WCW '94: War of the Thrones

Chuck · February 28, 2014

Man... I was neck and neck with Billy the entire time!

Loved Saturday Night! No worries on missing prediction contest... I've been getting ready for my belated honeymoon so haven't been on here that much!

Your Hollywood Blonde's reveal ruled so hard!

Beejus · February 28, 2014

TFC: I'm definitely still running the Hotline between shows, because I love that aspect. The only thing that will ever happen to the Hotline will be maybe when we get to 1996 it'll change to WCW.com. As for the signs thought, that was kinda what I was leaning toward. I'd had a few ideas, but I think it'll just be a thing where anyone who wants to can leave me fan signs along with their comments. Also, I didn't really mean they'd be upset that I posted the show, just that I gave no prior warning for it. But now, without predictions (save for PPVs) I won't need to post warnings at all anymore, so shows will just go up when I finish them.

Chuck: Oh good I'm glad you didn't mind, cause as soon as I saw you'd posted in here I immediately felt bad! lol! Have a great time on your honeymoon though! I actually was trying to rush my way through a few of the Spring Stampede matches in order to get the show posted quicker, because I felt like I was sitting on a time bomb with the Blonds reveal - either I was going to get the show posted, or I was going to have to spoil it to everyone!

Jag: glad to have you reading, and I honestly love seeing other WCW'94 games running as well - I don't have a monopoly on the time period or anything!

Beejus · March 1, 2014

In the World: April 1995 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Company Name: World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Owner: Ted Turner Booker: Eric Bischoff/Harley Race Size: National Prestige: 99 Momentum: 83 Ranking: 1st TV Shows: WCW Saturday Night; WCW Main Event PPV Coverage: USA, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Europe Titles WCW World Heavyweight Champion: Hollywood Hogan WCW United States Heavyweight Champion: Terry Gordy WCW World Television Champion: Alex Wright WCW World Tag Team Champions: Steve Austin & Brian Pillman WCW US Tag Team Champions: The Wonderful Destruction Crew The Battlebowl Ring: Ricky Steamboat (held again next March) Event: WCW Spring Stampede 1995 Rating: B PPV Buyrate: 3.70 Main Event and Match of the Night: Hollywood Hogan d. Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, and Vader in Four Corners match to retain the WCW World Heavyweight championship (87) Workers Hired: Super Crazy (development); Ekmo (development); Adam Copeland (PPA, then development); Johnny Canuck (PPA); Sean Morley (PPA, then development); Shane Sewell (PPA, then development); Geza Kalman Jr. (PPA); Steve Corino (PPA, then development). Workers Re-signed: Kimo; Brad Armstrong. Workers Leaving: Brady Boone, Jake Roberts (Loan ending), Kimo (to GWF). </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>Company Name: World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Owner: Vince McMahon Booker: Vince McMahon Size: National Prestige: 90 Momentum: 75 Ranking: 2nd TV Shows: WWF Monday Night Raw; WWF Superstars PPV Coverage: USA Titles WWF World Heavyweight Champion: Bret Hart WWF Intercontinental Champion: Diesel WWF European Champion: 1-2-3 Kid WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Barbarian & Nikolai Volkoff WWF Women’s Champion: Sherri Martel WWF Royal Rumble: Diesel (competed again in January) WWF King of the Ring: Owen Hart (competed again in June) Event: WWF In Your House (April) Rating: B PPV Buyrate: 1.94 Main Event and Match of the Night: Diesel & Shawn Michaels defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & Bret Hart (82) Workers Hired: None. Workers Re-signed: Mike Maraldo. Workers Leaving: Bushwhacker Butch. </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>Company Name: New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) Owner: Seiji Sakaguchi Booker: Antonio Inoki Size: National Prestige: 90 Momentum: 82 Ranking: 3rd TV Shows: NJPW World Pro Wrestling PPV Coverage: Japan Titles IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Akira Taue IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: Black Tiger II IWGP World Tag Team Championship: Scott Norton & Power Warrior G1 Climax: Hiroshi Hase (held again in August) Best of the Super Juniors: Jushin Thunder Liger (held again in June) Super Grade Tag League: Masahiro Chono & Shinya Hashimoto (held again in October) Young Lion Cup: Akira Nogami (held again next March) Event: NJPW Battle Formation, held Wednesday Week 2 Rating: B PPV Buyrate: 1.54 Main Event and Match of the Night: Riki Choshu, Keiji Mutoh, and Masahiro Chono defeated Mitsuhara Misawa, Hiroshi Hase, and Tatsumi Fujinami (87) Worker Signings: None. Worker Extensions: None. Workers Left: Kengo Kimura. </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>Company Name: All Japan Pro-Wrestling (AJPW) Owner: Giant Baba Booker: Giant Baba Size: National Prestige: 89 Momentum: 74 Ranking: 4th TV Shows: Ajj Japan Pro Wrestling 30 PPV Coverage: Japan Titles AJPW Triple Crown Champion: Johnny Ace AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Champion: Chris Jericho AJPW Unified World Tag Team Champions: Stan Hansen & Kenta Kobashi AJPW All Asia Tag Team Champions: Mighty Inoue & Tamon Honda Champion Carnival: Kenta Kobashi (held in April) Real World Tag League: Kenta Kobashi & Stan Hansen (held again in December) Event: AJPW Disposable Heroes 1995; held Wednesday, Week 1 Rating: B- Main Event and Match of the Night: Kenta Kobashi defeated Rusher Kimura for the Champion Carnival title (80) Workers Hired: None Workers Re-signed: Fumiito Kihara; Johnny Ace. Workers Leaving: None </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>Company Name: Smokey Mountain Wrestling (SMW) Owner: Jim Cornette Booker: Jim Cornette Size: Regional Prestige: 40 Momentum: 62 Ranking: 3rd in USA; 11th in World TV Shows: SMW TV PPV Coverage: None Titles SMW Heavyweight Champion: Brian Blair SMW Beat the Champ Television Champion: Steven Dunn SMW Tag Team Champions: Steven Dunn & Tom Zenk Event: SMW Bluegrass Brawl III; held Sunday, Week 1 Rating: C+ Main Event and Match of the Night: Wild & Wicked (Dunn & Zenk) went to a time limit draw with Brian Blair & Greg Valentine (68) Workers Hired: Francine. Workers Re-signed: None Workers Leaving: None </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>Company Name: Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) Owner: Tod Gordon Booker: Paul Heyman Size: Regional Prestige: 43 Momentum: 73 Ranking: 5th in USA; 15th in World TV Shows: ECW Hardcore TV PPV Coverage: None Titles ECW World Heavyweight Champion: Terry Funk ECW World Television Champion: Pitbull #2 ECW World Tag Team Champions: Mikey Whipwreck & Pitbull #1 Event: ECW Barely Legal 1995; held Sunday, Week 2 Rating: B- Main Event and Match of the Night: Terry Funk defeated Sabu to retain the ECW World Heavyweight championship Workers Hired: None. Workers Re-signed: None. Workers Leaving: Tommy Cairo. </div></blockquote> Company News Rise/Fall: AWF to small. New Companies: None. New Workers in April: Meiko Satomura; Toshie Sato; Toshie Uematsu; Chikayo Nagashima; Sonoko Kato; Sachie Abe; Steve Corino; Shannon Moore; Eddie Herring (announcer); Momoko Imoo (announcer). Worker Retirements: The Iron Sheik; The Sheik; Adolfo Moreno; Joe Higuchi. Worker Deaths: N/A.

Beejus · March 2, 2014

WCW Hotline: May 1995, Week 1 <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWHotline.jpg WCW Hotline 1st Week of May 1995 Option 1: World War 3 Control Center! Option 2: Released from World Championship Wrestling! Option 3: Exclusive contract news! Option 4: WCW Saturday Night preview! Option 5: Last week’s ratings! Option 6: “The Professor’s” lesson of the week! Option 7: Mean Gene’s rumor corner! Option 8: That Other Show! Option 9: A gift from the WCW Catalog!</div> Option 1: World War 3 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>Nothing is bigger than the announcement made last week on WCW Saturday Night, about the sixty man, three ring battle royal known as World War 3! The winner will receive the Spoils of War, which will grant one lucky wrestler anything his heart desires! But the other huge event going on will be the matchup signed after our main event last week, as Hollywood Hogan will defend the World’s Heavyweight title against “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes! Otherwise on the card, there will be a ladder match for now TWENTY thousand dollars between “Hired Hand” Scott Hall and “Nature Boy” Ric Flair, a Last Man Standing match that could potentially last all night long between Cactus Jack and Vader, Armstrongs against Armstrongs, Art Barr going one-on-one against former partner Eddie Guerrero, and JPL against Lord Steven Regal! Fans, you can NOT miss this one – call your local cable companies to order now! </div></blockquote> Option 2: WCW contract release! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>World Championship Wrestling came to terms with the release of “Wildfire” Tommy Rich from his pay-per-appearance contract. It was said to just be so that the aging Rich could focus more on his independent career, without having to worry about coming into WCW shows. There was no bad blood left from this departure, and if the chance arises in the future, WCW would welcome Rich back to the roster. </div></blockquote> Option 3: Exclusive contract news! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Our sources have told us that both Mark Callaway a.k.a. The Undertaker, and Solofa Fatu a.k.a. Headshrinker Fatu are nearing the end of their WWF contracts. Rumor has it that Callaway has decided to stay loyal to the WWF – probably a bad idea – and not take any contract offers from WCW; while WCW has no real interest in bringing Fatu back to the promotion. Fatu and Samu worked as the Samoan Swat Team in WCW in the late 80’s. But in one of Vinceland’s “better” ideas, is that they are letting retired wrestlers James Cornette and Pat Patterson walk away. WCW are said to be very interested in bringing in Patterson, feeling that his experience can only help in the backstage area. However, Cornette is more interested in running his own Smoky Mountain Wrestling instead of rejoining WCW. </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>It may not be the right season for basketball yet, but don’t worry, sports fans; WCW are heading to Indiana’s Basketball Cathedral this week to bring you more hot action than you can handle! After the blockbuster announcement regarding World War 3’s huge battle royal, we will hear from all manner of entrants in the match, who will be talking about what they want if they are able to win The Spoils of War! The World Tag Team titles will be defended in a return match from Spring Stampede, as the Road Warriors, with Dusty Rhodes back in their corner, look to knock off the new champions, Brian Pillman and Steve Austin, at the first defense! Was it a fluke win at the pay-per-view, or do Pillman and Austin have some tricks up their sleeves? Due to comments between the two men, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat and “Nature Boy” Ric Flair have been invited to Jesse Ventura’s Body Shop, where he will try to calm the tensions between the heroes of WCW! Also, a big match between Scott Steiner and Lex Luger! The Rock ‘n Roll Express take on the Armstrong Brothers! Waylon Mercy, Rick Martel, and the Ruthless Roundtable all in action! Art Barr claims to have a huge surprise for Eddie Guerrero! Don’t miss WCW Saturday Night, 6:05 PM ET on The Superstation and 2:00 PM ET on the BBC! </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 mostly the same in the ratings this week, keeping a strong 7.5 on the BBC and a 6.4 on TBS. The show bumped up on DSF, going to a 0.5, and Main Event on TBS fell to a 0.5. Raw on USA also stayed about the same, a 5.1.</div></blockquote> Option 6: “The Professor’s” lesson of the week! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>With World War 3 coming up, everyone seems to have their favorites in the match. One of wrestling’s past favorites for every over-the-top battle royal was the late Andre the Giant. The only wrestlers of that stature in WCW right now are – not coincidentally – other favorites for this upcoming match, Hollywood Hogan’s personal bodyguard The Jeep and “The Monster” Vader! Many would not be surprised to see one of these two men take home The Spoils of War in two weeks! </div></blockquote> Option 7: Mean Gene’s rumor corner! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>With World War 3 right around the corner, everyone who is anyone wants to become involved! Word around the back has it that even some New-Japan contracted wrestlers want to get in on the action as well, so there may be a few faces you haven’t seen in WCW in a while getting a shot to play with the big boys! </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>What’s the fastest way to leave a bad taste in fans’ mouths on your pay-per-view? How about your World champion losing a silly tag team match? Apparently that’s the WWF’s route, as Vinnie Vegas and his little buddy defeated Bam Bam and Bret in the main event of In Your House this month. It was the epitome of a C-show pay-per-view, as no titles changed hands, but nothing was important whatsoever. Compared to Spring Stampede, where the world was stunned by the change of the Tag Team titles. The next night, Mean Mark defeated the not-Japanese in a Raw main event that barely drew flies. </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>Baseball season is right around the corner! Press zero after the tone in order to receive a code for 20% off your very own WCW baseball cap! </div></blockquote> Any fun fan signs left for me will be placed in the show! As soon as the WW3 card is finished being announced - which should after this next TV week - then I will post the full card up for people to predict on. WW3 is in week 2 of May, so there isn't much build; but really, most of the build deals with the battle royal, and I made sure I set it up that way because it means I get an extra week on the road to the Bash, which I intend to be on par with Starrcade!

The Final Countdown · March 2, 2014

Fan Signs:

Free the Hitman!

I want to join the Ruthless Roundtable!

