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

to4sty · October 5, 2019

Im not really one to bump my thread if I can help it (which is why I generally try to reply to a bunch of comments at once) but I posted the Souled Out show a while back and the forum doesn't seem to want to acknowledge it as I'm still sat way back here on page 4.....so, apologies but here's a pointless post to bump it along a bit

ElectricX · October 5, 2019

A great show. Fun booking. It will be interesting to see where you take the storylines for the new tag champs and cruiserweight champ.

TheAwesomeZero101 · October 6, 2019

That was a great show, WCW is so interesting right now with the DX storyline as everyone hates HHH and Michaels from TOW to WCW defenders. I've really enjoyed WCW since you took it over and has quickly become my favorite company in this world. I'm so happy with Michaels' move to WCW as I feel like he's the most interesting part. Quick question were there ever any plans for HBK if he didn't move to WCW? Keep up the great work and can't wait for more WCW and WWF.

to4sty · October 6, 2019

WCW United States Championship Match
Eddie Guerrero © vs. The Rock
Comments: This one might surprise me. Sure, it seems like Goldberg/Eddie is set in stone. But I'm not sure if it's the best look for Rocky to fail again against Eddie - even if he gets screwed.

Man, never mind Luger, Rocky is the true Jobber to the Stars.....although in my defence, we are only just out of 1997.....in real world terms this is still Intercontinental level Nation Member Rock

Anything Goes Match
Shawn Michaels & Jean Paul Levesque vs. Randy Savage & The Warrior
Comments: Let's see how this goes with creative control...

So.....did Warrior and Savage win because Warriors creative control forced the result? Or were HBKBL always going to be doing the job? I'll let you decide that one for yourself

Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain vs. The Faces of Fear
Comments: Sniffing a subtle turn here - does Gideon join The First Family? Doesn't really help Mike if he's stuck in a job team...

This team (Awesome/Cain) has grown on me, to the point that they aren't likely to be a job team any time soon. In fact, if Bobby Eaton keeps levelling Gideon Cain up the way he has been, they could well end up one of my top teams

So you know that I love the diary and follow it closely, but man I'm having trouble making predictions here. I think I'll make a lot of blunders

You didn't do too bad.....to be fair I have been having a lot of interactions that don't actually relate to this event as of late....gotta sew them seeds somewhere, that or I'm just A.D.D with my booking.....it might be the latter

WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match
Jeff Hardy © vs. Hayabusa
Comments: Jeff is probably too big for the CW title now, and Hayabusa is amazing

Hardy is a bit "Chris Jericho" circa early 1998 here, slightly too big to be the Cruiserweight Champion, but big enough at the same time to carry the whole division. He's certainly head and shoulders above Hayabusa in terms of popularity.....so while he was never supposed to be the champion to begin with, he put Hayabusa over without problem and elevated him while doing so, so maybe he'll be back in the title picture at some point

Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain vs. The Faces of Fear
Comments: Gideon is a weird name, that's all I have to say here

Gideon Cain is an awesome name and totally NOT a product of a random name generator

WCW Championship Match
Sting © vs. The Giant
Comments: B level pay per view? Champion's first defence? Burgeoning issues with a bigger name than the Giant? There'll be an excuse for Giant's loss, but Sting's not losing here.

It's almost mandatory now for the new champions first defence to be against a Giant of some sorts isn't it? *coughKANEcough*

WCW Tag Team Championship Match
Diamond Dallas Page & Chris Benoit © vs. The Forgotten (Bam Bam Bigelow & Big Van Vader)
Comments: I've not forgotten the Forgotten. After all, we're talking about two former WCW World champions (I think Bigelow had the belt during WCW's dark times, pre Russo?) but it's hard to take any team seriously when they're being managed by Kevin Sullivan post-Alliance to End Hulkamania.

Bammers is indeed a former world champion (thanks to the AI) but that questionable decision did present with an interesting storyline idea, so......

.....oh.....and I choose to ignore the rest of your statement.....Sully Rules

WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match
Jeff Hardy © vs. Hayabusa
Comments: Hardy wasn't your first choice, and Hayabusa would be a neat way of getting the belt back where it was meant to be. Plus, it's Hayabusa!

He wasn't, in fact he shouldn't have had the title at all, but (as with the Bigelow title reign) it did present with a different direction and in all honesty, a better direction.....Hayabusa and to a lesser extent Hakushi are better options than Tajiri anyway.

Double Dog Collar Match
The Pitbull's vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage
Comments: Genuinely my favourite feud in the diary, and full credit to C&C and Madusa for that.

Not a comment I ever expected to read when I started this throw away three week feud three months or so back

A great show. Fun booking. It will be interesting to see where you take the storylines for the new tag champs and cruiserweight champ.

Thank you good sir, glad you enjoyed it

That was a great show, WCW is so interesting right now with the DX storyline as everyone hates HHH and Michaels from TOW to WCW defenders. I've really enjoyed WCW since you took it over and has quickly become my favorite company in this world. I'm so happy with Michaels' move to WCW as I feel like he's the most interesting part. Quick question were there ever any plans for HBK if he didn't move to WCW? Keep up the great work and can't wait for more WCW and WWF.

Thanks for the kind words.....in answer to your question, erm, not really.....I don't know if I mentioned it before (I'm sure I did but it was probably a while back) but the original plan for this diary was to wrap it up at Wrestlemania 13. I came in with a clear plan of what I wanted to do for 12-14 months, with the birth and explosion of the KLiQ, along with HBK's year long run with the belt, but then I got to Wrestlemania 13 and really started enjoying Scott Steiner's rise, so I wanted to carry that on.....then I took over WCW too and here we are (running ECW as well)

So, long story short, no I didn't really have anything panned out for Shawn. I imagine he would have taken a bit of a hiatus at some point, I'll often take guys off tv for a while (Undertaker, Mankind etc) so I imagine he would have come back as a face to feud with Vince's newest boy Brian Pillman.....I am having a lot of fun with him over in WCW right now though so I'm glad he headed down south.

Now with Souled Out in the bag we can officially move onto February, so let's do that.....

The Monday Night Wars: Week 1, February 1998

Preview for WWF Raw is War: Week 1, February 1998

Steve Austin & Kane vs. Brian Pillman & Bret Hart
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WWF Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match
Billy Gunn & Al Snow vs. Dustin Rhodes & The Road Dogg vs. Chris Candido & Marc Mero
Comments:

Dean Malenko & Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho & Test
Comments:

The Wolfpac vs. The Million Dollar Corporation
Comments:

Faarooq vs. Scorpio
Comments:

Matt Hardy vs. Raven
Comments:

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro: Week 1, February 1998

Sid Vicious vs. Shawn Michaels
Comments:

WCW US Championship #1 Contender Match
Curt Hennig vs. Jean Paul Levesque
Comments:

Rick Martel vs. VK Wallstreet
Comments:

WCW World Tag Team Championship Match
The Forgotten © vs. The Public Enemy
Comments:

Jim Duggan & The Road Warriors vs. Jacques Rougeau & The Blue Bloods (Eaton & Williams)
Comments:

Juventud Guerrera vs. Jinsei Shinzaki
Comments:

Random Bonus Question: We are about 8 months into Russo's booking of WCW now, so who's winning the wars for you? Are you watching Raw or Nitro?
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Satyr24 · October 7, 2019

Preview for WWF Raw is War: Week 1, February 1998

Steve Austin & Kane vs. Brian Pillman & Bret Hart

Comments:

WWF Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match

Billy Gunn & Al Snow vs. Dustin Rhodes & The Road Dogg vs. Chris Candido & Marc Mero

Comments:

Dean Malenko & Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho & Test

Comments:

The Wolfpac vs. The Million Dollar Corporation

Comments:

Faarooq vs. Scorpio

Comments:

Matt Hardy vs. Raven

Comments:

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro: Week 1, February 1998

Sid Vicious vs. Shawn Michaels

Comments:

WCW US Championship #1 Contender Match

Curt Hennig vs. Jean Paul Levesque

Comments:

Rick Martel vs. VK Wallstreet

Comments:

WCW World Tag Team Championship Match

The Forgotten © vs. The Public Enemy

Comments:

Jim Duggan & The Road Warriors vs. Jacques Rougeau & The Blue Bloods (Eaton & Williams)

Comments:

Juventud Guerrera vs. Jinsei Shinzaki

Comments:

TheAwesomeZero101 · October 7, 2019

Preview for WWF Raw is War: Week 1, February 1998

Steve Austin & Kane vs. Brian Pillman & Bret Hart

Comments: Bit of a random guess but the heels seem more coordinated then Austin and Kane.

WWF Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match

Billy Gunn & Al Snow vs. Dustin Rhodes & The Road Dogg vs. Chris Candido & Marc Mero

Comments: Another wild guess as these two feel like they kinda match but it's anyone's match.

Dean Malenko & Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho & Test

Comments: Keep Malenko and Mysterio strong for facing off against Jericho

The Wolfpac vs. The Million Dollar Corporation

Comments: Wolfpac for Life and Jarrett sucks

Faarooq vs. Scorpio

Comments: Scorpio has no chance against a returning Faarooq.

Matt Hardy vs. Raven

Comments: Raven has a story going on while Matt Hardy doesn't. Easy choice.

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro: Week 1, February 1998

Sid Vicious vs. Shawn Michaels

Comments: Michaels would throw a fit if he lost to Sid.

WCW US Championship #1 Contender Match

Curt Hennig vs. Jean Paul Levesque

Comments: No clue but I feel that Hennig has unfinished business against The Rock. Also is Michaels and JPL face?

Rick Martel vs. VK Wallstreet

Comments: VK is in the First Family so he needs that momentum.

WCW World Tag Team Championship Match

The Forgotten © vs. The Public Enemy

Comments: The Forgotten aren't losing to Public Enemy.

Jim Duggan & The Road Warriors vs. Jacques Rougeau & The Blue Bloods (Eaton & Williams)

Comments: The Road Warriors should edge this one out.

Juventud Guerrera vs. Jinsei Shinzaki

Comments: Maybe Juventud is the next challenger for Hayabusa?

Random Bonus Question: We are about 8 months into Russo's booking of WCW now, so who's winning the wars for you? Are you watching Raw or Nitro?

Comments: I've already alluded to this but WCW is winning the war for me right now as I'm really enjoying the dynamic of DX being public enemy number one despite fighting the same enemy in the TOW and I just really love WCW's roster as it has many of my favourites. So I'll be watching Nitro.

Nobby_McDonald · October 7, 2019

Preview for WWF Raw is War: Week 1, February 1998

Steve Austin & Kane vs. Brian Pillman & Bret Hart

Comments:

WWF Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match

Billy Gunn & Al Snow vs. Dustin Rhodes & The Road Dogg vs. Chris Candido & Marc Mero

Comments:

Dean Malenko & Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho & Test

Comments:

The Wolfpac vs. The Million Dollar Corporation

Comments:

Faarooq vs. Scorpio

Comments:

Matt Hardy vs. Raven

Comments:

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro: Week 1, February 1998

Sid Vicious vs. Shawn Michaels

Comments:

WCW US Championship #1 Contender Match

Curt Hennig vs. Jean Paul Levesque

Comments:

Rick Martel vs. VK Wallstreet

Comments:

WCW World Tag Team Championship Match

The Forgotten © vs. The Public Enemy

Comments:

Jim Duggan & The Road Warriors vs. Jacques Rougeau & The Blue Bloods (Eaton & Williams)

Comments:

Juventud Guerrera vs. Jinsei Shinzaki

Comments:

Random Bonus Question: We are about 8 months into Russo's booking of WCW now, so who's winning the wars for you? Are you watching Raw or Nitro? Both thanks to being in the UK and being able to record shows.

ElectricX · October 7, 2019

Preview for WWF Raw is War: Week 1, February 1998

Steve Austin & Kane vs. Brian Pillman & Bret Hart

Comments:

WWF Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match

Billy Gunn & Al Snow vs. Dustin Rhodes & The Road Dogg vs. Chris Candido & Marc Mero

Comments:

Dean Malenko & Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho & Test

Comments:

The Wolfpac vs. The Million Dollar Corporation

Comments:

Faarooq vs. Scorpio

Comments:

Matt Hardy vs. Raven

Comments:

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro: Week 1, February 1998

Sid Vicious vs. Shawn Michaels

Comments:

WCW US Championship #1 Contender Match

Curt Hennig vs. Jean Paul Levesque

Comments:

Rick Martel vs. VK Wallstreet

Comments:

WCW World Tag Team Championship Match

The Forgotten © vs. The Public Enemy

Comments:

Jim Duggan & The Road Warriors vs. Jacques Rougeau & The Blue Bloods (Eaton & Williams)

Comments:

Juventud Guerrera vs. Jinsei Shinzaki

Comments:

Random Bonus Question: We are about 8 months into Russo's booking of WCW now, so who's winning the wars for you? Are you watching Raw or Nitro?

Comments:

crackerjack · October 8, 2019

So.....did Warrior and Savage win because Warriors creative control forced the result? Or were HBKBL always going to be doing the job? I'll let you decide that one for yourself

Creative Control it is!

.....oh.....and I choose to ignore the rest of your statement.....Sully Rules

I knew there was a reason why me and you got along!

Really enjoyed Souled Out (still can't get over how dumb this name was IRL) - and really, only the KOW going over was really shocking to me. While I don't think it helps anyone to have The Warrior win in 1998, I do appreciate keeping HBK on a short leash.

Steve Austin & Kane vs. Brian Pillman & Bret Hart

Comments:

WWF Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match

Billy Gunn & Al Snow vs. Dustin Rhodes & The Road Dogg vs. Chris Candido & Marc Mero

Comments: Now this is one hell of a match - I'm assuming the endgame may be a four way, so this might be a no contest somehow. But, let's just have a bunch of strange bedfellows spots, have Marlena and Sunny catfight, and have Al Snow accidentally pin Chris. That probably won't happen - but that would work for me.

Dean Malenko & Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho & Test

Comments:

The Wolfpac vs. The Million Dollar Corporation

Comments:

Faarooq vs. Scorpio

Comments:

Matt Hardy vs. Raven

Comments:

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro: Week 1, February 1998

Sid Vicious vs. Shawn Michaels

Comments: This is a tough one - since Sid runs. HBK would probably complain though...

WCW US Championship #1 Contender Match

Curt Hennig vs. Jean Paul Levesque

Comments: Rock repays the favor....

Rick Martel vs. VK Wallstreet

Comments: Is VK confirmed first family now? Is there any more corny gimmicks we can throw in here? What's the YETAY up to?

WCW World Tag Team Championship Match

The Forgotten © vs. The Public Enemy

Comments:

Jim Duggan & The Road Warriors vs. Jacques Rougeau & The Blue Bloods (Eaton & Williams)

Comments:

Juventud Guerrera vs. Jinsei Shinzaki

Comments:

Random Bonus Question: We are about 8 months into Russo's booking of WCW now, so who's winning the wars for you? Are you watching Raw or Nitro?

Comments: Now that we're past Starcade, I'm back on the WWF wagon.

Mattitude90 · October 9, 2019

Preview for WWF Raw is War: Week 1, February 1998

Steve Austin & Kane vs. Brian Pillman & Bret Hart

Comments:

WWF Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match

Billy Gunn & Al Snow vs. Dustin Rhodes & The Road Dogg vs. Chris Candido & Marc Mero

Comments:

Dean Malenko & Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho & Test

Comments:

The Wolfpac vs. The Million Dollar Corporation

Comments:

Faarooq vs. Scorpio

Comments:

Matt Hardy vs. Raven

Comments:

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro: Week 1, February 1998

Sid Vicious vs. Shawn Michaels

Comments:

WCW US Championship #1 Contender Match

Curt Hennig vs. Jean Paul Levesque

Comments:

Rick Martel vs. VK Wallstreet

Comments:

WCW World Tag Team Championship Match

The Forgotten © vs. The Public Enemy

Comments:

Jim Duggan & The Road Warriors vs. Jacques Rougeau & The Blue Bloods (Eaton & Williams)

Comments:

Juventud Guerrera vs. Jinsei Shinzaki

Comments:

Random Bonus Question: We are about 8 months into Russo's booking of WCW now, so who's winning the wars for you? Are you watching Raw or Nitro?

Comments: Both as although I'm always a WWF guy, I still love the way that WCW is being booked.

James Casey · October 13, 2019

Preview for WWF Raw is War: Week 1, February 1998

Steve Austin & Kane vs. Brian Pillman & Bret Hart

Comments: I mean, it's WWF, it's 1998, it's 4 main eventers in one match... It's not going to a finish, is it? Maybe, maybe, Austin or Hart take a cheap loss, but I don't see it.

WWF Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match

Billy Gunn & Al Snow vs. Dustin Rhodes & The Road Dogg vs. Chris Candido & Marc Mero

Comments: Because there's a crossroads pun there that could catapult them into the top spot at WMXIV if you can just get it right.

Dean Malenko & Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho & Test

Comments: Heaven only knows how, as Jericho and Test seem like they should be leagues above Malenko and Mysterio, but this seems primed for an upset.

The Wolfpac vs. The Million Dollar Corporation

Comments: Which side does Big Poppa Pump hate more? That side probably needs to take the W here so they're standing when BPP comes out to bless us with his single entendres.

Faarooq vs. Scorpio

Comments: I'm sure this was briefly one of the many "take two guys we have nothing for and put them in a team" teams from early 1990s WCW.

Matt Hardy vs. Raven

Comments: In... 2016, 2017, Broken Matt would fit right in with Raven's brand of psychotherapy-baiting. In 1998, Matt Hardy is an appetiser.

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro: Week 1, February 1998

Sid Vicious vs. Shawn Michaels

Comments: Brown belt. YMCA. Schmozz, but it's WCW so there's a job to be done and Sid needs a cheap win more than HBK.

WCW US Championship #1 Contender Match

Curt Hennig vs. Jean Paul Levesque

Comments: There's a story to be told here, and as tempting as it is to back JPL, two cheap losses could set up the Qlik nicely.

Rick Martel vs. VK Wallstreet

Comments: I believe you've said before that Martel is in WCW to lose, so...

WCW World Tag Team Championship Match

The Forgotten © vs. The Public Enemy

Comments: For about a minute there was no hotter act in wrestling than the Public Enemy. That minute was in 1995, and now in 1998 across the ring there's 800 pounds of angry backed up by a demon botherer with a minor in Scandinavian languages, so...

Jim Duggan & The Road Warriors vs. Jacques Rougeau & The Blue Bloods (Eaton & Williams)

Comments: I don't know why, but I think Doug Williams is on lightbulb inspection duty tonight.

Juventud Guerrera vs. Jinsei Shinzaki

Comments: I'd love to see this.

Random Bonus Question: We are about 8 months into Russo's booking of WCW now, so who's winning the wars for you? Are you watching Raw or Nitro?

Comments: Watch Nitro, tape Raw. I missed the Monday Night Wars/Attitude Era almost completely (and the entriety of the core 1996-98 period, to my eternal chagrin) so getting the chance to see good late 90s WCW is definitely some consolation.

Kijar · October 13, 2019

Preview for WWF Raw is War: Week 1, February 1998

Steve Austin & Kane vs. Brian Pillman & Bret Hart

Comments: This one is tough. I love all four of these guys.

WWF Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match

Billy Gunn & Al Snow vs. Dustin Rhodes & The Road Dogg vs. Chris Candido & Marc Mero

Comments: Toss up. Best unit imo

Dean Malenko & Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho & Test

Comments:

The Wolfpac vs. The Million Dollar Corporation

Comments:

Faarooq vs. Scorpio

Comments:

Matt Hardy vs. Raven

Comments:

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro: Week 1, February 1998

Sid Vicious vs. Shawn Michaels

Comments:

WCW US Championship #1 Contender Match

Curt Hennig vs. Jean Paul Levesque

Comments:

Rick Martel vs. VK Wallstreet

Comments: I absolutely love Rick Martel.

WCW World Tag Team Championship Match

The Forgotten © vs. The Public Enemy

Comments:

Jim Duggan & The Road Warriors vs. Jacques Rougeau & The Blue Bloods (Eaton & Williams)

Comments:

Juventud Guerrera vs. Jinsei Shinzaki

Comments:

Random Bonus Question: We are about 8 months into Russo's booking of WCW now, so who's winning the wars for you? Are you watching Raw or Nitro?

Comments: Nitro

to4sty · October 21, 2019

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Week 1, February 1998

Myriad Convention Center (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

ATT: 15,000

TV: 38.61

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We're opening up this evening with not only the owner of the World Wrestling Federation (Vince McMahon) but his chosen champions too.....because the WWF Tag Team Champions Ric Flair and Arn Anderson are by his side, while the World Wrestling Federation Champion himself, The Corporate Champion, Brian Pillman leads the way......and that's not to mention the still surprising sight of Mankind bringing up the rear.....

.....the quintet enter the ring, where McMahon addresses the conclusion of last weeks show, a conclusion which saw the announcement that both Bret Hart and Steve Austin's respective #1 contender status would be on the line at No Way Out.....Steve Austin's Wrestlemania main event shot (a result of his Royal Rumble victory) would be up for grabs when he faces Owen Hart, although to get this opportunity (and in an effort to ensure that Brian Pillman would only have ONE challenger at Wrestlemania) Bret Hart had to put his OWN guaranteed title shot up for grabs, against a man who agreed to take HIS title shot (should he win) the very next night on Raw is War, Big Sexy, Kevin Nash.....

.....McMahon says that he HAD intended on giving the WWF Champion the night off at No Way Out, while his numerous potential challengers fought it out amongst themselves, HOWEVER, being the fighting (Corporate) Champion that he is, Brian Pillman has DEMANDED to face Kane, and so (against his better judgement) Vincent Kennedy McMahon hereby makes that match official.....the Corporate Cannon vs. The Big Red Machine.....for the World Wrestling Federation Championship.....

