WCW '94: War of the Thrones

packerman120 · May 18, 2016

Cage Match

Steve Austin vs. Ric Flair

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World Heavyweight Championship match

“Sting” vs. The Great Muta

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Texas Bullrope Match

Barry Windham vs. Dustin Rhodes

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Last Man Standing Match

Randy Savage vs. Brian Pillman

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Papers on a Pole Match

Scott Hall vs. Diamond Dallas Page

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World Tag Team Championship match

The Kings' Monsters vs. Harlem Heat

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World Cruiserweight Championship match

Syxx vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.

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Paul Orndorff vs. Ron Simmons

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The Steiner Brothers vs. Jeff Jarrett and California Kip

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WCW Worldwide pre-show:

Ultimo Dragon & Coach Irvin Alexander vs. The Annihilator & Psychosis

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WCW Worldwide pre-show:

The Stud Stable vs. Bobby Eaton & The Armstrong Brothers

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WCW Worldwide pre-show:

WCW World Television Championship

Chris Jericho vs. 2 Cold Scorpio

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Tiebreaker Question: How long will the cage match last? 18 minutes

Highest to the correct answer without going over will win in the event of a tie.

12 points to be had! Use your best luck to win!

Beejus · May 18, 2016

WCW Monday Nitro - June 10th, 1996 <div style="text-align:center;"> http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/nitro.jpg <iframe width="350" height="263" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/cXXWw8AneQw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> WCW Monday Nitro June 10th, 1996 (June week 2) Held at: Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati, Ohio (Great Lakes) Commentary: Tony Schiavone and Jesse “The Body” Ventura Attendance: 10,028 (sold out!) Show Runtime: Two Hours Rating: B This show increased our popularity in 8 regions, lost us popularity in 22.</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;">Last Week on Monday Nitro! The show opens with a video highlighting last week when Lex Luger helped to take The Giant down out of the ring, leading to the Monsters taking a loss to Ric Flair and Steve Austin. After the match, “The Total Package” interrupted an interview to challenge The Giant to a match right here tonight, and that leads us to tonight's main event! <div style="text-align:right;">Notes: This was a pretty short video, but it got the points across. Rating: B</div></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;">On the Search Instead of cutting to commentary, we instead see cameras following Scott Hall, as he is walking around backstage. He finds a door that is marked as stairs to the rafters, and with a laugh, he opens it up and walks through. <div style="text-align:right;">Notes: This too was felt to be short, but at least this is a running segment throughout the show. Rating: B</div></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;">“The Living Legend” Larry Zbyszko vs. “The Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman w/Miss Elizabeth Time for in-ring action, as the hometown Cincinnati son comes out to huge cheers from his Pillmaniacs. Larry does what he can to draw them out of the match, but they are relentlessly behind Brian. With Elizabeth cheering and clapping on at ringside, Zbyszko puts up a good fight but in the end he's no match for the high flying offense of Pillman. This one ends with the Loaded Gun DDT followed by a springboard legdrop. “Mean” Gene comes out to meet the victorious duo at the top of the aisle, and he wastes no time in talking about how gorgeous Elizabeth has been looking as of late, almost radiant in the presence of Brian and his Pillmaniacs. She smiles, saying that it's just great to be around a guy who will let her talk and be herself rather than try to hold down her light. Brian steps in and says that it's men like Randy Savage who use women to get ahead in life and wrestling. He says that Savage used Liz to get noticed, he used her to further his career back when he was irrelevant, and when he had no more use for her, he threw her to the side. Brian says that is why he brought her back to wrestling – to give her the chance for revenge, not just for herself but also for Terri Rhodes, who Savage used just to get under Dustin's skin. Pillman says that he and the Pillmaniacs have respect for their women unlike men who act like spoiled little boys, and they will teach Randy that respect at the Great American Bash in six days. Brian quips that “Only a man can win when he faces a little boy in a Last Man Standing match.” <div style="text-align:right;">Match Time: 12:02 Notes: The crowd are already feeling burned out because I gave them too much good action in the pre-show, and then those two segments. In the post-match interview, Gene's lecherous comments really made the crowd chuckle. Rating: B / B</div></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-95/dougwilliams.jpg Clay Douglas vs. The Falcon The Falcon doesn't make many appearances on Nitro, but he faces someone who is (re)debuting here tonight in WCW. There is no mention made of the former Earl William Clayton, as he works a full submission style here to quickly stretch The Falcon before putting him away with a very impressive rolling, bridging German suplex. <div style="text-align:right;">Match Time: 3:22 Notes: The redebuted Doug Williams is now using an Ice Man (Legitimate) gimmick, which rated a B+. However these two didn't click at all, and the match was very much too short. But Scott did his job well in getting squashed here. Rating: E+</div></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;">The Wild Samoan Boyz w/Col. Robert Parker vs. The Armstrong Brothers This match has been brewing for a few weeks now, and finally the Armstrong Brothers get a chance to take on the Samoan cousins. Ekmo and Kimo use their significant size to their advantage, and the brothers' only answer to that is their experience in teaming and wrestling in general to use that same size against them. However, just as they are starting to get rolling, Bubba Rogers emerges from the back and hits Brad with a Bubba Slam to draw a disqualification! The attack is on, and it appears that Colonel Parker only signed this match in order to trap Brad and BG! However, it appears that the Armstrongs had either an ace up their sleeve or an angel on their shoulder, as “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton rushes out and evens the odds! Bobby helps Brad and BG to recover and the three men push back on the Stud Stable to send them out of the ring with dropkicks and clotheslines! <div style="text-align:right;">Match Time: 6:36 Notes: Bubba has changed his gimmick to an Old School Heel (Brute), and it got the full 100. Ratings: C- / D</div></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;">Harlem Heat vs. The Ladykillers w/Rick Rude Rick Rude isn't at ringside immediately for this one, causing Tony and Jesse to wonder where he is at, but he does make it out after two or three minutes. However, (puns intended) the Heat are on fire right now, and Sexton and Scott just have nothing to answer the flames. Rick trips up Stevie as he ran the ropes and that leads to a point where Impact is able to take over, but he misses a middle rope splash. Booker makes the tag, and a missile dropkick ends up wrapping Steele up for the loss. Rick takes atttention at ringside as he berates his pupils, but the brothers are also stopped in the aisle by Woman. She seems to be attempting to seduce them, and nearby cameras pick up her saying that the two can “Have anything in the world that they want” if they call off the title match on Sunday. When Booker and Stevie shove her away and refuse, that's when Vader and The Giant appear out of the darkness of the arena to assault the duo! Woman even adds a high heeled kick to Stevie's ribs, as Booker is thrown into the guardrail! WCW security rush onto the scene to break this attack up, and trainers tend to Harlem Heat as Tony says that we have to take a commercial break. The Giant screams and laughs with fury over their actions as we break.</div> <div style="text-align:right;">Match Time: 7:40 Notes: The Heat got good notes for chemistry, and Rude did good work. In the brawl, Giant's performance was good, but Booker seemed to underperform.</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;">Diamond Dallas Page, Rey Mysterio Jr., and The Steiner Brothers vs. The Kings of Wrestling (Scott Hall, Syxx, Jeff Jarrett, and California Kip) w/Woman and Kimberly Page Scott Hall seems to have found his way back out of the rafters briefly for this match, and he has no qualms against stepping right into the ring to deal with Dallas Page's offense. This match goes all over the ring, with first the WCW team getting the advantage on Jarrett by pinballing him around their corner. But Woman and Syxx outwit Mysterio as she pulls him out of the way from a leaping dive to the outside, and the KoW team decimate Rey's left knee. Jeff locks him in a figure four leglock, but Mysterio refuses to submit. He finally escapes it by reaching the ropes, and fights back with a series of roll-ups before hitting a headscissor takedown! Scott Steiner gets tagged in along with Kip, but it quickly becomes an eight man brawl. Referee Tommy Young – who is questioned earlier in the match as to why he is officiating here, as he's usually only the official in second hour main event matches and World title matches – gets bumped into by Jarrett, but doesn't go down. He does, however, end up missing the moment when Syxx blasts Mysterio with the Cruiserweight title belt, and he wraps up Rey in a disgusting looking roll-up where he hooks the legs while straddling Rey's face, and Tommy counts the pin as Syxx holds his tongue out. The bell is sounded, but Tony notes that not only was there the attack with the title belt, but also neither of those two were the legal men in the ring! The question is finally asked out loud; is Tommy Young handing matches to the Kings of Wrestling? <div style="text-align:right;">Match Time: 17:28 Notes: Woman and Kip are a good pairing. Rating: C</div></div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/pyro.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;">A Point to Prove in Black and White “President Piper” is out in the ring after the fireworks go off around the stage, and Tony barely has time to welcome everyone to hour two as Roddy is talking about how dominant the Kings of Wrestling are looking after that huge win they just picked up. Piper says that he has something more to talk about tonight though, and that's the WarGames coming up next month at Bash at the Beach. He says that he saw the WCW sign-up sheet back there, and he laughed at it – because Lex Luger is the only name on it so far. Piper admires Lex's combination of courage and stupidity, and says that some would claim that's because we have the Great American Bash to get through before then, but he personally thinks that WCW's stars are simply…. afraid! They are afraid to be the men who lose World Championship Wrestling to the Kings of Wrestling, and afraid because they know the KoW is the greatest force in all of professional wrestling! “Hot Rod” then changes gears, and he says that he wants to prove a point to everyone out there, regarding the man in the rafters, Sting. Piper waits for the cheers to die down before breaking some bad news: that there is only one real Sting, and he's the man walking around with the World title! Piper says that people have speculated a lot about who the Sting Army are, but says that it doesn't matter, because anyone could be the Sting Army! Piper then calls for some others to come to the ring, and out walk four men, all wearing the Sting mask and trenchcoat, carrying black baseball bats. Piper says that as far as the crowd knows, any one of these men are Sting. He then asks them to take off their masks one at a time, and the crowd gets more and more impatient with each reveal. As Larry Zbyszko, Paul Orndorff, and Barry Darsow remove masks, the crowd get more excited for the final man, hoping to see who the man is who holds the World title…. but the mask comes off to see Randy Savage. Piper says that it doesn't matter what mask or facepaint you look under, it's obvious that the power will always lie in the Kings of Wrestling, “And that's the facts, jack!” <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B+</div></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;">The Search Continues Meanwhile, Scott Hall appears to have gone back into the rafters, and he is walking around yelling “Hey yo, Stinger! Come out and play, Sting! We got some crow food for ya, mang, haha.” Hall walks further into the darkness as we go to a brief commercial break. <div style="text-align:right;">Notes: Yet again, this was found to be short, but it's going somewhere, so stay with us, fans! Rating: B-</div></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;">Big Bubba Rogers w/Col. Robert Parker vs. “Ice Man” Dean Malenko However, the match never even gets started, as Rogers attacks Malenko before he even climbs into the ring! Rogers drills Malenko on the cold, hard floor with a slam, and chokes him out. Tony and Jesse wonder what this was all about, but Parker is met in the aisle by Clay Douglas, who shakes his hand and delivers a stack of bills to Parker and Rogers! Douglas stomps on the down Malenko and a nearby camera hears him telling Dean that “[Clay is] the new 'Ice Man'! You're old news, Dean! It's my time for it now!” Another hard stomp, as Douglas is urged away by security. He has a big smile on his face as Malenko gets checked out on the floor by trainers. <div style="text-align:right;">Notes: Clay was very underwhelming as the mastermind behind this attack. Rating: D</div></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;">Hot Tips Speaking of people who were attacked in aisles, Mike Tenay is backstage with Harlem Heat. They are all bandaged up, but they're also very fired up, and highly upset at the Monsters. “Fe, fi, fo, fum, I smell some suckas who wanna come git' 'sum!” says Booker T. Stevie echoes this idea, saying that Vader and Giant have been “white collarin' theyselves” all this time, that they've been getting by on intimidation and power. “We ain't scared'a nuthin'!” Booker says, and he says that if they were gonnna let Woman off with a warning, but after tonight, they're gonna have a surprise “that's gon' neuter her like the lil' bitch she is!” Tenay is shocked, saying that this could change everything. He tries to get more information, but the Heat shoo him out of the room, saying that he'll have to find out along with everybody else on Sunday! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B-</div></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;">Ron Simmons vs. “Latino Heat” Eddy Guerrero w/Bobby Heenan Eddy runs rings around Simmons in this one, flying like a bird to keep the muscular Ron looking like a block of ice. However, once Ron catches him, the offense turns into high impact, hard-hitting slams and tackles. Simmons seems to be sweating profusely during this match, and Guerrero slips down his back, and runs afoul of Mark Curtis. But Ron's attention is taken by Paul Orndorff, who nails Ron in the stomach with a baseball bat! “Mr. Wonderful” hides under the ring as Eddy catches a small package pin, and with the pain going on in the ribs, Simmons is just unable to kick out before the three. Commentary wonder if Guerrero even saw what happened, given that the Horsemen also have no love lost for the Kings of Wrestling. <div style="text-align:right;">Match Time: 7:58 Notes: Ron is just beginning to hit time decline. Rating: B</div></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;">Finding Prey We rejoin Scott Hall in the rafters, and it appears that he has found something. He found someone with brown hair in a trenchcoat, but when he turns him around, it wasn't Sting. Hall keeps walking on, and finds another person, with the same look. But when he turns this one around, he has a Sting mask on… and he pulls it off to find The Great Muta! As soon as the mask was off, before Scott could even process what was going on, Muta sprays Hall in the eyes with green mist! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: C-</div></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;">The Giant w/Woman vs. “The Total Package” Lex Luger It's main event time, and the crowd are all about this one. Tony relays the history: The Giant debuted at the 1995 Bash at the Beach by helping Hollywood Hogan retain the World title when he was about to lose to Lex Luger. Since then, the two haven't had any chances to get in the ring, but it appears Luger hasn't forgotten that. And then, when “The Total Package” became the first man in WCW to knock Giant off his feet at World War 3, that set The Giant over the edge. Jesse says that nobody has slammed The Giant yet, he's only been knocked down, but if anyone can do it, it may be Luger. However, this is a slow, plodding match. Giant's power moves and heavy, impactful slams go into effect as soon as he is done weathering the storm of Luger's clotheslines, punches, and kicks. Lex attempts a slam way too early, which put him in quite the predicament. Giant walks over Luger's chiseled ribs and locks in a rear chinlock, but when Luger starts coming back, that's when some extra bodies come flooding toward the ring. Roddy Piper leads the Sting Army down to ringside, and as Tommy Young admonishes the World champion for appearing, the others slip into the ring and begin stomping on Luger. This continues until the lights go out… And when they come back on…. http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/sting3.jpg<div style="text-align:center;"></div> Sting! Sting is standing in the ring! He points his bat towards the Kings of Wrestling, and that's when Mark Curtis runs out right past Tommy Young and “Sting” at ringside. Despite Tommy's objections, Mark calls for the bell, throwing this whole match out. The crowd may not have liked that call, preferring to have seen a winner between Luger and Giant, but the buzz is strong for Sting being in the ring. Curtis and Young argue out of the arena, as the tension could be cut with a knife in the ring. Luger finally comes into the staredown, as Piper steps out of the ring. Sting turns his attention to the other Stings in the ring, and he finally nails one with a baseball bat! Sting grabs the man by the back of the jacket, as the other Stings scurry away, along with Piper! They watch from the top of the aisle as Sting unmasks the man, revealing… http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/stevecorino.jpg<div style="text-align:center;"></div> Jesse doesn't even know who he is, but Tony says that he thinks he saw this kid about a year ago appearing in WCW; apparently the Kings of Wrestling took him under their wing to be one of the Sting Army! The man is thrown aside, and The Giant grabs Sting from behind. Luger attacks Giant! He and Sting start working together, just like the old days, kicking and punching the big man into the ropes! More punches! More kicks! And between the two of them, they grab onto the woozy Giant… …. THEY LIFT HIM UP!! AND THE TWO MEN BODY SLAM THE GIANT!!! The adrenaline starts to wear off in the ring afterwards though, as Luger flexes and cheers, but Sting suddenly goes emotionless again. He points the bat toward “The Total Package”, and Lex's face drops as he finds that his friend maybe didn't come back to him. Sting walks over to him and drops the bat in between them, and turns his back. He doesn't even turn around, just standing in the center of the ring for a few moments. And eventually, after he is satisfied with what appeared to be an answer, the man in black snaps his fingers, the lights go back out, and when they return, only Luger and the fallen body of The Giant are in the ring. Tony tries to sum all this up, but he's way too speechless and emotional, so he ends up just telling everyone to join them for Prime, Worldwide, and the Great American Bash! <div style="text-align:right;">Match Time: 9:44 Notes: The crowd didn't like the type of finish. Rating: B- / B / B+</div></div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/logo2.jpg</div> Writer's Note: For some reason, photobucket has decided not to show those two pictures right away. If anyone needs to know RIGHT NOW and the pics still aren't showing by the time you read this, the first one is Doug Williams and the second is Steve Corino. Who, yes, we all already knew was a fake Sting, and obviously was not the World champion. Ain't I just a stinker sometimes? <img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