Beejus · March 5, 2014

WCW Television - May 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 May 1995 Held at: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana (Great Lakes) Attendance: 11,043 (sell out!) Rating: B – This show increased our popularity in 15 regions. “The Dogs of War” </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/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> After the opening roll, we zoom into Tony Schiavone, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, and Jesse “The Body” Ventura! Bobby is greeted by “Weasel” chants up in this part of the country, but he takes it in stride, telling the “humanoids” to show some respect, and blaming Tony for getting them all riled up before the show went on the air. Tony laughs, saying that he didn’t have to rile up the Indianapolis crowd, they were excited when we got here, and that’s when “The Body” jumps in, saying that he’s excited too, excited to see his favorite tag team in the main event where they belong, defending the titles against the Road Warriors. As the camera sees a sign in the crowd saying “Free the Hitman!” Bobby notes how outspoken Jesse has been about Nick Bockwinkel lately, saying that he may agree with Jesse but he’s tried to keep his head down a little bit. Ventura says he doesn’t care about that, he just wants to see his men get the fair shake they deserve. Tony says that is only one of many great matches we’re bringing tonight, so buckle up fans, it’s time to head to the ring for our opening bout! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B- Notes: Tony really enjoyed improvising this one, and Bobby did masterfully.</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/LanceStorm.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/LarryZbyszko.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RickMartel.jpg Lance Storm w/Larry Zbyszko vs. Rick Martel Referee: Mark Curtis</div> This one was a rather pedestrian match, though there was hot action all through it. Larry Zbyszko led his man down to the ring, and Storm put on a very good match against the veteran Martel. Commentary mostly talked about how Martel will be teaming with Tito Santana again at World War 3 to take on Roddy Piper and Bubba Rogers. The end of this one came when Storm tried to roll Martel into a single leg crab, but Rick was able to put on the brakes and lock on his own Quebec Crab to get the victory. <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 8:23: Rick Martel 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/JesseVentura.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RicFlair.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RickySteamboat.jpg </div> “The Body” enters the ring for a special edition of The Body Shop, and he invites his guests to the ring Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat and “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair. He says that the two of them have been at odds a lot as of late, mainly due to comments made by Steamboat on his build to Spring Stampede. He says he knows that “The Dragon” has no intention of apologizing for his words, but he wanted to bring the two together as a mediator, and say that by fighting with one another, they’re losing the big picture, which is the battle against the KoW! Steamboat says that Jesse is exactly right, and a few weeks of thinking about it has brought him to the same conclusion. He says that he doesn’t like Flair, and he will never trust Flair; he never has and he never will. But he will always respect what Flair can do in the ring. Flair returns the favor, saying that he feels the same way – that the two have far too differing personalities to ever get along, whether in the ring or out of it. But they have three things in common: incredible talent, the drive to be the best in this great sport, and hatred for the Kings of Wrestling! Flair says that he has an idea, though, something that will get everything all out in the open between the two, and will help them to get past their problems, which is something they need right now. Flair says that next week, WCW Saturday Night, woo; World Championship Wrestling will be in their famed stomping grounds of The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, and he respectfully challenges Ricky Steamboat – one more time, step in the ring with “The Nature Boy” and tear the house down! The crowd cheer loudly, as Jesse turns and asks Steamboat what he thinks; and he agrees! For the first time ever, the two agree to a match with a handshake instead of an argument, and the date is set: two Saturdays from now, in The Omni, Ricky Steamboat faces off with Ric Flair! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B Notes: Flair improvised quite well here, and Jesse really enjoyed playing the crowd.</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/BradArmstrong.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BrianJames.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/RickyMorton.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RobertGibson.jpg The Armstrong Brothers w/Colonel Robert Parker vs. The Rock ‘n Roll Express Referee: Randy Anderson</div> This one, like the match before it, had some really good action, but the crowd were busy waiting for something bigger to happen. Tony said that they must be all talking about the big match that was just set up for Saturday Night in two weeks at The Omni. With the help of “The Colonel” on the outside, the Armstrongs dominate Ricky Morton for a short period, but they lose track when “Bullet” Bob comes out of the back! He has a microphone and he stops the match cold to say that due to what happened last week, he’s asked Scott to stay out of the family match at World War 3 next week – and HE is going to team with Steve to take on Brad and Brian! BG kicks the ropes and says he doesn’t want that, but just about then, Ricky grabs him from behind in a quick roll-up – the Rock ‘n Roll get the win! Bob says he will see his sons at World War 3! <div style="text-align:right;">Winners in 7:24: The Rock ‘n Roll Express 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.jpg</div> In an odd moment, we head backstage to the interview area, shown from a weird camera angle that shows all the lights and regular camera setup. “Macho Man” Randy Savage is there, all set to deliver an interview. He asks a nearby stagehand where Gene is, and they answer that he might be in his room getting ready for later. Savage asks who scheduled this interview then, getting both confused and angry at the same time. He says if he didn’t have to come here for a match, why’d they call him to come do an interview and then aren’t even ready?! The interview backdrop comes down on him! Savage struggles under the weight of the curtain, but someone starts punching away at him under it! The man isn’t very clearly seen in the strange camera angle, but the raspy voice is unmistakable, as he asks “Did ya think I’d forget about you, Savage? Didja?!” <div style="text-align:center;"> http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BrianPillman3.jpg</div> Pillman stomps and kicks at Savage, using some of the nearby equipment to throw down on top of him! Stagehands finally come over and start trying to separate the two, and Brian walks over to the camera that we’ve been watching this on. He picks it up and looks right into it, saying that “We here at Pillman’s X-X-X Files are happy to bring you this announcement: it looks like someone closed the curtain on Randy Savage for the night!” He laughs maniacally, before turning the camera off. Jesse cheers this, saying that it would only have been a matter of time before these two’s rivalry sprung up again, so Pillman has struck first blood! Tony just says it appears Brian is as loose a cannon as he was when he left, as Heenan says that Brian is “not just unhinged, his whole door is missing!” <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/StevenRegal.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/DougWilliams.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/LannyPoffo.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/ScottyRiggs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/TerryTaylor.jpg Lord Steven Regal & Earl William Clayton w/Baron Tomas vs. The Playboys Referee: Nick Patrick</div> On the noblemen’s way to the ring, Baron Tomas points out a fan with a sign reading “I want to join the Ruthless Roundtable!” Lord Regal gives a sneer to the fan, before walking on with his nose held high. Commentary talk about the long-standing feud between Lord Regal and his Ruthless Roundtable against JPL, wondering if it will end come World War 3. As they debate if Taylor and Stud have their mind on the match or on the girls at ringside, Regal and Clayton put on a European wrestling clinic in this match, working over the two quickly with holds and grappling moves, as well as some sharp European uppercuts, before Regal puts the finishing touches on Scott with the Regal Stretch for the decisive victory. <div style="text-align:right;">Winners in 5:52: Lord and Earl 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/GeneOkerlund.jpg</div> We now head to the World War 3 Event Center, where “Mean” Gene Okerlund is talking about the upcoming World War 3 match. He says that this will be a first in the whole industry: a sixty man, three ring battle royal! He says that the rules are simple: twenty men enter each of the three rings. When each ring is down to its final three men, they all enter the center ring to determine who will win the Spoils of War! Okerlund says that a bunch of wrestlers have spoken to him about what they will do with their prize if they are to win World War 3. <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/ScottSteiner.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RickSteiner.jpg </div> The Steiner Brothers start, and they say that their teamwork should be good enough to get them to the end of the matchup, where they can shake hands and go at it. If either of them win, they’ll use it to revoke Dusty Rhodes’s managing license so they can face the Road Warriors fairly, two-on-two as it should be! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/LexLuger.jpg</div> Next is “The Total Package” Lex Luger, who says that with his brute strength, he will be able to throw anybody out of the rings, no matter who it is. As for his prize, his quest to bring the old Sting back would take a backseat when he wins World War 3, as he will use it to cash in on Hollywood Hogan and the World Heavyweight championship. <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/JPL.jpg</div> We see JPL, who says that his goal in entering World War 3 will be to make Lord Steven Regal and his Ruthless Roundtable be forced to bow down to him… and maybe even make some of the ladies of WCW get down for him, if you know what he means! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RickySteamboat.jpg</div> Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat says that just like at Battlebowl, his inner fire and strength will carry him to the victory. When he wins, he will force the Kings of Wrestling to disband, by having all of them be suspended indefinitely from WCW! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WaylonMercy.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/RobertFuller.jpg</div> Waylon Mercy is shown, Colonel Robert Parker standing next to him as Parker says that it doesn’t matter to him which of his Stud Stable win the match, but when any of them win, he will have free reign of World Championship Wrestling when he gets a cushy job with corporate, working alongside Nick Bockwinkel! Mercy says nothing, just wrings his hands together with a sick glare in his eyes. <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Sting2.jpg</div> We close with “The Stinger” who says that World War 3 is going to be one of WCW’s premier events and one of the newest top matches of the year – the only thing that will make it more prestigious is when the winner is the man called Sting! Sting says that they really don’t even have to ask what his prize will be, as World War 3 is his golden ticket, that will force WCW to do away with the stipulation that he has to wait a year for a World title match! Sting howls, as we close the segment with the information about World War 3, urging viewers to call their cable companies now to be there for the first ever World War 3! <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/ArnAnderson.jpg</div> “The Enforcer” is walking backstage, getting a drink out of a nearby soda machine. He retrieves his refreshment, but when he heads back toward the dressing room, he gets stopped by a wall in his way… <div style="text-align:center;"> http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/TerryGordy.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/RobertFuller.jpg </div> The United States Heavyweight champion Terry Gordy blocks Anderson’s path, and Colonel Parker questions him, saying that he heard that Anderson has declined to comment when WCW wanted to record people’s thoughts about next Sunday’s World War 3 battle royal. He wonders if maybe all those years of pulling Ric Flair’s coattails has made Arn go soft, and that’s why last July he didn’t jump on Parker’s offer to join the Stud Stable! Anderson laughs, saying that he didn’t join the Stud Stable because he knew Parker was the kind of guy to do what he did to Steve Austin and Diamond Dallas Page! Gordy grins, saying that is the sound of a soft, old wrestler who doesn’t think he has it anymore, because if Anderson thought he was good enough, then there’d be no reason for Parker to send him up the river, just like he has been! Arn fires back that he may not have many morals, but he knows a man who doesn’t when he sees them, and as soon as Gordy gets on the bad end of things, “The Colonel” will do away with him in a hurry for the next, newest toy, just like he always has! Terry squares up to Anderson, but Arn says that if Terry is so adamant that Parker is on his side, as much as he is above that level anymore, he’ll take a step down, and compete on Gordy’s level – if he’ll put the US title on the line at World War 3! Gordy says that beating an old, soft, piece of Flair’s crap like Anderson will be his privilege – it looks like we’ve added yet another blockbuster match to World War 3! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B- Notes: Gordy struggled with improvising here, as “soft” seemed to be the only insult he had prepared. But Anderson worked with it well, as he usually does.</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/LexLuger.jpg </div> The crowd cheers wildly as out of the back comes the man called Sting! He gets a microphone and wastes no time in calling out “Total Package” Lex Luger. He says that last week, he got attacked from behind, again – “getting really tired of that, Lex!” He says that watching the replay of last week’s show, he heard what “The Snake” had to say, about there being another man on your side, “on your little quest, to get ‘The Stinger’ out of his shell”. Sting says that in the past year, he’s fought Flair, he’s fought Vader, he’s fought Muta, he’s fought the KoW, he’s fought Jake Roberts, but one thing he hasn’t done is go into hiding! He only wants one thing, and that’s to talk to Lex Luger, and the two can work things out like brothers, find out what Luger’s deal is, and they can get to the real business of kicking KoW butt! “The Total Package” comes out, and he says that Sting doesn’t get it, and he isn’t surprised at that – THAT is what he’s trying to do, to pull the wool back off of Sting’s eyes! He says that the old Sting wouldn’t have bothered fighting with Vader, or with Jake Roberts, or even bothering with Lex Luger right now – he’d be out there already kicking Hogan’s butt right back up to cartoon land where he came from! Sting asks when Lex thinks Sting went so soft, and Luger replies that it was really recent; right about this time last year, when he gave up his World title match to Hulk Hogan, was when Luger saw it. He tried to come back to WCW as soon as he could, so he could stop Sting from doing anything really stupid like join with Hogan and the KoW! Sting says he would never give up on the “Little Stingers” like that, but Luger says he also never would have thought Sting would so easily play second fiddle to another wrestler like he has in the past year. Lex says that he does have someone else helping him though, someone else who knows how the old Sting would operate, because it’s someone who Sting forced out of the sport! Sting is confused now, saying he doesn’t know what Lex is talking about… Over the arena, <div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ulWjBFJ48Dc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Van Halen - Black And Blue"></iframe></div></div> starts playing, and Sting’s jaw drops when he sees who comes through the curtain… <div style="text-align:center;"> http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RickRude.jpg</div> The crowd are in as much shock as Sting is, it’s “Ravishing” Rick Rude!! He comes out and Luger hands him the microphone. Rude says that what he’d like to have right now, is for Sting to close his mouth, and open his eyes; he’s been played like a fiddle by World Championship Wrestling AND his “Little Stingers” into not being the man he should have been from the start of this war. Rude says the sooner Sting realizes that, the sooner the threat of the Kings of Wrestling will end, because Sting is the hero that WCW needs – but the Sting in the ring in front of them right now will never be that hero. The same man who went face-to-face with the Dangerous Alliance, the same man who broke Rude’s back and forced him out of active wrestling would never let himself get side tracked while there was an immediate threat to World Championship Wrestling, and he wouldn’t let an excuse like not being able to wrestle for the World title get in his way either. Rick closes by telling Sting that until he snaps out of it and lives up to being the franchise that he and Lex know he can be, they’re going to make his life hell. The two leave, and Sting looks like he has a lot on his mind. <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/NickBockwinkel.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/MarcMero.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/TeddyLong.jpg </div> We see backstage where Johnny B. Badd is arguing with manager Teddy Long as they walk into an office. It turns out to be the office of WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel! Long keeps repeating “Dis a bad idea, Johnny!” but Badd approaches Nick and says that he heard what Nick had to say last week about California Kip getting another title shot, and while he has respect for how Nick is helping out his “KoW boy” get the belt back in their camp, Badd says that he should be entitled a shot at the Television title! Nick asks what qualifications Badd is even referencing as far as being ready for a title match, as when Nick chose Johnny to take the US title from Steve Austin, he failed. Badd says that was almost a year ago, and now he’s ready to get some gold around his pretty waist! Johnny says that Nick needs to be careful around here, if what he hears on rumors is true; Nick says that he doesn’t know what he’s talking about, but Badd replies that he’ll let him know… if he gets a shot! Nick thinks on it, before saying that Johnny has some nerve lately, that’s for sure. He says that if Badd will tell him what he knows, then he will do this: California Kip will put his TV title shot on the line against Badd, this Sunday night on WCW Main Event! Nick says let’s close the door, and talk to me, Johnny, as Long sighs and shakes his head, closing the door on this segment. <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/DustyRhodes2.jpg</div> Backstage, “The American Outlaw” is shown. He talks about how tonight, he’s back and better than ever, the arm is feeling fine and may even be up to throwing a Bionic Elbow on anybody who gets in his way. He says that he is missing that gold, and by the end of the night, he will have both sets of Tag Team titles in his camp yet again, but another voice chimes in on that… <div style="text-align:center;"> http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/TerryFunk.jpg</div> Terry Funk barges in on Dusty’s promo, saying that he gives credit to the Road Warriors for having been fighting champions while he was away – but saying that’s the only time they had been, as he questions if Rhodes has been afraid to let his boys put any of their titles on the line! Dusty says that any one of his men could beat “your crippled hide” any day of the week, to which Funk says that he will take that challenge – he says that if Dusty thinks any of his crew can stand up to him, then it should be easy pickings for the US champs to take on he and Cactus, next week on Saturday Night! Rhodes is caught up in the moment, and he accepts! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B- Notes: Terry really enjoyed improvising here.</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;">Waylon Mercy w/Colonel Robert Parker vs. Johnny Canuck Referee: Mark Curtis</div> In one of the shortest matches of the night, Canadian patriot Johnny Canuck goes up against the Stud Stable’s Waylon Mercy. Bobby talks about how Mercy is just a man looking to get a fresh start in life, while Tony says that if he wanted that, he should stop acting like he does and start doing fresh things in his life. Schiavone cites all the blatant cheating and psychotic behavior in his matches, but Jesse is on Heenan’s side, saying that Tony just can’t give anybody a second chance. Oh yeah, there’s a match here, right? Well, Waylon shakes everybody’s hand before the bell, but while Mark Curtis has his back turned to ring the bell, he thrusts Johnny in the throat. From there, he works his man over, until finally slapping on the Sleeperhold to get a submission victory. <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 2:37: 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/ArtBarr.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/GordonSolie.jpg </div> Gordon Solie is at the top of the aisle, and he brings out his guest at this time, Art Barr. Solie says that Barr seemed confident that what he has to say right now will shake his World War 3 opponent, Eddie Guerrero, to the point that he doesn’t want to even come out and face him next Sunday! Art says that’s exactly right, and he says it’s because Eddie, in his haste of listening to other people – namely, the fans – he’s forgotten just how close Art has gotten with the Guerrero family over the years. Barr says that about a year ago, he formed a tag team in his stomping grounds of Portland which will in time put his team with Eddie to shame! Gordon asks who his partner is, when Barr gladly introduces him… Eddie’s own nephew, Chavo Guerrero Jr.! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/ChavoJr.jpg</div> The young man comes out to the podium as Solie says that this is sickening, turning Eddie’s own family against him?! Art says that he hasn’t done a thing, Eddie has started getting delusions of grandeur, and his family and friends are getting sick of it! Art says that Chavo has distanced himself from any of his family who are going to side with Eddie, because he’s the one in the wrong here! Chavo doesn’t say much, but he adds that he and Barr are the Nuevos Gringos Locos, the New Crazy Foreigners! And they’re going to show Uncle Eddie what he’s missing out on by distancing himself from his familia! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: D</div> <div style="text-align:center;">Nuevo Gringos Locos vs. Jumpin’ Joey Maggs & Mark Starr Referee: Randy Anderson</div> This one, as you can probably guess, is just a quick squash match in order to establish Art and Chavo as new partners. Chavo and Barr seem to work well together, as they dismantle Maggs and Starr with no time wasted, before finishing them off when Chavo hits a Tornado DDT on Starr and Barr comes off the top rope with a Frog Splash for the three count. <div style="text-align:right;">Winners in 4:57: Nuevo Gringos Locos Rating: E+</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/GeneOkerlund.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/CactusJack.jpg </div> “Mean” Gene Okerlund is out in the ring, and he brings out his guests for this face-to-face interview segment, Cactus Jack and then Sonny Onoo along with his “Monster” Vader! Gene starts out by asking if Jack is as crazy as it seems, by wanting to get Vader into a last man standing match! “Are you mad, man?! You have a family!” Cactus smiles, saying that he’s not crazy, he knows what he’s doing; he does admit to not having the match next week against Meng and Paul Orndorff in mind when he made this challenge to Vader, but that he has no problems walking into World War 3 as a half of the United States Tag Team champions! He adds that he’s doing this for his family, because in later years, when his son looks back on his father’s career, he’s going to know that his papa never backed down from any big bully who wanted to push him around! Vader scoffs, replying that he better stick to Terry Funk and a possible title reign and call off the match with Vader – because he may walk in as a champion, but he won’t walk again after the match! Vader says that after he breaks Jack’s legs, he’ll never be able to defend the titles; he’ll never be able to be the last man standing, and since he won’t even be able to satisfy his old lady anymore, then maybe she should come and find out what “The Monster” is all about! Jack attacks! That last comment was way out of line, and he throws the first punch, as the two go at it with wild rights and lefts! Sonny and Okerlund run out of the line of fire, Okerlund calling for security to get in here! They finally rush into the ring and fill it in an attempt to separate the two, as we head to commercial break as all hell has broken loose! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B- Notes: Vader did not do very good improvising here, but Gene did well.</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/ArnAnderson.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/DustinRhodes.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/GeneOkerlund.jpg </div> “Mean” Gene Okerlund is backstage with Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, and Dustin Rhodes when we come back from break. He says that he wants to hear from all three of them, but first he wants a word from “The Enforcer” about earlier tonight, is Terry Gordy right that Arn has no desire anymore in wrestling. Anderson says that he doesn’t have much to say about World War 3 because he wants to keep things close to his chest rather than run his mouth about things. He talks about how he’s had respect for what Terry Gordy did in the Freebirds, and that’s why he would have gladly co-existed in WCW with him. But he says that since Gordy wanted to call upon the clouds, then he will get the storm that comes with it. Anderson says that the two have had similar roles in groups, but only one of them has ever been good enough to be “The Enforcer”, and he’ll show Gordy all about it at World War 3. Gene throws it to Ric Flair, who says that he’s been practicing at home all week! Climbing ladders up and down, preparing for the ladder match. He says that to people who think he won’t be able to defeat Scott Hall in the twenty-thousand dollar, double or nothin’, climb the ladder match, he has a great plan: he’s going to lock Hall in the figure four leglock, break his legs off, and then climb the ladder at his leisure, woo! Okerlund turns to Dustin Rhodes, and asks him point-blank if he thinks he can defeat Hollywood Hogan next week at World War 3. Dustin says that the biggest thing he’s worried about is Kings of Wrestling interference. He knows that Hogan always has a few extra tricks up his sleeve, but Dustin is not only a Rhodes, but he’s been listening to his friends Flair, Steamboat, and Anderson – he’s learned that there are a lot of ways to skin a cat, and he is inviting the fans, Hogan, and especially his father next week to find out his huge surprise, a ghost from the past. Gene tries to prod him for more information, but Dustin clams up about it, turning his back to Okerlund as Flair “woooo”s at him until the segment fades. <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: C+ Notes: Flair didn’t do very well improvising here, but Dustin improvised well.</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/ScottSteiner.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/LexLuger.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/RickRude.jpg Scott Steiner vs. “The Total Package” Lex Luger w/Rick Rude Referee: Nick Patrick</div> Luger seems all pumped up for this match, more than usual, with the addition of Rick Rude at ringside, who does little more than stand stoically at ringside for the majority of the match. Steiner is game though, and he and Lex really seem to get into a groove against one another. Luger’s power moves are often countered by Scott right into beautiful belly-to-belly and belly-to-back suplexes, thrown with precision. Steiner nearly upsets Luger when he ducks under a running forearm smash and follows up with a hard Steinerline, getting a close two count! Scott sets Lex on the top rope, and yells out to the crowd that this is over! He climbs up to hit a Frankensteiner from the top rope, but Rick Rude takes this moment to climb up onto the apron, causing a distraction for Nick Patrick; Luger is able to reach up and hit a hard low blow on Scott! He shoves Steiner onto the top rope, crotching him there, as Lex gets off the turnbuckle and walks over, pulling Steiner onto his shoulders with the Human Torture Rack! Scott fights the pain as best as he can, but eventually he has nothing to do but signal to Nick Patrick that he submits! Is this kind of thing what Sting has to look forward to? <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 12:06: Lex Luger 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/SteveAustin2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BrianPillman3.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Animal.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Hawk.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/DustyRhodes2.jpg WCW World Tag Team Championships Steve Austin & “Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman vs. The Road Warriors w/Dusty Rhodes Referee: Tommy Young</div> The match seems to pick up as a great sequel to the impromptu open challenge from Spring Stampede. This time around, the Road Warriors are more rested, they’re meaner, they’re hungrier, and they’re more fired up – they want to tear Austin and Pillman limb from limb. Austin and Pillman may not have the element of surprise on this side this time, but they have the crowd going crazy for this almost Cinderella story. Plus, Austin hasn’t already had a street fight before this. The eyes of everyone in the Hinkle Fieldhouse are on this match, and boy do the participants deliver, holding an old school tag team match that is reminiscent of the 1980s badass Road Warriors against the smaller champions. Dusty Rhodes is back in the corner of Hawk and Animal, shouting instructions to his men throughout the matchup. Dusty also keeps interjecting himself when Tommy Young’s back is turned, which causes Jesse Ventura to cry foul on commentary. Pillman gets caught, literally, and dropped with a brutal powerslam from a springboard crossbody attempt on Hawk. The challengers take him apart piece by piece, the crowd groaning in agony along with “The Loose Cannon” with each vicious slam and smash he takes. Tommy Young gets caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, and he gets hit with an Animal clothesline that was meant to take Brian’s head off! With Young down, Hawk and Austin rush into the ring, and it’s a wild brawl! Austin uses a low blow to take all the steam out of Hawk, and he turns around to drill him with the Stunner – but Dusty Rhodes hits him with a title belt! Austin drops, and Dusty shoves him out of the ring. He calls for the Road Warriors to lift Pillman into the Doomsday Device, but somebody isn’t able to take it anymore… Despite pleas from commentary, into the ring rushes Jesse Ventura!! He has a chair, and he smacks it across the back of Animal! As Jesse goes and shoves Dusty, the two leave the ring as Austin pulls Hawk off the turnbuckle. The crowd actually start a small “Body, Body, Body” chant as he argues with Rhodes outside the ring, but inside the ring, Brian Pillman has rolled up Animal! Tommy Young! He’s right there – 1! 2! 3! The champions retain! The champions retain, and it’s thanks to their biggest fan, Jesse Ventura! Jesse helps the champs grab their titles, and the three head up the ramp and away from the fuming Road Warriors, as Dusty kicks the bottom rope in anger! <div style="text-align:right;">Winners in 15:34 and still WCW World Tag Team champions: Steve Austin and Brian Pillman 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/NickBockwinkel.jpg</div> After a commercial break, we’re joined in the ring by WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel. He says that due to his actions in the previous match, it is with heavy heart that he is relieving Jesse “The Body” Ventura from commentary, and from WCW in general. Bockwinkel says that he cannot have his announcers playing favorites like that, jumping into the ring and influencing the outcome of matches; and thus, next week and at World War 3, we will have a new commentary member replacing “The Body”, his close personal friend “The American Outlaw” Dusty Rhodes! Tony asks how Dusty will be impartial, being a member of the Kings of Wrestling! Heenan audibly groans, saying that Nick is abusing his powers yet again. Before he goes, Nick adds that next week, the World Tag Team titles WILL be defended, twenty-four hours from World War 3 on WCW Saturday Night, when Steve Austin and Brian Pillman take on the number one contenders – Rick and Scott, the Steiner Brothers! Nick thanks the fans, saying that up next we have a real interview for you all to watch, before leaving the ring. Tony wonders what Harlem Heat will think of Nick giving the Steiner Brothers the next Tag title shot. <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/HulkHogan2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RoddyPiper.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/ScottHall.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/GeneOkerlund.jpg </div> On their way to the ring, Hollywood and “Hot Rod” high five Nick Bockwinkel, as Scott Hall comes in from the crowd. “Mean” Gene enters the ring, rolling his eyes and muttering about why he got stuck doing this job. He turns to Scott Hall first, asking the “Hired Man” why he is out here working with the bottom of the barrel like these two guys. Hogan and Piper voice displeasure at being called out like that, but Hall answers by calling Gene stupid; “Ain’t you boys got it yet? I work for tha’ green, chico. Whoever got the most machismo, got Scott Hall for tha’ night.” He says that is why he’s in this match against “ol’ man Flair” next week, because he is going to throw a huge party once he gets that twenty grand. Gene says he hopes Hall isn’t making the guest list up before winning the money or it could be a party with only beer nuts. Roddy Piper steps to the microphone next, and he begs the question of “How many times do ya hafta beat a man before he goes away?” Piper says that win, lose, or draw, he is done with Martel and Santana next week, because he has better things to do with his time than spend it facing the same guy month after month, just because the guy isn’t in his league. “It don’t matter if ya turn to your ex-lover and make it a tag match, you’re not high enough in the deck to bring the ‘Hot Scot’ down, and so next week, we’ll take care of you two and then you can head to Quebec or Tijuana and drink yourselves into your own respective comas.” Hollywood goes last, and he laughs off any “big surprise” that Dustin Rhodes could bring to World War 3. He says that after being to the top of the mountain as many years as he’s been, nothing surprises him anymore. He adds that even with a surprise, the surprise had better be that he’s bringing along a cannon because there’s no other way for “Daddy’s boy” to hold Hollywood down for a three count. He closes by saying that Dustin can bring along friends, allies, trainers, grandparents, or the Dallas Cowboys, and it won’t matter because there is no way that he can defeat the Kings of Wrestling! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B+ Notes: Gene improvised well with the three, and Roddy did superb at it this week, really getting the crowd fired up.</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- Gordon, Tony, and Eric talk about what action we have for you tonight on WCW Main Event! (C-) Disco Inferno d. Ichii Yazaki with the Saturday Night Fever. The Queen came out and took Gordon Solie’s spot on commentary for this match. © “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton squashed Geza Kalman Jr. with the Alabama Jam. (D) Johnny B. Badd is interviewed by Kim Doll, who says that tonight is his night to become number one contender for the TV title! Kim asks about taking the belt from his own partner and friend, Alex Wright, but Badd avoids the question. Teddy Long didn’t seem as amused as Badd. (C-) Stars ‘n Stripes d. Devon Storm & “Suave” Steve Keirn, Patriot pinning Keirn after the suplex/crossbody. (D) The Wonderful Destruction Crew d. The Texas Regulators to retain the US Tag Team titles, Meng making Slazenger submit to the Tongan Deathgrip. © California Kip is interviewed in the ring by Gary Cappetta, upset that he has to defend his own rematch clause tonight. (D+) Johnny B. Badd and California Kip wrestle to a draw, as Badd hits a German suplex of his own on Kip but both men’s shoulders are counted down for the three! (C-) “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright comes out, and he says that if both men want him and his title so badly, then at World War 3 he’ll defend against both of them in a triangle match! (C-) Show note: Alex Wright defended the TV title in the pre-show against The Gambler. (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>Gimmick and Turn notes: Jesse Ventura has changed to a Rebel (Cocky) gimmick, which rated an 88. Rick Rude has debuted with a Cocky (Cocky) gimmick, white also rated 88. Chavo Guerrero Jr. is using a Turncoat (Cocky) gimmick, rated 82. Yes, it appears a lot of people are cocky as of late.</div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWlogo.jpg</div>

