World Class Wrestling

Captain Kremmen · January 17, 2018

WCW MAYHEM - EP. 138 - BEAUMONT, TX - FORD ARENA - 1-9-18 (Live)

(Show Intro)

(Crowd Shots/Pyro)

(Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden welcomed viewers and ran down the program: Sid Vicious vs. 'Million Dollar' Bill; Tag Team Champs Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka and challengers Los Lobos make an appearance before their big title re-match next week; an interview with Sgt. Slaughter; pre-recorded comments from Ric Flair and Paul Orndorff; Non Title: Dick Slater (TVC) vs. Brain Blair; another video from 'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor; and more! Then sent it to the ring.)

Match 1

'Hitman' Bret Hart vs. Terry Gibbs

(Gibbs was already in the ring and announced.

'Hart Attack' filled the arena and the fans exploded as Bret Hart came out. Bret was in his famous pink and black leg-length singlet, white boots with black trim and a pink star on the outside of each boot and wrap-around sunglasses. Bret slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring and stopped at ringside and took his sunglasses off and handed them to a young fan. Bret climbed into the ring and briefly played to the crowd.

The crafty, sneaky Gibbs gave Bret a fight early before Bret took control of the affair and finished off Gibbs by getting Gibbs to tap out in the sharpshooter.

WINNER: Bret Hart - Submission - Sharpshooter - 3:25)

(After the match: After Bret released the hold, the ref raised Bret's hand in victory as the crowd cheered. Bret stood in the ring and was acknowledging the crowd.

Mixed crowd reaction as Dynamite Kid, in street clothes and carrying a mic, made his way to the ring. Bret looked over and saw Kid climb into the ring. Bret saw Kid had a mic and Bret went over by the ropes and asked for the ring mic from Craig Johnson and got it. The two started pacing around in the ring.

Bret: "Good to see you back, Dynamite."

Kid: "Can the pleasantries, Bret.

"I just flew into town and came straight to the arena after spending the last few weeks back home in Liverpool for the holidays. I literally walked in the door just a few minutes ago.

"You ruined me entire holiday, Bret. Christmas. New Year's. These should be happy times. But for me they were miserable. You know why that was?"

Bret: "No. But I'm sure you're going to tell us."

Kid: "Damn right I am.

"I couldn't get our match from 'Season's Beatings' out of me mind. It's all I've thought about since I lost to you that night in San Diego. Every waking minute it's in me head. I ruined the holiday for me family because I was such a drag to be around. I talked non-stop about the match with anyone who would listen.

"I was right there on the cusp of beating you with your move the sharpshooter that night. You can't be much closer to victory than I was without winning. I felt like I lost an American football game when I was stopped on the one inch line just outside the end zone. That's how frustrating this loss was for me, Bret.

"We've each wrestled thousands of matches in our careers. We've each lost matches. But no loss has ever bothered me like the one at 'Season's Beatings'. And there's only one way that I can unburden meself of the loss."

Bret: "How's that?"

Kid: "Bret, I want a re-match with you. I know that I can beat you. I let victory slip through my fingers in our first meeting and I have to have this. Just one more match between us. I'm beggin' ya."

Bret: "Even though we aren't on the best of terms personally, Dynamite, I have great respect for you as a wrestler. You're one of the those rare wrestlers who really lights the ring on fire when that bell rings. And when we wrestled at 'Season's Beatings' we tore the house down."

Crowd cheered.

Bret: "We match-up well with each other. It's not like a lot of matches where the fans know who is gonna win before the bell rings because it's an obvious mis-match. Anytime it's the Dynamite Kid and Bret Hart wrestling no one knows who's gonna win going in.

"You could feel the anticipation in the crowd before our match at 'Season's Beatings'. It was one of those rare moments in this sport these days when the fans are totally fired up for one particular match..."

Kid: "Yes or no?"

Bret: "What?"

Kid: "Are you open to a re-match, Bret! Yes or no?! Spare us the speeches!"

Bret walked around for a moment as Kid was clearly becoming agitated. Bret turned and looked right at Dynamite.

Bret: "Dynamite, I accept your challenge for a re-match!"

Crowd cheered.

Dynamite and Bret looked at each other as Rob Russen of the match-making committee walked out on the entrance stage with mic in hand. He was in a suit.

Schiavone: "That's Rob Russen of the match-making committee."

Russen: "May I have your attention, please."

Bret and Kid looked over at Russen.

Russen: "I've been standing in the back listening to you two. You had one of the best matches I've ever witnessed at 'Season's Beatings'.

"You guys want a re-match with each other? Then you've got it."

Crowd cheered.

Bret: "Thank you, Rob Russen."

Kid said nothing.

Russen: "And the match will take place on Friday, February 2nd, at the 'Winter Warfare' show which will be airing right here on Tru TV! Best of luck to both of you!"

Russen turned and headed to the back.

In the ring, Bret and Kid looked at each other and had a brief conversation off-mic. Bret then extended his hand to shake Kid's in a gesture of goodwill, but Kid just looked at Bret's hand and then up at Bret's eyes and then Kid turned and left the ring, dropped to the floor and headed back up the aisle without looking back to a mixed crowd reaction as Bret looked on from the ring.)

(Announcers discussed the re-match between Kid and Bret being made for 'Winter Warfare'. Hyped still to come: Sid Vicious vs. 'Million Dollar' Bill; Tag Team Champs Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka and challengers Los Lobos make an appearance before their big title re-match next week; pre-recorded comments from Ric Flair and Paul Orndorff; Non Title: Dick Slater (TVC) vs. Sam Houston; another video from 'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor; and more! Said in interview with Sgt. Slaughter was coming up after the break!)

(Commercials)

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(Announcers intro'd video of the situation between TV Champ Dick Slater and Sgt. Slaughter where Slater injured Sarge's neck on two occasions.

VIDEO:

11-14-17 ep. of 'Mayhem':

Sarge turned in Sherri's direction and started having words with her. As Sarge was distracted with Sherri, Slater took the opportunity to bash Sarge across the back of the head with the TV Title belt. Sarge went down and was holding the back of his head. The ref then ordered Slater to leave the area immediately and Slater responded by bashing the ref in the face with the belt. Ref crashed to the mat and was barely moving. Slater said something to Sherri and Sherri quickly left the ring, dropped to the floor and reached under the ring apron and pulled out a folded up steel chair. Sherri slid the chair into the ring as Slater put the boots to the downed Sarge.

Slater grabbed the chair and placed it next to Sarge. Slater grabbed Sarge, hoisted Sarge up and nailed Sarge with a piledriver on the chair. Sarge back down and now in really bad shape. Several members of WCW security came charging down the aisle as Slater grabbed his title and he and Sherri bailed to the safety of the floor.

12-10-17 'Season's Beatings' PPV (Tru TV Championship match between Slater (TVC) & Slaughter):

Marine Corps Hymn filled the arena and out came Slaughter to a strong ovation. Slaughter was in his black, leg-length singlet with 'USA' in red, white and blue lettering on the outside of each leg and red, white and blue stars above the 'U' and below the 'A', black and green ring boots with his stripe rank on the outside of each boot and his DI hat. He was also wearing a soft neck brace.

As Sarge was making his way down the aisle, Slater, in his ring attire and with the TV Title around his waist, came charging out of the back and came up behind Sarge and dropped Sarge with a running clothesline to the back of the neck. Sarge down face-first in the aisle. Slater reached down and pulled the soft neck brace off of Sarge and threw it into the crowd. Slater snapped Sarge up by the hair and walked Sarge down the aisle and slammed Sarge's head into the ring apron multiple times in rapid-fire fashion. Sarge went down next to the ring and was holding the back of his neck.

Schiavone: "Slamming Sarge's head into the ring apron like that whiplashes the neck and must have done more damage!"

WCW officials, members of the security team and another man hastily came down to ringside. Announcers pointed out that the other man was the on-site doctor. Security moved in and kept Slater away from inflicting more damage on Sarge. The doctor knelt down on the floor next to Sarge and checked on Sarge and was talking to him. Tension filled the arena.

Johnson (speaking to the doc who came to the ring): "Can Sgt. Slaughter wrestle tonight?"

Doctor: "He knows the risks if he wrestles. He can make the injury worse than it already is.

"So, it is with some hesitation on my part, that I am giving Sgt. Slaughter the OK to wrestle in this match."

During the match:

Slater nailed Sarge with a series of deliberate elbow smashes to the back of the neck. Sarge crashed to the mat and rolled over on his back holding the back of his neck... Slater booted Sarge and then snapped Sarge up and slammed Sarge's head repeatedly into the top buckle. Sarge leaned front-first against the buckles with his hand on the back of his neck. Slater spun Sarge around in the corner and started choking Sarge out with his boot. Slater broke the illegal move at the ref's count of 4.

Slater locked Sarge in a side headlock. Slater worked the headlock over, further increasing Sarge's neck pain. Slater then started jumping up and down in quick fashion with Sarge in the headlock... Slater went to punch Sarge but Sarge blocked the punch try and fired away on Slater with a series of head shots followed by a big roundhouse right hook that sent Slater crashing to the mat. Slater up and turned and Sarge charged over and pulverized Slater with his Slaughter Cannon finisher. Crowd popped. Slater down...but so was Slaughter. Slaughter laying on his front side and holding the back of his neck. Since both were down the ref started counting. Sarge found the strength to crawl over and cover Slater. 1...2...thr... Slater kicked out... Sarge whipped Slater into the ropes and looked to catch Slater coming off with a backdrop but Slater instead dived down and blasted Sarge in the back of the neck with a double sledge. Sarge crashed to the mat holding the back of his neck. Slater snapped up the helpless Sarge and nailed Sarge with his front Russian legsweep finisher. Sarge hit the mat and rolled over on his back. Slater covered the hurting Sarge and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the crowd booed.)

(Announcers then intro'd a pre-recorded interview Scott Hudson did a few days earlier with Sarge at his home.

VIDEO:

Video opened with a shot of Sarge, wearing a soft neck collar and street clothes, and Hudson, in a suit, sitting on a couch in Sarge's home.

Hudson: "This is Scott Hudson on location from Parris Island, South Carolina. We are at the home of Sgt. Slaughter.

"Sarge, we know what went down with you and Tru TV Champion Dick Slater. How's the neck doing today?"

Sarge: "Well, Hudson, the neck is coming along good. Real good. I'm now at a point where I don't have to wear the neck collar all day. I can take it off for a few hours and move my neck a little. I still have to be careful, though. I don't want to risk seriously re-injuring it."

Hudson: "Have doctors said when you can come back to wrestling?"

Sarge: "I've been seeing a head and neck specialist as well as my regular doc. Both have said the same thing. The neck is healing well and, barring something unforeseen, I should be back in the ring in a couple of months or so."

Hudson: "Bet you're anxious to lace 'em up again?"

Sarge: "You got that right. I can't wait to return to doing what I love. I am going crazy just having to stay around here most of the time. I want to wrestle."

Sarge chuckled.

Sarge: "You know what they say? Anything to get out of the house."

Hudson (chuckling): "That is true. You can go a little stir crazy being confined to one place for an extended period of time."

Sarge: "Ain't that the truth."

Hudson: "Dick Slater has injured your neck on two occasions now. There's obviously real bad blood between you two. When you come back, what's the main objective of Sgt. Slaughter?"

Sarge: "My objective is to crush Dick Slater. I don't just want to beat him. I want to obliterate him. He could have permanently damaged my neck. I want payback for what happened."

Hudson: "Well, I don't think anyone can..."

Sarge: "Just let me say something else about Slater. In its own twisted way, you have to give him his due."

Hudson: "His due? He tried to seriously injure you!"

Sarge: "He did try to maim me.

"But, he said that when he hurt my neck with that piledriver on the chair a month before our match at 'Season's Beatings' that the injury would come back to haunt me...and he was right. His plan worked to perfection.

"But the next time we collide in the ring it's gonna be a different story. My neck will be healed when it happens. I'm certainly not gonna let Slater catch me off-guard again with an ambush before the match like at 'Season's Beatings'. Everything's gonna be tightened up. I'm gonna be primed and ready for Slater next time and we'll see just how battle ready Slater is. And you can take that to the bank."

Hudson: "That was Sgt. Slaughter. He is on the road to recovery and I would not want to be Dick Slater when the Sarge returns to WCW.

"This has been Scott Hudson on location."

Video faded to black.)

(Announcers discussed the Sarge interview.)

(Announcers then intro'd another video of a wrestler coming to WCW: The 'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor.

VIDEO:

Video opened showing an ice rink.

Terry Taylor skated into the picture in goalie attire and took his place in between the pipes. Taylor was wearing a blue and white goalie mask, blue and white goalie pads, blue hockey pants with white trim, blue and white skates, a blue hockey jersey with 'TT' in white overlaid lettering (think the Texas Tech logo) in the middle of the front of the jersey, white trim on the sleeves and on the lower part of the jersey, and 'Taylor' and the number 1 in white on the back of the jersey.

Taylor stood in the pipes. A shot of two groups of pucks were shown on the ice. Two men in black, white and gray hockey gear skated into the picture. Their faces weren't shown. The man who shot right-handed was wearing number 11 and the man who shot left-handed wore number 99.

Taylor got settled in goal and nodded his head. A horn sounded.

The men each took turns firing shots at Taylor and Taylor was shown turning aside several shots in spectacular fashion. The horn sounded again.

Taylor took off his goalie mask and sat it on top of the net.

The two men skated over to Taylor.

Right-handed shooter: "We shot 50 pucks at you and you stopped all of them!"

Left-handed shooter: "That was amazing! You have the makings of a great goalie!"

Taylor: "Mark Messier and Wayne Gretzky, I appreciate the sentiment."

Shot of Messier's and Gretzky's awed faces.

Taylor: "Coming from you guys that means a lot."

Gretzky: "The door will always be open for a talent like you to play in the NHL."

Messier: "No doubt about that after what you just did."

Taylor: "Playing in the NHL would be a real temptation for me if I wasn't so great at my first love which is professional wrestling.

"If it's any consolation for you, I will never forget this day."

Gretzky: "Neither will we."

Messier: "I'll be telling my grandkids about this day when I'm old, gray and sitting in my rocking chair on the front porch. What a display by you, Mr. Taylor."

Taylor nodded with a smirking look on his face like he knew Gretzky and Messier were in the presence of greatness.

Gretzky: "That offer stands. Anytime you wanna try the NHL..."

Taylor: "Gotcha. Maybe after I dominate the competition in WCW I could be looking for new worlds to conquer. So you never know."

Gretzky and Messier laughed and then Taylor fist bumped both men and they skated off. Taylor turned and grabbed his water bottle off the top of the net and took a quick drink before putting the bottle back down.

Taylor: "You all just witnessed something that never happened in sports history.

"I just stopped all 50 shots fired on me by hockey hall of famers Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier. No one has ever done anything like that to those guys before!

"And you know why?! Because I'm the 'World's Greatest Athlete'! That's why!

"There's not one other athlete on the planet who could have done what I just did! And the reason they couldn't is because they aren't the greatest!

"All the wrestlers in WCW better be paying attention to me! They'd all better realize that they're gonna be facing the best of them all when they step in the ring with Terry Taylor! Not one of the best! The best!

"So, all you WCW stars better get ready! Because the 'World's Greatest Athlete' is headed your way!

"See you soon!"

Taylor skated out of the picture as the video faded to black.)

(Announcers discussed the Taylor promo video. Then sent it backstage.)

(Backstage: Scott Hudson.

Hudson: "This is Scott Hudson in the WCW Interview Center.

"My guest at this time is 'Million Dollar' Bill."

Bill walked into the interview area in his ring attire.

Bill was carrying a bottle with him.

Hudson: "Looks like you've got an adult beverage there."

Bill: "Only the best for a millionaire, Hudson! This is a bottle of Dom Peringnon!"

Bill took a swig from the bottle and let some of it run down his chin. Bill started laughing.

Hudson: "I thought rich people were supposed to be classy."

Bill: "I'm all class, man! Want a swig?!"

Bill held the bottle out.

Hudson: "Uh... No thanks."

Bill: "You're so middle class, Hudson!"

Bill took another swig from the bottle.

Hudson: "Bill, tonight you're facing Sid Vicious in our main event. What are your thoughts head..."

Bill: "You know who needs to be guzzling this bottle of Dom?! Sid Vicious, that's who!"

Hudson: "Sid Vi... Why?"

Bill: "It will help him cope with the mental and physical pain he's gonna suffer at my hands tonight!

"The physical pain is from the beating he's gonna receive from me and the mental pain is what he's gonna feel after I beat him!"

Hudson: "I think you're getting a little ahead of yourself. Sid's a pretty tough customer in the ring."

Bill: "Sid Vicious...is a big, stupid dummy! Guys who look like him usually don't have much going for them in the brains department! I'm just gonna wait for him to do something really stupid during the match and then I've got him!"

Hudson: "How much of that stuff have you had to drink tonight?"

Bill: "What do you... Oh... I get it! You think I'd have to be drunk to say these things about my match with Sid tonight, huh?! I am 100 percent sober! I know exactly what I'm saying! And I'll know exactly what I'm doing when I wrestle him!

"Sid Vicious is big! He's dumb! And he's going down in flames to 'Million Dollar' Bill!"

Bill took a swig from his bottle and spat the champagne in the air. Hudson quickly tried to cover up but still got wet as Bill walked out of the interview area.

Hudson: "Thanks, you jerk!"

Bill (off-camera): "You're welcome!")

(Announcers discussed the Bill Irwin interview. Hyped still to come: Sid Vicious vs. 'Million Dollar' Bill; Tag Team Champs Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka and challengers Los Lobos make an appearance before their big title re-match next week; pre-recorded comments from Ric Flair and Paul Orndorff; and more! Said Dick Slater (TVC) vs. Brain Blair was next!)

(Commercials)

(Announcers then intro'd a video regarding this year's 'Scars N Stripes' PPV.

VIDEO:

Aerial shot of the city of Los Angeles from a distance. The shot quickly closed in on the city and then the picture sped up until there was an aerial shot over a stadium.

WCW PRESENTS: 'SCARS N STRIPES' - JUNE 2018 - CARSON, CA - STUBHUB CENTER - TICKETS AND TRAVEL PACKAGES ON SALE THIS SATURDAY @ 10am PST!)

(Announcers briefly discussed the 'Scars N Stripes' PPV coming this summer and then sent it to the ring.)

Match 2 (Non-Title)

'Dirty' Dick Slater (TVC) w/ Mgr. Sherri Martel vs. Brian Blair

(Blair was already in the ring and announced.

Music-only version of 'The Crunge' played and out came Dick Slater and Sherri Martel to strong boos. Slater was in a black satin ring jacket with 'Slater' written in red block lettering across the back and a thin red stripe running down the outside of each sleeve, black tights with two red stripes running down the outside of each leg, and white boots with black trim. The title was around his waist. Sherri was in a blue dress that flaunted her curves, black stockings and black heels. The pair made their way to the ring and climbed up on the apron. Sherri sat on the middle rope and opened the top rope and Slater stepped into the ring and Sherri followed. The pair briefly played to the crowd.

Ref called for the bell.

The two men came out and circled one another and Slater caught Blair with a kick to the gut and then drove a rapid-fire series of elbow smashes into the back of Blair's neck. Slater then nailed Blair with a suplex followed by a quick stomp. Slater backed into the ropes and came off with a flying knee drop to the chest but Blair rolled out of the way and Slater crashed knee-first into the mat. Slater grabbed his knee. Both men down. Ref counting. Both men up and Slater facing away from Blair. Blair charged in and popped Slater with a dropkick to the back and the impact sent Slater flying over the top rope and crashing to the floor. Blair stayed in the ring and shook out the early affects of the match. Ref started the 20-count. Slater sat up on the floor and angrily pounded his fists on the floor as Sherri came over to talk with Dick and calm him down. Blair waiting for Slater to get back into the ring. Slater to his feet on the floor and Sherri had final words for her man followed by a slap on the ass. Slater climbed up on the apron and quickly climbed into the ring and charged after Blair but Blair ole'd Slater and Slater turned and Blair caught Slater with a series of head shots. Blair went to whip Slater into the ropes but Slater reversed and caught Blair coming off with a back elbow to the chest. Blair crashed to the mat. Slater snapped Blair up and went to whip Blair into the ropes but Blair reversed and caught Slater coming off with a leg lariat. Slater crashed to the mat. Blair for the cover. 1...2... Slater kicked out. Both men up and Blair stunned Slater with a kick to the gut. Blair whipped Slater into the ropes and nailed Slater coming off with a dropkick. Slater crashed to the mat and rolled out on the apron. Sherri ran over and started talking to the stunned Slater. Ref counting. Slater made it to his feet on the apron and started to climb back into the ring. Blair went to go after Slater but Slater climbed back out on the apron and was holding the top rope. Ref ordered Blair to stand back and Blair did so. Ref started counting. Slater looked out at the crowd and started yelling at some hecklers. As Slater was doing that, Blair came over, grabbed the top rope and catapaulted Slater back into the ring. Slater quickly to his knees and begging off as Blair moved in and stood over him. Blair pulled Slater up by the hair and charged over and slammed Slater's head into the top buckle. The impact sent Slater bouncing up and back. Slater staggered off. Blair moved in, spun Slater around and popped Slater with a series of head shots. Blair went to whip Slater into the ropes but Slater reversed and looked to catch Blair coming off with a backdrop but Blair leapfrogged Slater and spun around and caught Slater in the sleeper. Sherri going ape shit at ringside. Blair with the hold firmly locked in. Slater desperately seeking an escape. In desperation, Slater was able to lunge over, drop down and Blair's head crashed into the top buckle. Slater was freed from the hold. Blair leaned front-first against the buckles. Slater caught Blair with a hard slap to the side of the ribs and then repeatedly slammed Blair's head into the top buckle in rapid-fire fashion. Blair staggered out of the corner by the ropes. Slater came up behind Blair and popped Blair with forearm smash to the back. Slater whipped Blair into the ropes and caught Blair coming off with a knee to the gut. Blair crashed to the mat. Slater snapped Blair up and nailed Blair with a gutwrench suplex. Slater backed into the ropes and came off with a flying knee drop to the chest that connected. Slater for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Blair kicked out. Many in the crowd cheered. Slater to his feet and waited for Blair to get up. A shaky Blair up and Slater moved in blasted Blair with a trio of forearms to the side of the head. Blair stunned. Slater grabbed Blair and nailed Blair with his front Russian legsweep finisher. Slater covered Blair and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the crowd booed.

Slater up and the ref raised his hand in victory as Sherri climbed into the ring and congratulated her man. Ref went over and got the belt from Craig Johnson and went over and handed it to Slater. Slater had a few words with Sherri and Sherri went over to Johnson and said something to Johnson and then rudely yanked the ring mic out of Johnson's hand.

Sherri took the mic over and handed it to Slater.

Slater: "Brian Blair, you put up quite a fight tonight. I gotta give you credit. I underestimated you and it almost came back to bite me right in the ass.

"But, in the end, you lost, Brian. And there's no shame whatsoever in losing to Tru TV Champion Dick Slater."

Sherri applauded Slater's remarks as the crowd started booing.

Slater: "There's a reason I hold this title and a guy like Brian Blair doesn't. And that reason is simple...there's no one else like me. Nobody knows how to bring it in crunch time like I do. You all just saw that Blair couldn't do it. Scott Irwin, he couldn't put me away and win this belt for a second time. No, I finished him off.

"Sgt. Slaughter. Ha! Sarge is home nursing that damaged neck of his. And you're looking at the man who did that damage."

Sherri started applauding again to more boos.

Slater: "Injuring Sarge's neck was one of the greatest accomplishments of my career. I am proud of what I did to him.

"And Marty Jannetty...well...ol' Marty needs to learn who he can really trust in this sport. Me and Sherri exposed him for the gullible dupe he is at 'Season's Beatings'."

Sherri leaned into the mic.

Sherri: "We did, babe! And that was so fun! Marty Jannetty is just one big walking sucker! Marty the moron! Hahahaha!"

Slater: "Hahahaha! Good one, my vicious little vixen!"

Sherri and Slater looked into each other's eyes and then embraced.

Sherri (in a sultry voice): "You know what I want to do right now?"

Slater (laughed a naughty, sinister laugh): "Oh, I can guess, doll. I can guess."

Sherri (sultry voice): "Yeah, lover. You know."

Tony Garea of the championship committee walked out on the entrance stage in a suit with mic in hand.

Schiavone: "It's Tony Garea of the championship committee."

Garea: "Dick Slater...I know what you're gonna be doing in two weeks."

Slater released Sherri and looked over at Garea.

Slater: "What was that, Garea?! Can't you see I was having a moment with my lady?!"

Garea: "That moment would not have been suitable for this program. Maybe 'World's Grossest Moments' or something..."

Slater: "You obviously have something you want to say to me! Spit it out!"

Garea: "Very perceptive of you, Dick.

"But before I get to my announcement, let's take a look at this video clip from 'Season's Beatings'."

Video aired from the Slater -Jannetty TV Championship match from 'Season's Beatings.

VIDEO:

Jannetty stomped his foot three times on the mat as the crowd cheered. Slater slowly making it to his feet with the aid of the ropes. As Jannetty waited to pulverize Slater with his superkick finisher, Sherri climbed into the ring behind Jannetty. Sherri took her purse and bashed Jannetty in the back of the head with it. Jannetty crashed face-first to the mat and was laying there practically lifeless.

Madden: "Sherri must use some heavy lipstick!"

Schiavone: "Please! That thing is loaded!"

Slater now on his feet. He walked away from the ropes and looked at Sherri and then a wicked smile creased both of their faces as the crowd booed. Sherri and Slater briefly hugged and she gave Slater a quick kiss on the lips and then Sherri left the ring for the floor.

Slater and Sherri shown laughing in the ring.

Garea: "Think that's funny, huh?"

Slater: "I do!"

Sherri: "Me, too! Classic stuff! They should just play it on a loop!"

Slater and Sherri laughed.

Garea: "The video showed how Jannetty lost that match. If Sherri doesn't hit him with that loaded purse then Jannetty might be the Tru TV Champion today."

Slater: "But he's not, is he, Garea! I am! You and the rest of the championship committee forced me into a situation where I had to defend the TV Title twice at 'Season's Beatings' and I thought up a brilliant strategy for that night that worked to perfection and you and the other suits are still bothered by being outsmarted by me! Just admit it!"

Garea: "I would admit it if that was true.

"But here's what I wanted to say to you. On the January 23rd episode of 'Mayhem', Dick Slater, you will be defending the Tru TV Championship against Marty Jannetty one more time!"

Crowd cheered the news.

Slater: "Listen to these fans, Garea! You're giving these fans out here false hope! I always cover my bases when game planning for a match! I'll have every angle covered for this one with Jannetty in two weeks! I am the most brilliant ring strategist in pro wrestling today! I proved that at 'Season's Beatings'!

"Marty's gonna come to the ring that night all excited thinking he's got a chance to become the new Tru TV Champ! But it's a mirage, Garea! He's walking out of the ring with what he'll walk into the ring with that night...nothing! He can't out-think 'Dirty' Dick!"

Garea: "We'll see about that, Slater."

Sherri: "Bring...it...on!"

Garea: "Just remember, even the best game plans have some holes in them. And if Jannetty is able to expose one of your weak spots, you may very well be the former Tru TV Champion on January 23rd."

Slater and Sherri looked at Garea and Garea briefly looked at them before turning and heading to the back as the segment ended.

WINNER: Slater - Pinfall - Front Russian Legsweep - 6:43)

(Announcers discussed the Tru TV Championship match being made for the 1/23 edition of 'Mayhem'. Hyped still to come: Sid Vicious vs. 'Million Dollar' Bill; T; and more! Said Tag Team Champs Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka and challengers Los Lobos make an appearance before their big title re-match next week; and pre-recorded comments from Ric Flair and Paul Orndorff are coming up next! Then sent it backstage.)

(Backstage: Scott Hudson.

Hudson: "My guest at this time in the WCW Interview Center is Sid Vicious."

Vicious walked into the interview area in his ring attire.

Hudson: "Sid, tonight you're facing 'Million Dollar' Bill in our main event..."

Sid: "Scott Hudson! I heard 'Million Dollar' Bill's interview earlier tonight!

"He may be rich! But 'Million Dollar' Bill is living proof that one thing money can't buy is common sense!

"He's gonna step into the ring with me tonight and I'm gonna grab him and powerbomb his ass through the mat! Then he can put some of his millions to good use to pay for his hospital bills!"

Sid stormed out of the interview area.

Hudson: "Sid Vicious...he gets right to the point. And he faces 'Million Dollar' Bill in our main event later tonight.")

(Commercials)

(Announcers hyped the next Tru TV Special Event:

WCW Presents: 'Winter Warfare' - LIVE! on Tru TV - Friday - February 2 - Tampa, FL - USF Sun Dome - 9pm E/6pm P - Tickets on sale NOW!)

(Announcers intro'd video from last week of Tony Garea of the championship committee.

VIDEO:

Johnson: "With me in the ring right now is Tony Garea of the WCW Championship Committee."

Garea was in a suit.

Johnson: "Tony, after what went down in the tag team title match a couple of weeks ago, we hear you have some major news regarding the belts."

Garea: "I do, Craig.

"Two weeks ago, we saw a wild match between the tag team champions Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka and the challengers Los Lobos. It wasn't so much a wrestling match as it was a brutal, blood-letting of a fight. Both teams tore into each other with an almost animal-like ferocity. It's safe to say that both teams might still be feeling the affects of that match today because that's how hard-hitting it was.

"We also saw the champions intentionally get themselves disqualified when it appeared they were on the verge of defeat. Los Lobos made a very strong showing in the match and we believe they proved themselves more than worthy of another shot at the titles."

Johnson: "When will the match be taking place?"

Garea: "The championship committee has decided that the match will take place on 'Mayhem' in two weeks."

Crowd cheered.

Johnson: "So, that's the January 16th episode of 'Mayhem'.")

(In-ring:

'Will The Wolf Survive' played and out came Los Lobos (Tito Santana and Manny Fernandez) to a solid crowd response. They were in street clothes and each had a mic. The pair slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring and climbed in and acknowledged the crowd,

Theme from the original 'Hawaii Five-O' played and out came the tag champs Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka to mainly boos but also some cheers. Both men were in street clothes and each man had a title belt slung over his shoulder. Both men had mics. The pair made their way to the ring and climbed in.

Both sides walked around in the ring and were eyeing one another.

Muraco: "Los Lobos! First of all, congratulations are in order!"

Santana: "For what?"

Muraco: "Well, millions of your kind are about to get amnesty. The good news about that is now they can leech off the system legally instead of illegally."

Muraco and Snuka chuckled. But the laughing party didn't last long as Tito and Fernandez both dropped their mics and charged over and tore into the champs with punches as the crowd cheered. Snuka and Muraco both dropped their mics and title belts.

Tito and Fernandez pummeled the champs with punches and then Tito whipped Snuka into the ropes and caught Snuka coming off with his double flying forearm smash finisher and Snuka crashed to the mat and Fernandez whipped Muraco into the ropes and caught Muraco coming off with his forearm smash to the head (the Axe) finisher and Muraco crashed to the mat. Tito covered Snuka and Fernandez covered Muraco. Fernandez symbolically counted the pinfall by slapping the mat three times as the crowd counted along. Crowd erupted after Fernandez's third slap of the mat.

Fernandez and Tito up. Muraco and Snuka laid out on the mat. Tito and Fernandez went over and picked up the titles and each man went to a corner and stood on the middle buckle. Fernandez raised the belt he had in the air with one hand and Tito raised his with both hands to more cheers. The pair then dropped back to the mat and Fernandez asked for the ring mic from Craig Johnson and got it.

Tito and Fernandez walked over to the still down Muraco and Snuka.

Fernandez: "Snuka and Muraco! The next time we raise these belts will be when we win them next week!"

More crowd cheers as Tito dropped the belt on Snuka's chest and, since Muraco was rolled over on his side, Fernandez laid the belt next to Muraco. Los Lobos then left the ring like conquering heroes and slapped hands with some fans on the way back up the aisle.)

(Announcers discussed the startling events that just unfolded between the champs and Los Lobos.)

(Announcers intro'd video of pre-recorded comments from Ric Flair and Paul Orndorff.

VIDEO:

Video opened with a shot of Ric Flair standing in the living room of his home in Charlotte, NC. Behind Flair was a trophy case with awards and belts from his wrestling career. Flair was in street clothes.

Flair: "Paul Orndorff! Brother, the big question is where do we stand as a team right now?!

"We have signed several match contracts to wrestle as a team in 2018! We are obligated to fulfill those commitments!

"The big question is, Orndorff, are you with me?! Are you gonna be a team player from here on out?! Are you gonna do the right thing, pal!

"Lately, your behavior has been erratic to say the least! I don't know if I can trust you at all! And as a team we've got to be able to trust one another! We've got to be on the same page in that ring or we will go down in flames! That's not something I even like to think about! I don't like losing! But we have got to stick together! We need unity!

"Guys like Larry Zbysko and Scott Hall would love to continue mind (bleep)ing us and trying to keep us off balance! We cannot allow that to happen!

"We win together or we lose together! Orndorff! What happens to us as a team is all up to you! Whoo!"

Picture flipped and Orndorff was standing next to the pool at his home in Tampa, FL. He was shirtless and in swim trunks and flip flops.

Orndorff: "You know...

Orndorff chuckled and shook his head.

Orndorff: "Many people consider conspiracy theorists to be tin foil hat wearing goofballs.

"Ric Flair has cobbled together a conspiracy theory that I've somehow, for no specific reason, got it in for him.

"I'm here to make it clear right now that I am not conspiring against Ric in any way, shape or form. All these strange things that have happened between me and Ric lately, it's just coincidence, that's all. Sometimes weird things just happen and who can really explain them?

"Ric's got to realize that I have nothing against him and I hope he has nothing against me. Yeah, we've pissed each other off on more than one occasion. That stuff happens when two people are around each other a lot. But we're a team. And we need to start acting like it.

"WCW has a solid roster in the tag team division. And any personal issues we have with each other need to be left in the locker room when it's match time.

"Ric, I need to know if you're really a team player, brother. I have to know right where you stand. I don't want to dissolve this partnership. But, if we can't get our act together, then we both just need to go our separate ways.

"We've had a good run. We've beaten a lot of excellent teams since we joined forces.

"I'm gonna do my part to keep the team together. But Ric, just be a man about it if you want to end things between us and let me know face-to-face like a real man would. Don't be a saboteur."

Video faded to black.)

(Announcers talked about the Flair-Orndorff videos and pointed out that each man was accusing the other of being the problem partner in the tag team. Hyped still to come: Sid Vicious vs. 'Million Dollar' Bill.)

(Commercials)

(Announcers intro'd video for the next WCW PPV:

WCW Presents: 'Spring Breakout' - Sunday - March 4 - Rio Rancho, NM - Santa Ana Star Center - 8pm E/5pm P - Tickets on sale Saturday, January 20 @ 10am MST!)

(Announcers hyped for next week on 'Mayhem': WCW World Tag Team Championship Re-Match: Muraco & Snuka (WTTC) vs. Los Lobos.)

Match 3

Sid Vicious vs. 'Million Dollar' Bill

('Money' by Pink Floyd played and out came 'Million Dollar' Bill to loud boos. He was wearing a silver and black tuxedo-like satin jacket with tails. On the back it said 'MDB' in silver lettering with black trim and several silver '$' signs with black trim spread all over the back. He had on a silver bow tie. He was wearing silver and black leg-length tights with the word 'Millionaire' written across the back of the tights in silver lettering with black trim and silver boots with a black $ sign on the outside of each boot. He was carrying his briefcase containing his Battle Royal winnings. Bill made his way to the ring and climbed in.

Bill handed his briefcase to the ref and barked at the ref to handle it with care. Ref then handed the briefcase off to Craig Johnson, who sat it on the timekeeper's table.

'Steel Monkey' filled the arena and out came Sid Vicious to a strong ovation. Vicious was in his black tights and black boots. Vicious made his way to the ring and climbed in.

Ref called for the bell.

Bill charged out of his corner and laid into Sid with a series of head and body punches that did not affect Sid. Sid responded by grabbing Bill by the throat and nailed Bill with a chokeslam. Bill down and convulsing on the mat. Sid snapped Bill up, whipped Bill into the ropes and caught Bill coming off with a press slam. Bill crashed to the mat and got up next to the ropes. Sid charged over and went to nail Bill with a running clothesline but Bill backdropped Sid over the top rope and Sid crashed to the floor. Bill walked away from the ropes and quickly regained his bearings in the ring as the ref started the 20-count. Bill then blew by the ref and left the ring for the floor as Sid was getting up. Bill grabbed Sid and slammed Sid's head into the ring apron three times and then threw Sid head-first into the ring post. Sid staggered off. Ref counting. Bill came up behind Sid and jumped on Sid's back. It looked like Bill was riding a bucking bronco as Sid tried to throw Bill off. Sid was able to maneuver around and back Bill into the post. Bill lost his grip on the hold. Bill leaned against the post as Sid walked off a few steps and leaned forward and placed his hands on the ring apron as he quickly regained his bearings. Bill charged at Sid and Sid caught Bill with a hip toss on the floor. Sid quickly rolled in and out of the ring to break the 20-count. Bill up and Sid caught Bill with a boot to the face. Bill crashed to the floor. Sid snapped Bill up and whipped Bill into the ringside barricade on an opposite side of the ring. Ref counting. Sid charged at Bill and went to nail Bill with a running clothesline but Bill moved and Sid slammed front-first into the barricade. Sid extricated himself from the barricade, turned and walked right into a bicycle kick to the face from Bill. Sid fell back against the barricade. Bill quickly rolled in and out of the ring to break the count. Bill moved in and went to punch Sid but Sid blocked the punch try and laid into Bill with a tiro of big head shots and then slammed Bill's head twice into the top of the ringside barricade. Ref counting. Sid grabbed Bill, hoisted Bill on his shoulder and looked the ram Bill's head into the ring post but Bill wriggled free from Sid's grasp, dropped to his feet behind Sid and shoved Sid at the post and Sid's shoulder collided with the post. Sid staggered off holding his shoulder. Ref counting. Bill came up behind Sid and pounded Sid with a series of forearm smashes to the back. Bill threw Sid back into the ring.

Sid up and Bill stunned Sid with a kick to the gut. Bill whipped Sid into the ropes and caught Sid coming off with a flying tackle. Sid crashed to the mat. Bill backed up as Sid got up and Bill charged in and popped Sid with another flying tackle. Sid back down. Bill grabbed Sid's left leg and, after a brief struggle, Bill turned Sid over into a single leg crab. Sid in pain in the ring. Crowd rooting for Sid. Sid started inching towards the ropes as Bill cinched up on the hold. Sid stopped dead in his tracks. Sid not giving up. Sid started crawling toward the ropes again while locked in the hold and was able to get close enough to grab the bottom rope and force a break in the hold. Ref ordered Bill back as Sid got to his feet. Sid up and Bill quickly moved in and kicked Sid in the left knee area. Sid staggered off in pain. Bill moved in and caught Sid with another kick to the left knee area. Sid hurtin' for certain. Bill grabbed Sid and went to whip Sid into the ropes but Sid reversed and caught Bill coming off with a spinebuster as the crowd popped. Both men down. Ref counting. Sid up and hobbling on his left leg. Bill to his feet and moved in looking to nail Sid with a double sledge to the top of the head but Sid caught Bill with a couple of kicks to the gut. Sid whipped Bill into the corner and Sid charged in and popped Bill with an avalanche. Sid whipped Bill into the opposite buckles and nailed Bill with a second avalanche. Sid whipped Bill into the opposite corner and looked to nail Bill with a third avalanche but Bill moved and Sid crashed front-first into buckles. Sid leaned against the buckles as Bill quickly shook out the affects of the match. Sid extracted himself from the buckles and turned and walked out of the corner and was greeted by a kick to the gut followed by a brutal gator roll from Bill. Bill for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Sid kicked out. Bill up and nailed Sid with a series of jumping stomps. Bill snapped Sid up, whipped Sid into the ropes and caught Sid coming off with a lariat. Sid crashed to the mat. Sid got up facing away from Bill and Bill clubbed Sid with a double sledge from behind. Sid staggered off and Bill followed and nailed Sid with a second double sledge to the back. Sid spun around and Bill nailed Sid with a couple of head shots. Bill went to whip Sid into the ropes but Sid reversed and caught Bill coming off with a side slam. Sid popped to his feet as the crowd roared and Sid started walking around the ring and was shaking. Bill slowly made it to his feet as Sid waited for him. Bill up and turned and Sid charged in and nearly decapitated Bill with a running clothesline. Bill crashed to the mat. Sid snapped Bill up and nailed Bill with his powerbomb finisher. Sid for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the crowd cheered wildly.

Sid to his feet and the ref raised his hand in victory as the program faded to black.

WINNER: Vicious - Pinfall - Powerbomb - 10:28)

END PROGRAM

Captain Kremmen · January 21, 2018

The next episode of WCW Mayhem will be posted Jan. 22 or 23.

