A new generation.....a new attitude?

MisterRomanini · June 18, 2018

Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 4, August 1997

WWF Championship Match

Ahmed Johnson © vs. Psycho Sid

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Nash's #1 Contender Shot vs. An Intercontinental Title Shot at IYH;

The Man Who Wins The Match Win's The Prize

The Wolfpac (Nash, Hall, Waltman) vs. The Hart Foundation & Chris Jericho

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Scott Steiner vs. Brian Pillman

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The Headbangers vs. The Dogs of War

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Jake Roberts vs. Rich Steiner

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WWF European Title Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jerry Lynn

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 4, August 1997

Curt Hennig, Dallas Page & Chris Benoit vs. Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage & The Warrior

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The Giant vs. Ray Traylor

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Tajiri vs. Alex Wright

Bill Goldberg vs. Kaz Hayashi

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The Warlord vs. Scott Norton

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WCW Television Title Match

Lord Steven Regal © vs. Jeff Hardy

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The Soul Train vs. The Amazing French Canadians

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Satyr24 · June 18, 2018

Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 4, August 1997

WWF Championship Match

Ahmed Johnson © vs. Psycho Sid

Comments:

Nash's #1 Contender Shot vs. An Intercontinental Title Shot at IYH;

The Man Who Wins The Match Win's The Prize

The Wolfpac (Nash, Hall, Waltman) vs. The Hart Foundation & Chris Jericho

Comments:

Scott Steiner vs. Brian Pillman

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The Headbangers vs. The Dogs of War

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Jake Roberts vs. Rich Steiner

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WWF European Title Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jerry Lynn

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 4, August 1997

Curt Hennig, Dallas Page & Chris Benoit vs. Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage & The Warrior

Comments:

The Giant vs. Ray Traylor

Comments:

Tajiri vs. Alex Wright

Bill Goldberg vs. Kaz Hayashi

Comments:

The Warlord vs. Scott Norton

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WCW Television Title Match

Lord Steven Regal © vs. Jeff Hardy

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The Soul Train vs. The Amazing French Canadians

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Board's Monday Night Wars:

Last week I asked which show you would have been watching in this little Monday Night Wars of mine mainly out of curiosity.....and it was surprisingly close.....six to Raw, five to Nitro, one draw..........and one vote for Britains Got Talent (I'm looking at you Nobby)......so while Raw is currently miles away in the ratings (and probably nearing an 80odd week win streak) and game wise it's not going to be a real rating war for some time, why don't we have a Board Monday Night War........soooooooooo, what were you watching this week? Invader Zim

James Casey · June 18, 2018

Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 4, August 1997

WWF Championship Match

Ahmed Johnson © vs. Psycho Sid

Comments: Johnson retains, anyway.

Nash's #1 Contender Shot vs. An Intercontinental Title Shot at IYH;

The Man Who Wins The Match Win's The Prize

The Wolfpac (Nash, Hall, Waltman) vs. The Hart Foundation & Chris Jericho

Comments: Schmozz.

Scott Steiner vs. Brian Pillman

Comments: Goldust distraction, Pillman wins - maybe by Steiner walking out?

The Headbangers vs. The Dogs of War

Comments: Your tag division really isn't anything to write home about, huh?

Jake Roberts vs. Rich Steiner

Comments: I'm not sure Steiner's even high enough on the ladder to benefit from a distraction/interference assist

WWF European Title Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jerry Lynn

Comments: I like Jerry Lynn a lot, but Hardy's got momentum and he's not going to drop it after 8 days.

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 4, August 1997

Curt Hennig, Dallas Page & Chris Benoit vs. Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage & The Warrior

Comments: Schmozz.

The Giant vs. Ray Traylor

Comments: *Cue comments about reinforcing the ring* *Ignore how those comments won't be made about the main event, which involves a lot more weight*

Tajiri vs. Alex Wright

Comments: You didn't provide a comments section for this, so I'll throw up the suggestion that Tajiri would make a decent undercard loser.

Bill Goldberg vs. Kaz Hayashi

Comments: So does Kaz.

The Warlord vs. Scott Norton

Comments: Hoss, hoss, hoss... I have no idea who's better, more valuable, or why anyone would care... Is Northon one of the guys Missy's touting for?

WCW Television Title Match

Lord Steven Regal © vs. Jeff Hardy

Comments: Hmmm... You suggested Hardy has gold in his future, and even if this is a little too soon, the TV title is the traditional jumping on point in WCW. Figure this for the start of a feud, as the belt's on the line.

The Soul Train vs. The Amazing French Canadians

Comment: I figure TAFC need the momentum boost, but it seems most likely to lead to a segment with Goldberg somehow.

Board's Monday Night Wars:

Last week I asked which show you would have been watching in this little Monday Night Wars of mine mainly out of curiosity.....and it was surprisingly close.....six to Raw, five to Nitro, one draw..........and one vote for Britains Got Talent (I'm looking at you Nobby)......so while Raw is currently miles away in the ratings (and probably nearing an 80odd week win streak) and game wise it's not going to be a real rating war for some time, why don't we have a Board Monday Night War........soooooooooo, what were you watching this week?

Comments: Flicking back and forth to see who jumped to Nitro, and how the departures would affect the WWF.

Kijar · June 19, 2018

WWF Championship Match

Ahmed Johnson © vs. Psycho Sid

Comments:

Nash's #1 Contender Shot vs. An Intercontinental Title Shot at IYH;

The Man Who Wins The Match Win's The Prize

The Wolfpac (Nash, Hall, Waltman) vs. The Hart Foundation & Chris Jericho

Comments:

Scott Steiner vs. Brian Pillman

Comments:

The Headbangers vs. The Dogs of War

Comments:

Jake Roberts vs. Rich Steiner

Comments:

WWF European Title Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jerry Lynn

Comments:

Quote:

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 4, August 1997

Curt Hennig, Dallas Page & Chris Benoit vs. Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage & The Warrior

Comments:

The Giant vs. Ray Traylor

Comments:

Tajiri vs. Alex Wright

Bill Goldberg vs. Kaz Hayashi

Comments:

The Warlord vs. Scott Norton

Comments:

WCW Television Title Match

Lord Steven Regal © vs. Jeff Hardy

Comments:

The Soul Train vs. The Amazing French Canadians

Comment:

Board's Monday Night Wars:

Last week I asked which show you would have been watching in this little Monday Night Wars of mine mainly out of curiosity.....and it was surprisingly close.....six to Raw, five to Nitro, one draw..........and one vote for Britains Got Talent (I'm looking at you Nobby)......so while Raw is currently miles away in the ratings (and probably nearing an 80odd week win streak) and game wise it's not going to be a real rating war for some time, why don't we have a Board Monday Night War........soooooooooo, what were you watching this week?

Comments: Ahmed Johnson is Champ so put me down for WWF unless that ends lol

Rhyme1234 · June 19, 2018

WWF Championship Match

Ahmed Johnson © vs. Psycho Sid

Comments:

Nash's #1 Contender Shot vs. An Intercontinental Title Shot at IYH;

The Man Who Wins The Match Win's The Prize

The Wolfpac (Nash, Hall, Waltman) vs. The Hart Foundation & Chris Jericho

Comments:

Scott Steiner vs. Brian Pillman

Comments:

The Headbangers vs. The Dogs of War

Comments:

Jake Roberts vs. Rich Steiner

Comments:

WWF European Title Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jerry Lynn

Comments:

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 4, August 1997

Curt Hennig, Dallas Page & Chris Benoit vs. Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage & The Warrior

Comments:

The Giant vs. Ray Traylor

Comments:

Tajiri vs. Alex Wright

Bill Goldberg vs. Kaz Hayashi

Comments:

The Warlord vs. Scott Norton

Comments:

WCW Television Title Match

Lord Steven Regal © vs. Jeff Hardy

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The Soul Train vs. The Amazing French Canadians

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to4sty · June 21, 2018

The Stars of the WWF: September 1997

World Wrestling Federation Champion

Ahmed Johnson (August 97 - Current)

Previous Champions:
Scott Steiner (March 97 - August 97)
Shawn Michaels (March 96 - March 97)
Bret Hart (x3) (November 95 - March 96)
Diesel (November 94 - November 95)

World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Champion

Owen Hart (August 97 - Current)

Previous Champions:
Faarooq (x2) (April 97 - August 97)
(Vacant) (March 97 - April 97)
Scott Steiner (December 97 - March 97)
Rich Steiner (October 96 - December 96)
The British Bulldog (x2) (August 96 - October 96)
Hunter Hearst Helmsley (May 96 - August 96)
Faarooq (March 96 - May 96)
(Vacant) (March 96 - March 96)
Goldust (February 96 March 96)
Razor Ramon (x4)

World Wrestling Federation European Champion

Matt Hardy (August 97 - Current)

Previous Champions:
The Rock (x2) (July 97 - August 97)
Sean Waltman (July 97 - July 97)
The Rock (May 97 - July 97)
The British Bulldog (March 97 - May 97)

World Wrestling Federation Light Heavyweight Champion

Chris Jericho (x2) (August 97 - Championship Retired)

Previous Champions:
Scorpio (x2) (May 97 - August 97)
Billy Kidman (March 97 - May 97)
Christopher Daniels (January 97 - March 97)
Rey Mysterio (August 96 - January 97)
Sean Waltman (April 96 - August 96)
Chris Jericho (March 96 - April 96)
Scorpio (January 96 - March 96)

World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions

The New Age Outlaws (June 97 - Current)

Previous Champions:
The Hart Foundation (Bret & Owen Hart) (March 97 - June 97)
The KLiQ (Scott Hall & Sean Waltman) (January 97 - March 97)
The KLiQ (Scott Hall & Kevin Nash) (x2) (October 96 - January 97)
Steve Austin & Brian Pillman (August 96 - October 96)
The KLiQ (Scott Hall & Kevin Nash) (May 96 - August 96)
The Steiner Brothers (x3) (March 96 - May 96)
Owen Hart & The British Bulldog (January 96 - March 96)
The Smoking Gunn's (x2)

The Main Event

Faces
Heels

Dude Love
Kevin Nash
Scott Steiner
Scott Hall
Steve Austin
The Undertaker
Psycho Sid

Ahmed Johnson
Bret Hart
Brian Pillman
Chris Jericho
Goldust
Jeff Jarrett
Kane
Raven
Ric Flair

The Upper Midcard

Al Snow
The British Bulldog
Nelson
Sean Waltman
Kokina

Arn Anderson
Billy Gunn
Faarooq
Kama
Owen Hart

The Midcard

Barry Windham
Booker T
Bradshaw
Chris Candido
Christopher Daniels
Dean Malenko
Ken Shamrock
Marty Jannetty
Matt Hardy
Rey Mysterio
Stevie Ray

Bill DeMott
Crush
Dennis Knight
Marcus
Mark Canterbury
Rich Steiner
Road Dogg
Savio Vega
Scorpio
Wrath

Everyone Else

Barry Horowitz
Billy Kidman
Bob Holly
Jerry Lynn
Kenny Kaos
Bart Gunn
Mosh
Robbie Rage
Thrasher

Brian Christopher
Chavo Guerrero
Don Harris
Justin Credible
Ron Harris
Test

The Teams

Harlem Heat
High Voltage
Al Snow & Chris Candido
The Headbangers
The Wolfpac

Dog's of War
The Harris Boys
The Hart Foundation
The Nation of Domination
The New Age Outlaws
Ric Flair & Arn Anderson
Southern Justice

The Stables

The Wolfpac

(Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Sean Waltman)

The Nation of Domination

(Faarooq, Kama, Scorpio, D-Lo Brown, Mark Henry)