.....Vince hands the microphone to Pillman, who cackles like the lunatic that he is, telling Vince that his "better judgement" would be better reserved for the safety of his employees.....

".....because Kane, never let it be said that THIS king rested on his laurels.....I buried your big brother like the faux phantom phenomenon that he is.....the king of the underworld is DEAD at the hands of the crowned prince of chaos.....and in his stead, the NEW Ruler of the Revolution ascended to the throne.....they say that heavy lies the head that wears the crown, but when you've carrying a revolution on your back, there is really no weight that's too much to bear....."

.....Pillman says that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it, well Kane has clearly learned NOTHING, because the last time he was in alone with Brian F'n Pillman, he limped away only half the man he was when he arrived.....

.....Pillman unhooks the WWF Title from around his waist and drapes it over his shoulder, telling Kane that the prize he seeks is an unobtainable desire.....a desire that will see him fade into obscurity.....just like Paul Bearer, just like the Undertaker.....

".....and just like anyone else that believes they have what it takes to topple this tyrant.....

.....Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Kevin Nash.....even my old pal Stone Cold Steve Austin.....each and every one of you believe you are walking a path from despair to immortality.....unfortunately for you, that path winds its way through MY Kingdom, and if I have to scorch this earth with fire to eradicate YOUR path, then that's exactly what I will do....."

.....Pillman says that Kevin Nash is otherwise engaged tonight (with a date with the Million Dollar Corporation set for later this evening) but Bret Hart is free.....so Brian invites him (and Vince McMahon mandates) to get an up close and personal view of what Brian Pillman is capable of, when the two join forces later tonight, to face the combination of Stone Cold Steve Austin......and Kane......

Rating: A*

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.....we air a quick recap video featuring Faarooqs journey from the leader of the Nation of Domination to his violent ostracisation from the very group he founded, before we come back to ringside, where he looks to gain a measure of revenge against Nation member Scorpio.....

.....these two men will be clashing in a tag team encounter at No Way Out, in a match that will also feature Bradshaw and Ahmed Johnson.....funnily enough it was Scorpio's loss LAST week to Bradshaw that forced that tag team match into fruition (a fact that Ahmed Johnson didn't seem to be too pleased about) and in what can only be punishment for that loss, it appears as though he's not afforded the luxury of having any Nation members at ringside with him tonight.....

.....probably could have used them as well.....because he lost here tonight too.....

.....these two had a pretty decent match actually, but after not competing inside a WWF ring since late December of last year, Faarooq was desperate to prove something.....and he did.....finishing off Scorpio with the Dominator for the one, two, three.....

Winner: Faarooq
Rating: B

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.....Scorpio might not have been without the Nation throughout the duration of that match, but they're here now.....and Ahmed Johnson doesn't look impressed.....

.....Kama, D'Lo and Mark Henry surround three sides of the ring (cutting off any escape route for Faarooq) while Ahmed Johnson climbs through the ropes on the fourth side.....he drags Scorpio up to his feet, telling him that "that's twice your punk ass has let me down", before making it crystal clear that there had better not be a third time.....

.....Faarooq looks around at the four Nation members that he USED to be team mates with, before staring long and hard at Ahmed Johnson (the man who usurped his position) telling him to call off the henchmen and fight him like a man.....

.....a request that Ahmed simply smirks at, before calling the rest of the Nation inside the ring with him.....

.....the last time Faarooq found himself in this position, he got his ass kicked.....

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.....last time though he was all alone, this time it looks as though he has some back-up, because Bradshaw and (surprisingly considering their history) Nelson make their way out to stand side by side against the Nation.....

.....of course, they're still at the disadvantage, because no matter how big Nelson is, five against three still gives the Nation the numbers to do some serious damage here, and Ahmed knows it too, because he's not taking his men anywhere.....

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.....which is when Booker T makes his way out from the back.....

.....Booker has a match with Jeff Jarrett upcoming at No Way Out, his first opportunity to capture singles gold when he challenges for the European Championship.....with that being said though, he DOES have the Nation to thank for that opportunity, even if he WAS unaware of that fact at the time.....

.....Ahmed has been courting Harlem Heat to join him in the Nation for some weeks now, so when Booker tells the former World Champion to take his Nation to the back, WITHOUT laying so much as a finger on Faarooq Bradshaw or Nelson, Ahmed surprisingly acquiesces.....

.....he doesn't go COMPLETELY without word though, he lets both Faarooq and Bradshaw know that he'll see their asses at No Way Out, before letting Booker know that they're only leaving here right now as a courtesy to him, but that courtesy will only extend so far.....the clock is ticking.....their invitation to the Nation WILL expire before much longer.....

".....tick tock, tick tock.....you want that European Title, you'd better take it.....by any means necessary....."

Rating: A

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.....speaking of 'any means necessary', Bret Hart has gone to very extreme means to ensure that his brother gains another opportunity at challenging for the WWF Title (going so far as to put his OWN title opportunity on the line to do so) and the Hart Foundation are here now, alongside Michael Cole, who has a few questions for the group.....

.....he first asks Bret how confident he feels going into No Way Out? After all (had he so chosen) he could have been challenging Brian Pillman TONIGHT for the WWF Championship, instead, he may find himself with no title shot at all should Kevin Nash defeat him in just 20 days time.....

.....a pretty big gamble to take.....

.....Bret says that it's no gamble whatsoever.....he says that there is NOTHING that he wouldn't do to ensure that his brother also gets the opportunity to fight for the richest prize in the sport, especially if it means getting to take out Kevin Nash one more time.....

".....I've beat him before.....I've defeated him FOR the World Wrestling Federation Championship.....WE defeated the Wolfpac at Survivor Series.....so you tell me Michael Cole, where's the gamble?....."

.....Owen agrees, telling Cole that Bret Hart could defeat Kevin Nash in his sleep.....and as for him, he's going to show Steve Austin, that throwing someone over the top rope doesn't make you World Champion calibre.....

".....after all, even Al Snow was lucky enough to toss a few bums at the Royal Rumble, do you think HE should be in the main event of Wrestlemania? Don't make me laugh....."

.....Owen says that he'll earn HIS title opportunity the old fashioned way, by making Steve Austin submit to the most devastating hold in wrestling, the Sharpshooter.....then, when Bret beats Nash, the Hart Brothers will go to Wrestlemania, take Brian Pillman out of the equation, and on THAT night, the better man will bring the WWF Title home to Canada where it belongs.....

.....that takes us to the only Hart Foundation member to currently hold gold, the WWF Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho.....Bret and Owen will both be competing in number one contender matches at No Way Out, but Chris Jericho, he's going to be in an actual title match, putting the Intercontinental Championship on the line against Rey Mysterio.....

.....Jericho says that he didn't really have much choice.....he felt bad for the little guy.....

".....I mean, I took his division.....I beat up his loser friend Bore-Us Malenko Jr, there's not a lot else for little Rey-mundo to do.....the LEAST I can do is get him a decent payday, because a record number of Jerichoholics from around the world will be hitting that order button, to see THEIR hero.....me.....defend MY Intercontinental Championship, as only I can baby....."

.....as for toning, Jericho and Test will be giving the world a little preview of what's in store for Mysterio at No Way Out, when they face Rey and Dean Malenko in Tag Team action......and as Test (loudly) informs us, Rey could t have picked a worse partner, because it's going to be business as usual, when Dean Malenko finds himself on the losing end of a match against Chris Jericho.....because that loser couldn't beat Chris Jericho OR Test on his best day.....

.....that's four confident Canadians right there.....let's go back down to ringside.....

Rating: A*

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.....where Matt Hardy is set to face the self proclaimed "Deity of the Damned", Raven.....

.....while Raven has been visible on virtually every episode of Raw in the last few months, in terms of actual IN ring action, he's been pretty sporadic, in fact, he's had more matches on tv in these last two weeks that he's had in the previous two months.....

.....he should have a bit of ring-rust then right?.....

.....well if he has, it's not noticeable here tonight.....granted, Matt Hardy isn't anywhere close to a walkover, but when the time comes, he takes the same trip that the man ACCOMPANYING Raven to ringside (Jake Roberts) took at the Royal Rumble.....Evenflow DDT.....short trip, bad landing.....

.....two matches.....two weeks.....two wins for Raven.....

Winner: Raven
Rating: B

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.....Raven rolls off Matt Hardy and shuffles backwards into the corner, where Jake Roberts hands him a microphone (before taking up a protective stance in front of his one time enemy) as Raven begins to speak.....

.....he says that too often people are quick to rush into folly.....a temporary solution in an impatient world.....

".....people have abandoned the infinite patience of man, only to seek the instant gratifications of temporary addictions.....be that physical, emotional or spiritual, rarely do you people remain comfortable enough in your own heads to withstand the solitude that comes before reward.....

.....forever moving forward, never arrive at your destination.....always searching, but blind to what you seek.....never does it occur to you to just stop.....to stay.....to wait.....never does it occur to you that the thing you truly desire, will eventually find YOU.....

.....I stand before you a patient man.....I have little need for material possessions, for meaningless interaction.....for instant gratification.....instead I wait.....I wait for you.....find me.....come to me.....for I can set you free.....Quote the Raven.....Nevermore......"

.....any idea what Raven is going on about? No, neither do the commentators.....he clearly has something (or rather SOMEONE) on his mind though.....although who that is remains to be seen.....let's go to the back, maybe the Million Dollar Corporation will talk a bit more sense.....

Rating: B+

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.....who are standing by with Dok Hendrix.....

.....Ted DiBiase isn't happy, telling Dok that last week, both The Nation of Domination AND The Wolfpac took money out of HIS pocket.....and NO ONE takes money out of the pocket of the Million Dollar Man.....

.....he says that because of the influence of Ahmed Johnson's gang of thugs, not only did his Corporation take home the losing share of the purse last week, but Jeff Jarrett now needs to put their (much valued) European Title on the line against ANOTHER street punk in Booker T.....

.....but worse than that "which is the only reason you Nation street rats are currently getting a pass" was that Kevin Nash and The Wolfpac took it upon themselves to unleash a vicious, unprovoked assault ("from behind mind you, because otherwise this wouldn't have happened") on the remaining Corporation members, Rich Steiner and Southern Justice.....

".....now apparently, Vince McMahon seems to believe that the appropriate punishment for this crime, was to reward Kevin Nash with a chance to become the number one contender to the WWF Championship.....WE on the other hand, believe that we will unleash our OWN brand of justice.....tonight....."

.....Jarrett takes a turn on the microphone, telling Dok that it doesn't matter who gets put in front of him, they all leave the same way......on their back, and on their way to the emergency room.....

".....in fact, since everyone has a price for the Million Dollar Corporation, we decided (in a rare display of charity) to pre-purchase Booker T's treatment facility.....so Booker, and you can thank us later, once No Way Out is all said and done, you'll be spending the night in your very own hospital bed......right next to your brother ha ha....."

.....but that's then, this is now.....and now, Rich Steiner and Southern Justice are going to take the Wolfpac out.....permanently.....

Rating: B+

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.....and that match is next.....

.....Kevin Nash was NOT a happy boy last week (as the Corporation found out first hand) but he appears to be in a MUCH better mood tonight.....in fact, all three Wolfpac men look particularly pleased.....and why wouldn't they.....Nash has the chance to become number one contender at No Way Out, Scott Hall gets to gain a measure of revenge when he faces Scott Steiner (the man that cost him the Intercontinental Championship at the Royal Rumble) and Sean Waltman, well.....he's still employed?.....I jest Sean, I jest (please don't sh!t in my bag).....

.....the Million Dollar Corporation on the other hand are far from happy.....they pretty much spent the best part of last week getting beat up on all sides, and they're looking to make a statement here tonight with the Wolfpac.....or rather MORE of a statement.....because say what you will about Ted DiBiase's group (and the fans often do) ever since Jeff Jarrett captured the European Championship back in late October of last year, they have developed somewhat of a vicious streak in an effort to ensure that the prize remains in their possession.....and if you don't believe me, ask Ken Shamrock.....Chavo Guerrero.....Psycho Sid.....oh right, you can't.....because the Corporation took them out.....

.....now, with all that being said, the Corporation hasn't had to contend with The Wolfpac.....tonight they do, and honestly, it doesn't go well for them.....collectively Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman have won every single Championship there has been to win here in the WWF (including the European and now defunct Light Heavyweight titles thanks to Waltman) so they're no pushovers.....and as (a decent) match breaks down, it's Kevin Nash that picks up the big victory, finishing off Rich Steiner with the Jackknife Powerbomb for the one, two, three.....

Winner(s): The Wolfpac
Rating: B

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.....with a decent victory in the bag, Kevin Nash grabs a microphone to ask Bret Hart if he liked what he just saw?.....because that right there, that's what's waiting for him at No Way Out.....

".....Bret, me and you we've gone around and around and around again.....in fact, to borrow a line of yours, had Scott Steiner not screwed me out of winning the Royal Rumble, we could well have been having this match at Wrestlemania instead of No Way Out.....but instead, I'M going to be heading on to Wrestlemania with the strap, while your dumb ass is sat back in Calgary shovelling snow from your driveway....."

.....Hall takes the stick, to tell Big Kev that he wasn't the only one to get screwed over by Scotty Steiner at the Rumble, but it's all good, because at No Way Out, he's going to take that muscled up meathead, and do things to him that his head freak Sable really isn't going to like.....

".....in fact, the only thing that Big Poppa's going to be able to Pump, is gas....down at the little back water town he's gonna run off and hides in after The Bad Guy embarrasses him on live Pay Per View....."

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.....obviously Big Poppa Pump has something to say on the matter.....because he makes his way out onto the stage (along with Sable and a microphone) to tell Scott Hall that the only embarrassment around here, is how many times that the Genetic Freak has singlehandedly kicked The Wolfpac's ass.....

".....HELL BOY, I SHOULDN'T EVEN BE WASTING THE SWEAT OFF MY BALLS TO KICK YOUR ASS ONE MORE TIME.....SEE THE WAY I SEE IT, IT SHOULD BE ME IN THAT NUMBER ONE CONTENDERS MATCH.....KEVIN NASH, HE AIN'T DONE WORTH SH!T AROUND HERE SINCE HE STOPPED CARRYING SHAWN MICHAELS BAGS AROUND FOR HIM.....

.....SEE, WHEN YOU THREE LITTLE B!TCHES WERE RUNNING AROUND PLAYING AT BEING BIG BAD WOLVES, BIG POPPA PUMP WAS OUT HERE WITH THE WORLD TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST, AND I AIN'T NEVER GOT NO REMATCH EITHER.....AHMED JOHNSON DID'NT GIVE ME NO SHOT, THE UNDERTAKER DIDN'T GIVE ME NO SHOT.....BRIAN PILLMAN SURE AS SH!T AIN'T GONNA GIVE ME NO SHOT.....BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS THAT WHEN YOU STEP INTO THE RING WITH SCOTT STEINER AND YOU GOT A TITLE I WANT, YOU'RE GONNA LOSE THREE THINGS.....YOUR BELT, YOUR MANHOOD.....AND YOUR WOMAN TOO....."

.....typical rambling promo from Scotty there.....but he has a point, he never DID get a rematch at the big one after losing the WWF Title to Ahmed Johnson at Summerslam, now here (some six months later) and he's not had a shot at the World title since.....no wonder he's pissed.....

.....he tells Hall that if his guts are as big as his mouth, then he'll leave his little girlfriends down there in the ring, walk up that aisle, and face Steiner like a man right now.....

.....obviously Hall has no problem with that, telling Nash and Waltman to wait right there while he slaps this jabroni around a bit, before climbing through the ropes and heading up the aisle.....

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.....of course he only gets so far before he hears a commotion behind him, turning around to see that the Million Dollar Corporation have jumped Nash and Waltman back in the ring.....

.....Hall turns back and heads towards the ring, but he's blindsided from behind by Scotty who comes rushing down the aisle with that lead pipe in hand, crashing it across the bottom of his back, then launches him hard into the steel safety barricade.....

.....Nash and Waltman are currently doing their best to hold the Corporation at bay, but four on two odds aren't great.....FIVE on two are even worse, when Scotty enters the ring to join in the fun.....

.....it might be Hall that's getting the first crack at Steiner at No Way Out, make no mistake though, Big Sexy still wants to get his hands on the man that caused his elimination from the Royal Rumble match, so as Big Poppa Pump beats on Waltman, Nash launches each member of the Corporation to the outside one by one (and looking like an absolute beast as he does) before heading straight for Scott.....

.....only to be cut off by Sable, who puts herself between the two men.....

.....Big Sexy hesitates for a second, clearly reluctant to lay his hands on a woman.....unfortunately Sable has no problem laying her hands on HIM, as she quickly drops to her knees and whacks Nash right in the balls.....she's turned into quite the little minx has our Sable.....

.....with Nash doubled over in pain, Steiner quickly capitalises, driving the man to the mat and locking in the Steiner Recliner, forcing Nash to watch as the Million Dollar Corporation set up a table, take hold of Waltman.....and drive him straight through the wood as they have with so many others these last few months.....

.....Scott Hall finally recuperates enough to come diving into the ring (steel chair in hand) but it's too little, too late, and as Steiner, Sable and The Corporation bail, all he can do is check on the condition of his fallen comrades.....

.....we saw Rich Steiner try and patch things up with his brother recently the only way he knows how.....by offering him lots of money.....it didn't work then, but Rich (and Deebs) are nothing if not persistent, and again (as the group stands at the top of the aisle) Rich holds out a wad of cash to his brother for "a job well done".....again, Scotty doesn't look interested, saying that he'd beat the Wolfpac up for free, any day and twice on Sunday's.....

.....but he does take the money.....

.....or rather, he doesn't object when SABLE takes the money.....after all, she's a girl with expensive tastes.....so while it's safe to say that Scott Steiner is no where near a member of the Million Dollar Corporation, it seems that he CAN at least tolerate standing beside his brother without knocking his teeth down his throat.....

.....so that's something I guess.....

.....I suppose we'd better go to the back.....

Rating: A*

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.....where a nervous looking Michael Cole is currently traversing the bowels of the building, not on a bear hunt, but on a Mankind hunt.....

.....he makes his way through storage area's and backstage rooms, saying that ever since the deranged one returned at the Royal Rumble, every fan he's seen has been asking him the same question.....why would Mankind help Brian Pillman of all people, become the WWF Champion.....especially after their history.....well, Michael Cole is going to find Mankind, and he's going to ask him that same question.....

.....why?.....

".....why?.....well I'll tell you why Michael Cole.....all you had to do is ask....."

.....Cole almost jumps out of his skin as he almost trips over a seated (and rocking) Mankind, who doesn't even look up at him as he speaks.....

.....he says that he's heard the question himself.....many, many times in the last few weeks.....but while he shouldn't have to explain himself to these fans, to Michael Cole, to ANYONE, he says that he's answered anybody that's asked him that question the same way.....

".....why not?.....after all, if you can't beat them.....join them....."

.....Mankind says that for all his best efforts, for all his sacrifices, his suffering, his pain.....for everything that he put his body through as Mankind.....Dude Love.....it didn't matter.....no matter what he did, Brian Pillman won.....

".....I could not beat him Sam I Am.....I could not beat him in a match, I could not beat him in the back.....I could not beat him bell to bell, I could not beat him in a cell.....I could not beat him here or there, I could not beat him anywhere.....I could not, would not beat that man, I could not beat him Sam I Am....."

.....Dr. Seuss aside, Mankind says that after trying and trying and trying, the little engine that could realised that he was the little engine that COULDN'T.....and all those fans that were cheering his name, that were chanting his name as he damn near killed himself.....all those fans that "welcomed" Mankind into their hearts.....they all just.....forgot......

.....Mankind says that back in October, when he crash landed on that mat from the top of the hell in a cell structure, he was off tv.....he was in no condition to get out of his hospital bed, let alone perform.....he was out of sight....and he soon realised that he was out of mind too.....

".....'thanks for the memories Mankind'.....'thanks for giving your body Mankind'.....'thanks for putting your life, your career, your livelihood on the line to entertain us Mankind'.....'but, what have you done for us lately?'......'DANCE MONKEY, DANCE'.....

.....well I'm done dancing.....I'm done being nothing more than a glorified crash test dummy for these people to 'ohh' and 'ahh' about.....I'm done, putting MY body on the line for YOUR approval.....I'm done.....I'm just done, being on the losing team.....if you can't beat them, join them.....may as well break my back for a buck rather than the fickle admiration of these fans that forget you in a heartbeat.....

.....because Mr. McMahon didn't forget me.....Mr. McMahon made sure I was paid while I was recuperating.....Mr. McMahon made sure my medical expenses were covered.....and when Mr. McMahon called me up and asked if I thought I'd be ready to come back for the Royal Rumble, I said 'for you Mr. McMahon, I'll make myself ready.....I'll join you'.....

.....if you can't beat them Michael.....join them.....join them......join them....."

.....Cole does try to get some follow up questions, but I think Mankind has gone for now.....he's completely shut down as he rocks back and forth on the concrete.....

.....let's go back to ringside.....

Rating: A

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.....for some Tag Team action.....as (perennial loser) Dean Malenko teams up with Rey Mysterio, to face the Hart Foundation pairing of Chris Jericho and Test.....

.....Dean Malenko initially entered the World Wrestling Federation with TWO goals in mind.....capture the Light Heavyweight Title, and defeat the man that he claimed was the best Light Heavyweight competitor in the world, Rey Mysterio.....a claim that Chris Jericho took offence too.....

.....to be fair to Malenko, Jericho wasn't even competing in the Light Heavyweight division at this point (and had even challenged for the WWF World Title by now) but still, the young Canadians ego is obviously a fragile one, and Chris Jericho is a petty, petty man.....how did he deal with this slight? By putting his career up for grabs against the fate of the ENTIRE Light Heavyweight division.....he won the subsequent match, and just like that, Dean Malenko's dreams of becoming the champion of that division faded away, because Chris Jericho TOOK that Division away......

