Captain Kremmen Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 WCW Mayhem Ep. 26 Rating: 1.5* (* Ties all-time high rating.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share Posted October 21, 2015 WCW MAYHEM - EP. 27 - CASPER, WY - CASPER EVENTS CENTER - 10-20-15 (Live) (Show Intro) (Crowd Shots/Pyro) (Announcers welcomed viewers and then ran down the program: Ric Flair vs. Don Muraco; Jimmy Hart, Rick Martel (TVC) & Steve O make an appearance; Dynamite Kid vs. Bob Orton; Tommy Rich sees action and more! Then sent it to the ring.) (In-ring: Craig Johnson. CJ: "Wrestling fans! Welcome to 'Mayhem'!" Crowd cheered. CJ: "We are coming to you live from Casper, Wyoming at the Casper Events Center! "Would you please welcome my guest at this time...Paul Orndorff!" Crowd popped as Orndorff came to the ring in street clothes and wearing a baseball cap. Paul got in the ring and saluted the fans. CJ: "Paul, before we go any further, let's take a look at this video from the end of last week's match between Nord The Barbarian and Tito Santana." VIDEO: Tito grabbed Nord and whipped Nord into the buckles. Tito charged in and looked to nail Nord with his step-up enzuigiri but Nord caught Tito and nailed him with a brutal side slam. Tito down. Nord grabbed Tito, whipped Tito into the ropes and caught Tito coming off with a boot to the face. Tito dropped like a rock. Nord hit the ropes and came off and hit Tito with his flying leg drop finisher. Nord covered Tito and didn't bother hooking the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell. Nord got up and ignored the ref and went over by the ropes and demanded the mic from Craig Johnson. Johnson handed the mic to him. Nord: "Guess who I am?!" Nord dropped the mic, grabbed the still down Tito, hoisted Tito up and blasted Tito with a piledriver. Tito laid out again. Nord: "In case you didn't know who I was there, I was Paul Orndorff! That's his finisher! Orndorff! Be a man and sign that contract, boy, so I can dismantle you in this ring!" Nord tossed the mic, grabbed his chain out of the corner, left the ring and stomped back up the aisle while waving Valhalla the chain. CJ: "Paul, it's obvious that Nord wants you to sign a contract so you two can collide in the ring. Where do you stand right now on coming back from your hiatus to wrestle again?" PO: "Let me just say that as I watching the show last week, I really didn't appreciate what Nord did to Tito Santana after the match. That infuriated me more than anything Nord could say. This is a dangerous sport. And for you to piledrive a man after he's just been beaten and is still hurting, man, that can cause some serious damage to a man's neck and back area. Tito was basically defenseless when Nord did that to him. The good news is he suffered no lasting effects from the move and is doing okay. The key to minimizing the effects of a piledriver is getting your hands and arms under your opponents legs so you can lessen the impact of the blow. The arms and hands act as somewhat of a cushion. It's still one of the most devastating moves in the sport. But, to take a man and piledrive him like Nord did Tito when Tito was at Nord's mercy is asking to cripple someone for life. "To answer your question, Nord can run his mouth all he wants. Right now I'm still enjoying my hiatus from the sport. I'll be coming back in the future. It's a matter of 'when' and not 'if'. And I still don't know where I'll end up. Everything is up in the air right now. But, I will tell you that World Class Wrestling is one of the top promotions on my list. I'd love to come here as they've got great talent and I'm a regular viewer of 'May'..." Nord: "Hey, Orndorff! Orndorff!" Crowd booed as Nord made his way down the aisle with mic in hand. He was in street clothes and did not have Valhalla the chain with him. Nord got in the ring. Nord: "You need to end your little vacation and sign a contract to wrestle here in WCW! You need to be humbled by me! After that, then you can quietly crawl out of WCW with your tail between your legs!" PO: "He likes to run his mouth, doesn't he? "Nord, let me tell you this. I just made it perfectly clear that I'll be getting back to wrestling at some point. But, that's not gonna happen right now. I did what I had to at 'Autumn Anarchy'. You were gonna hit Tommy Rich with that chain and I wasn't about to let that happen. I acted as a concerned fan that night. And I'm still fan and only a fan for the time-being." Nord: "Why don't you just admit it, Paul! You're scared to step in the ring with ol' Nord! You fear me! The idea of me getting my hands on you makes you quiver in your boots! You're delaying coming back to the sport in the hopes that fans will forget about your confrontation with me at 'Autumn Anarchy' and you can go to some other promotion and resume your career!" PO (chuckles): "Nord, let me be clear, I do not fear you. You got that?! I would never run from you. If I sign to wrestle here, then we will clash. But, I'm not interrupting my hiatus just to prove a point to you." Nord: "A real man steps up to prove himself when he's called out by another man! I'm calling you out, Orndorff!" PO: "Nord, a real man will wait for his foe if he has to. Are you really a real man? Sometimes, a gladiator has to wait for the day to come when they will finally do battle with the man they wish to fight. I'm in no hurry." Nord: "How dare you question my manhood, Orndorff! Sign the contract to wrestle here and let's get this thing on! My patience is running out! I won't wait forever! You hear me?! I will not wait for long! You may be forced to make a decision very soon!" Nord turned and stormed out of the ring and headed back up the aisle to boos. CJ: "Looks like we're going to have to wait and see how this all shakes out. Paul Orndorff, everyone!" Crowd started chanting 'Orndorff! Orndorff!' and Orndorff walked to all four sides of the ring and saluted the fans.) (Announcers discussed the Orndorff-Nord confrontation. They then announced that WCW would start touring in November and intro'd the tour dates video: IT'S WORLD CLASS WRESTLING ON TOUR! Tuesday - Nov. 24 - Fort Myers, FL - Lee County Civic Center Thursday - Nov. 26 - New Orleans, LA - UNO Lakefront Arena (THANKSGIVING NIGHT SPECTACULAR!) Friday - Dec. 4 - Salem, OR - Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion Saturday - Dec. 5 - Kent, WA - Showare Center Friday - Dec. 18 - Prescott, AZ - Prescott Valley Event Center Saturday - Dec. 19 - Santa Barbara, CA - UCSB Events Center For ticket info, visit the WCW website!) (Announcers hyped the return of the pro wrestling tradition of Thanksgiving night wrestling in New Orleans! Then sent it to the ring.) Match 1 'Wildfire' Tommy Rich vs. Billy Anderson (Anderson was already in the ring and announced. 'Rocky Top' played and the fans popped for Tommy Rich. Rich was in his black tights with flames on the lower half of them, boots that were flaming (not literally) and a 'Wildfire' t-shirt. Rich slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. As Rich came to the ring, video aired form last week of X Factor coming down the aisle during the Kid-Bagwell cage match and starting the scale the cage in an effort to interfere when Rich charged down to the ring and yanked X off the side of the cage and X crashed to the floor and Rich then slung X over his shoulder and carried him to the back. Rich was dominating the match when X Factor and Buff Bagwell hit the ring and attacked Rich. Ref called for the bell. X and Buff were pounding away on Rich when Kid, in his ring gear, hit the ring and started attacking X and Buff. Rich recovered and joined in the slugfest. Short fight as Buff and X bailed to the floor as Kid and Rich stood tall in the ring. Buff pointed at the pair and started yelling at them as he and X started backing up the aisle. DECISION: No Contest - X and Buff interfered - 0:58) (Announcers discussed X and Buff attacking Rich and Kid making the save. Hyped still to come: Flair vs. Muraco. Said Kid vs. Orton was coming up!) (Commercials) (Backstage: Scott Hudson. SH: "Welcome back to 'Mayhem'. I'm Scott Hudson. "As you can see I'm not standing in our normil interview area. I'm standing in one of the locker rooms and there is security guarding the door. We felt because of the two brawls that these men have had with each other in recent weeks that it was best to do the interviews in the respective combatant's locker rooms for security reasons. "With me now is one of the men who will be in our main event later tonight." Muraco, in his ring attire, walked into the picture. SH: "Don Muraco, you and Ric Flair will finally clash. This promises to be a volatile match. What are your thoughts heading into this bout?" DM: "I am climbing the walls just waiting to for our match so I can unleash my fury on Ric Flair. I've been in a lot of tough, brutal matches in my day, but this is gonna be the most violent fight I've ever been in. I hate Flair and he hates me. I've never hated anyone in my career like I do Ric Flair right now. On the hate meter, this one's off the charts. And I'm gonna let Ric Flair feel every ounce of hate I have in my body. I want to break him. I want to humiliate him. I want to punish the hell out of him. And then, after I've done all that, I want to add insult to injury and defeat him. Ric Flair is not gonna know what hit him after I'm through with him. This is violence for the sake of violence. This show is rated TV-Mature; but this match should be rated NC-17. Because Ric Flair is gonna suffer like he's never suffered before." SH: "You just heard Don Muraco. I think it's safe to say this match won't be family-friendly viewing. Tony and Mark, back to you.") Match 2 Dynamite Kid vs. 'Cowboy' Bob Orton ('London Calling' by The Clash played and out came Kid to a solid ovation. Kid had the British flag draped over his shoulders, powder blue tights with the word 'Dynamite' was written in red lettering going down the right leg and 'Kid' in red lettering going down the left leg and red, white and blue boots. Kid made his way to the ring and once in the ring Kid acknowledged the crowd. 'Desperado' by Alice Cooper played and Bob Orton made his way to the ring to strong boos. Orton was in his black vest, blue tights and black boots with white horseshoes on the outside of each boot. Announcers wondered if Kid was suffering some effects for the fight he was involved in earlier coming to Tommy Rich's aid against X Factor and Buff Bagwell. Ref called for the bell. The two men came out of their corners and circled one another and engaged in a collar-and-elbow tie-up. Kid drove Orton into he corner and the ref forced a break. The two men circled one another again and engaged in another collar-and-elbow and this time Orton drove Kid into the corner. Ref ordered another break. Orton slowly backed off with his hands raised and then went to kick Kid but Kid grabbed the leg, punched Orton in the head, spun Orton around and nailed Orton with an atomic drop. Orton dropped to his knees holding the jewels. Kid moved around and nailed Orton with a couple of kicks to the side of the head that sent Orton toppling over. Orton got up and fell back against the ropes and Kid charged at Orton and Orton backdropped Kid over the top rope but Kid caught the top rope and skinned the cat as Orton walked away from the ropes and was facing away. Kid hit Orton with a dropkick to the back and Orton flew over the top rope and crashed to the floor. Kid went out on the apron as Orton got to his feet. Orton got up and was nailed with a flying lariat by Kid. Orton crashed back down and Kid also hit the floor and was a little slow getting up. Kid started pulling Orton up when Orton grabbed Kid and rammed Kid back-first into the ring apron. Kid went down. Ref's count rising. Orton rolled into the ring to break the ref's count and then got up and climbed out on the apron. Kid got up and Orton came off the apron and nailed Kid with an elbow smash to the top of the head. Kid stumbled back and Orton moved in with a series of rights to the head and then whipped Kid into the ringside barricade. Orton moved in with some kicks to Kid's gut. Kid stumbled away and went down on the floor. Orton rolled back into the ring and broke the ref's count. Orton dropped back to the floor and reached under the apron and brandished a folded up steel chair. Kid started getting to his feet as Orton moved in to blast Kid with a chair shot but Kid suddenly nailed Orton with a spear as the crowd popped. Orton down and lost the chair. Kid grabbed Orton and threw him back into the ring. Kid followed Orton in and Orton started begging off. Kid grabbed Orton and went to whip Orton into the buckles but Orton reversed and sent Kid into the buckles. Orton slowly moved in and Kid caught Orton with a kick to the gut but Orton quickly nailed Kid with a clothesline that kept Kid in the corner. Orton blasted Kid with some kicks to the gut of his own and then nailed Kid with a series of bionic elbows to the top of the head. Kid limp in the corner. Orton then nailed Kid with a running bulldog and went for the cover while hooking the leg. 1...2... Kid kicked out. Orton backed up as Kid got up and charged at Kid and nailed Kid with a high knee to the chest. Kid crashed back to the mat and rolled out on the apron. Orton went over and reached over the top rope to pull Kid back into the ring but Kid was able to nail Orton with a trio of shoulder blocks and then catch Orton with a sunset flip. After a brief struggle, Orton went over. Kid for the pin. 1...2... Orton kicked out. Both men got up and Kid stunned Orton with a dropkick and Orton went down. Orton got up facing away from Kid and Kid pummeled Orton with a trio of German suplexes, the last one into a bridgeout for the pin. 1...2...thr... Orton kicked out. Orton now rolled out onto the apron. Kid came over and started pulling up Orton went Orton stunned Kid with a neck snap across the top rope. Kid crashed back in the ring. Orton got into the ring and rolled up Kid for the pin while holding the tights. 1...2...thr... Kid kicked out. Both men down. Orton got up and Kid got up bent over and Orton moved in and popped Kid with a series of elbows to the back of the neck. Kid went down holding his neck. Orton grabbed Kid and popped Kid with a backbreaker across the knee and then mounted the middle buckle facing the crowd and Orton came off with a slingshot splash the connected. Orton covered Kid and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Kid kicked out again. Orton grabbed Kid and whipped Kid into the ropes and bent down looking to catch Kid coming off with a backdrop but Kid leapfrogged Orton, ran and hit the ropes and came back and blasted Orton as he spun around with a flying headbutt. Orton crashed to the mat. Kid grabbed Orton and went to nail him with a suplex but Orton twice blocked the move and nailed Kid with a snap suplex of his own. Both men down. Orton got up as Kid was getting up and Orton caught Kid with a kick to the gut that drove Kid back into the corner. Orton moved in and delivered two deliberate head shots to Kid and then reared back for for a third shot on Kid but Kid blocked the punch try and came back and nailed Orton with a series of European uppercuts that staggered Orton. Kid whipped Orton into the corner and charged in and nailed Orton with a flying high knee to the chest. Orton staggered out of the corner and crashed to the mat. Kid came up behind Orton and went to nail Orton with another German suplex but Orton nailed Kid with a few elbow strikes to the side of the head to escape Kid's grasp. Orton then grabbed the dazed Kid and went to piledrive him but Kid twice blaocked the move and backdropped Orton to the mat. Kid fell to a knee. Both men to their feet and Orton drove a knee into Kid's gut and went to whip Kid into the ropes but Kid reversed and caught Orton coming off with a belly-to-belly suplex. Kid moved Orton over a little and then stomped on him. Kid went out on the apron and mounted the top buckle and came off with his diving headbutt finisher for the pin. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the fans popped. Kid slowly got up and the ref raised his hand in victory and then Kid briefly acknowledged the crowd before leaving the ring and heading back up the aisle. WINNER: Kid - Pinfall - Diving Headbutt - 12:47) (Announcers discussed Kid beating Orton. Hyped still to come: Flair vs. Muraco. Said Martel (TVC), Hart and O was coming up!) (Commercials) (Backstage: Scott Hudson. SH: "We are back here on 'Mayhem'. The Dynamite Kid scores another impressive victory beating Bob Orton. We are in the opposition locker room and once again we have a heavy security presence outside the door." "With me now is the other man in tonight's main event." Flair walked into the interview area in his ring attire but minus his robe. SH: "Ric Flair, Don Muraco has said that tonight he intends to punish you like he's never punished anyone in this sport before. But you've got to be chomping at the bit to get out there and clash with him." RF: "Scott Hudson! Whoo! I don't know if I've ever wanted a match this much in my life! Muraco's a big mouth and I intend to shut him him up! I can't wait for the match! It's all I've been thinking about since it was made last week! This will be a fight like no other! I hate Don Muraco! I can't stand to see his ugly face! And I'm gonna look to make him even uglier tonight! Whenever I see Muraco, my blood pressure goes through the roof! I have blood in my eyes! Usually in this sport you just want to beat your opponent! But I also want to beat the living hell out of Muraco! I don't know if I'll be able to control my rage at all once I lay eyes on him! He deserves everything he's gonna get from me and more! I wanna hear Muraco beg for mercy! I wanna hear his cries of agony! If I can, I wanna break something on his body! I'd love to send him out of the arena in an ambulance! And then if he's in the hospital we may just have to continue our war there! This is all about nothing but pure hatred! Two men who hate each other and want to destroy one another! If my career ends tonight because of how violent he match is, then so be it! Just as long as I put him out of commission, too! Let the violence flow like raging waters tonight! Muraco, brother! I'm gonna rip you a new one in a place you didn't even know you had to be ripped! Whoo!" Flair walked out of the interview area. SH: "It's gonna be a main event like we've never seen here on 'Mayhem'! Flair vs. Muraco is still to come! Tony and Mark.") (In-ring: 'Hand Jive' by George Thorogood played and Steve O made his way to the ring and the crowd reaction was decent but also mixed with some boos. O was in street clothes and walked to the ring without slapping hands. O got in the ring and did not pay the fans any attention and instead was just walking around. Music-only version of 'Synchronicity 2' played and out came Jimmy Hart and Rick Martel. Martel was in street clothes and carrying the TV Title. Hart was in a white suit with musical notes on the back, black lapels, white pants with a thin black stripe down the sides and black shoes. He was also wearing sunglasses and carrying his trademark megaphone. The pair slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. Once in the ring they were all business. All three men had mics. Hart and Martel locked eyes with O for a tense moment. Martel then extended his hand to shake O's hand but O rebuffed the gesture. RM: "Steve, I really don't understand why you got so mad over such a trivial matter in our tag team match against Zbysko and Orton a couple of weeks ago. I mean, we won. And that's what counts." O: "Really, Rick?! Really?! That's not the way I saw it! What I saw was a guy who, because of his strong ego needs, had to pin the World Champion to prove to himself that he could do it because he didn't get the job done against Zbysko when the World Title was on the line! I've scored one pinfall since I've been here, man! You could have let me have that one shining moment! But your glory hog tendencies prevented that from happening! I'm still pissed about that two weeks later!" JH: "Look, baby. There's no need to get all upset. The bottom line is our side won the tag match. You were just as responsible for the..." O: "Shut up, Hart!" JH: "There's no need to get hot, Steve. You just need..." O: "Didn't I just tell you to shut up?! Are you deaf or something?!" RM: "You wanna talk to me that way, fine. But don't talk to my manager like that. He's done a lot of good for me since he arrived." O: If he's done a lot of good for you, Rick, then why aren't you wearing the World Title right now, hmmm?! Where's the ultimate prize in our sport that he promised to deliver as your manager?! You don't have it! Jimmy Hart, the manager of every kind of champion in wrestling except the World Champion!" RM: "This business holds no guarantees. I don't have the World Title. But, with Hart as my manager, I'm sure other chances for the gold will come." O: "Other chances and other losses! Jimmy Hart can't lead you to the Promised Land! That's obvious!" JH: "Steve, this is getting annoying. One week you get mad at us and then the next you're all apologetic for your behavior. We know you're frustrated, baby. But this bi-polar attitude thing has got to stop." O: "Would you quit calling me baby! I'm not anyone's baby! I'm Steve O and I'm a man! You got that, Jimmy?! And for you to call me bi-polar, dude, you're asking for a punch in the mouth! I'm on a career roller coaster right now! There are highs and there are lows that come with that! If you don't like my mood swings, well, you can go fu..." JH: "Alright. Alright. Look, you two are gonna meet with the Tru TV Championship on the line again very soon. Going into a big match like that with your mindset is not a good thing. You just need to take a deep breath and step back and get yourself together. Okay?" O: "You know, Jimmy, you're right. I just need to get myself together and prepare for when our re-match comes. And I'm gonna start by doing this." O suckered punched Hart in the jaw and Hart crashed to the mat. RM: "What the hell?!" Martel knelt down to check on Hart. O: "That's good, Rick. Be the dutiful lad who checks on his hurt manager! Maybe you two can cuddle as well to make the pain go away!" Martel got up and went to go after O but Hart grabbed Martel's arm as he pulled himself to his feet and grabbed his mic off the mat. JH: "I'm alright, man." Hart was holding his jaw. JH: "Let it go, Rick. Steve, maybe it's time for you to go. Just go on. There's no call for this." O and Martel locked eyes for a tense moment and then O turned and climbed out on the apron. O: "Jimmy Hart will not lead you to the top, Rick! The World Title will always be just out of reach for you! And pretty soon that TV Title is gonna be out of your reach when I liberate it from your ass!" Martel went to go after O again but Hart kept him at bay. O: "That's it, Rick! Have your manager hold you back from standing up like a man!" The pair looked on as O flipped them the bird before dropping to the floor and heading back up the aisle to boos as Rick and Hart looked on.) (Announcers discussed the tense situation between O, Martel and Hart. Both said they'd never seen O act like this before. Said Flair vs. Muraco was coming up!) (Commercials) (Ad aired for the 'Season's Beatings' PPV - Sunday - Dec. 13 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena - 8 pm E/5 pm P - Tickets on sale NOW! - Visit the WCW website for more info!) (Announcers discussed the upcoming PPV. Then sent it backstage.) (Backstage: Scott Hudson and Tony Garea. Garea was in a suit. SH: "With me right now is WCW Championship Committee member Tony Garea. Tony, you've got some major news for us." TG: "I do, Scott. Because of the recent impressive victories over top wrestlers here in World Class, the WCW Championship Committee has decided that next week Larry Zbysko will defend the WCW World Title against the Dynamite Kid!" SH: "That's great news to hear, Tony. We'll be looking forward to it. Thank you." TG: "My pleasure, Scott." SH: "What a main event we've got for next week! WCW World Title Match: Champion Larry Zbysko vs. Dynamite Kid. Back to Tony and Mark.") (Announcers discussed the big news and hyped for next week: WCW World Title: Larry Zbysko (WC) vs. Dynamite Kid. Then sent it to the ring.) Match 3 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair vs. Don Muraco (Theme from the original 'Hawaii Five-O' played and Muraco made his way to the ring to strong boos. He was in his purple tights and black boots. Muraco got in the ring and the boos grew louder. 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' filled the arena and the fans exploded as Flair came out. He was in his red rights and red boots and had a white 'RF' on the outside of each boot. Flair charged to the ring and got in. The men charged at each other and Flair jumped on Muraco and started pounding the hell out of him. Ref called for the bell. Flair continued hammering away on Muraco and Muraco got away and went down. Flair jumped on Muraco and the two started rolling around the ring and exchanging punches. Muraco was able to get away and dropped to his feet on the floor. Muraco reached under the apron. Flair saw it and went out to the floor on the other side of the ring. Both men brandished steel chairs. The two men got in the ring and a brief stand-off ensued. Muraco charged at Flair and went to hit Flair over the head with his chair but Flair got his chair up and blocked the chair shot. Ref called for the bell. The two men circled one another and Flair went to strike Muraco with his chair but Muraco ducked the move and then Flair struck Muraco across the back with the chair. WCW security personnel hit the ring and separated the pair. Flair and Muraco were looking to get at each other but security was tight and keeping both men at bay. This brought out WCW Match-Making Committee member Rob Russen. Russen was in a suit and had mic in hand. RR: "Security! Keep them separated! We of the WCW Match-Making Committee knew this might happen so we created a contingency plan! So, here's the deal! Next week, you two will have a match where there will be winner! And that match will be an 'I Quit' match!" Crowd cheered the news. Flair dropped the chair, broke away from security and jumped on Muraco and started pounding him. Muraco dropped his chair. Muraco fought back and returned fire as security struggled to to separate them. Security then hustled Muraco out of the ring to the floor. Flair was trying to get out of the ring and go after Muraco but security grabbed him. Muraco broke away from security and tried to climb back in the ring but security grabbed him. Flair got free and went over and caught Muraco with a couple of more head shots before Muraco was pulled away and security in the ring grabbed Flair and pulled him back once again. RR: "I want Don Muraco escorted to the back right now! Flair, don't leave that ring!" Security started pulling Muraco back up the aisle as he struggled with them in an effort to break free. Flair took the ring mic from Craig Johnson. RF: "Muraco! Next week, pal! I'm gonna make you say 'I Quit'! You no good son of a bitch!" Fans roared as security struggled with Muraco but was finally able to hustle him off as a pissed Flair was held at bay in the ring. DECISION: No Contest - 1:19) (Announcers hyped next week's huge 'Mayhem': 'I Quit': Ric Flair vs. Don Muraco; WCW World Title: Larry Zbysko (WC) vs. Dynamite Kid.) END PROGRAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 WCW Mayhem Ep. 27 rating: 1.6* (* New record high. Rating was driven by the first Flair-Muraco match.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 WCW MAYHEM - EP. 28 - CASPER, WY - CASPER EVENTS CENTER - 10-27-15 (Taped) (Show Intro) (Crowd Shots/Pyro) (Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden welcomed viewers to this huge edition of 'Mayhem': 'I Quit' Match: Ric Flair vs. Don Muraco; WCW World Title: Larry Zbysko (WC) vs. Dynamite Kid; a look back at last week's confrontation between Paul Orndorff and Nord The Barbarian; a look back at last week's confrontation between Steve O, TV Champion Rick Martel and Martel's manager Jimmy Hart.) (Announcers intro'd video of what led to tonight's 'I Quit' match between Flair and Muraco. VIDEO: Flair charged to the ring and got in. The men charged at each other and Flair jumped on Muraco and started pounding the hell out of him. Ref called for the bell. Flair continued hammering away on Muraco and Muraco got away and went down. Flair jumped on Muraco and the two started rolling around the ring and exchanging punches. Muraco was able to get away and dropped to his feet on the floor. Muraco reached under the apron. Flair saw it and went out to the floor on the other side of the ring. Both men brandished steel chairs. The two men got in the ring and a brief stand-off ensued. Muraco charged at Flair and went to hit Flair over the head with his chair but Flair got his chair up and blocked the chair shot. Ref called for the bell. The two men circled one another and Flair went to strike Muraco with his chair but Muraco ducked the move and then Flair struck Muraco across the back with the chair. WCW security personnel hit the ring and separated the pair. Flair and Muraco were looking to get at each other but security was tight and keeping both men at bay. This brought out WCW Match-Making Committee member Rob Russen. Russen was in a suit and had mic in hand. RR: "Security! Keep them separated! We of the WCW Match-Making Committee knew this might happen so we created a contingency plan! So, here's the deal! Next week, you two will have a match where there will be winner! And that match will be an 'I Quit' match!" RF: "Muraco! Next week, pal! I'm gonna make you say 'I Quit'! You no good son of a bitch!" Fans roared as security struggled with Muraco but was finally able to hustle him off as Flair was held at bay in the ring.) (Announcers then sent it backstage.) (Backstage: Scott Hudson. SH: "Alright, Tony and Mark. Fans, in just minutes the big WCW World Title match will be going down. And the Dynamite Kid will be challenging Larry Zbysko for the most prized possession in our sport." Zbysko walked into the interview area in his ring attire and the belt was around his waist. SH: "Larry, after the Dynamite Kid beat Bob Orton last week, Tony Garea of the championship committee surprised us when he announced late in the program that you would be defending the belt this week. Did that catch you off-guard at all?" LZ: "First of all, I'd like to thank the championship committee for making a World Title match without bothering to inform the World Champion! No one on that damned committee could be bothered to call or e-mail me and let me know that I was defending the belt this week! The only reason I found out about it is because Bob Orton called me late last Tuesday night and informed of what was going down! It's just more proof that the elites who run the company are conspiring in any way they can to try and get this belt off of me! I'm gonna do everything in my power to make sure that I ruin the rest of the elites' evening by walking out of the ring with the World Title still firmly around my waist!" SH: "You're facing a guy who's scored a couple of impressive wins recently in the Dynamite Kid. He seems to be at the top of his game in the ring right now. What are your thoughts about Kid heading into this match?" LZ: "The Dynamite Kid is a wrestling machine. He's a suplex master and his arsenal of suplexes is something to behold. He's a tough, strong guy from the streets of Liverpool. But, all it will take for me to beat him is to brain bust him just once. And when, not if but when that happens, then it's all over and I'm still YOUR World Champion." Zbysko walked out of the interview area. SH: "That was World Champion Larry Zbysko. We'll find out if he can retain the gold right now.") Match 1 (WCW World Title) 'Living Legend' Larry Zbysko (WC) vs. Dynamite Kid ('London Calling' by The Clash played and out came Kid to a solid ovation. Kid had the British flag draped over his shoulders, powder blue tights with the word 'Dynamite' written in red lettering going down the right leg and 'Kid' in red lettering going down the left leg and red, white and blue boots. Kid made his way to the ring and once in the ring Kid acknowledged the crowd by opening the Union Jack across his back and walking around the ring. 'I'm The Man' by Anthrax filled the arena and Larry Zbysko made his way to the ring to very loud boos. Zbysko was in his black tights and black boots with 'LZ' on the outside of each boot with gold lettering. He also had on a black ring jacket that had the words 'Living Legend' in gold lettering on the back. He had the title around his waist. Zbysko got in the ring and didn't acknowledge the crowd. Ref took the title and walked around the ring and held it up for all to see and then handed it off to Craig Johnson. Ref called both men to the center of the ring and laid down the ground rules and patted each man down. Ref sent each man to his corner. Ref called for the bell. Zbysko and Kid came out of their corners and circled one another and Zbysko slapped his hands together three times and then raised his hand victoriously in the air. Zbysko repeated the gesture and Kid kicked Zbysko in the gut and rolled Zbysko up in a small package for the pin. 1...2... Zbysko kicked out. Zbysko got up and was not happy. The two men circled each other again and engaged in a collar-and-elbow tie-up and Zbysko caught Kid in a side headlock. After a brief struggle, Kid shoved Zbysko off into the ropes and dived down as Zbysko crossed the ring and came off the ropes and Kid leapfrogged Zbysko and Zbysko hit the ropes and came back and Kid caught Zbysko coming off with an arm drag and then Zbysko got up and Kid nailed Zbysko with a dropkick that sent Zbysko crashing into the corner. Kid went to monkey flip Zbysko out of the corner but Zbysko grabbed the top rope and Kid crashed to the mat. Zbysko grabbed Kid, whipped Kid into the ropes and caught Kid coming off with a spin kick to the chest and Kid went down and rolled over. Kid got up and Zbysko dropkicked Kid in the back and Kid hit the ropes and bounced back and Zbysko dropped down and rolled Kid up from behind for the pin while holding the tights. 1...2.. Kid kicked out. Zbysko grabbed Kid by the hair and rammed Kid's head repeatedly in rapid-fire fashion into the top buckle. Zbysko whipped Kid into the opposite buckles and charged in looking to nail Kid with a clothesline but Kid ducked the move and Zbysko slammed front-first into the buckles. Zbysko staggered backwards out of the corner and Kid nailed Zbysko with a double sledge to the back and Zbysko crashed front-first into the buckles. Kid backed up and charged at Zbysko and nailed Zbysko with a running splash to the back. Zbysko staggered back out of the corner and crashed to the mat. Kid then nailed Zbysko with a diving headbutt and went for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Zbysko kicked out. Kid started to pull Zbysko up and Zbysko grabbed Kid around the waist and drove Kid against the ropes and nailed Kid with a series of rapid-fire knees to the gut. Zybysko whipped Kid into the ropes and caught Kid coming off with a punch to the gut and then Zbysko took Kid down in a front facelock and tried to lock Kid in the Larry Land Dreamer (guillotine choke) but Kid resisted Zbysko wrapping his legs around him and Kid was able to free himself and started popping Zbysko with head shots. Kid then snapped Zbysko up and nailed him with a snap suplex. Kid ran and jumped off the middle rope and attempted to nail Zbysko with the lionsault but Zbysko rolled out of the way and Kid slammed into the mat. Both men slowly made their way to their feet. Zbysko caught Kid with a couple of head shots and then went to backslide Kid but Kid blocked the move and after a brief struggle reversed the backslide for the pin. 1... Zbysko kicked out. Kid and Zbysko got up and Zbysko stunned Kid with a spinning heel kick. Kid crashed to the mat. Zbysko went for the cover and placed his feet on the middle rope. 1...2... Kid got a shoulder up and Zbysko took his feet off the ropes just before the ref looked over. Zbysko went for the pin again and placed his feet once more on the middle rope. 1...2...thr... Ref looked up and saw Zbysko's feet on the ropes and ordered a break. Zbysko got up and stomped away on Kid. Zbysko then grabbed Kid in a front facelock and tightened up on it. Ref checking to see if it's a choke. Kid then caught Zbysko with a shot to the side of the ribs and countered with a snap suplex. Zbysko got up and Kid nailed Zbysko with some European uppercuts and then gutwrench suplexed Zbysko. Zbysko got up and Kid nailed Zbysko with a couple of gut punches and then grabbed Zbysko and nailed him with a fisherman suplex into a bridgeout for the pin. 1...2...thr... Zbysko kicked out. Kid reached down and started pulling Zbysko up when Zbysko reached down and pulled Kid's legs out from under him. Zbysko rolled up Kid for the pin. 1... Zbysko grabbed the top rope for leverage. ...2...3! Ref got up and called for the bell. Fans booing. Zbysko celebrating in the ring. Ref went over to Craig Johnson and took the belt. Tony Garea came to the ring and got in and went over and talked to Johnson and the ref off-mic. Garea gestured that Zbysko grabbed the top rope for leverage to score the pin. Zbysko was frantically denying it. Zbysko picked up on a mic. LZ: "Give me the belt! I won! Give it to me!" Craig Johnson then spoke. CJ: "Due to the fact that Larry Zbysko grabbed the top rope to use as leverage to score the pinfall, I have been informed that this match will continue!" Crowd popped. Zbysko had words with Garea and followed Garea over by the ropes as Garea left the ring. Zbysko was still yelling at Garea as the ref called for the bell to re-start the match. Zbysko turned around and Kid charged at Zbysko and nailed him with a flying lariat. Zbysko went down and Kid grabbed Zbysko, whipped Zbysko into the ropes and caught Zbysko coming off with a flying headbutt. Zbysko back down. Kid stomped on Zbysko and ran and jumped on the middle roped and came off with a lionsault that connected. Kid for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Zbysko kicked out. Crowd groaned. Zbysko sat up in the ring and Kid hit the ropes and came off and popped Zbysko with a low-flying dropkick. Zbysko rolled over on his side. Kid then grabbed Zbysko's legs and wrapped Zbysko up in the Indian Deathlock. Zbysko in great pain. Crowd roaring for Kid. Zbysko fighting not to give up. Zbysko scooting towards the ropes still locked in the hold. Zbysko raised his hand as if he was about to tap but didn't and finally scooted close enough to the ropes to get his hands on the top rope and force a break in the hold. Zbysko then quickly rolled out of the ring and dropped to his feet on the floor and started walking off the effects of the leglock. Kid went over and started mounting the top buckle. Zbysko had words with some fans and then turned and Kid nailed him with a flying bodypress on the floor. Crowd went nuts. Ref counting. Kid grabbed Zbysko and threw the champ back into the ring. Kid climbed up on the apron. Zbysko got up and turned and Kid jumped onto the top rope and came off and blasted Zbysko with a flying lariat. Zbysko crashed to the mat. Zbysko got up facing away from Kid and Kid grabbed Zbysko from behind for a German suplex try but Zbysko lunged towards the ropes and got his arms draped over the top rope to force a break. As Kid started to slowly back up, Zbysko caught Kid with a cheap-shot kick to the gut. Zbysko moved in with some head shots on Kid, whipped Kid into the ropes and caught Kid coming off with a dropkick that sent Kid crashing to the mat. Kid rolled over and Zbsyko grabbed the top rope and drove a series of knees into Kid's back and broke the illegal move at the ref's count of four. Zbsyko grabbed Kid and locked him in a side headlock and Kid countered with a belly-to-back suplex. Both men down. Both men made it to their feet and Zbysko stunned Kid with a trio of stiff kicks to the side of the ribs. Zbysko then nailed Kid with a swinging neckbreaker and went for the pin. 1...2...thr... Kid got a shoulder up. Zbysko grabbed Kid, whipped Kid into the ropes and looked to catch Kid coming off with a backdrop but Kid leapfrogged Zbysko and popped the champ with an enzuigiri. Both Kid and Zbysko crashed to the mat. Kid started to get up and was holding the side of his ribs. Zbysko got up and nailed Kid in the side of the ribs with a series of rapid-fire punches. Kid fell back against the ropes. Zbysko whipped Kid into the ropes and looked to catch Kid coming off with a clothesline but Kid ducked the move and came back and flattened Zbysko with a spear. Both men down. Crowd to its feet. Kid got up and was grabbing at his ribs. He positioned Zbysko in the ring and then stomped him. Kid slowly made it to the apron and then started to climbed the buckles. He stopped on the middle buckle for a moment and grabbed at his ribs as Zbysko stirred. Kid wasn't paying attention as he slowly and painfully made his way to the top buckle. Zbysko got up and lunged over into the ropes. Kid lost his balance and crotched himself on the top rope and fell back into the ring. Zbysko grabbed Kid, hoisted him up and nailed Kid with his brain buster finisher. Zbysko for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell. Ref went over and took the belt from Craig Johnson and had a few words with him. Ref then handed the belt to Zbysko and raised his hand in victory as the crowd booed. CJ: "Wrestling fans! In a time of 17 minutes, 23 seconds, your winner...and STILL WCW World Champion...'Living Legend' Larry Zbysko!" Zbysko left the ring and stood on the apron and held the title aloft with both hands to more boos and then dropped to the floor and started to head back up the aisle with the belt slung over his shoulder. Zbysko said into a camera: LZ: "Take that WCW elites! I'm still the champ!" Zbysko then continued his journey to the back. WINNER: Zbysko - Pinfall - Brain Buster - 17:23) (Announcers discussed Zbysko winning a hard-fought battle in an exciting match against Kid. Hyped still to come: 'I Quit' Match: Flair vs. Muraco.) (Commercials) (Backstage: Scott Hudson. SH: "We are back here on 'Mayhem'. I'm Scott Hudson reporting from the locker room of Don Muraco." Muraco walked into the picture in his ring gear. SH: "Like last week, I am doing these interviews from the locker rooms instead of in our regular interview area for security reasons. "Don, we have now arrived. Tonight, you will be facing Ric Flair in an 'I Quit' match." DM: "Haha! This is too rich, Hudson! An 'I Quit' match! Do the fans realize what this means?! There is nothing worse, nothing, than having to quit a fight! Do you know how humiliating that is for the loser?! It's devastating! One's reputation is destroyed by saying 'I Quit'! And when I make Ric Flair say those words tonight it will ruin his career in the eyes of all these wrestling fans out here! Flair will never be able to live it down! He can win the World Title and it won't matter! All because he quit a fight! I am going to enjoy this so much! I get to pummel Flair and then everyone gets to hear him squeal 'I Quit'! There is no redemption for a man who quits! None! Flair won't be able to show his face again in public without people reminding him how he quit at the hands of Don Muraco! They'll say: 'There goes Ric Flair, the quitter!' The thought of making him quit is much better than actually ending his career! He'll have to live with the knowledge of giving up! It's great! The WCW Match-Making Committee obviously