SkipMartin · May 18, 2016

Cage Match

Steve Austin vs. Ric Flair

World Heavyweight Championship match

“Sting” vs. The Great Muta

Texas Bullrope Match

Barry Windham vs. Dustin Rhodes

Last Man Standing Match

Randy Savage vs. Brian Pillman

Papers on a Pole Match

Scott Hall vs. Diamond Dallas Page

World Tag Team Championship match

The Kings' Monsters vs. Harlem Heat

World Cruiserweight Championship match

Syxx vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.

Paul Orndorff vs. Ron Simmons

The Steiner Brothers vs. Jeff Jarrett and California Kip

WCW Worldwide pre-show:

Ultimo Dragon & Coach Irvin Alexander vs. The Annihilator & Psychosis

WCW Worldwide pre-show:

The Stud Stable vs. Bobby Eaton & The Armstrong Brothers

WCW Worldwide pre-show:

WCW World Television Championship

Chris Jericho vs. 2 Cold Scorpio

Tiebreaker Question: How long will the cage match last? 23:46

Dawn · May 19, 2016

Cage Match

Steve Austin vs. Ric Flair

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World Heavyweight Championship match

“Sting” vs. The Great Muta

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Texas Bullrope Match

Barry Windham vs. Dustin Rhodes

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Last Man Standing Match

Randy Savage vs. Brian Pillman

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Papers on a Pole Match

Scott Hall vs. Diamond Dallas Page

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World Tag Team Championship match

The Kings' Monsters vs. Harlem Heat

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World Cruiserweight Championship match

Syxx vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.

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Paul Orndorff vs. Ron Simmons

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The Steiner Brothers vs. Jeff Jarrett and California Kip

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WCW Worldwide pre-show:

Ultimo Dragon & Coach Irvin Alexander vs. The Annihilator & Psychosis

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WCW Worldwide pre-show:

The Stud Stable vs. Bobby Eaton & The Armstrong Brothers

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WCW Worldwide pre-show:

WCW World Television Championship

Chris Jericho vs. 2 Cold Scorpio

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Tiebreaker Question: How long will the cage match last? 22 minutes.

Warhawk8492 · May 19, 2016

Official Prediction Card

Cage Match

Steve Austin vs. Ric Flair

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World Heavyweight Championship match

“Sting” vs. The Great Muta

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Texas Bullrope Match

Barry Windham vs. Dustin Rhodes

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Last Man Standing Match

Randy Savage vs. Brian Pillman

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Papers on a Pole Match

Scott Hall vs. Diamond Dallas Page

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World Tag Team Championship match

The Kings' Monsters vs. Harlem Heat

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World Cruiserweight Championship match

Syxx vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.

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Paul Orndorff vs. Ron Simmons

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The Steiner Brothers vs. Jeff Jarrett and California Kip

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WCW Worldwide pre-show:

Ultimo Dragon & Coach Irvin Alexander vs. The Annihilator & Psychosis

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WCW Worldwide pre-show:

The Stud Stable vs. Bobby Eaton & The Armstrong Brothers

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WCW Worldwide pre-show:

WCW World Television Championship

Chris Jericho vs. 2 Cold Scorpio

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Tiebreaker Question: How long will the cage match last? 24 minutes and 31 seconds

Hashasheen · May 21, 2016

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Beejus" data-cite="Beejus" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I love the picture for Eric, which portrays Eric as probably a 16 year old boy. Given that this was conceptualized at a time when Bret Hart was around, he was almost 45 years old - but with his love of Harleys and blow in the late 90s, a teenager is probably just right for his personality. Also, Tex Mech. That this exists is pretty awesome. Thank you, Hash.</div></blockquote> <a href="http://www.wcwworldwide.com/2016/05/marvel-vs-wcw-comic-art/" rel="external nofollow">http://www.wcwworldwide.com/2016/05/marvel-vs-wcw-comic-art/</a> This one is 1998 - 2000, and was a lapsed effort by Marvel to license WCW wrestlers for a comic book. Hollywood Hogan vs. the Hulk, Chris Benoit vs. the Wolverine, Sting and Spiderman...

The Final Countdown · May 25, 2016

Cage Match

Steve Austin vs. Ric Flair

Comments: Naitch is already riding high after winning WW3. This would be a career defining win for Austin, similar to Dustin's win over Ric at Starrcade (maybe my favorite match in not just this diary, but any diary ever.)

World Heavyweight Championship match

“Sting” vs. The Great Muta

Comments: Still not sure who's playing the world champion version of "Sting", but he'll still be the champ heading into BATB and the War Games match.

Texas Bullrope Match

Barry Windham vs. Dustin Rhodes

Comments: I'm undecided on this one, but I kind of feel like Barry needs the win more.

Last Man Standing Match

Randy Savage vs. Brian Pillman

Comments: I could see Liz turning on Pillman and it all being a ruse, but I'm hoping I'm wrong.

Papers on a Pole Match

Scott Hall vs. Diamond Dallas Page

Comments: At least it's not Judy Bagwell on a pole, amirite?

World Tag Team Championship match

The Kings' Monsters vs. Harlem Heat

Comments: Sorry, suckas.

World Cruiserweight Championship match

Syxx vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.

Comments: Go Rey!

Paul Orndorff vs. Ron Simmons

Comments:...DAMN!

The Steiner Brothers vs. Jeff Jarrett and California Kip

Comments: Unless one of the Steiners winds up turning heel after all, I think they need to win here. JJ and Kip are the KOW B-team (or C-team) anyway.

WCW Worldwide pre-show:

Ultimo Dragon & Coach Irvin Alexander vs. The Annihilator & Psychosis

Comments: It took me far longer than it should have to pick up on your little IRS/CIA gag.

WCW Worldwide pre-show:

The Stud Stable vs. Bobby Eaton & The Armstrong Brothers

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WCW Worldwide pre-show:

WCW World Television Championship

Chris Jericho vs. 2 Cold Scorpio

Comments: Jericho shall claim Dawn Marie!

Tiebreaker Question: How long will the cage match last? Uh...35:03.

Highest to the correct answer without going over will win in the event of a tie.

crackerjack · May 25, 2016

Official Prediction Card

Cage Match

Steve Austin vs. Ric Flair

Comments: Austin needs this win, especially with Flair taking WW3. Austin gets respect from the horsemen in this one

World Heavyweight Championship match

“Sting” vs. The Great Muta

Comments: Can't see it going any other way

Texas Bullrope Match

Barry Windham vs. Dustin Rhodes

Comments: Dustin will take it to "The Stalker"

Last Man Standing Match

Randy Savage vs. Brian Pillman

Comments: Pillmania hulks up, and Savage puts over the rising star

Papers on a Pole Match

Scott Hall vs. Diamond Dallas Page

Comments: I like Scott a lot. Wouldn't be surprised to see some KOW shenanigans here

World Tag Team Championship match

The Kings' Monsters vs. Harlem Heat

Comments: Barring a KOW breakup, the giants take it

World Cruiserweight Championship match

Syxx vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.

Comments: By DQ.

Paul Orndorff vs. Ron Simmons

Comments: meh

The Steiner Brothers vs. Jeff Jarrett and California Kip

Comments: Steiner tensions continue here, and Jarrett and Kip steal one

WCW Worldwide pre-show:

Ultimo Dragon & Coach Irvin Alexander vs. The Annihilator & Psychosis

Comments: Love me some Ultimo

WCW Worldwide pre-show:

The Stud Stable vs. Bobby Eaton & The Armstrong Brothers

Comments: Brad still has a very sweet theme

WCW Worldwide pre-show:

WCW World Television Championship

Chris Jericho vs. 2 Cold Scorpio

Comments: Y2J has been booked great. This one should be really good

Tiebreaker Question: How long will the cage match last? 22:01

Highest to the correct answer without going over will win in the event of a tie.

12 points to be had! Use your best luck to win!

Excited for this baby, Beej.

GnarlsFunk · May 30, 2016

It's taken me damn near a month to get through this entire diary. I've gone from wanting to do my own diary in this time frame to not even wanting to attempt to touch what you've done here. Masterful booking and writing. That being said I can't wait to see what comes next. Kinda bummed I've got to wait now for th next show. I've enjoyed binge reading this when I've had the time.

GnarlsFunk · May 30, 2016

Official Prediction Card

Cage Match

Steve Austin vs. Ric Flair

Comments:

World Heavyweight Championship match

“Sting” vs. The Great Muta

Comments:

Texas Bullrope Match

Barry Windham vs. Dustin Rhodes

Comments:

Last Man Standing Match

Randy Savage vs. Brian Pillman

Comments:

Papers on a Pole Match

Scott Hall vs. Diamond Dallas Page

Comments:

World Tag Team Championship match

The Kings' Monsters vs. Harlem Heat

Comments:

World Cruiserweight Championship match

Syxx vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.

Comments:

Paul Orndorff vs. Ron Simmons

Comments:

The Steiner Brothers vs. Jeff Jarrett and California Kip

Comments:

WCW Worldwide pre-show:

Ultimo Dragon & Coach Irvin Alexander vs. The Annihilator & Psychosis

Comments:

WCW Worldwide pre-show:

The Stud Stable vs. Bobby Eaton & The Armstrong Brothers

Comments:

WCW Worldwide pre-show:

WCW World Television Championship

Chris Jericho vs. 2 Cold Scorpio

Comments:

Tiebreaker Question: How long will the cage match last? 29:45

Highest to the correct answer without going over will win in the event of a tie.

12 points to be had! Use your best luck to win!