The Million Dollar Corporation

(Jeff Jarrett, Rich Steiner, Southern Justice)

Franchise Player's

1) Brian Pillman
2) Steve Austin
3) Bret Hart
4) The Undertaker
5) Chris Jericho

Next Big Thing's

1) Sean Waltman
2) Brian Christopher
3) Mosh
4) Kenny Kaos

Hot Prospect's

1) Bradshaw
2) Rey Mysterio
3) Test
4) Robbie Rage
5) Brian Christopher

to4sty · June 21, 2018

The Stars of WCW: September 1997

WCW Heavyweight Champion

Hollywood Hogan (x3) (July 97 - Current)

Previous Champions:
Vacant (June 97 - July 97)
Hollywood Hogan (x2) (December 96 - June 97)
Bam Bam Bigelow (September 96 - December 97)
Ric Flair (x4) (December 95 - September 96)
Randy Savage (November 95 - December 95)

WCW United States Champion

Eddie Guerrero (July 97 - Current)

Previous Champions:
Vacant (June 97 - July 97)
Diamond Dallas Page (August 96 - June 97)
Dean Malenko (January 96 - August 96)
One Man Gang (December 95 - January 96)
Kensuke Sasaki (November 95 - December 95)

WCW Television Champion

Lord Steven Regal (x4) (July 97 - Current)

Previous Champions:
Vacant (June 97 - July 97)
The Giant (March 97 - June 97)
Samu (February 97 - March 97)
Lord Steven Regal (x3) (December 96 - February 97)
One Man Gang (x2) (November 96 - December 96)

WCW Tag Team Champions

The Road Warriors (July 97 - Current)

Previous Champions:
Vacant (June 97 - July 97)
The Nasty Boys (x4) (April 97 - June 97)
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko (December 96 - April 97)
Buff Bagwell & Samu (November 96 - December 96)
Lord Steven Regal & Squire David Taylor (June 96 - November 96)

The Main Event

Faces
Heels

Bam Bam Bigelow
Curt Hennig
Lex Luger
Road Warrior Animal
Road Warrior Hawk
Sting
The Giant
Vader

Hollywood Hogan
Jean Paul Levesque
Kevin Sullivan
Randy Savage
Ray Traylor

The Upper Midcard

Brian Knobbs
Chris Benoit
Diamond Dallas Page
Jeff Hardy
Jim Duggan
Jerry Saggs
Rick Martel
Rikishi Fatu

Adam Copeland
Buff Bagwell
Christian Cage
Eddie Guerrero
Konnan
Lance Storm
Lord Steven Regal
Meng
Mike Awesome
The Barbarian

The Midcard

Anthony Durante
Bill Goldberg
Brad Armstrong
Fit Finlay
Ernest Miller
Mando Guerrero
Scotty Riggs
Super Crazy
The Warlord

Alex Wright
Disco Inferno
Earl Robert Eaton
Fatu
Gideon Cain
Jacques Rougeau
Pierre Carl Oulette
Samu
Mortis
Rocco Rock
Scott Norton
Sgt. Craig Pittman
VK Wallstreet

Everyone Else

Bunkhouse Buck
Fidel Sierra
Gary Wolf
Ice Train

The Duke, Douglas Williams

The Teams

Barrio Brothers
The Nasty Boys
The Road Warriors
The Pitbulls
The Soul Train
Vader & Bigelow

The Amazing French Canadians
The Blue Bloods
Copeland & Cage
The Destruction Crew (Enos & Bloom)
The Faces of Fear
The Public Enemy
The Samoan SWAT Team

