WCW '94: War of the Thrones

pakonruff · November 27, 2013

Prediction Key: (Heels First)

Hollywood Hogan w/The Queen vs. “Nature Boy” Ric Flair

Hogan keeps the belt until Sting can take it from him

“Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat

“Stunning” Steve Austin w/Col. Robert Parker vs. Sting

Due to interferance from the newest member of the Stud Stable. Sting continues fighting the Stable until he can go after Hogan.

“The Monster” Vader w/Sonny Onoo vs. Cactus Jack

Its Vader. Enough said!!

The Road Warriors w/Dusty Rhodes vs. The Steiner Brothers

Double DQ cause of Harlem Heat

California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. “Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman

“Hot Rod” Roddy Piper & “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Jimmy Hart & Dusty Rhodes vs. Ron Simmons & Rick Martel

Piper is the biggest star

Terry Gordy vs. Michael “P.S.” Hayes

Wonderful Destruction Crew w/Dusty Rhodes vs. “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes & “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson

Waylon Mercy vs. Tracy Smothers

WCW Main Event: The Shooters vs. Johnny B. Badd & “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright w/Teddy Long & Larry Zbyszko

WCW Main Event: The Armstrong Brothers w/Col. Robert Parker vs. Stars ‘n Stripes w/Belle Libritis

Tiebreaker Questions:

What will be the SECOND best match of the show? Macho Man vs The Dragon

What match will go on before the main event? Austin vs Sting

Who will join the Stud Stable? Waylon Mercy

How many turns will there be? 0

How many titles will change hands? 0

TheBigBad1013 · November 27, 2013

Hollywood Hogan w/The Queen vs. “Nature Boy” Ric Flair

“Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat

“Stunning” Steve Austin w/Col. Robert Parker vs. Sting

“The Monster” Vader w/Sonny Onoo vs. Cactus Jack

The Road Warriors w/Dusty Rhodes vs. The Steiner Brothers

California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. “Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman

“Hot Rod” Roddy Piper & “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Jimmy Hart & Dusty Rhodes vs. Ron Simmons & Rick Martel

Terry Gordy vs. Michael “P.S.” Hayes

Wonderful Destruction Crew w/Dusty Rhodes vs. “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes & “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson

Waylon Mercy vs. Tracy Smothers

WCW Main Event: The Shooters vs. Johnny B. Badd & “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright w/Teddy Long & Larry Zbyszko

WCW Main Event: The Armstrong Brothers w/Col. Robert Parker vs. Stars ‘n Stripes w/Belle Libritis

Tiebreaker Questions:

What will be the SECOND best match of the show? Savage and Steamboat

What match will go on before the main event? Austin vs. Sting

Who will join the Stud Stable? Waylon Mercy

How many turns will there be? 1

How many titles will change hands?0

Warhawk8492 · November 27, 2013

Prediction Key: (Heels First)

Hollywood Hogan w/The Queen vs. “Nature Boy” Ric Flair

Hogan wins by cheating, maybe brass knuckles

“Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat

Toss up, but I have to give this to Macho Man, no doubt a classic show stealing match.

“Stunning” Steve Austin w/Col. Robert Parker vs. Sting

Sting wins by dq

“The Monster” Vader w/Sonny Onoo vs. Cactus Jack

The Road Warriors w/Dusty Rhodes vs. The Steiner Brothers

California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. “Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman

“Hot Rod” Roddy Piper & “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Jimmy Hart & Dusty Rhodes vs. Ron Simmons & Rick Martel

Terry Gordy vs. Michael “P.S.” Hayes

Wonderful Destruction Crew w/Dusty Rhodes vs. “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes & “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson

Waylon Mercy vs. Tracy Smothers

WCW Main Event: The Shooters vs. Johnny B. Badd & “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright w/Teddy Long & Larry Zbyszko

WCW Main Event: The Armstrong Brothers w/Col. Robert Parker vs. Stars ‘n Stripes w/Belle Libritis

Tiebreaker Questions:

What will be the SECOND best match of the show? Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat

What match will go on before the main event? Sting Vs Austin

Who will join the Stud Stable? Waylon Mercy

How many turns will there be? one

How many titles will change hands? none

Fun Fan Signs (Two Sign Limit): Cowardmania is running wild brother!