Beejus · June 17, 2016

WCW Great American Bash 1996 <div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="200" height="113" src="<a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/skJV-KnaJ1Q?rel=0&showinfo=0" rel="external nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/embed/skJV-KnaJ1Q?rel=0&showinfo=0"</a> frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/gab.jpg WCW Great American Bash 1996 June 16th, 1996 (June week 2) Held at: Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina (Mid Atlantic) Commentary: Tony Schiavone and Jesse “The Body” Ventura Attendance: 30,000 (sold out!) Show Runtime: Three and a Half Hours (clipped to three hours in VHS form) Rating: A PPV Buyrate: 7.59 This show increased our popularity in 40 regions. Don't mind the picture for the song... I couldn't find a video of “Crazed” that didn't have Hall and Nash on it.</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-95/tonyschiavone.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/jesseventura.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/geneokerlund.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/miketenay.jpg</div> After the disembodied narrator runs down the card for this huge evening, Tony Schiavone, Jesse “The Body” Ventura, “Mean” Gene Okerlund, and “The Professor” Mike Tenay welcome everyone to the Great American Bash! Tony wishes everyone a happy Father's Day from WCW, and hopes that “dear old dads everywhere” enjoy the action that only WCW can bring you! Mike talks about how he will be backstage shortly on WCW Live on compuserve for those online to hear some extra thoughts from some of the competitors tonight, as well as Gene getting words from a few individuals this evening as well. Jesse says that he's just here for the action, not the words; he wants to get right down to business. They talk about some of the matches coming up tonight, as well as Lex Luger, WCW Championship Committee Representative Magnum TA, and WCW's Executive Vice President in charge Roddy Piper all being in the building tonight as well. Mike and Gene mention that we have already had some great action on Worldwide, filling in those who may have missed the show while setting up the pay-per-view that the Stud Stable and team of Ultimo Dragon and Coach Alexander were victorious in their matches, while Chris Jericho and 2 Cold Scorpio suffered another heart-breaking time limit draw. Back to the topic of this show, Jesse ponders the question of what tonight could hold for next month's Bash at the Beach, when everything is on the line in WarGames. But that's next month, says Tony; right now we have three titles on the line, with the World's Cruiserweight championship starting this evening off, so let's get to the ring and Gary Michael Cappetta! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: C</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/banner.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-95/cruiser.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/syxx.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/woman.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/reymysteriojr.jpg WCW Cruiserweight Championship Syxx w/Woman vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. Time Limit: 30:00 Referee: Randy “Pee-Wee” Anderson Guest Commentary: Mike Tenay</div> Jesse Ventura notes that Mike Tenay doesn't even need a chair up here because he is literally on the edge of his seat for this match, which Tenay says that any fans who aren't must not appreciate the match they are about to witness. Mike talks about this being Rey's second chance to win the Cruiserweight title, as his first chance went to a draw with then-champion Ultimo Dragon last October. Syxx is game though, and he grounds Mysterio right out of the bell with his mat wrestling and cheating style. Rey continues to keep trying to up the speed of the bout to his level, but Syxx brings it back down each time. Mike talks about how the Great American Bash is the first anniversary of the WCW Cruiserweight championship, and what an honor it will be for the title and for Mysterio to bring it back out of the Kings of Wrestling tonight. Syxx starts feeling pretty good about himself when he powerbombs Mysterio off an attempted hurricanrana, but when he goes for his insulting crotch smash in the corner, Rey slips out of the way! Mysterio gets into the ring with a springboard dropkick, and the bout looks like it could go on for a long while. But Woman gets up on the apron, and she tries to hit Mysterio with her high heeled shoe, but Rey ducks and it catches Syxx right in the eye! Rey bounds into the air and hits a hurricanrana, and he holds onto the legs in order to get a three count and finally wins the championship! <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 7:38 and NEW Cruiserweight champion: Rey Mysterio Jr. Notes: Rey and Syxx have great chemistry against one another. Rating: C+</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/banner.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-95/ronsimmons.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/paulorndorff.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/harleyrace2.jpg Ron Simmons vs. “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff w/Harley Race Time Limit: 30:00 Referee: Charles Robinson</div> Jesse quips that Mike Tenay went backstage to drink some of his non-alcoholic beer to celebrate Rey winning the title, but Tony says that he is back there doing his job as the interviewer for WCW Live, which fans can call into to hear words from some WCW superstars tonight. Attention goes to this match, which is a lot of Ron Simmons throwing “Mr. Wonderful” all around the ring and Orndorff stalling on the outside of the ring whenever he can. This type of cat-and-mouse game is basically the entire match, until Orndorff trips Simmons up and places his feet on the ropes, and with Harley holding his feet there, Ron is unable to power out until the three count is registered. <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 7:45: Paul Orndoff Notes: Harley did good work at ringside. Paul was a little inconsistent, as both are declining. The crowd are already feeling burned out after having seen a great pre-show and good action thus far. Rating: C+</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/banner.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-95/miketenay.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/giant.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/vader2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/woman.jpg</div> Back at the WCW Live set, Mike Tenay is joined by the World Tag Team champions, The Kings' Monsters along with Woman. Mike picks at Woman about having lost one title tonight, but Giant threatens Tenay to make him stop that line of questioning before he can even get the point out. Giant says that the anger he feels over what closed last Monday's Nitro will become the Monsters snuffing out the Harlem Heat! Vader grunts and growls that he's the man, as Woman says that it doesn't matter if Booker and Stevie bring the rest of the rotten side of Harlem they're from along with them, she and her monsters are going to roar tonight! <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-95/kip.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/jeffjarrett2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/woman.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/scottsteiner2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/ricksteiner2.jpg Jeff Jarrett & California Kip w/Woman vs. The Steiner Brothers Time Limit: 30:00 Referee: Nick Patrick</div> Rick and Scott run roughshod over Jeff and Kip in the opening moments of the match, sending them flying from the ring with suplexes and Steinerlines. Woman trips Rick from the outside as Tony lays some exposition on newer fans that Woman was first brought into WCW years ago by Rick Steiner, so Jeff and Kip have definitely been told of any weaknesses the brothers may have. Jarrett and Kip go to work all over “The Dog-Faced Gremlin” with some very slick double team work, as even Schiavone has to admit that he is impressed by the tandem. They work an abdominal stretch with Jeff holding Rick in the move while Kip provides the assist from the outside of the ring, until Nick Patrick catches them and breaks it up – leading to Rick hip tossing Jeff and making the hot tag to Scott! Scott Steiner is going crazy on both men, hitting slams, clotheslines, and even pulling the flipping bodyslam out of the mothballs of his repertoire on Jeff! Rick comes in as Scott lifts Kip onto his shoulders, and they land the Steinerizer Bulldog in order to score the pinfall and prove once and for all that there is no dissension in the Steiner Brothers! <div style="text-align:right;">Winners in 10:27: Rick & Scott Steiner Notes: Both teams showed excellent chemistry, and Kip with Woman is a good pair (even if he gets overwhelmed by managers). Imagine just how hot this match would have been if the crowd hadn't been cold. Rating: A (89)</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/banner.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-95/geneokerlund.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/stevieray.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/bookert.jpg</div> “Mean” Gene is in the interview area with Harlem Heat, the brother duo looking all pumped up for their World Tag Team title match tonight. Stevie says that they don't care how big and bad the Monsters are, “We done fought bigger rats back in Harlem than you boys!” Gene questions Booker on the surprise that they promised last Monday though, and Booker says that they haven't forgotten about their promise. Booker says that they have no doubts they can come out with the titles, but that's only if they don't have some “snake in tha' grass” from the outside getting in their business. And so they introduce their new manager… <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/jacqueline.jpg</div> Oh wow – it's Jacqueline! Gene says that he's heard about her all up and down the country as a woman who can take care of men, and she says that's right, Gene; and who better to take care of some little Woman? The three walk off, this match next! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/worldtag.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/giant.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/vader2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/woman.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/stevieray.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/bookert.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/jacqueline.jpg WCW World Tag Team Championships The Kings' Monsters w/Woman vs. Harlem Heat w/Jacqueline Time Limit: 45:00 Referee: Randy “Pee-Wee” Anderson</div> Woman shows no fear, getting right into Jacqueline's face before the bell – but Jackie shoves her to the mat, not taking any of her talk! From then on, Woman stays in her corner, with Jacqueline occasionally being seen looking in her direction! Inside the ring, however, the match tells a different story, as four big men brawl repeatedly. A lot of punching and kicking happens in this match, but the crowd are rabid for all of it. Giant decimates Booker T with a vicious clothesline, but Stevie helps break up the pin. As the match goes on, Jesse wonders if all this brawling may actually favor the Heat, as they grew up street fighting like this, while Giant and Vader just hit hard while doing it. This one goes crazy more often than not, with Randy Anderson getting swallowed in the middle of a big Vader splash at one point. Woman looks like she wants to interfere, but Jackie keeps her at bay. It doesn't seem to have been needed either way, as Giant drills big Stevie with a chokeslam. But he sees Booker making a move, and takes a running start – and throws a dropkick?!? But Booker moves, and Vader gets hit by the Giant's dropkick! Booker and Stevie work together to send an angry Giant out of the ring, and as Booker holds Giant off by hitting him with a chair, Randy Anderson comes to, and does the only thing he sees: count the three for Stevie pinning Vader! It's over, we have new champions! Woman screams! This is the third match her KoW guys have lost already tonight, and the second set of championships! Tony says that “President Piper” is no way going to be happy with her about this! <div style="text-align:right;">Winners in 9:55 and NEW World Tag Team champions: Harlem Heat Notes: Jackie was underwhelming in her debut segment. Vader/Woman and Vader/Giant both show excellent chemistry, while the brothers have great chemistry. The crowd are obviously burned out again after the Steiners' match, and this one suffered from title prestige. Ratings: C+ / B</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/banner.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-95/miketenay.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/lexluger2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/magnumta.jpg</div> Back to WCW Live, where we see “The Total Package” Lex Luger in his regular clothes alongside WCW Commissioner Magnum TA. This interview lasts for a few minutes, but the notable thing brought about during it is that there have been so many people from WCW want to be in the WarGames match next month at Bash at the Beach, that over the next weeks, we will see qualifying matches in order to get our five competitors! Luger says that there's no way he won't be a part of this match, as he looks forward to Racking all those who stand in the way of World Championship Wrestling! <div style="text-align:right;">Notes: Tenay underperformed compared to the charisma of both Luger and Magnum. Rating: C+</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/banner.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-95/ddp.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/scotthall2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/kimpage2.jpg Papers on a Pole Match Diamond Dallas Page vs. “The Outsider” Scott Hall w/Kimberly Page Time Limit: No Time Limit Referee: Nick Patrick</div> Unfortunately, this match doesn't live up to the massive amounts of hype it had received over the past few months. Despite how good both men are in the ring, they just never find a way to work together, especially not with the pole stipulation involved. Hall walks through this one, and it really helps that Kim is out there doing all she can to screw with her husband from the outside. Just to close off the agony for you all reading this, let's just skip to the ending. Hall sets up the Outsider's Edge, but Page is able to backdrop him out of the ring. As Dallas goes toward the pole, Scott starts to get up, but he and Kimberly end up tripping over one another from where she had been trying to help him back up! Dallas is able to mount the turnbuckles, and after holding up the sign of the Diamond, he pulls the papers down from the pole! Hall shakes his head, muttering a few words that our cameras don't catch. Kimberly slides into the ring and starts celebrating with Dallas? He looks at her like she's crazy, as he gets a microphone. He asks her what she thinks she's doing, saying that he holds in his hands her manager's license to his career – and as soon as he gets backstage, he's going to use it to light a cigar! He says that it's over for her, and leads the crowd in chanting “Na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye!” <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 11:40: Diamond Dallas Page Notes: These two don't click in the ring, and the crowd were still pretty burned out. Ratings: C+ / B</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/banner.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-95/geneokerlund.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/ricflair.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/arnanderson.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/owenhart.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/eddyguerrero.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/bobbyheenan.jpg</div> Backstage to “Mean” Gene as he is standing by with the Four Horsemen. Bobby starts the talking, all smiles, as he says that he has secured a few spots for the Horsemen in the upcoming WarGames Qualifying Matches. Gene wonders who he weaseled those spots out of, but before Heenan can get too upset with him, Flair takes over, saying that while all that is well and good, he has other fish to fry in his pan tonight! Ric says that Luger and Piper and WarGames is on the docket for the Horsemen, but tonight, we have pride on the line. He says that he and Steve Austin have been going around and around for years, and tonight is the night that the two see who the better man is! Gene asks Flair what if he and Austin end up injuring one another tonight, what about WarGames? Ric tells him that he's the sixty minute man, he doesn't get injured! And even if he does, he will still find a way to get into the WarGames, because the KoW was formed from him getting hit in the head, but it will die by his hand! Woooooo! <div style="text-align:right;">Notes: Flair performed well, enjoying the freedom to be unscripted. Gene was superb off-script, the crowd in the palm of his hand. Heenan's poise helped Ric, but Eddy performed a little poorly, still not quite at the level of his compaions. Rating: B+</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/banner.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-95/randysavage.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/woman.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/pillmania.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/liz.jpg Last Man Standing Match “Macho Man” Randy Savage w/Woman vs. “Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman w/Miss Elizabeth Time Limit: No Time Limit Referee: Tommy Young</div> The crowd are very excited for this one, but the competitors don't go quite as vicious on one another as one would expect. The women on the outside end up as a major focus, as Woman keeps interfering – with Tony saying that she could face some serious repercussions from the bosses of the Kings of Wrestling if each and every one of her clients within the group were to lose their matches tonight – and Savage gets in the face of Elizabeth quite often. “Macho Man” hits the double axe handle to the ring barricade to begin working over Pillman's throat, and he even hits the elbow, but the Pillmaniacs in the arena will him back to his feet before the ten count is registered. Brian comes back by hitting a Loaded Gun DDT on the floor, but Randy uses the ring steps to climb to his feet. “The Loose Cannon” hits Air Pillman back in the ring, but Savage is again able to get to his feet. A big top rope superplex from Brian to Savage into the center of the ring leaves both men on the mat, and Tommy begins the ten count. As the count keeps going, Brian seems like he's trying to get to the ropes to get up, but Young is in his path. As Savage crawls to his feet, the count reaches ten, with Brian just getting off his knees a split second too late! Tony wonders if Tommy was inadvertently in the way or if it was just a matter of the wrong place… but Woman cheers at ringside, as one of her men picked up a big win tonight. <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 14:15: Randy Savage Notes: As with Orndorff earlier, Savage's decline caused him to get very tired by the end of this one as well as suffering some inconsistency. Pillman didn't do well going all out tonight, and isn't the best at these brawl type matches. Rating: B-</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/banner.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-95/giant.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/woman.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/vader2.jpg</div> Woman gets backstage to quite the scene though, as in the locker room we find Vader and The Giant face to face! Both men are highly upset with how their match played out earlier, and Vader shoves Woman out from between them to throw a big right hand at The Giant! Giant returns in kind, and the Monsters are in a huge brawl all over the area! A series of security, along with a bunch of superstars who we saw earlier tonight, do their best to get between them both, but this one looks like it's only just begun! Vader screams that “You cost me! You cost Vader his gold!” as it seems like “The Monster” has finally reached his breaking point with the Kings of Wrestling! <div style="text-align:right;">Rating: B+</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/banner.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-95/geneokerlund.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/steveaustin3.jpg</div> “Mean” Gene is backstage with Steve Austin now, with Okerlund posing some of the same questions as he did earlier to Ric Flair in regards to WarGames. Austin says that he's fought for five years to get to the position he's at in WCW, and he isn't finished yet. Austin says that he will go into tonight's cage match and “whip some 'Nature Punk' ass” and then go into WarGames next month in that cage match to destroy the Kings of Wrestling and clear his path to the top of the world! “And that's the bottom line!” <div style="text-align:right;">Notes: Gene improvised well, but it was a fairly short promo. Rating: B-</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/banner.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-95/worldkow.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/stingmask.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/greatmuta.jpg WCW World Heavyweight Championship “Sting” vs. The Great Muta Time Limit: 60:00 Referee: Tommy Young</div> The discussion is pretty immediate as to how Tommy Young was officiating both this match and the previous one, with Tony wondering if Tommy is perhaps being placed there by “President Piper”. The KoW's Sting continues to be a mystery, though Jesse still could swear that his wrestling style seems familiar, as Sting comes off the top rope with a single arm axe handle. Muta is no slouch though, and he takes over for a few minutes with a series of palm strikes, thrust kicks, and gets a close near fall with his power elbow drop. The two remaining members of the Sting Army emerge from under the ring and distract Muta from performing his moonsault, which leads to the Sting in the ring hitting a sharp hangman's neckbreaker that Muta only escapes by getting his foot on the ropes. Muta comes the closest of any man has to revealing who this masked Sting is, taking him to the limit by locking in a Mutalock to cause some growls of pain. Muta begins tearing apart the mask, and manages to reveal some of his jet black hair, and that's when one of the Army gets on the apron, causing a full distraction on Tommy. Young turns slightly and seems to see the other Sting hit Muta with a baseball bat – but no disqualification is called. Instead, the champion shoots a half-nelson pin and manages to hold the semi-conscious Muta's shoulders down for a three count to retain the championship in a match that this short description did no justice for. One of the Army members covers the champion's ripped mask as they head to the backstage area quickly. <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 10:57: “Sting” Note: The match had a huge bonus thanks to the title being involved. Rating: A (91)</div> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/magnumta.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/tommyyoung.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/roddypiper3.jpg</div> Magnum TA comes out very shortly after the bell has sounded, and he stops Tommy Young in his tracks. Magnum tells him to get back in the ring, and he takes a microphone. He says that over the years, he's always known Tommy as a straight shooting official, which is why he's always been given the position of main event's official. But lately, he says, there's been a lot of calls for Tommy to not get those positions. Young, to his credit, looks shocked, as Magnum says that it's time for Tommy to tell everyone just what's happening – if he's gone to the KoW! Roddy Piper interrupts, saying that Magnum is paranoid! Piper tells Tommy that he doesn't have to answer any questions, just head back to his limo, because apparently WCW aren't letting him officiate the cage match for some reason. TA asks why Tommy has a limo! Piper tells him that it's obvious that Magnum and WCW haven't been paying Young enough to really live up his life! Tommy looks down at the floor, as Piper says that he, Harley, and Tommy go way back, and when they finally realized how little WCW appreciated Tommy, they took him in! Young finally screams that's enough! He says that for the past few months, he's taken money from Roddy, and let it compromise his pride, but no more! He digs in his pocket and throws bills at Piper, saying this was his payment for screwing over Brian and Muta tonight, and says that he has been the best official in the business for a long time, and he's done doing the dirty work! Tommy then turns to Magnum, and says that as his apology, he will personally officiate at WarGames, and call it right down the middle! Piper leaves in a huff, saying that all of them will regret this, as Tommy and Magnum shake hands. Apparently the KoW's influence isn't as full proof as it would seem! <div style="text-align:right;">Notes: Piper looked good. Rating: B-</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/banner.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-95/barrywindham2.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/dustinrhodes.jpg Texas Bullrope Match Barry Windham vs. “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes Time Limit: No Time Limit Referee: Mark Curtis</div> A hype video shows Barry Windham coming into WCW last year at World War 3 to help Dustin in his World title match against Hollywood Hogan and being at his side through thick and thin… up until Spring Stampede where he turned on “The Natural” and cost him the championship. It then shows Windham attacking Ricky Steamboat and Terri Rhodes, as well as choking Dustin with a bullrope. Dustin made the challenge for this match, and here we go! Dustin Rhodes charges the ring to attack his former friend, not even waiting for being tied together. Tony talks about the emotion involved in this bout, as Mark Curtis finally gets them separated and laced together with the rope. Barry quickly gains an edge using his weight advantage, leaning over Dustin to put him on the mat with power slams. Barry tries to quickly touch all four corners, but Rhodes cuts him off by whipping him with the rope! This match becomes bloody later on when Windham uses the cowbell to bash Dustin in the forehead, and then uses the edge of the bell to dig into his face, and then Barry gets bloodied when Dustin pulls him into the ringpost on the outside! With the match becoming a mess, each man gets more and more worn down and the turnbuckle spots get more and more desperate. Windham hits the superplex, but while dragging Rhodes, both men touch three of the corners. As Barry heads toward the fourth, “The Natural” gets to his feet and they begin a tug-of-war with the rope. With a loud scream, Dustin uses all the strength in his body to pull Windham off-balance before hitting the running bulldog! Barry is out on the mat, and Dustin is able to touch the fourth one! He picks up a big win over his former partner, and he says into the camera that next he's coming for the Kings and his title at WarGames! <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 21:35: Dustin Rhodes Notes: The crowd went cold during the segment involving Tommy Young and then the few minutes involved for this match's hype video. Ratings: B / B</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/banner.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-95/roddypiper3.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/scotthall2.jpg</div> We are backstage in the KoW's locker room, as Roddy Piper meets up with Scott Hall. Kimberly is pounding on the door, asking to be let in, as Piper calls for security to throw her out. Piper says that he has something to throw past Hall – telling him that he wants Scott to be in WarGames for the Kings of Wrestling. To Roddy's surprise, Scott passes on the opportunity; and reminding Piper that his last check didn't clear yet. Piper says that this is about more than money, it's about life! It's personal! But Hall scoffs, angering Roddy by saying “Nothing is personal mang, it's all about business and getting the green.” Piper is furious, telling Hall to get out, and says that maybe some time on the outside, the “real outside” instead of faking being an outsider, will remind Scott of who brought him to the dance! Scott leaves the locker room, saying that Roddy and the Kings will regret messing with “Da Bad Guy” and his money! <div style="text-align:right;">Notes: This segment was fairly short, though they got all necessary points across. Rating: B</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/banner.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-95/ricflair.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/bobbyheenan.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/vs.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/steveaustin3.jpg “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair w/Bobby Heenan vs. Steve Austin Time Limit: TV Time Remaining Referee: Mark Curtis</div> We start with a hype video that shows the course of this feud; from Austin defeating Owen Hart a few months ago, to him going through each one of the Horsemen en route to being decimated by them at Uncensored. With the new wrinkle added of the two of them potentially being in WarGames next month, do they go all out to destroy one another tonight, or do they put WCW ahead of their own egos and just see who the better man is? At the Great American Bash, they get an appetizer of the steel cage, making certain that this bout is one-on-one! We then join Gary Cappetta in the ring, as he goes over the rules of this match: there are none. The only way to win this bout is by pinfall or submission. He notes that the referee in charge of this bout is Mark Curtis, which sparks discussion between Tony and Jesse regarding Tommy Young earlier this evening. <div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="220" height="165" src="<a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0q-NpcYtQAc?rel=0&controls=0" rel="external nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/embed/0q-NpcYtQAc?rel=0&controls=0"</a> frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> Steve Austin powerwalks out to the ring and poses on the four turnbuckles to the cheering crowd. Tony and Jesse comment on how big the cheers are for Austin, and wonder what happens if he does not win this bout. Tony points out that Magnum TA has said that Austin is roughly the #5 ranked challenger for the World title, while Flair is #2 after his World War 3 victory, so as Jesse claims, there is a much bigger gain for Austin to win than there is for Flair to lose in the grand scheme of the championship hierarchy. <div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="220" height="165" src="<a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZHQTLLgBF78?rel=0&controls=0" rel="external nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZHQTLLgBF78?rel=0&controls=0"</a> frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> With “Also Sprach Zarathrusta” blaring over the PA system, the hanging cage is bathed in spotlights – as is the entrance way, as the camera zooms up the aisle to see “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair make his entrance into the arena! With Bobby “The Brain” at his back and a sparkly shine on his blue robe, Ric makes his way down to the ring and locks eyes with Austin. Heenan makes Mark Curtis hold the ropes open for Flair as he struts into the ring, and as the music fades, the cage begins to lower around the two men. Crew members help guide it around the ropes and turnbuckles, and the bell sounds. This match has begun! The staredown is just as intense as the initial lockup, which Austin would have won had Flair not immediately broken the match's rules to hit him low. He takes over right away, locking in a side headlock to try showing dominance in this match. But just because Flair is the “Dirtiest Player in the Game” doesn't mean Austin doesn't know how to bend the rules as well, as he reaches up and rakes Flair's eyes to escape, before casually tossing Ric face first into the steel mesh of the cage! Austin runs all over Flair, doing all he can to try to bust him open – as if it takes a lot given all the scar tissue that resides on Ric's forehead. Heenan screams at ringside, pleading with Austin to release Flair, but there is no give in Austin's relentless assault. Flair finds himself back in control as he falls over when Steve charged, and Austin slams into the turnbuckle. Ric delivers a very delayed vertical suplex that puts him in charge of the match, and from there it's all the classic Flair offense. Pointed knee drops, knee breakers, a belly to back suplex, and a sharp elbow drop all net Flair a two count, but not quite good enough to put Austin away. A knee drop that is a low blow gives him a lot closer two count, but Steve's resilience shines through all over again as he keeps kicking out, and the crowd will him on as much as they can. “The Nature Boy” finally locks in the figure four leglock, and you can just hear Bobby Heenan outside the ring cheering and yelling for Flair to finish this match off. Flair strains to put as much pressure on the hold as he can, lifting his hips up and down on the mat. He reaches back to grab the ropes, but he's just a little too far from them, and Austin doesn't allow him to move any further toward them. But if Flair is unable to reach the ropes, so is Austin, so the only way he can escape this is to turn the pressure back on Ric by rolling the hold over. Flair keeps it his way as long as he possibly can, but eventually Austin manages to flip it, forcing Flair to relinquish the hold! Steve begins rallying back, fighting out of a side headlock with a belly to back suplex before dropping an elbow to the forehead for a two count. Austin whips Flair into the turnbuckle and stomps him down to the mat, before flipping him off. The crowd are eating all of this up, as Tony talks about how big a star Austin will be in the future of WCW. Austin goes for the Stunner, but Flair shoves him off into the ropes. Ric ducks a clothesline, but Austin just picks up steam before jumping up into a Lou Thesz Press, punching Flair in the face after the takedown! A knee drop off the ropes scores Austin another two count, as Steve goes for another Stunner – this time getting it! However, Austin is unable to go for a cover, as the cage is slowly raising around them. Confused, Tony and Jesse start asking for people to find out what is happening, but no answers arrive. Until Austin finally gets himself back on track, Flair trips him up, putting his feet up on the ropes – and he scores a three count! What just happened?! <div style="text-align:right;">Winner in 37:15: Ric Flair Notes: The crowd were somehow both cold and burned out. These two have great chemistry though, which is why they were made the main event. Ratings: B-/ B- / A (93)</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-95/kow.jpg</div> We find out what happened, as Roddy Piper, Barry Windham, Paul Orndorff, Randy Savage, and “Sting” slip into the ring. The World champion has replaced his ripped mask from earlier. The five men do a big beatdown on both Austin and Flair, with both Woman and Harley Race forcing Bobby to backpedal out of the arena. Orndorff and Windham drill Flair with a spike piledriver as Savage comes crashing down on Austin with a flying elbow drop. Piper laughs as he stomps on Flair. But the laughing ends quickly when Lex Luger arrives! He races down to the ring, and starts throwing punches at everything that moves! He starts making headway against the KoW, even shoving Harley down off the ring apron. <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/sting3.jpg</div> And look, there's Sting! He's up in the rafters! Tony says it has to be the real one, because the other one is down in the ring, trading punches with Luger! “Sting” is finally sent to the mat, and he rolls out of the ring as “The Total Package” finally notices Sting watching on from the rafters. He starts calling for Sting to come down and help. But there is no look in Sting's eyes that says he plans on doing anything, and Luger is eventually hammered in the back by “Sting” and his baseball bat. When the camera shifts back up to the rafters, Sting has disappeared back into the shadows. Luger, Flair, and Austin are left lying face-down in the middle of the ring, and Piper spraypaints each of their backs with the “KoW” letters. “Hot Rod”, “President Piper”, Roddy Piper takes a microphone as the crowd sends boos to the Kings of Wrestling from all over the arena. Roddy says that it looks like WCW just can't get themselves together enough to fend off the KoW, as per usual! He says that this is the same type of result you will all witness at Bash at the Beach. Piper says that while Magnum and WCW are going out of their way to make it seem competitive to get onto their WarGames team, he plans on changing his own trend. Roddy tells everyone that instead of his usual manipulating ways to keep his participants hidden, he is just so excited to get it over with that he's going to announce his five men right now! Each man steps forward as his name is called. <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/stingmask.jpg “Our World Heavyweight champion, Sting!” http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/paulorndorff.jpg “My good, best, longest time friend, 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff!” http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/randysavage.jpg “None other than 'The Macho Man' himself, Randy Savage!” http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/roddypiper3.jpg “The greatest promoter in the history of wrestling, and the man who will still be your WCW Vice President after Bash at the Beach, myself!”</div> Roddy takes a moment to soak in the moment, before making one of the biggest announcements in WCW's long, storied history… <div style="text-align:center;">“And Hollywood Hulk Hogan!”</div> What?!? The Kings of Wrestling's music begins to play, as Tony and Jesse are both speechless, Tony just barely able to wish people a good night and to join them for Nitro, as the KoW raise their arms in the ring. The show fades to the credits with Tony questioning “Was Hogan still with the KoW, or not?” <div style="text-align:right;">Notes: Orndorff was very underwhelming for the beatdown. Piper worked the crowd well with the freedom of improvisation skills to his advantage during the talking part, despite it coming off as somewhat short. Ratings: B / A</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 Rey Mysterio Jr. has changed his gimmick to Inspirational Leader (Cool): B+ Jacqueline debuted with the Equality Fighter gimmick: B+ Vader turns face; it went pretty well. Steve Austin has changed his gimmick to Bad Ass (Realistic): B Tommy Young's gimmick is Old School Face (Wholesome): B+ Gary Cappetta debuted a Staff Member (Gimmicky) gimmick: A* (99)</div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/logo2.jpg</div>