The Stables

Franchise Players

1) Shawn Michaels
2) Randy Savage
3) Sting
4) Hollywood Hogan
5) The Rock

Next Big Things

1) Buff Bagwell
2) Disco Inferno
3) Juventud Guerrera

Hot Prospects

1) Juventud Guerrera
2) Blitzkrieg
3) Disco Inferno
4) Taka Michinoku

to4sty · June 24, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"> <img alt="Qsi2WSr.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Qsi2WSr.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Week 1, September 1997 Core States Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) ATT: 15,414 TV: 34.11 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> It’s Monday night......and at that time again.....it’s time for Raw is War.......and tonight the show opens with a recap of last weeks show......Kevin Nash and Bret Hart battling it out to become the number one contender to Ahmed Johnson’s newly won WWF Championship.....Big Sexy’s DQ victory, along with the Canadian style beating that followed it from the Hart Foundation, Chris Jericho and Test......Steve Austin’s arrival to raise hell.....and the biggest surprise of all, Vince McMahon’s offer to Stone Cold.....to become THE man....THE Champion......the Corporate Champion......and as the sound bite reminds us, Austin has just seven days to make that decision, and his time is up......tonight....... <img alt="qV2yDWP.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qV2yDWP.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="UpnPfKu.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UpnPfKu.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="WEU6DMb.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WEU6DMb.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="yahuG1M.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yahuG1M.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="QcaiScU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QcaiScU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......and it looks like Mr. McMahon is impatient for that answer to arrive.....because here he is.....and he’s not alone.....his personal problem solver Kane is with him.....the Corporate Cannon Brian Pillman.....The Enforcer Arn Anderson.....and The Nature Boy himself, Ric Flair......quite the show of star power here from our esteemed chairman.....and with the exception of Kane, the ring is filled with about $100,000 worth of custom, fitted suits.....even Arn has ditched his usual denim and dressed up for the occasion..... ......McMahon takes the microphone and welcomes everyone to the show, telling them that he knows why they’re all here tonight.....he knows who they’re all here to see......they’re here to see the ratings draw.....they’re here to see the merchandise seller......they’re here to see...... ”......the NEW and IMPROVED.....Stone Cold Steve Austin.......” ......the crowd does indeed pop for that....although the “new and improved” prospect clearly doesn’t sound quite so appealing to them.....they’re pretty happy with the Rattlesnake they already have......none the less McMahon continues.....he tells the crowd that UNFORTUNATELY, Steve Austin hasn’t arrived yet....which is fine, he’s got a big decision to make....and McMahon knows that NOBODY is going to touch that dial until they see the Corporate Rattlesnake make his way out to the ring.....which is why he is giving Austin until the end of the night to make his decision...... ”.....although really, that decision should be easy.......Mr. Austin wants Title opportunities.....I can give Mr. Austin Title opportunities.....with a click of my fingers, I can make all Steve Austin’s dreams come true......once we make a few minor adjustments....... .....McMahon says that he made the World Wrestling Federation into a global phenomenon....the number one Wrestling organisation in the world....so much so that the WWF is the hottest ticket in town.....the place to be seen.....the place where greatness is, which is why McMahon only surrounds himself with greatness......greatness like Kane, the man who defeated his own brother, the Undertaker at Wrestlemania XIII....men like Arn Anderson.....men like Brian Pillman.....men like twelve time Worlds Champion Ric Flair.....men who know that it pays to tow the Corporate line, and men that will be standing there shoulder to shoulder with Austin, once he makes the ONLY decision that matters...... <img alt="0vJMbV1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0vJMbV1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="v77HdBv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/v77HdBv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......before the boss can continue however he is rather rudely interrupted by the arrival of the WWF Champion Ahmed Johnson, along with his manager Jim Cornette......the pair stride confidently down the aisle and climb right into the ring.....but then when you've got a literal who's who of victories under your belt, AND the WWF Title around your waist, you're going to be confident.....and as for Jim Cornette, when you have Ahmed Johnson at your side, you're definitely going to be confident..... .....Cornette tells McMahon that all this talk is well and good, but Ahmed Johnson has been the WWF Champion for over a week now, and despite the fact that people are apparently lining up to face him, he's yet to see action.....he really doesn't care who he faces.....Bret Hart, Kevin Nash....Brian Pillman....Ric Flair.....hell, it can be Stone Cold Steve Austin for all Ahmed cares, he's beaten him before, he'll damn sure beat him again....Ahmed wants competition, he wants action.....he wants a challenge.....he just wants a match full stop and he wants it NOW..... .....McMahon does not look particularly pleased about being interrupted.....in fact he's furious, asking Ahmed and Cornette just who the hell they think they are..... ".....you may be the World Wrestling Federation Champion Ahmed Johnson, but just remember one thing.....you still work for ME..... .....you work for me and you're wearing MY title, because I'M allowing it....I could take that title from around your waist quicker than Jim Cornette could find a Wendy's.....and I wouldn't even have to flex my considerable muscle to do so, because any one of these four men standing beside me would be more than a match for you.....you want a challenge? You want competition? How about I put you in a match right now.....against a man that knows how to carry a World Title with dignity because he's held twelve of them......how about I have you defend that WWF Championship right NOW......against the Nature Boy, Ric F............." <img alt="iyvJahr.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iyvJahr.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......hold that thought.....because before McMahon can even finish his sentence, he is interrupted once more.....this time by the ominous tones of Psycho Sid's entrance music..... ......Vince looks damn right p!ssed now....not that Sid cares, as he walks the aisle bumping fists with the WWF fans along his way....he climbs into the ring where he exchanges a long hard stare with Flair and Anderson (with Jim Ross competing that Sid knows these two men VERY well, alluding to the fact that there is some bad blood between the former Horsemen members) before walking up to, and going face to face with Ahmed Johnson..... .....he snatches the microphone from the hand of Jim Cornette (who quickly positions himself behind his client) telling Ahmed that if he wants a challenge....if he wants competition..... ".....then look no further big boy.....because you're looking at the Master....and the Ruler of the World......" .....McMahon has clearly had enough now....he came out here hoping to welcome Steve Austin into his fold, and instead he has this to deal with.....he tells Ahmed and Sid that he SHOULD have Kane, Pillman, Flair and Anderson tear them to pieces, but they're dressed for a celebration, and a celebration is what they will have by the end of this evening..... ".....so if you two idiots want to beat each other half to death then go ahead.....send a referee out here NOW and let's get this over with......" Rating: A* </div><div style="text-align:center;"></div><div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="ZSx0LrY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZSx0LrY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/v77HdBv.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/v77HdBv.jpg"></a><img alt="0vJMbV1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0vJMbV1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="iyvJahr.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iyvJahr.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....and so just like that we have an impromptu WWF Championship match, as Ahmed Johnson (who just wants to fight) puts his newly won gold on the line against the big seven footer, Psycho Sid.....and both of these two men are riding a pretty big wave of momentum right now, after both were successful in their respective Summerslam matches.... ......it's not often that Ahmed Johnson finds himself the smallest man in ANY match, but he's found himself in that position tonight, because he's in there tonight with the seven foot monster that is Psycho Sid.....and this match was bowling shoe ugly. Oh it was well received don't get me wrong, the crowd were certainly into it, but neither Psycho Sid nor Ahmed Johnson are exactly best known for the psychological aspect of their game..... .....mercifully the match doesn't go overly long (since neither of these men are known for their stamina either) which helps, as these two big hosses stiff the crap out of each other, with Sid looking like he's getting the upper hand, even going as far as positioning the WWF Champion for the Powerbomb......... <img alt="WEU6DMb.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WEU6DMb.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="yahuG1M.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yahuG1M.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....but it's a Powerbomb that he doesn't get to deliver, because Ric Flair and Arn Anderson come running down the aisle.....and as the Nature Boy distracts the attention of the official, The Enforcer sneaks into the ring behind the Psycho One, nailing him right in the back of the head with that trusty tire iron of his..... ......Sid goes down in a heap, and all Ahmed has to do is make a simple cover....and three seconds later, his first title defence is in the books. Winner: ......and Still WWF Champion......Ahmed Johnson Rating: B </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="0vJMbV1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0vJMbV1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="WEU6DMb.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WEU6DMb.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="yahuG1M.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yahuG1M.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Ahmed collects his Championship and rolls out of the ring, shoulder barging straight past Flair and Arn....before stopping and turning around, telling the two men that he didn't need OR want their help....next time stay out of his business, before they become just another two names on his list of victims..... .....Flair tells him to calm down, they weren't here to help him, they were here to screw Sid.....and unless Ahmed starts showing a little respect, then HE will become just another name on the list of men that Ric Flair has defeated on route to become THE MAN......the thirteenth name to be precise...... ......Ahmed laughs at that, telling Flair to "keep dreaming old man".....this is the Age of Ahmed, not the Stone Age of Ric Flair....before turning and heading to the back, still laughing to himself as Flair and Anderson seethe at the disrespect shown to them. Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="zPHQ0Es.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zPHQ0Es.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="SGy0LmH.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SGy0LmH.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="UIWQvNc.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UIWQvNc.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> It's back to back title matches here on Raw is War tonight....and Matt Hardy is certainly not being shy about putting his newly won European Championship on the line, against friend or foe, face or heel, it doesn't seem to matter to Hardy.....because while it was that dastardly rule breaker Scorpio last week, he's putting the gold on the line against fellow fan favourite Jerry Lynn here tonight.....and much as he’s sporting a new championship, he’s sporting a new look....obviously keen to move away from the “Hardy Boys” team and really establish himself as a singles competitor..... .....Rude claims that Hardy needs to start being a little bit smarter when it comes to putting the Title up for grabs....title defence after title defence week in and week out is one sure fire way to guarantee a short lived reign as Champion.....Jim Ross disagrees however....he says that Matt Hardy is still young, and getting better and better with each passing match.....the more matches he has, the better he's going to get..... .....his opponent tonight however has a wealth of matches under his belt, ring veteran Jerry Lynn....a great in ring performer, if not a little bit bland....which is really the only thing holding him back, because with the talent we have on the roster right now, just being a good worker isn't enough.....maybe if we can develop a little bit of a character for him he'll have more chance..... .....that being said this was a good match between these two, despite the fact that they were both fan favourites, good enough for what I wanted from them anyway......a decent back and forth battle with both men seeing plenty of offence, before Hardy finally caught Lynn with a Twist of Fate which was enough to give him the win, and a second successful title defence. Winner: ......and Still WWF European Champion......Matt Hardy Rating: B </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="6HAkmMb.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6HAkmMb.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9OxCFgt.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9OxCFgt.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> We go to the back from there, where Dok Hendrix is standing by with another ring veteran....although this one has PLENTY of character.....it's Jake "The Snake" Roberts..... ....Dok says that tonight, Jake will have to go one on one with the Million Dollar Corporation's Rich Steiner....a man who was willing to sell out his own brother to make a few bucks....makes you wonder what he will be willing to do tonight to pick up the winners purse tonight..... ".....Rich Steiner....living proof that money really is the root of all evil.....see Ted DiBiase has been rubbing his wealth in the face of the less privileged for years, wallowing in the avarice of human desires for his own amusement.....but contrary to what Ted DiBase believes, money does not make the man, and some of the poorest people on gods green earth are richer than the DiBiase's and the Steiner's of this world will ever be......rich in family....rich in friends....rich in memories......and tonight, Mr. Steiner is going to find out the simple truth, that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of god....." .....Dok then switches the subject to Raven, telling Jake that at Summerslam, he and Sid ensured the first step in the downfall of the self proclaimed Deity of the Damned, taking his Flock away from him.....where does Jake go from here?..... ".....first of all, this path doesn't lead to the downfall of Raven....Summerslam was the first step on a path of rebirth for Raven, even if he doesn't see it yet.....I see it Dok....my eyes are wide open for the first time in my life....they say you have to be cruel to be kind, I disagree.....when it came to moulding Raven I was cruel just to be cruel.....yeah I mounded him in my image......problem was, my image wasn't no good to begin with.....I see that now, but I believe I'm a better man.....I have faith that I can make Raven a better man......I have faith that I can once again mould him in THIS image.....I did it once, I can do it again.....Trust Me......" Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="9OxCFgt.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9OxCFgt.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="D4vcXtI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/D4vcXtI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/GFiBCDF.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/GFiBCDF.jpg"></a> Rich Steiner saw immediate return on selling out his brother and aligning himself with the Million Dollar Man, capturing his first singles championship here in the WWF when he defeated the British Bulldog for the Intercontinental Title....unfortunately for him his past sins came back to haunt him, as his brother Scott Steiner returned with a vengeance to take that title from him on his way to becoming the WWF Champion....since then the elder Steiner has been spinning his wheels, failing to recapture the Intercontinental Championship from Scott before entering into a long running feud with Ken Shamrock......maybe a victory over Jake Roberts would put his career back on track...... .....of course that's going to be easier said than done.....Jake may be slowing down in terms of his in ring abilities (you could certainly say Father Time is catching up with him) he's still a force to be reckoned with inside that squared circle, and as Jake drops Steiner with that Short Arm Clothesline, giving the sign that he's going for the DDT, it looks as though he's on the fast track to victory here.......... <img alt="4PUvHMh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/4PUvHMh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......until his attention is taken away by the Titantron flickering to life.....and we are treated to a shot of Raven sitting alone in the dark, gently swaying back and forward on a swing at an abandoned child's play park.....he doesn't acknowledge the camera....doesn't even lift his head.....but he does speak.....he says that in Native American lore, the right of passage from Boy to Man is an important time..... "........there were often times that young boys were sent from the village in search of a vision.......this was the case of one particular young native boy..... .....he set out on his way up to the top of a mountain in search of his vision, and as he climbed up the mountain, the air got cooler and cooler......nearing the top he came upon a snake laying in the path....the snake was shivering, almost frozen to death, and said to the boy. "Please help me. I can't move, I am so cold that I can no longer make it any further down the mountain"...... ........the boy looked sadly down at the snake, telling him that while he would like to help him "You're a snake, and if I pick you up, you'll bite me!" The snake replied desperately, "No, no I won't, I promise I won't bite you if you'll only pick me up and help get me down the mountain"...... .......so the young boy, being pure of heart, picked up the snake, put him in his shirt, and continued climbing to the top of the mountain in search of his vision......when he got back down to the bottom of the mountain, he reached in, took out the snake....... ......and the snake bit the young boy....... ......the boy clutched at his hand, feeling the venom seeping into his veins, before sadly looking down at the snake and asking "Why.....you said that if I'd help you out, that you wouldn't bite me!"....... ........to which the snake replied "But you knew what I was when you picked me up!"......" .....Raven stands up from the swing and finally raises his head to look into the camera, lifting his hair away from his face so that his eyes are fully visible..... "......a snake by any other name is still a snake....and nature can't be tamed.....I knew you were a snake when I let you into my life....so why was I surprised when you turned around to bite me?.....climates change.....trends change.....fashion changes.....but people don't.....you say you're going to make me a better man.....I say, you already did.......you say YOU'RE a better man......those people have faith that you're a better man.....but at the end of the day, they knew what you were when they picked you up.....Quote the Raven.....Nevermore......" ......with that the picture fades to black, leaving Jake staring at a blank screen......although he's not staring at it for long.....because Rich has had all the time in the world to recover.....spinning the Snake around and drilling him into the mat with a Steiner Driver.....and three seconds later, Rich Steiner has picked up a big win over a big name. Winner: Rich Steiner Rating: B </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="XM4RvXp.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/XM4RvXp.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="iz8jTUZ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iz8jTUZ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="2hf3Bt1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2hf3Bt1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="gTRUKXY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gTRUKXY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Our next match is a tag team affair featuring newcomers Mosh and Thrasher, the Headbangers....going up against two men who WERE members of Raven's Flock, before they realised that Raven was more interested in helping himself rather than helping them.....and now thanks to Psycho Sid's victory at Summerslam, they are free to walk their own path, and much like Matt Hardy, sporting a new look to go with their new found freedom..... .....with the loss of two of the WWF's brightest prospects in the tag team division, the pairing of Edge and Christian as well as the loss of Jeff Hardy that resulted in the Hardy Boys disbanding, there's a few holes in the tag team division right now....holes that both of these teams are going to be able to fill.....the Headbangers because they are fresh new arrivals, and the Dogs of War because while they have been a regular team for over a year now, they have spent the majority of that year playing second fiddle to Raven.....you've got to believe that they will have Championship aspirations in the near future..... .....because of that a victory for either team here would be a huge step in the right direction....and it was the Dogs of War, Wrath and Crush, that got that victory, nailing Thrasher with a huge double Chokeslam for the three count. Winner(s): The Dog's of War Rating: B </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="sycUZi3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sycUZi3.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="usOcA2j.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/usOcA2j.