WCW: Dangerous Territory

joshbrady91 · November 12, 2019

Beat The Champ: Ricky Steamboat vs. Robert Gibson © – WCW Television Title

Marcus Bagwell vs. Mr Hughes

Luchamerica © vs. The York Foundation – WCW Six Man Titles

Mike Rapada vs. Owen Hart

Ric Flair vs. Mike Awesome

Randy Savage vs. Satoshi Kojima

The Special Forces vs. The One Percenter

Hyde Hill · November 15, 2019

Beat The Champ: Ricky Steamboat vs. Robert Gibson © – WCW Television Title
Marcus Bagwell vs. Mr Hughes
Luchamerica © vs. The York Foundation – WCW Six Man Titles
Mike Rapada vs. Owen Hart
Ric Flair vs. Mike Awesome
Randy Savage vs. Satoshi Kojima
The Special Forces vs. The One Percenter

Same except lucha america retains.

to4sty · November 15, 2019

Beat The Champ: Ricky Steamboat vs. Robert Gibson © – WCW Television Title
Marcus Bagwell vs. Mr Hughes
Luchamerica © vs. The York Foundation – WCW Six Man Titles
Mike Rapada vs. Owen Hart
Ric Flair vs. Mike Awesome
Randy Savage vs. Satoshi Kojima
The Special Forces vs. The One Percenter

I’ll mirror these picks too....it’s probably a bit soon for Luchamerica to drop the titles, but I like the idea of the York Foundation adding more gold so I’ll go for that

James Casey · November 16, 2019

World Championship Wrestling presents: Main Event

Sunday, Week 4 January 1993

Your commentators: Tony Schiavone, Eric Bischoff and Dusty Rhodes

We suspect Terence Taylor doesn’t want to face Ricky Steamboat any time soon, and sending Robert Gibson after the Television champion seems like a move designed to stop Steamboat from earning enough prize money to pay for a shot at his NWA World title. Gibson gave it his all, but in a singles match he never quite seems to hit top gear, and a determined and focused Steamboat came out on top with a Diving Crossbody for his second defence. (B-)

Bischoff:

And that’s ten grand in the bank for the Dragon – what’s the going rate for an NWA World title match, do you think?

Rhodes

:

Back when that belt belonged to the Dream, twenty thousand would go to the winner. The way I figure it, the York Foundation want to double their money, so somewhere around that should do the trick for Ricky.

Owen Hart took out some apparent frustrations on young Mike Rapada next (B-), before we found out that the Diamond Exchange are

still

partying after Thursday’s big win! Not only was Shawn Michaels in the midst of the action, seemingly without a care in the world, but the group had roped Jason Hervey into the middle of it all!

The York Foundation were out for more gold next, as Taylor, Richard Morton and Robert Eaton tried to take the Six Man titles from Luchamerica. The York Foundation have had the belts in the past, but it wasn’t their night here as a timely intervention by Sid Vicious saw Taylor taking the fall from El Tigre Blanco – who might well fancy his chances in an NWA World title shot of his own after pinning the champion! (B-) Afterwards, big Sid had something to say.

Vicious:

Don’t come after my family, punks. You beat Koko and me, it hurt, but I got my licks in and maybe I should have left it at that. I get that you want to come after me. I’ll still get mad at you, but it stays professional. You cross that line, it gets personal, and walking out of the arena at the end of the night doesn’t end things – and if you think a simple farmboy doesn’t know how to fight dirty, think again. I fought with the Horsemen for over a year, and I learned everything there is to know about war. And that’s what it’ll be! So think carefully!

The One Percenters have seemed a little lost without Big Van Vader around to back up, and that lack of focus didn’t help them against the Special Forces, who scored a big win when Ron and Don fell victim to miscommunication. (B-) As the Patriot celebrated with Todd Champion and Firebreaker Chip, Harley Race looked less than delighted with his charges...

Ric Flair faced the latest aspiring Horseman... we think. Tackling the massive Mike Awesome, Flair was on the ropes for much of the match, but Awesome didn’t seem to care too much about winning as he kept hitting Flair hard, even when he was backed into a corner and the referee was counting to five... drawing the DQ win for the Nature Boy. (B)

After the bell, Flair and Arn Anderson faced down the hulking Awesome, who seemed unbothered about his defeat as he smirked at the duo.

Anderson

:

We’re not looking for thugs, Awesome. Come back when you’ve learned about finesse!

“Macho Man” Randy Savage, never knowingly in a patient mood, clashed with Satoshi Kojima. Savage overpowered the Japanese youngster, prompting an attack from Kojima’s teammate Koji Kanemoto, drawing the disqualification. Winner though he may have been, Savage’s frustrations seemed to be mounting after another inconclusive finish to one of his matches. (B)

In the night’s main event, a pair of two-time Television champions clashed as Marcus Bagwell faced off with Mr Hughes. While neither man was able to run the gauntlet to defend the title five times, both are surely eager to hold gold in WCW again. Given Hughes’ size advantage, it may have seemed that he had the advantage in this match, but with Ricky Steamboat in his corner the youngster fought hard and escaped the attempted Running Powerslam, dropping behind Hughes to roll him up with a quick cradle and score the win! Harley Race, once more, appeared less than impressed with the Kingdom’s performance... (C+)

Show rating: B-

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Brian Armstrong cheered up the locker room by hosting a poker tournament ... I guess he may be a little tough to read when he’s feeling chilled ... Arn Anderson shared psychology tips with Mike Droese and selling tips to Mike Rapada; That’s Arn Anderson, who won’t work B shows, but still shows up to be a mentor to jobbers ... Randy Savage, who

does

work B shows, shared psychology tips with Kevin Quinn, who’s not bad, especially for a 20 year old ... Rey Mysterio was used too much. Well, okay – I guess it’s good news for Satoshi Kojima, who got at least as much time, is lower on the card and didn’t get the complaint despite being in a singles match. Randy Savage must have carried that one, I suppose

WCW Saturday Night

Dustin Rhodes vs. Shawn Michaels

Sting vs. Vinnie Vegas – non-title

Beat The Champ: Ricky Steamboat © vs. Richard Morton – WCW Television TItle

Barry Windham vs. Terence Taylor – non-title

Ultimate Warrior and Cactus Jack vs. The Calgary Connection

Arn Anderson and Ric Flair vs. The Malenkos

crackerjack · November 16, 2019

Dustin Rhodes vs. Shawn Michaels

Sting vs. Vinnie Vegas – non-title

Beat The Champ: Ricky Steamboat © vs. Richard Morton – WCW Television TItle

Barry Windham vs. Terence Taylor – non-title

Ultimate Warrior and Cactus Jack vs. The Calgary Connection

Arn Anderson and Ric Flair vs. The Malenkos

to4sty · November 17, 2019

Dustin Rhodes vs. Shawn Michaels

It won’t be clean, but a good win for Shawn against an (as daft as it sounds given his age/experience) an established star for WCW....that being said, Dustin picking up the win wouldn’t surprise me too much