didn't think the ramifications of this thing through! Their flagship wrestler a quitter! The horror of it all! And it will be brought to you courtesy of Don Muraco!" SH: "That's Don Muraco. He obviously likes his chances tonight. Tony and Mark, back to you.") (Announcers discussed the Muraco interview. They then intro'd video from last week of the confrontation between Paul Orndorff and Nord The Barbarian. VIDEO: CJ: "Would you please welcome my guest at this time...Paul Orndorff!" Crowd popped as Orndorff came to the ring in street clothes and wearing a baseball cap. Paul got in the ring and saluted the fans. CJ: "Paul, before we go any further, let's take a look at this video from the end of last week's match between Nord The Barbarian and Tito Santana." VIDEO: Nord grabbed Tito, whipped Tito into the ropes and caught Tito coming off with a boot to the face. Tito dropped like a rock. Nord hit the ropes and came off and hit Tito with his flying leg drop finisher. Nord covered Tito and didn't bother hooking the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell. Nord got up and ignored the ref and went over by the ropes and demanded the mic from Craig Johnson. Johnson handed the mic to him. Nord: "Guess who I am?!" Nord dropped the mic, grabbed the still down Tito, hoisted Tito up and blasted Tito with a piledriver. Tito laid out again. Nord: "In case you didn't know who I was there, I was Paul Orndorff! That's his finisher! Orndorff! Be a man and sign that contract, boy, so I can dismantle you in this ring!" CJ: "Paul, it's obvious that Nord wants you to sign a contract so you two can collide in the ring. Where do you stand right now on coming back from your hiatus to wrestle again?" PO: "Let me just say that as I watching the show last week, I really didn't appreciate what Nord did to Tito Santana after the match. That infuriated me more than anything Nord could say. This is a dangerous sport. And for you to piledrive a man after he's just been beaten and is still hurting, man, that can cause some serious damage to a man's neck and back area. Tito was basically defenseless when Nord did that to him. "To answer your question, Nord can run his mouth all he wants. Right now I'm still enjoying my hiatus from the sport. I'll be coming back in the future. It's a matter of 'when' and not 'if'. And I still don't know where I'll end up. Everything is up in the air right now. But, I will tell you that World Class Wrestling is one of the top promotions on my list. I'd love to come here as they've got great talent and I'm a regular viewer of 'May'..." Nord: "Hey, Orndorff! Orndorff!" Crowd booed as Nord made his way down the aisle with mic in hand. He was in street clothes and did not have Valhalla the chain with him. Nord got in the ring. Nord: "You need to end your little vacation and sign a contract to wrestle here in WCW! You need to be humbled by me! After that, then you can quietly crawl out of WCW with your tail between your legs!" PO: "He likes to run his mouth, doesn't he? "Nord, let me tell you this. I just made it perfectly clear that I'll be getting back to wrestling at some point. But, that's not gonna happen right now. I did what I had to at 'Autumn Anarchy'. You were gonna hit Tommy Rich with that chain and I wasn't about to let that happen. I acted as a concerned fan that night. And I'm still a fan and only a fan for the time-being." Nord: "Why don't you just admit it, Paul! You're scared to step in the ring with ol' Nord! You fear me! The idea of me getting my hands on you makes you quiver in your boots! You're delaying coming back to the sport in the hopes that fans will forget about your confrontation with me at 'Autumn Anarchy' and you can go to some other promotion and resume your career!" PO (chuckles): "Nord, let me be clear, I do not fear you. You got that?! I would never run from you. If I sign to wrestle here, then we will clash. But, I'm not interrupting my hiatus just to prove a point to you." Nord: "A real man steps up to prove himself when he's called out by another man! I'm calling you out, Orndorff!" PO: "Nord, a real man will wait for his foe if he has to. Are you really a real man? Sometimes, a gladiator has to wait for the day to come when they will finally do battle with the man they wish to fight. I'm in no hurry." Nord: "How dare you question my manhood, Orndorff! Sign the contract to wrestle here and let's get this thing on! My patience is running out! I won't wait forever! You hear me?! I will not wait for long! You may be forced to make a decision very soon!" Nord turned and stormed out of the ring and headed back up the aisle to boos. CJ: "Looks like we're going to have to wait and see how this all shakes out. Paul Orndorff, everyone!") (Announcers discussed the Orndorff-Nord situation. Then intro'd tour dates video.) (VIDEO: IT'S WORLD CLASS WRESTLING ON TOUR! Tuesday - Nov. 24 - Fort Myers, FL - Lee County Civic Center Thursday - Nov. 26 - New Orleans, LA - UNO Lakefront Arena (THANKSGIVING NIGHT SPECTACULAR!) Friday - Dec. 4 - Salem, OR - Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion Saturday - Dec. 5 - Kent, WA - Showare Center Friday - Dec. 18 - Prescott, AZ - Prescott Valley Event Center Saturday - Dec. 19 - Santa Barbara, CA - UCSB Events Center For ticket info, visit the WCW website!) (Commercials) (Backstage: Scott Hudson. SH: "Welcome back to 'Mayhem'. I'm standing in the locker room of Ric Flair. Ric, come on in here." Flair was in his ring attire minus his robe. SH: "I talked with Don Muraco not too long ago. He's really pumped for this match. He said that when someone quits a fight their reputation and career are ruined. What do you have to say about that?" RF: "Scott, I hate to say it, but I have to agree with Muraco on this one. This is a tough sport with tough men in it. And if you quit a fight, that can do serious, lasting damage to your reputation. You may never recover from it. I know Muraco wants me to quit as badly as I want to make him quit. Only one of us is quitting this fight tonight. And his name won't be Ric Flair. I have fought! I have have bled! I've wrestled with injuries all over the world! I've been in big matches before! But I don't think any have ever been bigger than this! Sometimes a fight doesn't have to be over a title! Sometimes you have to fight for the sake of the fight! I'm getting pumped right now as we count down to this 'I Quit' match! No one on planet earth needs to be forced to quit a fight more than Don Muraco! He needs to be taught a lesson in rough justice! He needs to have to crawl on his hands and knees in front of God and everybody out of the ring in defeat! Muraco, pal! You have unleashed the hounds of hell! You wanna beat me! Well I wanna beat you just that much more! The long-term ramifications of the fallout of this match will be huge! Don Muraco! Prepare for the beating of a lifetime at my hands tonight! Whoo!" SH: "Ric Flair is primed and ready for the 'I Quit' match later tonight! Tony and Mark!") (Announcers discussed the Flair interview. Madden: "Ric Flair has had arguably the greatest career of all-time! If he loses tonight, I think Muraco's right! It will destroy him in the eyes of the fans!") (Announcers then intro'd video from last week's confrontation between Rick Martel (TVC), Steve O and Martel's manager Jimmy Hart. VIDEO: (In-ring: Hart and Martel locked eyes with O for a tense moment. Martel then extended his hand to shake O's hand but O rebuffed the gesture. RM: "Steve, I really don't understand why you got so mad over such a trivial matter in our tag team match against Zbysko and Orton a couple of weeks ago. I mean, we won. And that's what counts." O: "Really, Rick?! Really?! That's not the way I saw it! What I saw was a guy who, because of his strong ego needs, had to pin the World Champion to prove to himself that he could do it because he didn't get the job done against Zbysko when the World Title was on the line! I've scored one pinfall since I've been here, man! You could have let me have that one shining moment! But your glory hog tendencies prevented that from happening! I'm still pissed about that two weeks later!" JH: "Look, baby. There's no need to get all upset. The bottom line is our side won the tag match. You were just as responsible for the..." O: "Shut up, Hart!" JH: "There's no need to get hot, Steve. You just need..." O: "Didn't I just tell you to shut up?! Are you deaf or something?!" RM: "You wanna talk to me that way, fine. But don't talk to my manager like that. he's done a lot of good for me since he arrived." O: "If he's done a lot of good for you, Rick, then why aren't you wearing the World Title right now, hmmm?! Where's the ultimate prize in our sport that he promised to deliver as your manager?! You don't have it! Jimmy Hart, the manager of every kind of champion in wrestling except the World Champion!" RM: "This business holds no guarantees. I don't have the World Title. But, with Hart as my manager, I'm sure other chances for the gold will come." O: "Other chances and other losses! Jimmy Hart can't lead you to the Promised Land! That's obvious!" JH: "Steve, this is getting annoying. One week you get mad at us and then the next you're all apologetic for your behavior. We know you're frustrated, baby. But this bi-polar attitude thing has got to stop." O: "Would you quit calling me baby! I'm not anyone's baby! I'm Steve O and I'm a man! You got that, Jimmy?! And for you to call me bi-polar, dude, you're asking for a punch in the mouth! I'm on a career roller coaster right now! There are highs and there are lows that come with that! If you don't like my mood swings, well, you can go fu..." JH: "Alright. Alright. Look, you two are gonna meet with the Tru TV Championship on the line again very soon. Going into a big match like that with your mindset is not a good thing. You just need to take a deep breath and step back and get yourself together. Okay?" O: "You know, Jimmy, you're right. I just need to get myself together and prepare for when our re-match comes. And I'm gonna start by doing this." O suckered punched Hart in the jaw and Hart crashed to the mat. RM: "What the hell?!" Martel knelt down to check on Hart. O: "That's good , Rick. Be the dutiful lad who checks on his hurt manager! Maybe you two can cuddle as well to make the pain go away!" Martel got up and went to go after O but Hart grabbed Martel's arm as he pulled himself to his feet and grabbed his mic off the mat. JH: "I'm alright, man." Hart was holding his jaw. JH: "Let it go, Rick. Steve, maybe it's time for you to go. Just go on. There's no call for this." O and Martel locked eyes for a tense moment and then O turned and climbed out on the apron. O: "Jimmy Hart will not lead you to the top, Rick! The World Title will always be just out of reach for you! And pretty soon that TV Title is gonna be out of your reach when I liberate it from your ass!" Martel went to go after O again but Hart kept him at bay. O: "That's it, Rick! Have your manager hold you back from standing up like a man!" The pair looked on as O flipped them the bird before dropping to the floor and heading back up the aisle to boos as Rick and Hart looked on.) (Announcers discussed the replay of the Hart-Martel-O confrontation. Said the trio would be on 'Mayhem' next week. Said the 'I Quit' match was next!) (Commercials) (Ad aired for the 'Season's Beatings' PPV - Sunday - Dec. 13 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena - 8 pm E/5 pm P - Tickets on sale NOW! - Visit the WCW website for more info!) (Announcers briefly discussed the upcoming first-ever WCW PPV. Then sent it to the ring.) Match 2 ('I Quit' Match) 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair vs. Don Muraco (Announcers said they would stay with the match to its conclusion. Announcers pointed out that in an 'I Quit' match you must force your opponent to say 'I Quit' into a mic held by the ref to win. There are no pinfalls, submissions, count outs or disqualifications. Ref was in the ring with mic in hand. Theme from the original 'Hawaii Five-O' played and Muraco came out to thunderous boos. He was in his purple tights and black boots. As Muraco made his way down the aisle the crowd popped as Flair, in yellow tights and green boots with a yellow 'RF' on the outside of each boot, charged up behind Muraco and bashed Muraco in the back with a forearm smash. Ref called for the bell. Muraco stumbled forward and spun around and Flair peppered Muraco with a series of chest chops and then rammed Muraco's head into the top of the ringside barricade. Muraco stunned. Flair nailed Muraco with punches to the head and then grabbed Muraco and ran him to ringside and slammed Muraco's head into the ring apron. Flair then threw Muraco in the ring. Flair followed Muraco in and Muraco got up and was greeted with more chest chops. Flair whipped Muraco into the ropes ad caught Muraco coming off with a backdrop. Muraco got up next to the ropes and Flair clotheslined Muraco over the top rope down to the floor. Flair followed Muraco out and grabbed Muraco and whipped Muraco shoulder-first into the post. Muraco staggered off. Flair grabbed Muraco and went to slam his head into the top of the ringside barricade but Muraco blocked the move by grabbing the barricade, elbowed Flair in the gut and rammed Flair's head into the top of the barricade. Flair staggered away and Muraco charged up behind Flair and dropped him with a clothesline to the back of the neck. Muraco grabbed Flair and rammed Flair's head into the post and Flair stumbled forward and went down face first. Muraco briefly caught his breath and pulled Flair up. Flair now bleeding. Muraco slammed Flair's head into the ring steps. Flair went down next to the steps. Muraco grabbed Flair and threw him into the ring. Flair got to his knees and Muraco got in and started punching Flair in the the cut. Muraco grabbed Flair and whipped Flair into the buckles. Muraco moved in and caught Flair with a knee to the gut followed by a series of elbow strikes to the side of the head. Muraco then dragged Flair's eyes across the top rope. Flair next to the ropes and holding his eyes. Muraco grabbed Flair in a side headlock and right in front of the ref Muraco caught Flair with the Asiatic Spike. Flair writhing in pain. Muraco let go of the illegal hold and Flair dropped to the mat holding his throat. Ref asked Flair if he quit. Flair struggling to breath but was finally able to say 'No!' Muraco grabbed Flair, hoisted Flair across his shoulders and Flair was able to wriggle free, drop down behind Muraco and hit Muraco with a low blow. Announcers pointed out that this was an 'I Quit' match and anything goes until one of the men says 'I Quit!'. Muraco crashed to the mat. Both men hurting. Flair crawled over and got on top of Muraco and started choking him with both hands. Muraco flailing away as Flair was choking the hell out of him. Flair let go and the ref asked Muraco if he quit. Now, it was Muraco's turn to regain his breath. Muraco said 'No!' Flair got up and grabbed Muraco and whipped Muraco into the buckles. Flair mounted the middle buckle and started firing away with punches on Muraco's head. Flair backed off and Muraco walked out of the corner and collapsed face-first to the mat. Flair looked out at the crowd and then slowly walked over and grabbed Muraco by the head and pulled Muraco up to all fours. Muraco now bleeding. Flair then slammed Muraco's head into the mat a couple of times and then reared back and kicked Muraco in the ribs. Muraco rolled over onto the apron. Flair reached over the top rope and pulled Muraco up and suplexed Muraco back into the ring. Flair grabbed Muraco and dragged Muraco into the corner, left the ring and dropped to the floor and pulled Muraco's legs out around the ring post. Flair grabbed Muraco's left leg and slammed it into the post a few times. Muraco scooted back into the ring as Flair got back in. Muraco was sitting up and begging off. Flair stomped Muraco in the knee and then grabbed Muraco's left leg, yanked on it and locked Muraco in the figure four. Muraco writhing in pain. Ref asked Muraco if he submitted and Muraco cried out 'No!' Muraco inched towards the ropes. He was still writhing in pain. Muraco made one last desperate lunge and got his body into the ropes to force a break. Flair backed off as Muraco started to stand. Muraco got up but his left knee seemed to go out and and he fell out through the top and middle rope and crashed to the floor. Flair was also feeling the effects of the match and was slow to leave the ring as Muraco had stuck his upper body under the ring apron. Flair reached down and grabbed Muraco's tights and started pulling Muraco out. Muraco was on all fours and Flair started to pull Muraco up when Muraco suddenly smashed Flair upside the head with an unused long ring screw. Flair went down on the floor and Muraco was now leaned back against the apron. Flair got to his knees as Muraco circled behind Flair and dorve the screw into Flair's head. Ref went out on the floor and asked Flair if he quit and Flair said 'No!' Muraco let Flair go and Flair dropped face-first back on the floor. Muraco tossed the screw and grabbed Flair and threw him back into the ring. Muraco climbed in and went over and untied the top turnbuckle pad exposing the steel underneath. Flair was slow to get up and Muraco moved in and popped Flair with head shots and then grabbed Flair and went to slam Flair's head into the exposed steel but Flair got a foot up on the steel to block the move, elbowed Muraco in the ribs and got free. Muraco stumbled back and Flair popped Muraco with a trio of chops and then slammed Muraco's head into the exposed steel. Muraco stumbled back and crashed to his back in the ring. Muraco rolled over on his side and was holding his head. Ref asked Muraco if he quit and, after a brief pause, Muraco said 'No!'. Flair used his foot to push Muraco over on his back and dropped an elbow smash on Muraco. Flair then backed into the ropes and came off and nailed Muraco with a knee drop to the head. Muraco still prone and hurting. Flair went to repeat the knee drop but Muraco rolled out of the way and Flair crashed to the mat knee-first. Both men down. Muraco made it to his feet as Flair was sitting up. Muraco grabbed the mic from the ref and started beating the butt of the mic into Flair's already messy with blood forehead. Muraco tossed the mic and the ref picked it up. Muraco then locked Flair in a nerve hold on his left shoulder. Flair in pain. Ref asked Flair if he quit and Flair defiantly yelled 'No!'. Muraco let go of the nerve hold and drove a knee into Flair's back. Flair toppled over. Muraco violently put the boots to Flair. Muraco took Flair and whipped him into the buckles. Muraco nailed Flair with a couple of kicks to the gut and then started biting Flair's bloody forehead. Ref could not stop the biting. Muraco stopped and Flair staggered out of the corner holding his head. Ref asked Flair if he quit and Flair shook his head and said 'No!'. Flair was standing sideways next to the ropes when Muraco charged at Flair and drove a knee into the side of his ribs and Flair toppled out of the ring through the the top and middle rope and crashed to the floor. Madden: "I really don't think anyone under the age of 21 should be allowed to view this! It's just brutal!" Muraco looked out at the crowd and was loudly booed. Muraco left the ring and dropped to the floor and started to pull Flair up when Flair suddenly grabbed Muraco around the waist and rammed Muraco back-first into the ringside barricade. Flair then punished Muraco with head and body punches. Flair then suplexed Muraco on the floor. Flair went over and grabbed the top part of the metal ring steps as Muraco was still laid out. Flair stood over Muraco for a moment and then raised the steps And went to hit Muraco in the head with them but Muraco rolled out of the way, got to his feet and started to back away. Flair stalked Muraco and raised the steps over his head again and Muraco kicked Flair in the gut a couple of times and Flair dropped the steps and went down. Muraco came over and grabbed the steps and rammed them down on top of Flair twice. Muraco tossed the steps and then grabbed Flair and threw him back in the ring. Flair rolled over and was laying flat on his back. Ref asked Flair if he quit and Flair weakly said 'No.' Muraco went over to the timekeeper's table and grabbed ring announcer Craig Johnson and violently threw Johnson out of his chair. Muraco folded up the steel chair and climbed back into the ring as Flair slowly stirred and got to his hands and knees. Muraco laid the chair in the ring. Schiavone: "If Muraco hits him with his White Trash Compactor on the chair then this match is over! Flair will have no choice but to say the words neither man wants to say!" Muraco reached down and started to pull Flair up when Flair suddenly poked Muraco in the eye. Muraco grabbed his eye and Flair fired away on Muraco with a series of stiff, brutal chops, whipped Muraco into the ropes and caught Muraco coming off with a flying forearm shiver to the side of the head. Muraco crashed to the mat. Flair grabbed Muraco and dragged him over by the chair. A battle-worn Flair mustered the strength to grab Muraco, hoist Muraco upside down and, after a brief pause, nailed Muraco with Muraco's own White Trash Compactor (inverted piledriver) on the chair. Muraco crashed to the mat. Flair grabbed Muraco and pulled him up into the sit-up position and grabbed the top and bottom of Muraco's head and started violently wrenching Muraco's neck. Ref: "Do you quit, Muraco?!" Flair wrenched Muraco's neck even more. DM: 'Ah! My neck! Ah! No! Yes! Yes! Yes!' Ref called for the bell and the fans nearly blew the roof off the building. Flair wrenched Muraco's neck a little more before letting go. Muraco rolled over on his stomach and was grabbing the back of his head and neck and kicking his feet into the mat because the pain was so great. Ref raised Flair's hand in victory to more roars from the crowd. Flair had blood on his face, in his hair, on his chest and some on his tights. An exhausted Flair looked out at the crowd and then started to slowly leave the ring as the program faded to black. WINNER: Flair - Made Muraco Quit - 21:01) END PROGRAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 WCW Mayhem Ep. 28 Rating: 1.8* (* All-time record rating driven by the Flair-Muraco 'I Quit' match. Breaks the previous record set one week earlier at 1.6 for the first Flair-Muraco match.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 WCW MAYHEM - EP. 29 - MISSOULA, MT - DAHLBERG ARENA - 11-3-15 (Live) (Show Intro) (Crowd Shots/Pyro) (Video aired from the end of last week's Flair-Muraco 'I Quit' match. VIDEO: Flair went over and grabbed the top part of the metal ring steps as Muraco was still laid out. Flair stood over Muraco for a moment and then raised the steps and went to hit Muraco in the head with them but Muraco rolled out of the way, got to his feet and started to back away. Flair stalked Muraco and raised the steps over his head again and Muraco kicked Flair in the gut a couple of times and Flair dropped the steps and went down. Muraco came over and grabbed the steps and rammed them down on top of Flair twice. Muraco tossed the steps and then grabbed Flair and threw him back in the ring. Flair rolled over and was laying flat on his back. Ref asked Flair if he quit and Flair weakly said 'No.' Muraco went over to the timekeeper's table and grabbed ring announcer Craig Johnson and violently threw Johnson out of his chair. Muraco folded up the chair and climbed back into the ring as Flair slowly stirred and got to his hands and knees. Muraco laid the chair in the ring. Schiavone: "If Muraco hits him with his White Trash Compactor then this match is over! Flair will have no choice but to say the words neither man wants to say!" Muraco reached down and started to pull Flair up when Flair suddenly poked Muraco in the eye. Muraco grabbed his eye and Flair fired away on Muraco with a series of stiff, brutal chops, whipped Muraco into the ropes and caught Muraco coming off with a flying forearm shiver to the side of the head. Muraco crashed to the mat. Flair grabbed Muraco and dragged him over by the chair. A battle-worn Flair mustered the strength to grab Muraco, hoist Muraco upside down and, after a brief pause, nailed Muraco with Muraco's own White Trash Compactor (inverted piledriver) on the chair. Muraco crashed to the mat. Flair grabbed Muraco and pulled him up into the sit-up position and grabbed the top and bottom of Muraco's head and started violently wrenching Muraco's neck. Ref: "Do you quit, Muraco?!" Flair wrenched Muraco's neck even more. DM: 'Ah! My neck! Ah! No! Yes! Yes! Yes!' Ref called for the bell and the fans nearly blew the roof off the building. Flair wrenched Muraco's neck a little more before letting go. Muraco rolled over on his stomach and was grabbing the back of his head and neck and kicking his feet into the mat because the pain was so great.) (Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden welcomed viewers. They said that Don Muraco suffered a neck injury at the end of the 'I Quit' match last week and is currently considered week-to-week on when he can return to action. Also announced that he will make an appearance on 'Mayhem' next week and so will Ric Flair. Then ran down the program: Buff Bagwell vs. Tommy Rich; Nord The Barbarian is here; Rick Martel (TVC), Mgr. Jimmy Hart and Steve O will also make an appearance; Kamala and Abdullah see tag action; and more! Then sent it to the ring.) (In-ring: Craig Johnson. CJ: "Missoula, Montana, welcome to 'Mayhem'!" Crowd cheered. CJ: "With me right now is a man who is becoming a very familiar face here on 'Mayhem'. He is WCW Championship Committee member Tony Garea. Welcome back, Tony." Garea was in a suit. TG: "Thank you, Craig. It's great to be here in the great state of Montana." CJ: "I understand you have some big news for us." TG: "That's right. We've had a lot of stuff happening here on 'Mayhem in recent weeks. One match that we've promised will now be taking place next week on the program. It's finally going to happen. Rick Martel will be defending the Tru TV Championship in the re-match against Steve O." CJ: "It will be interesting to see what transpires between Martel, O and Martel's manager Jimmy Hart when they're out here later tonight." TG: "It certainly will. We've seen Steve O's irrational behavior in recent weeks. I hope he'll react calmly and positively now that he'll finally be getting that re-match with Martel he's waited weeks for." CJ: "Should be a great match. It will be interesting to see how Steve O reacts in it. "You also have some other major news." TG: "Yes. Could Larry Zbysko please come to the ring." 'I'm The Man' by Anthrax filled the arena and Zbysko made his way to the ring to loud boos. He was in street clothes and carrying the World Title cradled in his left arm. Zbysko got in the ring and held the title over his head with both hands and walked around the ring showing off the belt to more boos. LZ: "Before this goes any further, Garea, you need to introduce me properly! I am the WCW World Champion the 'Living Legend' Larry Zbysko! You suits hate me so much! And yet, every time you've tried to get this belt off of me so far you've failed! And you're gonna keep failing because I'm gonna remain the World Champion for a long time to come! And I'm assuming I'm out here because you're gonna tell me I've got another title defense coming up!" TG: "You are correct, Larry. Since you complained about not being informed by the championship committee about your title defense against the Dynamite Kid last week, we've decided to tell you who you'll be facing and when right here on national TV." LZ: "I'm all ears, Garea." TG: "Larry, you will be defending the WCW World Heavyweight Title in two weeks on the November 17th edition of 'Mayhem'. And you'll be defending it against...RIC FLAIR!" Crowd popped. Zbysko looked out at the audience and chuckled. LZ: "Judging by the way you just said Flair's name, I guess I'm supposed to start freaking out and try to beg out of the match. Not gonna happen. You see, I knew this day was coming since I battled Flair in the World Title Tournament final at 'Autumn Anarchy'. I've been mentally preparing for this re-match since the moment I won the belt. And on November 17th, after Ric Flair has tried and failed to take the belt from me, he'll have blown his opportunity to win the World Title. Poor Ric. This is his re-match. It's win or go home. And Flair's going home title-less. And then I'll put Flair in the rearview mirror and move on to whatever other challengers you throw in front of me." CJ: "You seem super confident, champ." LZ: "That's because I am, Johnson. I beat him to win the belt. Now, I'll beat him to retain it. Simple as that. I hope you've got other match-ups scheduled for Flair after the 17th. Because your golden boy will not be wearing the gold as long as I have something to say about it." TG: "Larry, say what you will. All these fans out here know that Flair can beat you. He raises his game significantly when the World Title is on the line. You may be in for a serious shock to your system on November 17th." CJ: "Fans! There you have it! Larry Zbysko..." LZ: "Garea! I'm gonna make you eat those words! And after I beat Ric Flair, I'm going to the WCW offices and throw a big party right in front of the elites! And I'm gonna enjoy every minute of it! I can't wait to throw it in their faces when I thwart their grand scheme yet again!!" CJ: "Larry Zbysko will be defending the WCW World Title against Ric Flair in two weeks on 'Mayhem'! And next week we will finally have the Tru TV Championship re-match between champion Rick Martel and Steve O! Tony and Mark, down to you!") (Announcers discussed the huge announcement of the two title matches in the next two weeks. Hyped still to come: Tommy Rich vs. Buff Bagwell; Nord The Barbarian is here; Hart, O and Martel make an appearance; and more! Said Kamala and Abdullah see tag action next!) (Commercials) (In-ring: 'Long Rider' Bill Irwin. Irwin was in his blue jeans, t-shirt, brown trenchcoat, cowboy boots, and wearing a black bandana on his head. He had a mic. Announcers pointed out that he wasn't scheduled to be on the show tonight. BI: "Montana is two things! God's country! And Irwin country!" Crowd cheered. BI: "You know, I've mainly wrestled as a single since arriving here! But singles' wrestling has never been my specialty! I've been asked by fans if Bill Irwin was ever going to get back to what he does best and that's tag team wrestling! The answer to that question is about to be answered! "I've had different tag team partners in my career! But none was better than the man I am about to introduce! A lot of tag team partners become like brothers over time! They wrestle together! Travel together! Raise hell together! They just bond! But this man and I have an extra special bond because we're not like brothers...we are brothers! Would you please welcome the best tag team partner I've ever had...'Long Rider' Scott Irwin!" Scott came out to a fair ovation. He was dressed similar to brother Bill. Scott got in the ring and hugged Bill and the two briefly talked off-mic. BI: "I give you Scott Irwin!" Bill handed off the mic. SI: "I can't tell you how excited I am to be reunited with my brother Bill here in the best wrestling promotion in the world, WCW!" Decent amount of cheers. SI: "We haven't wrestled together in years as we've each gone our separate ways in advancing our careers! But I've never enjoyed wrestling more than when I'm wrestling with my own flesh and blood! We can read each other like a book! We know each other's strengths and weaknesses! And when the Irwin brothers team up as the 'Long Riders' you know there's gonna be some serious ass kickin' going on! This is without a..." Suddenly, 'Cry of the Vatos' played and out came Kamala, Abdullah, Mgr. El-Kaissey and Handler Kimchee. The foursome made their way to the ring. They stood at ringside for a moment and looked up at the Irwins. Kaissey then went over and grabbed the ring mic from Craig Johnson and climbed into the ring alone. AK: "You two need to leave this ring right now! This is our TV time! It is time for our match! Get out of here!" SI: "And if we don't?!" Kaissey pointed to Kam and Abby. AK: "You will have two wild, uncontrollable beasts to deal with! And you will not like the end result! This is your first and last warning! Leave!" Kam and Abby climbed up on the apron. SI: "You know what, you're right. It is your time for your team's match, Adnan. But know this! We'll cross paths again very soon! And we won't be nearly as hospitable to your savages then!" Scott flicked the mic at El-Kaissey and it hit him. Kam and Abby started to climb in the ring and the Irwins quickly pulled off their jackets and were ready to fight. Kimchee climbed into the ring and he and Kaissey held the African duo back and gestured for them not to fight with the Irwins. AK: "You Irwin brothers were warned! At a time and place I choose, I will unleash these men on you when I feel it advances our revolutionary cause! Allah Akbar!" The brothers still wanted to fight and Kam and Abby wanted to fight them, but Kimchee and Kaissey continued to keep them back. The Irwins grabbed their jackets and climbed out on the apron and got the crowd to chant 'USA! USA!' The Irwins had their backs turned to Kaissey and crew and Abby moved over by the Irwins when the brothers turned and saw him and Kamala moved over next to Abby and once again Kaissey and Kimchee had to keep them from trying to get their hands on the Irwins. After a several more tense seconds, the Irwins dropped to the floor and once again led the crowd in chanting 'USA! USA!' before heading back up the aisle and turning and looking back at the ring. Kam tried to leave the ring and Kaissey and Kimchee had to struggle to hold him back. Abby got involved and helped pull Kam back away from the ropes.) (Announcers were surprised by the news of Bill Irwin bringing in his brother Scott to re-form their tag team and the tense stand-off they had with the Sheik's Army.) (Announcers then intro'd a video WCW tour dates: VIDEO: IT'S WORLD CLASS WRESTLING ON TOUR! Tuesday - Nov. 24 - Fort Myers, FL - Lee County Civic Center Thursday - Nov. 26 - New Orleans, LA - UNO Lakefront Arena (THANKSGIVING NIGHT SPECTACULAR!) Friday - Dec. 4 - Salem, OR - Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion Saturday - Dec. 5 - Kent, WA - Showare Center Friday - Dec. 18 - Prescott, AZ - Prescott Valley Event Center Saturday - Dec. 19 - Santa Barbara, CA - UCSB Events Center For ticket info, visit the WCW website!) Match 1 Kamala & Abdullah The Butcher w/ Mgr. El-Kaissey & Handler Kimchee vs. Jim Powers & Erik Watts (Short match and total destruction by Kam and Abby. Abdullah finished the beatdown by nailing Watts in the gut with a jumping double foot stomp and an elbow smash to score the pin. WINNER: Kamala & Abdullah - Pinfall -Abdullah pinned Watts after a Jumping Double Foot Stomp to the gut followed by an Elbow Smash - 3:11) (Announcers discussed the domination of Kam and Abby. Hyped still to come: Bagwell vs. Rich; Rick Martel (TVC), Mgr. Jimmy Hart and Steve O make an appearance. Said Nord The Barbarian was coming up next!) (Commercials) (In-ring: Nord The Barbarian. 'Deaf Forever' by Mortorhead filled the arena and Nord, in street clothes but carrying his chain called Valhalla made his way to the ring to strong boos. Nord got in the ring and stomped around and waved the chain in the air. Nord then pulled the mic out of his belt loop. But, before Nord started talking, he signaled to the back. After a brief pause, an obvious drag queen made her way to the ring. She had brown hair that was all messed up, had done a terrible make-up job on themselves as it was all smeared on their face, a dirty-looking black dress, black panty hose with holes in them and scuffed up black heels. The drag queen's face was very ragged looking. She had an unlit cigarette hanging out of her mouth. A combination of boos and laughter greeted her. The drag queen started to step into the ring but clipped her foot on the middle rope and she fell in the ring and her wig flew off revealing a bald head. Nord: "Come on. Get up there." The drag queen put her faux hair back on and it looked even worse than before. She got to her feet and walked over to Nord. Nord: "Would you tell these people your name." Queen: "Paula." Nord: "Paula what?" Queen: "Paula Orndorff, dahling!" Nord: "So, this is the real Paul Orndorff! He is the Caitlyn Jenner of wrestling!" Paula: "Yes, it's me. Caitlyn Jenner inspired me to come out and be my real self." Nord: "I'm sure many of these fans are shocked." Paula: "Oh! I'm sure they are, dahling! But, I've gotta be me!" Nord: "I have a question for you, Paul, I mean Paula! Why won't you sign a contract to wrestle me here in WCW?!" Paula: "Isn't it obvious? I'm scared of you, Nordy!" Nord: "Why are you scared of me?!" Paula: "Because you're such a he-man! Look at you! All those muscles! And that facial hair! I wouldn't stand a chance in a fight with you!" Nord: "It's good to hear you speaking the truth, Paula! You're admitting that you're scared of me because you know that you couldn't beat me! Is that right?!" Paula: "Oh, dahling! That is the truth! I mean, look at how lovely I am now! You would mess up all this beauty and we can't have that! I'm looking to get into modeling!" Nord: "How fast do you think I would beat you?!" Paula: "Oh! It wouldn't take long! Only a few seconds at most! It's hard to wrestle in pumps!" Nord: "Will you ever come back to wrestling?!" Paula: "The real reason I went on hiatus was to find the real me! I've found her! And she looks fabulous! There's no way I'll ever wrestle again! I know I've said I'll come back one day! But, that's not really going to happen! Paul Orndorff may have loved to fight! But Paula Orndorff abhors violence! I only want to love and be loved by my fellow man in many ways!" Nord: "Hahaha! Now..." Craig Johnson climbed up on the ring apron with mic in hand. CJ: "Nord and, uh, Paula, I have just been told that we have received a very important phone call and we need to put him through right now. Can you hear me caller?" Voice on Phone: "Yes I can." Voice came through the p.a. system. Nord: "Is this Orndorff?!" PO: "Yes it is. The real Paul Orndorff." Crowd buzzing. PO: "I'm just calling to say that I've been watching this mockery on TV from my home in Tampa. Nord, on my own dime, I'm flying to 'Mayhem' next week and you and I are gonna have a little talk, brother." Nord: "Really, Paul?! You wanna have a good ol' chin wag with Nord?!" PO: "We're gonna have a chin wag. You just be there...if you're man enough. See you next week." Phone click. Nord: "Oh, I'll be on 'Mayhem'! And you're the one who needs to man up, Orndorff! Sign...a...contract and let's wrestle! "Oh! And one more thing! This is a message just for you, Orndorff!" Nord turned and kicked the queen in the gut and doubled her over. Nord tossed the mic, dropped the chain and then hoisted her up and blasted her with a piledriver. Queen laid out on the canvas and convulsing. Nord looked out at the crowd as the fans booed. Nord then turned to grab his chain but stopped as the queen was on her back. Nord suddenly ran and hit the ropes and came off and blasted the queen with his flying leg drop finisher. Nord then covered the queen and slapped the mat three times. Nord then got up and picked up the mic. Nord: "That's what I'm gonna do to you, Orndorff! Prepare for pain!" Nord tossed the mic and left the ring and headed back up the aisle as more boos rained down on him.) (Announcers discussed Nord mocking Orndorff and Orndorff calling in and telling Nord to meet him on 'Mayhem' next week and then Nord laying out the drag queen with Orndorff's piledriver finisher and then his own flying leg drop finisher. Hyped still to come: Rich vs. Bagwell. Said Martel, Hart and O were next!) (Commercials) (Ad aired for the 'Season's Beatings' PPV - Sunday - Dec. 13 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena - 8 pm E/5 pm P - Tickets on sale NOW! - Visit the WCW website for more info!) (Announcers briefly discussed the upcoming first-ever WCW PPV. Then sent it to the ring.) (In-ring: Rick Martel (TVC), Mgr. Jimmy Hart & Steve O Music-only version of 'Synchronicity 2' played and out came Martel and Hart to a good ovation. Martel was in street clothes and carrying the TV belt cradled in his left arm. Hart was in a black suit with a megaphone design on the back of the jacket, white dress shirt, thin black tie with piano keys on it, black shoes and sunglasses and was carrying his megaphone. Martel slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. They got in the ring and waited for Steve O. 'Hand Jive' by George Thorogood played and out came O to a mixed reaction. O was in street clothes. O slapped hands with some fans on the way to the ring. O then got in the ring and did not acknowledge the crowd. All three men had mics. JH: "Well, Steve, it looks like your re-match..." O: "Jimmy, pardon the interruption. But, I think I have some serious apologizing to do right now. Jimmy, I am so sorry for hitting you two weeks ago. I've felt awful ever since then. I haven't called you to personally apologize because I wanted to do it in front of this crowd and those watching on TV. I was wrong, man. I hope you can forgive me. I also want to apologize to you and Rick for the way I behaved overall that night as well. It was completely uncalled for, all of it. I can't do anything more than say how sorry I am for what transpired." JH: "Steve, I accept your apology. But this emotional up and down can't continue, baby. It has got to stop. I'm putting my foot down right now. Any future outbursts from you like we've seen in recent months will not be forgiven. Am I clear on that?" O: "Loud and clear. I totally understand where you're coming from and I know that I need to manage my frustration and anger better." RM: "Steve, I'm not ready just to forgive and forget this matter like my manager is. You do this all the time. One week you're in a great mood. The next, you're filled with anger. I'm gonna have to wait and see how you conduct yourself over a period of time before I know if I can forgive you. But, if you ever lay your hands on manager again, I will tear you apart. I'm not going to tolerate anyone striking Jimmy. He's not out here to cause trouble. He's just out here to provide managerial guidance. You're lucky Jimmy kept me from killing you two weeks ago." O: "I know I'm the cause of these problems, Rick. It will never happen again. I promise." RM: "Promises can be broken, Steve. It's your actions that will let us know if you've changed." JH: "Rick, I think we need to go a little easy on Steve right now. He's apologized. If you don't..." RM: "I can tell both of you one thing, I'm not going to go easy on you, Steve, in our Tru TV Championship re-match next week. I'm wrestling to win." O: "So am I. And may the best man win a good, clean match that these fans can be proud of." JH: "Look, you apologized and as far as I'm concerned what happened two weeks ago is now water under the bridge. It's the past and we all just need to let it go and prepare for next week's match." O: "I agree, Jimmy." RM: "You know where I stand right now, Steve. I'll see you in this ring a week from now." O: "Good luck, Jimmy." O and Hart shook hands. JH: "Good luck to you, Steve." O: "Rick, good luck." O extended his hand and Martel briefly stood there and then walked off and left the ring and dropped to the floor and started heading back up the aisle and he didn't even acknowledge the fans. JH: "He's still pretty mad, Steve. You've just got to deal with it." O: "I know. I know." Hart patted O on the back and left the ring and headed back up the aisle. Hart slapped hands with a few fans on his way to the back. O was left standing in the ring.) (Announcers discussed the discussion between O, Martel and Hart and were stunned by Martel's anger considering O offered what seemed like a sincere apology. They then hyped Rich vs. Bagwell and it was coming up next!) (Commercials) (Announcers hyped for next week: Paul Orndorff will be on 'Mayhem' to confront Nord and for the Tru TV Championship: Martel (TVC) w/ Mgr. Jimmy Hart vs. Steve O.) (Announcers intro'd video of a Rich match from a few weeks ago. VIDEO: Rich was dominating the match when X Factor and Buff Bagwell hit the ring and attacked Rich. Ref called for the bell. X and Buff were pounding away on Rich when Kid, in his ring gear, hit the ring and started attacking X and Buff. Rich recovered and joined in the slugfest. Short fight as Buff and X bailed to the floor as Kid and Rich stood tall in the ring. Buff pointed at the pair and started yelling at them as he and X started backing up the aisle.) Match 2 'Wildfire' Tommy Rich vs. 