The Nickman Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 So, were you controlling WCW when they made the jump to Global?? I've never seen the AI ever successfully grow a company in my games, let alone all the way to Global!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKnifed72 Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 So, were you controlling WCW when they made the jump to Global?? I've never seen the AI ever successfully grow a company in my games, let alone all the way to Global!! I took WCW from Cult to National to International but the AI took them from International to Global...also in this game UWF jumped from small to regional under AI control Doesn't happen a lot but the AI will grow a company over time...when I left WCW they had a roster of stars able to put on 90+ matches and they had PPV and/or TV in almost every area so it was just a matter of time before they grew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Nection Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 You left WCW in a place to grow and turned the WWF ship around. You are now saving NWA from obscurity by properly utilizing who it has. This is a damn fine summary so far and I'm always looking to see what happens next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKnifed72 Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 You left WCW in a place to grow and turned the WWF ship around. You are now saving NWA from obscurity by properly utilizing who it has. This is a damn fine summary so far and I'm always looking to see what happens next! Sadly, after I left the WWF they turned the ship right back around, headed straight for an iceberg, just like the Titanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKnifed72 Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 April 1996 http://i.imgur.com/k3GBZSC.jpg Tony Norris (Ahmed Johnson) and "Jungle" Jim Steele debut as the tag team The Unbreakable...Women (Nancy Sullivan) signs with NWA as the valet for her husband Kevin Sullivan...DOA (Tyler Mane & Jason the Terrible) win the vacant NWA World Tag Team titles...the NWA holds it's biggest show to date in Memphis in front of nearly 4,900 fans...in the main event Stevie Richards reveals his mystery partner for his tag team match against Tommy Dreamer and Barry Windham...Jerry "The King" Lawler!... http://i.imgur.com/ysVYnO0.jpg Jerry "The King" Lawler debuts in the NWA ...Richards & Lawler get the tainted win...the following week on NWA Showdown, Richards and Dreamer sign a contract for a singles match to be held in May and the signing ends up in a wild brawl that sees the announce table broken, both men bloodied and nearly the entire roster emptying out of the back to pull them apart http://i.imgur.com/PzjAzjm.jpg The Dreamer vs Richards feuds gets even more violent http://i.imgur.com/JOJ5FNL.jpg Sycho Sid, Jeff Jarrett and Yokozuna all resign with the WWF in April...more due to a falling global economy and fading interest than anything else, the WWF fall in size to National...Booker T begins feuding with Razor Ramon but ends the month wrestling on the pre-show of the WWF's PPV, Night of Combat 96...in the main event, Razor Ramon defeats Shawn Michaels to retain the WWF World title in the best match of the month for the WWF (88)...3 of the 4 episodes of RAW in April score less than a 78 show grade http://i.imgur.com/TvW0baw.jpg Razor Ramon dishes out the Razor's Edge to Shawn Michaels http://i.imgur.com/kEpnm0t.jpg Like the WWF, WCW is hit by a global recession and waning interest in pro wrestling and they fall to International (the importance levels somewhere in Japan or Europe must have dropped off as both WCW & WWF fell in size on the same day)...Chris Lee (Candido) makes it to a PPV main event as part of a Fatal Fourway at Spring Stampede...Bret Hart would defeat Lee, Vader and Steve Austin to retain the WCW World title...also at Spring Stampede, New Jack wins the WCW Television title with a win over Sgt. Craig Pitman...Road Warrior Hawk loses to Owen Hart at Spring Stampede but picks up televised wins over Heel Hulk Hogan and Raven...Steve Austin teams with Jake Roberts to defeat the Horsemen in a non-title match on WCW Saturday Night http://i.imgur.com/9MuQT6k.jpg Austin battles Vader at Spring Stampede 1996 Other News: Wrestling Legend Jimmy Snuka, having only appeared on a few Independent cards since leaving ECW in late 1995 officially announces his retirement With dropping attendance and TV ratings, USWA continues to struggle financially and they release several more wrestlers including rookie Shannon Moore and veteran Rikki Nelson...Jerry Lawler takes the blame and steps down as head booker...he is replaced by former WWF referee Dave Hebner! Stevie Richards defeats Mikey Whipwreck at Barely Legal 96 to win the