Captain Kremmen · January 23, 2018

WCW MAYHEM - EP. 139 - BEAUMONT, TX - FORD CENTER - 1-16-18 (Taped)

(Show Intro)

(Crowd Shots/Pyro)

(Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden welcomed viewers and ran down the program: WCW World Tag Team Championship match: Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka (WTTC) vs. Los Lobos; SPECIAL ATTRACTION: Dynamite Kid vs. Jerry Lynn (from Australian All-Star Wrestling); Tom Zenk makes an appearance; another video from the 'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor; the first 'Winter Warfare' Update; and more! Then sent it to the ring.)

(In-ring:

'Rock N Roll Fantasy' played and out came Marty Jannetty to a good ovation. Jannetty was in street clothes and wearing his black leather jacket with guitar design on the back and he was carrying a mic. Jannetty slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring, climbed in and acknowledged the crowd.

Music-only version of 'The Crunge' played and out came Tru TV Champ Dick Slater and manager Sherri Martel to strong boos. Both were in street clothes and each had a mic. The pair made their way to the ring and Sherri opened the ropes to allow Slater to step into the ring and Sherri followed him. Slater had the TV Title slung over his shoulder.

Slater and Jannetty walked back-and-forth sizing each other up.

Slater: "Marty, has that lump on the back of your head gone down from where Sherri hit you with her purse at 'Season's Beatings'?"

Jannetty: "It's gone, Dick. Just like that title is gonna be gone from your possession next week."

Crowd cheered.

Slater: "As I showed when I was forced to defend this title against you and Gomer Pyle, I mean Sgt. Slaughter, at 'Season's Beatings', I'm way ahead of the curve compared to guys like you when it comes to match strategy.

"I still laugh when I think about what a sucker you were heading into that match last month. I mean, did you think Sherri was actually starting to like you? Hahahaha!"

Sherri: "Hahahaha!"

Jannetty: "Please, man! I could do better than Sherri on my worst day."

Slater and Sherri no longer laughing and Sherri was especially pissed.

Jannetty: "I do have to admit, though, that Sherri did a number on me when it came to making me believe that she had left you. I kept in regular contact with her after I accidentally superkicked her. She fed me all these stories which sounded very believable about how abusive and just downright mean you were to her. Sherri, you should win an award for the acting job. You played me like a fiddle. I'm not a fan of seeing women hurting."

Sherri: "It was an Academy Award performance, wasn't it?! I was fabulous in my role!"

Jannetty: "I can't take that away from you, Sher. Here I am thinking I'm sticking up for you and defending your virtue as a woman and it was all just a set-up. Bravo, Miss Martel. Bravo! I wish I had some flowers because I would throw them to you right now."

Slater: "Hey! What about my part in the whole thing, Marty?! I was the brains behind it all! I thought the whole thing up! No broad could ever come up with an idea like that!"

Jannetty: "Did you hear what he just said, Sherri?!"

Sherri: "I did. It's a man's world. And I'm happy to worship at the feet of the greatest man I've ever known...Dick Slater!"

Crowd booed as Dick and Sherri briefly embraced and Sherri kissed Dick on the cheek.

Slater: "Don't you wish you had a woman like mine?"

Jannetty: "Not really, brother. I like my women to be their own person."

Crowd cheered.

Slater: "Sherri is her own person! She's a strong woman who knows her place!"

Sherri: "That's right!"

Slater: "And her place is with me doing what I tell her to do! All women, no matter who they are, want a man to give them their marching orders!"

Sherri: "Tell him, babe!"

Slater: "I just did! Now let's move on!

"All these fans out here, they'd like nothing better than to see you beat me and take this title! But I can't even think of a way that'll happen! And it all comes back to game planning for the match! You'll never be my equal in this area, Jannetty! And that will be the difference next Tuesday!"

Jannetty: "You're right that I could never compare to you when it comes to conniving to steal a win! You're the master at that!

"But I have a strategy of my own! And while I won't go into details, I will tell you that my strategy involves exploiting one big weakness you have and blasting you into oblivion with my superkick and winning the Tru TV Championship!"

Crowd cheered.

Slater: "What big weakness?!"

Jannetty smiled at Slater.

Jannetty: "A brilliant match strategist never reveals his secrets. In studying you on video, I've found something you do that leaves you wide open for the chin music."

Slater: "What is it?! Tell me?!"

Jannety: "Uhhhhhhhhhhhh...no!"

Slater: "Sherri! Do you know what this weak spot is?!"

Sherri: "N-n-no! I have no idea what he's talking about! You're bluffing, Marty! Admit it! You're full of it! You're trying to play mind games that will...not...work!"

Jannetty: "Am I just messing with your minds? Is that what I'm doing? Or, have I really found something that Slater does that can...and will...prove costly for him?"

Slater: "Listen, you no good son of a bi..."

Not much crowd reaction as a wrestler came out and made his way to the ring.

Schiavone: "It's Tommy Rich. We saw him come out a couple of weeks ago when Marty Jannetty wrestled. He's back out here again and he's wearing his wrestling attire from when he and Jannetty wrestled as the team known as the Southern Connection."

Slater: "What the hell is Tommy Rich coming down here for?!"

Rich climbed into the ring and had a mic.

Rich: "Marty! Congratulations on getting a re-match with this rattlesnake, brother!"

Jannetty: "Tommy, what are you doing here?"

Rich: "Well, seeing as how what went down the last time between you guys and Sherri getting involved and hitting you with that loaded purse and all, I thought you needed some backup. I'm gonna be in your corner next week to keep an eye on her! How about that?!"

Jannetty: "Whoa! I didn't ask you to be in my corner!"

Rich: "I know. But you need someone to watch your back.

"I also wanted to talk about us getting back together and teaming up again as the Southern Connection. You know, like it was in the past."

Slater: "Heh! This is great. Preach, Tommy, preach!"

Jannetty: "Shut up, Slater!

"Tommy, look. I've got this situation under control. I appreciate the offer, brother. But I don't need the..."

Rich: "You do need the help! Dick Slater and Sherri Martel are a hard combination to beat. I can keep her from interfering..."

Jannetty: "This is my business. I prefer to take care of my own business."

Rich: "You'll lose if you don't have me in your corner, Marty."

Jannetty: "Alright. That's it. Enough of this. Slater, I'll see you next Tuesday. Tommy, just give it a rest."

Jannetty then left the ring for the floor and headed back up the aisle as Rich looked on from the ring as the crowd buzzed.

Slater then patted Rich on the back and Rich spun around and swatted Slater's hand away. Rich turned his attention back to the entrance area as Jannetty disappeared to the back.

Rich: "You can't win the TV Championship without me, Marty. Just think about my offer, brother."

Rich then left the ring, dropped to the floor and headed back up the aisle as Slater and Sherri looked on from the ring.)

(Announcers talked about the odd turn of events that just occured with Tommy Rich getting involved. Hyped still to come:

WCW World Tag Team Championship match: Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka (WTTC) vs. Los Lobos Said the SPECIAL ATTRACTION: Dynamite Kid vs. Jerry Lynn (from Australian All-Star Wrestling) was coming up next!)

(Commercials)

(VIDEO:

IT'S WORLD CLASS WRESTLING ON TOUR!

Tuesday - January 23 - Daytona Beach, FL - Ocean Center - WCW Mayhem

Saturday - January 27 - Honolulu, HI - Blaisdell Arena

Friday - February 2 - Tampa, FL - USF Sundome - Winter Warfare (Tru TV Special Event)

Tuesday - February 6 - Jackson, MS - Mississippi Coliseum - WCW Mayhem

Tuesday - February 20 - Cedar Park, TX - H.E.B. Center - WCW Mayhem

More info: Visit the WCW website!)

Match 1 (Special Attraction)

Jerry Lynn (From Australian All-Star Wrestling) vs. Dynamite Kid

('I Got A Line On You' by Alice Cooper played and out came Jerry Lynn to a good reaction as many fans recognized him and appreciated his ring style. Lynn was in black leg-length tights with 'JL' in red lettering with white trim on the outside of each leg and black ring boots. Lynn took off from the entrance stage and ran down the aisle and slid in the ring, popped to his feet and went and stood on the middle buckle in two corners and raised his fists in the air as fans continued to cheer him.

'London Calling' played and out came Kid to a mixed crowd reaction. Kid had the Union Jack draped over his shoulders, dark blue leg-length tights with the word 'England' in the colors of the Union Jack going down the outside of each leg and red boots with blue and white trim. Kid climbed into the ring and stood on the middle buckle and held the Union Jack out behind him.

Ref called for the bell.

The two men came out of their corners and Lynn extended his hand to shake Kid's hand and Kid didn't hesitate to shake Lynn's hand.

Madden: "Bret Hart has offered to shake Kid's hand for months as a peace offering for what transpired at 'Autumn Anarchy' but Kid absolutely rejects Bret's goodwill gesture."

The two men engaged in a collar-and-elbow tie-up and Kid gained the advantage and caught Lynn in a side headlock. Kid worked over the headlock for a few seconds as Lynn failed to escape Kid's clutches. Lynn was then able to shove Kid off and into the ropes. Kid came off and Lynn dived down and Kid jumped over Lynn, hit the opposite ropes and came back and Lynn dived down again and Kid jumped over Lynn, hit the opposite ropes and bounded off and Lynn dived down a third time and Kid jumped over Lynn, hit the opposite ropes and came off and Lynn caught Kid coming off with a hip toss. Kid up and charged at Lynn and Lynn caught Kid with an arm drag. Kid up and Lynn dropped Kid with a dropkick. Kid to a knee and Lynn moved in and caught Kid in a front facelock and pulled Kid to his feet and went to hit Kid with a suplex but Kid blocked the move and countered with a trio of snap suplexes on Lynn. Kid up, ran and jumped on the middle rope and came off with a lionsault that connected. Kid for the cover. 1...2... Lynn kicked out. Kid snapped Lynn up and whipped Lynn into the ropes and looked to catch Lynn coming off with a backdrop but Lynn instead caught Kid in a sunset flip and took Kid over for the pin. 1...2... Kid clapped his legs against the side of Lynn's head. Both men up and Lynn caught Kid with a head shot and Kid then fired back on Lynn with a series of European uppercuts that stunned Lynn. Kid whipped Lynn into the buckles and Kid charged to and went to nail Lynn with a flying knee to the chest but Lynn moved and Kid slammed knee-first into the top buckle, bounced back and crashed to the mat. Lynn went out on the apron as Kid got up and Lynn jumped on the top rope and came off with a springboard dropkick. Kid crashed to the mat. Kid got up bent over and Lynn moved in and nailed Kid with a spinning heel kick to the side of the head and Kid fell through the top and middle rope onto the ring apron. Lynn reached through the top and middle top and pulled Kid over the middle rope back into the ring and nailed Kid with a draping DDT. Lynn rolled Kid over and went for the cover. 1...2...thr... Kid kicked out. Many in the crowd cheered. Lynn snapped Kid up and whipped Kid into the ropes and looked to catch Kid coming off with a clothesline but Kid ducked the move and came back with a flying headbutt that connected. Both men down. Ref counting. Both men slowly made it to their feet and Kid moved in and blasted Lynn with an enzuigiri. Lynn crashed to the mat. Kid grabbed Lynn and nailed Lynn with a snap suplex followed by a quick stomp. Kid climbed out on the apron and briefly shook out the affects of the match and then mounted the top buckle as Lynn slowly made it to his feet. Lynn turned and Kid came off with a missle dropkick that connected. Lynn crashed to the mat. Kid reached down and snapped Lynn up from behind and prepared to hit Lynn with a German suplex but Lynn caught Kid with a trio of elbows to the side of the head, escaped Kid's grasp, spun around behind Kid, grabbed Kid around the waist and nailed Kid with a trio of German suplexes, the third of which ended up in a bridgeout into a pin a try. 1...2...thr... Kid kicked out. Both men down. Ref counting.

Lynn to his feet and Kid to his knees. Lynn moved in to grab Kid and Kid stunned Lynn with a headbutt thrust to the midsection. Lynn briefly stunned but then moved back in on Kid and Kid popped Lynn with a second headbutt thrust to the midsection. Lynn stumbled back. Kid up and moved in and blasted Lynn with a headbutt to Lynn's head. Lynn staggered. Kid grabbed Lynn and popped Lynn with a second headbutt. Lynn really wobbly. Kid then moved in and blasted Lynn with a third headbutt and Lynn crashed to the mat and rolled over on his front side and Kid stumbled back and fell against the ropes. Ref counting. Kid regained his bearings as Lynn rolled over and sat up. Lynn was 'bleeding'. Kid ran and hit the ropes and came off with a low-flying dropkick to the chest. Kid for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Lynn kicked out. Kid snapped Lynn up and went to whip Lynn into the corner but Lynn reversed and sent Kid crashing into the corner. Kid hit the buckles hard and stumbled out of the corner and dropped to a knee before quickly getting to his feet. Kid walked right into the arms of Lynn, who hoisted Kid across his shoulders. Lynn held Kid there for a few seconds and then found the strength to blast Kid with a fireman's carry cutter. Crowd popped big-time. Both men down. Lynn bleeding pretty heavily. Ref counting. Lynn crawled over and covered Kid. 1...2...thr... Kid kicked out. Many in the crowd cheered but many also groaned. Lynn and Kid laid there for a few more seconds. Both men then made it to their knees and engaged in a punch exchange that continued as they rose to their feet. Kid gained the upper hand and whipped Lynn into the ropes and looked to catch Lynn coming off with a clothesline but Lynn ducked the move and came back with a Thesz Press. Lynn on top of Kid and Lynn laid into Kid with a series of head shots. Lynn slowly up and left the ring for the apron and slowly climbed up to the top buckle as a now 'bloody' Kid slowly made it to his feet. Kid turned and Lynn came off with a missle dropkick but Kid fell out of the way and Lynn crashed to the mat. Both men down. Ref counting. Kid up as Lynn started getting up and Kid moved in behind Lynn, caught Lynn around the waist and nailed Lynn with a trio of German suplexes, the last one followed by a bridgeout into a pin attempt. 1...2...thr... Lynn kicked out. Crowd into it. Kid up and stomped on Lynn. Kid snapped up Lynn and went to suplex Lynn but Lynn twice blocked the move and Lynn hoisted Kid up for a suplex but Kid struggled with Lynn and Lynn wound up dropping Kid on his feet on the apron. Lynn stunned Kid with a quick head shot and then hit Kid with a neck snap on the top rope and Kid crashed to the floor. Lynn shook out the affects of the match in the ring as the ref counted the 20-count. Kid to his feet on the floor. Kid started to climb up on the apron when Lynn went out onto another side of the apron and quickly mounted the top buckle. Kid started to climb back in the ring by sticking his upper body through the top and middle rope. Lynn came off the top buckle and popped Kid with a guillotine leg drop. Kid fell back into the ring. Crowd into it. Lynn snapped Kid up, hoisted Kid up blasted Kid with a running sitout powerbomb. Lynn covered Kid and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Kid kicked out. Crowd buzzing. Lynn reached down and started to pull Kid up when Kid stunned Lynn with a jawbreaker to the top of the head. Lynn stumbled back and crashed to the mat as Kid's fans popped.

Kid quickly regained his bearings and assumed the position as Lynn slowly and unsteadily got to his feet. Lynn up, turned and Kid fired out of the corner and pulverized Lynn with his spear finisher. Both men down but Kid quickly recovered. Kid covered Lynn and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as a majority of the fans cheered.

Kid laid on Lynn for a few seconds before getting up and the ref raising Kid's hand in victory. Kid stayed in the ring as Lynn slowly recovered. Lynn was sitting up as Kid came over and offered Lynn a hand and Lynn accepted and Kid helped Lynn to his feet. Lynn holding his ribs with his other hand.

Crowd popped as Bret Hart, in street clothes, came out and made his way to ringside with mic in hand. Kid raised Lynn's hand in victory in a show of sportsmanship and then the two briefly embraced and then shook hands again.

Bret Hart was at ringside.

Bret: "Dynamite! So, you shook Jerry Lynn's hand."

Bret then climbed up on the apron as Kid looked on.

Bret: "Why don't you shake mine, huh? Come on, Dynamite. Let's let bygones be bygones. Let's bury the hatchet right now."

Bret stepped into the ring and walked up to Kid as Lynn looked on. Kid and Bet looked at each other for a few seconds and then Bret extended his hand in a goodwill gesture and hoped to patch things up with Kid. Once again, Kid briefly looked at Bret and then ignored the gesture and left the ring, dropped to the floor and headed back up the aisle to a mixed crowd reaction as Bret looked on from the ring.

WINNER: Kid - Pinfall - Spear - 11:55)

(Announcers discussed Kid defeating Lynn and Bret Hart coming out and Kid refusing to shake Bret's hand once again. Hyped still to come: WCW World Tag Team Championship Re-Match: Snuka & Muraco (WTTC) vs. Los Lobos. Said Tom Zenk makes an appearance next!)

(Commercials)

(Announcers then intro'd a video regarding this year's 'Scars N Stripes' PPV.

VIDEO:

Aerial shot of the city of Los Angeles from a distance. The shot quickly closed in on the city and then the picture sped up until there was an aerial shot over a stadium.

WCW PRESENTS: 'SCARS N STRIPES' - JUNE 2018 - CARSON, CA - STUBHUB CENTER - TICKETS AND TRAVEL PACKAGES ON SALE NOW! VISIT THE WCW WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO!)

(In-ring: Craig Johnson.

Johnson: "We are back on 'Mayhem'. I'm Craig Johnson.

"Please welcome my guest at this time...Tom Zenk!"

'Do I Have To Do This All Over Again' played and out came Tom Zenk to a decent ovation. Zenk was in street clothes. Zenk slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring and climbed in the ring and acknowledged the crowd.

Johnson: "Tom, a little over a month ago you scored a big victory over Eric Embry in a tables match at 'Season's Beatings'. Embry has made it clear that he wants to fight you again. Do you think you'll clash with Embry once more in the future?"

Zenk: "Craig, I have no doubt I'll be locking horns with Embry again. I knew when I defeated him in the tables match that was not the end of it. We're a long way from this matter being settled between us. I expect to wrestle him a few times here in 2018. Zenk vs. Embry is really just getting revved up."

Johnson: "I interviewed Eric Embry out here a couple of weeks ago and it was, well, quite interesting. I still have no idea what the man is talking about most of the time. Do you know what he's saying when he speaks of this Bridge, holding cans, auditing?"

Zenk: "I'm just as puzzled as you are. I can't even begin to fathom most of the stuff that comes out of his mouth. It's like we need a translator out here when Embry does an interview."

Johnson: "Can't disagree with that. Well... Oh no."

Crowd booed as Eric Embry, in street clothes, made his way to the ring. Embry climbed in and walked right up to Zenk and Johnson.

Embry: "You can't understand what I'm saying, eh?"

Johnson: "Not most of the time. No."

Embry: "Maybe what I'm saying isn't meant to be understood by wogs like you and Zenk."

Zenk: "There he goes again! What is a wog? Care to tell us, Eric?"

Embry: "I just explained it. You're a wog, Tom."

Zenk: "You called me a name. What does it mean exactly?"

Embry: "My auditor told me never to try and explain something in detail to an SP like you."

Zenk: "What?! What's an SP?!"

Embry: "You are."

Zenk: "So I'm not only a wog, but I'm also an SP! Sure would appreciate knowing what the hell you're talking about!"

Embry: "I have to wrestle you again and I have to beat you because an SP cannot have any sort of mastery over an OT like myself."

Zenk slapped his forehead in disbelief and started walking around the ring.

Zenk: 'Wogs, SPs, OTs. Nobody knows what you're saying, Embry! You may think you're saying something really brilliant! But it's just rambling gibberish to everyone else!"

Embry: "Gibberish? Did I...did you just call what I believe in gibberish?"

Zenk: "It all sounds very sci-fi, like a bunch of fantasyland speak."

Embry: "How dare you insult my beliefs."

Zenk: "Beliefs?! Nobody else on planet earth..."

Embry: "Teegeeack! The real name of this planet is Teegeeack!"

Zenk's eyes widened and his jaw dropped open.

Zenk: "Are you kidding me?! Teegee-what?! You can't be serious?! Eric, I think you've watched some sci-fi movies too many times and confused them with reality!"

Zenk turned and started to say something to Johnson.

Zenk: "Craig, I can't..."

Embry bashed Zenk from behind with a forearm smash to the back, spun Zenk around and laid into Zenk with head shots. Johnson bailed out to the safety of the apron. Embry whipped Zenk into the ropes and caught Zenk coming off with a clothesline that dropped Zenk. Embry then stomped away on Zenk. Embry left Zenk laying in the ring and Embry left the ring and dropped to the floor and reached under the ring and brandished a folded up steel chair. Zenk slowly made it to his feet facing away from Embry as Embry climbed back into the ring. Embry charged up behind Zenk and bashed Zenk across the back with the chair and Zenk crashed back to the mat. Embry then angrily pounded away on the downed Zenk with the chair. The chair thrashing was so violent that it bent the top part of the chair. Embry then tossed the chair and went over and tore the mic out of Johnson's hand. Embry went and stood over the down and battered Zenk.

Embry: "Tom Zenk!"

Embry then bent over and reached down and grabbed Zenk by the hair and pulled Zenk's head up off the mat and Embry got in Zenk's face.

Embry: "You dirty SP! You just learned the hard way that you don't EVER make fun of a high level OT's beliefs!"

Embry released Zenk's hair and Zenk's head fell helplessly back to the mat. Embry tossed the mic and, before leaving the ring, got a few more stomps in on Zenk before leaving the ring and heading back up the aisle to loud boos.)

(Announcers discussed the confrontaion between Embry and Zenk; Embry spouting off more of his bizarre beliefs; and Embry violently assaulting Zenk and leaving Zenk laid out. Hyped still to come: WCW World Tag Team Championship Re-Match. Said another video from Terry Taylor was next!)

(Commercials)

(Announcers intro'd video for the next WCW PPV:

WCW Presents: 'Spring Breakout' - Sunday - March 4 - Rio Rancho, NM - Santa Ana Star Center - 8pm E/5pm P - Tickets on sale this Saturday, January 20 @ 10am MST!)

(Announcers intro'd a new video from Terry Taylor.

VIDEO:

Shot opened with a shot of a sun-drenched golf course driving range. Shots of people teeing up and hitting balls at the range.

High up camera shot that gradually dropped down and came to a stop on Terry Taylor.

Taylor was in a white golf shirt with an overlaid 'TT' (think the Texas Tech logo) in blue lettering on the left breast pocket; blue slacks; blue and white golf shoes; and a blue visor with an overlaid white 'TT' on the front. He was holding a driver.

Taylor: "It's me, the 'Worlds Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor. I'm back to put on another impressive sporting display for you fat slob armchair athletes.

"As you can see, I'm at a driving range. And with me today is pro golfing legend John Daly."

Daly walked into the shot in a yellow golf shirt, red pants and white golf shoes. He was also holding a driver.

Taylor shook hands with Daly.

Taylor: "John, it's a pleasure to see you today."

Daly: "Terry, it's always a pleasure to be in the company of the 'World's Greatest Athlete'."

Taylor: "I know it is.

"I asked John to come out here today because he is the best when it comes to driving the ball off the tee. He is famous for his extra long tee shots. That's a huge advantage for him over other PGA golfers.

"What John and I are about to do is have a driving contest. Each of us has a bucket of 25 golf balls. We're about to find out if this pro golfing legend can out-drive the 'World's Greatest Athlete'.

"We have two judges off in the distance who are gonna measure our drives.

"Are you ready, John?"

Daly: "Let's tee it up!"

The two were then shown taking turns hitting shots off the tee. Crowd of people who had been practicing their own driving at the range and golf course employees stopped what they were doing to watch the display. Close-up showed the awed faces of some of the spectators.

The two were then shown taking a few more shots.

Camera shot of the two standing around one of the driving range tees.

Taylor: "Well, John, we'll find out from the judges who won in just a moment."

Daly: "I'm anxious."

Taylor: "Why?"

Daly: "Because I just took on the 'World's Greatest Athlete'."

Taylor (chuckled): "Since you put it that way I'd be anxious if I were you, too."

The two judges, both dressed in matching golf attire, made their way over to Taylor and Daly.

Daly: "Looks like we've got our results."

Taylor: "Well..."

Judge: "That was incredible, gentlemen. Both of you are great shots off the tee. I've worked at this golf course for 27 years and I've never seen a display of driving like that anywhere."

Taylor (annoyed): "Who won?"

Judge: "The winner drove the ball the furthest on, not most of the drives...but on every drive! And he drove the ball an average of eight yards farther per drive than the runner-up. This was PGA Tour level driving taken to another level. Just an outstanding display."

Taylor (agitated): "Winner please!"

Judge: "The winner is...Terry Taylor!"

People who had watched the driving spectacle applauded Taylor. Taylor shook hands with Daly.

Daly: "Congratulations, Terry. You really are the 'World's Greatest Athlete'!"

Taylor (with a feigned humility): "I know."

Daly then walked out of the shot.

Taylor: "You people have seen me on the gridiron! You've seen me in the batting cage! You've see me in goal on the ice! And now you've seen me at the driving range! And I've shown you why I am the 'World's Greatest Athlete' every single time! I could have played all these sports at the highest level!

"But my favorite sport is wrestling! And I will show you that I'm the lord of the ring when I take down one WCW star after another!

"I'm the 'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor! See you soon!"

Taylor walked out of the shot but the camera kept rolling and Taylor was picked up on a mic.

Man's Voice: "Mr. Taylor, can I get your autograph?"

Taylor's Voice: "No! Out of my way you fat slob! Move!"

Video faded to black.)

(Announcers discussed the Taylor video and hyped his impending arrival. Said the World Tag Team Title Ra-Match was coming up after the break.)

(Commercials)

('WINTER WARFARE' UPDATE!

Announcers ran down the card so far:

The Re-Match!: Dynamite Kid vs. Bret Hart

WCW Presents: 'Winter Warfare' - LIVE! on Tru TV - Friday - February 2 - Tampa, FL - USF Sun Dome - 9pm E/6pm P - Tickets on sale NOW!)

(Announcers intro'd video from last week of the confrontation between tag champs Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka and challengers Los Lobos.

VIDEO:

Both sides walked around in the ring and were eyeing one another.

Muraco: "Los Lobos! First of all, congratulations are in order!"

Santana: "For what?"

Muraco: "Well, millions of your kind are about to get amnesty. The good news about that is now they can leech off the system legally instead of illegally."

Muraco and Snuka chuckled. But the laughing party didn't last long as Tito and Fernandez both dropped their mics and charged over and tore into the champs with punches as the crowd cheered. Snuka and Muraco both dropped their mics and title belts.

Tito and Fernandez pummeled the champs with punches and then Tito whipped Snuka into the ropes and caught Snuka coming off with his double flying forearm smash finisher and Snuka crashed to the mat and Fernandez whipped Muraco into the ropes and caught Muraco coming off with his forearm smash to the head (the Axe) finisher and Muraco crashed to the mat. Tito covered Snuka and Fernandez covered Muraco. Fernandez symbolically counted the pinfall by slapping the mat three times as the crowd counted along. Crowd erupted after Fernandez's third slap of the mat.)

Match 2 (WCW World Tag Team Championship Re-Match)

Don Muraco & 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka (WTTC) vs. Los Lobos

('Will The Wolf Survive' by the band Los Lobos played and out came the team of Los Lobos to a good ovation. Manny Fernandez and Tito Santana were wearing silver satin vests with a wolf's head on the back bracketed by the words 'Los Lobos', black and red tights and black and red boots. The pair made their way to the ring and climbed in and acknowledged the fans.

Theme from the original 'Hawaii Five-O' played and out came Muraco and Snuka to loud boos and some cheers. Muraco was in black tights and black boots. Snuka was in his tiger-striped tights, traditional Fijian headband and flip flops. Each man had a tag team title around his waist. The pair made their way down to the ring and climbed in and briefly played to the crowd to more boos and a small but vocal amount of cheers.

Snuka wrestled barefoot.

Ref took the belts from the champs and walked around the ring holding them aloft for all to see before handing them off to ring announcer Craig Johnson.

Ref called both teams out to the middle of the ring. Ref laid down the ground rules and patted each man down as the two teams kept their eyes locked on one another.

Ref sent the teams back to their respective corners.

Ref called for the bell.

Tito and Muraco started for their teams. The two men came out of their corners and circled one another and engaged in a collar-and-elbow tie-up and battled for the advantage and Muraco drove Tito into the corner. Ref called for a break and it was clean. Men moved back out to the middle of the ring and engaged in another collar-and-elbow tie-up and once again Muraco drove Tito into the corner and the ref again called for a break. The two broke and Muraco raised his hands in the air like he wasn't going to do anything and then Muraco stunned Tito with a slap across the face. Tito briefly stunned and then quickly recovered and tackled Muraco to the mat. Tito on top of Muraco and Tito pounded Muraco with head shots. Tito up and Muraco rolled over on his side grabbing his head and Tito stomped away on Muraco, snapped Muraco up and slammed Muraco's head into the top buckle. Muraco spun around in the corner. Tito nailed Muraco with a few more head shots and whipped Muraco into the opposite buckles. Tito moved in on Muraco and Muraco charged out of the corner and went to nail Tito with a running clothesline but Tito ducked the move and came back and hit Muraco with more punches to the head and body. Tito whipped the stunned Muraco into the ropes and caught Muraco coming off with a dropkick. Muraco crashed to the mat. Muraco up and Tito charged at Muraco and Muraco nailed Tito with a back elbow to the chest. Tito stumbled back. Muraco popped Tito with a series of head and body shots. Tito fell back into the corner. Muraco blasted Tito with a series of elbow strikes to the side of the head, grabbed Tito by the hair and walked over and tagged in Snuka. Snuka stuck his knee through the top and middle rope and Muraco slammed Tito's head into it. Snuka hit the ring, grabbed Tito, whipped Tito into the ropes and caught Tito coming off with a backhand chop to the face. Tito crashed to the mat. Snuka dropped to his knees and started choking Tito with his right hand. Manny hit the ring and came up behind Snuka and kicked Snuka in the back to break the illegal hold. Muraco climbed in the ring to go after Manny and Manny was prepared to fight with Muraco but the ref stepped in and ordered Manny back to his corner. As Manny and the ref became distracted by having words with each other as the ref got Manny back to his corner, Muraco got in a couple of cheap shot stomps on Tito behind the ref's back before heading back to his corner. Manny finally back to his corner. Snuka snapped Tito up, whipped Tito into the ropes and ropes and blasted Tito coming off with a clothesline. Tito crashed to the mat and rolled over on his stomach. Snuka briefly looked over at Manny and gave Manny the thumbs down. Snuka moved in on Tito and Tito stunned Snuka with a mule kick to the gut. Snuka crashed to the mat holding his gut as most of the crowd roared. Tito up and Snuka got up bent over and Tito moved in and blasted Snuka with a knee lift to the chest. Snuka snapped back and crashed to the mat. Tito lunged over and tagged in Manny to the delight of the crowd. Snuka up and Mnny hit the ring and tore into Snuka with head shots. Manny whipped Snuka into the ropes and caught Snuka coming off with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Crowd getting behind Manny. Manny picked up Snuka and bodyslammed the Fijian. Manny mounted the middle buckle facing the crowd and came off with a diving back elbow drop that connected. Manny for the cover. 1...2... Muraco started to step into the ring but Snuka kicked out.

Manny snapped up Snuka and went to whip Snuka into the ropes but Snuka reversed and caugh Manny coming off with a scoop slam. Snuka up and nailed Manny with a diving headbutt that connected. Manny rolled over on his side holding his head. Snuka grabbed Manny by the hair and started choking Manny on the middle rope. Snuka broke the illegal move at the ref's count of 4. Snuka snapped Manny up and raked Manny's eyes across the top rope. Manny temporarily blinded from the rope burn. Snuka went over and tagged in Muraco. Manny just clearing up his vision when Muraco moved in and caught Manny with a kick to the gut and grabbed Manny in a side headlock and maneuvered around so his back was to the ref and Muraco popped Manny with an Asiatic Spike to the throat. Ref moved around and Muraco released the illegal hold. Muraco maneuvered Manny around again and repeated the Spike. Manny squirming in the hold. Ref started to move around to see if Muraco had a legal headlock on but Muraco kept maneuvering around to obstruct the ref's view. Tito hit the ring and charged over and pounded Muraco on the back and Muraco lost his grip on Manny and Manny fell to the mat holding his throat. Snuka hit the ring and went after Tito. Snuka swung at Tito and missed and spun himself around facing away from Tito and Tito popped Snuka with an atomic drop that sent Snuka tumbling through the top and middle rope and crashing to the floor to the delight of the crowd. Ref got Tito back to his corner. Manny had made it to his feet and was holding his throat. Muraco recovered from Tito's attack and moved in and caught Manny with a couple of gut shots. Muraco whipped Manny into the ropes and caught Manny coming off in the belly-to-belly position and Muraco blasted Manny with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Muraco covered Manny. 1...2... Manny kicked out. Muraco snapped Manny up, whipped Manny into the ropes and caught Manny coming off with a press slam. Manny down and hurting. Muraco stomped Manny in the head. Snuka recovered on the floor and went over to the timekeeper's table and grabbed his 2-inch wide Fijian headband off the table and put it on and climbed back up on the apron.

Schiavone: "Why's Snuka putting his headband on during the match?"

Madden: "It is a little chilly in here."

Muraco snapped Manny up and hoisted Manny across his shoulders for a Samoan Drop attempt but Manny wriggled free from Muraco's grasp and dropped to his feet behind Muraco, spun Muraco around and Manny tore into Muraco with head shots and went to whip Muraco into the ropes but Muraco reversed and, in one fluid motion, caught Manny coming off across his shoulders and blasted Manny with a Samoan Drop. Muraco for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Tito hit the ring and stomped Muraco in the back to break up the pin try. Snuka went to go after Tito but the ref stepped in and ordered both men back to their corners before anything could happen. Muraco snapped Manny up and went to whip Manny into the ropes but Manny reversed and caught Muraco coming off with his forearm smash to the head (the Axe) finisher. Muraco crashed to the mat as most of the crowd cheered. Manny dropped to his knees as he shook out the affects of the match. Manny crawled over and covered Muraco. 1...2... Snuka hit the ring and stomped Manny in the back of the head to break up the pin try. Both Muraco and Manny down. Ref counting. Both men slowly made it to their feet and Manny lunged over and tagged in Tito. Muraco was moving in Snuka's direction when Tito came up behind Muraco, spun Muraco around and fired away on Muraco with head and body shots. Tito whipped Muraco into the corner and followed Muraco in and blasted Muraco with a step-up enzuigiri. Muraco stumbled out of the corner and crashed to the mat. Crowd into it. Snuka hit the ring and went to go after Tito but Manny hit the ring and jumped on Snuka and the pair started fighting in the ring. Ref distracted with Manny and Snuka. Tito snapped Muraco up, whipped Muraco into the ropes and blasted Muraco coming off with his double flying forearm smash finisher. Muraco crashed to the mat. Snuka gained the upper hand on Manny with a knee to the groin and Manny fell into the ref and the ref went down and Manny lost his balance and fell on the ref. Tito saw what was happening and went over and spun Snuka around and blasted Snuka with a big punch to the jaw that dropped Snuka. Manny had rolled off the ref and was down holding his jewels. Muraco starting to recover. As Tito briefly checked on the ref and Manny, Snuka got to his feet, turned facing the crowd, reached into his tights, pulled out a foreign object and slipped it under his headband.

Madden: "Ah! So that's why he put it back on! Mystery solved!"

Tito had finished checking on Manny and the ref and Snuka snuck over behind Tito. Tito turned and Snuka blasted Tito with a foreign object-laden jumping headbutt. Tito crashed to the mat. Muraco on his hands and knees looked over and saw what happened. Snuka stomped on Manny a few times and then grabbed Manny and threw him though the top and middle rope down to the floor. Manny laid out. Muraco up and went over and peeled the out of it Tito off the mat. Snuka started shaking the ref. Muraco hoisted Tito up and blasted Tito with his White Trash Compactor (inverted piledriver) finisher. Muraco covered Tito as Snuka dragged the still-groggy ref over to where Muraco was pinning Tito. 1.....2.....3! Ref weakly called for the bell as most of the crowd booed but the champs had their fans. Ref laying on his front side on the mat with his right arm bent and his head laid face down on his forearm.

Ring announcer Craig Johnson climbed up on the ring apron with the titles and mic in hand.

Johnson: "Your winners of the match and still WCW World Tag Team Champions...Don Muraco and Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka!"

Some garbage tossed at the ring. Snuka went over and snatched the belts from Johnson. Snuka handed one belt to Muraco. SNuka then raised Muraco's hand in victory and then each man held their title aloft for a few seconds before leaving the ring for the floor and heading back up the aisle. Shot of Tito and the ref laying in the ring and then a shot of Manny laying on the floor as the program faded to black,

WINNER: Snuka & Muraco - Pinfall - Muraco pinned Tito with the White Trash Compactor - 12:16)

END PROGRAM

Dark Match

Rodeo Drive Street Fight: Scott Irwin vs. 'Million Dollar' Bill

(WINNER: Scott Irwin - Pinfall - Hit Bill in the head with a gold-plated toilet seat - 11:43)

* Both men bled

Captain Kremmen · January 26, 2018

WCW Mayhem Rating & Mayhem Update

Ep. 139 Rating: 1.4

On the next WCW Mayhem on Tru TV!

Tru TV Championship Re-Match: Dick Slater (TVC) vs. Marty Jannetty

After the controversial finish to last week's World Tag Team Title match, Tony Garea of the WCW Championship Committee has an announcement regarding the belts.

Ric Flair & Paul Orndorff vs. Mr. Anderson & Davey Boy Smith

(Can Flair and Orndorff work together to get the job done? Or will their long-simmering problems boil over again?)

An update on the health status of Sgt. Slaughter

Dan Spivey vs. Bubba Rogers

AND MORE!!!

Show will be posted Jan. 28 or 29.</div>

Captain Kremmen · January 29, 2018

WCW MAYHEM - EP. 140 - DAYTONA BEACH, FL - OCEAN CENTER - 1-23-17 (Live)

(Show Intro)

(Crowd Shots/Pyro)

(Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden welcomed viewers and ran down the program: Tru TV Championship Match: Dick Slater (TVC) vs. Marty Jannetty; Ric Flair & Paul Orndorff vs. Mr. Anderson & Davey Boy Smith; an update on the health of Sgt. Slaughter; Dan Spivey vs. Bubba Rogers; another 'Winter Warfare' Update; and more. Then sent it to the ring.)

(In-ring: Craig Johnson.

Johnson: "Welcome to 'Mayhem'! I'm Craig Johnson!

"We are coming to you live from the Ocean Center in the great All-American city of Daytona Beach, Florida!"

Crowd cheered.

Johnson: "With me right now is Tony Garea of the WCW Championship Committee."

Garea waved to the crowd and was in a suit. He got little response.

Johnson: "Tony, we hear you've got some major announcements for us."

Garea: "That's right, Craig.

"Two of the announcements I'm about to make do not deal with championship matches.

"First, the main event on 'Mayhem' next week will be...Scott Hall vs. Sid Vicious!"

Crowd cheered the news.

Johnson: "That's a match we've never seen before! Should be quite the clash!"

Garea: "It promises to be a great match-up. Like you said, we've never seen a Vicious vs. Hall match and we in WCW are excited to be bringing it to you on TV for the first time ever."

Johnson: "What other news do you have for us?"

Garea: "I want to show a piece of video from last week's 'Mayhem' when Eric Embry confronted Tom Zenk."

Johnson: "Alright. Let's take a look."

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VIDEO:

Zenk: 'Wogs, SPs, OTs. Nobody knows what you're saying, Embry! You may think you're saying something really brilliant! But it's just rambling gibberish to everyone else!"

Embry: "Gibberish? Did I...did you just call what I believe in gibberish?"

Zenk: "It all sounds very sci-fi, like a bunch of fantasyland speak."

Embry: "How dare you insult my beliefs."

Zenk: "Beliefs?! Nobody else on planet earth..."

Embry: "Teegeeack! The real name of this planet is Teegeeack!"

Zenk's eyes widened and his jaw dropped open.

Zenk: "Are you kidding me?! Teegee-what?! You can't be serious?! Eric, I think you've watched some sci-fi movies too many times and confused them with reality!"

Zenk turned and started to say something to Johnson.

Zenk: "Craig, I can't..."

Embry bashed Zenk from behind with a forearm smash to the back, spun Zenk around and laid into Zenk with head shots. Johnson bailed out to the safety of the apron. Embry whipped Zenk into the ropes and caught Zenk coming off with a clothesline that dropped Zenk. Embry then stomped away on Zenk. Embry left Zenk laying in the ring and Embry left the ring and dropped to the floor and reached under the ring and brandished a folded up steel chair. Zenk slowly made it to his feet facing away from Embry as Embry climbed back into the ring. Embry charged up behind Zenk and bashed Zenk across the back with the chair and Zenk crashed back to the mat. Embry then angrily pounded away on the downed Zenk with the chair. The chair thrashing was so violent that it bent the top part of the chair. Embry then tossed the chair and went over and tore the mic out of Johnson's hand. Embry went and stood over the down and battered Zenk.

Embry: "Tom Zenk!"

Embry then bent over and reached down and grabbed Zenk by the hair and pulled Zenk's head up off the mat and Embry got in Zenk's face.

Embry: "You dirty SP! You just learned the hard way that you don't EVER make fun of a high level OT's beliefs!"