'American Gigolo' Buff Bagwell ('Call Me' by Blondie played and Bagwell came to the ring with two ladies to boos. He was in his black sweat suit with the words 'Time Is Money' on the back of the jacket in white lettering. The two ladies were walking behind Bagwell. The ladies got on the apron and opened the ropes for Bagwell to step through. Bagwell decided to forgo his ladies removing his sweat suit and removed it himself and handed each lady one of his clothing items and they left the ring and went to the floor. Bagwell was in his black leg-length tights with gold dollar signs on the back and black wrestling boots. 'Rocky Top' played and the fans popped for Tommy Rich. Rich was in his black tights with flames on the lower half of them, boots that were flaming (not literally) and a 'Wildfire' t-shirt. Rich slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. Rich got in the ring and briefly saluted the fans and started taking off his t-shirt and Buff charged up from behind and nailed Rich with a forearm smash to the upper back. Ref called for the bell. Buff slammed Rich's head into the top buckle and whipped Rich into the opposite buckles. Rich charged out of the corner as Buff moved in and dropped Buff with a clothesline. Rich grabbed Buff, whipped Buff into the ropes and caught Buff coming off with a Thesz Press and then popped the downed Buff in the head with a series of punches. Rich grabbed Buff and slammed Buff's head into the top buckle. Buff spun around and Rich kicked Buff in the gut and then pulled Buff out of the corner and went to suplex Buff but Buff twice blocked the move and suplexed Rich to the mat. Both men made it to their feet and Buff nailed Rich with a running clothesline that dropped Rich. Buff grabbed Rich and drove Rich back-first into the corner and nailed Rich with a rapid-fire series of shoulder blocks to the gut. Rich staggered out of the corner holding his gut. Buff charged up behind Rich and nailed Rich with a face buster into the mat. Buff for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Rich kicked out. Buff grabbed Rich and nailed Rich with a slingshot suplex. Buff then went for a jumping elbow smash and Rich rolled out of the way and Buff crashed to the mat. Both men made it to their feet and Rich was bent over and Buff dived over and nailed Rich with a double sledge to the back that drove Rich back down. Buff scraped his boot across Rich's face. Buff then struck a biceps pose for his adoring ladies. Buff grabbed Rich and whipped Rich into the ropes and looked to catch Rich coming off with another clothesline but Rich ducked the move and came back and dropped Buff with a flying lariat. Both up and Buff went to punch Rich in the head but Rich blocked the punch try and fired away with a series of head shots of his own. Buff staggered. Rich bodyslammed Buff, hit the ropes and came off and nailed Buff with a running elbow smash. Rich covered Buff and went for the pin. 1...2... Buff kicked out. Rich grabbed Buff, whipped Buff into the ropes and bent down to backdrop Buff but Buff caught Rich with a sunset flip for the pin. 1...2...2-1/2... Rich kicked out. Both men to their feet. Buff jumped Rich and started pounding him with punches that drove Rich against the ropes. Buff whipped Rich into the ropes and caught Rich coming off with a sitout side slam. Buff turned to face his ladies and did some jumping jacks. Rich recovered and moved over and rolled up Buff from behind for the pin. 1...2... Buff kicked out. Both men to their feet. Buff charged at Rich and Rich popped Buff with an inverted atomic drop. Buff crashed to the mat. Rich backed into the ropes and came off and nailed Buff with fist drop to the head. Buff rolled over on his side. Rich grabbed Buff and suplexed Buff and then Rich hit the ropes and came off with another running elbow smash try but Buff rolled out of the way and Rich crashed to the mat. Buff and Rich made it to their feet and Buff caught Rich with a kick to the gut, whipped Rich into the ropes and caught Rich coming off with a scoop powerslam. Buff popped to his feet and waited for Rich to get to his feet. Buff backed against the ropes. Rich got to his feet, turned around and Buff went to hit Rich with a running forearm smash to the head but Rich ducked the move and turned around and Rich nailed him with a series of elbow smashes to the top of the head. Rich then grabbed Buff in position for his exploder suplex finisher. As Rich started to hoist Buff up, X Factor charged down the aisle and hit the ring and nailed Rich with a forearm smash to the back and Rich let go of Buff and Rich went down to a knee. Ref called for the bell. X started attacking Rich and Buff recovered and joined in the fray. Crowd popped as Kid, in street clothes, hit the ring and joined in the ruckus. Rich fought back and all four men were brawling with each other. X tried to escape by bolting the ring and Kid followed him out and their fight continued on the floor. Rich and Buff were fighting in the ring. Buff went to drive Rich into the ropes but the two men toppled out of the ring between the top and middle rope down to the floor. All four men were brawling as the program went off the air. WINNER: Rich - DQ- X Factor interfered - 7:37) END PROGRAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Captain Kremmen Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 WCW MAYHEM - EP. 30 - MISSOULA, MT - DAHLBERG ARENA - 11-10-15 (Taped) (Show Intro) (Crowd Shots/Pyro) (Announcers welcomed viewers and ran down the program: Tru TV Championship: Rick Martel (TVC) vs. Steve O; Paul Orndorff and Nord The Barbarian will confront each other; Dynamite Kid & Tommy Rich vs. Buff Bagwell & X Factor; comments from Ric Flair and Larry Zbysko on their World Title match next week; and more!) (Theme from the original 'Hawaii Five-O' played and out came Don Muraco to loud boos. Muraco was in street clothes and wearing a soft neck collar. he was carrying a mic. Muraco got in the ring and briefly soaked in the negative crowd reaction. DM: "I have an..." Crowd started chanting 'You quit! You quit!' at Muraco. Muraco briefly took it in. DM: "I respectfully ask that all you Montana white trash please shut your pie holes for a moment." More 'You quit!' chants. DM: "I want to make it perfectly clear. I did not say 'I quit' in my match with Ric Flair two weeks ago. I never said those words. So, you people calling me a quitter shows just how stupid you of the trailer park set really are." More boos. DM: "See this neck collar that I'm wearing? That's thanks to your hero Ric Flair." Crowd cheered and started going 'Whoo!'. DM: "That's great! White trash cheers for a man who tried to break another man's neck! I could be out here in a wheel chair and never able to walk again and you all would be giddy as hell! What kind of people are you?! Ah, you're the vilest kind! You're no good white trash Montanans! "Let me just say this before I go! I will be back! And when I come back, I'm gonna be meaner to and tougher than ever on the white trash! And that's a promise that you can take to the bank and cash it! Good night, you Montana sheep fu...." Muraco's mic cut off before he could get the last word out. He tapped the mic and blew into it but there was no sound. Muraco briefly soaked in more boos and chants of 'You quit!'. Muraco left the ring and dropped to the floor and looked out at the crowd before heading back up the aisle as some trash was tossed in his direction.) (Backstage: Scott Hudson. SH: "We are off and running here on 'Mayhem' tonight. I'm Scott Hudson. "Allow me to introduce my guests at this time. We had quite the unexpected announcement from Bill Irwin last week that his brother Scott was coming to WCW to join him." Irwins, in their ring attire, walked into the interview area. SH: "Scott Irwin, welcome to WCW." SI: "It's great to be here, man! I'm so excited to be re-forming the Long Riders with my brother Bill! And it's great to be thrown into the fire right away with a match tonight!" SH: "That's coming up in just a couple of minutes. "Bill, last week after you introduced Scott to the WCW fans, you had a little bit of a run-in with Kamala and Abdullah The Butcher along with their manager Sheik Adnan El-Kaissey and handler Kimchee." BI: "Kamala and Abdullah are two of the wildest, most unpredictable wrestlers out there today! Together, they can be extremely dangerous! Throw in their manager El-Kaissey, and Kimchee, and they're even more dangerous! But, we Irwins don't back down from a fight! And if Sheik's Army wants a fight with us, they know right where to find us!" SH: "Scott, what's your take on last week's run in with the Sheik's Army?" SI: "I stand with brother Bill, man! I'm not much for talking a lot! If Sheik's Army wants to rumble then let's get it on!" SH: "Scott and Bill Irwin. They're not scared of the Sheik's Army. Will be interesting to see how this all plays out. Tony and Mark.") Match 1 The Long Riders (Scott & Bill Irwin) vs. Terry Gibbs & Jeff Raitz (Raitz and Gibbs were already in the ring and announced. 'Flirtin' With Disaster' by Molly Hatchet filled the arena and the Long Riders made their way to the ring to a decent ovation. They were in black trenchcoats, blue jeans, cowboy-style wrestling boots and blue bandanas on their heads. The pair acknowledged the crowd once in the ring. The Irwins dominated and Scott ended the match by nailing Gibbs with an impaler DDT to score the pinfall. WINNER: Long Riders - Pinfall - Scott Irwin pinned Gibbs with an Impaler DDT - 3:19) (Announcers discussed the Irwin brothers winning their tag team debut match. Hyped still to come: Tru TV Championship: Rick Martel (TVC) vs. Steve O; and Paul Orndorff directly confronts Nord The Barbarian; Said Kid & Rich vs. X Factor & Bagwell was next.) (Commercials) (Backstage: Scott Hudson. Steve O was in his ring attire and already in the interview area. SH: "We are back here on 'Mayhem' and with me is Steve O. Steve, the night has finally arrived. You get your long-awaited re-match with Rick Martel for the Tru TV Championship. You appeared to smooth things over with Jimmy Hart last week but Martel wasn't in a forgiving mood. Your thoughts heading into this match?" O: "My thoughts. Well, I'm excited that the re-match is finally happening. It took a while to get here. But, now that it's here I intend to make the most of it. I feel really good about my chances to become the new Tru TV Champion. I know Rick's ready as well. As for any heat with Rick, I don't think there is any. He just wants to see how I'll respond in the ring tonight and to any adversity in the coming weeks. I'm not only looking to win, I'm also looking to regain Rick's trust and respect." SH: "So, you think that you'll remain even keel during this match and not get frustrated and lose it?" O: "If you go into a match all wound up, that's a good way to guarantee losing. I'm tired of losing. I want this to be the night I become the winner that these fans and myself think I should be. It should be a clean, hard-fought match. But I aim to win that belt. I've worked too hard to be denied." SH: "What do you think you'll do if you lose the match?" O: "I'm not even thinking that way right now. I'm thinking strong, positive thoughts. I'm thinking that I will walk out of that ring the Tru TV Champion." SH: "That was Steve O. Tony and Mark, back to you.") (Announcers intro'd video from the end of last week's Bagwell-Rich match. Video showed Rich hoisting Bagwell up for his exploder suplex finisher when the X Factor hit the ring and attacked Rich and Bagwell joined in and the two were double-teaming Rich until Kid hit the ring and it became a four-man brawl that went out to the floor. Match 2 Dynamite Kid & 'Wildfire' Tommy Rich vs. The X Factor & 'American Gigolo' Buff Bagwell 'Call Me' by Blondie played and Bagwell and X came to the ring with two ladies to boos. Buff was in his black sweat suit with the words 'Time Is Money' on the back of the jacket in white lettering. X-Factor was in his body tight that was red, white and black tie-dye with a black 'X' spray painted on the front, black gloves, black boots with red trim and black mask with red trim with a red 'X' over the eyes Two ladies were walking behind Bagwell and X. Bagwell removed his sweat suit himself and handed it off to the ladies. Each lady kissed Buff on the cheek. Bagwell was in his black leg-length tights with gold dollar signs on the back and black wrestling boots. 'Rocky Top' played and the fans popped for Tommy Rich and Kid. Rich was in his black tights with flames on the lower half of them, boots that were flaming (not literally) and a 'Wildfire' t-shirt. Kid had the British flag draped over his shoulders, powder blue tights with the word 'Dynamite' written in red lettering going down the right leg and 'Kid' in red lettering going down the left leg and red, white and blue boots. The pair climbed up on the apron and briefly saluted the fans before climbing into the ring. Back and forth action between the two teams in a short, fast-paced bout. At the end of the match, Kid and X were the legal men in the ring. X had just gained the advantage and worked over Kid and hoisted Kid up across his shoulders and nailed Kid with a fireman's carry slam. X for the cover. 1...2... Kid kicked out. X grabbed Kid and went over and tagged in Buff. X held Kid from behind as Buff mounted the top buckle and came off with an elbow smash to the head but Kid escaped X's clutches and Buff nailed X instead. X crashed to the mat. Buff then went to punch Kid but Kid blocked the punch try and fired away with a series of head shots of his own, whipped Buff into the ropes and caught Buff coming off with a spear that drove Buff into the mat. Kid tagged in Rich. Buff got to his feet and walked right into Rich's waiting arms and Rich blasted Buff with his exploder suplex finisher. Rich for the cover and hooked the leg. 1... X tried to climb back in the ring to break up the count but tripped over the middle rope and crashed to the mat. ...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the fans roared. Ref raised Rich's hand in victory. Rich climbed out of the ring and dropped to the floor and was looking at the crowd as Kid looked back at Bagwell and X. Rich was slapping hands and celebrating with the crowd as Kid started to leave the ring but X popped to his feet and charged up behind Kid and nailed Kid with a forearm smash to the back and then nailed Kid with the reverse STO (mic check). Fans pointed at the ring and Rich looked back and saw Kid down. Rich hurriedly climbed back in the ring as X jumped over the top rope and down to the floor. Bagwell had recovered enough and was now over by the ropes on his hands and knees. X went over and pulled Buff out of the ring and down to the floor as Rich looked on. Rich then went back to checking on Kid as X and Buff made their way back up the aisle. WINNER: Kid & Rich - Pinfall - Rich pinned Buff with the Exploder Suplex - 6:40) (Announcers discussed Kid and Rich winning the match and X laying out Kid after the match. Said Orndorff confronts Nord next! Then intro'd video for WCW on tour.) (VIDEO: IT'S WORLD CLASS WRESTLING ON TOUR! Tuesday - Nov. 24 - Fort Myers, FL - Lee County Civic Center Thursday - Nov. 26 - New Orleans, LA - UNO Lakefront Arena (THANKSGIVING NIGHT SPECTACULAR!) Friday - Dec. 4 - Salem, OR - Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion Saturday - Dec. 5 - Kent, WA - Showare Center Friday - Dec. 18 - Prescott, AZ - Prescott Valley Event Center Saturday - Dec. 19 - Santa Barbara, CA - UCSB Events Center For ticket info, visit the WCW website!) (Commercials) (Announcers intro'd pre-recorded promos from Flair and Zbysko for their World Title match next week. VIDEO: Flair was standing in the WCW interview area. He was in street clothes and holding a mic. RF: "Larry Zbysko! Brother! Whoo! I am now 100% locked in on winning the World Class World Heavyweight Title next week! It's been two months since you defeated me to win the belt thanks to outside help! I should be standing here the World Champion right now and everyone knows it! Now, I have my chance at redemption! Your two month reign has been two months too long! When the sun rises on November 18th, I have every intention of being the new WCW World Champion! Zbysko, you're living on borrowed time, pal! The clock is ticking for you! Can you hear it getting louder?! When the alarm goes off you're in for a rude awakening! I have breathed, eaten and slept the World Championship for years now! Nothing changes! I'll admit it! I love being the World Champion! That belt is the pinnacle of our sport! Next week, Zbysko, prepare for the fight of your career! I'm coming! And I'm determined to be a World Champion again! Whoo!" Picture flipped and Zbysko was in street clothes and standing in the WCW interview area. He had a mic and was holding the title in his left arm. LZ: "See this belt. It's what the sport of professional wrestling is all about. And I'm your World Champion, people, whether you like it or not. Ric Flair is getting his re-match next week. He deserves it. But, just because he's got his re-match, don't be fooled into thinking it guarantees him the championship! Since I won the title at 'Autumn Anarchy, I've had these spudheads come up to me all over the country and tell me that the next time I'm in the ring with Flair that I'm losing the World Title! News Flash! We've got to have the match! You people seem to think I should just walk into the ring, hand the title over and leave! That's never gonna happen! Ric Flair has to pin me or make me submit to get the gold and that's easier said than done! I'm the champion because I'm a great wrestler! "The WCW elites have thrown opponents at me in an effort to pry the World Title from my hands! How did that work out you clowns?! They've all failed to get the job done! And next week when the smoke clears, Flair will just be another wrestler in a growing line of wrestlers who gave it their best but came up short in the end! And when that happens, when all you fans leave the Tucson Arena with long faces, your hero, your golden boy, will have to go back to the end of the line and start all over to work his way back into title contention! I'm called the 'Living Legend' for a reason! And that reason will be on display for all to see next week when I take down the legend known as, Whoo!, Ric Flair!" (Announcers hyped for next week: WCW World Title Match: Zbysko (WC) vs. Flair.) (Announcers then intro'd video from last week of Nord The Barbarian and 'Paula' Orndorff. VIDEO: Nord got in the ring and stomped around and waved his chain in the air. Nord then pulled the mic out of his belt loop. But, before Nord started talking, he signaled to the back. After a brief pause, an obvious drag queen made her way to the ring. Nord: "Would you tell these people your name." Queen: "Paula." Nord: "Paula what?" Queen: "Paula Orndorff, dahling!" Nord: "So, this is the real Paul Orndorff! He is the Caitlyn Jenner of wrestling!" Paula: "Yes, it's me. Caitlyn Jenner inspired me to come out and be my real self." Nord: "I have a question for you, Paul, I mean Paula! Why won't you sign a contract to wrestle me here in WCW?!" Paula: "Isn't it obvious? I'm scared of you, Nordy!" Nord: "Why are you scared of me?!" Paula: "Because you're such a he-man! Look at you! All those muscles! And that facial hair! I wouldn't stand a chance in a fight with you!" Nord: "It's good to hear you speaking the truth, Paula! You're admitting that you're scared of me because you know that you couldn't beat me!" Nord: "How fast do you think I would beat you?!" Paula: "Oh! It wouldn't take long! Only a few seconds at most! It's hard to wrestle in pumps!" Nord: "Hahaha! Now..." Craig Johnson climbed up on the ring apron with mic in hand. CJ: "Nord and, uh, Paula, I have just been told that we have received a very important phone call and we need to put him through right now. Can you hear me caller?" Voice on Phone: "Yes I can." Voice came through the p.a. system. Nord: "Is this Orndorff?!" PO: "Yes it is. The real Paul Orndorff." Crowd buzzing. PO: "I'm just calling to say that I've been watching this mockery on TV from my home in Tampa. Nord, on my own dime, I'm flying to 'Mayhem' next week and you and I are gonna have a little talk, brother." Nord: "Really, Paul?! You wanna have a good ol' chin wag with Nord?!" PO: "We're gonna have a chin wag. You just be there...if you're man enough. See you next week." Phone click. Nord: "This is a message just for you, Orndorff!" Nord turned and kicked the queen in the gut and doubled her over. Nord tossed the mic, dropped the chain and then hoisted her up and blasted her with a piledriver. Queen laid out on the canvas and convulsing. Nord looked out at the crowd as the fans booed. Nord then turned to grab his chain but stopped as the queen was on her back. Nord suddenly ran and hit the ropes and came off and blasted the queen with his flying leg drop finisher. Nord then covered the queen and slapped the mat three times. Nord then got up and picked up the mic. Nord: "That's what I'm gonna do to you, Orndorff! Prepare for pain!") (In-ring: Craig Johnson. CJ: "Wrestling fans! Please welcome my guest at this time...Paul Orndorff!" Orndorff came to the ring to a solid ovation. He was in street clothes. Orndorff got in the ring and briefly saluted the fans. CJ: "And the man he is confronting...Nord The Barbarian!" 'Deaf Forever' by Motorhead filled the arena and fans awaited the arrival of Nord. Nord didn't come out. CJ: "Cut the music! Nord The Barbarian, come on down to the ring!" Still no sign of Nord. Johnson had no idea where he was. CJ: "Paul, I guess, I guess Nord's not here to confront you." PO: "I paid to fly myself out here. Nord said he would be here. Where is he? Nord! Get down to the ring...now!!!" Still no sign of Nord. CJ: "Looks like he's not coming." PO: "Well, if he's too chicken to show his face, I still have something to say to these fans. I am still on hiatus. I have not signed a contract to wrestle anywhere, including WCW. Right now, I'm still weighing all my options. The one thing I can tell you is that WCW is very high on my list of promotions to sign with. I came here to confront Nord tonight because I'm sick of his actions and big mouth. The way he treated Tito a few weeks ago and that...thing he had out here with him last week was completely uncalled for. He could have seriously injured both of them with the piledriver! That person he piledrived last week was not a pro wrestler! They're lucky their neck wasn't broken! Nord's not just a bully! It's obvious that he's also a coward!" Crowd reacted strongly when Nord came out from under the ring and climbed onto the apron behind Johnson and Orndorff. He was in street clothes and had Valhalla the chain in hand. PO: "Now, I'm looking for..." Nord climbed into the ring and came up behind Orndorff and bashed him in the back with the chain. Orndorff stumbled forward and went down. CJ: "Oh my..." Johnson bailed to the safety of the floor. Nord dropped the chain as Orndorff got to his knees. Nord kicked Orndorff in the side of the face and Orndorff toppled over. Nord then grabbed Orndorff and threw Orndorff over the top rope down to the floor. Nord picked up his chain off the mat. Orndorff unsteadily made it to his feet and fell back against the apron. Nord reached down over the top rope and wrapped part of Valhalla around Orndorff's neck and pulled up on the chain. Madden: "He's strangling Orndorff!" Orndorff fought to free himself from the unforgiving steel and breath again. Orndorff was flailing as Nord retained his grip on the chain. Crowd popped as Tommy Rich, still in his ring attire, charged down to the ring with 2x4 in hand. Rich slid into the ring and popped to his feet. Rich went to his Nord with the board but Nord let go of the chain and moved and Rich wound up hitting the top rope. Orndorff crumpled to the ground with the chain still around his neck. Rich charged at Nord and went to strike Nord with the board again but Nord dropped to the mat next to the ropes and rolled off the apron and dropped to his feet on the floor. Rich stood briefly in the ring with board in hand as Nord looked up at him. Rich then dropped to the floor to check on Orndorff. WCW suits made their way down to the ring with some WCW security personnel. Some went over to where Orndorff was and others went over to Nord. Suits ordered Nord to the back and a stand-off ensued. One of the suits ordered security to take Nord. Nord was ready to fight them. One security member then maced Nord and security was able to subdue him and zip-tie him, pick him up off the ground and haul him back up the aisle to the back. Orndorff had been helped to his feet and was leaned against the apron and regaining his breath. The chain was now removed. Orndorff patted Rich on the shoulder. The suits talked with Orndorff and asked if he needed help and Orndorff nodded 'no'. Orndorff then slowly started walking as the fans cheered. Orndorff, feeling at his neck, made it back up the aisle on his own power surrounded by Rich, WCW officials and WCW security.) (Announcers discussed Nord sneak attacking Orndorff. Then said the TV Title Match: Martel (TVC) vs. O was next!) (Commercials) (Ad aired for the 'Season's Beatings' PPV - Sunday - Dec. 13 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena - 8 pm E/5 pm P - Tickets on sale NOW! - Visit the WCW website for more info!) (Backstage: Scott Hudson. SH: "Back here on 'Mayhem' and my guests at this time are Tru TV Champion Rick Martel and his manager Jimmy Hart." Hart and Martel walked into the interview area. Martel was in his ring attire and Hart was in a suit. SH: "Rick, it is about to go down. You're defending the Tru TV Championship in the re-match against Steve..." RM: "Look, Hudson! Everything will play itself out in the ring! I'm tired of hearing about Steve O! I'm tired of seeing Steve O! I'm sick of his erratic behavior! How's he going to react when I beat him tonight?!" JH: "Hey! There's no guarantees as to who's gonna win this match, Rick. Let's not get ahead of ourselves here." RM: "I'm not getting ahead of myself, Jimmy! I'm gonna win and then I'll wash my hands of Steve O! Maybe, just maybe, in the future I can forgive him for his actions a few weeks ago! But right now, all I'm thinking about is winning this match and moving forward!" Martel walked out of the interview area. SH: "Jimmy, Rick seems angrier than I've ever seen him. What's going on here?" JH: "He was fine all day. I don't know what's gotten into him recently. This is..." Martel walked back into the interview area. RM: "Let's go, Jimmy! The interview is over!" JH: "I'm outta here, Scott." Hart walked off with Martel. SH: "Rick Martel shows a side of himself that I've never seen before. Should be an interesting match. Tony and Mark, back to you.") Match 3 (Tru TV Championship) Rick Martel (TVC) w/ Mgr. Jimmy Hart vs. Steve O ('Hand Jive' by George Thorogood played and Steve O came out to mixed crowd reaction. O was wearing a blue ring jacket with 'Steve O' written in white cursive letters on the back, blue tights and white boots with blue trim. He slapped hands with some fans on the way to the ring. O briefly acknowledged the fans once in the ring. Music-only version of 'Synchronicity 2' filled the arena and Martel and Hart made their way to the ring to a good ovation. Martel didn't slap hands with fans on the ring way to the ring. Martel was wearing blue tights with the fleur de lis on each side of the tights, blue boots with white trim and a blue ring jacket with a white fleur de lis on the back with 'Rick Martel' written underneath the logo. He had the title around his waist. Hart was in a suit that was like Martel's ring attire with a white fleur de lis on the back of the jacket and carrying his megaphone and wearing sunglasses. Martel got in the ring and paid no attention to the fans. He removed the belt and handed it to the ref. Ref held the belt up for all to see and then handed it off to Craig Johnson. Ref called both men to the center of the ring and patted each man down and laid down the ground rules for the match. Ref sent the men back to their corners. Martel and Hart briefly conferred in the corner when Martel suddenly gestured for Hart to leave the ring. Hart left and went to the floor. Ref called for the bell. The two men came out and O went to shake Martel's hand but Martel ignored the gesture and the two circled one another and engaged in a collar-and-elbow tie-up and Martel drove O into the corner to force a break. The break was clean. The two men circled each other once again and engaged in another collar-and-elbow tie-up and Martel gained the advantage and caught O in a side headlock. Rick started working over the headlock. O then shoved Martel off into the ropes. Martel came off and O caught Martel with an arm drag and locked him in an arm bar. Martel made it to his knees and then to his feet. Martel made a fist and reared back like he was going to punch O but then stopped. O kept the arm bar locked on. Martel moved close enough to grab the top rope and force a break. The two circled each other again and engaged in a thrid collar-and-elbow and O caught Martel in a hammerlock. Martel quickly reversed and had O now in a hammerlock and Martel drove O down to the mat with the hold locked on. Martel started working O's arm over and O was hurting. Martel then drove a knee into O's arm and let go. O got to his feet and shook out his left arm. The two then engaged in a fourth collar-and-elbow and this time Martel took O down and started riding O. Martel stopped and messed up O's hair. Martel got up and O got up and Martel shoved O in the shoulder. O then acted like he was gonna punch Martel but stopped. Martel stunned O with a kick to the gut, whipped O into he ropes and caught O coming off with a dropkick. O went down and got up and Martel grabbed O and hoisted O across his shoulders and airplane spinned O. Martel put O down and O was dizzy and unsteady. Martel then nailed O with a gutwrench suplex. O made it to his feet and was blasted with another dropkick from Martel. O down. O got up and Martel moved in and grabbed O and whipped O into the ropes and bent down looking to catch O with a backdrop but O leapfrogged Martel, caught Martel with a kick to the gut and popped Martel with a rolling neckbreaker. O for the cover. 1...2... Martel kicked out. O grabbed Martel and rammed Martel's head repeatedly into the top buckle. Martel leaned front-first against the buckles. O hit Martel with some forearm smashes to the back. O then spun Martel around, whipped Martel into the opposite buckles and charged in on Martel but Martel got a boot up and O slammed face-first into it and stumbled back and crashed to the mat. Martel grabbed O's legs and was able to turn O over into the Boston Crab. O fighting not to submit. O started to inch over by the ropes but Martel stopped his progress by cinching up on the hold. O then started inching back towards the ropes and was able to get close enough to get his hand on the bottom rope to force a break. O got to his feet next to the ropes. Martel moved in and kneed O in the gut. Martel went to whip O into the ropes but O reversed and looked to catch Martel coming off with a clothesline but Martel ducked the move and came back with a flying crossbody. Martel for the pin. 1...2... O kicked out and sat up. Martel hit the ropes behind O and came off and caught O with a neck snap. O down and holding his neck. Martel grabbed O's legs and flipped over on top of O for the pin. 1...2... O bridged out and went to catch Martel in a backslide but Martel resisted going over and, after a brief struggle, Martel reversed it into a backslide on O and O's feet were hanging out over the middle rope. Martel for the pin. 1...2... Ref saw O's feet on the middle rope and ordered a break. O to his feet. The two moved in on each other and O caught Martel with a couple of knees to the gut. O whipped Martel into the ropes and caught Martel coming off with a dropkick. Martel went down and got back up and O caught Martel with a second dropkick. Martel got up and walked right into a bodyslam from O. O then went and mounted the top buckle facing the crowd and came off with a moonsault but Martel got his knees up and O crashed into them. Both men down. Hart leading cheers for Rick through the megaphone. Martel got up as O was getting up and Martel nailed O with a knee lift to the chest that drove O back against the ropes. Martel whipped O into the ropes and caught O coming off with a spinebuster. Martel then went out on the apron and prepared for his swan dive finisher, but O found the strength to roll towards the ropes. Martel climbed back into the ring and snapped up O and locked O in a side headlock. O went to counter with a belly-to-back suplex but Martel countered by flipping out of O's arms, landing behind O and running O into the ropes and rolling O up for the pin. 1...2... O kicked Martel off. Martel grabbed O and went for a bodyslam but O caught Martel in a small package for the pin. 1...2... Martel reversed. 1...2...thr... O kicked out. Both men up. O stunned Martel with a kick to the gut. O then went to whip O into the ropes but Martel reversed and whipped O into the other direction and O slammed into the ref. Ref stumbled back and fell through the top and middle rope and crashed to the floor. O went down. Martel stood and waited for O to get back to his feet. O got up and charged at Martel and Martel caught O with another spinebuster. O down. Martel went out on the apron and connected with his Swan Dive finisher (slingshot splash over the top rope back into the ring). Martel for the pin and hooked the leg but no ref. Martel symbolically slapped the mat three times. Martel got to his feet and Hart threw his megaphone into the ring. Schiavone: "What the hell is Hart doing?!" Martel looked down at the megaphone and Hart gestured for Martel to hit O with the megaphone. Martel shook his head 'no' and started talking down at Hart from the ring. O slowly recovered and got to his feet. Martel turned around and O looked down and saw the megaphone. The two men looked at each other and didn't seem to know what was going on. O picked up the megaphone. O and Martel talked briefly with one another. Martel then turned and looked back out at Hart and Hart showed no reaction. Martel turned back towards O and O nailed Martel in the gut with the front end of the megaphone and doubled Martel over. O then bashed Martel across the back of the neck with the megaphone and Martel went down. O tossed the megaphone over by the ropes and Hart grabbed it out of the ring. O circled around behind Martel as Martel slowly made his way to his feet. Bob Orton, in street clothes, charged down to ringside. Martel got up and turned around and O blasted Martel with the codebreaker. Martel crashed down to the mat. Orton grabbed the ref and threw him back into the ring as O covered Martel and hooked the leg. Ref counted. 1.....2.....3! Ref called for the bell. O got up and started jumping up and down in the ring to mainly boos but also some cheers. Orton came over to Hart and Hart jumped in his arms and raised his megaphone in the air to boos. Craig Johnson got up on the ring apron and the hurting ref made his way over. Ref took the title and said something to Johnson. Ref went over and handed O the belt and raised his hand in victory. O held the title in the air with one hand and pointed at himself with the other as the boos grew louder. CJ: "In a time of 11 minutes, 13 seconds, your winner...and NEW Tru TV Champion...Steve O!" O let out a defiant yell and then went over and bent down and said something to Martel while waving the belt in Martel's face. O then stomped Martel in the head and left the ring and dropped to the floor and was greeted by an ecstatic Hart and Orton. The trio made their way back up the aisle to boos. WINNER: O - Pinfall - Codebreaker - 11:13) (Announcers discussed O winning the TV Title and then hyped the World Title match for next week.) (Picture then appeared on-screen of Flair and Zbysko with the WCW World Title above them and the words: 'Flair vs. Zbysko WCW World Championship Match! Next week on 'Mayhem'!' underneath.) END PROGRAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 WCW Mayhem Ep. 30 Rating: 1.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 WCW MAYHEM - EP. 31 - TUCSON, AZ - TUCSON ARENA - 11-17-15 (Live) (Special video hyping the Flair-Zbysko World Title match opened the show) (Crowd shots/Pyro) (Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden welcomed viewers. They asked would we see our second title change in two weeks after Steve O defeated Rick Martel under controversial circumstances to win the Tru TV Championship last week as Larry Zbysko defends the WCW World Title against Ric Flair.) (Announcers also said that next week on 'Mayhem', Paul Orndorff will be making an appearance after Nord tried to hang Orndorff with his chain last week. Then sent it to the ring.) Match 1 (WCW World Title Match) 'Living Legend' Larry Zbysko (WC) vs. 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair ('Also Sprach Zarathustra' filled the arena and Ric Flair came out to a loud ovation. Flair was in his blue robe with 'Nature Boy' written in cursive across the back. Flair made his way to the ring. Once in the ring Flair briefly played to the crowd and then went to his corner. 'I'm The Man' by Anthrax played and Zbysko came out to loud boos. Zbysko was in his black tights, black boots with 'LZ' in gold initials on the outside of each boot, his black ring jacket with 'LZ' in gold letters on the back and had the World Title around his waist. Zbysko stepped into the ring and ignored the negative crowd reaction.) (Announcers said the World Title match was coming up after the break.) (Commercials) (VIDEO: IT'S WORLD CLASS WRESTLING ON TOUR! Tuesday - Nov. 24 - Fort Myers, FL - Lee County Civic Center Thursday - Nov. 26 - New Orleans, LA - UNO Lakefront Arena (THANKSGIVING NIGHT SPECTACULAR!) Friday - Dec. 4 - Salem, OR - Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion Saturday - Dec. 5 - Kent, WA - Showare Center Friday - Dec. 18 - Prescott, AZ - Prescott Valley Event Center Saturday - Dec. 19 - Santa Barbara, CA - UCSB Events Center For ticket info, visit the WCW website!) (Crowd was buzzing as Craig Johnson stood center ring with mic in hand. CJ: "Wrestling fans! This contest is scheduled for one fall and has a television time-limit! This match is sanctioned by the World Class Wrestling Championship Committee and is for the World Class Wrestling World Heavyweight Title! "Introducing first, the challenger! Weighing in at 243 pounds, from Charlotte, North Carolina...'Nature Boy' Ric Flair!" Crowd cheered as Flair untied his robe and stepped out and spun around. Flair was wearing his powder blue tights with powder blue boots with 'RF' in blue on the outside of each boot. CJ: "And his opponent!" Boos started to rise. CJ: "Weighing in at 233 pounds, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he is the reigning World Class Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion...the 'Living Legend' Larry Zbysko!" Zbysko stepped out of his corner and threw his fist in the air as the boo fest continued. Zbysko took off the belt and handed it to the ref. Ref walked around to all four sides of the ring with the belt held high for all to see. Johnson went out on the apron and the ref handed him the belt and Johnson dropped to the floor and placed the belt on the timekeeper's table. Ref called both men out to the middle of the ring. Flair and Zbysko stared down each other as the ref laid down the ground rules and patted each man down. Ref then sent each man back to his corner. Ref called for the bell. Both men came out of their corners and circled one another and Flair let out a 'Whoo!'. The men locked up in a collar-and-elbow tie-up and Flair drove Zbysko back against the ropes and the ref ordered a break. The men then circled one another again and Zbysko drove Flair against the ropes, whipped Flair into the opposite ropes and looked to backdrop Flair coming off but Flair turned it into a sunset flip. Zbysko resisted going over before Flair was able to complete the move for a pin. 1... Zbysko kicked out. Both men to their feet. They circled one another again and Zbysko swung wildly at Flair and Flair ducked the move and caught Zbysko with head shots of his own. Flair then grabbed Zbysko in a side headlock and took Zbysko down to the mat. Flair worked the headlock on the mat. Zbysko was able to turn Flair over into a pin while holding the tights. 