Sting vs. Vinnie Vegas – non-title

Big test to see what Vegas can do against the “Big Boys” let’s see if he’s here to play

Beat The Champ: Ricky Steamboat © vs. Richard Morton – WCW Television TItle

Steamers seems the logical choice given how he just defeated Morton....that being said, this TV Title is a bit of a wild card sometimes, anything can happen, especially if Taylor costs the Dragon

Barry Windham vs. Terence Taylor – non-title

Non-Title.....I guess Barry can’t afford to pay to play....I’d like to see Taylor win this, mainly because I’m loving the Foundation and Barry is a little bit in limbo at the minute, but I’ve a sneaking suspicion that Baz comes out with the win

Ultimate Warrior and Cactus Jack vs. The Calgary Connection

I’m actually quite torn here.....I’m mean, on one side you have Warrior, but on the other you have one of the most successful pairings of the diary.....let’s go with the Warrior card for now

Arn Anderson and Ric Flair vs. The Malenkos

In all honesty the Malenko’s probably wouldn’t be bad picks as Horsemen. They certainly have the wrestling ability, with Flair (and Arn) to carry the promo’s.....that said they won’t win but they might impress

joshbrady91 · November 17, 2019

WCW Saturday Night

Dustin Rhodes vs. Shawn Michaels

Sting vs. Vinnie Vegas – non-title

Beat The Champ: Ricky Steamboat © vs. Richard Morton – WCW Television TItle

Barry Windham vs. Terence Taylor – non-title

Ultimate Warrior and Cactus Jack vs. The Calgary Connection

Arn Anderson and Ric Flair vs. The Malenkos

James Casey · November 17, 2019

World Championship Wrestling presents: Saturday Night

Saturday, Week 1, February 1993

Your commentators: Jim Ross, Paul E. Dangerously and Tony Schiavone

In his third defence of the Television title, Ricky Steamboat defeated Richard Morton with a Divind Crossbody, despite Morton’s best efforts to hold off the York Foundation’s rival. (B+) Afterwards, Steamboat told ‘Terry’ Taylor that he was coming for him and the NWA title.

Steamboat:

One more defence, and I’ll have the money I need to challenge you!

Terence Taylor tried to keep his cool as he faced Barry Windham in a non-title match. Without needing to worry about his title, Taylor was free to focus on the big Texan, but it was clear that something was throwing him off his game. Even with Alexandra York’s computer-fed input from ringside, Taylor was clearly struggling as Windham used his strength and reach advantage to force Taylor on the backfoot, but a timely trip by York allowed Taylor to score the win with a quick rollup, leaving Windham looking furious at the sudden turnaround in fortunes. (B-)

Ross:

I don’t think Windham will take that lying down...

Ultimate Warrior – still eyepatched, and this week sporting one with his facepaint on – and Cactus Jack said that they wanted a challenge, and the Calgary Connection impressed last week, so they’d demanded a match with them tonight!

Warrior:

And I wish to gauge the true strength of Brian Pillman, to better understand him before he faces my friend and fellow warrior, Sting!

What followed was a short, but spirited, brawl as Warrior and Cactus took part in a wild brawl with the Calgary Connection, Brian Pillman and Owen Hart showing real spirit as they clashed with their heavyweight foes, with the fight spilling out of the ring and escalating in intensity before the referee eventually had no choice but to call for the bell. As officials separated the warring foursome, Warrior and Cactus could be seen discussing their match, with Warrior seemingly impressed with the former tag champions. (B)

Bret Hart was next to come to the ring, once more issuing a challenge to Rick Rude for SuperBrawl III. This time Rude responded to the challenge.

Rude:

You want me? I can arrange that – maybe I should let you fight your way through the rest of the Alliance to see if you really do deserve that shot... But no, let’s be honest, we wanted you in the Alliance because of how good you are, Hitman. You’re good enough to jump the line, and at SuperBrawl I’ll make you suffer for

all

of us, and show everyone what a bad idea it is to cross the Dangerous Alliance!

If you see a match more technically sound than the Horsemen against the Malenkos this week, we’ll be shocked – Arn, Ric, Dean and Joe have to be among the very best technicians in the business today! If we have a complaint, though, it’s that we’d have liked to see more action before the match ended, as the crowd was really beginning to heat up when Dean went low on Flair, and the referee had no choice but to call for the bell! (B) Afterwards, the Malenkos immediately left the ring, leaving Flair and Anderson looking bemused in the ring.

Vinnie Vegas and his buddies have finally stopped partying, just in time for the titan among giants to tear into the World champion as Sting sought to maintain his competitive edge going into SuperBrawl III. You’d probably be hard-pressed to find two opponents more diverse than Vegas and Brian Pillman, but Sting went after the big man like

he

was the one who’d played for the Bengals. Of course, Vegas is never going to be an easy foe, given his size, strength and support system, and the presence of Diamond Dallas Page at ringside proved to be a distraction for the World champion at times.

Schiavone:

And maybe this is why Sting wanted

this

match – DDP is as much of a nuisance as Madusa can be!

But it was another of Vegas’ allies, his tag partner the Diamond Studd, who proved to be the difference maker. Rushing the ring, he dragged Sting away from his partner and planted him with a fallaway slam. (B) As the referee tried to restore order, Studd stood over Sting as Vegas grabbed a microphone.

Vegas:

This isn’t personal, Stinger – and it’s not business, either. We’re not being paid for this, we just wanted to prove a point that

no-one

is safe from the Diamond Exchange, not even the World champion!

Before they could do any more damage, Vegas and Studd broke off as the Young Pistols sprinted down the aisle, diving into the ring and barraging them with a flurry of quick kicks and blows that drove them back from the World champion. DDP called them out of the ring, seeing the virtue in avoiding a fight that the Diamond Mine weren’t prepared for, and Vegas and Studd instead settled for taunting the Pistols as Armstrong and Smothers checked on Sting.

Backstage, Scott Steiner was watching on a monitor with great amusement. Walking off, he passed Harley Race, the head of the Kingdom watching the Steiner Animal with clear interest.