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Speaking of the Tag Team division, It's promo time next.....and it's the two men that will be challenging for the WWF Tag Team Titles at Ground Zero: In Your House, the odd couple themselves, Al Snow and Chris Candido.... .....the pair make their way out (with Head ever present in the hands of Snow) to a great response....Al Snow in particular is a real crowd favourite (who's had somewhat of a fairy tail rise from the masked Enhancement Talent, Avatar to the....uhm...."confused" mannequin head wielding, Upper Midcard star, Al Snow) and climb into the ring with a pair of microphones.... .....Chris Candido is the complete polar opposite to his partners happy go lucky demeanour....long gone is the goofy "Skip" mannerisms, they went around the same time that Sunny left Candido to join up with Hunter Hearst Helmsley......which is probably why this team gel so well....he says that at Summerslam, he and Al Snow were half a second away from securing the WWF Tag Team Titles...... "......half a second......and the only reason we're not standing here with the gold right now, is because the New Age Outlaws snuck in like thieves in the night and stole the damn victory.....well that was then....that was then, and that was in a match where you needed eyes in the back of your head.....at Ground Zero, thanks to my......"partner".....finally doing something right around here.....it's just gonna be us and them......no cheap win's.....no flukes.....those titles are coming home with us......" ".......give me a break, you have GOT to be kidding me right now......" <img alt="LN9fJ4R.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/LN9fJ4R.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="x7mr7ao.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/x7mr7ao.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ....it seems like our Tag Team Champions feel a little different, as the Road Dogg and the Bad Ass make their way down the ring....as usual is Jesse James on the stick being that he's the talker of the two, and the Outlaws climb into the ring and look their challengers up and down for a second before breaking out into hysterical laughter..... ".......you're really trying to tell me that you think for a second that Vanilla Ice Ice Baby here, Frosty the Snow Man and his Half Pint Partner, Chris "don't call me Skippy" Candido have got a snowflakes chance in hell against me, the D-O-Double G....or the Bad Ass Billy Gunn? I don't know what you boys have been smoking but you'd better pass it to the left hand side, because you know the Duke of Doobies wants a little taste of that......" "......you shouldn't smoke Mr. Dogg.....it's very bad for you............wait what?..........that's right, they are.......Head says that Smokers are Chokers, you don't want to choke now do you?......" "......well you can tell Miss Head from me, that while I appreciate her concern, the only chokers around here are you pair of jack-off's......that's why WE are the WWF Tag Team Champions of the World.....and why YOU two ain't....." ......Road Dogg say that's exactly the reason that Candido's little blonde bimbo Sunny high tailed it the first chance she got, and now the only "head" that Skippy is getting is from his partners imaginary friend...... ".....now I suggest you listen up and listen close.....we ain't out here tonight to start something, we're here with a warning....see as a team, you're pretty entertaining....I can appreciate that, I'm a funny guy myself.....but that's all you are....a funny joke....a punchline....all laughter and no substance......we're the real deal....don't believe us? Ask Jeff Hardy......ask Edge.....ask Christian......oh that's right, you can't.....because they're gone.....and that's because of us...... ......we can come out here and laugh it up with the best of them, but when it comes to these.....when it comes to the WWF Tag Team Titles.....we ain't playing.....you step into the ring with us and you're gonna get hurt....do yourselves a favour, keep doing what you're doing, make these people laugh, collect your paycheque.....but don't for one second think that you're walking out of Ground Zero as the Tag Team Champions, because I can 100% guarantee that you're not.....in fact, you'd better hope there's no dumpsters laying around, else you might not walk out at all......and if you ain't down with that....and since you like Head so much......Billy, tell 'em what they can do......." ".....SUCK IT!......." ......with that the Outlaws turn and leave, after a far more serious promo that they usually grant us, leaving Al Snow looking rather concerned, and Chris Candido looking even more p!ssed off than usual. Rating: A* (I was honestly expecting a B+ at best here so I'm not sure what happened....Billy Gunn didn't talk so I rated him on overness (A's/B+'s) but I rated Road Dogg, Al Snow and Candido all on entertainment (around a B+/B+/C- respectively) I was really expecting Candido to ding the rating, so where that A* came from is anyone's guess.....apparently these people just really love Head) </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="5cSfyiS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5cSfyiS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="HAOQZrK.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/HAOQZrK.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Our next match up sees the now FORMER World Wrestling Federation Champion, Scott Steiner, facing off against Vince McMahon's Corporate Cannon, Brian Pillman, in a match that could main event any show on the WWF Calender, including Wrestlemania.....and it really was a great match too.....it's not often that Scotty Steiner is the weak link in a match (in fact he is quite often has one of the best performances on the card) but he was slowed slightly by the knock he picked up against Ahmed Johnson at Summerslam. Luckily Pillman was there to carry the load, putting in a solid A* performance himself.....that being said, this isn't the first great match these two men have had, the two men had another barnburner a few months back at In Your House. On that night Scott Steiner was the better man, but the match wasn't without interference.....funnily enough at the hands Brian Pillman may find himself sharing the spotlight with later on (should he accept Vince McMahon's offer) Stone Cold Steve Austin.... .....Steiner is a bad man in a bad mood, and he’s got gold on his mind.....no, not Ahmed Johnson and the WWF Title, we’re talking about the Bizarre One, Goldust, the man who cost Steiner that prize.....and Big Poppa Pump is more than happy to take his frustrations out on the Corporate Cannon here tonight, while Pillman is more than happy to focus on the bad neck of Steiner, and he spent a good portion of the match working on that particular body part.....in the end though, Steiner’s rage helped him fight through the pain, and after nailing Pillman with a stiff Steinerline, he locked in the Steiner Recliner right in the middle of the ring, leaving Pillman with no choice but to concede the match....... <img alt="9XS4PyW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9XS4PyW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="eFrArdR.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eFrArdR.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......or at least he would have done, had Goldust and Marcus not suddenly stormed the ring......and with Goldust still clad in Big Poppa Pumps chainmail and clutching Scotty’s good pipe, he nails Steiner right in the back of that injured neck with the lead weapon......leaving the official little option but to call for the bell..... Winner: Scott Steiner (via disqualification) Rating: A </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="5cSfyiS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5cSfyiS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="HAOQZrK.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/HAOQZrK.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9XS4PyW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9XS4PyW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="eFrArdR.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eFrArdR.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....not that the assault stops there....as Goldust continues to hammer Steiner with repeated blows from that lead pipe.....Marcus joins in with some stomps for good measure.....and as soon as Pillman has made his recovery, HE joins in on the fun too, because after all, Brian Pillman has never turned down an opportunity to kick a man when he’s down..... ......Steiner was already hurt....and that was before he took a beating from a lead pipe....now he’s down and in serious trouble....not as serious trouble as he’s going to be in if Brian Pillman has his way though.....because the Corporate Cannon is headed to the outside for a steel chair, and we all know how dangerous a weapon a chair can be in Pillman’s hands...... <img alt="J6fVGTO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/J6fVGTO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......Dude Love knows too.....which is probably why he comes running out from the locker rooms, crashing into the back of the chair wielding Pillman with a running knee that sends the Corporate Cannon crashing into the ring-post..... ......the steel chair flys from Pillman’s hands and the Dude quickly grabs it, swinging wildly at his retreating foe.....Pillman is able to narrowly duck the attack however, leaving the chair to strike nothing but ring-post, before making a hasty retreat up the aisle, stumbling to safety as he goes...... ......that leaves Goldust and Marcus in the ring, two men that the Dude’s alter ego Cactus Jack had more than a few problems with recently....and since the Dude has a chair....and the Corporate Cannon has the Dude all fired up....why not take some of those frustrations out on the Bizarre Duo?.... ......to be fair, Goldust and Marcus obviously realise that the Dude is not someone to mess with right now, and since Scott Steiner was their designated target, and Scott Steiner is currently laid face first on the mat, they decide it may be wiser to retreat to the back, making a beeline up the aisle as Dude Love checks on Big Poppa Pump, and we go to commercial........ Rating: A </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> ......except we don’t go to commercial.....we go to a quick shot of the parking lot, where a long black limousine is pulling up..... ......Ross and Rude speculate as to who this could be, but as the driver makes his way around to open the door, all we see is one Gucci shoe climb out.....Rick Rude declares that it’s Steve Austin, he says he’s here, and he’s clearly made the right choice...... .....we don’t actually see WHO it is, but as we watch those Gucci shoes walk towards the building, Jim Ross hopes to god that this isn’t Stone Cold Steve Austin......and now we DO go to commercial. Rating: N/A </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="78omf06.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/78omf06.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="m5TLRLH.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/m5TLRLH.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="HJMWmjx.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/HJMWmjx.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="mlpIGwT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mlpIGwT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="zu6sn4v.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zu6sn4v.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="sYfLy6J.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sYfLy6J.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Nash's #1 Contender Shot vs. An Intercontinental Title Shot at IYH; The Man Who Wins The Match Win's The Prize This next match comes off the back of Kevin Nash’s disqualification victory over Bret Hart, that gave Big Sexy (for now) the number one contender spot for Ahmed Johnson’s WWF Title.....as usual Bret Hart did not take defeat kindly, claiming that he was only seconds away from victory when the official unfairly disqualified him, costing him the match.....(he wasn’t....he was flat on his back after a Jacknife Powerbomb and one count away from being defeated, but what sort of heel lets the truth get in the way of a good complaint)..... ......Jim Ross informs us that on Superstars, the Hitman demanded another shot at Kevin Nash and the #1 Contenders spot....Nash agreed, under the condition that it was a six man tag, and a shot at Owen Harts Intercontinental Title was also on the line.....the Harts agreed, and so here we are...... .......if you tuned into Raw this week instead of Nitro, you were treated to two back to back near five star matches....because much like our previous match, this one was also excellent, with Jim Ross proclaiming that you won’t see action like this over on the other station (Spoiler alert: He’s right too.....although Nitro’s main event came pretty close)..... .....there’s a lot of bad blood in this match, although interestingly enough, mainly on the part of the Harts.....Bret and Owen have a vendetta against the Wolfpac dating back almost two years, while in Scott Halls own words, he, Nash and Waltman could really care less about the Hart Foundation, everything they did was simply business.... ......Chris Jericho has really found his niche since joining up with the Harts, not only that but he’s really moved up in the pecking order as well (not to mention the rub that young Test is receiving as his bodyguard) and he really shines in this one, putting on a performance that is only really topped by (as usual) Bret Hart.....he sells fantastically for the Wolfpac too, bouncing all over the ring like a bump machine and making the faces look super strong..... .....when the time comes to return the favour it’s Sean Waltman playing the face in peril, a role that he fills perfectly being the smallest man in the match, and while Jericho was a bump machine, Waltman is a selling machine, screaming out in pain as all three of the Canadians dismantle him in an effort to soften him up for any of their respective submission finishing moves..... .....the match breaks down as they tend to do, and all hell breaks loose as these six men go at it.....but the finish of the match comes out of nowhere, Owen Hart attempts a Victory Roll on Waltman, who drops to the ground in reversal midway through, pinning Hart to the mat for a quick one, two, three.....and rather reminiscent of the way Owen pinned Bret during their Wrestlemania X classic, not only has Waltman just won himself an Intercontinental Title shot, he beat the Intercontinental Champion himself to do it. Winner(s): The Wolfpac Rating: A </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="qV2yDWP.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qV2yDWP.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="UpnPfKu.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UpnPfKu.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="WEU6DMb.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WEU6DMb.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="yahuG1M.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yahuG1M.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="QcaiScU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QcaiScU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> We come back from our final commercial break of the evening, and we’re closing our show much the same way that we opened it, with Vince McMahon and his chosen Corporate Cabinet standing in the ring..... .....Vince has a microphone in hand, telling this rowdy Philly crowd to quieten down, before saying that the time is now.... ”......the time is now for Stone Cold Steve Austin to walk down that aisle, shake my hand.....and begin his transformation from diamond in the rough, to simply my corporate diamond......now it’s going to take a lot of work, but if I can tame the rabid animal that is Brian Pillman, I can tame anyone.....and if there is ANYONE who knows what makes a true champion.....if there’s ANYONE that knows about how to shape a diamond.....it’s Ric Flair.....” .....Flair lets out a big “Woooooooo” before shaking McMahon by the hand, proclaiming that he is correct..... ”......because for the last 25 years....no one has shone brighter.....than the Naaaature Boyyyyyy.....Woooooooo....Ric Flair......Austin, the next time you walk that aisle pal, it’s going to be the most important walk of your life.....because you won’t just be walking towards this ring.....you’ll be walking towards greatness.....you’ll be walking towards success.....you’ll be walking towards your place....in wrestling history...... ......make no mistake about it, you’re good.....you’re very good.....so good in fact, that in 1993, when I left the World Wrestling Federation, there was one thing I wanted to DO......and two people I wanted to FACE.....what I wanted to do......was reunite with my best friend, The Real Enforcer, Arn Anderson.....and who I wanted to face? Steve Austin and Brian Pillman.....” ......Flair says that Brian Pillman might be crazy, but he’s crazy like a fox.....a man he’s fought against, a man he’s fought beside.....and a man he’s glad to have on his side. He pats the hyena like Pillman on the back, quoting Pink Floyd ”Shine on, you Crazy Diamond”......Flair says that while he’s never been in the ring with “Stone Cold”, he has most certainly been in the ring with Steve Austin, and just like Vince McMahon said, Steve Austin is a true diamond in the rough, and Ric Flair should know, after all, diamonds are forever..... ”......and so is Ric Flair......” ......both Arn and Brian take the microphone next, imploring Austin to make the right decision, with Pillman stating that there are no hard feelings, when Brian did what he did to Steve he was just following his natural order....the chaotic neutral that is his life....it was nothing personal....while Arn says that he and Flair have surrounded themselves with greatness their whole careers.....they’ve took nobodies and made them stars, they’ve took stars and made them legends, and tonight, Steve Austin could be on the road to superstardom..... ”......if you just make the right decision.....the smart decision......” ......with his combined group continue to make the case for Austin, a young ring worker comes running down the aisle to grab the attention of Mr. McMahon, whispering something in his ear that makes the owner break out into a huge smile....he takes the microphone and tells everyone to quieten down, because the reason they are all here tonight is ready to make his grand entrance...... ”.......ladies and gentlemen I give to you......Ston........I give to you....Steve Austin......” ......the glass shatters and the crowd erupts in anticipation of the arrival of the number one face in the WWF.......although their cheers quieten down slightly when Austin finally parts the curtain......... <img alt="piZgGia.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/piZgGia.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .......because this doesn’t look like the Stone Cold everybody knows and loves......he doesn’t look like Stone Cold, he doesn’t walk like Stone Cold.....and as he climbs into the ring, he certainly doesn’t have the mannerisms of Stone Cold, because he doesn’t mount the turnbuckles to salute the crowd, and there are certainly no middle fingers to be seen...... .....Rick Rude is delighted at this “new” Steve Austin, saying he and Steve go way back and this is quite the sight to see.....Jim Ross agrees that it’s a sight alright.....a sickening one..... ......Austin comes to a stop to take in his surroundings, before walking over to Fair and Anderson and shaking each man by the hand....he bypasses Kane (Monsters don’t shake hands) and comes to a halt in front of Brian Pillman, who sticks his hand out with a huge sh!t eating grin on his face.....Austin pauses, looking down at the peace offering, before looking up again at his former partner with a fire in his eyes, until he finally breaks out into a big smile too, and the former Hollywood Blondes reunite with a handshake and a big manly hug...... ......Austin then turns to face the final man in the ring, Vince McMahon, who is stood there looking delighted as he also offers his hand to Austin with a smug smirk on his face.....instead of taking his hand however, Austin takes the microphone from his other hand...... ”......first things first McMahon.....if we’re gonna do this, then we’re gonna do it like men......and no disrespect to these gentlemen here, but if Stone Co......but if Steve Austin is really gonna be THE man around here, then we need to do this with only THE man in the ring.....you want me to have my moment, you need to clear this ring of everyone but me and you, and that’s the bottom line......” .....McMahon looks wary for a minute, but he finally relents, telling Flair, Anderson and Pillman to head to the back...... ”.......and the Big Red Sumbitch too....his big ass is gonna be blocking my spotlight......” ......McMahon explains that Kane is there for the Chairman’s protection, he doesn’t leave his side.....Austin tells Vince that’s fine..... ”.......because I’ll leave your side right now, walk my ass back up that aisle and drive on home to Texas, I don’t give a damn......” .......McMahon finally relents, telling Kane to head to the back as well.....the Big Monster shakes his head in refusal initially, but McMahon insists and finally he heads to the back, leaving Austin and McMahon alone in the ring..... .......McMahon again offers Austin his hand, telling him that he’s made the right decision, and judging by his very nice suit, this transition should go smoother than Vince imagined it would...... ”......I honestly thought we’d have more of a fight on our hands to get you out of those redneck clothes, and yet here you are, looking every bit the Corporate Champion in the making......now all you have to do is shake my hand, and we can make the match official.......Ground Zero: In Your House.....Ahmed Johnson vs. Steve Austin.....for the World Wrestling Federation Championship.....” .......Austin does indeed take McMahon’s hand in his.....much to the dismay of these Philly fans, who answer that with a resounding round of boo’s.......McMahon tells them to shut up.....before thanking Austin for making the right decision......still holding onto Vince’s hand, Austin shakes his head, telling Vince no.....thank you....... ”.......for being the stupidest son of a b!tch in this building......” .......with that McMahons eyes bulge as Austin pulls him in close.....kicks him in the gut....... .......and drops him with the Stone Cold Stunner........ .......and now the place absolutely erupts, as Austin tears off his jacket and throws it on top of McMahon, telling him that Stone Cold Steve Austin don’t bow down to nobody, before flipping McMahon the double bird and dropping down to the mat to scream abuse straight in Vince’s unconscious face.... .......he pulls off the Gucci shoes and whacks McMahon in the back of the head with them, before tearing the sleeves off his shirt, shoving one of them into the mouth of the boss........ .........Pillman, Flair, Anderson and Kane come running out of the back and down the aisle to McMahons rescue, but Austin flips all four of the men off, before quickly bailing from the ring and into the crowd, where the Philly Faithful swarm him....... ......he’s still got the microphone with him, and as Flair tends to Vince he tells them that when McMahon wakes up, ”......you can tell him that the ass-whopping he just took was courtesy of Stone Cold Steve Austin....and he shoulda had more sense than to trust a Rattlesnake to begin with.....Stone Cold Steve Austin ain’t for sale......Stone Cold Steve Austin don’t need no help......and Stone Cold Steve Austin is damn sure gonna be the World Wrestling Federation Champion, whether you like it or not.......as for the offer to join your little club, Vince McMahon, you can kiss my ass, and that’s the bottom line......because STONE COLD said so......” .......with that Austin tosses down the microphone, before raising his arms in celebration amongst this rowdy crowd.....while Vince McMahon slowly sits up with a look of fury on his face, and the show closes to the sound of Jim Ross telling us that..... ”.....by god, Stone Cold Steve Austin just Stunned the Owner of the World Wrestling Federation.....and Austin don’t give a damn......all hell is about to break loose around here.....” Rating: A* Final Rating: A* </div></blockquote> </div>