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WCW Hotline: June 1996, Week 3 <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/hotline.jpg WCW Hotline 3rd Week of June 1996 Option 1: Bash at the Beach Control Center! Option 2: Announced for WCW Monday Nitro! Option 3: What the world ISN’T watching! Option 4: WCW Disney/MGM taping results! Option 5: Mean Gene’s backstage pass! Option 6: The Monday Night War Neilson ratings! Option 7: Tony Schiavone’s WCW moment of the week! Option 8: Mike Tenay’s International Report! Option 9: A gift from the WCW Catalog!</div> Option 1: Bash at the Beach 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>We know one thing: WarGames is coming! Ten men will enter this Hell on Earth to do battle for the future of World Championship Wrestling! The fireworks on July 14th will be more intense than the ones on July 4th, we may even melt the Ice Palace Arena! You won't want to miss the hottest show of the summer! </div></blockquote> Option 2: Announced for this week’s WCW Monday Nitro! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Cactus Jack and Terry Gordy will brawl all over the building in a falls count anywhere match! The Vyle Brothers defend the US Tag Team titles against the Chain Gang, with Devon's revenge on Harley Race on the line! Plus find out the shocking developments that came out of the Great American Bash! Don't miss the action live on TNT! </div></blockquote> Option 3: What the world ISN’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>Raw tries to invade our hometown turf as it's held from The Omni! A huge tag team main event saw Jean-Paul Levesque team up with the rotten corpse of Mean Mark Callous to defeat the face painted freak and “The Heartbroke Joke”! Do you even care? Why should any of us care? Otherwise, there were two title defenses, but they were only the Womens and European titles, and neither one changed hands, so again; nothing you're going to miss. No World title match? No Intercontinental title match? Not even the Tag titles? How about you just watch Nitro instead? And Vince, stay up at the Garden and leave the Omni to us! </div></blockquote> Option 4: Last weekend’s WCW Disney/MGM taping results! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>WCW Prime: C+ The Vyle Brothers defend the US Tag Team titles over Nuevo Gringos Locos © … Harley Race and the Chain Gang drag Gene Okerlund out as Harley makes the challenge to the Vyles to give the Chain Gang a title shot; Mongo and Devon agree, but say that if they win, Devon gets to face Race one-on-one! © … King Puma defeats Arkane (E+) … Gene is out again, and Puma challenges the entire Dungeon of Doom to a handicap match to send them out of WCW forever …(D+) Mike Tenay interviews Lord Steven Regal and Sir Tyler Karlet, where Regal says that he will give Kidman a title shot as soon as he proves himself a little bit (D) … Tyler Karlet defeats The Falcon (E+) … The LadyKillers defeat Richard Stevenson and Coach Irvin Alexander after Annihilator martial arts kicks Stevenson (C-) … Jeff Jarrett defeats Bam Bam Bigelow after a distraction from California Kip (C+) … Gene catches up to Jeff and Kip after the match, and they say that no matter what Rick and Scott may say, there's still a wedge between the Steiner Brothers, and they're going to drive it deeper (B-) … Commentary run down the Bash card, and tell fans to order now! (C-) WCW Worldwide: B- The Panel consists of Tony Schiavone, Gene Okerlund, Ted DiBiase, and Theodore R. Long The Panel immediately hype Great American Bash, talking about the huge cage match signed between Ric Flair and Steve Austin, which could really impact Bash at the Beach's WarGames (B-) … Nitro video recap: Lex Luger and Sting slam The Giant, then have a tense moment (B+) … The Stud Stable d. The Armstrong Brothers and Bobby Eaton (Parker interference leads to Bubba Slam and pin on Brad) (C+) … The now unmasked Steve Corino runs into Roddy Piper backstage, with Corino asking Piper what his plans are for the youngster now. Piper tells him that they have little use for people who can't even keep a mask on – and with a snap of Piper's fingers, a still irate Giant chokeslams Corino through a nearby catering table! (B) … The Panel discuss the Texas Bullrope match tonight between Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham © … Ultimo Dragon and Coach Irvin Alexander d. The Annihilator and Psychosis (Onoo miscommunication leads to Ultimo flash pin on Psychosis) (D+) … Post-match, Onoo gets in Psychosis's face, and the luchador slaps the manager and throws him out of the ring (D-) … Backstage, we see that Lex Luger is in the building tonight (B) … 2 Cold Scorpio and Chris Jericho wrestle to another time limit draw over the TV title (B-) Steve Corino's new Old School Heel gimmick rates an A/90. Psychosis has turned face, it went pretty well. Dawn Marie's new gimmick is Old School Valet (Wholesome), rating A*/96. </div></blockquote> Option 5: Mean Gene’s backstage pass! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>After the Great American Bash, there was a meeting held. Harley Race gave great praise for both Steve Austin and Scott Steiner for being driving forces in their matches, and he gave a hug to “Sting” for his great performance. Austin and Steiner were happy, and “Sting” seemed pleased. Just too bad we still couldn't figure out who it is under that mask! The Great Muta has also left WCW again due to the period of his loan ending. </div></blockquote> Option 6: The Monday Night War 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>An awesome 7.83 rating for TNT and Nitro, while Raw suffer at our hands once again with a 4.39. </div></blockquote> Option 7: Tony Schiavone’s moment 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>You could have cut the air with a knife when Roddy Piper announced that Hollywood Hogan would be coming back at Bash at the Beach! WCW need to put together an absolute dream team if they are going to defeat the Kings of Wrestling now! </div></blockquote> Option 8: Mike Tenay’s International Report! <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 more domestic than international, but in case you ever wondered about WCW's former affiliation, the National Wrestling Alliance, this past Monday the NWA World Heavyweight title was successfully defended by reigning champion The Viking (formerly The Berzerker in the WWF) over “The Nature Boy” Buddy Landel. </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>Are you on WCW's side or do you bleed black and white? A special deal this week only gives you BOTH t-shirts for the price of $40! That's practically getting one half price! Order now! </div></blockquote> Great American Bash prediction contest results! TheBigBad1013: 8 Destiny: 8 Happy0wns: 7 Mootinie: 7 Packerman120: 7 Satyr24: 7 crackerjack: 6 The Final Countdown: 6 GnarlsIsFunk: 6 Warhawk8492: 6 SkipMartin: 5 Smasher1311: 5 So Destiny wins thanks to the tiebreaker! Sorry for the long, long delay for the Bash, I just couldn't bring myself to write anything for a few weeks there <img alt=":(" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/frown.png.e6b571745a30fe6a6f2e918994141a47.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> It was written basically as an extended Nitro, but hopefully none of you minded!