The night’s main event saw the Diamond Mine’s other ally in action, as Shawn Michaels clashed with Dustin Rhodes. With the fans ready baying for blood, Rhodes seemed more than ready to exact some revenge on his friend’s behalf, but the Rough Diamond showed no intention of making it easy for him to do so. The fans in attendance grew louder and louder as the two young stars tore into one another, the intensity of the match escalating as the issues between the two played out. With both men chasing the United States title, with both men being proud and tough Texans, with both men standing pretty much opposite one another in terms of personal morality, they pushed above and beyond in their efforts to defeat one another. Once more, though, it was outside intervention that settled the match as the United States champion Steve Austin charged down to the ring and... flattened Shawn Michaels with a Thesz Press, raining down punches as Michaels tried to cover up, and Rhodes was once more left looking infuriated as one of his matches was ended without his having any say in the matter. (A)

Not that the night ended there. As Austin backed away from the groggy Michaels he laughed at the expression on Rhodes’ face... but his own face fell as he turned to the ring entrance and saw Randy Savage marching down the aisle, grim determination on his face.

Ross:

The Macho Man has unfinished business with Steve Austin!

Before he could get to the ring, however, Rhodes spun Austin around and decked him with a big right hand. Austin was quick to pop back up and start throwing hands of his own, but he found himself trying to fall back as Savage joined the fray – and soon enough Michaels threw himself into the mix as well, getting up off the mat and launching himself at the brawling trio, with all four men going at one another, seemingly regardless of where their strikes landed!

Dangerously:

This is chaos! That is the United States champion in there, the victim in a three-on-one mugging! What’s Jesse Ventura going to do about this!

Ross:

Knowing the Commissioner, probably something Steve Austin won’t like, Paul! Folks, we’re out of time, be sure to join us for Main Event, tomorrow night!

Show rating: A

Ron West set up a poker tournament backstage before the show; Sadly the Gambler wasn’t around to enjoy it ... Ric remembered that he has a protégé, and shared some mic tips with El Tigre Blanco ... Ricky Steamboat did what he does and shared babyface tips with Steve Armstrong and Marcus Bagwell, while giving Brian Armstrong psychology advice

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WCW Main Event

Beat The Champ: Ricky Steamboat © vs. Owen Hart – WCW Television Title

Steven Regal vs. Steve Austin © – WCW United States Title

Warrior & Cactus vs. The One Percenters

Mike Rapada vs. Robert Eaton

Blanco & Konnan vs. Al Snow and Pat Rose

Sean Morley and The Gambler vs. The Lightning Express

crackerjack · November 17, 2019

Scott Steiner joining the Kingdom seems interesting - but knowing Scotty, he'll probably blow Harley off

Beat The Champ: Ricky Steamboat © vs. Owen Hart – WCW Television Title

Steven Regal vs. Steve Austin © – WCW United States Title

Warrior & Cactus vs. The One Percenters

Mike Rapada vs. Robert Eaton

Blanco & Konnan vs. Al Snow and Pat Rose

Sean Morley and The Gambler vs. The Lightning Express[/b

joshbrady91 · November 20, 2019

WCW Main Event

Beat The Champ: Ricky Steamboat © vs. Owen Hart – WCW Television Title

Steven Regal vs. Steve Austin © – WCW United States Title

Warrior & Cactus vs. The One Percenters

Mike Rapada vs. Robert Eaton

Blanco & Konnan vs. Al Snow and Pat Rose

Sean Morley and The Gambler vs. The Lightning Express

James Casey · November 25, 2019

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="kWQWHhq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kWQWHhq.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p></div><p></p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>World Championship Wrestling presents: Main Event</strong></p></div><p></p></div><p></p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Sunday, Week 1, February 1993</strong></p></div><p></p></div><p></p><p>

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</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>Your commentators: Tony Schiavone, Eric Bischoff and Dusty Rhodes</p></div><p></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p>

</p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Ultimate Warrior and Cactus Jack clashed with the One Percenters in the night’s opener. Warrior’s power was too much for the biker twins, even with Warrior’s depth perception being a little off due to his eyepatch – although maybe that just made his clotheslines hurt more! The Harrises tried instead to focus on Cactus, but the wildman was scarcely any easier to handle, being perhaps even less predictable than the Warrior! Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, Harley Race’s charges eventually fell to defeat when Cactus caught Ron with a Double Arm DDT. (C+)</div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Diamond Exchange dropped in on Patricia Martin, ostensibly to blow off any suggestion of having a vendetta against Sting – and any suggestion that they might be considering the Young Pistols for a future title shot! But really, Shawn Michaels seemed to want to flirt with Patricia, despite her best efforts to get him to talk about Steve Austin...</div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Robert Eaton put down Mike Rapada with an Alabama Jam to pick up the winner’s share of the purse for the York Foundation – and a return on their investment will always put a smile on the Foundation’s faces. (B-)</div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Blanco & Konnan clashed with Al Snow and Pat Rose, coming out on top with a Tequila Sunrise on Rose. (B-) Afterwards, the duo came face to face with the Lightning Express, prompting a little nose-to-nose between the two teams, before Rey Mysterio arrived to play peacemaker – perhaps we’ll see the two duos face off soon?</div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Horsemen auditions continue, and this week Steven Regal and Sean Morley were invited back to give Anderson and Flair a chance to give them a second look. Morley tagged up with the Gambler to take on the Lightning Express, but may have wanted a more focused partner, as the Riverboat Roughhouse seemed more interested in teaching his young teammate how to play poker. Whether that gave the Express the edge or not remains to be seen, but Tim Horner was able to catch Morley in a Rolling Cradle to hand the veteran duo the win. (C+)</div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Owen Hart, for once flying solo, promised victory against Ricky Steamboat in the main event. Before we got there, his Dangerous Alliance stablemate Steve Austin put his United States title on the line against Steven Regal – although it was clear that he wasn’t taking the young Englishman too seriously as the bell rang. Regal showed him the folly of his assumptions, taking Austin to the mat and locking in a series of limb wrenching holds that had Austin backpedalling. But the Superstar is the United States champion for a reason, and he put his strength and size advantage to good use, powering out of the holds by hook, by crook and on occasion by using Madusa’s presence to his advantage, before locking in his own Hollywood and Vine submission to claim the successful defence. (B) Anderson and Flair were seen conferring afterwards – did either of the young contenders impress?</div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