Crossface · June 25, 2018

Unfortunately I've fallen off with this to4sty, but I'm catching up. Loving the new graphic presentation as well. The rectangles pics draw.

to4sty · June 25, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Crossface" data-cite="Crossface" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Unfortunately I've fallen off with this to4sty, but I'm catching up. Loving the new graphic presentation as well. The rectangles pics draw.</div></blockquote> It’s all good brother, take your time, there’s plenty there to read <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> there will even be another episode of Nitro in a day or so (he says after not even finishing writing the opening segment yet <img alt=":rolleyes:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/rolleyes.png.4b097f4fbbe99ce5bcd5efbc1b773ed6.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ) Incidentally, diary of the month! A massive thank you to anyone who took the time to read and vote for my (sometimes ridiculously long) shows, it’s most appreciated

Nobby_McDonald · June 25, 2018

I like that Stone Cold angle.

eldandythedoubter · June 26, 2018

The only thing I would like right now is a table of contents for when I'm trying to binge how we got to this point.

Curtman · June 26, 2018

You should also post quick results to ECW events. I'm extremely curious about their status in the world at the moment.

to4sty · June 27, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="eldandythedoubter" data-cite="eldandythedoubter" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>The only thing I would like right now is a table of contents for when I'm trying to binge how we got to this point.</div></blockquote> Ask and you shall receive, it’s been added to page one.....actually I’d been working on it anyway, but never got round to finishing it so thanks for the reminder <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Nobby_McDonald" data-cite="Nobby_McDonald" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I like that Stone Cold angle.</div></blockquote> Thanks, me too <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Curtman" data-cite="Curtman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>You should also post quick results to ECW events. I'm extremely curious about their status in the world at the moment.</div></blockquote> I’ll see what I can do next time I fire the game up....to be honest while the company itself isn’t doing to badly (and ratings wise their shows are decent) they are booking a lot like WCW were, with some mighty odd decisions/pushes. To be fair though most of the 1997 era ECW crew are either in WCW or WWF right now....I think RVD is locked into a Japan deal, I’m sure Tommy Dreamer is pretty badly injured so not a factor. Shane Douglas is their Champ right now I believe but I’ll double check. I did consider taking over ECW at the same time as taking over WCW, but I thought that would be a step too ambitious <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> I can certainly include some recaps however

eldandythedoubter · June 27, 2018

Thank you Toasty.