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Beejus · November 28, 2013

WCW SuperBrawl V + Main Event pre-show <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">SuperBrawl pre-show – WCW Main Event Announcers: Gordon Solie, Tony Schiavone, and Eric Bischoff Rating: C+ The show begins with Hollywood Hogan, Roddy Piper, and Dusty Rhodes talking on their way into the arena. (B+) Lord Steven Regal defeats Ichii Yazaki with the help of the two men who beat JPL up on Saturday Night, finishing it with the Regal Stretch. © The Heavenly Bodies defeat Jumpin’ Joey Maggs and “Wildfire” Tommy Rich with a double flapjack. (D) Sting is shown arriving at the building! (B-) Johnny B. Badd and Alex Wright defeat The Shooters by disqualification when Larry Zbyszko jumps into the ring and shoves Badd off the top rope!© Mean Gene catches Larry, Lance Storm, and Dean Malenko as they head backstage, and Larry says that he’s been the one behind the two all along! He says that these two men represent the tradition that he’s fought so long for, of men who just get into the ring and wrestle, rather than little boys dancing and prancing around! (D+) Colonel Parker and the Armstrongs are backstage with Gordon Solie, saying that it doesn’t matter who the Stars ‘n Stripes bring to the ring with them, it won’t help them against the Stud Stable! (C-) Stars ‘n Stripes defeat The Armstrong Brothers following a distraction from Steve and Scott Armstrong! © A video plays to hype the biggest matches of SuperBrawl, Hogan vs Flair, Sting vs Austin, Savage vs Steamboat, and Road Warriors vs Steiner Brothers! Order now! (B)</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/superbrawl.jpg WCW SuperBrawl V 4th Sunday of February 1995 Held at: Roanoke Victory Center in Roanoke, Virginia (Mid-Atlantic) Attendance: 30,000 (sold out!) Rating: B+ PPV Buyrate: 4.40 http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/TonySchiavone.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/JesseVentura.jpg</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/kow.jpg</div> The show opens in the backstage area, where all the Kings of Wrestling are seated. Hollywood Hogan and Roddy Piper stand in front of everyone, and they’re doing what they can to rally the troops. Hogan says that last night was a Kings night, and they need to do the same here tonight in order to show their dominance. Piper makes his way around the room, individually pointing out the “wonderful” work of Paul Orndorff, the fear that Meng brings to the table, the brutality of the Road Warriors, the legend of Randy Savage. Hollywood adds the future to the list, in California Kip, and says that we all need to watch our backs tonight. He praises that Jimmy, Dusty, and his Queen will be out there for all of their client’s matches, and says that if everyone sticks to their plans, then tonight will be a night WCW wants to forget! Piper says that tonight, it is time for the Kings of Wrestling to make themselves heard, and time for the Trinity to rise! Everyone screams and applauds, and it’s time for SuperBrawl! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B Notes: Piper worked well in his improvising.</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/TonySchiavone.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/JesseVentura.jpg</div> We head to the announcer’s booth where Tony Schiavone and Jesse Ventura welcome us all to the show, saying how this fifth annual SuperBrawl will be one for the ages! They briefly give a run-down for all the big matches of the show, especially the biggest one, the steel cage match. Tony says that he hopes to see Ric Flair get the title so they can finally wipe that disgusting spraypaint off of it, and while “The Body” fully agrees with him, he thinks that Hollywood will have some trick up his sleeve later tonight. Tony says that will remain to be seen, but right now we head to the ring for our first feature bout of SuperBrawl five, so let’s get to the ring and Gary Michael Cappetta! The crowd instantly come alive when they hear the opening chords of “Symphony of Destruction” bringing Cactus Jack down to the ring! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: C</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Vader.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/SonnyOnoo.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/CactusJack.jpg “The Monster” Vader w/Sonny Onoo vs. Cactus Jack Referee: Nick Patrick</div> These two men are no strangers to one another, a point that “The Body” brings up while they’re still on their way to the ring. Tony says that is completely correct, as even without it being brought up much before in the buildup to this match, Jack has a half an ear that will always be a reminder of times he has tangled with Vader. Jesse says that it’s proof that Cactus may not be all that smart sometimes, because even with that only happening last year about this time, he’s here in the ring against “The Monster” now. On his way to the ring, Cactus is moved by a sign in the front row saying “Go out there and win one for The Funker!” The two men waste no time in getting to the brawling and heavy fists, locking up for almost no time at all before it breaks down into a vicious fight. The melee ensues even despite Nick Patrick threatening both men with disqualification, as they battle their way into the turnbuckles. Cactus fires a few punches off at Vader, but the big man turns things around and blasts Jack with a few left handed jabs before drilling him with a right cross! Jack falls to the outside, and Vader follows him out. The match continues violently, albeit with one man or the other having to break the ten count constantly. Vader fires Cactus into the ring barricade, before charging with a forearm smash that rocks Jack’s jaw! Vader backs up and charges again, but Cactus slips out of the way! Jesse wonders if Cactus voluntarily moved or just fell over. Jack gets up and comes flying at Vader for a clothesline, but Cactus gets back body dropped into the front row! Sonny Onoo climbs on the ring apron to distract Nick Patrick and break the count again, as Vader slips into the ring. Cactus starts getting back to his feet and climbs back over the guardrail and onto the ring apron – but Vader rushes him and sends him flying backward to the concrete floor! Jack lands outside the protective mats on the hard floor with a sickening thud, and Tony even calls for Cactus to just stay down and take the countout loss! Nick turns his attention to his count, and Vader poses as Patrick begins. The crowd start cheering, trying to will Jack back to life, to get up and keep fighting – and he starts to move! At the count of six, Cactus is on his hands and knees! By eight, he’s reached ringside! JUST before the ten count, Jack rolls back into the ring! Vader is stunned, and he picks Cactus up before shoving him into the ropes. Vader hits a big body block, rocking Jack’s brain against the inside of his skull. Cactus drops, and Vader tries to pin him – but kickout! Jesse is amazed at the guts in Cactus Jack that he kicked out after all this punishment! Vader starts punching away at the prone Jack, which causes Patrick to step in. The two argue, as Cactus tries to pull himself to his feet again! But this time, Hakushi sprints to the ring, and he leaps up to hit a big kick to the head of Jack! Cactus falls to his back, and this time Vader wastes no motion, quickly dragging Jack to the corner to hit a big Vader Bomb! This time, Jack doesn’t stir, and Vader picks up the victory. <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 12:03: Vader Rating: B+ Notes: For curiosity's sake, this was the official second highest rated match.</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/StevenRegal.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/GeneOkerlund.jpg</div> “Mean” Gene is on the scene, hyping the new issue of WCW Magazine… so buy it for your teen! Joking aside, he does shill that briefly, as well as the WCW Hotline, but his biggest reason for being here is that he’s interviewing Lord Steven Regal, with Baron Tomas at his side. Okerlund chastises Regal for his conduct on Saturday Night and Main Event earlier in regards to having his boys attack both JPL and Ichii Yazaki, but Regal laughs him off. He says that both men are common peasants, as minor as the common cold to him, and so he had some of his companions try to force them into a sporting chance. Gene says that he doesn’t believe him, but the world wants to know, who are these guys? Lord Regal calls them to his side, and introduces them one at a time. <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/DougWilliams.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Finlay.jpg</div> He turns to the first, a young European man with his nose in the air much like his Lordship, saying he is a dear friend, the Earl William Clayton. The second, a burly Irishman, is their family’s “executioner” and their own private problem solver, Finlay. Tomas applauds, as Regal dubs them his “Ruthless Roundtable” adding that no man will be able to stand up to the three of them… and God save them if they try. <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: D+ Notes: Regal was masterful in his improvising, definitely something I’ll need to let him do more often. Gene also was superb. I'm putting all the gimmick and turn info at the bottom of this post.</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RoddyPiper.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/GuardianAngel.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/DustyRhodes2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/JimmyHart2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RonSimmons.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RickMartel.jpg “Hot Rod” Roddy Piper & “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Dusty Rhodes & Jimmy Hart vs. Ron Simmons & Rick Martel Referee: Randy Anderson</div> Commentary run down how this feud got started, with Ron Simmons being angry that the Kings of Wrestling used him as a distraction to Brian Pillman a few months ago, and then the KoW – mainly Roddy Piper and Bubba Rogers – started attacking him at random. Simmons sent The Butcher out of WCW, which only heightened the feud. Rick Martel, meanwhile, is out to prove that he really is an altogether good person, and he has only had a few run-ins with the KoW, but so far each time has proven to go badly for Martel as the numbers always work against him. Now, the two are watching one another’s backs here, but it’s still nowhere near a fair fight with Dusty and Hart on the outside of the ring. Piper starts this match against Martel, and the two put on a short mat wrestling clinic in the ring before tagging out to the big bruisers. The former All-American and the Guardian Angel take all the mat wrestling just seen and throw it out the window, locking up like two big bulls and throwing punches at one another that go off one another’s frame like bombs. The power matchup ends up rolling out of the ring, leading to the other two to hop into the ring and go at one another again as well. Randy Anderson has lost all control of this match, as everyone is fighting everywhere! Some amount of order gets restored as Martel and Piper go out of the ring and up the aisle to fight, as Simmons and Rogers re-enter the ring. Bubba uses a poke to the eye to distract his foe, as he gets up on the second rope. Bubba seems poised to come off with a big clothesline – but Simmons catches him, and twists into a huge powerslam! Tony says that shook the ring, as Jesse claims he felt it shake clear out at their booth! Simmons stays on top, and he gets the win for his team! <div style="text-align:right;">Winners in 10:29: Ron Simmons and Rick Martel Rating: B-</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWTV.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BrianPillman2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Kip.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/JimmyHart2.jpg WCW World Television Championship Match “Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman vs. California Kip w/Jimmy Hart Special Guest Referee: Nick Bockwinkel</div> Tony and Jesse talk about how Commissioner Bockwinkel have vowed to call this one fairly down the middle, but Ventura is less than thrilled. He says that something smells fishy to him, and it ain’t coming in from the coast. It takes Brian no time at all to start being in control of the match, and to Jesse’s surprise, our special referee takes no action against him which isn’t called for. Pillman starts working Kip’s head and neck, but at the first sign of a closed fist, that’s when Nick steps in. He pulls Brian’s arm, and in the fracas Kip slips an eye poke in while Bockwinkel isn’t watching! A sign in the crowd implies that “California (Kip) Knows How To Party!” as Kip hooks in the rear chinlock. The challenger starts doing what he can to wear Brian down, keeping the match grounded. There doesn’t seem to be any unfair play, but “The Body” is on watch for it for the entire match. The first time Jesse calls foul is when the champion nearly collides with the commissioner. Nick gets right in his face, saying that if Brian lays a finger on him, he’ll disqualify him and hand the title over right now! Kip takes over again, but it doesn’t last long before Brian fights back with knife edge chops! Pillman starts using the ring and his speed to his advantage, coming off the ropes with clotheslines from every angle and keeping challenger, referee, and manager all on edge as he unleashes his aerial assault! Brian caps it off by leaping up and smashing Kip with the Loaded Gun DDT! <div style="text-align:center;">But in the blink of an eye – FLYING ELBOW!! http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RandySavage.jpg</div> “Macho Man” Randy Savage crept onto the top rope and, just as Brian hit the DDT, Savage flew off the top and dropped his big elbow! Jesse asks where Bockwinkel is, and the camera sees him talking to Jimmy Hart! He turns around, and Savage stands in the center of the ring next to both Pillman and Kip’s fallen bodies. Randy reaches down and nudges Kip – and Nick calls for the bell! He leaps out of the ring and grabs the TV title… and he hands it to Kip! WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel has just handed the World’s Television title over to the Kings of Wrestling?! <div style="text-align:right;">Winner by disqualification and NEW(?) WCW World Television Champion in 9:07: California Kip Rating: C</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="480" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xcJ5jsqkf6w?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>As the in-crowd audience are treated to the Foo Fighters playing “Big Me”, the pay-per-view audience are given a video hyping the I Quit match between Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes. The video goes back to them being part of the Freebirds, then up to Gordy turning on Hayes and Garvin in November, and it shows clips that have led up to this match, ending on a split-screen of Gordy with Hayes in the Asiatic Spike and Hayes holding Gordy in an armlock. It ends on that as the announcer hypes which man will be the first to say those fateful words?! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: D+</div> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/MichaelHayes.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/TerryGordy.jpg I Quit Match Michael “P.S.” Hayes vs. Terry Gordy Referee: Nick Patrick</div> Jesse says that these two “aren’t getting paid by the hour” as they immediately go right to work on one another with hard fists, rolling out of the ring with one another and heading around the arena! These former friends and partners begin slamming one another with whatever isn’t nailed down, as chairs, wires, ring steps, and even a cameraman’s camera all become a weapon! Nick Patrick is chasing them down with the microphone as cameras follow the two backstage. There, the battle continues with the two fighting into the ticket booth! This leads to a moment where Gordy takes Hayes and slides him down the counter like an old barroom brawl! Hayes won’t give up yet, and Terry takes the initiative to drag him back toward the ring. When in the ring, Gordy and Hayes are both tired from beating the living hell out of one another. Gordy takes the advantage though by flipping Hayes into the top and middle rope in a hangman! As Michael is dangling, trapped, Terry goes over and locks on the Asiatic Spike! Hayes looks ready to pass out, but Gordy just keeps applying pressure! “P.S.” even says that he gives up, but Gordy is relentless – he will not release the hold, because he yells at Nick Patrick that he didn’t say he quit! Patrick is forced to hold the microphone down again, and as his eyes are rolling into the back of his head, Hayes finally murmurs “I quit…” Gordy instantly releases the hold and even opens the ropes, as Hayes drops to the ground in a heap. Trainers start running down to the ring in an instant to check on him, as Terry celebrates his victory in the center of the ring! <div style="text-align:right;">Winner at 11:51: Terry Gordy Rating: C+</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BrianPillman2.jpg</div> We head backstage for a brief moment, Tony and Jesse wondering what’s going on. What we find is Brian Pillman, sneaking around backstage, and heading through a door… a door marked Stud Stable. We see him walk up to Stunning Steve Austin, who looks just as confused as we are. He presses a package against Austin’s chest, before walking out and laughing as he rushes away. <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B-</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWWorldTag.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Hawk.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Animal.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/DustyRhodes2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/ScottSteiner.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RickSteiner.jpg WCW World Tag Team Championship Match The Road Warriors w/Dusty Rhodes vs. The Steiner Brothers Referee: Randy Anderson</div> Tony and Jesse are both highly excited to see this one, as are the fans as they pop huge for both teams as they size one another up before the bell. Animal and Scott and Hawk and Rick go face to face in the center of the ring, and right before the bell sounds Hawk attacks Scott! Rick and Animal get into the brawl, but the cheap shot did what it needed to, taking the Steiners out of their game in a flash. Animal and Scott start the match, and the sneak attack puts the Warriors right in the lead. Animal and Hawk tag in and out, punishing Scott relentlessly with a variety of power moves. Surprisingly, Scott fights back up, turning an Animal bear hug into a belly-to-belly suplex! Scott makes it over to tag out to Rick, who rushes Animal with a big Steinerline! Hawk comes in, and both Steiners hit a double Steinerline on him, and both of the champions have to regroup on the floor as Rick and Scott do their classic pose over one another, as “The Dog-Faced Gremlin” barks at their foes! But as if that surprising comeback wasn’t enough going on, to the top of the aisle stroll Harlem Heat! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/StevieRay.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BookerT.jpg</div> Booker and Stevie stand at the top of the ramp in their street clothes, crossing their arms and watching the match avidly. Jesse says that they must be out here to scout, as the Heat have to be top contenders still. Back in the ring, Hawk and Rick go at one another with a vicious lockup, which Rick wins with a double leg takedown, before he runs the ropes – but he gets caught up when Dusty Rhodes grabs his leg, and Hawk makes him pay with a big running clothesline of his own! The Road Warriors put a big hurting on Rick now, going for a pin after hitting him with a vicious back suplex and neckbreaker combination move! Scott has to rush in and break up the pin, but as Randy Anderson is telling him to leave the ring, the Warriors each grab a leg and deliver a double field goal kick right to Rick’s crotch! Rhodes cheers them on from the outside as a loud “OHHHHH” is heard through the arena! Tony says that he even saw Harlem Heat cringe at that! Animal stays in the ring, and he hooks on a rear chinlock. But Rick fights up, and drops down with a jawbreaker! Rick and Animal both make their way over to their partners, and they make the tags! Scott and Hawk are in and start trading huge blows. When Hawk sends Scott into the ropes, he ducks a clothesline, but Scott keeps his momentum up and leaps toward the side, hitting Animal with a big Frankensteiner! Scotty turns around – right into Hawk tripping him, stacking him up – and putting his feet up on the ropes! Dusty even holds his legs on the ropes for good measure, and the Warriors steal the victory! Harlem Heat shake their heads at the top of the aisle, as the Warriors get out of there with their titles. Rick and Scott are left looking dejected in the ring. <div style="text-align:right;">Winners and STILL WCW World Tag Team Champions at 12:18: The Road Warriors Rating: B</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/PaulOrndorff.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Meng.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/DustyRhodes2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/ArnAnderson.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/DustinRhodes.jpg Non-Title Match The Wonderful Destruction Crew w/Dusty Rhodes vs. “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson & “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes Referee: Mark Curtis</div> Dustin starts the match with “Mr. Wonderful” but it doesn’t stay very mat based for long. The emotion seems to be pouring out of Dustin as he tries to prove himself here, fighting like a man possessed and taking Orndorff down with a flurry of punches and clotheslines, finally hitting a big body slam that sends Paul scurrying to his corner! Orndorff tags out to Meng, and Dustin stays in the ring to look for revenge after the loss last night. Dusty cheers on Meng from the outside, as Tony speculates how much it must hurt “The Natural” to hear his father cheering on someone across the ring from him. Jesse replies that personally he’s gotten tired of the Rhodes family “daddy issues” and wishes Dustin would just move on with his life already. Dustin takes the fight to Meng just like he did with Paul, but Meng is no pushover, as he weathers the blows and fires back with a big chop that puts Dustin on a knee! Meng uses his power and striking advantage to begin hurting “The Natural” a great deal, but when Dustin makes a blind tag out, Meng runs right into a big bodyslam from Arn Anderson! Arn doesn’t waste any time trying to harm Meng’s head, knowing that it would be a useless endeavor; instead going back to his Anderson training by working over the arm and shoulder, taking away some of the Tongan’s striking. Arn tags out to Dustin, who comes back in with a double axe handle. They tag in and out a few times, but eventually, Meng is able to send Dustin into the ropes and right into a knee to the back from Orndorff – which draws the old “Paula” chants from the Roanoke crowd! “Mr. Wonderful” takes out his frustration on young Dustin, coming into the ring with a vengeance. Arn is beside himself as his partner gets picked apart just out of the reach of making the tag. After a few minutes of taking some major punishment, as well as being the victim of Paul’s Boogie Woogie Elbow Drop, Dustin starts to mount a comeback. When Orndorff gets Randy Anderson’s attention so Dustin can’t tag out, all four men then enter the ring and it’s a huge donnybrook! Arn takes Orndorff out of the equation with a running clothesline that puts both of them on the outside of the ring, as Dusty climbs up onto the apron. He starts yelling to Dustin, trying to get his attention… <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RickyMorton.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RobertGibson.jpg</div> …but he gets pulled back to the floor by the Rock ‘n Roll Express! Morton and Gibson are still sore about losing the US Tag Team titles, and they’re out here to make sure “The American Outlaw” doesn’t skew this match one way or the other! Meng is up, and he looks for the Tongan Deathgrip, but Dustin grabs his arm, twisting around it, and takes Meng down with a big running bulldog! Mark Curtis turns around and makes the count – 1, 2, 3! Dustin gets a measure of revenge against Meng, Paul Orndorff, and his father Dusty, and part of that has to be chalked up to the Rock ‘n Roll Express! <div style="text-align:right;">Winners in 11:56: Dustin Rhodes & Arn Anderson Rating: B-</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/EricBischoff.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/BobbyHeenan2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/GeneOkerlund.jpg</div> Up at the secondary announcer’s stand (if you know early 90’s WCW setup, then you know what I mean) stands Eric Bischoff, “Mean” Gene Okerlund, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. The three talk about what we’ve seen so far; three incredibly brutal matches, some big wins for guys like Arn and Dustin, and Terry Gordy, and California Kip and the KoW, possibly the biggest win of the night thus far being Ron Simmons and Rick Martel’s. Eric says that there is still a lot of action to come, as up next we have Randy Savage and Ricky Steamboat, the US title match, the debut of Waylon Mercy, and then the big one folks, the cage match for the World’s title. Okerlund echoes Tony’s statement from earlier, how he hopes Flair takes the belt back for WCW, and Heenan is optimistic saying that he’s been backstage with Flair all night, saying he’s never seen Ric more focused in all the years he’s known him. Eric then sends us back down to Gary for our next huge bout! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: C</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RandySavage.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RickySteamboat.jpg “Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat Referee: Mark Curtis</div> The crowd are alive for this next bout, as signs litter the Roanoke Victory Stadium such as “Five Stars for Macho vs. Dragon!” and “Dragon vs. Macho II: 8 Years in the Making!” These two waste no time in going after one another, as Savage attacks just before the bell even sounds, but Steamboat comes back with some chops and an arm drag that makes Savage slip out of the ring! Jesse talks about how well these two know another, and how they’ve probably both watched their previous matches over again a hundred times in preparation for this one. Savage comes back with some underhanded tactics, dropping Ricky’s throat over the top rope. The whole match then becomes about Randy attacking the neck and throat of Steamboat, as Tony says that he is obviously going to target that as it will set up for the same flying elbow that we saw earlier tonight. “The Dragon” never says die though, and no matter what “Macho Man” does to him, he always comes back with a knife edge chop or a karate style kick that brings him right back into the match. Savage really comes alive, however, when he grabs Steamboat out of a telegraphed back body drop and leaps over the top rope with him, driving Ricky’s chest and throat over the tight cable! Savage is like a shark who smells blood as he stomps and kicks at Ricky, keeping him grounded. Savage drops to his knees and even begins choking the life out of him, at which point Mark Curtis levies a four count before Savage breaks it up. Steamboat is unable to get much traction in this match, at least until he rolls Randy up in a crucifix pin! Savage kicks out, but Steamboat now starts to mount a comeback, twisting Macho’s arm and taking to the top rope. Steamboat walks across the rope before diving off with a big chop to the shoulder, and he takes him down with another quick arm drag! Steamboat hits a trifecta of them, going for a pin after each but never getting the three. Savage regains himself with an eye poke, before lifting Steamboat and dropping him face-first across the top turnbuckle pad! Jesse says that was almost a version of the Stungun, and Savage stays on the attack, going up and hitting the big double axe handle to drop “The Dragon”! He pulls Steamboat to the center of the ring, and twirls his finger while pointing to the top rope to signal what’s next! Savage starts climbing the ropes, but a commotion in the crowd takes up his attention. <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BrianPillman2.jpg</div> It’s security, and they’re following Brian Pillman through the crowd as he leads them on a chase! Pillman slips into the ring, and he stands in front of Steamboat, flipping off Savage! Pillman runs back out of the ring just as quickly, heading up the aisle as “Macho Man” gets off the turnbuckle and points after Brian, yelling at him. But Steamboat rolls him up from behind! Mark Curtis gets down in perfect position – 1! 2! 3! “The Dragon” takes the win, and Savage is left to turn red in the ring – yet again, he can’t defeat “The Dragon”! <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 16:42: Ricky Steamboat Rating: B-</div> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BrianPillman2.jpg</div> Backstage we see Brian Pillman running from the security guards chasing him, and with his tasks of the evening seemingly over, he rushes out the door, as Tony and Jesse wonder what is next for Brian now that Nick Bockwinkel has his chance to get rid of him. <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: C</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WaylonMercy.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/TracySmothers.jpg Waylon Mercy vs. Tracy Smothers Referee: Brady Boone</div> It is now time to witness the debut of Waylon Mercy, and he comes to the ring shaking hands with fans, Brady Boone, and Tracy Smothers, all with a huge smile on his face. Two fans in the crowd shows him signs that say “Oh Have Mercy” and “Lives are gonna be on Tracy Smothers hands”, and Waylon not only shakes their hands, but also autographs the signs for them! Jesse marvels at how big Mercy is, saying that this is a man who looks like he can get things done. Tony wonders the meaning of all his tattoos, and where he got them from. This one starts out as a nice little match, as Mercy and Smothers wrestle about very cleanly… but that quickly changes when Brady Boone looks away for a moment and Mercy delivers a sharp forearm to the nose of Tracy! From there, Waylon takes Smothers down and demolishes him, finally locking him in a sleeperhold, his eyes looking almost demonic as he applies the pressure. Schiavone wonders if that isn’t partially a choke hold, as Jesse says that Tony is being “too quick to accuse his fellow man” as Boone calls for the bell. <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 4:34: Waylon Mercy Rating: D+</div> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RobertFuller.jpg</div> Waylon Mercy makes his way up the aisle… but he’s stopped at the entrance by Colonel Robert Parker. A sign goes up behind him reading “I’m Joining The Stud Stable”. Waylon and Parker instantly smile broadly and shake hands, hugging. The Colonel raises Mercy’s arm as Tony says that this is just a perfect fit, it appears the two “Southern men” have bonded and Waylon Mercy is the new member of the Stud Stable. <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: C</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Sting2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/GordonSolie.jpg</div> Gordon Solie is backstage, and he is with Sting right before he runs out to the ring. As Austin’s music fades in the background, Solie asks for a few quick words. Sting says that Austin is going to pay for making this personal over the past month, as it was originally just about the title. Sting says that Austin is good, maybe one day will be one of the best ever – but tonight, he’s gonna make him cry in the Scorpion! “For Whom the Bell Tolls” begins to play in the arena, and The Stinger rushes through the curtain! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B</div> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWUS.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/SteveAustin.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/RobertFuller.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Sting2.jpg WCW United States Heavyweight Championship Match “Stunning” Steve Austin w/Col. Robert Parker vs. Sting Referee: Nick Patrick</div> On his way to the ring, Austin sees a fan’s sign that says “GIMME A HELL YEAH” and so he tells him hell yeah! Tony and Jesse talk about the ramifications of this match if Austin were to lose, as Sting holding the US title would make him an automatic number one contender for the World championship; and along with his big win back at Starrcade over Hollywood Hogan, would he be able to be denied his shot then? Jesse says that Sting lost the match at WrestleWar, meaning there is no chance of Sting getting a title shot until after this upcoming WrestleWar, and that should be final; he says that Sting’s attempts to get a shot is just going against WCW officials. “He should just learn to live with it and fight another day” says “The Body”. This match starts slowly, as both men feel one another out for a few minutes. Colonel Parker laughs at a fan who’s sign says “Austin > Stud Stable” as Austin clamps a side headlock on “The Stinger”. Sting shoves him into the ropes, and a big clothesline takes the champion down! Sting starts turning up the heat on this match (no, I don’t mean Booker or Stevie) by using his fast paced strikes to beat Austin down and get the crowd behind him, but when he fires Austin into the ropes, Steve pulls back and ducks outside to regroup. When Austin re-enters the ring, he switches game plans, taking Sting apart by working over his head and neck with elbows and forearms that – pardon the pun – stun “The Stinger” to the mat. Sting never falls completely, kicking out of each pinfall attempt and escaping every time Austin tries to lock on any kind of chinlock or neck vice attempts. At one point Austin has Sting leaning in the turnbuckles and shows his mean streak by kicking him relentlessly in the stomach, until Sting is down on the ground – and then Austin flips him a double bird right to the painted face! Austin is still unable to put his opponent away, so he locks in a sleeperhold. But when Sting sends Austin to the ropes and tries a high crossbody, Austin ducking under him swings all momentum toward the champion, as a sign out there says “Austin 3:16 says I just screwed Sting!” Stunning Steve points at his head as he goes for a cover, but yet another two count follows. Austin goes to the turnbuckles, diving off with a pointed elbow drop, but another two count – he can’t keep the challenger down no matter what he does! The power of the Little Stingers starts to will their hero back to life, and alternating punches and kicks puts Austin back into the corner! Sting starts to return the favor from earlier, kicking Austin in the stomach further and further back into the corner, before Sting steps away and howls to his fans! He turns quickly and charges – but Austin pulls Nick Patrick into the way, and he takes the full force of a Stinger Splash! Austin drops as well though, and Sting quickly pulls him to the center of the ring and locks on the Scorpion Deathlock! The champion screams in pain, never saying that he submits, but it wouldn’t matter if he did because there’s no referee! Sting gets up and goes over to Nick Patrick to try and revive him, but to no avail; Patrick is out. Sting instead walks back to Austin, but takes a kick to the stomach for his troubles before Steve drills him with a Stunner! Austin rolls on top, but again, no referee! Just about then, Colonel Parker starts motioning from the back. Tony questions if he’s calling for another ref? But no, it isn’t… <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WaylonMercy.