And in the final match of the night, Ricky Steamboat and Owen Hart put on a wrestling clinic as they clashed over the Television title. The fans were enthralled with the action, and even cheered Owen a little as he ordered Madusa not to get involved in the match, wanting to make it clear that he had the skill to take down the Dragon by himself. Certainly he was keeping neck-and-neck with Steamboat as the clock began to tick down to the last few minutes of the broadcast, and it was anyone’s guess how the match would go. We hope we get a rematch soon, as the arrival of Terence Taylor at ringside eventually tipped the match in Hart’s favour. After lurking by one ringpost for a spell, Taylor darted around the ring and took advantage as the referee was momentarily distracted by a loosened turnbuckle, planting the NWA World title belt in the back of Steamboat’s skull. Looking a little frustrated, Hart locked in the Sharpshooter as Taylor slid out of the ring, and when the referee turned back to see Steamboat insensible in the hold, he called for the bell, giving the young Canadian the Television title – and sending Taylor up the aisle with a broad smile on his face, and the NWA title held aloft. (B+)</div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Schiavone:</strong></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Sickening for the Dragon – but while the York Foundation may make some high risk moves when the market’s running in their favour, they know how to protect their investments as well!</div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rhodes</strong></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>: </strong></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Call it cheating, Tony, that’s what it is! And let me tell you, the Dragon will not stand for it!</div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Show rating: B+</strong></div></div></div></div></div><p></p></div><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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OOC: Ultimate Warrior was up in front of Wrestler’s Court for not picking up his share of the bar. I’m not sure Warrior was ever one for drinking with the boys, so maybe that’s a euphemism for not sharing his vials of testosterone</div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>WCW Saturday Night</strong></p></div><p></p></div><p></p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>Sting and Dustin Rhodes vs. Brian Pillman and Steve Austin</p></div><p></p></div><p></p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>Beat The Champ: Rey Mysterio Jr vs. Owen Hart © – WCW Television Title</p></div><p></p></div><p></p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, Sid Vicious and Marcus Bagwell vs. The York Foundation</p></div><p></p></div><p></p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>The Thrillseekers vs. The Malenkos</p></div><p></p></div><p></p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>The Horsemen vs. John Bradshaw and Paul Levesque</p></div><p></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p>

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crackerjack · November 26, 2019

<p><strong>Sting and Dustin Rhodes</strong> vs. Brian Pillman and Steve Austin</p><p>

Beat The Champ: Rey Mysterio Jr vs. <strong>Owen Hart ©</strong> – WCW Television Title</p><p>

Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, Sid Vicious and Marcus Bagwell vs. <strong>The York Foundation</strong></p><p>

<strong>The Thrillseekers </strong>vs. The Malenkos</p><p>

<strong>The Horsemen</strong> vs. John Bradshaw and Paul Levesque</p>

Hashasheen · November 26, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="42193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> OOC: Ultimate Warrior was up in front of Wrestler’s Court for not picking up his share of the bar. I’m not sure Warrior was ever one for drinking with the boys, so maybe that’s a euphemism for not sharing his vials of testosterone</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I don't think Warrior drank. Too many calories for a guy who would crush freshly baked brownies and cold ice cream into his hands so he could at least smell it if not eat it. </p><p> </p><p> Yeah, I think he was more of a coke guy.</p>

to4sty · November 26, 2019

<p><strong>Sting and Dustin Rhodes </strong>vs. Brian Pillman and Steve Austin</p><p>

<em>Hot damn, it’s the Hollywood Blondes.....quite possibly my favourite tag team ever. That being said I don’t think they’re winning. I don’t think they’ll lose decisively, maybe a deliberate dq or something but they aren’t winning</em></p><p> </p><p>

Beat The Champ: Rey Mysterio Jr vs. <strong>Owen Hart</strong> © – WCW Television Title</p><p>

<em>I said it would take a big name to beat Steamers. Funny to think of Owen Hart as a big name in January of 93 but you’ve built him up tremendously.....far too well to put over Rey anyway</em></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, Sid Vicious and Marcus Bagwell </strong>vs. The York Foundation</p><p>

<em>I love the York Foundation, but with the exception of Buff that’s a pretty star studded opposing team</em></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>The Thrillseekers </strong>vs. The Malenkos</p><p>

<em>With the auditions for the Horsemen continuing, the Thrillseekers could impress.....I still like the idea of the Malenko’s as Horsemen though.....or A Malenko at least.....where’s Chris Benoit? He pops up in 93</em></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>The Horsemen</strong> vs. John Bradshaw and Paul Levesque</p><p>

<em>What an interesting combination.....as young Paul’s childhood dream comes true, sharing the ring with the Nature Boy</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>

Incidentally I think the Warriors drug of choice was caffeine.....him and Macho Man used to drink 50 cups and see who could get the most hyped.....although I’m sure there was some other pharmaceuticals involved too </em><img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><em> </em></p>

Hashasheen · November 26, 2019

<p>> John Bradshaw and Paul Levesque</p><p> </p><p>

That would actually be a pretty solid duo to join. Paul screams Gino Hernandez / Tully Blanchard.</p>

James Casey · November 26, 2019

I don't think Warrior drank. Too many calories for a guy who would crush freshly baked brownies and cold ice cream into his hands so he could at least smell it if not eat it.

That's an incredible visual

The Thrillseekers vs. The Malenkos
With the auditions for the Horsemen continuing, the Thrillseekers could impress.....I still like the idea of the Malenko’s as Horsemen though.....or A Malenko at least.....where’s Chris Benoit? He pops up in 93

Benoit's not in the game. I didn't feel comfortable having him in the game world, and as he didn't really make any waves in America until 1994/5 it seemed okay to just take him out.

My intention is to run a 2001 diary when 2020 comes out... How I handle Benoit in that game is something I'm having trouble with. The simple thing to do would be to sub in a Radical for him, but Eddie was in rehab/fired, Malenko was semi-retired and Saturn... Well, I can't see Saturn in that Raw main event match, somehow. Maybe I'd just have Benoit go off on a long-term injury as he did in real life post KOTR?

The Horsemen vs. John Bradshaw and Paul Levesque
What an interesting combination.....as young Paul’s childhood dream comes true, sharing the ring with the Nature Boy

I like doing the odd thing like this in the game. Levesque and Layfield are both in development, and neither are close to main roster ready yet, but for a one-off, and just for the visual of JBL/HHH teaming, I had to do it!

Hashasheen · November 27, 2019

That's an incredible visual

https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/articles/oh-didnt-know-greatest-unknown-wrestling-stories-episode-15

Sorry, it was cookies not brownies.

And apparently him and Sting used to blend tuna and orange juice together to be more efficient about their protein and vitamin C gains.

James Casey · November 29, 2019

Blended tuna and orange juice... Yuck.

I have a new laptop! Completely irrelevant to TEW which will probably run on any laptop with a big enough screen, but I'm excited. I've also switched from the orange Iceisle screen to pink, which is also irrelevant, but looks nice.