Beejus · March 5, 2014

WCW Hotline: May 1995, Week 2 <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWHotline.jpg WCW Hotline 2nd Week of May 1995 Option 1: World War 3 Control Center! Option 2: The site of the Great American Bash revealed! Option 3: Retirement in WCW! Option 4: WCW Saturday Night preview! Option 5: Last week’s ratings! Option 6: “The Professor’s” lesson of the week! Option 7: Mean Gene’s rumor corner! Option 8: Monday Night Waste! Option 9: A gift from the WCW Catalog!</div> Option 1: World War 3 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>The United States Heavyweight title will now be on the line when champion Terry Gordy takes on the man he got into a heated argument with last week, “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson! We also found out that there will be a triangle match for the World Television championship, as “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright has decided to just defend against both California Kip AND tag partner Johnny B. Badd! And “Hot Rod” Roddy Piper teams with “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers to take on Rick Martel and Tito Santana! But probably of the most note, is just what is “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes’s big surprise for his father? Be sure to call your cable company and order WCW World War 3 today! </div></blockquote> Option 2: The site of the Great American Bash revealed! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Historical wrestling fans rejoice, as after a year without the show at all, World Championship Wrestling are bringing the Great American Bash back to its home of Baltimore, Maryland! Whereas most years, it took place in the confines of the Baltimore Arena, this year it will be in the 50,000 seat arena of the Baltimore Stadium! </div></blockquote> Option 3: Retirement 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>On Sunday, one of WCW’s favorite announcers, Gordon Solie, has announced that in a month he will be retiring from this great sport. In order to give him a proper send-off, WCW are planning to give him a big send-off at the end of the month, and relieving him of his duties as Main Event’s head announcer. For the interim, WCW Main Event will now be headed up by Tony Schiavone, Eric Bischoff, and “The Professor” Mike Tenay. </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>It’s the final Saturday Night before World War 3! Twenty-four hours away from the three ring battle royal, and we are at the Centrum in Worcester, Massachusetts! And what a show we will be bringing to Worcester – WCW are promising THE BIGGEST MAIN EVENT MATCH IN WRESTLING HISTORY!!! Just 24 hours away from World War 3, the ring is going to look like a battle royal as we go into a ten man tag team matchup featuring stars from some of the biggest matches and rivalries of the upcoming pay-per-view! “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes, “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson, and “Nature Boy” Ric Flair team up alongside “The Dragon” Ricky Steamboat and the man they call Sting, to take on the KoW’s “mega” team of Hollywood Hogan and “Macho Man” Randy Savage, who are teaming up with United States Heavyweight champion Terry Gordy, “The Total Package” Lex Luger, and “The Monster” Vader! Will ANY of these men be able to work together, just a day away from tearing one another apart?! Speaking of Dustin Rhodes, last week he promised a HUGE surprise for his father Dusty and his WW3 opponent, Hollywood Hogan! He says this surprise will neutralize any and all interference from the Kings of Wrestling in his World championship match – the only way to find out what this surprise is, will be to tune into WCW Saturday Night! Both sets of Tag Team championships will be on the line again, as the commissioner’s conspiracy against Steve Austin and Brian Pillman has led him to put them in a match against former champions The Steiner Brothers! Will the Steiners be able to do what the Road Warriors couldn’t last week, or will Austin and Pillman continue this brush with greatness? Elsewhere on the show, thanks to Terry Funk’s argument with “American Outlaw” Dusty Rhodes last week, Funk and Cactus Jack have a US Tag Team title match against Orndorff and Meng, the Wonderful Destruction Crew! With that many crazy men in the ring together, who will come out on top?! Also on the show, a six-man lucha libre style match, “Das Wunderkind” defends his Television title, and more thoughts from World War 3 participants! Don’t miss out on the best wrestling action on TV, WCW Saturday Night! 2:00PM ET on the BBC, and 6:05PM ET on 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 was a ratings juggernaut again this past week, as it stayed the same with a 7.56 on the BBC, raised to 6.46 on TBS, stayed about the same at a 0.5 on DSF, and rose to 0.2 on TV Hokkaido. Main Event did better as well, raising to 0.56. Raw on the USA Network fell, just as it did the week prior, this time to a 5.11. </div></blockquote> Option 6: “The Professor” Mike Tenay’s history lesson of the week! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>A little bit of battle royal history this week. Battle royals actually did not start in pro wrestling, they were actually a staple in boxing when first brought to America. In the 1930s, battle royals started to become a beloved wrestling match, starting to first be booked in the northeast and northwestern territories. </div></blockquote> Option 7: “Mean Gene” Okerlund’s rumor corner! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>This is a double rumor this week, fans! Two more men are on their way out of the WWF, and WCW are doing what they can to get them out from under the oppressive thumb of cartoon land! These two exemplify high flying wrestling, and with the new shift seeming to go toward that young, high flying style with the signing of all these great international superstars like Rey Mysterio Jr., Lance Storm, and Alex Wright, it probably will not be long until WCW have a championship to give these youngsters to show who is the best of them! </div></blockquote> Option 8: Eric Bischoff presents Monday Night Waste! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Brother Hart defeats Double J; Burger King defeats face-painted psychopath; huge stars like Bastian Booger and Johnny Polo in action! Be sure to…… excuse me while I laugh! Jeez guys, at least try and make it this war into a challenge for us, will ya?! </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>Own your own piece of history as World Championship Wrestling presents SuperBrawl V on VHS! Hollywood Hogan gets unlikely help to retain the World Heavyweight championship in a steel cage against Ric Flair; Sting and Steve Austin fought to a heart stopping draw with two huge, shocking revelations at the end of the match; Brian Pillman is forced out of WCW for months; Vader and Cactus Jack tore down the house in a show-stealing opening match; and you can’t forget the incredible performances of the Road Warriors, the Steiner Brothers, the I Quit match between former Freebirds, and the biggest return match of the century between Ricky Steamboat and Randy Savage – and on this special VHS copy, you also get the pre-show action, which featured Bobby Eaton against Hakushi and a six-man tag pitting The Playboys and Tommy Rich against Sgt. Craig Pittman, DDP, and a not-yet-playmaking Paul Roma! SuperBrawl V was the most ordered wrestling pay-per-view in history, and you can be a part of that history by ordering your own copy now! </div></blockquote> ------------------------------------- Remember, fun fan signs get put into Saturday Night! I know, not much turnaround time in between shows this time around. I had a good bit of free time on my hands the past two days, and plus I'm just really excited to get on with things here! World War 3 preview up..... RIGHT NOW!

Beejus · March 5, 2014

WCW World War 3 official program <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/worldwar3.jpg WCW World War 3 1995 LIVE on Pay-Per-View from Madison Square Garden in New York City! The Spoils of War go to the winner of World War 3! “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright, “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson, Art Barr, BG Armstrong, “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton, Booker T, Brad Armstrong, “Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman, “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers, California Kip, Dean Malenko, Disco Inferno, Eddie Guerrero, Hakushi, Ichii Yazaki, “Gigolo” Jimmy Del Ray, Johnny B. Badd, JPL, Juventud Guerrera, Lance Storm, “Total Package” Lex Luger, Lord Steven Regal, Marcus Bagwell, Meng, “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff, “Playmaker” Paul Roma, Psicosis, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Rey Mysterio Jr., “Nature Boy” Ric Flair, Rick Martel, “Dog-Faced Gremlin” Rick Steiner, Ricky Morton, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Robert Gibson, “Hot Rod” Roddy Piper, Ron Simmons, Scott Steiner, Scott Stud, Sgt. Craig “Pitbull” Pittman, Shanghai Pierce, Steve Armstrong, Steve Austin, Stevie Ray, Sting, Terry Funk, Terry Gordy, Terry Taylor, Tex Slazenger, The Patriot, Tito Santana, “Doctor of Desire” Tom Pritchard, Tracy Smothers, “The Monster” Vader, Waylon Mercy, and three representatives from New-Japan Pro Wrestling! The World Heavyweight Championship is on the line – is the KoW neutralized? Hollywood Hogan faces off with young challenger “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes, who’s bringing surprises to keep the Kings of Wrestling out of his way! Double or Nothing – Twenty Thousand Dollars hanging high above the ring! Scott Hall tries to get a huge payday from “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair in a ladder match! WCW United States Heavyweight Championship up for grabs! Terry Gordy may have bitten off more than he can chew by taking on the wrath of “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson! One-on-one – Last Man Standing! Will Cactus Jack or “The Monster” Vader even be able to make it into World War 3 after the brutality they plan to unleash upon one another? A Tag Team Grudge Match months in the making! Kings of Wrestling members “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers and “Hot Rod” Roddy Piper take on the reunited team of Tito Santana and Rick Martel! Crazy Americans doing battle! The former “Team of Terror” go one-on-one as Art Barr faces Eddie Guerrero! Pride on the Line! JPL looks to avenge his first WCW loss against Lord Steven Regal! Triangle Match for the WCW World Television Championship! Reigning champion “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright defends against former champion California Kip and his possible friend Johnny B. Badd! Who’s side is who on in this one?! Family Matters! Steve Armstrong teams up with father “Bullet” Bob to take on Colonel Parker’s Armstrong Brothers, Brad and BG! Cards subject to change</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>WCW World War 3 Prediction Contest World War 3 Battle Royal 20 Points for Winner: 15 Points for Three Finalists (five points for each correct pick): 5 Points for Most Eliminations: 15 Points – WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Hollywood Hogan w/ The Queen vs. “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes w/Magnum TA 10 Point Matches Ladder Match: “Hired Man” Scott Hall vs. “Nature Boy” Ric Flair Last Man Standing Match: “The Monster” Vader w/Sonny Onoo vs. Cactus Jack WCW United States Heavyweight Championship: Terry Gordy © vs. “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson 5 Point Matches “Hot Rod” Roddy Piper & “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Jimmy Hart & Dusty Rhodes vs. Rick Martel & Tito Santana WCW World Television Championship: California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Johnny B. Badd w/Teddy Long vs. “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright © Eddie Guerrero vs. Art Barr Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Leonard Tomas vs. JPL The Armstrong Brothers w/Colonel Robert Parker vs. “Bullet” Bob & Steve Armstrong Fun Fan Signs: Tiebreaker Questions 1. Will any matches end on a countout/DQ? 2. How many matches will end with interference? 3. Will Cactus Jack or Vader be fit enough to appear in WW3? 4. Who will take the fall in the TV title match? 5. Who will be the first man eliminated in WW3? </div></blockquote>

TheBooker · March 5, 2014

WCW World War 3 Prediction Contest

World War 3 Battle Royal

20 Points for Winner: Sting

15 Points for Three Finalists (five points for each correct pick): Vader, Luger, Steamboat

5 Points for Most Eliminations: Vader

15 Points – WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Hollywood Hogan w/ The Queen vs. “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes w/Magnum TA

10 Point Matches

Ladder Match: “Hired Man” Scott Hall vs. “Nature Boy” Ric Flair

Last Man Standing Match: “The Monster” Vader w/Sonny Onoo vs. Cactus Jack

WCW United States Heavyweight Championship: Terry Gordy © vs. “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson

5 Point Matches

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

WCW World Television Championship: California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Johnny B. Badd w/Teddy Long vs. “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright ©

Eddie Guerrero vs. Art Barr

Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Leonard Tomas vs. JPL

The Armstrong Brothers w/Colonel Robert Parker vs. “Bullet” Bob & Steve Armstrong

Fun Fan Signs: Bow down to Lord Regal

The Kings will Strike down The Force

Tiebreaker Questions

1. Will any matches end on a countout/DQ:Yes

2. How many matches will end with interference: 3

3. Will Cactus Jack or Vader be fit enough to appear in WW3?

4. Who will take the fall in the TV title match:Johnny B. Badd

5. Who will be the first man eliminated in WW3:Terry Taylor

Dawn · March 5, 2014

WCW World War 3 Prediction Contest

World War 3 Battle Royal

20 Points for Winner: Brian Pillman

15 Points for Three Finalists (five points for each correct pick): Luger, Austin and Sting

5 Points for Most Eliminations: Vader

15 Points – WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Hollywood Hogan w/ The Queen vs. “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes w/Magnum TA

Dustin won't have the gold when he faces Dusty.

