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

MisterRomanini · June 30, 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

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

James Casey · June 30, 2018

I'll get to the predictions when I'm not on my phone but, just based off the Russo conversation, how do WCW and WWF stack up, star power wise?

to4sty · June 30, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="James Casey" data-cite="James Casey" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'll get to the predictions when I'm not on my phone but, just based off the Russo conversation, how do WCW and WWF stack up, star power wise?</div></blockquote> I’m not sure of the exact numbers off the top of my head (I’m also currently on my phone <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />) but even though WWF are International and WCW are only national, WCW are walking the “National Battle” every month by a clear 200-300 points....a gap which I HAD closed substantially up until I took over WCW as well, managing to widen the gap all over again as the WCW guys popularity rose...I’ll post the actual stats once I fire the game up again... ....incidentally, quite how long WWF are going to stay international im not sure, because despite the fact that not a single show has resulted in the “this show lost you popularity” note (in fact I usually gain popularity) the actual “importance” of the game area’s is dropping pretty regularly. Unfortunately I’m not savvy enough with the game to know how to stop that happening, a bit like I don’t know why Bret Hart is only autopushing to upper-midcard despite being a franchise player and more over than say Nelson “Mable” Knight who IS auto pushing as a main eventer <img alt=":confused:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/confused.png.d4a8e6b6eab0c67698b911fb041c0ed1.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> but hey ho, it doesn’t stop me plodding along

James Casey · June 30, 2018

What's Hart's wrestling style? If he's in as a Tecnhnician rather than an Entertainer/Regular than Big Vis's Menace + presumably Brawler/Entertainer/Regular + destiny roll may make him better suited to the WWF.

As for the regions... If regional importance is fluctuating, won't that effect both companies more or less equally? Or are WCW's strongholds in areas on the up, and yours the ones failing?

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

Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho

Comments: He may even get the win outright before shenanigans occur.

Scott Steiner & Dude Love vs. Brian Pillman & Goldust

Comments: Practically a coin flip, but the face duo are fractionally bigger names.

Bradshaw vs. Kama

Comments: Not an easy choice, but Kama's surely the low man on the Nation totempole these days.

Harlem Heat vs. The Harris Boys

Comments: I don't know that anyone's ever pushed the Harris Boys in a diary, and I don't see it happening here.

Rey Mysterio vs. Rich Steiner

Comments: Just brings to mind late-stage WCW where Heavyweight A (often a Steiner) would smash Cruiserweights B, C and sometimes D on the regular... I'm hoping this won't happen here.

WWF European Title Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jake Roberts

Comments: Well, Hardy retains, somehow. Raven doesn't want Jake to be successeful or happy... and I'm now wondering idly if Jake's the biggest name in 80s/90s wrestling never to have held any WWF/WCW title.

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 2, September 1997

WCW Championship: Steel Cage Match

Hollywood Hogan © vs. Chris Benoit

Comments: Tough call. I could see Benoit getting the DQ win in real life through interference, but in-game I can't see Hogan accepting even that.

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

Comments: Curt & Page are bigger names than Adam & Cage, even if they have the same letters.

Brad Armstrong vs. Mortis

Comments: <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Bill Goldberg vs. Johnny Grunge

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Jim Duggan vs. Lance Storm

Comments: I'm pretty sure Duggan tried to rally the USA!! USA!! against Storm in 2000... I think he'll be about as successful here.

WCW Television Title Match

Lord Steven Regal © vs. Scotty Riggs

Comments: WCW has some utter rubbish in its undercard, doesn't it?

Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Faces of Fear

Comment: How to out-hoss Norton/Warlord...

An idea: Stick Warlord with TFOF, bring back Kevin Sullivan, and boom - new Dungeon!

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

What were you watching this week? Nitro or Raw

Comments: This week just gone? Nitro live, tape Raw. This week just coming? Russo's booked singles matches with Armstrong, Grunge, Duggan and Riggs so I'm watching Raw... but I swear if the title goes on one of those guys, I'll change the channel!

Beejus · July 1, 2018

Steve Austin

Steiner and Dude - This pairing could have some really fun banter.

Bradshaw

Harlem Heat

Rich Steiner - The loss of some guys to WCW could be just the ticket to put the M$C back on the map a bit.

Matt Hardy

Hollywood Hogan - This is 1997. I don't care what universe it's in, Chris Benoit isn't defeating Hogan in 1997. Try again in 2003.

A&C - They need a big win to establish why they're in the TOW, this is a good place for that.

Mortis

Goldberg

Lance Storm

Lord Regal

Vader and Bigelow - Lordy lordy, this match will be ugly and brutal.

Something tells me I'd have watched more of the WWF this past week. I wish I could say I had a concrete reason why, but I don't.

Nobby_McDonald · July 2, 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

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? FIFA World Cup

Rhyme1234 · July 5, 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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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? Fifa World Cup 2018. Let's go Russia. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