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World Championship Wrestling presents: Saturday Night

Saturday, Week 2, February 1993

Your commentators: Jim Ross, Paul E. Dangerously and Tony Schiavone

Owen Hart is now a Triple Crown champion in WCW – US and World tag champion, and now the Television champion – but had his work cut out with the masked aerial sensation Rey Mysterio in the night’s opening match. The young luchador was quicker even than the champion, who’s no slouch, and for once Hart found himself on the back foot as he tried to make his first defence of the title. But Mysterio went to the well just once too often, and after crashing and burning off a dive from the turnbuckles, he was struck with a Spinning Heel Kick to let Hart retain! (B+)

Dangerously:

You see? This is just more proof of the calibre of the Alliance – two champions on the books, and another to come at SuperBrawl!

Both Rick Rude and Bret Hart had sent in videos showing them training ahead of their clash at SuperBrawl – Rude was training in the best camp that money could buy, sparring with heavyweight boxers Oliver McCall and Tommy Morrison, while grappling with Olympic judoka Jason Morris.

Hart, for his part, had returned to the Dungeon – an unheated, Spartan facility, where he worked with a series of wrestlers identified as his brothers and the family’s trainees... and eventually his father, an older man, but one still well capable of surprising an unwary opponent and making them scream in pain!

Dangerously:

Well, I think that’s all you need to know about this match...

The Ultimate Warrior and Cactus Jack were training backstage, with Warrior guiding Cactus as he flipped a tractor tyre.

Warrior:

There is no tyre! There is no weight! This is nothing! There is only your strength and your focus!

Cactus:

Bang bang!

With Cactus occupied, Mr Hughes and the One Percenters charged the duo to try and take some revenge for their recent troubles. Cactus met their charge readily, throwing fists and elbows, feet and knees, headbutts and bites – anything to keep the attacking trio at bay... as Warrior hefted the huge tyre almost effortlessly over his head, before hurling it at the Kingdom trio and knocking them to the floor.

Cactus:

Does this count as part of the workout?

Warrior:

It is a bonus. Fetch the tyre, we’ll continue outside.

The Thrillseekers clashed with the Malenkos in tag team action next. Chris Jericho and Lance Storm are obviously close, but not as close as their brother opponents, and they struggled to break down the Malenkos’ defence early on. Stepping up the pace, they managed to gain ground on their stoic opponents, but rather than allow the match to continue Dean dragged Storm to the mat and applied a legbar, refusing to break as Storm made the ropes, eventually taking the disqualification as he kept the hold locked in tight, showing rare emotion as he snarled at Storm and his brother Joe met the onrushing Jericho with a stiff clothesline, before attacking Storm as Dean held him trapped and helpless. (B)

Ross:

What’s got into the Malenkos?

Schiavone:

I don’t know – maybe they feel they need a meaner edge to get ahead in the tag team division, especially with one team holding both titles!

In the Commissioner’s office, Jesse Ventura and a whole hoard of security guards watched closely as Shawn Michaels, Dustin Rhodes, Randy Savage and Steve Austin sat separated and glared at one another.

Ventura

:

Now God knows I love to see guys beating each other senseless in the pursuit of gold, power or even-

He glanced at Savage.

Ventura

:

-moral superiority. But WCW has a lot of money invested in the four of you, and that means we need to have at least

some

of you fit and healthy enough to fight. Now, I could let you keep beating each other up until only one of you is left standing... in fact, that’s exactly what’s going to happen. At SuperBrawl, the United States title will be on the line with all four of you in that match – one fall to the finish, gentlemen, so you’ll need to have your eyes in the back of your heads... because you’ve got no real allies in a match like this, not even for a second. And

that’s

the way things ought to be!

The four fighters showed varying degrees of displeasure at the announcement, with only Savage looking happy at the prospect of finally getting his hands on Austin – and Michaels. Austin, perhaps unsurprisingly, wanted to have the last word.

Austin

:

So you think three guys will be enough to take this title from me? It’s an idea, Ventura, and I know you love to think up tough matches to see just how good the WCW roster is. But all you’re doing is giving me more accolades, more glory, more success each time I defend the United States title – and move one step closer to the

World

title!

With that, the champion left the office, actually managing to get the last word in spite of the competition.

It was eight man action next as the York Foundation took on their ongoing rivals Sid Vicious, Ricky Steamboat, Marcus Bagwell and Barry Windham, who’s found himself dragged in to this increasingly heated rivalry of late. With so many factors in play, Alexandra York appeared to have a new, more powerful laptop in play to keep track of all the variables. And that seemed to help the Foundation, who worked hard and smart to keep Steamboat or, for preference, Bagwell in the ring, leaving their larger teammates on the ring apron. But in that chaotic an environment, the referee couldn’t keep track of everyone. Sid – a former Horseman – snuck around the ring and yanked Richard Morton off the apron, before hurling him into the guardrail. As the match broke down, the official seemed to give up hope of keeping track, but he was right in place to see Steamboat soaring from the top rope, flattening Terence Taylor in the middle of the ring with a Diving Crossbody that put the NWA World champion down for three! (B+) The result almost went unnoticed in the chaos as the Foundation and their opponents continued to fight, but the frantic ringing of the bell managed to restore some semblance of order as officials separated the two sides, and Steamboat grabbed the microphone.

Steamboat:

Terry, I knew you’d come after me and try cost me the Television title. But thanks to what I

did

win and Sid’s deep pockets I have all the money I need – and you know I’ll keep coming until you face me one on one! I’m going to restore honour to the NWA World title, defend it with pride and integrity the way I did when I held it before! And big Sid here, well, you tell them, Sid!

Vicious smirked as he took the microphone.

Vicious:

Morton! Gibson! You stole those tag titles from me and you hurt my friend. I don’t forget! So at SuperBrawl, not only is your buddy Taylor fighting the Dragon... but I’ll bring some money with me, you two can bring the NWA tag titles to the ring... and me and Bagwell here will leave with them!

Schiavone:

Oh my! Two huge matches for SuperBrawl! The York Foundation never turn down a chance to make a profit... but these are high stakes they’ll be gambling on!

The Horsemen clashed with young contenders Paul Levesque and John Bradshaw, a mismatched pairing in some ways, but the sculpted Levesque and cowboy Bradshaw showed a lot of toughness as they brawled with the Horsemen. Arn Anderson and Ric Flair, however, have been brawling for decades, and the youngsters will need to become a little more multi-faceted before they can hope to hold off competitors of the calibre of the Horsemen, with Flair forcing Levesque to submit to the Figure Four Leglock. (B-)

Ross:

Audition over. I wonder when we’ll get to hear the Horsemen’s decision?