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Garea: "Because of what you just saw that transpired between Tom Zenk and Eric Embry, the two will be squaring off in a match against each other at 'Winter Warfare' on Friday, February 2nd!"

Johnson: "And 'Winter Warfare' will be airing right here on Tru TV!"

Garea: "That's right."

Johnson: "That's two huge announcements you've had for us so far, Tony. What else is there?"

Garea: "I have one final announcement, Craig.

"But first, we need to look back at what happened at the end of the World Tag Team Title match last week between the champs Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka and challengers Los Lobos."

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VIDEO:

Snuka swung at Tito and missed and spun himself around facing away from Tito and Tito popped Snuka with an atomic drop that sent Snuka tumbling through the top and middle rope and crashing to the floor to the delight of the crowd. ... Muraco snapped Manny up, whipped Manny into the ropes and caught Manny coming off with a press slam. Manny down and hurting. Muraco stomped Manny in the head. Snuka recovered on the floor and went over to the timekeeper's table and grabbed his 2-inch wide Fijian headband off the table and put it on and climbed back up on the apron.

Schiavone: "Why's Snuka putting his headband on during the match?"

Madden: "It is a little chilly in here."

Tito whipped Muraco into the corner and followed Muraco in and blasted Muraco with a step-up enzuigiri. Muraco stumbled out of the corner and crashed to the mat. Crowd into it. Snuka hit the ring and went to go after Tito but Manny hit the ring and jumped on Snuka and the pair started fighting in the ring. Ref distracted with Manny and Snuka. Tito snapped Muraco up, whipped Muraco into the ropes and blasted Muraco coming off with his double flying forearm smash finisher. Muraco crashed to the mat. Snuka gained the upper hand on Manny with a knee to the groin and Manny fell into the ref and the ref went down and Manny lost his balance and fell on the ref. Tito saw what was happening and went over and spun Snuka around and blasted Snuka with a big punch to the jaw that dropped Snuka. Manny had rolled off the ref and was down holding his jewels. Muraco starting to recover. As Tito briefly checked on the ref and Manny, Snuka got to his feet, turned facing the crowd, reached into his tights, pulled out a foreign object and slipped it under his headband.

Madden: "Ah! So that's why he put it back on! Mystery solved!"

Tito had finished checking on Manny and the ref and Snuka snuck over behind Tito. Tito turned and Snuka blasted Tito with a foreign object-laden jumping headbutt. Tito crashed to the mat. Muraco on his hands and knees looked over and saw what happened. Snuka stomped on Manny a few times and then grabbed Manny and threw him though the top and middle rope down to the floor. Manny laid out. Muraco up and went over and peeled the out of it Tito off the mat. Snuka started shaking the ref. Muraco hoisted Tito up and blasted Tito with his White Trash Compactor (inverted piledriver) finisher. Muraco covered Tito as Snuka dragged the still-groggy ref over to where Muraco was pinning Tito. 1.....2.....3! Ref weakly called for the bell as most of the crowd booed but the champs had their fans.

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Garea: "We need Los Lobos to come to the ring."

'Will The Wolf Survive' played and out came Tito Santana and Manny Fernandez, aka Los Lobos, to a good ovation. Both were in street clothes. The pair slapped hands with fans on the way down the aisle and climbed into the ring and were all business.

Garea: "Now we need the World Tag Team Champions Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka to come down."

Theme from the original 'Hawaii Five-O' played and out came Muraco and Snuka to mainly boos but they also had their supporters.The pair were in street clothes and Snuka was wearing his traditional Fijian headband. Each man had a tag belt slung over his left shoulder. The pair made their way to the ring and climbed in and looked over at Los Lobos.

The usually even-keel Tito wanted to go at Snuka but Manny stepped in and put his hand on Tito's chest thus holding Tito back. The champs were unfazed by Tito's anger and actually seemed somewhat amused by it as they were caught chuckling.

Garea: "I want to make it clear! There will be no fighting between you two teams tonight! If you violate this order, then you will be subject to heavy fines and possible suspensions! You got me?!"

Both sides kept glaring at one another and then Los Lobos looked over at Garea and nodded in the affirmative and then the champs did the same.

Garea: "The reason I called you out here is this.

"We all saw what happened last week. We all saw Jimmy Snuka load his headband with a foreign object of some sort and use it as a weapon on Tito Santana to help the champions retain the tag titles. Now..."

Muraco: "Wait a minute!"

Muraco put his hand up.

Muraco: "Did you call us out here to announce that you're stripping us of the belts? Because if you did, well, you're not getting them back, man. You want these belts from us, Garea, you need to have someone take them from us by beating us in the ring.

"You know, like Los Lobos failed to do twice in the last month."

Garea: "You're not being stripped of the titles. But that was discussed by members of the championship committee in an emergency teleconference last week.

"Let me also remind you, Don and Jimmy, that you were on the verge of losing the titles when you faced Los Lobos a month ago. Only Jimmy Snuka getting your team intentionally disqualified saved your reign."

Snuka: "You can talk all you want about how we retained the belts. But the bottom line is we're still the champs today. You do what you gotta do."

Garea: "Well, the championship committee is doing what it has to do."

Muraco: "What's that?: Check the legal status of Los Lobos?"

Now it was Manny who wanted a piece of Muraco and Tito had to hold Manny back.

Muraco: "If either one of these guys is living in the country illegally then that's a crime. And criminals can't hold championships."

Manny (hot): "We're both legal residents of this country, Muraco! I'm tired of the mouth, man! Drop that belt and we can go right now!"

Crowd cheered.

Garea: "No violence between you guys tonight! I mean it!"

Muraco: "You heard the man, Manny. Looks like we'll have to do the two-fisted tango with each other another day."

Garea: "And that day will be sooner than you think."

Snuka: "What?!"

Muraco: "Hey! Los Lobos has had their chances..."

Tito: "Shut up, Don! You heard the man! Speak your piece, Tony."

Garea: "Thank you.

"What I was getting to was this. There will be another re-match for the World Tag Team Titles between the champions and Los Lobos."

Most cheered but some fans booed.

Garea: "And the match will be taking place at 'Winter Warfare' on February 2nd."

More cheers.

Garea: "And there's more.

"For this one match, we are bringing back the over-the-top-rope disqualification rule. For those who do not know what it is, let me explain: If you are caught throwing your opponent over the top rope then the offending team is disqualified."

Muraco: "Big deal."

Garea: "You might think this is a big deal.

"If you get disqualified in any way in the match you will lose the World Tag Team Titles!"

Crowd cheered.

Muraco: "What the... That's not cool!"

Snuka: "That's unfair! Losing the belts on a dq?!"

Garea: "You are the last two who should talk about unfairness. Your actions to retain those belts the last two times you've faced Los Lobos have been anything but fair."

Tito: "That sounds good to us!

"Now, the only way you can save your reign is to beat us fairly and right in the middle of the ring!"

Manny: "And you haven't been able to prove you can do that! You've dominated those belts for the last 13 months! But now you've finally met your match! February 2nd is the day everything changes in the tag team division in WCW!"

Tito: "Arriba!"

Most of the crowd cheered as the two teams stared each other down.

Johnson: "You just heard it, fans! It will be a re-match for the WCW World Tag Team Championships at 'Winter Warfare'! And if the champs get disqualified they lose the belts! What a night February 2nd is shaping up to be!

"Tony and Mark, back to you!")

(Announcers discussed the big announcements from Tony Garea. Hyped still to come: Tru TV Championship Match: Dick Slater (TVC) vs. Marty Jannetty; an update on the health of Sgt. Slaughter; Dan Spivey vs. Bubba Rogers; another 'Winter Warfare' Update; and more. Said Ric Flair & Paul Orndorff vs. Mr. Anderson & Davey Boy Smith was coming up next!)

(Commercials)

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Match 1

'Nature Boy' Ric Flair & 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Mr. Anderson & Davey Boy Smith

('I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide' filled the arena and out came Mr. Anderson and Davey Boy Smith to boos. Anderson was wearing black tights with 'Anderson' written across the back in white lettering with red trim and black boots. Smith was in a satin ring jacket with a white front, the Union Jack on the back and one red sleeve and one blue sleeve, tights that had the Union Jack design on front and back and blue ring boots with red trim. The pair made their way to the ring and climbed in and briefly played to the crowd.

Anderson walked to the middle of the ring and gestured for a mic. An old school ring mic was lowered from the ceiling.

MA: "Ladies and gentlemen. Boys and girls. From Green Bay, Wisconsin! Weighing in at 240 pounds! Mr. Anderrrrrrrrrson! An-der-son!

"And...from Liverpool, England! Weighing in at 260 pounds...Davey Boy Smith!"

Crowd booed as Smith stepped forward and pumped his fist in the air.

'Also Sprach Zarathustra' filled the arena and out came Orndorff and Flair to a strong ovation. Flair was in his red sequined robe with 'Nature Boy' written across the back. He was in his red tights and red boots with 'RF' in white lettering on the outside of each boot. Orndorff was in his red robe with black sleeves, red tights with 'Mr. #1derful' written on the back and red boots with white trim. The pair climbed into the ring and briefly played to the crowd.

Ref called for the bell.

Flair and Orndorff seemed to be in an agreeable mood and the pair high fived one another and Orndorff started the match for his team and Smith started the match for his. The two men came out of their corners and circled one another and engaged in a collar-and-elbow tie-up and Smith gained the advantage and threw Orndorff off and Orndorff crashed to the mat. Smith flexed his biceps over the downed Orndorff. Orndorff got to his feet and the pair locked up in another collar-and-elbow tie-up and this time Orndorff came out on top and threw Smith off and Smith crashed to the mat. Orndorff now struck a bodybuilder pose over the downed Smith. Smith to his feet and charged at Orndorff and went to hit Orndorff with a clothesline but Orndorff ducked the move and came back with a series of head shots on Smith. Orndorff whipped Smith into the ropes and caught Smith coming of with a press slam. Smith up and Orndorff grabbed Smith and slammed Smith's head into the top buckle. Smith spun around in the corner and Orndorff laid into Smith with a trio of deliberate shoulder blocks to the gut. Orndorff whipped Smith into the opposite buckles and Orndorff charged in but Smith got his foot up and Orndorff crashed into it face-first and crashed to the mat. Smith nailed the downed Orndorff with some stomps. Smith snapped Orndorff up, whipped Orndorff into the opposite buckles and charged in and blasted Orndorff with a big running clothesline. Orndorff staggered out of the corner and Smith popped Orndorff with a facebuster. Smith rolled Orndorff over and went for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Flair started to step into the ring but Orndorff kicked out. Smith caught Orndorff with head shots, snapped Orndorff up and threw Orndorff into Smith's team's corner. Smith started choking out Orndorff with his boot. Ref started to count the 5-count to break the illegal hold when Flair charged over, spun Smith around and blasted Smith with a trio of rapid-fire chest chops to the delight of the crowd. Smith briefly stunned. Ref ordered Flair back to his corner. As Flair and the ref argued on the way back to the Flair's corner, behind the ref's back, Anderson strangled Orndorff in the corner with the tag rope while Smith laid into Orndorff with a series of kicks to the gut. Flair back to his corner and Anderson and Smith stopped their felony assault just before the ref turned back to the action. Smith tagged in Anderson. Anderson came in and battered Orndorff with a series of head shots that drove Orndorff to his ass in the corner. Anderson then facewashed Orndorff with his boot. Orndorff hurting. Anderson reached down and pulled Orndorff to his feet, pulled Orndorff out of the corner, hoisted Orndorff across his shoulders and blasted Orndoff with a fireman's carry slam (Wasteland). Anderson for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Flair hit the ring and stomped Anderson in the back to break up the pin try. Smith hit the ring, charged over and shoved Flair down to the mat. Ref started pushing Smith back to his corner as Flair got to his feet and went over and poked Smith in the eye as the crowd cheered. Flair back to his corner and Smith back to his. Anderson up and Orndorff got to his knees. Anderson moved in on Orndorff and Orndorff caught Anderson with a gut shot but Anderson quickly responded with a kick to the chest. Anderson snapped Orndorff up and went to whip Orndorff into the ropes but Orndorff reversed and blasted Anderson coming off with a tilt-a-whirl slam. Crowd popped. Orndorff quickly regained his bearings and got to his feet. Orndorff grabbed Anderson's legs and swung Anderson around in the giant leg swing and let Anderson go and Anderson crashed to the mat. Anderson up and Orndorff blasted Anderson with kick to the gut and then slammed Anderson's head into the top buckle in Orndorff's team's corner. Anderson spun around in the corner and Orndorff tagged in Flair. Orndorff popped Anderson with a series of knees to the gut before leaving the ring.

Flair came in and nailed Anderson with a punch to the jaw followed by a blistering series of chest chops. Flair whipped Anderson into the opposite buckles. Flair mounted the middle buckle over Anderson and blasted Anderson with a series of head shots. Flair dropped to his feet on the mat and Anderson staggered out of the corner. Flair grabbed Anderson, nailed Anderson with a suplex followed by an elbow smash across the chest. Flair backed into the ropes and came off with a knee drop to the head that connected. Flair for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Smith hit the ring and stomped Flair in the back to break up the pin try. Smith quickly back to his corner as Orndorff started to step in the ring. Flair and Anderson to their feet and Anderson went to punch Flair in the head but Flair blocked the punch try and fired away on Anderson with another round of chest chops. Flair whipped Anderson into the ropes and looked to catch Anderson coming off with a backdrop but Anderson instead caught Flair in a front facelock and nailed Flair a fisherman's suplex into a bridgeout for the pin. 1...2... Orndorff hit the ring and stomped Anderson in the gut to break up the pin try. Orndorff back to his corner. Flair and Anderson up and Anderson caught Flair with a kick to the gut followed by an arm trap swinging neckbreaker. Flair down holding his neck. Anderson tagged in Smith. Smith came in and snapped up Flair, whipped Flair into the ropes and caught Flair coming off with a dropkick. Flair crashed to the mat. Flair slowly and painfully made it to his feet and Smith moved in and nailed Flair with a series of stiff kicks to the side of the ribs. Flair crashed to the mat and was holding his ribs and rolled out on the apron. Smith wanted to go after Flair but the ref intercepted Smith and ordered him to stand back. As Smith argued with the distracted ref, Anderson dropped off the apron and went over and nailed Flair with some head shots. Orndorff dropped off the apron and ran over to where Anderson was and Anderson bailed. Both Anderson and Orndorff back to their corners. Smith finally stopped arguing with the ref. Flair on his knees on the apron. Smith came over and Flair got to his feet and nailed Smith with a couple of shoulder blocks to the gut between the top and middle rope. Smith stumbled back grabbing his gut as Flair climbed into the ring. Flair popped Smith with a head shot, whipped Smith into the ropes and blasted Smith coming off with a big chest chop. Smith crashed to the mat. Flair quickly grabbed Smith's left leg and locked Smith in the figure 4 as the crowd roared. Smith writhing in agony in the hold. Anderson hit the ring and stomped Flair twice in the chest to break the hold. Orndorff hit the ring and charged over and jumped on Anderson and the two started fighting.

Mixed crowd reaction as Scott Hall and Larry Zbysko, both in street clothes, came out and made their way down to the ring. Flair and Smith up Flair went to hit Smith with a chop but Smith dodged the move and came back and stunned Flair with a head shot. Smith whipped Flair into the ropes and looked to catch Flair coming off with a clothesline but Flair ducked the move and came back and the two men clotheslined each other. Both men crashed to the mat. Orndorff got the upper hand on Anderson and threw Anderson over the top rope and crashing down to the floor. Hall and Zbysko climbed up on the ring apron. Flair and Smith still down on the mat. Ref stopped the 10-count and went over and ordered Hall and Zbysko off the apron. Orndorff saw Flair and Smith down on the mat and went over and moved the ref out of the way and Orndorff confronted Hall and Zbysko. The three started having words with one another when Zbysko took a swipe at Orndorff and missed. Orndorff briefly glared at Zbysko and then blasted Zbysko with a head shot that sent Zbysko crashing to the floor as the fans cheered. Flair and Smith stirring in the ring. Orndorff approached Hall and the two continued jawing at one another. Ref still trying to get Hall off the apron and Orndorff back to his corner. Flair up and Smith to his hands and knees. Flair saw Orndorff in heated conversation with Hall. Flair walked over to where they were and Hall suddenly shoved Orndorff and Orndorff collided with Flair. Flair stumbled back and Smith, on his knees, rolled Flair up from behind. As Orndorff stood in the ring feeling the affects of the collision and facing away from Flair, Smith grabbed a handful of Flair's tights as the ref counted. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the fans largely booed.

Hall immediately dropped off the apron and down to the floor. Zbysko now on his feet on the floor and Hall went over and joined him. Ref raised Smith's hand in victory and then Smith left the ring for the floor. Smith went over to where his partner Anderson was. Anderson was leaned against the apron and still a little dazed from Orndorff's offense late in the match. Smith told Anderson they won and Anderson slapped the mat with his hands and then raised his hands victoriously in the air to boos.

WINNER: Smith & Anderson - Pinfall - Smith pinned Flair with a Roll-Up while holding the tights - 11:53)

(After the match: Orndorff was still shaking out the affects of the match and was facing away from Flair as Flair was now on his feet. Flair walked over and shoved Orndorff from behind. Orndorff turned and Flair got in Orndorff's face and had words off-mic for Orndorff. Orndorff then started to verbally fire back and the two engaged in an animated conversation. Flair poked Orndorff in the chest three times with his finger. Orndorff looked down at his chest as Flair continued to berate him. Orndorff looked up at Flair and shut Flair up by slapping Flair hard across the face. Flair grabbed his mouth and glared at Orndorff and Orndorff returned the glare. Flair then took his hand away from his mouth and noticed blood on his hand from where Orndorff had smacked him in the piehole. An enraged Orndorff just kept glaring at Flair. Flair touched his hand to his mouth once more and again noticed more blood on his hand. Flair then stunned Orndorff with a shot to the jaw out of nowhere. Flair then tore into Orndorff with a violent, rapid-fire series of chest chops, whipped Orndorff into the ropes and caught Orndorff coming off with a big chop to the chest that sent Orndorff crashing to the mat. Orndorff down and grabbing his chest in great pain.

Flair went over by the ring ropes and demanded the ring mic from Craig Johnson and got it.

Flair walked over and stood next to the downed Orndorff.

Flair: "Orndorff! I don't know what kind of game you're playing, pal! But it better end right now! Because if it doesn't, things will end up very bad for you!"

Flair tossed the mic and turned his back on Orndorff. Flair stood and briefly regained his bearings. Orndorff managed to get to his knees behind Flair and pop Flair with a low-blow. Mixed crowd reaction as Flair crashed to the mat holding his nuts. Orndorff crawled over and picked up the mic. Orndorff was on his hands and knees next to Flair.

Orndorff: "You're the one who needs to stop playing games, Flair! You're the one who's gonna suffer if this shit doesn't stop!"

Orndorff tossed the mic and rolled back over on his side and grabbed his chest again.

Shot of Flair down and holding his jewels and Orndorff down and holding his chest in the ring.)

(Announcers discussed the continuing friction between Flair and Orndorff. Then sent it backstage.)

(Backstage: Scott Hudson.

Hudson: "This is Scott Hudson in the WCW Interview Center.

"As you can see, with me right now are Tru TV Champion Dick Slater and his manager Sherri Martel."

Slater was in his ring attire and had the title around his waist. Sherri was in a dress and standing behind Slater and rubbing his shoulders.

Slater: "That feels great, doll. Yeah."

Sherri: "It's making me horny. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr..."

Hudson: "OK! OK! This is not the time to be talking like that."

Slater: "Aw, Hudson, what's the matter? You can't find a girlfriend who you don't have to drive to the gas station to inflate?"

Sherri: "Hahahahaha!"

Hudson seemed a little frazzled by the remark.

Hudson: "I'll have you know that I'm married!"

Slater: "Really? Huh. I knew they allowed gay marriage now. But I didn't know they allowed guys to marry girls that can deflate."

Sherri: "Hahahaha!"

Hudson was getting pissed.

Hudson (fighting back the urge to verbally tee off on Slater): "Dick, and I use that word as an apt description of you, what are your thoughts heading into your re-match with Marty Jannetty?"

Slater: "Did you just call me a dick as well as call me Dick?"

Sherri: "I think he did."

Hudson (frustrated): "Please just answer the question."

Slater: "Another match with Jannetty and the end result will be the same.

"Last week, he tried to get inside my head and implied that he saw something that I do that leaves me open for his superkick. But there's a problem."

Hudson: "What's that?"

Slater: "He hasn't shown in previous match-ups that he can hit me with his kick when it counts. Why would anyone in their right mind think he's going to be able to do it tonight?"

Hudson: "He was going to superkick you in the match at 'Season's Beatings' until Sherri here hit him in the head with a loaded purse!"

Slater: "Jannetty's got a weak back of the head. What did you have in that purse, babe?"

Sherri: "Just a compact and my lipstick."

Hudson: "Well, that lipstick must have been loaded with lead or something! Jannetty was knocked senseless!"

Slater: "I would never kiss a woman that I knew wore lipstick that contained lead or any other metals!"

Hudson: "OK! Enough! I know my job is to remain professional and interview you! But you have crossed so many lines with me that I refuse to continue! Goodbye!"

Hudson shoved the mic in Slater's chest and stormed out of the interview area.

Slater: "Guess I'm in charge of the interview now. Jannetty, you're not winning the belt because you're not gonna catch me with that superkick of yours tonight. Not gonna happen. You just don't know how to game plan for a match like I do. And that's gonna be the difference in the main event here on 'Mayhem'."

Sherri: "You all heard the champ! Now, prepare to bow down to him when leaves Marty Jannetty flat on his back in the ring a beaten and broken man!"

Slater: "Couldn't have said it better myself.")

(Announcers hyped the main event. Said Spivey vs. Rogers was coming up after the break!)

(Commercials)

(Announcers intro'd video for the next WCW PPV:

WCW Presents: 'Spring Breakout' - Sunday - March 4 - Rio Rancho, NM - Santa Ana Star Center - 8pm E/5pm P - Tickets on sale NOW!)

(Announcers intro'd a pre-recorded phone call interview Craig Johnson did with Sgt. Slaughter over the weekend.

VIDEO:

Video opened with a shot of Craig Johnson sitting at a desk in an office. He was in a shirt and tie.

Johnson: "This Is Craig Johnson.

"With me on speaker phone right now is Sgt. Slaughter.

"Sarge, thanks for taking the time to talk to us today."

Sarge: "My pleasure, Craig. Always happy to do it."

Johnson: "You're still recovering at home right now. I'm sure you're anxious to get out of the house and get back to the ring wars."

Sarge: "Yup. I'm still basically at home. The good news is I'm getting out more and more and I am climbing the walls in anticipation of being cleared to wrestle again."

Johnson: "We are recording this on Sunday, January 21st. As of today, what is the status of your return to wrestling?"

Sarge: "Well, the news from my doctors gets better every week. I'm hoping, right now, to be able to start wrestling again in another month or so. The neck has improved greatly since I've been out of action. Rest and taking it east have been the keys to my recovery."

Johnson: "Are you still hot to get your hands on Dick Slater, who is the reason you're our of commission right now, or has that situation cooled a little bit?"

Sarge: "Slater is still public enemy #1 as far as I'm concerned. I haven't cooled off a bit. I'm hotter now to teach him a lesson than ever before.

"Dick Slater! I just want you to know that I'm coming for you! And I won't stop until I've gotten my pound of flesh!"

Johnson: "When you and Slater meet again it will be a collision for the ages!"

Sarge: "You're right about that! And it's gonna be a collision that Dicky Slater's not gonna like!"

Johnson: "That was Sgt. Slaughter on the phone. I would hate to be Dick Slater when he returns to WCW."

Picture faded to black.)

Match 2

Dan Spivey vs. 'Big' Bubba Rogers w/ Mgr. Jimmy Hart

('Bad To The Bone' filled the arena and out came Rogers and Jimmy Hart to strong boos. Rogers was in a white dress shirt with the top two buttons unbuttoned and the sleeves rolled up, suspenders, gray slacks and black shoes. Jimmy was in a black suit with 'First Family' written across the back of the jacket, white dress shirt and black thin tie, black and white shoes, sunglasses and carrying his trademark megaphone. Once in the ring, Hart briefly played to the crowd as Rogers stood stoically in the corner.

'Steel Monkey' filled the arena and out came Dan Spivey to a good ovation. Spivey was in his black tights and black boots.

As Spivey made his way down the aisle, announcers pointed out that the Skyscrapers were still very much a team and that Sid and Dan had just decided to take a break and wrestle as singles for awhile.

As Spivey started stepping into the ring, Rogers charged over and started beating on Spivey. Jimmy Hart left the ring for the floor.

Ref called for the bell.

Rogers continued to pound on Spivey. Rogers whipped Spivey into the corner and blasted Spivey with an avalanche. Spivey staggered out of the corner and crashed to his back on the mat. Rogers for the cover. 1... Spivey kicked out. Rogers pulled Spivey up by the hair. Rogers whipped Spivey into the ropes and looked to catch Spivey coming off with a backdrop but Spivey stunned Rogers with a kick to the chest and dropped Rogers with a clothesline. Rogers got to his feet and walked right into a bearhug from Spivey. Spivey cinched up on the hold and Rogers was in dire pain. Rogers wouldn't submit. Jimmy Hart obnoxiously yelling through his megaphone at ringside. Rogers was able to nail Spivey with a headbutt and Spivey lost his grip on the hold. Rogers blasted Spivey with a series of stiff uppercuts. Rogers then hoisted Spivey up and blasted Spivey with a double leg slam. Rogers for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Spivey kicked out. Rogers popped Spivey with a head shot and snapped Spivey up. Rogers went to whip Spivey into the ropes but Spivey reversed and caught Rogers coming off with a sidewalk slam. The move drove the life out of Rogers. Spivey circled around behind Rogers as a shaky Rogers got to his feet. Rogers turned and walked right into Spivey's arms and Spivey hoisted Rogers up and blasted Rogers with his Olympic Slam finisher. Spivey covered Rogers and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the crowd cheered.

WINNER: Spivey - Pinfall - Olympic Slam - 2:49)

(After the match: As Spivey got to his feet, World Champion the masked New Spoiler charged down to the ring in his ring attire. New Spoiler was carrying his title and placed it on the apron and climbed in the ring. Spivey was facing away from the entrance aisle as the New Spoiler came up behind Spivey and bashed Spivey with a double sledge to the back. Spivey spun around and the champ laid into Spivey with a series of head shots. New Spoiler grabbed the stunned Spivey's arm and nailed Spivey with a short-arm clothesline. Spivey crashed to the mat. New Spoiler circled around behind Spivey and raised his fingerless gloved right hand in the air as Spivey slowly and shakily made it to his feet. Spivey up and turned and New Spoiler moved in and caught Spivey in his Iron Claw finisher. New Spoiler with the hold firmly locked on. Spivey couldn't escape New Spoiler's life-draining grip and Spivey started to weaken. Jimmy Hart climbed into the ring and was cheerleading for New Spoiler. Crowd buzzing as Spivey dropped to his knees in the hold.

Crowd popped as Sid Vicious, in street clothes, came charging down the aisle. Jimmy frantically pointed at Sid as Sid climbed into the ring. New Spoiler released the claw on Spivey and Spivey toppled over on the mat and was holding his head. New Spoiler looked over and glared at Sid. New Spoiler started rubbing his gloved right hand. Sid gestured for New Spoiler to bring it. Rogers, who had quietly rolled out of the ring and dropped to his feet on the floor, had recovered and quietly climbed back into the ring, snuck up behind Sid, spun Sid around and popped Sid with an uppercut. Sid just glared at Rogers. Rogers then went to nail Sid with a head shot, but Sid blocked the punch try and nailed Rogers with a head shot followed by a kick to the gut that doubled Rogers over. Sid hoisted Rogers up and blasted Rogers with a powerbomb as the crowd went nuclear. Rogers laid out in the ring. New Spoiler charged over and jumped Sid from behind and started pounding on Sid. Sid turned around and New Spoiler popped Sid with a head shot and Sid fell against the ropes. New Spoiler hit Sid with another head shot and Sid staggered away the ropes. New Spoiler stalked Sid and then blasted Sid with another head shot but this time Sid started walking around and wasn't all that fazed by it. New Spoiler moved in and popped Sid with another deliberate head shot and this time Sid started shaking and walking around in the ring. New Spoiler looked over at Jimmy and neither seemed to have an answer. Sid turned and looked right at the champ and gestured for New Spoiler to hit him again. New Spoiler popped Sid with another head shot. Sid's eyes bulged out and he pointed at the champ. Crowd into it. Sid moved in and New Spoiler went to his Sid with another head shot but Sid blocked the punch try and hit New Spoiler with one of his own. New Spoiler staggered around the ring. Sid moved in and blasted New Spoiler with another head shot. New Spoiler almost out on his feet. Sid hit New Spoiler with a third big punch to the head. New Spoiler on stagger street. Sid then placed New Spoiler's head between his legs and started to hoist new Spoiler up for his powerbomb finisher when Jimmy Hart snuck up behind Sid and bashed Sid in the back of the head with his megaphone. Sid lost his grip on New Spoiler and dropped New Spoiler to the mat. Sid stumbled forward and was grabbing the back of his head as he leaned front-first against the ropes. A dazed and confused New Spoiler was just clear headed enough to crawl out of the ring and drop to his feet on the floor. New Spoiler stumbled forward and went down on the floor and Jimmy went over to help him to his feet.

Rogers and Spivey were recovering in the ring as Sid had turned and walked away from the ropes holding the back of his head. Jimmy and New Spoiler were about to head back up the aisle when Jimmy stopped to pick up the belt up off the apron. As Jimmy picked up the belt, Sid came over and reached through the top and middle rope and ripped the belt from Jimmy's hand. Jimmy beside himself and yelling and gesturing that Sid give the belt back. New Spoiler looked on and was glaring at Sid.

Sid picked up on a mic:

Sid: "You want this belt?! Come and get it!"

New Spoiler looked to go back into the ring to get the belt but Jimmy Hart stopped him. An unsteady Rogers had made it to his feet. Jimmy yelled at Rogers from the floor and told Rogers to get the belt. Sid looked over at Rogers and told Rogers to come get the belt. Rogers looked at Sid and then out at Jimmy and New Spoiler. Jimmy ws getting pissed and demanded Rogers pick up the title and bring it to New Spoiler. Rogers was hesitant and again looked at Sid and then over at Jimmy and the champ. Sid gestured for Rogers to grab the title. Spivey had recovered and was now standing next to the ropes in the background. Rogres cautiously approached the belt that had Sid standing over it. Rogers got to the belt and then glared at Sid for a moment. Sid again gestured for Rogers to pick the belt up off the mat. Jimmy yelled for Rogers to 'pick the damn belt up!' Rogers and Sid looked at each other a few seconds longer and then Rogers slowly raised his right hand, smirked and gave Sid the one finger salute. Sid showed no reaction. Rogers then bent over and reached down to pick up the belt and Sid grabbed Rogers, hoisted Rogers up and blasted Rogers with a second powerbomb as the crowd went nuts. Jimmy with hands on his head looking on in disbelief at what just happened. New Spoiler started clinching and unclinching his gloved right hand and had an angry look on his eyes. Rogers laid out...again. Sid scooped the World Title up off the mat, looked at it and tossed it out of the ring over the top rope and the belt hit the floor. Jimmy scrambled over and scooped it up. Jimmy looked at New Spoiler and pointed back up the aisle and the pair started heading back up the aisle to boos. Jimmy had the belt clutched close to his chest.

Sid demanded the ring mic from Craig Johnson and got it.

Sid: "Jimmy! Hey, Jimmy!"

Jimmy and New Spoiler turned and looked back.

Sid: "Don't you want your bodyguard here?!"

Sid pointed down at Rogers.

Jimmy and New Spoiler both briefly looked at Sid and then Jimmy turned and pointed to the back and he and New Spoiler continued their journey up the aisle and disappeared to the back as Sid and Spivey looked on and Rogers was still down in the ring.)

(Announcers talked about the New Spoiler attacking Spivey after Spivey won the match and Sid coming out and making the save and laying out Rogers and almost laying out the World Champeen. Then sent it backstage.)

(Backstage: Scott Hudson.

Hudson: "Back in the WCW Interview Center.

"My guest at this time is Marty Jannetty. Marty, come on in here."

Jannetty walked into the interview area in his ring attire.

Hudson: "Tonight, you're facing Dick Slater for a chance to become the new Tru TV Champion.

"I've gotta ask this. Have you really found a weakness in Dick Slater's ring style that you aim to exploit tonight?"

Jannetty: "Scott, with all due respect, I can't answer that. You'll just have to watch the match and see for yourself. Was I bluffing when I said what I said last week? Or have I found an opening in the way Slater operates inside the ropes that I can use to my advantage?"

Hudson: "Looks like we'll have to wait and see.

"Another thing I want to get to is the situation with your old tag team partner Tommy Rich. Last week, he came out and said that he wanted to be in your corner for this match tonight and also wanted to re-start the tag team the Southern Connection. You made it quite clear that you don't want Rich in your corner but have you changed your mind?"

Jannetty: "Well, I was very explicit last week when I told Tommy that I didn't..."

Tommy Rich walked into the interview area in his Southern Connection ring attire.

Rich: "Marty, brother, I'm here for you!"

Jannetty:"Wait? What? Why are you even..."

Rich: "You need someone in your corner tonight. You never know what Sherri could be up to..."

Jannetty waved his hand in Rich's face.

Jannetty: "Tommy. Tommy. I made myself very clear last week that I don't need you in my corner tonight. I'll stand or fall on my own."

Rich: "But...but I could be the eyes you need on the floor, Marty. You can't allow Sherri to be the deciding factor in this match."

Jannetty (frustrated): "Look, man! You will not be in my corner tonight!"

Rich: "But..."

Jannetty: "No buts, Tom! You will not be in my corner tonight and we are not reuniting as the Southern Connection and that's final! God!"

Jannetty stormed out of the interview area as a hurt looking Rich watched Jannetty walk off.

Hudson: "Dick Slater defends the Tru TV Championship against Marty..."

Rich, head down, mumbled something.

Hudson: "What was that?"

Rich (shaking his head): "He can't win this match without me."

Rich turned and somberly walked out of the interview area.

Hudson: "Our main event is coming up next.")

(Commercials)

('WINTER WARFARE' UPDATE!

Announcers ran down the card so far:

The Re-Match!: Dynamite Kid vs. Bret Hart

WCW World Tag Team Championship Re-Match: Jimmy Snuka & Don Muraco (WTTC) vs. Los Lobos

Tom Zenk vs. Eric Embry

WCW Presents: 'Winter Warfare' - LIVE! on Tru TV - Friday - February 2 - Tampa, FL - USF Sun Dome - 9pm E/6pm P - Tickets on sale NOW!)

(Announcers hyped for next week that it was the final 'Mayhem' before 'Winter Warfare'. Then sent it to the ring.)

Match 3 (Tru TV Championship Re-Match)

'Dirty' Dick Slater (TVC) w/ Mgr. Sherri Martel vs. Marty Jannetty

('Rock-N-Roll Fantasy' by Bad Company filled the arena and out came Jannetty to a solid ovation. Jannetty was in a black leather jacket with an electric guitar design across the back, leg-length tights that had a red left leg and black right leg and red boots. Jannetty slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring and then climbed in and acknowledged the crowd.

Music-only version of 'The Crunge' played and out came TV Champ Slater and manager Martel to strong boos. Slater was in a black satin ring jacket with 'Slater' written in red block lettering across the back and a thin red stripe running down the outside of each sleeve, black tights with two red stripes running down the outside of each leg, and white boots with black trim. He had the TV Title around his waist. Sherri was in a blue dress that flaunted her curves, black stockings and black heels. The pair made their way to the ring and climbed up on the apron. Sherri sat on the middle rope and opened the top rope and Slater stepped into the ring and Sherri followed.

Ref took the belt from Slater and walked around the ring holding the belt aloft for all to see. Ref then handed the belt off to Craig Johnson.

Ref called both men out to the middle of the ring. Sherri came out with Slater and Slater and Jannetty locked eyes as the ref laid down the ground rules and patted each man down.

Ref then sent each man back to his corner.

Sherri had final words with her man before giving him a quick pat on the ass before leaving the ring and heading to the floor.

Ref called for the bell.

The two men came out and circled one another and engaged in a collar-and-elbow tie-up and Slater gained the advantage and caught Jannetty in a side headlock. Slater popped Jannetty in the head with punches and then released Jannetty from the headlock. Jannetty stunned. Slater whipped Jannetty into the ropes and looked to catch Jannetty coming off with a backdrop but Jannetty instead caught Slater and rolled Slater up in a small package for the pin. 1....2...thr... Slater kicked out. Crowd groaned. Both men to their feet and Jannetty caught Slater with a kick to the gut and nailed Slater with a snap suplex. Jannetty up and mounted the middle buckle and came off with a diving fist drop to the head that connected. Jannetty then laid into the downed Slater with a series of piston punches to the head. Jannetty for the cover. 1...2... Slater kicked out. Jannetty snapped Slater up, whipped Slater into the ropes and caught Slater coming off with a dropkick that sent Slater crashing back to the mat. A stunned Slater got to his feet and Jannetty moved in and caught Slater with a head shot, whipped Slater into the ropes and caught Slater coming off with a back elbow to the chest. Slater crashed to the mat, rolled out of the ring and crashed down to the floor. Sherri came over to check on her man as the ref ordered Jannetty to stand back. Jannetty obliged and the ref started the 20-count. An unsteady Slater got to his feet and stumbled and fell back against the ringside barricade. Slater then walked over and grabbed his belt off the timekeeper's table and walked over to the announcer's table and told Schiavone and Madden that he was leaving. Jannetty left the ring and climbed out on the apron and leapt off the apron and nailed Slater with a double sledge to the back. Slater hit the table and dropped the title. Jannetty then slammed Slater's head into the table multiple times. Ref counting. Jannetty grabbed Slater by the head and walked Slater over and went to slam Slater's head into the ring post but Sherri ran over and stood in front of the post like an environmentalist might stand in front of a giant redwood. Jannetty told Sherri to move and Sherri wouldn't budge. This gave Slater the opportunity to catch Jannetty with a couple of shots to the ribs, free himself from Jannetty's grasp and slam Jannetty's head into the post. Jannetty stumbled forward and went down on the floor. Slater climbed back into the ring and the ref ordered Slater to stand back so he could start the 20-count. Slater instead started having words with the ref. With the ref distracted with Slater, Jannetty got to a knee on the floor. Sherri kicked off her heels, peeled off one of her stockings and came up behind Jannetty and strangled him with her hose. Sherri stopped the strangling, fled to another side of the ring and Slater stopped having words with the ref and Slater stepped back. Jannetty down on one hand and one knee and grabbing his throat with his free hand. Ref started counting. As the count grew, Jannetty got to his feet and slid into the ring under the bottom rope and Slater came over and stomped the hell out of Jannetty. Slater then slammed Jannetty's head off the mat three times.

Slater snapped Jannetty up and nailed Jannetty with a suplex. Slater quick stomped Jannetty, backed into the ropes and came off with a flying knee drop to the chest that connected. Slater for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Jannetty kicked out. Both men up and Slater nailed Jannetty with a trio of head shots. Slater whipped Jannetty into the ropes and looked to catch Jannetty coming off with a backdrop but Jannetty leapfrogged Slater, spun around and went to run Slater into the ropes for a roll-up from behind but Slater grabbed the top rope and held on and Jannetty lost his grip on Slater and Jannetty rolled head over heels and quickly got to his feet. Slater looked out at the crowd and pointed to his head showing how smart he was. Slater then turned and stepped away from the ropes Jannetty greeted Slater with a dropkick. Slater crashed to the mat. Slater quickly up and swung at Jannetty and Jannetty dodged the punch try and caught Slater in the sleeperhold. Slater fighting in the hold and trying to not pass out. Slater started to maneuver around in the hold and charged towards the corner. Slater smashed into the ref and the ref slammed hard into the buckles. Jannetty slammed into Slater. Jannetty lost his grip on the hold and all three men crashed to the mat. Crowd buzzing. Ref down in the corner. Sherri looking on anxiously from ringside. Jannetty and Slater started stirring and Jannetty made it to his feet first and assumed the position. Crowd buzzing. An unsteady Slater started making it to his feet. Sherri yelling at Slater that Jannetty was preparing to superkick him but Slater was in a daze. Sherri furiously pounded on the apron in an effort to get Slater's attention. Slater up and looked over briefly at Sherri and then turned and walked right into Jannetty's superkick finisher. Fans popped as Slater crashed to the mat and looked all but dead. Ref still down in the corner but stirring. Jannetty covered Slater and hooked the leg.