.....since then, Chris Jericho has gone from strength to strength (winning the WWF Intercontinental Championship at the Royal Rumble) while Dean Malenko has somewhat stagnated (losing in his effort to become WWF European Champion at the Royal Rumble) and got taunted and ridiculed by Jericho along the way, so much so that Malenko's one time dream opponent has stepped up to try and shut the Hart Foundation man up, challenging him to put the Intercontinental Championship on the line at No Way Out.....

.....and the ever arrogant Chris Jericho accepted.....

.....which brings us to this tag team encounter.....it was good.....it was really good actually, especially for a tv match.....for all the mocking that they have been on the receiving end of, Malenko and Mysterio completely dominated the opening minutes, getting Jericho out of the way quickly before turning their attention to the largest man in the match, Test.....

.....it's eventually Test that turns the tides, and it's Jericho's opponent at No Way Out that gets to play the face in peril, with the two Hart Foundation members working him over until a Test Running Big Boot misses and the bigger man finds himself all wrapped up on the top rope, leaving Malenko to receive the hot tag.....

....he is hot too.....in fact he's on fire, as he works over the leg of Test in between fighting off the offence of Jericho....in fact, he looks like he's going to shut Jericho up once and for all by getting the win.....

.....except he doesn't.....

.....because Chris Jericho is the best in the world at what he does.....and what he does is run his mouth.....from a safe distance.....

.....either way, Malenko gets sidetracked into a shouting match with Jericho on the outside, which means that this time Test's Running Big Boot DOES connect.....and three seconds later, Dean Malenko just lost another match.....

Winner(s): Chris Jericho & Test
Rating: B

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.....Jericho jumps up and down in joy as the bell rings, before snatching up his Intercontinental Championship (and a microphone) from the time keeper and rushing up the aisle (where his partner is now waiting) and jumps into Test's arms in celebration.....

.....Test holds on just long enough for the scene to look as ridiculous as was intended, before setting the Intercontinental Champion down, where Jericho pulls out the microphone to mock Dean Malenko just a little bit more.....

.....he tells Mysterio that he warned him about picking a loser for a partner.....he didn't listen.....now here he is, a loser as well.....

".....see Rey-Mundo, that's the difference between you.....and me.....I, Chris Jericho, your Intercontinental Champion, Hero and general Paragon of Virtue, I only associate myself with WINNERS.....while you, you hang around with two-bit losers like Bore-Us Malenko Jr.....Bore-Us is a loser....his father was a loser.....his mother was a loser....his brother is a loser.....even his Great-Aunt Gretchen is a loser.....and at No Way Out, when you get in the ring with me little guy, you're going to be nothing more, than a big old loser too.....because you will never.....eeeeeeeever......take this Intercontinental Title.....from me......THANK YOU, GOODNIGHT!!....."

.....with that Jericho waves to his adoring fans (who are booing the crap out of him) before heading to the back, leaving the losers in the ring.....

.....Mysterio tries to help Malenko up, telling him not to listen, and that this loss doesn't matter, nut Malenko isn't interested.....he shrugs Mysterio off, telling him that EVERY loss matters, before angrily climbing out of the ring himself and heading to the back too.....

.....someone is clearly letting Chris Jericho get inside his head.....

Rating: B+

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.....from there we head backstage, to what looks to be a very frustrated looking Steve Austin trying to get something (ANYTHING) out of the Big Red Monster, Kane.....

.....clearly Kane isn't answering him (and judging by his complete silence since his arrival here in the WWF, can't answer him) but that doesn't stop a p!ssed off Steve Austin from hollering at him.....although by the look of Kane (and the way he's pulling on that one black glove of his) it looks like he's had about enough of Austin's attitude.....

.....fortunately, before matters can escalate, Dok Hendrix walks into shot, looking to find out what's going on, and get a few words on tonight's main event.....

".....what's going on? I'll tell you what's going on.....Old Stone Cold is in here tryin' to find out whether or not he's got two opponents tonight, or three.....because the way I see it, if this red sumbitch beats Brian Pillman at No Way Out (and he just might) then he's got a Wrestlemania date with Steve Austin to look forward too.....

.....so I'll ask you again ya big dumb b@stard.....nod your head, slap my face, hell son, you can turn around, drop yer britches, and show me your Big Red ass for all I care, but one way or another Steve Austin is going to get an answer and that's the bottom line....can....I....trust....you.....tonight?.....or do I just need to whoop your ass right here and now?......"

".....Oh Yesssss....."

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.....I guess we finally have an answer.....although from an unexpected source, because (other than when we saw Brian Pillman viciously brutalise him) we haven't seen Paul Bearer on Raw in quite some time.....in fact, it was July of last year.....but he's here now, and he looks like he's here for Kane.....

.....obviously he's not at 100%.....not after getting his ankle crushed by Brian Pillman around 6 weeks back.....he's still limping, but he's back on his feet and he tells Austin that he has nothing to worry about tonight.....

.....Bearer says that Brian Pillman inflicted considerable pain upon him.....considerable pain upon the Big Red Monster.....considerable physical and mental pain upon his Undertaker (who still hasn't been seen or heard off since the Royal Rumble) so the only person that Kane is interested in, is the WWF Champion, Brian Pillman.....

.....that's good enough for Austin, who tells Bearer that's all he wanted, a god damn answer.....but he is quick to let BOTH men know, that he's going to whip Owen Hart's ass at No Way Out, so IF Kane becomes the World Wrestling Federation Champion, then at Wrestlemania, his big red ass will belong to Stone Cold regardless "and that's the bottom line".....

.....Austin storms off following that, leaving Bearer to tell Dok that Kane is out for retribution and revenge.....he says that the Spirit of The Undertaker hasn't made itself known to either man yet.....but it will.....and when it does, Kane is going to have the head of Brian Pillman served up on a silver platter.....with the World Wrestling Federation Title around his waist.....

".....Oh Yessssss....."

Rating: A*

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WWF Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match

.....no, do not adjust your sets.....those are really the teams that will be competing tonight in this three way tag team number one contenders match.....you can thank Mr. McMahon for that.....

.....see, while Harlem Heat went about defending, and then Ric Flair and Arn Anderson went about WINNING the WWF Tag Team Championships, there was just as much (if not more) action going on in the background.....because Al Snow and Chris Candido, the New Age Outlaws, Dustin Rhodes and Marc Mero were not only three teams desperate for a chance to challenge for the gold, but three teams that have been giving Vince McMahon a headache.....so in an effort to stop the madness he's decided to punish all the participants by giving them what they want.....just not how they want it.....

.....so it's Al Snow and Billy Gunn, facing off against Dustin Rhodes and The Road Dogg, battling the final pairing of Marc Mero and Chris Candido, to see who gets the chance to go up against Ric Flair and Arn Anderson at No Way Out.....

.....rather predictably this was somewhat of a chaotic affair, with partner miscommunication being the main culprit.....Al Snow and Billy Gunn (along with their respective partners) have been feuding for months now, even trading the WWF Tag Team Titles back and forth on one occasion, while Dustin Rhodes and Marc Mero have been trying to make a name for themselves after ditching their.....let's say, controversial alter ego's, and while they have also become a part of this bitter feud, so has their valet, with Terri and Sunny coming to blows on a number of occasions.....

.....that being said, for all it's confusion, this was a great match.....entertaining too, especially with Al Snow (being Al Snow) constantly forgetting that Billy Gunn was his partner and attempting to tag in Chris Candido on a number of occasions, until finally Gunn dropped Mero with a Famouser to pick up the one, two, three.....and send himself and Al Snow to No Way Out to compete for the WWF Tag Team Titles.....

Winner(s): Al Snow & Billy Gunn
Rating: B-

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.....Al Snow rushes over to Chris Candido as the bell rings, delighted that the two of them will FINALLY get their chance at regaining the tag team titles.....

.....obviously Skippy isn't quite as overjoyed, patiently explaining to his partner that it's going to be Billy Gunn that he's teaming with at No Way Out.....Al looks crestfallen at this, telling Candido that he doesn't want to team with Billy.....Head doesn't like him.....fortunately, before Al can get too confused, Dustin Rhodes and Marc Mero jump them from behind, and (as is usually the case when these three teams are together) a mass brawl breaks out.....and as security rush the ring to sort that mess out, the camera switches to a shot of the back.....

Rating: A

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.....where current champions, Ric Flair and Arn Anderson are watching the chaos unfold on a monitor with huge smiles on their faces.....

.....Flair pats his partner on the back, telling him that at No Way Out, it should be like taking candy from a baby to defend these titles.....after all, all they gotta do is sit back and let their opponents self destruct.....

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.....which is when Big Poppa Pump walks by, with Sable on his arm and his bags packed, ready to leave for the evening.....

.....Flair being Flair, can't resist making comment to Sable, letting her know that when she's finished playing on the jungle gym that is Scott Steiner, then Space Mountain is ALWAYS open for business.....

.....obviously Scott Steiner was always going to take offence to that, telling Flair that Space Mountain ain't the thrill ride it used to be.....it's old, it's dusty.....

".....AND IT SMELL'S LIKE ABOUT THIRTY YEARS WORTH OF GERIATRIC ASS SWEAT....."

.....he tells Flair that if he even so much as LOOKS at Sable again, then Big Poppa Pump will straighten those crooked yellow teeth of his with a shot from this lead pipe right here.....

.....those are fighting words.....and Flair and Arn haven't backed down from a fight in their lives.....but remarkably they hold their hands up and back away from Scotty.....

.....with a smile on their faces.....

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.....probably because that's at the point that Kevin Nash and Scott Hall rush into shot, nailing Scotty from behind.....

.....clearly the pair aren't happy about Scott's part in the assault of Sean Waltman earlier, so they're here to get some payback.....they beat the snot out of Steiner, until Nash finally grabs him by the back of the head, screams in his face that he's a dead man.....and positions him for that Jackknife Powerbomb.....

.....Sable pleads with Nash not to do it, begging Flair and Arn to do something.....Flair just laughs though, letting out a big "Wooooooo" and telling Sable that it looks like her favourite ride is about to be out of commission, before walking off with Arn, leaving Steiner at the Wolfpac's mercy.....

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.....luckily for Scott, help IS at hand.....in the form of his big brother Rich, who comes rushing into shot to break up the Jackknife attempt.....

.....I guess that brief re-union earlier this evening was good enough for Scott, who happily accepts the help, as (for the first time in eighteen months) the Steiner Brothers fight together, throwing fists with Hall and Nash all over the backstage area.....

.....finally security (who are having a very busy few minutes) arrive, having successfully defused the brawl going on in the ring, and go about separating these two warring teams here.....

.....good luck with that.....

.....let's go to commercial.....

Rating: A*

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.....we come back from commercial to a brief recap of what happened during the break (security DID finally manage to separate The Wolfpac from The Steiner Brothers, but as the two teams were held apart, Hall and Nash demanded that Rich and Scott face them in the ring next week) as well as the blockbuster announcement that Vince McMahon has personally granted this request......and NEXT week, we will see Kevin Nash and Scott Hall face off against Rich Steiner and Scott Steiner, for the first time in close to two years.....

.....that's next week though.....and only IF the two teams keep their hands off each other between now and then.....

.....now we have the small matter of Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Big Red Monster Kane, facing the WWF Champion Brian Pillman and The Hitman Bret Hart.....

.....we are only just kicking off February now, but there is a good chance that three of these men will be competing in the main event of Wrestlemania.....the question is, who will be walking into Wrestlemania as the World Wrestling Federation Champion? Current Champion Brian Pillman? Or the Big Red Monster, Kane.....THAT we will find out at No Way Out, but for now Kane is just looking for retribution on the Loose Cannon, not only for himself and Paul Bearer (who accompanied Kane to ringside here) but for his big brother The Undertaker, who hasn't been seen or heard off since the Royal Rumble.....

.....Bret Hart and Steve Austin are just happy to have the opportunity to rekindle their near two year rivalry, spending a good portion of the match tearing into each other, while Brian Pillman is apparently just happy being an antagonising son of a b!tch, generally staying out of Kane and Austin's way, while letting Bret Hart know that he won't be winning the WWF Title any time soon either.....

.....he went one step further too.....

.....because it seems that the Hitman (having done his part in assisting Brian Pillman to win the WWF Title on the first palace) has outlived his usefulness.....and as the match breaks down into what SHOULD be a four way brawl, Pillman quite literally kisses Bret Hart goodbye (or blows him a kiss at least) wishing him good luck in his number one contenders match against Kevin Nash, before picking up his Championship and disappearing to the back, leaving The Hitman high and dry.....

.....the commentators discuss how this whole match was clearly nothing more than a set up to soften up BOTH potential number one contenders AND the man who will be challenging Pillman at No Way Out (while Pillman left the night relatively unscathed) with Jim Ross speculating that Vince McMahon's rapid fire announcement that the Wolfpac would be facing the Steiner Brothers next week is an attempt at softening up Kevin Nash too.....

.....maybe that's true, maybe it's not.....but with no partner, Bret Hart is really up sh!t creek right here......and if he DID have a paddle, I'm pretty sure Steve Austin would be using it right about now to whip his ass with.....so it's no surprise when (not long after Pillman leaves) Kane finishes Bret Hart off with a big Tombstone......

.....The Hitman could certainly have done without THAT just a few weeks out from putting his number one contendership on the line against Kevin Nash.....

Winner(s): Steve Austin & Kane
Rating: A

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.....this would usually be as good a place as any to see a Hart Foundation run-in and potential beatdown.....and while Owen Hart, Chris Jericho and Test DO make their way out, they decide that perhaps if would be a better idea (judging by the fact that a very frustrated Kane looks to want to continue to make people suffer after failing to get his hands on Brian Pillman) if they just dragged the Hitman to the outside, while Austin drinks a few beers in the ring.....

.....Owen does take the opportunity to let Stone Cold know that he will NOT be heading to Wrestlemania, because Owen will be handily defeating him at No Way Out.....Austin doesn't really care though, he's just beat up Bret Hart, he's got beer.....he's in a good mood.....

.....so much so, that after soaking half of the ring with beer, he calls for a few more, before walking up and going face to face with Kane.....

.....he tells the Big Red Monster (and Paul Bearer, who's joined Kane in the ring) in no uncertain terms, that IF he beats Brian Pillman at No Way Out....IF he becomes the WWF Champion, then he can bet his Big Red Ass that Steve Austin is going to be coming for him at Wrestlemania.....and Steve Austin WILL be taking the WWF Title (and that's the bottom line).....but for now, like I said, Austin is in a good mood, so he offers Kane a Stone Cold Steveweiser to toast their victory......

.....to be fair, I don't think Kane COULD drink it (even if he knew what it was) that mask is rather restricting.....as it is, the Big Red Monster just stares blankly at the cold brew that's in his hands.....not to be perturbed, Austin simply shakes his head, taps his beer against the Big Red Monsters and heads black to the turnbuckles where he continues his beer celebration for the crowd, as the show comes to a close for another week.

Rating: A*

Final Rating: A*

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Week 1, February 1998

Coleman Coliseum (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

ATT: 15,000

TV: 29.34

Announce Team: Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan and Mike Tenay

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We are twenty four hours removed from a huge Souled Out event, but with January in the rear view window, it's time to look ahead.....and ahead, is Superbrawl VIII.....

.....the Titans of Wrestling make their way out to open the show, and (while Savage is sporting a dressing on his head.....a result of his blade job last night) it would seem that they too are looking ahead to Superbrawl, because after spending a few minutes bragging about their victories over Shawn Michaels, Jean Paul Levesque and The Pitbulls (while failing to mention Buff Bagwell's loss to Lex Luger)they get right down to business.....that business, being the WCW Championship.....

.....Vince Russo (the man with a plan) says that after entertaining Shawn Michaels and Jean Paul Levesque's ridiculous obsession with the Titans of Wrestling for long enough now ("and after showing them some good old WCW hospitality last night, when Macho and The Warrior showed them who has the real stroke around here") he says that it's time to bring the gold home to the Titans of Wrestling.....Russo claims that Adam Copeland and Christian Cage proved that they are the team that should be facing The Forgotten at Superbrawl, while it's high time that Buff Bagwell got a title shot around here.....so instead of having to worry about that skirt wearing cripple, Rowdy Roddy Piper, he's going to be facing Eddie Guerrero for the US Title.....and then there's the small matter of the big one.....

".....so Sting, sorry bro, but it's time to take your ass back up into the rafters.....because at Superbrawl.....The Macho Man is gonna take you out....."

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.....which brings out the (equally) battered and bruised Shawn Michaels and Jean Paul Levesque.....guess we should have known that they weren't going to take last night's loss well.....

.....Michaels tells Russo that if he thinks for one second that last night proved ANYTHING then he's got news for him (jack).....he says that yeah, Warrior and Savage may have picked up the win last night, but let's be perfectly clear.....

".....Randy Savage didn't win squat.....Randy Savage was left in a puddle of his own blood, surrounded by the broken remains of the table that I drove him through.....

.....The Warrior.....HE didn't win squat either.....because it took him AND four other nimrods to put JPL down.....so you tell me 'Macho Man'.....do you really think we're done with you?....."

.....Shawn says that CLEARLY kicking the Titans ass isn't going to be enough, so he's going to hit them where it REALLY hurts them.....

".....I'm going to take that worthless piece of tin that you people call a 'World Title'.....that second rate piece of crap, and I'm going to take it back to San Antonio, and you can all sit back and ask yourselves how.....how are you going to justify your so called 'status', when the title that supposedly makes you 'the man' around here, is around the waist of an ICON that doesn't even want it....."

.....Russo laughs at that, telling Michaels that there's no way that the man who LOST last night is going to be getting a World Title shot.....in fact, the Titans are done with him.....there are no title shots on the horizon.....the best thing that Shawn and JPL can do now, is focus on those two other losers that they've been having a problem with.....maybe they should face Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Benoit at SuperBrawl.....

".....because bro, make no mistake, there's nothing second rate around here but YOU.....these men right here in the ring, these Titans of Wrestling, wherever they are, that's the place to be.....whatever they say, that's the thing to do......and whatever they want, that's the thing to have.....what they want, is the WCW Championship.....if you DON'T want the WCW Championship, then Shawn, bro, you shouldn't even be here.....because all that means, is that you're happy being second best....."

.....Shawn just smiles at that comment, telling Russo that "I ain't your bro.....bro.....

.....and as for being second best, even on my worst day there's not a man in that ring OR in the back there, that even comes close to being able to do what Shawn Michaels can do.....I ain't never been second best a day in my life and I ain't about to start now......maybe you want that WCW Title.....maybe I don't.....but whether I want it or not, there ain't NOBODY that can stop me from taking it....."

".....well, actually.....

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.....'actually' indeed.....because 'actually', Eric Bischoff (the head of the WCW Championship Committee) 'actually' can.....

.....Bischoff tells Shawn that for what it's worth, his comments and actions as of late haven't been making him any friends in the Championship Committee, and as such, he will NOT be getting the World Title opportunity at SuperBrawl.....

.....Russo smirks at this, clearly happy to see that his plans are going down without a hitch.....

.....there is a BIT of a hitch though.....

.....Eric tells Vince that he can wipe that stupid grin off his face.....because not only is Shawn Michaels not getting the World Title opportunity at SuperBrawl, neither is Randy Savage.....

".....oh, and after their little display last night, neither Adam Copeland nor Christian Cage, Ray Traylor, or ANY of the Freaking Awful Foursome.....in fact, if I had my way, then NONE of the Titans of Wrestling would be competing for WCW Gold again.....

.....BUT.....

.....I do come bearing gifts....."

.....Bischoff says that the first gift is the gift of opportunity.....see, Shawn Michaels might be a jackass, but he's also got a point.....HE didn't lose the match last night, and Randy Savage didn't win it.....but he's going to give BOTH men the chance to EARN a WCW Title opportunity.....at SuperBrawl.....because they're going to face each other one last time.....

".....and THIS time, one of you will WIN, one of you will LOSE.....and the rest of the Titans of Wrestling will not be an issue.....because we're going to take a fifteen foot high steel cage.....we're going to put a roof on it.....and we're going to have a little two man, one ring War Games match, where the only way to win is by pinfall.....submit.....or surrender......and the winner of that match will go on to Uncensored, to face the WCW Champion.....whomever that may be....."

.....and 'whomever that may be' truly is the question.....because much as he's loathed to do so, the CURRENT Champion has personally requested his next challenger, and well, the committee (after rejecting his initial request, which was to face Shawn Michaels) has accepted that second proposal.....so after slaying the Giant, Sting's next World Title contender will be none other than the man that sent him up to the rafters in the first place.....

.....his final betrayer.....

.....the Warrior.....

.....Randy Savage is clearly a little put out about that, but he soon congratulates the Warrior (who barely looks like he's even heard the announcement going by the neutral expression on his face) before promising Shawn Michaels that he's going to take him out permanently at SuperBrawl.....

.....Russo says that it looks like we're going to have an all Titan main event at Uncensored then, because Warrior will crush Sting at SuperBrawl, while Savage will take out Michaels inside that War Games cage.....

.....especially since he's going to be pretty beat up already by the time she gets there.....because if Bischoff wants to go around booking TITLE matches, then Vinnie Ru is going to book a match tonight too.....the night's main event.....Mr. Ego, Shawn Michaels.....against Sid Vicious.....

.....good luck with that Shawn.....

Rating: A*

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The first match of the evening is one that was made (in part) at last night's Souled Out event.....The Road Warriors and Jim Duggan have challenged any combination of the loose alliance of Lance Storm's Canadians and Steven Regals Blue Bloods to a match tonight.....the Sovereignty accepted the challenge, but declined the opportunity to announce their competitors before hand.....

.....I think Hawk, Animal and Duggan were perhaps expecting both Storm AND Regal to be in the match, but after running down the Americans (and America) briefly, it soon became clear that they would NOT.....

.....instead we had the combination of Jacques Rougeau, Earl Robert Eaton and Duke Douglas Williams.....