Barry Windham was leaving the building when he stopped at the sound of someone laughing, turning to find himself face-to-face with Scott Steiner.

Steiner:

Four men on your team tonight. Three of them have title shots at SuperBrawl... Not you, though. Running short on cash since you lost the tag titles? Or have you lost that killer instinct, Barry? Ah, whatever. I need to make a point to the boss, and you’ll do. You can get in the ring at SuperBrawl and try and pick up a win yourself... but you’ll have do it against me!

Windham

:

Scott, you talk too much and do too little. I’ll fight you at SuperBrawl, and shut you up – it might only last a night, but it’ll be a start!

Elsewhere, the Diamond Mine had cornered El Tigre Blanco and Konnan, mocking the Latino duo for their lack of height – at least compared to the dual champions! But Vinnie Vegas and the Diamond Studd found themselves facing four potential opponents as the Young Pistols joined the group, demanding a title shot against the Diamond Mine. The two giants shared a look, before laughing.

Studd:

You know what, carrying around two sets of titles... I can see that getting boring. So sure, why not?

Vegas:

Yeah, at SuperBrawl you can have a shot – at the United States tag titles. We took them from you, maybe you can take them back. More likely we’ll keep them, though.

Studd:

Lifting twenty pounds of gold each day is a good workout, but lifting you guys and throwing you around the ring? Even better!

The night’s main event pitted the World and United States champions against one another, with title contenders as their partners. With Paul E. Dangerously in rare form on commentary, Steve Austin and Brian Pillman faced off with Sting and Dustin Rhodes, and the fans were on their feet almost from the first minute as the four men tore the house down. The X factor, as is so often the case, was Madusa at ringside, with the Dangerous Alliance’s Director of Covert Operations making her presence felt just enough to keep Sting and Rhodes off balance.

Schiavone:

And if that’s the case at SuperBrawl, the Dangerous Alliance will walk out with the gold!

Dangerously:

It will be, and they will be!

But in the end Pillman took a slightly more direct route to success, going low on Rhodes when the referee was distracted with Sting and Austin, and when the official turned back, Pillman delivered a Shining Wizard to put Rhodes down for three.

Dangerously:

I’ll say it for you, gentlemen – the Dangerous Alliance wins! I love to say it, I love to hear it, and above all, I love it when a plan comes together!

Show rating: A

OOC: Dusty Rhodes shared tips on working as a babyface to protégé Cactus Jack ... Presumably Cactus will now be getting funky like a monkey on a regular basis ... Lance Storm and Mark Curtis have struck up a strong friendship ... Add Konnan to the list of talkers who want to work unscripted

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WCW Main Event

Sting vs. Robert Eaton

Blanco & Konnan vs. The Lightning Express

Barry Windham vs. Mr Hughes

Sid Vicious and Marcus Bagwell vs. The One Percenters

joshbrady91 · November 29, 2019

WCW Main Event

Sting vs. Robert Eaton

Blanco & Konnan vs. The Lightning Express

Barry Windham vs. Mr Hughes

Sid Vicious and Marcus Bagwell vs. The One Percenters

James Casey · December 8, 2019

World Championship Wrestling presents: Main Event

Sunday, Week 2, February 1993

Your commentators: Tony Schiavone, Eric Bischoff and Dusty Rhodes

The Patriot had the size and strength advantage over Owen Hart in the opening match on Sunday night, and did everything in his power to keep Hart grounded. But Hart’s agility and technique are world-class, and taking advantage of a slight misstep on the part of the Patriot he landed a spinning heel kick to put the masked man down, before going to the top rope and landing a Missile Dropkick for the win! (B)

Rick Rude made it clear that he only had one thing in mind for Bret Hart at SuperBrawl – suffering, both to prove that Hart had chosen poorly in not joining the Dangerous Alliance, and to prove that the Ravishing One is still at the top of the tree in WCW!

After their faceoff last week, Blanco & Konnan clashed with the Lightning Express here. Veterans Tim Horner and Brad Armstong may have thought they had the edge with their sneaky tactics, but the sheer energy of the Latino pairing kept them in the fight until El Tigre Blanco came off the top rope with a Frog Splash on Brad Armstrong for the win. (B)

Backstage, Barry Windham wished Dustin Rhodes luck ahead of the four corners match at Starrcade; Steve Austin stuck his nose in to mock Windham for falling out of title contention – and Rhodes for thinking that he had a shot against the Superstar! As Austin strutted off, oblivious to the glares on his back, Shawn Michaels was visible lurking in the background, watching intently.

Barry Windham took out his frustrations on Mr Hughes, unloading on the Kingdom’s enforcer at a speed it’s easy to forget the big Texan can fight at. While Hughes is powerful, and managed to land a few big shots, Windham simply was not to be denied and eventually picked up the win with a Superplex that seemed to shake the whole arena! (B)

In a warm-up match for SuperBrawl, the #1 contenders to the NWA World tag titles, Sid Vicious and Marcus Bagwell, clashed with the One Percenters. While no-one is likely to mistake the biker twins for the Stocks And Shares Express, they have even more experience working together than the tag champs, and perhaps that what drove Vicious and Bagwell to seek out the match. Certainly the Harris brothers had chances to win the match as Vicious and Bagwell tried to find common ground, but the size and power of Vicious proved decisive as he KO’d Ron Harris with a massive Powerbomb for the pin. (B-)

With back-to-back defeats for the Kingdom on the night, Harley Race walked away from the ring shaking his head...

Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong were interviewed backstage, and warned the Diamond Mine that they were coming – and intended to leave the United States tag champions once again!

Sting was backstage too, and made it clear that after almost eighteen months fighting the Dangerous Alliance, he knew all their tricks.

Sting:

Brian, you can jump me from behind, you can distract me, you can send thugs after me – I’ve been there, I’ve done that. It doesn’t work, it won’t work, and at SuperBrawl I’ll send another of Paul E’s hounds running with their tail between their legs!

Sting had his own warm-up match in the main event, defending his World title against Robert Eaton – a blonde high-flyer with a big group at his back. Sting fought cautiously at first, but with the crowd behind him he grew bolder, matching Eaton’s speed at times and showing off his greater strength, including holding Eaton overhead for nearly twenty seconds at one point, turning in a full circle to salute the crowd. Eaton did manage to rally and go to the air for an Alabama Jam, but Sting rolled clear and Eaton landed hard – with Sting snaring him in a Scorpion Deathlock for the submission before he had any chance to recover! (B)

Schiavone:

And that could be Brian Pillman’s fate if he misses just one big move at SuperBrawl III!