The Final Countdown · June 22, 2016

Another great PPV, Beej. I can really see a lot of story arcs entering their final stages as this great work nears completion, and while I'll be very sad to see it go, I'm also looking forward to the grand finale that will be Bash at the Beach. (I don't think you've come out and said that this is the case, but at this point I would be beyond surprised if it went any other way.)

Hogan being on Team KOW is interesting. Obviously Hulk was going to have some part to play in the end of this storyline, but I'm still trying to work out where he fits in. I highly doubt everything is square with he and his former stablemates, but no one in WCW has any reason to trust him. And what will Sting's role be? He's obviously going to have some major role in this War Games match. My money is on him being part of Team WCW and winning the match, but it's also feasible that he could not actually be in the match officially and instead runs in at a critical moment.

The Kings are threatening to destroy themselves without WCW needing to do much of anything, but something's gotta happen to at least present the illusion of unity before we make it to War Games.

Vader vs. Giant at BATB? Sign me up. It'll probably be "bowling shoe ugly" as JR would say, but sometimes two behemoths just gotta beat the crap out of each other!

Magnum is a moron. You can't allow Tommy Young to officiate War Games after that! What if it was all a ploy?!?!

TheBigBad1013 · June 22, 2016

Hogan being on Team KOW is interesting to me as well. The first thought that popped into my head was that Hogan turns on the Kings, turns face, and saves the day for WCW. However, the second thought that popped into my head was that considering Beejus' track record for pulling off some great surprises...that might indeed be too obvious to be what actually goes down.

Overall this was a stacked card from top to bottom--you really do have a ridiculously talented roster and you are using it well.

Great show, Beejus!--And as always I am looking forward to seeing what comes next.

Beejus · June 22, 2016

Okay, so here's my mission statement. I was trying to be all secretive about it because I felt that nobody would keep reading if I said when the end would come, but here's the long and short of it - I'm kinda tired of the War. After 2+ years of writing this game, it's time to close the book, and get to move onto something new on TEW16.

<div style="text-align:center;">However, I always said that this story would have an ending. And that ending will be Bash at the Beach 1996 at the WarGames.</div>

Bash 96 has been one of those points that I always felt that I was going to close the game at, because I love the synergy of how it all started at the Bash, and it will all end at the Bash. TEW16 being released forced my hand a little, as I wasn't going to announce anything until it was over and done in the past, but now I feel it's time to just be open about it. I've had quite a few other potential stopping points, those being Starrcade 94, Bash 95, Starrcade 95, Starrcade 96, and I even had a moment where I was going to end this in April 96 (because I wasn't sure if I could pull off the final months; I would have simply moved WarGames to the renamed Sin PPV instead of having Spring Stampede) but I always moved forward to see where I could take the story - and the perfect two year arc just feels perfect.

That said, I really do hope that anyone still keeping up will continue with me for the final month of War of the Thrones. I'm not going to spill the beans on what my future project will be (only a very, very select few know, and I've hopefully managed to swear them to public secrecy) but let's just enjoy the final shows here until moving on to other things.

So with one month to go, this means that there will be four more episodes of Nitro to go, along with everyone's favorite Hotline, plus the Bash itself. And yes, there will still be a prediction card for everyone to win a prize on. After all, the story could end with either the Kings being dismantled by losing the match or it could be that the KoW win and take over all of WCW! What will that final prediction prize be? Only I know, and it's staying that way until the final winner is chosen. So I hope to have people show this finale month the same kind of love that you've all shown throughout the course of this game, and then here's hoping that you all keep reading along when I take my writing out of this ghost town and move into the new place to be, the TEW16 Dynasty Board.

SkipMartin · June 23, 2016

Glad that you are still chuggin' away, Beej. I've been into this diary for too long to see it not end the way it is supposed to.

Beejus · June 23, 2016

WCW Monday Nitro - June 17th, 1996

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WCW Monday Nitro

June 17th, 1996 (June week 3)

Held at: E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky (Great Lakes)

Commentary: Tony Schiavone and Jesse “The Body” Ventura

Attendance: 8,000 (sold out!)

Show Runtime: Two Hours

Rating: B+

This show increased our popularity in 16 regions.

WCW Magazine Stillshots from Great American Bash
One night removed from the Great American Bash, we open the show with stillframes provided by WCW Magazine. We see images from all throughout the evening, as Barry Windham fell to Dustin Rhodes, Vader and The Giant lost the World Tag titles before getting in a brawl backstage, Ric Flair cheated Steve Austin out of his victory, and Roddy Piper announced that Hollywood Hogan would be back on the Kings of Wrestling side at War Games! With July 14 and Bash at the Beach looming ever closer, what will happen tonight on Monday Nitro?!?

Notes: This segment starts a long line of things the crowd felt were over too quickly.
Rating: B

The Kings' Victory Feast, Interrupted
“Hot Rod” Roddy Piper opens the show in the ring alongside “Macho Man” Randy Savage with a smiling Woman at his side, Sting carrying the World championship, “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff, Harley Race, and a visibly furious Giant standing with his massive arms crossed over his chest behind them. Savage has the microphone to start, saying that the Kings of Wrestling are the top of the top, cream of the crop, oh yeah! He tells the crowd that with the team they've put together, there's no way that WCW can stop them in War Games, the World title is going to stay in the camp and they're going to have to bow down to the Kings once and for all yeah! He points out his big win to “crush the new 'mania” last night over Brian Pillman, telling Brian to go sit at home, and take Liz with him! He hands the mic to Orndorff, who talks about how glad he is to finally have “that big meathead” Simmons behind him, and he is proud to be one of his good friend Roddy's hand-picked representatives for War Games. “President Piper” finally is handed the microphone, and he talks about how proud he is of his Kings last night. He says that there's been a little house cleaning, they've gotten rid of some riffraff losers – namely, Vader and Hall. Piper reiterates that yes, he has been in contact with Hollywood, and after a few months of being out making movies again, Hollywood Hogan has seen the errors of his ways and knows who the boss is around here! Piper says that with the power of he, Hogan, Savage, the real Sting, and “Mr. Wonderful”, there is no way any force from WCW could ever defeat them! He calls WCW second-rate, and adds that the KoW have been involved in two different War Games matches and when they weren't being led by a has-been like Dusty, they won easily! “So now, when we are at full, no drawbacks, no muss, no fuss, full powerful strength, what chance do any of you actually have?”

It would have ended there, but
fills the air, and Steve Austin crashes the party! He says that Piper talks a good game and always has, but to say that when the Kings won War Games they were at “full strength” is laughable; “Hell son, the only person on your team then who is still there now is you!” Austin says that this time, the WCW they're facing are a lot different; whereas that was mostly older men involved, this time the Kings will be facing the young, hungry talent who are tired of the old guard crap! He says that if the Kings want a preview, why don't one of them step foot in the ring tonight?! He points out that he has someone in there right now who's puffing his chest all up because he somehow won a big match last night, and it'd be his privilege to bring “The Nacho Man” back down to size! Piper says that if Austin wants to face Savage, pull double duty tonight, that's his grave he's digging! Savage leans over the top rope pointing at Austin, screaming “Let's do it! Let's do it now!” as Austin flips the lot of them off from the aisle! We have a huge main event now!

Notes: Piper improvised well, and Savage was superb off-script. Randy's performance stood out as being good. Austin also improvised well.
Rating: A

Breathless Commentators
When we return from a commercial break, Tony Schiavone, Jesse “The Body” Ventura, and “Professor” Mike Tenay seem completely overwhelmed already with this evening! They say that the show was set to have two big War Games qualifying matches, Steve Austin facing Johnny B. Badd and Arn Anderson going one-on-one against Lex Luger. However, they called Magnum TA during the break, and Austin will now be wrestling Johnny B. Badd for War Games qualifying this Friday night on WCW Prime, and Austin will indeed wrestle Randy Savage in tonight's main event!

Rating: C+

WCW World Cruiserweight Championship
Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright
With Mike Tenay on commentary, he talks about how great it is to have a Cruiserweight title match not featuring Syxx and his “perverted antics” as we can get back to great, fast paced action. That is exactly what this match features, as Wright and Mysterio give it their all in a nice little display. Alex may at one time have been destined for success, but as Tony says, he followed the wrong path by listening to Johnny B. Badd. Rey flips behind Wright when he went for his German Suplex, hits the ropes and snaps off a beautiful hurricanrana to score a pinfall and retain his newly won title.

Match Time: 7:07
Rating: C+

WCW United States Tag Team Championships
The Vyle Brothers vs. The Chain Gang w/Harley Race
As Tenay heads back to prepare for his later interviews, Tony talks about the big stipulation involved in this match: if the Brothers win, the Devon will land a singles match against Harley Race. Devon and Mongo Vyle fight hard, but they very obviously are at a huge experience disadvantage compared to the Chain Gang. “Smasher” Barry and “Beast” Brian are just a little too big and a little too brutal in their quest for gaining gold. Randy Anderson ends up eating a clothesline from Mongo, and that's when the heavy steel chain becomes involved. Adams whips Mongo with it, punching him with the chain wrapped around his fist to throw him out of the ring, and then the two set up Devon for the Hard Ride. But there is a huge save made – by The Road Warriors!! Hawk and Animal are back, and they shove Adams off the ropes and double clothesline Darsow with the chain! Anderson comes back around to see Barry being covered by Devon, and he counts the three!
As Harley is stomping around the ring, he stops and looks back into the ring – and Devon is staring him down, a huge smile on his face! The match will be made, Devon Vyle will get to go head to head with the thorn in his side, Harley Race!

Match Time: 7:39
Notes: The Road Warriors brought back their Power & Paint (Brute) gimmicks, scoring an A for Animal and an A* (100) for Hawk.
Ratings: C- / C+

Diamonds Cut Deep
“The People's Champion” Diamond Dallas Page vs. The Boulder w/Dr. Karnage
Diamond Dallas Page is backstage with Mike Tenay. Mike asks him about his win last night over Scott Hall, with Dallas says that a huge weight has been lifted off of his neck by not having Kimberly siphoning money off of him. Page tells Mike that he can't wait to get into his qualifying match for War Games in the next month, as he is excited to force them out. When Tenay asks Dallas his thoughts for Hogan returning, Page says that it was when he was screwed out of defeating Hogan that the fans started dubbing him “The People's Champion”, so if he can get into War Games and win the World championship, then he'll fully live up to the name!

The returning Dungeon of Doom member The Boulder is in the ring to face Dallas tonight, and despite what Dr. Karnage tries to do from the outside, the result is not in much question. King Puma comes out and forces Karnage to leave, and Tony says that Page is “The Master of the Diamond Cutter” as he drops Boulder with it en route to scoring the pin.

Match Time: 5:29
Notes: The promo was short, but Page came out of the match looking good. Road agent The Assassin felt it was a well executed squash.
Ratings: B / C

Throwing Away the Leftovers
Syxx is seen backstage, as he enters the Kings of Wrestling dressing room. He runs into Roddy Piper, who stops Syxx in his tracks by asking him what he's doing here. Syxx is confused, but Piper clears it up by saying that he lost his title and then his “best buddy” lost his head, and that was one more strike than he deserved. Roddy calls for security, and they start pulling Syxx out of the room! He complains loudly, saying “This is no way to treat someone with a guaranteed title match!” but Piper pays him no mind. It looks like some more of the so-called useless members are thrown out of the KoW!