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/TerryGordy.jpg</div> Waylon Mercy jogs out of the back, along with Terry Gordy?! Parker, Mercy, and Gordy climb into the ring, as Austin stands up from Sting. Colonel Parker looks glad, and he says loudly “Alright, boys – now get him!” Gordy and Mercy attack – but they start to destroy Austin! The Colonel laughs, as Mercy sends Austin running into a big lariat from Gordy! The three men stand and gloat, but as their backs are turned, Austin starts using the ropes to pull himself up! When they turn back to face him, Austin holds out his arms and flips all three men off! Gordy and Waylon charge him again, this time making sure to beat him down into the mat, delivering a double DDT, right onto the United States championship! Sting now starts making his way to his own feet, getting his bearings back as he looks upon what’s happening in the ring. Sting may not know what’s happening, but he isn’t about to let himself be the Stable’s next victim as he challenges both of them to bring it on! And that’s when another person decides to make himself known…… and the crowd go crazy for the man when he slides into the ring! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/LexLuger.jpg IT’S – LEX – LUGER!!!!</div> “The Total Package” is back in World Championship Wrestling!!! Tony and Jesse are in shock, they thought he was up north – but here he is in Roanoke at SuperBrawl! Luger stands next to Sting, staring down the two large foes, as Parker arms Mercy with a steel chair. It’s a standoff in mid-ring, and Nick Patrick is still down on the mat! Gordy and Mercy begin to back down when Austin starts to stir, as it appears three against two aren’t odds that they’re fond of tonight. Luger turns and holds his hand out to his old friend, The Stinger, who shakes it, telling Lex welcome back! But Luger pulls Sting into a steel assisted forearm bash to the face!! Sting crumples to the mat, and Luger picks him back up and hoists him into the Human Torture Rack, as everyone in the Roanoke Victory Stadium are stunned silent! Austin gets up to his knees, but not for long as Terry takes Mercy’s chair and levels him with it across the face! Luger throws Sting down, his body lying prone on the mat, and he hops out of the ring, leaving. Parker, Gordy, and Mercy all look after him, shrugging their shoulders, before leaving as well. Nick Patrick comes to, finally, and seeing the bodies left lying in the ring alongside the US title and the dented steel chair, he calls for the bell. The crowd boo loudly, but it looks as though we will not see a winner – however, Stunning Steve retains the championship. As he gets up and is awarded the belt, he’s granted something that he’s never heard in all his time in World Championship Wrestling – cheers from the crowd. Austin leaves with the belt, as Sting gets up. He’s clearly emotional, but he knows only one thing: there will be hell to pay. <div style="text-align:right;">No Contest at 18:01 – Double Disqualification Rating: B</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RicFlair.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/GeneOkerlund.jpg</div> “Nature Boy” Ric Flair is backstage next to Mean Gene Okerlund, who is there to get a few final thoughts. Flair shimmers in his gold and sequined robe, as he talks loudly about how tonight is finally going to be the night that Ric Flair gets his fair shot at immortality. He says that it’s been a long time coming, and he’s waiting for Hollywood to try and have a few more aces up his sleeve yet, but Flair is still “The Dirtiest Player in the Game” no matter who he’s against, and he foresees himself standing over Hogan holding the World’s championship by the end of the night! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B+</div> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/gmc.jpg</div> Gary Michael Cappetta stands in center ring and proceeds to begin introductions for the main event! “Ladies and gentlemen, it is now time for the STEEL CAGE! This match is for the WCW World Heavyweight championship! The rules to win this match are by pinfall, submission, or by escaping the cage and both feet touching the floor! Your official for the bout, Tommy Young!” <div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="300" height="225" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/DVYRUy7ss2g?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> “Introducing first! Originally from Venice Beach, now hailing from Hollywood, California He weighs in at two hundred and seventy-five pounds. He comes accompanied by his Queen! He is the current and defending World’s Heavyweight champion! The Kings of Wrestling present: Hollywooooooood HOOOOGAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!” Hollywood Hogan plays the defaced World Heavyweight Championship like a guitar, drawing major heel heat from the fans and from Tony Schiavone. He rips apart his Kings of Wrestling t-shirt, as The Queen applauds him and holds her arms out, showcasing the champion of the KoW. The Queen and Hogan get into an argument with a fan in the third row who’s sign sticks out, reading “Cowardmania is running wild brother!” <div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="300" height="225" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZHQTLLgBF78?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> “And the challenger; from Charlotte, North Carolina, and weighing two hundred and forty-five pounds! THE NATURE BOY! RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIC! FLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIR!” Flair makes his way to the ring wearing his famous gold and sequined robe with golden trunks under, stopping to “Woooo” next to a fan’s sign that proclaims “Ric Flair=The True King Of Wrestling!” <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B-</div> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWWorldKoW.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/HulkHogan2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/Queen.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RicFlair.jpg WCW World Heavyweight Championship – Cage Match Hollywood Hogan w/The Queen vs. “Nature Boy” Ric Flair Referee: Tommy Young</div> The fifteen foot high steel cage is lowered down around both men as Gary gets out of the ring. A fan holds up a sign briefly that says something about an illegal substance, but it disappears fairly quickly. The two circle one another before locking up, as each man tests the wire mesh enclosing them with their hand. They lock up, but Hogan breaks quickly and goes to pose to the fans, who boo loudly the man in black and white. He taunts toward them, jawing with them as The Queen applauds her man from the outside. Hollywood turns around RIGHT INTO A KNIFE EDGE CHOP! Flair takes the fight to the champion and the crowd starts going wild for him! “The Nature Boy” doesn’t let up, chopping and clawing at Hollywood, as Hogan flees around the ring, but there is nowhere for him to go! Hogan instead runs to the corner and drops to his knees, begging off of Flair! Ric kicks him in the chest, before pulling Hogan to his feet and whipping him across the ring to the opposite turnbuckle, and a knife edge chop drops him! Flair is feeling it, as the crowd yells in appreciation of their hero! Flair answers them with a loud “WOOOO!” as he keeps on the attack. He slows things down now, as Jesse says “wrestling HIS match” as he starts fighting Hogan by the cage. The champion fights off Flair’s attempts to slam his head into the steel cage, as Flair does the same. The two struggle at one another, before Hollywood hits Flair with a cheap sucker punch to the forehead! Ric careens from the blow, and Hogan uses the brief lapse to smash Flair into the steel cage! The dynamic of the match and the mood of the crowd shift immediately, as Hogan begins to take over. He hits the challenger with big punches, taunting him at every point. Hollywood bashes Flair with every stomp, telling him that he shouldn’t be in the ring with a star like himself, at one point even insulting the man’s family! The champion is in control going for pins any chance he can get, as now the Queen looks very confident on the outside. She claps and jumps up and down with every punch, as Tony and Jesse discuss what they feel the nature of the two’s relationship is; is the young Queen simply enamored by Hogan, is he just a meal ticket to her, or is it just a business relationship? Ventura leans toward how she may be pulling Hogan’s strings to make sure she has a meal ticket, while Tony thinks she could be a star-struck fan of Hogan’s. In the ring, Flair keeps trying to fight back, but every time the champion is able to shut things down and keep telling Flair how no good he is, saying once that had he been half the man Hogan is, WCW would’ve meant something before he showed up! Tony says, disgusted, how that was uncalled for, as Hogan slams Flair around the cage a few more times. He now taunts Flair again by “Woooo”ing to the crowd as he looks primed to lock on Flair’s own figure four leglock! FLAIR REVERSES WITH A ROLLUP! Tommy Young is right there, and he counts 1…. 2… KICKOUT! Hollywood just barely kicked out of that, and the crowd go crazy knowing that the challenger is alive! Ric begins climbing back to his feet, and catches a charging Hogan in the stomach with a punch before lifting him into a beautiful delayed vertical suplex! Flair goes for the pin now, but Hollywood kicks out at two! The challenger is now on fire again, and he drags Hogan up before, finally, running him into the cage! The turnabout really sends the crowd into a frenzy, as finally Hogan is getting what was coming to him from the start of the match! Flair rips Hollywood’s black bandanna off and grinds his now uncovered forehead into the mesh, before throwing him aside and trying to climb out of the cage! Hollywood gets up on the top rope and pulls Flair down, and the two men start brawling right on the top rope! They sway around throwing punches and chops, before Hogan kicks Flair’s leg out from under him and causes him to crotch himself on the strand! Despite the major setback, Flair grabs Hogan’s leg and won’t allow him to leave the cage either, so he gets back into the ring and the fight is still on. Hollywood sends Flair into the ropes, firing off a huge back body drop that Tony exclaims “nearly sent Flair out of the cage on its own!” Hogan now lifts Flair up and hits a belly-to-back suplex on him, slamming Flair down onto his back. Hogan starts to crawl over toward the door, but Flair grabs his legs, keeping him from exiting. Hogan kicks Flair off and crawls on his stomach, but Flair grabs on again, getting to his feet. Hollywood rolls over and tries to kick Flair away again, but he holds on – and turns, locking Hogan into the figure four! Tommy asks Hogan if he’s going to give it up, as the champion screams in pain! The Queen on the outside squeals in agony, as Jesse says she may be watching that meal ticket getting punched right now! Hogan is in pain, but he rolls the hold over, and “The Nature Boy” breaks it quickly. But he just as quickly goes to work, kicking the knee that has just been damaged! Flair backs off to the corner and drops his kneepad, before hitting a pointed knee drop directly to Hollywood’s knee! The crowd cheer as Flair lets out a “woooo!” toward them, as Tony mentions how surreal it is that in another world, in another time, Flair would be getting booed out of the building for that sort of thing. Ric pulls the champion over to the ropes and sets his ankle up on the bottom, before jumping up and crashing down upon the knee! Ventura says that we’re back to Flair doing what he does best again, and also praises the intelligence of this kind of thing because if Hogan can’t walk, he can’t get out of the cage, nor can he stop Flair from doing so! Tony agrees, “good point there Jess,” saying that perhaps the World’s championship is finally within WCW’s grasp again! Flair starts chopping Hogan in the corner again, but this time it starts to have no effect, as Hollywood starts to go back in time and “Hulk Up” on Flair! The adrenaline surge that Hogan used to fuel himself starts to pump through his veins, and it seems as though the boos of the fans are spurring him on! Tony again calls it surreal, as Hogan sends Flair into the ropes and hits the big boot! But it hurts the leg! Hogan falls to the mat holding his knee, Flair’s punishment having been too much for it! Hollywood staggers back up to his feet, as does Flair. Hogan puts on a side headlock – but Flair lifts him into a kneebreaker! Flair holds on, and puts on the figure four again! The Queen on the outside starts to set up a ladder – she wants to climb into the cage by going over it on a ladder! Flair sees her plans in motion, and he releases the hold to go over and tell her to get down! Flair climbs the cage and meets her at the top – and he plants a big kiss on her!! The crowd cheer wildly as The Queen goes back down to the floor! “The Nature Boy” now has a choice; go on over the top, or get back into the ring! He sees Hogan stirring, getting back up to his feet slowly by using the ropes to pull himself up. Flair weighs his options, and he makes his choice – he goes airborne, and hits Hogan with a cross body block! At the top of the aisleway, we see some of the Kings of Wrestling starting to come out – but Dustin Rhodes and Arn Anderson get in their way, blocking the path while armed with steel chairs and tire irons! The fans are cheering Flair on, as he gets back to his feet and starts climbing the cage! Tony screams yes! Yes, this is what we’ve all been waiting for! The Kings of Wrestling are about to lose their grip on the World title! Ric starts pulling himself over the top! <div style="text-align:center;">AND HE GETS HIS LIGHTS TURNED OUT BY THE WORLD TITLE!</div> Tony cries in despair, as Jesse asks who it was who went up to the top of the ladder next to the cage and smacked Flair with the belt! Tony says that we didn’t really see who it was, but Hogan is crawling to the door! NO! NO! NOOOOOO! Hollywood Hogan crawls out and reaches the floor, and the bell sounds…… and all goes quiet when we see who it was who helped Hogan retain his title! <div style="text-align:right;">Winner and STILL WCW World Heavyweight Champion in 21:37: Hollywood Hogan Rating: A</div> The cage lifts off of the ring, and Hollywood gets back into the ring to pose with his retained championship… and embraces both his Queen and WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/NickBockwinkel.jpg</div> Nick lifts Hogan’s arm in triumph, Queen holding the World title overhead between the two of them. Tony begs the question: Why, Nick?! Why?! Jesse rants that he KNEW the conspiracy was real, he knew it all the time! The credit information comes up at the bottom of the screen, as Tony implores everyone to tune into WCW Saturday Night where hopefully they can shed some light on what we just saw! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWlogo.jpg</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Show Notes: Larry Zbyszko’s Main Event heel turn was a complete success, as was his new Traditionalist (Weasel) gimmick, which rated 100. Gordon Solie’s gimmick was growing stale, so he has changed to a Sportscaster (Wholesome) which rated 97. Colonel Parker has changed to a Sports Agent (Weasel) gimmick, and it got a respectable 77 rating. Earl William Clayton (Doug Williams) has a High Society (Cocky) gimmick which rated at a 97, and Finlay is (what else?) Fighting Irishman, rated 89. In awesome news, Earl and Baron have awesome chemistry as client/manager. Waylon Mercy debuted with a Split Personality (Crazy) gimmick, which has rated at 79. Steve Austin has turned face, FINALLY as he’s been getting stale notes for about two months now. His cocky gimmick raised to a 97 after the turn. Nick Bockwinkel has turned heel, also a complete success.</div></blockquote> I took these out of 11 points, as since nobody went for the Sting/Austin draw I just didn't count it. alvarasus: 6 angeldelayette: 5 TheBigBad1013: 4 TheBooker: 5 Chuck: 7 The Final Countdown: 7 pakonruff: 6 Rare Kuma: 10 Ritchardo: 6 RKOwnage: 7 Russelrules44: 7 Smasher1311: 5 TeflonBilly: 7 Warhawk8492: 3 So the winner, and also getting another point on the regular prediction board since he only had one wrong, Rare Kuma! Hotline will maybe be up tomorrow, and I'll PM Kuma's prize as soon as I can! Thanks to all who have predicted and commented!