.....as you would expect, it didn't go well for them.....

.....even with Storm, Regal and Oulette remaining on the outside, these American Originals were able to vanquish these Foreign Fanatics, with the youngest man in the match (The Duke) taking the Doomsday Device that gave Duggan and The Warriors the one, two, three.....

Winner(s): Hacksaw Jim Duggan & The Road Warriors
Rating: B

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.....as is to be expected, Her Majesty's loyal subjects don't take that loss too kindly.....Storm and Regal gather their respective team mates on the floor to regroup, before slowly circling the ring.....

.....Hacksaw already has his 2x4 in hand, so he's ready to go, and while the Road Warriors are always ready to fight, even they must know that six on three odds aren't great.....

.....maybe that's why they have a little backup on stand by.....

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.....as Lex Luger (sans Lex Express) comes rushing down the aisle along with Diamond Dallas Page, as the two men slide under the bottom rope and stand side by side with Duggan and The Road Warriors.....

.....Storm and Regal don't look particularly pleased by this latest development, that's certainly evened up the sides a little bit.....but odds are odds, and by my count, the Sovereignty still have a man advantage.....

.....Storm tells the men as such too, stating that even if the sides were equal these Americans would have little hope in conquering the United Forces of Canada and Britain, so it looks like we are still going to see that brawl after all.....

.....at least until Hacksaw tells everyone to hold on.....

".....hold on and wait a minute.....now me and the Road Warriors, we knew that you Boys wouldn't like the fact that the good old US of A just kicked your butts all over this ring.....that's why we got two more American Originals out here to watch our backs....."

.....Duggan stops for a minute, looking a little confused (not much acting required there Jim) as he counts the men in the ring.....finally Hawk puts him out of his misery as he pats him on the back to whisper something in his ear.....

".....that's right, that's right.....see Old Hacksaw, he's never been accused of being the smartest man in the room.....did I say TWO American Originals?.....

.....because I meant THREE....."

.....as Stars and Stripes Forever begins to play.....

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.....and this man comes rushing out from the back.....

.....The Patriot hasn't been seen in a WCW ring (or an American ring since he's been working in Japan for the last few years) in quite some time, but Tony Schiavone sells it like nobody's business.....and to be fair, the crowd pops too, but then they just want to see America kick these Foreign Cowards asses, so they were bound too.....

.....Patriot stands beside Duggan, Luger, Page and The Road Warriors (that's a lot of beef) and grabs a microphone from Jim Duggan.....

.....he says that he's been away for a few years now, but when he heard Lance Storm and Steven Regal continually bash the greatest country in the world, he couldn't stay away any longer.....

".....so if you boys want a REAL taste of America, why don't you all climb in this ring right now, and you can taste our red, white and blue boots getting kicked down your throat....."

.....Regal is ready.....tally ho.....I guess it's time to attack.....don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes old chap.....Storm has other ideas though, telling the rest of the group that now isn't the time or the place.....and he leads the Sovereignty to the back, leaving the six men in the ring to go through the old "USA.....USA.....USA.....Hooooooooo" shtick, and we head to the back.....

Rating: B+

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.....where the Totally Awesome Trinity and Buff Bagwell (the Freaking Awesome Foursome if you will) are with Vince Russo in his makeshift office.....and to be honest, they don't look too happy.....

.....Savage and Warrior are (for once) nowhere in sight, but then they have THEIR title and/or number one contender matches lined up, so I guess they're happy.....

.....Copeland asks Russo what's going on with them.....after all, he and Christian totally embarrassed the Pitbulls last night, why aren't they getting a shot at the tag team titles?.....

".....I mean, c'mon.....I thought you were Vince Freaking Russo man, you're going to let Eric Bischoff push you around? That's totally lame....."

".....totally lame....."

".....see, Christian knows....."

".....I totally know....."

".....who's even facing the Forgotten at SuperBrawl?.....I mean, Old Man Page looks like he's got his hands full with those Canadians....."

".....Canadians Rock....."

".....apart from Chris Benoit....."

".....oh yeah....he totally sucks....."

".....so who else is there?.....you need to get us that tag title shot Vinnie Ru.....Big Ray-Ray tell him....."

.....'Big Ray-Ray' doesn't tell him.....he does look quite menacingly in Russo's direction though.....and then there's Buff Bagwell, who tells Vince that he would have won no questions asked last night had it not been for Rowdy Roddy Piper.....

".....I already beat that skirt wearing freak once Vince, I don't need to do it again.....I need a title shot, get me a US Title shot....."

.....everyone sort of starts talking over each other then....with Copeland even making the (rather blasphemous) claim that there are as many, if not more, Totally Awesome Trinity shirts in the crowd as there are Titans of Wrestling ones, until finally Russo tells them all to.....

....."SHUT UP!".....

.....he tells the Foursome that when it comes to making title matches, right now his hands are tied.....as long as Bischoff is the face of the Championship Committee, then they will always have an obstacle to overcome.....

.....Cage wonders out loud then, what would happen if Eric Bischoff WASN'T the face of the Championship Committee.....what if someone took him out of the equation.....what then?.....

".....I mean, sometimes you've totally got to ask yourself.....WWHD?....."

".....WWHD?....."

".....yeah, What Would Hollywood Do?.....I mean, you totally know he's going to come back.....you KNOW he's going to want his belt back.....do you think Eric Bischoff saying no will stop him?.....if you do, then you CLEARLY never followed the fourth demandment of Hulkamania......Train....Say your Prayers.....Totally eat your Vitamins.....and demandment number four, always believe in yourself brother......Vinnie Ru, we believe in YOU.....now go and get us our title shots.....do it for you.....do it for us......but most importantly, do it for Hulkamania dude....."

.....Russo looks like he's had about enough now, and he just gets up and walks out of the room, telling the Foursome that he'll see what he can do.....

.....but he doesn't look particularly hopeful.....

Rating: B+

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.....and we STAY backstage, with a brief clandestine shot through the open door of Shawn Michaels and Jean Paul Levesque's locker room.....

.....pair are discussing Shawn's upcoming match with Sid Vicious this evening ("don't sweat it, I've beat the big mook before, I'll beat him again") as well as the fact that Michaels has what amounts to basically a one on one War Games match with Randy Savage lined up at the upcoming SuperBrawl event, with a shot at the WCW Title on the line for the winner.....

.....again, Michaels is quite dismissive of the Big Gold Belt, saying that he's held THE World Title, this is just A title, but it's a title he'll take ("just because I can, and just because it'll p!ss everybody off") and they shouldn't stop there.....Shawn tells Levesque that the way he sees it, the only thing that's going to p!ss these "dubbya see dubbya" inbred rednecks off more than Shawn Michaels holding the WCW Title, is if Shawn Michaels holds the WCW Title......and JPL holds the WCW US Title.....

".....so let's go make that happen....."

.....the pair burst out of the room, with Michaels shoving the sneaky cameraman to one side as they go.....

.....I suppose we should have a match really.....

Rating: B+

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.....and it's a Cruiserweight Match.....yay.....

.....last night all of James Vandenbergs warnings and babbling FINALLY came to fruition.....after trying (and failing) with Tajiri, then trying again (and failing again) with Shinzaki, third time was the charm for our Sinister Minister, as Hayabusa liberated the Cruiserweight Championship from around the waist of young Jeff Hardy last night.....

.....Hayabusa is here tonight, but he's not in action.....he remains on the outside (with Vandenberg) as Jinsei Shinzaki competes against another young cruiserweight, the masked Youth Warrior, Juventud Guerrera.....

.....I'm sure Vandenberg was hoping to continue his good fortunes here this evening, topping of his man's victory last night with one for Shinzaki.....

.....he was going to be disappointed.....

.....because whether it was overconfidence stemming from Hayabusa's victory last night, a lack of preparation by his manager, or simply the fact that on THIS night, Juvi was just the better man, it was Guerrera that came out victorious, finishing off Shinzaki with a 450 splash.....

.....Hayabusa hits the ring to try and avenge his partner, but it's too little too late, as Guerrera is already halfway up the aisle, making that universal "belt" gesture to his waist.....

.....the new Cruiserweight Champion might have just found his first challenger......

Winner: Juventud Guerrera
Rating: C+

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.....we take a quick commercial break, and when we return we find Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo right in the middle of a rather heated discussion.....

.....Russo (off the back of his earlier conversation with his Awesome Foursome) is clearly trying to make the case for Copeland and Cage to get a tag title shot, and apparently, Buff Bagwell to get a US Title shot.....

.....he doesn't seem to be getting very far with it though.....

.....then Shawn Michaels and JPL wander into shot like a pair of smirking degenerates.....

.....Russo asks them what's so funny? The fact that they both lost last night? The fact that they bled all over the arena? Or the fact that Randy Savage is going to grate Shawn Michaels pretty boy face into mincemeat on the wall of that cage in a few weeks time?.....

.....Shawn laughs it up, telling Russo that he's a funny guy.....before asking him just how funny he's going to find it when Michaels Superkicks his meal-ticket's teeth down his throat at SuperBrawl, then takes the WCW Title at Uncensored?.....

".....and while we're on the subject of title shots, I got your next United States Champion right here, so sorry, but you can go back and tell little Buffy that the mean boys took away his toy, because JPL got his shot....."

.....Russo tells Bischoff that he can't be serious.....he gave LEVESQUE the title shot? The guys an asshole who's done nothing lately other than run his mouth about WCW.....say what you will about the Titans of Wrestling, but at least they WANT to be the champions of WCW.....

.....Bischoff says that no, he didn't give Levesque the shot.....but he DID give him the opportunity AT the shot.....because he's going to be facing Curt Hennig later this evening, in a number one contenders match.....

.....Russo is p!ssed, but the match has already been made, so Michaels and Levesque both tell Russo to "Suck It", before giving him a crotch chop and going on their merry way.....

.....surely then, if Bischoff is willing to grant both Shawn Michaels AND Jean Paul Levesque opportunities to capture gold, then the least he can do is give the former champions ("who never even received a rematch may I add") THEIR Championship opportunity? Bischoff refuses though.....he tells Russo that he told him last night, no shot for ANY of the Not-So Awesome Foursome after their actions last night.....

".....so who's getting the fricking tag title shot then bro? Name me one better team that the former champions, Copeland and Cage?....."

".....I don't care.....I will literally give the title shot to the first team that I see right now....."

.....both Bischoff and Russo stop and look up the hallway.....

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.....where Alex Wright and the Disco Inferno appear to be having a dance off.....Disco is busting out the Saturday Night Fever, while Wright is just throwing out European Techno shapes for fun.....both oblivious to their audience.....

".....I mean.....the second team that I see right now....."

.....and the pair turn and look down the OTHER end of the hallway.....

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.....where the Nasty Boys look to be smuggling fried chicken out of catering.....

.....Bischoff sigh's and shakes his head (muttering something about 'not thinking this through properly') before telling Russo that "they'll do", and chasing after Knobs and Sags, telling them that he has some great news for them.....

.....looks like Russo has got to go back and break the bad news to the Freaking Awesome Foursome.....no title shots for them.....

Rating: B+

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We go back out to the arena now, where Mean Gene is getting ready to shill that Hotline one more time.....call 1-900-909-9900 right now and choose option 4, where you can hear all about the backstage tensions in the WWF, particularly with one certain "Bad Guy", who's been a little bit OF a Bad Guy as of late.....as well as (of course) the full results from last nights Souled Out event.....

.....cheap plug out of the way, Gene gets on with his ACTUAL job, as he calls out his guests right now, WCW United States Champion Eddie Guerrero, and his nephew Chavo Guerrero Jr.....

.....the pair make their way out from the back, and my word does Eddie Guerrero look to be oozing confidence.....and why wouldn't he be.....because everyone that comes for his title, some how, some WAY, he always finds a way to walk out with the United States Championship around his waist.....

.....Mean Gene isn't as impressed as Eddie would like him to be though, telling the current US Champion that while he once again walked out of a WCW event with his title in tact, even HE must know that he owes Curt Hennig a big debt of gratitude.....

".....because in MY opinion, had it not been for the actions of that man, I fully believe we would have a new United States Champion out here tonight....."

.....Eddie scoffs at that, telling Gene that if that's what he really thinks, then he clearly wasn't paying attention to the match last night.....he says that Eddie Guerrero went out there and showed EVERYONE exactly why he's the Papi of Perfection.....

".....because hey Rocky, at the end of the day, IT DOESN'T MATTER who you are holmes.....all that matters is who you're NOT.....and just like everyone knew all along, you're NOT the WCW United States Champion esè.....Eddie Guerrero is the WCW United States Champion.....all Curt Hennig did, was stop me kicking your ass even longer holmes....."

.....Gene disputes that claim, but tells Eddie that while he probably wants to continue his celebrations, being the US Champion puts a big bullseye on his chest, and right NOW, both Curt Hennig and Jean Paul Levesque are potentially next in line for a shot at the gold, which means that sooner or later.....Eddie Guerrero's luck is going to run out.....

.....Eddie says that luck hasn't got anything to do with it, he says that he's the Papi of Perfection, not the Grandpapi of Good Fortune.....he says that it's his god given natural ability, coupled with the generations of Guerrero blood running through his veins that's kept him as the US Champion for the last six month.....

.....as for Curt Hennig and Jean Paul Levesque holmes, they don't want any of this.....because they know (just like Hennig already knows) when you step in the ring with Eddie Guerrero, the only thing you're taking with you when you leave, is the knowledge that no matter what you DO, you'll never BE Eddie Guerrero.....

".....Jean Paul Levesque, JPL, whatever you call yourself holmes, you're nothing more than a glorified lapdog esè.....you went from carrying Shawn Michaels bags up north, to carrying Hulk Hogan's bags down south, right back to Shawn Michaels again.....and Curt Hennig, I already gave you three shots at this title holmes.....three shots and you couldn't get the job done.....Eddie Guerrero has the greatest streak in all of professional wrestling, but you Curt, you have a streak all of your own.....a streak of being a LOSER....."

.....Eddie and Chavo crack up at that comment, but Gene interrupts them, saying that on the subject of streaks, there is only one streak that everyone is talking about, and that's the undefeated streak of Bill Goldberg.....

".....and you may THINK that you took the man out (with a series of cheap attacks) but Bill Goldberg still has 16 days to get medical clearance to defend his Television Championship, and from the conversations I've had with his physicians, that's a deadline he's likely to meet.....

.....and if he DOES show up any time soon, Eddie Guerrero, I wouldn't want to be in your shoes....."

.....again, Eddie laughs, he says that Bill Goldberg isn't fit to lace up his boots.....all these morons in the crowd can chant his name all they want (cue the Gooooooldberg chants) but the fact remains, that Eddie Guerrero has got more experience in his little finger than Goldberg would know what to do with.....

".....Goldberg, he might be a big boy esè, but where is he now? Back at home with his arm in a sling, watching Eddie Guerrero walk down that aisle.....he's a big man holmes, so was Rikishi.....he got muscles esè, so did Mr. Rocky.....he's got a little streak? So has Eddie Guerrero vato.....the only streak that matters......Bill Goldberg, when you come back, you might wanna stay outta the Papi of Perfections way, because there's a lot of steel chairs in the back holmes....."

.....hmm.....brave words there from the United States Champion.....smart words? That remains to be seen.....

.....maybe we should have a commercial break.....

Rating: B+

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.....and it's a big one, as The Model takes on IRS.....

.....wait, that's not right.....

.....as Rick Martel takes on VK Wallstreet.....

.....ok, maybe it's not the blockbuster match I'm making it out to be, but it has its purpose.....

.....in recent weeks Jimmy Hart has gone about attempting to restart his First Family.....Meng and The Barbarian were the first members (since Jimmy was already managing them) while Konnan was supposed to be the third.....Konnan declined the offer, so Hugh Morrus filled his spot.....not only that, but Hugh Morrus then went on to Souled Out, where he DEFEATED Konnan, thanks in no small part to this man right here, First Family member number four......VK Wallstreet.....an odd choice granted (given VK's limited success in recent months) but he and Jimmy DO have history, with The Mouth of the South managing the then IRS to the WWF Tag Team Titles with Ted DiBiase......

.....this match here was their first outing as manager and client in WCW.....and it went pretty well.....the match was a decent little midcard match, after all, neither men is spectacular but they're both solid workers.....in the end though, the First Family paid dividends, as Hugh Morrus returned the favour from last night, interfering on his new stablemates behalf and giving Wallstreet a rare victory.....

Winner: VK Wallstreet
Rating: C+

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.....good lord, a win for VK Wallstreet.....better milk that puppy for all it's worth by bringing Hugh Morrus in to do a little post match beatdown while Jimmy Hart prances around the ring like the annoying little man that he is.....

.....he tells the crowd that Konnan found out first hand what happens when you disrespect the First Family.....you get taken down and you get taken OUT.....just like Rick Martel is about to get taken out right now......

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.....it doesn't look like Konnan is out.....in fact, he looks to be positively fired up as he comes rushing down the aisle to crash the party.....

.....he sends Wallstreet crashing over the top ropes, before nailing Morrus with a series of right hands that stun the big man, before finally levelling him with a rolling clothesline.....

.....then he grabs Jimmy Hart by the scruff of the neck.....

.....he tells Jimmy that he might be known for his mouth, but that big mouth is about to get him in more trouble than he can handle.....

.....luckily for Jimmy, Wallstreet reaches under the bottom rope and grabs his manager by the ankle, yanking him from harms way to the outside of the ring, where the First Trio make their way to the back as Konnan helps Martel to his feet.....

.....and the First Family don't look happy about this at all.....

Rating: B+

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.....from there we head back to Russo's office, where the boss is (rather shamefully) telling the Freaking Awesome Foursome that actually, he wasn't able to get them their desired title opportunities.....

.....the four men aren't happy.....Cage wants to know whether (since THEY can't have a shot) did he manage to get Big Ray-Ray a title shot?.....World?....US??....TV???.....North Haverbrook Heavyweight Title????.....ANYTHING?????.....

.....Russo explains that no, Bischoff isn't budging, they get nothing.....

.....the Foursome don't like that.....not one bit.....Copeland tells Russo that this "Totally Sucks", before telling Buff to stay here and work on blasting those "Totally Ripped" calf muscles.....him, Cage and Ray-Ray gotta go and sort this out for themselves.....by the look of it, The Forgotten are up next.....

".....maybe we'll go slap them about a little bit, give them the old Pitbull treatment.....that should get their attention....."

".....yeah, maybe we'll go and bribe them with a pork chop....."

".....some babyback ribs....."

".....couple of burgers....."

".....four fifths of a cow....."

".....some salad....."

".....some salad?....."

".....you're right, they totally don't eat salad....."

".....some mutton....."

".....they totally didn't "Forgotten" their way to the buffet table....."

".....they're fat....."

".....c'mon Big Ray-Ray....."

".....bring the BBQ sauce....."

Rating: B+

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.....what the hell did the Public Enemy do to warrant a WCW Tag Team Title opportunity? Not p!ss Eric Bischoff off? Was that it? Answers on a postcard if you know......

.....anyway, they got a title shot.....

.....they SAW the belts.....

.....that was about as close as they got.....

.....ok, I'm doing them a bit of a disservice to be fair, they did alright here, they got some shots in.....not enough to win, but they did get some shots in.....

.....The Forgotten won (a brawl fest) after Rocco Rock missed what looked like a Senton Bomb attempt, only to get knocked out by a Bam Bam diving headbutt as he lay on the mat.....

......first title defence in the bag for the Forgotten.....

.....I wonder if they remembered that they've got the Nasty Boys upcoming at Uncensored.....

.....I doubt they care.....

Winner(s): .....and Still WCW Tag Team Champions.....The Forgotten
Rating: B

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.....true to their word, the Totally Awesome Trinity DO make their way out from the back.....not that the Forgotten notice them.....

.....they might be the WCW Tag Team Champions now, but Kevin Sullivan vowed that nobody would "forget" his men again, so clearly he's all about making an impression right now, so he joins Vader and Bam Bam in the ring where the trio continue their assault of Rocco and Grunge.....

.....the Totally Awesome Trio come to a slight halt as the beating continues, with Copeland and Cage slowing to almost a stop (with Copeland placing his arm across the chest of an eager Big Ray-Ray) as Sullivan and his men finally finish destroying the Public Enemy.....

.....or not.....

.....the Public Enemy carry tables to the ring right?.....

.....oh dear.....

.....Sully sends Bammers to the outside, where he picks up the two wooden accessories, sliding them under the bottom rope, where Sullivan sets them up......

.....Vader grabs hold of Grunge and gets him into position for the Powerbomb, as Bam Bam scales the turnbuckles, while Sullivan rolls Rocco Rock on top of his own table.....

.....the Trinity have completely halted now.....in fact, if anything it looks suspiciously like Copeland and Cage are actually casually taking a few steps backwards.....and as Bam Bam Bigelow comes flying off the top with that particularly impressive (given his size) Moonsault, that drives Rocco Rock through the table, Vader simultaneously Powerbombs Grunge straight through the second table.....

.....and the Totally Awesome Trinity are GONE.....

.....the camera just catches Copeland and Cage dragging Traylor to the back, with Cage telling him that they're totally NOT getting in the ring with the Forgotten right now, before the trio disappear through the entrance.....

.....Vader and Bigelow raise the Tag Titles in celebration, surrounded by the carnage of their destruction, completely oblivious to the audience that they had briefly.....an audience that clearly decided that today wasn't a good day to pick a fight with the Forgotten.....

.....let's go to the back.....

Rating: A

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.....where Mark Madden (who's looking to get an exclusive interview for WCW.com) is trying to get word from the FORMER tag team champions, Chris Benoit and Diamond Dallas Page (along with the lovely Kimberly) about what they just witnessed.....

.....Page says that it's obvious to anyone with half a brain that Kevin Sullivan has the Forgotten fired up, but the way he sees it, all those two big jacked-up Jack-off's are doing is keeping the bets warm for when he and Benoit decide to take them back.....