Tommy Rich came out and charged down the aisle and slid into the ring behind Jannetty. Rich was down by Jannetty's feet. Rich counted. 1...2...3! Crowd buzzing. Jannetty let go of Slater and got up facing away from Rich. Jannetty started jumping up and down and raised his fists in the air in victory as Rich got up and was standing a few feet behind Jannetty. Jannetty turned and walked right into Rich's arms and Rich hit Jannetty with his exploder suplex finisher. Jannetty down and hurting. Rich stood and briefly looked down at Jannetty and then left the ring and headed back up the aisle to loud boos. Slater started to recover in the ring and made it to his feet and fell back against the ropes. Ref still recovering in the corner. Sherri jumped up on the apron and pointed over at Jannetty and yelled for Slater to finish him off. Slater slowly walked over, peeled Jannetty off the mat and nailed Jannetty with his front Russian legsweep finisher. Sherri had dropped back to the floor and went over to where the ref was on his hands and knees and Sherri screamed in the ref's face to count the pin. Slater covered Jannetty and hooked the leg. Ref got up, lunged over, dropped down and counted. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the crowd booed.

Still somewhat groggy ref made it to his feet and went over by the ropes and had a few words with Craig Johnson and took the title from him.

Slater to his feet as Sherri climbed into the ring and hugged her man and celebrated the victory. Ref went over and handed Slater the belt and raised Slater's hand in victory to more boos.

Johnson: "In a time of 8 minutes, 34 seconds, your winner...and STILL Tru TV Champion...'Dirty' Dick Slater!"

Slater draped the title over his shoulder and a beaming Sherri applauded her man as the program faded to black.

WINNER: Slater - Pinfall - Front Russian Legsweep - 8:34)

END PROGRAM

Captain Kremmen · February 2, 2018

Ep. 141 of Mayhem will be posted Feb. 3 or 4.

Captain Kremmen · February 4, 2018

WCW MAYHEM - EP. 141 - DAYTONA BEACH, FL - OCEAN CENTER - 1-30-17 (Taped)

(Show Intro)

(Crowd Shots/Pyro)

(Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden welcomed viewers to the final 'Mayhem' before 'Winter Warfare' and then ran down the program: Contract signing for the WCW World Tag Team Championship Match at 'Winter Warfare': Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka (WTTC) vs. Los Lobos; Sid Vicious vs. Scott Hall; another video from the 'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor and Taylor has some big news; Tommy Rich stops by to explain why he attacked Marty Jannetty last week; pre-recorded comments from Tom Zenk and Eric Embry before their match at 'Winter Warfare'; pre-recorded comments from Ric Flair on his situation with Paul Orndorff; the Good Ol' Boys vs. Sam Houston & Brian Blair; the final 'Winter Warfare' Update; and more. Then sent it to the ring.)

(In-ring:

'Hart Attack' filled the arena and out came Bret Hart to a strong ovation. Bret was in street clothes and had a mic. Bret slapped hands with fans on the way down the aisle and climbed in the ring and acknowledged the crowd.

Brief pause...

'London Calling' played and out came Dynamite Kid to a mixed crowd reaction. Kid was in street clothes and had a mic. Kid walked right past the fans and climbed into the ring.

The pair walked around in the ring for a moment sizing each other up.

Bret: "Three days until we meet again in this ring but under different circumstances, Dynamite."

Kid: "Yup."

Bret: "Is that all you've got to say?"

Kid: "Yup."

Bret: "Well, if you aren't going to say anything then I will.

"There don't need to be any hard feelings heading into this match. I've offered to shake your hand on several occasions now as a goodwill gesture and you've blown me off each time. What happened at 'Autumn Anarchy' was over four months ago, Dynamite. Don't you think..."

Kid walked up and got right in Bret's face.

Kid: "No, Bret! I won't let it go! Not now! Not ever! It's not easy to just forget something like having the World Title in your grasp and having it slip through your fingers because of an outside party's stupidity! I think about what happened at 'Autumn Anarchy' several times a day! You're the reason I'm not the World Champion!"

Bret: "I can't change what happened that night! How many times do I have to apologize for what I did?! It was an honest mistake! I'd love to be able to take it back but I can't! We need to move on!"

Kid: "Move on?! Ha! That's easy for you to say since you weren't the challenger for the belt at 'Autumn Anarchy'!

"The only thing that will give me some closure, the only thing that will let me sleep better at night, is beating you this Friday night at 'Winter Warfare'!"

Bret: "That will give you closure, huh?"

Kid: "Some. But it won't completely wipe out what happened at 'Autumn Anarchy'! That's a stain that will never be totally removed no matter what!"

Bret: "You may get some of your 'closure', as you put it, Dynamite, if you beat me this Friday. But I'm not gonna just roll over for you because you can't let go of something that happened months ago! You wanna beat me?! Then you'll have to earn the victory!"

Kid paced back-and-forth in the ring.

Kid (calm): "I'm gonna have to earn it, huh? I wouldn't have it any other way.

"I know what a fierce competitor you are. Like me, you hate to lose at anything. But mark my words, 'Hitman'. I am going to show you no mercy this Friday. We had a battle for ages at 'Season's Beatings'. And you won. But it's a different time and place now."

Bret: "Different arena. Different year. Different show."

Kid: "Yup."

Bret: "But that still might not be enough to change the final result."

Kid glared at Bret. After a brief staredown, Bret once again extended his hand for Dynamite to shake it. Dynamite didn't budge.

Bret: "Let's bury the hatchet right now, Dynamite. Come on. Shake my hand."

Kid looked at Bret without saying a word.

Bret: "Quit being so stubborn..."

Pooey! Kid hauled off and spat right in Bret's face.

Bret wiped some of the spit from his face as Kid seethed. Bret looked at Kid.

Kid: "You say you want to bury the hatchet, eh?! Well, you already buried the hatchet...right in me back at 'Autumn Anarchy'!"

Kid tossed the mic and left the ring and headed back up the aisle to a mixed crowd reaction as Bret looked on while continuing to wipe spit off his face.)

(Announcers discussed the Bret-Kid confrontation before their match at 'Winter Warfare' this Friday.)

(Announcers intro'd pre-recorded comments from Tom Zenk and Eric Embry heading into their match this Friday.

VIDEO:

Shot of Eric Embry standing in front of a large bookshelf filled with books. He was in street clothes and had a mic.

Embry was in a contemplative mood.

Embry: "I have..."

Embry took a long pause.

Embry:"I have just undergone four hours of intense auditing. It's been the most draining auditing of my life.

"And why did I have to undergo this auditing session? Tom Zenk. That's why.

"You see, no one disrespects my religion. You do that and you will pay a dear price. You insult us and you become Fair Game.

"Tom Zenk, you are Fair Game now. You have reached the point of no return.

"I'll be damned if you're gonna push me off the Bridge!

"You are an SP of the worst kind! And I cannot, as an OT, allow you to have any sort of mastery over me! I cannot allow you to drag me down to your level and impede me from doing my part to clear this planet!

"At 'Winter Warfare' this Friday, Zenk, I am going to take you down and put you in the place where all SP's belong!"

Picture flipped and Zenk was standing in a park. Zenk was in street clothes and had a mic.

Zenk: "I can still feel everyone of those chair shots Eric Embry laid on me a few weeks ago. I can still hear every sickening thud that chair made slamming against my body.

"And it makes me angry. Real angry.

"So, when I face Eric Embry at 'Winter Warfare' this Friday, I'm gonna carry that anger of what he did to me into the ring. And I'm gonna channel that anger, all of it, on Eric Embry!

"Embry, if you're watching this...I want you to know this! I'm not only looking to beat you as payback! But I'm also taking those kook beliefs of yours and shoving them right...down...your...throat!

See you in Tampa!")

(Announcers hyped the Zenk-Embry match for 'Winter Warfare'. Hyped still to come: Contract signing for the WCW World Tag Team Championship Match at 'Winter Warfare': Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka (WTTC) vs. Los Lobos; and Sid Vicious vs. Scott Hall; . Said the Good Ol' Boys vs. Sam Houston & Brian Blair was coming up next!)

(Commercials)

(VIDEO:

IT'S WORLD CLASS WRESTLING ON TOUR!

Friday - February 2 - Tampa, FL - USF Sundome - Winter Warfare (Tru TV Special Event)

Tuesday - February 6 - Jackson, MS - Mississippi Coliseum - WCW Mayhem

Tuesday - February 20 - Cedar Park, TX - H.E.B. Center - WCW Mayhem

Sunday - March 4 - Rio Rancho, NM - Santa Ana Star Center - Spring Breakout PPV

Tuesday - March 6 - El Paso, TX - Don Haskins Center - WCW Mayhem

More info: Visit the WCW website!)

Match 1

Good Ol' Boys vs. Sam Houston & Brian Blair

('Close To The Edit' played and out came Houston and Blair to a decent ovation. Houston was wearing a burnt orange Texas Longhorns' satin jacket, burnt orange tights with a white stripe on each side and burnt orange boots with the Texas Longhorn logo on the outside of each boot. Blair was in a black satin warm-up jacket with 'BB' in yellow lettering on the left breast, plain black tights and black boots with yellow trim. He also had a towel around his neck. The pair slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. Once in the ring, Houston saluted the crowd with the Longhorn hand gesture and Blair acknowledged the crowd.

'La Grange' by ZZ Top played and out came the Good Ol' Boys, Barry Windham and Bobby Duncum,Jr. to pretty strong boos. Windham and Duncum Jr. were in black cowboy hats, black shirts, and black chaps. Windham also wore red tights and red and white cowboy-style wrestling boots. Duncum Jr. was in yellow tights and yellow and white cowboy-style wrestling boots. The pair made their way to the ring and climbed in.

Windham went over and demanded the ring mic and got it from Craig Johnson.

Windham: "I want to let everybody in on a little secret right now! Sam Houston is not a real cowboy! Never has been!

"His father was also a wrestler! His name was Grizzly Smith! He was a hillbilly who wrestled in overalls and his filthy bare feet!

"So, Sam Houston! The next time you wrestle, you need to stay true to the family lineage and come out wearing overalls, a coonskin cap, no shoes and make sure your feet are really dirty! You're not a cowboy, son! You're a hick!"

Windham tossed the mic.

Ref called for the bell.

Windham and Houston started for the their teams. The two men came out of their corners and circled one another and Windham went to punch Houston but Houston blocked the punch try and fired back on Windham with a series of head shots that drove Windham against the ropes. Houston whipped Windham into the ropes and caught Windham coming off with a dropkick. Windham crashed to the mat, got up and was greeted with another dropkick. Windham crashed into the buckles. Houston hit Windham with a gut punch and then went to nail Windham with a running bulldog out of the corner but Windham shoved Houston off and Houston crashed to the mat. Both men to their feet and Windham stunned Houston with an uppercut. Windham whipped Houston into the ropes and caught Houston coming off with a leaping lariat that sent Houston crashing to the mat. Windham ran and hit the ropes and came off with a running elbow smash that connected. Windham for the cover. 1...2... Houston kicked out. Windham snapped up Houston and whipped Houston into Windham's team's corner. Windham popped Houston with a head shot and tagged in Duncum Jr. Duncum Jr. stepped into the ring and laid into Houston with a series of kicks to the gut and then grabbed Houston and nailed Houston with a biel throw. Houston crashed to the mat. Houston rolled over and got to his hands and knees and started to crawl in the direction of partner Blair but Duncum Jr. reached down and pulled Houston up by the back of the tights. Duncum Jr. went to nail Houston with a belly-to-back suplex but Houston was able to flip out of Duncum Jr.'s grasp and land on his feet behind Duncum Jr. and Duncum Jr. spun around and Houston popped Duncum Jr. with a series of head shots that stunned Duncum Jr. but Duncum Jr. recovered quickly and killed Houston's offensive with a boot to the face out of nowhere. Houston crashed down to the mat. Duncum Jr. backed up as Houston slowly made it to his feet. Houston turned and Duncum Jr. charged in and looked to nail Houston with a three-point stance clothesline but Houston fell out of the way and Duncum Jr. crashed front-first into the turnbuckles and caromed out of the corner holding his chest. Duncum Jr. moved in and tried to grab Houston but Houston crawled between Duncum Jr.'s legs and tagged in Blair. Blair jumped over the top rope and stunned Duncum Jr. with a dropkick that sent Duncum Jr. crashing to the mat. Duncum Jr. up and Blair charged in and popped Duncum Jr. with a leg lariat and Duncum Jr. crashed back to the mat. Blair dived down on Duncum Jr. for the pin. 1...2... Duncum Jr. kicked out. Blair snapped Duncum Jr. up and went to whip Duncum Jr. into the ropes but Duncum Jr. reversed and caught Blair coming off with a powerslam. Duncum Jr. went over and tagged in Windham. Blair slowly to his feet and turned and Windham bounded off the ropes and blasted Blair with his crooked arm lariat (Axe Bomber) finisher and Blair crashed back to the mat. Windham for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Houston climbed into the ring to try and break up the pin try but Duncum, Jr. also hit the ring and ran interference. ...3! Ref called for the bell as the fans booed. Houston briefly let his guard down after the bell and Duncum Jr. dropped Houston with a brutal clothesline.

Windham to his feet and Duncum Jr. came over and the ref raised both men's hands in victory.

Windham once again went over by the ropes and demanded the ring mic and got it. Both Blair and Houston still down in the ring.

Windham: "Clean up on aisle loser!"

Duncum Jr. laughed as Windham tossed the mic and the victors left the ring and headed back up the aisle to loud boos as the ref checked on Houston and Blair.

WINNER: Good Ol' Boys - Pinfall - Windham pinned Blair with the Crooked Arm Lariat - 4:18)

(Announcers briefly discussed the Good Ol' Boys victory.)

(Announcers then intro'd another video from the 'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor.

VIDEO:

Video opened with a shot of a wrestling ring in the middle of an empty arena.

Footsteps are heard walking towards the ring. It was Terry Taylor, this time wearing an expensive suit and tie. Taylor had a mic.

Taylor climbed into the ring and walked to the middle of the ring and stopped.

Taylor: "As I've shown in recent weeks, I'm great at all sports I try my hand at. I could have been a legend in baseball, football, hockey, golf, basketball. You name the sport and I would have been a Hall of Famer in it.

"But professional wrestling has always been my favorite sport. It's one-on-one competition. You thrive or fail all on your own. The problem with a team sport for someone like me is that I would have to share my glory with teammates. Why should anyone else get all the glory that I deserve? Wrestling is the ultimate individual standout sport.

"As the 'World's Greatest Athlete', you will see why this is my chosen sport. You've got a great roster of talent here in WCW. But I'm gonna be the top talent on the roster very soon. It will be Terry Taylor at the top, and everybody else underneath me. And that's the way it should be because I am the 'World's Greatest Athlete'.

"And you fans better start preparing for the thrill of a lifetime. This Friday, 'Winter Warfare', I will be making my WCW debut. Only I won't be debuting by doing an interview like other wrestlers do. No! I'm gonna debut by showing off my elite athletic prowess. I am wrestling at 'Winter Warfare'.

"Get ready to see what true athletic greatness is all about. Prepare to have your jaws hit the floor and your eyes open wide as you sit in awe watching me dismantle the poor opponent they put in the squared circle with me Friday night.

"I'm Terry Taylor, the 'World's Greatest Athlete'.

"And my era of awesome in WCW starts in three days."

Video faded to black.)

(Announcers discussed Taylor debuting at 'Winter Warfare'. Hyped still to come: Contract signing for the WCW World Tag Team Championship Match at 'Winter Warfare': Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka (WTTC) vs. Los Lobos; Sid Vicious vs. Scott Hall; Tommy Rich stops by to explain why he attacked Marty Jannetty last week; pre-recorded comments from Ric Flair on his situation with Paul Orndorff; the final 'Winter Warfare' Update; and more. Said Tommy Rich stops by to explain his attack on Marty Jannetty last week and it's coming up next!)

(Commercials)

(Announcers intro'd video from last week of the end of the Tru TV Championship match between Dick Slater (TVC) and Marty Jannetty.

VIDEO:

Slater quickly up and swung at Jannetty and Jannetty dodged the punch try and caught Slater in the sleeperhold. Slater fighting in the hold and trying to not pass out. Slater started to maneuver around in the hold and charged towards the corner. Slater smashed into the ref and the ref slammed hard into the buckles. Jannetty slammed into Slater. Jannetty lost his grip on the hold and all three men crashed to the mat. Crowd buzzing. Ref down in the corner. Sherri looking on anxiously from ringside. Jannetty and Slater started stirring and Jannetty made it to his feet first and assumed the position. Crowd buzzing. An unsteady Slater started making it to his feet. Sherri yelling at Slater that Jannetty was preparing to superkick him but Slater was in a daze. Sherri furiously pounded on the apron in an effort to get Slater's attention. Slater up and looked over briefly at Sherri and then turned and walked right into Jannetty's superkick finisher. Fans popped as Slater crashed to the mat and looked all but dead. Ref still down in the corner but stirring. Jannetty covered Slater and hooked the leg.

Tommy Rich came out and charged down the aisle and slid into the ring behind Jannetty. Rich was down by Jannetty's feet. Rich counted. 1...2...3! Crowd buzzing. Jannetty let go of Slater and got up facing away from Rich. Jannetty started jumping up and down and raised his fists in the air in victory as Rich got up and was standing a few feet behind Jannetty. Jannetty turned and walked right into Rich's arms and Rich hit Jannetty with his exploder suplex finisher. Jannetty down and hurting. Rich stood and briefly looked down at Jannetty and then left the ring and headed back up the aisle to loud boos. Slater started to recover in the ring and made it to his feet and fell back against the ropes. Ref still recovering in the corner. Sherri jumped up on the apron and pointed over at Jannetty and yelled for Slater to finish him off. Slater slowly walked over, peeled Jannetty off the mat and nailed Jannetty with his front Russian legsweep finisher. Sherri had dropped back to the floor and went over to where the ref was on his hands and knees and Sherri screamed in the ref's face to count the pin. Slater covered Jannetty and hooked the leg. Ref got up, lunged over, dropped down and counted. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the crowd booed.)

(In-ring:

'Rocky Top' played and out came Tommy Rich to loud boos. Rich was in his Southern Connection attire and had a mic. Rich made his way to the ring and climbed in.

Rich walked around in the ring for a moment and soaked in the negative crowd reaction.

Rich: "You people boo me. But Marty Jannetty is the one you should really be booing."

More boos.

Rich: "I attacked Marty last week because, well, he just wouldn't listen to good, sound advice. He needed me in his corner for that match with Dick Slater. He needs to re-form the Southern Connection with me so we can tear up the tag team scene.

"But, when you ignore solid words of wisdom then there's a helluva price to be paid. And Marty paid that price last week.

"He should have just..."

Crowd popped as Marty Jannetty, in street clothes, came out and made his way down to the ring.

Rich looked on as Jannetty climbed into the ring and walked up to Rich. Jannetty was seething underneath the surface.

Rich: "Marty. I certainly didn't expect you out here, man. Did you come out here to admit you were wrong not to listen to me last week?"

Jannetty, expressionless, just continued looking at Rich.

Rich: "Did you come out here to say you've seen the light and we're gonna re-form the Southern Connection?"

Jannetty just kept looking poker faced at Rich.

Rich (puzzled): "Why can't you answer me, Marty? Just tell me and these people you were in the wrong last week and you've learned your lesson."

Marty let out an uneasy chuckle and turned away from looking at Rich. Jannetty then turned and faced Rich again.

Jannetty: "Learned my lesson? Are you serious?"

Rich: "Yeah. I'm very serious."

Jannetty: "Well, I'm now going to show you what I learned last week based on what you did to me."

Rich (smiling): "Great! I'm glad you've come around to right thinking! Let's see it!"

Jannetty: "Here goes. You ready?"

Rich (smiling): "Give it to me!"

Jannetty: "OK."

Jannetty wiped his hand over his mouth and then tore into Rich with a series of head shots as the crowd cheered. Rich crashed to the mat, dropped the mic and Jannetty dropped down on top of Rich and nailed Rich with some more head shots. Rich was able to throw Jannetty off and Rich rolled out of the ring and dropped to his feet on the floor and stumbled backwards and crashed into the ringside barricade. Jannetty left the ring and dropped to the floor and caught the stunned Rich with a gut shot and slammed Rich's head into the ring post. Rich stumbled forward and went down on the floor. With Rich down, Jannetty went over and ripped the ring bell off the timekeeper's table. Jannetty walked over as Rich was starting to get up. Jannetty raised the bell over his head as a bleeding Rich got to his feet. Jannetty moved in on Rich and Rich stunned Jannetty with a kick to the gut and Jannetty dropped the ring bell. Rich moved in and nailed Jannetty with a series of head shots and then slammed Jannetty's head into the ringside barricade three times. Jannetty stumbled off. Rich charged up behind Jannetty and shoved Jannetty from behind and Jannetty stumbled forward and slammed head-first into the ring post. Jannetty stumbled forward and went down on the floor as Rich fell against the ring apron and quickly regained his bearings. Jannetty slowly got to his feet and stumbled forward into the entrance aisle. Jannetty now bleeding. Rich came up from behind, grabbed Jannetty and threw Jannetty against the barricade. Rich caught Jannetty with a few head shots. Rich backed up across the aisle and charged at Jannetty but Jannetty moved and Rich crashed front-first against the barricade. Jannetty quickly re-gathered himself. Jannetty peeled Rich off the barricade and slammed Rich's head into the top of the barricade. Rich staggered off up the aisle. Jannetty came up behind Rich, grabbed Rich and whipped Rich into the barricade. Rich staggered away from the barricade and started to stumble up the rampway and went down on the ramp. Jannetty slowly moved in on Rich as Rich got to his feet. Rich shoved Jannetty and Jannetty rolled down the rampway to the bottom of the ramp. Rich slowly backed up onto the entrance stage, keeping his eye on Jannetty all the way. Rich then turned and started to slowly to walk off the stage when Jannetty got a second wind and ran up the ramp and jumped Rich from behind on the stage. Jannetty pounded on Rich as the crowd was into it. Jannetty went to slam Rich's head into the entrance stage wall but Rich got his foot up on the wall and blocked the try, caught Jannetty with an elbow to the side of the ribs and slammed Jannetty's head into the wall. Jannetty still on his feet but stunned. Rich started to slowly walk away and Jannetty quickly regained enough of his bearings to charge over and jump on Rich again. Jannetty got some more licks in on Rich before Rich was able to escape Jannetty's assault, shove Jannetty off and disappear to the back with Jannetty following.)

(Announcers discussed the Jannetty-Rich brawl.)

(Announcers then intro'd a video from Ric Flair.

VIDEO:

Video opened with a shot of Flair standing in the WCW Interview Center. Flair was in street clothes with mic in hand.

Flair: "Recently, I have been doing some of my own investigating into Paul Orndorff's bizarre behavior. My investigation has led me to some disturbing conclusions. And I will reveal those conclusions on next week's 'Mayhem'.

"Paul Orndorff, brother, you need to be in Jackson, Mississippi next Tuesday. Whoo!"

Video faded to black.)

(Announcers discussed Flair's big reveal for next week. Hyped still to come: WCW World Tag Team Championship Contract Signing: Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka (WTTC) and challengers Los Lobos. Said Sid Vicious vs. Scott Hall was coming up next!)

(Commercials)

(Announcers intro'd video for the next WCW PPV:

WCW Presents: 'Spring Breakout' - Sunday - March 4 - Rio Rancho, NM - Santa Ana Star Center - 8pm E/5pm P - Tickets on sale NOW!)

(Announcers intro'd video from last week of what happened after the match between Dan Spivey and Bubba Rogers.

VIDEO:

After the match: As Spivey got to his feet, World Champion the masked New Spoiler charged down to the ring in his ring attire. New Spoiler was carrying his title and placed it on the apron and climbed in the ring. Spivey was facing away from the entrance aisle as the New Spoiler came up behind Spivey and bashed Spivey with a double sledge to the back. Spivey spun around and the champ laid into Spivey with a series of head shots. New Spoiler grabbed the stunned Spivey's arm and nailed Spivey with a short-arm clothesline. Spivey crashed to the mat. New Spoiler circled around behind Spivey and raised his fingerless gloved right hand in the air as Spivey slowly and shakily made it to his feet. Spivey up and turned and New Spoiler moved in and caught Spivey in his Iron Claw finisher. New Spoiler with the hold firmly locked on. Spivey couldn't escape New Spoiler's life-draining grip and Spivey started to weaken. Jimmy Hart climbed into the ring and was cheerleading for New Spoiler. Crowd buzzing as Spivey dropped to his knees in the hold.

Crowd popped as Sid Vicious, in street clothes, came charging down the aisle. Jimmy frantically pointed at Sid as Sid climbed into the ring. New Spoiler released the claw on Spivey and Spivey toppled over on the mat and was holding his head. Sid gestured for New Spoiler to bring it. Bubba Rogers had recovered and quietly climbed back into the ring, snuck up behind Sid, spun Sid around and popped Sid with an uppercut. Sid just glared at Rogers. Rogers then went to nail Sid with a head shot, but Sid blocked the punch try and nailed Rogers with a head shot followed by a kick to the gut that doubled Rogers over. Sid hoisted Rogers up and blasted Rogers with a powerbomb as the crowd went nuclear. Rogers laid out in the ring. New Spoiler charged over and jumped Sid from behind and started pounding on Sid...New Spoiler stalked Sid and then blasted Sid with another head shot but this time Sid started walking around and wasn't all that fazed by it. New Spoiler moved in and popped Sid with another deliberate head shot and this time Sid started shaking and walking around in the ring. New Spoiler looked over at Jimmy and neither seemed to have an answer. Sid turned and looked right at the champ and gestured for New Spoiler to hit him again. New Spoiler popped Sid with another head shot. Sid moved in and New Spoiler went to hit Sid with another head shot but Sid blocked the punch try and hit New Spoiler with one of his own. New Spoiler staggered around the ring...Sid then placed New Spoiler's head between his legs and started to hoist new Spoiler up for his powerbomb finisher when Jimmy Hart snuck up behind Sid and bashed Sid in the back of the head with his megaphone. Sid lost his grip on New Spoiler and dropped New Spoiler to the mat. Sid stumbled forward and was grabbing the back of his head as he leaned front-first against the ropes. A dazed and confused New Spoiler was just clear headed enough to crawl out of the ring and drop to his feet on the floor. New Spoiler stumbled forward and went down on the floor and Jimmy went over to help him to his feet.

Rogers and Spivey were recovering in the ring as Sid had turned and walked away from the ropes holding the back of his head. Jimmy and New Spoiler were about to head back up the aisle when Jimmy stopped to pick up the belt up off the apron. As Jimmy picked up the belt, Sid came over and reached through the top and middle rope and ripped the belt from Jimmy's hand. Jimmy beside himself and yelling and gesturing that Sid give the belt back. New Spoiler looked on and was glaring at Sid.

Sid picked up on a mic:

Sid: "You want this belt?! Come and get it!"

New Spoiler looked to go back into the ring to get the belt but Jimmy Hart stopped him. An unsteady Rogers had made it to his feet. Jimmy yelled at Rogers from the floor and told Rogers to get the belt. Sid gestured for Rogers to grab the title... Sid again gestured for Rogers to pick the belt up off the mat...Rogers then bent over and reached down to pick up the belt and Sid grabbed Rogers, hoisted Rogers up and blasted Rogers with a second powerbomb as the crowd went nuts. Jimmy with hands on his head looking on in disbelief at what just happened. New Spoiler started clinching and unclinching his gloved right hand and had an angry look in his eyes. Rogers laid out...again. Sid scooped the World Title up off the mat, looked at it and tossed it out of the ring over the top rope and the belt hit the floor.)

Match 2

Sid Vicious vs. Scott Hall w/ Larry Zbysko

('All Along The Watchtower' played and out came Scott Hall and Larry Zbysko to a mixed crowd reaction. Hall was wearing his black satin vest with a blood print running down it, black tights with a blood print running down them and black boots with a blood print running down them. Hall also had a toothpick in his mouth. Zbysko was in street clothes.

'Steel Monkey' roared through the p.a. system and the crowd popped as Sid Vicious, in his black tights and boots, made his way to the ring and climbed in.

Zbysko had final words with Hall and left the ring for the floor.

Ref called for the bell.

The two men came out of their corners and circled one another and Hall took a swipe at Sid and Sid dodged it and the two circled each other again and Sid took a swipe at Hall and missed and Hall went to kick Sid but Sid grabbed Hall's leg. Hall tried to beg off but Sid spun Hall all the way around and dropped Hall with a clothesline. Sid snapped Hall up, nailed Hall with a suplex and went for a standing leg drop but Hall rolled out of the way and Sid crashed to the mat. Both men to their knees and Hall stunned Sid with a hard slap upside the head. Hall up and pulled Sid to his feet and Hall drove Sid into the corner. Hall laid into Sid with a series of knees to the gut and then blasted Sid with a running bulldog. Hall for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Sid kicked out. Hall reached down and grabbed Sid by the hair and pulled Sid to his feet and Sid stunned Hall by grabbing Hall by the throat and blasting Hall with a chokeslam out of nowhere. Hall rolled out of the ring and crashed to the floor to the delight of most of the crowd. Ref ordered Sid to stand back in the ring and Sid did so and the ref started the 20-count as Zbysko came over and checked on Hall. Sid grew tired of waiting and went to leave the ring but the ref intercepted Sid and ordered Sid to stand back. While Sid and the ref were distracted and having a heated conversation with each other, on the floor, Zbysko reached into his pocket and appeared to hand a foreign object to Hall. Hall got to a knee next to the apron and had his hands on the apron. His left hand was open and palm down on the apron and Hall appeared to have something concealed in his right fist. Hall climbed up on the apron and Sid stopped talking with the ref and moved in on Hall and Hall stunned Sid with a foreign object-laden head shot that staggered Sid. Hall stepped into the ring and struck Sid with another weaponized head shot. Sid on very wobbly legs and fell front-first against the ropes. Sid turned, walked away from the ropes and was greeted with another weaponized head shot from Hall. Sid stumbled forward, dropped to his knees and then crashed face-first to the mat. As the ref checked on Sid, Hall stood in the corner facing the buckles and dropped the foreign object back into his tights. Sid got to a hand and knee. Hall moved in and kicked Sid in the side of the ribs. Hall snapped Sid up and went to whip Sid into the ropes but Sid reversed and caught Hall coming off with a boot to the face. Hall crashed to the mat and Sid toppled over. Hall rolled over by the ropes. Both men down. Ref counting. Zbysko moved in Hall's direction. As the ref counted and looked over at Sid. Sid started to get up and dropped back to a knee. As the ref briefly checked on Sid, Zbysko pulled out a small vial from his other pocket, quickly opened it and poured a white powder substance into Hall's hand. Sid started slowly getting to his feet and Hall slowly made it to his knees. Zbysko ran around to the other side of the ring and climbed up on the ring apron. Ref went over and ordered Zbysko off the apron and Zbysko started arguing with the ref.

As the ref was distracted with Zbysko, Sid to his feet. Sid started to slowly move in on Hall as Hall got to his feet bent over. Sid got close to Hall and Hall threw the powder in Sid's eyes. Sid staggered around and was grabbing his eyes. Zbysko still keeping the ref distracted by refusing to vacate the apron. Hall came up behind Sid and smashed Sid with a series of forearm smashes to the back and Hall dropped down and rolled Sid up from behind for the pin. Zbysko pointed at Hall pinning Sid and Zbysko quickly dropped off the apron back to the floor. Ref dropped down. 1... Hall grabbed a handful of tights. 2...thr... Sid kicked Hall off and Hall went down. Ref saw the white powder on Sid's face and wondered where it came from because ref's are stupid in pro wrestling. Hall moved in and stomped on Sid. Hall picked Sid up and nailed Sid with a fallaway slam. Sid down and hurting and having trouble seeing. Hall went over and grabbed Sid by the hair and started choking Sid out on the middle rope. Hall broke the illegal move at the ref's count of 4. Ref pushed Hall back away from Sid since Sid was on the ropes. Hall went to go after Sid again and the ref this time shoved Hall back hard. Hall had heated words with the ref and raised his fists and threatened to strike the ref but the ref stood his ground. With the ref distracted, Zbysko walked over on the floor to where Sid was and drilled Sid right in the face. Sid fell back in the ring holding his face. Hall blew by the ref and reached down and snapped Sid up and whipped Sid into the corner. Hall moved in on Sid and Sid charged out of the corner and pulverized Hall with a big running clothesline. Hall crashed to the mat. Majority of the crowd popped. Sid stumbled around and fell against the ropes and was trying to wipe the powder out of his eyes. Ref started counting on Hall. Sid stumbled and fell back into the corner. With the ref concentrating on Hall, Zbysko climbed up on the apron and started strangling Sid with the tag rope. Hall slowly started getting to his feet and briefly grabbed the front of the ref's shirt. Ref pulled Hall's hand away from his shirt and Hall feigned like he was going to slap the ref and the ref warned Hall. Zbysko stopped the strangling party and dropped back to the floor. Crowd popped as Dan Spivey, in street clothes, charged down to the ring. Spivey came up behind Zbysko, spun Zbysko around and laid into Zbysko with a series of head shots and hoisted the stunned Zbysko over his shoulder and started hauling Zbysko back up the aisle. In the ring, Hall had hammered Sid with some punches and saw what was going on with his partner in crime.

Hall stopped attacking Sid and was picked up on a mic:

Hall: "Hey yo! Bring Zbysko back down here, Spivey!"

Spivey stopped in the aisle, turned and waved goodbye and continued on his journey with Zbysko over his shoulder and the pair disappeared to the back. Sid was still trying to get the powder out of his eyes and Hall moved in and caught Sid with a couple of kicks to the gut. Sid staggered out of the corner holding the top rope. Hall popped Sid with a gut punch and Sid lost his grip on the rope. Hall went to whip Sid into the ropes but Sid reversed and managed to catch Hall coming off with a sidewalk slam. Most of the crowd erupted in cheers. Both men down. Sid still trying to regain more of his vision by wiping his eyes. Ref counting. Both men slowly made it to their feet and Hall was facing away from Sid. Hall turned and started to move in on Sid when Sid killed Hall's momentum with a boot to the face out of nowhere. Hall crashed to the mat. Sid quickly wiped his eyes again, reached down, snapped up Hall, hoisted Hall up and blasted Hall with his powerbomb finisher. Sid for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell to the delight of most of the crowd.

Sid up and the ref raised his hand in victory.

WINNER: Vicious - Pinfall - Powerbomb - 10:48)

(After the match: Steve O, in street clothes, with manager Jimmy Hart following behind him, charged down the aisle. As Sid wiped his eyes again in the ring, O climbed in and jumped Sid from behind and pounded away on Sid but Sid was resistant to O's attack. O stopped hitting Sid and didn't seem to know what to do. Jimmy was up on the apron yelling at O. O popped Sid in the face and it had no affect on Sid. O then hit Sid with another shot to the face and again it didn't faze Sid. O stood shocked and Sid caught O with a kick to the gut, hoisted O up and nailed O with a powerbomb as the crowd roared. O laid out. Sid turned his attention to Jimmy Hart on the apron. Jimmy screamed at Sid to stay away from him. Sid moved in on Jimmy and Jimmy went to hit Sid with his megaphone but Sid grabbed the megaphone out of Jimmy's hands and tossed it aside. Jimmy was frozen with fear and meekly put his hands up and Sid grabbed Jimmy by the lapels of his suit jacket and started to pull Jimmy over the top rope into the ring when the New Spoiler, in mask and ring attire but sans the World Title, charged down the aisle and grabbed Jimmy's legs and a tug-of-war ensued over the loudmouth manager. After a brief struggle, New Spoiler was able to yank Jimmy from Sid's grasp. New Spoiler set Jimmy down on his feet on the floor. New Spoiler stared up at Sid and Sid returned the stare. Sid stepped back and gestured for New Spoiler to step into the ring. New Spoiler wanted to get in the ring and have a go at Sid but Jimmy stopped him. Jimmy ordered New Spoiler to head to the back. New Spoiler made the throat-slitting gesture at Sid and then turned and started walking back up the aisle with Jimmy. O had started to recover in the ring and got to his knees. Sid grabbed O and stuck O's head between his legs.

Sid picked up on a mic:

Sid: "Hey, Hart! Hey!"

Jimmy Hart and New Spoiler stopped on the rampway and turned to look back as Sid hoisted the hapless O up and blasted him with a second powerbomb. O laid out again. Jimmy and New Spoiler looked on as more cheers echoed throughout the arena. Jimmy and New Spoiler looked on for a few more seconds before Jimmy pointed to the back and he and New Spoiler disappeared from the stage as Sid looked on from the ring.)

(Announcers discussed Sid beating Hall and the post-match involving O, Jimmy Hart and the World Champion. Said the WCW World Tag Team Championship Match Contract Signing: Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka (WTTC) and challengers Los Lobos was next!)

(Commercials)

('WINTER WARFARE' UPDATE!

Announcers ran down the complete card:

The Re-Match!: Dynamite Kid vs. Bret Hart

WCW World Tag Team Championship Re-Match: Jimmy Snuka & Don Muraco (WTTC) vs. Los Lobos

(Over-The Top-Rope-DQ Rule in effect for this match! If Muraco & Snuka get DQ'd they lose the titles!)

Tom Zenk vs. Eric Embry

WCW Wrestling Debut: 'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor

JUST SIGNED!: Tommy Rich vs. Marty Jannetty

WCW Presents: 'Winter Warfare' - LIVE! on Tru TV - Friday - February 2 - Tampa, FL - USF Sun Dome - 9pm E/6pm P - Tickets on sale NOW!)

(In-ring:

Ring Announcer Craig Johnson was standing with Tony Garea of the championship committee and a WCW attorney.

There were two podiums with mics set up in the ring.

Johnson: "It is now time for the contract signing for the WCW World Tag Team Championship match at 'Winter Warfare'!"

Crowd cheered.

'Will The Wolf Survive' played and out came Los Lobos to a soild crowd reaction. Manny Fernandez and Tito Santana were in street clothes. They slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. The pair climbed into the ring, briefly acknowledged the crowd and made their way over to their podium.

Theme from the original 'Hawaii Five-O' played and out came the tag champs Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka to mostly boos but also some cheers. Each wrestler was in street clothes and had his title belt slung over his left shoulder. They made their way to the ring and climbed in and strutted around holding the belts aloft as Los Lobos looked on. The champs then went and stood at their podium.

Johnson: "With us is Tony Garea of the WCW Championship Committee."

Garea, in a suit, waved to very little crowd response.

Johnson: "Also with us is WCW attorney Drayton Sawyer."

Sawyer, in a suit, showed no reaction and got none either.

Johnson: "We will begin with the contract signing and then allow comments from the two teams in the match.

"Tony, you have the floor."

Garea: "Thank you, Craig.

"The main event at 'Winter Warfare' promises to be a great match for the WCW World Tag Team Championships.

"I have in my hand the contract that will be signed by the parties in the match. First, challengers Los Lobos."

Garea handed the contract and a pen to Tito Santana. Tito placed the contract on the podium and he and Fernandez looked over it briefly. Tito flipped to the last page and the challengers signed the contract and handed it back to Garea.

Garea: "Now, the champions Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka will sign the contract."

Garea handed the contract and pen to Don Muraco. Muraco placed the contract on the podium and he and Snuka quickly looked over it and then Snuka flipped to the back page and both men signed the contract. Muraco handed the contract and pen back to Garea.

Garea handed off the contract to lawyer Sawyer. Sawyer briefly looked it over and nodded his head in the affirmative and handed it back to Garea.

Garea held the contract in the air.

Garea: "It is official! This Firday at 'Winter Warfare' in Tampa, it will be Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka defending the WCW World Tag Team Championships against Los Lobos!

"For this match only, the over-the-top-rope disqualification rule will be in effect. Throw your opponent over the top rope and your team gets disqualified. And, if Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka get disqualified for any reason...they lose the World Tag Team Titles!"

Crowd cheered.

Johnson: "Alright. It is now time for the challengers and the champions to make comments. We'll start with Los Lobos."

Tito: "Yeah. I..."

Muraco: "Before this whole thing goes any further, I have an important question to ask."

Garea: "What is it?"

Muraco: "Los Lobos, do you have valid work visas to wrestle in this country?

"Me and Jimmy demand to know Tito and Manny's legal status before we step into the ring with them on Friday."

Snuka nodded in agreement.

Manny wanted to go after Muraco but Tito intercepted Manny and held him at bay.

Garea: "There will be no violence tonight between you guys! Save it for this Friday! Don, tone down the rhetoric!

"And might I remind you, Don and Jimmy, you did just sign the contract for the match!"

Muraco: "We'll breach it then."

Garea: "And you'll get sued by WCW for breach of contract and stripped of the titles."

Muraco: "Excuse me. How can they wrestle for championships if they're illegals? That's against the law. It's right there in the wrestling handbook."

Garea: "What handbook?"

Muraco: "The wrestling handbook. I've got it in a box somewhere at home."

Garea: "They're legal citizens of this country just like you are! Drop it...now!"

Tito and Manny were back at their podium and Manny had cooled off.

Johnson: "We will now hear from Los Lobos."

Tito: "Before I was interrupted by the pendejo..."

Manny started laughing and pointed at Muraco.

Muraco: "What does 'pendejo' mean?"

Snuka pulled out his phone and started to look up the definition.

Tito: "There will be no getting yourselves disqualified to save your title reign this time..."

Snuka held up his phone and showed Muraco the definition of 'pendejo'. Muraco looked up at Tito and then back down at the phone screen.

Tito: "Did you boys just find out what 'pendejo' means?"

Muraco: "If you're gonna call one of us that at least say it to us in English."