1...2... Flair shifted his weight and regained the advantage and kept the hold locked on. Zbysko once again shifted and turned Flair over while holding the tights for another pin try. 1...2... Flair once again shifted and regained the advantage. Flair and Zbysko each worked their way up to a knee and then to their feet while Flair maintained the side headlock. Zbysko tried to push Flair off but Flair maintained the hold. Zbysko struggled a little more in the hold and was finally able to counter with a belly-to-back suplex but Flair popped immediately to his feet as Zbysko got up facing away from him. Zbysko turned around and saw Flair up and Zbysko jumped back. Flair moved in on Zbysko and Zbysko stuck his upper body out through the top and middle rope to force Flair to back off. Flair backed off as Zbysko started to get back in the ring. Flair came over and Zbysko once again stuck his upper body out through the top and middle rope. Crowd booing. Ref ordered Flair to back off. Zbysko yelled at the ref to get Flair back. Flair backed off. Zbysko once again started to get back into the ring and Flair moved on him again. Zbysko this time bailed to the floor, waved his arms in blowoff fashion and went over and grabbed the belt off the table and started to head back up the aisle. Flair bolted the ring, came up behind Zbysko, spun Zbysko around and fired away on Zbysko with a series of chops. Zbysko dropped the belt. Ref counting. Flair hoisted Zbysko up on his shoulder and carried Zbysko back to ringside and dropped Zbysko to his feet on the floor. Flair slammed Zbysko's head into the ring apron and threw Zbysko back into the ring. Flair followed Zbysko in and grabbed Zbysko in a front facelock and started working it over while Zbysko was on a knee. Flair then nailed Zbysko with a suplex and went for an elbow smash but Zbysko rolled out of the way and Flair crashed to the mat. Both men down. Flair and Zbysko got up and Zbysko caught Flair with a kick to the gut and snapmared Flair over. Zbysko locked Flair in a rear chinlock with his knee in Flair's back. Zbysko cinched up on the hold. Zbysko then got up and nailed Flair with an elbow to the top of the head. Zbysko grabbed Flair by the hair and pulled Flair up and rammed Flair's head into the top buckle. Flair spun around in the corner and Zbysko nailed Flair with some head shots and then nailed Flair with a jumping spin kick to he chest. Flair went down on his ass in the corner. Zbysko then started choking Flair out by pressing his shin against Flair's throat. Zbysko broke the illegal move at the ref's count of 4. Zbysko repeated the move and broke it again at the count of 4. Zbysko reached down and pulled Flair up and Flair suddenly caught Zbysko and reversed positions and now Zbysko was in the corner. Flair nailed Zbysko with a jaw shot and then mounted the middle buckle and started popping Zbysko in the head with punches. Zbysko countered by grabbing Flair around the waist and nailing Flair with an inverted atomic drop. Flair crashed to the mat and Zbysko to a knee. Zbysko made his way to his feet as Flair was down holding his goods. Zbysko put the boots to Flair. Zbysko grabbed Flair and went to hoist Flair up for the piledriver but Flair twice blocked the move and backdropped Zbysko to the mat. Both men down. Zbysko got up and Flair was getting up when Zbysko caught Flair with a running high knee to the chest. Flair fell back against the ropes. Zbysko went to whip Zbysko into the ropes but Flair reversed and sent Zbysko into the ropes and caught Zbysko coming off with an elbow smash to the chest. Zbysko down. Flair moved to quickly grab Zbysko's left leg and started to apply the figure four but Zbysko kicked Flair off. Flair down to the mat. Both men got up and Flair tackled Zbysko to the mat and started popping Zbysko with head shots. Flair grabbed Zbysko and slammed Zbysko's head into the top buckle. Flair spun Zbysko around and fired away with chest chops that staggered Zbysko. (Announcers said they had to take a break.) (Commercials) (Back from commercial, Zbysko had Flair locked in the abdominal stretch. As the ref checked Flair, Zbysko grabbed the top rope for leverage. Flair in agony. Zbysko let go of the rope just before the ref looked over. Ref checked on Flair and this time Zbysko grabbed Flair's tights to add pressure. Zbysko let go of the hold illegal hold just before the ref looked over. Zbysko kept the hold locked on and once again grabbed the top rope for leverage. Ref checking on Flair. Ref looked over and once again Zbysko let go of the top rope. Zbysko kept the hold on and Flair was able to power up and hip toss Zbysko to free himself. Zbysko got up and Flair had his fists raised. Zbysko backed up near the ropes and put his hands up when Flair charged at him with a flying crossbody. Zbysko stumbled back and dumped Flair over the rope down to the floor. Ref ordered Zbysko to stand back. Ref started the 20-count.Flair started to get up next to the apron and Zbysko went over and stomped Flair on the top of the head. Flair down to a knee. Zbysko left the ring and grabbed Flair by the hair and slammed Flair's head into the apron. Zbysko then went to slam Flair's head into the top of the ringside barricade but Flair blocked the move with his hands, nailed Zbysko with a couple of shots to the ribs, escaped the hold and slammed Zbysko's head into the barricade. Zbysko leaned against the barricade Flair repeated the move. Flair quickly rolled into the ring to break the ref's 20-count. Flair went out on the apron and came off with a double sledge attempt on Zbysko but Zbysko moved and Flair slammed into the barricade. Zbysko blasted Flair with some punches and then dropped Flair to the floor with a spin kick to the chest. Count rising. Zbysko climbed back into the ring. Flair mustered everything he had and made it to his feet and barely rolled back into the ring before the count of 20. Zbysko grabbed Flair in a front facelock and pulled Flair to his feet and popped Flair with a swinging neckbreaker. Zbysko for the cover. 1...2... Flair kicked out. Zbysko grabbed Flair and choked Flair on the middle rope and broke the illegal move at the count of 4. Flair was on his knees when Zbysko hauled off and kicked Flair in the ribs. Flair now sitting next to the ropes. Zbysko grabbed Flair and pulled him up. Zbysko whipped Flair into the ropes and caught Flair coming off with a dropkick. Flair crashed to the mat. Flair got up on his hands and knees and Zbysko raked the laces of his boot across Flair's face. Flair down and grabbing his face. Zbysko went for the quick cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Flair kicked out. Flair got to his feet and Zbysko caught Flair in a side headlock. Flair tried to counter with a bally-to-back suplex but Zbysko countered by escaping Flair's grasp, dropping to his feet behind Flair and catching Flair in a sleeperhold. Zbysko had the hold firmly locked on. Flair tried to get to the ropes but Zbysko kept the hold firmly locked in. Flair started to weaken and slowly went down to his knees. Ref raised Flair's arm and it fell weakly by Flair's side. Ref repeated the arm check with the same result. Ref raised Flair's arm a third time and held it in the air for a moment and then let it go. Just before Flair's arm dropped, he raised his arm in the air as fans cheered. Flair started to get to his feet. Zbysko kept the hold locked in. Flair started moving around and was facing the buckles and was able to get his feet on the top buckle and push off. Zbysko crashed to the mat with Flair on top of him still locked in the hold. Zbysko's shoulders were down on the mat. 1...2... Zbysko quickly raised his shoulder before the three count. Zbysko let go of the sleeper and pushed Flair off. Zbysko caught Flair in a front facelock and Flair was able to counter by driving Zbysko back-first into the buckles. Zbysko let go of the hold. Flair dropped on his ass in the ring still feeling the effects of the sleeper. Zbysko recovered and grabbed Flair and Flair reached up and caught Zbysko in a small package for the pin. 1...2... Zbysko kicked out. Zbysko got up and went to kick Flair but Flair caught Zbysko's leg. Zbysko tried to beg off but Flair popped Zbysko in the head with a couple of punches. Flair let go of the leg and went into full chop mode. Zbysko staggered. Flair nailed Zbysko with a shin breaker and Zbysko went down and Flair applied the figure four as the crowd popped. Zbysko was able to scoot quickly towards the ropes and get his hands on the middle rope to force a break in the hold. Zbysko got up and stepped out on the apron as Flair moved in on Zbysko, Zbysko popped Flair with a shoulder block through the top and middle rope and then neck snapped Flair on the top rope. Flair snapped back and crashed to the mat. Zbyso got in the ring and grabbed Flair and whipped Flair into the ropes and looked to catch Flair coming off with a clothesline but Flair ducked the move and came back and he and Zbysko clotheslined each other down to the mat. Both men down. (Announcers said they had to take their final commercial break.) (Commercials) (Ad aired for the 'Season's Beatings' PPV - Sunday - Dec. 13 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena - 8 pm E/5 pm P - Tickets on sale NOW! - Visit the WCW website for more info!) (Back from commercial, Zbysko had the advantage and whipped Flair into the corner. Flair flipped over the top buckle and landed on his feet on the apron, ran and quickly mounted the top buckle and came off and hit Zbysko with a head shot. Zbysko stunned. Flair kicked Zbysko in the gut and and nailed Zbysko with a double underhook suplex. Flair then backed into the ropes and came off with a knee drop to the head that connected. Flair for the cover. 1...2... Zbysko kicked out. Flair grabbed Zbysko's head and popped him with a few more head shots. Flair whipped Zbysko into the ropes and backdropped Zbysko coming off. Zbysko got up next to the ropes and Flair clotheslined Zbysko over the top rope down to the floor. Flair left the ring and grabbed Zbysko and whipped Zbysko into the ringside barricade. Flair charged in and caught Zbysko with another clothesline that left Zbysko in a heap on the floor. Flair got back in the ring to break the ref's 20-count. Flair went out on the apron as Zbysko got to his feet. Flair came off with a double sledge to the top of the head that connected. Zbysko went down on the floor. Flair grabbed Zbysko and Zbysko countered by ramming Flair back-first into the ring apron. Flair down. Count rising. Zbysko quickly rolled in and out of the ring to break the count. Zbysko grabbed Flair and started to hoist him up in the air for a brain buster on the floor but Flair was able to shift his weight and drop back to his feet on the floor. Flair caught Zbysko with a punch to the ribs and suplexed Zbysko out on the floor. Flair got up and yelled 'Whoo!' Flair grabbed Zbysko and threw the champ back in the ring. Flair again went and mounted the top buckle as Zbysko got to his feet. Flair came off with a punch to the head try but Zbysko countered with a dropkick out of nowhere. Flair crashed to the mat. Both men down. Ref started the 10-count. Both men stirred. Zbysko to his feet first at the count of 8. Flair was getting up at 9. Zbysko jumped Flair from behind and pounded away on Flair with a series of forearm smashes to the back in the corner. Zbysko rolled Flair up from behind for the pin while holding the tights. 1...2...thr... Flair kicked out. Flair got up but Zbysko nailed Flair with a knee to the gut that drove Flair back in the corner. Zbysko popped Flair with a chop to the chest. Zbysko then nailed Flair with a second chop. Flair then nailed Zbysko with a chop. Zbysko fired away with another chop and then Flair started pummeling Zbysko with chops. Zbysko staggered and holding onto the top rope. Flair grabbed Zbysko and went to whip Zbysko into the corner. Zbysko reversed and followed Flair in and Flair flew out of the corner and dropped Zbysko with a running clothesline. Flair dropped an elbow smash on Zbysko and went for the cover. 1...2...thr... Zbysko kicked out. Flair grabbed Zbysko and whipped Zbysko into the ropes and caught Zbysko coming off with a kick to the gut. Flair went to hoist Zbysko up for a piledriver but Zbysko blocked the move and backdropped Flair. Flair got up and turned back to Zbysko and Zbysko nailed Flair with a kick to the gut and blasted Flair with a piledriver of his own. Flair crashed to the mat. Zbysko for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Flair got a shoulder up. Zbysko stomped Flair and went out on the apron as Flair got to his feet. Zbysko mounted the top buckle and came off with a double sledge attempt but Flair cloked Zbysko with a clothesline. Zbysko crashed to the mat and Flair went down and was holding the back of his neck. Ref started the 10-count. Both men stirred as the count rose. Both men got to their feet just before the 10-count. Flair jumped on Zbysko and started pounding the champ. Flair whipped Zbysko into the ropes and caught Zbysko coming off with a flying forearm shiver that dropped Zbysko. Flair went for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Zbysko kicked out. Zbysko got to his knees and Flair grabbed Zbysko under the chin and pounded Zbysko with head shots. Flair let go and a weary Zbysko got to his feet and started to beg off while backing away. Flair charged at Zbysko and jumped him. Zbysko caught Flair and turned it into a hot shot into the top buckle. Flair staggered backwards and crashed to his back on the mat. Zbysko covered Flair and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Flair kicked out. CJ: "One minute! One minute remains in the time-limit!" Zbysko grabbed Flair and went to hoist Flair up for a piledriver but Flair blocked the move, reached down and pulled Zbysko's legs out from under him. CJ: "45 seconds!" Flair yanked on Zbysko's leg a couple of times and then finally was able to lock Zbysko in the figure four. Zbysko in agony in the middle of the ring. Crowd buzzing. CJ: "30 seconds!" Zbysko desperately tried to move near the ropes but to no avail. Zbysko writhing in pain. CJ: "15 seconds!" Zbysko raised his right hand to tap out as he was screaming. Flair relentless in the hold. CJ: "10 seconds! 9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1!" Just as the bell rang, Zbysko tapped out. Some of the fans started cheering. Flair let go of the hold and got up and started walking around the ring with his hands in the air. Zbysko writhing in pain on the mat. Craig Johnson got up on the apron and the ref took the belt and had words with Johnson. Ref went over and raised Flair's hand in victory and many in the crowd cheered. Flair reacted like he'd won. Zbysko scooted on his ass into the corner. CJ: "Due to Larry Zbysko tapping out when the bell rang, the referee has ruled this match a TV time-limit draw! Zbysko retains the World Title!" Ref handed the belt down to Zbysko and raised his hand as well. Some fans booing loudly. Flair went over and talked to the ref and the ref explained what happened. Flair placed his hands on his head and leaned back against the turnbuckles and shook his head 'no'. Zbysko made it to his feet and clutched the belt to his chest and raised his hand in victory while leaned against the ropes as the fans booed. DECISION: Time-Limit Draw - 32:18) (Announcers discussed the match. Then hyped for next week: Paul Orndorff is back to respond to Nord trying to hang him with his chain; and an announcement from the WCW Championship Committee.) END PROGRAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 Ep. 31 WCW Mayhem Rating: 1.7* (* Second highest rating in the show's history.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 <p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;">WCW MAYHEM - EP. 32 - TUCSON, AZ - TUCSON ARENA - 11-24-15 (Taped)</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:10px;">(Show Intro)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Crowd Shots/Pyro)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden welcomed viewers and ran down the program: Paul Orndorff is back and will respond to Nord attacking him two weeks ago; WCW World Champion Larry Zbysko makes an appearance; a look back at Steve O winning the Tru TV Championship two weeks ago and joining forces with Jimmy Hart; the first 'Season's Beatings' update; and more. Then sent it to the ring.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (In-ring: Craig Johnson was standing by with Tony Garea. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Garea was in a suit and holding two title belts.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Welcome to WCW 'Mayhem'!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Crowd cheered.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "With me right now is WCW Championship Committee member Tony Garea. Tony, you seem to have some major news for us on an almost weekly basis. I notice you have two championship belts in your hands. Are we about to get what I think we're about to get?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>TG:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Craig, if you're referring to tag team champions then you are correct. These are the WCW World Tag Team Title belts. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Next Monday in El Paso, we will begin tournament to crown the first-ever WCW World Tag Team Champions. There will be two matches next week. And the winners of those matches will face each other in the tournament final which will take place at the 'Season's Beatings' pay-per-view on Sunday, December 13th in Greenville, South Carolina.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Here are three of the teams that will be partaking in the tournament:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> 'American Gigolo' Buff Bagwell and The X Factor</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Kamala and Abdullah The Butcher</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> 'Wildfire' Tommy Rich and the Dynamite Kid."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "That's three teams. So, who's in line to be the fourth and final team in the tournament?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>TG:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Craig, the fourth and final team will be decided in the main event tonight. Since Bob Orton and Steve O are now clearly aligned with Jimmy Hart, they will be one of the teams in the match. And the team they will be facing is...the Long Riders!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Moderate amount of cheers.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Sounds like it should be an exciting main event, Tony! Titles are what this sport is all about and O and Orton and the Long Riders should be pulling out all the stops to grab that final spot in the tournament next week."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>TG:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "It should be a fantastic tournament. And may the best team win tonight."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "We also understand that you have one more bit of news. Yes, I'll be back to reveal that news later on tonight."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Tony Garea, everyone! Tony and Mark, back to you!")</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Announcers discussed the announcement of the tag team tourney starting next week and the wrestle-in match later tonight for the final tourney slot between O & Orton vs. The Long Riders. Then sent it back to the ring.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Match 1</span></strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Tito Santana vs. Steven Dane</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Dane was already in the ring and announced.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Mariachi music filled the arena and Santana came to the ring to a good ovation. Santana was now wearing a white ring jacket with the flag of Mexico on the back and 'Tito Santana' bracketing the flag, black tights with the word 'Ariba!' written in red lettering on the back, and red boots with black trim. Tito slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Dane gave a Tito a bit of a battle before Tito was able to take control of the match and nail Dane with his double flying forearm smash finisher to score the pinfall.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> WINNER: Santana - Pinfall - Double Flying Forearm Smash - 4:03)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Announcers discussed the Santana win and then intro'd a video hyping WCW on Tour.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>VIDEO:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> IT'S WORLD CLASS WRESTLING ON TOUR!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Thursday - Nov. 26 - New Orleans, LA - UNO Lakefront Arena (THANKSGIVING NIGHT SPECTACULAR!)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Tuesday - Dec. 1 - El Paso, TX - El Paso County Coliseum - WCW Mayhem</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Friday - Dec. 4 - Salem, OR - Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Saturday - Dec. 5 - Kent, WA - Showare Center</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Sunday - Dec. 13 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena - Season's Beatings PPV</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Tuesday - Dec. 15 - Asheville, NC - U.S. Cellular Center - WCW Mayhem</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Friday - Dec. 18 - Prescott, AZ - Prescott Valley Event Center </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Saturday - Dec. 19 - Santa Barbara, CA - UCSB Events Center</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Tuesday - Dec. 29 - Allen, TX - Allen Event Center - WCW Mayhem </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> For ticket info, visit the WCW website!)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Commercials)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Announcers intro'd video from two weeks ago of Steve O winning the Tru TV Championship from Rick Martel and that comments from both sides after the match would play afterward.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>VIDEO:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><em>O stunned Martel with a kick to the gut. O then went to whip Martel into the ropes but Martel reversed and whipped O into the other direction and O slammed into the ref. Ref stumbled back and fell through the top and middle rope and crashed to the floor. O went down. Martel stood and waited for O to get back to his feet. O got up and charged at Martel and Martel caught O with another spinebuster. O down. Martel went out on the apron and connected with his Swan Dive finisher (slingshot splash over the top rope back into the ring). Martel for the pin and hooked the leg but no ref. Martel symbolically slapped the mat three times. Martel got to his feet and Hart threw his megaphone into the ring.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"><em> </em></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"><em> </em></span><span style="font-size:10px;"><em><strong>Schiavone:</strong></em></span><span style="font-size:10px;"><em> "What the hell is Hart doing?!"</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"><em> </em></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"><em> Martel looked down at the megaphone and Hart gestured for Martel to hit O with the megaphone. Martel shook his head 'no' and started talking down at Hart from the ring. O slowly recovered and got to his feet. Martel turned around and O looked down and saw the megaphone. The two men looked at each other and didn't seem to know what was going on. O picked up the megaphone. O and Martel talked briefly with one another. Martel then turned and looked back out at Hart and Hart showed no reaction. Martel turned back towards O and O nailed Martel in the gut with the front end of the megaphone and doubled Martel over. O then bashed Martel across the back of the neck with the megaphone and Martel went down. O tossed the megaphone over by the ropes and Hart grabbed it out of the ring.. Bob Orton, in street clothes, charged down to ringside. Martel got up and turned around and O blasted Martel with the codebreaker. Martel crashed down to the mat. Orton grabbed the ref and threw him back into the ring as O covered Martel and hooked the leg. Ref counted. 1.....2.....3! Ref called for the bell. O got up and started jumping up and down in the ring to mainly boos but also some cheers.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"><em> </em></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"><em> Orton came over to Hart and Hart jumped in his arms and raised his megaphone in the air to boos. Ref went over and handed O the belt and raised his hand in victory.</em></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Video then flipped to O, Hart and Orton celebrating in their locker room after the match. Hart had a mic.O was in his ring attire, Orton in street clothes and Hart in his suit.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Orton and O were congratulating one another on a job well done.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Orton picked up on a mic:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>BO:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Steve O! Steve O! Steve O!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> O held the belt high in the air with one hand. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>BO:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Steve O will go down in history as the best TV Champion in WCW history! The people can bank on it because he's got the best manager in the sport of pro wrestling!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>JH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "What you are looking at is the man who truly deserves to be the Tru TV Champion...Mr. Steve O! You watching on TV might be wondering why I did what I did to Rick Martel! It's simple, baby! Steve O has the one big thing that Rick Martel doesn't have! And that's a killer instinct! Even when O wasn't winning, I could see that he had a determination that was second to none! I had some private conversations with this man and told him that he just needed a little managerial guidance to be the wrestler that he was always meant to be! The desire! The will! The killer instinct, it was all there! It just needed to be refined a little bit in Steve and I knew I would have a winner on my hands!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Steve O showed that he will do what it takes to win! Rick Martel wouldn't do that! Rick always wanted to play fair! Rick always wanted to win with some mythical honor! This sport is about winning, baby! That's the bottom line! And Steve O is now gonna be one of the biggest winners in the business!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Also, I wanna welcome 'Cowboy' Bob Orton into the Jimmy Hart stable as well! O and Orton! What a foundation to build on, man! You are looking at the start of the new Jimmy Hart First Family of Wrestling!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Oh! One more thing! Rick Martel, in case you didn't get the message...you're fired! Hahahaha!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Hart handed the mic to O.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>O:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "All these years of kissing the asses of these fans out here never did anything for me! Playing strictly by the rules never led Steve O to any sort of glory! The only thing it got me was good, competitive matches against the sport's top talent and losses; a lot of losses! That ends right now! The Tru TV Championship says that I'm a winner! How did it feel to follow all the rules out there tonight, Martel?! Yeah, I'll admit it! I used a megaphone to beat Rick Martel! I've got the TV Title and Martel has...nothing! Hahahaha! You are looking at the start of something special here in WCW! Jimmy Hart, Bob Orton and yours truly are gonna show you why we're the First Family of wrestling!")</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Picture flipped and Martel, still in his ring attire, was holding a mic and standing in his locker room after the match.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>RM:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "To say that I now have an extreme case of buyer's remorse for hiring Jimmy Hart is an understatement. I really thought I was making the right decision by hiring him. He's a great salesman. I really believed the long-term vision he had for my career. But, Jimmy hart showed that he is still just a low-down snake at his core. When he thinks he finds someone who will bend to his will and they'll do whatever it is he wants to win, he'll discard the other wrestler and go with the one willing to do his bidding. I just learned that the hard way.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Steve O, enjoy this moment while you can. Hart's eventually gonna just chew you up and spit you out when he feels you're no longer worth anything to him. I want you to know, Steve, that I am coming to reclaim the TV Title. And I won't stop chasing you until I get it and in the process extract a measure of revenge on you for what you did to me.")</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (In-ring: Craig Johnson was standing by with Jim Herd.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "I am here with WCW executive Jim Herd. We'll get to why he's here in a minute. But first, would you please welcome Paul Orndorff!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Crowd popped as Orndorff made his way to the ring. Orndorff was in street clothes. Orndorff got in the ring and briefly acknowledged the fans.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Paul, Nord The Barbarian Pearl Harbored you in this ring two weeks ago and strangled you with his chain. How is the neck feeling right now?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>PO:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "The neck is fine. It wouldn't have been if Tommy Rich wouldn't have come to my aid and forced Nord to stop the attack. I thanked Tommy for what he did and he said that he owed me one for what I did for him after his match with Nord at 'Autumn Anarchy'."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "I notice that Jim Herd is holding a clipboard. Can you tell us what that's about?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>PO:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "I will. But first, I need Nord the Barbarian to come out here to the ring. Come on, Nord! Get down here and face me like a real man!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> 'Deaf Forever' by Motorhead played and Nord came out on the entrance stage minus his chain. He was in street clothes and was carrying a mic. He was booed.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Nord climbed over the top rope into the ring and walked up to Orndorff and was staring at him.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Nord:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Orndorff! I have to say that after my command stretching of you two weeks ago, you look two inches taller! Heh heh!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Orndorff glared at Nord. Herd stepped in.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>JH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "I just wanted to let Nord know that we on the WCW Executive Committee have a made a decision regarding your conduct against Paul Orndorff two weeks ago. Consider yourself fined."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Nord:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> " A fine?! Oh no! Not that! Hahaha! Go ahead and give me your piddly ass fine!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>JH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "The fine is $50,000 dollars!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Nord:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "$50 grand?! That's uncalled for..."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>JH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "So was you trying to hang a man with your chain!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Nord took a step towards Herd and Orndorff stepped in.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>JH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "If you lay your hands on me or anyone else in this ring, I have been empowered by the executive committee to double the fine!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Orndorff chuckled.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Nord:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "You can laugh now, Orndorff! But you're the real laughing stock because you haven't been man enough to sign a contract to face me in a match! Pansy!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>PO:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Mr. Herd, hand me the clipboard."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Herd handed it over. Orndorff took the pen off the clipboard and flipped back some pages and wrote on it. He then flipped a few more pages and wrote on the paper again.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>PO:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Nord, the first thing I signed was a contract! As of right now, I wrestle for World Class Wrestling!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Crowd cheered. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Nord:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "And what was the other thing you scribbled your name on?!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>PO:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "This is a contract to wrestle you, Nord, at the 'Season's Beatings' pay-per-view in three weeks! Here! Sign your name on the dotted line and we've got a match!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Nord grabbed the clipboard out of Orndorff's hand and signed the match contract. Nord shoved the clipboard in Herd's chest and glared at Orndorff.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Nord:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "That contract you signed to wrestle for WCW, I hope it's just for one match! Because I'm gonna make you one-and-done here!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>PO:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "We'll see about that! You're gonna be in for a few surprises at 'Season's Beatings'!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Orndorff and Nord bumped chests and were glaring at one another.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>JH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "That's it, men! No violence tonight! Nord, you're gonna see some smaller paychecks over the next few weeks! We who run WCW thank you for your generous donation!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Nord looked over at Herd and then back at Orndorff and made the throat-slashing gesture and then left the ring and headed back up the aisle to boos.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Craig Johnson held up the contract. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "There you have it fans! Paul Orndorff vs. Nord The Barbarian at 'Season's Beatings'! Tony and Mark, back to you!")</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Announcers discussed the Nord-Orndorff contract signing for the PPV and Orndorff also signing a contract to wrestle for WCW. Hyped still to come: WCW World Champion Larry Zbysko makes an appearance. Said the Tag Team Title Tournament Wrestle-In Match: Long Riders vs. Orton & O was coming up next!)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Commercials)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Ad aired for the 'Season's Beatings' PPV - Sunday - Dec. 13 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena - 8 pm E/5 pm P - Tickets on sale NOW! - Visit the WCW website for more info!)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Match 2 (Wrestle-In Match)</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Long Riders vs. Steve O (TVC) & 'Cowboy' Bob Orton w/ Mgr. Jimmy Hart</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> ('Bad To The Bone' filled the arena and Hart, O and Orton made their way to the ring to loud boos. Orton was in black tights, black hat, black leather vest and black boots with white horseshoes on the outside of each boot. O was in leg-length red tights with a black star with silver trim on the back, a black, sleeveless half-shirt, black boots and sunglasses. O had the TV Title around his waist. Hart was in a black suit with the words 'First Family' written on the back of the jacket, black pants with a thin white stripe up the side, black shirt and red tie, black shoes and sunglasses and carrying his megaphone. The trio got in the ring and briefly played to the fans to more booing.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> 'Flirtin' With Disaster' by Molly Hatchet played and the Long Riders, Bill and Scott Irwin came to the ring to a decent ovation. They were in their black trenchcoats, blue jeans and cowboy-style wrestling boots and each wore a blue banadana on their head. The pair got in the ring and briefly played to the crowd.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> The match was a see-saw affair.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> At the end of the match, Orton and Scott Irwin were the legal men in the ring. Scott had just tagged in and was on the offensive and worked Orton over with some punches, whipped Orton into the ropes and caught Orton coming off with a boot to the chest. Orton crashed to the mat and rolled over near the ropes. Scott grabbed Orton and hoisted Orton up for a suplex when Hart reached into the ring while the ref was looking up and tripped up Scott. Scott crashed to the mat with Orton on top of him for the pin. 1... Bill Irwin hit the ring to come to his brother's aid. 2... Scott kicked out. Ref got up and ordered Bill back to his corner. Ref walked Bill over to his corner and both men had their backs turned. O got in the ring and got a couple of stomps in on Scott before climbing back out on the apron. Bill back in his corner. Hart yelling through the megaphone. Ref turned back to the action. Orton pulled Scott up and popped Scott with a trio of measured right hands. Orton whipped Scott into the ropes and bent down looking to catch Scott with a backdrop but Scott instead grabbed Orton and blasted Orton with his impaler DDT finisher. Scott covered Orton and hooked the leg. 1... O hit the ring to break up the pin try but Bill hit the ring and charged across and pulverized O with a flying forearm smash to the chest. O crashed into the corner. ...2...3! Crowd popped as the ref called for the bell. Bill Irwin stood ready to hit O again but O didn't fight back. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Scott got up and the ref raised his hand in victory. Bill went over and hugged Scott and the pair left the ring and headed back up the aisle to stronger cheers than when they came out.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> WINNER: Long Riders - Pinfall - Scott Irwin pinned Bob Orton after an Impaler DDT - 10:17)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Announcers discussed the Irwins winning and earning the final spot in the tag team tournament next week. Said WCW World Champion Larry Zbysko was here next!)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Commercials)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (</span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>'Season's Beatings' Update!</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Announcers ran down the card so far:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Nord The Barbarian</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> WCW World Tag Team Tournament Final: TBD vs. TBD</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> 'Season's Beatings' PPV - Sunday - Dec. 13 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena - 8 pm E/5 pm P - Tickets on sale NOW! - Visit the WCW website for more info!)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Announcers hyped for next week: WCW World Tag Team Title Tournament Rd. 1; another 'Season's Beatings' update; and more!)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Video aired form last week of the end of the Zbysko (WC)-Flair World Title Match showing Flair having Zbysko locked in the figure four and Zbysko tapping out just as the bell rang and the ref declaring the match a time-limit draw.) </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (In-ring: WCW World Champion Larry Zbysko.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> 'I'm The Man' by Anthrax played and out came WCW World Champ Larry Zbysko to boos. He was in a blazer with white dress shirt, gray slacks and black dress shoes. He held the title in his left arm. He was carrying a mic.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Zbysko climbed into the ring and walked around and was beaming.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "You know why I'm smiling so hard that it hurts? It's because I delivered on my promise last week. I said Ric Flair wasn't going to beat me and win the World Title and that's exactly what happened. Last Tuesday was the night the elites who run this company had been waiting for. There was no question in their minds that once I stepped into the ring with Ric Flair for our re-match that it was all over. Ric Flair was gonna be crowned the new WCW World Champion and everyone would live happily ever after. I'm proud to say that I re-wrote the ending of the story.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Ric Flair has now had his re-match and he didn't get the job done. I'm still your World Champion. I don't care whether you like it or not. You people just need to get used to it. I'm gonna be the WCW World Champion for a long time to come. Flair now has to go back to the end of the line and work his way back into title contention. I may not see him again for months, if not longer. I'm now setting my sights on other challengers here in WCW. The list is growing and whose name isn't on that list? Why, Ric Flair! Haha! I cherish the thought of the elites going absolutely nuts when the match ended last week and I was handed the belt back by the referee! What a beautiful visual! </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> "As my entrance music says: 'I'm The Man!' This title belt proves it! I am numero uno! I'm the king of the hill! And it's a great feeling that you paeans will never be able to comprehend because you'll never be a living legend like me!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Tony Garea of the WCW Championship Committee came walking to the ring with mic in hand.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "What's this?! Tony Garea, again?!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Garea stepped into the ring.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "You know, Tony, I really think you're coming out here so often because you like being on TV!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>TG:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Larry, earlier tonight I said I would be making another announcement later this evening and that's why I'm out here again."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Another ann... Ah! I get it! You're gonna tell me who the WCW Championship Committee has lined up for me to defend the title against next! Let's hear it, Tony! Who is the next man who will let down the suits that run WCW in their quest to get the World Title off of me?!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>TG:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "That is what I'm out here to announce. First, let me tell you that your next WCW World Heavyweight World Title defense will take place at the 'Season's Beatings' pay-per-view."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Great! The people are gonna have to pay to see me retain the title! Sounds fair to me!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>TG:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "And your opponent is here tonight. You want to see who it is, Zbysko?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Of course! Unveil my next victim! Haha!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>TG:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Larry Zbysko's next opponent...reveal yourself!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> After a brief pause, 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' filled the arena and the fans popped as Flair, in street clothes, came out and made his way to the ring. Flair had a mic. Zbysko was shocked. Flair got in the ring and looked out at the crowd and then at Zbysko.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "No way! No way! Is this a bad joke, Garea! He's had his re-match! He didn't win the title from me last week! He's gotta go back to the bottom rung of the ladder and work his way back to the top to earn another shot at me!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>RF:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Zbysko! Everyone saw it, brother! If our match would have lasted two more seconds...just two more seconds...I'd be the World Champion today!