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to4sty · July 5, 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 2, September 1997 Breslin Center (East Lansing, Michigan) ATT: 14,131 TV: 34.37 <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="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" /> <img alt="mWUCs8P.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mWUCs8P.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="7RfLuL0.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7RfLuL0.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="MM4JlIj.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MM4JlIj.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="FlCaij4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/FlCaij4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="SpGEkve.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SpGEkve.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="cls3rYe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/cls3rYe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="pf7uUoQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pf7uUoQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="tcZRZqf.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tcZRZqf.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="FQQAkSz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/FQQAkSz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="e4iEFX9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/e4iEFX9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> There’s no time for theatrics tonight.....because we are opening the show slap bang in the middle of the ring, with the man that just last week felt the bite of the Rattlesnake, as Stone Cold Steve Austin did what no one that came before him ever dared to do.....and that’s lay his hands on the Boss, dropping him on live tv with the Stone Cold Stunner...... ....Vince McMahon isn’t alone however....far from it....in fact the ring is filled with a sea of humanity....because along with the usual suspects in Brian Pillman, Arn Anderson, Ric Flair and Kane, he is also surrounded by the Nation of Domination, as well as Ted DiBiase and his Million Dollar Corporation..... ....McMahon says that last week, a felony took place on live TV....an assault....an unprovoked attack on the chairman of a multi million dollar corporation.....not a wrestler.....not even a retired wrestler.....but an innocent bystander who's only crime was to offer an opportunity of a lifetime..... ".....Stone Cold Steve Austin, what you did last week was a step to far by anyone's standards....Vincent Kennedy McMahon is NOT an active wrestler.....Vincent Kennedy McMahon is NOT a trained professional.....but by god what Vincent Kennedy McMahon IS, is YOUR boss Mr. Austin......" .....Vince says that because of his actions last week, Steve Austin could be suspended.......he could be fired......hell, Vince could have him arrested, prosecuted, and thrown in jail.....but where would the fun in that be?....Vince says that he's not a vindictive man, but it's clear that certain people need to be reminded of the one simple rule around here...... ".....you don't cross the boss......so Mr. Austin, I'm sure you've already figured this out for yourself, after all while your decision last week proves you ARE clearly stupid, even a two year old could figure out the fact that you will NOT be facing Ahmed Johnson for the WWF Title at Ground Zero....no, as much as it pains me to say so, that honour will be going to Kevin Nash......in fact Mr. Austin, you can forget about facing ANYONE for the WWF Title at ANY time, because you're going to have your hands full.....you see, I'm not firing you.....I'm not suspending you.....I'm not having you arrested.....what I AM doing....is declaring open season on Stone Cold Steve Austin....." .....Vince says that fortunately, while Steve Austin may be too stupid so see a golden opportunity when it's staring him in the face, not everyone on the roster is quite so thick headed.....and these men you see standing before you right now, are just a fraction of the number of men waiting to take out Stone Cold....because taking out Stone Cold is now THE number one guaranteed way to gold here in the WWF......and what is it you're so fond of saying?.... ".....don't trust anyone?.....well that is most certainly the case for you....because friend or foe, there won't be a man here in the WWF that you can trust......oh, and don't think you can just hide....because tonight, you're going to be right here in the middle of this ring, when you face Chris Jericho in our main event......and to borrow a term from the New Age Outlaws, to the rest of the WWF roster, I got two words for ya........ ........Happy Hunting......." <img alt="w9sbFAn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/w9sbFAn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......McMahon is looking particularly pleased with himself....at least he is until the Titantron flickers to life to reveal the man himself, Stone Cold Steve Austin.....it's not clear where he is, but wherever he is he is clearly somewhere near a monitor because he (along with presumably the rest of the WWF roster) heard everything that Vince just said....with somewhat of a smile on his face he repeats his statement from last week, thanking McMahon..... ".....for being the stupidest sumbitch in this whole damn arena.....what, you think your little announcement is supposed to scare me? I'm I supposed to be shaking in my little black boots about now? Well uh-uh, that ain't gonna happen.....you wanna declare open season on Stone Cold Steve Austin then you go right ahead, because all that means is that I don't have to go looking for people's asses to whip, they're gonna come to me..... ......you can stand out there in your stupid little corporate suit, with your stupid little corporate hair cut, flapping your big corporate mouth, because it ain't gonna get you anywhere....I dropped you on your ass last week and I'll do it again any time I damn well like....see the fact of the matter is son, Stone Cold Steve Austin does what he wants, when he wants to do it and there ain't a damn thing that......" <img alt="354LbQM.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/354LbQM.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......hold that thought.....because before Austin can finish his sentence he is blindsided from behind by Savio Vega....a man clearly looking to cash that open season ticket....who nails Austin from behind.... .....he manages to get a few shots in, but it is only a few, before Austin quickly turns the tides, before slamming Vega hard into a wall and then stomping him all the way down to the floor, where he proceeds to walk that proverbial mud hole dry.....Austin dusts himself off with Savio down and out on the concrete before turning back to the camera and finishing his sentence.... "......anyone can do about it.....you're declaring open season on Stone Cold Steve Austin? Well Stone Cold Steve Austin is declaring open season on the entire WWF.....and as for those jackasses you've got in the ring with you right now, all their asses belong to Steve Austin....and that's the bottom line, because Stone Cold said so......." .....with that Austin walks out of shot, as McMahon turns to the men in the ring, asking them what they are waiting for?..... ".....go and get that son of a bitch....." 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="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="9OxCFgt.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9OxCFgt.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> It's time for yet ANOTHER European Title defence from young Matt Hardy....although this is without a doubt the toughest test of his short reign (and interestingly enough his second face vs. face encounter in as many weeks) because his opponent tonight is none other than the rejuvenated Jake "The Snake" Roberts....although as Jim Ross rightly points out, Matt Hardy has currently held more gold here in the WWF in the space of a few years than Roberts has held in a decade, stating that Jake Roberts (along with possibly Jimmy Snuka) is perhaps the biggest name in wrestling to have never won a major championship.....although that could well change tonight..... .....Matt Hardy has come a long way in the space of a year (because this time last year, he and his brother were being tutored out of enhancement level by the Legion of Doom) and gone even further in the space of a few months since the New Age Outlaws took his brother and tag team partner Jeff Hardy out of commission, shocking the world when he pinned the Rock to capture this Championship that he defends so proudly.....and passionately....because for a face vs. face match there is plenty of intensity in this one, with Hardy more than holding his own against veteran Roberts.....in fact it gets so intense that both Roberts and Hardy collide with not only each other, but the official as well, and the referee goes down in a heap....... <img alt="4PUvHMh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/4PUvHMh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....which is when Raven comes running down the aisle, sliding into the ring just as Hardy and Roberts are getting back to their feet..... .....Jake backs up a step, clearly anticipating a Raven attack.....and attack he does.....except it's not Roberts that is on the receiving end.....it's Matt Hardy.....because Raven snatches him by the head, before driving him to the mat with an Evenflow DDT..... .....Jake looks shocked by this development, but Raven just smirks, telling Jake that he may be the Deity of the Damned, but he's always been a benevolent deity.....last week he taketh away.....so tonight he giveth's.....so pin Matt Hardy, claim his prize..... "....and show these people that a snake by any other name, is still a snake...." ......Roberts stares at Raven for a moment, before slithering over to revive the official, leaving Rick Rude to revel in the fact that despite his claims of being a better man, at the end of the day man's lust for glory will always win out.... ......Jake finally succeeds in rousing the referee, leaving Raven to cackle, telling the Snake that all he has to do is make the cover.....and that may well be true, but that's not what Jake is doing....in fact he's having a conversation with the groggy official, and as he points over towards Rave, it seems as though he's explaining EXACTLY what has just gone down....and because of the outside interference, the official has little choice but to call for the bell, disqualifying Jake Roberts.....maybe the Snake really is a changed man after all. Winner: ......and Still WWF European Champion......Matt Hardy (via Disqualification) 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="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" /> Raven looks on absolutely disgusted as Jake helps Matt Hardy to his feet, presenting the youngster with his European Championship and raising his hand in victory, so disgusted in fact that he simply shakes his head and walks sullenly to the back....which is exactly where we are going next, because Dok Hendrix is standing by with Al Snow and Chris Candido.... .....Hendrix says that last week, the New Age Outlaws delivered a stark warning to their Ground Zero opponents, with the Road Dogg 100% guaranteeing that Snow and Candido will NOT win the WWF Tag Team Titles....not only that, he seemed to dismiss the Challengers as credible opponents full stop, stating that they were nothing more than a comedy team who are going to get hurt stepping in the ring with the Outlaws.... .....Candido shakes his head, asking Hendrix if he thinks there is anything funny about Chris Candido?....He says this Title shot is no laughing matter, and he's never been more serious about ANYTHING in his life....he says that he's been a part of this team for six months now....six long....long months....and now all of that is FINALLY going to pay off....because they WILL defeat the New Age Outlaws at Ground Zero.....and they WILL become the new WWF Tag Team Champions......Candido pauses to look at his partner for a moment, who appears to be lost in conversation with Head, before finishing with..... ".....even if I have to do it by myself....." ....Snow seemed to finally hear that last comment, turning to Candido with a smile..... ".....by yourself?....you won't have to do it by yourself superfriend.....you've got your old buddy Al Snow with you............what?...yes and you.....and Head too......she's going to be there....but that's not all you're going to have, no, no, no my little partner in crime......because not only did your best friend in the world, Al Snow, personally arrange this match.....for YOU....I also arranged a little added bonus.....something that's guaranteed to turn that frown upside down........ .....Al Snow steps aside with a flourish, indicating to someone just off camera....however as they come walking into shot, Candido looks far from pleased........ <img alt="JgphiuN.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/JgphiuN.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....to see his old manager Sunny walk (somewhat meekly considering her usual confident personality) into shot.... ....Candido turns to Snow, asking what the hell he's playing at....and more importantly, what in the hell is SHE doing here?.... .....Snow looks a little taken aback by that reaction....telling his partner that he thought he would be pleased...... ".....PLEASED???.....why would I be pleased?.....this "woman" is nothing more than a god damn gold digger.....a gold digger that stabbed me in the back the first chance she got.....the only thing she cares about is herself....." ....Snow says that he thought it would be nice for his partner to have his own valet....after all, he knows that Chris and Head don't really get on....so when Al suggested to Sunny that she might like to join the Superfriends, she jumped at the opportunity..... "....yeah of course she did....because she's just lost her meal ticket....her SECOND meal ticket actually....this woman is a damn black widow....first Hunter Hearst Helmsley.....who's gone....then Shawn Michaels, who's ALSO gone.....this woman is like the kiss of death for WWF careers, do you want to be next?...." ....Sunny tells Chris that it's not like that....she's had a little bit of bad luck recently sure, but if there's one thing she knows it's how to manage Champions....she says she's not a gold digger, she's just ambitious, and when she was managing Chris Candido, he didn't share in her ambition..... ".....but look at you now....a new man....an ambitious man....a man with title aspirations.....in fact, if anything, you could say that our little temporary separation was the best thing to ever happen to you....so you're welcome for that....." ....Sunny steps in closer to Candido, and runs a finger seductively along his chest, telling him that after Ground Zero, when that WWF Tag Team Title belt is around his waist....he can thank her properly.... .....Candido bats the hand away, angrily turning to his partner and telling Snow to keep this damn b!tch away from me, before storming off, leaving Snow, Sunny and Dok standing there....Sunny turns to Snow with a sultry smile on her face, but Al quickly backs off.... ".....woah, woah, no you don't.....you just concentrate on making Skippy happy.....Head gets jealous.....she'll claw your eyes out missy.....and mine too.....now come on, lets go and cheer that sourpuss up...." ....and with that the pair leave, but not before Sunny has blown a kiss to Hendrix on her way out. 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="bDTVKcg.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bDTVKcg.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 picked up a pretty big win last week when he defeated Jake "The Snake" Roberts....granted Jake is hardly in his prime, and it took the distraction caused by Raven to do it, but a win is a win and that one is in the books....tonight however he is up against someone yet to even reach his prime, because at the ripe young age of 22, Rey Mysterio still has plenty of time to improve even more..... ....of course, Steiner was always going to have the size and strength advantage here....but that is only going to benefit him if he can actually catch hold of his opponent, because young Rey is streaking around the ring like greased lightning, hitting and moving and generally p!ssing Rich Steiner off.....of course Steiner has something that Rey doesn't....a manager at ringside who isn't afraid to stretch the rules to give his man the advantage, which is the only reason Steiner is finally able to take control of this contest..... ....once in control Rich slows the match right down and goes to work wearing his opponent out with impact power moves and suplexes that send Mysterio soaring across the ring like he was nothing, at least until Rey is able to catch Rich's arm on a Steinerline attempt, rotate 180 degrees around his body....and plant Steiner to the mat with a DDT....and from there Rey is straight back on the offence....and looks to be a show in for victory until......... <img alt="p5s3EVM.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/p5s3EVM.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....Jeff Jarrett comes running down the ring...Guitar in hand..... ....DiBiase hops onto the apron to cause the distraction, and Double J slides into the ring....he nails Rey with a knee to the small of the back that sends him into the waiting arms of Steiner, who hooks Mysterio's arms behind his back, leaving him wide open for an Acoustic Equaliser shot from Jarrett...... <img alt="WBLOjMO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WBLOjMO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....except it's a shot that never lands..... .....because Stone Cold Steve Austin comes flying out of the crowd and into the ring, where he spins Jarrett around and drops him with a Stone Cold Stunner..... .....Steiner charges at Austin, but he's met with a kick to the gut and a Stunner of his own, before Austin flips off both men....AND his former manager Ted DiBiase, before bailing again back into the crowd..... .....Rude asks Jim Ross what the hell Steve Austin is playing at, but as Ross rightly points out, Stone Cold has declared an open season on his own, and the Million Dollar Corporation just got took out..... ......Mysterio quickly hops up to the top rope and comes off with a diving splash....hooking the leg as the official counts the one, the two.....and the three.....big win for little Rey. Winner: Rey Mysterio 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="iyvJahr.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iyvJahr.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> We head to the back once more following that....and we find Dok Hendrix standing by with the seven foot tall (rather intense looking) Psycho Sid....Dok says that last week Sid went to war with Ahmed Johnson, and could well have been standing here as the WWF Champion right now had it not been for the interference of two men that Sid knows very well....the Nature Boy Ric Flair and The Enforcer Arn Anderson.....presumably Sid will be looking for retribution?.... .....Sid stares unblinking at the camera for a moment, before speaking through gritted teeth....he says that retribution is just one thing that he's looking for.....Ric Flair and Arn Anderson just made the biggest mistake of their lives..... ".....because when you cost me the chance to be the World Wrestling Federation Champion, you signed your own death warrant's.....you two should know better than most, that Psycho Sid isn't a man you want to cross.....you used me for years to do YOUR dirty work.....you used me to keep people AWAY from you.....and you kept me close to keep ME away from YOUR titles........well now we're gonna get close again....I'm gonna get so close that you'll feel the hairs stand up on the back of your neck as I wrap my hand around your throat's.....because Ric Flair might be the Nature Boy....Arn Anderson might be the Enforcer.....but I am the Master....and the Ruler....of the World.....and I can't be stopped....." .....Hendrix says that Sid MIGHT be big and bad enough to deal with two men....but four?....because wherever Ric Flair and Arn Anderson go, Brian Pillman never seems to be far behind.....and then there's the matter of another seven foot giant, the Big Red Problem Solver......Kane...... .....Sid says that for Flair and Arn, four seems to be the magic number....they always like to keep the numbers in their favour..... ".....but it really doesn't matter....because all you have to do is open your eyes and you will realise that you are staring up at the face of defeat.....you will realise that you are staring up into the face of pain.....and you will realise that you are staring up into the face.....of Psycho Sid......" .....Sid laughs for a moment and goes to walk off...... <img alt="w9sbFAn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/w9sbFAn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......only to bump straight into an oncoming Stone Cold Steve Austin..... .....the two men pause for a moment as they stare each other down, and Austin certainly looks ready to fight.....at least until Sid starts with that maniacal laughter again, as he sidesteps the Texas Rattlesnake and heads off out of shot..... .....Austin watches him the whole way, obviously anticipating an attack that never comes, before turning back to face Hendrix..... "......ain't ya heard son?....it's open season on old Stone Cold.....you wouldn't be looking to collect now would ya?......" .....Hendrix shakes his head rapidly, telling Austin that no sir, that is certainly NOT something he's looking to do..... "......well then maybe you ain't as dumb as you look.....but if you ain't looking to fight, then I'd better go and find someone that is, because as far as Stone Cold Steve Austin is concerned, it's open season on the whole damn WWF......" ......Austin goes to walk off and Dok Hendrix certainly looks relieved to see him go......at least he DID look relieved....until Austin walked back into shot a few seconds later...... ".....did you hear that Dok?.....there's game about.....shhhh.....I'm huntin' Jackasses son....." .....and with that Austin does finally walk off in search of his next victim.....as Dok quickly sends us back down to ringside. 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="ugHPJif.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ugHPJif.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="0lsazil.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0lsazil.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="LAZ6El0.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/LAZ6El0.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="2hBNSVC.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2hBNSVC.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/VQLnJqB.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/VQLnJqB.jpg"></a> Our third match of the evening see's brothers Booker T and Stevie Ray, the Harlem Heat, face off against another brother combination, Ron and Don.....The Harris Boys.... .....the Harris Boys are hardly the best team on the roster, (and apparently hardly the most popular either considering I have at least one guy a week telling me that we should just get rid them) but while not every team here in the WWF is going to win tag team gold, all teams that probably ARE going to win tag team gold need teams to defeat on the way to the top....which is why the Harris Boys are employed (and picking up wins on B-Shows such as Superstars against local jobbers)...... .....let's face it however, they're here tonight to put the Heat over, and they do their job well too, because this was a good match....in the end though Booker picked up the pinfall after taking out Don with a missile dropkick. Winner(s): Harlem Heat 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="ugHPJif.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ugHPJif.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="0lsazil.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0lsazil.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><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" /> Booker and Stevie barely have time to celebrate their victory however, before they are pounced upon by Wrath and Crush, the Dogs of War....it's safe to say that power wise, Harlem Heat would be more than able to hold their own against the Dogs of War....but not after they have just finished a gruelling match up....and certainly not when they are blindsided from behind.... ....the sneak attack means Booker and Stevie never even stood a chance in this fight, and as Wrath and Crush continue to unleash a beating on the two brothers, Jim Ross questions the motivation for this attack, to which Rick Rude remarks that now the Dogs of War have been let off the leash, they're clearly looking to make an impact on the tag team division, after all, if an imbecile like Al Snow can get a tag title shot, then the Dogs of War shouldn't have to do much to garner one..... .....to be fair, if it's an impact that Crush and Wrath are looking to make here, then they do a damn good job of it....especially after planting first Stevie, then Booker with a Double Chokeslam a piece, which leaves Harlem Heat a broken (and dominated) mess on the mat....and the Dogs of War looking like a team on a mission. 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="5cSfyiS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5cSfyiS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="J6fVGTO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/J6fVGTO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> It's back to Dok Hendrix once again, this time with rather unique pairing of Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner, and the Coolest Cat in Town Dude Love....Dok says that later on tonight these two men will be teaming up to face the equally unique team of the Corporate Cannon Brian Pillman, and the Bizarre One Goldust, two men that they will be facing off against in singles competition in just two weeks time, at Ground Zero: In Your House....the Dude says that's right.... ".....in two weeks time daddy-o, Brian Pillman is going to find out that even the most Laid Back Llama in the WWF has a breaking point.....the Dude is usually as cool as a cucumber Dok, but so far he's not having much luck against the Corporate Kiss-Ass....Brian Pillman beat me on Raw, sure he had a little help to do it, but he got the dubbya no question about it.....Brian Pillman beat me at Summerslam, sure he had to rattle my noggin a few times with a steel chair to do it, but a win's a win Dok.....tonight though, I'm out there with my Main Mandible Scotty Steiner.....and I don't know if you noticed or not Dok, but he's pretty ticked off....tonight, Brian Pillman is gonna have to try and win this match the old fashioned way, he's gonna have to go downtown to jive town, and at the end of the day I don't think he can shake his ass like the Dude Dok, if you know what I'm saying......." "......WHAT?.....I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.....ARE YOU EVEN SPEAKING AMERICAN NOW??....." .....apparently the Dude's partner might not be as hip as the Coolest Cat in Town, because Scott Steiner looks frankly confused..... "......YOU WANNA GO DOWN THERE AND SHAKE YOUR ASS?....WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU BOY?.....THIS AIN'T NO DANCE OFF, THIS IS A FIGHT....AND IF YOU GO DOWN THERE SHAKING YOUR ASS FOR GOLDUST AND HIS LITTLE PET MARCUS, ALL YOU'RE GONNA END UP WITH IS DOLLAR BILLS SHOVED DOWN YOUR TIGHTS.....THEY LIKE THAT SORT OF THING....." .....Scotty stops for a moment to assess his partner, looking him up and down before shuddering...... ".....THEN AGAIN, LOOKING AT YOUR FAT ASS YOU MIGHT BE SAFE....." ".......HEY!!!.....I've got a nice ass......" ".......NICE??.....THAT THING IS SO FAT YOU NEED TO STRAP A BEEPER TO IT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHEN YOU'RE BACKING UP.....YOU LOOK LIKE YOU FART GRAVY....." "......I can assure you I don't fart gravy....." "......WHATEVER, I DON'T CARE.....ALL I CARE ABOUT IS GETTING MY HANDS ON THAT GOLD FREAK....THAT AND GETTING MY SH!T BACK......I WANT MY CHAINMAIL....I WANT MY GOOD PIPE....AND IF I HAVE TO TEAM WITH YOUR FAT ASS TO GET THAT THEN THATS WHAT I'M GONNA DO..... .....GOLDUST.....YOU AND YOUR LITTLE BOY TOY THERE, ALL YOU'VE BEEN DOING IS TAKING FROM ME.....YOU TOOK MY PROPERTY, GOT YOUR STINK AND YOUR GREASY LITTLE HANDS ALL OVER THEM....YOU TOOK MY TITLE AND HANDED IT TO AHMED JOHNSON.....TONIGHT, YOU'RE GONNA SEE HOW IT FEELS WHEN SOMEONE TAKES YOUR SH!T......YOU TAKE FROM ME, I TAKE FROM YOU.....AND THEN AT GROUND ZERO, ITS GONNA FEEL LIKE A HOME AWAY FROM HOME FOR YOU....BECAUSE I'M GONNA TAKE MARCUS.....AND SHOVE HIM RIGHT UP GOLDUST'S ASS....." .......with that Steiner storms off, leaving Dok to ask the Dude what exactly it is that Big Poppa Pump is planning to take from Goldust and Marcus?...... "......I don't know Dok, it could be anything....Scotty, he's a bit of a free spirit.....although I hope it's that gold wig.....I think the Dude would look pretty hip with a long blonde mane daddy-o.... ......just then Steiner comes walking back into shot, grabbing the Dude by the arm and dragging him away..... "......COME ON FAT ASS.....WE GOT TIME BEFORE THE MATCH.....ME AND YOU WE'RE GONNA DO SOME SQUATS.....SEE IF WE CAN'T TIGHTEN THAT FLABBY MESS UP A LITTLE BIT....... .....the two men walk out of shot.....although you can still hear the Dude insisting he has a nice ass as they go...... .....Dok turns to send us back down to ringside when he's interrupted by an almighty crash from an adjacent room.....a room who's door WAS closed, but now swings open to reveal...... <img alt="xLujMRw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/xLujMRw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="o4bsvGH.