Rating: B-

A Grand Return to Form
“Mean” Gene is backstage, and he has run into Hawk and Animal! He welcomes them back to WCW, but Animal says that they aren't back for just any reason – they're here to fight! Hawk tells 'em that the Chain Gang tried to be big men and take the Warriors out, but they could only send them away for a month. Animal says that when they get Brian and Barry in the ring, they'll be putting them out on a slab! Hawk closes with the trademark “What a rush!”

Rating: C+

Falls Count Anywhere in the Building
Terry Gordy vs. Cactus Jack
There's nothing quite like a Cactus Jack falls count anywhere match, and with a such willing participant as “Bam Bam” Gordy, magic can happen. It certainly does, as they brawl up the aisle and into the backstage, then back down the aisle and back into the ring. Back out of the ring, and Jack is able to hit an upside down body attack before dropping his apron elbow with a chair to finally score a victory, shouting a loud “Bang bang!” to the cheering crowd! What will be next for Cactus Jack?

Match Time: 12:12
Rating: B

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Welcome to Hour #2…. with a recap video!
Instead of just the commentators talking, we get the fireworks display but Tony throws us to a video package. It goes clear back to Bash at the Beach 1994, when Roddy Piper debuted in WCW to help Hollywood Hogan win the World Heavyweight title. It then shows Piper and Savage beating Hogan down at Starrcade, but then him announcing Hollywood as being in the KoW's side at War Games. The question is, is Hogan really on the Kings of Wrestling team? The only way to find out will be to order Bash at the Beach on July 14th!

Notes: The video was a little too cut and dry, it could have featured more footage.
Rating: B+

War Games is Approaching
“Mean” Gene is in the ring when we come back, and he welcomes everyone to hour two of Monday Nitro. He then brings out his guests at this time, WCW Commissioner Magnum TA and “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes! Magnum says that War is coming, and he can't wait! Magnum tells everyone to keep watching WCW television to find out who the five men are who will be in War Games for WCW, as Dustin says that he swears he will be on the War Games team for the third year in a row. Rhodes says that as soon as Magnum makes the announcement, he'll be in the ring giving it his all, and he will be one of the elite men who put the final nail in the coffin of the Kings of Wrestling!

Notes: Dustin really enjoyed the freedom of being unscripted and performed well, while Magnum had some masterful crowd interactions. But again, they were rushed.
Rating: B-

“Living Legend” Larry Zbyszko vs. Rick Martel
A big match between two veterans of the sport, albeit two with vastly different views as Zbyszko represents the Kings of Wrestling and trying to stay on top of the business over the young stars coming up, while Martel has been trying to help the young men learn and become better. What's unexpected is just how well this match plays out, as Larry's stalling ways really infuriates the Kentucky crowd and they are calling for Martel to deliver Larry's blood. They are made even more furious at Zybszko when that blood is not handed out thanks to the massive Wrath, as he enters the ring and decimates Martel right in front of referee Nick Patrick to cause a disqualification.

Tony says that this is what happened the last time Martel was in the ring with someone from the KoW, but this time there's some help on the way – Chris Candido rushes out, with Tammy following right behind, and he helps Martel to hit a big double dropkick to send Wrath out of the ring! With the numbers now against him, Zbyszko disappears from the ring in a hurry, as Chris and Rick shake hands and tell the KoW duo to bring it back now that the odds are even!

Match Time: 8:28
Ratings: B / D+

This Week on WCW Prime
To fill in those who missed the announcement earlier, a graphic comes up telling fans to tune into WCW Prime this Friday night to see the War Games qualifying match between Johnny B. Badd and Steve Austin!

Rating: B-

WarGames Qualifying Match
“The Total Package” Lex Luger vs. “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson w/Bobby Heenan
Up next is a big match between two men who know one another very, very well. Tony talks about how these guys have been wrestling either together or against one another for almost ten years now, and they've both only gotten better – and either of them would be great representatives in War Games. Anderson works over Luger's powerful arm, which Jesse calls correctly as the classic Anderson strategy. But the crowd are all for “The Total Package” and he responds by powering Arn into a gorilla press slam! From there it becomes a series of clotheslines, a big power slam, and finally the Torture Rack causing the submission and Lex's ticket being punched for Bash at the Beach!

Lex Luger gets a microphone after the match and says that while he respects Arn Anderson very much, there was no way he was missing out on War Games on the fourteenth! He says that he wants to be in the cage against Roddy Piper… against that bogus Sting… against Hollywood Hogan! And he will Rack all of them to win the World Heavyweight title back for World Championship Wrestling!

Match Time: 10:04
Notes: The promo was short.
Ratings: B / B

Steve Austin vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage w/Woman
We head to commercial with Randy Savage seen walking to the ring, hyping himself up as he talks to Woman about being the “best” “top” “greatest in the world” etc., etc.

When we come back, Steve Austin is on his way to the ring. The bell sounds as soon as Savage gets there and jumps through the ropes, because both intense men rush to one another and start throwing wild haymakers! This match isn't the wild brawl that Cactus and Gordy let on, but it isn't far off, as Jesse calls this “a war of attrition” because neither man would ever willingly give this match up. Savage takes over with his trademark over-the-top-rope hangman neck snap, going to work on Austin with a headlock. He keeps breaking it in order to deliver more punishment, driving numerous standing elbow drops onto Austin to a near fall. Steve is finally able to get some distance between them by sending Savage into the ropes, and the two collide head to head. As Tommy Young delivers a count on both men, they crawl to their feet and throw fists again. But when things get a little too heated, Tommy has to get between the two – and he pays for the past few months of being on the wrong side of the tracks, as the already untrusting Austin wastes no time in delivering a Stunner to Tommy Young! The match continues, but as soon as Tommy has half a wit back to him, the bell is called for, and Austin is disqualified.

The crowd aren't very happy about that, and boo louder when security come out to pull Austin away. Savage and Woman are laughing at Austin in the ring, but “American Made” causes them to stop laughing! “Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman and Miss Elizabeth come out to the cheers of all his Pillmaniacs! Savage tells him to get out of here, because he's already proven that he's the better man every time they've gotten in the ring! Brian has his own microphone, and he points out that Savage has never beaten Pillman one-on-one without controversy, no matter how many falls he may get on him. Brian says that it's time they solve this once and for all, and they will see who the better man finally is next week on Monday Nitro! Brian says that he already spoke to Magnum, and facing Savage will count as his qualification match for War Games. “But it won't prove who the better man is by having one single fall to cheat the other out of! So next week, prove you or I are the true top of this game by going in that ring for thirty long, grueling minutes in an Iron Man Challenge!” Savage tells Pillman that if he wants it, he's got it, and Savage is going to break him in half for all of a half hour! What an announcement, so make sure to tune into Nitro next week!

Match Time: 11:56
Notes: Savage backstage was considered not long enough. Savage and Austin just didn't click. Woman did some good work at ringside, but the crowd were just burned out. Pillman worked the crowd well with his promo, and Savage really enjoyed going off-script with Brian, though again, the segment was thought to be too abrupt.
Ratings: B- / B / A

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crackerjack · June 23, 2016

First of all, I'll be sad to this one go, but it's a testament to your writing and your commitment that you could even plan a conclusion to a diary. Plus, it gives you more time to continue that sweet attitude era diary.

On to the show! Interesting to see how Austin and Pillman were screwed, but I'm guessing they get their revenge at War Games. Speaking of War Games, I hope we get room for Cactus on the team, even though he feels kinda swept aside at this point. But, we'll probably get lame old Dustin. EDIT: I forgot Lex!

Surprised to see the KOW fall apart so early as well, with the status of Hall and the Giants up in the arm. Interesting to see Vader turn face though, as it seemed that Giant may have been the one turning during the build.

Anyways, I'm excited to see this show, but not excited to this one conclude. Keep up the good stuff

Beejus · June 23, 2016

WCW Hotline: June 1996, Week 4

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WCW Hotline

4th Week of June 1996

Option 1: Bash at the Beach Control Center!

Option 2: Announced for WCW Monday Nitro!

Option 3: What the world ISN’T watching!

Option 4: WCW Disney/MGM taping results!

Option 5: Mean Gene’s backstage pass!

Option 6: The Monday Night War Neilson ratings!

Option 7: Tony Schiavone’s WCW moment of the week!

Option 8: Mike Tenay’s International Report!

Option 9: A gift from the WCW Catalog!

Option 1: Bash at the Beach Control Center!

WarGames has started to shape up! “The Total Package” Lex Luger and Steve Austin has both qualified for entry, and there will be more matches coming soon on WCW programming! Also, we have found out that The Giant will go one-on-one with his now former partner, “The Monster” Vader, in what should be one of the most hard-hitting affairs in WCW history! Also, the Chain Gang will be in a chain match against the men they tried to put out of WCW, the Road Warriors, and thanks to the Warriors, Harley Race must enter the ring against Devon Vyle! There's bound to be more to come, but we are excited already – call your cable company and order Bash at the Beach now!

Option 2: Announced for this week’s WCW Monday Nitro!

We continue the march to WarGames, with more qualifying matches! But the big one will be the thirty minute Iron Man Challenge between “Macho Man” Randy Savage and “The Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman! Will the power of Pillmania be enough for Brian to earn his way into WarGames?! Tune into Monday Nitro to find out!

Option 3: What the world ISN’T watching!

The Heartbroke Joke kicked the corpse of Mean Mark Callous into a loss while JPL defeated the Samoan sumo wrestler. Sources tell us that this is going to become a long-running feud between the two. Does anyone care? We know you sure don't; make sure to keep watching WCW to see who enters WarGames!

Option 4: Last weekend’s WCW Disney/MGM taping results!

WCW Prime: B-
The show opens with Tony, Mike, Sonny, and Gene talking about Roddy Piper's big announcement of the WarGames team, and that he said Hollywood Hogan would be there! (B-) … Clay Douglas d. Steve Armstrong with a Texas Cloverleaf (D-) … Tenay interviews Douglas after the match, and he shows no remorse toward Dean Malenko for paying Bubba Rogers to beat him up (D+) … Gene interviews Steve Austin, who says all the Kings of Wrestling do is make him want to punch them in their old, smug faces, and when he gets into WarGames with them, that's exactly what he'll do! (B) … The LadyKillers d. David Cash and Shawn Stasiak (D) … Tenay talks to Rick Rude after the match, and he says that the best is yet to come for Scott and Sexton, even saying that they could defeat Harlem Heat for the World Tag titles if they got a shot for them (C-) … Marty Jannetty d. Mike Enos (D+) … Nitro recap/hype: Brian Pillman challenged Randy Savage to an Iron Man match, and it will be this Monday! (B-) … Steve Austin d. Johnny B. Badd in a long match – 17:49! (B)

WCW Worldwide: B- The Panel: Tony Schiavone, Gene Okerlund, Ted DiBiase, Theodore R. Long
The Panel open the show talking about WarGames, and how Roddy Piper announced the entire team at the Great American Bash last week – including Hollywood Hogan! Meanwhile, WCW have held two qualifying matches so far, and so Lex Luger and Steve Austin are officially on the WCW team (B) … Diamond Dallas Page d. Mike Enos (C+) … Bam Bam Bigelow d. Shawn Stasiak (D+) … Chris Jericho d. David Cash to retain the TV title © … Cactus Jack meets with The Panel for an interview, where he says that watching the Great American Bash, he was filled with something that a man had never filled him with before – Pillmania! Jack says that during his qualifying match for WarGames, he will squeeze that feeling out and fire it off onto whoever his opponent will be (B) … 2 Cold Scorpio d. Juventud Guerrera; Chris Jericho took Long's place on commentary, talking bad about Scorpio every chance he could © … The Panel interview The Road Warriors, who say that the Chain Gang could only put them out of action for a few weeks; while they intend to put Barry and Brian out in the morgue! (C+) … Owen Hart and Arn Anderson d. The Armstrong Brothers (B) … Gene interviews Owen and Bobby Heenan after the match, asking Owen if he even talks to his family anymore after joining with “these snakes and this weasel”. Owen says that his family is behind him one hundred percent in joining with the Four Horsemen and have been for the entire time, saying that he will be happy to join WarGames and fight for this way of life (B) … The Panel discuss the Iron Man Challenge tomorrow on Nitro to end the show (C+)

Option 5: Mean Gene’s backstage pass!

Backstage at Disney, Steve Corino and Tyler Karlet seem to have made friends. Also, Johnny B. Badd had brought in alcohol for everyone. And Randy Savage seems to have taken a shine to young Shawn Stasiak. Diamond Dallas Page has signed on a new, years long contract with WCW. But he apparently hasn't been the only one – another man has signed on the dotted line, and while I haven't confirmed who it is, a few of the people who know about these things have been restructuring the Bash at the Beach card a little bit in order to make sure this big star gets fit onto it!

Option 6: The Monday Night War Neilson ratings!

Nitro drew the same 7.83 rating that it did the week before, however Raw suffered to a 4.34 rating.

Option 7: Tony Schiavone’s moment of the week!

Seeing so many stars of WCW join together to offer to take on the Kings of Wrestling is music to our ears! It doesn't seem to matter whether the person is beloved or hated by fans, most everyone has stepped up in order to take down this threat once and for all! We can only hope that as Bash at the Beach draws closer, it will be enough to eliminate them in WarGames!

Option 8: Mike Tenay’s International Report!

Keiji Mutoh, or The Great Muta as he's more known to our US fans, seems badly in need of a break from action. He went from wrestling at the Great American Bash last Sunday straight into a hard-hitting match at the Naruto Motorboat Race Place the very next night against Jushin Thunder Liger. Muta won the match against Liger, but it was evident that he needs a day or so to recover from that travel schedule if he's going to remain at 100%!

Option 9: A special gift from the WCW Catalog!

Earn an exclusive signed Sting t-shirt by entering the WCW Catalog's “I Stand With Sting” giveaway! Send a postcard with your name, address, and $5 to the address you were given on WCW programming to enter! But do it fast, because this giveaway won't last long!

The Final Countdown · June 23, 2016

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="crackerjack" data-cite="crackerjack" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> Plus, it gives you more time to continue that sweet attitude era diary. </div></blockquote> That's been dead for awhile, hasn't it? He said he's moving on to TEW2016 after BATB. On that note, I'll be very excited to see whatever it is you have up your sleeve with the new game, Beej! GO PILLMAN! Claim your spot in that match, brother! So you tease signing a big star who requires a reworking of BATB...and you have Owen discuss his family seemingly out of the blue. Hmm...

lnic · June 24, 2016

Great story can't wait to see how u end it or see Ur future project

Beejus · July 1, 2016

WCW Monday Nitro - June 24th, 1996

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WCW Monday Nitro

June 24th, 1996 (June week 4)

Held at: St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri (Mid West)

Commentary: Tony Schiavone and Jesse “The Body” Ventura

Attendance: 10,000 (sold out!)