alvarasus · November 28, 2013

Holy shit! Holy shit! That was amazing I would of loved seen that in real life.

Beejus · November 28, 2013

State of the Wrestling World: July 1994-March 1995

Okay, here are some of the biggest feds (at least, the ones I'm guessing you'll all be interested in). If there are any others that you really want to see, let me know and I'll gladly fill this template in for others. That also goes for how, as I said, I'm going to start doing this monthly. So if someone wants me to add, say, SMW, to the list of recap, I will.

Company Name: World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
Owner: Vince McMahon
Booker: Vince McMahon
Size: National
Ranking: 2nd
TV Shows: Monday Night Raw (USA Network, TSN, RTL, Sky Sports), WWF Superstars (U.S. Syndication Medium 1)
PPV Coverage: Only in USA

Titles
WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Rating: A* (96; started at 95)
Champion: Bret Hart
Won from Yokozuna, March 1994 Week 3, 7 defenses since July 1994

WWF Intercontinental Championship
Rating: B- (77 ; started at 70)
Champion: Diesel
Won from Razor Ramon, April 1994 Week 2, 6 defenses since July 1994

WWF European Championship
Rating: D- (40; started at 44)
Champion: 1-2-3 Kid
Won from Crush, February 1995 Week 3, 0 defenses so far (Crush won it from vacant)

WWF World Tag Team Championship
Rating: D+ (49; started at 58)
Champions: The Barbarian & Nikolai Volkoff
Won from The Headshrinkers, December 1994 Week 3, 2 defenses

WWF Women’s Championship
Rating: F- (3; started at 15)
Champion: Sherri Martel
Won from Alundra Blayze, December 1994 Week 2, 5 defenses

WWF King of the Ring: Owen Hart (to be held again June)
Royal Rumble Winner: Diesel (to be held again in January)

Event: February In Your House held Saturday Week 3
Rating: B
Main Event and Match of the Night: Bret Hart defeated Jeff Jarrett to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Worker Hirings/Leavings
Hirings
July: Rhonda Singh (Bertha Faye), Bull Nakano, Sherri Martel, Leilani Kai, Akira Hokuto, Susan Green
November: Jim Crockett Jr.
February: The Ultimate Warrior

Leaving
July: Sgt. Slaughter (to AJPW)
August: The Rock ‘n Roll Express (to WCW)
September: The Heavenly Bodies (to WCW)
October: Randy Savage, Jim Powers, Lord Alfred Hayes
November: Scott Taylor, Matt Hardy (to GWF), Howard Finkel, Rick Martel (to WCW)
December: Chris Kanyon (to GWF)
February: Lex Luger (to WCW)

Company Name: Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)
Owner: Tod Gordon
Booker: Paul Heyman
Size: Regional
Ranking: 5th in USA, 15th in world
TV Shows: ECW Hardcore TV (Sunshine Network, SportsChannel)
PPV Coverage: N/A

Titles
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Rating: B (78; started at 72)
Champion: Terry Funk
Won from Shane Douglas, February 1995 Week 4, 0 defenses so far

ECW World Television Championship
Rating: C+ (68 ; started at 55)
Champion: Pitbull 2
Won from Ron Harris, November 1994 Week 3, 8 defenses (Ron won from Mikey Whipwreck in August)

ECW World Tag Team Championship
Rating: C+ (66; started at 61)
Champions: Mikey Whipwreck & Pitbull 1
Won from Public Enemy, February 1995 Week 4, 0 defenses so far

Event: ECW Market Street Mayhem 1995, held Tuesday Week 4
Rating: C+
Main Event: Sabu, The Sandman, and Stevie Richards defeated Tommy Dreamer, 2 Cold Scorpion, and Bruno Sassi (C+)
Match of the Night: Terry Funk defeated Shane Douglas to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship (C+)

Worker Hirings/Leavings
Hirings
July: Malia Hosaka, Candi Devine, Lisa Moretti, Kevin Von Erich
August: Terri Powers
December: Les Thatcher

Leaving
July: Cactus Jack (to WCW)
November: Dory Funk Jr.
December: Kevin Von Erich (to NJPW)
February: Jimmy Snuka

Company Name: New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)
Owner: Seiji Sakaguchi
Booker: Antonio Inoki
Size: National
Ranking: 4th in World, 1st in Japan
TV Shows: World Pro Wrestling (TV Asahi, Eurosport)
PPV Coverage: Only in Japan

Titles
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
Rating: B+ (84; started at 84)
Champion: Jushin Thunder Liger
Won from Shinya Hashimoto, November 1994 Week 4, 10 defenses

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship
Rating: C+ (70 ; started at 70)
Champion: Wild Pegasus
Won from Jushin Thunder Liger, November 1994 Week 1, 13 defenses

IWGP World Tag Team Championship
Rating: C (65; started at 65)
Champions: Black Tiger II & Hiro Saito
Won from Yoshiaki Yatsu/2 Cold Scorpio, November 1994 Week 2, 13 defenses (who won from Hell Raisers)

G1 Climax: Hiroshi Hase (to be held again August)
Super Grade Tag League: Masahiro Chono and Shinya Hashimoto (to be held again in October)
Best of the Super Juniors: Jushin Thunder Liger (to be held again in June)
Young Lion Cup: Satoshi Kojima (to be held again in March)

Event: NJPW All Japanese War, held Sunday Week 2
Rating: B+
PPV Buyrate: 1.77
Main Event and Match of the Night: Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Masahiro Chono to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship

Major Worker News: Davey Boy Smith, Kevin Von Erich, Akira Taue, and Mitsuharu Misawa all joined NJPW

Company Name: All Japan Pro-Wrestling (AJPW)
Owner: Giant Baba
Booker: Giant Baba
Size: National
Ranking: 4th in World, 2nd in Japan
TV Shows: AJPW 30 (Nippon TV)
PPV Coverage: Only in Japan

Titles
AJPW Triple Crown Championship
Rating: A (90; started at 84)
Champion: Toshiaki Kawada
Won from Mitsuharu Misawa, October 1994 Week 4, 13 defenses

AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Championship
Rating: D- (40 ; started at 70)
Champion: Mighty Inoue
Won from Dan Kroffat, November 1994 Week 1, 10 defenses (Kroffat won from Masanobu Fuchi on July Week 1)

AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship
Rating: B- (75; started at 65)
Champions: Stan Hansen and Kenta Kobashi
Won from vacancy, January 1995 Week 3, 0 defenses so far (vacated from The Holy Demon Army when Akira Taue left AJPW, who won from Kobashi and Misawa in October)

AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship
Rating: D- (40; started at )
Champions: Johnny Ace and Masanobu Fuchi
Won from Furnas and Kroffat, November 1994 Week 2, 11 defenses

Champion Carnival: Toshiaki Kawada (to be held again April)
Real World Tag League: Kenta Kobashi and Stan Hansen (to be held again in December)

Event: AJPW were inactive in February

Major Worker News: Koji Kitao, Tarzan Goto, Gedo, Vampiro, Greg Gagne, Mr. Pogo, and Sgt. Slaughter all joined AJPW, among others. Bam Bam Bigelow, Chris Jericho, and Ultimo Dragon are currently on touring deals. They lost Akira Taue and Mitsuharu Misawa to NJPW, and Steve Williams and Tom Zenk left following the last tour.

New Companies

August: American Wrestling Federation, Steel City Wrestling

September: National Wrestling Conference

November: Wrestling International New Generations

Company Closings

October: Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi

November: National Wrestling Conference, Global Wrestling Federation, and Universal Wrestling Association bought by WCW

February: Wrestling International New Generations bought by WCW

New Workers

August: Matt Hyson, Misae Genki

September: El Nene, Scoot Andrews, Yoshiko Tamura, Yoshihiro Tajiri

October: Chad Fortune, Julio Sanchez, Earl the Pearl, Phil Powers, Seiji Yamakawa, Takeshi Ono, Yuichi Taniguchi

November: Blitzkrieg, Bloody Phoenix, Chris Harris, Daikokubo Benkei, Maunakea Mossman, Mike Diamond, Tanny Mouse, Yuka Shiina

December: Justin Richards, Tomoko Kuzumi, Tomoko Miyaguchi, Yutaka Yoshie

January: Chris Justice, Dawn Marie, Kanako Motoya, Johnny Webb, Lenny Lane, Lou D’Angeli, Mike Legacy, Mike Tyson, Yuki Miyazaki, William Shatner

February: Francine, Keiko Aono, Reckless Youth, Sanshiro Takagi

Worker Retirements

August: Bill Mercer

September: Lance Russell, Jorge Randosa

October: The Mongolian Stomper, Ronnie Garvin, Lou Thesz

November: Umanosuke Ueda

Worker Deaths

January: Max Ward

Hashasheen · November 28, 2013

Sign Chris Kanyon from the GWF! And Blitzkrieg! And Chris Harris! And Francine! And Mike Tyson! And William Shatner!

Beejus · November 28, 2013

Sign Chris Kanyon from the GWF! And Blitzkrieg! And Chris Harris! And Francine! And Mike Tyson! And William Shatner!

November: National Wrestling Conference, Global Wrestling Federation, and Universal Wrestling Association bought by WCW

<_<

Dawn · November 28, 2013

<_>

LOL WCW is rich <_>

I love saying that someone or something is rich

Hashasheen · November 28, 2013

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Beejus" data-cite="Beejus" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><_< <img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote> My point still stands, DEV not PPV! <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Warhawk8492 · November 29, 2013

This would have made for awesome TV IRL. Great booking dude.

Beejus · November 30, 2013

WcW Hotline: March 1995, Week 1 Apologies for the delay... holiday and all. <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWHotline.jpg WCW Hotline 1st Week of March 1995 Option 1: Battlebowl Control Center! Option 2: The Total Package! Option 3: A minor defection! Option 4: WCW Saturday Night preview! Option 5: Last week’s ratings! Option 6: Backstage from SuperBrawl V! Option 7: Happy birthday wishes! Option 8: That Other Show! Option 9: A gift from the WCW Catalog!</div> Option 1: Battlebowl Control Center! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>WCW are resurrecting the Battlebowl! It’s been since 1993 since we last saw one of these, and trust us when we say, fans have never had quite this kind of experience! Nothing has been announced until Saturday Night, but try to beat the rush – order now, only on pay-per-view!</div></blockquote> Option 2: The Total Package! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>As you saw at SuperBrawl, Lex Luger has come back home! He is definitely no longer waving the flag and kissing babies, as he made an immediate impact by smashing his former friend Sting with his forearm; the forearm which was injured in a motorcycle accident and has a steel plate enclosed! We have yet to hear how or why this happened, but we hope to get some words from Luger on Saturday Night!</div></blockquote> Option 3: A much smaller defection! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>WCW have made another signing this week, but only someone coming out of Philadelphia! You can be sure that when he arrives, he’ll be given the push of his life – doing something far better than he would have ever done there!</div></blockquote> Option 4: WCW Saturday Night preview! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>We may just melt “The Igloo” as the fallout from SuperBrawl will hit hard in Pittsburgh at the Civic Arena, and we guarantee it will be just as devastating as the show itself! Faces returned, alliances were broken, and what is up with Nick Bockwinkel?! The Kings of Wrestling will be on hand to explain a lot of things, ranging from Bockwinkel’s actions to what is happening with Brian Pillman, on WCW Saturday Night, so make sure to be there! Commissioner Bockwinkel has also said that he is running a one night tournament, which will determine the man who gets a World Heavyweight Championship match at Battlebowl later this month! Three matches will lead to three winners, who will face off in a triangle match to name the top contender! One of the biggest shocks of SuperBrawl was the return of Lex Luger! “The Total Package” will be in studio to talk about why he assaulted Sting! Speaking of that match, Stunning Steve Austin may have retained his US title, but the outcome was not what he or Sting would ever have anticipated! Austin has been turfed out of the Stud Stable, and he’s bound to have a few words for the men who have taken his place! The Wonderful Destruction Crew are no longer undefeated, and they are out for revenge! They will form a golden four-man team as Orndorff and Meng team up with the World Tag Team champions the Road Warriors, as they face the Steiner Brothers and Rock ‘n Roll Express! Waylon Mercy will be in action, we will hear from Sting, words from Vader, and much much more, so tune into the hottest wrestling action on the planet, only on BBC and The Superstation!</div></blockquote> Option 5: Last week’s Neilson ratings! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>WCW Saturday Night on the BBC raised to a whopping 6.92 rating! On TBS it stayed practically the same, with 6.44, while going up on DSF to a 0.19. The pre-show Main Event raised to 0.71, leading into SuperBrawl getting an amazing 4.40 buyrate! Monday Night Raw on USA dropped to 5.14. Humiliating. </div></blockquote> Option 6: Backstage from SuperBrawl V! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>SuperBrawl was said to be one of WCW’s better shows of the year, and the mood backstage was very pleasant. Both Nick Patrick and Finlay shared some hilarious road stories with some of the other wrestlers, and after the show Harley Race gave a rousing speech to the entire staff. He called especially upon Brian Pillman, Ric Flair, and Cactus Jack, making sure to tell how awesome Jack was for taking that hard hit and getting back up! Everyone was quite happy with the way things turned out, and we hope to see the same kind of result from Battlebowl next month!</div></blockquote> Option 7: Happy Birthdays in WCW! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>A lot of birthdays coming in March! Devon Storm turns 21, Ichii Yazaki turns 23, Scott Stud goes to 28, Steve Armstrong and Booker T both turn 30, Shanghai Pierce turns 31, Rick Steiner turns 34, Sting and new GWF trainer Michael Hayes turn 36, and Rick Martel turns 39!</div></blockquote> Option 8: That Show You Aren’t Watching! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>The Monday Night Who taping this week had a tag match that WE HAVE SEEN SO MANY TIMES. Are the fat rappers just the only people who Oz and his little buddy can defeat?! Also, the babbling idiot loses his debut match…… get ready for this…… to Jarrett. Are you kidding us? Come on, Vince, your roster isn’t ALL leaving you yet!</div></blockquote> Option 9: A special gift from the WCW Catalog! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>WCW Starrcade ’94 is releasing on VHS Home Video this month! This release comes complete with pre-show matches involving the Blue Bloods and Stars ‘n Stripes, as well as the full concert by Metallica as they rocked the Kiel Center! And did we mention the HUGE first ever meeting of Sting and Hollywood Hogan? Order with the code you receive by pressing zero to get 10% off your copy today!</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">WCW Saturday Night full card Triangle Match to determine who faces Hollywood Hogan at Battlebowl! The winners of the three matches will square off in a triangle match to see who gets the title match! Comments: World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Ron Simmons Comments: World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes vs. Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Tomas Comments: World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier JPL vs. “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Dusty Rhodes Comments: The Road Warriors & The Wonderful Destruction Crew w/Dusty Rhodes vs. The Steiner Brothers & The Rock ‘n Roll Express Comments: “Wildfire” Tommy Rich vs. Waylon Mercy w/Colonel Robert Parker Comments: Fun Fan Signs (two-sign limit): Comments on Previous Show: </div></div></blockquote>

TheBooker · November 30, 2013

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Triangle Match

Ron Simmons vs. Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Tomas vs. JPL

Comments:The only one of the three that isnt feuding with anyone.