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/o4bsvGH.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......Stone Cold Steve Austin stepping over the unconscious body of Brian Christopher.....Austin pauses for a moment when he sees Dok standing there staring at him with a curious look on his face..... ".....what?.....I found me a Jackass.....and the night is still young......" .......Austin turns to give Christopher another kick, before turning off and walking down the hall, leaving Dok Hendrix to send us back down to ringside. 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="fAPnOIB.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fAPnOIB.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="j3LxYoh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/j3LxYoh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/H1oqasE.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/H1oqasE.jpg"></a> Our next match was never going to be pretty....it was never going to be a technical masterclass....what it WAS always going to be, was two big hosses stiffing the hell out of each other with high impact, clubbing blows....because up next we have the big Texan, Bradshaw going one on one with Kama.....well.....as one on one as it ever can be when you're in there with a member of the Nation of Domination....because they rarely come to the ring alone, and tonight is no exception, because Kama has former two time WWF Light Heavyweight Champion with him, Scorpio....... ....considering that this bout mainly consisted of Bradshaw and Kama beating on each other for ten minutes, the match itself wasn't half bad....the crowd certainly got into it, especially towards the end, where Bradshaw had clearly had enough of Scorpio's (constant) interference, and almost broke the man in half on the outside with a Clothesline from Hell.... ....unfortunately for Bradshaw, Scorpio wasn't his opponent, Kama was, and so the match continued....it continued long enough for Scorpio to eventually recover from Bradshaw's Clothesline just enough that he was able to drag himself up onto the aisle, looking to cause a distraction.....it worked too.....distracted Bradshaw enough that the big Texan rushed over to grab Scorpio by the throat....and it distracted the official enough that he was over there trying to order Scorpio (who couldn't leave if he wanted to) off the apron...... <img alt="WBLOjMO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WBLOjMO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .......which is why everyone missed Stone Cold Steve Austin once again emerging from the crowd....well, everyone except the fans obviously, who absolutely erupt as he slides into the ring behind Kama....spins the Nation man round.....kicks him in the gut.....and drops him with a Stunner..... ......Kama goes down.....Austin flips him off and leaves.....Bradshaw nails Scorpio and turns around to see the unconscious Kama.....makes the cover.....one, two, three. Winner: Bradshaw 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="5cSfyiS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5cSfyiS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="J6fVGTO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/J6fVGTO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="gQwElE5.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gQwElE5.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="o7Kvihb.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/o7Kvihb.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="B2l89wp.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/B2l89wp.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> We come back from commercial break, just in time to see the grand arrival of Goldust and his entourage.....the flamboyant threesome make their way out from the back and into the ring, arm in arm in arm as they walk down the aisle.....and yes, Goldust is once again sporting Scott Stainer's chain mail head dress instead of his usual gold wig, and he still has Big Poppa Pump's "good" pipe, which he is caressing in a very un-PG way..... ......Pillman is out next, and while most competitors would be somewhat un-nerved at the prospect of teaming with the Bizarre One, Brian Pillman moves to the beat of his own drum, and really couldn't give a damn WHO he teams with so long as he gets to cause chaos..... .....the Dude is out next, strutting and swaying for all the chicks in the crowd....he doesn't go far however, deciding that he would be better served staying at the top of his ramp until his partner for the evening was ready to make his entrance....and as the sirens blare throughout the arena, it would seem that Scott Steiner is indeed ready..... .....Big Poppa Pump comes walking out from the back.....but he too pauses at the top of the ramp....and not only that, but he's got a microphone in his hand.....a live microphone at that, which where Scott Steiner is concerned, is a very dangerous thing...... ".......YOU KNOW, I WAS IN THE BACK THERE EARLIER....AND I TOLD DOK HENDRIX THAT SINCE YOU TWO FREAK-SHOW'S WERE GONNA TAKE MY SH!T, THEN I WAS GONNA TAKE YOURS.....PROBLEM WITH THAT IS YOU AIN'T GOT NOTHING I WANT.....MAKE-UP....WIGS....PRETTY GOLD ROBES....THE BIG BAD BOOTY DADDY DOESN'T PLAY LIKE THAT.....SEE THERE'S ONLY TWO THINGS THAT SCOTT STEINER IS INTERESTED IN, THATS HIS PEAKS.....AND HIS FREAKS......AND THATS WHEN IT HIT ME...... ......SEE YOU CAN TAKE MY CHAINMAIL.....YOU CAN TAKE MY "GOOD" PIPE....BUT I STILL GOT ONE PIPE YOU CAN NEVER TAKE.....AND I'VE BEEN USING IT....ALL....WEEK......LONG.....SO WHAT I'M GONNA DO NOW, IS SHOW YOU EXACTLY WHAT I'VE BEEN HITTIN' WITH MY PIPE.......AND TAKE A GOOD LOOK, BECAUSE AS MY NEW HEAD FREAK, YOU'RE GONNA BE SEEING A LOT OF HER......." <img alt="L6AEQnz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/L6AEQnz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....it's Sable!!.....Jim Ross says we've barely seen this young lady, since Marcus turned his back on her to turn to the gold side.....but she's back.....and judging by the way she is running her fingers up and down Scott Steiner's chest, she's going to be here for some time..... .....Marcus is beside himself.....and Marlena doesn't look too pleased either, while Goldust just stands there with a sneer on his face...... ".........AND YOU MIGHT NOT GET THIS BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL ABOUT THE "BOYS" CLUB.....BUT SINCE YOU LIKE MOVIE QUOTES SO MUCH, HERES ONE FOR YA......" .....he pulls Sable close and plants a kiss on her, before turning back to face the ring..... "........'DARLING ITS BETTER....DOWN WHERE IT'S WETTER.....TAKE IT FROM ME'......THATS FROM THE LITTLE MERMAID B!TCH!......AND BELIEVE ME, SABLE HAS NEVER HAD IT BETTER HER WHOLE LIFE.......LETS DO THIS......" .....and with that Steiner and Love make their way down the aisle, diving into the ring where they immediately begin to Brawl with their respective foes, as the official rings the bell to get this one underway....... 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 style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/L6AEQnz.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/L6AEQnz.jpg"></a><img alt="5cSfyiS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5cSfyiS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="J6fVGTO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/J6fVGTO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="gQwElE5.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gQwElE5.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 style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/o7Kvihb.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/o7Kvihb.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/B2l89wp.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/B2l89wp.jpg"></a> ......which brings us to our semi-main event, and actually what was the match of the night....which is no mean feat when you take into account that for one, Scotty is still nursing a minor neck injury.....and two, Scott Steiner and Dude Love have absolutely zero chemistry as tag team partners.....like, at all.....their timing as a team is horrendous, they were falling over each other the whole way through the match, but the crowd simply did not care, they absolutely ate this sloppy mess up..... ......Scotty was indeed in a bad mood, but after losing his chainmail, his "good" pipe....AND his WWF Championship, he seems to have a bit of a spring back in his step, and that's all down to his brand new valet, the stunning Sable..... ......this match acts as a preview of sorts for two of the matches we will be seeing at Ground Zero: In Your House.....where Dude Love and Brian Pillman will collide once again, as well as being the event on which Scott Steiner and Goldust will finally collide.....and we see plenty of those pairing facing off here......the story of the end of the match however occurs on the outside, where Marcus and Marlena have spent the majority of the match hurling insults and abuse Marcus' one time valet Sable....to the point that he actually corners and grabs hold of the beautiful blonde roughly by the arms...... .......that brings Scott Steiner to the outside, in defence of his new Head Freak, and he knocks Marcus senseless with a hard right hand, before sending him crashing into the crowd barrier..... ......unfortunately that leaves the Dude all alone in the ring, and as Goldust ensures the official is looking elsewhere, Brian Pillman once again makes the use of that steel chair, to knock the Dude senseless, making him easy pickings for the one, the two.....and the three.....and speaking of three, that now makes Brian Pillman 3-0 in competition against the Dude....maybe the Corporate Cannon's declaration that Dude Love can't defeat him has some merit after all. Winner(s): Brian Pillman & Goldust 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="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" /> The Wolves howl as Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman make their way out next....the Wolfpac is in the house, and apparently they have something to say....Scott Hall takes the microphone first, saying that last week was a good night for the good guys, because not only did "Big Kev" guarantee his shot at the WWF Title at Ground Zero, but "the kid" done good too...because when he pinned Owen Hart last week, he picked himself up a sweet little Intercontinental Championship match too.....and now all he's got to do is beat the baby Hart one more time, to bring the IC strap, back to the 'Pac...... ......Waltman is certainly the weakest talker of this bunch, which is why he doesn't stay on the mic for long....but he takes it just long enough to tell Owen that a few months ago, he came out here live on Raw, beat Rocky Maivia....and became the brand new WWF European Champion....granted he didn't hold the belt for long, but that little taste of gold told him two things, one, that on any given night, there is no one here in the WWF that he can't beat....and two, he wants MORE gold "......Owen Hart, I beat you once, I can damn sure beat you again......." ......that just leaves the big man.....and everyone knows that Kevin Nash isn't one to be shy when it comes to speaking his mind.....and with an upcoming WWF Championship match upcoming at Ground Zero, he's got plenty to say....he first of all re-iterates what both Hall and Waltman said, stating that "the Kid" is going to be walking out of In Your House as the new WWF Intercontinental Champion..... "......and he won't be the only one of us walking out with a shiny new belt.....because yours truly, everybody's favourite big, sexy, giant.....has got his first WWF Title shot in almost twenty months.....TWENTY MONTHS.....that's almost two damn years....do you really think I'm gonna let Ahmed Johnson walk out with that Championship around his waist when it took me so long to get a shot?....." .....Nash says that the last time he held that title he held it for a year solid....and the only reason he lost it to begin with was because he got soft....he got complacent..... ".....well trust me, the year me and the boys have had, there ain't nothing soft about us anymore....." .....he says that ever since Wrestlemania XII he's been playing second fiddle to a certain Boy Toy who shall not be named.....he says that all three of them got stuck in a supporting role to a prima-donna diva who THOUGHT he was the star of the show, but that all stops now..... ".....this ain't a one man show....this right here is a unit....a family....and family looks out for family.....if it wasn't me getting this shot then it would be Scott.....if it wasn't Scott it would be Kid.....there ain't no egos here, this ain't a KLiQ and there ain't no hierarchy.....but it was ME that took out Bret Hart, so it's ME that gets the shot.....just like it was Kid that took out Owen Hart.....it's Kid that gets the shot at the IC strap...... .....Ahmed Johnson, you are one big, bad mother....there's no doubt about that....but look at me.....(Nash points to a nearby camera man)....hey you, camera monkey, zoom that shot in right here, get a good look at my eyes and you tell me I'm not ready......Ahmed, you can be as bad as you want to be....you've been kicking down doors and taking names since what, March?....big deal....I've been the Big Bad Wolf since the day I first step foot in this company....yeah, you can be proud of your reign....you made history....you were the FIRST black WWF Champion in the history of this company...and good for you, no one can take that away from you.....but what I can and WILL take away from you, is that Title belt that's around your waist right now.....yeah you made history, but guess what buddy, I know a thing or two about making history myself.....I was the first guy to win the Intercontinental title, tag titles AND the World title in the space of a year, and it's HIGH time that Big Sexy had the gold back....." <img alt="Q3HKQzh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Q3HKQzh.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" /><img alt="28EcnwT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/28EcnwT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......Nash doesn't actually get to say much more....because the screeching guitar that is the introduction to Bret Hart's music begins to play....and not only does the Hitman make his way out, but brother Owen, Chris Jericho and Test are also there to accompany the former WWF Champion to the ring as well.....obviously the Hitman isn't in a particularly good mood....but then he's not been a Happy Hitman for quite some time now..... ....the foursome climb into the ring, where Bret is quick to try and negate everything that the Wolfpac has just said, starting with the "absurd" idea that Sean Waltman is going to be walking out of Ground Zero with the WWF Intercontinental Championship..... "......just because you scraped out a fluke victory last week over Owen, that doesn't mean squat....even the best of us can't outwrestle bad luck, but beating Owen Hart twice in a row, that's just not going to happen....especially in a one on one match....." .....Owen obviously agrees with his brother.....saying not only did Waltman get lucky last week, but he cheated too..... ".....he had a handful of tights.....he's a cheat....a dirty cheater...." .....Waltman didn't have a handful of tights incidentally, he beat Owen fair and square, but since when have the Harts ever turned down an opportunity to accuse someone of screwing them?...Owen says that while the Kid might have found some luck fighting against those "Light Heavyweight losers", he's in for the shock of his life when he gets in there with Owen Hart.....someone that can wrestle AND fly....which is why the Intercontinental Championship is going to be staying right where it is..... .....Bret says that as far as Kevin Nash goes, that was a nice little history lesson, but he's forgetting one important thing..... ".....and that's the fact that while yeah, you did all those things, but that those tag team and Intercontinental titles came off riding the coat-tails of Shawn Michaels, even back in 1994.....and that year long World Title reign that you're so proud of? You forgot to mention who it was exactly that put the breaks on that Diesel truck, and took that World Wrestling Federation Championship away from you.......because it was ME......" ....Bret says that Nash shouldn’t even be getting the shot at Ahmed Johnson at In Your House.....it SHOULD be the Hitman.....so maybe.....MAYBE Bret should put a stop to the Diesel truck again.....right NOW...... ”......or maybe you should all just stop flirting with each other and form a line....and Ahmed Johnson will add each and every one of you to his list of victims.....” <img alt="v77HdBv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/v77HdBv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="IfKaTid.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/IfKaTid.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....those would be the dulcet tones of Mr. James E. Cornette, who makes his way out onto the ramp with the World Wrestling Federation Champion by his side..... ”.......Kevin Nash, you can talk about family and loyalty and unity all you want, but when it comes down to who gets the shot against the big man here, it’s still YOU that’s first up to bat......and Bret Hart.....you are exactly what you claim to be, the Excellence of Execution......but you ain’t the best there is, because that tag line belongs to Ahmed Johnson......if you spent less time bitchin’ and moanin’, and more time WRESTLING then maybe it would be you facing off against Ahmed Johnson at Ground Zero.....but it’s not, it’s that seven foot goof right there......” ......Bret says that Cornette has lots to say from the top of the ramp there....but Ground Zero is still two weeks away.....if Ahmed Johnson had any guts at all, he’d walk down here right now and put the title on the line against the TRUE best there is.....best there was.....and best there ever will be.....Bret “The Hitman” Hart..... .....Jim Cornette has a better idea....he says that since Bret Hart claims to be the best there is, and since Kevin Nash claims that it doesn’t matter WHO in the Wolfpac faces Ahmed Johnson first....and more importantly, since Ahmed Johnson doesn’t give a damn who he’s in this ring with, because they’re all just faceless victims to him.....how about next week, live on Raw......Bret Hart vs. Scott Hall to open the show......and Ahmed Johnson bs the winner of that match to close the show......for the World Wrestling Federation Championship..... ......Rick Rude proclaims that Ahmed Johnson is getting as bad as Matt Hardy for just handing out title shots.....but Bret Hart is quick to agree to those terms.....and in fairness to Kevin Nash, he is quick to encourage Scott Hall to agree to those terms too.....and so just like that, we have TWO matches set for next week.....and one of them is for the WWF Title. Rating: A* (OOC): Why two matches in one night? A little bit of a scheduling snafu on my part there....thought I had an extra week until Ground Zero, when actually next week is the go home show.....whoops </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="xLujMRw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/xLujMRw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="U0XQu4B.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/U0XQu4B.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/28EcnwT.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/28EcnwT.jpg"></a> So it’s finally time for our main event....but Stone Cold Steve Austin has had his hands pretty full all night long......Vince McMahon may have declared open season on Steve Austin....but Steve Austin has declared open season on the whole World Wrestling Federation.....and tonight alone, Savio Vega, Brian Christopher, Kama and Rich Steiner have all felt the bite of the Rattlesnake.....Chris Jericho is good.....Chris Jericho is very good.....but he might have picked the wrong night to be facing Stone Cold..... .....Chris Jericho has been crying out to be included in the main event scene for some time now, and finally (after aligning himself with the Hart Foundation) he has closed the show on a number of occasions....and they have all been damn good showings....tonight wasn’t such a good showing....well, it was, I mean both men put on five star performances, but with such a hectic night this match didn’t get anywhere near the length it deserved....with that being said, it was still a good match (and still better than WCW’s Main Event).....it also wasn’t without its shenanigans...... <img alt="cls3rYe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/cls3rYe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="pf7uUoQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pf7uUoQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="tcZRZqf.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tcZRZqf.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="FQQAkSz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/FQQAkSz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="e4iEFX9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/e4iEFX9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......because the Million Dollar Corporation clearly didn’t take too kindly to Mr. Austin costing Rich Steiner the match earlier in the evening, and that is without the added incentive of Vince McMahon looking to reward anyone that can take Stone Cold out in revenge for his actions last week...... ......Ted DiBiase’s entire group make their way out, and along with Test do a good enough job of distracting the official that Chris Jericho is able to slide to the outside and pick up a steel chair, looking to steal a cheap victory.....unfortunately, as he charges Austin, all he gets is a kick to the gut and a Stone Cold Stunner.....followed by the one, the two, and the three....... Winner: Steve Austin 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="xLujMRw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/xLujMRw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="cls3rYe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/cls3rYe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="pf7uUoQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pf7uUoQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="tcZRZqf.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tcZRZqf.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="FQQAkSz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/FQQAkSz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="e4iEFX9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/e4iEFX9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> The match might be over, but the Million Dollar Corporation has barely begun, as they storm the ring looking to do what Jericho couldn’t, take out Steve Austin......they don’t get off to a great start however.....because both Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight are dropped within seconds of entering the ring by a pair Stone Cold Stunners...... .....unfortunately there is still the little matter of Rich Steiner and Jeff Jarrett to contend with.....and both men collide with Austin simultaneously, dropping him to the mat where they proceed to stomp the crap out of him.....this crowd is red hot for the Texas Rattlesnake however, and a loud Austin chant breaks out through the arena as Stone Cold rally’s back and actually looks as though he’s about to fight off the entire Corporation single handedly.....at least until Rich Steiner delivers a hard low blow.....and Austin finds himself straight back down on the mat...... ......Rich keeps up the offence while Jarrett slips to the outside for that Acoustic Equaliser, and as he slides back into the ring, Steiner drags Austin to his feet, hooking his hands behind his back as the Million Dollar Corporation looks to capture that big game....... <img alt="vJbqbop.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vJbqbop.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .......when Ken Shamrock comes bursting out of the back, down the aisle and charging into the ring.....he snatches the guitar from the hands of Jarrett and drives the man back into the corner with a flurry of blows, just as Austin kicks his leg back to give Steiner a taste of his own medicine with a low blow of his own...... ......Shamrock declared that following Summerslam he was far from finished with Jeff Jarrett, and judging by the beating he’s giving him in the corner he wasn’t lying..... ......Steiner pulls himself back to his feet, but he may well have been better served staying down, because Austin hits him with the now familiar kick to the gut, Stunner combination....and just like that Rich Steiner finds himself flat on the back on the outside along with Southern Justice...... ......meanwhile Shamrock is continuing to pummel Jarrett with rights and lefts in the corner, before finally wrapping his arms around Double J, and sending him flying over the top rope with a belly to belly suplex....and now Ted DiBiase’s entire group is on the outside..... .....Shamrock lets out a loud animalistic scream, clearly pleased with himself, before turning around....... .....straight into a Stone Cold Stunner..... .....Austin flips Shamrock the bird, telling him ”....D.T.A son......don’t trust anyone.....” as Jim Ross declares that Stone Cold Steve Austin just doesn’t give a damn.....the Million Dollar Corporation is down.....Ken Shamrock is down.....and Steve Austin has bailed from the ring and headed back into the crowd, where these fans mob him as the copyright information displays on the screen, and the show comes to a close. Rating: A* Final Rating: A </div></blockquote> </div>