10 Point Matches

Ladder Match: “Hired Man” Scott Hall vs. “Nature Boy” Ric Flair

Even up the series, i guess? And it will be fun to see Hall running after the money.

Last Man Standing Match: “The Monster” Vader w/Sonny Onoo vs. Cactus Jack

THIS SHOULD BE AWESOME!

WCW United States Heavyweight Championship: Terry Gordy © vs. “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson

Terry's reign won't end this quickly i guess.

5 Point Matches

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

I hate you. a_a

WCW World Television Championship: California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Johnny B. Badd w/Teddy Long vs. “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright ©

The turn is now.

Eddie Guerrero vs. Art Barr

Simply because he might become the bigger star of the two.

Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Leonard Tomas vs. JPL

The Lordship gets himself counted out and JPL requests a No DQ match against him at a later event.

The Armstrong Brothers w/Colonel Robert Parker vs. “Bullet” Bob & Steve Armstrong

Too easy.

Fun Fan Signs: THIS MEANS WAR!

SUPER SUPER FUN TIME WITH A MONSTER!

Tiebreaker Questions

1. Will any matches end on a countout/DQ? Yeah.

2. How many matches will end with interference? 1, Hogan vs. Dustin.

3. Will Cactus Jack or Vader be fit enough to appear in WW3? Yes.

4. Who will take the fall in the TV title match? Alex Wright.

5. Who will be the first man eliminated in WW3? Paul Roma lol

RKOwnage · March 5, 2014

WCW World War 3 Prediction Contest

World War 3 Battle Royal

20 Points for Winner: Vader

15 Points for Three Finalists (five points for each correct pick): Austin, Sting, and Pillman

5 Points for Most Eliminations: Luger

15 Points – WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Hollywood Hogan w/ The Queen vs. “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes w/Magnum TA

Vader/Hogan!

10 Point Matches

Ladder Match: “Hired Man” Scott Hall vs. “Nature Boy” Ric Flair

Hall won't "beat the man" here.

Last Man Standing Match: “The Monster” Vader w/Sonny Onoo vs. Cactus Jack

Opening up Vader winning the main event!

WCW United States Heavyweight Championship: Terry Gordy © vs. “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson

5 Point Matches

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

F*** it, why not?

WCW World Television Championship: California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Johnny B. Badd w/Teddy Long vs. “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright ©

GIVE IT BACK.

Eddie Guerrero vs. Art Barr

Great match.

Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Leonard Tomas vs. JPL

Not clean, though.

The Armstrong Brothers w/Colonel Robert Parker vs. “Bullet” Bob & Steve Armstrong

Fun Fan Signs:

Tiebreaker Questions

1. Will any matches end on a countout/DQ? Regal/JPL

2. How many matches will end with interference? 1.

3. Will Cactus Jack or Vader be fit enough to appear in WW3? Yes, and win!

4. Who will take the fall in the TV title match? Alex Wright.

5. Who will be the first man eliminated in WW3? Tracy Smothers

Warhawk8492 · March 5, 2014

World War 3 Battle Royal

20 Points for Winner: Sting

15 Points for Three Finalists (five points for each correct pick): Randy Savage, Steve Austin, Brian Pillman

5 Points for Most Eliminations: Vader

15 Points – WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Hollywood Hogan w/ The Queen vs. “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes w/Magnum TA

10 Point Matches

Ladder Match: “Hired Man” Scott Hall vs. “Nature Boy” Ric Flair

Last Man Standing Match: “The Monster” Vader w/Sonny Onoo vs. Cactus Jack

WCW United States Heavyweight Championship: Terry Gordy © vs. “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson

5 Point Matches

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

WCW World Television Championship: California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Johnny B. Badd w/Teddy Long vs. “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright ©

Eddie Guerrero vs. Art Barr

Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Leonard Tomas vs. JPL

The Armstrong Brothers w/Colonel Robert Parker vs. “Bullet” Bob & Steve Armstrong

Fun Fan Signs: In the end, there can be only one!

Hollywood Chicken!

Tiebreaker Questions

1. Will any matches end on a countout/DQ? Regal beats JPL by count out

2. How many matches will end with interference? 2

3. Will Cactus Jack or Vader be fit enough to appear in WW3? Yes

4. Who will take the fall in the TV title match? Johnny B. Badd

5. Who will be the first man eliminated in WW3? Shanghai Pierce

LordJaguar · March 5, 2014

WCW World War 3 Prediction Contest

World War 3 Battle Royal

20 Points for Winner: Sting

15 Points for Three Finalists (five points for each correct pick): Cactus Jack, Steve Austin, Roddy Piper

5 Points for Most Eliminations: Terry Gordy

15 Points – WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Hollywood Hogan w/ The Queen vs. “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes w/Magnum TA

10 Point Matches

Ladder Match: “Hired Man” Scott Hall vs. “Nature Boy” Ric Flair

Last Man Standing Match: “The Monster” Vader w/Sonny Onoo vs. Cactus Jack

WCW United States Heavyweight Championship: Terry Gordy© vs. “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson

5 Point Matches

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

WCW World Television Championship: California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Johnny B. Badd w/Teddy Long vs. “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright ©

Eddie Guerrero vs. Art Barr

Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Leonard Tomas vs. JPL

The Armstrong Brothers w/Colonel Robert Parker vs. “Bullet” Bob & Steve Armstrong

Fun Fan Signs: I want a Cactus Jack & Coke!

Tiebreaker Questions

1. Will any matches end on a countout/DQ? Yes

2. How many matches will end with interference? 2

3. Will Cactus Jack or Vader be fit enough to appear in WW3? Yes

4. Who will take the fall in the TV title match? Johnny B Badd

5. Who will be the first man eliminated in WW3? Marcus Bagwell

TheBigBad1013 · March 5, 2014

WCW World War 3 Prediction Contest

World War 3 Battle Royal

20 Points for Winner: Sting

15 Points for Three Finalists (five points for each correct pick): Sting, Randy Savage, Lex Luger

5 Points for Most Eliminations: Vader

15 Points – WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Hollywood Hogan w/ The Queen vs. “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes w/Magnum TA

Don't see Dustin winning but I love the fact that he's in this position

10 Point Matches

Ladder Match: “Hired Man” Scott Hall vs. “Nature Boy” Ric Flair

Flair picks up the win to even things at 1 win each

Last Man Standing Match: “The Monster” Vader w/Sonny Onoo vs. Cactus Jack

Should definitely be a good one but I'm going with Vader

WCW United States Heavyweight Championship: Terry Gordy © vs. “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson

Gotta go with The Enforcer here, even if it means a short title reign for Gordy

5 Point Matches

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

Got the feeling it won't be a clean win though

WCW World Television Championship: California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Johnny B. Badd w/Teddy Long vs. “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright ©

The champ retains in this one

Eddie Guerrero vs. Art Barr

Gotta go with Eddie

Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Leonard Tomas vs. JPL

Tough one to call but I'm leaning ever so slightly toward Lord Regal

The Armstrong Brothers w/Colonel Robert Parker vs. “Bullet” Bob & Steve Armstrong

Guess more than anything else really

Fun Fan Signs:

Tiebreaker Questions

1. Will any matches end on a countout/DQ? Yes

2. How many matches will end with interference? 3

3. Will Cactus Jack or Vader be fit enough to appear in WW3? Yes

4. Who will take the fall in the TV title match? Johnny B. Badd

5. Who will be the first man eliminated in WW3? Robert Gibson

TeflonBilly · March 7, 2014

WCW World War 3 Prediction Contest

World War 3 Battle Royal

20 Points for Winner: Sting

15 Points for Three Finalists (five points for each correct pick): Vader, Austin, Cactus Jack

5 Points for Most Eliminations: Vader

15 Points – WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Hollywood Hogan w/ The Queen vs. “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes w/Magnum TA

10 Point Matches

Ladder Match: “Hired Man” Scott Hall vs. “Nature Boy” Ric Flair

Last Man Standing Match: “The Monster” Vader w/Sonny Onoo vs. Cactus Jack

WCW United States Heavyweight Championship: Terry Gordy © vs. “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson

5 Point Matches

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

WCW World Television Championship: California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Johnny B. Badd w/Teddy Long vs. “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright ©

Eddie Guerrero vs. Art Barr

Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Leonard Tomas vs. JPL

The Armstrong Brothers w/Colonel Robert Parker vs. “Bullet” Bob & Steve Armstrong

Fun Fan Signs:

Tiebreaker Questions

1. Will any matches end on a countout/DQ?yes

2. How many matches will end with interference?3

3. Will Cactus Jack or Vader be fit enough to appear in WW3?yes

4. Who will take the fall in the TV title match?Johnny B Badd

5. Who will be the first man eliminated in WW3?Ichii Yazaki

The Final Countdown · March 7, 2014

Fan Signs for Saturday Night: Viva la lucha!

Destruction Crew is gonna get FUNKED!

World War 3 Battle Royal

20 Points for Winner: Piper

15 Points for Three Finalists (five points for each correct pick): Savage, Sting, Luger

5 Points for Most Eliminations: Vader

15 Points – WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Hollywood Hogan w/ The Queen vs. “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes w/Magnum TA

10 Point Matches

Ladder Match: “Hired Man” Scott Hall vs. “Nature Boy” Ric Flair

Last Man Standing Match: “The Monster” Vader w/Sonny Onoo vs. Cactus Jack

WCW United States Heavyweight Championship: Terry Gordy © vs. “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson

5 Point Matches

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

WCW World Television Championship: California Kip w/Jimmy Hart vs. Johnny B. Badd w/Teddy Long vs. “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright ©

Eddie Guerrero vs. Art Barr

Lord Steven Regal w/Baron Leonard Tomas vs. JPL

The Armstrong Brothers w/Colonel Robert Parker vs. “Bullet” Bob & Steve Armstrong

Fun Fan Signs: I believe in Dustin!