".....we took our eye off the ball at Souled Out and it ended up costing us, but I can tell you now, after we take care of that little foreign invasion from earlier tonight, Bam Bam Bigelow, Big Van Vader.....they WILL....Feel...the....BANG....."

".....hold on, what do you mean 'after'?....."

.....apparently Benoit wasn't consulted on this.....he tells Page that first of all, HIM taking his eye off the ball at Souled Out (by trying to protect his wife) didn't cost THEM, it cost Benoit.....HE was the one that took the punishment while Page was running around ringside.....

.....and second of all, since when were Lance Storm, The Amazing French Canadians and the Blue Bloods THEIR problem?.....

".....OUR problem, is that the Forgotten are holding OUR belts....."

.....Page acquiescence that perhaps he should have been paying better attention to the match last night, and he'll make up for that the next time that they get in there with the Forgotten, but for now, there's more than titles on the line.....there's pride.....they need to teach Storm, Regal and the rest some respect.....

".....see Madden, there's a growing trend around here.....first, Shawn Michaels comes strutting into World Championship Wrestling with a monumental chip on his shoulder, talking trash about MY company.....now Lance Storm and Steven Regal are going to walk around here talking trash about MY country? I don't THINK so....."

.....Benoit stops Page there with four simple words....."it's not MY country".....and indeed it's not (eh).....

.....the CANADIAN Crippler says that while he doesn't share his countryman's views on America, he also doesn't see any need to be defending the "good old US of A", certainly not at the expense of reclaiming the tag titles.....

.....he tells Dallas that between Duggan, The Road Warriors, Lex Luger and (now) the Patriot, America has plenty of defenders, THEY should be looking at reclaiming and then defending the Tag Team Titles, NOT getting distracted (again) by things that don't concern them.....

.....he tells Page to work out where his priorities lie, so that they can go and get their championship rematch.....

".....and this time, maybe leave the little lady in the back....."

.....with that Benoit walks off, as we go over to Mean Gene.....

Rating: B+

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.....who's standing by with the man that defeated The Giant last night, the WCW Champion, Sting.....

.....Gene starts by saying that clearly Sting is a fighting champion, taking on the largest man in WCW last night before challenging the Warrior to a match at SuperBrawl here tonight.....

".....and I don't mind telling you fans, it's not often that you see the CHAMPION challenging for matches.....usually the challenges come to you, although judging by the way tonight is going, it would seem like you have PLENTY of challengers out there, including the Warriors own team mate Randy Savage......not to mention a man by the name of Shawn Michaels.....

.....so Sting, the question is, why challenge ANYONE, especially a member of the Titans of Wrestling......why The Warrior?....."

.....Sting looks down at the Championship draped over his shoulder, then pats the gold face, before telling Gene that this right here, this is why.....

".....because regardless of what some people would have you believe, this right here is THE most prestigious Championship in all of professional wrestling.....this 'piece of tin' has been around the waist of more legends of this sport than any other Championship going today.....this Championship has been around the waist of men that have done more in their careers than a Shawn Michaels could ever dream of.....and I fully intend to pay respect to those legends, by defending this title against anyone and everyone....."

.....why the Warrior?.....that's simple, The Warrior sold his soul, he turned his back on his fans, but more importantly, he turned his back on Sting.....he screwed Sting out of the chance to challenge for this WCW Title, so much so that the Stinger had to go to great lengths to be eligible for another shot at Starrcade.....he attacked, blindsided and attempted to embarrass the Icon by spray painting the Titans Tag across his back.....and Sting, he's NEVER had the opportunity to right that wrong.....

.....he says that he and Warrior, they made a name for themselves as partners, but at SuperBrawl, he is going to end that partnership.....permanently.....

".....awww, poor little lonely Stinger, the friendless wonder....."

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.....oh great.....these two again.....

.....I don't know if Shawn Michaels and JPL have just been wandering the halls since their earlier conversation with Eric Bischoff (or maybe Shawn just spent the last hour scowling at the WCW logos that are dotted around the arena) but either way they're obviously on their way to ringside now, because Levesques US Title, number one contenders match is up next.....I guess it's just coincidence that there path crossed with Stings here.....

.....Michaels tells Sting that he hopes that he has a great match with the Warrior.....hopes the two of them kiss and make up.....

"......in fact, speaking of make-up, maybe the two of you can bond over your favourite eyeliner.....the boys (or should that be the girls?) are back in town....."

.....Michaels and Levesque have a good laugh at that (being the degenerates that they are) before Shawn finally wishes Sting good luck.....

"......and I honestly mean it, because it would be an HONOUR to face you one on one for that title of yours at Uncensored.....I mean, not because I respect you or anything, or even because want that worthless piece of tin on your shoulder.....but the way I see it, you're Mr. WCW.....their Icon, their Franchise.....and that's great for you, being the big fish in this teeny tiny little pond, but me, heh, I'm Mr. Wrestling......I'm THE Icon and you can keep swimming 'Stinger', but you might want to swim away, because I'm the big bad wolf and I'm about to take a leak right into your muddy little waters....."

.....Michaels says that (once he's done taking out Savage) it will be an honour to face Sting, because Sting IS WCW, which means that in one fell swoop he'll have killed both the Titans of Wrestling AND this little two bit company too.....

".....so good luck.....I REALLY hope you win..... it one way or another, whether it's you or the Warrior, that piece of crap you call a World Title, it's gonna be around MY waist....."

.....Sting hasn't taken his eyes off EITHER man throughout all of this, but he allows himself a rare smile as he pulls that gold belt (don't listen to Shawn, there's no tin here) off HIS shoulder and drapes it over the shoulder of (a nervous looking) Mean Gene......

.....he tells Shawn that IF he can beat Randy Savage "and that's a big if....because by my count, you and your pal here, you've already faced Savage and The Warrior twice, with ZERO victories" but IF he gets past the Macho Man, then make no mistake, Sting will be there waiting, and Sting will be standing there with the WCW Championship, waiting to show Michaels that no matter how good he THINKS he is, regardless of whether he thinks he's bigger than WCW, bigger than wrestling, larger than life, no matter what Shawn Michaels thinks.....

".....when you step into MY ring.....in MY company.....I'm going to show you the same thing that I showed Hollywood Hogan.....this ain't New York.....you don't get to just pout and stamp your feet to the World Title.....you have to EARN it.....you have to defeat ME.....and pal, there ain't a day of the week that you could beat me INSIDE a WCW ring....."

.....Sting pauses for a moment to bring that ever present black bat into view, which he uses to shove Michaels back a few steps with a prod to the chest.....

".....or OUTSIDE of a WCW ring.....but please, go ahead and try to prove me wrong right now....."

.....tense times.....tense times indeed, because even with that bat in Sting's hands, Michaels and Levesque look like they're feeling froggy.....

.....fortunately there's a loud crash just down the hall, the sound of which alleviates the atmosphere.....

Rating: A*

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.....as Curt Hennig comes stumbling into shot, with a p!ssed off looking Rock in hot pursuit.....

.....Hennig tries to scramble away, but the People's Champion (although NOT the US Champion thanks to Curt) isn't done with him yet, as he catches him by the hair and tosses him into the nearby wall.....

.....Hennig ricochets off the concrete and groggily walks right back towards Rocky, who levels him with a big right hand, before dropping down and raining blows on the man that cost him the victory last night.....

.....Mean Gene is aghast, asking Sting, Michaels and Levesque if anyone is going to break this up, but Sting shrugs it off, saying that Hennig has this coming after last night, while Levesque says that if Rocky wants to beat his opponent up for him a little bit then that's fine with him.....

.....finally The Rock climbs off Hennig, but only long enough to locate a steel chair, before turning his attention back to Curt.....

.....but Curt's not here.....

.....because that brief respite was all the opportunity that he needed, and he's up and running.....and as the camera follows him he burst straight out of what looks to be a fire exit, out of the building and gone for the evening.....

.....see ya Curt.....

.....Rocky throws down the steel chair in frustration, before locking eyes with Michaels, Levesque and Sting in order, before finally setting his sight on that Big Gold Belt that is back over the shoulder of Sting.....

.....oh.....there's that tense atmosphere again.....

.....Michaels goes to speak, but before he even gets a word out The Rock (still looking down at that WCW Title) holds up a hand to silence him.....

.....Rocky says that everyone has heard just about enough from Shawn Michaels and Jipple.....a statement that confuses even Mean Gene.....

".....Jipple?....."

".....yeah, Jipple.....Jipple......that's what he's calling himself now right? Jipple?....."

".....J..P..L?....."

".....call him what you want.....JPL.....Jipple.....Ripple.....Shawn Michaels hairy left nipple, it really doesn't matter to the Rock, because no matter what you call him, his name ab-so-lute-ly sucks.....

.....Mean Gene, The Rock says this, for weeks now all The Rock has been hearing, is Shawn Michaels and Jipple the Nipple walk around here talking about 'WCW this' and 'WCW that', calling himself Mr. Wrestling.....Mr. Icon.....if the Rock has to hear one more word come out of Shawn Michaels mouth, he's going to be Mr. Got-His-Ass-Kicked-by-The-Rock....."

.....Rocky says that after the night he had last night, he was hoping to lay the smack down on Curt Hennig, but it looks as though Curt made the "perfect" escape.....so what that says the The Rock, is that Jean Paul Levesque (or 'Jipple' I guess) is now short one opponent in his US Championship number one contenders match.....

".....so The Rock is going to walk that aisle, looking like only The Rock can look.....he's gonna raise the People's Eyebrow, he's gonna raise the People's Arm.....he's going to outstretch the People's Hand.....he's going to take Jipple the Nipple, grab him by that monstrosity he calls a nose, then he's gonna shine it up real bright Mean Gene.....he's gonna shine it up a long, long time, because it's a long, long nose.....then he's gonna turn it sideways and shove it straight up Shawn Michaels Candy-Ass....."

.....The Rock says that EVERY title here in WCW matters.....to hold ANY title in WCW should be a privilege, not an insult, the Rock WANTS the United States Title.....the Rock (after a brief pause and another look towards Sting) WANTS the WCW Championship.....if Shawn Michaels and Jipple the Nipple DON'T want those titles, then The Rock can make damn sure that they don't get them.....

.....oh it all gets a bit 'shouty' now.....you KNOW Shawn Michaels doesn't respond well to people mocking him....neither does Jipple the Nipp....uhm, I mean neither does JPL.....Sting, he's still p!ssed and Michaels and Levesque (and a little bit p!ssed that people keep looking at his big shiny gold belt) Rocky, he's just calling Levesque out, and since Curt Hennig left already, it WOULD make sense to get a replacement for that number one contenders match that's up next.....

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.....although this man has other ideas, as Vince Russo quickly (really quickly actually, probably trying to get in there before Eric Bischoff can realise) rushes into shot with Buff Bagwell.....

.....he tells Rocky that he's had two shots at the US Title in the last two months, so back of the line he goes, before telling Levesque that he still has an opponent and he's right here.....Buff Bagwell.....before ushering Buff quickly off to ringside.....

.....I guess that number one contenders match is still happening.....and it's happening now.....

Rating: A*

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WCW United States Championship: #1 Contenders Match

.....so Russo came through after all, Buff got his chance to become the number one contender to the US Championship in the end.....

.....Russo might be pushing his luck here.....he might be the boss in regards to the day to day operations in WCW, but when it comes to title opportunities, it's Eric Bischoff and the Championship Committee that have the final say.....

.....not that Levesque minds either way.....

.....in fact, I'd wager that since Buff Bagwell is a member of the Titans of Wrestling, JPL would RATHER be facing Bagwell rather than Hennig, after all, any chance Levesque has to take on the Titans is a good day to him.....

.....the match is decent, it's pretty heated too.....especially since Shawn Michaels and Vince Russo decide to stick around at ringside, so there are shenanigans aplenty.....

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.....particularly when this gentleman makes his way out.....

.....he storms down the aisle and starts yelling at Russo that he thought he made things clear, Buff Bagwell was NOT getting into this match tonight.....

.....Russo says that Bischoff made himself very clear, however (much as Bischoff did when he made Copeland and Cage's match against the Pitbulls a Dog-Collar match) an opportunity presented itself, so Russo took advantage of it.....

".....so what are you going to do about it bro?....."

.....Bagwell has found himself a little bit distracted by this new arrival, and he leans over the top rope to repeat Russo's question, what IS Bischoff going to do about it?.....

".....ME?.....oh, I'm not going to do ANYTHING....."

.....and then the bagpipes start to play.....

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.....and much like last night, Rowdy Roddy Piper walks out from the back.....

.....and again (much like last night) Buff is so distracted by the sight of Piper slowly ambling down the aisle, that he completely disregards his opponent.....

.....so Levesque spins him around, kicks him in the gut.....

.....and plants his face into the mat with the Pedigree for the one, two, three.....

.....your new number one contender to Eddie Guerrero's United States Championship?.....Jipple the Nipple.....

.....that's Jean Paul Levesque to you and me.....

Winner: Jean Paul Levesque
Rating: B+

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.....that's the result that Michaels and Levesque were looking for, so they head to the back, presumably to prepare for Shawn's match which is up next.....

.....Russo is yelling at Bischoff, asking him what did he do......"what did you do bro? You can't do that".....Bischoff (quite rightly) points out that he didn't DO anything.....and neither did Piper.....but that doesn't mean that he won't.....

.....with that Bischoff pats Russo on the back and makes his way up the aisle, as Roddy climbs into the ring with a microphone.....

.....Buff is still flat on his back after eating that Pedigree though, so I don't know if he's going to hear what Piper has to say.....fortunately Russo is there to relay the message later.....

.....Roddy says that he knows how the Titans thought this was going to go down.....they thought they were going to take Roddy Piper out and he'd just go away.....

".....problem with that is, I've always been a little bit like one of those bad smells ya know.....you try to waft me away, but I'm always there in the background waiting to pop back at any moment.....

.....last night you thought you were going to get another big win on Pay Per View eh Buff?.....you though that after taking me and my one leg out that Lex Luger would be no problem?.....didn't work out so well now for ya, did it?.....

.....and tonight.....tonight you thought you'd follow up last nights big defeat by getting Vince Russo here to just pop you right into the United States Title picture.....how did that go huh?.....seems to me like that old saying still rings true.....

.....because just when you think you have all the answers, I change the questions....."

.....Roddy says that he doesn't think Buffy can hear him right now, so Vince Russo, he can go ahead and ask him this question when he wakes up.....

".....since he's got nothing better to do at SuperBrawl now, what with just losing and all.....ask him how he feels about facing this old man one more time.....me and BOTH my good legs this time, how about that?.....I'll see you later Vinnie....."

.....I guess you can consider that an official challenge.....

.....let's go to the back.....

Rating: A

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.....where Mean Gene is standing beside the towering figure that is Sid Vicious.....

.....Gene says that Sid has been vocal about two things as of late.....having the opportunity to compete for the WCW Championship, as well as expressing a desire to face the OTHER big man in WCW, The Giant.....

.....well, tonight he's doing neither.....but should he defeat Shawn Michaels next, then you would have to assume that the Championship Committee would have to consider Sid Vicious to be in line for a shot at the World Title SOMEWHERE down the line?.....

.....Sid is his usual intense self, as he stares unblinkingly at the camera, saying that while he was glad to see Sting retain the championship last night, part of him wanted the Giant to win, just so that he could kill two birds with one stone.....YES he wants the WCW Title.....YES he wants The Giant.....he would have LIKED to have accomplished both tasks at once.....

".....but The Giant, he couldn't get the job done.....see, he may call himself the Giant, but he's been here but a minute.....I've been the ONLY giant that matters in this business for a decade.....he might be a giant, but I.....I am the master.....and ruler.....of the world....."

.....Sid says that TONIGHT, it's Shawn Michaels.....a man he's faced before.....a man he knows well.....

".....a man I don't like....."

......Sid says that he CHOSE to return to WCW because he WANTS to be in WCW.....he's in WCW because this is where the competition is.....the big boys.....and when he's done with Shawn Michaels.....

".....Giant, I'm coming for YOU.....big boy....."

.....and with that, Sid walks off.....it's time for him to make his entrance for the main event of the evening.....

.....speaking of entrances.....

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.....the Giant makes HIS entrance now, walking into shot shortly after Sid left, only to stop and stare down at Gene.....

.....to his credit, Mean Gene does his job, asking Giant about his loss from last night, but the Giant just smirks at that, before walking off without saying a word.....

.....in the same direction that Sid Vicious walked off in.....

.....coincidence?.....

.....I guess we'll see.....

Rating: B+

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.....so it's main event time.....and if you'd been out of the loop in the world of wrestling recently, you'd be forgiven for thinking you were watching the WWF here, because it's Sid Vicious facing off against Shawn Michaels.....

.....these two gentlemen actually had the briefest of brief encounters last night, after Shawn Michaels found himself hurled into Vicious at the hands of Randy Savage (when the pair wound up backstage during their Tag Team encounter) an act that Big Sid didn't take too kindly.....I mean, such a random small act wouldn't be enough to start a feud or anything (I'm looking at you early 2000's WWE -_- ) but it certainly added a LITTLE bit of fire to this one.....

.....this match tore the house down some 18 months or so back, when these two clashed at a WWF event (the name and date of which escape me right now.....so let's just say it was somewhere between September and December of 1996 and they had another great match here.....

.....if there's one thing Shawn knows how to do, its sell his ass off for a monster.....he bounces around this ring like a man possessed and the crowd loves every minute of it, as the WCW hating loudmouth gets his comeuppance.....that is until Levesque (who's out there at ringside) catches Sid's ankle on the outside just long enough for Shawn to clip the knee, then he goes about keeping the big redwood down.....

.....it takes a lot to keep the seven foot Monster down though, which is probably why he eventually fights his way back into the match and again Shawn Michaels sells like his life depends on it.....even Levesque gets in on the action, hopping up onto the apron only to be decked, before finally Michaels goes for a ride with a massive Chokeslam.....

.....did someone say Chokeslam?.....

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.....that's gimmick infringement brother.....and it brings the Master of the Chokeslam out, just as Sid is about to prove that he's the Master of the Powerbomb, positioning Shawn for his signature move.....

.....Giant doesn't actually do anything, but his mere presence is enough to make Vicious toss Shawn Michaels to one side to turn his attention to the new arrival.....obviously a war of words breaks out, that only comes to an end when Giant points behind Sid.....

.....and the big man turns around and eats some Sweet Chin Music.....

.....Sid staggers backwards and hits the ropes, the force of which propels him back towards Michaels......

.....straight into a SECOND Sweet Chin Music.....that DOES put the big man down......and that DOES give Shawn Michaels the one, two, three......

.....your winner, Mr. Wrestling, Shawn Michaels.....

Winner: Shawn Michaels
Rating: B

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.....and Mr. Wrestling isn't done just yet, because (as The Giant briefly watches on from ringside, before turning and heading to the back) he and JPL look as though they want to make Sid Vicious second guess his "decision" to come to World Championship Wrestling, by putting the boots to the seven footer.....

.....between them, the two men are able to drag Big Sid to a standing position, where Shawn asks the crowd if this is supposed to be one of those "big boys" that WCW is always preaching about, before Levesque position's Sid to deliver what looks to be a Pedigree attempt......

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.....which is when the WCW Champion rappels down from the ceiling, landing in the aisleway.....and while he might not be a "big boy" in stature, when it comes to names that personify World Championship Wrestling, he's the biggest boy there is.....

.....the action comes to a standstill inside the ring (while Sting unclips all of his safety gear) with Michaels continuing to be the obnoxious pr!ck that we all know and love.....Sting finally frees himself from his harness, unhooks his World Title from around his waist and lays in on the ground in front of him, almost like a line in the sand, before inviting Shawn Michaels to come out into the aisle and cross it.....

.....he still has that baseball bat in his hand though, and Michaels might be a cocky son of a bitch, but he ain't a stupid son of a bitch.....he tells Sting that if he really wants to face him man to man, then he should lose the bat.....

.....which Sting does.....

.....tossing it behind him before again inviting Michaels to come out there and face him.....

.....that's when Sting gets nailed in the back of the head by his own baseball bat.....

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.....because in the midst of all that, The Warrior had casually wandered out behind the Champion, and with Sting clearly distracted by Michaels he saw his shot and took it.....

.....Michaels and Levesque are somewhat conflicted here, obviously they aren't going to save Sting, but by the same token The Warrior is right there.....all alone.....and you KNOW they hate the Titans.....

.....for now it seems that they are happy to remain in the ring and do nothing, because as Warrior bends down to retrieve the WCW Title (which he holds high in the air, placing one foot on the back of the unconscious Champion) Michaels yells down at Warrior that it doesn't matter who wins......Warrior.....Sting......it makes no difference.....

".....because after I beat Randy Savage all over that ring.....and I WILL beat Randy Savage all over that ring.....I'm coming for whichever one of you two make-up wearing freaks has that belt.....because I'm taking that piece of crap title that everyone wants......because I want it? Because I need it?.....no.....I'm taking that piece of crap title just because I can.....then you....the Titans.....Sting.....WCW.....all these fans.....you can all 'Suck It'....."

.....honestly, I don't think The Warrior is even listening.....he's just standing there with the title raised, looking down at the body of his former partner.....and as the show comes to a close, the final shot we have is the Warrior.....WCW Championship in hand.....is that the sight we will see at SuperBrawl?.....

.....I guess time will tell.....

.....we'll see you Thursday fans.....