to4sty · June 28, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"> <img alt="oyFIziv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/oyFIziv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Week 1, September 1997 The Pyramid Arena (Memphis, Tennessee) ATT: 15,661 TV: 18.38 Announce Team: Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan and Mike Tenay <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> <img alt="7Kekdfg.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7Kekdfg.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="vB9dsDX.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vB9dsDX.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="0CWH5qZ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0CWH5qZ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="zJWRW9s.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zJWRW9s.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Cx2IuWn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cx2IuWn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="SuMAfsS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SuMAfsS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="598dEVe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/598dEVe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="6PMfEkU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6PMfEkU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="De9q5V9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/De9q5V9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Tonights show opens to a far less chaotic scene than last weeks show.....although it’s still anything but ordinary.....because we open to the Titans of Wrestling (as we often do) but the men aren’t making any grand entrances.....because the entire group is already in the ring.....a ring that is surrounded by a fifteen foot high steel cage..... .....Russo has a microphone in his hand, as he tells the crowd to look at this barbaric structure surrounding the ring.....he says there may only be one ring here tonight.....and this may not be the War Games cage, but take a look at the talent enclosed in this cage and try and tell him how any of Team WCW think they have a chance?...... ”......What you have here is the greatest single group of professional athletes ever assembled......and we're expanding by the week......we've got the man who's been out here week in and week out trying to prove himself to Hollywood.....trying to show how much he wants it......the man who tonight, has FINALLY earned his shirt......Buff Bagwell......" .....Russo hands Buff his brand new official Titans of Wrestling shirt, and he grins like a moron as the other Titans pat him on the back before putting the shirt on and flexing his impressive biceps...... ".......we've got the new blood.....the hottest young up and coming Team in professional wrestling today.....a team that knows how to pick the winning side, because one call from me was all it took to bring them down south.....and a team that will do what the Not-So-Nasty Boys couldn't, and that's bring the WCW Tag Team Titles back to the Titans of Wrestling.....Adam Copeland and Christian Cage....." ......Edge and Christi.....sorry, I mean Copeland and Cage raise their hands in the air and hop up and down like morons in celebration of their arrival, showing all of that personality that they were beginning to develop during the end of their WWF tenure....Copeland takes the microphone, thanking Russo for making that call.....he says that for the past week, all they've been hearing is "why?"......why did they jump to the WCW?.....he says that's the stupidest question they've ever heard.....he says to look at this group.....Hogan, Warrior, Savage..... "......I was at Wrestlemania in Toronto you know.....I was there for the ultimate challenge......me and Christian, we were totally the biggest Hollywood-Maniacs in all of Canada.......maybe the world......" .....Christian says that while Hollywood rules the world as the number one singles wrestler, he and his partner are going to rule the wrestling world as the number one tag team..... ".....and to do that, all we have to do is beat the Chode Warriors, which shouldn't be hard, because we are totally freaking awesome....." ......Russo takes the microphone back, saying that he hopes that's right.....but not only do the Titans have the new blood, they have the true blood.....THE faces of professional wrestling.....he says if you ask any non-wrestling fan to name a wrestler, they would name one of three people......either Randy Savage......The Warrior.............or Hollywood Hogan...... .....and as the Warrior broods in the background, Hollywood takes the microphone.....he walks right up to the wire mesh cage, giving it a good shake with a sneer on his face..... "......see this right here Brothers, this is why WCW can never match up to the Titans dude....because make no mistake, this is a war.....this is our battleground.....and the WCW, they're sending boys into the pits of hell to fight five of the baddest men on the planet.....this is WAR Games brother, not Fun and Games.....you've got five icons in there with a has-been....a hack.....a never-was.....and two nobodies......that's Flexy Lexy and the Big Stinky Giant.....Curt Hennig who I've beaten more times than I can count.........and finally Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Benoit.....Ha-Ha, don't make me laugh......Dallas Page and Chris Benoit should be kissing Hollywood's feet for even agreeing to get in the ring with a pair of scrubs like them...... ......Hollywood is going to take these 24 inch pythons brother, he's going to pick Dallas Page up with one hand......he's going to pick Benoit up with the other.....he's going to press them both over his head at the same time, grind their ugly faces up and down this cage like a cheese grater.....and THEN, when I've had my fun......I'm going to throw them to the lions, Macho Man and the Warrior.....and they're going to pick the carcasses clean and use your bones to make their bread......" ......Hogan says that Giant, Hennig, Page and Benoit, they've never been inside War Games like Hollywood and the Macho Man.....they've never been locked inside a steel cell with a stone cold killer like the Warrior before.....but they will..... "......and what ya gonna do brother?.......when the baddest dudes on the planet, the Titans of Wrestling, run wild on you?...." .....with that Hogan throws down the microphone, snarling at the camera as the entire group begins shaking that steel cage and we go to a commercial for our upcoming Fall Brawl event. Rating: A* </div><div style="text-align:center;"></div><div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="WKyRBSr.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WKyRBSr.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="SoUybMT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SoUybMT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="33FsrDO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/33FsrDO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Our first match up of the evening is a Championship match for the WCW Television Title....this is Jeff Hardy's second Championship opportunity in his short tenure for World Championship Wrestling, his first being a loosing effort against reigning United States Champion Eddie Guerrero....some may say that competing for the US Title at this relatively young stage of his career was maybe a step to far for Hardy, although while the Television Championship could certainly be considered a step below the US Title (and perhaps a more appropriate Title for a young up and comer like Jeff) you could hardly accuse the current Champion, Lord Steven Regal of being a step below United States Champion Guerrero....because his Lordship is far from a pushover..... .....that being said, this was certainly a closely fought contest between two men who's styles couldn't be more contradicting....the high flying, high impact offence of Hardy, against the slower paced, mat based ring work of Regal.....although, as Jeff drives the air out of Regal in the corner with a one man Poetry in Motion, before ascending to the top rope in search of that Swanton Bomb, it looks as though it's the high flyer that's going to come out on top.......except looks can be deceiving........ <img alt="y3FR6T0.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/y3FR6T0.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ikXidwr.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ikXidwr.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......because in somewhat of a recurring feature in recent weeks, Mortis and his manager/mouthpiece, James Vandenberg make their way down to ringside.... .....Vandenberg hops up onto the apron, not only causing the distraction to the official, but halting young Hardy in his tracks too, who sits perched high up on the top rope....at least he does until Mortis pops up behind him and nails him in the back of the head with that Jester Sceptre....and Hardy crashes to the mat hard...... ......his Lordship quickly wraps Hardy up in the Regal Stretch, but it's academic at this point, Jeff Hardy is out cold and the official calls for the bell, putting a stop to the match and declaring Regal your winner. Winner: ......and Still WCW Television Champion......Lord Steven Regal Rating: B- </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="y3FR6T0.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/y3FR6T0.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ikXidwr.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ikXidwr.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="33FsrDO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/33FsrDO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> His Lordship heads to the back with his Championship over his shoulder and his arm raised in victory, as Mortis and Vandenberg enter the ring....Vandenberg says that this right here, this sorry mess laying flat on his back in the middle of the ring, is exactly the consequences of pitting boys inside a man's sport.....he says that Jeff Hardy is just nineteen years old....a teenager....barely wet behind the ears.....but if he continues to toil in a man's sport then this canvas will be wet with pools of Hardy's blood....because Mortis is here to purge....Mortis his here to purify.....and Mortis is here to obliterate the imperfections of professional wrestling..... .....with that Mortis drags the still practically unconscious Hardy to his feet....but he's not standing for long, because he drives young Jeff straight back down to the mat with a Flatliner.....and once more, Jeff Hardy is left laying by this masked maniac. Rating: B- </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/BzLChFI.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/BzLChFI.jpg"></a><img alt="Kf8VKVo.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Kf8VKVo.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="qEwIP2Z.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qEwIP2Z.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="IAFCBBL.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/IAFCBBL.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="XUB4Xst.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/XUB4Xst.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> From there we go to tag team action, and it's a truly epic encounter between The Soul Train (Ernest Miller and Ice Train) and the Amazing French Canadians...... .....just kidding..... .....it WAS the Soul Train vs The Amazing French Canadians after all.....it was pretty poor..... .....to be fair, the AFC are a pretty entertaining team, and they rile this Memphis crowd up with a dreadful rendition of the Canadian National Anthem before the match gets underway....from there it's your pretty standard tag match, with Rougeau and Oulette working over Miller until he's finally able to make the tag (notice I didn't say it was a hot tag) to the big man Ice Train.... .....Ice Train then used his considerable power to plough through the two Canadians until his partner is able to get back into the fray.....in the end however it's the former Quebeckers that pick up the victory, after Oulette crushes the life out of Miller with that assisted Senton Bomb. Winner(s): The Amazing French Canadians Rating: C </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="Kf8VKVo.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Kf8VKVo.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="qEwIP2Z.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qEwIP2Z.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="IAFCBBL.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/IAFCBBL.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="XUB4Xst.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/XUB4Xst.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Not content with just picking up the victory however, the Canadians decide to continue the assault, and with Miller still down its Ice Train next on the chopping block, receiving a double flapjack before Jacques picks up his own partner and bodyslams him right onto the downed Train..... .....they drag the huge frame of Ice Train over to the corner, and after treating us all to another heartfelt rendition of the Canadian National Anthem, Oulette heads up top once more as the Canadians look to deliver a second assisted Senton....... <img alt="MLBCNMR.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MLBCNMR.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......but before he has chance to deliver it, the rookie sensation Bill Goldberg comes running down the aisle like a man possessed, and he leaps onto the apron where he sends Oulette flying halfway across the ring with a huge shove..... .....he flys through the middle rope and charges at Jacques, who attempts to surprise the former football star with a quick clothesline....but Goldberg ducks that and absolutely destroys Rougeau with a huge spear on the return..... .....Oulette quickly has the common sense to grab his partner and drag him to the safety of the outside, as the Amazing French Canadians quickly escape to the back, far away from the rampaging Goldberg who is screaming at the two men to come back and fight.....two men, one man, twenty men.....I don't think Goldberg cares WHO he fights so long as he fights someone....luckily for him he has a match lined up right now...... Rating: C+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="MLBCNMR.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MLBCNMR.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="D1E936c.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/D1E936c.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....poor Kaz Hayashi.....he didn't stand a chance here.... ....Goldberg was p!ssed before the match even began....and his mood didn't improve any during the course of this match.....of course it didn't help that this "match" lasted 1:35....hardly enough time to make a cup of coffee let alone improve somebodies mood.....Spear.....Jackhammer......and as the commentators fawn over the dominant displays that Goldberg has shown since his debut, it's goodnight Kaz Hayashi, lookout Amazing French Canadians. Winner: Bill Goldberg Rating: C- </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="mqWl7Ti.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mqWl7Ti.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="JtfgZsS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/JtfgZsS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> We go backstage now, where Mean Gene is standing by with the man he informs us will be facing newcomer Lance Storm at Fall Brawl, veteran of the sport, Rick Martel.....Gene says that Martel appeared to have title glory on his mind when he made his surprise debut for World Championship Wrestling a few months back, and looked to be a dead cert to be the man to dethrone Lord Steven Regal for the Television Championship.....those plans however were all derailed with the arrival of fellow Canadian Lance Storm, who alleges that Martel has outstayed his welcome in the wrestling business, and if anything, is now actually an embarrassment to all of Canada.... .....Martel scoffs at that, saying the only embarrassment around here is Lance Storm.....Martel says that he might be a few years older, but like a fine wine he just gets better with age.... "......Lance Storm, you might have youth on your side, but there is no substitution for experience, and there's no substitution for talent....when you're good, you're good, no matter the age, and Rick Martel is better than good....." .....he says that he will step into the ring with Lance Storm at Fall Brawl, he will DEFEAT Lance Storm at Fall Brawl.....and then he can refocus his attention on Steven Regal and the Television Title, a title that he claims he WOULD have been wearing right now had it not been for Storm....he says Storm is a good wrestler....a GREAT wrestler in fact, Martel can admit that....but he's young and WILL make a mistake.....and one mistake is all Rick Martel will need, to wrap him up into the Boston Crab. Rating: B- </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="cl2u3NN.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/cl2u3NN.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="9LSvvPw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9LSvvPw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Next up it's a real battle of the bulk, as two 300lb+ behemoths take to the ring, when The Warlord goes one on one with Scott Norton.....and as one former WCW announcer may say, this one was bowling shoe ugly..... ....it was a real punch/kick affair that saw these two beasts just stiff the life out of each other...and that's not because Norton isn't capable of more, but you can only do so much with an opponent as limited as the Warlord, who's style certainly lends itself better to tag team encounters rather than singles bouts..... .....Norton does get to demonstrate his tremendous strength however, when he is able to get the 6'5" Warlord up for his patented Shoulder-breaker, which was enough here to secure him a three count. Winner: Scott Norton Rating: C </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="mqWl7Ti.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mqWl7Ti.