Tiebreaker Questions

1. Will any matches end on a countout/DQ? No

2. How many matches will end with interference? 1

3. Will Cactus Jack or Vader be fit enough to appear in WW3? Vader yes, Cactus no

4. Who will take the fall in the TV title match? Kip

5. Who will be the first man eliminated in WW3? Jimmy Del Ray

Beejus · March 7, 2014

WCW Television - May Week 2, 1995 <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWSaturdayNight.png WCW Saturday Night 2nd Week of May 1995 Held at: The Centrum in Worcester, MA (New England) Attendance: 10,000 (sell out!) Rating: B – This show increased our popularity in 15 regions. “First Shots of War” </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/WCWs/TonySchiavone.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/BobbyHeenan2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/DustyRhodes2.jpg </div> Tony and Bobby welcome everyone to the final edition of WCW Saturday Night before World War 3, but they’re both less than enthused when their new broadcast partner, “The American Outlaw” Dusty Rhodes enters the scene. Dusty says that he’s out here to be “tha’ voice of tha’ Keengs, if ya know what I’m taulkin’ about” and they both certainly do. Whereas there’s usually some amount of witty rapport between the three commentators, this week it just seems cold, as Tony and Bobby are upset about losing Ventura as their colleague, and Schiavone just meekly sends us to the opening bout, as Heenan sets his microphone down. <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/Juvi.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/SuperNova.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/MrJL.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/ArtBarr.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/ChavoJr.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Psicosis.jpg Juventud Guerrera, Super Nova, & Ichii Yazaki vs. Psicosis & Nuevo Gringos Locos Referee: Mark Curtis</div> Mike Tenay takes over for Bobby Heenan on commentary for this one, as six young stars go at it in a six man tag match. Mark Curtis has his hands full in this one, as people go flying all around the ring. Guerrera hits a big plancha to the outside, which takes down most of the people in the match, but it leaves Chavo in the ring with a dazed Yazaki, and as the masked foreign star looks ready to do a dive of his own, the nephew of Eddie hits a low blow that Mark Curtis misses due to paying attention outside the ring! Chavo takes the initiative to lift Ichii into a brain buster, floating over to get the three count. A sign in the crowd says “Viva la lucha!” as Tony says that fans are really starting to get into this fast paced, high action style that these people are bringing to WCW. <div style="text-align:right;">Winners in 7:31: Nuevo Gringos Locos & Psicosis 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/WCWTV.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/AlexWright.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/SteveKeirn.jpg WCW World Television Championship “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright vs. “Suave” Steve Keirn Referee: Nick Patrick</div> “The Brain” comes back to commentary during commercial break, just in time to talk about how “Das Wunderpunk” doesn’t deserve the TV title. Dusty starts to agree, but Heenan says that he wants to see Badd take the belt, seemingly just to spite Rhodes’s observation. This one is pretty academic from the opening bell, as Keirn seems to have little left in his tank from the get-go. Wright takes over with his mixture of technical and high flying offence, before hitting a German suplex to retain the title. <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 7:02 and still WCW World Television champion: Alex Wright 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/WCWs/GeneOkerlund.jpg</div> We are back in the World War 3 Event Center, where “Mean” Gene Okerlund is here to bring us another host of wrestlers talking about the biggest battle royal in the history of our sport! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RandySavage.jpg</div> “The Macho Man” starts the proceedings, talking about how he will be the man to stand at the top of the mountain come the end of World War 3, and while he will take great pleasure in eliminating that wannabe crazy fruitcup Brian Pillman, he says The Madness will run through the competition and be the man by the end of the match! But it’s what he says he will have for winning that takes most people by surprise, as he says that he wants a World Heavyweight title shot! <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/LannyPoffo.jpg</div> Lord Regal and Baron Tomas are up next, and Regal says that he was very upset to find out that WCW were not allowing any of his other Roundtable colleagues into the match, Regal saying that they are making room for men who are not up to the class and standard that he, Baron Tomas, Earl Clayton, and Finlay live up to. He says that he is not completely disheartened however, as once he wins, he has a few changes in mind that will make WCW a much more socially refined place; starting with the public shaming and firing of that degenerative ruffian, JPL! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/MarcMero.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/TeddyLong.jpg</div> Johnny B. Badd follows him, saying that he will be the prettiest entrant in the match by far! He says that it takes a special kind of man to survive fifty-nine other men, and that kind of man is a “Badd man” like him! He says that at World War 3, he’ll prove that he is the only man who can be trusted, when he does what’s right for WCW in both the TV title match and in the battle royal! <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.jpg</div> “The Monster” Vader is shown now, and Sonny Onoo talks first, saying that nobody is man enough to eliminate his Vader! Vader says that after he takes out Cactus Jack, after he eliminates fifty-nine other insignificant pieces of meat out of his way, then he has only one prize in mind: getting Hollywood Hogan and that WCW World Heavyweight championship! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/GuardianAngel.jpg</div> “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers stares menacingly into the camera, and he snarls that fifty-nine other men is just another number to him, he’s been in a lot of fights and he’s come out on top of a lot of riots – he’s trained in how to get people out of his way, and when fifty-nine men are out of the way, then he will make sure the Kings of Wrestling stay on top for a long, long time! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/CactusJack.jpg</div> Cactus Jack is next, and he says that the World War 3 battle royal is weighing just as heavily on his mind as the Last Man Standing match is; he says that winning both will be one of his goals, as taking down the monstrous Vader will be step one, and step two will be getting an all-expenses paid trip… around the country to all the amusement parks in the United States for he and his family, even Uncle Terry! But he has to win that first, and if he has to put his body, his mind, his soul on the line, then he’ll do it! Bang bang! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RicFlair.jpg</div> “WOOOOOO!” Ric Flair closes our segment, saying that World War 3, it doesn’t matter if it’s sixty men, sixty minutes, or sixty ladies in the hotel room, Ric Flair has ALWAYS been The Man, and that’s the way it’s gonna remain at World War 3! He says that once he wins, Hollywood Hogan, he’s coming for his title back again, and this time, “The Nait-cha Boy” will be the one coming out on top! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: C+ Notes: Randy Savage did superb improvising his section, and Cactus was masterful at it. However, Ric Flair struggled, and Lord Regal didn’t do very well in general.</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/WCWUSTag.jpg 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/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/TerryFunk.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/CactusJack.jpg WCW United States Tag Team Championships The Wonderful Destruction Crew vs. Terry Funk & Cactus Jack Referee: Mark Curtis</div> A sign in the crowd calls out that “Destruction Crew is gonna get FUNKED!”, which Orndorff rips up on his way to the ring. Tony talks about how this match came about, with Terry Funk goading Dusty Rhodes into putting the titles on the line. Dusty says that he wasn’t goaded into anything, that he has faith in his boys to pull off the win. He blatantly cheers his team on, as Bobby wonders if they can win a match without him being at ringside. Orndorff and Meng are strong champions even without their manager, as they take Cactus apart in their corner for much of the match. Meng’s strikes and Orndorff’s holds are a vicious combination for any challengers to overcome, but Cactus stands up to the onslaught, finally making the tag to Terry! Funk comes in a house of fire, putting Paul on his back with a huge back body drop and tumbling down around the ring with Meng! Funk gets back into the ring along with the legal man Orndorff, and Paul sends Funk to the ropes, looking for a receipt for the back body drop. But Funk makes a blind tag, and as Paul puts his head down, Cactus runs in and grabs him for a double arm DDT! Terry rushes Meng and tackles him aside, and Mark Curtis is there – 1! 2! Dusty screams no, he ain’t the legal man! But yes he is – he gets the 3! New champions!! Rhodes is furious, and he throws his headset down in anger, as we head to commercial break on the sight of the celebrating new champions! <div style="text-align:right;">Winners in 12:23 and NEW WCW US Tag Team champions: Terry Funk & Cactus Jack 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/kow.jpg</div> After a commercial break, we see that Dusty Rhodes had left commentary briefly to go back and talk to his Road Warriors. They’re muttering among one another, when Hollywood Hogan comes over to them, asking what the hell happened last week? And the week before that? He says to Dusty that he needs to shape his boys up, because he believed him when Dusty told him to get rid of HIS friends; now why are Dusty’s friends looking like jobbers out there? Rhodes has to calm Hawk and Animal after that comment, turning to Hogan to say that he doesn’t need to worry, the Warriors are the baddest of the bad, and they’ll beat them pretty boys into the ground. Hogan says they better; if they can’t do it, maybe he should give Bill and Barry a call, see if they want to put on some some face paint again and do a better job! Hogan walks away, and the Warriors are pissed! Dusty starts talking fast, trying to get his men back in order, as we go to the next segment! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B+ Notes: Hogan was masterful improvising in this one, and Dusty enjoyed the freedom of it. But Hawk didn’t do very well.</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/MikeTenay.jpg</div> Mike Tenay is standing by at the World War 3 Event Center this time, and he says that he’s here to get some of the thoughts from a few more people about the biggest battle royal in the history of the sport of wrestling; saying that no matter what country you look in, there’s never been a three ring battle royal in wrestling before. He says that there are a number of tag team players in the match, and having a friend on your side may just be the way to help get the victory. He says we have some pre-taped comments from some of the team participants, and away we go to… <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Animal.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Hawk.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/DustyRhodes2.jpg</div> The former World Tag Team champions Hawk and Animal, along with Dusty Rhodes, and Animal says that the only place you can ever have found a battle royal between sixty men was in a back alley in Chicago, Illinois, and the men who came out standing in the end were the Road Warriors! Animal adds that no rules, only one winner – no, one survivor; that’s odds that the Road Warriors can sink their teeth into! Tell ‘em, Hawk! Hawk says that there is no way imaginable that by the end of World War 3, either he or Animal will NOT be there at the end of World War 3! He says that the duo will end up as the final two men, and from there, they’ll do what they do, and that’s fight to the last! Winning the match for either of them will mean doing away with the Steiner Brothers, and Harlem Heat, and those “blond bastards” Austin and Pillman, and then the Road Warriors will be the only tag team left to be the best team of all time! <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> “All you fruit bootys listen up good, cause ‘dis tha’ only time we gon’ say it! You fiddy-nine other suckas in the ring gonna know you was in there with the best team in tha’ world, tha’ uncrowned champs, Stevie Ray, and Booka’ T, Harlem Heat!” Booker takes over from Stevie, saying that at World War 3, it’s gonna be on like neckbone, sucka, that they been in plenty of scraps back in Harlem that the brothers came out on top of. He says that once they get the win, they’ll use the Spoils of War to get back their World Tag Team championships! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BrianPillman3.jpg</div> “The Loose Cannon” says that you have to be crazy to get into a match with sixty men! He laughs, saying it’s a good thing he beat everybody else to it then! He says that the Spoils of War is his golden ticket, and he’ll have Nicky Bockwinkel ridden out on a rail, and hey; then, a new commissioner would be in order, maybe “The Loose Cannon” himself? He laughs, growling at the camera while humming “Hail to the Chief”. <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/SteveAustin2.jpg</div> The other half of the World Tag Team champions is shown next, and he says that he may never have been in a match with fifty-nine other men before, but he’s prepared for a hell of a party after he wins it, vowing to drink a beer for each person he throws over the top rope! He says after that, after he’s drank fifty-nine beers, he’ll save the final one of the last six pack, and he’ll drink it when he cashes in the Spoils of War and drops Hollywood Hogan with the Stunner to win the World Heavyweight title!! He smirks, adding won’t that just make Nicky Bockwinkel proud? <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/ArnAnderson.jpg</div> “The Enforcer” is the final person shown, and he just gives a sly grin, saying “You want to know what I’ll cash the Spoils of War on? Well that’s for me to know, and you to find out after I win, isn’t it?” <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B- Notes: Tenay was masterful in his role, and Austin really enjoyed improvising his dialogue. Even Animal really enjoyed himself; however Hawk really struggled, and so did Booker.</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/TomPrichard.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/JimmyDelRay.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/TitoSantana.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RickMartel.jpg The Heavenly Bodies vs. Tito Santana & Rick Martel Referee: Nick Patrick</div> Dusty Rhodes sounds a bit disheveled in this one, as Bobby badgers him about problems with his men. Rhodes keeps saying there’s no problems, Hollywood is just trying to motivate them in his own way. Behind the squabble on commentary, however, this one turns out to be a tag team clinic, as the Bodies prove why they’ve come so close in the past to winning the US Tag titles by taking Martel and Santana to their limits. They might even have gotten the win, but the match doesn’t get to continue as “Hot Rod” Roddy Piper and “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers rush the ring and assault their WW3 opponents! Del Ray and Prichard look upset that their moment in the sun seems to have been spoiled, but when faced down by Rogers, they back down and head to the locker room quickly. <div style="text-align:right;">Winners in 6:38 by DQ: Tito Santana & 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/WCWs/gmc.jpg</div> Gary Michael Cappetta takes to the ring, and he announces that our next bout is for the WCW World Tag Team championships! <div style="text-align:center;"> <iframe width="320" height="240" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/GbIE6N3HLLY?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> The scream of Axl Rose ushers out the challengers, Rick and Scott, the Steiner Brothers! The fans go crazy for them on their way to the ring, but Tony and Bobby say that they aren’t sure about this match, if the Steiners would be considered sell outs to Nick Bockwinkel for taking it. Dusty blows them off, saying that if you’re a pro wrestler, you want the gold around your waist, and that’s what the Steiners are doing – and plus, why are they talking about his friend Nick like that? <div style="text-align:center;"> <iframe width="320" height="240" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/dsM4FM3MiK0?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> Industrial drums are the sound of “The Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman heading toward the ring. Dusty immediately talks about how the World Tag Team champions should be coming to the ring together, as a cohesive unit, but these two are so estranged after their Hollywood Blonds break-up that they can’t even do that! He says they are lame duck champions, and as soon as his Road Warriors get another shot – “now that nobody will come out and interfere” – then they will take the belts back to where they belong. Tony asks what Dusty was doing in the ring last week then, but Rhodes says that Schiavone must need his eyes checked. <div style="text-align:center;"> <iframe width="320" height="240" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/x0q8Oho_RjM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> The crowd come out of their seats for the crashing guitar that means the arrival of Steve Austin! He power walks out from behind the sliding doors, heading down the aisle to meet his partner at ringside. The champions slide into the ring and come face-to-face with the challengers, and the Steiners offer a friendly pre-match handshake. Austin looks down at the hand of Scott, and he slaps it, not shaking it. Dusty jumps all over that as well, saying that’s the sorta lack of respect that Austin is gonna teach all the kids watching at home, and why Nick is trying to get rid of him like he is. Bobby says that it’s horrible the lessons kids can learn from watching wrestling; offering handshakes, sticking up for your former friends, or spraypainting people’s backs. Dusty says he doesn’t get the point Heenan is trying to make, but it doesn’t matter because the bell sounds and this match is underway! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: C</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/SteveAustin2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BrianPillman3.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 Championships Steve Austin & “Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman vs. The Steiner Brothers Referee: Randy Anderson</div> Austin and Scott start the match, and the fans are completely torn about this one. Everyone in the match has a chance that they act both heroically and heelish, and the crowd cheer for all of it. The great tag team action reaches a fever pitch when Rick and Scott both start throwing the champions around with suplexes, until Austin and Pillman take the heel route of climbing out of the ring to regroup. The champions take over when Pillman enters the ring, as he unscrupulously rakes Rick’s eyes, drawing him into their corner and doing damage alongside Austin. The whole match falls apart when a dazed Rick ducks a clothesline from Pillman and grabs him for a belly to belly suplex, as Brian’s feet catch Randy Anderson in the head! At that point, not only do all four men climb into the ring to do battle, but out run the Road Warriors! Out run Harlem Heat! It’s a massive donnybrook in the ring, and as everyone brawls, somewhere in the chaos Rick Steiner goes down from a Booker T missile dropkick! As people brawl up the aisle, Brian is able to drape an arm over “The Dog-Faced Gremlin” and Randy Anderson barely comes to long enough to count the pinfall! Austin and Pillman retain, but it is not without plenty of controversy! <div style="text-align:right;">Winners in 11:37 and still WCW World Tag Team champions: Steve Austin & Brian Pillman 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/MikeTenay.jpg</div> We’re back with Mike Tenay again, and he says that anybody has a chance to win World War 3, not just the upper echelon of WCW. He says that when there are sixty men in the ring, anything can happen, and one of the following men could come out on top of the match. <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/ReyMysterio.jpg</div> We started with the youngster Rey Mysterio Jr. He says that having competed around the world in his young life already, he’s seen a lot of things, but he’s never seen a sixty man match. But he’s also never seen someone with the amount of heart that he brings to the ring, and he vows that will be enough to get him the win! He says that the Spoils of War will be his, and when it is, he will be looking for a WCW championship to wrap around his waist! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RickMartel.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/TitoSantana.jpg</div> Rick Martel and Tito Santana are up next, and they say that they’re both working for a common goal: getting Tito a full time contract with World Championship Wrestling, so that the two can continue teaming into a shot for the World Tag Team titles! Arriba! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BrianJames.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BradArmstrong.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/RobertFuller.jpg</div> Colonel Robert Parker is standing by with the Armstrong Brothers, Brad and BG. BG says that he ain’t worried about no fifty-nine men, because with the Stud Stable behind them, that’s already four men working as a unit. He says that even down to the wire, he and “B-Rad” will have one another’s back, and once it’s all over, brothers will settle the match. Brad nods in agreement, as BG says that once they win, the rest of their family will be invited to join the Stable, and any who don’t take them up on it will be shut out of WCW for good! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/TerryFunk.jpg</div> An out-of-breath Terry Funk has been caught up to after his match tonight, and he says that he may not be the youngest dog in the fight, but he’s certainly one of the toughest, and he will be one of the toughest to throw out of the ring. He says maybe after winning the US Tag titles with Cactus, maybe he still has one good run against Hogan left in his old tank? <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Disco.jpg</div> We close with the Disco Inferno, who says fight? Battle royal? He just wants to dance! He shows off some moves, as we fade out. <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/NickBockwinkel.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BookerT.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/StevieRay.jpg </div> We’re backstage after that run, and we see Harlem Heat talking to WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel! Booker is saying that he knows Nick doesn’t like them compared to his KoW brothers, they understand that; but to have given the Steiners a title match tonight was bogus, man. Stevie says that the Heat should have gotten the first shot at them fruit bootys, and then we’d have some new champions! Nick says that both brothers have good points, and obviously they’re very strong points. He says that he can’t just gift them a title match, because then the Steiners will cry foul after what happened out there earlier; but what he can do, is that in one week’s time at The Omni, he will make a match between the Steiner Brothers and Harlem Heat to determine the new number one contenders for the World Tag Team championships! He even adds that he gives his word, the Road Warriors will not interrupt their match this time. The Heat say they can dig that, and they walk away, leaving Nick to breathe a sigh of relief. Another huge match added for next week’s WCW Saturday Night! <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>We go to the backstage before a commercial break, first seeing a split screen of “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair, shimmering sequined robe ready to go, as he is getting prepped to walk out; juxtaposed with partner Sting on the opposite side of the screen, checking his facepaint at the last minute in a nearby mirror, before screaming that it’s time to go! The next split screen shows Hollywood Hogan and The Queen, as Hogan shoulders the World Heavyweight title on his way out of the KoW locker room; and “The Monster” Vader on the other side, throwing punches at a wall while Sonny Onoo takes a few photos on his disposable camera. Tony Schiavone says that fans don’t want to go anywhere, one of the biggest, wildest main events you’ll ever see is coming up next! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B-, B-</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/RickySteamboat.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RicFlair.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/ArnAnderson.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/DustinRhodes.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/HulkHogan2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RandySavage.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Vader.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/LexLuger.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/TerryGordy.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/Queen.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/RickRude.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/SonnyOnoo.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/RobertFuller.jpg Sting, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair, “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson, & “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes vs. Hollywood Hogan, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, “The Monster” Vader, “The Total Package” Lex Luger, & Terry Gordy w/The Queen, Sonny Onoo, Rick Rude, and Col. Robert Parker Referee: Tommy Young</div> Tony talks about how full Tommy Young’s hands will be with this one, trying to keep these ten men in line! Anderson and Gordy start the match, a preview for their United States title match at World War 3. The two seem to get into it, Gordy using his size and strength to overpower Anderson and shove him away from a lockup, but Arn outmaneuvers the champion on another lockup and places him in a hammerlock. Arn turns it into a top wristlock and pulls Terry into his corner, where he tags in Ric Flair, who comes in and works over the shoulder with an elbow to Gordy’s shoulder blade! Flair takes over the wristlock, and he chops Gordy, “Woooo!”ing to the crowd as he does! Flair puts on the wristlock again, and this time he tags in “The Dragon”! Steamboat comes in off the top rope with an overhead chop to the shoulder, before hooking a deep arm drag and putting on an arm bar! Gordy starts to work his way up to his feet, using an eye rake to escape the arm bar. He sends Steamboat into the ropes, but Ricky ducks a clothesline, and when Gordy turns around he gets sent down with another arm drag! Steamboat pops right up and hits the rising champion with a dropkick! He puts on another wristlock and drags him into the corner to tag in the challenger for the World Heavyweight title tomorrow night, Dustin Rhodes! Dustin comes off the middle turnbuckle with a double axe handle before sending Gordy into the ropes. Dustin looks ready to pop up with a dropkick, but Terry is able to hold onto Vader’s arm, and he reverses gears, sliding out of the ring as the crowd boos. Gordy’s partners look at him, but before they can do anything, Steamboat, Sting, and Dustin are right in front of them and they dropkick the other four men off of the apron! The crowd go crazy now, as all five of WCW’s favorite sons yell and pump their arms, firing up the Indianapolis audience! Sting and Flair “Wooooo!” and “Owwwww!” at one another in the ring, while Steamboat takes a martial arts stance toward their enemies, and Arn and Dustin yell to the crowd. Hogan, Savage, Vader, Luger, and Gordy all commune on the outside with their managers, getting a game plan formed as we go to commercial break, Schiavone saying to stay with us folks, the tape machines are rolling in case the match ends during the break! When we come back from break, Dustin is being held down in a rear chinlock by the large bicep of Lex Luger, as Tony fills everyone in on what happened during the break, that Gordy tagged out to Randy Savage, and Luger came in off a blind tag and leveled “The Natural” with a clothesline from behind. Dusty says that this is why Dustin doesn’t have a chance at World War 3, what he tried to tell him; he’s just not experienced enough to expect tricks like that from people. Bobby quips that Dusty has been a little too trusting in his own career a few times, but he ignores Heenan. Lex tags out to Hollywood, who gladly enters the ring with his opponent in twenty-four hours is down on the mat. Hogan taunts Rhodes, calling him a dumb kid, while he puts the boots to him. Tony wonders if Hogan would purposely try to hurt Dustin in this one in order to get an edge at the pay-per-view when they go one-on-one, and Dusty says that he wouldn’t want Hogan to, but he knows that he would. Tony asks if Dusty would condone such a thing, and Dusty says that as a father, no; but he tried to tell Dustin not to take the match, and so if it happens, it’s on Dustin. Tony’s reply is that he’s sick to his stomach, as Hogan rakes Dustin’s face with his boot laces! He locks on a surfboard stretch, driving his knee into the back of Dustin while pulling back on his arms to work over his pectoral muscles. Hogan spits at Dustin’s teammates while he holds him, causing Flair and Sting to enter the ring, and Tommy Young goes over to stop them – giving an opening for Savage to slip into the ring and stomp on Dustin’s midsection a few times! Everyone gets back out of the ring, as Hogan lets up and shoves Rhodes into the turnbuckle, holding his face and talking trash on him before slamming a forearm into Dustin’s chest. Hollywood turns around and gloats, taking Tommy Young aside and letting Dustin get picked apart by the wolves in the corner! Luger and Gordy pound away on Dustin’s ribs and kidneys while Savage chokes him with the tag rope! Tony again asks Dusty how he can watch his own son, his flesh and blood go through this at the hands of his companions, and Bobby makes a sharp comment about snakes lying together, but Dusty does the best he can to just ignore both of them. Hogan tags out to Savage then, who punches Rhodes down to the mat and starts working him over. From Savage, it goes to Luger, to Gordy, and back to Hogan again… and Bobby starts to actively wonder why they aren’t tagging in Vader? He says that Vader keeps reaching for the tag, but nobody gives it to him. Luger is in the ring, and he shoves Dustin against the ropes, letting him come back and hits him with a knee in the midsection. He turns Dustin around and shoves him into the ropes, looking to connect with a shot to the back, but Rhodes just slumps against the ropes. Lex comes up behind him and looks like he’s going to pull him away, possibly into the Rack. But Dustin’s leg shoots backward – low blow! Tommy Young didn’t see it, and Luger goes down! Bobby says that he hit him right in the “Total Package”! Dusty cries foul, saying that he learned that from rats like Flair and Anderson! Dustin starts crawling, ever so slowly crawling, as the crowd cheer him on! All four of his partners have their hands outstretched to tag in! Luger gets to the tag first, and Dustin crawls over and… he gets tagged by an elbow driven into his spine by Savage! “The Macho Man” gets up and does a spin around, pointing and yelling at the good guys. He picks Dustin up and starts setting him up for a belly-to-back suplex. He lifts Dustin – but Rhodes shifts his weight and drills Savage with a desperation bulldog! Dustin starts crawling toward the ropes again – and Savage heads toward his corner as well. Nobody is there to stop him, and the crowd comes unglued when Dustin tags in The Stinger!!! Sting rushes into the ring, and the other corner empties; Lex Luger, Terry Gordy, and Randy Savage all try to rush him, but Sting is not only fresh but hot and ready to go, along with all kinds of other great adjectives that mean he fights off all three of them, purposely taking some extra time to punish Luger! Hogan drops down off the ring apron, and Sting motions for the champion to come on into the ring! Tommy loses all semblance of order as everyone starts brawling everywhere – Anderson and Gordy are going at it outside the ring, and Steamboat leaps over the top rope to hit Savage with a flying plancha! Out in the darkness of the aisle, Ric Flair is fighting with Scott Hall! Dustin Rhodes is taking a breather, but he’s quickly back into the thick of things, throwing punches with Terry Gordy, Tony noting that there is no love lost between Dustin and the Stud Stable! They fight out toward the crowd, and Steve Austin appears to hit Gordy with a likely pre-emptied beer can! Brian Pillman is dressed as a vendor, and he smacks Randy Savage with the popcorn tray! But inside the ring, Sting is fighting for his life – before Savage left the ring, Vader had forcibly grabbed him and tagged himself into the match! “The Monster” dominates from the second he enters the match, but Sting fights back as best as he can. Sting sends Vader into the turnbuckle and charges, looking for a Stinger Splash! But Vader catches him in mid-air! Vader drills the face painted star into the mat with a vicious powerslam, before turning and heading up the turnbuckles and hitting a Vader Bomb! He doesn’t cover, instead pulling Sting off the mat and, after making a throat cutting motion, he drops Sting with a huge powerbomb! Vader rolls Sting’s legs up, and Tommy Young makes the count! 1! 2! 3! “The Monster” is victorious, and he seems to be the only one standing tall at the end! Tony begs the question, is this what will happen at the end of World War 3? <div style="text-align:right;">Winners in 22:09: Vader, Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage, Lex Luger, and Terry Gordy Rating: B+</div> As “The American Outlaw” leaves commentary to head down to the ring, Tony and Bobby survey the carnage left in the wake of the main event. Savage, Hall, Flair, Anderson, Austin, Pillman, and Gordy are all gone, having fought their way to the back; Sting remains laid out in the ring, finally rolling away, as Lex Luger walk away from his former partner and now enemy, shaking his head, with Rick Rude at his side. Vader, victorious, growls at the audience as Onoo is all smiles, shouting that he’s the man! Steamboat starts helping Sting out of the arena, but Hogan stays in the ring. He and Dusty corner Dustin Rhodes, saying that his team couldn’t even win this match, what could he even bring along to World War 3 to help him? Dustin finally gets fed up, and he gets a microphone… but before he can say anything, Hollywood slaps him across the face! <div style="text-align:center;">AND THEN IT HAPPENS!! <iframe width="320" height="240" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/X9FyQNx8oyU?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> Loud guitar! Screaming fans! Dusty’s face goes pale! Out of the back! Tony emphatically screams! Dustin’s surprise for World War 3’s championship match is HERE! OH MY GOD! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/MagnumTA.jpg IT’S MAGNUM TA!!!!!</div> Magnum gets into the ring with his cane, and he comes face to face with his former best friend and tag team partner, Dusty! “The American Outlaw” can’t believe it, it really is like he’s seen a ghost! The odds are even, and now Dustin slaps Hollywood across the face! Dusty backs down, and he grabs Hogan and drags him out of the ring along with him! Hollywood complains the whole way up the aisle, saying he could take him; but Dusty keeps pulling him away, looking terrified! Magnum raises Dustin’s hand in the ring, and the crowd go crazy! Tony and Bobby are going nuts, Schiavone saying that anyone who didn’t think Dustin had a chance before, the critics have just gone silent! As the two play to the crowd in the ring, Tony tells everyone to call their cable company RIGHT NOW and order World War 3, until then, goodnight fans – MAGNUM TA!! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B+ <img alt=":eek:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/eek.png.0e09df00fa222c85760b9bc1700b5405.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></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>Gimmick and Turn notes: Magnum TA’s gimmick has debuted as Old School Face (Cool), and it rated 94! </div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWlogo.jpg</div>

Dawn · March 7, 2014

Hogan says they better; if they can’t do it, maybe he should give Bill and Barry a call, see if they want to put on some some face paint again and do a better job!