Rating: A*

Final Rating: A

to4sty · October 26, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="TheAwesomeZero101" data-cite="TheAwesomeZero101" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Steve Austin & Kane vs. Brian Pillman & Bret Hart Comments: Bit of a random guess but the heels seem more coordinated then Austin and Kane.</div></blockquote> Well, the heels were most definitely not more coordinated <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="TheAwesomeZero101" data-cite="TheAwesomeZero101" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>WCW US Championship #1 Contender Match Curt Hennig vs. Jean Paul Levesque Comments: No clue but I feel that Hennig has unfinished business against The Rock. Also is Michaels and JPL face?</div></blockquote> He does, also on a side note, I forgot that I had Buff set to sub for Curt here. Hennig was never getting to this match so I don't know why I set the predictions up that way. HBK and JPL are both heels now, which does wind up dinging some of the match ratings <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="crackerjack" data-cite="crackerjack" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Really enjoyed Souled Out (still can't get over how dumb this name was IRL) - and really, only the KOW going over was really shocking to me. While I don't think it helps anyone to have The Warrior win in 1998, I do appreciate keeping HBK on a short leash.</div></blockquote> You must be eagerly anticipating the SuperBrawl main event then, as the Blade Runners explode <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> in my defence there is a method to my madness <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="crackerjack" data-cite="crackerjack" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Rick Martel vs. VK Wallstreet Comments: Is VK confirmed first family now? Is there any more corny gimmicks we can throw in here? What's the YETAY up to?</div></blockquote> VK is indeed a Made Man.....he's in the Family.....truth be told, the First Family is a bit of a dumping ground for forgotten gimmicks, that and I like to try and have something for people to do if I can help it..... .....hmmm.....what IS the Yeti up to? <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> Dean Malenko & Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho & Test Comments: Heaven only knows how, as Jericho and Test seem like they should be leagues above Malenko and Mysterio, but this seems primed for an upset.</div></blockquote> Jericho is head and shoulders above both Rey and Malenko (in fact he's SO head and shoulders above that I could comfortably make him the World Champion should I so wish) but Test is about at their level (although admittedly slightly more over.....had I wanted the upset though I could have worked it easily enough. Plus since I don't have any plans for Jericho to be World Champion (just yet) he could take a popularity hit no problem and be back on top in no time <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>Watch Nitro, tape Raw. I missed the Monday Night Wars/Attitude Era almost completely (and the entriety of the core 1996-98 period, to my eternal chagrin) so getting the chance to see good late 90s WCW is definitely some consolation.</div></blockquote> To be fair, I missed a good portion of the initial Wars myself having only had a basic cable package that didn't come with Sky Sports. I had Nitro and Thunder on Friday nights (once Cartoon Network finished for the day) but I had to rely on sporadic video recordings of Raw from friends. <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;"> From Thunder to the Extreme: Week 1, February 1998 <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/2Tb7b5r.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/2Tb7b5r.jpg"></a> Preview for WCW Thunder: Week 1, February 1998 Sid Vicious vs. Jean Paul Levesque Comments: Diamond Dallas Page vs. Lord Steven Regal Comments: Jeff Hardy vs. Hugh Morrus Comments: The Public Enemy vs. The Lumana'i Comments: The Soul Train vs. Alex Wright & Disco Inferno Comments: WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match Hayabusa © vs. Super Crazy Comments: The Patriot vs. Earl Robert Eaton Comments: <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/9CadHVo.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/9CadHVo.jpg"></a> Preview for ECW Hardcore TV: Week 1, February 1998 Matches From ECW House Party 1998 Justin Credible vs. Mikey Whipwreck Comments: Danny Doring & Roadkill vs. The Dudley Boys (Chubby & Dances with) Comments: ECW Tag Team Championship Match The Eliminators © vs. PG-13 Comments: </div></div></blockquote>

ElectricX · October 26, 2019

Preview for WCW Thunder: Week 1, February 1998

Sid Vicious vs. Jean Paul Levesque

Comments:

Diamond Dallas Page vs. Lord Steven Regal

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Jeff Hardy vs. Hugh Morrus

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The Public Enemy vs. The Lumana'i

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The Soul Train vs. Alex Wright & Disco Inferno

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WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match

Hayabusa © vs. Super Crazy

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The Patriot vs. Earl Robert Eaton

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Preview for ECW Hardcore TV: Week 1, February 1998

Matches From ECW House Party 1998

Justin Credible vs. Mikey Whipwreck

Comments:

Danny Doring & Roadkill vs. The Dudley Boys (Chubby & Dances with)

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ECW Tag Team Championship Match

The Eliminators © vs. PG-13

Comments:

Satyr24 · October 27, 2019

Sid Vicious vs. Jean Paul Levesque

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Diamond Dallas Page vs. Lord Steven Regal

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Jeff Hardy vs. Hugh Morrus

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The Public Enemy vs. The Lumana'i

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The Soul Train vs. Alex Wright & Disco Inferno

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WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match

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The Patriot vs. Earl Robert Eaton

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Preview for ECW Hardcore TV: Week 1, February 1998

Matches From ECW House Party 1998

Justin Credible vs. Mikey Whipwreck

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Danny Doring & Roadkill vs. The Dudley Boys (Chubby & Dances with)

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ECW Tag Team Championship Match

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crackerjack · October 28, 2019

Sid Vicious vs. Jean Paul Levesque

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Diamond Dallas Page vs. Lord Steven Regal

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Jeff Hardy vs. Hugh Morrus

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The Public Enemy vs. The Lumana'i

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The Soul Train vs. Alex Wright & Disco Inferno

Comments: They have to win - especially after the disrespect shown to our dancing heroes on Nitro

WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match

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The Patriot vs. Earl Robert Eaton

Comments: I know he just showed up - but Earl doesn't feel like the lowest guy on the totem pole in the Foreign legion

Preview for ECW Hardcore TV: Week 1, February 1998

Matches From ECW House Party 1998

Justin Credible vs. Mikey Whipwreck

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Danny Doring & Roadkill vs. The Dudley Boys (Chubby & Dances with)

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ECW Tag Team Championship Match

Comments: They WILL bumrush your mother though

James Casey · October 28, 2019

Preview for WCW Thunder: Week 1, February 1998

Sid Vicious vs. Jean Paul Levesque

Comments: Getting big Sid some heat back.

Diamond Dallas Page vs. Lord Steven Regal

Comments: Kimberly-related shenanigans.

Jeff Hardy vs. Hugh Morrus

Comments: Jeff's all on his own.

The Public Enemy vs. The Lumana'i

Comments: Poor TPE, from being destroyed by the Forgotten to being destroyed by these guys.

The Soul Train vs. Alex Wright & Disco Inferno

Comments: Non-finish due to dance party breaking out.

WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match

Comments: He's not dropping the title here.

The Patriot vs. Earl Robert Eaton

Comments: Probably not clean.

Preview for ECW Hardcore TV: Week 1, February 1998

Matches From ECW House Party 1998

Justin Credible vs. Mikey Whipwreck

Comments: Superstar vs. ultimate underdog (and multi-time former champion...)

Danny Doring & Roadkill vs. The Dudley Boys (Chubby & Dances with)

Comments: Doring & Roadkill was a gimmick that really couldn't have worked anywhere but ECW, but even so, it's the Dudleys, and Devon will have to make do with how badly they win.

ECW Tag Team Championship Match

Comments: The champs still benefiting from their WWF exposure.

Kijar · October 30, 2019

Preview for WCW Thunder: Week 1, February 1998

Sid Vicious vs. Jean Paul Levesque

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Diamond Dallas Page vs. Lord Steven Regal

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Jeff Hardy vs. Hugh Morrus

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The Public Enemy vs. The Lumana'i

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The Soul Train vs. Alex Wright & Disco Inferno

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WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match

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The Patriot vs. Earl Robert Eaton

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Preview for ECW Hardcore TV: Week 1, February 1998

Matches From ECW House Party 1998

Justin Credible vs. Mikey Whipwreck

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Danny Doring & Roadkill vs. The Dudley Boys (Chubby & Dances with)

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ECW Tag Team Championship Match

Comments: Love me some Eliminators

to4sty · November 3, 2019

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Week 1, February 1998

Core States Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

ATT: 16,948

TV: 28.69

Announce Team: Tony Schiavone, Dusty Rhodes and Larry Zbyszko

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We are well on the road towards the eighth annual SuperBrawl show and after a jam packed edition of WCW Monday Nitro just three days ago, we already have a good idea of what to expect, live on Pay Per View in just three weeks time.....

.....Sting will be putting the WCW Title on the line against his one time partner and friend, The Warrior.....The Forgotten will be defending their newly won WCW Tag Team Titles against (unlikely opponents) The Nasty Boys.....and (as a result of his victory this past Monday) Jean Paul Levesque will be challenging Eddie Guerrero for the WCW United States Championship.....

....although as we saw just three days ago, that's a highly sought after title....

.....Curt Hennig wanted the shot.....Buff Bagwell wanted the shot.....Jean Paul Levesque, he GOT the shot after picking up a win over the cocky Titan Member.....

.....and you know damn well that The Rock wanted a shot too.....

.....speaking of The Rock, the announcers are running down the format for the evening (upcoming matches etc) when they are rudely interrupted by the Turnertron flickering to life, at which point we see The Rock (sort of.....the shot is very shaky) dragging a WCW Camera Man through the backstage area......

.....Rocky says that before the announcers start running off at the mouth about what's going to happen tonight, The Rock wants to talk about what's going to happen at SuperBrawl.....

".....so watch your step camera one (because you're coming with the Great One) and Tony Schiavone, you can go ahead and tell everyone that this is the most important night in the history of the sport....because the ROCK is about to electrify his millions and millions of fans, and it don't get anymore important than that.....so go ahead and hit the most electrifying music in ALL of sports entertainment, so The Rock can make his entrance......go on......hit it......don't make The Rock come down to that production truck....because the Rock will take all your fancy buttons and dials, snatch that headset right off your dome, he'll gather them all together in a neat little pile, polish them up till they're shining brighter than Eddie Guerrero's greasy mullet, he's gonna turn that sumbich sideways and shove it STRAIGHT UP YOUR CANDY A......"

.....:::::!!!!!IF YA SMELLLLLLLLL......WHAT THE ROCK......IS COOKING!!!!!:::::.....

.....I don't know for sure where the Rock was going to shove that pile of production equipment.....I mean, I could take an educated guess, but the production monkeys obviously didn't like where that was going, so they did indeed hit the Rocks music, and after a few moments the man himself walks out from the back and down the aisle to a massive pop.....

.....he climbs into the ring (microphone in hand) and takes a few seconds to soak in the ovation, before letting everybody know exactly why he's here.....

".....see this is Thunder baby, this is the Rocks show and the Rock wasn't about to let what happened Monday night go by without having something to say about it.....

.....on Monday Night, The Rock was looking to do TWO things.....first things first, he was going to find that Bottle Blonde Piece of Minnesota Monkey Crap, Curt Hennig.....The Rock was gonna find him.....probably hiding in the back somewhere, shaking in that stupid little yellow onesie that he wrestles in.....I mean, it WASN'T yellow to begin with, but the fact that he knew that the Rock was about to find him and lay the smack down on his candy ass made him straight up p!ss his pants......

.....the Rock was gonna find Curt Hennig....he was gonna step over the puddle of p!ss (Curt have some dignity) he was gonna reach out the people's arm, and he was gonna slap the ugly right off his face.....now The Rock knows, he KNOWS that's a lot of ugly, so he was gonna set aside some time, clear his schedule......he had his secretary hold his calls, have his people call your people, stop the clock and slow it ALLLLLL down.....because he KNEW that slapping the ugly off'a Curt Hennig would take some time....."

.....Rock says that he WAS going to do all that, but Curt Hennig up and ran off like a little b!tch before Rocky had a chance to properly lay the smack down on him.....but that's ok, because he can't run forever, which meant that Rocky could do the SECOND thing that he wanted to do, ensure that he got another shot at Eddie Guerrero and the United States Championship.....except THAT didn't happen either.....

".....no it did not, no, no, no, no, no.....instead.....instead of The Rock, FINALLY getting a shot at that greasy little chihuahua with NO Junior Jumping Bean interfering....without Curt Hennig and his p!ss yellow pants.....The Rock and Eddie Guerrero, one on one with the Great One.....not two on one.....three on one.....four, five, six on one.....just THE most electrifying man in all of sports entertainment, giving the people.....HIS people.....what they want.....

.....and what did they get?.....they got Jipple the Nipple.....Jipple the Hairy Left Nipple will be facing Eddie Guerrero at SuperBrawl....."

.....Rocky says that the people can thank Vince Russo for that one, but don't worry.....you WILL see the Rock and JPL, and with the way Shawn Michaels keeps making friends around here, you'll probably see 'Mr. Wrestling' going one on one with the Great One too.....but it won't be at SuperBrawl.....Jipple has a match, Michaels has a match.....

.....and The Rock has a match.....

.....and that match.....is against Curt Hennig......

".....so Curt, no running, no hiding.....and The Rock knows that it gets cold up in Minnesota, The Rock knows that.....and The Rock also knows that you're not quite as 'perfect' as you used to be.....but at SuperBrawl, you're gonna have to warm up, stamp your feet and dust the snow off those shrivelled up old raisins that you call your balls, because while YOU might not be perfect, the Rocks boot is going to fit perfectly.....

.....straight up your candy ass.....

.....IF YA SMELLLLLLLLL......WHAT THE ROCK......IS COOKING....."

Rating: A*

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In recent weeks (and months) Lance Storm has found a number of sympathisers to his "America Sucks" movement.....it started with the Amazing French Canadians joining his cause, but more recently we have seen Her Majesty's Sovereignty of Canada and Great Britain working together against the common cause (or just 'Commoners' as his Lordship might say) when Steven Regal's Blue Bloods joined the war.....

.....of course, the flip side to that is that while Hacksaw Jim Duggan lead the initial charge, he TOO has found some allies along the way.....first The Road Warriors took exception to the Anti-USA Brigade, followed swiftly by Lex Luger (who knows a thing or two about American Pride.....Lex Express anyone?) Diamond Dallas Page (seemingly much to the annoyance of his impatient partner, who wants to go back after the tag team titles) and finally, a gentleman who witnessed this from all the way over in Japan where he HAD been working (forcing him to climb on to the back of a Bald Eagle, apple pie in one hand and a WCW contract in the other, and fly swiftly back to the Home of the Brave) The Patriot.....

.....it's The Patriot that's in action in our opening contest, facing off against Earl Robert (a gentleman who has adopted Great Britain as his homeland since associating with Mr. Regal) and not for the first time.....these two clashed regularly a few years back in Tag Team action, back when the Blue Bloods were relatively newly formed, while Patriot was teaming with Marcus Bagwell in Stars and Stripes.....its singles action tonight though, and to be fair, while The Patriot is not the greatest worker in the world, he's certainly passable, so the fact that he's in there with a ring veteran like Eaton means that the match is decent enough.....

.....in the end though, it would be pretty dumb to have old Stars and Bars Face lose his debut match, so after Eaton missed his Alabama Jam top rope Leg Drop (or Tower of London Leg Drop maybe.....I dunno, did he ever rename it after becoming an honorary Brit?) Patriot was able to catch him with the 'Uncle Slam', for the one, the two.....and the three.....

Winner: The Patriot
Rating: B-

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.....oh my, His Lordship is NOT happy that this red, white and blue clad Patriot just besmirched The Earl like that, and he's on his way out (with The Duke by his side) to give The Patriot a piece of his mind.....

.....he tells the American that all this hoo-ha and gusto is exactly why the rest of the word despises these classless "yanks", telling Patriot (while decked out in full Blue Blood regalia by the way) that all their gaudy outfits, tacky Stars and Stripes clothing and their "try hard" false patriotism is exactly what's wrong with this wretched country.....

".....you try to hard sunshine, decked out in your Stars and Stripes like you're a bloody beacon of Americana.....the only Stripes you and all your little friends SHOULD be wearing, should be black and white, because Her Majesty should arrest the lot of you, your whole bloody country, and throw you in the Tower of London for treason.....stamping your feet for independence like the petulant little lot that you are....."

.....Regal says that Her Majesty wouldn't ever say so publicly, but she is delighted that her sovereign nations have United to take down the scourge of Old Glory once and for all.....

".....and that means that YOU sunshine, are in for a VERY long night....."

.....that little speech gave The Earl plenty of time to recover, which means that The Patriot is now all alone against three men.....

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.....but only briefly.....

.....because the two men that joined the fight this past Monday (along WITH The Patriot) now make their way out from the back, and with Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page in the ring too, the Blue Bloods decide to bail.....

.....Patriot grabs Steven Regals discarded microphone, to deliver an "America....F#%k Yeah!" speech that rally's the crowd behind him, before Page grabs the microphone himself to challenge His Lordship to a match later this evening.....a challenge that the furious Regal quickly accepts, before Page lets him know in no uncertain terms.....

".....and I can tell you now, ain't no King, Queen, or anyone in-between, that's going to stop you from feeling....the....BANG!....."

Rating: A

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.....we air a brief promo for SuperBrawl and when we return, it's to the sight of James Vandenberg leading his troops towards the ring.....

.....this Sinister Minister grabs a microphone (he does love to talk) to tell the crowd that contrary to who they (or anyone else) may believe, the Cruiserweight Championship is not just some trinket to be passed around.....

.....Vandenberg says that he worked too hard to bring this purified prize into his fold, and despite the tainted touch of Jeff Hardy already being placed upon it, he and his minions have ensured that all trace of that (short) reign has been cleansed from the gleaming gold title, that now sits about the waist of Hayabusa.....

".....Juventud Guerrera, you may believe that the simple task of SAYING that you wish to challenge for this prestigious championship is enough to ensure you a chance to compete against MY Hayabusa, but you would be very, very wrong.....you don't tell US that you want the shot, we will tell YOU when you deserve the shot....."

.....not that Vandenberg has any problem in Hayabusa defending the title (he'll have you know) but this isn't the James Vandenberg Dream Factory.....if Juventud Guerrera wishes to compete against Hayabusa, then he's going to have to earn it.....but for now (and, I guess in an effort to prove that they're not ducking anyone deliberately) Vandenberg says that they ARE prepared to put the WCW Cruiserweight Championship on the line right NOW against anyone not named either Juventud Guerrera OR Jeff Hardy.....

.....Vandenberg says that Guerrera's impertinent presumption has disqualified him from this opportunity, while Jeff Hardy is now an afterthought as far as Vandenberg.....but if anyone else believes that they have what it takes to compete against Hayabusa, then by all means come on down.....

Rating: C+

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.....a free title shot? You know that's not going to be passed up for long.....and it's Super Crazy that quickly makes his way out from the back to take Vandenberg up on that offer.....

.....this match (while no five star classic) is as exciting as hell.....both men are happy to throw caution to the wind.....Hayabusa because it's just in his daredevil nature and Super Crazy because, well, he's super crazy.....

.....the two men throw caution to the wind as they wow the crowd, but in the end (thanks in part to the fact that Mortis and Shinzaki stick around at ringside and aren't shy about interfering) it's Hayabusa that picks up the victory, finishing off Crazy with the Phoenix Splash.....

Winner: .....and Still WCW Cruiserweight Champion.....Hayabusa
Rating: C+

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.....from there we go to a pre-recorded segment, focusing on the physical therapy regime of the current Television Champion, Bill Goldberg.....

.....Goldberg currently has around 13 days to receive medical clearance to defend his Championship within the mandatory 30 day window, and unfortunately, while Goldberg would probably be willing to put that title on the line right here tonight, it's those two pesky words that are holding him back.....the "medical clearance" part of the sentence.....

.....we have a quick cut-away to one medical professional (before we switch to a voice over that plays over the top of a Goldberg work-out montage) who doesn't believe that Goldberg is far off being fit to perform.....HOWEVER.....while he would love nothing more than to see Bill Goldberg running through people with that Spear, he can NOT in good conscious, clear the Television Champion until he is medically fit to perform.....

.....13 days.....

.....will Goldberg be fit to perform?.....

.....I wouldn't bet against him.....especially not with the intensity that he's putting into his rehabilitation.....

.....and as if to emphasise the point, we finish off the segment with a shot of Goldberg working over a training dummy down at the gym.....

.....a training dummy that is currently wearing what looks like an Eddie Guerrero shirt.....

.....if Goldberg DOES make it back in time to defend his Television Championship, surely it's only a matter of time before he crosses paths with the Papi of Perfection.....after all, it was the Dos Guerrero's that put this undefeated rookie on the shelf.....

.....Goldberg isn't likely to forget that in a hurry.....

Rating: A

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.....we follow that up with what is set to be a tag team encounter between the Soul Train and the pairing of Alex Wright and Disco Inferno, but before that match can get underway, it seems like the Dancing Dimwits have something to say.....

.....Wright and Disco grab a microphone, with Das Wunderkind telling the crowd that he has never been so disrespected in all of his life.....just three days ago on Monday Nitro, himself and his good friend here were having a friendly debate.....a contest of champions.....a dance off if you will, only to discover later that evening that Eric Bischoff had dismissed their opportunity to challenge for the tag team titles.....out of jealousy.....

".....because Eric Bischoff knows that he has the dancing ability of an uncoordinated oxen beast....."

.....ohhh, burn.....

.....ok, not really, but English isn't Alex's first language so cut him some slack.....

.....Disco takes over, saying that WCW if full of people who don't have either the good taste, or musical ability of Alex Wright and the Disco Inferno.....

".....Alex is a cultured Euro-Techno connoisseur, while I am the Mack Daddy of Disco, taking what's Not and making it Hot again.....and Eric Bischoff, if that IS your real name, you can make fun of our names.....our wrestling style.....our hair......but don't you EVER make fun of our dancing.....because we're about to Techno Inferno all over the faces of Ernest Miller and Ice Train....."

.....Disco scoffs at the Soul Train team name as he (completely un-ironically) points out that this ain't 1970 anymore and Soul hasn't been relevant in 20 years.....but he says that after he and Alex take care of these two tonight, Eric Bischoff will HAVE to give them a title opportunity.....

.....now hit their music, because they want to dance.....

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.....well, that's not their music.....that's the Soul Train, as Teddy Long leads his men out for the next contest.....