Manny: "How's this for English! You two bastards haven't been able to beat us cleanly! Now, that's exactly what you're gonna have to do to keep those belts at 'Winter Warfare'! You perras are now boxed in by the rules! If you beat us fairly, I'll be the first to congratulate you and..."

Muraco: "Whoa! Whoa! What does 'perra' mean? Jimmy, look it up."

Snuka started looking it up on his phone.

Manny: "To finish my point. Muraco, if you and Snuka beat us fairly, I will personally congratulate you in the ring and get on the mic and say you were the better team at 'Winter Warfare'!"

Snuka looked at the definition of perra and then looked up at Los Lobos.

Tito: "Guess he found the meaning of that word, too."

Snuka showed Muraco his phone and Muraco looked at the definition. Muraco looked up at Los Lobos.

Muraco: "Hey! Hey! You guys are really pulling out the potshots tonight in your native language of Spic!"

The 'no violence tonight' decree went right down the porcelain as Tito and Manny charged over, knocked over the podium of the champs and jumped on Snuka and Muraco. The champs dropped their belts and the two teams started slugging it out in the ring as the fans cheered.

Schiavone: "Fans! We are out of time! See you this Friday at 'Winter Warfare' here on Tru TV!"

Teams still fighting in the ring as the program faded to black.)

END PROGRAM

Dark Matches

WCW World Championship Match

The New Spoiler (WC) w/ Mgr. Jimmy Hart vs. Tom Zenk

(WINNER: New Spoiler - Submission - Iron Claw - 6:16)

Rodeo Drive Street Fight

'Million Dollar' Bill vs. Scott Irwin

(WINNER: Scott Irwin - Pinfall - Hit Bill over the head with a gold-plated toilet seat - 10:09)

* Both men bled

Captain Kremmen · February 6, 2018

WCW Mayhem Ep. 141 Rating: 1.3

(Go-home show for Winter Warfare.)

HOUSE SHOW REPORT

Jan. 27 - Honolulu, HI - Blaisdell Arena - Att: 4,012

RESULTS

Steel Cage Match for the WCW World Championship (You could win by pinfall, submission or escaping the cage to the floor first): The New Spoiler (WC) w/ Mgr. Jimmy Hart def. Randy Savage when New Spoiler beat Savage in a race out of the cage to the floor - 15:27 - Savage bled

WCW World Tag Team Championship: Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka (WTTC) def. Los Lobos via pinfall when Snuka pinned Tito Santana with his Superfly Death Leap - 12:19 - Although the heels, Muraco and Snuka were cheered like the faces in this match

Bret Hart def. Davey Boy Smith via submission with the Sharpshooter - 16:20

Ric Flair def. Scott Hall via submission with the Figure 4 - 13:15

Rodeo Drive Street Fight: Scott Irwin def. 'Millon Dollar' Bill Irwin via pinfall after hitting Bill over the head with a gold-plated toilet seat - 11:22 - Both men bled

Paul Orndorff def. Larry Zbysko via pinfall by reversing a roll-up - 8:36

$100,000 Battle Royal - PARTICIPANTS: Good Ol' Boys, Nord The Barbarian, Brian Blair, Sam Houston, Tommy Rich, Rick Martel, Bob Orton, Bubba Rogers & Steve O - Nord The Barbarian won when he eliminated the Good Ol' Boys with a Double Clothesline over the top rope - 5:18

Dynamite Kid def. Mr. Anderson via pinfall with a Spear - 0:48

Tru TV Championship: Dick Slater (TVC) w/ Mgr. Sherri Martel def. Marty Jannetty via pinfall with the Front Russian Legsweep - 9:45

Tom Zenk def. Eric Embry via pinfall with the Zenkinator (Sleeper Slam) - 5:07 - Match was shortened because Embry was sick the night of the show

Skyscrapers def. Bubba Rogers & Steve O w/ Mgr. Jimmy Hart via pinfall when Sid pinned O with a Powerbomb - 6:39

Captain Kremmen · February 9, 2018

A TRU TV SPECIAL EVENT!!!

WCW PRESENTS: WINTER WARFARE - LIVE - FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 2 - TAMPA, FL - USF SUNDOME - 9PM E/6PM P!

Re-Match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship!

The Over the Top Rope DQ rule will be in effect for this match! If Muraco & Snuka get DQ'd they lose the titles!

Don Muraco & 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka (WTTC) vs. Los Lobos

(After two close, controversial calls, will the third time be the charm for Manny Fernandez and Tito Santana?!)

The Re-Match!

Dynamite Kid vs. Bret Hart

WCW Wrestling Debut: The 'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor

Marty Jannetty vs. 'Wildfire' Tommy Rich

Tom Zenk vs, Eric Embry

AND MORE!!!

Show will be posted Feb. 11 or 12.

Captain Kremmen · February 11, 2018

WCW PRESENTS: WINTER WARFARE - A TRU TV SPECIAL EVENT - TAMPA, FL - USF SUNDOME - 2-2-18 (Live)

(Special video highlighting all five matches on 'Winter Warfare' aired to open the show.)

(Crowd Shots/Pyro)

(Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden welcomed viewers and ran down the program: WCW World Tag Team Championship Re-Match: Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka (WTTC) vs. Los Lobos (The Over-The-Top Rope DQ Rule is in effect for this match! If the champs get DQ'd they lose the titles!); The Re-Match: Dynamite Kid vs. Bret Hart; the WCW wrestling debut of the 'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor; Marty Jannetty vs. Tommy Rich; and more! Then sent it to the ring.)

Match 1

Tom Zenk vs. Eric Embry

('Do I Have To Do This All Over Again'

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'Start Me Up'

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Ref called for the bell.

Embry walked out of his corner and then hooked a u-turn and left the ring and dropped to the floor and went over and picked up the ring mic off the timekeeper's table.

Embry: "As a clear, I want to make it perfectly clear, all you people sitting in this audience are SPs!"

Crowd booed.

Madden: "What in the world is he talking about?!"

Embry: "You know what SP stands for?! Suppressive Person! That's all of you! And your King Suppressive Person is standing right there in the ring! Tom Zenk, take a bow and wear your crown proudly!

"But your king is going to disappoint you tonight when falls at the feet of this mighty OT!"

Embry tossed the mic to ring announcer Craig Johnson.

Madden: "Not only is Embry an OT! He's also a mighty one!"

Schiavone: "Sure be nice to know what an OT is."

Madden: "Well...it's Eric Embry!"

Schiavone:"Nice deduction there, Sherlock!"

Embry carefully climbed up on the apron and then cautiously climbed into the ring. Zenk started to approach Embry when Embry once again bailed to the floor to boos and went over and took the mic off the timekeeper's table once again.

Zenk looking a little peeved in the ring.

Embry: "I have one more thing to tell you all! You Suppressive People don't even deserve to wallow in my OT presence! See, I know things that you could never even hope to remotely understand as I move further and further across the Bridge! This is where it gets..."

Ref had been counting the 20-count and Zenk got tired of waiting and blew past the ref and bolted the ring. Embry dropped the mic and ran around the ring with Zenk giving chase. Embry slid back into the ring and Zenk started to slide in under the bottom rope and Embry stomped away on Zenk. Embry snapped Zenk up, whipped Zenk into the ropes and looked to catch Zenk coming off with a clothesline but Zenk ducked the move and came back and blasted Embry with a clothesline of his own. Embry crashed to the mat. Embry up and Zenk charged in and looked to nail Embry with a running clothesline but Embry ducked the move. Zenk spun around and Embry caught Zenk with a kick to the gut that doubled Zenk over and blasted Zenk with a DDT. Zenk face down on the mat. Embry rolled Zenk over on his back and covered Zenk. 1...2...thr... Zenk barely kicked out. Embry stomped on Zenk, snapped Zenk up, whipped Zenk into the ropes and blasted Zenk coming off with a dropkick. Zenk crashed to the mat. Zenk to his feet facing away from Embry and Embry popped Zenk with a dropkick from behind and Zenk stumbled forward and hurtled over the top rope and crashed to the floor. Zenk down and in bad shape. Embry wanted to go after Zenk on the floor but the ref blocked Embry's path and the two briefly had words before Embry stepped back. Ref started the 20-count. Embry strutted around in the ring and played to the booing crowd. As the count grew, Zenk stirred and made it to a hand and knee on the floor. Embry grew tired of waiting and left the ring for the floor. Embry pulled Zenk up by the hair and slammed Zenk's head into the ring apron and Zenk went back down. Embry snapped Zenk up and threw Zenk into the ringside barricade. Zenk crumpled to the mat. Ref counting. Embry once again walked over and grabbed the ring mic.

Embry: "I dedicate this next move to OT's everywhere!"

Embry tossed the mic. Zenk was getting to his feet and Embry blasted Zenk with a kick to the gut and pulled Zenk away from the ringside barricade and Zenk was locked in a side headlock. Embry went to ram the top of Zenk's head into the ring post but Zenk shoved Embry off and Embry slammed head-first into the post and went down on the floor as the crowd cheered. As the count got near 20, Zenk found the strength to climb up on the apron. Zenk was laying down and managed to roll back into the ring. Zenk laying on the mat. On the floor, Embry unsteadily got to his feet and was leaned against the apron when the count hit 20. Ref called for the bell. Most in the crowd cheered.

Ref went over and briefly talked with Craig Johnson.

Johnson: "Here is your winner by count out...Tom Zenk!"

Zenk managed to slowly make it to his feet with the aid of the ropes and went over by Johnson and the ref. Embry was still shaking out the affects of slamming into the ring post.

Ref grabbed Zenk's hand and started to raise it in victory when Zenk ripped his hand away from the stunned ref.

Zenk: "No! I didn't come out here tonight to get some sort of half-assed count out win! Eric Embry! Get back in here and let's continue the match!"

Crowd popped.

Embry climbed back up on the apron and the ref went over to briefly talk with him. Embry shook his head 'yes'. Ref walked back over to Craig Johnson.

Ref: "As the sanctioned referee for this match, since both parties can continue and want the match to go on, I'm gonna allow it."

More cheers.

Ref signaled for the bell to re-start the match.

Embry stepped into the ring and Zenk charged over and tore in Embry with a series of head shots and then slammed Embry's head into the top buckle. Embry staggered out of the corner and Zenk grabbed Embry, hoisted Embry up and nailed Embry with a slingshot suplex. Zenk for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Embry kicked out. Crowd groaned. Zenk snapped Embry up and went to nail Embry with an atomic drop but Embry flipped out of Zenk's grasp, landed on his feet behind Zenk and popped Zenk with a rapid-fire series of forearm smashes to the back. Zenk spun around and Embry caught Zenk with a kick to the gut and hit Zenk with a fisherman suplex into a bridgeout for the pin. 1...2... Zenk kicked out. Embry snapped Zenk up, whipped Zenk into the ropes and caught Zenk coming off with an elbow to the gut. Embry grabbed Zenk and tried to hoist Zenk up for a piledriver but Zenk twice blocked the move and reached down and pulled Embry's legs out from under him and Embry crashed to the mat. Zenk, still holding Embry's legs, maneuvered Embry around and catapaulted Embry into the corner. Embry's head slammed into the ring bolt that connects the top buckle to the post. Embry stumbled back and crashed to his back on the mat. Zenk snapped Embry up, backed Embry into the ropes, nailed Embry with a forearm smash to the chest, whipped Embry into the ropes and caught Embry coming off with a powerslam. Crowd popped as Zenk got to his feet and circled around behind the stunned Embry as Embry unsteadily made it to his feet. Zenk moved in and locked Embry into the sleeper for his Zenkinator (sleeper slam) finisher but Embry was able to slip out of Zenk's grasp and nail Zenk with a belly-to-back suplex. Both men down. Ref counting. Both men to their feet and Embry moved in and stunned Zenk with an enzuigiri. Zenk crashed face-first to the mat. Embry peeled Zenk off the mat and started to maneuver Zenk into position for his Executioner's Song (hangman's neckbreaker) finisher, but Zenk escaped from Embry's grasp and shoved Embry forward. Embry spun around and Zenk kicked Embry in the gut and nailed Embry with a gutwrench suplex. Zenk quick stomped Embry and went out on the apron and mounted the top buckle as Embry slowly got to his feet. Embry up and turned and Zenk came off with a missle dropkick but Embry fell out of the way and Zenk crashed to the mat. Both men down. Ref counting. Embry up as Zenk got to his knees and Embry kicked Zenk in the chest. Embry went to whip Zenk into the corner but Zenk reversed and Embry crashed into the buckles. Zenk charged in and nailed Embry with a running clothesliine. Embry staggered out of the corner and crashed to the mat. Zenk for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Embry kicked out. Zenk snapped Embry up and went to whip Embry into the corner again but Embry reversed and sent Zenk crashing front-first into the buckles. Zenk slammed into the buckles and turned and walked out of the corner right into a gut punch from Embry. Embry then nailed Zenk with his Executioner's Song finisher. Embry for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the fans booed.

Embry let go of Zenk and got to his feet and the ref raised his hand in victory.

Embry quickly regained his bearings and walked over by the ropes and demanded the ring mic from Johnson and got it.

Embry: "You Suppressives can NEVER keep a good OT down!"

Embry tossed the mic. Zenk was now sitting up in the ring holding the back of his neck and Embry added insult to injury by kicking Zenk in the back before leaving the ring and heading back up the aisle to boos. Zenk back down and the ref checking on him.

WINNER: Embry - Pinfall - Executioner's Song - Total Match TIme: 11:12)

(Announcers discussed Embry defeating Zenk. Said Marty Jannetty vs. Tommy Rich was coming up after the break.)

(Commercials)

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(Announcers intro'd video from Tuesday's 'Mayhem' of the Tommy Rich-Marty Jannetty confrontation.

VIDEO:

Rich: "I attacked Marty last week because, well, he just wouldn't listen to good, sound advice. He needed me in his corner for that match with Dick Slater. He needs to re-form the Southern Connection with me so we can tear up the tag team scene.

"But, when you ignore solid words of wisdom then there's a helluva price to be paid. And Marty paid that price last week.

"He should have just..."

Crowd popped as Marty Jannetty, in street clothes, came out and made his way down to the ring.

Rich looked on as Jannetty climbed into the ring and walked up to Rich. Jannetty was seething underneath the surface.

Rich: "Marty. I certainly didn't expect you out here, man. Did you come out here to admit you were wrong not to listen to me last week?"

Jannetty, expressionless, just continued looking at Rich.

Rich: "Did you come out here to say you've seen the light and we're gonna re-form the Southern Connection?"

Jannetty just kept looking poker faced at Rich.

Rich (puzzled): "Why can't you answer me, Marty? Just tell me and these people you were in the wrong last week and you've learned your lesson."

Marty let out an uneasy chuckle and turned away from looking at Rich. Jannetty then turned and faced Rich again.

Jannetty: "Learned my lesson? Are you serious?"

Rich: "Yeah. I'm very serious."

Jannetty: "Well, I'm now going to show you what I learned last week based on what you did to me."

Rich (smiling): "Great! I'm glad you've come around to right thinking! Let's see it!"

Jannetty: "Here goes. You ready?"

Rich (smiling): "Give it to me!"

Jannetty: "OK."

Jannetty wiped his hand over his mouth and then tore into Rich with a series of head shots as the crowd cheered. Rich crashed to the mat, dropped the mic and Jannetty dropped down on top of Rich and nailed Rich with some more head shots. Rich was able to throw Jannetty off and Rich rolled out of the ring and dropped to his feet on the floor and stumbled backwards and crashed into the ringside barricade. Jannetty left the ring and dropped to the floor and caught the stunned Rich with a gut shot and slammed Rich's head into the ring post. Rich stumbled forward and went down on the floor. With Rich down, Jannetty went over and ripped the ring bell off the timekeeper's table. Jannetty walked over as Rich was starting to get up. Jannetty raised the bell over his head as a bleeding Rich got to his feet. Jannetty moved in on Rich and Rich stunned Jannetty with a kick to the gut and Jannetty dropped the ring bell. ...Rich charged up behind Jannetty and shoved Jannetty from behind and Jannetty slammed head-first into the ring post. Jannetty stumbled forward and went down on the floor as Rich fell against the ring apron and quickly regained his bearings. Jannetty slowly got to his feet and stumbled forward into the entrance aisle. Jannetty now bleeding. ... Jannetty slowly moved in on Rich as Rich got to his feet. Rich shoved Jannetty and Jannetty rolled down the rampway to the bottom of the ramp. Rich slowly backed up onto the entrance stage, keeping his eye on Jannetty all the way. Rich then turned and started to slowly to walk off the stage when Jannetty got a second wind and ran up the ramp and jumped Rich from behind on the stage. Jannetty pounded on Rich as the crowd was into it. Jannetty went to slam Rich's head into the entrance stage wall but Rich got his foot up on the wall and blocked the try, caught Jannetty with an elbow to the side of the ribs and freed himself from Jannetty's grasp and slammed Jannetty's head into the wall. Jannetty still on his feet but stunned. Rich started to slowly walk away and Jannetty quickly regained enough of his bearings to charge over and jump on Rich again. Jannetty got some more licks in on Rich before Rich was able to escape Jannetty's assault, shove Jannetty off and disappear to the back with Jannetty following.)

Match 2

'Wildfire' Tommy Rich vs. Marty Jannetty

(Rock-N-Roll Fantasy'

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'Rocky Top'

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A rage-filled Jannetty couldn't wait and bolted the ring and charged up into the aisle and jumped on Rich and started pounding Rich to the delight of the crowd. Jannetty then rammed Rich back-first into the barricade and started choking the hell out of Rich. Ref left the ring for the floor and went up the aisle to break up the strangling party. jannetty stopped choking Rich and then grabbed Rich by the hair, ran Rich into the ringside area and slammed Rich's head into the ring apron and then slammed Rich's head into the top steel ring step. Rich crumpled to the floor as Jannetty stalked around in a rage on the floor as the ref tried to calm Jannetty down and get Jannetty into the ring. Jannetty shoved the ref out of the way and peeled the now bleeding Rich off the floor and threw Rich into the ring. Jannetty and the ref followed.

Ref called for the bell.

Rich to his knees and in another mental universe. Jannetty moved in and popped Rich with a series of head shots and then started biting Rich's bloody forehead. Jannetty broke the illegal move at the couunt of 4. Jannetty snapped Rich up and whipped Rich into the ropes and caught Rich coming off with a back elbow to the chest. Rich crashed to the mat. Jannetty pulled up Rich and nailed Rich with a snap suplex. Jannetty mounted the middle buckle and came off with a fist drop but Rich rolled out of the way and Jannetty slammed his fist into the mat. Jannetty quickly shook out his hand while Rich got to his knees. Jannetty moved in and reached down to grab Rich when Rich headbutted Jannetty in the groin area. Jannetty went down holding his goods. Rich made his way to his feet and the ref reprimanded Rich. Rich had a few words with the ref and then stomped on Jannetty, snapped Jannetty up and nailed Jannetty with a suplex. Rich ran and hit the ropes and came off with a running elbow smash that connected. Rich for the cover. 1...2...thr... Jannetty kicked out. Jannetty rolled over on his side and once again grabbed his nuts. Rich stomped Jannetty in the head. Rich snapped Jannetty up and went to whip Jannetty into the ropes but Jannetty reversed and caught Rich coming off with a dropkick. Rich up and Jannetty stunned Rich with another dropkick. Both men down. Ref counting. Jannetty still shaking out the affects of the earlier low-blow. Both men slowly to their feet and Rich walked right into a boot to the gut followed by a swinging neckbreaker from Jannetty. Rich down holding the back of his neck. Jannetty went over and violently stomped away on Rich. Jannetty snapped Rich up and whipped Rich into the corner. Jannetty backed up and charged in on Rich with a running shoulder block try and Rich moved and Jannetty slammed shoulder-first into the ring post. Rich grabbed Jannetty by the back of the tights and and pulled Jannetty out of the corner. Rich went to whip Jannetty into the ropes but Jannetty reversed and Rich came off with the ropes and stunned Jannetty with a Thesz Press. Rich on top of Jannetty, grabbed Jannetty by the hair and pulled Jannetty's head off the mat and popped Jannetty with deliberate punches in the forehead area multiple times. Rich let go of Jannetty and got up as Jannetty grabbed his forehead and rolled over on his front side. Ref checked on Jannetty as Rich briefly shook out the affects of the match. Rich then reached down and pulled a bleeding Jannetty up by the hair. Rich walked Jannetty over to the corner and Rich placed his foot on the top buckle and slammed Jannetty's head into it. Jannetty staggered off. Rich clubbed Jannetty from behind with a forearm smash to the back. Jannetty fell front-first into the ropes and then Rich started choking Jannetty out on the top rope. Rich broke the illegal move at the ref's count of 4. Rich whipped Jannetty into the ropes and caught Jannetty coming off with a clothesline. Jannetty crashed to the mat. Rich moved in and locked Jannetty in the spinning toe hold. Rich cinching up on the hold and Jannetty in great pain. Jannetty refused to submit. Jannetty kicked Rich off and Rich crashed to the mat. Jannetty did a kip-up. Rich to his feet and Jannetty charged over and tackled Rich through the top and middle rope and both men crashed to the floor. Ref started counting the 20-count. Both men down.

As the count grew, both men stirred and made it to their feet. Rich and Jannetty engaged in a punch exchange on the floor. Rich gained the upper hand and went to whip Jannetty into the ringside barricade on an opposite side of the ring but Jannetty reversed and sent Rich crashing into it. Count hit 20 and the ref called for the bell. Jannetty reached under the ring apron and grabbed a folded up steel chair and raised the chair over his head and looked to bash Rich over the head with it but Rich moved and the chair loudly and angrily slammed into the top of the ringside barricade. Ref again called for the bell. Rich turned and started walking away when Jannetty charged up behind Rich and bashed Rich across the back with the chair. Rich stumbled into the entrance aisle and Jannetty clocked Rich across the back a second time. Rich turned and staggered backwards towards the ramp. Jannetty raised the chair above his head and was prepared to strike Rich over the head with the chair when the ref came up behind Jannetty and snatched the chair out of his hands. Jannetty turned and looked back at the ref and Rich suddenly grew a pair of big brass ones and sucker punched Jannetty in the jaw. Jannetty briefly grabbed his jaw as Rich backed up the ramp. Jannetty quickly shook out the affects of the sucker punch and went after Rich. Rich turned tail and hauled ass up the ramp to the stage and disappeared to the back with Jannetty hot on his heels.

DECISION: Double Count Out - 5:38)

(Announcers discussed the wild double count out between Jannetty and Rich.)

(Announcers then intro'd a video message from Ric Flair.

VIDEO:

Video opened with a shot of Flair standing in the WCW Interview Center. Flair was in street clothes with mic in hand.

Flair: "Recently, I have been doing some of my own investigating into Paul Orndorff's bizarre behavior. My investigation has led me to some disturbing conclusions. And I will reveal those conclusions on next week's 'Mayhem'.

"Paul Orndorff, brother, you need to be in Jackson, Mississippi next Tuesday. Whoo!"

Video faded to black.)

(Announcers hyped tuning into 'Mayhem' this Tuesday for Flair's findings. Hyped still to come: The Re-Match!: Dynamite Kid vs. Bret Hart. Said the debut of the 'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor was coming up next!)

(Commercials)

(Announcers then intro'd a video regarding this year's 'Scars N Stripes' PPV.

VIDEO:

Aerial shot of the city of Los Angeles from a distance. The shot quickly closed in on the city and then the picture sped up until there was an aerial shot over a stadium.

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(Announcers briefly discussed the 'Scars N Stripes' PPV coming this summer and then sent it to the ring.)

Match 3 (WCW Wrestling Debut)

'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor vs. Rick Martel

(Shot of two sections of fans of all ages decked out in blue and white 'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor gear were standing on the entrance stage. They were eager with anticipation for what was about to happen.

The 'World's Greatest Athlete' theme

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Taylor went to both sections of fans on the entrance and signed a few autographs. posed for a couple of pictures, was hugged and/or kissed by a couple of the females and shook hands with some of his adoring acolytes.

Taylor then made his way down the ramp. Both sides of the entrance aisle were lined with cheerleaders. They were dressed in college-style cheerleading sweaters, skirts and tennis shoes, The outfits were white with blue trim and a blue overlaid 'TT' logo on the chest. Their tennis shoes were blue and white and they each had one blue pom pom and one white pom pom. Taylor made his way down the aisle as the cheerleaders cheered him on. Taylor walked up the ring steps and climbed into the ring and took off his ring jacket and handed it off to a ringside attendant.

Taylor then walked out to the middle of the ring and started running in place. Taylor turned in the direction of all four sides of the ring during this routine. Taylor then did 10 jumping jacks and then dropped and did 10 regular push-ups and then did three one-handed push-ups. Crowd was booing even louder now as Taylor stopped showing off and went to his corner.

Music-only version of 'Synchronicity 2' <a href="https://youtu.be/buadfz2qcbY" rel="external nofollow">https://youtu.be/buadfz2qcbY</a> played and out came Rick Martel to a fair ovation. Martel was in red warm-up jacket with blue trim, blue tightsd with red trim and blue boots with red trim. Martel slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. Martel climbed into the ring and waved to the crowd.

Ref called for the bell.

The two men came out of their corners and circled one another and engaged in a collar-and-elbow tie-up and Taylor got the upper hand and manevuered around behind Martel, grabbed Martel by the waist and and rode Martel to the mat. Taylor released the hold and got to his feet and did three jumping jacks. Martel up and the two men once again engaged in a collar-and-elbow tie-up and Taylor gained the upper hand and caught Martel in a side headlock. Taylor cinched up on the headlock and Martel countered with a belly-to-back suplex. Both men up and Martel caught Taylor with a kick to the gut and went to whip Taylor into the ropes but Taylor reversed and caught Martel coming off with a spinebuster. Taylor up and ran in place briefly. Martel to his knees and Taylor caught Martel with a head shot and reached down to pull Martel up but Martel caught Taylor in a small package for the pin. 1...2... Taylor kicked out. Both men up and Martel caught Taylor with a head shot followed by a gut punch and a gutwrench suplex. Taylor down. Martel picked Taylor up and caught Taylor with a rib breaker across the knee. Martel went out on the apron and mounted the top buckle as Taylor slowly made his way to his feet. Taylor turned and Martel came off with a missle dropkick that connected. Taylor crashed to the mat. Crowd popped. Martel snapped Taylor up, whipped Taylor into the ropes and caught Taylor coming off with a spinebuster. Martel went out on the apron and preprared to unleash his swan dive (slingshot splash over the top rope into the ring) finisher on Taylor.

Schiavone: "After all the build-up, you've gotta think if Taylor loses this match it will be a disaster of epic proportions for him!"

Madden: "It'll be a major disaster on my bank account, too!"

Schiavone: "You actually bet on a pro wrestling match?!"

Martel went for his swan dive finisher but Taylor got his knees up and Martel crashed into them. Both men down. Martel holding his gut. Ref counting. Taylor to his feet went over and snapped Martel up, suplexed Martel and then popped Martel with a rapid-fire series of elbow smashes to the chest. Taylor covered Martel. 1...2...thr... Martel kicked out. Taylor snapped Martel up and went to whip Martel into the ropes but Martel reversed and looked to catch Taylor coming off with a backdrop but Taylor instead blasted Martel facebreaker knee smash. Martel crashed to the mat. Taylor covered Martel. 1...2...thr... Taylor pulled Martel up off the mat by the hair and shook his head 'no'. Ref reprimanded Taylor as the fans booed. Taylor snapped Martel up and nailed Martel with a vicious backbreaker across the knee. Martel down and in bad shape. Taylor decided to show off and do some push-ups in the ring. Martel slowly got to his feet bent over and Taylor moved in and blasted Martel with a swinging kneelift to the chest. Martel crashed to the mat. Taylor covered Martel. 1...2...thr... Taylor once again pulled Martel up by the hair and shook his head 'no' as the crowd booed. Taylor snapped Martel up and nailed Martel with an inverted suplex. Martel down and hurting. Taylor backed up behind Martel and stood like a football place kicker. Martel sat up in the ring and Taylor came up behind Martel and hit Martel with a football kick to the back. Martel down holding his back. Taylor threw his arms up giving the field goal was good signal to more booing. Taylor then did a little running in place as Martel slowly and painfully got to his feet. Martel up and turned and Taylor caught Martel with a kick to the gut and then blasted Martel with his double underhook facebuster (Pedigree) finisher. Taylor turned Martel over and covered him. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the crowd booed.

Taylor up and the ref raised Taylor's hand in victory and Taylor then did some jumping jacks while standing over the downed and defeated Martel, Taylor left the ring, dropped to the floor and headed back up the aisle as the cheerleaders waved their pom-poms in victory. Taylor made it to the entrance stage where his loyal fans were waiting. A kid wanted Taylor's autograph and Taylor did the blow-off gesture with his hands and disappeared to the back. Shot of the kid starting to cry as he was comforted by his mom.

WINNER: Taylor - Pinfall - Double Underhook Facebuster - 7:47)

(Announcers discussed Terry Taylor winning his debut match in WCW and dominating the second half of the match.

Schiavone: "We gotta keep in mind that Taylor just manhandled a former World Champion for much of the match."

Hyped still to come: WCW World Tag Team Championship Re-Match: Muraco & Snuka (WTTC) vs. Los Lobos. Said The Re-Match: Dynamite Kid vs. Bret Hart was coming up after the break!)

(Commercials)

(Announcers intro'd video from the confrontation between Bret Hart and Dynamite Kid from Tuesday's 'Mayhem'.

VIDEO:

Bret: "You may get some of your 'closure', as you put it, Dynamite, if you beat me this Friday. But I'm not gonna just roll over for you because you can't let go of something that happened months ago! You wanna beat me?! Then you'll have to earn the victory!"

Kid paced back-and-forth in the ring.

Kid (calm): "I'm gonna have to earn it, huh? I wouldn't have it any other way.

"I know what a fierce competitor you are. Like me, you hate to lose at anything. But mark my words, 'Hitman'. I am going to show you no mercy this Friday. We had a battle for the ages at 'Season's Beatings'. And you won. But it's a different time and place now."

Bret: "Different arena. Different year. Different show."

Kid: "Yup."

Bret: "But that still might not be enough to change the final result."

Kid glared at Bret. After a brief staredown, Bret once again extended his hand for Dynamite to shake it. Dynamite didn't budge.

Bret: "Let's bury the hatchet right now, Dynamite. Come on. Shake my hand."

Kid looked at Bret without saying a word.

Bret: "Quit being so stubborn..."

Pooey! Kid hauled off and spat right in Bret's face.

Bret wiped some of the spit from his face as Kid seethed. Bret looked at Kid.

Kid: "You say you want to bury the hatchet, eh?! Well, you already buried the hatchet...right in me back at 'Autumn Anarchy'!"

Kid tossed the mic and left the ring and headed back up the aisle to a mixed crowd reaction as Bret looked on while continuing to wipe spit off his face.)

Match 4 (The Re-Match!)

Dynamite Kid vs. 'Hitman' Bret Hart

('London Calling'

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'Hart Attack' <a href="https://youtu.be/XMPnoEcq_T8" rel="external nofollow">https://youtu.be/XMPnoEcq_T8</a> filled the arena and the fans exploded as Bret Hart came out. Bret was in his famous pink and black leg-length singlet, white boots with black trim and a pink star on the outside of each boot and wrap-around sunglasses. Bret slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring and stopped at ringside and took his sunglasses off and handed them to a young fan. Bret climbed into the ring and briefly played to the crowd.

Ref called for the bell.

The two men came out of their corners and circled each other and Bret extended his hand to shake Kid's hand but Kid kicked Bret in the gut and then popped Bret with a series of European uppercuts. Kid whipped Bret into the corner and followed Bret in with a splash that connected. Bret staggered out of the corner and crashed on his back in the ring. Kid moved in, grabbed Bret's legs and quickly turned Bret over into the sharpshooter. Kid's fans cheered. Bret was able to quickly scoot close enough to the ropes and drape his right arm over the bottom rope to force a break in the hold. Kid didn't let Bret get up and went over and stomped Bret, snapped Bret up, whipped Bret into the ropes and caught Bret coming off with a flying lariat. Bret crashed to the mat. Kid snapped Bret up and went to snap suplex Bret but Bret twice blocked the move and nailed Kid with a jumping vertical suplex. Bret then backed into the ropes and came off with a diving pointed elbow drop to the chest. Bret covered Kid and hooked the leg. 1...2... Kid kicked out. Both men to their feet and Bret nailed Kid with a series of head shots. Bret whipped Kid into the ropes and caught Kid coming off with a dropkick. Kid crashed to the mat. Kid got up facing away from Bret and Bret moved in and blasted Kid with a Russian legsweep. Bret for the cover. 1...2... Kid kicked out. Bret snapped Kid up and went to piledrive Kid but Kid twice blocked the move and backdropped Bret over the top rope and Bret crashed to the floor. Ref ordered Kid to stand back and Kid did so. Ref began the 20-count. As the count grew, Bret stirred and made it to his feet and stood front-first next to the ring apron. Kid backed up in the ring and charged over and nailed Bret with a sliding dropkick. Bret crashed into the ringside barricade and went down in a crumpled heap on the floor. Kid left the ring and snatched up Bret, pulled Bret away from the barricade and then drove Bret hard, back-first into the ringside barricade. Bret leaned next to the barricade in bad shape. Kid popped Bret with a series of European uppercuts. Ref counting. Kid grabbed Bret and slammed Bret's head twice into the ring apron and then Kid threw Bret back into the ring. Kid mounted the top buckle as Bret made it to his feet. Bret turned and Kid came off with a double sledge attempt to the top of the head try but Bret instead stunned Kid with a clothesline. Kid crashed to the mat. Bret briefly regained his bearings as Kid got to his feet. Bret moved in and popped Kid with a series of European uppercuts of his own. Bret then nailed the stunned Kid with a pendulum backbreaker. Kid down and hurting.

Bret snapped Kid up and locked Kid in a front facelock and Kid countered by driving Bret hard, back-first into the buckles . Bret lost his grip on the hold. Kid then laid into Bret with a deliberate series of shoulder blocks to the gut. Bret limp in the corner. Kid popped Bret with a head shot, backed up, charged in and caught Bret with a monkey flip out of the corner. Bret and Kid up and Kid nailed Bret with a headbutt. Bret fell back against the ropes. Kid peeled Bret off of the ropes and caught Bret with a snap suplex. Kid quick stomped Bret, ran and jumped on the middle rope and came off with a lionsault but Bret got his knees up and Kid slammed into them. Both men down. Kid holding his gut. Ref counting. Bret up and grabbed Kid and blasted Kid with a headbutt. Kid crashed to the mat holding his head. Bret maneuvered behind Kid and mounted the middle buckle. Kid to his feet facing away from Bret and Bret came off with a second rope bulldog. Kid slammed face-first into the mat and then rolled over on his back holding his face. Bret moved in, grabbed Dynamite's legs and after a brief struggle, turned Kid over into the sharpshooter as Bret's fans roared. Kid in serious agony locked in the hold. Kid fighting through the pain and started crawling towards the ropes. Bret cinched up on the hold and Kid stopped his crawl dead in its tracks. Kid would not submit. Bret with the hold firmly locked in. Kid raised his right hand like he might tap out but didn't and found the strength to start crawling towards the ropes once again. Kid finally made it close enough to the ropes to grab the bottom rope and force a break in the hold. Bret stepped back but Kid, instead of getting to his feet in the ring, crawled out of the ring and crashed to the floor. Kid down and his legs were killing him. Ref ordered Bret to stand back and Bret did so and the ref started the 20-count. As the count grew, a shaky Kid slowly made it to his feet on the floor. Bret decided to repay Kid for the earlier sliding dropkick by backing up in the ring and charging over and nailing Kid with a suicide dive through the top and middle rope. Both men down on the floor. Ref re-started the count. Bret to his knees peeled Kid's head up off the floor and popped Kid with a head shot. Bret snapped Kid up and went to suplex Kid but Kid twice blocked the move and popped Bret with a suplex. Bret down on the floor. Kid got to his feet and climbed into the ring to break the count and then Kid climbed back out on the apron. Bret made it to his feet on the floor and turned and Kid came off the apron with a flying lariat that connected. Both men crashed to the floor as Kid's fans cheered. Ref counting. Kid up and snapped Bret up and went to slam Bret's head into the top of the ringside barricade. but Bret got his hands on the barricade and stiffened his arms. Kid tried again with the same result. Bret then caught Kid with a couple of elbows to the chest, escaped Kid's grasp and slammed Kid's head three times into the top of the ringside barricade. Kid leaned over front-first against the barricade. Bret climbed into the ring to break the 20-count. Bret went out on the apron as Kid slowly extracted himself from the barricade. Kid turned and Bret leapt off the apron with a double sledge to the top of the head attempt but Kid moved and Bret slammed front-first into the barricade. Bret separated himself from the barricade as Kid quickly regained his bearings. Ref counting. Bret turned and Kid laid into Bret with a series of European uppercuts that stunned Bret. Kid threw Bret back into the ring and followed Bret in.

Bret got up and Kid moved in and blasted Bret with an enzuigiri. Bret crashed face-first to the mat. Kid grabbed Bret's legs, turned Bret over and locked up Bret's legs. Bret fought not to be turned by Kid but Kid succeeded in turning Bret over into the sharpshooter. Kid's fans eating it up. Bret in major pain in the hold. Ref asked Bret if he submitted and Bret was adamant in his 'no'. Bret started inching towards the ropes. Kid fiercely clinging to the hold and cinched up on it.

Schiavone: "Kid leaning back a little more applying the hold has added even more pressure to Bret's legs and lower back!"

Bret pushed himself up on his fists while still in the hold to alleviate some of the pain. Kid with an iron grip on the sharpshooter. Bret was then able to crawl close enough to the ropes and reached up and grabbed the middle rope to force a break in the hold. Kid stepped back as Bret laid on the mat for a few seconds and then slowly pulled himself to his feet with the aid of the ropes. Kid moved in and wasted no time popping Bret with a head shot. Kid went to whip Bret into the ropes but Bret reversed and caught Kid coming off with an inverted atomic drop. Kid crashed to the mat holding his nuts. Bret down also. Ref counting. A shaky Bret made it to his feet and hobbled over and mounted the middle buckle as Kid slowly got to his feet. Kid turned and Bret came off with a clothesline from the second rope. Kid crashed back to the mat. Bret's fans cheered. Bret dragged Kid over to the corner. Bret dropped to the floor and grabbed Kid's legs and pulled them around the ring post. Bret slammed Kid's left leg into the post four times and then locked Kid in the ring post figure 4. Crowd into it. Kid writhing in pain in the hold. Kid started furiously slapping his right hand on the mat but the announcers pointed out that a decision could not be rendered because Bret applied the hold from outside the ring. Bret released the hold. Kid painfully scooted on his ass back to the middle of the ring. Kid down and hurting. Bret came in and stomped on Kid's left leg making the situation worse for Kid. Bret then grabbed Kid's legs preparing to turn Kid over to the sharpshooter again but Kid put up a fierce resistance and wriggled his legs free from Bret's grasp and kicked Bret in the gut with both feet. Bret stumbled back holding his gut. Kid to his feet moved in and caught the stunned Bret in a small package for the pin. 1...2... Bret reversed the small package. 1...2...thr... Kid kicked out. Crowd on a roller coaster ride. Both men to their feet and Bret went to punch Kid but Kid blocked the punch try and stunned Bret with a big European uppercut. Kid whipped Bret into the ropes and Bret came off and stunned Kid with a crucifix. Kid fought briefly not to go over but Bret succeeded in taking Kid down for the pin. 1...2...thr... Kid kicked out. Crowd exasperated. Kid up facing away from Bret and Bret moved in behind Kid, grabbed Kid around the waist, ran Kid into the ropes and rolled up Kid from behind for the pin. 1...2... Kid reached up and grabbed the back of Bret's tights and reversed the roll-up. Kid still holding Bret's tights. 1...2...thr... Bret kicked Kid off. Both men to their feet and Kid swung at Bret and missed and Bret stunned Kid with a head shot that spun Kid around facing away from Bret and Bret caught Kid in the sleeper. Kid struggled in the hold and fought not to pass out. Kid maneuvered around and managed to get his feet on the top turnbuckle and push off. Bret crashed to the mat with Kid on top of him still locked in the sleeper. Bret's shoulders down. 1...2...thr... Bret managed to raise his shoulder. Bret released the hold on Kid. Kid now down on the mat feeling the affects of the match.

Bret up and pulled Kid up and whipped Kid into the ropes and looked to catch Kid coming off with a backdrop but Kid caught Bret with a sunset flip. Bret struggled not to go over but Kid was able to flip him for the pin. 1...2...thr... Bret clapped his legs against the sides of Kid's head to escape the pin try. Bret caught Kid's legs and flipped over on top of Kid for the pin. 1...2... Kid bridged up and out and Kid caught Bret with a backslide for the pin. 1...2...thr... Crowd in disbelief. Both men up. Bret moved in and stunned Kid with a headbutt. Kid briefly stunned but then Kid hit Bret with a headbutt. Bret on stagger street. Both men wobbly. Bret hit Kid with another heabdutt. Kid stunned but he hit Bret with another headbutt of his own. Bret stumbled back. Kid whipped Bret into the corner and charged in and went to splash Bret but Bret moved and Kid slammed front-first into the buckles. Bret shook out the affects of the headbutt fest as Kid was leaned against the buckles. Bret peeled Kid off the buckles and hit Kid with a pendulum backbreaker. Bret for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Kid kicked out and the fans gasped again. Bret snapped Kid up, whipped Kid into the ropes and looked to catch Kid coming off with a clothesline but Kid ducked the move and came back and tore through Bret with his spear finisher as the crowd exploded. Kid covered Bret and hooked the leg. Many in the crowd counted along. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as Kid's fans roared their approval. Kid released Bret's leg and got to his knees next to the defeated Bret. Kid then slowly got to his feet and the ref raised Kid's hand in victory.

