew better than to foul it up. The next 24 hours bled together as one. I began writing and rewriting possible storylines, I merged those into the existing ones, and prayed to God the fans would enjoy it. One thing was for sure though, it couldn’t get much worse…right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad5226 Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 The Roster Main Event: Bret Hart Buff Bagwell Curt Hennig Diamond Dallas Page Goldberg Hollywood Hulk Hogan Kevin Nash Lex Luger Ric Flair Roddy Piper Scott Hall Scott Steiner Upper Midcard: Bam Bam Bigelow Booker T Chris Benoit Chris Jericho Dean Malenko Fit Finlay Konnan Meng Raven Rick Steiner Stevie Ray The Giant Midcard: Barry Windham Berlyn Billy Kidman Brian Adams Disco Inferno Ernest Miller Hammer Hugh Morrus Juventud Guerrera Kanyon Kenny Kaos La Parka Norman Smiley Perry Saturn Rey Mysterio Jr. The Barbarian Vampiro Wrath Lower Midcard: Bobby Duncum Jr. Chavo Guerrero Jr. Glacier Hector Garza Horace Hogan Jerry Flynn Prince Iaukea Psychosis Riggs Opener: Evan Karagias Hak Kaz Hayashi Lash Leroux Mikey Whipwreck Sick Boy Enhancement Talent: Johnny Swinger The Wall Occasional Workers: Barry Darsow Chris Adams Dave Taylor David Flair Jim Duggan Jim Neidhart Michael Wallstreet Steve McMichael Managers: Arn Anderson Chastity Harley Race James Vandenberg Jimmy Hart Kevin Sullivan Kimberly Page Miss Elizabeth Ralphus Sonny Onoo Storm Vincent Announcer: Mike Tenay Tony Schiavone Color Commentator: Bobby Heenan Larry Zbyszko Referee: Charles Robinson Nick Patrick Randy Anderson Authority Figure: Eric Bischoff Gene Okerlund JJ Dillon Road Agent: Dusty Rhodes Earl Robert Eaton Paul Orndorff Terry Taylor Out Injured: Eddy Guerrero Lodi Randy Savage Rick Rude Robbie Rage Sting The British Bulldog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad5226 Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 Thursday Week 1 January 1999 WCW Thunder Live from Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, NV WCW World Heavyweight Title Match: Hollywood Hogan © Vs. Lex Lugar Bam Bam Bigalow Vs. Diamond Dallas Page David Flair Vs. Disco Inferno Norman Smiley Vs. Wrath Benoit and Malenko Vs. Horace Hogan and Brian Adams The Giant Vs. Buff Bagwell W/ Eric Bischoff Quick Picks: Hollywood Hogan © Vs. Lex Lugar Bam Bam Bigalow Vs. Diamond Dallas Page David Flair Vs. Disco Inferno Norman Smiley Vs. Wrath Benoit and Malenko Vs. Horace Hogan and Brian Adams The Giant Vs. Buff Bagwell W/ Eric Bischoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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