James Casey · July 7, 2018

Hart/Hall should be interesting - Hart may be good enough to carry Hall in spite of his injury, and in the opening match it could well steal the show... especially as it seems there'll be a definite finish to set up the main event!

to4sty · July 8, 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 2, September 1997 Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, Virginia) ATT: 12,600 TV: 18.58 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="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" /><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" /> Tonight’s show opens not in the ring, not in the back.....but with a video that a small graphic in the corner of the screen informs us is what happened last week after the show went off the air.....we see Chris Benoit trapped inside the steel cage with the entire Titans of Wrestling group, while Curt Hennig, Diamond Dallas Page and Lex Luger tattle the walls of the cage, just as the Giant arrives with a set of bolt cutters...... .......Giant finally cuts through the metal chain holding the door closed, and one by one team WCW pick up a steel chair each from ringside and storm into the ring and into the cage where the Titans are waiting....of course, these being the Titans of Wrestling they soon make a run for the hills when the angry and armed WCW group get in there.....well, Hogan and Savage do.....followed shortly by the Warrior who has clearly decided that all of this is beneath him.....Levesque, Buff, Traylor, Copeland and Cage decide to stick around, but not for long, because WCW batter them around the ring like pinballs before the Giant plants both Copeland and Cage with a double Chokeslam, Page drops Bagwell with a Diamond Cutter, Luger gets Traylor up in the Torture Rack, and a battered and bruised Chris Benoit locks Levesque into the Crippler Crossface, which has Jean Paul screaming in agony...... ......eventually Russo obviously got the order to the monkeys in the back to raise the cage, and the remaining Titans scatter like cockroaches, joining the holy trinity at the top of the entrance ramp, as Chris Benoit snatches up a microphone from ringside.... .....he’s not in the best of shapes after taking a vicious beating at the hands of eight men, but he’s still standing, and he’s got a challenge for Hollywood Hogan...... ”......Hogan, you came out here and told the world that Chris Benoit wasn’t in your league....that Chris Benoit should be kissing your feet for allowing him to be in the same ring as you.....well how about instead of kissing your feet, I kick your ass......and since I’m not fit to be inside a ring with you, how about we do it inside this steel cage.....next week!.....” ......truthfully Hogan doesn’t look particularly thrilled by the idea, but Hennig takes the microphone and begins taunting him, asking if he’s not so confident about facing little old Chris Benoit without seven other guys to back him up? That’s too much for Hogan’s Hollywood sized ego to take, and eventually he accepts, telling Benoit that he will see him next week, and he’s going to tear him apart........and with that the opening credits finally roll....... <img alt="O22kAAc.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/O22kAAc.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....and we go live to the arena, where Eric Bischoff is standing by in the middle of the ring..... .....he welcomes the fans to another huge edition of Nitro, telling them that he has a real treat in store for them tonight..... ”......because as you have all just seen, tonights main event will see Hollywood Hogan live in this very ring to face the Canadian Crippler Chris Benoit......” .....Eric pauses for a moment with a big smile on his face, before looking up and pointing high above the ring...... ”.....and just six days before WCW goes to war, it’s going to be inside a fifteen foot high steel cage.....” .....the crowd pops for that, but Bischoff isn’t finished....he says that while that match will indeed take place (and there will be no backing out of it because Hogan agreed to it), by his reckoning Hollywood Hogan Last put the WCW Championship in the line around 28 days ago...... ”......and since that title WONT be on the line at Fall Brawl.....and since I am a member of the WCW Championship committee, and I can make divisions like this.....that steel cage match tonight?.....its going to be for the WCW Heavyweight Title......” .....again the crowd pops big....a steel cage match for the WCW Title on free TV, why wouldn’t they.....of course not EVERYONE was happy about that........ <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" /> .....in fact Vince Russo and Hollywood Hogan were absolutely livid about that.... .....the two men make their way out, and Russo asks Bischoff just who in the hell he thinks he is making last minute title matches like that......Hollywood Hogan is the WCW World Champion.....Hollywood Hogan is the MAN.....and you don’t book Hollywood Hogan into a title match with two hours warning.....Russo says that no, Hollywood Hogan will NOT be putting the title on the line tonight..... ......Bischoff says that he had a feeling the pair would say something like that....and since the great Hollywood Hogan wants some notice when it comes to his Championship, here’s some notice for you.....in two days time, Hollywood Hogan will be STRIPPED of the WCW Championship for failing to defend it within the 30 day window.....and since there aren’t any events in two days time, he either puts the belt on the line against Chris Benoit tonight...... ”.....or he hands the title over to me right now.....unless of course Hollywood Hogan isn’t quite as confident that he can defeat Chris Benoit as he would like you to believe?....” .....Eric flashes that sh!t eating grin at both Hogan and Russo, and Hogan blows his gasket....he tells Bischoff that he’ll put the belt on the line tonight..... ”......but you’d better have a new team member on stand by for Fall Brawl brother, because I’m going to wipe the mat with that pipsqueak Benoit and take him out of commission for good.....and then when I’m done with Benoit dude, and I’ve scraped his face off the bottom of my boot, me and my Titan brothers, we’re going to go on to War Games and utterly destroy the rest of the so called “team WCW”.....because this is Titan’s country brother......and what are YOU going to do Eric Bischoff, when we take out all your hopes in one night......” 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="UqsIL3g.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UqsIL3g.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="AP82L8L.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AP82L8L.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="ysNJtLm.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ysNJtLm.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9PoMqtn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9PoMqtn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/a5je8NY.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/a5je8NY.jpg"></a> If you ever want to watch a match that is just four big dudes beating the holy hell out of each other, then this match is probably for you.....Vader, Bigelow, Meng and The Barbarian....not one of these men is afraid to take three shots just to deliver one of their own....this one was Stiff with a Capital S..... .....Vader and Bigelow will be looking to get their careers back on track here, after spending the last few months locked in a battle with Mike Awesome and Gideon Cain (along with the Giant and to a lesser extent Lex Luger) and it was a battle that they didn’t come out of the winning side in..... .....the Faces of Fear could do with a victory too however....these two beasts have lost their way (and their purpose) since Hulk Hogan turned heel and formed the Titans of Wrestling....after all, they (and the rest of the Dungeon of Doom) were part of the Alliance to end Hulkamania.....problem is it was Hulk Hogan that ended Hulkamania when he transformed into Hollywood.....and with Kevin Sullivan AWOL and Konnan branching out on his own, the Dungeon of Doom is seemingly dead......so where do the Faces of Fear go from here?..... .....for now they seem to be pretty content fighting.....and they get a hell of a fight too, because both Vader and Bigelow are former WCW Champions.....and they actually seem to be getting the best of the two big Island boys here........... <img alt="6I7db7l.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6I7db7l.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......although maybe the Dungeon of Doom isn’t as dead as people think.....because here comes Kevin Sullivan...... ......seeing the arrival Jimmy Hart is quick to hop up onto the apron, megaphone in hand, to distract the attention of the official...... .....with his opening right there, Sullivan hops up onto the opposite apron behind the referees back, and as he finds his target he lets loose with a fireball, straight to the face of...........Meng?..... ......Jimmy Hart looks to be in shock.....In in his defence, Vader looks pretty surprised to see Meng staggering backwards clutching his face too.....although as Bigelow tackles the Barbarian to the floor, he’s not too surprised to hoist the big Tongan up, and drive him down to the mat with a thudding Powerbomb for the one, the two, and the three. Winner(s): Vader & Bigelow 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="6I7db7l.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6I7db7l.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="UqsIL3g.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UqsIL3g.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="AP82L8L.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AP82L8L.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Jimmy Hart and The Barbarian drag Meng to the outside where they look to get him backstage for some medical attention....Kevin Sullivan on the other hand has rolled right into the ring and is standing before the (somewhat) confused looking Vader and Bam Bam..... .....he holds up his hands to tell the two big men that he’s not here to cause them harm....before walking in close and whispering some unheard words into each man’s ear in turn, then stepping back and staring the two men down....before turning and heading back to the locker rooms, leaving Bam Bam Bigelow and Big Van Vader looking just as confused as when he first arrived.....and as the commentators question what Kevin Sullivan could be planning here, we go to the back, with Mean Gene...... 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="3uyI4Pv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3uyI4Pv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....who is standing by with a gentleman who will be in action next.....and in action at Fall Brawl where he takes on Rick Martel....yes Mean Gene is standing by with Lance Storm..... .....Scheme Gene does his usual job of shilling the WCW hotline, before getting right down to business..... ....he says that in just six days, Lance Storm will be facing a man that Storm claims is past his best....that Storm claims is an embarrassment to Canada.....and in a step even further, an embarrassment to the entire wrestling business....Rick Martel.....Gene says that if you ask him, all Lance Storm is doing is firing up a wiley veteran....and it’s a tactic that could well backfire..... .....obviously Storm disagrees.....saying that for those words to fire Rick Martel up then he would have to have an ounce of respect for himself......and he clearly doesn’t have any respect for himself, because if he DID then he wouldn’t be out here embarrassing himself and embarrassing Canada..... .....he says that at Fall Brawl, Rick Martel is going to find out exactly the same thing that Jim Duggan is going to find out tonight.....because make no mistake, Jim Duggan is no different than Rick Martel..... ”....a past his prime has been, still desperately trying to hold on to the spotlight that SHOULD be shining on the future of Wrestling.....men like myself.....not the past of Wrestling.....men like Jim Duggan and Rick Martel.....and just like Rick Martel, Jim Duggan is an embarrassment....an embarrassment to his whole country.....the only difference between Jim Duggan and Rick Martel, is that HIS country is the United States of America.....and I really could care less about how much America is embarrassed.....” .....he tells Gene to watch closely.....because the Pride of Canada is about to make his way to the ring. 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="fg3o6Hm.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fg3o6Hm.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="3uyI4Pv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3uyI4Pv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> I hate Jim Duggan....cannot stand the cross eyed moron.....the days of you getting yourself disqualified to do the job are over here Jimmy Boy.....I did let him get some offence in though, just enough to make this a relatively even contest.....as Duggan went for that three point stance however Storm managed to move out of the way, and Hacksaw collided with the turnbuckles, leaving his back exposed for Storm to clip the knee from behind before locking in the Canadian Maple Leaf for the submission victory...... Winner: Lance Storm 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="fg3o6Hm.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fg3o6Hm.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="3uyI4Pv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3uyI4Pv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....although Storm is showing no sign of releasing the hold, even after the bell rings to indicate his victory.....he wrenches back on the hold even harder as old Hacksaw shouts out in pain, telling him that his time is over.....it’s time to move along and step aside, and if he doesn’t want to go willingly, then Lance Storm will make him retire forcefully.....and as Tony Schiavone points out, if Jim Duggan stays locked in this hold much longer then his knee may suffer irreparable damage...... <img alt="JtfgZsS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/JtfgZsS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......fortunately for old cross eyed Jim, Rick Martel (rather predictably) comes rushing down the aisle and slides into the ring....Storm quickly releases the hold and darts to the outside however out of harms way, and as Martel checks on Duggan, Storm lets a nearby camera man know that he should get a good shot of Rick Martel, because after Sunday night, we won’t be seeing him again. 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="VSiPRk6.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/VSiPRk6.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> From there we go to a quick cut scene in the back.....clearly the camera man is trying to stay incognito because it’s quite a long shot, but as the lens zooms into focus we can see Hollywood Hogan furiously throwing things around.....Macho is trying to calm him down, Warrior is stood looking uninterested in the background.....the rest of the Titans are on the receiving end of Hogan’s wrath, with him screaming at them that if they had finished the job with Benoit last week then they wouldn’t be in this situation right now..... .....Levesque doesn’t take too kindly to that, saying that maybe if Hogan, Savage and Warrior hadn’t abandoned the cage the instant team WCW cut through that lock, then they might have been able to deal with ALL of their War Games opponents in one night..... ......that just infuriates Hogan (and Savage) even further....with Savage saying that he, Warrior and Hogan can’t risk getting injured in a situation like that.....they’re the Crown Jewels of the Titans....the Holy Trinity.....the Cream of the Crop, dig it?.....Levesque doesn’t “dig it” at all....in fact he thinks that maybe the “Cream of the Crop” is starting to turn a little sour.....maybe it’s even a little bit past it’s best..... ......Savage definitely doesn’t like that comment....and he and Levesque stare each other down for a moment until Hogan finally notices the Camera Man at the other end of the room, and sends the Enforcer over to get rid of him......tense times right now for 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="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="OCcPRZs.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OCcPRZs.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Back to the ring now, where Lord Steven Regal puts the WCW Television Title on the line again, this time against young Scotty Riggs.....Riggs has a great look, but he’s not exactly the worlds greatest worker....and outside of being a “pretty boy” doesn’t really have a character of such for the fans to invest in....couple that with the fact that he’s not exactly a great talker either and you can see why WCW stuck him in a team with Bagwell when he debuted....really a Tag Team would be a better fit for Riggs right now to hide his limitations, but there’s no one really available right now to pair him up with (after all I don’t really see Riggs and the Warlord lighting up the Tag Team ranks) so for now he’s just going to have to get by on his own..... ......to be fair, this wasn’t a terrible match....it wasn’t great, but then very few WCW matches are at the moment....in the end though it was the Champion that picked up the victory, submitting Riggs with the Regal Stretch. Winner: ....and Still WCW Television Champion.....Lord Steven Regal 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="S0DBcgV.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/S0DBcgV.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><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" /> From there we head backstage, where Mean Gene is standing by with Missy Hyatt and her men, Mike Awesome and Gideon Cain....Gene says that these two gentlemen right here have made quite an impression (and racked up some pretty big wins) around here in a very short space of time....and could perhaps have asked for (and received) a WCW Tag Title shot based on those results....instead they took it upon themselves to assault the Tag Team Champions, and now you’ve got to believe that the Road Warriors are going to be out for revenge..... .....Missy tells Gene to stop being so over dramatic....she says that all her boys did was give Hawk and Animal a little bit of gentle persuasion to give them that shot.....after all, no one is going to want to face Mike Awesome and Gideon Cain willingly now are they? Although for a team that will supposedly be “out for revenge” as Gene put it, her boys have yet to receive an answer..... ”.....and THAT Mean Gene, is just plain rude.....” <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" /> ....not as rude as when Hawk and Animal burst into shot however, and head straight for Awesome and Cain..... .....Gene gets the hell out of dodge as these two big teams set about pummelling each other backstage, bouncing each other off walls, doors, and any other available hard surfaces they can find until Doug Dillinger and his security team are finally able to separate them, as we go back down to ringside. 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="MLBCNMR.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MLBCNMR.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="pRNUaGn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pRNUaGn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Our next match sees the seemingly unstoppable rookie monster Bill Goldberg facing off against one half of the Public Enemy, Johnny Grunge.....the announcers are starting to get aboard the hype train now with Mr. Goldberg, stating that so far this newcomer has defeated everyone that’s been put before him, even true ring veterans the likes of VK Wallstreet.....even Bobby Heenan says that this man is a force to be reckoned with, idly wondering if he wants a manager..... .....the match wasn’t great (Johnny Grunge was in it) and it wasn’t long....because Goldberg folded the Public Enemy man in half with the spear.....before impressively lifting Grunge up in the Jackhammer and driving him into the mat for the one, the two, and the three. 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="MLBCNMR.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MLBCNMR.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" /> The rookie sensation is celebrating another big victory in the ring, when everybody's favourite former Mounties, the Amazing French Canadian’s make their way out into the stage....Jacques has a microphone in hand and tells Goldberg that he’s nothing more than a big dummy...... ”.....you might think you’re a big tough guy beating up Tag Team wrestlers in one on one matches.....but you only beat us because we are such an amazing team, such a cohesive unit, that having one of us wrestle without the other is like wrestling with only one arm......it’s almost like we lose a piece of ourselves.....” ....the Canadian’s look downcast for a moment after that touching bit of sentiment, before Jacque wipes away an invisible tear, before continuing.....he tells Goldberg that if he’s so tough, he won’t mind facing BOTH the Amazing French Canadians at Fall Brawl, in THEIR environment.....a Tag Team match.....all he has to do is find a partner..... .....Goldberg has been pretty mute up until now, but he’s clearly heard growling at the Canadians that he ”don’t need no damn partner to kick both your asses”....Jacques disagrees however.....reiterating that they want a Tag Team match..... ”....a TAG TEAM match you big dummy....that means two vs. two....which means that if you’ve got the guts to face us then you need a partner........of course that ALSO means that if we beat your partner.....YOU still lose.....and that little unbeaten streak you’ve built up goes with it.....those are the terms Billy Boy, unless of course.....you’re chicken?.....” ......the Canadians then perform a very childish chicken dance at the top of the aisle, and it takes Goldberg all of three seconds to accept....telling him that he’ll see them Sunday. 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="t6dcQBb.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/t6dcQBb.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="4o0AVtU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/4o0AVtU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/ikXidwr.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/ikXidwr.jpg"></a> It’s time for that sweet Brad Armstrong theme music to play throughout the arena, as the man himself makes his way out to face the masked menace that is Mortis.... ....James Vandenberg has decreed that his man Mortis is here to cleanse the impurities and imperfections here in WCW, starting with the “false warrior” the Renegade (who really was cleansed from the roster, after asking for and receiving his release) and has now seemingly turned his focus to the “boy in a man’s world” Jeff Hardy..... .....Vandenberg is quick to let a nearby camera know that Brad Armstrong is another on the WCW roster in need of purifying....a man who blames an imaginary family “curse” on his own shortcomings..... .....there’s no Armstrong Curse to blame this evening however, Mortis was simply the better man, putting Brad (who’s actually been a really solid hand these last few months) away with a Flatliner for the three count. Winner: Mortis 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="bs8biUH.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bs8biUH.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="YNefDBg.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YNefDBg.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> From that we go to a pre-taped interview conducted by Mike Tenay, who is with one of WCW's newest stars, Rikishi Fatu....Tenay thanks the big Samoan for agreeing to speak with him today, before asking him what it was that prompted his move to WCW? Rikishi says that's simple....opportunity....he said that when his contract came up with the "other guys" Eric Bischoff reached out to him personally....he said that Bischoff told him that Vince Russo and the Titans of Wrestling were attempting to run rough-shot over the entire WCW, and World Championship Wrestling needed a few good men to step up and fight the good fight.....and along with the pride that competing against a Hollywood Hogan or a Randy Savage brings, there would also be opportunities.....Championship opportunities yes, but more importantly, the opportunity to compete as a singles star.....and the opportunity to compete as himself....Rikishi Fatu....not some gimmick street activist or forgotten about tag team partner....but Rikishi Fatu, because this right here is the real man, and WCW is set to see a whole lot of the Big 'Kish..... ......Tenay says that speaking of tag team's, the Samoan SWAT Team....relatives of (and former partners of) Rikishi....any plans to reconnect there? Rikishi says no, they're doing their thing, he's doing his....they're happy as a team right now, while Rikishi has been working as one half of a team for damn near all his career....he wants to get out there on his own and show the world what he can do...... .....well he will have plenty of opportunity to do that (Tenay says) this Sunday, live on Pay Per View when he goes up against Eddie Guerrero.....for the WCW United States Championship....Rikishi says that right, and that's exactly the sort of opportunities he was talking about....he says that US Title has been held by some of the biggest names this sport has ever known, and he would be truly proud to add his name to that list....but it won't be easy....he says that Eddie Guerrero truly is a great wrestler....he's got a lousy attitude, but there's no denying his abilities....Rikishi says he's ready for the fight of his life AND he's ready for whatever dirty tricks Guerrero tries to pull. He says Guerrero has already had him jumping through hoops, and Rikishi has cleared every hurdle put in front of him.....at Fall Brawl, that last hurdle is Eddie Guerrero, and Big 'Kish has just gotta jump one more time. 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/nPlVk6h.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/nPlVk6h.jpg"></a><img alt="jXnnvAQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/jXnnvAQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="1oTiWPy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/1oTiWPy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <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 style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/SuMAfsS.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/SuMAfsS.jpg"></a> It's the Titans of Wrestling facing off against Team WCW next....although while Curt Hennig and Diamond Dallas Page WILL be a part of War Games, Adam Copeland and Christian Cage will NOT....which really means the Titans have nothing to lose here, and EVERYTHING to gain, because if Copeland and Cage can manage to injure either Hennig or Page, it would leave WCW one man short, with only six days to find a replacement.... ....the two Canadians will be looking to impress here too, considering this is their debut match for the company and their debut match as members of the Titans of Wrestling....they certainly add a bit of levity to the group too that wasn't there before, after all, you're not likely to see the Warrior use Diamond Dallas Page's head like a ventriloquist dummy to proclaim how "totally awesome Copeland and Cage are" which is exactly what this pair do once they have beat the man down enough, with Copeland working DDP's jaw up and down with every word, before the duo break out into laughter..... ......of course they were never going to keep control of the match until the end, and as is the norm in these tag team affairs, this one breaks down into chaos.....chaos that sees Page drop Christian Right in the middle of the ring with the Diamond Cutter, before making the cover......except the official was busy with Hennig and Copeland, which is why he missed the pin attempt..... ....it was also why he missed Ray Traylor sliding into the ring with the nightstick, which he cracks across the back of Page's head, before tossing Christian on top of the unconscious DDP....and three seconds later, by the most dubious of means, Copeland and Cage have a big win, that has got to give the Titans a big confidence boost heading into War Games..... Winner(s): Copeland & Cage 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="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="SuMAfsS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SuMAfsS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="jXnnvAQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/jXnnvAQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="1oTiWPy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/1oTiWPy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......and it doesn't look as though the Titans are finished there either....because as Traylor continues to pummel the laid out DDP, Copeland and Cage turn their attention to Hennig, who doesn't stand a chance against two men.... ......Traylor once again pulls out his trusty nightstick and climbs onto the back of Page, Camel Clutch style, using the stick to choke the life out of Dallas, while (with Hennig down) Cage drops to the outside to pick up a couple of steel chairs....handing one to his partner and setting up what looks to be another one of those brutal Con-Chair-To shots..... <img alt="3t5Mcpd.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3t5Mcpd.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="btMTTG9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/btMTTG9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....before they can deliver the final blow however, the Nasty Boys, Knobbs and Saggs come running down to the ring, heading straight for the two men that not only took their spots in the Titans, but bloodied them up on their way out of the door, with Knobbs going straight for Copeland, while Saggs dives at Cage..... ......the two warring teams Brawl all the way up the aisle and back to the locker rooms, leaving Hennig free to drag Traylor off the back of Page, before sending the Enforcer crashing to the outside with a running drop kick that catches Traylor right on the chin...... .....The Enforcer waves it off now he's lost the advantage, and he retreats to the back as well, leaving Hennig to help a groggy Diamond Dallas Page to his feet.....although Page still has enough wits about him to ask his partner where he was? Page says he had the match won..... .....Hennig explains (reluctantly, after telling Page that he doesn't answer to him) that he was busy with Copeland and can't be in two places at once....an explanation that Page (also reluctantly) accepts.....but while the two men do leave together (much like with Luger and Giant last week) there is an air of tension to it that the commentators find particularly uneasy with just six days before WCW goes to War......and it's time for a commercial break. 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" /><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" /> And when we come back from commercial, we go straight to Chris Benoit's locker room, where the entirety of team WCW (including DDP, who has an Ice Pack held to the back of his head) is in the middle of giving him a pep talk.....although they are all talking over each other in an attempt to be heard, until finally Benoit has heard enough, telling them (rather firmly) to "STOP!"......he tells them that this is HIS shot.....HIS match.....and HIS opportunity......so if it's all the same to them, leave him alone and let him go out there and do what he does best.....wrestle.....because there is no way on God's Green earth, that Hulk Hogan can outwrestle Chris Benoit....ESPECIALLY inside a Steel Cage with no backup from his little Titan pals.... ....with that Benoit stands and leaves the room, but not before telling everyone there that the Title is coming back where it belongs....because tonight he's going to drive a steak into the heart of the Titans of Wrestling....and then on Sunday night, they can ALL drive it home. 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="TRNSsQI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/TRNSsQI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="l6vP36L.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/l6vP36L.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="4v1YcjS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/4v1YcjS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Steel Cage Match WCW and the Titans of Wrestling will be going to War in just six days time at Fall Brawl....but tonight the WCW Championship is on the line, as Hollywood Hogan and Chris Benoit clash inside a fifteen foot high steel cage....and unlike last week, Hogan is going to be all alone in there, with a very determined Rabid Wolverine..... .....to say this is a huge opportunity for Chris Benoit would be an understatement....not just because it's his first ever shot at the big gold belt, but because Hollywood Hogan is head and shoulders the bigger star between these two...of course a good showing here could not only legitimise the Crippler, but it could even propel him towards an actual main event spot....And it's safe to say that Benoit knows that too, because he most definitely out performed the Champion here....Hollywood Hogan may well be the biggest name in wrestling today, but he's a good five years past his best, and despite what Vince Russo will tell you, even being the biggest star in the world won't guarantee you a great match, especially when Hogan was never THAT a great of a worker, even in his prime.....which is why Benoit carries the "workload" portion of this match..... .....it's a hard hitting affair too, both men taste the cage on a number of occasions, and if Benoit wasn't already beat up when he entered the match, he certainly was by the end of it, because Hollywood made sure that he threw him around the ring like a rag doll, driving him skull first into the chainlink cage wall on a number of occasions....not to be outdone however, The Crippler ground Hogans skull into the cage, trying to grate the skin right off his skull.....he even nails Hogan with a hard German Suplex that leaves the WCW Champion flat on the mat......and Benoit climbs to the top rope, looking for that patented diving headbutt...... .....when he reaches the top however he pauses....looks down at Hogan....then looks up at the top of the cage.....and as the crowd roars in approval (and anticipation, because they clearly know what he's planning) Benoit climbs to the very top of the cage, fifteen feet high in the air.....where he pulls himself to his feet using the chains that lowered the cage from the ceiling, and stares out at this sea of fans, as Schiavone screams that he's going to drop the Head butt from the top of the cage...... <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" /> .......which is when the rest of the Titans of Wrestling come charging down the aisle....and all began frantically shaking the cage walls that Benoit is unsteadily perched on.....and they rattle it enough that the plucky Canadian loses his grip and goes crashing way, way down to the mat..... ......Hogan sees his opportunity, and one Legdrop of Doom later, Hollywood Hogan remains your WCW Heavyweight Champion. Winner: .....and Still WCW Heavyweight Champion.....Hollywood Hogan 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" /><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" /><img alt="3t5Mcpd.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3t5Mcpd.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="btMTTG9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/btMTTG9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Team WCW is quickly out from the back, as the Titans of Wrestling look to storm the cage once more as they did last week.....even the Nasty Boys re-emerge to continue their earlier battle with Copeland and Cage....WCW was clearly prepared for this eventuality, because the remaining Titans don't get a chance to lock themselves inside the steel structure tonight, because Luger, Page, Hennig and the Giant are there.....with Luger and the Giant seemingly intent on getting hold of Hollywood Hogan.....so much so that they actually get in each other's way, and Hogan is able to escape the cage and bolt to the back, clutching the Big Gold Belt in those 24 inch pythons tightly..... .....Schiavone says there will be no escape for Hogan Sunday when he's locked inside the War Games double cage, but as for tonight he is long gone.....not that it means the action is finished....the Nasty Boys are still battling Copeland and Cage on the outside, driving the two blonde pretty boys into the unforgiving steel....Hennig, Page, and a still groggy looking Chris Benoit are throwing down with Savage, Warrior, Buff and Traylor....in a battle that has also spilled to the outside of the cage.....but it's back INSIDE the steel structure that the real story is unfolding.....because Lex Luger and The Giant are currently in the middle of a rather heated debate about who's fault it was that Hogan escaped.....and more importantly, who is going to be the man to pick up the victory (and subsequent title opportunity) Sunday night on Pay Per View...... .....with all that going on inside the ring, the four Titan members brawling with Page, Hennig and Benoit on the outside are able to use their number advantage to over power the three WCW members, and begin to beat the trio down to the concrete floor....and with Tony Schiavone screaming that this is not the time for internal bickering, WCW need unity, the camera finds a lone figure standing high up in the rafters of the arena, looking down at the self destruction of WCW with an expressionless look on his face........... <img alt="NSpBoOI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NSpBoOI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....as the show comes to a close. Rating: A* Final Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> </div>