Kid went over and leaned front-first against the turnbuckles with his arms perched on the top rope and regained his bearings. Ref checked on the downed Bret. Kid turned around in the corner and was looking at Bret. Bret slowly sat up holding his gut where Kid speared him. Kid just looking at Bret. Bret got to a knee and used his fist to help him push up and slowly get to his feet. Bret still holding his gut. Bret looked over at Kid who was still standing in the corner. After a brief staring contest, Bret extended his hand to shake Kid's in a show of goodwill. Bret wincing in pain.

Bret picked up on a mic.

Bret: "Shake my hand, Dynamite!"

Kid looked at Bret who was still holding out his hand. Kid then slowly walked out of the corner and walked over, looked Bret in the eye and then left the ring without shaking Bret's hand and dropped to the floor and headed back up the aisle to a mixed crowd reaction as a doubled over Bret looked on from the ring.

WINNER: Kid - Pinfall - Spear - 18:16)

(Announcers discused Kid defeating Bret and Kid once again refusing to shake Bret's hand after the match, Said the World Tag Team Championship Match was next!)

(Commercials)

(Announcers intro'd video for the next WCW PPV:

WCW Presents: 'Spring Breakout' - Sunday - March 4 - Rio Rancho, NM - Santa Ana Star Center - 8pm E/5pm P - Tickets on sale NOW!)

(Video aired chronicling the Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka (WTTC) vs. Los Lobos feud.)

Match 5 (WCW World Tag Team Championship Match (Over The Top Rope DQ Rule is in effect for this match! If the champs get DQ'd they lose the titles!)

Don Muraco & 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka (WTTC) vs. Los Lobos

(In-ring: Craig Johnson.

Johnson: "It is now time for the main event of the evening!"

Crowd buzzing.

'Will The Wolf Survive'

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Theme from the original 'Hawaii Five-O'

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CJ: "This contest is scheduled for one fall with a 45-minute time limit and is for the World Class Wrestling World Tag Team Championships!

"This match has been sanctioned by the World Class Wrestling Championship Committee!

"The over-the-top-rope disqualification rule is in effect for this match! If a wrestler throws his opponent over the top rope then his team is disqualified! Also, if the champions lose the match by disqualification they lose the tag team titles!"

Crowd cheered.

CJ: "Introducing first, weighing in at a combined weight of 476 pounds, the challengers, Tito Santana and Manny Fernandez...Los Lobos!"

Crowd cheered and the pair acknowledged the response.

CJ: "And their opponents. They are the reigning World Class Wrestling World Tag Team Champions. Weighing in at a combined of weight of 520 pounds...Don Muraco and 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka!"

The pair briefly played to the mainly booing crowd but also some cheers.

Ref took the titles from the champs and walked around the ring holding the belts aloft for all to see before handing them off to Craig Johnson.

Ref called both teams out to the middle of the ring and laid down the ground rules and patted all four men down before sending the teams back to their corners.

Snuka wrestled barefoot.

Ref called for the bell.

Crowd buzzing.

Tito and Muraco started the match for their teams. The two men came out of their corners and engaged in a collar-and-elbow tie-up and Muraco drove Tito next to the ropes and the ref ordered a break. Break was clean. The two men circled each other again and engaged in another collar-and-elbow tie-up and Muraco got up inside on Tito and caught Tito with a series of knees to the gut. Muraco whipped Tito into the ropes and looked to catch Tito coming off with a clothesline but Tito ducked the move and came back with a flying crossbody for the pin. 1... Muraco kicked out. Both men up and Tito moved in and blasted Muraco with a series of head shots, whipped Muraco into the ropes and looked to catch Muraco coming off with a dropkick but Muraco grabbed the top rope and held on and Tito crashed to the mat. Muraco grabbed Tito and slammed Tito's head into the top buckle. Tito spun around in the corner and Muraco popped Tito with a series of elbow strikes to the side of the head. Muraco went to whip Tito into the opposite buckles but Tito reversed and sent Muraco crashing into them. Tito followed Muraco in and popped Muraco with a step-up enzuigiri. Muraco staggered out of the corner and crashed to the mat. Tito for the cover. 1...2... Muraco kicked out. Tito snapped Muraco up and and drove Muraco into Los Lobos' corner and tagged in Manny. Manny came in and fired away on Muraco with head and body punches. Manny pulled Muraco out of the corner, whipped Muraco into the ropes and caught Muraco coming off with a dropkick. Muraco crashed to the mat. Manny picked up Muraco and bodyslammed Muraco. Manny mounted the middle buckle facing the crowd and came off with a diving back elbow but Muraco rolled out of the way and Manny crashed to the mat. Both men to their feet and Manny was facing away from Muraco and Muraco blasted Manny with a running clothesline to the back of the neck. Manny crashed to the mat. Muraco snapped Manny up, hoisted Manny on his shoulder and popped Manny with a running powerslam. Muraco went over and tagged in Snuka. Manny started getting up and Snuka moved in and caught Manny with a series of head shots, whipped Manny into the ropes and caught Manny coming off with a backhand chop to the face. Manny crashed to the mat. Snuka for the cover. 1... Manny kicked out. Snuka up and stomped Manny in the head. Snuka snapped Manny up and Snuka nailed Manny with a rib breaker across the knee. Snuka then went and mounted the middle buckle and came off with a diving headbutt but Manny rolled out of the way and Snuka crashed head-first into the mat. Both men down. Ref counting. Manny to his feet and Snuka to his knees. An angry Manny laid into Snuka with head shots, snapped Snuka up, whipped Snuka into the ropes and caught Snuka coming off with a dropkick. Snuka crashed to the mat. Manny grabbed Snuka as Snuka was getting up and Manny slammed Snuka's head multiple times into the top buckle in rapid-fire fashion. Snuka staggered. Manny pulled Snuka out of the corner, whipped Snuka into the ropes and caught Snuka coming off with a backhand chop to the face of his own. Snuka crashed to the mat. Majority of the crowd cheering. Manny then snapped Snuka up, whipped Snuka into the ropes and caught Snuka coming off with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Snuka dead. Manny for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Muraco hit the ring and stomped Manny in the back of the head to break up the pin try. Tito climbed in the ring to go after Muraco but the ref intercepted Tito. Ref ordered Tito back to his corner as Muraco stayed in the ring. Tito went to go after Muraco but this time the ref grabbed Tito and started shoving Tito back to his corner. With both Tito's and the ref's back turned and them having words with each other, Muraco took the opportunity to grab Manny off the mat and airmail Manny over the top rope and crashing down to the floor. Muraco went back to his corner as the fans yelled for the ref to turn around. Ref got Tito back to his corner. Ref turned and noticed Manny wasn't in the ring and looked over and pointed at Muraco. Muraco threw up his hands in the 'Who? Me?' gesture. Snuka recovered in the ring and left the ring and dropped to the floor. Manny was getting up and Snuka moved in and popped Manny with a headbutt. Manny fell back against the ring apron. Ref counting.

Snuka threw Manny hard into the ringside barricade. Snuka moved in with a series of punches on Manny. Snuka pulled Manny away from the barricade when Manny suddenly grabbed Snuka around the waist and drove Snuka back-first into the ring apron as most of the crowd cheered. Snuka went down to a knee. Manny quickly rolled in and out of the ring to break the 20-count. Manny moved in as Snuka was getting to his feet and Manny popped Snuka with some head shots and threw Snuka back into the ring and Manny followed. Snuka to his knees when Manny moved in and reached down and started to pull Snuka up and Snuka uncoiled and stunned Manny with a jumping headbutt. Manny crashed to the mat holding his head. Snuka covered Manny and hooked the leg. 1...2... Manny kicked out. Snuka snapped up Manny and whipped Manny into the champs' corner and Snuka tagged in Muraco. Snuka got a head shot in before leaving the ring. Muraco came in and popped Manny with an elbow to the top of the head. Manny staggered off next to the ropes. Muraco kneed Manny in the gut, whipped Manny into the ropes and caught Manny coming off in the belly-to-belly position and nailed Manny with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Manny down and hurting.

Muraco picked up on a mic.

Muraco: "Looks like no Taco Bell tonight for Los Lobos!"

Many in the crowd booed. Muraco snapped Manny up and caught Manny in a side headlock and maneuvered so he and Manny were facing away from the ref and Muraco stuck Manny with the Asiatic Spike to the throat. Manny in squirm city.

Schiavone: "That's a disqualifiable offense!"

Madden: "Only if you get caught!"

Ref started to move around and Muraco released the hold on Manny. Manny went down to a knee holding his throat. Ref reprimanded Muraco and Muraco raised his hands in the 'I didn't do nothin' position as Tito barked at the ref from across the ring. Manny getting up and Muraco slammed Manny across the back with a couple of forearms and then hoisted Manny across his shoulders and blasted Manny with the Samoan Drop. Muraco for the cover. 1...2... Tito hit the ring and stomped Muraco in the back to break up the pin try. Snuka hit the ring and went over and shoved Tito and the two got into a pushing contest and worked their way over towards the ropes and the ref stepped in to try and separate the two and get them back to their corners. With the ref, Snuka and Tito distracted with each other, Muraco took the opportunity to quickly unwrap the tape from his right wrist. Manny to his feet and Muraco came up behind Manny and strangled Manny with the tape. Crowd hot and yelling for the ref to turn around but the ref was busy with Snuka and Tito shoving each other and engaging in a war of words. Muraco stopped strangling Manny and tossed the tape out of the ring to the floor. Manny fell against the ropes. Ref got Snuka and Tito separated and back to their corners. Muraco clubbed Manny with another shot to the back and went to whip Manny into the ropes but Manny reversed and caught Muraco coming off with a forearm smash to the head (the Axe) finisher. Muraco crashed to the mat. Manny stumbled off holding his throat. Manny recovered after several seconds and covered Muraco. 1...2...thr... Muraco kicked out. Crowd groaned. Manny up, lunged over and tagged in Tito as the crowd popped. Tito hit the ring, snapped Muraco up, whipped Muraco into the ropes and caught Muraco coming off with a kick to the gut followed by a knee lift to the chest that sent Muraco crashing back down to the mat. Tito dropped down on top of Muraco and beat the back of Muraco's head off the mat to the delight of most of the crowd. Tito picked up Muraco and bodyslammed Muraco. Tito went out on the apron and mounted the top buckle as Muraco got to his feet. Muraco turned and Tito came off with a diving clothesline that connected. Muraco down. Snuka hit the ring and went to go after Tito and Manny came in but the ref intercepted Manny and ordered him back to his corner. Snuka went to hit Ttio with a head shot but Tito blocked the punch try and stunned Snuka with a head shot of his own. Snuka staggered off. As the ref had words with Fernandez, Tito turned his attention back to Muraco. Snuka quickly recovered from the punch and came up behind Tito and clubbed Tito with a double sledge to the back and tossed Tito over the top rope down to the floor. Fans were losing it as the ref was still pre-occupied with Manny. Snuka back to his corner. Ref got Manny back to his corner and Manny noticed no Tito. Manny started yelling at the ref. Ref looked over at Snuka and he was in denial mode. Muraco recovered and went over by the ropes. Tito on his feet on the floor standing next to the apron. Muraco reached down and grabbed Tito by the hair and attempted to pull Tito up on the apron but Tito instead reached into the ring, grabbed Muraco's ankles and pulled Muraco's feet out from under him. Muraco crashed to the mat. Tito quickly climbed back into the ring for the cover. 1...2...3! Muraco got his foot on the bottom rope just a split-second after the three count. Ref called for the bell. Most of the fans going crazy.

Manny climbed in the ring as Tito got to his feet and Los Lobos started celebrating. Muraco still laying there with his foot on the bottom rope. Snuka, from the apron, gestured and told the ref that Muraco's foot was on the bottom rope before the count of three. Ref walked around for a few tense seconds rubbing his forehead. Ref then went over and gestured and told Los Lobos that Muraco got his foot on the bottom rope before the count of three and then waved off the pinfall. Los Lobos furious and many in the crowd felt the same way. Ref went over by the ropes and Craig Johnson climbed up on the apron. Ref spoke briefly with Johnson.

Johnson: "The referee has stated that because Muraco's foot was on the bottom rope there was no pinfall! The match will continue!"

Loud boos from the majority of the crowd. Both teams in their respective corners and talking with each other. Tito walked out of his corner and turned to say something to Manny as the ref called for the bell to re-start the match. Muraco charged out of his corner and jumped Tito from behind and pounded on Tito. Muraco then hoisted Tito up on his shoulder and blasted Tito with the snake eyes. Tito crumpled to the mat. Muraco pulled Muraco out of the corner, hoisted Tito up and blasted Tito with his White Trash Compactor (inverted DDT) finisher. Muraco covered Tito. 1...2... Manny hit the ring and stomped Muraco in the head to break up the pin try. Snuka started to climb into the ring but Manny quickly went back to his corner. Both Muraco and Tito down. Ref started counting. Muraco to his feet pretty quickly. Muraco snapped Tito up, whipped Tito into the ropes and looked to catch Tito coming off with a backdrop but Tito found the strength to leapfrog Muraco, lunge over and tag in Manny. Crowd erupted as Manny hit the ring. Muraco went to hit Manny with a head shot but Manny blocked the punch try and laid waste to Muraco with a series of head shots. Manny whipped Muraco into the ropes and caught Muraco coming off with a backhand chop to the face and Muraco crashed to the mat. A furious Manny stomped a mudhole into Muraco. Manny seemed on the verge of totally losing it. Manny peeled the dazed and confused Muraco off the mat and charged over and slammed Muraco's head into the top buckle. The impact was so strong that Muraco bounced back and was staggering around. Muraco walked right into another buzzsaw of head and body punches from Manny as the crowd was eating it up. Manny then grabbed Muraco and, in the heat of the moment, threw Muraco over the top rope down to the floor. Ref immediately called for the bell. Crowd buzzing. Some garbage was tossed at the ring.

Ref went to take the belts and talk to Craig Johnson. Tito walked over and heard what they were talking about and was visibly not happy. Manny walking around in the ring with his head in his hands. Tito held up two fingers to point out that Muraco and Snuka had thrown them over the top rope twice. Manny moved over and joined in the conversation Ref was talking to Los Lobos and Craig Johnson. Shot of a dazed Muraco still down on the floor and barely moving as Snuka checked on him. Ref pulled Johnson away from Los Lobos and talked with him a little more. Ref then took the belts and handed both of them down to Snuka on the floor and raised Snuka's hand in victory to even more boos.

Johnson: "Wrestling fans! Because Manny Fernandez was caught throwing Don Muraco over the top rope, Los Lobos has been disqualified!

"Your winners in a time of 14 minutes, 22 seconds, and STILL the World Class Wrestling World Tag Team Champions...Don Muraco and 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka!"

Snuka had laid the belts on the apron and helped a still stunned Muraco to his feet. Los Lobos continued talking with the ref in the ring. Snuka gave Muraco his belt and helped Muraco over to the entrance aisle. Los Lobos looked over as Snuka chuckled and a beaten, weary Muraco started to laugh in a sinister tone and pointed at Los Lobos in the ring as Snuka raised his title belt in the air with one hand as the announcers implored fans to tune into Tuesday's episode of 'Mayhem' for the fallout from 'Winter Warfare' as the program faded to black.

WINNER: Snuka & Muraco - DQ - Manny threw Muraco over the top rope - 14:22)

END PROGRAM

Dark Matches

Rodeo Drive Street Fight: Scott Irwin vs. 'Million Dollar' Bill Irwin

(WINNER: Scott Irwin - Pinfall - Hit Bill over the head with a gold-plated toilet seat - 12:04 - Both men bled)

WCW World Championship: The New Spoiler (WC) w/ Mgr. Jimmy Hart vs. Paul Orndorff

(WINNER: New Spoiler - Submission - Iron Claw - 16:38)

Ric Flair vs. Scott Hall

(WINNER: Flair - Submission - Figure 4 - 13:09)

ATTENDANCE: 3,468

Captain Kremmen · February 12, 2018

PIPERRULZ PRESENTS

OLD SCHOOL WRESTLING CINEMA!

I decided to liven up my thread with this new project. I saw this on another board (under a different name) and decided to bring it over here.

Once a week, I'll be posting a blast from the past wrestling match, angle or promo. These will be from a time when wrestling was presented more as a legit sport, harder edged and easier for the fans to suspend disbelief and get lost in the action.

These Old School Wrestling Cinema posts have nothing to do with my fantasy promotion 'World Class Wrestling'. They'll just be a fresh addition here.

Are you ready to take that walk down pro wrestling's memory lane?

Our first match comes from Detroit Big Time Wrestling.

The Sheik (not the Iron Sheik) was a wildman. Known for his blood-soaked, explosive, violent matches and using his trusty foreign object (often referred to as a pencil), the Sheik carved a road map to success on the foreheads of many opponents in his career.

But one man who could match the Sheik in the violence department was Mark Lewin.

And that brings us to our inaugural video.

It's Mark Lewin defending the U.S. Title against The Sheik in a Loser Leaves Town Match from 1977.

I don't think you'll be seeing this on WWE programming anytime soon.

Enjoy the carving party:

Captain Kremmen · February 16, 2018

On the next WCW Mayhem on Tru TV!

Ric Flair says he has been doing an investigation into the recent bizarre behavior by Paul Orndorff. He plans to confront Orndorff with his findings. What will happen with this highly volatile situation?

After fighting to a wild, bloody double count out at Winter Warfare, Tommy Rich and Marty Jannetty will clash once again in the main event on Mayhem!

Tony Garea of the WCW Championship Committee has some major news regarding next month's Spring Breakout PPV

Mr. Anderson has signed an Open Contract to wrestle an opponent TBD

Post-match comments after the tag team championship match at Winter Warfare from the World Tag Team Champions Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka and the challengers Los Lobos

AND MORE!!!

Show will be posted Feb. 17 or 18.

Captain Kremmen · February 18, 2018

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OLD SCHOOL WRESTLING CINEMA

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Captain Kremmen · February 18, 2018

WCW MAYHEM - EP. 142 - JACKSON, MS - MISSISSIPPI COLISEUM - 2-6-18 (Live)

(Show Intro)

(Crowd Shots/Pyro)

(Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden welcomed viewers and ran down the program: Ric Flair confronts Paul Orndorff about Orndorff's recent bizarre behavior; Marty Jannetty vs. Tommy Rich; ??? vs. Mr. Anderson; post-match comments from champs Muraco & Snuka and challengers Los Lobos after their match at 'Winter Warfare'; and more! Then sent it to the ring.)

(In-ring: Craig Johnson.

Johnson: "Welcome to 'Mayhem'! I'm Craig Johnson."

Crowd cheered.

Johnson: "We are coming to you live from the great southern city of Jackson, Mississippi!"

More cheering.

Johnson: "With me right now is Tony Garea of the championship committee. Tony, we hear you have some big news for us."

Garea was in a suit.

Garea: "It is big, Craig.

"First, we need Tru TV Champion Dick Slater to come to the ring."

Music-only version of 'The Crunge'

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Slater: "We're here, Garea. What's the scoop? Am I defending the title against Marty Jannetty...again?"

Sherri: "Hahahahaha!"

Garea: "Dick and Sherri, before we go any further, take a look at the video on the JumboTron."

************

VIDEO:

Sgt. Slaughter was in street clothes, no neck collar and standing in front of a huge American flag and holding a mic. He had on a black baseball cap with 'USA' written in red, white and blue across the front.

Slaughter: "This is Sgt. Slaughter."

Sarge held up a piece of paper.

Slaughter: "You see this piece of paper? You know what it is? It's a note from my doctor. He's cleared me to start working out again. And, he's told me that I should be able to return to the ring in three to four weeks.

"Did you hear that, Slater?! I'm coming back in a month and I'm coming for you!

"These last two months have been rough on me! I'm an active guy! I love wrestling! I love the one-on-one competition! It's sports at its finest!

"I've lost sleep wondering when I would get this chance again! Sat around thinking about it for hours at a time! Now I know and you know, Slater!

"You've injured my neck twice and it's hurt like hell! But the pain here in my neck is all but gone! Slater, you're my biggest pain now!

"I'm gonna start preparing for my return to the squared circle! And the first man I'll see across from me in that ring...is you, Dick Slater!"

Video faded to black.

************

Slater: "Sgt. Slaughter's coming back. Wonderful. He's coming after me. Big shock there.

"I didn't need to come out here to be shown that video, Garea. I could've just seen it..."

Garea: "I felt it was important that you see it out here in front of everybody.

"You see, Dick, when Sarge was put on the shelf with a neck injury, courtesy of you, we told him that when he came back his first match would be against Dick Slater."

Slater (sarcastic): "I'm really quaking in my boots at that thought.

"I know we're gonna fight each other. So what? I'll be ready when the time comes."

Garea: "There was one more thing we told the Sarge.

"We said that if you were still the Tru TV Champion when he returned then Sarge would get an immediate title shot."

Crowd cheered.

Slater and Sherri now not so casual.

Sherri: "Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

Slater: "No way, Garea! He needs to work his way back up the ladder of contention before he gets another shot at this!"

Slater repeatedly patted the belt hanging on his shoulder.

Garea: "That's not happening, Dick. You will be defending the Tru TV Championship against Sgt. Slaughter in his first match back and it will take place at 'Spring Breakout'!"

More crowd cheers.

Sherri: "Dick will fight him! But the title shouldn't be on the line! That's unfair!"

Garea: "Unfair to whom?"

Slater: "Well...me! It's unfair to me! Slaughter needs to take a number and get in the contender line!"

Garea: "It was unfair when you injured his neck...twice.

"But, being the honorable man that I am, I'm giving you a choice right now, Dick."

Slater: "I'm listening."

Garea: "Dick, do you think you should have to defend the title against Sgt. Slaughter at 'Spring Breakout'?"

Slater: "Oh! So now you're asking me about it? To answer your question: No, I shouldn't have to put the belt on the line against Sgt. Slaughter until he's proven he's deserving of another shot by racking up some big wins."

Garea: "OK. You don't have to defend the Tru TV Championship against him at 'Spring Breakout'."

Slater: "Really?!"

Garea: "Yes, sir."

Slater breathed a sigh of relief.

Sherri: "You made the right call, Garea. Guess you're not the knob I always thought you were."

Garea: "Good to know, Sherri. You never want to be someone's knob if you can help it.

"Now, here's what's going to happen. Dick is going to hand that belt over to me, because by refusing to defend the title against the Sarge at 'Spring Breakout' I am declaring the title vacant and we will hold a tournament in the near future to decide a new champion!"

Crowd cheered. Sherri and Slater lost it.

Sherri: "Garea! You asshole!"

Slater: "This is outrageous! I am not forfeiting this belt that I worked so hard to get! You hear me?!"

Garea: "Not gonna defend it when ordered to? Then hand it over. Come on."

Garea stuck his hand out.

Sherri: "You're not soiling the Tru TV Title with your dirty paws!"

Garea: "What are you gonna do, Slater? I need an answer now."

Slater hemmed and hawed and paced around a little.

Slater: "Alright, dammit! Slaughter gets his title match with me at 'Spring Breakout'!"

Garea: "Then it's settled?"

Slater: "It's settled. But you just remember this. I might cripple Slaughter permanently this time. And it will be all your fault."

Slater and Sherri furiously left the ring for the floor and headed back up the aisle to boos.

Johnson: "We have our first match set for 'Spring Breakout'. Dick Slater will be defending the Tru TV Championship against the returning Sgt. Slaughter.

"Tony and Mark.")

(Announcers discussed the first match being made for 'Spring Breakout'. Then sent it backstage.)

(Backstage: Scott Hudson.

Hudson: "This is Scott Hudson coming to you from the WCW Interview Center.

"My guest at this time is Tommy Rich."

Rich walked into the interview area in his ring attire and a black baseball cap turned backwards.

Hudson: "Tommy, tonight you're facing Marty Jannetty in our main event. It's a re-match from 'Winter Warfare' last Friday where you two fought to a wild, bloody double count out.

"You guys were once tag team partners and close friends and now it's come to this. The hatred between you is palpable."

Rich: "You know Marty Jannetty's from Georgia, right?"

Hudson: "Yes."

Rich: "I'm a little late in sayin' this. But I want to congratulate Marty on his Bulldogs losing the college football National Championship game to Alabama! Haha!

"As for the situation between me and Marty, well, Marty should have just listened to me, Scott. He should have let me be in his corner for his TV Title match against Dick Slater to keep an eye on his manager Sherri Martel. What happened to Marty in that match?"

Hudson: "Well, thanks in large part to you, Jannetty lost the match."

Rich: "He lost because he didn't heed my advice. If he'd done that he'd be the TV Champ today.

"And his rude refusal to re-form the Southern Connection and chase after the tag team gold instead of fighting each other is all Jannetty's fault."

Hudson: "All his fault?! Tommy, he said he didn't need you in his corner for the TV Title match against Slater and didn't want to re-form the Southern Connection!"

Rich: "That just shows that Marty doesn't know what's best for him."

Hudson: "But you do?"

Rich: "When it comes to wrestling, yes, I do. I had a great plan laid out for him and he rejected it. It's all downhill in wrestling for Marty from here on out. He'll be asking if you want fries with that in the near future."

Hudson: "That was Tommy Rich. He faces Marty Jannetty in what promises to be a wild main event later tonight.")

(Announcers hyped the main event. Also hyped still to come: Ric Flair confronts Paul Orndorff about Orndorff's recent bizarre behavior; and more. Said ??? vs. Mr. Anderson was coming up next!)

(Commercials)

(VIDEO:

IT'S WORLD CLASS WRESTLING ON TOUR!

Tuesday - February 20 - Cedar Park, TX - H.E.B. Center - WCW Mayhem

Sunday - March 4 - Rio Rancho, NM - Santa Ana Star Center - Spring Breakout PPV

Tuesday - March 6 - El Paso, TX - Don Haskins Center - WCW Mayhem

Friday - March 9 - Sacramento, CA - Wells Fargo Pavilion

Saturday - March 10 - Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena (Matinee Show)

Saturday - March 10 - San Bernadino, CA - Coussoulis Arena (Evening Show)

More info: Visit the WCW website!)

Match 1

Mr. Anderson vs. ???

('I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide'

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Anderson walked to the middle of the ring and gestured for a mic. An old school ring mic was lowered from the ceiling.

MA: "Ladies and gentlemen. Boys and girls. From Green Bay, Wisconsin! Weighing in at 240 pounds! Mr. Anderrrrrrrrrson! An-der-son!

"I signed a contract to wrestle tonight and I don't know who I'm facing. So, mystery opponent, get your ass out here and prepared to be schooled in the art of..."

Mr. Anderson's jaw hit the floor as 'Pomp And Circumstance'

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Schiavone: "Randy Savage is back! We haven't seen him since 'Season's Beatings'!"

With Savage playing to the crowd, Anderson charged over and jumped Savage from behind. Anderson started pounding the hell out of Savage.

Ref called for the bell.

Anderson beat on Savage a little more, whipped Savage into the ropes and caught Savage coming off with a backdrop. Anderson snapped Savage, still in his robe, up and slammed Savage's head into the top buckle. Savage spun around in the corner and Anderson caught Savage with a series of head shots. Anderson went to whip Savage into the opposite buckles but Savage reversed and sent Anderson towards the buckles. Anderson slammed into them, staggered out of the corner and was dropped by Savage with a lariat takedown. Savage dropped down and popped the downed Anderson with a series of head shots. Crowd cheering. Savage up and ripped off his robe and tossed it aside. Anderson up facing away from Savage and Savage charged up behind Anderson and drove a high knee into Anderson's back and Anderson toppled over the top rope and crashed to the floor. Savage went over and mounted the top buckle as Anderson slowly got to his feet on the floor. Anderson up and turned and Savage came off with a double axe handle to the top of the head that connected. Anderson fell back against the ringside barricade. Ref counting. Savage peeled Anderson off the barricade and went to whip Anderson into the announcer's table but Anderson reversed and sent Savage in that direction. Schiavone and Madden bailed from their seats as Savage flew over the table and crashed into the announcers' chairs and then went down on the floor. Anderson came over, shoved Schiavone out of the way and dropped down on Savage and pounded the hell out of the 'Macho Man' with his fists. Anderson then picked up one of the high back leather announcer chairs and slammed it down on Savage. Anderson made his way over to the ring and rolled in and out to break the 20-count. Savage on his knees on the floor. Anderson came over, pulled Savage up by the hair and slammed Savage's head into one of the announcer's monitors. Savage went down next to the table holding his head. Ref counting. Anderson reached down and started pulling Savage up but Savage caught Anderson with a trio of gut shots. Savage to his feet as Anderson grabbed his gut. Savage moved in and nailed Anderson with a series of jabs and then slammed Anderson's head into the ring apron and threw Anderson back into the ring. Savage climbed up on the apron and mounted the top buckle. Anderson turned and Savage came off with another double axe handle to the top of the head attempt but Anderson instead stunned Savage with a gut punch. Anderson then whipped Savage into the ropes and caught Savage coming off with a legdive takedown and locked Savage into the STF submission hold.

Savage started inching towards the ropes while locked in the hold. Anderson cinched up on the hold applying more pressure. Savage kept inching towards the ropes. Savage would not give in. Savage finally inched close enough to the ropes to grab the bottom rope and force a break in the hold. Anderson snapped Savage up off the mat, hoisted Savage across his shoulders and blasted Savage with a fireman's carry slam (Wasteland). Anderson for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Savage kicked out. Anderson snapped Savage up and whipped Savage into the buckles. Anderson moved in and popped Savage with a series of head shots that drove Savage to his ass in the corner. Anderson then face washed Savage with his boot and then snapped off a stiff kick into Savage's chest. Savage sitting up against the buckles and hurting. Anderson quickly caught his breath and reached down and pulled Savage up by the hair. Savage now standing and leaned back against the buckles. Anderson caught Savage with a head shot that further stunned Savage. Anderson popped Savage with a second deliberate head shot. Anderson reared back to hit Savage with a third head shot when Savage blocked the punch try and stunned Anderson with a jab. Savage popped Anderson with a second jab. Anderson stumbled back. Savage fired away on Anderson with a rapid-fire aeries of jabs and then reared backed and clocked Anderson with a right cross. Anderson crashed to the mat as the crowd roared. Savage snapped Anderson up and blasted Anderson with a piledriver. Savage covered Anderson. 1...2...thr... Anderson got his foot on the bottom rope and the ref saw it. Ref tapped Savage on the back and Savage got up thinking he'd won and the ref went over and informed Savage that he hadn't. Savage went over and stomped on Anderson, snapped Anderson up and bodyslammed Anderson. Savage then went out on the apron and started to mount the top buckle when Anderson reached over and grabbed the ref's legs and pulled the ref down to the mat. As the ref was tangled up with Anderson, Davey Boy Smith, in street clothes, came charging down the aisle, climbed up on the apron and shoved Savage off the top buckle and Savage crashed to the floor. Smith fled the scene back up the aisle. After Anderson and the ref got untangled, ref looked and saw Savage down on the floor and started counting the 20-count. Anderson slowly recovering in the ring. Savage stirred on the floor as the count grew. Anderson made his way to his feet in the ring. Anderson had his hands on his knees and was looking over where Savage was. Savage on his knees next to the apron with his arms on the mat. ...17...18...19... Anderson started to react like he was about to win. ...twen... Savage managed to roll under the bottom rope back into the ring. Anderson went over and stomped away on Savage. Anderson snapped Savage up, hoisted him up and nailed Savage with a turnbuckle powerbomb. Savage crumpled to the mat. Anderson for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Savage kicked out. Crowd cheered. Anderson snapped Savage up, whipped Savage into the ropes and looked to catch Savage coming off with a clothesline but Savage ducked the move and came back and floored Anderson with a clothesline of his own. Anderson got up and was greeted by a series of jabs from Savage. Anderson staggered but still on his feet. Savage picked up Anderson and bodyslammed Anderson. Savage went out on the apron and mounted the top buckle, raised his arms in the air and came off with his big elbow off the top rope finisher that connected. Savage for the cover and hooked the leg. Crowd counted along. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the fans cheered.

Savage got to his feet and the ref raised his hand in victory. Savage briefly shook out the affects of the match in the ring as the fans kept cheering. Savage then left the ring, dropped to the floor and slapped hands with some fans at ringside before heading back up the aisle and slapping hands with more fans along the way.

WINNER: Savage - Pinfall - Big Elbow from the top rope - 11:16)

(Announcers discussed Savage returning to WCW after two months away and scoring a victory over Mr. Anderson. Hyped still to come: Ric Flair confronts Paul Orndorff about Orndorff's recent bizarre behavior; and more. Then sent it backstage.)

(Backstage: Scott Hudson.

Hudson: "We are back in the WCW Interview Center and my guest at this time is Marty Jannetty."

Jannetty walked into the interview area in his ring attire.

Hudson: "Marty, nothing was decided in your match with Tommy Rich at 'Winter Warfare'. But now you get another crack at your former friend and tag team partner in our main event tonight."

Jannetty's hands were in the prayer position in front of his mouth and he was in a contemplative mood.

Jannetty: "Scott, a lot of times in this business, you'll hear guys say things in interviews like: this is the biggest match of my career; I'm gonna win the title tonight; I've never been so angry at another wrestler in my life. These things are said so much that they can lose any real meaning.

"But, I totally mean it when I say that I've never wanted to step into the ring with someone like I want to step in the ring with Tommy Rich tonight.

"You just couldn't let it go, Tommy. I made it clear to you that I didn't want you in my corner a few weeks ago for my match with Slater and that I have no desire to live in the past with you as the Southern Connection tag team again. Those days are over. It's time to move on.

"Tommy, this issue between you and me, it should never have even started. But it has started and needs to be resolved quickly.

"The fuse has been lit and it's getting shorter and shorter and shorter until an explosion of violence happens between us in that ring tonight!

"That's all I've got to say, Scott."

Jannetty turned and walked out of the interview area.

Hudson: "It's Tommy Rich battling Marty Jannetty in our main event and it's coming up next!")

(Commercials)

(Announcers intro'd video from the end of tag team title match at 'Winter Warfare' with the over the top rope DQ in effect and that would be followed by post-match comments from the champs Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka and challengers Los Lobos.

VIDEO:

Muraco snapped Tito up, whipped Tito into the ropes and looked to catch Tito coming off with a backdrop but Tito found the strength to leapfrog Muraco, lunge over and tag in Manny. Crowd erupted as Manny hit the ring. Muraco went to hit Manny with a head shot but Manny blocked the punch try and laid waste to Muraco with a series of head shots. Manny whipped Muraco into the ropes and caught Muraco coming off with a backhand chop to the face and Muraco crashed to the mat. A furious Manny stomped a mudhole into Muraco. Manny seemed on the verge of totally losing it. Manny peeled the dazed and confused Muraco off the mat and charged over and slammed Muraco's head into the top buckle. The impact was so strong that Muraco bounced back and was staggering around. Muraco walked right into another buzzsaw of head and body punches from Manny as the crowd was eating it up. Manny then grabbed Muraco and, in the heat of the moment, threw Muraco over the top rope down to the floor. Ref immediately called for the bell.

Picture flipped and champs Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka were standing in the locker room still in their ring attire right after the match at 'Winter Warfare'. Muraco had his belt cradled in his left arm and Snuka had his belt slung over his shoulder. Muraco had a mic.

Muraco: "Strike three and you're out, Los Lobos!

"You've had three chances to pry these belts from our hands now and you've failed to do so. And you guys really went down in flames this time."

Snuka chuckled and nodded his head in agreement.

Muraco: "Manny and Tito, let me explain Rulebreaking 101 to you. The rule is this. Don't beak the rules right in front of the referee!"

Snuka: "Hahahaha! Tell 'em, bruddah!"

Muraco: "We got away with our rulebreaking because we did it when the referee was distracted. That's why we're the champions and you'll never be. We don't do stupid stuff right in the ref's face.

"When they wrote the book how to rulebreak and get away with it, Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka were the template for it! We are the gold standard of rulebreaking because we know how to do it with devastating precision.

"Manny Fernandez, you might as well have gotten a bullhorn and announced you were going to throw me over the top rope to get disqualified. Could it have been any more obvious?

"You guys have had your turn. It's now time for other teams to meet the same fate that Los Lobos did. They'll try and they'll fail to win the titles from us.

"We call ourselves the best tag team in the world for a reason. That's because when it's time to step to the plate in the big money matches...we always hit it out of the park. We always get the job done. 2017 was great for us. And 2018 is shaping up to be even better.

"So long, Los Lobos. Taco Bell awaits your applications for employment."

Video flipped and Los Lobos, Tito Santana and Manny Fernandez, were standing in their locker room still in their ring attire after the match at 'Winter Warfare' Both men had mics.

Tito: "You know, my partner here has been quite upset since the end of the match about half an hour ago. We had Muraco and Snuka on the verge of defeat again, only to have it slip from our grasp one more time. But we're right there and we know it. We're right on the cusp of the breakthrough and winning those tag team titles. You can just sense it.

"So, we are asking the WCW Championship Committee for another chance. Just one more shot at winning those titles. If we don't get it done the next time out, then we don't want anymore tag team title shots for as long as Jimmy Snuka and Don Muraco remain the champions."

A grim faced Manny paused before speaking and wiped his hand over his mouth.

Manny: "I feel like I've let a lot more people down than just Tito and myself. So many fans out there want the reign of Snuka and Muraco ended. And tonight, we should have left that ring as the champions. I take full responsibility for that not happening."

Tito: "Manny..."

Manny turned his back to the camera for a moment and rubbed his forehead and then turned back around.

Manny: "I was beating the hell out of that no good loudmouth Muraco at the end of the match. Everyone saw it. A few more seconds and...GOD!...he would would have been in no position to continue. But I let my temper get the best of me and, in the heat of the moment, threw Muraco over the top rope on the one night...the one (bleep)ing night when throwing your opponent over the top rope got you disqualified!

"Tito just said it! Championship committee, we know you are listening! Just one last shot at the belts for Los Lobos! One final chance to beat a team that has been a disgrace to those tag team titles! They aren't worthy of holding them!

"We've pushed Muraco and Snuka to the limit every time we've faced them and each time they've escaped by the skin of their teeth with the titles!

"One more shot, Tony Garea! That's all we're asking for!"

Video faded to black.)

Match 2

'Wildfire' Tommy Rich vs. Marty Jannetty

('Rocky Top'

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Rock-N-Roll Fantasy'

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Jannetty peeled off his jacket on the entrance stage, tossed it aside and took off down the aisle and climbed into the ring and Rich charged over and the two started exchanging punches as the crowd was into it.

Ref called for the bell.

The pair kept hammering away on each other until Jannetty got the upper hand and laid into Rich with a few uncontested head shots. Rich crashed to the mat. Jannetty dropped down and started pounding the back of Rich's head off the mat. Jannetty snapped Rich up, whipped Rich into the ropes and Rich caught the top rope, dropped down and rolled out of the ring to the floor and started to head back up the aisle. Jannetty bolted the the ring and charged up behind Rich, spun Rich around and nailed Rich with more head shots. Jannetty grabbed the stunned Rich by the hair and walked Rich to the ringside area and threw Rich into the ring apron. Rich slammed into the apron and was leaned next to it. Ref counting. Jannetty grabbed Rich and threw Rich into the ringside barricade. Rich went down on the floor. Jannetty quickly rolled in and out of the ring to break the 20-count. Jannetty went over and reached down and started to pull Rich up when Rich caught Jannetty with a trio of gut shots. Rich up, grabbed the stunned Jannetty around the waist and drove Jannetty back-first into the apron twice. Jannetty hurting. Rich caught Jannetty with a couple of head shots followed by a gut shot. Ref counting. Rich grabbed Jannetty, walked Jannetty over to the timekeeper's table and slammed Jannetty's head into the ring bell. Rich held onto Jannetty's hair and slammed Jannetty's head into the ring bell again. Rich let go and Jannetty crumpled to the floor. Rich climbed into the ring. Rich waited a few seconds and started to leave the ring and the ref intercepted Rich and ordered Rich to stand back. Rich had words with the ref. Jannetty now on his knees next to the ring apron and Jannetty was now bleeding. Jannetty got to his feet on the floor and Rich came over, reached down over the top rope, grabbed Jannetty by the hair and slammed Jannetty's head into the ring apron. Ref trying to get Rich back. Jannetty's face down on the the apron. Rich blew off the ref, reached down over the top rope again, grabbed Jannetty by the hair and slammed Jannetty's head into the apron once more. Jannetty turned facing the crowd while leaned against the apron. Ref again tried to order Rich to stand back and Rich was intentionally deaf once again and reached down over the top rope a third time and grabbed Jannetty by the hair. RIch spun Jannetty around so Jannetty was facing the ring apron and Rich again slammed Jannetty's face into the ring apron. Rich still had Jannetty by the hair when Jannetty reached up, grabbed Rich and pulled Rich over the top rope down to the floor. Rich hit the floor and got up, turned and Jannetty stunned Rich with a superkick out of nowhere as the crowd popped. Rich crumpled to the floor as the crowd cheered. Jannetty touched his hand to his head and looked down at the blood on the hand. Jannetty snapped Rich up and repaid Rich by walking Rich over and slamming Rich's head into the ring bell. Rich crumpled back to the floor.