Show Runtime: Two Hours

Rating: B

This show increased our popularity in 8 regions, but lost in 17.

Wild Horses
From the opening video we head straight to the ring, where The Four Horsemen have gathered. Bobby Heenan is urging the fans to stop chanting “Weasel” at him, as Eddy Guerrero stands on the second turnbuckle and winks at a lady in the front row. Arn Anderson and Owen Hart stand stoically in the center of the ring as “The Nature Boy” speaks. He says that everyone told him he wouldn't be able to win World War 3, quoting “You're just too old Naitch, give it up!” He quotes it again in regards to taking on Steve Austin in a steel cage, before asking “Who's laughing now? Woooo!” Flair says that with Austin behind the Horsemen, it's time to look ahead to War Games. Ric tells everyone that there is a conspiracy against the Horsemen as only he and Arn were allowed qualifying matches, and says that it doesn't matter that “The Enforcer” got knocked out with a foreign object last week; “Because if there's one Horsemen, there's all four of us!” Ric says that he will be happy to represent WCW just like he always has, but that Magnum needs to let him know who the sacrificial lamb is to fall to “The Nature Boy”!
Commissioner Magnum TA emerges from the back with a microphone of his own, and he has something else he wants to address to one of the Horsemen. He calls out to Owen, saying that he heard what Hart had to say last week about how his family is one hundred percent behind him. Owen nods, saying they are; but Magnum tells everyone that he's heard things a lot differently. He moves on then, infuriating Owen who started asking who he talked to. Magnum turns his attention to Flair, saying that Ric is promised a War Games qualifying match, and he will receive one next week on Nitro… in a Starrcade rematch, against this man! Out of the back comes “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes, and Flair actually looks afraid for a second! He regains his cool by convening with “The Brain” for a moment, before saying that he will be happy to right the wrong that he suffered at Starrcade, by proving once and for all that “any fluke can happen, but to be The Man, you have to beat The Man. And Dustin, you may have been the winner that night, but one thing you still have to prove is that you can be The Man. Wooooo!” Dustin looks like he could be ready to charge the ring right now, but he holds off, with Magnum telling everyone to tune in next week to see which of these men will enter the double ring, steel cell that is War Games!

Notes: Bobby helped Flair in this one, and Ric really looked good. “The Brain” had a pretty stale gimmick for a while now, but it's been changed to simply The Brain gimmick, and he rated a B+ at it. When Magnum came out, he did some masterful improvising with Ric.
Rating: B

Kingly Desires
From one power to another as now we join the (hopefully) interim WCW Vice President “Hot Rod” Roddy Piper. Harley Race, “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff, and The Giant are standing with him, and Piper seems none too pleased. He says that “We have promised Hogan, now all everyone wants to talk about is Hogan this, Hogan that! The thing everyone should be talking about is the Kings of Wrestling, most dominant group in wrestling, and some of the prettiest too!” He mugs for the camera before getting serious, as Orndorff says that there's no worries at War Games; “Hollywood will either do what's best for us, or we'll do what's best for us and put him right back on his butt, and this time no crawling back to the Kings!” Harley has a different match in mind, as he looks ahead to his former pupil, Devon King. Race talks about having taught Devon everything he knows, but not everything that Harley knows. Harley laughs, saying that he may have lost a step or two since he's been out of the game, but that's still enough to show some little upstart just how wet behind the ears they actually are! Piper mentions Vader, “that big, dumb ingrate”. He mocks Vader, saying that he needs to check his watch, because “Vader Time was over back around the same time as Howdy Doody,” with Giant snarling and screaming that it's time for Vader to come crashing back to Earth, courtesy of a true monster, The Giant! “President Piper” smiles, saying that on the fourteenth of July, there will be fireworks again – but it'll actually be the bombs that the Kings of Wrestling drop on World Championship Wrestling!

Notes: Piper looked good and Giant came across well, but with lesser members of the group on hand it fell short of the Horsemen promo before it.
Rating: C+

Jeff Jarrett w/Woman vs. “The Monster” Vader
“The Monster” finds himself being given thunderous cheers for probably the first time in his career by the WCW crowd, as he enters the ring to face off with a member of his former brethren. Tony points out that these two were not only in the KoW together, they also had joined Brian Pillman's New World Order, and both turned on Brian at the first chance they got. Jarrett tries his best to take “The Monster” down a peg, but Vader is nigh unstoppable. He decimates Jarrett with powerful strikes, and rises right back to his feet when Jeff turns away to strut following a guillotine body splash. Jarrett's strut ends when Vader takes his head off with a clothesline, before hitting the Vader Bomb splash to pick up a relatively sweat-free victory.

“Mean” Gene comes out to catch Vader on his way back to the dressing room, and he asks Vader for a few words about The Giant. “The Monster” minces no words, saying that all along, Vader has wanted one thing: a championship back around his waist. He talks about how Piper is making big promises and manipulating everyone in the Kings of Wrestling, but only on Piper's own terms. Vader says how he was feeling pretty down and out after he was cost the World title by Randy Savage, and that's when Roddy got in his ear and convinced him that it wasn't Vader Time anymore, and that's when he agreed to team with Giant to win the Tag titles. Gene asks about that, with Vader saying that he hoped he could get through to Giant, because he's still young enough to learn, but the only thing in those eyes was the lies that he's been told by Hogan and Piper. “No more!” Vader screams, saying that “The Monster” has woken back up, and he will walk into Bash at the Beach and lay The Giant to waste! Because it doesn't matter who he's fighting alongside or if the crowd chants his name or not, the only thing that's constant is that he's the man! Vader's the man! And it is Vader Time!

Match Time: 9:21
Notes: Vader had the crowd in the palm of his hand with his improvising, and especially with donning his new Man Beast (Brute) gimmick, which scored a perfect 100! Gene also worked the crowd well. The match suffered from slightly short length.
Rating: B / B

The Road Warriors vs. The Wild Samoan Boyz w/Col. Robert Parker
Tony wonders aloud if this match wasn't granted by Piper in order to weaken Hawk and Animal as they walk toward Bash at the Beach to take on the Chain Gang, with likely a big reward for Colonel Parker if his Samoans are able to maim or injure one of them. Ekmo and Kimo do what they can in order to ensure just that, as they rip and tear at the Warriors' limbs and face, trying to cause as much damage as they can. However, the Road Warriors are not called “The Monsters of the Midway” for nothing, and Hawk would probably say they aren't that good looking anyways; so they are able to withstand the pain and brawl back against the tide, punching and kicking the Samoans into a dominant position before hitting Ekmo with the Doomsday Device. Animal makes the pin to pick up a big return victory for the team.

The bell has just sounded by the time that The Chain Gang have hit the ring, armed with their heavy biker chains! Brian and Barry attack Hawk and Animal, but the Road Warriors are ready, ripping chains of their own out from their shoulderpads! WCW security hit the ring in order to stop the two teams from ripping one another apart only three weeks away from their big Chains match at Bash at the Beach!

Match Time: 8:17
Notes: Animal looked good in this short match. He and Hawk still have such excellent chemistry. The crowd are burned out already after Vader's hot promo.
Ratings: B- / C

I Am Iron (Macho) Man
Backstage in a dressing room, we zoom in on “Macho Man” Randy Savage. Woman is not with him at the moment, and in a rare time, we see him by his lonesome. He talks directly to the camera but addresses Brian Pillman. Savage says that people told him years ago that his time had come, but he has gone above and beyond, to infinity and beyond to show that they were all wrong. He talks about how people, even his ex-wife, said he was crazy, off his rocker, certifiably and justifiably insane, but the truth of the matter is that he's just crazy like a fox. At that point, Woman bursts into the room holding Elizabeth! Savage looks his ex-wife in the eyes and tells her that she's gone too far aligning with Pillman against him, telling her that she should have been happy with the alimony and just stayed at home, yeah! Elizabeth tells him that he's the one who went too far, but he screams at her to shut up! He doesn't grab her, but he almost hits her as he says that what he did was none of her concern ever since the papers were signed, sealed, and delivered! He says that she is probably the one who called Brian, hyping him up to think he could defeat “The Macho Man” in an Iron Man match, but he screams that he is the iron man! And he'll prove it again, and again, and again – but she won't be there to see any of it. The camera turns and we find that he wasn't actually in a dressing room at all, but a hallway, and there's a door leading to the outside! He and Woman force Elizabeth out the door, and slam it shut behind them! Liz pounds on the door, screaming for someone, anyone to let her back in! It looks like Miss Elizabeth won't have any bearing on the main event tonight whatsoever, thanks to Randy Savage and Woman!

Notes: Savage really used the freedom off-script to his advantage and came across well, even if the promo did seem short before the action part.
Ratings: B+ / B-

A Cowboy Tips His Hat
We have a sit-down interview now, as Mike Tenay speaks with Barry Windham. He hasn't been seen since the Great American Bash, which he talks about as having been one of his proudest losses. He says that he made Dustin's life Hell, and he tried to show that Rhodes was just not ready… but he was. Barry warns Dustin though, that he may have lost a match, but that he will be back in WCW sooner than “The Natural” may want.

Rating: B-

The Giant w/Woman vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
Bam Bam Bigelow is a monster in his own right, one of the best big men in the business, and also a former partner of Vader. And in this match, The Giant overclasses him in every way. Giant clobbers Bigelow with heavy right hands, and easily bodyslams him to the mat. Giant casually hefts Bam Bam up off the mat and drills him with a ring shaking Chokeslam, and makes the cover with only one foot on the chest.

Giant looks ready to send more of a message, getting with Woman who pulls out a Vader-esque red mask. Giant places it on Bigelow's head, and lifts him into another Chokeslam! Officials are trying to come out and get Giant to leave, but there's no way they are going to make him do something he doesn't want to do! He sets Bigelow up for a third Chokeslam, but that's when “The Monster” emerges from the back! He gets right into Giant's face and shoves him away from Bigelow, but before they can go to blows, Woman screams at Giant to “Stick with the plan!” Giant laughs at Vader, who is ready to fight right now, but Giant steps over the top rope and leaves with no further incident. Medical personnel begin checking on Bigelow, as Vader flexes and calls for Giant to come back and fight!

Match Time: 5:17
Notes: The match and confrontation were both too short, and the crowd are now cold.
Ratings: C- / B

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Welcome to Hour #2!
After another fireworks display around the arena, we go to Tony Schiavone and Jesse Ventura. They talk about the action that we've seen already, and says that there is still a lot coming yet. Gene Okerlund and Mike Tenay chime in from backstage at the interview area, as they are also excited for the rest of this evening as “The Loose Cannon” takes on “The Macho Man” in our main event, a match that is guaranteed to be a half hour long between the two. The best man will truly win, right here tonight!

Notes: This really fell flat after the last segment.
Rating: C

WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
Lord Steven Regal w/Sir Tyler Karlet vs. Billy Kidman
Billy Kidman finally gets his promised title match, only because “his Lordship” was getting close to the thirty day mark that a champion must defend his title. Kidman takes the fight straight to the overconfident champion, proving that Regal's nose shouldn't be nearly as high as it was the start this match. However, before the match can get too far in, Syxx is seen walking up through the audience. He is on the other side of the barricade, and he reaches over to grab the United States title off the timekeeper's table! But he can't get very far, as in a flash Rey Mysterio Jr. hits the ringside area and starts pulling Syxx over the railing, fighting with him around the ring! In the chaos outside, Kidman's mind gets unfocused, and Regal trips him up, putting his feet on the ropes – with Karlet holding his feet on the ropes as well – to score a three count. Regal sends the massive Karlet over to retrieve the championship and the two make off like thieves in the night, and security are trying to break Syxx and Mysterio up as Billy is left shaking his head.

Match Time: 6:50
Rating: C-

Big Bubba Rogers w/Col. Robert Parker vs. “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes
This is billed as a “warm-up” match for Dustin before he takes on Ric Flair next week, but Tony says that much like earlier tonight this seems like a match where “President Piper” is likely using the Stud Stable in order to try hurting another member of WCW. However this one goes about as well as the last one did, as Dustin runs through Rogers before hitting the running bulldog. Jesse points out that Tommy Young was the official in this match, and he called things completely down the middle; so perhaps he will in fact be the best to officiate at War Games.

Match Time: 6:50
Notes: The crowd are a little tired, but Parker definitely did some good work at ringside.
Rating: B

Pillmania is Iron-clad
“Mean” Gene Okerlund is out in the aisle to tell fans to call the WCW Hotline for news about someone who has left World Championship Wrestling this past week. Gene then brings out Brian Pillman, who slaps hands with Dustin Rhodes as the two pass. Gene asks Brian about his Iron Man match tonight, but Brian just screams about how sorry he's going to be to WCW and the Kings of Wrestling – because tonight, he's going to embarrass a legend by once and for all proving that Randy Savage is not the force he once was in professional wrestling! Brian says that he has never wanted to be “the new Macho Man” because he is the first, only, and best Brian Pillman there will ever be! Okerlund asks Brian then about Miss Elizabeth, asking if her being forced out of the building changes Brian's game plan for the match. Pillman says that it changes nothing; he's been happy hanging around with Liz for the past month, but she's only one of the many, many Pillmaniacs out there who are cheering him on. He says that as long as the Pillmaniacs keep their trust low, spirits high, and cannon ready to fire, there's no way he can lose!

Notes: Brian really performed well, clearly happy not being scripted. Gene also improvised well, but surprisingly the promo fell flat compared to the last match.
Rating: C+

This Week on WCW Prime
Just three days before his Starrcade rematch against Dustin Rhodes, “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair takes on “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff!

Rating: B-

Iron Man Challenge – Brian Pillman's War Games Qualifying Match
“Macho Man” Randy Savage w/Woman vs. “Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman
Brian awaits Randy in the ring when we come back from commercial break, and the two slow the match down. Tony talks about how normally you wouldn't see a feeling out process between men who have wrestled one another this often, but these two are veterans who know what it takes to wrestle for thirty minutes. “Macho Man” strikes first blood by taking the first fall, hitting the Flying Elbow to get a pinfall. Savage then takes a second fall by getting a count out after Woman interjected herself, kicking Brian low and causing him to not be able to re-enter the ring. At 2-0, Savage begins playing keep-away, frustrating Brian with long headlocks. Savage slips into a sleeper hold, but Pillman kicks off the top turnbuckle and gets a pin to get on the board! Brian is later able to hit a dropkick as Savage came off the top rope and scores another quick pin! The final few minutes then is a scramble for each man as they try to get that final elusive win. And with ten seconds remaining, Pillman hits a superplex from the top rope! Each man hooks one another's legs, but both's shoulders are down – and there's a three count! But Brian just pulled his shoulder off the mat at the final split second, and he picks up the victory!