to4sty · July 8, 2018

<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;"> <img alt="FENa7cX.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/FENa7cX.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Preview for WCW Fall Brawl, Week 2, September 1997 War Games Match: If Team WCW Win Then The Man To Win The Match Becomes The #1 Contender Team WCW (Lex Luger, The Giant, Curt Hennig, Dallas Page & Chris Benoit vs. The Titans of Wrestling (Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage, The Warrior, Jean Paul Levesque & Buff Bagwell) Comments: WCW United States Championship Match Eddie Guerrero © vs. Rikishi Fatu Comments: WCW Tag Team Championship Match The Road Warriors © vs. Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain Comments: The Nasty Boys vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage Comments: Jeff Hardy vs. Mortis Comments: Rick Martel vs. Lance Storm Comments: Bill Goldberg & ??? vs. The Amazing French Canadians Comments: WCW Television Championship Match Lord Steven Regal © vs. Fit Finlay Comments: </div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="James Casey" data-cite="James Casey" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'll get to the predictions when I'm not on my phone but, just based off the Russo conversation, how do WCW and WWF stack up, star power wise?</div></blockquote> WCW: 4,496 Hollywood Hogan (960) Sting (940) Randy Savage (901) Lex Luger (857) Jean Paul Levesque (838) WWF: 4,259 Brian Pillman (889) Kevin Nash (865) Scott Steiner (853) Chris Jericho (828) Bret Hart (824) As you can see, Hogan, Sting and Savage are murdering the WWF....interestingly enough despite being the number one Franchise Player for the WWF, and now the number one Franchise Player for WCW (despite not officially debuting yet he is signed) Shawn Michaels has never made it onto the national battle list, and Steve Austin (number two Franchise Player and number one babyface) has never made it either. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="James Casey" data-cite="James Casey" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>What's Hart's wrestling style? If he's in as a Tecnhnician rather than an Entertainer/Regular than Big Vis's Menace + presumably Brawler/Entertainer/Regular + destiny roll may make him better suited to the WWF.</div></blockquote> Yeah that did it, cheated a little bit and used the editor to change Bret from a Technician to a Regular Wrestler, he's now Auto Pushing to Main Event <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="James Casey" data-cite="James Casey" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>As for the regions... If regional importance is fluctuating, won't that effect both companies more or less equally? Or are WCW's strongholds in areas on the up, and yours the ones failing?</div></blockquote> Do you know I've not actually been following WCW's importance, but when I went to see what the National Battle score was I realised that the National Battle was now only actually taking place in the USA and WCW were no longer eligible to compete in Canada, where as they were a few months back, so I'm assuming they have been losing importance too.....although after checking, both the Wrestling Industry and the Economy are falling so I assume that has something to do with it. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="James Casey" data-cite="James Casey" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Hart/Hall should be interesting - Hart may be good enough to carry Hall in spite of his injury, and in the opening match it could well steal the show... especially as it seems there'll be a definite finish to set up the main event!</div></blockquote> That Hall injury has really done him no favours either, by the time he's fully healed he will have been "working through an injury" for around 13 months....add that to his time decline and it's meant nowhere near the push he could have got. <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;"> <img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/YJWveb0.png" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/YJWveb0.png"></a> Extreme Championship Wrestling are a Regional Sized Company who are based in the Tri-State region of America. They are financially comfortable and have one TV show on the air. A solid company, ECW are ranked #14 (out of 38) in the world in the terms of popularity, and are the fifteenth richest company overall ECW Champion: Shane Douglas (defeated The Sandman: Week 1, March 97) ECW Television Champion: Perry Saturn (defeated Taz: Week 3, June 97) ECW Tag Team Champions: The Eliminators (defeated 911 & The Blue Meanie: Week 1, June 97....and haven't defended them once in three months) ECW: The Doctor is in Week 1, August 97 Show Grade © -Shane Douglas defeated Mustapha Saed to retain the ECW Championship- © -Terry Funk defeated The Sandman- (B-) -Perry Saturn defeated Super Nova to retain the ECW Television Championship- © -Balls Mahoney, Axl Rotten & Stevie Richards defeated 911, The Blue Meanie & Mikey Whipwreck- (D+) -John Kronus defeated Dances with Dudley- (D-) -Steve Corino defeated Chubby Dudley- (D-) ECW: Hardcore TV Week 2, August 97 Show Grade © -Axl Rotten defeated Mike Barton (Bart Gunn)- © -The Sandman & Shane Douglas defeated The Gangsta's- (B-) *ANGLE: Backstage segment with Beulah McGillicutty and The Sandman* (C-) -Perry Saturn defeated Mikey Whipwreck to retain the ECW Television Championship- (C+) *ANGLE: Confrontation involving Shane Douglas and Terry Funk* (C+) ECW: Hardcore TV Week 3, August 97 Show Grade (C+) -Justin Credible defeated Jerry Lynn- (B) -New Jack defeated Shane Douglas- (B-) -Taz defeated The Blue Meanie- (D) ECW: Hardcore TV Week 4, August 97 Show Grade (C+) -The Gangsta's defeated Mike Barton (Bart Gunn) & The Sandman- (B) -Shane Douglas defeated Terry Funk- (B-) *ANGLE: Brawl involving The Sandman, Terry Funk & New Jack* (C+) -Jerry Lynn defeated Roadkill- (C+) ECW: Hardcore TV Week 1, September 97 Show Grade © -Terry Funk defeated Tommy Dreamer- (B) -Shane Douglas & Jerry Lynn defeated Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten- (B-) *ANGLE: Brawl involving Shane Douglas, Terry Funk & New Jack* © -The Sandman defeated Tony Stetson- © </div></div></blockquote> And the current state of ECW for I believe it was Curtman....as you may (or may not) have noticed I've entered the WWF into a working relationship with them, mainly to give the guys that I'm not currently using something to do instead of sending them to developmental (where they would p!ss and moan anyway) Bart Gunn is there, Justin Credible, Jerry Lynn and a few others I can't remember....Nelson (Mabel) Knight I think....and the Dudley Boys (Bubba & D-Von, not Chubby and Dances) who I signed to developmental around the same time as Edge & Christian but started getting sh!tty about being stuck down there so I had to recall them. I thought mid 97 was too early to debut them in the WWF though so back on loan to ECW they go.....although with the exception of Bart Gunn, I have tried to keep the loan-ee's somewhat ECW-esq....even Nelson is someone I believe Paul E would have snapped up in an instant, he's certainly better than 911 anyway..... ....to be fair, if anything it's a huge bonus for ECW to have the WWF guys, because they're in most all of the highest rated matches...... <img alt="CVP7L9A.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/CVP7L9A.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....and ECW's popularity is dipping in all but the Tri-State (excuse the poor picture quality, I just snapped it on my iPad quickly) so it may even benefit them as well as me in the long run.

crackerjack · July 9, 2018

Kevin Sullivan's here! One of my WCW boys!

War Games Match:

If Team WCW Win Then The Man To Win The Match Becomes The #1 Contender

Team WCW (Lex Luger, The Giant, Curt Hennig, Dallas Page & Chris Benoit vs. The Titans of Wrestling (Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage, The Warrior, Jean Paul Levesque & Buff Bagwell)

Comments: Very Split on this, even to the point that I may change it. But, since it would make sense for the next contender to be crowned here, I'm going with the Titans here, with Sting becoming the next contender eventually.

WCW United States Championship Match

Eddie Guerrero © vs. Rikishi Fatu

Comments:

WCW Tag Team Championship Match

The Road Warriors © vs. Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain

Comments: I'd guessing that you have this rub saved for Copeland/Cage, but you may give Awesome/Cain the rub!

The Nasty Boys vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

Comments:

Jeff Hardy vs. Mortis

Comments: DQ? Can't really make either weak here

Rick Martel vs. Lance Storm

Comments:

Bill Goldberg & ??? vs. The Amazing French Canadians

Comments: I'm guessing ??? is no one

WCW Television Championship Match

Lord Steven Regal © vs. Fit Finlay

Comments:

ElectricX · July 9, 2018

War Games Match:

If Team WCW Win Then The Man To Win The Match Becomes The #1 Contender

Team WCW (Lex Luger, The Giant, Curt Hennig, Dallas Page & Chris Benoit vs. The Titans of Wrestling (Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage, The Warrior, Jean Paul Levesque & Buff Bagwell)

Comments:

WCW United States Championship Match

Eddie Guerrero © vs. Rikishi Fatu

Comments:

WCW Tag Team Championship Match

The Road Warriors © vs. Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain

Comments:

The Nasty Boys vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

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Jeff Hardy vs. Mortis

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Rick Martel vs. Lance Storm

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Bill Goldberg & ??? vs. The Amazing French Canadians

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WCW Television Championship Match

Lord Steven Regal © vs. Fit Finlay

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bonnie · July 9, 2018

War Games Match:

If Team WCW Win Then The Man To Win The Match Becomes The #1 Contender

The Titans of Wrestling (Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage, The Warrior, Jean Paul Levesque & Buff Bagwell)

Comments:

WCW United States Championship Match

Eddie Guerrero ©

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WCW Tag Team Championship Match

The Road Warriors ©

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Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

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Mortis

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Lance Storm

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Bill Goldberg & ???

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WCW Television Championship Match

Fit Finlay

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Nobby_McDonald · July 9, 2018

War Games Match:

If Team WCW Win Then The Man To Win The Match Becomes The #1 Contender

Team WCW (Lex Luger, The Giant, Curt Hennig, Dallas Page & Chris Benoit vs. The Titans of Wrestling (Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage, The Warrior, Jean Paul Levesque & Buff Bagwell)

Comments:

WCW United States Championship Match

Eddie Guerrero © vs. Rikishi Fatu

Comments:

WCW Tag Team Championship Match

The Road Warriors © vs. Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain

Comments:

The Nasty Boys vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

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Jeff Hardy vs. Mortis

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Rick Martel vs. Lance Storm

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Bill Goldberg & ??? vs. The Amazing French Canadians

Comments:

WCW Television Championship Match

Lord Steven Regal © vs. Fit Finlay

Uncrewed · July 9, 2018

War Games Match:

If Team WCW Win Then The Man To Win The Match Becomes The #1 Contender

Team WCW (Lex Luger, The Giant, Curt Hennig, Dallas Page & Chris Benoit vs. The Titans of Wrestling (Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage, The Warrior, Jean Paul Levesque & Buff Bagwell)

Comments:

WCW United States Championship Match

Eddie Guerrero © vs. Rikishi Fatu

Comments:

WCW Tag Team Championship Match

The Road Warriors © vs. Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain

Comments:

The Nasty Boys vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

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Jeff Hardy vs. Mortis

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Rick Martel vs. Lance Storm

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Bill Goldberg & ??? vs. The Amazing French Canadians

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WCW Television Championship Match

Lord Steven Regal © vs. Fit Finlay

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James Casey · July 9, 2018

War Games Match:

If Team WCW Win Then The Man To Win The Match Becomes The #1 Contender

Team WCW (Lex Luger, The Giant, Curt Hennig, Dallas Page & Chris Benoit vs. The Titans of Wrestling (Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage, The Warrior, Jean Paul Levesque & Buff Bagwell)

Comments: It's Russo, so the Titans win, then out comes the 'Rough Diamond' Shawn Michaels (<img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />) because it takes a Titan to beat the Titans, or something like that...

WCW United States Championship Match

Eddie Guerrero © vs. Rikishi Fatu

Comments: Not tonight, 'kishi

WCW Tag Team Championship Match

The Road Warriors © vs. Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain

Comments: The Roadys only just won the belts, so there won't be a switch here... Wait, why am I trying to apply logic to Russo's WCW?

The Nasty Boys vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

Comments: A rare match where I considered picking the Nasty Boys! But C&C need to show they can hang with the Titans, and picking off Knobs & Sags seems like the minimum entry-level requirements for that.

Jeff Hardy vs. Mortis

Comments: This is a coin toss. I'm assuming Mortis is more likely to get a cheap win then take a cheap loss, but I'm certain it's not going to be clean either way.

Rick Martel vs. Lance Storm

Comments: For Storm to have any legitimacy he needs to win this match

Bill Goldberg & ??? vs. The Amazing French Canadians

Comments: In this alternative universe, Goldberg plucks Robbie Rage from obscurity to get his moment in the sun.

WCW Television Championship Match

Comments: Never back against a Lord... although, looking back through the last several pages, is this Finlay's debut? There's a definite story in the tough as nails, common as muck Irishman dethroning Regal.

Kijar · July 10, 2018

War Games Match:

If Team WCW Win Then The Man To Win The Match Becomes The #1 Contender

Team WCW (Lex Luger, The Giant, Curt Hennig, Dallas Page & Chris Benoit vs. The Titans of Wrestling (Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage, The Warrior, Jean Paul Levesque & Buff Bagwell)

Comments: Perfect

WCW United States Championship Match

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WCW Tag Team Championship Match

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The Nasty Boys vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

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Jeff Hardy vs. Mortis

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Rick Martel vs. Lance Storm

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Bill Goldberg & ??? vs. The Amazing French Canadians

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WCW Television Championship Match

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MisterRomanini · July 10, 2018

War Games Match:

If Team WCW Win Then The Man To Win The Match Becomes The #1 Contender

Team WCW (Lex Luger, The Giant, Curt Hennig, Dallas Page & Chris Benoit vs. The Titans of Wrestling (Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage, The Warrior, Jean Paul Levesque & Buff Bagwell)

Comments:

WCW United States Championship Match

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WCW Tag Team Championship Match

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The Nasty Boys vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

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Jeff Hardy vs. Mortis

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Rick Martel vs. Lance Storm

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Bill Goldberg & ??? vs. The Amazing French Canadians

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WCW Television Championship Match

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Beejus · July 10, 2018

Titans - Even with Buff on the team and JPL looking like he could turn on them at any minute, I just can't believe in a team featuring Hogan, Savage, and Warrior losing.

Rikishi - Eddie has been a very strong champ, but Rikishi came over from the WWF, and under TNA logic that means he should be winning gold from the "home crew".

Road Warriors - Cain likely isn't over enough to be on the winning side here, and you probably aren't looking to piss off the Warriors in WCW too, right? <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

C&C - Nastys are Saturday Night fodder by now.

Jeff Hardy

Lance Storm

Goldberg and ???