ECW World title in an excellent match (80) http://i.imgur.com/z12V4mf.jpg Stevie Richards battles Mikey Whipwreck for the ECW title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackerjack Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Really enjoying this so far. Even made me take a look at the 1994 mod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKnifed72 Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Really enjoying this so far. Even made me take a look at the 1994 mod! Thanks for following...the 94 mod is one of the best out there imho, maybe I am biased as the periods of @ 83-88 and then the mid to late 90s are my favorite periods of wrestling history but there are so many directions to go with the mod...rebook the Attitude Era...recreate the NWO but keep WCW in business...the rise of Global wrestling power ECW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKnifed72 Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 May 1996 http://i.imgur.com/k3GBZSC.jpg Kendall Windham and Jerry Lawler have a backstage falling out...the NWA holds what would be it's best show to date in May 1996 with NWA Main Event in Louisville, Ky...the show features a 5 vs 5 tag elimination match, Jerry Lawler defeats Barry Windham and in the main event, Tommy Dreamer finally faces off against former partner Stevie Richards...Tommy Dreamer gets the victory and retains the NWA World Championship in a bloody match that scores a remarkable 88 grade...the match doesn't end the feud however, as a week later on TV, Stevie Richards again attacks Tommy Dreamer after Dreamer's successful title defense against Greg Valentine http://i.imgur.com/JJIVbUo.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/2LnvNKm.jpg Stasiak & Basham aka generation neXt http://i.imgur.com/JOJ5FNL.jpg The WWF is struggling again, with two episodes of RAW scoring 70 & 71 grades and only one show for the month hitting 80...Booker T continues to struggle as well, he main events the first RAW of the month with a win over Sycho Sid but in a terrible match (64), he'd then lose to the Barbarian on PPV...Razor Ramon successfully defends the WWF World title on RAW against Yokozuna and on PPV at WWF Last Gasp against Lex Luger...the real highlight of the month is the feud between HBK & Goldust with Goldust defeating Michaels on PPV at WWF Last Gasp in a great match (94) to win the WWF Intercontinental championship http://i.imgur.com/tQiqnfD.jpg Shawn Michaels just before his Intercontinental title defense against Goldust http://i.imgur.com/HrOZY8e.jpg Goldust after the match http://i.imgur.com/kEpnm0t.jpg Of the 9 TV or PPV shows in May, the Horsemen are in the main or semi-main event 7 times...the last WCW Saturday Night of May hits a show grade of 90 thanks to back to back amazing matches to close the show, Austin defeats Bret Hart (99) and Sting and Jake Roberts defeating the Horsemen in a non-title match (99)...Chris Lee turns babyface and begins tagging with his old partner Jericho...The Sandman makes his debut as Hak with a win over Tom Pritchard on WCW Saturday Night...the biggest news of the month comes on PPV at Slamboree 96 as Bret Hart's 9 month WCW title reign comes to an end, the man to finally take his title? Brian Pillman! http://i.imgur.com/T27o3BI.jpg Stunning Steve motivates his old friend Brian Pillman before his WCW World title match with Bret Hart..."Brian I want you to go out there and kick the S**tman's *ss!" ...Pillman gets the clean win in the main event to capture the WCW World title, his first major championship since holding the WCW Tag Team titles with Steve Austin back in 1993 Other News: Longtime Memphis announcer Lance Russell passes away at age 70 With the USWA seemingly in it's dying days, Jerry Lawler opens his own promotion in California. Bruce Hart is named head booker while Vince "Vic Venom" Russo is named head writer. The EWF would sign NWA wrestlers Rock Johnson and Shawn Stasiak, road agent Jimmy Valiant, veteran Rikki Nelson as well as several young prospects including Shannon Moore and Barry (Bull) Buchanan http://i.imgur.com/gsevTNK.jpg Rookie Barry Buchanan signs with Jerry Lawler's new promotion, EWF AJPW fall to cult size, leaving New Japan Pro Wrestling as the undisputed #1 wrestling company in Japan ECW holds Wrestlepalooza 96 in NYC...Steve Richards defeats Mikey Whipwreck to retain the ECW World title and Johnny Grunge defeats Tommy Dreamer and Pitbull #2 in a bloody Three Way Dance in what was a memorable match (82) JC Ice and/or Wolfie D headline every USWA show but one in May 1996 http://i.imgur.com/euisfAZ.jpg The future of Memphis wrestling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Nection Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 New Jack as WCW Television Champ...that is a little scary! Edit: Even scarier JC Ice and Wofie D attempting to carry USWA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKnifed72 Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 New Jack as WCW Television Champ...that is a little scary! Edit: Even scarier JC Ice and Wofie D attempting to carry USWA New Jack is a dual champ, also holding the WCW 6-man tag titles with Buddy Landel & Bobby Eaton...the AI made up for it however by giving Brian Pillman a run with the WCW World title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKnifed72 Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 (Might as well post this update while I'm thinking of it) Major Title Holders as of May 1996 Main Event: WCW World - Brian Pillman WWF World - Razor Ramon ECW World - Stevie Richards NWA World - Tommy Dreamer Upper Mid-Level: WCW US Heavyweight - Owen Hart WWF Intercontinental - Goldust ECW Television - Pitbull #1 NWA Southern Heavyweight - Kendall Windham Tag Team: WCW Tag - The Horsemen (Flair & Anderson) WWF Tag - The Bounty Hunters (Shane Douglas & Sycho Sid) ECW Tag - Ron Harris & Big Tilly NWA Tag - DOA (Tyler Mane & Jason the Terrible) Low Level: WCW Televison - New Jack WWF European - Shane Douglas Others: WCW Women's - Reggie Bennett WCW 6-Man Tag - New Jack, Buddy Landel & Bobby Eaton USWA World Heavyweight - JC Ice GWF North American Heavyweight - Tony Norris (Ahmed Johnson) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKnifed72 Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 June 1996 http://i.imgur.com/k3GBZSC.jpg With Barry Windham's contract set to expire soon, the NWA brings in Jimmy Valiant as a backstage road agent and he eventually becomes the on-screen commisioner...Tommy Dreamer makes three successful title defenses in June, including a rare babyface vs babyface match against Kendall Windham...the feud between Rocky & JD and generation neXt intensifies as the two teams brawl on virtually every show... http://i.imgur.com/7vTaHlO.jpg Rock Johnson hypes his match with Doug Basham ...Tommy Dreamer agrees to a rematch with Stevie Richards for July...in a steel cage match! http://i.imgur.com/E8W8dtd.png Dreamer has to be restrained as his war with Stevie Richards rages on http://i.imgur.com/JOJ5FNL.jpg WWF starts June strong with the first RAW of the month scoring 78...it's downhill for the next 3 weeks, bottoming out with an abysmal King of the Ring PPV (68)...Sycho Sid defeats Ultimate Warrior, Rick Steiner and in the main event, Tonga (Haku) to win the King of the Ring title... http://i.imgur.com/8sD1iLE.jpg Sid main events King of the Ring because Vince McMahon hates wrestling fans ...Booker T finally has a decent main event match on the last RAW of the month as he and Lex Luger defeat Razor Ramon and Dan Spivey (80)...Brian Knobbs makes his return to the WWF, defeating Typhoon on RAW - That'll put alot of butts in seats http://i.imgur.com/kEpnm0t.jpg The biggest free agent in wrestling, Vader, stays put and signs a long term extension with WCW...WCW again rises to global size...Bret Hart defeats Brian Pillman in a non-title match on Nitro!...Pillman bounces back with a big win over Ric Flair to retain the WCW World title belt at The Great American Bash... http://i.imgur.com/aNJiyrH.jpg Pillman celebrates with the fans after beating Ric Flair at the Great American Bash ...Hulk Hogan reverts back to the "Red and Yellow" turning babyface, and promptly returns to the midcard to again work in a tag team with Brutus Beefcake aka The Super Mega Best Friends... http://i.imgur.com/9slzZRY.jpg Hogan returns to saying his prayers and eating his vitamins, but his heel turn killed his image ...Buddy Landel, Bobby Eaton & New Jack pass the one year mark as WCW 6-man tag team champions while Owen Hart also celebrates one year as champion with the US Heavyweight title Other News: Japanese wrestling legend the Great Kabuki retires from the ring Due to mounting debt, dwindling attendance and the rise in popularity in the South East of the NWA, Smokey Mountain Wrestling goes out of business. Owner Jim Cornette would be out of the wrestling business for almost a year after SMW closed it's doors http://i.imgur.com/GGxlzr0.jpg Jim Cornette bashes "corporate sports entertainment" at the last Smoky Mountain Wrestling show Sable (Rena Mero) defeats Joannie Lee (Chyna) in one of the worst matches in ECW history (13)...also in ECW, Stevie Richards makes successful title defenses against Mikey Whipwreck, Dory Funk Jr and Johnny Grunge...Dory Funk Jr walks out on ECW http://i.imgur.com/cjGdtx4.jpg Sable tries to powerbomb Chyna...there is literally nothing nice to say about this picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Nection Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 That "powerbomb" looks like a car wreck getting ready