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "That doesn't matter! Garea! To allow this match to happen again would be a travesty of justice! He didn't beat me within the time-limit! It's time for me to face another challenger, dammit!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>TG:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Larry, there are indeed other challengers waiting in the wings for their World Title shot. The only thing you have to do to face them is get past Ric Flair at 'Season's Beatings' in 19 days. You do that, then other challengers will be coming at you fast and furious."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "This reeks of a conspiracy by you WCW suits! It never ends with you people!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>RF:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Call it whatever you want, Larry! The bottom line is that you and me are meeting for a third time with the World Title at stake at 'Season's Beatings', pal! And you know what they say?! The third time's the charm! Whoo!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Zbysko was beside himself.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Since I'm the World Champion that means that I can call some of my own shots! I want it made perfectly clear right now! You say the third time's a charm for you! Well, if you don't beat me for the title at 'Season's Beatings', then for you it's three strikes and you're out! You got that, Flair?! You got that, Garea?!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>TG:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Zbysko, you don't dictate..."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>RF:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Hold it, Tony! That's fine! This is it, Zbysko! I don't win the title from you on December 13th, then I won't ask for another World Title shot here in WCW for a year! Is that clear enough for you?!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Loud and clear! Flair, when I beat you at 'Season's Beatings', prepare to be silenced in the World Title picture for a year!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>RF:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "And you need to prepare to be the former WCW World Champion! Whoo!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Zbysko and Flair locked eyes as the program faded to black.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>END PROGRAM</strong></span></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 WCW MAYHEM RATINGS & HOUSE SHOW REPORT Ep. 32 WCW Mayhem Rating: 1.5 WCW HOUSE SHOW REPORT (1st two house shows in company history) Nov. 24 - Fort Myers, FL - Lee County Civic Center - Att: 1,896 Ric Flair def. Don Muraco via submission with the Figure 4 WCW World Title: Larry Zbysko (WC) def. Dynamite Kid via pinfall with the Brain Buster to retain the title Nord The Barbarian def. Tommy Rich via pinfall with the Flying Leg Drop Tru TV Championship: Steve O (TVC) def. Rick Martel via pinfall with his feet on the ropes to retain the title Long Riders (Bill & Scott Irwin) def. Buff Bagwell & X Factor when Scott pinned X with an Impaler DDT Nov. 26 - New Orleans, LA - UNO Lakefront Arena (T'Giving Night Spectacular!) - Att: 2,309 Street Fight: Ric Flair def. Don Muraco via pinfall after bashing Muraco with a chair several times - Both men bled WCW World Title Match: Larry Zbysko (WC) def. Chris Adams (Southern States Heritage Champion) via pinfall with the Brain Buster Cage Match: Tommy Rich def. Nord The Barbarian via pinfall with an Exploder Suplex - Both men bled Tru TV Championship: Steve O (TVC) def. Rick Martel via pinfall with his feet on the ropes Long Riders (Bill & Scott Irwin) def. Buff Bagwell & X Factor when Scott pinned X with an Impaler DDT (NOTES: WCW is trying to revive the tradition of wrestling on Thanksgiving night, which used to be the biggest night of the year in pro wrestling. The low attendance figure shows they have a lot of work to do if they want to make Thanksgiving night wrestling successful in the modern era. Don Muraco, who is currently off of WCW TV selling a neck injury from his 'I Quit' match with Ric Flair, worked these shows as he prepares for a Dec. tour of Japan. Jimmy Hart was not scheduled to appear at the shows in Steve O's corner. Kid was not at the Thanksgiving night show in New Orleans because WCW wanted to have the regional champion challenge in the World Title match. This is a throwback to when the NWA World Champion would wrestle in the territories against the top local star.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 WCW MAYHEM - EP. 33 - EL PASO, TX - EL PASO COUNTY COLISEUM - 12-1-15 (Live) (Show Intro) (Crowd Shots/Pyro) (Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden welcomed viewers and ran down the program: WCW World Tag Team Title Tournament Round 1: Dynamite Kid & Tommy Rich vs. Kamala & Abdullah The Butcher and The Long Riders vs. Buff Bagwell & The X Factor; Ric Flair and Larry Zbysko (WC) make an appearance; Nord The Barbarian sees action; another 'Season's Beatings' update; and more. Then sent it backstage.) (Backstage: Scott Hudson. SH: "Hello everybody. Scott Hudson here. We are just minutes away from kicking off the tournament to decide the first-ever WCW World Tag Team Champions. Dynamite Kid and Tommy Rich, come on in here." Kid and Rich walked into the interview area and both were in their ring attire. SH: "Gentlemen, tonight you have a chance to start down the road to making history. You're facing Kamala and Abdullah The Butcher in your first round match." TR: 'This is an exciting time for us, Scott. We have a chance to become the first World Tag Team Champions in World Class. And we know it's gonna be a tall order tonight facing the Sheik's Army. Kamala and Abdullah are two of the most unpredictable wrestlers out there. They're wild men of the highest order. But, I feel good going into this match because I've got a tag team specialist as my partner in the Dynamite Kid." DK: "This is a big opportunity for us. I've had a lot of success in tag team wrestling. My record speaks for itself. And I've got another great partner in 'Wildfire' here. The Sheik's Army is fierce competition. You never know what to expect from those two savages. And their manager El-Kaissey definitely won't hesitate to get involved in the match if he feels he needs to. He keeps talking about some revolution that he's waging. But his revolution may hit a roadblock tonight." SH: "That was the Dynamite Kid and Tommy Rich. They're ready to rumble with the Sheik's Army. Tony and Mark, back to you.") Match 1 (Rd. 1: WCW World Tag Team Title Tournament Match) Dynamite Kid & 'Wildfire' Tommy Rich vs. Sheik's Army ('London Calling' by The Clash played and the fans popped for Tommy Rich and Kid. Rich was in his black tights with flames on the lower half of them, boots that were flaming (not literally) and a 'Wildfire' t-shirt. Kid had the British flag draped over his shoulders, powder blue tights with the word 'Dynamite' was written in red lettering going down the right leg and 'Kid' in red lettering going down the left leg and red, white and blue boots. The pair climbed up on the apron and briefly saluted the fans before climbing into the ring.) (Announcers then sent it backstage.) (Backstage: Scott Hudson was with Sheik's Army. SH: "I am here with the Sheik's Army. Sheik Adnan..." AK: "Listen up, all you infidels out there! The Sheik's Army is primed and ready to strike like a wild animal! Our righteous revolution will continue to advance tonight! And the victims will be the Dynamite Kid and Tommy Rich! Look at these men! Do you really think they can be stopped?! They are on a mission from Allah! You cannot stop a noble crusade! It will continue until total victory is achieved! After this, it's on to the tag team finals where we will be victorious! Allah Akbar!" Sheik led his men out of the interview area. SH: "Shiek's Army! They are on a crusade to become the first World Tag Team Champions in WCW history.") ('Cry of the Vatos' played as Kamala, Abdullah, Kimchee and El-Kaissey made their way to the ring to boos. Kamala was in his loin cloth print, had symbols painted on his body and face and was wearing his African tribal mask. Abdullah was in his orange pants with black stripe down each side and black pointed toe boots. Kimchee was in his African safari gear, pith helmet, white wrestling mask with brown trim and carrying a riding crop. Kaissey was in an expensive suit and the typical Arab male headwear. The quartet got in the ring and Kimchee removed Kamala's mask and he and Kaissey had words for Kam and Abby before heading to the floor. Match was a wild battle and Kid and Rich gave as well as they got. At the end of the match, Rich and Abdullah were in the ring. Abdullah was working over Rich and whipped Rich into the ropes and caught Rich coming off with a boot to the gut and then hit Rich with an elbow to the back of the neck that drove Rich front-first down to the mat. Abdullah then stepped on Rich's back with both feet. Rich rolled over on his side and was grabbing at his back and then rolled over on his back. Abdullah hit the ropes and came off with a running pointed elbow to the throat but Rich rolled out of the way and Abby crashed to the mat. Both men down. Abby got to his knees as Rich got up and Rich booted Abby in the head twice. Abby still on his knees and staggered. Rich went to make the tag but Abby suddenly grabbed his leg. After a brief struggle, Rich broke free and lunged over and tagged in Kid. Kid leapt over the top rope into the ring as Abby got to his feet. Kid pummeled Abby with head shots and then whipped Abby into the ropes and caught Abby coming off with a flying headbutt. Abby staggered but not down. Kid ran and hit the ropes and flying headbutted Abby a second time and this time both men went down as Kid was holding his head next to the ropes. Kid and Abby started getting up when Kamala came over on the apron and grabbed Kid from behind. Abby charged at Kid and Kid broke free from Kamala and Abby slammed into Kamala. Abby stumbled backwards as Kid hit Kamala with a trio of head shots and Kamala crashed to the apron and then to the floor as the crowd roared. Kid then jumped on the stunned Abby and started pounding him with punches. El-Kaissey suddenly tried to climb in the ring when the ref went over to stop him. Kaissey grabbed the ref and Rich got in the ring and came over and grabbed Kaissey. Kid drove Abby to the mat and ran and jumped on the middle rope and connected with a lionsault. Rich, the ref and Kaissey tied up with each other. Kid covered Abby. X Factor came through the crowd and snuck into the ring and nailed Kid in the back of the head with a fist drop to the back of the head. Kid rolled off of Abby holding his head. X then bolted the ring and jumped the ringside barricade and took off back through the crowd. Rich grabbed Kaissey and slammed his head into the top buckle and Kaissey fell to he floor. Abby got up as Kid rolled over on his back. Abby nailed Kid with his jumping double foot stomp to the gut and dropped an elbow on Kid. Ref got Rich back to his corner and turned around as Abby covered Kid. Ref dropped for the count. 1... Rich started to climb in the ring but Kimchee came over and tripped Rich up and Rich fell into the ring. ...2...3. Ref called for the bell as the fans booed. Kamala had now recovered and climbed into the ring as Kaissey recovered on the floor. Rich looked over as Kimchee got into the ring. Abby was still on top of Kid. Kimchee waved his riding crop in front of Abby and Abby finally got off of Kid. Ref pointed at Abby and Kamala while raising his other hand signaling that Kamala and Abby were the winners. Kimchee waved the riding crop gesturing for Kamala and Abby to leave the ring and they did as they were ordered. Kaissey had recovered enough to greet the men at ringside. Kaissey then led the men back up the aisle to more boos as Rich checked on Kid in the ring. WINNER: Sheik's Army - Abdullah pinned Kid after a Jumping Double Foot Stomp and Elbow Smash - 8:57) (Announcers discussed Sheik's Army advancing to the finals of the World Tag Team Tourney at 'Season's Beatings' in 12 days on PPV. Discussed X's interference playing a major role in costing Kid and Rich the match. Hyped still to come: World Tag Team Tournament Match Rd. 1: X Factor & Buff Bagwell vs. The Long Riders; Ric Flair and Larry Zbysko are here; and more. Said Nord The Barbarian sees action next!) (Commercials) (Backstage: Scott Hudson. Scott was standing in the locker room with Dynamite Kid. SH: "We are back on 'Mayhem'. Dynamite, we just saw the X Factor interfere in your tag team match and cost you and Tommy Rich a chance to advance to the finals. You cannot not be a happy camper right now."" DK: "X Factor! Dammit! That's three times now you've sneak attacked me! Enough! Let's settle this like men! I want the X Factor in a match! I don't care where and I don't care when! I just want the match! And let me tell you something, X! I intend to rip that mask off of you and show the world who you really are! Just give me one match with the bastard! Just one! That's all I'll need!" Kid then reached over and picked up and an unfolded steel chair and winged it violently against the wall and started wlaking around in the background as Hudson looked on.) (Announcers discussed Kid wanting a match with X Factor.) (Announcers then intro'd video from last week of the showdown between Nord and Orndorff. VIDEO: CJ: "I notice that Jim Herd is holding a clipboard. Can you tell us what that's about?" PO: "I will. But first, I need Nord the Barbarian to come out here to the ring. Come on, Nord! Get down here and face me like a real man!" Nord climbed over the top rope into the ring and walked up to Orndorff and was staring at him. Nord: "Orndorff! I have to say that after my command stretching of you two weeks ago, you look two inches taller! Heh heh!" Orndorff chuckled. Nord: "You can laugh now, Orndorff! But you're the real laughing stock because you haven't been man enough to sign a contract to face me in a match! Pansy!" PO: "Mr. Herd, hand me the clipboard." Herd handed it over. Orndorff took the pen off the clipboard and flipped back some pages on it and wrote on it. He then flipped a few more pages and wrote on the paper again. PO: "Nord, the first thing I signed was a contract! As of right now I wrestle for World Class Wrestling!" Crowd cheered. Nord: "And what was the other thing you scribbled your name on?!" PO: "This is a contract to wrestle you, Nord, at the 'Season's Beatings' pay-per-view in three weeks! Here! Sign your name on the dotted line and we've got a match!" Nord grabbed the clipboard out of Orndorff's hand and signed the match contract. Nord shoved the clipboard in Herd's chest and glared at Orndorff. Nord: "That contract you signed to wrestle for WCW, I hope it's just for one match! Because I'm gonna make you one-and-done here!" PO: "We'll see about that! You're gonna be in for a few surprises at 'Season's Beatings'!" Orndorff and Nord bumped chests and were glaring at one another.) Match 2 Nord The Barbarian vs. Jose Luis-Rivera (Rivera was already in the ring and announced. 'Deaf Forever' by Motorhead played and Nord stomped out on the entrance stage and was holding his big chain high in the air. Nord was in his black tights with the word 'Berzerker' written in white lightning bolt lettering, fur-lined boots and his fur-lined vest. Nord got in the ring and stomped around some more and continued waving the chain in the air. He was booed. Nord placed his chain over the top ring bolt in the corner that connects the buckle to the post. Total destruction by Nord, who toyed with Rivera during the match. Nord put the jobber out of his misery when he hit the flying leg drop to score the pinfall. Ref called for the bell and raised Nord's hand in victory. Nord then walked over by the ropes and demanded the ring mic from Craig Johnson. Nord got the mic. Nord: "Orndorff! This is for you!" Nord dropped the mic. Just a look from Nord and the ref backed off. Nord went over and grabbed Rivera and hoisted Rivera up and blasted him with a piledriver. Rivera laid out on the mat. Nord picked up the mic. Nord: "Now, for the live action replay!" Nord tossed the mic and grabbed Rivera and started to hoist him up again for another piledriver when the crowd popped as Orndorff, in street clothes, charged down the aisle and hit the ring. Nord dropped Rivera and he and Orndorff stared down each other. Nord picked up the mic. Nord: "Orndorff! If these people want to see me destroy you, they're gonna have to pay for the privilege!" Nord dropped the mic and calmly left the ring, dropped to the floor and reached up and grabbed his chain and headed back up the aisle as Orndorff looked on from the ring. Nord turned and looked back at Orndorff and raised his chain in the air as Orndorff just stared daggers at him. Nord turned and headed to the back. WINNER: Nord - Pinfall - Flying Leg Drop - 3:49) (Announcers discussed the situation between Nord and Orndorff heating up. Then sent it backstage.) (Backstage: Scott Hudson. X Factor and Bagwell were already in the interview area. SH: "I'm here with Buff Bagwell and the X Factor. X Factor, what do you have to say for yourself after attacking Dynamite Kid and costing him and Tommy Rich their tag team title tournament match earlier tonight?" X: "Like Mark Fuhrman said at the O.J. Simpson trial: 'I assert my Fifth Amendment privilege!" X and Buff started laughing. SH: "You know, in this business, payback has a way of rearing its head when you least expect it. Kid is hot at what transpired. You guys may be playing with fire." BB: "We're not worried about the Dynamite Kid or anybody! The only people X and I are concerned about is ourselves! Were facing the Long Riders tonight! And those boys are facing a team like they've never faced before! We win tonight, and we've punched our ticket to the World Tag Team Title Tournament finals at 'Season's Beatings'! That's all that matters! X and Buff make a great team! We've got the skill and we've got the stuff to be the WCW World Tag Team Champions! That's all that really needs to be said!" SH: "The Long Riders are a formidable team! They proved that last week when they beat Bob Orton and TV Champion Steve O! Are you taking these guys lightly?" BB: "Scott, as a man once said: 'I assert my Fifth Amendment privilege'!" X and Buff burst out laughing. SH: "That was quite an answer" BB: "I know!" The laughter continued as Buff and X walked out of the interview area. SH: "The second WCW World Tag Team Title Tournament match is coming up after the break." Hudson then shook his head in disbelief.) (Commercials) (Ad aired for the 'Season's Beatings' PPV - Sunday - Dec. 13 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena - 8 pm E/5 pm P - Tickets on sale NOW! - Visit the WCW website for more info!) (Backstage: Scott Hudson. The Long Riders were standing in the interview area. SH: "We are back on 'Mayhem'. Long Riders, Scott and Bill Irwin, we heard from your opponents Buff Bagwell and the X Factor before the break. And they seemed like they weren't taking this match too seriously. I don't know if they see you as much of a threat to derail their hopes of getting to the tag team title tournament finals." BI: "That's fine with us, Scott! Let them take the Long Riders lightly! We've been underestimated before so this isn't news to us! Bagwell and X Factor seem made for each other! They're a couple of arrogant, cocky guys! They have talent! But those attitudes will backfire on them in the long run! And they may just backfire tonight!" SI: "Those guys will have to be the first guys enshrined in the Jerks Hall of Fame! Our track record in this sport proves that we're a helluva team! We've got shelves full of trophies and title belts that proves it! They may beat us! That's why you have the match! But I know I've got no better tag team partner than my blood brother Bill! We will show up and we will give those guys a battle! They'll know they've been in a tough match when we're through! And we will see who's made of sterner stuff at the end!" Long Riders walked out of the interview area. SH: "The Long Riders, they are confident but not cocky. And we'll see what transpires in their match right now.") Match 3 (Rd. 1: WCW World Tag Team Title Tournament Match) Long Riders vs. 'American Gigolo' Buff Bagwell & The X Factor ( 'Call Me' by Blondie played and Bagwell and X came to the ring with two ladies to boos. Buff was in his black sweat suit with the words 'Time Is Money' on the back of the jacket in white lettering. X Factor was in his body tight that was red, white and black tie-dye with a black 'X' spray painted on the front, black gloves, black boots with red trim and black mask with red trim with a red 'X' over the eyes. The two ladies were walking behind Bagwell and X. Bagwell removed his sweat suit himself and handed it off to the ladies. Each lady kissed Buff on the cheek. Bagwell was in his black leg-length tights with gold dollar signs on the back and black wrestling boots. 'Flirtin' With Disaster' by Molly Hatchet filled the arena and the Long Riders made their way to the ring to a decent ovation. They were in black trenchcoats, blue jeans, cowboy-style wrestling boots and blue bandanas on their heads. The pair acknowledged the crowd once in the ring. Match was an exciting battle that saw the Long Riders bring the fight to X and Buff. At the end of the match, X and Scott Irwin were the legal men in the ring. Scott was on the offensive and whipped X into the ropes and looked to catch X coming off but X leapfrogged Scott and nailed Scott with an enzuigiri. Scott went down. X grabbed Scott and hoisted him across his shoulders and nailed Scott with a fireman's carry slam. X tagged in Buff and X grabbed Irwin from behind as Buff mounted the top buckle and came off with an elbow smash to the top of the head. Scott crumpled to the mat. Buff for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Scott kicked out. Buff pulled Scott up, kneed Scott in the gut, whipped Scott into the ropes and caught Scott coming off with a scoop powerslam. Buff for the cover and hooked the leg again. 1...2... Bill hit the ring and stomped on the back of Buff's head to break up the pin. X started to climb in the ring as the ref sent Bill back to his corner and X stepped back out on the apron. Both men to their feet and Buff dropped Scott with a running clothesline. Buff backed up and waited as Scott got unsteadily to his feet. Buff went to nail Scott with his running forearm smash to the head but Bill ducked the move and Buff turned around and Scott kicked Buff in the gut that doubled Buff over and Scott stunned Buff with an axe kick. Buff crashed down to the mat. Both men down. Scott and Buff slowly recovered. Both men got to their feet and Buff stunned Scott with a dropkick. Scott fell back against the ropes in his corner and Bill slapped Scott on the back. Ref called it a legal tag but Buff didn't see it. Scott staggered forward and Buff went to whip Scott into the ropes but Scott reversed and caught Buff coming off in the flapjack and Bill hit Buff with a cutter (3-D). Buff crashed to the mat as the fans cheered. X climbed into the ring to break up the pin but Scott greeted him with a boot to the gut and an impaler DDT. Crowd popped big time. X rolled out on the apron face-down and grabbing the back of his neck. Bill covered Buff and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the fans roared. The brothers high fived one another and the ref came over and raised both of their hands. Buff and X still down. The winners left ring, dropped to the floor and briefly celebrated with fans at ringside before heading back up the aisle. WINNER: Long Riders - Pinfall - Bill pinned Buff after a Flapjack/Cutter Combo - 11:40) (Announcers discussed the Long Riders punching their ticket to the tag team tourney final against Abdullah & Kamala at 'Season's Beatings'. Hyped still to come: Ric Flair and Larry Zbysko!) (VIDEO: IT'S WORLD CLASS WRESTLING ON TOUR! Friday - Dec. 4 - Salem, OR - Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion Saturday - Dec. 5 - Kent, WA - Showare Center Tuesday - Dec. 15 - Asheville, NC - U.S. Cellular Center - WCW Mayhem Friday - Dec. 18 - Prescott, AZ - Prescott Valley Event Center Saturday - Dec. 19 - Santa Barbara, CA - UCSB Events Center Tuesday - Dec. 29 - Allen, TX - Allen Event Center - WCW Mayhem For ticket info, visit the WCW website!) (Commercials) ('Seasons' Beatings' PPV Update! Announcers ran down the card: WCW World Title Match: 'Living Legend' Larry Zbysko (WC) vs. 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair (If Flair doesn't win the title, he will not receive another World Title shot for a year!) 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Nord The Barbarian WCW World Tag Team Tournament Final: The Sheik's Army vs. The Long Riders Just announced! WCW has ordered the match: Dynamite Kid vs. The X Factor 'Season's Beatings' PPV - Sunday - Dec. 13 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena - 8 pm E/5 pm P - Tickets on sale NOW! - Visit the WCW website for more info!) (Announcers hyped for next week: The Flair-Zbysko World Title match contract signing; and Mgr. Jimmy Hart, Steve O (TVC) & Bob Orton and former TV Champ Rick Martel make an appearance; and more on the final 'Mayhem' before 'Season's Beatings'!) (In-ring: Zbysko-Flair confrontation. 'I'm The Man' by Anthrax filled the arena and World Champion Larry Zbysko came out to strong boos. Zbysko was dressed like a baseball home plate umpire complete with mask. He had the title on around his waist. Zbysko got in the ring and walked around kept pointing at the belt to more boos. Zbysko had a mic. 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' played and out came Ric Flair to a huge ovation. Flair was in street clothes and had a mic. Flair couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head at the spectacle of Zbysko. LZ: "You know why I'm dressed like an umpire, Ric?" RF: "No. But I'm dying to know why." LZ: "It's because you didn't beat me at 'Autumn Anarchy'...strike 1! Then, you didn't beat me two weeks ago...Strike 2! And when you don't beat me at 'Season's Beatings'...Strike 3...You're out!" Zbysko made an animated strike 3 gesture while saying it. RF: "I'm out, huh? I see." LZ: "Ric, you said that if you didn't win the World Title in 12 days, then you wouldn't receive another World Title shot for a year! So, when I retain the title in Greenville, South Carolina, well, it's gonna be a long, lonely year for you! What are you going to do for a whole year without challenging for this belt, huh?!" RF: "I did say that. I won't get another World Title shot after 'Season's Beatings'. You know why?" LZ: "Shoot!" RF: "Wrong sport, Larry. It's because I'm gonna win the World Title on December 13th and I won't need to wait for another shot at the gold! Whoo!" Zbysko got in the Flair's face and the two started jawing at each other off-mic. Zbysko took off the mask as the verbal fest continued. LZ: "Flair! You're outta here!" Zbysko made the gesture of throwing a player out of a baseball game while saying it. RF: "You're out as the World Champion in less than two weeks, pal! These fans are gonna have a World Champion they can get behind and support! That belt is living on borrowed time around your waist!" LZ: "Well, that borrowed time is off in the distant future, Flair! You haven't proven you could beat me with the belt on the line! Why should anyone expect that to change at 'Season's Beatings'?!" RF: "Why?! Because I'm Ric Flair! Whoo!" LZ: "Oh! I forgot! I guess I better hand you the title because you're the great Ric Flair! You have the support of not only these idiots out here! You have the backing of the elites who run this promotion! The deck is always stacked against me! Yet, I've always come out on top in the end and that's not gonna change on December 13th!" RF: "We wrestled each other on the very first episode of 'Mayhem'! I beat you that day! I know I can beat you and these fans damn sure know I can do it! They know that at 'Autumn Anarchy' I had you right on the cusp of defeat! Two weeks ago in our re-match, you were literally saved by the bell! Now, I will cross that threshold and Larry Zbysko's reign of error will be over!" LZ: "Reign of error?! I'm the World Champion because I deserve to be! You may be the 'Nature Boy'! But I'm the 'Living Legend'! And you become a living legend by having the World Title around your waist! Hmm... I see no World Title around your waist, Ric! And the only World Title you'll have around your waist for a year is one you make in your basement and walk around the house wearing it!" RF: "I'll tell you what, pal! I'll make a World Championship belt at home and give it to you as a consolation prize so you can continue to delude yourself that you're the champ after 'Season's Beatings'!" LZ: "You know what, man?! You can go ahead and..." WCW Championship Committee member Tony Garea walked out on the entrance stage with mic in hand. TG: "Gentlemen." LZ: "Oh no! Not again! Tony Garea, I'm really beginning to think you're stalking me! I'm thinking restraining order right now! If you've got something to tell me, you can do it backstage!" TG: "This announcement has to do with your World Title match at 'Season's Beatings'. "We know that Ric has made it clear that if he doesn't win the World Title at the pay-per-view, he cannot challenge for it again for a year." LZ: "We know, Tony! We know! It's already been said a thou..." RF: "Shut up, Zbysko!" Zbysko glared at Flair. TG: "What we of the WCW Championship Committee have decided to do is, because of the huge stakes in this match, is to bring in a special guest referee." LZ: "Guest referee?! What the..." TG: "The man we have chosen is one of the toughest men to ever lace up a pair of boots. We know that he will call this match right down the middle. The man who deserves to win the match will win it. And that man is here tonight." LZ: "Who is it?!" TG: "I give the guest referee for the Larry Zbysko-Ric Flair match at 'Season's Beatings'...Harley Race!" Many in the audience cheered as Race, in street clothes, walked out on the stage. LZ: "No! No way! This is...this is an outrage!" Flair nodded his head in approval of Race. LZ: "I'm calling conspiracy! Flair, are you in on this?!" RF: "I had nothing to do with it! Harley's word is his bond! And if he says he'll call the match fairly then that's what he'll do! Whoo!" Race looked on from the stage as Flair looked on at Zbysko who was now angrily stomping around the ring in disbelief as the program faded to black.) END PROGRAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Captain Kremmen Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 WCW MAYHEM - EP. 34 - EL PASO, TX - EL PASO COUNTY COLISEUM - 12-8-15 (Taped) (Special video aired hyping 'Season's Beatings'.) (Crowd Shots/Pyro) (Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden welcomed viewers and ran down the last show before the PPV: WCW World Title Contract Signing: Larry Zbysko (WC) and Ric Flair; 12-Man $100,000 Dollar Battle Royal; a look at the situation between Paul Orndorff and Nord The Barbarian; 8-Man Tag: Long Riders, Tito Santana & Rick Martel vs. Steve O (TVC), Bob Orton, The X Factor & Buff Bagwell; and more.) (In-ring: 'Bad To The Bone' filled the arena and Steve O (TVC), Bob Orton and mgr. Jimmy Hart came to the ring to loud boos. O was in his his red leg-length tights, sleeveless black half-shirt, black boots and sunglasses. He had the TV Title around his waist. Orton was in his black cowboy hat, black vest, black tights and black boots with horseshoes on the outside of each boot. Hart was in a red suit jacket with 'First Family' written across the back, black shirt, red pants, black shoes, sunglasses and carrying his megaphone. All three had mics. The three got in the ring and played to the crowd. O went from corner to corner and stood on the middle buckle in each corner and pointed at himself RVD-style. Music-only version of 'Synchronicity 2' by The Police played and Rick Martel came to the ring to a good ovation. Martel was wearing blue tights with the fleur de lis on each side of the tights, blue boots with white trim and a blue ring jacket with a white fleur de lis on the back with 'Rick Martel' written underneath the logo. Martel slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. Rick climbed into the ring with mic in hand. The two sides looked at each other briefly. O: "Rick Martel. I have an announcement to make. The reigning Tru TV Champion is here! Hahaha!" BO: "Rick, I have to say that title looks so much better on Steve O than it did on you!" RM: "It's been a month now since I was stabbed in the back by you, Steve O, and you, Jimmy Hart. "Jimmy, people told me that hiring you as my manager was a bad idea. They said you'd eventually find some way to screw me over. I didn't believe them. I thought you had changed for the better. You laid out a vision for my career that I accepted and believed in. I'm over the shock of what happened a month ago. But you stabbed me in the back. And that deserves a response. "Steve, I tolerated your mood swings. I put up with you striking Jimmy when he was my manager. Jimmy forgave you. But now I see that was all a ruse and you two were plotting your scheme to get the TV Championship off of me. Congratulations, your plan worked. I hope you're happy with yourselves." JH: "I'm quite satisfied with the results, baby! Hahaha! Rick, I'm about to tell you an uncomfortable truth! You just didn't have the killer instinct needed to get to the next level in your career! You're too much of a nice guy! And we know what they say about nice guys! They finish last! I saw Steve O getting angry in his determination to win! I saw a man who would do what it took to be a champion! That's why he's the Tru TV Champion today and you're not! O's a guy that will go out and get things done because he wants to be a winner at any cost! That's the way I am! I manage winners! I manage champions! And you don't have the killer instinct like this man does to thrive in the long run! I had to cut you loose! There was no other choice! Steve O is now a winner and a champion! And that's the bottom line in this sport!" O: "Rick Martel! Cry me a river, bro! I played by the rules for my entire career! I kissed the asses of these fans out here just to hear their cheers! Where did it get me, Rick?! Nowhere! Cheering for me after I put up a great fight but still lost rang hollow! There's two types of people in this world, winners and losers! I'm now a winner! And it's because I hooked up with the best manager in wrestling! Like Jimmy said, the good guy routine in this cutthroat business will only lead to failure! I'm the TV Champion because I did what I needed to do to win! Strictly playing by the rules is for losers like all these people sitting in these seats out here! I'm now Steve O...winner!" RM: "I've had a lot of success in this sport following the rules as well as I can. But, the next time we face each other, I might just be willing to bend some rules to get some payback!" JH: "Right, Rick! Right! When it comes down to it you won't be able to grab the tights for leverage to try and score a pinfall! Face it, baby, doing whatever you have to do to win is just not encoded in your DNA!" RM: "I'm just as capable of doing something totally out of character just like the next man! Steve O! You owe me a re-match for the Tru TV Championship! I want that match...tonight!" Crowd popped. O: "Not gonna happen, Ricky! You see, we've got this little 8-man tag match that we're both in! Looks like the TV Title match you crave is a no-go tonight! Hahahaha!" Hart, O and Orton started laughing. Tony Garea of the WCW Championship Committee walked out on the entrance stage. He was in a suit and holding a mic. TG: "Let me have your attention, gents! "Rick Martel, because you and Steve O signed to take part in the 8-man tag match tonight, you need to honor that contract. Steve O is right. There will be no re-match for the Tru TV Championship this evening." Crowd booed. TG: "However, the re-match for the Tru TV Championship will happen. And it will be taking place this Sunday at 'Season's Beatings'!" Decent amount of crowd cheers. Martel liked the news as he raised his fist in the air. O was cool. O: "That's fine, Garea! I'm down with it! Rick Martel, this Sunday at 'Season's Beatings', I'm gonna school you in the art of the win! I'm gonna show you what you have to do to be a winner in pro wrestling!" RM: "Steve O, you couldn't show me how to be a winner on your best day! I've had a career that has been defined by being a winner! You don't last as long at the top in this sport if you don't win! My record speaks for itself! And I'm gonna send you back to the showers as Steve O: The Loser once more! See you in Greenville!" Martel turned and left the ring and headed back up the aisle as O, Orton and Hart stood having an animated conversation.) (Announcers talked about the Tru TV Championship Re-Match being made for 'Season's Beatings'. Hyped still to come: WCW World Title Contract Signing: Zbysko (WC) vs. Flair. Said the 8-man tag was next!) (Commercials) (VIDEO: IT'S WORLD CLASS WRESTLING ON TOUR! This Sunday! - Dec. 13 - Greenville, NC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena - Season's Beatings PPV Tuesday - Dec. 15 - Asheville, NC - U.S. Cellular Center - WCW Mayhem Friday - Dec. 18 - Prescott, AZ - Prescott Valley Event Center Saturday - Dec. 19 - Santa Barbara, CA - UCSB Events Center Tuesday - Dec. 29 - Allen, TX - Allen Event Center - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Jan. 12 - Jackson, TN - Oman Arena - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Jan. 26 - Monroe, LA - Monroe Civic Center - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Feb. 9 - Huntsville, AL - Propst Arena - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Feb. 23 - Augusta, GA - James Brown Arena - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Mar. 8 - Daytona Beach, FL - Ocean Center Arena - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Mar. 22 - Pine Bluff, AR - Pine Bluff Convention Center Arena - WCW Mayhem For ticket info, visit the WCW website!) Match 1 Long Riders, Tito Santana & Rick Martel vs. Steve O (TVC), 'Cowboy' Bob Orton, 'American Gigolo' Buff Bagwell & The X Factor (All the wrestlers were already in the ring and had been introduced. Short, wild match with lots of action. O and Martel tangled briefly during the match. At the end of the match, Bagwell and Tito were the legal men in the ring. Buff was on the offensive and whipped Tito into the ropes and caught Tito coming off with a sitout side slam. Buff for the cover. 1...2... Tito kicked out. Buff snapped Tito up and whipped Tito into the ropes and went for a clothesline but Tito ducked the move and came back and caught Buff with his double flying forearm smash finisher. Buff crashed to the mat. Tito for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... X Factor came in and broke up the pin by stomping on Tito's upper back. Scott Irwin charged in and started fighting with X Factor. Orton and O jumped in and Bill Irwin and Martel followed suit and a brawl broke out in the ring. Ref called for the bell. The brawl continued. O and Martel slugged it out in the corner. It was a melee'. Eventually, the Long Riders, Tito and Martel gained the upper hand and drove Buff, X, Orton and O from the ring down to the floor. DECISION: No Contest - 6:36) (Announcers discussed the wild finish to the 8-man tag. Hyped still to come: WCW World Title contract signing: Zbysko (WC) and Flair. Said a look at the Orndorff-Nord situation that lead to their match at 'Season's Beatings' on Sunday and the $100,000 Dollar 12-Man Battle Royal were coming up!) (Commercials) (Ad aired for the 'Season's Beatings' PPV - Sunday - Dec. 13 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena - 8 pm E/5 pm P - Tickets on sale NOW! - Visit the WCW website for more info!) (Announcers intro'd video chronicling the Paul Orndorff-Nord The Barbarian situation plus pre-recorded comments from Orndorff and Nord to follow. After it aired, the picture flipped and showed Orndorff standing in his tights, boots and 'Gold's Gym' t-shirt in front of a ring in a gym. Orndorff had a mic. PO: "As you can see, I am here in the gym. I've been getting ready for my match with Nord this Sunday at 'Season's Beatings'. For weeks, Nord has told the people that my finisher is the piledriver. He's even gone so far as to use it on some of his opponents. But, let me fill you in on a little secret, Nord. I'm working on a new finishing move in this ring! The piledriver, while still a great weapon for me, is no loner my finisher! I'm working the kinks out! I'm perfecting my new finisher! And the first man I intend to try it out on in a match is you, Nord, at 'Season's Beatings'! It's gonna be an early Christmas present from 'Mr. Wonderful'! Nord! I will see you this Sunday!" Picture flipped and Nord appeared. Nord was in a sweat suit and holding his chain and standing in a wooded area with mic in hand. His hands were taped and the tape was black and red. Nord: "Paul Orndorff! Oooof! Oooof! Oooof! I've been getting ready for my match with you at 'Season's Beatings' by returning to my Berzerker roots and getting back to nature! I've been chopping wood! I've been lifting logs! I've been swimming in freezing waters! I run along rugged, frozen terrain! You know why my hands are taped up and bloody?! It's because I've been putting pictures of your hideous mug on tree trunks and punching it until my hands are crimson! I've also been climbing up and down these trees several times a day! I've been rolling heavy boulders uphill! I throw heavy hammers! I could go on and on about my workout routine! I can tell you, Orndorff, that I'll come into our match and I will be better prepared for this match than any I've ever had! I will take no prisoners! There will be no mercy given to you, Orndorff! Your run in WCW begins and ends this Sunday! Oooof! Oooof!") (Announcers discussed and hyped the Nord-Orndorff match for the Sunday PPV.) Match 2 ($100,000 12-Man Battle Royal) PARTICIPANTS: Long Riders, Buff Bagwell, X Factor, Rick Martel, Tito Santana, Bob Orton, Steve O (TVC), Dynamite Kid, Tommy Rich, Sheik's Army (All 12 men were already in the ring and had been announced. Steve O went over and sucker punched Rick Martel and the fighting started. Ref called for the bell. ORDER OF ELIMINATION: 1) Bill Irwin - Thrown over the top rope to the floor - Eliminator: Steve O - 1:19 2) Tito Santana - Backdropped over the top rope to the floor - Eliminator: Bob Orton - 2:04 3) Buff Bagwell - Dropkicked in the back and went over the top rope and crashed to the floor - Eliminator: Tommy Rich - 2:49 4) Tommy Rich - Got hung up with Kamala in the ropes and Abdullah came over and shoved Rich and Rich went over the top rope and crashed to the floor - Eliminator: Kamala and Abdullah - 4:07 5 & 6) Kid and X Factor - Kid hit X with a flying crossbody and X caught Kid and they toppled backwards over the top rope and down to the floor - 4:48 7) Kamala - Went to splash Scott Irwin in the corner but Irwin moved and Kamala slammed front-first into the buckles. Irwin grabbed the dazed Kamala and threw him over the top rope down to the floor - Eliminator: Scott Irwin - 5:51 8) Scott Irwin - Abdullah caught Irwin with a headbutt from behind and threw Irwin over the top rope down to the floor - Eliminator: Abdullah - 6:03 9) Abdullah - Bob Orton grabbed Rick Martel from behind and held him as Abdullah charged at Martel and Martel broke free from Orton's grasp and Abdullah steamrolled Orton. Orton crashed to the mat. Martel grabbed the dazed Abdullah and attempted to throw him over the top rope but Abdullah got hung up on the top rope. Martel shoved Abdullah off and Abdullah crashed to the floor. - Eliminator: Rick Martel - 6:40 This left Martel, O and Orton. 