Lord Regal

Satyr24 · July 10, 2018

War Games Match:

If Team WCW Win Then The Man To Win The Match Becomes The #1 Contender

Team WCW (Lex Luger, The Giant, Curt Hennig, Dallas Page & Chris Benoit vs. The Titans of Wrestling (Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage, The Warrior, Jean Paul Levesque & Buff Bagwell)

Comments:

WCW United States Championship Match

Eddie Guerrero (c) vs. Rikishi Fatu

Comments:

WCW Tag Team Championship Match

The Road Warriors (c) vs. Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain

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The Nasty Boys vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

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Jeff Hardy vs. Mortis

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Rick Martel vs. Lance Storm

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Bill Goldberg & ??? vs. The Amazing French Canadians

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WCW Television Championship Match

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to4sty · July 16, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"> <img alt="FENa7cX.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/FENa7cX.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Week 2, September 1997 Fargo Dome (Fargo, North Dakota) ATT: 25,000 PPV BUY: 1.69 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="bs8biUH.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bs8biUH.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EJc04ob.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EJc04ob.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="tjKiLmd.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tjKiLmd.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> It's Sunday night.....it's WCW....it's Pay Per View.....it's time for the fifth annual Fall Brawl....and with it comes a tradition that dates back ten years now.....because when the blood gets so bad that normal match won't cut it, it's time to go to War in the Match Behond.....it's time....for War Games..... ......we have the usual opening hype video highlighting the events that have gotten us here....and while the video certainly focuses on the war between World Championship Wrestling and the Titans of Wrestling, it also highlights the fact that Team WCW are NOT going into this match as a unified group, but rather five men all looking to be the garner the victory.....because the man to gain the victory not only wins the match AND the bragging rights, but he also becomes the number one contender to Hollywood Hogan and the WCW Championship....a prize that ALL five members of Team WCW wants...... .....in the last two months we've had our commentary team clad out like the cast of Baywatch's drunk uncles (at Bash at the Beach) and rejects from the village people (at Road Wild).....well tonight the gimmick for the evening is all out War, so obviously they are all dressed in camouflage...... .....only joking.....they're dressed in their usual attire for a change.....but don't pretend like you'd have been surprised.... ......our announce team this evening are the ever present Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, and as our highlight package finishes we go straight to them, where they once again reiterate the current state of flux in Team WCW.....a fact that Tony Schiavone is horrified by, while Bobby Heenan states that the Titans of Wrestling are unified by one common goal, while WCW is going to have five men fighting for a singular goal, becoming the number one contender to Hollywood Hogan's WCW Championship.....Heenan says that while Eric Bischoff probably believed that he was offering a little bit of added incentive to ensure Team WCW's victory when he made that stipulation, all he's actually done is inadvertently added dissension to the ranks, and potentially handed the Titans the keys to victory.....and speaking of the Titans of Wrestling, they're in action right now.... Rating: N/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="3t5Mcpd.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3t5Mcpd.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="btMTTG9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/btMTTG9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <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 style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/SuMAfsS.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/SuMAfsS.jpg"></a> ....because we're opening up the show with old vs. new.....Titan members that is.....although the same could certainly be said about the ages of the two teams here too....as the fresh newcomers Adam Copeland and Christian Cage face off against the (let's call them) grizzled veterans in the Nasty Boys..... .....just four weeks ago Jerry Saggs and Brian Knobbs were proud shirt wearing members of the Titans of Wrestling, but a slew of failed attempts to capture the WCW Tag Team Championships from the Road Warriors lead to Vince Russo utilising his (ahem) Titan Sport's contacts, enlisting some new blood into the group and unceremoniously dumping the former WWF and WCW Tag Team Champions in the most brutal of fashions that left both Knobbs and Saggs bloodied and battered. Tonight the Nasty Boys will be looking for revenge, but that might be easier said than done.... .....because Copeland and Cage aren't out here alone....they have the Enforcer of the Titans, Ray Traylor out with them, and as the only three Titan men NOT in the War Games match, the pressure is on them here to put on a good display, because victory here will certainly give the villainous group the momentum ahead of tonight's main event..... .....we are starting the show off in ring number one (with the announcers informing us that we will be using alternate rings for each match throughout the night, ensuring that both rings will have received the same amount of wear and tear by the time War Games rolls around) and the Nasty's start out strong, sending Copeland and Cage bailing to the outside within the space of the first 90 seconds of the match.....Tenay remarks that Knobbs and Saggs will be looking to prove a point here after being branded losers by Vince Russo, and if the first five minutes of this match are anything to go by, they are certainly fired up..... .....Copeland and Cage DO manage to gain control of this, but only with the help of Traylor, who pulls the top rope down on a 'running the ropes' sequence, leaving Jerry Saggs to tumble over the top and down to the outside, where Christian sends him crashing into the ring steps, and if there was every any doubt that these two were nothing more than a pair of obnoxious Canadians, they are quickly put to rest as Copeland and Cage begin to (rather obnoxiously still) take Saggs apart..... .....even the announcers have to reluctantly admit that Cage and Copeland are getting the best of this one, although as Christian distracts the official so that his partner can choke Saggs with the tag rope, he does point out that they are using all manner of underhand tactics to do so......until it backfires that is, and the two (former Suicide) Blondes collide, giving Saggs the opportunity to make the tag to his partner.... .....babyface isn't a position the Nasty Boys often find themselves in, so seeing Knobbs clean house on two Titan members is I'm sure not a sight many people were expecting to see a month ago.....but after getting bloodied and humiliated by Copeland and Cage, Knobbs is certainly fired up....and as soon as his partner has recovered enough to rejoin the action, they actually look the favourites to pick up the victory here, helped by the fact that their opponents are desperately trying to escape the onslaught like a pair of cowardly heels.....problem is, Copeland and Cage aren't the only ones at ringside, and they don't call Ray Traylor the Enforcer for nothing.....so it comes as no real surprise to see him slide his trusty nightstick into the ring, before hopping up onto the apron to distract the official away from the fact that Adam Copeland absolutely cracks Knobbs in the back of the head with it.....the pair quickly toss Saggs from the ring, before Christian drags Knobbs back to his feet, only to plant him straight back into the mat with the Downward Spiral for the one, the two, the three.....and the first Pay Per View victory for Adamn Copeland and Christian Cage. Winner(s): Adam Copeland & Christian Cage 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="NLnyB4b.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NLnyB4b.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="SuMAfsS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SuMAfsS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> The Titans celebrate their victory before making their way back up the aisle, where Mean Gene is waiting...he asks the trio how they can be proud of winning when they have to stoop to those kinds of tactics to do so? Traylor isn't in the mood for Gene's crap however, telling him that the last time he checked, this was a war..... ".....and there ain't no rules in war Okerlund....." ....Gene says there may be no rules in war, but there most certainly ARE rules in a wrestling contest, and they just broke about fifty of them in one match.....Copeland and Cage start rubbing away mock tears, with Copeland telling Gene that the only thing they are going to break.... ".....is the record for most consecutive wins over Hawk and Animal.....you know we've totally beat them before right?...." ".....no, I did not....." "......well we did, so put that on your odious hotline because it was freaking awesome....in fact, me and Christian, we beat them up so bad that they never recovered....they packed their face paints and their totally heinous zubaz stretchy pants, and ran away from Titan as fast as their musclebound calves would take them.......problem was, Titan followed them......" .....Christian takes over, telling Gene that as soon as those goofy looking monkeys put the gold on the line, him and Adam are going to be there to take them.... ....Gene points out that the Road Warriors might not even HAVE the WCW Tag Team Titles by the end of the evening.....after all, they're facing the impressive pairing of Mike Awesome and Gideon Cain tonight, but Christian shakes his head, telling Gene that no, no, no, that won't do at all.....sure, they COULD beat Mike Awesome and Gideon Cain no questions asked, but it's Hawk and Animal that they want to beat for those titles, so they can rub it in the Nasty Boys stupid faces...... ......Ray Traylor rounds the brief promo up....telling Gene that the Titan's want the belts off the Road Warriors...... "....even if we have to make sure that they retain those Titles.....tonight......" 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="JtfgZsS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/JtfgZsS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="40Tuber.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/40Tuber.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> If our last match was a battle of old vs. new, then you could almost say the same for our next bout.....which see's another veteran of the ring, Rick Martel, facing off against another newcomer Lance Storm, who at the age of 28, was only four years old when Rick Martel made his wrestling debut......which is exactly why Lance Storm believes that it's time for the former Model to hang up his boots once and for all, claiming that not only is he embarrassing both himself AND the wrestling business.....but he's embarrassing Canada too, and Storm simply can't accept with that .....Martel may not exactly be in his prime, but an embarrassment? Really? I think it's safe to say that most would wholeheartedly disagree with that....Martel has picked right back up where he left off in late 1995, and after great showings against current Television Champion, Steven Regal, arguably a bad run of circumstances (interference's, time limits expiring etc) are the only reason he's not out here this evening with that title belt around his waist.... ....this match itself was decent (if not spectacular) with both men putting on a good showing....and considering the fact that Storm claims his opponent here tonight is an embarrassment, it was certainly an even enough contest, with both men getting a good portion of offence in, with submission clearly being the name of the game here....Martel utilises the Boston Crab to pick up his victories, while Lance Storm favours the less traditional Single Leg version, or Canadian Maple Leaf as he calls it, so each man does what he can to wear his opponent down enough to lock on their hold.... ......Martel IS able to partially catch his opponent in his signature hold first, but Storm is close enough to the ropes to force a break (and frankly looks relieved to have escaped there) meaning the match continues....but in the end however, despite his best efforts, Martel isn't able to catch Storm again, while the same can't be said for the so called "Pride of Canada".....because Lance Storm DOES manage to counter a dropkick attempt into the Maple Leaf....and right there in the middle of the ring Rick Martel has little course of action left, other than to concede victory and hand Lance Storm a (surprisingly) clean win on his Pay Per View debut. Winner: Lance Storm 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="40Tuber.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/40Tuber.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" /> No one is ever going to accuse Lance Storm of being the greatest talker in the business, but if you keep him short and sweet he can certainly get his point across...and as the defeated Rick Martel makes his way to the back (looking like a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders) Storm grabs a microphone mocking him the whole way..... .....he tells Martel that he should have listened to him in the first place....hung up his wrestling boots.....and gone back to Canada to enjoy his last few days in peace.....because unlike America, Canadians still know how to treat their senior citizens...... ....Storm says that it's HIS time now.....and here in WCW, where "wrestling" isn't just a dirty word, a technical athlete like himself shall flourish, because the Age of Excellence has begun. Rating: C- (yeah, Lance really needs either a mouthpiece or to rapidly improve on the mic) </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="izFErJT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/izFErJT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> His Lordship, Steven Regal is a man known for his mat based, methodical, technically based matches.....and it's a style of match that he does well...... .....this was NOT that style of match.... ....why?.....because his opponent is the Belfast Bruiser, or Fit Finlay as he is going by now....he's traded the mullet and porn star 'tache for a blonde flat top, but it certainly hasn't changed the fact that the Irish Lad loves a good scrap.... ....there has been absolutely no build for this match, but the commentators do a fantastic job of recapping the bad blood between these two that dates back to the early 90's when they were both still working the UK scene, with Bobby remarking that the English and the Irish have been feuding a lot longer than that, dating back to the early 1900's "when George V introduced the potato tax that lead to the Irish war of Independence".....Schiavone says that's not true at all, but we may well see a war tonight..... ......this wasn't pretty, but it sure was stiff....these two men absolutely beat the sh!t out of each other in a battle that left Finlay with a busted lip (courtesy of a patented Regal backhanded slap) and his Lordship with a bloody nose (thanks to a particularly stiff Finlay right hand)....they punched, kicked, scratched, clawed and head butted their way through a match that tested the official's patience on numerous occasions...... <img alt="MZMw9JA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MZMw9JA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="vpMACJJ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vpMACJJ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......and he was even less happy when the Blue Bloods, The Duke Douglas Williams and Earl Robert Eaton made their way out.....Regal was absolutely delighted however.....because as the referee turned his attention to the men on he outside, his Lordship displayed some very un-regal like behaviour, pulling a set of brass knuckles from out of his tights and crashing them into the temple of Finlay....and three seconds later, this war was over......for now. 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="NLnyB4b.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NLnyB4b.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="UqsIL3g.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UqsIL3g.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="AP82L8L.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AP82L8L.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> As Eaton and Williams help Regal to the back, Mean Gene makes his way out onto the stage once again.....he shills the hotline obviously, before bringing out his next guests, two former WCW Champions, Big Van Vader and Bam Bam Bigelow.... ....Gene says that these two big men picked up an impressive victory last Monday night on Nitro, defeating the Faces of Fear.....but it wasn't without controversy, as Kevin Sullivan of all people provided them with the assist..... .....Bigelow cuts Gene off there (while Vader looks menacing in the background)....he says that first things first, they didn't want, need OR ask for Kevin Sullivan to stick his nose into the match.... ".....take a look at us Gene, do we look like a couple of guys that need help to do ANYTHING? Kevin Sullivan did what he did off his own back, but we had the Faces of Fear under control anyway.....did we take advantage of the fact that Sullivan did what he did? Sure.....but every win matter now.....you ain't winning matches then you ain't getting title shots, and me and Vader, we've been without gold for too long....." .....Bigelow says that since the Titans of Wrestling came on the scene, him and Vader have been swept under the carpet and forgotten about.....he says that you have a pair of former World Champions standing right here, and not only are they NOT in the War Games match tonight, they're not even on the card.....Gene says that may well be true, but they're out here right now, and he wants them to use the time to tell the world exactly what it was that Sullivan said to them after the match on Monday?....... <img alt="a5je8NY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/a5je8NY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ysNJtLm.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ysNJtLm.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9PoMqtn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9PoMqtn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....before Bigelow can answer that however, The Faces of Fear make their way out with Jimmy Hart.....apparently they want to know exactly what it was Sullivan said too.....because the last time they checked, Kevin Sullivan and the Faces of Fear were supposed to be on the same team..... .....Bigelow says that if Meng and the Barbarian want to know what Sullivan said so badly, they should just ask him......but if it's a fight they want, then they've definitely come to the right place, because he and Vader will happily kick their butts again...... .....obviously the Faces of Fear don't need challenging twice, and Mean Gene beats it as the four men begin brawling in the aisleway....none of these men might have a match, but it doesn't mean they're not seeing plenty of action as they pummel each other against the crowd barriers, continuing their battle from Nitro..... <img alt="6I7db7l.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6I7db7l.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .......which is when Kevin Sullivan comes walking slowly out from the back.....not that he actually does anything....he simply stands there watching the carnage unfold..... ......Hart is the first one to notice Sullivan's arrival, running over to his one time stable mate and demanding an explanation to his actions last week.....Sully just stands there laughing however (after all, what's Jimmy Hart going to do, the little runt) so Hart tries to get the attention of Meng and the Barbarian.....and it's safe to say that after having his face set on fire last week, Meng is certainly keen to have a little "chat" with Sullivan..... ......the Faces of Fear abandon their brawl with Vader and Bigelow and advance upon the still unmoving Sullivan at the top of the stage.....that was a huge mistake though....you don't just walk away from a fight with Vader and Bigelow and expect them to wave you goodbye....instead the pair each pick up a steel chair and charge at the retreating figures of Meng and the Barbarian (who's skulls might be thick, but their backs certainly aren't impervious to a blow or three from the steel folding device)...... ......with the Faces of Fear both down, only now does Sullivan move....walking up to both Vader and Bigelow once more, leaning in close to each man, where he again whispers something into their ears.....this time however, the two behemoths don't look remotely confused by his words....in fact, as Sullivan grabs hold of a cowering Jimmy Hart, they actually look laser focused......Bigelow walks over to the production area of the set and clears a load of electronics from the top of a table, before dragging the wooden structure out into the open.....Sully tosses Jimmy Hart to Vader, who puts the scrawny manager into position for the Powerbomb..... ......Hart wriggles like a madman, pleading (for his life) and desperately trying to escape, but it does him no good.....because Vader effortlessly hoists him up and drives him straight through the wood and down to the concrete floor below..... .......Jimmy Hart is broken (maybe permanently).....Meng is down.....the Barbarian is down.....and Kevin Sullivan is cackling like a madman as he, Vader and Bam Bam walk off as a cohesive unit.....I think it's safe to say that the Dungeon of Doom is deader than Hulkamania. 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="33FsrDO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/33FsrDO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="4o0AVtU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/4o0AVtU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/ikXidwr.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/ikXidwr.jpg"></a> We air a promo package next while the wreckage is being removed from the aisleway (and Jimmy Hart is stretchered out) highlighting the build up towards our next match, which sees Jeff Hardy mainly on the receiving end of numerous beat downs from Mortis....the masked newcomer, who according to his manager and mouthpiece James Vandenberg, is on a mission to purify World Championship Wrestling.....and when the promo finishes, it's straight back down to ringside for the match itself..... ......Jeff Hardy has been welcomed with open arms by this WCW faithful....and while he may not have had the immediate success as a singles star that his brother up north has had, he's certainly only been a Swanton Bomb away from capturing gold on two occasions now....and had it not been for the fact that his attention has now turned to Mortis, it may well have been HIM challenging for the Television Title tonight instead of Finlay..... ......as for Mortis, I'm sure he's much happier under the green mask than he ever was under the yellow hard hat as a member of Men at Work....and he's certainly having more success (and lots more screen time) as the mute Monster of James Vandenberg..... ......this match actually fell a little flat, but that was down more to poor placement (and other mitigating circumstances) than anything else....they had no chance of following the previous angle (which rated far higher than I anticipated considering the people involved) and Morris's momentum is absolutely in the toilet following his run as one half of a jobber tag team under the name Chris Kanyon (even though 99.99% of this crowd would have no idea that was Kanyon under the hood, so this completely different and unknown characters momentum should really have reset to neutral with his gimmick change.....there's one for the suggestions post for you)....and then there was the finish of the match itself.....which saw Mortis once again utilise his Jester Skull cane......James Vandenberg hopped up onto the apron, kicking the weapon across the ring to his ward, just as Jeff Hardy comes flying off the top rope with what looks to be a cross body attempt..... .....Mortis swings the cane like a baseball bat shot, crashing it against the skull of Hardy in mid-air......Hardy hits the mat like he's been taken out by a sniper, but he's not down for long. ....because Mortis drags him back to his feet and plants him into the mat and drives him back down to the canvas with the Flatliner, making the cover for the one, the two....and the three...your winner, Mortis..... .....which by the way was another reason for the lower than expected grade....Jeff is definitely the bigger star of the two, but a) Mortis needs to sort this momentum out, and b) I know I've harped on about Jeff's age before, but he's 19....he can afford a few losses to lesser guys....so yeah, Mortis wins. Winner: Mortis 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="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="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" /> From there we go to a quick shot of Team WCW's locker room, where they SHOULD be talking strategy for tonight's War Games showdown with the Titans of Wrestling.....but what they ACTUALLY seem to be doing, is arguing about who should be the man to claim the victory and the number one contenders shot that comes with it.....Luger, Giant and Hennig seem to be the main instigators....Benoit is sat there brooding in silence with an intense look on his face, while Dallas Page is trying to build a sense of unity between the team....telling them that none of them wanted in on this match because of the title shot....they wanted in on this match because they want to put a steak in the heart of the Titans of Wrestling....Page says that while he wants that shot at Hogan as much as any of them (because let's face it, of everyone in this room, he's the only one to have never had a World Title opportunity) his main focus here tonight is for WCW to get the win.....period.....WHOEVER makes it happen..... .......that does actually calm Luger and The Giant........briefly........until Hennig pipes up again that anyone who's not actively looking to become the WCW Champion, shouldn't be in WCW to begin with, and it all erupts again, leaving Benoit to continue brooding, while Page actually throws his arms up in frustration and storms out of the room, slamming the door closed behind him.....and all of this dissension is making Tony Schiavone very nervous. 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="axfbKRQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/axfbKRQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="UCxr2JW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UCxr2JW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="B5irQZV.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/B5irQZV.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="KAHvZfy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KAHvZfy.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" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/S0DBcgV.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/S0DBcgV.jpg"></a> It's time for our second title match of the evening, as Hawk and Animal put the WCW Tag Team Championships on the line against the pairing of Mike Awesome and Gideon Cain.....Missy's Men haven't been teaming for long, but have amassed quite a few impressive victories over not only Bam Bam Bigelow and Vader, but Bam Bam Bigelow, Vader AND the team of Lex Luger and the Giant in a Triple Threat Match....and if that impressive feat wasn't enough to garner Awesome and Cain a Championship opportunity, they made doubly sure they had the Champions attention, by viciously assaulting them backstage at Nitro..... .....this match was never going to be pretty....a phrase I seem to be saying a lot just recently as the hosses keep coming out of the WCW woodwork....and the selling was always going to be at a minimum, although you can sort of overlook that when you consider the fact that while the Road Warriors be sold plenty of tickets over the years, they've yet to sell a move their entire career.....Mike Awesome spent a good portion of his career working in Japan, where the no sell is almost mandatory, and then there's Gideon Cain....greener than goose sh!t....although thanks to the mentorship of Robert Eaton, he IS improving at an acceptable pace.... ......speaking of the Powerplant graduate, all the hype at the minute might be surrounding the undefeated streak of Bill Goldberg, but he's not the only one around here never to have lost a match, because Gideon Cain has won every single match he has competed in during his (admittedly, very short) career......and if he just wins one more, then he will become one half of the new Tag Team Champions..... .....so as I said, the selling on this was poor, but the fans didn't seem to care as these four big dudes went at it....the Road Warriors don't need much of an excuse to fight, but the backstage assault by Cain and Awesome obviously lit a fire under them, and after spending the last two months feuding with the Nasty Boys and the rest of the Titans of Wrestling, Missy's men are a change of pace, two young, hungry competitors looking to make a name for themselves by taking on arguably the most decorated team in wrestling history, but as this match begins it's Hawk and Animal that explode out of the starting blocks answering every blow that Awesome and Cain can land with two of their own..... .......of course Missy isn't just there to look pretty at ringside, and after spending a few years down in ECW, she's not afraid to get her hands dirty....or nails in this case.....nails that she digs into the eyes of Hawk after Awesome tosses the man unceremoniously to the outside.....and from there (with Hawk at their mercy), he and Cain take control of the match, and damn dear win it on a number of occasions....they use frequent double team moves, keeping the Road Warrior in their corner, and cheating at every given opportunity....Awesome even lays out Hawk with the running Awesome Bomb, and had Animal not made the save it would have all been over, because Hawk was done.....fortunately for him Animal has had enough....and after nailing Awesome with a kick to the back of the head (and sending Cain flying off the apron) he drags Hawk back to his own corner, exits the ring, and then tags himself in...... .....Heenan questions the legalities of that move, stating that Schiavone and Tenay were berating Cain and Awesome for their cheap tactics earlier, but Schiavone says that the challengers are simply getting a taste of their own medicine.... ......Animal goes on a tear from there, taking on both Cain and Awesome while his partner recuperates, even picking up a near fall of his own with a huge power slam on Cain.....and this time it's Awesome that has to save the match for his team....which is about the time that Hawk gets back into the match, and all four men go at it.....at least until Awesome gets clotheslined over the top to the outside, and Animal hoists Gideon Cain up onto his shoulders.......looks like it's Doomsday Device time folks.....or it would have been, had Missy not hopped up onto the apron and hooked onto Hawks leg as he's standing on the top rope, stopping the bird of prey from flying and buying enough time for Awesome to recover......he rolls into the ring and kicks Animal's leg out from under him, sending Cain crashing down on top of him....then runs and leaps onto the second turnbuckle, sets up Hawk........and drives him hard to the mat with a big Superplex......and now all four men are down in the middle of the ring...... <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="SuMAfsS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SuMAfsS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....which is when the match goes to sh!t.....because the Titan's of Wrestling have obviously decided to make good on their earlier promise, as Adam Copeland, Christian Cage and The Enforcer Ray Traylor come running down the aisle....into the ring.....and with Champions and Challengers still down, proceed to begin stomping the crap out of all four men.....leaving the official little course of action other than to call for the bell and declare this match a no contest. Winner: No Contest 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="UCxr2JW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UCxr2JW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="B5irQZV.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/B5irQZV.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="KAHvZfy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KAHvZfy.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" /><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="SuMAfsS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SuMAfsS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Not content with ensuring that the Road Warriors walk out of this match with the Titles (if not the win) still in their possession, the Titan Trio look to be out to make a statement as they go to work beating down these battle tired competitors.....Traylor has his ever present nightstick to hand which he uses to brutalise Awesome and Cain, while Copeland and Christian each slide to the outside where they collect a steel chair each..... ......they slide back into the ring just as Animal is pushing himself back up to his knees....position themselves either side of him....and as Schiavone screams for them not to do it, let fly with that double Con-chair-to right to the skull of the Road Warrior..... ......Animal is done....and Hawk knows it as he drags himself over and drapes his own body over his partner in an effort to shield him, but all that does is give the Titans another target as they rain chair shots down on Hawk, before pulling him up to a kneeling position......and taking him out with a second Con-chair-to...... ......Hawk is down.....Animal is down.....Cain and Awesome are down.....and the Titans of Wrestling are standing tall..... .....Traylor rolls to the outside where he collects the Tag Title Belts, handing them to Copeland and Cage and the three men stand arms raised over their broken victims, The Enforcer holding high his trusty nightstick, while C&C hoist the tag titles AND their steel chairs over head, before tossing the belts onto the motionless bodies of the Road Warriors and heading to the back. 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="MLBCNMR.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MLBCNMR.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" /> It's back to back tag team matches now.....or is it? Because as Bill Goldberg makes his way out to face the Amazing French Canadians, he doesn't seem to have found a partner....although as Schiavone, Tenay, and even Bobby Heenan admit, this rookie monster might not even NEED a partner to win this match......the Canadians however disagree....telling Goldberg that they were crystal clear..... ".....this is a tag team match you big dummy....tag TEAM.....as in two against two.....it's right there in the contract.....and since YOU don't have a partner.....and since WE are dressed to compete, then I think the only thing the referee can do is ring that bell, declare the Amazing French Canadians the winners by forfeit.....and you can say goodbye to that undefeated streak eh?......." .....Goldberg doesn't think he needs a partner, and tells the official as much....unfortunately the Canadians appear to have found a loop hole here, as the referee reluctantly informs him that he has until the count of ten to find a partner, or he will indeed have to award the match to the Canadians, marking this non-match as an official loss...... .....the commentators are not impressed with this, calling it a cowardly way to get a win, but the official does indeed begin to count......and gets all the way to eight..... <img alt="t6dcQBb.