.....Disco and Wright aren't happy about that, with Disco saying that they can't bust a move to this Ear-Garbage.....but Ernest Miller seems to be able to, busting out his best 'James Brown' two foot shuffle, much to the delight of Tony Schiavone.....

.....we haven't really seen a great deal of personality from either Ice Train OR Ernest Miller since their inception, they've just been a team mainly used as Jobbers to the Stars.....Ernest grabs a microphone here though (obviously taking offence to Disco calling his music Ear-Garbage) saying that he doesn't know what's worse, the Disco Inferno's hairstyle or Alex Wrights taste in music.....

".....because I gotta tell you Disco, yo' heads too fat to be wearing that hair helmet, I'm about to whup the mousse right on outta that mess.....and Alex, Das WonderBread or whatever you called, I heard your music man.....it sounds like a dumper truck reversing over a box of kittens....."

.....Ernest says that he's about to kick some Soul up in their souls, when him and the real Ice-T here whup both of them and send them crying to their momma's.....

Rating: C+

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.....well one things for sure in this match, someone is picking up a rare win.....

.....I said before that Thunder was always going to be more of a Home for Wayward Wrestlers.....the men that rarely make it onto Monday Nitro (or the men that only ever LOSE on Monday Nitro) but still have plenty to offer.....Miller and Train are one such combination, mainly acting as the team that puts the other team over, but Miller has talent (and a mouth) while Train is decent (with a good look) so they could probably do more than just job......

.....Wright and Disco on the other hand have primarily acted as jobbers in the fledgling Cruiserweight Division as of late (with the occasional tag team match) but again, both (perhaps Wright more so) are decent in the ring and really should be showcased more.....

.....hello WCW Thunder.....

.....for what it's worth (and both teams respective placement on the roster) this was a decent match.....Ice Train used his far superior strength to toss Wright and Disco around like rag dolls, while Miller went about kicking their heads in with those martial arts (front leg back kick that time fans) blows.....in the end though, it was Disco and Alex who picked up that elusive victory, after a spot of partner miscommunication saw Wright roll up Miller from behind for the one, two, three.....

Winner(s): Alex Wright & Disco Inferno
Rating: C+

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.....and god damn are Wright and Disco happy with that victory, strutting all the way up the aisle where they start busting moves on the entrance way.....they said that they were here tonight to prove that they're no jokes and I guess they went part way to proving that, although let's be honest, Ernest Miller and Ice Train are no Big Van Vader and Bam Bam Bigelow.....

.....speaking of Ernest Miller, he's far less happy.....and he seems to be blaming his partner for that loss.....clearly after running his mouth before the match, Mr. Miller looks a little bit foolish now and he's quick to tell Ice Train that it was his fault.....although, as Ice Train rightfully points out, it was Ernest that had his shoulders pinned to the mat, not Train.....

.....there looks to be a real danger of these two coming to blows here, but fortunately Teddy Long is there to play peace maker, so reluctantly the two men curb their disagreement, before heading to the back with their manager.....

.....and while they leave as a unit, the tension is still obvious.....

Rating: C+

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.....remember how I said that Thunder was like the Home of Wayward Wrestlers? Case in point is the promo package that we play next, highlighting the assaults that the Samoan SWAT Team have been receiving in recent months, finished up with the reveal that their assailants were actually gentlemen that they know very well.....because they're related to them.....

.....last week we found out that the former Yokozuna was leading a group of younger, renegade Samoans to take out the SST.....why? Well, we don't actually know that yet.....but two members of the group are in action next, as Ekmo and Kimo face off against the Public Enemy.....

.....Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge haven't had the best of time as of late.....not a huge amount of tv time, not to mention the fact that when we last saw them (this past Monday Night) they were getting destroyed by The Forgotten.....

.....perhaps they will take that beating and use it to explain why they were quite so overwhelmed here against these Samoan Youngblood's, because while this wasn't a squash by any stretch of the imagination, Ekmo and Kimo were never really in any trouble, with Ekmo picking up the victory after crushing Grunge with a splash from the top rope.....

Winner(s): Ekmo & Kimo
Rating: C

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.....Mike Tenay makes his way out (as Kokina and LA Smooth join Ekmo and Kimo in the ring) and he has that question ready that we didn't know the answer to earlier.....

.....why?.....

.....Kokina seems to be leading the group (or at least guiding them) and so does most of the talking.....as for why, he says that's pretty simple.....he says that for years now (primarily because of his own blood) the world has seen Islanders as nothing more than moronic savages.....coconut picking, fish eating, snarling mutes.....they see Samoans as nothing more than a stereotype, a stereotype that's set to be handed down to the Ekmo's, the Kimo's, the LA Smooth's.....a stereotype that couldn't be further from the truth.....

.....Kokina says that he's felt the touch of stereotyping himself, except that instead of being branded a mute Samoan Savage, he was branded a mute Japanese Savage (and no one batted a damn eye) stripped away of his identity, his name and his voice.....

".....well no more Mike Tenay.....take a good look at these men here.....they ain't Grass Skirt wearing Samoan Savages.....they savage, don't get me wrong, but they ain't wild beasts.....they step between these ropes and they'll savagely remove your spinal cord from ya brain stem, but they GOT a brain.....they got a mouth.....a voice.....they got their own damn identities and ain't no one gonna take it from them....."

.....Kokina says that it's 1998, the new millennium is right around the corner and while Fatu and Samu are stuck in the dark age, Ekmo, Kimo and Smooth are the face of the 21st Century Samoan Dynasty.....look at them.....ain't no grass skirt, lei's or bare feet between them.....

".....this is not the next generation, this is the REAL generation.....this is the future and THESE, these are The Lumana'i.....remember the name Tenay, because after they're done eradicating the memory of their Samoan Sellout family, they're gonna be running things around here, and ain't no one gonna stop them....."

....is that so? Well they certainly look like a force to be reckoned with.....maybe Vader and Bam Bam had better make sure that they don't 'Forget' to monitor the progress of this group.....

.....because The Lumana'i has arrived and The Lumana'i is now.....

Rating: B-

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.....from there we head to the back, where Diamond Dallas Page and Kimberly are preparing for Page's upcoming match with Lord Steven Regal.....

.....Dallas is already in his gear and has his boots on, all that's left is to tape his fists and that's exactly what he's doing when Chris Benoit enters the room.....

.....Benoit looks down at his 'partner' before shaking his head, leaving Page to ask him what the problem is? Benoit is a man of few words, but he doesn't mince them either, telling Dallas that he thought they MIGHT consider making a challenge to The Forgotten tonight.....you know, reclaim those titles that they lost at Souled Out.....

".....but I guess you're busy tonight eh?....."

.....Page tells Benoit that he thought they'd cleared this up.....he says that it's bad enough to sit back and listen to Shawn Michaels and Jean Paul Levesque run down his company, but he can't just sit back and watch as two jack-off's like Lance Storm and Steven Regal continue to run down HIS country as well.....the country (by the way) that affords Chris Benoit a very good living.....

".....so cut me some slack, jack.....or better still, how about you do something about it yourself.....how about you go out there and shut Regal up.....how about you tell Lance Storm that this ain't Canada.....tell Regal that this most certainly ain't Great Britain.....tell them that you are PROUD of this great country? How about that?.....or is it a case of Canadian Pride?....."

.....Benoit tells Page that he didn't become a cheerleader as his chosen career, he became a professional wrestler.....he became a professional wrestler because he wanted to be the BEST, not to get involved in petty squabbles.....he says that he could care less Lance Storms opinion of America, of Steven Regals opinion of the USA, or even Dallas Page's opinion on Canada.....all he cares about is becoming a CHAMPION.....if he doesn't have a tag team partner the. He can't become a Tag Team Champion.....so maybe he won't GO for the tag team titles, maybe he'll got for the US Title.....maybe he'll go for the World title.....maybe he'll just go back to doing what he does best......

".....and that's relying on mySELF.....good luck in your match out there.....maybe you should think about leaving the little lady in the back, we wouldn't want you getting distracted out there again....."

.....with that the two men share a look.....not exactly hostile, but certainly not friendly either, before Benoit walks out of the room, leaving Page to continue taping those fists.....

.....HE has a match tonight after all.....

Rating: B+

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.....I mean, not next or anything, but he does have a match.....

.....we do HAVE a match now though, as Jeff Hardy looks to put the disappointment of his Cruiserweight Championship loss to Hayabusa to the back of his mind, as he looks to get back to winning ways.....

.....it's unclear right now where Jeff Hardy's attention lies.....obviously James Vandenberg believes their storybook has closed, but has Jeff decided the same thing? This is a man after all that challenged Randy Savage of all people for disrespecting the Cruiserweight Division, is Jeff really ready to turn his back on that stage of his career?.....

.....I'm sure we will find out in coming weeks......

.....THIS week however he's not in there with a Cruiserweight, but he is in there with a man that moves like one.....

.....Jimmy Hart has reformed his First Family, with the Faces of Fear, VK Wallstreet.....and this man, Hugh Morrus.....

.....Hugh picked up a big debut victory at Souled Out when he defeated Konnan (with more than just a little help from Wallstreet) and he'll be looking to continue those winning ways here tonight.....of course, that might be easier said than done.....I mean, Morrus might be able to fly for a big man, but he's not going to out fly Jeff Hardy.....his best bet here would be to use his power.....IF he can catch the former Cruiserweight Champion first.....

.....the two have a decent big man/small man match.....Jeff sells for Hugh like he's getting killed when Jimmy Harts man is on the offence, while when it's time for Hardy to shine, Morrus returns the favour.....

.....finally Hardy manages to take firm control, even getting Morrus down long enough to climb the turnbuckles, only to come crashing down with that Swanton Bomb, that surely is enough for the three count.....

.....or it would have been.....but it seems like Jimmy Hart would rather take a DQ loss over a pinfall one, sending VK Wallstreet into the ring to break up the cover before the referee can strike three, which is enough to draw the disqualification.....

.....Jeff Hardy wins, but not the way he wanted.....

Winner: Jeff Hardy (via Disqualification)
Rating: B

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.....although he doesn't look to be much of a winner right now, especially since he's flat on his back and getting the hell stomped out of him by Morrus and Wallstreet.....

.....Jimmy Hart seems to be enjoying himself too, hopping around the ring like a hyperactive child as he instructs his men to take Hardy out.....I guess getting a scalp like the former Cruiserweight Champion under their belt would be a pretty big coup for Jimmy's First Family.....

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.....fortunately for Jeff, help is at hand.....because Konnan clearly isn't happy about Wallstreet costing him a victory at Souled Out, so he's here to do something about it.....

.....he's on fire too, so he holds both Family Members off long enough for Hardy to get back to his feet, at which point Morrus and Wallstreet decide to cut their losses and head to the back.....

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.....as Mike Tenay makes his way out.....

.....Konnan is still fired up as Tenay tries to get word from him, wanting to get his thoughts on the fact that after declining the First Family's offer of membership, it was Jimmy Harts man that came out of Souled Out with a victory under his belt, while Konnan left with another mark in the loss column.....

.....Konnan says that Hugh Morrus might have won last night, but it was only the interference of VK Wallstreet that did it.....

".....Òrale!.....yo, yo, yo, Mike Tenay, let me speak on this.....Hugh Morrus, he didn't win squat on his own and he ain't about to win squat on his own either....."

.....Konnan tells Tenay that it ain't gonna go down like that.....he says that he don't care if he has to go through Meng, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus AND that money mark VK Wallstreet, the First Family are about to find out what Konnan is all about.....

".....they caught me sleepin' with the two on one at Souled Out dog, I admit it, but now I know what they all about, they want to come at me with the numbers but this time I'll be ready....."

.....he might not have to be ready to do it all on his own though, because Jeff Hardy clearly isn't happy that he just got jumped, he may have just closed the door on one faction, but it looks like he's prepared to put any Cruiserweight Title aspirations he MAY have on the back burner for now, to jump straight into another stable war.....

.....he tells Konnan that if the First Family want to come at him in numbers, then maybe Konnan should get some help from someone that just spent six months fighting against the numbers.....if Konnan needs help against the Family, then Jeff Hardy will help to even up the odds.....

.....Konnan is happy with that, and the two men head to the back, leaving Mike Tenay to pitch to a SuperBrawl promo.....

Rating: B+

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.....and when we come back, we come to a shot of Chris Benoit in the back.....

.....he might have been full of gusto earlier, but for all the talk of going it alone and not being able to rely on his 'partner', he's watching Lord Steven Regal make his entrance on the monitor ahead of his match with DDP.....maybe Benoit hasn't fully given up on Page after all......

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.....and then there's these two ass-clowns.....

.....Benoit is so engrossed in the monitor that he doesn't even notice Shawn Michaels and Jean Paul Levesque walking into shot behind him, at least not until JPL asks Shawn if he notices something different here?.....

".....I mean, the last time we saw the Canadian Crap-Stain, didn't he have a little bit of something around his waist?....."

".....a tag title?....."

".....a tag title, yeah.....where did that go?....."

".....didn't he used to have a partner too?.....old guy, blonde hair, bad perm.....smelt like mothballs....."

".....is Hogan back?....."

".....no, no, no.....not Hogan.....he had the chick with him, the hot chick....."

".....no, Shawn.....this is WCW.....there aren't any hot chicks....."

".....I dunno Hunt..Er, I mean Jean.....it seems like every time we see old Chris here, he's got a little bit less.....less Titles.....less partners.....less teeth after I kicked his out of his mouth the other week....."

.....Benoit looks like he's had about enough of the taunting, as he braces himself to either attack or defend, but Shawn tells him to back up a little bit.....he says that he and JPL heard his little tantrum earlier......Chris Benoit is going to go for the United States Title? ("uh-uh, that'll be JPL") Chris Benoit is going to go for the WCW Title? ("I don't think so.....the only one who's taking that piece of crap off of Mr. Dubbya See Dubbya, is Mr. Wrestling himself.....Moi")

.....but that doesn't mean that Shawn Michaels and JPL can't have a little fun right now.....after all, Chris Benoit and Shawn Michaels have already had their fair share of problems.....and Shawn can't think of anything better to do tonight, than to stick his foot right down the throat of another WCW devotee.....

".....you.....and your stinking partner too......oh wait, that's right, I forgot.....you don't HAVE a partner.....do you....."

.....things really don't look good for Benoit here.....in fact, it looks like Chris Benoit is about to find himself on the receiving end of a two on one beating right here, right now.....

".....Jipple?.....Jipple the Nipple?....."

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.....or maybe not, because while Diamond Dallas Page might be otherwise occupied this evening, The Rock most certainly is not.....

.....he comes walking into shot (and face to face with Shawn Michaels and Jean Paul Levesque) and pauses for a moment, before telling Jipple that just because he HAS a shot at the US Title, doesn't mean he's taking it, just like Shawn Michaels assuming that he's going to defeat Randy Savage to get that shot at Sting is awfully presumptuous.....

".....see The Rock says this.....whether it's Jipple the Hairy Left Nipple, or Mr. KLiQ, the hot steaming pile of......no, The Rock won't say it.....he won't, he won't say it.....but whether it's Levesque or Michaels, this is WCW baby, you have to WANT to be a champion.....you have to WANT to be the best.....and this man right here, he is without a doubt one of the BEST wrestlers going today....."

.....The Rock says that Shawn Michaels and JPL are like those kids at the playground that only want to play with the toys that the other kids are playing with.....they don't WANT the WCW Championships, they just don't want anyone else to have them.....they don't WANT to be in WCW, they just don't have anywhere else to go.....

".....well the Rock says this.....The Rock says that he WANTS to be right here in WCW.....the Rock could be anywhere in the world.....The Rock could be in Japan, Mexico, Europe.....Guatemala, Timbuktu, Easter Island or Fu Manchu.....hell, The Rock could even be back 'up north'......but the Rock is here.....the Rock is right here in World Championship Wrestling......the Rock is here to kick ass, take names and be the BEST.....Chris Benoit is here to kick ass, take names and be the.....well, not the best, The Rock is the best.....but he's gonna be close, pretty close.....as for you two jabronies, you don't want to be here, then don't let The Rock's boot hit you on the ass on your way out....."

.....The Rock tells Shawn Michaels that he doesn't particularly like the Titans of Wrestling.....NO ONE really likes the Titans of Wrestling.....so the fact that The Rock is actually rooting for Randy Savage to bounce Michaels head off that steel cage should tell everyone how much of a monumental jackass Shawn Michaels is.....the fact that The Rock (after getting cheated twice) is rooting for Eddie Guerrero to kick JPL's ass at SuperBrawl, should tell everyone just how much of a haemorrhoid Levesque is.....so maybe after he gets his ass kicked at SuperBrawl, Shawn Michaels does the world a favour.....

".....and just leave.....and take your hairy left nipple there with you....."

.....I think JPL is getting fed up of being called a nipple, because he's about to smack The Rock right in the mouth about now.....Michaels just smirks though, patting him on the shoulder and telling him "not tonight"......he tells Jipple that he's got bigger things to worry about tonight, seven foot bigger things.....but once he's taken out Sid and then wiped the mat with that greasy Mexican at SuperBrawl.....once he's taken that US Title.....

".....you can take that crappy piece of tin.....shine it up real nice.....turn that sumbich sideways.....and shove it right......'Down There'....."

".....down where?....."

.....down there of course.....

.....'there' being Shawn's groin area, as he and Levesque both throw a couple of Crotch Chops towards Benoit and Rocky, before walking off laughing.....well, Shawn is laughing.....Jipple, he's clearly getting very p!ssed off about being called a left nipple.....

.....maybe The Rock should stop that.....

.....but he probably won't.....

.....let's go down to ringside.....

Rating: A*

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.....where Diamond Dallas Page is making his way out to face Lord Steven Regal.....

.....of course, Chris Benoit would rather than HE and Page were facing the Forgotten tonight for the WCW Tag Team Titles, but since Dallas took exception to the constant USA bashing being administered by Lance Storm and his Sovereignty Cohorts, it looks like the Forgotten have been...well, forgotten.....

.....as far as this match goes, it was pretty good......plenty heated too.....Regal is one of the most underrated workers on the WCW roster, while Page is more than accomplished in his own right.....

.....the two men worked well together (with Regal clearly leading the match) Page was on fire during the opening period, before being cut off by Regal (and his nefarious ways) who slowed the match down, keeping Dallas on the mat and stretching him to breaking point.....Page was able to get himself back into the match and was likely about pick up the win as he set up Regal for the Diamond Cutter.....

.....he didn't hit it though, because Earl Eaton began stalking Kimberly on the outside, which distracted the official long enough for Duke Douglas to climb into the ring.....Dallas stepped away from Regal, and DID manage to drop Williams with the Diamond Cutter, but the distraction was enough for Regal to clock Page in the back of the head with a set of Brass Knuck's, picking up a (very) tainted pinfall victory.....

Winner: Lord Steven Regal
Rating: B-

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.....a victory for Regal (and a big one too) may as well strike while the iron is hot and give him a taste of that old British stiff upper lip.....a few British Stiff Upper-Cuts too, as Regal, Eaton and Williams go about laying a heavy beat down to the already defeated Page.....

.....Dallas really could do with someone out here watching his back.....a partner if you will.....maybe a former Tag Team partner.....it doesn't look like any help is going to be forthcoming though, as the Blue Bloods continue to put the boots to the former World Tag Team Champion.....

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.....it takes a little longer than I'm sure Page would have liked, but eventually Lex Luger and The Patriot come rushing out from the back.....

.....the Blue Bloods have had their fun, so they quickly beat a hasty retreat as Luger and Patriot (with a helping hand from Kimberly) help Page back to his feet.....as they do though, Larry Zbyszko can't help but wonder aloud whether Dallas would have been better served with Chris Benoit in his corner this evening.....

Rating: A

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.....our main event is coming up next but before we can get there, Mike Tenay is looking to grab a quick word with one of the competitors, his current guest.....Sid Vicious.....

.....Sid isn't happy either.....he says that Jean Paul Levesque made the mistake of a lifetime on Monday Nitro, placing his hands on the big man.....

".....you see, the last thing you want to do (when you're already public enemy number one) is incur the wrath of....Sid....Vicious....

.....Shawn Michaels, Jean Paul Levesque.....you two are nothing more than a blip in MY ocean of destruction.....you think that you're the big fish, but in reality, all you have to do is look into my eyes right now and you will see that I am the Great White Shark.....and you are nothing more than my next meal....."

.....Sid continues, saying that while it will it be his pleasure to Powerbomb JPL straight through that mat tonight, he has something a lot bigger that he wants to feast on at SuperBrawl.....

.....The Giant.....

.....Sid says that the Giant is clearly a man with a death wish.....

".....a BIG man, but a man none the less.....while I, I am no mere man.....when you look upon the face of Sid Vicious, you're looking at the Master.....and Ruler.....of the World.....so Giant.....Big Man.....at SuperBrawl, if you're HALF the man you say you are, you'll have no problem in accepting this challenge.....but know ONE THING.....you will not survive....."

.....with that, Sid stares intently into the camera, before finally snapping out of the moment and heading off towards the ring.....

.....our main event is next.....

Rating: B+

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.....and that main event sees Sid Vicious, facing off against the man that attempted to Pedigree him this past Monday Night......Jean Paul Levesque.....

.....JPL and Shawn Michaels, well, let's just say that they haven't been making many friends recently.....in a world where it was World Championship Wrestling vs. The Titans of Wrestling, they are currently an island all on their own.....shunned (by their own choice) and despised by both groups and in all honesty, they seem to be revelling in it.....

.....for now they have incurred the ire of the seven foot tall Sid Vicious, something that most men would shy away from ESPECIALLY when they have (two) high profile matches coming up at SuperBrawl (a War Games lite match for Shawn and a shot at the US Title for Levesque) but no, they're here in all their antagonistic glory.....and for a good portion of this match it costs JPL a beating.....