10) Bob Orton - Orton made it to his feet and Martel moved in on Orton and hit him with a couple of head shots. O jumped in and punched Martel in the jaw. Orton and O grabbed Martel and whipped him into the ropes and looked to catch him coming off with a double clothesline but Martel ducked the move and came back and floored Orton and O with a double clothesline of his own. Orton started getting to his feet next to the ropes and Martel charged in and blasted Orton with a running clothesline that sent Orton toppling over the top rope down to the floor. - Eliminator: Rick Martel - 7:09 Martel and O were the last men standing. O ran up behind Martel and nailed Martel with a forearm smash to the back and then tried to toss Martel over the top rope but Martel fought not to be tossed. O then drove a knee into Martel's gut and whipped Martel into the ropes and went to nail Martel with a clothsline but Martel ducked the move and came back with a flying shoulder tackle that dropped O. O got up and Martel nailed him with a dropkick. O went back down. O got up and Martel hit O with another dropkick that drove O next to the ropes. Martel then went to nail O with another dropkick but O fell out of the way and Martel crashed to the mat. O got up as Martel was getting up and moved in and caught Martel with some punches and then nailed Martel with a rolling neckbreaker. O picked up Martel and bodyslammed him. O mounted the top buckle facing the crowd and came off with a moonsault but Martel got his knees up and O smashed into them. Both men down. O rolled over next to the ropes and started getting to his feet. Ref turned and checked on Martel. Hart came over and slipped O a foreign object. Martel quickly got to his feet, charged up behind O and drove a knee into O's back. O fell forward and dropped the foreign object Hart gave him. O turned around and Martel fired away on O with head shots. O staggered. Martel whipped O into the ropes and caught O coming off with a spinebuster. Martel went out on the apron and nailed O with a Swan Dive (slingshot splash over the top rope back into the ring). Martel covered O and symbolically slapped the mat three times. Martel then pulled O up by the hair and threw O over the top rope and O crashed to the floor as the fans cheered. Ref called for the bell and raised Martel's hand in victory. WINNER: Martel - Eliminated O by tossing him over the top rope - 10:07 Hart ran over to check on O as Martel celebrated in the ring. Craig Johnson got into the ring with mic in hand. WCW exec Jim Herd, in a suit, came down to the ring. CJ: "Rick Martel! Congratulations on winning the Battle Royal! And what a way to do it, by eliminating the man you'll be facing for the Tru TV Championship at 'Season's Beatings' in Steve O! "Jim Herd of the WCW Executive Committee has a presentation to make. Jim." Herd reached into his inside breast pocket and brandished a piece of paper. CJ: "Rick, what a great victory you just scored in the Battle Royal. We in WCW are pleased to present you with this check in the amount of $100,000 dollars! Congratulations!" Rick took the check and held it up for the crowd to see. RM: "Thank you. Not only was it great to win the Battle Royal! But it was even better to do it by eliminating Steve O!" Crowd cheered. RM: "As you saw, I pinned..." Jimmy Hart ran into the ring and got on the mic. JH: "You may have won tonight, Rick! But you're not winning anything at 'Season's Beatings'!" Hart then beat a hasty retreat from the ring. RM: "That will be determined in the ring in Greenville this Sunday!" CJ: "Once again, your winner of the Battle Royal...Rick Martel!" Crowd cheered as Martel once again waved the check in the air.) (Announcers discussed Martel eliminating O to win the Battle Royal and hyped their Tru TV Championship match for 'Season's Beatings' as a graphic of the match-up aired on TV. They said that the final 'Season's Beatings' update and the WCW World Title contract signing were coming up!) (Commercials) (Final 'Seasons' Beatings' PPV Update! Announcers ran down the card: WCW World Title Match: 'Living Legend' Larry Zbysko (WC) vs. 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair (If Flair doesn't win the title, he will not receive another World Title shot for a year!) 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Nord The Barbarian WCW World Tag Team Title Tournament Final: The Sheik's Army vs. The Long Riders WCW has ordered the match: Dynamite Kid (w/ Tommy Rich in his corner) vs. The X Factor (w/ Buff Bagwell in his corner) Tru TV Championship Match: Steve O (TVC) w/ Mgr. Jimmy Hart vs. Rick Martel 'Season's Beatings' PPV - Sunday - Dec. 13 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena - 8 pm E/5 pm P - Tickets on sale NOW! - Visit the WCW website for more info!) (Annoucners hyped the PPV and then sent it to the ring.) (In-ring: WCW World Title contract signing. There was a table set up in the ring with two chairs, two mics and two cups and a pitcher of water. CJ: "It is now time for the contract signing for the WCW World Title match at 'Season's Beatings'. "Already with me in the ring are Tony Garea of the WCW Championship Committee. Rob Russen of the WCW Match-Making Committee. Jim Herd of the WCW Executive Committee. And finally, WCW attorney Gustav B. Schirach." "And now, would please welcome the special guest referee for the World Title match, Harley Race!" Race came to the ring to a decent ovation. He was in a short sleeved white dress shirt, black slacks an black dress shoes. Race got in the ring and shook hands with the WCW execs and then gave a quick wave to the crowd. CJ: "Would you please welcome the challenger in the World Title match, Ric Flair!" 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' played and Flair came out to a strong ovation. Flair was in a short sleeved collared black polo short, gray slacks and black dress shoes. Flair got in the ring and shook hands with Race and the WCW execs. Flair remained standing. CJ: "And his opponent in the match, WCW World Champion Larry Zbysko!" 'I'm The Man' by Anthrax played and Zbysko came to the ring. He was in a blue sport coat, white dress shirt, navy blue slacks and brown dress shoes. He had the title cradled in his left arm. Zbysko was booed as he made his way to the ring. Zbysko got in the ring and shook hands with the WCW execs but ignored Race and went and stood on his side of the table and locked eyes with Flair. CJ: "Gentlemen, please take your seats." Both men slowly sat down without taking their eyes off of each other. CJ: "Tony Garea." Garea took the mic from Johnson and stood at the head of the table as Zbysko poured himself a glass of water. TG: "Thank you, Craig. Ric and Larry, I have here the contract that both of you and guest referee Harley Race will be signing for the World Title match at 'Season's Beatings'. Ric Flair, please sign first." Garea handed the contract and pen to Flair. Flair briefly glanced over the contract and then signed his name on the dotted line and handed it back to Garea. TG: "And now, World Champion Larry Zbysko." Zbysko quickly looked over the contract and then signed it and handed it back to Garea. TG: "Finally, Harley Race, would you please sign the contract." Race was over on the side Flair was sitting on and leaned over and signed the contract and handed it back to Garea. Garea then handed it to attorney Schirach for a brief look over. Schirach shook his head in the affirmative and handed it back to Garea. Garea held up the contract. TG: "It is now official. Larry Zbysko will defend the WCW World Heavyweight Title against Ric Flair this Sunday at 'Season's Beatings'!" Crowd cheered. Garea handed the mic back to Johnson. CJ: "Just five days until the biggest match on the biggest show in the promotion's history takes place. Do either of you have anything to say?" Zbysko took a sip of water and picked up his mic. LZ: "I've got something to say! I don't think Harley Race should be the referee for this match! He has a long history with Ric Flair as they've wrestled each other several times in their careers! This gives Flair an unfair advantage! I want a regular WCW ref to officiate this match!" Race took the mic from Johnson. HR: "Larry, Ric and I do have a history together. We've had a lot of ring battles with each other, that is true. But, I was brought in to call this match fairly and right down the middle. You have my word that I am going to call this match fairly. The man who wins will be the man who deserves to win." LZ: "Please! Your word, Harley?! WCW is paying you to make sure that I don't retain the title! It's all part of the conspiracy of the elites! And you're in cahoots with them!" RF: "Where's your tin foil hat, Larry? I mean, everything is a conspiracy with you! I'm sick of hearing about it and so is everyone else! No matter what anyone thinks of Harley, the fact is he is one of the straightest shooters in our business! If you lose to me, it won't be because of him! It will be because I beat you! Simple as that! Harley and I have a working respect for each other because of our clashes in rings all over the world! But that will not affect the outcome of this match at all!" LZ: "Ric! This company has it in for me! One just needs to look to see that! You're their chosen one! You're the guy they want carrying the banner for WCW! They're unfairly stacking the deck against me in this match! Well I've got news for all of you! I'm winning this Sunday! And Harley, you'd better be a professional and hand me the belt and raise my hand after the match!" HR: "If you win, I will do just that." RF: "I'm man enough to sit here and say that if you win then you win! And if that happens, then I can't challenge for the WCW World Title for a year!" LZ: "And that's gonna happen, Ric! After this Sunday...no World Title shots for you until 2017!" RF: "Enough talking, Zbysko! It's time for us to settle this issue once and for all this Sunday! Whoo!" CJ: "There you have it, fans! Larry Zbysko will defend the WCW World Title against Ric Flair in five short days!" LZ: "Oh! One more thing." Zbysko then threw his cup of water on Race. Race stood their for a few seconds with water dripping off his face and then went to go after Zbysko when Flair grabbed him. An angry Race shoved Flair off and Flair went down. Race was turning red with anger as Flair got up. RF (off-mic): "What the hell was that, Harley?!" HR: "Ric! You need to mind your own damn business!" Race tossed the mic, glared and pointed at Zbysko and then turned and glared at Flair and stormed out and headed back up the aisle to a mixed crowd reaction as the champ, challenger and WCW officials just looked on in confusion. Madden: "The World Title match at 'Season's Beatings' just got a whole lot more interesting!") (Final ad aired for the 'Season's Beatings' PPV - Sunday - Dec. 13 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena - 8 pm E/5 pm P - Tickets on sale NOW! - Visit the WCW website for more info!) END PROGRAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 WCW Mayhem Ep. 34 Ratings & House Show Report Ep. 34 Rating: 1.6 (Last show before the Season's Beatings PPV) House Show Report Dec. 4 - Salem, OR - Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion - Att: 3,111 Dec. 5 - Kent, WA - Showare Center - Att: 2,553 Results (Same in each city) Ric Flair def. Don Muraco via submission with the Figure Four Leglock WCW World Title: Larry Zbysko (WC) def. Dynamite Kid via pinfall with the Brain Buster to retain the World Title Nord The Barbarian def. Tommy Rich via pinfall with the Flying Leg Drop Tru TV Championship: Steve O (TVC) def. Rick Martel via pinfall with his feet on the ropes The Long Riders (Bill & Scott Irwin) def. The Sheik's Army when Scott pinned Kamala with an Impaler DDT Notes: Don Muraco worked the two Pacific Northwest house shows with Ric Flair and left for a tour of Japan on Dec. 7. Reports from both shows said that the crowds were both largely comprised of traditional wrestling fans who were into the action from the opening bell of the first match to the final bell of the main event. The crowds were said to have skewed older (25+) with very few younger fans and families like you would see at a kid-friendly WWE show in the audience. Reports stated that lots of metal heads were in attendance at both shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 It happens tomorrow night! WCW Presents: Season's Beatings Sunday - Dec. 13 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena - 8pm E/5pm P WCW World Heavyweight Title Match (If Ric Flair doesn't win the gold, he can't challenge for the WCW World Title for a year!) 'Living Legend' Larry Zbysko (WC) vs. 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair Special Referee: Harley Race Orndorff's Debut Match 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Nord The Barbarian Tru TV Championship Match Steve O (TVC) w/ Mgr. Jimmy Hart vs. Rick Martel WCW World Tag Team Title Tournament Final Sheik's Army w/ Sheik Adnan El-Kaissey & Handler Kimchee vs. The Long Riders Dynamite Kid (w/ Tommy Rich in his corner) vs. The X Factor (w/ Buff Bagwell in his corner) A 2-Hour PPV Special Event! Will be posted Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 PRE-SHOW MATCH Tito Santana vs. Billy Anderson (WINNER: Santana - Pinfall - Flying Double Forearm Smash - 5:28) WCW 'SEASON'S BEATINGS' PPV - GREENVILLE, SC - BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA - 12-13-15 (Live) (Special video aired to open the show built around the Zbysko (WC)-Flair World Title match and Paul Orndorff-Nord The Barbarian match.) (Crowd Shots/Pyro) (Announcers Tony Schiavone, Mark Madden and Scott Hudson welcomed viewers to the first PPV in World Class history. They then ran down the card: WCW World Title Match: Larry Zbysko (WC) vs. Ric Flair Paul Orndorff vs. Nord The Barbarian WCW World Tag Team Title Tournament Final: Long Riders vs. Sheik's Army w/ Mgr. Adnan El-Kaissey & Handler Kimchee Tru TV Championship: Steve O (TVC) w/ Mgr. Jimmy Hart vs. Rick Martel Dynamite Kid (w/ Tommy Rich) vs. The X Factor (w/ Buff Bagwell)) (Announcers then said that Scott Hudson was able to interview Harley Race earlier in the day and intro'd the video: SH: "Hi everybody. This is Scott Hudson. I am backstage waiting for Harley Race to arrive to see if we can find out why he erupted the way he did at the end of 'Mayhem' last week." Race entered the building in the backstage area. He was in street clothes and carrying a travel bag. SH: "Harley! Harley, can I have a moment of your time?!" HR: "What is it?" SH: "About what transpired at the end of the contract signing between Flair and Zbysko last Tuesday. What is your mindset right now?" HR: "My mind is solely focused on the job at hand tonight. And that's to referee the World Title match between Flair and Zbysko." SH: "You got justifiably upset when Larry Zbysko threw a cup of water on you. Your anger was completely understandable. But, why did you push Ric Flair down when he tried to stop you from going after the World Champion." HR: "In this business, if you don't stand up for yourself you will get steamrolled by people. Ric Flair should have just stayed out of the way and let me handle the matter with Zbysko my way. Zbysko seriously disrespected me by throwing that water in my face and I wasn't going to let it slide. It was none of Ric's business." SH: "Do you think you can call the World Title match fairly tonight?" HR: "You know, Hudson, that is really...that's just a stupid question. This interview is over." Race walked off as Hudson looked on. Hudson turned to the cameraman and made the 'cut' gesture and the picture faded to black.) (Announcers talked about how the main event should be interesting with Race as the referee. Said he could be the real wild card in the match.) Match 1 Dynamite Kid (w/ 'Wildfire' Tommy Rich) vs. The X Factor (w/ 'American Gigolo' Buff Bagwell) ('I Heard It On The X' by ZZ Top filled the arena and X Factor and Buff came to the ring to loud boos. X was in his red, white and black tie-dyed body tight with an 'X' spray painted on the front, black boots with red trim, black gloves and a black mask with red trim and a red 'X' over the eyes. Bagwell was in his black sweatsuit and tennis shoes and had a towel in his hands. The two got in the ring and briefly played to the crowd to more boos. 'London Calling' by The Clash filled the arena and Kid and Rich came to the ring to a solid ovation. Kid had the British Union Jack flag draped over his shoulders, blue leg-length tights with 'Dynamite' on the outside of the right leg and 'Kid' on the outside of the left leg and red, white and blue boots. Rich was in a 'Wildfire' t-shirt, jeans and tennis shoes. Kid and Rich briefly acknowledged the fans once in the ring. Kid and Rich briefly talked in their corner and Buff and X in theirs before the ref ordered Buff and Rich out of the ring to the floor. Ref called for the bell. The two men came out of their corners and circled one another and X went to punch Kid but Kid blocked the punch try and nailed X with a series of head shots. Kid whipped X into the ropes and leapfrogged and X hit the opposite ropes and came off and Kid leapfrogged him once again. X came back off the ropes and Kid nailed X with a dropkick. X went down and got to his feet and Kid dropped X with a clothesline. X bailed from the ring down to the floor and Buff came over. Ref counting. As Buff and X were talking on the floor. Kid backed up in the ring charged across and leapt over the top rope and caught X and Buff with a flying bodypress as the crowd went nuts. Rich was cheering on Kid. Kid pulled X up off the floor and slammed X's head into the apron and threw X back into the ring. Kid followed X back in, grabbed X and nailed X with a snap suplex and then ran and jumped on the middle rope and came off with a lionsault but X got his knees up and Kid crashed into them. Both men down. X got up as Kid was getting to his feet. X caught Kid with a kick to the chest that drove Kid against the ropes.X then leaned Kid back against the ropes and laid into Kid with three methodical forearm smashes to the chest. Kid holding his chest, started staggering along the ropes when X hit Kid with a double sledge to the back that drove Kid into the corner. X tore into Kid with a series of head shots that drove Kid to his ass in the corner. X facewashed Kid with his boot and then snapped off a couple of stiff kicks to the chest. X reached down and pulled Kid up and prepared to nail Kid with a suplex but Kid twice blocked the move and suplexed X over the top rope down to the floor. Kid down to his knees in the ring. Buff ran over and checked on X. Rich pounded on the apron as Kid made it to his feet. Ref counting. X made it to his feet and Buff yelled for him to get back in the ring. X climbed up on the apron and grabbed the top rope as the count rose. X was refusing to get in the ring. Kid had enough. As X turned to say something to Buff, Kid grabbed the top rope and yanked it and catapaulted X back into the ring. X got up and started to back off and even tried to get Kid to shake his hand but Kid was having none of it. X backed into the corner and Kid popped him with a series of boots to the gut. Kid then whipped X into the opposite buckles and charged across the ring and caught X with a running high knee to the chest. X staggered out of the corner and crashed to his back on the mat. Kid for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... X kicked out. X got up facing away from Kid and Kid grabbed X from behind for a German suplex try but X was able to catch Kid with a trio of elbows to the side of the head and escape Kid's grasp. X caught Kid with a head shot and then picked up Kid in the horizontal position and then hoisted Kid upside down and rammed him back-first into the buckles twice. X then left Kid hanging upside down and placed his foot under the top ring bolt so Kid could not escape. X backed up and came across and nailed the hanging Kid with a dropkick to the chest. Ref had words with X and was ordering X back. As X distracted the ref by arguing with him, Buff took the towel from around his neck and strangled the hanging Kid. Rich charged around the ring as Buff stopped the strangling and Buff turned just in time to be blasted by Rich with a Thesz Press on the floor. Rich popped the downed Buff with a series of head shots. Ref went over and started freeing Kid's foot from under the top buckle ring bolt and Rich jumped on the ring apron and started poitning and yelling at X. X flipped Rich the bird. Ref freed Kid's foot and Kid landed in a heap in the corner. Ref ordered Rich down to the floor and Rich complied. X went over put the boots to Kid. X reached down and pulled Kid up, put Kid's head between his legs, hoisted Kid up and powerbomebed Kid into the top buckle. Kid went down. X covered Kid and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Kid kicked out. X grabbed Kid, whipped Kid into the ropes and caught Kid coming off with a high backdrop. Kid crashed to the mat and was grabbing at his back and rolled out onto the apron. X went over and reached down over the top rope and grabbed Kid and hoisted Kid up for another suplex but Kid shifted his weight and X lost his footing and crashed to the mat with Kid on top of him for the pin. 1...2... X kicked out. Kid got to all fours and X drove a knee into the side of Kid's head. Kid went back down. X went over where Rich was on the floor and spat on Rich. Rich climbed up on the apron and started to step into the ring to go after X but the ref intercepted Rich and had words with him. Kid was next to the ropes and Buff came over and punched Kid in the head. Ref got Rich off the apron. X picked up Kid, whipped Kid into the ropes and went to backdrop Kid again but Kid leapfrogged X and spun around and nailed X with an enzuigiri. X went down. Both men now down. X made it to his feet as Kid was getting up and charged at Kid and Kid caught X and stunned X with a belly-to-belly overhead suplex. X to his feet and Kid nailed X with a low-flying dropkick to the left leg. X crumpled back down to the mat. Kid then locked X in the Indian Deathlock. X struggling not to submit. Kid kept the hold locked on as X inched his way towards the ropes. X fighting through the pain. X finally got close enough to get his hands on the middle rope and force a break in the hold. X, with the aid of the ropes, slowly made it to his feet. X moved away from the ropes and Kid went for a dropkick but X fell out of the way and Kid crashed to the mat. X stomped Kid in the head, pulled Kid up and went to whip Kid into the ropes but Kid reversed and caught X coming off with a dropkick. X crashed to the mat and got up facing away from Kid and Kid caught X from behind and nailed him with three straight German suplexes, the third one into a bridge out for the pin. 1...2...thr... X kicked out and rolled out on the apron facing away from the ring. Kid went to grab X but the ref intercepted Kid and ordered him back. Buff came over to X and reached into his pocket and pulled something out and started fiddling with X's mask. X got up on the apron and started adjusting his mask. Kid came over and blasted X with a European uppercut and then snap suplexed X back into the ring. Kid then nailed X with another snap suplex, ran and jumped off the middle ropes for a lionsault that connected. Kid bounced off of X but immediately recovered and covered X and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... X got to shoulder up. Kid grabbed X, whipped X into the ropes and caught X coming off with a flying lariat. X again crashed to the mat and rolled over on his side and fiddled with his mask. X started to get up and Kid caught X in a full nelson and blasted X with a full nelson suplex. X looked dead. Kid snap suplexed X into position for his diving headbutt finisher. Kid then gave X a quick stomp. As Kid headed for the corner, Buff suddenly jumped up on the apron on the side where Kid was headed and started yelling at Kid. Rich came over, grabbed Buff's leg and yanked Buff off the apron. Buff slammed head-first into the apron and Rich started tearing into Buff with punches. Kid went out on the apron and mounted the top buckle and came off with his diving headbutt finisher that connected. But Kid, instead of going for the pin, merely rolled over on his back in the ring. X got to his feet, grabbed the dazed Kid and nailed Kid with the reverse STO (mic check). X covered Kid and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell. X got to his feet and had his hand raised in victory by the ref. Rich had dropped Buff in the aisle with punches. Rich turned and charged back to the ring and saw Kid rolled over on his side holding his head. X left the ring and dropped to the floor and started making his way back up the aisle as the stunned Buff got to his feet. Buff picked up on a mic: BB: "Did you win?!" X shook his head 'yes' and Buff and X hugged briefly and Buff raised X's hand in victory as boos rained down upon them. The pair then made their way to the back. Camera shot of Kid rolling out of the ring and dropping to his feet on the floor as Rich followed. Rich briefly talked to Kid and then the two made their way back up the aisle but Kid was unsteady and Rich placed Kid's arm around his shoulders and grabbed Kid around the waist and helped Kid to the back. WINNER: X Factor - Pinfall - Reverse STO - 14:54) (Announcers discussed X beating Kid and then showed a replay from the match where it showed Buff sliding something into X's mask. Said that Kid had to have smashed his head into the foreign object when performing his finisher.) Match 2 (WCW World Tag Team Title Tournament Final) Sheik's Army w/ Mgr. Adnan El-Kaissey & Handler Kimchee vs. The Long Riders (In-ring: Craig Johnson. CJ: "It is now time for the WCW World Tag Team Championship Tournament final! This match is scheduled for one fall and has been sanctioned by the WCW Championship Committee!" Ref was holding the two belts. CJ: "Introducing first, the Sheik's Army!" 'Cry of the Vatos' played as Kamala, Abdullah, Kimchee and El-Kaissey made their way to the ring to boos. Kamala was in his loin cloth print, had symbols painted on his body and face and was wearing his African tribal mask. Abdullah was in his orange pants with black stripe down each side and black pointed toe boots. Kimchee was in his African safari gear, pith helmet, white wrestling mask with brown trim and carrying a riding crop. Kaissey was in an expensive suit and the typical Arab male headwear. The four climbed into the ring. CJ: "And their opponents! They are Scott and Bill Irwin, the Long Riders!" 'Flirtin' With Disaster' by Molly Hatchet filled the arena and the Long Riders made their way to the ring to a good ovation. They were in black trenchcoats, blue jeans, cowboy-style wrestling boots and blue bandanas on their heads. The pair acknowledged the crowd once in the ring. Ref called the men out to the center of the ring and laid down the ground rules. He then patted down the Long Riders and then cautiously patted down Kamala and Abdullah. Abdullah started to grab the ref until Kimchee waved his riding crop in Abdullah's face and Abdullah stopped. Ref sent the teams to their corners. Kimchee removed Kamala's tribal mask and he and Kaissey had words for the wild pair before exiting the ring. Ref took the titles back from Craig Johnson and walked around the ring with the belts held aloft and then handed them off to Johnson. Ref called for the bell. Long Riders gave Kamala and Abby a hard-fought battle. At the end of the match, Abby and Bill Irwin were in the ring. Abby had Bill over by the ropes in a side headlock with his back turned to the ref and nailed Bill with an open hand throat-thrust. Bill fell back in the ring holding his throat. Abby then grabbed the top rope and stood on Bill's stomach as the ref counted. Kimchee wildly gestured for Abby to break the hold and Abby did so at the count of four. Abby reached down and pulled Bill up, whipped Bill into the ropes and Bill came off and crashed into Abby and crashed to the mat. Abby went for an elbow smash and Bill rolled out of the way and Abby crashed to the mat. Bill started to crawl over to make the tag but Abby recovered and made it to his feet and stomped Bill in the back. Abby grabbed Bill by the hair and dragged Bill over by the ropes and started choking Bill on the middle rope. Scott came over on the apron and started hitting Abby with head shots and then went back to his corner. Abby came back and grabbed Bill and started to pull Bill up when Bill nailed Abby with a series of guts shots, got to his feet and nailed Abby with a inverted headlock neckbreaker. Abby down. Bill climbed out on the apron and mounted the top buckle and came off with a frog splash on Abby. Bill bounced off and was slow making the cover. 1...2...thr... Abby kicked out. Bill then grabbed Abby by the bald head and tagged in brother Scott. Scott got in the ring and the brothers whipped Abby into the ropes and caught Abby coming off with a double elbow smash that staggered Abby. Bill left the ring. Scott moved in and blasted Abby with head shots and then kicked Abby in the gut that doubled Abby over and nailed Abby with an axe kick that drove Abby to the mat. Scott pulled Abby up and went to whip Abby into the buckles but Abby reversed and followed Scott in with a splash. Abby tagged in Kamala. Scott limp in the corner. Kamala came in and nailed Scott with a series of chops to the top of the head. Kamala whipped Scott into the opposite buckles and went for a running splash on Scott but Scott moved Kamala crashed front-first into the buckles and staggered backwards out of the corner. Scott moved in and nailed Kamala with head shots and then hit the ropes and came off and nailed Kamala with a kick to the chest. Kamala staggered backwards. Scott grabbed Kamala in a front facelock and nailed Kamla with his impaler DDT. Crowd popped big-time. Scott went for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2.. Abby hit the ring and dropped an elbow across Scott's neck to break up the pin. Scott rolled off of Kamala. Bill hit the ring and jumped on Abby and started punching him and then threw Abby out through the top and middle rope down to the floor and followed Abby out and continued fighting with Abby there. Kamala recovered as Scot got to his feet and dropped Scott with savate kick. Kamala hit the ropes and came off and went to nail Scott with his diving splash finisher but Scott rolled out of the way and Kamala crashed to the mat. Bill and Abby were tearing it up on the floor. Scott and Kamala got to their feet and Kamala moved in on Scott and Scott caught Kamala with a trio of stiff open hand chops to the chest that staggered Kamala. Scott then went for the impaler DDT a second time but Kamala blacked the move and Scott crashed to the mat. Scott rolled over on his stomach and Kamala hit the ropes and came off with a diving splash on Scott's back. Kamala rolled Scott over for the pin. 1... Bill broke away from Abdullah and tried to get back in the ring but Kimchee clipped his leg and Bill fell into the ring. ...2...3! Ref called fro the bell. Bill got to his knees and angrily pounded the mat. Kimchee and El-Kaissey got into the ring. Ref went over and took the titles from Craig Johnson and briefly talked to him. Ref raised his arm in the air and pointed at Kamala and Abdullah and handed each man a title. CJ: "In a time of 9 minutes, 48 seconds, your winners...and first-ever WCW World Tag Team Champions...The Sheik's Army!" Kamala and Abby looked at the titles like they didn't know what they were. Kimchee came over and gestured for the men to place the belts over their shoulders and they did. Kaissey went over and took the mic from Craig Johnson. AK: "The revolution is advancing! I dedicate this victory to the almighty, all knowing...Allah!" Boos rained down on the ring as Sheik's Army left the ring and dropped to the floor. Scott was now on his feet and holding his ribs as Bill consoled him. Sheik's Army walked back up the aisle to a garbage parade and Kam and Abby each had a belt slung over his shoulder. WINNER: Sheik's Army - Pinfall - Kamala pinned Scott Irwin with a Diving Splash - 9:48) (Announcers talked about Kam and Abby winning the World Tag team Titles.) (VIDEO: IT'S WORLD CLASS WRESTLING ON TOUR! Tuesday - Dec. 15 - Asheville, NC - U.S. Cellular Center - WCW Mayhem Friday - Dec. 18 - Prescott, AZ - Prescott Valley Event Center Saturday - Dec. 19 - Santa Barbara, CA - UCSB Events Center Tuesday - Dec. 29 - Allen, TX - Allen Event Center - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Jan. 12 - Jackson, TN - Oman Arena - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Jan. 26 - Monroe, LA - Monroe Civic Center - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Feb. 9 - Huntsville, AL - Propst Arena - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Feb. 23 - Augusta, GA - James Brown Arena - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Mar. 8 - Daytona Beach, FL - Ocean Center Arena - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Mar. 22 - Pine Bluff, AR - Pine Bluff Convention Center Arena - WCW Mayhem For ticket info, visit the WCW website!) (Video aired chronicling the Nord-Orndorff feud.) Match 3 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Nord The Barbarian ('Deaf Forever' by Motorhead played and Nord stomped out on the entrance stage and was holding his big chain high in the air. Nord was in his black tights with the word 'Berzerker' written in white lightning bolt lettering on the back, fur-lined boots and his fur-lined vest. Nord got in the ring and stomped around some more and continued waving the chain in the air. He was booed. Nord then placed his chain over the top ring bolt in the corner that connects the buckle to the post. 'There's No Easy Way Out' by Robert Tepper filled the arena and Paul Orndorff came out to a strong ovation. Orndorff was in red tights with 'Mr. Wonderful' written in cursive across the back, red boots with white trim and red ring jacket with black sleeves and 'Orndorff' written across the back in block lettering. As Orndorff started stepping through the ropes. Nord charged over and started pounding Orndorff. Ref called for the bell. Nord then whipped Orndorff into the ropes and caught Orndorff coming off with a high backdrop. Orndorff got up and Nord whipped Orndorff into the buckles and charged in on Orndorff but Orndorff charged out of the corner and dropped Nord with a clothesline. Nord got up and Orndorff dropped Nord with a second clothesline. Orndorff ripped off his ring jacket and tossed it out of the ring. Nord got to his feet and Orndorff plastered him with punches and then repeatedly slammed Nord's head into the top buckle. Nord spun around in the corner and Orndorff went to whip Nord into the opposite corner but Nord reversed and sent Orndorff crashing into the buckles. Nord followed Paul in and popped Paul with a clothesline. Paul staggered out of the corner and went down in the ring. Nord snapped up Paul and nailed him with a front powerslam. Nord hit the ropes and came off looking to hit Paul with his flying leg drop finisher but Paul rolled out of the way and Nord crashed to the mat. The two men made it to their feet and Paul stunned Nord with a kick to the gut and went to hoist up Nord for the piledriver but Nord twice blokced the move and backdropped Paul to the mat. Paul got up facing away from Nord and Nord grabbed Paul by the back of the head and nailed Paul with a series of headbutts the back of the head. Paul leaned over next to the ropes grabbing the back of his head. Nord charged at Paul and drove a knee into Paul's rib area and Paul toppled through the top and middle rope down to the floor. Ref ordered Nord to stand back but after a brief verbal exchange, Nord left the ring. Paul had gotten to a knee on the floor and Nord kicked Paul in the side of the head. Paul toppled over. Ref counting. Nord snapped up Paul, hoisted Paul in the air and dropped Paul throat-first on the top of the ringside barricade. Paul crumpled to the floor next to the barricade. Nord put the boots to Paul. Nord then went and climbed back in the ring to break the count and started berating the ref. Nord left the ring and dropped to the floor. Nord reached down and started pulling Paul up to his feet and Paul suddenly grabbed Nord around the waist and drove Nord back-first into the ring apron. Paul hit Nord with some punches and then grabbed Nord and walked him over to the ring steps and slammed Nord's head into them. Nord went down on the floor. Paul quickly rolled in and out of the ring to break the ref's 20-count. Nord got to a knee and Paul paid Nord back with a boot to the side of the head. Nord toppled over. Paul snapped Nord up and went to whip Nord into the ring post but Nord reversed and sent Paul slamming head-first into the post. Paul staggered forward and went down on the floor. Ref counting. Nord grabbed Orndorff and hit him with a belly-to-back suplex on the floor. Nord quickly rolled in and out of the ring to break the 20-count. Nord grabbed Paul and whipped Paul into the ringside barricade. Nord charged at Paul but Paul moved and Nord slammed into the barricade. Nord's upper body was dangling over the barricade into the ringside area. Paul grabbed Nord and slammed Nord's head into the top of the ringside barricade twice and then threw Nord back into the ring. Paul went over and mounted the top buckle as Nord got to his feet and came off with a double sledge attempt to the head but Nord caught Paul and turned it into a belly-to-belly suplex. Both men down. Ref counting. Nord made it to his feet first as Paul was getting up and Nord quickly moved in and caught Paul in a front facelock and started hammering Paul across the back with a series of forearm smashes. Paul dropped to a knee. Nord picked up Paul and nailed Paul with a fallaway slam. Nord for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Paul kicked out. Nord snapped Paul up, whipped Paul into the ropes and caught Paul coming off with a stiff clothesline. Paul flattened. Paul got to his feet and Nord struck Paul with a couple of kicks to the gut and then drove Paul to his hands and knees with another big forearm smash to the back. Nord went out on the apron and mounted the top buckle as Paul got up bent over and Nord nailed Paul with a leg drop bulldog that drove Paul to the mat. Nord for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Paul kicked out. Paul started getting to his feet and Nord stunned Paul with a boot to the face. Paul fell against the ropes. Nord then whipped Paul into the buckles. Nord moved in and struck Paul with a series of knees to the gut. Nord then reared back and nailed Paul with a head shot. Nord then reared back again and nailed Paul with another head shot. Nord then slowly reared back and went for a third head shot and Paul blocked the punch try and nailed Nord with a couple of punches. The two reversed positions and Paul fired away on Nord with a series of blistering, rapid-fire rights to the jaw. Paul whipped Nord into the opposie buckles and Nord came out of the corner and Paul caught Nord and bodyslammed him. Paul mounted the middle buckle and came off with a diving forearm smash to the chest. Paul for the cover. 1...2... Nord kicked out. Paul grabbed Nord and whipped Nord into the ropes and looked to catch Nord coming off with a backdrop but Nord instead nailed Paul with a big forearm smash to the back. Paul crashed back on the mat. Nord dropped an elbow smash on Paul and then hit the ropes and came off and caught Paul with his big knee drop to the chest. Nord for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Paul kicked out. Paul got to his knees and started to get up when Nord caught him with a kick to the side of the ribs. Nord then slammed Paul's head into the mat a couple of times. Nord snapped up Paul and whipped Paul into the ropes and looked to catch Paul coming off with a clothesline but Paul ducked the move and came back and dropped Nord with a flying shoulder tackle. Nord got up and turned around and Paul nailed Nord with a second flying shoulder tackle that dropped Nord. Nord a little slower getting up. Paul caught Nord with a kick to the gut that doubled Nord over. Paul grabbed Nord, hoisted him up and blasted Nord with a piledriver. Crowd exploded and rose to its feet. Paul covered Nord and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Nord kicked out. Crowd groaned. Paul grabbed Nord and went to suplex Nord but Nord blocked the move and reversed it into a gourdbuster. Both men down. Both men slowly made it to their feet and Nord stunned Paul with a punch to the head. Nord whipped Paul into the ropes and caught Paul coming off with a boot to the face. Paul crashed to the mat. Nord hit the ropes and came off and hit his flying leg drop finisher. Nord for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Paul kicked out. Crowd popped. Paul down and Nord on his knees looking at Paul. Nord grabbed Paul and hoisted Paul up on his shoulder. Nord went for a running powerslam but Paul escaped Nord's grasp and dropped down behind Nord while wrapping his arm around Nord's neck. Paul held Nord for a few seconds and then blasted Nord with an inverted DDT (Scorpion Death Drop). Paul covered Nord and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the fans erupted. An exhausted Paul rolled off of Nord and made it to his feet and the ref raised his hand in victory. Paul pointed at the crowd in acknowledgement of their support and then left the ring and dropped to the floor. Orndorff slapped hands with some fans at ringside and then headed back up the aisle. WINNER: Orndorff - Pinfall - Inverted DDT - 14:07) (Announcers discussed Orndorff beating Nord in his debut match in WCW. Hyped still to come: WCW World Title: Zbysko (WC) vs. Flair.) (Ad aired for 'WCW Mayhem' - Tuesdays - 9 pm E/P - Tru TV) (Announcers then intro'd video chronicling the O-Martel-Hart feud. Video aired.) Match 4 (Tru TV Championship) Steve O (TVC) w/ Mgr. Jimmy Hart & 'Cowboy' Bob Orton vs. Rick Martel (In-ring: Craig Johnson. CJ: "It is now time for the Tru TV Championship match! "Introducing first, the challenger, Rick Martel!" Music-only version of 'Synchronicity 2' filled the arena and Martel made his way to the ring to a good ovation. Martel slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. Martel was wearing blue tights with the fleur de lis on each side of the tights, blue boots with white trim and a blue ring jacket with a white fleur de lis on the back with 'Rick Martel' written underneath the logo. Martel got in the ring and saluted the crowd. CJ: "And his oppononent, led to the ring by his manager Jimmy Hart and seconded by 'Cowboy' Bob Orton, the Tru TV Champion...Steve O!" 