Randy Savage is enraged! He motions to Woman, who slides him a chair. Before a winded Brian can leave the ring, Savage hammers Pillman with the chair! Out of the back strolls Roddy Piper, The Giant, Paul Orndorff, and Sting – no way is it the real one, it's the one carrying the World title. Brian may have won his place into War Games, but he could lose a lot right here with these type of odds. The five men begin pounding on Brian, leaving him laying with Sting's baseball bat. It looks like it'd be pointless to try and get in the way of this – but out of nowhere bursts Cactus Jack! Cactus said that he felt “filled with Pillmania” a few nights ago, and he tries to rescue Brian from the attack. However, Giant catches Jack with the bat, which actually cracks with the sheer force! The camera zooms in on the splinters on the canvas, as the KoW split off and stomp on both men. Tony notes that Cactus will have a qualifying match next week, if he can make it through this! The crowd cheers loudly however when Steve Austin comes down to the ring! He is armed with a chair of his own, and he hits Giant with it to knock him out of the ring! Austin tackles Sting, punching him and ripping at the mask! A loud cheer comes up as the mask seems to be ripping, but that's when Piper and Savage get Austin away from him. Piper has something around his knuckles as he punches Austin right between the eyes. From there, it's all the KoW, as all three men from WCW are taken apart in the ring, namely by The Giant. The three are left lying in the middle of the ring as the Kings of Wrestling stand over them, and on that somber note, the show fades out to black – with the sound of the fans loudly chanting “We want Sting! We want Sting!”

Notes: Both men seemed to be holding back. The crowd were a little cold yet here. Savage really is suffering from decline, and his stamina did not hold up in this long match.

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SkipMartin · July 1, 2016

Excited for Flair/Rhodes. Both have good reasons to be in War Games against the Kings.

Beejus · July 2, 2016

In the World: June 1996 <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: International Prestige: 100 Momentum: 85 Ranking: 1st TV Shows: WCW Monday Nitro; WCW Pro; WCW Worldwide PPV Coverage: Entire World Titles WCW World Heavyweight Champion: “Sting” (held since April Week 1, 1996) WCW United States Heavyweight Champion: Lord Steven Regal (held since March Week 2, 1996) WCW World Television Champion: Chris Jericho (held since March Week 2, 1996) WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Rey Mysterio Jr. (held since June Week 2, 1996) WCW World Tag Team Champions: Harlem Heat (held since June Week 2, 1996) WCW US Tag Team Champions: The Vyle Brothers (held since April Week 1, 1996) The Battlebowl Ring: Dustin Rhodes (held again next Battlebowl PPV) Event: WCW Great American Bash 1996, held Sunday, Week 2 Rating: A PPV Buyrate: 7.59 Main Event and Match of the Night: Ric Flair d. Steve Austin in a steel cage match (93) Workers Debuted: Jacqueline. Workers Re-signed: Roddy Piper, Diamond Dallas Page, The Warlord. Contracts Expired: Arkane. Loan periods ended: Tony Anthony; Mike Enos. </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: 89 Momentum: 81 Ranking: 2nd TV Shows: WWF Monday Night Raw; WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event PPV Coverage: USA Titles WWF World Heavyweight Champion: Yokozuna (held since May Week 1, 1996) WWF Intercontinental Champion: Bret Hart (held since August Week 4, 1995) WWF European Champion: Koko B. Ware (held since March Week 3, 1996) WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Barbarian and Typhoon (held since June Week 1, 1995) WWF Women’s Champion: Bull Nakano (held since April Week 1, 1996) WWF Royal Rumble: Yokozuna (two time winner) (competed again in January) WWF King of the Ring: Hunter Hearst-Helmsley (competed again in June) Event: WWF King of the Ring 1996, held Sunday, Week 4 Rating: B PPV Buyrate: 2.23 Main Event: Hunter Hearst-Helmsley d. The Undertaker for King of the Ring (81) Match of the Night: Tie – The Undertaker d. Sparky Plugg; The Undertaker d. Yokozuna; HHH d. The Undertaker for King of the Ring (all 81) Workers Debuted: Buff Bagwell; Rob Van Dam. Workers Re-signed: Gorilla Monsoon; Pierre; Bruce Prichard; Paul Bearer; Kwang. Contracts Expired: <withheld by Vince McMahon>.</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: 89 Momentum: 88 Ranking: 3rd TV Shows: NJPW World Pro Wrestling PPV Coverage: Japan Titles IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Akira Taue (held since March Week 1, 1996) IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: Shinjiro Otani (held since April Week 1, 1996) IWGP World Tag Team Championship: Manabu Nakanishi and Satoshi Kojima (held since April Week 1, 1996) G1 Climax: Mitsuharu Misawa (held again in August) Best of the Super Juniors: Koji Kanemoto (held again in June) Super Grade Tag League: Riki Choshu and Mitsuharu Misawa (held again in October) Young Lion Cup: Shinjiro Otani (held again in March) Event: NJPW Tribute to Heroics, held Sunday Week 2 Rating: B+ PPV Buyrate: 1.27 Main Event: Koji Kanemoto d. Yuki Ishikawa for BoSJ (83) Match of the Night: Koji Kanemoto d. Great Sasuke (86) Workers Debuted: None. Workers Re-signed: Riki Choshu. Contracts Expired: Owen Hart (Loan); Rey Mysterio Jr. (Loan); Yoshiaki Fujiwara; The British Bulldog; Big Titan; Scott Norton; Dan Severn; Shane Douglas; Sid Vicious; Justin Hawk; The Viking.</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: Ted Tanabe Size: Cult Prestige: 79 Momentum: 69 Ranking: 4th TV Shows: All Japan Pro Wrestling 30 PPV Coverage: Japan Titles AJPW Triple Crown Champion: Stan Hansen (held since December Week 4, 1995) AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Champion: Shoichi Funaki (held since May Week 1, 1996) AJPW Unified World Tag Team Champions: Toshiaki Kawada and Johnny Ace (held since November Week 1, 1995) AJPW All Asia Tag Team Champions: Shoichi Funaki and Takao Omori (held since April Week 1, 1996) Champion Carnival: Johnny Ace (held in April) Real World Tag League: Kenta Kobashi & Tamon Honda (held again in December) Event: AJPW Challenging Times, held Wednesday Week 3 Rating: B PPV Buyrate: 0.20 Main Event: Toshiaki Kawada and Johnny Ace d. Yoshinari Ogawa and Masashi Aoyagi to retain AJPW Unified World Tag Team titles (79) Match of the Night: Tamon Honda d. Kenta Kobashi (88) Workers Debuted: Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Workers Re-signed: None. Contracts Expired: British Bulldog.</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: 63 Ranking: 3rd in USA; 10th in World TV Shows: SMW TV PPV Coverage: USA Titles SMW Heavyweight Champion: Bull Pain (held since October Week 4, 1995) SMW Beat the Champ Television Champion: Bobby Fulton (held since January Week 4, 1996) SMW Tag Team Champions: The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) (held since January Week 4, 1996) Event: SMW Aggravated Assault; held Saturday, Week 4 Rating: C PPV Buyrate: 0.12 Main Event: Bull Pain d. Greg Valentine to retain the SMW Heavyweight title (65) Match of the Night: The Rock 'n Roll Express DCO Jerry Sags and Brian Blair (70) Workers Debuted: Doug Furnas; Dennis Knight; Jimmy Del Ray; Jerry Sags; Louie Spicolli; Atlantis; Bob Densmore; Junkyard Dog; Ricky Morton; Mark Canturbury; Joey Maggs; Rambo; Mike Awesome; El Bronco #1; Robert Gibson; Alex Porteau; Alfred Neely; Rikki Nelson. Workers Re-signed: None. Contracts Expired: Buff Bagwell; CW Anderson; Flash Flanagan; Jesus Castillo; Erin O'Grady; Devon Storm; Erik Watts.</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: 47 Momentum: 75 Ranking: 5th in USA; 15th in World TV Shows: ECW Hardcore TV PPV Coverage: None Titles ECW World Heavyweight Champion: Johnny Grunge (held since April Week 2, 1996) ECW World Television Champion: Pitbull #1 (held since May Week 2, 1996) ECW World Tag Team Champions: The New Legends (JT Smith & Damien Stone) (held since January Week 4, 1996) Event: ECW Immortality; held Wednesday Week 1 Rating: C+ Main Event: Shane Douglas d. Johnny Grunge (70) Match of the Night: Tommy Dreamer d. The Sandman (75) Workers Debuted: None. Workers Re-signed: Pitbull #1. Contracts Expired: None.</div></blockquote> Company News Rise/Fall: SMW rose to cult just to drop back to regional, ECCW rise to small, SSW rise to small then fall back to local. New Companies: None. Out of business: None. New Workers: Donovan Morgan; Randy Orndorff (Chief Strongbow regen); Alejandro Moreno (Francisco Flores regen); Bessie Levesque (American announcer) Worker Retirements: Giant Haystacks; Orig Williams. Worker Deaths: None.

Beejus · July 2, 2016

WCW Hotline: July 1996, Week 1 <div style="text-align:center;">http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u628/beejus1/wcw-95/hotline.jpg WCW Hotline 1st Week of July 1996 Option 1: Bash at the Beach Control Center! Option 2: Announced for WCW Monday Nitro! Option 3: What the world ISN’T watching! Option 4: WCW Disney/MGM taping results! Option 5: Mean Gene’s backstage pass! Option 6: The Monday Night War Neilson ratings! Option 7: Tony Schiavone’s WCW moment of the week! Option 8: Mike Tenay’s International Report! Option 9: A gift from the WCW Catalog!</div> Option 1: Bash at the Beach 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>Brian Pillman joins Lex Luger and Steve Austin to enter War Games! We at the WCW Hotline have found out that Harlem Heat have been challenged by a mystery team for the World Tag Team titles as well, and on that night we will also see Larry Zbyszko and Wrath face Chris Candido and Rick Martel! What else will be added to the show?! </div></blockquote> Option 2: Announced for this week’s WCW Monday Nitro! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>The words have come down from on high that there will be some huge matches this Monday! “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes faces “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair and Diamond Dallas Page takes on Cactus Jack in two War Games qualifying matches, Harlem Heat defend their World Tag Team titles against the Horsemen, and Vyle Brothers must defend their US Tag Team titles, and Rey Mysterio Jr. joins forces with Billy Kidman to take on Lord Steven Regal… and Syxx? Find out who will be entering the steel cage on the 14th by watching Monday Nitro! </div></blockquote> Option 3: What the world ISN’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>Nothing worth your time on Raw this time around again. On Saturday you already saw the two big turns, Jerry Lawler and Koko B. Ware becoming good and bad guys, respectively. So there isn't even anything happening on Raw this week. Do you like seeing tassles? Facepaint? Good, because the nutjob is in the main event again. This time defeating JPL. No Bret; only about four minutes of Shawn and Mark; no Vinnie; can we say “Monday Night B-show”? </div></blockquote> Option 4: Last weekend’s WCW Disney/MGM taping results! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>WCW Prime: B- The show opens with “Mean” Gene talking to Ric Flair, who is confident about Monday Nitro against Dustin Rhodes, but doesn't seem to pay much attention to his match against Paul Orndorff tonight (B+) … Larry Zbyszko d. Shawn Stasiak (C-) … Mike Tenay talks to Larry Zbyszko with the menacing Wrath, Larry saying that when the two get Rick Martel and Chris Candido in the ring, they will put them in matching hospital beds (C+) … Nitro recap: the last few minutes of Pillman vs. Savage (B) … Chris Jericho and The Warlord are in the ring, Jericho first saying that Scorpio has had two title shots and failed both of them, then saying that while Finlay doesn't have anything for him to take, everyone knows he's a really tough guy, so it'll be great to see him have to submit in the Liontamer (C-) … Chris Jericho d. Dave Finlay by pinfall after Warlord interfered to retain the TV title (C+) … Commentary discuss the qualifying matches we've seen so far for War Games (C-) … Paul Orndorff d. Ric Flair by count out after Larry Zbyszko struck Flair in the knee with a chair (C+) WCW Worldwide: B- The Panel: Tony Schiavone, Gene Okerlund, Ted DiBiase, and Stan Lane The Panel welcomes everyone to the show, saying that Stan Lane is joining them tonight as Theodore Long is busy doing some commentary (B-) … The Chain Gang d. Dave Finlay and The Falcon, Barry pinning Falcon after the Hard Ride (C-) … pre-taped, Gene talks to Harley Race and the Chain Gang, Race saying that time is going to be up for Hawk, Animal, and Devon Vyle very soon (C+) … Billy Kidman d. The Boulder (D+) … pre-taped, Gene talks to Kidman, who says that he's tired of Lord Regal ducking him and finding ways not to give him a fair shot, so he's in talks with Magnum about it © … Juventud Guerrera d. Shawn Stasiak (D+) … Nitro recap video: the closing minutes of the Iron Man match are shown (B-) … Barry Windham d. Ron Simmons by putting his feet on the ropes during a cradle pin (B) … The Panel hype tomorrow's Nitro, which will be headlined by a Starrcade rematch between Ric Flair and Dustin Rhodes, to see who enters War Games! (C+) </div></blockquote> Option 5: Mean Gene’s backstage pass! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Arkane a.k.a. Damien Kane has left WCW, only due to contract expiration. At the Disney MGM, The Annihilator had everyone cracking up with some impressions of other wrestlers he's been around in the past. Also, The Warlord, who has seemingly impressed with his chemistry alongside Chris Jericho, has been given an extension to his contract. </div></blockquote> Option 6: The Monday Night War 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>A great 7.66 rating for last week's Monday Nitro! Raw, meanwhile, sure they put up a pretty decent show with some big matches, but they only got a 4.59 rating. Nothing to worry about, we still have the lead by a long, long way! </div></blockquote> Option 7: Tony Schiavone’s moment 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>As much as I don't like promoting the Kings of Wrestling's deeds, one must applaud Paul Orndorff for picking up a victory over Ric Flair on Prime. Flair was incredibly overconfident, and it serves as a reminder that we, as WCW, cannot let our guard down! </div></blockquote> Option 8: Mike Tenay’s International Report! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="35691" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Watch out, NJPW; famed wrestler Mitsuharu Misawa has decided to turn his back on the fans, and he's looking to regain some gold around his waist! </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>See the mysterious Sting saga begin as WCW Spring Stampede goes on sale this month! The America West Arena was on fire all night, and now you can relive the night that the KoW made their biggest coup yet! Will they be able to pull off another one on July 14th? The WCW Catalog would probably be renamed the KoW Catalog if they do! </div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">--------------------------------------------------------</div> I apologize for not replying to many comments here lately, but it starts to feel like if I talk too much, I'd probably end up spoiling something by accident <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Just know that I'm still very happy to see that people are seeing this through to the end with me!

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