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Ron Simmons

Comments: Ron Simmons beats Hogans Heir Apparent

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

“The Natural” Dustin Rhodes vs. Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Tomas

Comments: Need a Heel amongst the Three

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

JPL vs. “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Dusty Rhodes

Comments: JPL defeats Big Bubba

The Road Warriors & The Wonderful Destruction Crew w/Dusty Rhodes vs. The Steiner Brothers & The Rock ‘n Roll Express

Comments: The Faces need the victory here in my humble opinion

“Wildfire” Tommy Rich vs. Waylon Mercy w/Colonel Robert ParkerComments: Mercy destroys Wildfire

Fun Fan Signs (two-sign limit): Baby You Can Light My Wildfire

The Rock and Rolen Steiners

Comments on Previous Show: Bockwinkel's heel turn is interesting as it seems he has done an Eric Bischoff and turned his back on WCW. Waylon Mercy joining the Stud Stable is interesting as it gives the Stable a new member the small defection on your hotline makes me believe Taz is coming to WCW. Simmons seems to be the only one who can move on from his Piper and Bubba feud.

RKOwnage · November 30, 2013

WCW Saturday Night full card

California Kip vs. Dustin Rhodes vs. Bubba Rogers

Comments: I could be totally and completely wrong here, but I think Dustin can do well with a shot. Dustin defeats the odds as the KoW try to make sure that one of them is in the match against Hogan.

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Ron Simmons

Comments: This could easily go the other way.

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

“The Natural” Dustin Rhodes vs. Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Tomas

Comments: Fairly confident about this one.

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

JPL vs. “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Dusty Rhodes

Comments: Bubba is awful, but I see Regal costing JPL this one.

The Road Warriors & The Wonderful Destruction Crew w/Dusty Rhodes vs. The Steiner Brothers & The Rock ‘n Roll Express

Comments: They need it much more than the bad guys do.

“Wildfire” Tommy Rich vs. Waylon Mercy w/Colonel Robert Parker

Comments:

Fun Fan Signs (two-sign limit):

No Mercy!

Go Back to California, Kip!

Comments on Previous Show:

Warhawk8492 · December 1, 2013

WCW Saturday Night full card

Triangle Match to determine who faces Hollywood Hogan at Battlebowl!

Ron Simmons Vs JPL Vs Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Tomas

Comments: Hogan Vs Simmons has potential for being a good feud. Ron Simmons is also not in a feud currently.

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Ron Simmons

Comments: Toss up, I am thinking Ron Simmons by botched interference

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

“The Natural” Dustin Rhodes vs. Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Tomas

Comments:

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

JPL vs. “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Dusty Rhodes

Comments:

The Road Warriors & The Wonderful Destruction Crew w/Dusty Rhodes vs. The Steiner Brothers & The Rock ‘n Roll Express

Comments: Cheap tactics by KOWs

“Wildfire” Tommy Rich vs. Waylon Mercy w/Colonel Robert Parker

Comments: Waylon Mercy is still building momentum he needs the win more.

Fun Fan Signs (two-sign limit): Bockwinkel sold out!

Flair was robbed!

Comments on Previous Show: I liked Nick Bockwinkel's turn, he was a great heel back in the AWA. Should be interesting to see how things go from here.

TeflonBilly · December 1, 2013

WCW Saturday Night full card

Triangle Match to determine who faces Hollywood Hogan at Battlebowl!

The winners of the three matches will square off in a triangle match to see who gets the title match!

JPL vs. Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Tomas vs. Ron Simmons

Comments: JPL and Regal cancel each other out, and Simmons vs Hogan should be a good powerhouse match-up

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Ron Simmons

Comments: Kip's going to be too busy defending his TV Title to be in the World Title scene

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

“The Natural” Dustin Rhodes vs. Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Tomas

Comments: Puts JPL and Regal in the main event against each other

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

JPL vs. “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Dusty Rhodes

Comments: JPL is on the rise

The Road Warriors & The Wonderful Destruction Crew w/Dusty Rhodes vs. The Steiner Brothers & The Rock ‘n Roll Express

Comments: Dusty will be the deciding factor

“Wildfire” Tommy Rich vs. Waylon Mercy w/Colonel Robert Parker

Comments: A win for the Stable

Fun Fan Signs (two-sign limit):

You don't tug on Superman's cape,

You don't spit into the wind,

You don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger,

And you don't mess around with Ron!

Comments on Previous Show:Great PPV! Loved the Bockwinkel turn, and the Austin turn, too. I like the potential for a Hollywood Blondes reunion against the Stud Stable.

pakonruff · December 1, 2013

WCW Saturday Night full card

Triangle Match to determine who faces Hollywood Hogan at Battlebowl!

California Kip vs. Dustin Rhodes vs Bubba Rogers

Comments: Dustin finds a way to win even with the KoW involved.

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Ron Simmons

Comments: With help from KoW

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

“The Natural” Dustin Rhodes vs. Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Tomas

Comments:

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

JPL vs. “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Dusty Rhodes

Comments: Again with help from KoW

The Road Warriors & The Wonderful Destruction Crew w/Dusty Rhodes vs. The Steiner Brothers & The Rock ‘n Roll Express

Comments:

“Wildfire” Tommy Rich vs. Waylon Mercy w/Colonel Robert Parker

Comments: Squash

Beejus · December 3, 2013

I don't like to rush people, but I've really had my working fingers on this week (either that, or it was a really easy show to breeze through) because this is your 24 to 48 Hour Warning!! Depending on how many people get their predictions in by tomorrow night, and depending if I get the next show booked, but I should. Because this week is all finished.

<div style="text-align:center;">Already Predicted

TheBooker

pakonruff

RKOwnage

TeflonBilly

Warhawk8492</div>

Being past SuperBrawl has me rejuvenated, and I really want to breeze on toward Great American Bash!

Dawn · December 3, 2013

Wait...i didn't predict yet? Sorry dude

Dawn · December 3, 2013

WCW Saturday Night full card

Triangle Match to determine who faces Hollywood Hogan at Battlebowl!

The winners of the three matches will square off in a triangle match to see who gets the title match!

California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Dustin Rhodes vs. JPL

Comments: Dustin continues to build up for a eventual clash with Dusty. At Battlebowl, i see Dusty costing Dustin the World Title. Maybe Dustin gains a bizarre touch down the line...

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Ron Simmons

Comments: Kip Kips his momentum from SuperBrawl. Hart will help in the end, for sure.

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

“The Natural” Dustin Rhodes vs. Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Tomas

Comments: JPL for the rescue!

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

JPL vs. “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Dusty Rhodes

Comments: Because he's the future.

The Road Warriors & The Wonderful Destruction Crew w/Dusty Rhodes vs. The Steiner Brothers & The Rock ‘n Roll Express

Comments: The R'n'Rs are the weak links of the match, so one of them takes the fall. All of the teams in the match are awesome, though.

“Wildfire” Tommy Rich vs. Waylon Mercy w/Colonel Robert Parker

Comments: No Mercy.

Fun Fan Signs (two-sign limit): No Mercy!

Behold the King of Kings!

Comments on Previous Show: Dude, that was AWESOME! The conspiracy and everything, it really adds something for the KoW storyline. Luger is back O.O, AWESOME TOO! And AUSTIN TURNED? AWESOME THE THIRD! Now make Austin 3:16 in your way and we will all bow down to the real King, King Beejus!

Chuck · December 3, 2013

WCW Saturday Night full card

Dustin Rhodes

Comments: nice transitional challenge for Hogan.

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Ron Simmons

Comments: BECAUSE IM AN ASS MAN.... BEWP BEWP

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

“The Natural” Dustin Rhodes vs. Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Tomas

Comments: Rhodes has more going for him

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

JPL vs. “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Dusty Rhodes

Comments: Not a fan of Bubba

The Road Warriors & The Wonderful Destruction Crew w/Dusty Rhodes vs. The Steiner Brothers & The Rock ‘n Roll Express

Comments: Just don't see the Rock N Roll Express not taking a pin here.

“Wildfire” Tommy Rich vs. Waylon Mercy w/Colonel Robert Parker

The Final Countdown · December 3, 2013

Triangle Match to determine who faces Hollywood Hogan at Battlebowl!

The winners of the three matches will square off in a triangle match to see who gets the title match!

Dustin Rhodes

Comments: I think I've said this before; Dustin should make a good filler challenger for Hulk at one of the lesser PPVs. This seems like a good time to do it.

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Ron Simmons

Comments:

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

“The Natural” Dustin Rhodes vs. Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Tomas

Comments:

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

JPL vs. “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Dusty Rhodes

Comments: Regal to cost JPL the match.

The Road Warriors & The Wonderful Destruction Crew w/Dusty Rhodes vs. The Steiner Brothers & The Rock ‘n Roll Express

Comments:

“Wildfire” Tommy Rich vs. Waylon Mercy w/Colonel Robert Parker

Comments:

Fun Fan Signs (two-sign limit): Go Away Lex!

Austin is STILL > The Stable!

Comments on Previous Show: Man, you always find ways to surprise me. The Bockwinkel heel turn was teased well ahead of time, but I figured if he were to turn at that show, it would've been in the Pillman match. Instead, he got involved in the cage match.

I wasn't expecting an Austin face turn yet, but that was an interesting way to go about it. I'm wondering if Austin will now pair up with Pillman, and perhaps Sting as well.

Gentleman Raven · December 4, 2013

Triangle Match to determine who faces Hollywood Hogan at Battlebowl!

The winners of the three matches will square off in a triangle match to see who gets the title match!

Ron Simmons vs. Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Tomas vs. “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Dusty Rhodes

Comments:

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Ron Simmons

Comments:

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

“The Natural” Dustin Rhodes vs. Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Tomas

Comments:

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier

JPL vs. “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Dusty Rhodes

Comments:

The Road Warriors & The Wonderful Destruction Crew w/Dusty Rhodes vs. The Steiner Brothers & The Rock ‘n Roll Express

Comments:

“Wildfire” Tommy Rich vs. Waylon Mercy w/Colonel Robert Parker

Comments:

Fun Fan Signs (two-sign limit): WCW is running on Seminole Power!