to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnarlsFunk Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I just read all of this in one seating. This is fantastic. Keep, it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKnifed72 Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 That "powerbomb" looks like a car wreck getting ready to happen. Sable was never a very good ring worker...but a 13 match score...ouch I just read all of this in one seating. This is fantastic. Keep, it up! Thanks for reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackerjack Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 To make it even worse, I'd fairly sure that that's not Chyna in that picture. IT'S NICOLE BASS! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKnifed72 Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 Yeah don't think Sable and Chyna ever wrestled, at least I couldn't find a pic and my photoshop skills aren't very good...close enough though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russelrules44 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 That was the worst "power"bomb i've ever seen. There was no elevation on the lift and the drop felt like she could have screwed up someone's neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKnifed72 Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 That was the worst "power"bomb i've ever seen. There was no elevation on the lift and the drop felt like she could have screwed up someone's neck. True...but I'm pretty sure Sable was never hired for her powerbombs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKnifed72 Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 July 1996 http://i.imgur.com/k3GBZSC.jpg Dick Slater is hired by the NWA but before ever appearing in the ring he starts a locker room fight with Tommy Dreamer and is immediately fired by owner JD Green...Barry Windham leaves the NWA as his contract expires and he feels he has outgrown the NWA and wants to seek employment in a bigger federation...Jerry Lawler cuts a memorable "shoot" promo on quitters on NWA Showdown (87), although he doesn't mention him by name, the tirade is directed at Barry Windham... http://i.imgur.com/SXd7Cfl.jpg Lawler tells the fans...and Barry Windham...what he thinks of "quitters" ...at NWA Independence Day 96, held on the Fourth of July, Greg Valentine defeats Kendall Windham to recapture the Southern Heavyweight title...perhaps to poke fun at the WWF, Valentine would eventually lose the belt back to Windham...also at Independence Day, Tommy Dreamer defeats Stevie Richards in a steel cage match (86)... http://i.imgur.com/Ygz1uz3.jpg Security looks on during the Dreamer vs Richards Cage Match ...the Richards vs Dreamer feud effectively ends when Stevie admits Dreamer has earned his respect, although he still hates his guts...Jerry Lawler beats down Dreamer on NWA Showdown and demands a shot at the NWA World title http://i.imgur.com/1JjoD2u.jpg After a 3 month war with Stevie Richards, Tommy Dreamer now has to deal with "The King" http://i.imgur.com/JOJ5FNL.jpg WWF rebounds after several poor months with 4 of 5 shows in July scoring at least a 78 grade...Diesel gets a title shot against Razor Ramon but Ramon retains the title with a win...Ramon would also get title wins over Yokozuna and Ultimate Warrior in July...Shane Douglas gets the biggest win of his career, defeating Shawn Michaels on RAW...HBK gets his revenge a week later, interfering in Douglas' European title match with Rick Steiner...Steiner defeats Douglas for the European title, ending Shane Douglas' 7 month title run...Douglas' bad month continues when Ken Shamrock & Ice Train defeat Douglas and Sycho Sid for the WWF Tag Team titles http://i.imgur.com/36N7Aw8.jpg Newcomer Ken Shamrock...one half of the WWF Tag Team champions http://i.imgur.com/kEpnm0t.jpg Brian Pillman defeats Owen Hart, Bam Bam Bigelow and Road Warrior Hawk in a fantastic 4-way match (94) on Nitro! to retain the WCW World title... http://i.imgur.com/3Tq10Lb.jpg Bigelow has the advantage here, but Pillman would retain the WCW World title on Nitro! ...Pillman does not defend the title however at Bash at the Beach...Bash at the Beach is again held in Montreal, a city with no beaches...the main event is The Horsemen defeating Stevie Ray and Road Warrior Hawk to retain the WCW Tag Team titles...also at Bash at the Beach, Vader ends Owen Hart's 13 month US Heavyweight title run, beating him in the semi-main event for the title... http://i.imgur.com/2WRdUI5.jpg After 13 months, Vader is the man to finally dethrone Owen Hart and become the new WCW US Heavyweight champion ...New Jack feuds with the Guardian Angel (Ray Traylor)...match of the month goes to Cactus Jack defeating Sting on WCW Saturday Night (97) http://i.imgur.com/IEEzF24.png