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TeflonBilly · March 8, 2014

Allow me to echo Smasher's sentiments. That Bill and Barry line was awesome!

Warhawk8492 · March 9, 2014

Any chance you will be putting WCW on Monday Nights? Nitro did start airing in 1995 IRL.

Beejus · March 10, 2014

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Warhawk8492" data-cite="Warhawk8492" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Any chance you will be putting WCW on Monday Nights? Nitro did start airing in 1995 IRL.</div></blockquote> Honestly, I want to get Nitro on the air SO BADLY. But I refuse to do it without being able to get it right, on TNT and on prime time, and as of yet TNT keeps shutting me down on that. I'm glad to see that everyone seems pleased with Dustin getting a one-on-one title shot. I simmed WW3 out a few days ago, and overall I'm pleased with how the show came out - especially the battle royal itself, but all the matches I expected to come out really good, did so in spades. I don't mean to make it sound like I'm blowing smoke or anything, but I'll freely admit I'm a mark for myself a bit; I'm very excited for getting it done for you guys!

chopps4312 · March 16, 2014

Took me a week but I finally finished reading this from start to finish. Great diary so far. I must say I hope the show in worcester was a sell out. Im a season ticket holder to their ahl hockey team there amd capacity is around 7000. Ive been trying to think of who are the two high flying wrestlers coming from wwf. I can only think of 123 kid, mr waltman. One thing I'd like in yout monthly updates is the reign length of the champions. How long has hart been world champion up north etc. Also, what is the fourth promotion in the states? I see smokey at 3 and ecw at 5. Keep it up

Beejus · March 16, 2014

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="chopps4312" data-cite="chopps4312" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Took me a week but I finally finished reading this from start to finish. Great diary so far. I must say I hope the show in worcester was a sell out. Im a season ticket holder to their ahl hockey team there amd capacity is around 7000. Ive been trying to think of who are the two high flying wrestlers coming from wwf. I can only think of 123 kid, mr waltman. One thing I'd like in yout monthly updates is the reign length of the champions. How long has hart been world champion up north etc. Also, what is the fourth promotion in the states? I see smokey at 3 and ecw at 5. Keep it up</div></blockquote> Thanks! The Centrum show was indeed a sell out crowd for me! Though in game, the capacity is 10k. Thanks for the feedback on the monthly update, I'll start putting that in. As for Bret specifically, he's held the belt since the start of the game, so that would leave his reign as having been the same since WrestleMania X. As the others go, I'll fill those in at the end of the month. The fourth promotion is my owned Global Wrestling Federation, which I've left out purposely because I keep development guys there who haven't debuted yet. As the two mystery departures from the WWF go, if I tell all my secrets, why would anyone keep reading? <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> lol For everyone, I have World War 3 juuuuuuuuuuuuust about done, so it'll be posted probably tomorrow.