Comments on Previous Show:

Beejus · December 5, 2013

WCW Television - March Week 1, 1995 <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWSaturdayNight.png WCW Saturday Night 1st Week of March 1995 Held at: Pittsburgh Civic Center (Tri-State) Attendance: 13,053 Rating: B- “An Explanation” </div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/kow.jpg</div> After a few still frames brought to you by WCW Magazine, the show starts with the four big names of the Kings of Wrestling in the ring – WCW World Champion Hollywood Hogan, “Hot Rod” Roddy Piper, “American Outlaw” Dusty Rhodes, and to everyone’s disbelief, WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel! Signs in the crowd heckle the men, reading “Bockwinkel sold out!” and “Flair was robbed!” Hollywood gloats about defeating Ric Flair at SuperBrawl, which he says will happen every time that he has “The Nature Girl” in the ring! The fans really boo that, as Hogan says that it may not have been a clean sweep at the pay-per-view (as he eyes Roddy Piper) but the biggest, most important matches all went to the KoW, brothers! Piper says that he may not have gotten a W at SuperBrawl, but nobody ever remembers the battles lost when you have won the war! He hands it over to Dusty Rhodes, who says that while his Wonderful Destruction Crew may not be undefeated anymore, he knows who to blame for it; not his son, but the Rock ‘n Roll Express, “two old men who need to stay outta everyone’s bidness!” Dusty says that they laid their hands on him, “and that’ll be they death warrant signed, sealed, and delivered, baybeh!” From Rhodes the attention goes to the newest member of the group, Nick Bockwinkel. He has a huge grin on his face, as he says that nobody ever saw it coming. He talks about how when Hogan and Piper and Dusty are out here talking about Kings of Wrestling, there was one place nobody ever remembered. Nick says that he, Piper, and Dusty are the Trinity, the men who got Hollywood Hogan to WCW, and the men who pulled the biggest coups of the industry in forming this group; and now, it is truly the best of ALL worlds – Dusty Rhodes, the best of the WCW; Hogan and Piper, the best of “up there”; and Nick Bockwinkel, the best thing that ever came from the AWA – all four of them, the undisputed Kings of Wrestling! Bockwinkel also takes time to say that his paperwork was all filed nicely, and it is with great pleasure that he says “Mr. Pillman” was legally stripped of his Television title, given to a man everyone can look up to in California Kip; and Mr. Pillman is hereby suspended indefinitely from all World Championship Wrestling events! Nick also adds that he has signed four matches specially tonight at the request of Mr. Hogan, three singles matches to qualify for a triangle match in the main event which will determine the man he shall defend the World’s championship against at Battlebowl! And an addition to Battlebowl, the Lethal Lottery is returning; and while the winner will be awarded the newly minted Battlebowl Ring, the final THREE competitors in the battle royal will go on to face Hollywood Hogan – with a snicker, he adds “or the World champion, whoever it may be” – at Spring Stampede in April! He ends by saying that the men are all together now, and nothing and nobody on the face of planet Earth can stop them! The fans boo loudly as the four men stand in the ring raising their arms. <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B+ Notes: Hogan enjoyed being able to go off-script, and Piper did well, but Bockwinkel struggled a little; likely pressure to sell the heel turn, as well as get all the logistics information told.</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/TonySchiavone.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/BobbyHeenan2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/JesseVentura.jpg</div> We head to Tony, Bobby, and Jesse in the announcer’s booth, and they are all aghast at what we’ve just heard. Behind the men is a sign that says “WCW is running on Seminole Power!” Nick Bockwinkel was one of the KoW’s “Trinity” all along, and he played everyone for months. Bobby says that he feels especially hurt, as Nick used to be one of his best friends in this business, but now that he’s aligned himself with Hogan, all that is thrown away. Ventura agrees with “The Brain” in saying that the three go way back in the AWA, and to see what Nick and the Kings of Wrestling are doing just sickens him. Tony says that as much as they’d like to dwell on this, they can’t, as there is a lot of action to get to tonight, and it starts now with one of Bockwinkel’s hand-chosen qualifying matches! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: C+</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Kip.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/JimmyHart2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RonSimmons.jpg World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Ron Simmons Referee: Mark Curtis</div> Jimmy Hart bleats his megaphone at a fan with a sign that reads “Go Back to California, Kip!” Jesse wonders if they chose this match to go on first so that if Kip wins, he’ll have a long while to rest up before wrestling again. Bobby thinks they want to humiliate Simmons. Jimmy Hart talks strategy with Kip on the outside before the match, but in an instant gets a chance to do so again as Ron sends Kip flying through the ropes after a lockup! The new World Television champion gets flustered when Simmons messes up his hair during a side headlock, and he starts hammering away with rights and lefts. But big Ron weathers the storm, waiting for an opportunity and then driving Kip into the mat with a spinebuster slam! Kip has no answer for that, and the former All-American is able to move onto the main event with a fairly decisive victory here! <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 7:57: Ron Simmons Rating: B-</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/GeneOkerlund.jpg</div> Mean Gene is at the top of the aisle, and he says that it is with both great pleasure and great curiosity that he brings out his next guest, “Total Package” Lex Luger! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/LexLuger.jpg</div> The sound of Megadeth’s “Hanger 18” plays the returning “hero” out to the arena, many fans cheering for the return of Luger to WCW but many also booing him following his actions at SuperBrawl. That’s including one fan who holds up a sign that implores him to “Go Away Lex!” Luger pays it all no mind as he poses, flexing his huge muscles which look almost as big as Gene’s head. Okerlund gets to business, first telling Lex that it’s great to see him back in WCW. Luger says that it feels great to be back, somewhere he can be respected and admired, somewhere he can be himself instead of a cartoon. Gene quickly moves into the hard questions though, as he asks what exactly Lex was doing; the forearm could be played off, but hoisting Sting into the Human Torture Rack was definitely a calculated maneuver! “The Total Package” says that he did it for two reasons. Firstly, he knew that to come back to WCW, he could have just bought a ticket and watched the show, or, he could make a huge impact and get the wrestling world talking – so that’s what he did, because it’s what you have to do to survive in WCW. Luger says that secondly, he’s been watching his old friend, and Lex says that he’s disgusted by what he’s seen! Lex says that the Sting he knew and befriended would never have let this Kings of Wrestling thing go on like it has, he would have went straight for Hogan and Piper and would have killed it before it even got off the ground! Instead, Sting went for months after Vader, and now he can’t even fight for the biggest prize in wrestling until the end of the year! Lex says that Sting has changed, and that forearm shot was meant to wake him up! Luger says he will keep trying to wake Sting up as long as he has to! Luger poses again, as Gene sends us to the ring for the next qualifying match. <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/JPL.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/GuardianAngel.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/DustyRhodes2.jpg World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier JPL vs. “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Dusty Rhodes Referee: Nick Patrick</div> A hard hitting match-up from start to finish, as both men are out to prove themselves as of late; Rogers for what are likely considered huge disappointments in the KoW’s ranks, and JPL proving himself as a rising star. “The Angel” does a lot of damage to his younger foe in the middle of this match, but a well-timed kneelift makes sure JPL is still in the game. The end of this one has less to do with the World title and more to do with what is happening in JPL’s world, as Lord Regal and Earl Clayton come out to ringside. As they take up Nick Patrick’s attention, Finlay sneaks into the ring and blasts JPL with a royal scepter from behind! Finlay tosses JPL toward Rogers, who drives him to the mat with a Bubba Slam! The Ruthless Roundtable back away from ringside as Patrick turns around and makes the count. <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 8:16: Bubba Rogers Rating: C</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/Belle.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/TomPrichard.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/JimmyDelRay.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/ThePatriot.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/MarcusBagwell.jpg</div> Schiavone says that we have a video clip of something that apparently happened during the break earlier, so we head to that now. It shows Belle Libritis, manager of the Stars ‘n Stripes, getting something from the soda machine, when she gets surrounded by the Heavenly Bodies! Prichard and Del Ray aren’t there for anything involving her team though; Prichard says that “The Gigolo” wants to ask her to go out dancing with him! When she declines, Del Ray shows her his dancing moves, but they’re met with a look of repulsion, and when she says no again, this time things start looking ugly (as if the dancing wasn’t ugly enough!) until Bagwell and Patriot rush onto the scene and chase the two away! Heenan says that we probably haven’t seen the last of this, as no man ever likes being turned away by a pretty face! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: D+</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RicFlair.jpg</div> We go elsewhere backstage before the break, to see that Ric Flair is down on the floor! Paramedics are around him, but nobody can tell who did the assault! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B-</div> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/ArnAnderson.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/DustinRhodes.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/gmc.jpg</div> Out to the ring come “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes and “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson, and while they were to be interviewed now, as Gary Michael Cappetta tells us, Ric Flair was supposed to be out here as well. Anderson is wearing a new t-shirt that is blue with a picture of Ric Flair on the front, and in white it says “Diamonds are Forever” and on the back reads “…Like the Nature Boy!” Arn says that unfortunately it looks differently than that, doesn’t it? Anderson talks about how glad they were to defeat Meng and Orndorff at SuperBrawl, but there was an injustice done to one of their own at the hands of the man who is supposed to be keeping everyone in line around here! Dustin talks about how he was always taught to respect those who came before you in this business; but someone like Nick Bockwinkel apparently isn’t someone to be trusted! Rhodes says that they can’t start pointing fingers at who just took out “The Nature Boy” but at the top of the list of suspects is the Kings of Wrestling! Arn says that he doesn’t care which one it was, or if it took all of them, but when they find out which head needs cracked, then they’ll have “The Enforcer” to deal with! “I’ve said it a thousand times, but each new crop of people seem to forget; send one of ours to the hospital and we WILL be sending one of yours to the morgue!” <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: C</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Vader.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/SonnyOnoo.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/KimberlyPage.jpg</div> Kim Doll is standing by backstage alongside Sonny Onoo and his charge, “The Monster” Vader! Vader growls about how Cactus Jack should learn from last Sunday and just stay dead, but it turns out he’s requested a match against Hakushi for next week. Vader says that if Jack thinks he can stand up to “The Monster” then he needs to realize that NO MAN can take down Vader! HE FEELS NO PAIN! HE FEARS NO MAN! And very soon, it will be Vader Time! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B</div> As “The Monster” just alluded to, we now get a helpful graphic that says how Hakushi takes on Cactus Jack, next week on Saturday Night! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: C</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/DustinRhodes.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/StevenRegal.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/LannyPoffo.jpg World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Qualifier “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes vs. Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Tomas Referee: Randy Anderson</div> Dustin comes into this match wary of the Roundtable, but at start only Tomas comes to the ring. Even as his new theme “Imperial March” fades, Lord Regal seems in high spirits, likely proud of what he and his companions did earlier to JPL. This ends up being the best match of the night, as both men lay it all on the line to try and get the victory as quickly as possible, to save energy for the triangle match later tonight. Regal works young Rhodes over with a lot of technical strikes and holds, as Dustin comes back with some good old Texas brawling. Dustin looks to have things wrapped up nicely, but “The American Outlaw” making an appearance throws his game off, as Dusty comes down to the ring. Dustin asks him what he’s doing here, and Dusty tells him he wanted to watch his son win! Dustin tries to go for the running bulldog, but his head isn’t in it anymore, and Regal turns it into a vicious belly-to-back suplex before locking in the Regal Stretch. With nowhere to go, Dustin has to give this one up and fight another day. <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 10:02: Lord Steven Regal Rating: B Notes: Yes, THAT “Imperial March”.</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RobertFuller.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/TerryGordy.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WaylonMercy.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/EricBischoff.jpg</div> Backstage, Eric Bischoff is standing by with Colonel Parker and his newest charges, Terry Gordy and Waylon Mercy. Eric asks Parker what happened last night? Parker says that in his homestead, when a horse has gotten too lame or too uppity, you put him down a get a new one! He says that’s what he’s done, he put down Austin and DDP when they couldn’t cut it anymore, and he found himself two bigger, better studs who can get the work done! Gordy takes point, saying that when the Colonel came to him, he gladly jumped on board, because it meant the fast track to Steve Austin. Gordy goes in depth, claiming that Austin “went all hollywood” and lost his roots; roots that date back to a little place called the Dallas Sportatorium, which is a place that Terry put on the map! He calls Stunning Steve a sellout to the great state of Texas, and says Gordy will beat that respect back into him right in Texas at Battlebowl when he competes for the US title! Waylon doesn’t say much, but talks about his upcoming match, saying that he hopes Tommy Rich won’t hold anything that happens in their sporting contest against him later. <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: C- Notes: Parker enjoyed being able to go off-script for this one.</div> <div style="text-align:center;">“Wildfire” Tommy Rich vs. Waylon Mercy w/Col. Robert Parker Referee: Brady Boone</div> On his way to the ring, Colonel Parker tears away a sign that says “Austin is STILL > The Stable!” This one takes longer for Mercy to get to the ring, as he shakes everyone’s hand on his way in; from fans to Brady Boone to Rich himself. No sneak attack this time, but Waylon definitely is a changed man once the bell sounds, as he immediately pummels the former NWA World champion with clubbing forearms and kicks, before drilling him with a surprisingly fast DDT. One fan of Rich’s holds up a sign that says “Baby You Can Light My Wildfire” but unfortunately Tommy doesn’t get to live up to the fandom. Waylon does, however, live up to another fan’s sign that says “No Mercy!” He locks him into a sleeperhold, laughing maniacally, as Tony again questions the validity of the hold. Rich fades quickly after the DDT, and Boone calls for the bell. Colonel Parker climbs into the ring and calms his man down, and the two raise arms in the ring as Jesse wonders aloud who will be able to stop Waylon Mercy. <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 1:50: Waylon Mercy Rating: D</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RandySavage.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RickySteamboat.jpg</div> As Mercy is celebrating his victory in the ring, Tony says that we have to head backstage now, there needs to be a camera crew back there! When we get footage, it looks like Randy Savage and Ricky Steamboat are being held apart from one another! Savage is raging about how “The Dragon” cheated him at SuperBrawl, just like last time! The Playboys, Brad and BG Armstrong, Bobby Eaton, and Rick Martel are doing what they can to separate the two, as we head to break. <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Sting2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/TonySchiavone.jpg</div> When we come back, Tony Schiavone says that he has a special guest on the phone, and a helpful graphic comes up at the bottom of the screen saying that Sting is on the line! Sting starts out saying that he’s fine, but his bell was rung pretty hard, so WCW officials said that he should take this week off. He goes on to say that it would figure, the week that “The Stinger” isn’t in town is the week they start handing out a World title match! Tony asks Sting if he was watching earlier when “Mean Gene” was talking to Lex Luger, and Sting says that he was, and it made him sick to his stomach! He says how even in the bad times, he’s always thought of Luger as a friend, but maybe he was wrong, or maybe time away has changed him. But Luger cost Sting a championship, and unfortunately, that means he’s earned himself a spot at the top of Sting’s hit list! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: C-</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BlackTiger.jpg</div> Tony Schiavone tells us that BattleBowl this year will have some “international flavor” as both New Japan Pro Wrestling and the Triple A promotion from Mexico are sending a representative to compete in the Lethal Lottery. With that, he sends us to a video featuring the high flying young superstar Black Tiger II, who wows audiences with his incredible wrestling acumen. When back to “live” action, all three commentators talk about how they can’t wait to see him wrestling in person! Bobby in particular seems impressed, saying that if he were still managing, he’d love to get his hands on talent like that. Tony says that he certainly is exciting, and the only way most American fans can see the Black Tiger will be to order Battlebowl next Sunday! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: D+</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/kow.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RickSteiner.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/ScottSteiner.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RobertGibson.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RickyMorton.jpg The Road Warriors & The Wonderful Destruction Crew w/Dusty Rhodes vs. The Steiner Brothers & The Rock ‘n Roll Express Referee: Randy Anderson</div> One sign in the crowd dubs the Steiners and RNR team “The Rock and Rolen Steiners”. This match has massive brawl written all over it, but it stays subdued for the most part as each man gets his chance to tag in and out of the ring. This one surprisingly doesn’t follow any kind of standard tag team formula, as it is a match of the Steiners and Rock ‘n Roll evenly facing Dusty’s two teams as either side do what they can to try and top one another and take home the victory for their side. The end of the match has all hell break loose however, as Rhodes jumps up on the apron just to get knocked back down by a RNR double dropkick! From there, all of his charges rush the ring, and the huge war is on! Randy Anderson is outside tending to Dusty as everyone battles, and he slides back into the ring just as Scott hits a Frankensteiner on Orndorff, grabbing his legs and holding on for the three count! <div style="text-align:right;">Winners in 16:30: The Steiner Brothers & The Rock ‘n Roll Express Rating: C+</div> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BookerT.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/StevieRay.jpg</div> After a quick break, we see footage from during it, as Harlem Heat attacked the Road Warriors on their way to the back! Booker and Stevie show no remorse that Hawk and Animal were just in a grueling match, but the message is clear: the Heat still want the champions! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B-</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/SteveAustin.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/GeneOkerlund.jpg</div> Mean Gene shivers from the outside of the arena, as he has words with WCW United States Heavyweight Champion “Stunning” Steve Austin. Okerlund says that this isn’t where he likes working from, especially when he didn’t have time to grab his coat! Austin says that it was Commissioner Bockwinkel’s brainstorm, to bar Austin from the building, so they can wait until he’s medically cleared. Austin says that he thinks he smells bullcrap a mile away on that, because it’s obvious now what Austin has known all along – that Bockwinkel is a good-for-nuthin’ old piece of trash! He says that he’s not sure if they have him locked out here to protect Nick from Austin, or to protect that bigger piece of trash Gordy from him! Steve talks about what Terry said earlier, that he may have been billed from Hollywood for the past few years, but his heart bleeds Texas, and when they head into San Antonio next Sunday for Battlebowl, he’ll be happy to show Terry that of all the things that are bigger in Texas, so will be his ass whuppin’, and that’s the bottom line! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B- Notes: Austin was, as is his general stanard, superb in his improvisation for this one.</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>We head backstage before break to see Ron Simmons warming up. Tony implores everyone to stay tuned, the triangle match is next! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B</div> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RonSimmons.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/GuardianAngel.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/DustyRhodes2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/StevenRegal.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/LannyPoffo.jpg Triangle Match to determine who faces Hollywood Hogan at Battlebowl! Ron Simmons vs. “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Dusty Rhodes vs. Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Tomas Referee: Tommy Young</div> An amusing sign in the crowd gets a chuckle out of Ron Simmons on his way to the ring, as it reworks an old song in order to be about him. In the second ever WCW-produced Triangle Match, these three hungry stars went at it tooth and nail for the right to square off for the World Heavyweight Championship next Sunday! Lord Regal throws all kinds of fisticuffs to start the match, but he quickly finds that he can’t match up to the other two big bulls in this one, and so he devises a new plan – stay outside the ring and let the two of them beat one another into a pulp, which they’re happy to do! Rogers stays wary of going to the turnbuckles after what happened at SuperBrawl, and keeps his feet on the ground. Big Ron, however, utilizes a very fast-paced while still brutish assault on “The Guardian Angel” throughout the match. Regal re-enters the ring anytime he finds an opening, smashing either man with European uppercuts that take them off-guard. His Lordship continually tries to steal this one, but his plans backfire when both of the big men get tired of him and band together! The two heft Regal up onto their shoulders and throw him out of the ring onto the Baron! Regal out of the way, this comes down to one on one, and after ducking a clothesline, Simmons nails Rogers with a running shoulderblock that takes him off his feet! Ron gets down in three point stance and charges, hitting a big running clothesline that punctuates a one, two, three count! <div style="text-align:right;">Winner and NEW #1 Contender in 13:48: Ron Simmons Rating: C+</div> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RonSimmons.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/HulkHogan2.jpg</div> The match over, Ron Simmons asks for Gary’s microphone. Ron says that he’s so excited to be back in the title hunt, it’s been a pretty up-and-down time since he last held the belt, but says if he can defeat Vader for the title back in 92, an old man like Hogan should prove to be a cakewalk! A sign in the crowd says “Behold the King of Kings!” as that brings Hollywood himself out, who says no words but simply stares Simmons down from the aisle, holding up his championship! The show goes to the credits as Hogan and Simmons are staring at one another intensely, as Tony hypes the match for BattleBowl! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B+ Notes: Simmons didn’t do well with his improvising, I’ll chalk it up to having wrestled twice.</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWMainEvent-1.jpg WCW Main Event Commentary: Gordon Solie, Tony Schiavone, Eric Bischoff Rating: C</div> Video: A look at Ron Simmons’ WCW career (C+) Paul Roma d. “Wildfire” Tommy Rich (E+) Video: Replay of Lex Luger and Sting’s words for one another (B) Young Pistols and Scott Armstrong d. Kimo, The Gambler, and “Suave” Steve Keirn (E+) Video: Replay of Terry Gordy and Steve Austin’s words for one another © Backstage, Steve and Scott Armstrong and Tracy Smothers get attacked by the Stud Stable! (E+) The Ruthless Roundtable d. Jumpin’ Joey Maggs, Super Nova, and Mark Starr (D) “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers d. Scott Stud (D) Video: Replay of the Heavenly Bodies and Stars ‘n Stripes argument (D-) “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright d. “Dr. of Desire” Tom Prichard after distraction from Belle Libritus ©</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Notes: Lex Luger is using a Cocky (Cocky) gimmick, which rated 92. Scott Armstrong is working under a Generational Star (Wholesome) gimmick, which rated 61.</div></blockquote>