Sting suplexes Cactus Jack in the stands, WCW Saturday Night July 1996 Other News: Former 5 time NWA Light Heavyweight champion and co-founder of Mexico's UWA Rey Mendoza passes away at age 66 ECW champion Stevie Richards misses Heatwave 96, instead working an NWA tour show in Knoxville, TN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKnifed72 Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 August 1996 http://i.imgur.com/k3GBZSC.jpg The NWA debuts two new "stars" in August, former WCW wrestler Scotty Riggs and former 2-time USWA Tag Team champion Bart Sawyer...Sawyer would begin tagging with Rock Johnson and sides with Rock & JD Green in their on-going war with generation neXt... http://i.imgur.com/4ql04r9.jpg Rocky and Bart cut a promo on generation neXt...maybe they just need a catch phrase...can you taste what they're baking? ...Tommy Dreamer battles Jerry Lawler twice in August with the NWA title on the line, Dreamer wins by DQ on NWA Showdown, while the two battle to a double count out at a tour show in Tampa, Fl., the matches score grades of 82 & 81... http://i.imgur.com/epuRAQK.jpg Lawler & Dreamer's title match devolves into a bloody brawl in Tampa! ...Scotty Riggs teams with generation neXt in a losing effort against JD, Rocky & Bart Sawyer http://i.imgur.com/JOJ5FNL.jpg The WWF announces the launching of an ambitious new program, Friday Night Smackdown! which will be held late night on Fridays on CBS...outside of WWF Main Event specials, this marks the first time pro wrestling will be on a national broadcast channel since the 1950's and the Dumont network... http://i.imgur.com/0NKB6kg.jpg The WWF reveals it's stage set for the new WWF Smackdown! program ...Ken Shamrock and Ice Train's run with the WWF Tag Team titles lasts only a month as they lose the belts on RAW to the team of Paul Orndorff and Henry O. Godwinn...Goldust defeats Booker T to retain the WWF Intercontinental title at SummerSlam, but the highlight of the month comes later in the night when the Ultimate Warrior joins Mike Tyson and Booker T to cut a backstage promo (86)...I'd pay money to watch that...Razor Ramon defends the WWF World title successfully at SummerSlam against Rick Steiner http://i.imgur.com/kEpnm0t.jpg Despite putting on consistently great TV & PPV shows, WCW falls back down to International size at the end of August...despite losing several times in non-title matches on Nitro! and WCW Saturday Night, Brian Pillman defeats Arn Anderson to retain the WCW World title in the main event of Clash of Champions in a MOTY candidate (99)... http://i.imgur.com/S8fCzSH.jpg Pillman takes flight against Arn Anderson at Clash of Champions ...Clash of Champions scores a grade of 92 and also features Sting defeating Ric Flair (97) and Vader defeating Ron Simmons to retain the US title(85)...Road Warrior Hawk continues to climb the ranks, defeating Raven on Nitro!...New Jack actually makes it into the semi-main event on an episode of Nitro!, defeating Jericho to retain the Television title in a solid match (83) Other News: Retired wrestler Bob Armstrong opens a wrestling school in Puerto Rico Japanese hardcore promotion FMW announces they will begin airing their weekly TV program on syndication...in Canada! Former WWF World champion Bob Backlund retires from wrestling and becomes a backstage road agent 16 year old TJ Wilson (Tyson Kidd) begins wrestling in Canadian independent shows around Calgary...Kidd would be the last wrestler trained by the legendary Stu Hart and yes, Tyson Kidd has been in wrestling for nearly 20 years! http://i.imgur.com/RqghrPf.jpg 16 year old TJ Wilson makes his wrestling debut at an indy show in Calgary USWA does what it can to hold on to it's dwindling fan base, featuring a new tag team of Kendall Windham and Steve "Mongo" McMichael and a feud between former PG-13 teammates JC Ice and Wolfie D In ECW, Stevie Richards continues to hold onto the ECW World title while Tommy Dreamer feuds with Marcus "Buff" Bagwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nickman Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 True...but I'm pretty sure Sable was never hired for her powerbombs Oh yes she was!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKnifed72 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 September 1996 http://i.imgur.com/k3GBZSC.jpg 1992 Olympian and World's Strongest Man contest winner Mark Henry debuts on NWA Showdown! in an interview segment with announcer Scott Hudson...Henry tells the fans he's in training to become a pro wrestler but the interview is interrupted by Greg Valentine who calls Henry a bum and a loser...the interview ends with Valentine slapping Henry and challenging him to a match, which Henry accepts... http://i.imgur.com/2e1SHp2.jpg Mark Henry prepares for his debut match against Greg Valentine ...6 days later NWA holds a tour show in front of a sold out crowd of 5,000 fans in Macon, Ga...at the show, Tommy Dreamer defeats Jerry Lawler in a Street Fight, Valentine gets a tainted win over Henry and Rock Johnson walks out on JD Green and Bart Sawyer during a 6-man tag match against generation neXt and Scotty Riggs...JD would confront Rock at the next TV taping asking him, "How could you walk out on your friends?"