Jannetty rolled in and out of the ring to break the 20-count. Rich to his hands and knees. Jannetty reached down and snapped Rich up by the hair and Rich was now bleeding. Jannetty threw Rich back into the ring and followed Rich in. Rich down. Jannetty assumed the position as Rich laid on the mat for several seconds. Jannetty stomped his foot on the mat three times as the crowd waited in anticipation. Rich slowly and unsteadily made it to his feet and Jannetty went for his superkick finisher but Rich fell out of the way and quickly scooted on his ass into the corner. Rich gave the 'timeout' sign to, surprise, no avail. Jannetty moved in and reached down and grabbed Rich to pull Rich up but Rich raked Jannetty's eyes. Jannetty turned and stumbled off grabbing his face. Rich charged up behind Jannetty and shoved Jannetty forward and Jannetty slammed front-first into the buckles. Rich stood behind Jannetty as Jannetty extracted himself from the buckles. Jannetty turned, started to walk out of the corner, was grabbed by Rich and Rich blasted Jannetty with his exploder suplex finisher. Jannetty rolled out on the apron. Ref ordered Rich to stand back. Rich backed up in the ring and the ref began the 20-count. Jannetty, with the aid of the ropes, slowly made it to his feet on the apron. Jannetty holding the top rope as Rich charged over and kicked Jannetty in the gut through the top and middle rope. Jannetty still clinging to the top rope. Rich, now on his back, kicked Jannetty in the gut with both feet and Jannetty flew off the apron and smashed into the ringside barricade and crashed to the floor. Ref ordered Rich to stand back to start the 20-count again.

Rich picked up on a mic:

Rich: "Why don't you go stand over there?!"

Rich left the ring, dropped to the floor and peeled Jannetty off the floor and threw Jannetty back into the ring. Rich followed Jannetty in, stomped Jannetty and picked up Jannetty and suplexed Jannetty. Rich ran and hit the ropes and came off with a running elbow smash but Jannetty rolled out of the way and Rich crashed to the mat. Crowd buzzing. Both men down. Jannetty did a kip up just before Rich made it to his feet. Jannetty moved in and blasted Rich with a big head shot. Rich stunned. Jannetty then laid into Rich with a series of head shots, the last of which sent Rich crashing to the mat. A dazed and confused Rich got to his feet facing away from Jannetty and Jannetty nailed Rich with a dropkick to the back that sent Rich slamming front-first into the buckles. Rich stumbled backwards out of the corner and crashed to his back in the ring. Jannetty again assumed the position in the ring and was prepared to finish Rich off with his superkick finisher. A stunned Rich slowly made it to his feet, turned and Jannetty went for the kill but Rich was able to fall backwards against the ropes and stopped Jannetty's superkick momentum. Jannetty moved in and started pulverizing Rich with more punches. Ref stepped in and tried to order a break since Rich was against the ropes. Jannetty drove Rich to his knees with a few more head shots. Rich still leaned against the ropes. Jannetty reared back to hit Rich again when the ref grabbed Jannetty's arm. Jannetty looked back at the ref. Rich suddenly grabbed Jannetty's legs and pulled them out from under Jannetty and Jannetty crashed to the mat. Rich rolled Jannetty up for the pin. 1... Rich placed his feet on the middle rope for leverage. Ref didn't see it. ...2...3! Rich took his feet off the rope as the ref called for the bell as the crowd booed.

Rich quickly bailed from the ring to the floor and leaned against the ring apron shaking out the affects of the match. Ref went over and reached through the top and middle rope and raised Rich's hand in victory. Jannetty sitting up in the ring. Rich regained enough of his bearings and started to back up up the entrance aisle while looking at the ring. Jannetty to his feet and stood with hands on hips watching Rich victoriously raise his fists in the air while standing on the ramp. Jannetty could only watch as Rich turned and headed to the back. Jannetty then turned and started having words with the ref and made a gesture about the ref grabbing his arm at the end of the match. The two briefly had a heated exchange and a pissed Jannetty grabbed the ref by the shirt and raised his fist like he was gonna punch the ref but, after several seconds, Jannetty let the ref go without popping him and Jannetty left the ring, dropped to the floor and headed back up the aisle.

WINNER: Rich - Pinfall - Pinned Jannetty with his feet on the ropes - 10:43)

(Announcers discussed Rich defeating Jannetty by underhanded means. Said they thought this feud was just heating up. Said Ric Flair confronts Paul Orndorff about Orndorff's recent bizarre behavior next!)

(Commercials)

(Announcers intro'd a video for the next WCW PPV:

WCW Presents: 'Spring Breakout' - Sunday - March 4 - Rio Rancho, NM - Santa Ana Star Center - 8pm E/5pm P - Tickets on sale NOW!)

(In-ring:

'Also Sprach Zarathustra'

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Flair: "For the last few months...I've been trying to figure out where Paul Orndorff is! Now, I don't mean physically! I mean mentally! What's going on with this guy who's supposed to be my tag team partner?! Why all the strange behavior from 'Mr. Wonderful'?!

"Well, I've been doing some detective work on my own and I think I have finally found the answer!

"Paul Orndorff, brother, walk that aisle!"

Brief pause...

'There's No Easy Way Out'

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The two men eyed each other as a tense silence settled over the ring.

Orndorff: ""So, you've got some sort of info on me that's going to shock the world or something, eh, Ric?"

Flair: "I do. Yeah."

Orndorff: "Please, don't delay. Tell us what it is."

Flair: "What I've done is put together a series of videos. And it all makes sense now."

Orndorff: "What makes sense?"

Flair: "You'll see.

"Remember that night we had a cage match scheduled against Scott Hall and Larry Zbysko last year and you didn't show up until the end of the match?"

Orndorff: "I was attacked backstage by Hall and Zbysko! The only thing the video does is show I'm telling the truth!"

Flair: "Let's watch video clip number one, shall we?"

The two turned and looked at the JumboTron.

************

VIDEO 1:

Flair up with aid of the ropes turned and took a couple of steps and Hall grabbed Flair by the throat and nailed Flair with a chokeslam. Hall covered Flair and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Flair kicked out.

Crowd suddenly popped.

Schiavone: "He's here! Paul Orndorff is here!"

Orndorff, in his tights and boots, came staggering down the aisle. His forehead was bloody and he had a handcuff manacle around his left wrist with the right manacle dangling free. In the ring, Hall had grabbed Flair and driven Flair into the corner and popped Flair with kicks and punches. Orndorff gestured for the WCW official who was holding the cage door key to unlock the door and it was done and Orndorff staggered into the cage.

Hall up and jumped Flair from behind and briefly pounded on Flair when Flair stunned Hall by fighting back and Flair blasted Hall with a series of chest chops. Orndorff suddenly collapsed to a knee in his team's corner. Ref went over to check on Orndorff. Flair whipped Hall into the ropes and caught Hall coming off with his flying forearm shiver to the side of the head finisher. Hall crashed to the mat as the crowd roared. Flair covered Hall and hooked the leg. Orndorff, still down on a knee, grabbed the ref by the front of the shirt and wouldn't let go. Flair pounded the mat three times in frustration. Crowd buzzing. Zbysko climbed in the ring and pulled Flair off of Hall and went to whip Flair into the ropes but Flair reversed and caught Zbysko coming off with a big chop to the chest that flattened Zbysko. Ref still distracted with Orndorff as Orndorff would not let him go. Flair looked over at Orndorff and the ref and Hall recovered and came up behind Flair, dropped to a knee and nailed Flair with a low-blow. Flair doubled over holding the goods. Hall spun Flair around, put Flair's head between his legs, made the crucifix powerbomb gesture, hoisted Flair up and nailed Flair with his crucifix powerbomb finisher. Orndorff released his grip on the ref and Orndorff fell over on his side.

************

Orndorff: "You know what, Ric? A few weeks later you were supposed to be in my corner for a match against Larry Zbysko with Scott Hall in his corner. You didn't come out until late in the match because you said you were attacked backstage by Hall and Zbysko like I was before the cage..."

Flair waved his hand at Orndorff.

Flair: "We'll talk about that match in a bit.

"What I wanted the fans to notice in the first video was how I had Scott Hall pinned for what seemed like an eternity but someone wouldn't let the ref go to count the pinfall. And that someone was you. You only released the ref after Scott Hall attacked me and hit me with his crucifix powerbomb. How convenient."

Orndorff: "Ric, when I came down to the ring that night I was in a mental fog. I wasn't thinking straight. I didn't even half know where I was..."

Flair: "Moving along to the next video. This is from the end of the match between me and Scott Hall at 'Season's Beatings'. You were in my corner and Zbysko was in Hall's corner. Let's take a look."

************

VIDEO 2:

Flair wrapped Hall up in the figure 4 as the crowd popped big-time. Hall in dire pain in the hold. Hall started to reverse the hold on Flair but Flair was able to shift his weight and regain control of the hold. Suddenly, Orndorff hit the ring and started stomping on Hall. Ref called for the bell to a mixed crowd reaction.

************

Flair: "What's your explanation there. Paul?"

Orndorff: "I told you this before, Ric. I got caught up in the heat of the moment in that match. Hall and Zbysko had pissed me off as much as they had pissed you off. I just lost it and went in the ring and started stomping on Hall because all this pent-up rage just came pouring out of me."

Flair shook his head in disbelief.

Flair: "I had Hall on the verge of tapping out there. That's two wins down the drain. One in the cage match and the match at 'Season's Beatings'."

Orndorff: "You're blaming me for both of those losses?!"

Flair: "Let's move on.

"This next video comes from a confrontation you and I had a week after we were both supposed to be in Tom Zenk's corner when he wrestled Scott Hall with Larry Zbysko in his corner.

"I want you to watch this video and pay very close attention to what you say."

************

VIDEO 3:

Flair: "A lot of weird things have been happening with you lately, Orndorff!

"And you had agreed to be in Tom Zenk's corner with me for his match with Scott Hall last week! Where were you during the match?! You didn't arrive until the match was already over!"

Orndorff: "You know why I wasn't out there, Ric?"

Flair: "Let's hear it! I'm all ears!"

Orndorff started pacing back and forth.

Orndorff: "The reason I wasn't out there with you in Zenk's corner is because...because I got a phone call from someone telling me they needed to see me outside the arena! The call came in just a few minutes before Zenk's match!"

Flair shook his head in disbelief.

Flair: "You really expect me to believe that?! You expect these people out here to believe that?! What a load of bull..."

Orndorff: "It's the God's honest truth, man! Why would I lie to you about it?! Jeez!"

Flair: "You get this call out of the blue from some mystery person telling you that they needed to see you right then and there?! You can't make up a story better than that?! I don't know what's going on with you..,"

Orndorff (calm but fiercely): "Shut up, Ric."

Flair: "What was that?! What did you just say to me, pal?!"

Orndorff: "I told you to shut up! I mean it! Don't push it right now with me!

"The phone call I received last week was from someone I know but haven't seen in a long time! At least that's what they told me! I was then sent on a wild goose chase outside the arena looking for them but never found them! I think I was set up! I knew the voice on the other end of the phone! I knew her from way back! Maybe Hall and Zbysko put them up to it! I don't know! That's why I didn't come to the ring with you to be in Zenk's corner last week! I was on a futile hunt to find the guy who called me!"

************

Orndorff: "Where's the fire here, Ric?"

Flair: "You didn't hear your slip-up in that video?"

Orndorff: "No! I didn't, quite frankly!"

Flair: "At first, you said this mystery phone call was from a 'her'. But just a few seconds later...you said the call was from a 'guy'.

"How do you explain that, huh?"

Orndorff started pacing around in the ring.

Orndorff chuckled.

Flair: "What's so funny, pal?!"

Orndorff: "Every video you've presented here tonight proves nothing. I'm not guilty of wrongdoing. In a court of law, a judge would be laughing as he tossed your case out against me.

"Time to take off the tin foil hat, Ric..."

Flair: "I've got one final video for you to see."

Orndorff: "This is getting tiring. But, play your next Paul Orndorff conspiracy video.

"Wait?! This next video doesn't show me standing on the grassy knoll holding a rifle, does it?!"

Flair: "Earlier, you mentioned that I wasn't in your corner for a match against Larry Zbysko a couple of months ago.

"Before I go any further, let's just watch the video of what happened when you came out for that match and then we'll see video of me showing up."

************

VIDEO 4:

Orndorff: "As you can see, Ric Flair's not with me tonight like he's supposed to be! I can't find him anywhere! Have no idea where he is!

"But I bet you, Hall and Zbysko, know exactly where he is! So tell me...where is he?!"

Hall carefully approached Orndorff.

Hall: "We may have attacked you two weeks ago in an effort to keep you out of the cage match, man! But I swear on your mother's life that we had nothing to do with Flair's disappearance!"

Orndorff: "Where's he at, huh?! Is he locked in a storage closet somewhere, beaten up with his clothes torn up?! Is that where is right now?!"

Picture then switched to a piece of footage from the Orndorff-Zbysko match:

Zbysko went to whip Orndorff into the ropes but Orndorff reversed and caught Zbysko coming off with a flying shoulder tackle. Zbysko crashed to the mat as the crowd popped. Both men down. Ref counting.

Crowd popped as Ric Flair came out and made his way down the aisle. Flair was staggering and his shirt and one pant leg had been torn and his clothes were all disheveled.

************

Orndorff: "More non-proof of anything sinister on my part."

Flair: "How did you know that I'd been tossed into a storage closet with my clothes torn to shreds after being assaulted by Hall and Zbysko?! How did you know it, dammit?!

"The only way you could've known is if you were in collusion with Hall and Zbysko!"

Orndorff started pacing back and forth like a caged animal and Orndorff rubbed the top of his head and messed up his own hair.

Orndorff: "It's all just a coincidence, Ric! Why can't you just believe that, man?!"

Flair: "I believe in coincidences! But not this many!"

Orndorff got in Flair's face.

Orndorff: "I plead not guilty to these flimsy charges! What do you want from me?!"

Flair: "I want a match with you, Paul, one-on-one, at 'Spring Breakout'!"

Crowd cheered.

Orndorff: "You want a match with me, Ric?! Then you've got it if that means an end to this character assassination of me!"

Flair: "And Hall and Zbysko are barred from ringside! Got that?!"

Orndorff seemed stunned by Flair's demand for the match.

Orndorff: "I have no control over what Hall and Zbysko do! I'm not their keeper!"

Flair: "You wanna prove you're truly innocent of the charges I've brought against you tonight, Orndorff? Then our match will be just you and me and no one else."

The pair engaged in a staredown as the program faded to black.

END PROGRAM

Captain Kremmen · February 19, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;">OLD SCHOOL WRESTLING CINEMA #2

This match took place in Feb. of 1985 at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, NJ as part of the Pro Wrestling USA promotion that was designed to try and counter Vince McMahon and his emerging behemoth the WWF.

Ric Flair defends the NWA World Title against former multi-time NWA World Champ Harley Race.

It's two legends colliding in a real good match.

Enjoy!

<a href="https://youtu.be/VaMXmT-b8EQ" rel="external nofollow">https://youtu.be/VaMXmT-b8EQ</a>

* Match has Japanese commentary.</div>

bonnie · February 19, 2018

Nice addition with the classic matches, always good to learn more about history

Captain Kremmen · February 19, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="bonnie" data-cite="bonnie" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43476" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Nice addition with the classic matches, always good to learn more about history</div></blockquote> Thanks for the comment, Bonnie. Glad you're enjoying it. Just thought I'd try something to liven up the thread a little bit.

Captain Kremmen · February 23, 2018

On the next WCW Mayhem on Tru TV!

Tony Garea of the WCW Championship Committee has major announcements concerning the WCW World Title and World Tag Team Titles and the upcoming Spring Breakout PPV

After last week's heated confrontation, Ric Flair and Paul Orndorff return this week for another war of words. Is Paul Orndorff secretly working with Scott Hall and Larry Zbysko against Ric Flair as Flair claims? Or are all the things that have happened recently between Flair and Orndorff just coincidental as Orndorff claims?

MAIN EVENT

8-Man Tag Team War!

Dick Slater (TVC), 'Million Dollar' Bill, Eric Embry & Davey Boy Smith

vs.

Tom Zenk, Nord The Barbarian, Dan Spivey & Scott Irwin

The Good Ol' Boys vs. Bob Orton & Rick Martel

The first Spring Breakout Update

AND MORE!!!

Captain Kremmen · February 24, 2018

The next

OLD SCHOOL WRESTLING CINEMA

will be a double feature and

will be posted Monday.

Start popping your corn now!</div>

Captain Kremmen · February 25, 2018

WCW MAYHEM - EP. 143 - JACKSON, MS - MISSISSIPPI COLISEUM - 2-13-18 (Taped)

(Show Intro)

(Crowd Shots/Pyro)

(Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden welcomed viewers and ran down the program: Tony Garea of the championship committee has a major announcement concerning the World Tag Team Titles; Main Event: Dick Slater (TVC), 'Million Dollar' Bill, Eric Embry & Davey Boy Smith vs. Tom Zenk, Dan Spivey, Scott Irwin & Nord The Barbarian; Ric Flair and Paul Orndorff make another appearance after last week's tense confrontation; Rick Martel & Bob Orton vs. the Good Ol' Boys; a video message from Sgt. Slaughter; the first 'Spring Breakout' PPV Update; and more. Then sent it to the ring.)

(In-ring: Craig Johnson.

Johnson: "Welcome to 'Mayhem'! I'm Craig Johnson.

"With me in the ring is Tony Garea of the WCW Championship Committee.

"Tony, we begin this week's show with another major announcement regarding the 'Spring Breakout' pay-per-view in three weeks."

Garea was in a suit.

Garea: "We certainly do, Craig,

"But, before I get to a major announcement regarding the WCW World Title, I just wanted to let fans know that we have signed the match."

Johnson: "What match is that?"

Garea: "After their confrontation last week...it will be Ric Flair vs. Paul Orndorff at 'Spring Breakout' and all other WCW wrestlers and managers will be barred from ringside during the match."

Crowd cheered.

Johnson: "Now that's a match-up I'm really looking forward to seeing. Flair and Orndorff have had their issues with each other recently and this match promises to be one for the books.

"What other announcement do you have for us?"

Garea: "As I said a moment ago, this next announcement is about the WCW World Title and 'Spring Breakout'.

"With that in mind, would the World Champion the New Spoiler and his manager Jimmy Hart please come to the ring."

Instrumental song 'The Champ' https://youtu.be/o_GwkVIulGg played and out on the entrance stage walked World Champion the New Spoiler and manager Jimmy Hart to strong boos. New Spoiler was wearing the silver mask with black trim, a black singlet with the bottom half of the tights covered by red leg-length tights with a black stripe going down the outside of each leg, a fingerless black glove on his right hand and black boots with the silver Spoiler mask on the outside of each boot. He had the title slung over his shoulder. Jimmy Hart was in a black suit with 'First Family' written across the back of the jacket, white dress shirt and black thin tie, black and white shoes, sunglasses and carrying his trademark megaphone. The pair made their way to the ring and climbed in.

Jimmy: "You know what, Garea?! I heard you say this announcement is about the World Title and the upcoming 'Spring Breakout' pay-per-view. But the cold, hard reality is that there just aren't any worthy contenders out there for the grandest prize in wrestling.

"So, since it's gonna take time to determine a new number one contender for the World Championship, I am requesting that WCW go ahead and waive the 40-day rule for defending the World Title and the New Spoiler will be going on a vacation for the next few months, enjoying some nice weather and will return to defend the belt at 'Scars N Stripes' in Los Angeles in June.

"We'll be seein' ya, baby."

Jimmy and New Spoiler started to leave the ring.

Garea: "Stop right there, gents.

"We do have a number one contender."

Jimmy and New Spoiler walked back up to Johnson and Garea.

Jimmy: "Who would that be? Who has shown themselves worthy of a title shot recently?"

Garea: "He's scored some impressive wins lately over the likes of Mr. Anderson, 'Million Dollar' Bill and Scott Hall. And he's here tonight."

Jimmy: "He is?"

Garea: "Wanna meet the man who's gonna challenge for the WCW World Title at 'Spring Breakout'?"

Jimmy: "I can't even begin to think of who it would be!"

Garea: "Number one contender, come on out!"

'Steel Monkey' https://youtu.be/5GpqlHagGJE filled the arena and out came Sid Vicious to a strong ovation. Vicious, in street clothes, came down the aisle walking with a sense of purpose and climbed over the top rope into the ring.

Garea: "I give you the World Title match for 'Spring Breakout...the New Spoiler will defend the belt against Sid Vicious!"

More cheers.

Jimmy: "This man does not deserve a championship match! In the last few weeks, he has violently assaulted every member of the First Family: Bubba Rogers, Steve O and the World Champion!

"Sid's obvious mental instability and felonious criminal behavior disqualify him as a challenger!"

Sid: "Your men started all the problems with me, Jimmy! Did you just get a case of amnesia or something?! Is that why that little detail slipped your mind?!"

Jimmy: "Garea! Before Sid Vicious steps into the ring with the New Spoiler for the World Championship at 'Spring Breakout', we are demanding, not asking for, demanding a complete mental health evaluation of this man! Mentally unhinged looney tunes should not be rewarded with chances to win a major championship! That's...well...insane!"

Garea: "What you just demanded is so ridiculous that it doesn't even deserve a response. Sid Vicious is completely sound of mind and body."

Jimmy: "If he's so completely sound of mind, then why is his last name Vicious?! His name suits him because he's crazy and violent!"

Sid: "My name suits me, little runt, because I am a man who will get nasty, mean and vicious when he has to!"

Jimmy: "See! Right there! Nuttier than a box of Christmas fruitcakes!"

Jimmy did the crazy finger spin next to his head.

Garea: "Say what you want, Jimmy. The World Title match is set for 'Spring..."

Sid: "I'll tell you what! I'll undergo a psych evaluation, Hart! Just to prove that I'm completely normal!"

Jimmy: "Then let's set up the appointment, baby! Get the evaluation before next week's 'Mayhem'!

"And Garea, when the test comes back showing what a grade-A loon this guy is, we refuse to put the belt on the line against someone who is dangerously unstable upstairs!"

Sid: "Have somebody in the WCW office make the appointment, Garea! Don't worry! This match is going down at 'Spring Breakout'!"

Garea: "This is something that I've never heard of being done in this sport. I'll looking at getting you an appointment, Sid. But it still doesn't change anything as far as I'm concerned."

Jimmy: "It doesn't, huh?! When that test proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Sid's a psycho, I will do everything in my power, including going to court to get an injunction to delay if not outright cancel, the match at 'Spring Breakout'!"

Sid: "There will be no need for a court order of any kind! I'm sane, rational and I'm gonna be the next WCW World Champion in three short weeks!"

Jimmy: "What he just said about becoming the champion proves he's delusional!"

Sid and New Spoiler engaged in a staredown. Jimmy berated Tony Garea off-mic.

Johnson: "Tony and Mark. Back to you.")

(Announcers discussed the making of the World Title match for 'Spring Breakout' and Sid offering to get a psychological test just to prove he's sane. Hyped still come: Tony Garea of the championship committee has a major announcement concerning the World Tag Team Titles; Main Event: Dick Slater (TVC), 'Million Dollar' Bill, Eric Embry & Davey Boy Smith vs. Tom Zenk, Dan Spivey, Scott Irwin & Nord The Barbarian; Ric Flair and Paul Orndorff make another appearance after last week's tense confrontation; a video message from Sgt. Slaughter; the first 'Spring Breakout' PPV Update; and more. Said Rick Martel & Bob Orton vs. the Good Ol' Boys was next!)

(Commercials)

(VIDEO:

IT'S WORLD CLASS WRESTLING ON TOUR!

Tuesday - February 20 - Cedar Park, TX - H.E.B. Center - WCW Mayhem

Sunday - March 4 - Rio Rancho, NM - Santa Ana Star Center - Spring Breakout PPV

Tuesday - March 6 - El Paso, TX - Don Haskins Center - WCW Mayhem

Friday - March 9 - Sacramento, CA - Wells Fargo Pavilion

Saturday - March 10 - Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena (Matinee Show)

Saturday - March 10 - San Bernadino, CA - Coussoulis Arena (Evening Show)

More info: Visit the WCW website!)

Match 1

The Good Ol' Boys vs. Rick Martel & 'Cowboy' Bob Orton

('La Grange'

by ZZ Top played and out came the Good Ol' Boys, Barry Windham and Bobby Duncum,Jr., to pretty strong boos. Windham and Duncum Jr. were in black cowboy hats, black shirts, and black chaps. Windham also wore red tights and red and white cowboy-style wrestling boots. Duncum Jr. was in yellow tights and yellow and white cowboy-style wrestling boots. The pair made their way to the ring and climbed in.

Music-only version of 'Synchronicity 2' https://youtu.be/buadfz2qcbY played and out came Rick Martel and Bob Orton to a fair ovation. Martel was in a red warm-up jacket with blue trim, blue tights with red trim and blue boots with red trim. Orton was in a brown cowboy hat, brown fringe vest, blue tights and black boots with a white horseshoe on the outside of each boot. The pair slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. Martel and Orton climbed into the ring and waved to the crowd.

Barry Windham went over by the ring ropes and demanded the ring mic from Craig Johnson and got it.

Windham: "Look at what we're facing tonight, Bobby. It's a washed up, former World Champion and...well...then there's Bob Orton."

Duncum Jr.: "Hahahaha!"

Windham: "Looks like a short, easy night for us, wouldn't you say so?"

Duncum Jr.: "I think we're gonna squash these two so fast that none of the ice will have melted that our beer's sittin' in."

Windham: "Ring that bell, ref! The Good Ol' Boys are in a hurry!"

Windham tossed the mic and the ref called for the bell.

Duncum Jr. and Martel started for their teams. Both teams were having final words in their corners when Duncum Jr. charged over and jumped on Martel and pounded away on Martel. Martel against the buckles. Duncum Jr. yanked Martel out of the corner and nailed Martel with a biel throw. Martel rolled over on his side and Duncum Jr. stomped on Martel's back, snapped Martel up, whipped Martel into the ropes and caught Martel coming off with a lariat clothesline. Martel crashed to the mat. Duncum Jr. for the cover. 1...2... Martel kicked out. Duncum Jr. snapped Martel up and walked Martel over and Windham stuck his knee in between the top and middle rope and Duncum Jr. slammed Martel's head into Windham's knee. Martel grabbed his head and staggered off as Duncum Jr. tagged in Windham. Martel moving in the direction of his team's corner when Windham blasted Martel with a double sledge to the back. Martel spun around. Windham whipped Martel into the ropes and caught Martel coming off with a scoop slam. Windham nailed Martel with a jumping elbow smash to the chest. Windham covered Martel. 1...2... Martel kicked out. Martel up and Windham laid into Martel with a series of stiff uppercuts, whipped Martel into the ropes and caught Martel coming off with the flapjack. Martel in bad shape. Windham snapped Martel up and nailed Martel with a gutwrench suplex. Windham for the cover. 1...2... Orton hit the ring and stomped Windham in the back to break up the pin try. Orton back to his corner. Windham and Martel to their feet and Windham caught Martel with a kick to the gut. Windham whipped Martel into the ropes and looked to catch Martel coming off with a dropkick but Martel grabbed the top rope and held on and Windham crashed to his back on the mat. Martel moved in, grabbed Windham's legs and, after a brief struggle, turned Windham over into the Boston Crab. Some in the crowd cheered. Windham in serious pain as Martel cinched up on the hold. Duncum Jr. hit the ring and broke things up by pulverizing Martel with a huge running clothesline. Windham and Martel both down. Duncum Jr. back to his corner. Ref counting. Windham made it to his feet and lunged over and tagged in Duncum Jr.. Martel up and went to tag in Orton but Duncum Jr. jumped Martel from behind and pounded the hell out of Martel. Martel staggered and crashed to the mat. Duncum Jr. reached down and pulled Martel up by the hair into the sit-up position and fired away on Martel with head shots. Duncum Jr. let Martel go and Martel crumpled helplessly back to the mat. Duncum Jr. backed up and assumed the three-point stance as a shaky Martel slowly got to his feet. Martel turned and Duncum Jr. charged in and leveled Martel with his three-point stance clothesline. Martel all but dead.

Windham picked up on a mic:

Windham: "Finish him off! Let's get out of here!"

Duncum Jr. covered Martel and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Martel got a shoulder up. Windham couldn't believe it. Many in the crowd cheered. Duncum Jr. snapped Martel up and whipped Martel into the buckles. Duncum Jr. charged in and looked to nail Martel with a running clothesline but Martel fell out of the way and Duncum Jr. crashed front-first into the buckles. Duncum Jr. slowly extracted himself from the buckles as a battered Martel slowly made it to his feet. Duncum Jr. turned and walked out of the corner and was greeted by a kick to the gut followed by a series of head an body punches. Martel whipped Duncum Jr. into the ropes and caught Duncum Jr. coming off with a scoop slam. Both men down laying next to each other. Ref counting. Martel slowly got to his knees and then to his feet as Duncum Jr. started rising. Duncum Jr. tried in vain to grab Martel but Martel was able to lunge over and tag in Orton to cheers. Orton stepped in and Duncum Jr. went to nail Orton with a head shot but Orton blocked it, caught Duncum Jr. with a right to the jaw followed by a series of bionic elbows to the top of the head. Orton picked up the stunned Duncum Jr. and nailed Duncum Jr. with a rib breaker across the knee. Orton mounted the middle buckle facing the crowd and came off with a slingshot splash that connected. Orton for the cover. 1...2... Duncum Jr. kicked out. Orton stomped on Duncum Jr., snapped Duncum Jr. up and went to whip Duncum Jr. into the ropes but Duncum Jr. reversed and caught Orton coming off with a boot to the face. Orton crashed to the mat. Duncum Jr. snapped Orton up and bodyslammed Orton and dropped an elbow on Orton. Duncum Jr. went over and tagged in Windham. Orton starting to get up when Windham caught Orton with a knee to the chest, whipped Orton into the ropes and caught Orton coming off with a flying lariat. Orton down and hurting. Windham slammed Orton's head into the mat three times, snapped Orton up and threw Orton into the corner. Orton slammed hard into the buckles and staggered out of the corner. Windham grabbed Orton and threw Orton into the buckles again and once again Orton slammed into them and staggered out of the corner. Windham grabbed Orton and repeated the move a third time. Orton staggered out of the corner and Windham popped Orton with a stiff uppercut. Orton stunned and on wobbly legs. Windham hit Orton with a second uppercut and Orton started to stumble around.

Windham turned to Duncum Jr. and was picked up on a mic.

Windham: "It's beer 30, brother! Time to put this one to bed!"

Windham turned and Orton suddenly stunned Windham with a boot to the gut followed by his jumping cutter (RKO) finisher. Windham crashed to the mat. Orton covered Windham and hooked the leg. 1... Duncum Jr. stepped into the ring to make the save but Martel hit the ring and popped Duncum Jr. with a dropkick and Duncum Jr. fell back against the ropes. ...2...3! Crowd, which had largely remained quiet throughout the match, let out a hearty cheer for the victors as the ref called for the bell.

Orton up and he and Martel congratulated each other. Ref went over and the raised the hands of both men in victory. The victors then left the ring and slapped hands and briefly celebrated with fans at ringside before heading back up the aisle and continuing the hand-slapping party. Windham had recovered enough in the ring and was now leaned against the ropes and neither he nor Duncum Jr. looked too happy.

Schiavone: "This has to be considered a major upset in the tag team division of WCW!"

WINNER: Orton & Martel - Pinfall - Orton pinned Windham with the Jumping Cutter - 9:33)

(Announcers discussed the previous match and unexpected result. Hyped still to come: Tony Garea of the championship committee has a major announcement concerning the World Tag Team Titles; Main Event: Dick Slater (TVC), 'Million Dollar' Bill, Eric Embry & Davey Boy Smith vs. Tom Zenk, Dan Spivey, Scott Irwin & Nord The Barbarian; and more! Said Ric Flair and Paul Orndorff make another appearance after last week's tense confrontation next!)

(Commercials)

(Announcers intro'd video from the end of last week's confrontation between Ric Flair and Paul Orndorff.

VIDEO:

Flair: "How did you know that I'd been tossed into a storage closet with my clothes torn to shreds after being assaulted by Hall and Zbysko?! How did you know it, dammit?!

"The only way you could've known is if you were in collusion with Hall and Zbysko!"

Orndorff started pacing back and forth like a caged animal and Orndorff rubbed the top of his head and messed up his own hair.

Orndorff: "It's all just a coincidence, Ric! Why can't you just believe that, man?!"

Flair: "I believe in coincidences! But not this many!"

Orndorff got in Flair's face.

Orndorff: "I plead not guilty to these flimsy charges! What do you want from me?!"

Flair: "I want a match with you, Paul, one-on-one, at 'Spring Breakout'!"

Crowd cheered.

Orndorff: "You want a match with me, Ric?! Then you've got it if that means an end to this character assassination of me!"

Flair: "And Hall and Zbysko are barred from ringside! Got that?!"

Orndorff seemed stunned by Flair's demand for the match.

Orndorff: "I have no control over what Hall and Zbysko do! I'm not their keeper!"

Flair: "You wanna prove you're truly innocent of the charges I've brought against you tonight, Orndorff? Then our match will be just you and me and no one else."

The pair engaged in a staredown.)

(In-ring:

'Also Sprach Zarathustra'

played and out came Ric Flair to a strong ovation. Flair was in street clothes and had a mic. Flair made his way to the ring and climbed in. Flair walked around for a moment and was all business. No stylin'-and-profilin' this night.

Brief pause...

'There's No Easy Way Out'

played and out came Paul Orndorff to a mixed crowd reaction. Orndorff was in street clothes and had a mic. Orndorff blew past the fans on the way to the ring and climbed in.

They walked around in the ring and eyeballed each other.

Orndorff: "Congratulations, Ric! You got the match you wanted with the stipulations you wanted between us at 'Spring Breakout'!

"I still can't figure out why, for the life of me, that you need to have all other wrestlers and managers barred from ringside for our match?! That's the sign of a very insecure person!"

Flair: "I don't trust you! If I trusted you, then there would have been no need to ask for the stipulation, Paul! I think that you're in cahoots with Scott Hall and Larry Zbysko!"

Orndorff: "And yet you still haven't proven your little conspiracy, Flair! Everything you presented last week to try and prove your point was, at best, weakly circumstantial! That's why this barring everyone from ringside during match stipulation is so ridiculous! The match is gonna be contested between just you and me!

"So let me say it again! I am not secretly working with Hall and Zbysko! You need to give up the fantasy, man! Let...it...go!"

Flair: "Awwwwww, no! The evidence I showed on this program last week only bolsters my argument that you, Hall and Zbysko are working together! I don't know what it's all about! But where there's smoke there's..."

Orndorff: "Uh-uh! There's no fire here, Ric, because nothing is going on! Quit being so paranoid! We've worked well as a tag team and had a lot of success! I don't know about you, but I wanna see us make another run at those tag team titles! How about it, Ric?!

"No matter who wins our match at 'Spring Breakout', let's let bygones be bygones!"

Flair: "If I thought I could trust you then I'd do it."

Orndorff: "Ric, you can trust me, brother. Trust me."

Orndorff did the cross sign over his heart with his left middle finger.

Flair walked around for a moment.

Flair: "The evidence is so strong that you're working wi..."

Mixed crowd reaction as Scott Hall and Larry Zbysko, both in street clothes and each carrying a mic, made their way to the ring and climbed in.

Flair: "What are you two doing out here?! Why are they out here, Paul?!"

Orndorff: "Don't look at me! I had nothing to do with it! Maybe you're the one who's on their side! You're just waiting for the right time to show your hand!"

Hall: "Hey yo! Look, man! Me and Larry here have had our issues with you two! But that's not what we're out here for!"

Flair: "Then why the hell are you out here?!"

Zbysko: "Me and Scott, heh, are having a little problem!"

Orndorff: "What might that be?"

Zbysko: "You see, it's like this. We've been watching you two bicker with each other lately. And I have to say that I see Ric's point here."

Orndorff: "What?!"

Zbysko: "I side with Flair on this matter! Paul, your behavior has been a little strange lately! And Flair makes some strong points about that behavior!

"You really haven't defended yourself against the accusations very well! If this were a boxing match, Ric would have already won via a TKO! He's done a far better job of presenting his case! The only thing you do, Paul, is deflect and deny! That's your whole defense! And it's weak!"

Hall: "I'm on the other side of the fence here! Larry, we've been buds for a long time now! You got me into WCW! But this issue threatens to tear apart our friendship!

"Ric has come out here and made a bunch of wild, baseless accusations, man!"

Flair: "They aren't wild or baseless you son of a..."

Hall: "Let me finish! Ric's case against Paul looks real good on the surface! But once you dig a little below the surface you see that there's nothing there! Ric is delusional!"

Ric went to go after Hall but Zbysko stepped in and kept the two separate.

Hall: "Look at how Flair reacts over nothing, Larry! He's not the kind of guy you can trust when it comes to making accusations! Take everything he says with more than a grain of salt!

"And you said that Paul just denies and deflects! What else is he supposed to do against accusations that have nothing concrete to back them up?!"

Zbysko: "Are you kidding me, Scott?!

"Ric has presented a case that would defeat Bull! Orndorff's the one who has no defense!"

Hall: "Your new best friend Ric likes to accuse without, you know, facts! He's put Paul unfairly on the defensive, chico!"

Zbysko: "Who are you calling chico, Razor?!"

Hall then slapped Zbysko hard upside the head and Zbysko dropped his mic and fell over against the ropes as Flair and Orndorff looked on.

Hall grabbed Zbysko by the hair and got in Zbysko's face.

Hall: "Calling me Razor's a trademark violation!

"And Paul Orndorff is the innocent party here...not the 'Nature Boy'!"

Hall dropped his mic and headed for the floor. Zbysko picked his mic up off the mat.

Zbysko: "Scott! Scott!"

Hall turned and looked back from the aisle.

Zbysko: "That's it! Our friendship is over, mister! Paul Orndorff is a liar and Ric Flair's telling the truth!"

Hall acted like he was wiping sweat off his chest and flicked it in Zbysko's direction as Zbysko looked on from the ring. Hall made his way up the aisle and disappeared to the back and Zbysko then turned and started talking to Flair off-mic and Flair seemed stunned by the sudden turn of events. Orndorff approached the pair and Orndorff and Flair had a few words with each other off-mic and Orndorff shoved Flair and Flair shoved Orndorff back and Zbysko stepped in between the two to keep them separated. Zbysko pushed an angry Flair towards the ropes and Zbysko got Flair out of the ring and down to the floor and Flair shot a parting glance at Orndorff and then, in a surreal scene, Flair walked back up the aisle with Zbysko right behind him as Orndorff looked on from the ring.)

(Announcers discussed the situation between Flair and Orndorff taking an even more bizarre twist with Hall and Zbysko getting involved on opposite sides of the situation.)

(Announcers intro'd a video from Sgt. Slaughter.

VIDEO:

Sarge was standing in front of a huge American flag in street clothes and a black baseball cap with 'USA' in red, white and blue lettering across the front. He had a mic.

Sarge: "This is Sgt. Slaughter coming to you from my home in Parris Island, South Carolina.

"This video is being recorded on Saturday, February 10th, and will air on 'Mayhem' next Tuesday the 13th.

"Here with me is WCW executive Irv Cross."

Irv walked into the picture with Sarge. Irv was in a suit and holding a clipboard.

Sarge: "Irv made the trip all the way from the WCW offices in Seattle to bring the contract for me to sign for the Tru TV Championship match against Dick Slater at 'Spring Breakout'.

"Irv, thank you for coming."

Irv: "It's great to be here. It was worth traveling across the country to get your signature on this contract for your first match back in WCW in almost three months with a chance to become the new Tru TV Champion."

Irv handed Sarge the clipboard with the contract on it. Sarge briefly looked over the contract, flipped to the back page, took the pen off the clipboard and signed the contract and handed it back to Cross.

Cross: "The Tru TV Title match for 'Spring Breakout' is now official. Good luck, Sarge."

The two men shook hands and Cross walked out of the picture.

Sarge: "Slater! We are now just three weeks away from once again colliding in the ring! You've put me on the shelf for almost three months!

"But now the countdown is on, Slater! You can't avoid it! I've thought about the moment I can get you in the squared circle again and now it's almost here!

"I feel like a kid at Christmas time! I'm marking off the days until March 4th in Rio Rancho, New Mexico! 'Spring Breakout'! I can barely sleep I'm getting so worked up for that day to come!

"It's time for the Tru TV Championship to be liberated from the hands of Dick Slater! And I'm gonna do everything in my power to be the one who storms that wrestling ring, seizes the high ground and captures the belt!"

Video faded to black.)

(Announcers briefly discussed the Slaughter video. Hyped still to come: Tony Garea of the championship committee has a major announcement concerning the World Tag Team Titles. Said the main event was next!)