'Bad To The Bone' by George Thorogood played and out came O, Hart and Orton to strong boos. O was in red leg-length tights with a silver star in black trim on the back, black boots, black sleeveless half-shirt and sunglasses and the title around his waist. Orton was in street clothes. Hart was in a white suit with the words 'First Family' on the back, black shirt, white tie, black shoes, sunglasses and carrying his megaphone. The trio got in the ring as Martel looked on. Ref took the belt from Steve O and called both men out to the center of the ring. Hart and Orton accompanied O. Ref handed the title to Craig Johnson. Ref laid down the ground rules and patted O and Martel down as O and Martel kept their eyes locked on each other. Ref sent both men to their corners, took the title and held it up for all to see. Hart had a few words with O and he and Orton then left the ring. Ref called for the bell. Martel tore out of the corner and started hammering O with punches. Martel whipped O into the ropes and caught O coming off with a dropkick. O went down and Martel got on top of him and started hammering O with more head shots and then beating the back of O's head off the mat. Martel grabbed O whipped O into the ropes and caught O coming off with a flying lariat and O again crashed to the mat. As O started to get up, Martel ran and hit the ropes and Orton reached into the ring and tripped up Martel and Martel went down but quickly got to his feet. Ref saw it and ordered Orton to leave the ringside area. Orton refused. Ref ordered Craig Johnson over and took the mic. Ref: "Bob Orton, you have until the count of 10 to vacate the ringside area! 1...2...3...4...5..." Orton not leaving. Ref: "...6...7...8..." WCW Championship Committee member Tony Garea walked out onto the entrance stage with mic in hand. TG: "Listen up! Bob Orton, if you do not leave the ringside area right now, Rick Martel will be awarded the match by disqualification and Steve O will be stripped of the TV Title and the belt will be held up!" Orton and Hart had quick words and Orton walked away from the ringside are and headed up the aisle to the back. Ref re-started the match. O moved in and tried to kick Martel but Martel grabbed O's leg. O tried to beg off and Martel spun O around and nailed O with an atomic drop. O dropped to his knees. Martel grabbed O and whipped O into the buckles and nailed O with a dropkick. O staggered out of the corner and went down. Martel for the cover. 1...2... Hart ran over to where O was and put O's foot on the bottom rope and called attention to it. Ref ordered a break. Martel got up and looked down at Hart and started jawing at Hart. O recovered and charged up behind Martel and drove a knee into Martel's back. Martel fell into the ropes and O rolled Martel up from behind while holding a handful of tights. 1...2... Martel kicked out.O stomped on Martel and grabbed Martel and bodyslammed him. O climbed up on the top buckle facing the crowd and came off with a moonsault that connected. O for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Martel got a shoulder up. O punched Martel in the head a couple of times and snapped Martel up and whipped Martel into the buckles. O charged in and Martel got a boot up and O slammed face-first into it and staggered back. Martel came out of the corner and nailed O with some punches and went to whip O into the ropes but O reversed and went to nail Martel with a clothesline but Martel ducked the move and came back and stunned O with a flying crossbody. Martel for the pin. 1...2...thr... O kicked out. Martel grabbed O and started pulling him up when O grabbed Martel around the waist and rammed Martel back-first into the buckles. O followed up with a series of shoulder blocks. Martel hurting. O pulled Martel out of the corner and hoisted Martel up horizontally and nailed Martel with a couple of back breakers across the knee. Martel down on the mat. O went out on the apron and started climbing to the top buckle as Martel made his way to his feet. Martel got up and turned around and O went for a dropkick off the top buckle but Martel caught O by the legs and turned O over into the Boston Crab. O tried desperately to crawl to the ropes to force a break, but Martel pulled O back out to the middle of the ring while retaining the hold. O in great pain. Suddenly, a man in a black dress shirt with rolled up sleeves, gray dress pants, suspenders and black shoes came charging down to the ring. Schiavone: "That's Big Bubba Rogers! What is he doing here?!" Rogers climbed into the ring and charged up behind Martel and nailed Martel with a running clothesline to the back of the neck. Martel let go of the hold and crashed to the mat. Ref called for the bell. Rogers peeled Martel off the mat, whipped Martel into the ropes and caught Martel coming off with a brutal sitout side slam. Martel flatlined. Rogers stood over the downed Martel as the ref went over and spoke to Craig Johnson and took the belt. Hart got in the ring and was jumping up and down and O was now up and pointing and laughing at Martel. Martel managed to scoot over next to the ropes. Ref raised Martel's hand in victory and handed the Tru TV Championship to O. O arrogantly hoisted the belt in the air with one hand. CJ: "In a time of 6 minutes, 29 seconds, your winner by disqualification...Rick Martel! Steve O retains the Tru TV Championship!" Crowd booed. O, Rogers and Hart left the ring as the ref checked on Martel. The dastardly trio headed back up the aisle to strong boos and some tossed garbage. WINNER: Martel - DQ - Rogers Interfered - 6:29) (Announcers discussed the surprise appearance of Bubba Rogers interfering in the TV Title match and O retaining the belt via a DQ loss. Announcers then intro'd a video for the next WCW PPV.) (Ad aired for the 'Spring Breakout' PPV - Sunday - March 20 - Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena - 8 pm E/5 pm P - Visit the WCW website for more info!) (Video aired chronicling the Flair-Zbysko feud.) Match 5 (WCW World Title Match - If Flair doesn't win the belt, he gets no World Title shots for a year - Guest Referee: Harley Race) 'Living Legend' Larry Zbysko (WC) vs. 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair (CJ: "It is now time for the main event of 'Season's Beatings'!" Crowd cheered. CJ: "Introducing the special guest referee for the match...Harley Race!" Mixed crowd reaction as Race, in normal black and white ref's attire, made his way to the ring. Race made his way into the ring and went and stood in the corner. 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' played and the crowd roared as Flair came out and made his way to the ring as pyro went off on the stage. Flair was in his white robe with 'Nature' Boy' written in cursive lettering across the back. Flair got in the ring and spun around and briefly styled-and-profiled for the crowd before going to his corner. 'I'm The Man' by Anthrax' filled the arena and the fans booed lustily as Larry Zbysko made his way to the ring as pyro went off on the stage. Zbysko was in his black tights, black ring jacket with 'LZ' in gold letters on the back and black boots with 'LZ' in gold lettering on the outside of each boot and the title around his waist. Zbysko got in the ring and stood in his corner. CJ: "This contest is scheduled for one fall with a 60-minute time-limit and is for the World Class Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship! If Ric Flair does not win the title, he cannot challenge for the World Title for one year! This match has been sanctioned by the World Class Wrestling Championship Committee! "Introducing first, the challenger! He hails from Charlotte, North Carolina! Weighing in at 243 pounds...'Nature Boy' Ric Flair!" Crowd cheered as Flair as Flair stepped out of the corner with arms raised. Flair's robe was open, revealing purple tights and white boots with 'RF' in purple lettering on the outside of each boot. CJ: "And his opponent! He is the reigning World Class Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion! From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Weighing in at 230 pounds...the 'Living Legend' Larry Zbysko!" Crowd booed as Zbysko stepped out of the corner and defiantly thrust his fist into the air. Race came out of his corner and called both men to the middle of the ring and laid down the ground rules and patted each wrestler down. Race took the World Title from the champ and sent each man back to their corners and then walked around the ring with the belt held aloft so all the fans could see it. Race then handed the belt to Johnson. Race called for the bell. Madden: "You've really got to wonder what Harley's mindset is in this match. He says he'll call it right down the middle. But, we shall see." Zbysko and Flair came out and circled each other and engaged in a collar-and-elbow tie-up and Flair drove Zbysko into the corner and Race ordered a break. Zbysko gestured by grabbing the back of his hair. Mic picked up Zbysko: LZ: "He pulled my hair, Harley!" Race just gestured for the men to lock up again. Flair and Zbysko once again circled one another and engaged in another collar-and-elbow tie-up and Flair once again drove Zbysko into the corner. Zbysko made the same complaint about Flair pulling his hair even though he didn't. Crowd booed. Race ordered another break. The men circled one another again and engaged in another collar-and-elbow tie-up and this time Flair caught Zbysko in a wristlock. Flair twisted Zbysko's wrist a couple of times and Zbysko tried to escape but Flair wound up flipping Zbysko and locking Zbysko in an armbar. Flair cinched up on the hold as Zbysko got to his feet. Zbysko tried to reach the ropes, but Flair yanked Zbysko back and Zbysko dropped to a knee in the hold. Flair then used his right arm arm to bash Zbysko in the shoulder a couple of times and then re-applied the armbar. Zbysko inched towards the ropes and finally made it close enough drape his leg over the middle rope to force a break in the hold. Zbysko shook out his left arm and was back in the ring. The two men circled each other and Zbysko raised his right hand. Flair raised his left hand and the two locked hands. Zbysko then raised his left hand and Flair locked up with his right. The two engaged in a brief test of strength and Zbysko caught Flair with a kick to the gut and caught Flair in a side headlock. Zbysko cinched up on the hold. Flair shoved Zbysko off into the ropes and Zbysko came off and Flair dropped Zbysko with a shoulder tackle. Zbysko got up and started walking around and then charged at Flair and Flair backdropped Zbysko. Zbysko crashed to the mat. Zbysko got to his feet and backed into the corner. Flair moved in and hit Zbysko with some chest chops and Zbysko suddenly reached down and pulled Flair's legs out from under him and went for the pin with his feet on the middle rope. 1...2... Flair got a shoulder up and Zbysko dropped his feet back to the mat. Zbysko tried for the pin again with his feet on the middle rope. 1...2... Race looked up and saw Zbysko's feet on the middle rope and ordered Zbysko to take his feet off. Zbysko dropped his feet back to the mat and Flair rolled up Zbysko in a small package for the pin. 1...2... Zbysko kicked out. Both men to their feet. Zbysko gestured and said to Race that Flair grabbed his tights and Race just ordered the two men to continue. The two men circled one another when Zbysko suddenly left the ring and climbed out on the apron. Loud boos from the crowd. Zbysko turned and said something to the crowd and Flair came over and spun Zbysko around and punched Zbysko and suplexed Zbysko back into the ring. Flair dropped an elbow across Zbysko's chest and then backed up and came off the ropes with a knee drop to the head but Zbysko moved and Flair crashed knee first to the mat. Flair on his knees. Zbysko moved in and nailed Flair with some head shots and then whipped Flair into the ropes and caught Flair coming off with a dropkick. Flair crashed to the mat. Flair got up and Zbysko caught Flair with a gut kick and then went to whip Flair into the ropes but Flair reversed and caught Zbysko coming off with a flying forearm shiver to the side of the head. Zbysko crashed to the mat and quickly rolled out of the ring and dropped to his feet on the floor and then fell on his ass. Race began the 20-count. Flair went to leave the ring but Race intercepted him and ordered him to stand back. Race started counting again and Flair went to leave again and this time Race grabbed Flair and Flair shoved Race off. The two locked eyes. Zbysko made it to his feet on the floor, reached in the ring and pulled Flair's feet out from under him. Flair went down and Zbysko dragged Flair out of the ring and Flair landed on his feet on the floor and Zbysko punched Flair in the jaw and Flair returned fire with a blistering series of chops to the chest that staggered Zbysko. Flair then grabbed Zbysko and slammed Zbysko's head into the top of the ringside barricade. Flair then hit Zbysko with head and body punches and Zbysko went down to a knee. Count rising. Flair quickly rolled in and out of the ring to break Race's 20-count. Flair reached down to pull Zbysko up but Zbysko headbutted Flair in the groin. Flair fell back against the railing. Zbysko nailed Flair with a couple of punches, grabbed Flair around the waist, pulled Flair away from the barricade and then rammed Flair back-first into the barricade. Zbysko then rammed Flair's head into the ring apron and threw Flair back into the ring. As Flair got to his feet, Zbysko came in and nailed Flair with a jumping spin kick to the chest. Flair went down and Zbysko jumped on Flair for the pin. 1...2... Flair kicked out. Zbysko got up and gestured to Race by slapping his hands together three times real fast that it was a slow count. The two had words. Zbysko shoved Race and Race responded by shoving Zbysko. Flair was on all fours and Zbysko stumbled back and fell over Flair and Flair rolled up Zbysko for the pin. 1..2... Zbysko kicked out. The two men made it to their feet and Flair caught Zbysko in a side headlock and popped Zbysko in the head with a series of punches. Flair let go of Zbysko and Zbysko staggered into the corner. Flair mounted the middle buckle and popped Zbysko in the head with more punches when Zbysko grabbed Flair and ran out of the corner and tried to hit Flair with an inverted atomic drop but Flair blocked the move and dropped Zbysko with a clothesline. Zbysko got up and was blistered with more chest chops and Zbysko caught Flair with an eye rake. Race had words with Zbysko and Zbysko threw up his hands like he didn't do anything. Zbysko nailed Flair with a double sledge to the back. Zbysko then whipped Flair into the buckles and Flair flipped over the buckles, landed on the apron, ran to the other turnbuckles and mounted the top one and came off with a punch try but Zbysko caught Flair with a gut punch and then a swinging neckbreaker. Zbysko for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Flair kicked out. Zbysko grabbed Flair and started pulling Flair up but Flair countered with an inverted atomic drop. Zbysko crashed to the mat. Flair holding the back of his neck. Zbysko made his way to his feet and went over to kick Flair but Flair grabbed Zbysko's leg and took Zbysko off his feet. Flair started yanking on Zbysko's left leg and dragged Zbysko over by the ropes. Flair placed Zbysko's leg on the bottom rope and delivered a trio of ass drops into Zbysko left knee area. Flair then dragged Zbysko back to the middle of the ring and locked Zbysko in the figure four. Zbysko in great pain. Race asking Zbysko if he submitted. Zbysko trying to inch his way towards the ropes but wasn't quite there. Zbysko then grabbed Race and pulled him down on top of him. Race freed himself from Zbysko's grasp and made a fist like he was about to hit Zbysko but stopped himself. Zbysko finally made it close enough to the ropes and get his hands on the middle rope to force a break. Zbysko got up next to the ropes and Flair charged at Zbysko and Zbysko backdropped Flair over the top rope down to the floor. Race tried to order Zbysko back but Zbysko ignored him. Flair got to his knees next to the apron and Zbysko stomped Flair on the head. Zbysko dropped to the floor. Zbysko grabbed Flair and nailed Flair with a suplex on the floor. Race counting. Zbysko limping a little from the effects of the figure four. Zbysko then stomped on Flair. Zbysko then reached under the ring and brandished a steel chair. Zbysko took the top of the chair and drove it into Flair's throat. Race dropped to the floor and grabbed Zbysko and threw him off of Flair. Zbysko got up and was ready to go with Race. Race ordered Zbysko back into the ring as Flair was recovering on the floor. Zbysko got in Race's face and Race was prepared to clean Zbysko's clock when Flair got up, shoved Race out of the way and Race crashed into the ringside barricade and Flair jumped on Zbysko and started pounding the living hell out of the champ. Race hurting down next to the barricade. Flair threw Zbysko back into the ring. Zbysko got to his feet as Flair mounted the top buckle and came off with a punch to the head. Zbysko crashed to the mat. No ref. Flair then grabbed Zbysko, hoisted Zbysko up and nailed Zbysko with a piledriver. Flair for the cover and hooked the leg. Race recovering at ringside. Flair, frustrated, slapped the mat three times. Flair got up and went over by the ropes to the area where Race was recovering. Zbysko reached into his tights and brandished a foreign object and hid it in his right hand. Zbysko still down as Flair came back over to pick Zbysko up. As he was pulling Zbysko up, Zbysko stunned Flair with a foreign object-laden right to the jaw. Flair crashed to the mat. Zbysko went into the corner facing the buckles and dropped the object back into his tights. Race was still on the floor and recovering. Zbysko turned and covered Flair and hooked the leg as Race climbed back into the ring. 1...2...thr... Flair kicked out. Crowd popped. Zbysko grabbed Flair and went to hoist Flair up for his brain buster finisher but Flair twice blocked the move and suplexed Zbysko to the mat. Both men down. Race counting. Both men just beat the 10-count. Zbysko jumped on Flair and nailed Flair with some head shots, whipped Flair into the ropes and dropped Flair with a spin kick. Zbysko grabbed Flair in a front facelock and once again tried to hoist Flair up for his brain buster finisher but Flair blocked the move, caught Zbysko with a couple of punches in the ribs and stunned Zbysko with a shin breaker. Zbysko crashed to the mat while Flair held on to his left leg. Flair then locked Zbysko in the figure four. Zbysko in agony and tried scooting towards the ropes but Flair scooted back to the middle of the ring with the hold locked on. Zbysko raised his right hand to tap but held it in the air for a few seconds before finally tapping out. Race called for the bell as the fans nearly blew the roof off the building. Pyro went off above the ring and on the stage. Race went over and had words with Craig Johnson and took the title. Flair got to his feet and Race handed Flair the title and raised his hand in victory as the fans went crazy with glee. Flair and Race briefly locked eyes and then the two shook hands and Race once again raised Flair's hand in victory before Race left the ring. CJ: "In a time of 18 minutes, 16 seconds, your winner ...and NEW World Class Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion...'Nature Boy' Ric Flair!" More cheering from the crowd as Flair stood in the ring with the title slung over his shoulder and soaked in the glowing response. WINNER: Flair - Submission - Figure Four - 18:16) (Announcers discussed Flair winning the title to close out the show. Told fans to tune in to 'Mayhem' on Tuesday night on Tru TV for the fallout from 'Season's Beatings'.) (Video highlights package aired to end the show.) 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Captain Kremmen Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 WCW MAYHEM - EP. 35 - ASHEVILLE, NC - U.S. CELLULAR CENTER - 12-15-15 (Live) (Show opened with a photo montage' of highlights from the 'Season's Beatings' PPV on Sunday. The montage' ended with a picture of a victorious Ric Flair standing in the ring with the belt slung over his shoulder.) (Show Intro) (Crowd Shots/Pyro) (In-ring: 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' filled the arena and the fans erupted as Ric Flair came to the ring. Flair was in an expensive suit and was carrying the World Title cradled in his left arm. He had a mic. Flair got in the ring and walked around and absorbed the crowd response and then stood center ring and continued to bask in the glow of the moment. RF: "The party that began Sunday night at 'Season's Beatings' continues tonight right here in Asheville, North Carolina! Whoo!" Crowd cheered even more. RF: "I can't begin to tell you how excited I am to be celebrating my winning the World Title from Larry Zbysko here in the heart of Flair Country!" More cheers. RF: "Before I go any further, I want to say a special thank you to Harley Race! Harley, as always, was a man of his word! He said he was going to call the match fairly and that's exactly what he did! "When you break into this business the goal is to one day hold this, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Title! I've now been the World Champion multiple times, and you know what...I never get tired of it! Whoo! "Larry Zbysko is a man I do not like! But, he's one helluva competitor! He gave me a battle! He pushed me to the limit on Sunday! He won the World Title at 'Autumn Anarchy' and thwarted all challenges to his reign until 'Season's Beatings'! This may not be popular to say but, Larry Zbysko, brother, I tip my hat to you! You never ran and hid as the World Champion! And you will get your re-match because the rules state it and you also deserve it! And I know that it will be another fight to the finish! "But right now, it's a time for celebration! I've had a blast so many times here in Asheville that I've lost count of all the ladies I've loved and limos I've ridden in on the streets here! Tonight, the party happens in the U.S. Cellular Center! I'm saluting you, the fans, for sticking with me all this time! You guys, whoo!, are the best fans in our sport bar none! You have got to be..." Crowd booed as Zbysko made his way down the aisle. He was in street clothes and carrying a mic. LZ: "Hey, Flair!" Zbysko climbed into the ring. LZ: "Flair! Hey! Would you people shut up for a minute?!" Boos grew louder. RF: "What is it, Larry?" LZ: "I've decided to crash your little celebration party tonight! You just mentioned that I'm owed a re-match for the World Title!" RF: "That's right." LZ: "Well, what happened at 'Season's Beatings' was just a blip on the radar! You caught some lightning in a bottle and won the match! That happens sometimes in pro wrestling!" RF: "Get to the point, please." LZ: "Can Tony Garea or another member of the championship committee come out here right now?!" No one coming out. LZ: "Where the hell is Garea?! He's always around when we don't need him around! Now he's..." Garea came out on the entrance stage with mic in hand. LZ: "Oh look! There he is when you actually need him!" TG: "I assume this is about the re-match you're contractually obligated to receive?" LZ: "That's right!" RF: "Larry, the re-match is yours anytime you want it." LZ: "Anytime I want it, huh?!" RF: "You name the date and I'll be there." LZ: "Is this alright with you, Garea?! You guys on the championship committee aren't going to need a month's worth of meetings to decide when I get my re-match, are you?!" TG: "The champ just said you can have it whenever you want. Go ahead and make a decision." LZ: "I want my re-match with Ric Flair for the WCW World Title...hmmm...next week right here on 'Mayhem'!" TG: "Consider it done." RF: "I'm ready. Next week. Next month. Whenever and wherever." LZ: "I'm going to give all you ingrate fans an early Christmas present! And that present will be me regaining the WCW World Heavyweight Title! The belt will be back in the hands of the man that truly deserves it! And I am also going to thoroughly enjoy ruining the Christmas holidays for the WCW elites! They may be relishing your victory, Ric, right now! But the egg nog's gonna be sour and the gift giving won't feel the same for the suits at the top when they face the cold reality that I'm the man once again!" RF: "Are you through?" LZ: "Yeah! I am! What do you have to say about it, Ric?!" RF: "Zbysko! I will see you in this ring next Tuesday on 'Mayhem'! And I'm gonna look to make it the most miserable Christmas of your life when you're sitting at home alone on Christmas day eating your frozen turkey TV dinner and the World Title is not under your Christmas tree! Whoo!" 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' played and the fans cheered. Flair and Zbysko had some words off mic and then Zbysko pointed at the belt and then made the gesture of having the title around his waist again before leaving the ring and heading back up the aisle as Flair soaked in the positive crowd reaction.) (Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden welcomed viewers and talked about the World Title re-match being made for next week between Flair (WC) and Zbysko. Said coming up on the program: Re-Match from 'Season's Beatings': Dynamite Kid v.s X Factor; Rick Martel vs. Bob Orton; and more. Said Tommy Rich vs. Buff Bagwell was coming up!) (VIDEO: IT'S WORLD CLASS WRESTLING ON TOUR! Friday - Dec. 18 - Prescott, AZ - Prescott Valley Event Center Saturday - Dec. 19 - Santa Barbara, CA - UCSB Events Center Tuesday - Dec. 29 - Allen, TX - Allen Event Center - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Jan. 12 - Jackson, TN - Oman Arena - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Jan. 26 - Monroe, LA - Monroe Civic Center - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Feb. 9 - Huntsville, AL - Propst Arena - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Feb. 23 - Augusta, GA - James Brown Arena - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Mar. 8 - Daytona Beach, FL - Ocean Center Arena - WCW Mayhem Tuesday - Mar. 22 - Pine Bluff, AR - Pine Bluff Convention Center Arena - WCW Mayhem For ticket info, visit the WCW website!) (Commercials) (Pics aired from the Orndorff-Nord match at 'Season's Beatings'. Announcers said the PPV was available on replay for those who didn't see it.) Match 1 'Wildfire' Tommy Rich vs. 'American Gigolo' Buff Bagwell ('Call Me' by Blondie played and Bagwell to the ring with two ladies to boos. He was in his black sweat suit with the words 'Time Is Money' on the back of the jacket in white lettering. Bagwell removed his sweat suit himself and handed it off to the ladies. Each lady kissed Buff on the cheek. Bagwell was in his black leg-length tights with gold dollar signs on the back and black wrestling boots. Bagwell got in the ring and struck some bodybuilder poses as the fans booed. 'Rocky Top' played and the fans popped for Tommy Rich. Rich was in his black tights with flames on the lower half of them, boots that were flaming (not literally) and a 'Wildfire' t-shirt. Rich slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. Ref called for the bell. The two men came out of their corners and circled one another and Buff suddenly struck a biceps pose. Rich kicked Buff in the gut, whipped Buff into the ropes and caught Buff coming off with a Thesz Press. Rich popped Buff in the head with punches. Rich got up and grabbed Buff and bodyslammed him. Rich hit the ropes and came off with a running elbow smash that connected. Rich for the cover. 1...2... Buff kicked out. Rich got up and Buff got up bent over and Rich kicked Buff in the chest. Rich whipped Buff into the ropes and looked to hit Buff coming off with an elbow but Buff ducked the move and came back and dropped Rich with a clothesline. Buff briefly shook out the cobwebs from the offense of Rich and went over and stomped on Rich. Buff grabbed Rich by the hair and slammed Rich's head into the top buckle. Rich spun around in the corner and Buff nailed Rich with a series of shoulder blocks. Rich stumbled out of the corner and went down and Buff nailed Rich with a jumping elbow smash and went for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Rich kicked out. Rich got up and Buff came up behind Rich and nailed him with a face buster into the mat. Buff got up and struck a biceps pose for his giddy ladies. Rich made it to his feet and Buff charged at Rich and looked to nail Rich with his running forearm smash to the head but Rich ducked the move and Buff turned and Rich caught Buff in position for an exploder suplex but Buff escaped with a couple of elbow strikes to the side of the head. Buff went to whip Rich into the ropes but Rich reversed and caught Buff coming off with a high knee to the chest. Buff crashed to the mat. Rich nailed Buff with a fist drop to the head. Rich for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Buff kicked out. Rich grabbed Buff and went to suplex Buff but Buff twice blocked the move, caught Rich with a shot to the side of the ribs, spun around and nailed Rich with a slingshot suplex into a float over for the pin. 1...2...thr... Rich got a shoulder up. Buff snapped up Rich, whipped Rich into the ropes and looked to backdrop Rich coming off but Rich caught Buff with a sunset flip attempt. Buff struggled not to go over and then dropped down with his knees on Rich's shoulders for the pin. 1...2... Buff extended his arms outwards from his sides and Rich reached his legs back and flipped Buff over for the pin. 1...2...thr... Buff kicked out. Both men got to their feet and Buff went to punch Rich but Rich blocked the punch try and fired away on Buff with a series of head shots that staggered Buff. Rich whipped Buff into the buckles and Buff slammed into them hard. Buff staggered out of the corner and Rich dropped Buff with a clothesline. Rich went out on the apron and mounted the top buckle and came off with a fist drop to the head that connected. Buff grabbed his head. Rich grabbed Buff and started to hoist Buff up for his exploder suplex finisher but Buff escaped the hold, dropped down behind Rich and shoved Rich in the back. Rich stumbled forward and turned around and Buff blasted Rich with his running forearm smash to the head. Rich crashed to the mat. Buff mounted the middle buckle as Rich unsteadily made his way to his feet. Rich got up and Buff nailed him with his Buff Blockbuster (diving neckbreaker) finisher. Buff covered Rich and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell. Buff got up and the ref raised his hand in victory. Buff then struck a bodybuilder pose and left the ring and met his ladies at ringside and the threesome made their way back up the aisle to boos. WINNER: Bagwell - Pinfall - Buff Blockbuster - 6:46) (Announcers discussed Buff beating Rich. Hyped still to come: 'Season's Beatings' Re-Match: Dynamite Kid vs. X Factor. Said Orton vs. Martel was coming up. Then sent it backstage.) (Backstage: Scott Hudson. SH: "Scott Hudson here. My guest at this time is in our TV main event. It is a 'Season's Beatings' re-match pitting this man, the Dynamite Kid, against the mysterious X Factor." Kid walked into the interview area in his ring attire. SH: "Dynamite, let's take a look at some of these pictures from 'Season's Beatings' of your match with X Factor." Pics aired of Bagwell putting a foreign object into X Factor's mask and then from the end of the match of Kid coming off the top buckle with his diving headbutt finisher and connecting and then just rolling over on his back instead of pinning X Factor and then X Factor hitting Kid with his reverse STO finisher and scoring the pinfall. SH: "You cannot be a happy man after seeing that." DK: "I'm pretty pissed right now, Scott. I had the X Factor beat. When I hit him with the diving headbutt, my head felt like it struck a rock or something. Next thing I know, I'm barely conscious and he beats me. Seeing those pictures of Bagwell slipping the object into X's mask riles me up like nobody's business. This has got to end tonight. Me and all these fans out here want to see who the hell is under that mask! X Factor, I'm not only looking to beat you! I'm also gonna try to tear that mask right off your head!" SH: "You just heard from the Dynamite Kid! This match has just taken an even more interesting turn as he has vowed to unmask the mystery man known as the X Factor. Tony and Mark, back to you." (Pictures aired from 'Season's Beatings' from the O (TVC) vs. Martel Tru TV Championship Match and showed Bubba Rogers coming to the ring late in the match and laying out Martel with a sitout side slam and the ref DQing O and O, Hart and Rogers heading back up the aisle together.) Match 2 'Cowboy' Bob Orton w/ Mgr. Jimmy Hart & 'Big' Bubba Rogers vs. Rick Martel (Music-only version of 'Synchronicity 2' filled the arena and Martel made his way to the ring to a good ovation. Martel slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. Martel was wearing blue tights with the fleur de lis on each side of the tights, blue boots with white trim and a blue ring jacket with a white fleur de lis on the back with 'Rick Martel' written underneath the logo. Martel got in the ring and saluted the crowd. "Bad To The Bone' by George Thorogood played and Orton, Hart and Rogers made their way to the ring to strong boos. Orton was wearing his black cowboy hat, black vest and black boots with white horseshoes on the outside of each boot. Rogers was in a gray suit with no tie and the jacket was open, black shoes and a gray fedora. Hart was in his black suit with 'First Family' written on the back of the jacket, black shoes, thin red tie, sunglasses and carrying his megaphone. Hart and Orton got in the ring as Rogers remained on the floor. Hart had words with Orton and then left the ring. Ref called for the bell. Each man came out of their corner and circled one another and engaged in a collar-and-elbow tie-up and Orton gained the advantage and caught Martel in a side headlock. Martel tried to shove Orton off but couldn't. Martel then countered with a belly-to-back suplex. Orton got up. The two locked up in another collar-and-elbow tie-up and this time Martel shoved Orton off and down to the mat. Orton got up and Martel moved in and Orton bailed to the apron and turned and started talking to Hart. Martel came up behind Orton and leaned him back over the top rope and blistered Orton with a series of forearm smashes to the chest. Martel spun Orton around and suplexed Orton back into the ring. Martel grabbed Orton, whipped Orton into the buckles and followed Orton in and nailed Orton with a dropkick. Orton stumbled out of the corner and crashed to the mat. Hart jumped up on the apron. Ref went over and ordered Hart off the apron and Martel turned in their direction and started to move on Hart when Orton came up behind Martel and nailed him with a low blow. Martel crashed to the mat. Hart dropped back to the floor. Orton stomped on Martel, grabbed Martel and backed into the corner and nailed Martel with a running bulldog. Orton for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Martel kicked out. Martel started to get on all fours and Orton kicked Martel in the side of the head and then grabbed Martel and drove him against the ropes. Orton popped Martel in the head with a deliberate series of rights. Orton whipped Martel into the ropes and caught Martel coming off with a scoop powerslam. Martel laid out. Orton then picked Martel up and nailed Martel with a backbreaker across the knee. Orton mounted the middle buckle facing the crowd and came off with a slingshot splash that connected. Orton covered Martel and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Martel kicked out. Orton grabbed Martel by the hair and struck Martel with some more head shots. Orton then picked up Martel and hoisted him in the air and held him there for a few seconds before hitting Martel with a suplex and then nailed Martel with a series of rapid-fire elbow smashes to the chest and went for the cover. 1...2...thr... Martel got a shoulder up. Hart looking pleased at ringside and yelling things through the megaphone. Orton snapped up Martel and dropped him on the top turnbuckle. Orton mounted the middle buckle and popped Martel in the head with a punch. Orton then went to superplex Martel but Martel grabbed the top rope. Orton tried again with the same result and Martel shoved Orton off and Orton crashed to the mat. Martel still sitting on the top buckle. As the ref went over and checked on Orton, Martel started to stand up on the middle buckle when Hart came over and tripped Martel up and Martel crashed face-first to the mat. Orton got his feet and went over and grabbed Martel. Orton went to whip Martel into the ropes but Martel reversed and caught Orton coming off with a spinning spinebuster. Martel went out on the apron and hit Orton with his Swan Dive finisher (slingshot splash over the top rope back into the ring). Martel covered Orton and hooked the leg. Tito Santana, in street clothes, charged down to ringside. 1... Rogers got up on the ring apron and attempted to enter the ring. ...2... Tito tripped Rogers up and Rogers fell into the ring and lost his hat. ...3! Ref called for the bell as the fans roared. Rogers got up and removed his suit jacket as Martel made it to his feet and the ref raised his hand in victory. Rogers looked at Martel. Tito grabbed a chair and climbed into the ring. Rogers signaled he would take on both of them. Hart climbed into the ring and got in front of Rogers and gestured for Rogers not to do it in an animated fashion. After a brief, tense stand-off between Rogers, Santana and Martel, Hart was able to get Rogers to leave the ring with him. The pair met the defeated Orton over by the entrance aisle and started to head back up when Rogers turned and looked back at Tito and Martel in the ring. Hart urged Rogers to continue the journey to the back. After a brief hesitation, Rogers went back with Hart and Orton. Crowd cheered Tito and Martel. WINNER: Martel - Pinfall - Swan Dive - 5:38) (Announcers discussed Martel beating Orton and the tense situation that occured after the match. Then hyped the next upcoming WCW PPV.) (Video aired for the 'Spring Breakout' PPV - Sunday - March 20 - Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena - 8 pm E/5 pm P - Tickets on sale Saturday, Jan. 16 @ 10 am PST! More info: visit the WCW website!) (Announcers said the 'Season's Beatings' re-match: Kid vs. X was coming up next!) (Commercials) (Announcers hyped for next week on 'Mayhem': WCW World Title Match: Flair (WC) vs. Zbysko 4; Paul Orndorff sees action; an interview with the First Family; Steve O (TVC) vs. Tito Santana; and more! Then sent it to the ring.) Match 3 ('Season's Beatings' Re-Match) Dynamite Kid vs. The X Factor ('I Heard It On The X' by ZZ Top filled the arena and X Factor came to the ring to loud boos. X was in his red, white and black tie-dyed body tight with an 'X' sprayed on the front, black boots with red trim, black gloves and a black mask with red trim and a red 'X' over the eyes. 'London Calling' by The Clash filled the arena and Kid came to the ring to a solid ovation. Kid had the British Union Jack flag draped over his shoulders, blue leg-length tights with 'Dynamite' on the outside of the right leg and 'Kid' on the outside of the left leg and red, white and blue boots. Ref called for the bell. The two men came out of their corners and circled one another and suddenly X Factor laid on his back on the mat. Kid seemed puzzled. X gestured for Kid to cover him for the pin. Kid stood over X and then looked out at the crowd. Crowd was urging Kid not to do it. X again gestured for Kid to pin him. Kid again looked out at the audience and then back down at X and then Kid stomped away on the downed X. Kid snapped up X, whipped X into the ropes and caught X coming off with a flying lariat. Kid got on top of the downed X and nailed him with a series of head shots. Kid whipped X front-first into the buckles. Kid charged in and nailed X with a splash to the back. X stumbled backwards out of the corner and crashed on his back to the mat. Kid then bodyslammed X. Kid went out on the apron and mounted the top buckle and came off with a knee drop to the chest off the top rope but X rolled out of the way and Kid crashed to the mat and was holding his knee. X made it to his feet and stomped on Kid's head and then grabbed Kid in a front facelock and nailed Kid with a fisherman suplex into a bridgeout for the pin. 1...2... Kid kicked out. X and Kid got up and X popped Kid with a kick to the gut, whipped Kid into the ropes and caught Kid coming off with a leg dive takedown and locked Kid in the STF. Kid fighting not to submit. Kid inching towards the ropes. X kept the hold firmly locked on. Kid finally got close enough to the ropes to get his hand on the bottom rope to force a break in the hold. X got up and stomped on Kid's back and pulled Kid up and whipped Kid into the ropes and looked to catch Kid coming off with a backdrop but Kid nailed X with a forearm smash to the back that stunned X. Kid then nailed X with a trio of snap suplexes. Kid then caught X with a knee lift to the chest as X was getting up. X fell back in the corner. Kid popped X with a series of European uppercuts and then backed up and charged at X and nailed X with a flying high knee to the chest. X limp in the corner. Kid whipped X into the opposite buckles and charged in looking to splash X but X came out of the corner and stunned Kid with a spear. X for the cover. 1...2...thr... Kid kicked out. Kid rolled over on his front and X got on Kid's back and started rubbing Kid's face into the mat. Kid holding his face. X stomped on Kid's back and then picked Kid up and hoisted Kid up for a powerbomb but Kid started hitting X with head shots and X toppled to the mat with Kid on top of him. Kid reached back and grabbed X's leg and had his knees on X's shoulders for the pin. 1...2... X kicked out. Both men to their feet. Kid stunned X with some European uppercuts, whipped X into the ropes and caught X coming off with a flying headbutt. X crashed to the mat. Kid put X's head between his legs and popped X with a bell ringer. X crashed back to the mat and was holding his head. Kid went out on the apron and mounted the top buckle as X got to his feet. X turned around and Kid went to hit X with a missle dropkick but X fell out of the way and Kid crashed to the mat. Both men down. Both men to their feet. X tried to kick Kid but Kid grabbed X's leg and X countered with an enzuigiri. Kid crashed to the mat. X snapped up Kid and whipped Kid into the buckles and then drove Kid down to his ass with a series of stiff head shots. X then face washed Kid with his boot. X then snapped off a couple of kicks into Kid's chest. X then went for a third kick but Kid grabbed X's boot and got up while holding the boot. Kid rocked X with a head shot, spun X around and nailed X with a full nelson suplex. Kid for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... X kicked out. Kid grabbed X and popped X with a snap suplex and then Kid ran and jumped on the middle rope and came off with a lionsault that connected. Kid again for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... X kicked out. Kid snapped up X and whipped X into the ropes and caught X coming off with a dropkick. X fell back through the top and middle rope and crashed to the floor. Ref counting. Kid went and mounted the top buckle as X got up. Kid came off with a double sledge attempt but X moved and shoved Kid hard into the ringside barricade. Kid down in a heap. Ref counting. X pulled Kid up and grabbed Kid around the waist and rammed Kid back-first into the barricade. Kid down to a knee. Kick to the chest from X. X quickly rolled in and out of the ring to break the ref's 20-count. X grabbed Kid and whipped Kid into the ring steps. Kid crashed to the floor. Kid got to all fours and X nailed Kid with some head shots, pulled Kid up and went to ram Kid's head into the ring post, but Kid got his foot up on the post, caught X with a gut shot to free himself from X's grasp and slammed X's head into the post. X staggered forward and went down to a knee as Kid quickly rolled in and out of the ring to break the ref's 20-count. X got up and Kid grabbed X and nailed him with a belly-to-belly suplex on the floor. Kid went and climbed up on the ring apron as X got to his feet. Ref counting. X got up and Kid came off with a flying headbutt that connected. Both men down on the floor. Count growing. Kid recovered enough to grab X and throw X back into the ring and follow X in. Kid reached down and started pulling up X when X stunned Kid with a jawbreaker to the top of the head. Kid crashed to the mat. X slowly to his feet. X grabbed Kid, hoisted Kid up and nailed Kid with a turnbuckle powerbomb. Kid stumbled forward out of the corner and went down again. X stomped on Kid's back. X pulled Kid up, whipped Kid into the ropes and caught Kid coming off in a fireman's carry and nailed Kid with a fireman's carry slam. X arrogantly played to the crowd as Kid was down. X waited for Kid to get up. Kid got up and turned right into X's arms for the reverse STO but Kid countered with a series of elbows to the side of X's head. Kid broke free and nailed X with a series of European uppercuts. The dazed X spun around and Kid grabbed X around the waist and blasted X with three straight German suplexes. X looked dead. Kid maneuvered X around and delivered a stomp to the chest before heading out of the ring and mounting the top buckle and coming off with his diving headbutt finisher. Both men laid there for a couple of seconds feeling the effects of the blow. Kid then covered X and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the fans roared. Kid got up and had his hand raised in victory. Kid walked over and climbed out on the apron as X sat up in the ring. Kid watched as X slowly started crawling over towards the ropes and Kid stepped back into the ring. Kid looked at X and then out at the crowd and gestured for pulling off the mask. Crowd cheered in support of the idea. X by the ropes on his hands and knees. Kid went over and started to grab the mask to try and pull it off but X grabbed the mask and a struggle ensued. Buff Bagwell, now in street clothes, charged down to to ringside with towel in hand. Kid suddenly was able to pull the mask off but X covered his face with his hands and Buff quickly covered X's head with the towel and helped X out of the ring. Buff helped X back up the aisle with his head covered by the towel so no one could see X's identity. Back in the ring, Kid held the mask up like a trophy as the crowd cheered as the program faded to black. WINNER: Kid - Pinfall - Diving Headbutt - 13:01) END PROGRAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Ep. 35 WCW Mayhem Rating: 1.