...Rock responds with a DDT on the cement floor and proclaims, "The Rock doesn't need friends!"...Perry Saturn debuts in the NWA wrestling as Saturn...Shawn Stasiak wins a tournament to become the first NWA TV champion...The Rock joins generation neXt and feuds with JD & Bart Sawyer...the NWA holds Ground Zero 96, their version of WrestleMania...at the show, Stasiak and Basham defeat JD & Sawyer thanks to interference from The Rock, Mark Henry defeats Kevin Sullivan, The Unbreakable (Tony Norris & Jim Steele) defeat DOA to win the NWA Tag team titles, "Soulman" Rocky Johnson shows up and chastises his son for turning on his friends (and the fans) and in the main event, Tommy Dreamer wins a 4 Way Ladder match to retain the NWA World title http://i.imgur.com/632XOVP.jpg The Rock takes advice from his father, but clearly there is some tension between the two http://i.imgur.com/JOJ5FNL.jpg WWF Smackdown! debuts to solid ratings and the first show features Razor Ramon and Yokozuna battling to a no contest in the main event...former NWA owner "Nightmare" Danny Davis joins the WWF...at WWF Instant Classic on PPV, the Ultimate Warrior wins back the WWF World title with a win over Razor Ramon... http://i.imgur.com/CqQZHe9.jpg Warrior celebrates his win over Razor Ramon...and his third WWF World title! ...Ultimate Warrior begins feuding with Tonga & the Barbarian and appears in several memorable backstage skits with Mike Tyson...Shawn Michaels again defeats the Undertaker, this time on RAW (88)...by the end of the month, Smackdown! is outdoing WCW Saturday Night in the ratings, but Nitro! holds on as the #1 wrestling show on TV http://i.imgur.com/kEpnm0t.jpg In a shocking turn of events, Owen Hart defeats Brian Pillman for the WCW World title on Nitro! in an unhyped main event match... http://i.imgur.com/qtMkQXo.jpg Owen Hart challenges Brian Pillman...Owen would go on to shockingly win the WCW World title! ...Pillman would begin feuding with Bret Hart and later in the month team with Sting to defeat the Horsemen in a non-title match...Cactus Jack and Sting continue their feud with another phenomenal match, this time on Nitro! (94)...Owen Hart makes his first title defense, defeating Stevie Ray in the main event of Fall Brawl 96...New Jack again makes it to the semi-main event, defeating Chris Lee to retain the WCW Television title on Nitro!...Bam Bam Bigelow and Tammy Lee (Sunny) have a backstage falling and are no longer on speaking terms Other News: After nearly a year of financial woes, USWA goes out of business...they hold their final TV taping on the campus of North Alabama University...on the show Jerry Lawler gives a tearful goodbye to the USWA fans and in the last match ever held by USWA, Kendall Windham and Wolfie D defeat JC Ice and John Kronus in tag team action http://i.imgur.com/LEmLb8Y.jpg Lawler gets emotional on the last episode of USWA Championship Wrestling http://i.imgur.com/u9M1QSA.jpg The last of the territories goes off the air with a still shot of the famous Memphis studio set In ECW, Mikey Whipwreck and Jason Knight win the ECW Tag Team titles with Knight's real life girlfriend Miss Elizabeth in the crowd, Sable and Joannie Lee continue their feud wrestling in two more awful matches (18 & 16 grades) and the match of the month goes to Tommy Dreamer defeating Buff Bagwell in the main event of Anarchy Rulez 96...an incredible 89 rated match! http://i.imgur.com/hIdudcW.jpg Buff Bagwell...ECW star?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Nection Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Man I forgot what Mark Henry looked like before NOD...that singlet looks like it took the whole flag to make. It's nice to see WCW doing what they refused to do in RL and put over young guys in the prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKnifed72 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 Man I forgot what Mark Henry looked like before NOD...that singlet looks like it took the whole flag to make. It's nice to see WCW doing what they refused to do in RL and put over young guys in the prime. The AI going from Pillman to Owen as WCW World champ is awesome...but don't get too used to it...the next title holder isn't exactly a "young guy in his prime" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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