Show rating: B+

Chris Jericho organised a poker tournament backstage before the show ... Apparently he was hoping to raise enough money to bring his favourite band back from their Japanese exile ... Robert Eaton hurt his shoulder and will be on light duty for a spell ... Arn Anderson showed up backstage again to share babyface tips (Arn Anderson!) with Mike Droese and psychology tips (Arn Anderson!) with Mike Rapada ... Not to be outdone, Ricky Steamboat shared psychology tips with both Steve and Brian Armstrong and selling tips to Marcus Bagwell ... Having Steamboat as a mentor can only be a good thing for a wrestler; Bagwell still needs work on his top row skills, but at the age of 23 he has a B for Basics, A for Psychology, B+ for Safety, B for Consistency and A* for Selling. And his camera stats are excellent too – good looking, good star quality and superb mic skills. All this while Shane Douglas, well, I have no idea what Shane Douglas is doing, but he’s not in the spot he was supposed to be in; Marcus Bagwell is instead

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WCW Saturday Night

Sting vs. The Diamond Studd – non-title

Warrior & Cactus vs. Brian Pillman and Rick Rude

Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin – non-title

Dustin Rhodes and Randy Savage vs. The Stocks And Shares Express – non-title

Barry Windham vs. Shawn Michaels

Plus: Commissioner Ventura hosts the contract signing between Sting and Brian Pillman!

Hashasheen · December 8, 2019

All this while Shane Douglas, well, I have no idea what Shane Douglas is doing, but he’s not in the spot he was supposed to be in; Marcus Bagwell is instead!

Send him north to Connecticut. If you've got Levesque, then someone else needs to step it up and marry the boss's daughter!

crackerjack · December 8, 2019

<p><em>With the roster you've got, every saturday night is pretty packed, but this one feels especially loaded. </em></p><p>

</p><p><strong>

Sting </strong>vs. The Diamond Studd – non-title</p><p>

Warrior & Cactus vs. <strong>Brian Pillman and Rick Rude</strong></p><p>

<strong>Bret Hart</strong> vs. Steve Austin – non-title</p><p>

<strong>Dustin Rhodes and Randy Savage</strong> vs. The Stocks And Shares Express – non-title</p><p>

Barry Windham vs. <strong>Shawn Michaels</strong></p><p><strong>

</strong></p>

to4sty · December 9, 2019

WCW Saturday Night

Sting vs. The Diamond Studd – non-title

The Diamond Mine is in the unfortunate position of being a heel stable at a time when the Dangerous Alliance has been the focus of the company....so while they've had plenty of success they've always really been playing second fiddle. No Dangerous Alliance then the DM may have been THE group, but not until they ditch the gimmicky names, particularly the Diamond Studd....that being said, Diamond Studd, Scott Hall, Razor Ramon, whatever the name, he wouldn't be winning this

Warrior & Cactus vs. Brian Pillman and Rick Rude

It's hard to bet against the Warrior, but Cactus is there to eat a loss if need be.....of course this may just turn into a dq victory for the Faces but in reality I see a countout loss

Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin – non-title

This is a very hard pick....Austin probably should win, but Bret needs a big win somewhere (and this would be a huge one considering Austin's standing) plus I wouldn't be surprised to see Michaels cost Austin the match.....incidentally, with Sting, Hart, Michaels, Austin, Hall, Nash etc, WCW is going to be set for main eventers for years

Dustin Rhodes and Randy Savage vs. The Stocks And Shares Express – non-title

Non-Title means the Faces win.....plus Rhodes and (especially) Savage are miles ahead of the Express at this point

I feel like you have something in the pipeline for the future Road Dogg, he's been subtly appearing for a few weeks now.....oh, he's not beating Owen.....but something down the line

Barry Windham vs. Shawn Michaels

Even by Barry's 1993 standards this would be a great match.....Baz is probably doing the job (and probably should be since Shawn has a big title programme upcoming) but Windham could do with something to do.....maybe linking into the NWA Title picture would be a start

Plus: Commissioner Ventura hosts the contract signing between Sting and Brian Pillman!

These never end well!

James Casey · December 12, 2019

<p>OOC: I have the 'flu. I did hope that having a week off work would at least give me writing time to get SuperBrawl written, but that's not happened. I <em>have</em> got some quality World of Warcraft time in, having recently got back into the game after nearly a decade away. I also got Main Event written, and want to have that up soon, and SuperBrawl before Christmas. It seems like that'd be a good time to pause the shows to let that sink in for a while. Not that Ric's going to be getting the time off; Last time I did this we had Ric and Vince interacting. This time, I'm in the mood for something a little different...</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

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</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>World Championship Wrestling presents: Saturday Night</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p>

</p></div><p></p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Saturday, Week 3, February 1993</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p>

</p></div><p></p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>Your commentators: Jim Ross, Paul E. Dangerously and Tony Schiavone</p></div><p></p><p></p><p>

</p></div><p></p><p>

</p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">With all four members of the Dangerous Alliance in action, it was a big night for Paul E’s crew – and didn’t he let everyone know it when Owen Hart opened the night with a win over Brian Armstrong to retain the Television title! (C+)</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

That’s the Dangerous Alliance in a nutshell! Winning the big matches, keeping the gold where it’s meant to be, and cashing fat checks!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

From one supergroup to another – and Ric Flair and Arn Anderson confirmed that the Horsemen audition process was over: The new members would be announced at SuperBrawl III!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Maybe it was because the United States title wasn’t on the line, but Steve Austin didn’t live up to Paul E’s braggadocio when he clashed with Bret Hart. Oh, the Superstar looked tremendous in the match, no question, but win? No – but then again, you could equally blame Rick Rude, as it was his blindside assault of Hart that brought the DQ, not that Austin seemed to mind as he joined his ally in a two-on-one beating of the Hitman… (A)</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

…before first Dustin Rhodes and then Randy Savage raced down the aisle, turning the Dangerous Alliance’s numerical advantage into a </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>dis</em></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">advantage as Rude and Austin fought hard for a few moments before making a tactical retreat, Madusa imposing herself between the two sides to keep her clients free from reprisals. As the Alliance trio backed away, they passed Shawn Michaels – the Rough Diamond had sauntered down the aisle to watch the fight, but had stopped well short of getting involved, rather watching his rivals brawl with a broad grin on his face!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

But then, Michaels had his own business to take care of, clashing with fellow Texan Barry Windham in a match that also had an inconclusive finish. No slight to Michaels, even if the Diamond Exchange man is happy enough to cheat when the mood takes him. No, here it was Scott Steiner charging the ring to try and ambush Barry Windham… (B+)</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