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="7SMKOYU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7SMKOYU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="dupGZMe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dupGZMe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="dZGI2qO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dZGI2qO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="E6autVG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/E6autVG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> We wake up Mean Gene from his backstage nap, because he has another interview to conduct, this time in front of the live crowd however as he stands in the middle of the ring....he does the obligatory shilling of the Hotline (1-900-909-9900), before asking us to welcome his next guests, three of the five men who will facing the Titans of Wrestling at Fall Brawl, AS WELL as competing against arguably three of the biggest names in Wrestling history tonight..... "....ladies and gentlemen please welcome....Curt Hennig, Chris Benoit.....and Diamond Dallas Page....." .....the trio get a good reception from this WCW faithful as they make their way out from the back....and the fact that DDP has the gorgeous Kimberly with him certainly doesn't hurt the crowd reaction, as one by one they climb through the ropes to join Gene in the ring..... ....Gene thanks the men for coming out, before getting straight to business.....he says that tonight they will be stepping in this ring to face Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage and The Warrior in six man action....and as we saw earlier this evening, Hollywood Hogan has already dismissed all three of these men as ANY kind of credible threat....and when you take into account that those three men standing across the ring from them tonight in the main event, have a total combined 12 Wold Championship reigns between them, compared to Hennig, Benoit and Page's combined ZERO World Championship reigns, Gene wonders out loud if Hogan's words will knock their confidence at all...... .....Hennig asks Gene if he looks like a man who's EVER lacked confidence a day in his life? He says yeah, sure Hogan has defeated him in the past, but the past is the past....right here in WCW, in one on one competition, it's Curt Hennig one, Hollywood Hogan zero..... ".....see Hogan can preach about beating Curt Hennig, but the fact of the matter is that despite Vince Russo and the Titans of Wrestling's best efforts, Eric Bischoff has ensured that WCW is a level playing field....and in a level playing field, there's no one better in this ring than Curt Hennig.....and in a level playing field, EVERYBODY gets a chance to rise to the top....and people like Chris Benoit, like Diamond Dallas Page....people that Hogan would NEVER have worked with five, ten years ago because he would have point blank refused....they're going to show Hogan....Savage....Warrior.....they're going to show the world that they are deserving of a place at the top table.....Hollywood Hogan may well be considered the biggest icon in professional wrestling, but when you're allowed to handpick your opponents for the best part of twenty years, it's pretty easy to rise to the top....let's see how good he is when his opponents don't fit inside his little comfort zone, because this man right here, Chris Benoit, is certainly NOT a man to be taken lightly....." .....Benoit doesn't say much....he prefers to let his actions in the ring do his talking for him (that and he is terrible on the microphone)....he simply says that he's been here in WCW in one way or another for the best part of four years now....not ONCE has he had a shot at that WCW Championship.....not ONCE has he had a shot at a Hogan....a Savage....a Warrior.....he says he's hit his head on that glass ceiling so many times that he damn near broke his neck....but that's all changing....the Titans of Wrestling may think they run WCW.....they may think that they're unbeatable and unbreakable......well lets see how unbreakable they are, when Chris Benoit traps them in the Crippler Crossface...... ......Page takes the microphone next....asking Gene to take a look at him and tell him what he sees....Gene looks flustered for a moment, telling Page he's not entirely sure of the question.... "......it's not a hard question Gene-O, I'll tell you what you see....you see a 41 year old wrestler, who only laced up those boots full time a few years ago....you see a nightclub owner....a manager....a mouthpiece....a tattooed New Jersey bum.....and that's what Hollywood "Scum" Hogan see's too.....except that's the problem Gene, looks can be deceiving....sure I'm all those things, but I'm so much more.....I'm an anomaly.....what I am Gene, is a man who sees what he wants...works his ass off and chases those dreams....... .....Wrestlemania VI....I know we're not supposed to talk about "the other guys" Gene, but hear me out.....Wrestlemania VI....the Ultimate Showdown......Hollywood Hogan vs. The Warrior....Champion vs. Champion.....Title vs. Title.....do you know what I did at Wrestlemania VI Gene? Hell, I wasn't even a blip on the radar at Wrestlemania VI....I drove the Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine to the ring in my very own pink Cadillac....I am the very definition of starting from the bottom, and good god look at me now.....Hogan....Savage....Warrior, Levesque, Traylor, Bagwell....those two new guys.....they're all going to find out the hard way that the cream always rises to the top.....and at War Games, every single one of them is going to feel....the.....BANG!....." Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="KNeainM.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KNeainM.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="bGSacqF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bGSacqF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Had WCW had a Cruiserweight division, then this match right here would have been a prime example of it, as cocky young German Alex Wright goes one on one with another youngster, Japan's own Yoshihiro Tajiri.....and despite the fact that Tajiri is five years senior to Wright (27 to Wrights 22) Alex Wright is actually the veteran of the pair, debuting at the age of just 16, three years before Tajiri's debut in 1994..... ......Yoshihiro certainly showed flashes of what the WCW executives obviously saw when hiring him during this one, because he more than holds his own against the more established Wright...unfortunately holding your own isn't enough around here, and Wright was finally able to pick up the victory with the (fittingly enough) Bridging German Suplex for the one, two, three. Winner: Alex Wright Rating: C </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="mqWl7Ti.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mqWl7Ti.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="3Hxm3hP.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3Hxm3hP.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="htDE7ZE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/htDE7ZE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> It's a busy night for Mean Gene tonight, as he's called to action once more....this time he is backstage with his latest guests, Hawk, Animal, the WCW Tag Team Champions....The Road Warriors..... .....Gene says that it's safe to say that the Road Warriors are finally finished with the Nasty Boys...but with the arrival of Adam Copeland and Christian Cage, it would seem as though the Titans of Wrestling are FAR from done with Hawk and Animal.....AND those Tag Team Titles they wear around their waist..... .....Animal screams that's right.....he says they told everyone what they were going to do to the Nasty Boys, and that's exactly what they did....now it's Copeland and Cage? They'll find out the same thing that the Nasty Boys found out....and that's the fact that when you step into the ring with the Road Warriors, you're gonna get hurt......"TELL 'EM HAWK"...... "......WELLLLLLL, MEAN GENE.....THE TITANS OF WRESTLING AREN'T FINISHED WITH US?......WELL THATS OK.....BECAUSE WE'RE NOT FINISHED WITH THEM EITHER.....TWO DOWN......LOTS MORE TO GO.....AND LIKE THE COCKROACHES THAT THEY ARE, ME AND ANIMAL, WE'RE JUST GONNA KEEP STEPPING ON THEM UNTIL THERES NOTHING LEFT BUT A STAIN ON THE MAT......AND SINCE COPELAND AND CAGE ARE SUCH BIG FANS OF HOGAN AND TNE WARRIOR, WE'RE GONNA GIVE THEM A LITTLE MAKEOVER......FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE GONNA BLACK THEIR EYES SO BAD, IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE THEY'RE WEARING WARRIOR FACE PAINT......AND THEN, WE'RE GONNA GRAB A HOLD OF THAT STRINGY BLONDE HAIR....GET A GOOD GRIP.....AND THEN WE'RE GONNA SCALP THEM, UNTIL THEY'RE LEFT WITH NOTHING MORE THAN A PERFECT HOLLYWOOD HOGAN SKULLET......UHHHHHHH......WHAT A R..........." <img alt="S0DBcgV.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/S0DBcgV.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......Hawk doesn't get to finish his trademark catchphrase however.....because this young lady walks into shot, Missy Hyatt...... ".....what a rush indeed, you boys are fired up ain't ya....." .....Missy says that since Hawk and Animal CLEARLY like to fight....how about they forget about the Titans of Wrestling for a minute....because if they like to fight....she's got just the men for them........ ".....MY men....." <img alt="sHucyZT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sHucyZT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="uKPkCfR.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uKPkCfR.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......and it looks as though HER men aren't waiting for a reply.....because with the Road Warriors attention on Missy, Mike Awesome and Gideon Cain burst into shot behind them, and instantly begin laying into Hawk and Animal with big stiff blows, while Mean Gene runs for safety...... .....Awesome and Cain make the most of their advantage, beating the Warriors down to the ground, before tearing the WCW Tag Titles from around their waists, and each man drives a gold plate hard into the back of Hawk and Animal's skull, leaving the pair flat on the floor..... ....Missy (sarcastically) scolds her clients, saying that she was just about to secure them a tag team title shot..... ".....never mind.....maybe when they wake up they will accept the challenge....." ....with that Missy starts laughing as she links arms with her two men and the trio walk out of shot, statement made. Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/iKCHm6q.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/iKCHm6q.jpg"></a><img alt="Iq7SH3m.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Iq7SH3m.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="QW4TkeU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QW4TkeU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/bXKnfuE.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/bXKnfuE.jpg"></a> It's World Championship Wrestling vs. The Titans of Wrestling next....as The Giant squares off against the Enforcer of the group....Ray Traylor....while the Giant of 1997 isn't QUITE in the same shape that the Giant of 1995 was, he is still a truly impressive specimen, and he shows just how surprisingly agile is is for such a huge man tonight, when he performs a kip up after Traylor finally manages to knock him down to the mat (and yes, the Big Show could indeed perform a kip up at one stage in his career.....as well as a terrifying top rope dropkick).... ......while the Giant is indeed a part of WCW's War Games team, Traylor is not one of the Titan's five men competing....and if this result is anything to go by then that's probably a good decision on the part of the Titans, because despite his best efforts "The Enforcer" came up short, after getting almost driven through the mat with a huge Chokeslam from the big man. Winner: The Giant Rating: B </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="mqWl7Ti.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mqWl7Ti.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="iKCHm6q.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iKCHm6q.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Iq7SH3m.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Iq7SH3m.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Oh look....it's Mean Gene again, who makes his way out from the back to catch a quick word from Lex Luger and the Giant....he starts by saying that he needs to start charging danger money for these interviews if his last one was anything to go by....before asking Luger and Giant if they heard the Titans of Wrestling's comments earlier in the evening, particularly Hollywood Hogan? Luger says yeah they heard it.....and if Hogan wants to continue to underestimate them then he can go right ahead..... "......it'll just make it all the sweeter when I have him trapped inside the War Games cage, screaming out in agony to the Torture Rack....." .....the Giant interrupts there....telling his friend that with all due respect, the man who claims the victory at War Games will be crowned the new number one contender, and face Hollywood Hogan for the WCW Championship at Halloween Havoc......Giant wants that shot....he says that Luger had a shot at the Great American Bash back in June (and he did, a loosing effort in the last AI booked PPV before I took over)....he says that while the Titans of Wrestling screwed Luger out of the title that night, the fact of the matter is still that Hogan walked out of the Bash with the WCW Title still around his waist..... "....where as if I walk into Halloween Havoc as the number one contender, it won't be the title around his waist that Hollywood has to worry about....it'll be my big hand around his throat that will be the big concern...." .....Mean Gene (being the sh!t stirrer that he's known to be) asks if that's a little dissension in the ranks already? He says if there's one thing WCW will need to be to defeat the Titan's of Wrestling, it's unified...... ......Luger says there's no dissension....he says WHOEVER gets the win at Fall Brawl, the priority is still to get that WCW Title away from Hogan and the Titans of Wrestling, and back where it belongs, around the waist of a WCW wrestler..... ".....and THAT Gene, is all that matters....." .....so there you have it....Gene wraps the interview up saying that team WCW is a united front....although the tension both in the ring as well as etched on Luger and the Giant's faces tells a different story..... Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="7SMKOYU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7SMKOYU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="dupGZMe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dupGZMe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="dZGI2qO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dZGI2qO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="vB9dsDX.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vB9dsDX.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="0CWH5qZ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0CWH5qZ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="zJWRW9s.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zJWRW9s.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> And so with that it's main event time....and it's Curt Hennig, Chris Benoit and Diamond Dallas Page, facing Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage and The Warrior....three men who, as Mean Gene pointed out earlier, have a combined total of twelve separate World Title reigns between them....because of this, this match is arguably the highest profile match of Benoit and Page's WCW careers.... ....as for the match itself, as far as WCW television matches go, this one was excellent....even the Warrior performed well (but that may be down to the fact that he wasn't blown up by his entrance before the match even began, since he now WALKS to the ring, completely ignoring the fans like an aloof a$$hole....a gimmick which he's improving in by the day).... .....Page and Benoit are both clearly looking to make an impression in this match, as they both wrestle their hearts out, not backing down for a second against these self proclaimed "Icons"....and interestingly enough, it's Hennig that plays the face in peril role, further raising his teammates stock when he finally makes the hot tag to Benoit..... .....obviously given the tensions around these two teams, the match then descends into a wild brawl, with the action spilling to the outside, leaving Benoit alone with Hogan in the ring....and in the biggest shock of all, the Canadian Crippler is able to take the WCW Champion to the mat, where he locks in the Crossface.....and Hollywood Hogan taps like crazy in submission..... .....unfortunately the official doesn't see it, he's too busy trying to get Hennig, Page, Warrior and Savage back to their respective corners as they battle on the outside....and you know what that means......because with this being a match involving Titan wrestlers, obviously there has to be some interference..... <img alt="6PMfEkU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6PMfEkU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="De9q5V9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/De9q5V9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....and it's newcomers Christian Cage and Adam Copeland who come tearing down the aisle....each with a steel chair in hand.....and as Benoit wrenches back on the Crossface, they unload with a synchronised chair shot a piece.....the Con-Chair-to as it was christened last week.....right to the skull of the Crippler....who slumps to the mat in a heap.....they roll Hogan on top of the unconscious Benoit, before sliding out of the ring, leaving the official to turn around and register the one, the two, and the three. Winner: The Titans of Wrestling Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img alt="vB9dsDX.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vB9dsDX.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="0CWH5qZ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0CWH5qZ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="zJWRW9s.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zJWRW9s.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Cx2IuWn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cx2IuWn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="SuMAfsS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SuMAfsS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="598dEVe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/598dEVe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="6PMfEkU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6PMfEkU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="De9q5V9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/De9q5V9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="7SMKOYU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7SMKOYU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="dupGZMe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dupGZMe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="dZGI2qO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dZGI2qO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> As soon as the official strikes the mat for the third time, the remaining Titans of Wrestling come running down the aisle, as and Copeland and Cage (you have no idea how many times I've written "Edge" and "Christian" in this show by mistake) both nail Hennig and Page with a shot to the back with a steel chair.....and with just Benoit alone inside the ring, the entire Titan group join him....before Hogan indicates to the back, where Russo is clearly waiting to implement a plan...... .....because the next thing you know, that steel cage that we opened the show with? It slowly begins to descend from the rafters, quickly surrounding the ring and enclosing Benoit in their with all eight members of the Titans...... <img alt="iKCHm6q.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iKCHm6q.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Iq7SH3m.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Iq7SH3m.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....Lex Luger and The Giant both come running out from the back, but much like Page and Hennig who are slowly climbing back to their feet, they're powerless to do anything....especially when Ray Traylor pulls out a thick chain and padlock that he uses to secure the door of the cage firmly closed...... .....and now the Titans go to work....there is an example to be made, and Chris Benoit is obviously the chosen victim.... .....the eight man group swarm the helpless Benoit, stomping the absolute life out him, before Hogan finally pulls him to his feet and drags him over to the side of the cage where the rest of Team WCW are frantically trying to get the door open....Hogan grinds Benoit's face into the unforgiving steel, shouting at Luger and Co. that this is what's waiting for them when they get to War Games.....pain....suffering....and violence.....before tossing Benoit back to the middle of the ring, telling the Titan's to "....show them some violence brothers...." ......that's exactly what they do as well.....as Benoit eats an Enforcer Slam from Traylor....a Pedigree.....AND a rope rope elbow drop from the Macho Man..... .....Hennig, Page and Luger attempt to scale the cage, but they never get far....because every time they manage to get a grip and begin to climb, Copeland and Cage are there to slam their steel chairs into Team WCW's fingers, leaving the three to drop back to the ground again..... .....Hogan drops down to one knee beside Benoit, nailing him with a series of right hands as he screams in his face that he should have known his place, before standing back to his feet and retreating to the corner of the ring, where he pauses for a moment to size up his opponent....then dropping one....two.....and finally three Leg Drops across the already unconscious form of Chris Benoit..... .....in the mean time the Giant as disappeared to the back....but he's making his way down the aisle now.....and he's got a pair of bolt cutters in hand.....although if you want to know what he's going to do with them, you're going to have to tune in next week.....because Tony Schiavone frantically informs us that we are out of time....just as the Giant reaches the door of the cage....goodnight folks. Rating: A* Final Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> </div>