Dawn · March 16, 2014

wow, using GDS on the PS3 is awesome, looking forward for WW3

Beejus · March 17, 2014

WCW World War 3 1995 + 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;"> http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWMainEvent-1.jpg WCW Main Event Commentary: Tony Schiavone, Eric Bischoff, and Mike Tenay Rating: B- Tony, Eric, and Mike welcome everyone to Madison Square Garden, and talk about World War 3. (D+) But look, backstage – Sting is here! (B-) The Shooters defeat the Texas Regulators when Larry Zbyszko cheap shots Slazenger from the outside, leading to Malenko’s cloverleaf for the win. © Hollywood Hogan, California Kip, and Bubba Rogers are shown arriving at the building. (B) Stars ‘n Stripes d. The Gambler & “Suave” Steve Keirn (D-) Ichii Yazaki & Juventud Guerrera d. Psicosis & Devon Storm © Tex Slazenger comes up to his partner in the back, and he says that they need some help, and so he went ahead on both of their behalf and sought out someone to help out – Hillbilly Jim! Jim says he’s excited to be with the two rambunctious boys, and hopes that they will have a great time hootin’ and hollerin’ all around WCW! Pierce is stoic about it, but accepts the new manager. (D) Backstage again, as Dustin Rhodes and Magnum TA have made it to the building! (C+) Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat d. Waylon Mercy (B-) Commentary run down the match list for World War 3 again, and tell everyone to order right now! (D+)</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/worldwar3.jpg WCW World War 3 2nd Week of May 1995 Held at: Madison Square Garden (Tristate) Attendance: 21,000 (sell out!) PPV Buyrate: 3.98 Rating: B – This show increased our popularity in 20 regions. http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/worldwar3rings.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/WCWs/TonySchiavone.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/DustyRhodes2.jpg </div> A small fireworks display goes off as Tony Schiavone welcomes everyone to the first-ever World War 3! We go around the screaming crowd, seeing a sign in the distance that says “THIS MEANS WAR!” and “In the end, there can be only one!” until we finally zoom in on Tony and his broadcast colleague tonight, “The American Outlaw” Dusty Rhodes. Tony seems to be making the most of this new partnership ever since the public firing of Jesse Ventura two weeks ago, and he says that there will be a lot of great action tonight, but two things stand out the most: the World Heavyweight title match between Dusty’s colleague and his son, Hollywood Hogan taking on Dustin Rhodes, and the reason we’re all here, the three ring, sixty man battle royal that is World War 3! Dusty says that he can’t wait for both of those matches, he wants to see them all as a WCW broadcaster, as a fan, and as a member of the elite Kings of Wrestling, he is very interested in what the whole night will bring. As music starts to play in the background, Tony says that we’re done talking about it, let’s get right down to the action, and the United States championship 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/WCWUS.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/TerryGordy.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/ArnAnderson.jpg WCW United States Heavyweight Championship Terry Gordy w/Colonel Robert Parker vs. “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson Time Limit: 45:00 Referee: Randy Anderson</div> We begin the show with the United States Heavyweight championship, giving the spotlight to a relatively minor feud that has some major players in it. These two are guys who know how to wrestle and wrestle well, and it shows as they put on a clinic for the New York crowd. The old school psychology is on full display, as both men seem to start slowly in order to save themselves for later in the night, which is pointed out by Tony. Eventually Gordy throws this out the window, however, blasting Anderson with a vicious lariat out of nowhere, but “The Enforcer” is fortunate and intelligent enough to find his way to the ropes in order to not get pinned. The end of the match leaves a sour taste in fans’ mouths though, as Colonel Parker tries to distract Randy Anderson, but Randy turns around in time to see Gordy hammer Arn in the face with the US title itself, which draws an instant disqualification. The crowd boo Terry and Parker loudly on their way out of the arena, and when he comes back around Anderson looks a bit upset in the ring. Tony says that this may not be the last we’ve seen of this match. <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 13:57 by DQ: Arn Anderson Terry Gordy retains WCW US championship 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/BradArmstrong.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BrianJames.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/BobArmstrong.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/SteveArmstrong.jpg The Armstrong Brothers w/Colonel Robert Parker vs. “Bullet” Bob & Steve Armstrong Time Limit: 20:00 Referee: Nick Patrick</div> The family feud rages on, as I’m sure everyone wonders why the Armstrong family is getting such screen time over the past few months. This match is kept pretty short, which isn’t a bad thing as there are things going on elsewhere in this show that just scream “more important”. After Brad and BG take a few short minutes of back-and-forth on Steve, Brad seems unwilling to fight when his father gets tagged into the ring, and as he argues with BG and Parker, Bob comes up from behind and rolls him up to get the win! <div style="text-align:right;">Winners in 6:42: Bob & Steve Armstrong 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/WCWTV.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/AlexWright.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/MarcMero.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/TeddyLong.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 “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright vs. Johnny B. Badd w/Teddy Long vs. California Kip w/Jimmy Hart Time Limit: 15:00 Referee: Randy Anderson</div> Tony talks briefly about how revolutionary WCW has been over the past few months with implementing these Triangle and Four Corners matches into their format, talking about how exciting they are for the fans to watch, and segues that right into talking about the World War 3 battle royal later tonight, saying that it’s just like “the more, the merrier”. Dusty tells him that as a fan, a spectator, Tony is right; but as a wrestler, it is more difficult having to prepare to face two, three, or fifty-nine other men at once. Kip does good in the early going, hitting a succession of big strikes and slams on Wright and Badd to take over for a time, but the teamwork edge of Alex and Johnny comes into play as they come back with double teams on Kip. Dusty cries foul, that this match is completely unfair to Kip, but he still shows bursts of being in control all through the match. Wright and Badd seem awkward around one another, as Johnny still seems like he’s trying to make Alex trust him again with each blow on Kip. The end of the match comes as Badd hits the Diss That Don’t Miss on Kip, putting him down and Johnny right on top of the world, almost able to win the match with a simple pinfall. He doesn’t get the chance though, as Alex grabs him from behind and pulls into his German Suplex! Wright bridges beautifully, and he gets the three count to retain his title! <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 9:09 and still WCW TV champion: Alex Wright Rating: C+</div> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/AlexWright.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/MarcMero.jpg </div> As Jimmy helps a punch-drunk Kip to the back, Alex Wright grabs his title. Badd stops him from leaving, though, and is incredibly upset! We can’t hear what Johnny is saying, but he appears to be asking Alex why he did that, when Badd had the match won! Wright seems to be telling him it was every man for himself, and Alex shows that he trusts Badd again by extending his hand. Johnny looks at it for a minute… before he lays Wright out with a Diss That Don’t Miss! Teddy Long is stunned, and he drops to Wright’s side, asking Badd what is wrong with him! The fans boo loudly, as Tony accuses Dusty and the KoW of perpetrating this young team breaking up. Dusty says that the Kings had nothing to do with it, it was all brought on by Wright’s lack of trust when Badd said he wasn’t in the Kings, and apparently by Badd’s jealousy and wanting gold. Johnny walks to the back, looking like a weight has been lifted off his shoulders, as Long stays in the ring with Alex. <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/RoddyPiper.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/GuardianAngel.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/RickMartel.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/TitoSantana.jpg “Hot Rod” Roddy Piper & “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers w/Jimmy Hart vs. Rick Martel & Tito Santana Time Limit: 20:00 Referee: Mark Curtis</div> This, like the Armstrongs’ family feud, is another battle that has gone on for months. The players have changed, been added and subtracted and such, but the core is still Piper and Martel, but that’s been a solid match-up in itself, so that isn’t a bad thing. Jimmy Hart on the outside points out a sign saying “The Kings will Strike down The Force” giving the fan a thumbs up. Martel and Santana’s tag experience plays off very, very well here, as the two tag in and out constantly, keeping Rogers worn down; but eventually Tito gets caught and pulled away, Rogers and Piper doing all they can to put him away. A desperation flying forearm drops Piper though, and when both men make the tag, it’s Martel who is able to use his speed and ability to wrap Bubba up with a small package to get his team the victory in a well-done, hard-fought match! <div style="text-align:right;">Winners in 9:50: Rick Martel & Tito Santana Rating: B</div> The bell has sounded and the match is done, but one man is still hot and furious; after Rick Martel slides out of the ring, the winners embrace on the outside. But behind Rick’s back, Bubba Rogers rushes over and grabs Tito Santana! He viciously hammers Santana into the turnbuckle post, Martel not knowing anything in the confusion of fans and security until hearing the sickening thud of Tito being smashed with the Bubba Slam on the floor! Piper himself even tries to pull Rogers away, as Martel finally comes back to the aid of his friend. As security and trainers come out to restore order, we head backstage. <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/HulkHogan2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/Queen.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/GordonSolie.jpg </div> Gordon Solie is backstage alongside Hollywood Hogan and The Queen, and Solie is there to get some thoughts from Hogan before his title defense tonight, and if Magnum TA’s appearance has thrown off his game. Hollywood says that Dustin may have surprised Dusty last night with Magnum, but as far as Hogan is concerned, some “relic of the 80’s who can barely walk” is no worry of his. He says that TA is just another man to stand out in the ring like all the fans and can watch the most dominant World champion in all of wrestling’s history put down another “flavor of the week” challenger who thinks he has a shot at taking down Hollywood. Gordon says that Hogan is certainly a decorated champion, but he wonders if his overconfidence could lead him into trouble tonight, but Hogan laughs off the notion, saying that he has seen them all come and go, and the only men who he’s ever sweated in the business are on his side right now – so what’s Dustin gonna do? <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B+ Notes: Hogan enjoyed improvising here, and Solie worked with the crowd well.</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 Last Man Standing Match “The Monster” Vader w/Sonny Onoo vs. Cactus Jack Time Limit: No Time Limit Referee: Mark Curtis</div> On his way to the ring, Vader stares confused at a sign saying “SUPER SUPER FUN TIME WITH A MONSTER!” If you like watching two people beat the hell out of one another, then you loved this match. Vader lays all kinds of punishment down on Cactus, but never is he able to get him to stay down for the ten count. Chairs are used by both men, as is a giant wrench that Cactus pulls out from under the ring; but he ends up getting smashed in the face with it, bleeding slightly from his eyebrow. Vader even finds a piece of steel guardrail, which he simply uses brute strength to hurl Cactus’s body onto! Jack fights back though, and after knocking Vader silly for a moment with a flurry of forearms, Cactus grabs the guardrail and suplexes it onto Vader! A sign is being held into the frame that says “I want a Cactus Jack & Coke!” which makes Dusty chuckle. As the match wears on, Vader seems to be getting frustrated, and he threatens to powerbomb Jack off the ring apron to the floor! But Cactus is able to hold onto the ropes long enough to hit a low blow, and he grabs Vader to hit a bulldog off the apron instead! And when Vader staggers to his feet, Cactus is already on the apron again, and he runs the apron before leaping off and flipping in mid-air, using his whole body as a weapon to strike Vader! Sonny Onoo tries to help Vader up, but he’s too small to lift “The Monster” off the ground – Jack climbs to his feet, is using the turnbuckle post to stand up – Curtis counts ten! Vader has lost the last man standing match! But has the damage done to both men leave them unable to compete later in the World War 3 battle royal? <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 13:35: Cactus Jack 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/EddieGuerrero.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/ArtBarr.jpg Eddie Guerrero vs. Art Barr Time Limit: 20:00 Referee: Nick Patrick</div> Mike Tenay joins us for this match, as these two now former partners go at one another viciously. Tenay says that he spoke with Guerrero earlier today when he arrived in the arena, and he said that as much as he is glad that his nephew is getting a look at the bigger stage of WCW, he is furious at Barr for having Chavo turn against his family to join his side. Chavo makes his presence at ringside as a minor distraction for his uncle, but for the most part this is left to be a clean match. These two know one another very well, but in the end it’s Eddie coming out on top, hitting a brainbuster and going up for his own version of the frog splash in order to get the victory. <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 9:22: Eddie Guerrero 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/JPL.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/StevenRegal.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/DougWilliams.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/Finlay.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/LannyPoffo.jpg </div> JPL is on his way to the ring, Motorhead’s “Hellraiser” getting the crowd excited. As he gets to the ring, though, out from under the ring comes Finlay and Earl Clayton! They assault JPL, as out of the back comes Lord Regal and Baron Tomas with big smiles on their faces! They get into the ring as Clayton hits a rolling German suplex out of the turnbuckle on JPL, and Regal locks him into the Regal Stretch! Officials hit the ring as Finlay also starts pulling back on JPL’s chin! The officials are finally able to get Regal and his Ruthless Roundtable away from JPL, and escort them to the back, but Tony says that unfortunately the damage has been done, and this match has been called off for now. Regal smiles at a sign in the front row that says “Bow down to Lord Regal” on their way to the back, as Tony wonders if JPL will even be able to come down to the ring later for the World War 3 match. <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/ScottHall.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/RicFlair.jpg Twenty Thousand Dollar Ladder Match “Hired Hand” Scott Hall vs. “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair Time Limit: 30:00 Referee: Mark Curtis</div> The story of this match that commentary shill is that Hall is in his element here, while Flair isn’t known for ladder climbing. Tony puts over Ric’s adaptability though, saying that he thinks Flair can adapt to any situation anybody puts in front of him. These two guys really seem to have a chemistry against one another, and that seems to be in their favor yet again as they deliver a very good match. Ric Flair may not be Shawn Michaels in terms of high flying skill, but he has quite a few good tricks up his sleeve in this one, using the ladder to go after Hall’s legs quite often. He wraps Hall’s knee around the rung of the ladder and pulls, he even puts Hall’s leg in the ladder and slams the other side of it down on his knee! Hall comes back often though, and he fights back just as fiercely, Dusty saying that is what the smell of money does for Scott, and that money is hanging high above the ring. Dusty says that he’s been talking to Scott backstage as of late (Tony asking if it’s because Rhodes has been handling the KoW’s payment to him) and he says that Hall has given him a list of new names for his moves. He rattles them off throughout the match; at one point Flair takes a dive off the middle rung of the ladder at Hall, but he catches him and hits a fallaway slam, as Dusty shrieks that Hall is calling that the Payout! Flair gets set up on the turnbuckle a few moments later, and Hall drops back with a belly-to-back suplex, which Rhodes says is called the Blank Check. Finally Hall starts setting up for what Dusty says is the Financial Edge, but Flair drops to a knee and hits a low blow! He trips Hall up and slaps on a figure four leglock! Scott is grabbing at the ropes, but there’s no disqualification, so Flair has no reason to release the hold – even grabbing the ropes himself to apply more pressure! Scott even uses the ropes to drag himself out of the ring, trying to make Flair release the move; but he doesn’t, and Flair holds the maneuver on tightly the whole way down to the arena floor! Flair is able to reach back under the ring, and as Hall sits up to try and release some pressure, Flair smashes him in the forehead with a steel chair! Scott drops to his back, and Flair releases the hold. He gets up and slides into the ring, going straight up the ladder! Hall is slow to get back to his feet, and he gets into the ring and reaches the ladder – just as Flair pulls down the money bag! “The Nature Boy” has done it, he kept his money, and Scott Hall gets nothing! <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 14:30: Ric Flair 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/TonySchiavone.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/DustyRhodes2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/GeneOkerlund.jpg </div> Tony and Dusty are joined by “Mean” Gene, and the three talk about how we’ve seen a lot of both great and unusual action so far, but nothing will have ever prepared any of us for World War 3! They talk first about Vader, who they don’t think will be able to appear after the last man standing match. As Tony says that they have replaced Vader in the match officially, the broadcast team then discuss who some of their favorites for the match are, Tony citing that Sting seems to have the most to win in this one. Dusty backs “Hot Rod” Roddy Piper, saying that he’s been in all kind of battle royals over the years, and his experience edge over most in the match will be a deciding factor – though he also says that one of his Road Warriors could very likely come out the winner. Gene goes with Ric Flair, saying that he’s seen Flair win battle royals with less important stakes in the past, and he feels that Flair’s conditioning, experience, and – pardon the pun – his nature of having to be the best will bring him to the promised land. Dusty says that only one man will come to the “pay winda” in this one, and he’s excited to see just who it is. <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B-</div> A long video plays for the World War 3 match, highlighting a number of the participants. Some of the biggest names mentioned are Sting, Roddy Piper, Ric Flair, Vader, Steve Austin, Brian Pillman, Randy Savage, and Ricky Steamboat. It also lists the rules of the match: twenty men will start in each ring following a random drawing in the back. Once the bell sounds, seventeen men must be eliminated, and the final three wait until all rings are down to three people. Then everyone meets in the center ring, ring number two, and they go at it until there are two left; then, the two battle until one is pinned or made to submit! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B</div> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/ww3match.jpg The World War 3 Battle Royal Sixty Men, Three Rings, One Winner! Time Limit: No Time Limit Referee: Tommy Young</div> After repeating the rules for people who may have not been paying attention two seconds ago, Tony Schiavone tries to keep up with announcing everyone on their way to the ring. He only misses a few names, as the rings fill up. Tony says that there was a travel issue that came up with one of the representatives from New-Japan, so Scott Armstrong is taking his place; another is a masked wrestler, who Tony says is called “Masuku Shonen”, and……wait! Just as the other New-Japan masked wrestler was entering the ring, Cactus Jack ran out and attacked him! A double arm DDT on the floor, and Cactus slides into ring number two and starts going straight for Vader! The bell sounds and this match is under way! <div style="text-align:center;">Ring #1: “Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman, Booker T, “Guardian Angel” Bubba Rogers, Johnny B. Badd, Juventud Guerrera, Lord Steven Regal, Marcus Bagwell, Meng, The Patriot, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, Road Warrior Hawk, Scott Armstrong, Sgt. Craig “Pitbull” Pittman, Steve Armstrong, Terry Funk, Terry Taylor, “Doctor of Desire” Tom Prichard, and Waylon Mercy</div> Steve Armstrong falls to the floor immediately when the bell sounds following a big clothesline from Bubba Rogers. Hawk is full speed ahead power in his ring, wasting no time in taking out the only team of the match, Stars ‘n Stripes, with his vicious attacks, as Dusty cheers him on. Tony asks if the KoW members in ring one, Hawk, Bubba, Meng, and Savage, will be able to work together, what with Savage looking to get a World title shot if he wins. Dusty, annoyed, says that Randy is a free spirit, but he’ll do the right thing when the time comes. Lord Regal is taunting JPL from the other ring, laughing at how the random drawing has left them in separate rings. Johnny B. Badd is getting regular boos after what happened earlier, as he grapples with Scott Armstrong. Morton and Prichard are at one another’s throats, their old rivalry finding its way to this stage. Ric Flair trades punches with Hawk in one side of the ring, “The Nature Boy” using quick movements to not get decimated by the Road Warrior. Regal stops his laughing when from his side, Juventud springs off the middle rope on the adjacent corner to Regal and hits him with a dropkick that puts him down on the outside! JPL thanks him for getting in a good shot, and Regal’s face is one of disdain and hatred as he watches the two shake hands briefly before going back to their respective rings. Funk and Meng are going at it, Meng not taking it well that Terry and Cactus took the US Tag titles from him last night. Terry Taylor appears to be glancing at a woman in the crowd, when Brian Pillman sneaks up and dumps him over the top. Not missing a beat, he goes straight over to her in the crowd and starts flirting from a closer proximity. Booker and Hawk have found one another, as have Pillman and Savage. “The Loose Cannon” and “The Macho Man” are tearing into one another as the ring begins to filter out, as “The Guardian Angel” dumps Scott Armstrong in short order, before levelling Ricky Morton with a powerslam. Ric Flair chops away at Waylon Mercy in the corner, turning the big man’s chest red under his tank top. Following a big left hand from Badd, Tom Prichard goes sailing over the top rope. Johnny tries to give the same to Terry Funk, but Funk ducks and fires back with his own lefts. Rogers and Meng form a scary team, but Morton keeps up his never-say-die attitude from all those years of tag team matches by hanging onto the ropes and not going out. Craig Pittman tries to use his Marines training to sneak in on Booker T and eliminate him, but Booker doesn’t let him, and he blasts “Pitbull” out with a Harlem Sidekick. With the help of Terry Funk, Ric Flair tosses Mercy out, and then the two old rivals go after one another. Juvi’s flying around gives him an edge, as he briefly climbs into ring two, double springboarding off both sets of ropes before hitting Rogers with a big dropkick! Tony notes how people have kept trying to toss Guerrera out, but he keeps staying on the apron and slipping back into the ring. Pillman tries to hit his Loaded Gun standing tornado DDT on Savage, but when he prepares the jump, Meng hits him with a hard savate kick! Savage holds onto Brian’s waist, and he pushes him out over the top rope! Dusty cheers, saying that we will have no more of “The Loose Cannon” tonight! Savage goes to Meng and gives him a pat on the back, thanking him for the support – but as Meng turns his back, he gets tossed over the top, by Savage! Rogers comes over to ask him what he’s doing, when Savage throws him over as well! Terry Funk gets dumped out by Flair, who immediately chops Booker T across the chest. A high dropkick from Morton sends an off-balance Booker out. Tony says that Morton’s experience and heart could take him far in this, it already has taken him further than most would likely have expected. Johnny throws Juventud over the top, but he stays on the apron again, before Juvi takes to the air again, springboarding in and hitting Badd with a diving headscissors from the top rope! But Hawk takes his masked head off with a vicious clothesline! Guerrera is lifted completely off the ground and muscled over Hawk’s head, and he gets tossed out of the ring on top of Rick Martel, Tito Santana, Disco Inferno, and Alex Wright as they were exiting the ringside area! Johnny B. Badd comes back up, but a clothesline from Randy Savage puts him out of the match, leaving only four people remaining: Ric Flair, Randy Savage, Ricky Morton, and Hawk. Tony says that Hawk cannot trust Savage, as he already eliminated two fellow KoW members, and Dusty says he’s pulling for Hawk to throw out either Flair or Morton. The four men get into a teaming situation, however, as Hawk and Savage go after Flair and Morton. The KoW members whip Flair and Morton across the ring at one another, but they adjust in mid-run and go past one another, Flair hitting Savage with a clothesline to the mat and Morton hitting a dropkick on Hawk! The crowd on this side of the arena cheer as the two both try to eliminate their men, but referees stop things when Morton backs off and rushes at Hawk, who ducks and throws him out! <div style="text-align:center;">Ring #2: “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright, “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson, Cactus Jack, California Kip, Dean Malenko, Disco Inferno, Eddie Guerrero, Ichii Yazaki, JPL, Lance Storm, “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff, “Playmaker” Paul Roma, Rey Mysterio Jr., Rick Martel, “Dog-Faced Gremlin” Rick Steiner, Ron Simmons, Scott Stud, Tex Slazenger, Tito Santana, “The Monster” Vader</div> The ring is engulfed with the continuing war between Cactus Jack and Vader, with commentary surprised that either man is even still able to stand following their match earlier. The same is said of JPL, but he is visibly beaten down and tired after the brutal attack earlier from Regal’s Ruthless Roundtable. Rick Martel goes at it with California Kip, and Paul Orndorff puts his back to a corner so nobody can sneak up on the veteran. Alex goes at it with anybody who comes near him, as Yazaki is getting double teamed by Malenko and Storm. Tito Santana, still recovering from the attack earlier by Rogers, eliminates Tex Slazenger with some quick thinking and faster moving, sliding out of the way when the big Texan tried for a running attack. Santana and Martel team up then to face off with the Shooters, as Rick Steiner dumps Scott Stud out. The former members of Pretty Wonderful bump into one another, but they don’t face off, turning and going after different men instead. JPL is swinging at ring one, as Lord Regal taunts him from there. Ron Simmons is a house of fire, as he charges in and eliminates both Malenko and Storm at once, before beginning a battle of brute strength with Steiner. Vader and Jack are trying to throw one another out, but neither man seem able to do so. As Eddie Guerrero finishes fighting across rings with Art Barr, he begins fighting with fellow AAA star Rey Mysterio Jr. Probably the most amusing part of the match comes when Disco Inferno and Alex Wright come upon one another, and the two break out into a dance off. JPL battles with Orndorff, but his earlier injuries catch up with him, and “Mr. Wonderful” is able to hook his leg and toss the young star out. Yazaki makes the mistake of coming up on the Vader and Cactus battle, and both of them throw him out, punctuating just how badly they want to go at one another. Rick Steiner and Ron Simmons battle at the ropes, trying to toss one another, but another man, who had kept his head down thus far, Arn Anderson, throws both of them out! Once Vader finally gets the better of Cactus, however, that’s when the ring becomes a war. Vader instantly smashes friends and partners Martel and Santana, dumping them both with ease. He also jumps “Das