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 ON THE NEXT WCW MAYHEM ON TRU TV! It's just 3 days 'til Christmas! Will Larry Zbysko leave a lump of coal in WCW fans' stockings?! It's 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair (WC) vs. 'Living Legend' Larry Zbysko: Act IV, for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship! PLUS! Tru TV Champion Steve O (w/ Mgr. Jimmy Hart & Security 'Big' Bubba Rogers) vs. Tito Santana 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff sees action AND MORE! Show will be posted Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 <p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;">WCW MAYHEM - EP. 36 - ASHEVILLE, NC - U.S. CELLULAR CENTER - 12-22-15 (Taped)</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Video aired to open the show hyping the World Title Match: Flair (WC) vs. Zbysko 4.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Show Intro)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Crowd Shots/Pyro)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (In-ring: Craig Johnson.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;">: "Merry Christmas, wrestling fans! Welcome to 'Mayhem'!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Crowd cheered.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Would you please welcome my guests at this time. They are manager Jimmy Hart, Tru TV Champion Steve O, 'Cowboy' Bob Orton and 'Big' Bubba Rogers...the First Family!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> 'Bad To The Bone' by George Thorogood played and out came O, Hart, Rogers and Orton to strong boos. O was in red leg-length tights with a silver star in black trim on the back, black boots, black sleeveless half-shirt and sunglasses. Orton was in street clothes. Hart was in a white suit with the words 'First Family' on the back, black shoes, sunglasses and carrying his megaphone. Rogers was in a gray suit with the jacket open, gray fedora and black shoes. The group came to the ring to loud boos. Once in the ring they soaked in the negative crowd reaction.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Jimmy Hart, just listen to these fans out here!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> More boos.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>JH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "It's music to my ears, baby!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Fans don't lead to greatness! Winning is what leads to greatness! These people are just jealous of the First Family's success! They should be enthralled by our mere presence!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "It doesn't seem like they are all that thrilled to see you guys.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Jimmy, the question that fans have been asking since 'Season's Beatings' is what is Bubba Rogers doing with the First Family."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>JH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Why don't you ask him, Craig!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Bubba Rogers, you made quite a splash in your debut by laying out Rick Martel in the TV Title match at 'Season's Beatings'. What is your job with the First Family?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>BR:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "I was hired by Jimmy Hart as protection for the First Family! My job is to protect every member of the group! My job description also calls for me to protect all of the First Family's assets! And the Tru TV Championship currently worn by Steve O is an asset I'm in the business of making sure stays in the family! Anyone wants to mess with the First Family, they have to go through me! And they won't like the end result if they have to tangle with me!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Jimmy, is his job to wrestle at all or just act as security for you?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>JH: </strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;">"Anyone who knows who 'Big' Bubba Rogers is knows that the man can wrestle! And he's a solid wrestler! But, his main job with us, as he just said, is protection for the family! It would be wise for the wrestlers out there to know that it's a bad idea to get on Bubba's bad side! If a wrestler does that, then they will pay!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Steve O, you are the reigning Tru TV Champion. You turned your back on all these fans out here to hitch your wagon to Jimmy Hart. Are you having second thoughts at all about joining the First Family?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>SO:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Are you serious, Johnson?! Joining forces with Jimmy Hart is the best decision I've ever made in my life! I didn't become a champion until I stepped on over to the other side! These fans never did a damn thing for me, man! Your cheers never won me anything! But, siding with a managerial genius changed everything for me! Being successful means you have to make sacrifices! I traded in being an ass kisser for being an ass kisser! I've alienated a lot of people because of my decision! Friends, wrestlers, fans, they've all abandoned me! And I could care less! I'm the Tru TV Champion now! That never would have happened had I continued down the loser path that I was following! I'm Steve O...winner! And it's because of Jimmy Hart that that's become possible! He has taken me where I needed to go! And that's the bottom line! One more thing! One more thing! You fans...you can go straight to hell! I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Loud boos.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Bob Orton, I'm sure you have something to add as well."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>BO:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "What you people are looking at is just the start of the building of something great here in WCW! I know Jimmy's phone has been ringing off the hook, his e-mail box is stuffed with messages from wrestlers who want to get in on the action and be part of the First Family! We've got the Tru Tv Champ in our camp! And it's only the beginning! We've got the best protection that money can buy! And more money, more big wins and more championships will be coming our way as we continue to thrive and grow well into the future!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>JH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Bob! What you said just now brought a tear to my eye! The only way the First Family is gonna go is upward and onward! And there's only one title that has eluded me as a manager in this sport; and that's the World Heavyweight Title! And I don't care who the World Champion is after tonight! As we head into 2016, the year of Trump, I can assure the World Champion that he will not be able to ignore the First Family!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "They are the First Family. We'll see what 2016 indeed has in store for them. Tony and Mark.")</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden welcomed viewers and ran down the program: World Title: Flair (WC) vs. Zbysko 4; Paul Orndorff sees action; and more! Said Steve O (TVC) vs. Tito Santana was coming up after the break.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (</span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>VIDEO:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> IT'S WORLD CLASS WRESTLING ON TOUR!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Tuesday - Dec. 29 - Allen, TX - Allen Event Center - WCW Mayhem</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Tuesday - Jan. 12 - Jackson, TN - Oman Arena - WCW Mayhem</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Tuesday - Jan. 26 - Monroe, LA - Monroe Civic Center - WCW Mayhem</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Tuesday - Feb. 9 - Huntsville, AL - Propst Arena - WCW Mayhem</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Tuesday - Feb. 23 - Augusta, GA - James Brown Arena - WCW Mayhem</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Tuesday - Mar. 8 - Daytona Beach, FL - Ocean Center Arena - WCW Mayhem</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Tuesday - Mar. 22 - Pine Bluff, AR - Pine Bluff Convention Center Arena - WCW Mayhem</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> For ticket info, visit the WCW website!)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Commercials)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Backstage: Scott Hudson.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>SH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Alright, we are back here on 'Mayhem'. I'm Scott Hudson. And my guest is the man who will be looking to regain the WCW World Title later tonight...Larry Zbysko."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Zbysko walked into the interview area in his ring attire and wearing a Santa hat.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas to me!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>SH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Larry, what's with the hat?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "It's Christmas time, Hudson, and tonight I'm gonna receive the best Christmas present of all when I walk into the ring and regain the World Title from Ric Flair! I've even got a bow that I'm gonna put on the belt after I get back what I deserve for Christmas!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>SH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "You've got a tall order facing you, Larry."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "A tall order?! You know who told me I'm gonna become a two-time WCW World Champion?!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>SH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Who?!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Noneother than Santa Claus!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>SH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Um, he's not real."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Oh, yes he is! I had a private consultation with Santa and when I told him what I wanted more than anything else, he told me to consider it done because I've been so good this year!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>SH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Was this Santa found at the bottom of a bottle?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Oh! Haha! That was a good one! I was 100% sound of mind and body when Santa and I had our little pow-wow! He told me it's gonna happen! Ric Flair is done as World Champion! Hope you enjoyed your 10-day title reign, Ric! I'm gonna love ruining your Christmas!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>SH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Flair could be the one ruining your Christmas. You need to be careful with those Christmas wishes."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>LZ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "It's not a wish, Hudson, if it's gonna come true! On Christmas morning, I'm gonna run down the stairs and look under the tree and sitting right there will be the belt with the bow I placed on it! I will fall to my knees in front of the belt and thank Santa for the greatest gift of all!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Zbysko walked out of the interview area.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>SH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "That was Larry Zbysko. I think he's been hitting the egg nog a little too hard tonight. Back to ringside.")</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Match 1 (Non-Title)</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Steve O (TVC) w/ Mgr. Jimmy Hart & Bubba Rogers vs. Tito Santana</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Mariachi music filled the arena and Santana came to the ring to a good ovation. Santana was now wearing a white ring jacket with the flag of Mexico on the back and 'Tito Santana' bracketing the flag, black tights with the word 'Ariba!' written in red lettering on the back, and red boots with black trim. Tito slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. Santana got in the ring and acknowledged the crowd. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> 'Bad To The Bone' by George Thorogood played and out came O, Hart and Rogers to strong boos. O was in red leg-length tights with a silver star in black trim on the back, black boots, black sleeveless half-shirt and sunglasses. . Hart was in a white suit with the words 'First Family' on the back, black shoes, sunglasses and carrying his megaphone. Rogers was in a gray suit with the jacket open, gray fedora and black shoes. The group came to the ring to loud boos. Once in the ring they soaked in the negative crowd reaction.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Announcers pointed out that it was a non-title match. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Ref took the belt and handed it off to Craig Johnson.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> O charged across the ring and jumped Tito and started pounding Tito with punches.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Ref called for the bell. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> O went to whip Tito into the buckles but Tito reversed and sent O into the buckles and followed O in and blasted O with a step-up enzuigiri. O stumbled out of the corner and went down in the ring. Tito went for the quick cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... O kicked out. Tito grabbed O, whipped O into the ropes and caught O coming off with a hip toss. O got up and Tito caught O with another hip toss. O got up and Tito hit O with a dropkick. O went down and rolled out of the ring and dropped to his feet on the floor. Hart came over to talk with O. Tito backed up in the ring and charged across and dived through the top and middle rope and hit O like a missle. Both men went down. Crowd cheered as Tito got up and was feeling it. Tito grabbed O and threw O back into the ring. Tito mounted the top buckle as O got to his feet and Tito blasted O with a flying lariat. O crashed back to the mat. As the ref looked at O, Tito went to hit the ropes but Rogers pulled the top rope down and Tito toppled over and down to the floor. O grabbed the ref's belt and wouldn't let go as Rogers grabbed Tito and rammed him back-first into the apron and then threw Tito back into the ring. O suddenly got well and went over and grabbed Tito and whipped Tito into the ropes and caught Tito coming off with a dropkick. Tito went down. O pulled Tito up and blasted Tito with his rolling neckbreaker for the pin while hooking the leg. 1...2... Tito kicked out. Crowd popped as Rick Martel, in street clothes, came charging down to ringside. Rogers wanted to go after Martel but Hart held Rogers back. O whipped Tito into the buckles and charged in and jumped and spun around and drove his ass into Tito's chest. Tito walked out by the ropes grabbing his chest. O nailed Tito with some punches and then pulverized Tito with a with a spinning back heel kick to the side of the head. Tito went down and rolled out on the apron. Ref started counting. O went to go after Tito but the ref intercepted him and told him to step back. As O distracted the ref by arguing with him, Rogers came over and blasted Tito with a couple of punches to the head and rolled Tito back into the ring. Martel charged over and he and Rogers engaged in a brief staredown as Hart came over and pulled Rogers back. O grabbed Tito and bodyslammed him. O mounted the top buckle facing the crowd and came off with a moonsault but Tito rolled out of the way and O crashed to the mat. Rick pounding the apron and urging Tito on. Tito got up as O was getting up and Tito blasted O with a running knee lift to the chest. O crashed to the mat. O got up facing away from Tito and Tito lifted O up on his shoulders and nailed O with an electric chair slam. Tito covered O and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... O kicked out. Tito grabbed O and went to whip O into the ropes but O reversed and caught Tito coming off with a knee to the gut. Tito crashed to the mat. O grabbed Tito and hoisted Tito up and bounced Tito off the top rope and nailed Tito with a belly-to-back suplex. O for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Tito kicked out. O grabbed Tito and started to pull Tito up when Tito suddenly stunned O with a head shot and then nailed O with an inverted atomic drop. O crashed to the mat. Hart suddenly jumped up on the apron. Tito went over and grabbed Hart and the ref got tangled up in between the two men. Hart managed to toss his megaphone in O's direction behind the ref's back. O reached down and picked up the weapon and Martel charged over and reached through the ropes and a struggle ensued over the megaphone. Rogers came over and jumped on Martel and started pounding the hell out of him. O with the megaphone. Tito let go of Hart and Hart wouldn't get off the apron and was arguing with the distracted ref. Tito turned and O went to hit Tito with the megaphone but Tito ducked the move and caught O with a couple of kicks to the gut. O dropped the megaphone. Rogers had thrown Martel into the entrance aisle. Tito grabbed the stunned O and walked him over and butted O's and Hart's heads together as the crowd went crazy. Hart crashed to the apron and fell to the floor. Martel fought back against Rogers and the two were now exchanging punches. Tito whipped O into the ropes and caught O coming off with a double flying forearm smash that dropped O. Tito covered O and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the fans roared.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Fighting had petered out on the floor between Rogers and Martel and Rogers rushed back to ringside to check on his boss as Tito got to his feet and the ref raised his hand in victory. Martel started jumping up and down on the floor when he realized what happened. Rogers then stepped into the ring and removed his ring jacket. O was recovering and yelled for Rogers to get Tito. Tito picked up the megaphone. Martel climbed up on the apron. Tito went to hit Rogers in the head with the megaphone but Rogers grabbed the megaphone and ripped it from Tito's hands. Martel stepped into the ring as O made it to his feet. Tito and Rogers stared at each other briefly and then Rogers beat the megaphone against his own head three times and tossed it aside and once again locked eyes with Tito. Other WCW refs came to the ring to make sure things didn't go any further. Refs ordered Tito and Martel to leave the ring. The pair hesitated briefly and then left the ring. They backed up the aisle and kept looking back at Rogers. Hart now on his feet on the floor and using the apron as support. Rogers kept his eyes locked on Martel and Tito.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> WINNER: Santana - Pinfall - Double Flying Forearm Smash - 7:12)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Announces discussed Tito defeating O in a non-title match and the stand-off after the match. Hyped still to come: World Title: Flair (WC) vs. Zbysko 4. Said Paul Orndorff sees action next!)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Commercials)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Match 2</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Paul Diamond</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Diamond was already in the ring and announced.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> 'There's No Easy Way Out' by Robert Tepper filled the arena and Paul Prndorff came out to a strong ovation. Orndorff was in red tights with 'Mr. Wonderful' written in cursive across the back, red boots with white trim and red ring jacket with black sleeves and 'Orndorff' written across the back in block lettering. Once in the ring, Orndorff briefly acknowledged the crowd.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Orndorff dominated and made short work of Diamond and finished off Diamond with the inverted DDT (Scorpion Death Drop) to score the pinfall.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> WINNER: Orndorff - Pinfall - Inverted DDT - 2:19)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (In-ring: Craig Johnson.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Paul Orndorff, an impressive debut here on 'Mayhem'. But the wrestling world is still buzzing about your victory over Nord The Barbarian at 'Season's Beatings'."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>PO: </strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;">"Craig, the match with Nord was one of the toughest I've ever been in. Nord's a battler and so am I. I told everyone that I was working on a new finisher and I used it to beat Nord and the people just saw it here."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ: </strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;">"That win at 'Season's Beatings' automatically moves you up the ladder here to top-tier status. What are you focusing on now with Nord out of the way?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>PO:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "I'm just focusing on being the best I can be right now. And I'm looking forward to the day when I start challenging for titles here in WCW."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "We're looking forward to seeing you in championship matches. You will definitely be a serious contender. Are you gonna..."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Crowd booed as Nord, in street clothes and carrying his chain called Valhalla, walked out on the entrance stage with mic in hand.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Nord:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Orndorff, over here! I just heard that I'm now off your radar! Nothing could be further from the truth! I'm not finished with you, Orndorff! Our match at 'Season's Beatings' was just the start between us!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>PO:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Nord! You want another match with me, then I'm game!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Nord:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "We'll do it...on my time! I'll dictate the terms of the match! It will happen! And when it does, you're not gonna surprise me again with that inverted DDT of yours! I'll be me more than ready for it! And the next time we meet, Orndorff, things will be different! I can promise you that!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>PO:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "I'll meet you on your terms, Nord! Let's just have the match!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Nord:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "I'm gonna drag you to hell! You better be prepared for a battle suited for Valhalla!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> The two had a long-distance staredown and Nord turned and walked off the stage.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "What did he mean by the last thing he said?!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>PO:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Craig, I don't know what he meant! But it doesn't even matter! I'm ready to fight him again! And when it happens, it will be an even more fierce match than the one we had at 'Season's Beatings'!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "You heard it! Paul Orndorff vs. Nord The Barbarian looks to be going down in the future! Tony and Mark.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Announcers discussed the Orndorff-Nord confrontation.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Pics then aired from the World Tag Team Title Tournament final between Sheik's Army (Kamala & Abdullah) and the Long Riders at 'Season's Beatings' where Sheik's Army emerged victorious and became the first WCW World Tag Champs in history. Then sent it backstage.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Backstage: Scott Hudson.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>SH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Thank you, Tony and Mark.With me right now is the man who, in just a few shorts minutes, will be defending the WCW World Title in the re-match with former champ Larry Zbysko, Ric Flair."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Flair walked into the interview area. He was in his ring attire and had his robe open showing the belt around his waist.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>SH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Ric, Zbysko was owed this re-match since he lost the title to you at 'Season's Beatings'. Are you surprised at all by how quickly he wanted the match?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>RF:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Scott Hudson! Whoo! It's my favorite time of the year! And there's nowhere better to spend it than in North Carolina! </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> "To answer your question, no, I am not at all surprised that Zbysko demanded the re-match so soon after losing it! He's a guy who loved being the World Champion! He wants the title back ASAP if he can get it! But, this is Christmas season and I want to give all these fans out here in Flair Country an early gift by remaining the champion!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>SH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Zbysko was out here earlier and said that Santa told him that he was regaining the World Title tonight. Your thoughts on that?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>RF:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Zbysko's always been kind of an odd guy! But he's a crafty guy also! He's full of a lot of bluster! But he can work in that ring! He always knows what he's doing! I'm not taking this match for granted just because I beat him for the belt 10 days ago! Zbysko can be a dangerous man in the ring! I've wrestled against him enough to know that anything can happen when we clash! But, if Zbysko plays dirty, then I'll play dirty! And one thing Zbysko can never do is out-dirty the self-confessed dirtiest player in the game! Whoo!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>SH:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "It should be an electric atmosphere out in the arena as it's Flair-Zbysko 4 with the World Heavyweight Title on the line right after this!")</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Commercials)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>(Video aired for the </strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong><em><span style="color:#FF0000;">'Spring Breakout'</span></em></strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong> PPV - Sunday - March 20 - Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena - 8 pm E/5 pm P - Tickets on sale Saturday, Jan. 16 @ 10 am PST! More info: visit the WCW website!)</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> (Announces hyped the next PPV coming up in March. Then hyped for next week on the program: JUST SIGNED! Tru TV Championship Match: Steve O (TVC) vs. Tito Santana; World Tag Team Champions Sheik's Army sees action; 3-on-1 Handicap Match featuring Nord The Barbarian; and more! Then sent it to the ring.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Match 3 (WCW World Title Match)</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair (WC) vs. 'Living Legend' Larry Zbysko</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Craig Johnson was in the ring.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "It is now time for the main event of the evening! This match is scheduled for one fall with a 60-minute time limit and is for the World Class Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship! This match has been sanctioned by the World Class Wrestling Championship Committee!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Introducing first, the challenger...he hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and weighs in at 230 pounds...'Living Legend' Larry Zbysko!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> 'I'm The Man' by Anthrax' filled the arena and the fans booed lustily as Larry Zbysko made his way to the ring. Zbysko was in his black tights, black ring jacket with 'LZ' in gold letters on the back and black boots with 'LZ' in gold lettering on the outside of each boot and. Zbysko got in the ring and stood in his corner.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "And his opponent, he is the regning World Class Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion! From Charlotte, North Carolina, weighing in at 243 pounds...'Nature Boy' Ric Flair!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' played and the crowd roared as Flair came out and made his way to the ring. Flair was in his green robe with 'Nature' Boy' written in cursive lettering across the back, green tights and green boots with 'RF' on the outside of each boot. Flair got in the ring and spun around and briefly styled-and-profiled for the crowd before going to his corner. He opened his robe revealing the World Title around his waist.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Flair handed the belt to the ref and the ref walked to all four sides of the ring with the belt held aloft for all to see before handing it off to Craig Johnson.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Ref then called each man to the middle of the ring and laid down the ground rules and patted each man down as the two men kept their eyes locked on one another. Ref then sent each man back to his corner.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Ref called for the bell.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> The two men came out of their corners and circled one another when Zbysko caught Flair with a boot to the gut and rolled up Flair in a small package for the pin. 1...2... Flair kicked out. The two men got up and Zbysko jumped on Flair and started pounding Flair. Zbysko whipped Flair into the ropes and caught Flair coming off with a clothesline. Flair went down. Flair got to his feet and Zbysko grabbed Flair and went to whip Flair into the ropes but Flair reversed and caught Zbysko coming off with a backdrop. Zbysko got to his feet and Flair moved in and caught Zbysko with some head shots and a kick to the gut. Flair nailed Zbysko with a double underhook suplex and then nailed Zbysko with an elbow smash across the chest. Flair backed into the ropes and came off with a knee drop to the head but Zbysko rolled out of the way and Flair crashed knee-first to the mat. Flair got to all fours and Zbysko came over and booted Flair in the side of the ribs and snapped up Flair in a front facelock. Zbysko nailed Flair with a swinging neckbreaker. Zbysko for the cover. 1...2... Flair kicked out. Zbysko kneed Flair in the side of the head. Zbysko grabbed Flair and stepped out on the apron and neck snapped Flair on the top rope and Flair snapped back and crashed to the mat. Zbysko quickly got back in the ring and tried for the pin again. 1...2... Flair kicked out.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Madden:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "The strategy here is obvious. Zbysko is gonna try and pin Flair every time the opportunity presents itself in an effort to regain the title."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Zbysko snapped up Flair and whipped Flair into the buckles and then charged at Flair with a running shoulder block but Flair moved and Zbysko crashed shoulder-first into the post. Flair dropped down and rolled Zbysko up from behind. 1...2... Zbysko kicked out. Flair then caught Zbysko in an arm bar and was putting pressure on Zbysko's shoulder that hit the post. Flair nailed Zbysko with a series of punches to the shoulder and drove Zbysko down to a knee. Zbysko not submitting. Zbysko got back up to his feet and was able to lunge over and drape his free arm over the top rope to force a break in the hold. Zbysko went out on the apron and was shaking out the effects of the arm bar. Zbysko then started to climb back into the ring when Flair moved in and Zbysko climbed back out on the apron and was holding the top rope. Ref ordered Flair to step back and he did. Zbysko started having words with the ref and Flair grabbed the top rope and catapulted Zbysko back into the ring. Zbysko got up and Flair kicked Zbysko in the gut and rammed Zbysko's head into the top buckle. Zbysko spun around and Flair mounted the middle buckle and started popping Zbysko in the head with punches. Flair dropped back to the mat and backed up. Zbysko staggered out of the corner and Flair dropped Zbysko to the mat with a big chop to the chest. Zbysko made it to his feet next to the ropes and Flair laid into him with a few more chops and Zbysko responded with a quick eye poke. Flair spun around and was holding his eye. Zbysko nailed Flair with a series of double sledges to the back. Flair fell back in the corner. Zbysko caught Flair with a series of knees to the gut and then grabbed Flair out of the corner, whipped Flair into the ropes and caught Flair coming off with a spin kick to the chest. Flair crashed to the mat. Zbysko for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Flair got a shoulder up. Zbysko got up and stomped away on Flair, grabbed Flair in a front facelock and started to hoist Flair up for his brain buster finisher but Flair blocked the move. Flair shifted around and Zbysko tried to execute the move again. As he was hoisting Flair up, Flair was able to get his leg out between the top and middle rope and force a break in the hold. Zbysko caught Flair with a series of gut punches. Zbysko whipped Flair into the ropes and caught Flair coming off with a dropkick that sent Flair crashing to the mat. Zbysko grabbed Flair by the legs and nailed Flair with a catapault that sent Flair crashing front-first into the mat. Zbysko quickly moved in and rolled up Flair for the pin while holding a handful of tights. 1...2...thr... Flair kicked out. Flair got up facing away from Zbysko and Zbysko stunned Flair with a vicious kick to the back. Flair crashed front-first into the buckles, staggered out backwards and crashed to the mat. Zbysko then picked up Flair and bodyslammed him. Zbysko then went out on the apron and started climbing up the buckles.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Schiavone:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "This is totally out of character for Zbysko! What is he up to?!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Zbysko mounted the top buckle and came off with a flying elbow smash that connected. Zbysko slid back-first on top of Flair and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Flair kicked out. Zbysko got up, looked at the ref and gestured by slapping his hands together that it was a three count and the ref shook his head 'no' and waved his arms signaling no pinfall. Zbysko grabbed Flair as Flair was getting up, whipped Flair into the ropes and looked to catch Flair coming off with a backdrop but Flair caught Zbysko with a kick to the chest. Zbysko crashed to the mat. Flair immediately grabbed Zbysko's left leg and started yanking on it and then locked Zbysko in the figure four. Fans popped. Zbysko fighting not to submit as Flair kept the hold firmly locked in. Zbysko tried to to reverse the hold but Flair held his ground and was able to regain the upper hand. Zbysko scooted towards the ropes and at one point his shoulders hit the mat. 1...2...thr... Zbysko popped up. Zbysko finally made it close enough to the ropes to grab the bottom rope and force a break in the hold. Zbysko unsteadily made his way to his feet. Flair moved in and blasted Zbysko with a series of brutal chest chops. Flair went to whip Zbysko into the buckles but Zbysko reversed and sent Flair towards the buckles and Flair flipped over the buckles, ran down the apron, mounted the top buckle and came off and caught Zbysko with a flying bodypress. Flair for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Zbysko kicked out. Crowd groaned. Zbysko got up to his knees and Flair came up behind Zbysko, grabbed Zbysko under the chin and popped Zbysko in the side of the head with punches. Flair picked up Zbysko and bodyslammed Zbysko and backed into the ropes and came off with a knee drop to the head that connected. Zbysko rolled over on his side and was grabbing his head. Flair grabbed Zbysko, whipped Zbysko into the ropes and caught Zbysko coming off with a flying forearm shiver to the side of the head. Zbysko crashed to the mat. Flair backed up as Zbysko got to his feet. Zbysko got up and Flair charged at Zbysko and went to jump on Zbysko but Zbysko caught Flair and nailed Flair with a shin breaker. Flair went down as Zbysko held onto Flair's left leg.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Schiavone:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "Zbysko's gonna try and beat Flair with Flair's signature move!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Zbysko started to wrap Flair up in the figure four when Flair reached up and rolled up Zbysko in a small package for the pin. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the crowd erupted. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Zbysko was in disbelief as Flair got to his feet. Ref went over and took the title from Craig Johnson and spoke to Johnson briefly. Ref went over and raised Flair's hand in victory and handed Flair the title. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>CJ:</strong></span><span style="font-size:10px;"> "In a time of 14 minutes, 15 seconds, you winner...and STILL World Class Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion...Ric Flair!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Shot of Zbysko looking on in stunned fashion before Zbysko left the ring and started to head back up the aisle.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> Fans cheering as Flair, belt slung over his shoulder, started walking to each side of the ring and saluting the fans. As Flair was facing away from the entrance aisle, Buff Bagwell, in his black sweat pants and ring boots, charged down the aisle and snuck into the ring. Buff waited for Flair to turn around. When Flair did, Buff nailed Flair with his running forearm smash to the head. Flair crashed to the mat and dropped the belt. Buff mounted the middle buckle as the dazed Flair made his way to his feet. Flair got up and turned around and Buff blasted Flair with his Buff Blockbuster (diving neckbreaker) finisher. Buff covered Flair and hooked the leg and yelled at the ref to count. Ref dropped down and counted. 1...2...3! Buff got up and started jumping up and down. Buff then ordered the ref to raise his hand in victory. Ref did so. Buff then picked up the World Title and held it up with both hands as Flair was still down. Buff then left the ring and dropped to the floor and slung the belt over his shoulder and headed back up the aisle to boos as the program faded to black.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> WINNER: Flair - Pinfall - Small Package - 14:15)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>END PROGRAM</strong></span></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kremmen Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 WCW Mayhem Ep. 36 Rating & House Show Report Ep. 36 Rating: 1.4 (Not unexpected because of the Christmas season) House Show Report Dec. 18 - Prescott, AZ - Prescott Vallet Events Center - Att: 1,487 Dec. 19 - Santa Barbara, CA - UCSB Events Center - Att: 2,105 Results (Same in each city): WCW World Title: Ric Flair (WC) def. Larry Zbysko via pinfall after making Zbysko pass out in the Figure Four Paul Orndorff def. Nord The Barbarian via pinfall with the Piledriver WCW World Tag Team Titles: Sheik's Army (WTTC) def. The Long Riders via pinfall when Abdullah pinned Bill Irwin after a foreign object shot to the throat Tru TV Championship: Steve O (TVC) def. Rick Martel via pinfall with his feet on the ropes Tommy Rich won the $50,000 Ladder Royale (A wrestler had to climb a ladder to grab the $50K check suspended above the ring.) Other Participants: Dynamite Kid, Tito Santana, Bob Orton, Buff Bagwell, X Factor, Bubba Rogers Notes: - Neither Bubba Rogers nor Bob Orton seconded Steve O to the ring for his matches. O's manager Jimmy Hart is not sent to the house shows. - The Orndorff-Nord matches were said to be the show stealers each night with Flair vs. Zbysko a close second. - Kimchee seconded the Sheik's Army to the ring, but Sheik Adnan El-Kaissey is not sent to the house shows. - The company was disappointed with ticket sales for the two shows since they were loaded shows and they were coming off the two strongly attended Pacific Northwest house shows just two weeks earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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