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/t6dcQBb.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....when Brad Armstrong's sweet music starts to play, and the man himself makes his way down the aisle.... .....Brad climbs into the ring, telling Goldberg that he'll be his partner....and while you'd think the Canadians would be annoyed that their master plan didn't work, they're not exactly upset to see Brad Armstrong out here either.....Goldberg reluctantly accepts, realising he has little choice unless he wants to lose by forfeit....and Jacques instantly attacks Armstrong as the official rings the bell....making him the legal man.....and meaning that Goldberg has to start this match on the apron. 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" /><img alt="t6dcQBb.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/t6dcQBb.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" /> The Amazing French Canadians might have had a Plan A.....but they clearly had a Plan B too....that plan being, don't let Goldberg get into the match to begin with....because that cheap shot on Armstrong gives them the instant advantage, and they do everything in their power to ensure that he doesn't make it over to his (highly frustrated) partner..... .....Rougeau and Oulette might not have exactly set the WCW tag team ranks on fire, they ARE an experienced team, and they do know how to cut the ring in half, and Goldberg's undefeated streak looks to be in serious trouble here.....or it would have been had Armstrong not managed to sidestep a charging Oulette, who collides into Jacques, putting both Canadians down just long enough for Armstrong to make it to his corner and tag in the fresher than fresh Bill Goldberg..... .....Goldberg hits the ring and absolutely tears into the Canadians, taking the fight to both men (the way he wanted to originally) and taking them apart in a matter of minutes, spearing Oulette so hard that he nearly comes out of his boots..... .....he tosses Oulette to the floor, before turning and running through Jacques with another spear, before dragging him to his feet and lifting him high into the air with the Jackhammer.....before he drives Rougeau into the mat however he walk him around the ring, then (still holding the Canadian up with one arm) he tags in his surprised looking partner.....drives Jacques into the mat.....then stands back and lets Brad Armstrong make the cover for the one, the two, and the three.....and despite the Amazing French Canadians best efforts, Bill Goldberg's undefeated streak remains in tact. Winner(s): Bill Goldberg & Brad Armstrong 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="bo6DRNg.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bo6DRNg.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="J2Rypjz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/J2Rypjz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> From there we go backstage where Diamond Dallas Page can be seen talking to Kimberly....she's basically trying to reassure him that when that bell rings and they are all locked inside the double ring War Games cage, that everyone will get on the same page..... ".....they have to.....or none of you are going to walk out in one piece....." .....Page says he hopes so, or the Titans will run roughshot over everyone.....and if that happens, someone is going to get hurt.....seriously hurt......Kimberly says that he's done everything he can to keep this team together.....so if it comes down to it, just make sure that HE'S not the one getting hurt...... ".......it's a bit late for that Princess......" <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="SuMAfsS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SuMAfsS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......as if these three haven't done enough damage tonight.....it's Traylor, Copeland and Cage who come charging into shot, and begin to deliver a vicious three on one assault of Page..... .....Kim is screaming for help, but there's no one arriving....and as Cage and Copeland drag Dallas to his feet (holding his arms back and leaving him wide open) Traylor takes that nightstick and proceeds to lay into the exposed ribs with shot after shot after shot after shot, that leaves Schiavone declaring that you can actually hear those ribs cracking one by one..... .....with Dallas seriously hurt Traylor takes a few steps back, before charging forward and nailing Page right between the eyes with the nightstick...... .....security finally arrive on the scene, not that the Titan's care....because with Page down, clutching his ribs, and busted wide open, their job here is done.....and so is Diamond Dallas Page. 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="mwXZi05.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mwXZi05.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="eJzhsrp.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eJzhsrp.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="WMCtH5t.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WMCtH5t.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> It's time for our penultimate match of the evening, and since the WCW Championship is NOT on the line in our main event, this is our final title match of the evening, as Eddie Guerrero puts the US Title on the line against the latest WCW newcomer, Rikishi Fatu..... .....Rikishi won't be the first newcomer to the company that Guerrero has face, having already seen off the threat of Jeff Hardy, as well as WCW faithful's like Diamond Dallas Page and Legends such as "Bullet" Bob Armstrong, Eddie has faced, and beaten (even if they are mostly by dubious means) them all..... .....I honestly expected better from this match, hence it's position on the card, where really it would have perhaps been better suited opening the show, because frankly it underperformed....it wasn't a terrible match by all means, but Guerrero and Rikishi just did NOT click at all, their timing was terrible, missed spots, botched moves.....just an awkward, awkward pairing.... .....It was an open match, both men got plenty of offence in but in the end Guerrero showed why he's the new "dirtiest player in the game" in the absence of Ric Flair, picking up somewhat of a fluke victory with BOTH his feet on the ropes for leverage.....Eddie Guerrero is still your US Champion....and it's safe to say that we WON'T be seeing this match again any time soon. Winner: .....and Still WCW United States Champion.....Eddie Guerrero 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="eJzhsrp.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eJzhsrp.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Eddie collects his Championship, and a microphone from ringside as Rikishi makes his way back up the ramp, arguing with the official the whole way that Guerrero cheated to win....unfortunately it falls on deaf ears, because there's no instant replays here in World Championship Wrestling.....the referees decision is final and unfortunately for Big 'Kish, Nick Patrick just didn't see it..... .....the pair exit to the back as Guerrero addresses the crowd, he says that maybe people will start listening to him now holmes..... "......I told you all, that the Guerrero's were the greatest and most successful family, in all of professional wrestling essè.....better than the Armstrongs.....better than the Funks.....and a hell of a lot better than those coconut chewing, grass skirt wearing savage Samoan's.....you want REAL wrestlers, you gotta go south of the border vato, not south of the Pacific....." .....Eddie pats the gold belt that's draped over his shoulder, telling everyone to get used to this sight, because the way he sees it, this US Title ain't going anywhere....and especially not to some stinking Samoan's mud hut to get covered in fish guts and coconut juice.....so Rikishi Fatu and his so called Samoan Heritage, can kiss his Mexican butt....... .....which is about the time that some unfamiliar music begins to play...... <img alt="HVWeS4h.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/HVWeS4h.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......and this man makes his way out onto the ramp..... ......to quite literally the loudest pop of the night....because they know exactly who this is...... ......although he does look a bit different than the last time we saw him.....he's not dressed as a member of a group.....or a Nation.....in fact he's dressed like somewhat of a rockstar in an open chested silk leopard print shirt, designer sunglasses, black leather pants with one of the biggest bull head shaped belt buckles known to man.....and a microphone.....he has a microphone in his hand.... ......he stops to soak in the cheers of the crowd, pushing his sun glasses down his nose for a better look at his adoring public as he raises one eyebrow in appreciation, waiting for the ovation to die down and goes to speak.......but Eddie Guerrero cuts him off...... "......Òrale Vato......I think you're in the wrong arena holmes.....New York is thataway essè............you know what I think.....I think......" "........IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK........" "........HEY!!......Who do you think you're talking to essè, if you don't......." "......if YOU don't know your role....and shut your damn mouth....The Rock is gonna walk right to the back.....straight through this arena.....all the way down the street....he's gonna stop at Mrs. Riley's pet shop on the corner, and he's gonna find the meanest, maddest little Chihuahua he can find....The Rock is gonna buy a collar....he's gonna buy a leash.....he's gonna name that Chihuahua "Chico"......then he's gonna walk back up that street....straight past security and into this arena......he's gonna walk down this aisle.......and then he's gonna take Chico the Chihuahua.....turn him sideways........and shove him straight up your Mexican candy ass....... .....The Rock hears you out here, shaking your maracas at all the names you've beat.....you beat Rikishi..........The Rock beat Rikishi too........you beat Jeff Hardy........The Rock beat Jeff Hardy too........you beat "Bullet" Bob Armstrong...........The Rock....well, The Rock doesn't beat up senior citizens, so he'll let you have that one.......but what you've NOT done....what you can not, will not, won't do......is beat THIS Samoan......" ......The Rock says that if there is one thing he's not, it's a hypocrite....he says he knows that he's not exactly been the best son of Samoa (nudge nudge, wink wink) he's not been the best son full stop.....but if there's one thing he knows it's family.....and the Rock has a huge family..... ".....in fact there's about twenty five thousand members of The Rock's very close immediate family right here tonight.....because the only family The Rock needs.......is the People...... .....and The Rock says......no, The Rock promises.....scrap that, The Rock guaran-damn-tees, that he could walk down this aisle....whip your candy ass so hard that the guacamole would be running out of your ears.....and take the People's United States Championship quicker than you can say La Cucaracha....." ......Eddie is far from happy with this latest development, telling The Rock that he's had about enough of people just walking in the door here and expecting a shot at Eddie Guerrero and the United States Championship.....he says that there's a laundry list of WCW stars that have been patiently waiting for their shot at glory around here.........what about your Bunkhouse Buck's?....what about your Fidel Sierra's?....your Disco Inferno's?..... ".....no Vato, you want a shot at the United States Title èsse, you're gonna have to get to the back of the line, because I'm done beating scrubs and rejects......but if you just want to get slapped about a little bit, then come on down and feel what it's like to get hit by a Guerrero....." ......The Rock has no problem with that, telling Eddie that he's gonna come down there and go through him faster than Granny Guerrero's chilli goes through his fat ass mama....and he tosses the microphone to one side before running down the aisle and sliding into the ring...... .....the empty ring by the time he gets there..... .....because despite all his bravado, Eddie Guerrero has bailed.....and as The Rock stands to his feet the US Champion is halfway up the aisle, tapping the side of his head with his finger to tell everyone just how smart he is, before disappearing to the back, leaving the Rock wi no one to fight, but around twenty five thousand family members to pose for, as we go to a history video surrounding the history of the War Games match. 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="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="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" /> VS. <img alt="vB9dsDX.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vB9dsDX.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="msdGaJy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/msdGaJy.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="bXKnfuE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bXKnfuE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> War Games So it's about that time....it's time to go to war....and as we come back from that video package highlighting the history of the War Games match, we still have the ring crew putting the finishing touches on securing the cage around the double ring.....fortunately they still have plenty of time to get things finished, because as they go about their business in, around and under the ring, we have ten men to introduce.....although in a show of solidarity, the Titan Team all make their way down the aisle in unison.....and to say they look confident would be an understatement......and why wouldn't they be....because not only is Team WCW far from unified, one of their members looks to be seriously hurt, as Dallas Page makes his way out (along side a concerned looking Kimberly) with both his ribs AND skull heavily bandaged following the beating he took at the hands of Traylor, Copeland and Cage earlier in the evening..... .....we have the mandatory coin toss, and it's the Titan's that win that too (just to add some more friction into Team WCW, meaning that Hogan and his crew will take the man advantage....and they're starting out the match here with Jean Paul Levesque..... .....WCW on the other hand. Can't seem to decide WHO is going to start for them, because they all want into the match.....the only thing they CAN agree on is the fact that Page (being in the state he's in) should be saved for as late in the match as possible.....speaking of Page, he'd had enough of this bickering an hour ago, and as his team mates argue amongst them selves, he climbs into the cage, slams the door behind him......and this match is underway....... <img alt="wAFY3Cq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wAFY3Cq.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="Cx2IuWn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cx2IuWn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....so the first five minutes are underway, and it's Diamond Dallas Page facing off against Jean Paul Levesque....Page is out for revenge here for the beating he took earlier, but he is already hurt before the match even begins, and those taped up ribs are nothing more than a giant bullseye....a bullseye that Levesque attempts to zero in on from the moment the bell rings.....Dallas is working on pure adrenaline here however and manages to avoid any contact to the injured ribs, unfortunately adrenaline is only going to last for so long, because after Levesque catches Page's foot, DDP counters it into a discus clothesline that actually hurts him as much as it does his opponent.... .....Levesque is first to his feet and drops a series of knee drops to the ribs of Page that leave the man struggling for breath....Dallas is here to fight however, and as Levesque goes to drag him to his feet he nails the Titan man with a hard low blow, then sends him flying face first into the steel cage, before grating Levesque's face across the unforgiving steel.....before tossing Levesque over the top rope with such force that he clears both sets, landing in the second ring..... .....Levesque is backing off now as Page advances on him, before delivering a good old fashioned thumb to the eye....he attempts to launch his opponent into the cage but Dallas reverses the momentum and it's Levesque that once again eats the steel, and this time after DDP grinds the Titan man into the mesh wall, Levesque comes away busted open as the blood flows freely from a gash to his forehead, and Page immediately pounces, peppering the open wound with right hands as time runs out in this first five minute period...... <img alt="wAFY3Cq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wAFY3Cq.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="Cx2IuWn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cx2IuWn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bXKnfuE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bXKnfuE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....and Buff Bagwell hits the ring to make the save for the bloody (and quite frankly relieved) Jean Paul Levesque....he charges at DDP and hits him right in the ribs with a running knee, before tearing off the dressing from Dallas' head and driving him face first into the steel wall of the cage..... .....Levesque joins him and soon both men are grinding Page's face into the steel mesh, and it's not long until that cut caused by Ray Traylor's nightstick earlier in the evening is reopened...and as the blood now flows from Page's face, the commentators (despite praising his gutsy display) question exactly how effective Dallas is going to be now for the remainder of this match.....fortunately we only have two minutes between periods now..... <img alt="wAFY3Cq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wAFY3Cq.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" /> VS. <img alt="Cx2IuWn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cx2IuWn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bXKnfuE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bXKnfuE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....and help is at hand for Page in the form of the Canadian Crippler, as Chris Benoit enters the fray next......and hits the ring like he's just made the hottest tag of his life lighting up both Bagwell and Levesque with stinging chops to the chest....the two Titans briefly overwhelm him, sending Benoit into the corner with a double Irish Whip, but Benoit hits the turnbuckles and immediately charges straight back out, dropping both the bloody Levesque AND Bagwell with a running Double Clothesline......that gave Page just enough of a breather that he's able to get back into the action as these four pair off, Levesque and Page in one ring, while Bagwell and Benoit go at it in the other ring....... <img alt="wAFY3Cq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wAFY3Cq.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" /> VS. <img alt="Cx2IuWn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cx2IuWn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bXKnfuE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bXKnfuE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="msdGaJy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/msdGaJy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......as the period runs out......and the Macho Man hits the ring......Randy Savage is a dangerous man at the best of times, let alone in an environment of this nature, and as he nails Benoit in the back of the head with a double axhandle from the top rope, Team WCW once again find themselves outnumbered..... .....this isn't the first time Chris Benoit has found himself locked inside a steel cage with a numbers disadvantage against the Titans of Wrestling however....the last time it was eight on one, this time it's only three on two.....much more manageable odds (even if one of those two are a bleeding mess with half a dozen cracked ribs).....and as Page and Levesque continue to brutalise each other, Benoit sends Bagwell crashing into the side of the cage as he turns his attention to Savage.....and considering it was DDP and the Crippler that Hollywood Hogan said didn't belong in the same ring as him, both men are putting on a strong showing here...... <img alt="wAFY3Cq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wAFY3Cq.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="7SMKOYU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7SMKOYU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="Cx2IuWn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cx2IuWn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bXKnfuE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bXKnfuE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="msdGaJy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/msdGaJy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......and they get stronger still as Curt Hennig enters the match.....Hennig goes straight for Savage, dragging him away from Benoit and hitting a series of right hands that puts the Macho Man on his Macho Rear....from there Hennig positions Savage for a Catapult into the Turnbuckles, but changes his mind (and trajectory) mid move to send Savage catapulting into the wall of the cage...... .....Benoit is continuing to battle Bagwell, with the two men spilling through the middle ropes between the first and second ring, where Benoit proceeds to deliver a hard looking German Suplex right there onto the split aprons...... ......while Levesque and Page continue to stain the mat red as they bleed all over ring number two.....Jean Paul launches Dallas ribs first into the turnbuckles, which leaves the man crying out in pain, before locking on an abdominal stretch (using the ropes for leverage) which is useful only for the fact that it further injures those ribs....because this match can't end until all five members of each team are in the ring.....which is probably fortunate.....because Page sis somehow able to power out of the hold into a hip toss to Diamond Cutter combination....and if pinfalls DID count, this would be all over........ <img alt="wAFY3Cq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wAFY3Cq.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="7SMKOYU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7SMKOYU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="Cx2IuWn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cx2IuWn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bXKnfuE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bXKnfuE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="msdGaJy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/msdGaJy.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" /> ......as the Warrior enters the match to make it four on three......a few months ago it's safe to say that the Warrior would have been flying into this ring like a man possessed....shaking ropes (and probably a few cage walls) and running through people with clotheslines.....this Warrior however is very different....as he calmly (almost indifferently) enters the ring.....where he walks straight over to Benoit and military presses him overhead, before losing him like a piece of garbage into the cage wall. Benoit lands on the outside of the ropes (pressed up against the cage wall) and the Warrior grabs him by the hair and drives the back of his head into the steel structure at least six times...... ......Hennig breaks away from Savage to try and break up the assault, but a Warrior cuts him off with a stiff standing clothesline, before picking him up and tossing him over his shoulder (running powerslam style) launching Hennig into Benoit like a lawn dart...... ......the only man left standing is a blood soaked Diamond Dallas Page....who comes through from the second ring to nail the Warrior with a running shoulder block, before backing him up into the corner with right hand after right hand that rocks the head of the Warrior back.....Bagwell charges Page from behind, but Dallas sidesteps it and Buff collides with the Warrior, staggering backward ps where DDP is waiting with his second Diamond Cutter of the evening...... .......our commentary team continue to praise the heart of Dallas Page, but Savage and the Warrior finally overwhelm the plucky Page, and begin to double stomp him on the mat.....fortunately he doesn't have to suffer for long...... <img alt="wAFY3Cq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wAFY3Cq.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="7SMKOYU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7SMKOYU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ZBHF30U.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZBHF30U.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="Cx2IuWn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cx2IuWn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bXKnfuE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bXKnfuE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="msdGaJy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/msdGaJy.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" /> ......before Lex Luger comes bursting into the match, nailing first the bloody Levesque, then Savage, then the Warrior with a running forearm shot a piece.....before military pressing Bagwell and tossing him into the next ring.....Luger let's out a loud shout, before helping the bloodied Page to his feet, slapping him on the back and telling him he was right in his point earlier, as Team WCW unite to take the fight to the Titans...... ......Benoit catches Savage with a snap suplex that is so close to the cage wall that the Macho Man crashes back first against the steel.....The Canadian Crippler then drags the Macho Man back to his feet, before grinding his face into the cage until the blood begins to flow.....Randy Savage has been busted open....... <img alt="wAFY3Cq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wAFY3Cq.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="7SMKOYU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7SMKOYU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ZBHF30U.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZBHF30U.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="Cx2IuWn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cx2IuWn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bXKnfuE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bXKnfuE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="msdGaJy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/msdGaJy.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="OvSsBUu.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OvSsBUu.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......as the final Titan member enters the match....and it's a biggie.....the WCW Champion, Hollywood Hogan......he comes into the ring and goes straight for Benoit.....who immediately catches his arm and takes him down into the Crossface.....not the start Hogan envisioned..... .....fortunately the Warrior breaks it up with a boot to the back of Benoit's head.....Hogan is free, and he's not happy.....taking off his weightlifting belt to whip across the back of Benoit, leaving angry looking welts, before wrapping the thick leather around his fist and nailing the Crippler with right after right after right, until Benoit too is wearing the proverbial crimson mask..... ......Levesque and Page have resumed their battle....with both men looking the worse for wear....no surprise considering they started this match, but after eating the Diamond Cutter earlier, it's Levesque who has the advantage currently..... .....Luger is doing his best to fight off both Randy Savage and Buff Bagwell.....and currently failing....because Bagwell has his arms held behind him, leaving him wide open for a Macho Man double ax from the top..... .....Benoit is currently laying in a pool of his own blood...... .....and Curt Hennig is getting double teamed by the pairing of Hollywood Hogan and the Warrior....... <img alt="wAFY3Cq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wAFY3Cq.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="7SMKOYU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7SMKOYU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ZBHF30U.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZBHF30U.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" /> VS. <img alt="Cx2IuWn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cx2IuWn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bXKnfuE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bXKnfuE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="msdGaJy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/msdGaJy.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="OvSsBUu.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OvSsBUu.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> The Match Beyond: Submit or Surrender .....which is when the final buzzer goes off....and the final member of Team WCW comes in....and if our last entrant was a biggie, our final entrant is a huge-ie.....because the Giant is the final entrant.....that's five on five.....that's War Games....and now, it's the Match Beyond....where the only way to win, is submit.....or surrender...... .....he's an angry Giant too, and he hits the ring with one purpose.....win the match, won the title shot....and Hogan is his chosen target...... .....Bagwell charges the Giant but gets tossed to one side......Levesque charges at the Giant and eats a big boot.....Warrior and Savage charge the Giant (and actually knock him down to one knee) before the Giant bursts back to his feet, with one huge hand around the neck of Savage, and his other big paw around the neck of Warrior......and he drives BOTH men into the mat with a Double Chokeslam...... .....Hogan bails to the other ring, but this is War Games brother, there's no escape here....and the seven foot Giant follows him, stalking him like a grizzly bear.....Hogan tries to bolt again, but the Giant catches hold of him and presses him over head......so high over head that he actually pumps him arms up and down, driving the back of Hollywood into the steel roof of the cage, before tossing him halfway across the ring..... ......there's action going on all over the two rings now as these ten men go at it.....Levesque and Page are STILL locked in a bloody war.....Curt Hennig is going punch for punch with the Warrior.....Chris Benoit and Randy Savage are trying to remove each other's faces with the wall of the steel cage..... ......that leaves Buff Bagwell, who runs at The Giant......but Lex Luger is able to intercept him.....and he gets him up into the Torture Rack..... ......Hogan is still begging off from the Giant.....who drags the WCW Champion to his feet.....before noticing Buff looking like he's about to submit right next to him..... .....nonchalantly the Giant grabs Bagwell foot and yanks him free, before turning back to Hogan and gathering him up in a huge bear hug.....the announcers can't believe what they are seeing, stating that WCW (and Lex Luger) had this one in the bag.....but the Giant is so focused on securing the victory himself, he's just cost his friend the victory...... .....Luger realises what's just happened.....and he's far from pleased......he shoves the Giant hard in the back (causing him to release his hold on Hogan) and spins him around by his arm demanding to know what his problem is......Giant looks like he's contemplating denying his actions, but instead he shoves Luger in the chest, telling him to back off, because he's got a title shot to win..... ......Lex shoves back.....hard.....not that he moves the big seven footer, but he's not about to back down either......Benoit and Hennig break off from their respective battles to try and defuse the situation (Dallas Page is barely in any condition to do anything other than bleed profusely) which is why they don't see Bagwell tearing up the canvas in the far corner of ring number one.......or the ring boards being removed.......OR the three men dressed in ring crew clothes climbing out of the hole and into the ring......... <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="SuMAfsS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SuMAfsS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .......although it soon becomes blatantly obvious that those aren't part of the official ring crew....it's Ray Traylor, Adam Copeland, and Christian Cage...... .......Schiavone is horrified at this, stating that they must have been hiding under there all match, masquerading as part of the ring crew while the cage was being secured...... .......the argument is still happening, but soon the four members of Team WCW are set upon by seven (because much like Page, Levesque is down and bloody) Titan members, with the Holy Trinity of Hogan, Savage and Warrior laying out The Giant, while the three fresh men and Bagwell work over Luger, Benoit and Hennig...... ......Levesque stumbles over to the hole made in the mat and reaches under the ring, pulling out a large hold-all bag, opening it up and tossing the contents to his stablemates.....Handcuffs..... ......it takes some doing, but eventually Luger, Benoit, Hennig.....and even the Giant are secured to the steel cage by cuffs.....as a bloody Levesque drags an equally bloody Dallas Page to his feet.....the Titans surround the lone WCW member, taunting him....telling him that if he knows what's good for him, he'll submit right now...... ......DDP's answer?.....he starts swinging like a madman.....clocking Levesque, Savage, Hogan and Bagwell before Traylor puts a stop to that with a well timed nightstick shot to the ribs..... .....the announcers say that Page has put on a heroic performance here tonight, but even they say he may be wiser just to submit here......Levesque drags the bloody and battered Page to his feet once more, again locking in the abdominal stretch.......this time however he has Traylors nightstick in his free hand, and he nails Dallas in those injured ribs repeatedly.....but Page just won't quit......but as the blood drips from his face to the mat, he certainly screams...... <img alt="J2Rypjz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/J2Rypjz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .......which is when Kimberly comes running down the aisle.....with a white towel in her hands.....she told her husband to make sure that HE wasn't the one seriously hurt tonight, and as she gets the attention of the official, waving the towel frantically at him, it looks as though she's taking matters into her own hands......because she is officially surrendering the match, before Diamond Dallas Page can receive permanent injury......your winners......the Titans of Wrestling. Winner(a): The Titans of Wrestling (via Surrender) 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="vB9dsDX.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vB9dsDX.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="msdGaJy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/msdGaJy.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="bXKnfuE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bXKnfuE.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="SuMAfsS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SuMAfsS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> The bell rings, but that doesn't stop the Titans......and while Levesque releases the abdominal stretch, he only releases it long enough to drive DDP's busted open skull into the mat with a Pedigree...... .....Hogan goes around the rest of Team WCW one by one, verbally running them down and telling them each that they will NEVER get a shot at his WCW Championship....before delivering a little bit of injury to that insult, as he runs over and drops the Legdrop of Doom on the motionless Diamond Dallas Page......before he and the rest of the Titans raise their arms in celebration....because TONIGHT at least.....they can say they won the battle....... <img alt="NSpBoOI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NSpBoOI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......but as the camera's catch sight of a lone figure, watching on from high up in the rafters of the arena......the War may have only just begun. Rating: A* Final Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> </div>