…a move that failed as Windham showed himself more than ready for a sneak attack from the Steiner Animal, catching him with a big boot to the face before delivering a lariat that sent him flying back over the top rope to the outside!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ross: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">He’s walked the walk many times, and Scott Steiner will have to get up very early indeed to put one over on Barry Windham!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Rhodes and Savage returned to tackle the Stocks And Shares Express in a non-title match – both fan favourites have their mind on singles gold right now! The St Louis crowd loved seeing hard-fought tag action unfold before them, but it wasn’t without outside distractions on all sides as Austin, Michaels, Marcus Bagwell and Sid Vicious all got involved to some degree. Amidst the chaos Savage lowered the boom on Gibson for the pin – which went almost totally unnoticed with the mayhem continuing in and around the ring until WCW security and officials managed to get the eight men separated! (B)</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Eric Bischoff managed to catch up with Michaels as he headed back to his team’s locker room. Michaels said that he felt right at home out in the heat of battle.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Michaels: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">You can bring eight men, ten men, twenty, thirty – the more the better! I thrive on that kind of chaos, Bisch, and the more the merrier! Me and three others? A piece of cake! I’ll be walking out of SuperBrawl with my hand held high, and gold around my waist – just like my buddies ‘Big Sexy’ Vinnie Vegas and the ‘Bad Guy’ Diamond Studd!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

There wasn’t much less chaos in the next match, even with just four men in the ring – ‘just’ in this case being quite misleading, given those four men were Ultimate Warrior, Cactus Jack, Brian Pillman and Rick Rude! With so much talent on display, and the egos to match, the referee had a thankless task keeping things under control. We suspect that Commissioner Ventura has a standing order in place for matches like this, as the official let the action flow freely – but that proved costly to Cactus and Warrior as Madusa was able to catch Cactus in the back of the head with a cellphone, knocking him goofy and leaving him open to a Shining Wizard from Pillman that secured his team the win! (B)</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Dangerously: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">It’s a good night to be me, gentlemen!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Our crack team of cameramen were able to track down both the York Foundation and their SuperBrawl opponents backstage; Both sides were deep in discussion with the big event just a few days away, and serious implications for the NWA titles as Ricky Steamboat clashes with Terence Taylor, and the Stocks And Shares Express face Sid Vicious and Marcus Bagwell!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Jesse Ventura invited both Sting and Brian Pillman to the ring to sign the contract for their World title match at SuperBrawl, and offered both the chance to say a few words.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Sting:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> I’ve seen a lot of good men get too hungry – for success, for titles, for money… I’ve stopped being surprised, but I never stop hoping that their good nature will win out. Brian, two years ago you were as good a friend to me as any man could ask for. Since then you and I have butted heads again and again – we’ve even fought in War Games against each other, which I never would have expected. You know I won’t go easy on you next Thursday night, not with the WCW World title on the line… but some day, I hope, we’ll be able to look back on this as just a short pause in our friendship.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Pillman: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">That’s touching, truly. I think I might cry… or not. Sting, your way is really nice, but it worked </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>for you</em></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">, because you were the superhero, you had the face paint and the neon tights and all the kids lining up for your photo. I never begrudged you that, buddy – I hate kids, so I never wanted that… but the amount of money you bring in means that the top brass want to keep you sweet, and that means you kept getting opportunities. Maybe you deserved them, maybe not, but from where I was at the bottom of the pile looking up, it sure seemed like every time I tried to make a move I had to line up behind you – a long way back. So when Paul E came to me and said he could use someone of my talent, well, I wasn’t too surprised, given how talented I am! And I was definitely ready to listen, because I knew I deserved better. And on Thursday night I’ll have it – the very best, and I’ll do it not for the kids, not for my </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>friends</em></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">, not even for the Alliance. I’ll do it for the best in the world; Me!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The two signed the contract and, as Jesse Ventura ran through the formalities, stared one another down without blinking.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Schiavone: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">We’re just five nights away… but first Sting has to get past the double-tough Diamond Studd!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

After Studd’s recent attack on Sting the World champion couldn’t wait to get his hands on the ‘Bad Guy’ – not even wanting to wait until after SuperBrawl and what will no doubt be a hugely difficult fight against Brian Pillman. That’s the kind of fighter that WCW has as World champion, and with the fans cheering him on Sting delivered – as did Studd, with the two men putting on an astounding display of brawling and hard-hitting offence. Sting at one point dived off the middle rope to the outside, flattening Studd. But before they returned to the ring Studd hurled Sting up the aisle with a fallaway slam. Sting struggled to his feet, but was distracted by the return of Pillman to the entrance way. Pillman waved to Sting, who was almost counted out, and only just made it on 9.9 after racing back down the aisle. He ducked under a big clothesline from Studd before landing a Stinger Splash in the corner on the rebound, keeping his eyes on Pillman as the referee counted Studd down to end a tremendous match. (A*)</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ross: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">What an incredible match between these two – and Sting gains a huge momentum boost as he heads into SuperBrawl!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Dangerously: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Maybe, Ross, but look where Sting’s looking – right to the man he’ll be facing in five nights’ time. Brian Pillman is in Sting’s head!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="James Casey" data-cite="James Casey" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="42193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>That's an incredible visual <img alt=":eek:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/eek.png.0e09df00fa222c85760b9bc1700b5405.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Benoit's not in the game. I didn't feel comfortable having him in the game world, and as he didn't really make any waves in America until 1994/5 it seemed okay to just take him out.</p><p> </p><p> My intention is to run a 2001 diary when 2020 comes out... How I handle Benoit in that game is something I'm having trouble with. The simple thing to do would be to sub in a Radical for him, but Eddie was in rehab/fired, Malenko was semi-retired and Saturn... Well, I can't see Saturn in that Raw main event match, somehow. Maybe I'd just have Benoit go off on a long-term injury as he did in real life post KOTR?</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> I like doing the odd thing like this in the game. Levesque and Layfield are both in development, and neither are close to main roster ready yet, but for a one-off, and just for the visual of JBL/HHH teaming, I had to do it!</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> If you don't mind flubbing history a bit. There where a few wrestlers ready to walk out that you could sub in. Shane Douglas, Billy Kidman, and Konnan. If I'm not mistaken. Now Douglas and Konnan would for sure never be picked due to backstage issues, and Kidman is no Benoit. But in the case of history flubbing, you mess around with dates, and have Regal be there instead of Benoit. If you can keep him clean, he has everything Benoit had, plus charisma, and the whole not being a murder thing.</p>

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