Beejus · December 5, 2013

WcW Hotline: March 1995, Week 2 <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWHotline.jpg WCW Hotline 2nd Week of March 1995 Option 1: Battlebowl Control Center! Option 2: Canadian Stampede? Option 3: Another one jumping off the Titantic! Option 4: WCW Saturday Night preview! Option 5: Last week’s ratings! Option 8: That Other Show! Option 9: A gift from the WCW Catalog!</div> Option 1: Battlebowl Control Center! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>What huge news for WCW Battlebowl as the Lethal Lottery returns! Forty of your favorite (and least favorite!) WCW stars will enter, but only one can win the Battlebowl! Nick Bockwinkel also made it clear that the final three men in the match will be getting a title shot at Spring Stampede in a huge FOUR CORNERS match! Add on that Hollywood Hogan will be defending the World Championship against big Ron Simmons, Steve Austin puts the United States title on the line against Terry Gordy, and the Wonderful Destruction Crew take on the Rock ‘n Roll Express? Why haven’t you called your cable company and ordered already?! </div></blockquote> Option 2: Canadian Stampede? <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Haha, that’s a silly name, we wouldn’t really call it that. But WCW are planning to head to the Great White North come April, and we will be holding WCW Spring Stampede from Canada! </div></blockquote> Option 3: More people jumping off the Titantic! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>WCW have done it again, signing away a MAJOR name from the WWF! How many is that now? The question is, will this “old acquaintance” of Hollywood Hogan’s become a friend or foe to the Kings of Wrestling?</div></blockquote> Option 4: WCW Saturday Night preview! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Only one show remains between now and Battlebowl, and all the stars of WCW will be on hand to share their thoughts about the upcoming event! Add Hollywood Hogan and Ron Simmons in a face-to-face plus TWO championship matches means this will be quite the star-studded episode of WCW Saturday Night! </div></blockquote> Option 5: Last week’s Neilson ratings! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>WCW Saturday Night stayed pretty close to where it was last week, netting a 6.20 on TBS and 6.91 on BBC, while raising on DSF to a 0.28. The show’s debut on TV Hokkaido had a 0.13 rating. WCW Main Event dropped to a 0.61. Monday Night Raw on USA dropped to 5.14. Humiliating. </div></blockquote> Option 8: That Show You Aren’t Watching! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>The Monday Night Who taping for this week was held in Hawaii… wait, didn’t Saturday Night visit there just three weeks ago? Let’s try to get ahead by going second, huh? This week’s main event featured the babbling idiot defeating the fake king. No wonder the show wasn’t good!</div></blockquote> Option 9: A special gift from the WCW Catalog! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Buy the brand new Ric Flair “Diamonds are Forever/…Like the Nature Boy” t-shirt, as seen on WCW Saturday Night, for 10% off if you press zero and give your name and address! </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">WCW Saturday Night full card WCW United States Heavyweight Championship Stunning Steve Austin vs. “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Dusty Rhodes Comments: WCW World Tag Team Championship The Road Warriors w/Dusty Rhodes vs. The Rock ‘n Roll Express Comments: Hakushi w/Sonny Onoo vs. Cactus Jack Comments: “Total Package” Lex Luger vs. Shanghai Pierce Comments: The Armstrong Brothers w/Col. Robert Parker vs. Scott and Steve Armstrong Comments: Stars ‘n Stripes, “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright & Johnny B. Badd w/Teddy Long and Belle Libritis vs. The Heavenly Bodies & The Shooters w/Larry Zbyszko Comments: Fun Fan Signs (two-sign limit): Comments on Previous Show: </div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Official Prediction Standings alvarasus: 0 Win |Anderz|: 0 Win angeldelayette: 6 Win BestForTheBusiness: 1 Win TheBigBad1013: 0 Win TheBooker: 2 Win Chuck: 6 Win Gentleman Raven: 1 Win justtxyank: 1 Win The Final Countdown: 3 Win franticloser: 1 Win kingdracon: 0 Win pakonruff: 4 Win Rare Kuma: 3 Win RingRider: 0 Win Ritchardo: 5 Win RKOwnage: 2 Win Rob5KC: 0 Win Russelrules44: 2 Win Smasher1311: 4 Win SteenBTW: 0 Win TeflonBilly: 7 Win Warhawk8492: 0 Win</div>

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