to4sty · July 16, 2018

Two Hours Before Fall Brawl..... ”.......what do you mean Hogan won’t do it?......” “......exactly what I fricking said bro, the big bald son of a bitch won’t do it.....” “......I don’t see what the problem is, Bagwell is there to eat the loss, not him.....you renegotiated his contract right? Gave him a pay bump to take out that creative control clause? He can’t say no......just do the finish, give Page the win, and chuck him a chunk of that Turner Money you’re always bragging about to keep him happy......” “.......it’s not just him though bro.....freaking Warrior won’t do it either.....and he DOES have creative control......he says he’s not losing to a no nothing scrub like Dallas Page.....MAYBE the Giant, but definitely not Page bro.....I should just put the Giant over right?.....” “......no, because that’s not where you’re going with him.....” “......it’s cool bro, I’ll give Giant the win, then just have him give the title shot to Page, no one cares about stipulations anyway, they’re all bullsh!t......” “.......they’re only bullsh!t if you treat them like bullsh!t Vince.....and the Giant isn’t going to just GIVE the title shot away......” “......sure he will, I’ll tell him to.....I’ll even write him a script if he wants.....” “.....I don’t mean Paul Wight won’t do it Vince, I mean the character “The Giant” wouldn’t just give the title shot away......” “.....bro, no one cares about sh!t like that.....” “.....well I care.....do you want my advice or not? Because I’ve got my own Pay Per View to be booking if not......” “......alright bro, keep your fricking panties on......” “......here’s what you should do.....” (OOC:) So yeah......Team WCW, or more specifically, Diamond Dallas Page was supposed to pick up the win tonight.....I had a feeling that wouldn’t happen, (Warrior vetoed it) which is why I was packing a contingency plan that will still get me where I was planning on going, even if it is by a different road. <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 3, September 1997 WWF Championship Match Ahmed Johnson © vs. ??? Comments: Steve Austin & Ken Shamrock vs. Jeff Jarrett & Rich Steiner Comments: Sid vs. Kane Comments: Scott Steiner, Dude Love, Al Snow & Chris Candido vs. Brian Pillman, Goldust & The New Age Outlaws Comments: Dean Malenko vs. D’Lo Brown Comments: Winner Challenges For The WWF Title Later Tonight Scott Hall vs. Bret Hart 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 3, September 1997 Diamond Dallas Page vs. Jean Paul Levesque Comments: WCW United States Championship Match Eddie Guerrero © vs. Chris Benoit Comments: Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Mortis Comments: Bill Goldberg vs. The Warlord Comments: Fit Finlay vs. Lance Storm Comments: Rikishi vs. Buff Bagwell Comments: The Nasty Boys vs. Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain Comment: </div></div></blockquote>

ElectricX · July 16, 2018

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Steve Austin & Ken Shamrock vs. Jeff Jarrett & Rich Steiner

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Sid vs. Kane

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Nobby_McDonald · July 16, 2018

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Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 3, September 1997

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