.....JPL is good in the ring.....better than good actually, but he's not Shawn Michaels, so while this match was great, it wasn't Shawn Michaels/Sid great.....for Thunder though it was tremendous.....Levesque did well to sell Sid's offence, with his cockiness quickly fading as the big man put the boots to him.....

.....oh, and the ending didn't help matters either.....

.....because with Sid firmly in control, he decided to send a message to the man he challenged earlier to face him at SuperBrawl, as he wrapped his hand around the throat of Levesque, looking to deliver a (Giant) Chokeslam of his own.....

.....which is when Shawn Michaels slides into the ring and kicks him in the mouth with that Sweet Chin Music.....

.....Sid goes down.....

.....and that'll be a Disqualification.....

Winner: Sid Vicious (via Disqualification)
Rating: B

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.....ah Shawn Michaels.....what a wonderful douchebag you are.....he stands over Sid with that cocky smirk on his face, throwing Crotch Chops at the downed seven footer, before helping Levesque to his feet.....

.....the two men point and laugh at Sid for a moment, before shrugging their shoulders and deciding to have a little more fun by putting the boots to the big man.....

.....:::::!!!!!IF YA SMELLLLLLLLL......WHAT THE ROCK......IS COOKING!!!!!:::::.....

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.....a two on one beatdown? Not on The Rock's show baby.....and the Great One comes rushing down the aisle.....

.....there are clearly already tensions brewing between Rocky and the two Outsiders, and after their interaction it's obvious that Rocky has little time for either Michaels or Levesque.....

.....it doesn't look like Michaels and Levesque have any time for Rock either.....any time to fight that is.....because they quickly bail to the outside and onto the floor as The Rock slides into the ring, making a hasty exit (and laughing all the way) as Rocky stands eagerly inviting them back into the ring.....

.....they don't come back though.....so I guess it's only fair that on the Rock's show, after the Rock opened, we close with a shot of the Great One standing tall on the turnbuckles.....

.....I don't know what he's smelling.....but whatever it is, the crowd likes it.....

.....we'll see you Monday fans.....

Rating: A*

Final Rating: B+

to4sty · November 10, 2019

<div style="text-align:center;"> <img style="max-width:60%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/KHIBBqF.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/KHIBBqF.jpg"></a> Week 1, February 1998 Highlights from ECW House Party 1998 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/zoGIsc2.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/zoGIsc2.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Vi7pLeg.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Vi7pLeg.jpg"></a> We open up this week right in the middle of the ring, where Joey Styles welcomes us (and a rambunctious Philly crowd) to ECW House Party 1998.....he's going through his usual spiel, hyping up the crowd ahead of the upcoming show, before he gets interrupted by the "24 year old upstart" that is Justin Credible.....and while Joey looks to be annoyed at the unannounced arrival, he does his job and switches to interviewer mode, asking Credible what he's doing out here?..... ".....I mean, you don't even have a match.....not that that's been stopping you from getting involved in the action around here, although I've got to warn you, this isn't the WWF and you don't have your little KLiQ buddies around here to watch your back.....this is ECW and if you keep sticking your nose in people's business, someone's liable to tear it off....." .....Credible tells Joey to shut his mouth and show some respect to the newest Main Event Player on the scene, soon to be the ONLY player on the scene..... ".....and if you keep throwing about that false bravado little man, not even all the fat, beer swilling, basement dwelling virgins in this crowd will be able to stop me from shoving your head right up your ass....." .....Credible says that he's out here for one reason and one reason only.....he's here to make an impact..... ".....because I SHOULD be facing The Sandman for that World Title tonight, but instead they've given that filthy little street rat New Jack a shot.....clearly the people running this place are happy to stay as some low rent backwater Federation, or they'd make sure that their Champion was not just the greatest.....not just the best.....but Justin....Credible..... .....you know what Styles, my close personal friend Shawn Michaels thinks HE's got it bad, stuck down in World Championship Wrestling? But if he thinks THATS second rate, he should see this place....." .....Joey tells Credible to get to the point.....what does he want? Obviously a Title shot is out of the question tonight, so what's it going to take to make him go away?..... .....Credible says that if he can't have a World Title shot, then he wants a World Title HOLDER.....a former World Champion.....he says that he's already proved that The Sandman and Terry Funk aren't up to the task, now he wants to prove that NONE of the previous Champions hold a candle to him..... ".....so send anyone out.....ANYONE.....where's the Superfly?.....Shane Douglas?.....where's El Matador Joey? Who's back there? Send them out, and I'll send them back with a broken [expletive deleted] neck, courtesy of the greatest Tombstone Piledriver in Wrestling....." <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/z4kRmpJ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/z4kRmpJ.jpg"></a> .....ask and you shall receive..... .....Credible gets a former World Champion.....the most unlikely of World Champions, but a World Champion none the less, as Mikey Whipwreck makes his way out..... .....Mikey doesn't say much, other than to let Credible know that Diesel and Razor aren't here.....the Boy Toy isn't here.....but Mikey Whipwreck is here, and Mikey Whipwreck is going to kick his ass...... Rating: B+ </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 style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/c3OlByw.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/c3OlByw.jpg"></a> .....later.....he's going to kick his ass later.....because while that match DID happen, we're not going to see it just yet..... .....instead we go back to "Studio" Styles, who's standing in front of that ECW backdrop, where he welcomes us to the show..... .....he reaffirms what Credible said earlier, stating that The Sandman will indeed put the World Title on the line (in a match we will see in the coming weeks) before saying that this isn't the ONLY title match, because the Eliminators will be putting the Tag Titles on the line against PG-13, while Shane Douglas will be defending the Television Title against former Champion.....911...... .....speaking of Douglas..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/cfzE8Lw.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/cfzE8Lw.jpg"></a> .....we cut to a pre-record of The Franchise (who stands there with the Television Title around his waist, while Francine strokes his chest) telling 911 that he has about as much chance of capturing this title from Shane Douglas as Tommy Dreamer had DEFENDING this title against Shane Douglas..... .....Shane says that Tommy went and let his emotions run away with him, just because Shane gave Beulah a little Belly to Belly.....Shane says that Tommy is just bitter, because being belly to belly with Shane Douglas was the best full frontal action Beulah has had in a LONG time..... ".....and as far as 911 goes, big man, you might think you're hot [expletive deleted) just because you go around Chokeslamming nobody's.....well Shane Douglas isn't a nobody.....and for as big as you are, there's always someone bigger just around the corner....." .....Shane cackles his trademark laugh at that, before holding up three fingers..... .....three fingers?.....but the Triple Threat is dead..... .....isn't it?..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/WIxbSJf.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/WIxbSJf.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/8WlBwrC.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/8WlBwrC.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Fo86UOx.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Fo86UOx.jpg"></a> .....from there we cut to a shot of Tommy Dreamer, Beulah (who's ribs are taped below a skimpy bikini) and the imposing figure that is 911..... .....911 might be a former Television Champion (thanks A.I) but he's not much of a talker.....so he stands (all menacing like) in the background, while Tommy let's Shane Douglas know EXACTLY what is in store for him at House Party..... .....he says that Douglas has been running.....Douglas has been hiding.....but at House Party, Tommy Dreamer is going to know EXACTLY where Shane Douglas is.....this is about more than titles (although Douglas won't HAVE a title by the time 911 has finished with him) this is about pride.....this is about Beulah..... ".....this is about ME.....kicking YOUR ass.....and at House Party, you won't have NOTHING.....because while 911 is going to take your title.....I'm gonna take your balls.....that's IF you have any....." 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:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/EWneHkq.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/EWneHkq.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/rIGo2e7.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/rIGo2e7.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/iTMRWwj.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/iTMRWwj.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/PpKvS93.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/PpKvS93.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/VSN8erh.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/VSN8erh.jpg"></a> .....we were promised a tag title match, we're getting a tag title match.....as The Eliminators put the gold on the line against relative newcomers PG-13..... .....Wolfie D and JC Ice might have got their ECW career off to a winning start, but they're going to have to do something special to take these titles here tonight.....titles that Saturn and Kronus have held on to for over seven months now, winning them back in June of 1997..... .....PG-13 did NOT do something special..... .....they put on a good performance, don't get me wrong, but while they MIGHT be Championship material down the line, they didn't get the job done here tonight.....because The Eliminators were able to pick up yet another victory, following Total Elimination..... Winner(s): .....and Still ECW Tag Team Champions.....The Eliminators 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 style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/EWneHkq.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/EWneHkq.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/rIGo2e7.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/rIGo2e7.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/99SvmLX.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/99SvmLX.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/C53EtsH.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/C53EtsH.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/MtV3Hj4.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/MtV3Hj4.jpg"></a> .....before they get to celebrate however, the lights go out.....and when they come back on, three figures are standing in the middle of the ring..... ".....!!OH MY GOD!!....." .....Joey Styles lets out his trademark shout, before hurriedly telling us that's Luna Vachon, the Vampire Warrior.....and former WWF "Superstar", The Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels..... .....hurriedly because no sooner have the words left his mouth, than Daniels and the Vampire Warrior attack..... .....they attack from behind too.....which means that after already fighting a pretty competitive match, Saturn and Kronus never get out of the starting blocks with this assault.....even Luna gets in on the action..... .....the beating only ends after Saturn has been planted into the concrete on the outside with an Impaler DDT, while Daniels performs the Angels Wings to Kronus INSIDE the ring..... .....that's all she wrote, and as the pair stand over the downed Eliminator, The Fallen Angel performs the Last Rites on Kronus, and we go back to the "studio"..... 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:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/c3OlByw.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/c3OlByw.jpg"></a> .....where Joey Styles tells us that he has it on good authority that this unholy trio are billing themselves as The Brood.....and CLEARLY they have one thing on their mind, the ECW Tag Team Titles..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/99SvmLX.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/99SvmLX.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/C53EtsH.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/C53EtsH.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/MtV3Hj4.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/MtV3Hj4.jpg"></a> .....and as if to emphasise that point, we go to a darkened (candle lit) room, where The Vampire Warrior, Luna and The Fallen Angel are in the midst of a ceremony of some kind..... .....The Vampire Warrior stands in the background, golden goblet in hands, while Luna tells us that The Brood have finally found a home.....too dark for the WWF.....too controversial for WCW.....only in the land of the EXTREME can the Brood TRULY be themselves..... .....Daniels says that while all of that is true, all of that is also for naught.....unless they can serve up the offering.....the ONLY offering that their dark lords want.....the ECW Tag Team Titles.....bathed.....in the blood.....of The Eliminators..... .....The Fallen Angel again performs the ritual of the Last Rites, while the Vampire Warrior takes a big swig from that Golden Goblet.....before spraying what looks suspiciously like blood across the room..... .....let's go to the Dudley Boys..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/cf64mRq.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/cf64mRq.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/jYEyr2I.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/jYEyr2I.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/aRJz2us.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/aRJz2us.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/LHYTIFp.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/LHYTIFp.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/3BLNboC.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/3BLNboC.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Oj11tW9.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Oj11tW9.jpg"></a> .....although this usually happy-go-lucky group look to be anything but happy right now.....in fact (thanks to D-Von Dudley) they look positively terrified..... .....we soon see why too.....because D-Von absolutely rips into his brothers here, calling them "lesser" Dudleys, that's IF they even have any Dudley in them at all..... ".....because all I see are a bunch of weak ass momma's boys, that couldn't grow a [expletive deleted] backbone if their pathetic little lives depended on it....." .....D-Von says that Big Daddy Dudley would be sickened to see his legacy turn to this.....stating that Daddy Dudley only has ONE true son and heir and that's D-Von Dudley.....in fact, these five "Dudley's" may as well call themselves the Dudley Daughters, because they're nothing more than a bunch of b!tches..... ".....with [expletive deleted] between their legs....." .....D-Von says that ALL the Dudleys will have the chance to prove themselves.....because it's House Party 1998.....and they are ALL in action tonight...... ".....you want to be a a Dudley? You gotta BE a Dudley.....tonight.....do NOT let me down, but more importantly, don't let Big Daddy Dudley down....." 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:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Y8JABWD.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Y8JABWD.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/jqiItb4.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/jqiItb4.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Eh85fRt.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Eh85fRt.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/LHYTIFp.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/LHYTIFp.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/3BLNboC.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/3BLNboC.jpg"></a> .....man, the non D-Von portion of the Dudley Boys haven't been having much luck as of late.....they're not winning many matches and (to be frank) they're getting b!tched out by their own brother on a weekly basis..... .....maybe they'll do better here..... .....I mean, you'd hope so..... .....sure Chubby and Dances with aren't exactly the most proficient of the Dudley Clan, but they're facing two relative rookies here, fresh out of ECW's House of Hardcore training facility it's Danny Doring and Roadkill (along with Miss Congeniality) and D-Von is looking for results..... .....he doesn't get results..... .....what he gets, is to watch Dances with Dudley (because Chubby is too chubby) taken out with the Buggy Bang, which keeps Doring and Roadkill on their winning ways..... .....well done lads..... Winner(s): Danny Doring & Roadkill Rating: E </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:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/cf64mRq.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/cf64mRq.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/jYEyr2I.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/jYEyr2I.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/aRJz2us.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/aRJz2us.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/LHYTIFp.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/LHYTIFp.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/3BLNboC.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/3BLNboC.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Oj11tW9.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Oj11tW9.jpg"></a> .....did I mention that D-Von is furious? I didn't? Well let me tell you again for emphasis, because D-Von is [expletive deleted] furious..... .....he dives straight into the ring (with a steel chair in hand) and swings wildly at Doring, but the victors quickly bail (without tasting that steel) so D-Von spins around and cracks Chubby right between the eyes with that chair..... .....Buh Buh and Big Dick are quickly in there, and as D-Von raises the chair to crash it across the back of Dances with, Buh Buh gets up behind his brother and snatches the weapon straight out of his hands..... .....D-Von spins around (and see's Buh Buh holding that chair, asking him "what are you going to do with that you spineless piece of sh!t? You gonna hit me? F%#^ing hit me.....do it.....DO IT.....you ain't gonna do sh!t....." .....D-Von pie faces Buh Buh, telling him that he SHOULD be swinging that chair at these two poor excuses for Dudleys on the mat.....he says that they're an embarrassment to the Dudley name and Buh Buh and Big Dick are guilty by association.....THEY are embarrassments, because they refuse to discipline failure..... ".....and that makes YOU a f%#^ing loser too.....loosing to a pair of no name, no talent punks, don't make me f%#^ing laugh.....maybe YOU will do better against that geriatric fossil Terry Funk....." .....Buh Buh IS facing Terry Funk tonight at House Party, in a match that we will see NEXT week on Hardcore Tv.....WILL Buh Buh fare better than his brothers did right here?..... ".....you'd f%#^ing better do....." 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 style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/z4kRmpJ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/z4kRmpJ.jpg"></a><img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Eh85fRt.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Eh85fRt.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Vi7pLeg.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Vi7pLeg.jpg"></a> .....while we're not going to find out how Buh Buh fared against Terry Funk this week, we ARE going to find out how Justin Credible did facing ANOTHER former ECW Champion in Mikey Whipwreck..... .....we saw Credible make the challenge earlier in the show, the challenge for ANY former ECW Champion to meet him in the ring tonight and surprisingly it was everybody's favourite underdog that accepted the challenge..... .....now, in all fairness Mikey isn't the most imposing of former champions.....but while he's small in stature, he's big in heart, which is why he can claim to hold a victory over not only the current ECW Champion The Sandman, but top WWF superstar Stone Cold Steve Austin too, after defeating Austin back at 1995's November to Remember event..... .....Credible has a point to prove though.....he's young, he's hungry, he's bold and brash, but most importantly, he wants a shot at that ECW Title......now defeating a former Champion has got to get him one step closer to that goal..... .....so defeat a former Champion is exactly what he does..... .....Mikey fights valiantly, but in the end this 24 year old upstart proves to be too much for Whipwreck to handle, as he gets put away (much as Balls Mahoney did a few weeks back) with that Spinning Tombstone Piledriver for the one, two, three...... Winner: Justin Credible 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 style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Vi7pLeg.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Vi7pLeg.jpg"></a><img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/z4kRmpJ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/z4kRmpJ.jpg"></a> .....Credible takes a microphone to tell these Philly fans that is THIS is the calibre of the champions that they've had around here, it's no WONDER they're still stuck in this crappy little Bingo Hall..... .....he tells them not to worry though.....because Justin Credible is here to take them to the promised land.....Justin Credible is here to get them NationWide TV, not these three am graveyard shots on the local markets.....Justin Credible is here to get them sponsorships.....video games..... ".....Pay Per View....." .....Justin Credible is here to make ECW the promotion it COULD be......less of the Extreme, more of the Entertainment..... ".....Sports Entertainment.....because that's where the money lies.....none of these losers in the back can get to the WWF, because let's face it, they're not on that level.....but you know what they say, if you can't get to the WWF......then I'll bring the WWF to you......" .....predictably that causes some considerable heat, with a duelling chant of "F%#k You Aldo" and "Vince Sucks Di....." well, you know...... .....Justin ain't finished though, telling the crowd that he knows change is hard to accept, but in all honesty, they're going to have no choice but to accept it.....because if Justin Credible says he's going to do it, then you can take that to the bank..... .....Justin Credible is going to make ECW.....he is going to BE the ECW Champion.....and he is damn sure going to put Terry Funk out to pasture, once he's done kicking The Sandman's drunk ass.....and that's not just the coolest......that's not the best..... ".....that.....is Justin Credible.....and all we have to do, is take out some of these 'Extreme' losers.....starting with this one right here....." .....with that, Credible grabs his stolen Singapore Cane and uses it to go to town on poor Mikey, who gets beaten like a cheap steak..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/WDDFPo8.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/WDDFPo8.jpg"></a> .....at least until Terry Funk comes walking out from the back (with a steel chair in each hand) launching one chair in Credibles direction, while climbing into the ring with the other one still in hand..... .....Credible quickly bails, telling Funk that while he'd love to kick his wrinkled up old ass, he just competed in one match, and the Philadelphia State Athletic Committee would NOT want him competing again so soon.....and since he's trying to legitimise this place, he wants the committee on side...... ".....so for the good of all these fans and for the good of ECW.....I'm just going to leave....." .....and with that, Credible disappears, leaving Funk to stomp around the ring calling him a yellow b@stard...... "......you yellow belly, egg sucking son of a b!tch.....you ugly, buck tooth <a href="mailto:" rel="">b@stard.....you</a> want a fight, I'll give you a fight....." .....and so on and so forth..... .....Terry Funk says that he doesn't care less about no damn Athletic Committee.....all he cares about is the ECW Title and he'd wrestle 15 times tonight alone if it meant he got a shot at The Sandman..... ".....in fact, when I'm done kicking the ass of that big stuttering son of a b!tch later, maybe I'll stick around and see who's holding that belt.....and maybe the Philadelphia State Athletic Committee, Justin Credible, AND the WWF can kiss my ass......because this is ECW.....this IS extreme.....and I want that title....." .....sounds to me like Terry Funk is planning on challenging the winner of our ECW Title match..... .....of course, he's got to get past Buh Buh Ray Dudley first.....and we will be seeing that match.....next week...... .....we'll see you then..... .....roll those f%#^ing credits..... Rating: B+ Final Rating: C+ </div></blockquote> </div>

to4sty · November 12, 2019

The Monday Night Wars: Week 2, February 1998

Preview for WWF Raw is War: Week 2, February 1998

Steve Austin & Brian Pillman vs. The Hart Foundation (Bret & Owen Hart)
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Billy Gunn & Al Snow vs. Dustin Rhodes & Marc Mero
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Billy Kidman vs. Scorpio
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Harlem Heat vs. Southern Justice
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The British Bulldog vs. Jake Roberts
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Dean Malenko vs. Test
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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro: Week 2, February 1998

The Rock & Sid Vicious vs. Shawn Michaels & JPL
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Chris Benoit vs. Lance Storm
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WCW Cruiserweight Championship: #1 Contenders Match
Juventud Guerrera vs. ????
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The Nasty Boys vs. Alex Wright & Disco Inferno
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Jeff Hardy vs. VK Wallstreet
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Dallas Page, Lex Luger & The Patriot vs. The Blue Bloods (Regal, Eaton & Williams)
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Kijar · November 13, 2019

Preview for WWF Raw is War: Week 2, February 1998

Steve Austin & Brian Pillman vs. The Hart Foundation (Bret & Owen Hart)

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Billy Gunn & Al Snow vs. Dustin Rhodes & Marc Mero

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Billy Kidman vs. Scorpio

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Harlem Heat vs. Southern Justice

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The British Bulldog vs. Jake Roberts

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Dean Malenko vs. Test

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro: Week 2, February 1998

The Rock & Sid Vicious vs. Shawn Michaels & JPL

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Chris Benoit vs. Lance Storm

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WCW Cruiserweight Championship: #1 Contenders Match

Juventud Guerrera vs. ????

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The Nasty Boys vs. Alex Wright & Disco Inferno

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Jeff Hardy vs. VK Wallstreet

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Dallas Page, Lex Luger & The Patriot vs. The Blue Bloods (Regal, Eaton & Williams)

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joshbrady91 · November 13, 2019

Preview for WWF Raw is War: Week 2, February 1998

Steve Austin & Brian Pillman vs. The Hart Foundation (Bret & Owen Hart)

Billy Gunn & Al Snow vs. Dustin Rhodes & Marc Mero

Billy Kidman vs. Scorpio

Harlem Heat vs. Southern Justice

The British Bulldog vs. Jake Roberts

Dean Malenko vs. Test

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro: Week 2, February 1998

The Rock & Sid Vicious vs. Shawn Michaels & JPL

Chris Benoit vs. Lance Storm

WCW Cruiserweight Championship: #1 Contenders Match

Juventud Guerrera vs. ????

The Nasty Boys vs. Alex Wright & Disco Inferno

Jeff Hardy vs. VK Wallstreet

Dallas Page, Lex Luger & The Patriot vs. The Blue Bloods (Regal, Eaton & Williams)

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