to4sty · June 28, 2018

".....bro, did you see that main event? Hogan, Savage, Warrior......that's how you close a show....." "......you do realise that we had TWO matches on Raw that were BOTH better than your main event?......" "......no you didn't....." "......yeah, we did....." "......you didn't......" "......Vince, our semi main event between Steiner and Pillman alone was better in terms of ring work than your main event, and that's with Scotty injured......" "......how is his cervix?......" "......it's not his cervix Vince....we discussed this....do we need to have "the talk" again?.....Cervicalgia....he's got a bad neck....." "......yeah whatever.....no one cares about the wrestling anyway bro, it's all about the star power and the story....." ".......no one cares about the wrestling?......are you kidding me?....that quite literally what they care about Vince....it's on the marquee.....World WRESTLING Federation.....World Championship WRESTLING......it's what the fans are there for......" ".......yeah? Well Hogan can't wrestle for sh!t bro, but EVERYBODY wants to see the Titan's of Wrestling.....they just want to see the big stars, they don't care about the wrestling.....I could quite literally put the belt on anyone so long as they were a big enough name.....hell, these fans care so little about wrestling I could even put the belt on a complete non-wrestler and it would still draw......" "......Vince you work for WCW....those fans want WRESTLING.....they're not like our fans who are used to the dog and pony show....they'll cheer a great wrestler over a big name any day of the week......" "......hey bro, did you see that Movie "Scream" that came out last year?......" ".....yeah, why?....." ".....I just saw it last week, I hired it from the video store bro.....it's a great f###ing movie....." ".....it's alright I guess.....what's that got to do with anything?....." "......I guarantee you that I could take even one of the supporting actors from that film, put the strap on them for a week and watch the ratings skyrocket....." "..................................................................." "......I'm serious bro, I could take Deputy Dipsh!t or whatever his name was....." "......Dewey......Deputy Dewey......." ".......Deputy Dipsh!t would have been a better name......anyway, I could put the belt on him and probably gain 5 million viewers in a week.........star power bro......" "......you actually think that taking the WCW World Title......a title held by Sting....by Ric Flair.....a title that by proxy, if not by name was held by a Dusty Rhodes.....a Ricky Steamboat.......you think you can take that belt, hand it to David Arquette....and actually GAIN viewers?....." "......bro, who the hell is David Arquette?......." "......the guy who played Deputy Dewey Vince.....stay with me here....." "......why not? I guarantee you more people have heard of him than of Chris Benoit....." ".......Vince please don't put the World Title on an actor for god sake......" ".......I'm just saying.....by virtue of Star Power, Nitro's main event was better than Raw's...." ".......it wasn't......." ".......it was......." ".......it wasn't......." ".......it was......." "......I'm going.....you're being ridiculous......" "......hey, don't pout just because Nitro kicked your ass this week bro....." "......Goodbye Vince....... <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"> Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 2, September 1997 Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho Comments: Scott Steiner & Dude Love vs. Brian Pillman & Goldust Comments: Bradshaw vs. Kama Comments: Harlem Heat vs. The Harris Boys Comments: Rey Mysterio vs. Rich Steiner Comments: WWF European Title Match Matt Hardy © vs. Jake Roberts Comments: </div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"> Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 2, September 1997 WCW Championship: Steel Cage Match Hollywood Hogan © vs. Chris Benoit Comments: Curt Hennig & Dallas Page vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage Comments: Brad Armstrong vs. Mortis Comments: Bill Goldberg vs. Johnny Grunge Comments: Jim Duggan vs. Lance Storm Comments: WCW Television Title Match Lord Steven Regal © vs. Scotty Riggs Comments: Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Faces of Fear Comment: Board's Monday Night Wars: Raw 2 - 0 Nitro What were you watching this week? Nitro or Raw Comments: </div></div></blockquote>

bonnie · June 29, 2018

Steve Austin

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Scott Steiner & Dude Love

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Bradshaw

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Harlem Heat

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Rey Mysterio

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WWF European Title Match

Matt Hardy ©

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 2, September 1997

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Hollywood Hogan ©

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Curt Hennig & Dallas Page

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Mortis

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Bill Goldberg

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Lance Storm

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WCW Television Title Match

Lord Steven Regal ©

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Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow

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Board's Monday Night Wars: Raw 2 - 0 Nitro

What were you watching this week? Nitro or Raw

Comments: Nitro, waiting for michaels!

Uncrewed · June 29, 2018

Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho

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Scott Steiner & Dude Love vs. Brian Pillman & Goldust

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Bradshaw vs. Kama

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Harlem Heat vs. The Harris Boys

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Rey Mysterio vs. Rich Steiner

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WWF European Title Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jake Roberts

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 2, September 1997

WCW Championship: Steel Cage Match

Hollywood Hogan © vs. Chris Benoit

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Curt Hennig & Dallas Page vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

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Brad Armstrong vs. Mortis

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Bill Goldberg vs. Johnny Grunge

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Jim Duggan vs. Lance Storm

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WCW Television Title Match

Lord Steven Regal © vs. Scotty Riggs

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Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Faces of Fear

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Board's Monday Night Wars: Raw 2 - 0 Nitro

What were you watching this week? Nitro or Raw

Comments: Just to see how the Stone Cold angle would have gone

Satyr24 · June 29, 2018

Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho

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Scott Steiner & Dude Love vs. Brian Pillman & Goldust

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Bradshaw vs. Kama

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Harlem Heat vs. The Harris Boys

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Rey Mysterio vs. Rich Steiner

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WWF European Title Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jake Roberts

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 2, September 1997

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Curt Hennig & Dallas Page vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

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Brad Armstrong vs. Mortis

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Bill Goldberg vs. Johnny Grunge

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Jim Duggan vs. Lance Storm

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Lord Steven Regal © vs. Scotty Riggs

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Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Faces of Fear

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Crossface · June 29, 2018

Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 2, September 1997

Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho

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Scott Steiner & Dude Love vs. Brian Pillman & Goldust

Comments: Steiner should never lose. Ever.

Bradshaw vs. Kama

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Harlem Heat vs. The Harris Boys

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Rey Mysterio vs. Rich Steiner

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WWF European Title Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jake Roberts

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Comments: Brother, Jack, Dude!

Curt Hennig & Dallas Page vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

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Brad Armstrong vs. Mortis

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Bill Goldberg vs. Johnny Grunge

Comments: GOLD-BERG! GOLD-BERG!

Jim Duggan vs. Lance Storm

Comments: I know you just want to bury Duggan...admit it!

WCW Television Title Match

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Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Faces of Fear

Comment: HOSS FIGHT!

Board's Monday Night Wars: Raw 2 - 0 Nitro

What were you watching this week? Nitro or Raw

Comments: While I loved the Austin angle in the suit on Raw, I agree with Russo at the moment--WCW has the stars.

Also...I'd still be pissed that Steiner lost to Ahmed f'n Johnson and might have permanently switched to WCW...

Kijar · June 29, 2018

Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho

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Scott Steiner & Dude Love vs. Brian Pillman & Goldust

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Bradshaw vs. Kama

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Harlem Heat vs. The Harris Boys

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Rey Mysterio vs. Rich Steiner

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WWF European Title Match

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WCW Championship: Steel Cage Match

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Curt Hennig & Dallas Page vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

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Brad Armstrong vs. Mortis

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Bill Goldberg vs. Johnny Grunge

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Jim Duggan vs. Lance Storm

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WCW Television Title Match

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Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Faces of Fear

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Board's Monday Night Wars: Raw 2 - 0 Nitro

What were you watching this week? Nitro actually looks better this upcoming week, but this past week, definitely Raw <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

ElectricX · June 29, 2018

Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho

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Scott Steiner & Dude Love vs. Brian Pillman & Goldust

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Bradshaw vs. Kama

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Harlem Heat vs. The Harris Boys

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Rey Mysterio vs. Rich Steiner

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WWF European Title Match

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 2, September 1997

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Curt Hennig & Dallas Page vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

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Brad Armstrong vs. Mortis

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Bill Goldberg vs. Johnny Grunge

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Jim Duggan vs. Lance Storm

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WCW Television Title Match

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Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Faces of Fear

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Board's Monday Night Wars: Raw 2 - 0 Nitro

What were you watching this week? Nitro or Raw

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crackerjack · June 29, 2018

Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho

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Scott Steiner & Dude Love vs. Brian Pillman & Goldust

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Bradshaw vs. Kama

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Harlem Heat vs. The Harris Boys

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Rey Mysterio vs. Rich Steiner

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WWF European Title Match

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 2, September 1997

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Curt Hennig & Dallas Page vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

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Brad Armstrong vs. Mortis

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Bill Goldberg vs. Johnny Grunge

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Jim Duggan vs. Lance Storm

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WCW Television Title Match

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Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Faces of Fear

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Board's Monday Night Wars: Raw 2 - 0 Nitro

What were you watching this week? Nitro or Raw

I think WCW's uppercard makes this week a little interesting, but, that undercard is rough (from a viewer standpoint, not a booking standpoint)

123Kidd · June 29, 2018

Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 2, September 1997

Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho

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Scott Steiner & Dude Love vs. Brian Pillman & Goldust

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Bradshaw vs. Kama

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Harlem Heat vs. The Harris Boys

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Rey Mysterio vs. Rich Steiner

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WWF European Title Match

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 2, September 1997

WCW Championship: Steel Cage Match

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Curt Hennig & Dallas Page vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

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Brad Armstrong vs. Mortis

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Bill Goldberg vs. Johnny Grunge

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Jim Duggan vs. Lance Storm

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WCW Television Title Match

Comments: Always was a fan of Riggs, it's too bad he never took off.

Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Faces of Fear

Comment: Vader & Bigelow, now that is a team

Board's Monday Night Wars: Raw 2 - 0 Nitro

What were you watching this week? Nitro or Raw

Comments: I'm still trying to catch up with this, the table of content really helps. Great stuff man!

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