Wunderkind” by nailing him with a clothesline to send him over the top. Disco looks like he wants to get funky, but as Tony says, this is the wrong man to want to dance, the only dance Vader knows is pain; and that’s what he unleashes. Disco grabs Vader’s arm to dance with him, sliding his arms and trying to goad Vader to do the same – but he gets a short-arm clothesline for his troubles, and Vader literally pulls him off the mat by the wrist and hurls him over the top rope all in one motion! Anderson dumps Kip over the top after the KoW member misses a big splash in the corner. From there, the final five men, even Orndorff, decide that Vader is the biggest threat of the ring. Arn, Orndorff, Roma, Rey, and Eddie give it all they have, and they even get Vader teetering on the top rope, but Vader fights back with kicks and elbows, tossing the “Playmaker” out! The alliance now down by one, everyone goes all out; Arn and Orndorff both go for each of Vader’s knees, while both Guerrero and Mysterio hit stereo dropkicks, trying to cause Vader to stumble over the ropes! They try again to eliminate him, but they still can’t get him – “The Monster” not only hangs on, but in his rush of attacking his attackers, he throws out Paul with just one hard right punch! Mysterio comes up with the best idea, going into ring one and springboarding off of both sets of ropes, trying to hit a hurricanrana on Vader – but he gets flattened by a huge powerbomb! Dusty says that one more man out of this ring will mean the final, as this is the last ring to still be fighting. Anderson tries to direct traffic, but seemingly out of nowhere, Guerrero picks up Rey and shoves him over! <div style="text-align:center;">Ring #3: Art Barr, BG Armstrong, “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton, Brad Armstrong, Hakushi, “Gigolo” Jimmy Del Ray, “Total Package” Lex Luger, Masuku Shonen, Psicosis, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, Road Warrior Animal, Robert Gibson, “Hot Rod” Roddy Piper, Scott Steiner, Shanghai Pierce, Steve Austin, Stevie Ray, Sting, Terry Gordy, and Tracy Smothers </div> Ring number three has seen two things happen immediately: Sting and Steve Austin are both going right at everyone else. Tony talks about how Sting is out to get rid of his clause about not having a World title shot, while Austin is more concerned about throwing out people and counting out beer to drink after the match. Austin and Sting are like houses of fire, as Austin eliminates Shanghai Pierce and Tracy Smothers right away, and Sting tosses out Del Ray and Psicosis. Lex Luger brawls with Scott Steiner, likely due to some hostilities from their match last week on Saturday Night. Animal and Stevie Ray battle with one another, as do Piper and Gibson. “The Dragon” and Bobby team up to fight with the three members of the Stud Stable, and the masked New-Japan representative backs up with Hakushi to strike together. Art Barr is fighting across the ring against Eddie Guerrero in ring two, until Austin interjects himself and tosses Barr down to the floor. Masuku Shonen and Hakushi try to jump Austin, but he back drops Hakushi out, and clotheslines Shonen over the top as well! Sting has fought his way to Luger, and the two enemies are going blow-for-blow amid all the other chaos in the ring. Steamboat and Piper are fighting to throw one another out, and Eaton has teamed up with former enemy Robert Gibson to try and eliminate the US champion. The Armstrong Brothers help him to stay in the ring, keeping with strength in numbers. A three way fight is going on in the corner, as Scott Steiner has found Stevie Ray and Animal in the match, and the three warring men are trying to eliminate one another. The Stud Stable finally overpower their attackers, sending “Beautiful” Bobby up and to the floor, and Gibson follows via a Gordy lariat. The Stable then move on to Steve Austin – but it’s a huge mistake, as he hits both Armstrongs with the Stunner, and Steamboat comes along behind him and helps clothesline both of them out! Roddy Piper helps out his fellow King of Wrestling to eliminate Scott and Stevie, as Gordy and Austin go at one another, their feud still burning after their past two matches. Dusty actively cheers for Gordy, saying that Austin needs stopped right now. Luger is trying to throw Sting out, but he can’t get “The Stinger” to quit and fall out. Sting finally gets out of his grasp, and in one slick motion, hip tosses “The Total Package” out of the ring! Sting and Steamboat then team up, taking it to the KoW. Austin ducks under a lariat, and he back drops the US champion out, just as Animal gets hurled over the top by Steamboat and Sting! There are four men left in the ring, and Roddy Piper seems all alone… but he isn’t going down without a fight. From the outside, Paul Orndorff slips a small hammer into the ring, and Piper grabs it; and he goes straight after Sting, smashing his knee with it! Sting goes down on the mat, and Steamboat drops to his aid. Austin ends up being the one, as he kicks Piper in the stomach, flips him off, and nails him with a Stunner. Steve lifts him off the mat and tosses Roddy over the top, and we have our three winners of this ring – but Sting is down and hurt, and Piper is laughing about it all the way to the back. <div style="text-align:center;">Center Ring: “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair vs. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat vs. Road Warrior Hawk vs. Steve Austin vs. Sting vs. “The Monster” Vader</div> As Dusty and Tony take note of who is left in the match, Rhodes says that he’s pulling for his boy Hawk now. Schiavone says that Vader has been very impressive, as has Steve Austin, both men having thrown eight people out of their respective rings. He also notes that there are a lot of alliances in this match, Flair and Anderson being the biggest one. Dusty says that Vader is like an island, and anyone who goes after him will get crushed by that island quickly. Sting’s knee is visibly hurting still, but he refuses to take time away from the match, telling the officials to ring the bell already! Vader rushes everyone immediately as the bell sounds, not giving anybody a chance to gather and go after him first. Hard punches and body checks all around for everybody, as the only man who stands in the way of “The Monster” without flinching whatsoever is Road Warrior Hawk! Hawk stands toe-to-toe with Vader, as Anderson and Flair sit back and watch on. Austin and Savage battle, with neither man getting an advantage as they throw punches at one another. Flair and Arn go after Sting and Steamboat, as old rivalries die hard, apparently. Flair kicks at Sting’s knee, as Tony puts over the “every man for himself” bit. As the four men go at it, a surprise comes at them as Eddie Guerrero flies in with a big crossbody attack on all four! Vader and Hawk are still at one another, as the big strong men try to throw one another out. Tony says that whoever wins that battle may be the winner of this one, as who will take either of them out then? Apparently other people can’t keep their hands out of the cookie jar, however, as Ric Flair gets smashed over the head with a steel chair from the outside – Scott Hall! Flair slumps to the mat, and Hall drops down from the ring apron when Anderson lunges at him. Flair tries to get back to his feet, but he staggers after the hard chair shot, and Sting finally grabs him and throws him out. Hall laughs on his way out of the arena, talking to a camera saying that was worth every penny. Steamboat tries to help Sting, but instead “The Stinger” helps Ricky to a punch, telling him that he doesn’t want help, he wants to win! The two fan favorites start brawling with one another, as Eddie takes Savage down with a rolling suplex. As for Hawk and Vader… as the two of them try to eliminate each other, out of left field they both get tossed out by Austin! Austin holds up both hands, showing ten – which Tony reiterates is great for Austin, as that means he’s up to ten beers after the show! Austin quickly tries to make it eleven, as he grabs Steamboat and throws him over – but “The Dragon” holds on, and he skins the cat back in; he then tries to throw Austin out, but he holds on, and he grabs Steamboat to pull him back out to meet him. Sting is sent over the top, but he lands on the apron as well, and now we have Steamboat, Austin, and Sting all outside the ring, teetering on the apron! Austin rushes at Sting, but “The Stinger” blocks the punch and fires back with one of his own! Austin turns around and Steamboat chops him across the chest! Austin ducks as both of them and causes the two to hit one another. Austin jumps back up in the midst, and he grabs “The Dragon” and hits a Stunner on the ring apron! Ricky falls off the side, and is eliminated! Everyone in the crowd can be heard breathing a sigh of relief when Sting slides back into the ring. Austin climbs back in as well, but gets taken off balance immediately from a dropkick by Guerrero! Anderson fights with Savage, as Sting takes a momentary breather. Guerrero starts trying to throw Austin out, as Tony says that would possibly make his career to eliminate one of the World Tag Team champions! Austin fights back with a rake of the eyes, but Eddie keeps on him, hooking the leg and trying to lift Austin out. Eddie gets some unexpected help – from Sting! “The Stinger” hits a big clothesline that puts three men out on the ring apron again! Dusty asks which man will fall first, as Austin looks ready to set up for the Stunner on Sting! But Anderson hits Austin with an elbow from inside the ring! Sting holds onto the ropes, and Austin drops to the floor! He curses on the ground, but gets up and leaves without any hassle. Inside the ring, Savage charges at Anderson, wanting to catch him from behind. But “The Enforcer” senses him coming, and Arn hoists Savage before planting him with the spinebuster! Off the top – Guerrero with a huge frog splash! Savage is down and out! Eddie is getting back to his feet, but wait – DDT from Anderson! Guerrero is down now too! Sting is back between the ropes again as Anderson picks up Guerrero and puts him out of the ring! We have our final three! Sting slaps at his sore knee as Anderson backs off to a corner to get his wind back. Savage is still down in the center of the ring, but he’s starting to come back again. The three are weary and battered from this marathon of a battle royal, but only one of them can come out on top yet. Sting strikes out first, going after the downed Savage. “The Macho Man” is still dazed from the dual attack from Arn and Eddie, so Sting looks to get him up and heave him out. Anderson comes to help, and with the two of them working at it, they each grab and leg and try to get Savage over the top. Randy still has some of his bearings though, and he holds onto the top rope with all he has. Sting does the same as he did with Austin, rushing forward and almost sacrificing himself with a clothesline – but this time, Anderson ducks, and only Savage and Sting fall to the ring apron! As the two climb to their feet, they punch at one another, going toe-to-toe there. “The Enforcer” comes over to attack them, but Savage catches him with a back elbow to the eye that puts him out of their way. Sting uses the brief distraction, and he hits Savage back against the turnbuckle post. He has “Macho Man” reeling, teetering on the brink of elimination – but Savage kicks Sting in the wounded knee! Sting’s attack halts, and Savage grabs onto the ropes, shaking them so Sting can’t keep a grip on them! Savage vaults into the ring and knees Sting in the stomach. Sting grabs the top rope, but Savage pulls it inwards – Sting can’t grab it, and his knee gives out! A hush falls over the entire arena, as Sting falls to the floor! Sting himself is even in shock, as he sits up and slowly realizes that he’s on the floor, looking up into the ring where Savage is on the second rope taunting him! Sting tries to rush into the ring, but his knee is too banged up for him to run, and a few WCW officials and security members from around the ring get to him, holding him back, pulling him up the aisle. Sting finally pulls free of them all, turning and walking to the back, shaking his head. As Tommy Young enters the ring, Dusty is ecstatic, saying that Sting is out of here, and Macho is “gonna take care of bidness’ now!” Anderson watches him from one knee, as Savage climbs down from the turnbuckle. Tony says that this is like watching two wild animals staring one another down, with only one prize to be had for them. Rhodes says that Tony is right, and the prize will be the Spoils of War! Tony again bothers Dusty about what happens if Savage wins, but Dusty instead starts on Tony, saying that nobody knows what Anderson wants because he never told anybody! The two begin circling around one another, before they lock up! Schiavone puts over the excitement here, as the very first ever World War 3 has come down to a classic matchup between two veterans. Savage takes the early advantage, pushing Arn into the corner. There is no clean break, as Savage starts hitting left handed jabs to Arn’s stomach, before grabbing him by the hair and running for the ropes. Savage leaps over the ropes himself, snapping Anderson’s neck across the top strand! Savage comes back into the ring, and he connects with a running forearm smash! Anderson drops to a knee, wobbly. Tony talks about how exhausting this match has been for both men, as Arn grabs onto Savage’s tights to stay on that knee. “The Enforcer” shoots some weak punches into Savage’s stomach, but Randy hits him with an elbow to the top of the head, going for a pinfall – but he only gets a two before Anderson powers out. Savage looks for a slam, but Arn slips out, instead lifting Macho up for a bodyslam, but hooking his arm and slamming him on top of that! Anderson slaps on an arm bar, as Tony says that this is wise thinking, as Arn wears Savage down while getting a moment of air for himself. Savage comes back up to his feet, and he pulls the hair to send Anderson into the ropes. He whips him to the other side, Anderson ducks a right hand, and the two both go for a clothesline, taking one another down! Tommy Young sees Savage’s arm laying over Anderson’s chest – he counts 1! ………………………2!..........................no! Anderson kicks out, as Dusty talks about how long this match has gone on, any lapse in concentration can be the end, just like it almost was right there. Both men get to their feet slowly, and they start throwing fists at one another. Exhausted as he is, Anderson hangs onto Savage’s shirt to hold himself on his feet. Arn hits a big left hand that puts Savage down to a knee, before lifting him up for a suplex. Arn tries for a cover, but Savage slips out. Arn sends Savage into the ropes, likely looking for a spinebuster, but Savage flips past him, locking on a sleeper hold! Savage swings back and forth, applying all kinds of pressure on it, as Dusty proclaims this could be it! This should be all it takes! Macho can put Anderson to sleep right here! Arn drops to one knee! He looks like he’s going to go out, as Savage pulls Anderson down to the mat! As Dusty talks about the sleeper hold for the fans who don’t get the basics of the move (though I don’t know who would be watching a pay-per-view and wouldn’t understand how the sleeper affects “the cahrradid ahtahry” to “stop ‘dat blood a’flowin’ if ya’ weel”) Young starts checking Anderson’s arm. He lifts it once……………………and drop. He lifts it twice………………………………………………..and drop! One more time, and this one’s over! He lifts it a third time…………………………………………………………………………………………. NO! Anderson keeps the arm up! He starts fighting off of the mat, as Savage does what he can to keep the pressure on! Arn looks like he’s ready to fight back, but Savage releases, using the brief confusion to grab Anderson and lift him with a belly-to-back suplex! Savage goes up to the top, lifting his arms through how tired he is to look for the double axe handle. BUT HE’S CAUGHT!!! OUT OF MID-AIR, ARN HITS THE SPINEBUSTER!! He floats over – 1! 2! 3! He did it! Arn Anderson is the winner of World War 3! <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 43:10: Arn Anderson Rating: B+</div> The match finally over, Arn Anderson slumps to his knees in the ring as the crowd go crazy for him! Out of the back comes “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair, and he raises Anderson’s hand for all to see! Tony says that knowing Ric as he does, with this huge win for “The Enforcer”, the party will be massive at the hotel tonight! <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>A video plays showing last night’s WCW Saturday Night, where none other than Magnum TA came back to help Dustin Rhodes fend off Hollywood Hogan and Dusty Rhodes. <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> After the video, we come back to the ring and Gary Michael Cappetta. He announces that it is now time for our main event of the evening! <div style="text-align:center;"> <iframe width="320" height="240" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Vppbdf-qtGU?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/DustinRhodes.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/MagnumTA.jpg </div> He first introduces “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes, along his new manager Magnum TA! Tony asks Dusty about seeing Magnum, and he says that he hadn’t spoken to Magnum in a long time – seeing him show up on Saturday Night was a shock, but now it’s a shock that they have factored into the plan until now. Dustin comes out wearing a yellow and blue jacket and a white cowboy hat, pumping the crowd up on his way to the ring as the fans cheer him wildly. Magnum points out to a sign in the crowd, which gets zoomed in upon that says “I believe in Dustin!” <div style="text-align:center;"> <iframe width="320" height="240" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/DVYRUy7ss2g?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/HulkHogan2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/Queen.jpg </div> Next out is the World champion himself, Hollywood Hogan, The Queen ever present at his side. Hogan plays the title belt like a guitar on his way to the ring, angering Schiavone like it does every time. Hollywood looks confident, brushing his nose at Magnum TA as he enters the ring, as The Queen shrieks at a fan who has a sign in the front row saying “Hollywood Chicken!”. Tommy Young takes the defaced World Heavyweight championship from Hogan, and he shows it to Dustin before raising it into the air for all to look upon. <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: C</div> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/DustinRhodes.jpg</div> Before the bell sounds, however, “The Natural” requests the microphone. He addresses Hollywood, saying that he heard what Hogan said in the back, about how Magnum is a non-factor in the Kings of Wrestling’s plans. Dustin says that he may not be the smartest man in the world, but he is smart enough to know that against the possible entire KoW, Magnum isn’t enough to handle everything. He trusts that Arn or Ric or Ricky would come out if needed, but they also just took part in a sixty man battle royal, they’d be exhausted. And that’s why he made a call to an old friend – because when did he ever say that Magnum was his only surprise? As “La Grange” starts playing again, Dustin then introduces his second surprise guest for the Kings of Wrestling! <div style="text-align:center;"> http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/BarryWindham.jpg</div> Hogan is beside himself, and on commentary Dusty screams that isn’t fair – Dustin had more tricks up his sleeve than the KoW had thought! Tony is ecstatic though, saying that with Dusty held here on commentary, Magnum to counteract The Queen, and Barry to watch for the Kings, for the first time in a long time, the World Heavyweight champion is going to have to rely on himself to get things done! We could be looking at a brand new champion by the end of this one! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: C+</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/DustinRhodes.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWs/MagnumTA.jpg WCW World Heavyweight Championship Hollywood Hogan w/The Queen vs. “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes w/Magnum TA Time Limit: 60:00 Referee: Tommy Young</div> Dusty is mostly in full heel mode to start here, but a few times he does crack and give his son some good words. As much as he was annoyed at the appearance of Barry Windham, who has merely taken up residence at the top of the entrance way, he does say that Dustin was smart in having someone to watch his back. Tony questions Dusty about Magnum again, but he keeps his story the same, saying that he was just shocked to see his former friend out there. Hollywood gets the better of the early-goings in this match, twisting Dustin’s neck into a headlock off of a collar and elbow tie-up. Hogan applies pressure while yelling out to the crowd, taunting Dustin by asking “Is this your champion?!” Rhodes shoves Hogan off into the ropes, but Hollywood puts on another headlock then, utilizing his incredible upper body strength. Hogan starts to even taunt Magnum at ringside this time, but when he plants himself to not be thrown into the ropes again, Dustin instead reverses gears and lifts the champion into a back suplex! Rhodes is up quickly, and a big dropkick knocks Hogan out of the ring! The Queen is right there to try and help him back to health, and this time Tony actually has someone to ask: what is the relationship between Hollywood Hogan and The Queen? But Dusty just tells him to mind his own business. Hogan stalls outside the ring in order to cool things down again, but this time Dustin wins the lockup, peppering Hogan with rights and lefts! The crowd are getting into it now, as Hollywood is rocked back into the corner. Dustin keeps up the attack, using his shoulder to ram Hogan’s midsection! Rhodes starts really speeding the pace of this match up, hitting the ropes to deliver a clothesline that puts the champion on his back. Dustin screams at him to come on, get up! Hogan rolls to his knees, and he starts begging off! “The Natural” looks to the crowd, who tell him not to let up, and he listens, punching Hogan before shoving him into the turnbuckles again. This time, however, Tommy Young tries to get between them to allow a break when Dustin starts swinging punches, and that allows Hogan to hit a sneaky punch to the throat of the challenger! The crowd boo, as Hogan kicks Dustin away with his boot, flexing as if he just did something amazing! Tony sighs, saying that he knew Hulk Hogan for years, and fans, this isn’t the same man he ever thought he was friends with. He says that Hollywood Hogan is an egotistical, self-centered, piece of—Dusty cuts him off, saying that what Tony doesn’t understand is that this was always Hogan; he played everyone like a fiddle all those years, and he became rich because of it. Hollywood takes over the match, bringing Dustin to a crawl by utilizing a rear chinlock on the ground. When Dustin starts trying to come back out of it, Hogan lifts him up and hits a big bodyslam, going for a cover but only getting a two count. Following a big vertical suplex, Hogan seems to become even more obnoxious with each maneuver, to the point where after he hits a clothesline, he takes time to slap Rhodes in the face, telling him he never had a chance! Hogan motions that it’s over now, and he lifts Dustin to his feet. He slowly, confidently whips Dustin to the other side of the ring, and awaits his face striking the big boot. But Dustin drops to his back instead of hitting the foot – and he punches Hogan in the upper thigh! Hogan holds his leg, feeling the muscle cramp up, as the challenger gets to his feet! Both Dusty on commentary and Hogan in the ring complain of a low blow, but it was not. Dustin punches Hogan three times before whipping him into the turnbuckle, following him in with a clothesline! He whips the champion to the other side of the ring, and he climbs up on him, yelling to the fans! He begins raining punches down on Hollywood’s face, as the crowd count along! At the ninth one, Dustin rolls his arms in the air, Tony saying that it’s shades of his father getting funky like a monkey, before hitting the tenth punch! Dustin gets off of the turnbuckle, and Hogan comes out teetering… and he drops to the mat, causing a huge cheer in the crowd! Dustin quickly rushes over to the turnbuckles again, going up to the middle rope, and when Hogan gets to his feet and starts trying to shake the cobwebs loose, Dustin is already in the air when he turns, right into a flying clothesline! Dustin jumps on top for the pin – 1! 2! No! Hogan gets his foot up on the ropes, breaking up the pin! Dustin is in charge now, the tempo of the match reflecting that as he knees Hogan in the stomach before cinching him up for his own vertical suplex! Dustin floats over beautifully, but again only a two count. He doesn’t take time to get frustrated, instead keeping on the attack, as he sets the champion up on the top rope. Dustin points out to Barry at the entrance, Tony saying that perhaps Dustin is going for Windham’s trademark, the superplex. Rhodes does indeed, but Hogan keeps a hold of the top rope, letting Dustin throw himself off the ropes to the mat! The crowd are deflated, as Hogan stands up and jumps off – but Dustin gets his cowboy boot up, kicking Hogan on his way down! Hollywood is in a daze, as Rhodes climbs to his feet, and he hits another series of punches, dazing the champion even more. Dustin then swings his fists in the air again, this time pointing toward commentary and his father, before hitting a Bionic Elbow to Hogan’s forehead! A pin! 1! ……………..2! ……………………….NO! Hogan just kicks out, and Dusty breathes almost a sigh of relief! Dustin is slowing down a bit now, the adrenaline surge beginning to wear down. “The Natural” pulls Hogan to his feet and whips him to the corner once again, kicking him in the stomach. He jumps to the second rope and spins his finger in the air, signaling that this one is wrapped up! Dustin looks to leap off and hit the bulldog! Hogan catches him though! Hollywood plants himself, and instead of going to the mat he instead directs Dustin onto the top rope, crotching him! Hogan quickly runs to the other side of the ring, hitting the ropes and coming in with a big running clothesline, which Dusty even screams in joy that it was the Axe Bomber! Dustin drops on the inside of the ring. Rather than go for a pinfall, Hogan hoists him up, and he holds him to allow The Queen to get on the apron and slap Dustin! But her arm is grabbed by Magnum! He shakes his head, telling her it isn’t happening! Hollywood throws Rhodes down and gets in Magnum’s face, and the two start to argue! The champion even puts his finger in Magnum’s chest, poking him to say he’s nothing! Magnum doesn’t take that much, before he shoves Hogan – right into a schoolboy rollup from Rhodes! 1! 2! 3-NO! Hollywood barely snuck his shoulder off the ground! Dustin gets to one knee, but the motion in his arms says to everyone that he’s feeling the adrenaline pumping again, willing him on! Hogan is getting to his feet, and Dustin hits the ropes behind him, going for the bulldog again. But no! Hollywood heard him coming, and spun around with a wild clothesline that sent Dustin on almost a full flip to the mat! A cover! 1! ………….2! ………………………………….NO!!! DUSTIN GOT THE SHOULDER UP! Hollywood is starting to get frustrated now, and he starts waving his hand at the back! Out of the locker room comes Hogan’s Heroes, Little Hollywood and The Jeep – but they’re stopped in their tracks by Windham! Barry punches them both back, meaning they don’t make it to the ring! Hogan watches on, upset that he doesn’t get his back-up! Even The Queen is being pursued up the ramp by Magnum, as he points his cane at her! Hogan is all alone – and when he turns around Dustin has hit the ropes behind him on his blind side, and he finally hits the bulldog! The champion’s face collides with the mat, but Dustin is beaten as well, and is slow to roll him over! But he does, and he goes for the cover! 1! …………….2!!!! …………………………………………….No!! Hollywood barely saves his title by getting his shoulder up! Both men are tired and worn out after this long match, and it’s beginning to show on their faces. Dustin gets up first and he goes over to the turnbuckles. He gets on the second rope, and he waits for the champion to rise. Tony wonders what Dustin is going for here, either the bulldog or the clothesline again. He says that whatever it is, if he hits it, this one might be over. Hollywood gets to his feet, and Dustin tenses. He leaps as Hogan turns, going for the clothesline – but Hogan ducks him, and Rhodes crashes to the mat! He rolls to his back in the momentum; and immediately gets crushed by a leg drop! Hogan hit the ropes as Dustin was skidding across the mat, and he hit the leg drop! 1! …………………………2!! …………………………………………………………………..3! It’s over! Hollywood Hogan has retained the World Heavyweight title, but he did it by the skin of his teeth! The Queen enters the ring with the title, as Magnum and Barry both get in and check on Dustin. Hollywood holds his title high in the air, before holding it to his chest – he may have won here, but how long until the youth of WCW are too much and they finally take the belt away from him? <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 23:41 and still WCW World champion: Hollywood Hogan 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>Gimmick and Turn notes: Johnny B. Badd has turned heel. He’s not a very good heel yet though, so the turn was only pretty well. Dustin Rhodes has changed his gimmick to a Texan (Realistic) which rated an 81. Barry Windham debuted under a Cowboy (Wholesome) gimmick, which landed 100! </div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/WCW-94/WCWlogo.jpg</div>

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