(Commercials)

Match 2

'Dirty' Dick Slater (TVC) w/ Mgr. Sherri Martel, 'Million Dollar' Bill, Davey Boy Smith & Eric Embry vs. Tom Zenk, Dan Spivey, Nord The Barbarian & Scott Irwin

(Music-only version of 'The Crunge'

played and out came TV Champ Dick Slater, Davey Boy Smith, Eric Embry and 'Million Dollar' Bill along with Slater's manager Sherri Martel to strong boos. The wrestlers were in their ring attire and Slater had the TV Title around his waist and 'Million Dollar' Bill had his briefcase with him. Sherri was in street clothes. The team made their way into the ring and played to the crowd.

Slater went over by the ropes and demanded the ring mic and got it.

Slater: "You see where this TV Title is?!"

Slater pointed to the belt around his waist.

Slater: "After 'Spring Breakout', it's still gonna be where it is right now!"

Crowd booed as Sherri applauded her man.

Slater: "There will be no happy ending for Sgt. Slaughter on March 4th unless he goes to a massage parlor! Hahahaha!"

Slater's teammates and Sherri all started laughing.

Slater: "I gotta admit that was a great line! Get it?! Massage parlor, happy ending! Hahaha!"

Slater turned serious.

Slater: "The bottom line is this! Not only is Sgt. Slaughter not winning this belt...I'm gonna injure him for a third time! I'm gonna put him out of commission even longer if not permanently this time! And you can blame Tony Garea and the rest of the championship committee for allowing this travesty to happen in the first place!

"What they think will be a glorious moment for WCW will turn into this promotion's darkest hour!"

Sherri applauded her man as Slater tossed the mic.

'Steel Monkey' https://youtu.be/5GpqlHagGJE filled the arena and out came Tom Zenk, Dan Spivey, Scott Irwin and Nord The Barbarian to a good ovation. The men were all in their ring attire and slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. The foursome climbed into the ring and briefly acknowledged the crowd.

Zenk and Embry, as well as Scott Irwin and brother 'Million Dollar' Bill, got into it before the match even started and that led the remaining four combatants into the fray and a brawl was going full swing in the ring.

After a minute or so of fighting, the ref was finally able to get things settled down and restore some order. Both sides went to their respective corners.

Ref called for the bell.

It was an exciting fast-paced bout as both sides brought their A-game for the match. Some exciting near falls, a couple of underhanded tactics to gain the advantage by the heel team, plus action between rivals Tom Zenk and Eric Embry as well as Scott Irwin battling brother Bill.

During the match, something inexplicable happened:

Nord had been tagged in and came in the ring and pulverized Davey Boy Smith and laid out Smith with a gourdbuster. TV Champ Slater hit the ring and Nord turned and dropped Slater with a boot to the face. Embry hit the ring and jumped at Nord and Nord caught Embry horizontally and blasted Embry with a spinning powerslam. Nord up and 'Million Dollar' Bill mounted the top buckle and came off with a double sledge attempt to the head but Nord turned and caught Bill with a gut punch, grabbed Embry by the throat and chokeslammed Bill. All four members of the heel side were laid out. Crowd was into it.

And Nord just stood there amongst the carnage. Nord's team wondering what was going on as they looked on from the apron. The cheering by Zenk, Scott Irwin and Spivey gave way to confusion and concern as Nord was not attacking. Nord looked at the four wrestlers he'd laid out and then he looked around at the fans and then looked at his team. It was a tense moment as everyone wondered what Nord was going to do.

And then it happened:

Nord turned his back to his teammates, looked heavenward and yelled one word:

Nord: "VALHALLA!"

Crowd buzzing, Nord's team wondering what the hell was going on. Heels started to recover in the ring.

Nord stood there for a few more seconds and then left the ring, dropped to the floor and headed back up the aisle without looking back to a stunned crowd reaction.

After the shock of what just transpired, the ref called Craig Johnson up on the apron.

Ref had a few words off-mic for Johnson and then Johnson made an announcement to the confused masses in the arena.

Johnson: "Since Nord has abandoned his team, the referee has said that the team of Tom Zenk, Dan Spivey and Scott Irwin can pick a replacement partner for the remainder of the match!"

Zenk, Spivey and Scott Irwin briefly talked amongst themselves and Zenk went over to Johnson and the ref.

Zenk: "We've decided that we'll continue the match with just the three of us."

Crowd cheered.

Ref ordered the match re-started.

The outnumbered team of Zenk, Spivey and Scott Irwin gave as well as they got early on after the re-start, but then the heels gained the advantage and took over. At one point, Sherri got an eye rake in on Spivey to help her team.

At the end of the match, rivals Embry and Zenk were the legal men in the ring. Embry had the upper hand on Zenk and Zenk barely escaped being pinned after Embry hit Zenk with a DDT. Embry worked Zenk over with some head and body shots and nailed the stunned Zenk with an enzuigiri. Zenk crashed face-first to the mat. Embry then snapped Zenk up and hoisted Zenk up for a suplex but Zenk escaped from Embry's grasp, dropped to his feet behind Embry, caught Embry in the sleeper and nailed Embry with his Zenkinator (sleeper slam) finisher. Zenk covered Embry and hooked the leg. 1... Slater, 'Million Dollar' Bill and Davey Boy all climbed into the ring to try and break up the pin but Spivey and Scott Irwin hit the ring and ran interference. ...2...3! Crowd popped as the ref called for the bell.

Spivey caught Smith with a head shot that sent Smith crashing to the mat. Zenk to his feet and the ref raised his hand in victory. Spivey, Zenk and Scott Irwin raised each other's hands in victory. Ref went over and got Slater's belt and 'Million Dollar' Bill's briefcase. Bill went over and tore his briefcase out of the ref's hands and came up behind Spivey and blasted Spivey across the upper back with the briefcase. Spivey stumbled forward and went down. Zenk turned to see what had happened and Slater, now with his belt, blasted Zenk in the back of the head with the title. Zenk down. Smith crawled up behind Scott Irwin and blasted Scott with a low-blow. Scott crashed to the mat holding his man parts. Embry recovered, peeled Zenk off the mat and nailed Zenk with his Executioner's Song (hangman's neckbreaker) finisher. Zenk laid out. Bill placed the briefcase on the mat, yanked brother Scott up off the mat and blasted Scott with a DDT onto the briefcase. All the faces were down in the ring. The heels arrogantly stood and admired their handiwork. Slater raised the TV Title in the air with both hands as Sherri stood on the apron and looked on at the scene with apparent glee. 'Million Dollar' Bill picked up his briefcase off the mat and all four heels and Sherri dropped to the floor and ehaded back up the aisle to boos. 'Million Dollar' Bill further pissed some folks off by raising the briefcase in the air as some sort of perverse sign of victory as the team headed to the back as the ref checked on the three downed men in the ring.

WINNER: Zenk, Spivey & Scott Irwin - Pinfall - Zenk pinned Embry with the Zenkinator - 13:27)

(Announcers discussed the main event and bizarre behavior by Nord and the heels laying out the remaining faces after the match, especially 'Million Dollar' Bill laying out his brother with a DDT onto the briefcase and Embry nailing Zenk with his Executioner's Song finisher. Said Tony Garea of the championship committee has a major announcement concerning the World Tag Team Titles next!)

(Commercials)

('SPRING BREAKOUT' PPV UPDATE!

Announcers ran down the card so far:

WCW World Championship Match: The New Spoiler (WC) vs. Sid Vicious

(Pending the results of Sid' psych evaluation?)

Ric Flair vs. Paul Orndorff

Tru TV Championship: Dick Slater (TVC) vs. Sgt. Slaughter

WCW Presents: 'Spring Breakout' - Sunday - March 4 - Rio Rancho, NM - Santa Ana Star Center - 8pm E/5pm P - Tickets on sale NOW!)

(Announcers hyped for next week on 'Mayhem': The Dynamite Kid and Bret Hart make an appearance; 'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor makes his 'Mayhem' wrestling debut; and more! Then sent it to the ring.)

(In-ring: Craig Johnson.

Johnson: "We are back on 'Mayhem'.

"As you can see, Tony Garea of the championship committee is with me again this evening."

Garea received little response from the crowd...again.

Johnson: "Tony, the announcement you have for us now is about the World Tag Team Titles and 'Spring Breakout'."

Garea: "That's right, Craig. Let's get to it."

Theme from the original 'Hawaii Five-O'

played and out came the champs Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka to mainly boos but also some cheers. Both men were in street clothes and Snuka was also wearing his traditional Fijian headband. Each man had his title slung over his left shoulder. The pair made their way to the ring and climbed in.

Muraco walked up to Garea and started saying something off-mic and Garea seemed annoyed by it as Muraco and Snuka started laughing.

'Will The Wolf Survive'

played and out came Los Lobos to a solid crowd reaction. Manny Fernandez and Tito Santana were in street clothes. They slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. The pair climbed into the ring and briefly acknowledged the crowd.

The two teams looked at each other. Muraco and Snuka were their usual cocky selves. Tito seemed cool and calm as usual and Manny looked like he wated to rip the head of the champs right off their shoulders.

Garea: "Gentlemen, you have..."

Muraco: "I only see two gentlemen in this ring right now. And they're holding the tag team titles."

Snuka: "Tell it, Don."

Manny: "Let Garea finish, you jerks!"

Garea: "You two teams have been called out here because we on the championship committee have made a decision."

Muraco: "You're gonna give Los Lobos a good reference when they apply for jobs at Taco Bell?"

Garea: "Please, Don."

Manny: "Muraco! After this show is over, I'll see you in the parking lot! No cameras! No audience! Just you, me and our fists!"

Muraco: 'Excuse me, Manny. Tony Garea is speaking. Tony, me and Jimmy apologize for Manny's rudeness. Please continue."

Garea just looked in disbelief at the champs for a moment.

Garea: "As I was saying, the championship committee has decieded that, at 'Spring Breakout', Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka will be defending the World Tag Team Titles against Los Lobos."

Fair crowd reaction.

Snuka: "Again?! They've had three shots and failed to win the belts. Don't you have someone else to feed us?"

Muraco: "Another match with them. Same result. Los Lobos are the Buffalo Bills of tag team wrestling. They get to the championship match and they fall apart. How many chances are they gonna get?"

Garea: "Last week, we heard both Manny and Tito ask for one more shot at the belts. They've been so close to winning the belts the last three times they've faced you that we felt they deserved one final shot."

Muraco: "So, if, what am I saying, when Los Lobos loses to us at 'Spring Breakout', they don't get another shot at the titles? Am I right? Is that what you're saying, Garea?"

Garea: "That is correct."

Tito: "We just need this one last chance. We know we can beat you and take those titles."

Manny: "And if we don't do it, we'll never be able to challenge for the tag team belts again for as long as you two jackasses hold the titles."

Snuka: "That's great news. I'm tired of seeing you guys. We want new challengers and we'll finally get them after 'Spring Breakout'."

Muraco: "Gotta agree with my island brother Jimmy. If it was up to me, our match at 'Winter Warfare' would have been the end for you guys in the title picture. But, we'll take the offer on the table."

Manny: "The cocky attitude of you two will one day come back and bite you hard in the ass! And I think it's gonna rise up to bite the hell out of you at 'Spring Breakout'!"

Muraco: "This cocky attitude has played a major role in us dominating these tag team titles for 15 months now! And our cocky attitude will play a role in getting you guys out of our hair in three weeks! Have a nice time wrestling the Conquistadors every night after we've finished with you!"

Garea: "I have something else to add here."

Muraco: "What is it? The ref for the match is gonna be George Lopez?!"

Manny: "Watch your mouth, Muraco! You're real close to..."

Garea: "Gentlemen! I ahve one final thing to say and then you can do whatever you like!"

Tito: "What is it, Tony?"

Garea: "There will be no special referee for the match at 'Spring Breakout'."

Muraco: "Well, there goes the only hope Los Lobos had of winning the match!"

Snuka and Muraco started laughing.

Garea: "The match for the World Tag Team Titles at 'Spring Breakout' will be fought inside a steel cage!"

Crowd popped as the joviality vanished from Snuka and Muraco. Tito and Manny were pleased with the announcement and the champs were caught off-guard as the program faded to black.)

END PROGRAM

Dark Matches

WCW World Championship: The New Spoiler (WC) def. Randy Savage via submission with the Iron Claw - 18:20

Ric Flair def. Scott Hall via pinfall with a reverse small package - 10:07

Captain Kremmen · February 26, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;">OLD SCHOOL WRESTLING CINEMA #3

It's a Double Feature!!! <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Both matches in our double feature come from the American Wrestling Association (AWA).

Match #1 took place in Oakland, CA, as part of an AWA special that aired on ESPN in June '86.

It's a 6-man tag team war pitting the Midnight Rockers & Curt Hennig, all up and coming stars at the time, against AWA Tag Champs Buddy Rose & Doug Somers and the Russian Alexis Smirnoff with the champ's manager Sherri Martel in their corner.

The Midnight Rockers had a hot and heavy feud for much of 1986 with the champs Rose and Somers. After several close calls in '86, the Midnight Rockers finally defeated Rose and Somers to become the World Tag Team Champions in early 1987.

1986 was the year that the AWA started on its serious downward trend that it couldn't reverse. But they still had some really good matches that year and one fantastic angle (Col. DeBeers face-first piledrives Jimmy Snuka twice on the concrete floor). This is one of those really good bouts:

The second match in our double feature took place in on Dec. 29, 1985 at the Meadowlands Arena as part of a Pro Wrestling USA card (read my previous OSC match #2 post in here to understand what Pro Wrestling USA was if you don't already know).

Rick Martel defends the AWA World Title against Stan Hansen. It's history in the making as Hansen ends Martel's reign and becomes the new World Champion by forcing Martel to submit to the Boston Crab.

Hansen had injured Martel in a title match Christmas night in St. Paul, MN, when he violently slammed Martel's back into the ring post.

A main eventer like Martel losing by submission was virtually unheard of at the time and it's been said losing that way may have harmed his career moving forward because of the fans' perception of him after submitting.

Good match with a good, old school finish. Plus, Hansen cuts one of his usual solid (though brief) promos after winning the belt!

Grab the popcorn and a drink! You've got over 30-minutes of wrestling to watch right now!

ROLL 'EM! <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

* Title match has Japanese commentary.</div>

Captain Kremmen · February 27, 2018

WCW Mayhem Ep. 143 Rating: 1.3

Captain Kremmen · March 2, 2018

On the next WCW Mayhem on Tru TV!

After DDT'ing his sibling on his money-filled briefcase last week it's...

Battle of the Brothers!

Scott Irwin vs. 'Million Dollar' Bill

...in our main event!

Sid Vicious makes an appearance and let's us know the results of his psychological evaluation. Will Sid be deemed sane enough to challenge The New Spoiler for the WCW World Championship at Spring Breakout?

After last week's confrontation between Ric Flair and Paul Orndorff, where Scott Hall and Larry Zbysko got involved and took sides in the situation between Flair and Orndorff, what will happen this week when Flair and Orndorff make another appearance on Mayhem? Will Hall and Zbysko show up again?

The Dynamite Kid and Bret Hart make their first appearance on Mayhem since their epic clash at Winter Warfare. What direction will the situation between the two grappling stars take this week?

'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor makes his Mayhem wrestling debut. Can this self-hype machine back up his words with his deeds?

Pre-recorded comments from World Tag Team Champions Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka and challengers Los Lobos as they prepare for their showdown for the belts inside a steel cage at Spring Breakout

Pre-recorded comments from Sgt. Slaughter as he nears his return to the ring at Spring Breakout after being out of action for three months. What will Sarge say about challenging for the Tru TV Championship in his first match back against the man who put him on the shelf all this time in Dick Slater?

Another Spring Breakout PPV Update

AND MORE!!!

Show will be posted March 3 or 4.</div>

Captain Kremmen · March 3, 2018

WCW MAYHEM - EP. 144 - CEDAR PARK, TX - H.E.B. CENTER - 2-20-18 (Live)

(Show Intro)

(Crowd Shots/Pyro)

(Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden welcomed viewers and intro'd video from the end of the Bret Hart-Dynamite Kid match at 'Winter Warfare'.

VIDEO:

Bret hit Kid with another headbutt. Kid stunned, but he hit Bret with another headbutt of his own. Bret stumbled back. Kid whipped Bret into the corner and charged in and went to splash Bret but Bret moved and Kid slammed front-first into the buckles. Bret shook out the affects of the headbutt fest as Kid was leaned against the buckles. Bret peeled Kid off the buckles and hit Kid with a pendulum backbreaker. Bret for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2...thr... Kid kicked out and the fans gasped again. Bret snapped Kid up, whipped Kid into the ropes and looked to catch Kid coming off with a clothesline but Kid ducked the move and came back and tore through Bret with his spear finisher as the crowd exploded. Kid covered Bret and hooked the leg. Many in the crowd counted along. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as Kid's fans roared their approval. Kid released Bret's leg and got to his knees next to the defeated Bret. Kid then slowly got to his feet and the ref raised Kid's hand in victory.

Bret got to a knee and used his fist to help him push up and slowly get to his feet. Bret still holding his gut. Bret looked over at Kid who was still standing in the corner. After a brief staring contest, Bret extended his hand to shake Kid's in a show of goodwill. Bret wincing in pain.

Bret picked up on a mic.

Bret: "Shake my hand, Dynamite!"

Kid looked at Bret who was still holding out his hand. Kid then slowly walked out of the corner and walked over, looked Bret in the eye and then left the ring without shaking Bret's hand and dropped to the floor and headed back up the aisle to a mixed crowd reaction as a doubled over Bret looked on from the ring.)

(In-ring:

'Hart Attack' https://youtu.be/XMPnoEcq_T8 filled the arena and out came Bret Hart to a strong ovation. Bret was in street clothes and had a mic. Bret slapped hands with fans on the way down the aisle and climbed in the ring and acknowledged the crowd.

Brief pause...

'London Calling'

played and out came Dynamite Kid to a mixed crowd reaction. Kid was in street clothes and had a mic. Kid walked right past the fans and climbed into the ring.

The pair walked around in the ring for a moment sizing each other up.

Bret: "Looks like we're even now, Dynamite."

Kid: "That's the way it looks."

Bret: "We both have a win against each other."

Kid: "So we need a tiebreaker now."

Bret: "That's what I was thinking."

Kid: "You want a rubber match? Best 2-out-of-3?"

Bret: "I couldn't think of anything better than that for the purpose of closure on this matter."

Kid: "I'm all for it, Bret. I want to closure, too. And I want to be remembered as the man who bested the man who calls himself the best there is, the best there was, the best there always will be."

Bret: "I wanna beat you, Dynamite. But I also want this to be it between us. All this stuff that's gone down over the last six months needs to end with our next match."

Kid: "Then let's close it out, 'Hitman'. And let's do it at 'Spring Breakout'. There's really nothing left to say."

Bret: "I agree. We've done all the talking that needs to be done. May the best man win."

Kid: "He will...he will."

Bret once again extended his hand in a goodwill gesture to shake Dynamite's hand. Kid again just looked at Bret for several seconds and then turned and left the ring without shaking Bret's hand yet again. Bret looked on from the ring as Kid headed up the aisle and disappeared to the back to a mixed crowd reaction.)

(Announcers Tony Schiavone and Mark Madden discussed the Bret Hart-Dynamite Kid situation. Said they'd have to wait for word from WCW officials regarding whether or not the match will be made for 'Spring Breakout'. Then ran down the program: Main Event: Scott Irwin vs. brother 'Million Dollar' Bill Irwin; Ric Flair and Paul Orndorff make an appearance. Could Scott Hall and Larry Zbysko show up again?; World Title challenger Sid Vicious makes an appearance; pre-recorded comments from tag team champs Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka and challengers Los Lobos before their Steel Cage Tag Team Title Match at 'Spring Breakout'; another video message from Sgt. Slaughter; another 'Spring Breakout' PPV Update; and more! Said the 'Mayhem' wrestling debut of 'World's Greatest' Athlete' Terry Taylor was next!)

(Commercials)

(VIDEO:

IT'S WORLD CLASS WRESTLING ON TOUR!

Sunday - March 4 - Rio Rancho, NM - Santa Ana Star Center - Spring Breakout PPV

Tuesday - March 6 - El Paso, TX - Don Haskins Center - WCW Mayhem

Friday - March 9 - Sacramento, CA - Wells Fargo Pavilion

Saturday - March 10 - Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena (Matinee Show)

Saturday - March 10 - San Bernadino, CA - Coussoulis Arena (Evening Show)

Tuesday - March 20 - Denver, CO - Magness Arena - WCW Mayhem

More info: Visit the WCW website!)

Match 1

'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor vs. Brian Blair

('Close To The Edit'

played and out came Brain Blair to a decent ovation. Blair was in a black satin warm-up jacket with 'BB' in yellow lettering on the left breast, plain black tights and black boots with yellow trim. He also had a towel around his neck. Blair slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. Once in the ring, Blair acknowledged the crowd.

The 'World's Greatest Athlete' theme

played and out came Terry Taylor to pretty strong boos. Taylor came out wearing a letterman's jacket with a blue body and white sleeves. On the right front side of the jacket was a football and on the left front side were the overlaid 'TT' initials (think the Texas Tech main logo) in white lettering, blue cyclist-type tights that came down almost to the knee. The tights had a white stripe on the outside of each leg and the overlaid 'TT' white logo on the lower front side of the left leg. In stilted silver lettering on the back of the tights were the initials 'WGA'. He also wore blue boots with the overlaid white 'TT' logo on them.

Taylor walked down the aisle, up the ring steps and climbed into the ring and took off his ring jacket and handed it off to a ringside attendant.

Taylor then walked out to the middle of the ring and started running in place. Taylor turned in the direction of all four sides of the ring during this routine. Taylor then did 10 jumping jacks and then dropped and did 10 regular push-ups. Crowd was booing even louder now as Taylor stopped showing off and went to his corner.

Ref called for the bell.

Both men came out of their corners and circled one another and Taylor suddenly dropped and did five one-handed push-ups as Blair looked on and the crowd booed. Taylor got to his feet and was pretty proud of himself.

Taylor picked up on a mic:

Taylor: "'World's Greatest Athlete', baby!"

Blair responded by dropping Taylor with a dropkick to the delight of the crowd. Taylor up and Blair grabbed Taylor, whipped Taylor into the ropes and caught Taylor coming off with another dropkick. Taylor crashed back to the mat. Taylor up and Blair moved in and popped Taylor with a leg lariat. Taylor went back down. Blair for the cover and hooked the leg. 1...2... Taylor kicked out. Blair started to snap Taylor up and Taylor stunned Blair with a jawbreaker to the top of the head. Blair crashed to the mat. Taylor quickly regained his bearings and did some jumping jacks to more boos. Blair to his knees and Taylor moved in on Blair and Blair caught Taylor with a trio of gut punches. Taylor stumbled back. Blair up and moved in on Taylor and Taylor popped Blair with a knee to the gut. Taylor whipped Blair into the ropes and caught Blair coming off with a dropkick. Blair crashed to the mat. Blair up and Taylor move in and nailed Blair with a facebreaker knee smash. Blair down holding his face. Taylor stomped away on Blair, snapped Blair up, whipped Blair into the ropes and caught Blair coming off with a spinebuster. Blair down. Taylor decided to get to his feet and do a few jumping jacks as the crowd booed. Blair started getting up bent over and Taylor moved in and blasted Blair with a swinging knee lift to the chest. Blair crashed to the mat. Taylor decided it was time to do a little running in place. Blair slowly and painfully made it to his feet and Taylor moved in and popped Blair with a kick to the gut followed by his double underhook facebuster (the Pedigree) finisher. Taylor rolled Blair over and covered Blair. 1...2...3! Ref called for the bell as the fans booed.

Taylor rose to his feet and the ref raised his hand in victory as ring announcer Craig Johnson stepped into the ring.

WINNER: Taylor - Pinfall - Double Underhook Facebuster - 4:27)

(Post-Match Interview:

Johnson: "Terry Taylor, that's two impressive victories since you've arrived here in WCW. You have been largely dominant in both of those matches."

Taylor nodded in agreement.

Johnson: "I have to ask, what is the name of your finishing move?"

Taylor: "Since I'm the 'World's Greatest Athlete', I call it the 'World's Greatest Finale'."

Johnson: "Impressive name for an impressive move."

Taylor: "It is. And I'm an impressive figure in the world of sports."

Johnson: "You've talked about being good at all sports but that pro wrestling is your first love. WCW has a solid roster from top to bottom. You've got your work cut out for you here."

Taylor: "It's a challenge. But I love a challenge. Look, as the world's greatest athlete, I'm always looking to improve myself since getting better is the only thing I can do."

Johnson: "Let me see if I have this correct. You're only improving all the time in the area of athletics? There's no reaching a peak in a given sport for you?"

Taylor: "None whatsoever, Johnson. I just keep getting better and better and better at any sport I participate in. There is no downside to me when it comes to sports."

Johnson: "That's an arrogant sounding statement."

Taylor: "Is it arrogant? Or is it fact? The two can often be confused with one another.

"And I can afford to be as arrogant as I want since I am the world's greatest athlete. You have guys who have been good at multiple sports. But I'm great at ALL sports. That's what separates me from the pack and that's what's going to separate me from every other wrestler in WCW."

Johnson: "Who would you consider a major challenge for you right now?"

Taylor: "If by challenge you mean someone who can give me a good match, well, does it matter? Even if a wrestler here in WCW gives me a battle, they still face the almost impossible task of beating the world's greatest athlete.

"The people want a show and I'll give 'em a show. But I'm only gonna toy with an opponent for so long before I kick things up to a level only I can reach and beat them. It's like..."

Crowd popped as Randy Savage, in street clothes and with mic in hand, walked out on the entrance stage and started making his way down the aisle.

Taylor: "What is the reason for this rude interruption?"

Savage stepped into the ring and walked around for a moment.

Savage: "Umm-hmm... Yeahhhh!"

Taylor: "What are you doing out here during my interview time, 'Macho Man'? Explain yourself."

Savage: "Well, yeah. So you like a challenge, huh?"

Taylor: "Get to the point, please."

Savage: "I've been a pretty good athlete in my day, too!"

Taylor: "So I have heard. You were a very good pro baseball player from what I understand."

Savage: "That's true. But..."

Taylor: "But, but, but. Savage, you were a good baseball player and you're an outstanding professional wrestler. But you're still not the world's greatest athlete."

Savage: "I'm not you, Terry Taylor. That's the truth. Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut, since you say you like a challenge, I came out here to challenge you to a match at 'Spring Breakout'! Dig it?!"

Crowd cheered.

Taylor: "You wanna wrestle me?

"'Macho Man', you are one the top stars in the sport today. There's no doubt about it. I accept your challenge for a match at 'Spring Breakout'."

Savage: "Alright then! I'll see you on March 4th! Oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Taylor: "While I find your demeanor a little off-putting, I actually consider it an honor to be wrestling you in just my third match in WCW. In just 12 days, I'm gonna start taking out every WCW star starting with you, Randy Savage."

Savage: "The end of this matter has yet to happen."

Taylor: "It may not have happened...yet. But I think we all know what the end result will be, don't we?"

Taylor then extended his hand for Savage to shake. After a brief hesitation, Savage obliged.

Savage: "What's with the handshake?"

Taylor: "It shows that I believe in good sportsmanship. I'm getting the handshake out of the way between us so I won't have to do it when I defeat you at 'Spring Breakout'.

"If you'll excuse me, I have to go back to my personal dressing room, do 500 squats and reward myself with a kale smoothie and a shower selfie."

Taylor walked right past Savage, left the ring and headed back up the aisle to boos as Savage looked on from the ring.

Johnson: "You heard it, everyone! Randy Savage has challenged Terry Taylor to a match at 'Spring Breakout'! We'll see if it happens!

"Tony and Mark.")

(Announcers discussed another impressive performance by Taylor and Savage coming out and challenging Taylor to a match at 'Spring Breakout'.)

(Announcers then intro'd another video message from Sgt. Slaughter.

VIDEO:

Sarge was standing in front of a huge American flag in street clothes and a black baseball cap with 'USA' in red, white and blue lettering across the front. He had a mic.

Sarge: "When this video airs on 'Mayhem', we will be less than two weeks away from my return to ring combat against Dick Slater at 'Spring Breakout'.

"The clock is ticking on Slater's run as the Tru TV Champion. And the ticking is getting louder and louder as we get closer to our clash. And I intend to be the man who blows up Slater's title reign!

"He's called 'Dirty' Dick for a reason! He has to resort to dirty tactics to keep that belt! He injured my neck twice! He put me on the shelf for almost three months now! I'm going stir crazy here at home! Sitting around has given me time to think about nothing else but getting my hands on you, Slater! I have tunnel vision right now! And the only cure for it is to take care of business at 'Spring Breakout'!

"I'm on a mission, Slater! And that mission is not only to take you down...but also to take you out! I'm gonna line you up in my sight! You're gonna be a moving target! And I'm gonna hit the target dead red! I'm gonna splatter what's left of your Tru TV Championship reign all over the arena in Rio Rancho, New Mexico!

"This is war and war is hell! And it will be hell at 'Spring Breakout' between me and you, Slater!"

Video faded to black.)

(Announcers briefly discussed the Sarge video as he prepares to challenge for the Tru TV Championship at 'Spring Breakout'. Hyped still to come: Main Event: Scott Irwin vs. brother 'Million Dollar' Bill Irwin; World Title challenger Sid Vicious makes an appearance; pre-recorded comments from tag team champs Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka and challengers Los Lobos before their Steel Cage Tag Team Title Match at 'Spring Breakout'; another 'Spring Breakout' PPV Update; and more! Said Ric Flair and Paul Orndorff make an appearance next! Could Scott Hall and Larry Zbysko show up again?)

(Commercials)

(Announcers intro'd video from last week's confrontation between Paul Orndorff and Ric Flair when Scott Hall and Larry Zbysko got involved.

VIDEO:

Mixed crowd reaction as Scott Hall and Larry Zbysko, both in street clothes and each carrying a mic, made their way to the ring and climbed in.

Flair: "What are you two doing out here?! Why are they out here, Paul?!"

Orndorff: "Don't look at me! I had nothing to do with it! Maybe you're the one who's on their side! You're just waiting for the right time to show your hand!"

Hall: "Hey yo! Look, man! Me and Larry here have had our issues with you two! But that's not what we're out here for!"

Flair: "Then why the hell are you out here?!"

Zbysko: "Me and Scott, heh, are having a little problem!"

Orndorff: "What might that be?"

Zbysko: "You see, it's like this. We've been watching you two bicker with each other lately. And I have to say that I see Ric's point here."

Orndorff: "What?!"

Zbysko: "I side with Flair on this matter! Paul, your behavior has been a little strange lately! And Flair makes some strong points about that behavior!

"You really haven't defended yourself against the accusations very well! If this were a boxing match, Ric would have already won via a TKO! He's done a far better job of presenting his case! The only thing you do, Paul, is deflect and deny! That's your whole defense! And it's weak!"

Hall: "I'm on the other side of the fence here! Larry, we've been buds for a long time now! You got me into WCW! But this issue threatens to tear apart our friendship!

"Ric has come out here and made a bunch of wild, baseless accusations, man!"

Flair: "They aren't wild or baseless you son of a..."

Hall: "Let me finish! Ric's case against Paul looks real good on the surface! But once you dig a little below the surface you see that there's nothing there! Ric is delusional!"

Ric went to go after Hall but Zbysko stepped in and kept the two separate.

Hall: "Look at how Flair reacts over nothing, Larry! He's not the kind of guy you can trust when it comes to making accusations! Take everything he says with more than a grain of salt!

"And you said that Paul just denies and deflects! What else is he supposed to do against accusations that have nothing concrete to back them up?!"

Zbysko: "Are you kidding me, Scott?!

"Ric has presented a case that would defeat Bull! Orndorff's the one who has no defense!"

Hall: "Your new best friend Ric likes to accuse without, you know, facts! He's put Paul unfairly on the defensive, chico!"

Zbysko: "Who are you calling chico, Razor?!"

Hall then slapped Zbysko hard upside the head and Zbysko dropped his mic and fell over against the ropes as Flair and Orndorff looked on.

Hall grabbed Zbysko by the hair and got in Zbysko's face.

Hall: "Calling me Razor's a trademark violation!

"And Paul Orndorff is the innocent party here...not the 'Nature Boy'!"

Hall dropped his mic and headed for the floor. Zbysko picked his mic up off the mat.

Zbysko: "Scott! Scott!"

Hall turned and looked back from the aisle.

Zbysko: "That's it! Our friendship is over, mister! Paul Orndorff is a liar and Ric Flair's telling the truth!"

Hall acted like he was wiping sweat off his chest and flicked it in Zbysko's direction as Zbysko looked on from the ring. Hall made his way up the aisle and disappeared to the back and Zbysko then turned and started talking to Flair off-mic and Flair seemed stunned by the sudden turn of events. Orndorff approached the pair and Orndorff and Flair had a few words with each other off-mic and Orndorff shoved Flair and Flair shoved Orndorff back and Zbysko stepped in between the two to keep them separated. Zbysko pushed an angry Flair towards the ropes and Zbysko got Flair out of the ring and down to the floor and Flair shot a parting glance at Orndorff and then, in a surreal scene, Flair walked back up the aisle with Zbysko right behind him as Orndorff looked on from the ring.)

(In-ring:

'There's No Easy Way Out'

played and out came Paul Orndorff to a mixed crowd reaction. Orndorff was in street clothes and had a mic. Orndorff blew past the fans on the way to the ring and climbed in.

Brief pause...

'Also Sprach Zarathustra'

played and out came Ric Flair to a strong ovation. Flair was in street clothes and had a mic. Flair made his way to the ring and climbed in. Flair walked around for a moment and was all business. No stylin'-and-profilin' this night.

The pair walked around for a moment sizing each other up.

Flair: "So, Paul. Was that little show with Zbysko and Hall last week for my benefit? Was that supposed to get me to change my mind about what I really think about this situation? You're working with both of them. I have no doubt about it after last week."

Orndorff: "Earth to Ric! I am not aligned with Scott Hall and Larry Zbysko at all! Get over it, man! There's nothing going on between us!

"And how do I know this isn't some giant swerve on your part?! Maybe you're the one who's on their side and you're playing some sort of mind games with me! How do I know that's not happening?!"

Flair: "That's not happening, pal! Why would I do it?!"

Orndorff: "Exactly, Ric! My allegation against you is just as unfounded as your allegations are against me!"

Flair: "Bullshit! I'm not gonna lay out my case again for you, Orndorff! Something's going on here and I'm gonna get to the bottom of it and everyone will see I was right all along!"

Orndorff: "No! What the people are gonna see is how delusional you are! I can't believe you didn't come out here wearing your tin foil hat tonight! You could have written 'Whoo!' across the front of it and sold it! You'd have made a killing on it!"

Flair: "Yeah! Well maybe you should sell a t-shirt with your face on it and the word 'Liar!' underneath it!"

Orndorff: "I've had enough of this! You wanna go right now, Flair?! Come on!"

The two men dropped their mics and each men took off his shirt and threw it to the side. The pair circled each other with fists raised. Crowd buzzing.

Mixed crowd reaction as Scott Hall, in street clothes and with mic in hand, came out and made his way to the ring and climbed up on the apron.

Hall: "Hey yo!"

Hall climbed into the ring as Flair and Orndorff both lowered their fists but still had their eyes locked on one another.

Hall: "Save it for 'Spring Breakout', chicos!"

Orndorff and Flair kept glaring at one another before each man went and picked his mic up off the mat.

Hall: "I came out here to say something to you two..."

Voice: "Not without me you don't!"

Larry Zbysko walked out onto the entrance stage with mic in hand and in street clothes. Crowd mainly booed Zbysko.

Zbysko made his way down the aisle and climbed into the ring and walked right up to Hall.

Zbysko: "Hit me again like last week, Scott, and it will end badly for you!"

Hall: "I'm not here to fight tonight, Larry! I got a couple of chicas waiting for me back at the hotel!

"Go stand next to your buddy Flair over there!"

Zbysko stayed where he was.

Flair: "What do you have to tell us, Scott?! Spit it out!"

Hall: "I had an idea!"

Zbysko: "That's a first!"

Hall: "You just zip it for a minute!

"I was thinking that, for your match at 'Spring Breakout', I should be the referee!"

That got a rise out of the crowd and Flair.

Flair: "No! Hell no! Triple hell no!

"Orndorff! What is this?! All other wrestlers and managers are supposed to be barred from ringside for our match!"

Orndorff: "I didn't have anything to do with it, I swear! I don't know why he wants to be the referee for the match!"

Flair: "I do! It's so he can affect the outcome in your favor, pal! That's what this is about!"

Orndorff: "That's just crazy talk, Ric! I want the best man to win the match between us!"

Flair: "I bet you do! And that would be you...with Hall's help!"

Zbysko: "Wait, wait, wait! If Scott Hall wants to be the referee for this match, Ric, then let him do it!"

Flair: "What?! Are you crazy?! No way!"

Zbysko: "Not crazy at all! You see, I'll be the second referee in the match if Hall's in there!"

Hall: "Hey! I'm open to it, man! That will show that this match is on the level if me and Larry are both referees for your match at 'Spring Breakout'!"

Orndorff: "Sounds intriguing."

Flair: "You see! Right there! Orndorff wants the match tilted in his favor!"

Zbysko: "I made it clear last week I was on your side!"

Flair was seething.

Orndorff: "We know Hall sides with me and Zbysko sides with you, Ric. Can't get more fair than that."

Hall: "Larry, since we're no longer pals, I just want to tell you that you better not monkey with this match! It needs to be called fairly and right down the middle!"

Zbysko: "Ha! You're the one that needs to be watched, Scott! You can trust me to be fair!"

Crowd booed. Zbysko looked out at the crowd but didn't respond.

Orndorff: "I'm down for almost anything right now with the way things are going."

Flair: "I have my doubts about all..."

Voice: "May I have your attention!"

Rob Russen of the match-making committee was standing on the entrance stage in a suit with mic in hand.

Orndorff: "What is it, Russen?!"

Russen: "First, I will discuss the referee situation for the Flair-Orndorff match with other members of the match-making committee and hopefully be able to give you an answer on it before the end of the show.

"Also, next week on the final 'Mayhem' before 'Spring Breakout', we're gonna have a tag team match. It's gonna be Ric Flair and Larry Zbysko vs. Paul Orndorff and Scott Hall!"

Crowd cheered the news.

Zbysko: "Ric! If we work together like I know we can, we can take these guys!"

Flair nodded his head but said nothing.

Hall: "You guys better be ready! Because the 'Bad Guy' and 'Mr. Wonderful' are gonna show no mercy! And Zbysko...we're gonna show you that you bet on the wrong horse in the race between Flair and Orndorff!"

Flair dropped his mic and went to go after Hall but Zbysko stepped in and stopped Flair and Orndorff grabbed Hall and pulled him back.

Orndorff: "I just wanna say one last thing to you, Ric! Even though we're having this match next week, I haven't been collaborating with these men! This is just a piece of business!"

Zbysko handed Flair his mic.

Flair (calm): "The truth is coming closer to outing itself. Everything will be revealed very soon. Let's go, Larry."

Flair and Zbysko left the ring and dropped to the floor and headed back up the aisle.

Orndorff: "What the hell did that mean?! What's gonna be revealed?!"

Flair turned in the aisle and let out his trademark cry.

Flair: "Whoo!"

Zbysko gently nudged Flair towards the rampway as a flustered Orndorff and Hall looked on from the ring. Orndorff then turned and started talking off-mic to Hall.)

(Announcers briefly discussed the situation between Flair-Orndorff-Hall-Zbysko and the odd couple tag team match made for next week.)

(Announcers then intro'd video of pre-recorded comments from World Tag Team Champs Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka and challengers Los Lobos.

VIDEO:

Shot of champs Muraco and Snuka standing in the WCW Interview Center. Both men were in street clothes and had mics. Snuka had his title belt around his waist and Muraco had his belt cradled in his left arm.

The pair were standing behind a part of steel cage fencing.

Muraco: "At 'Spring Breakout' it finally all comes to end.

"The two boys from the land of tacos, tequilla and roaches as big as your head will see their dream melt away right before their very eyes. We will finally be rid of the pests known as Los Lobos. And we get to do it inside a steel cage.

"Last week, me and Jimmy were caught a little off-guard when Tony Garea, hero of white bread-types everywhere, told us this match would be inside a cage. But, after the initial shock wore off, we're cool with it."

Snuka nodded his head in agreement.

Muraco: "Not only do we get to end the dream of Los Lobos on March 4th, we get to batter the crap out of 'em and make 'em bleed like a couple of illegals breaking into this country hiding in the back of a nail truck. Manny Fernandez and Tito Santana are going out with a bang.

"And as I said last week, once the champs finish them off, Los Lobos will stuck on the undercard forever wrestling a team like the Conquistadors because this is their last shot for as long as we're the champions. And we ain't losing these belts for a long, long time. Tell 'em, Jimmy."

Snuka: "You are so right, bruddah.

"It's time for new challenges for us as the tag team champions of the world. It's time for others to fall at our feet in defeat.

"This is the fourth chance you guys have had to win these titles. We should have been done with you a few weeks back at 'Winter Warfare'. But, you've got your wish for one last shot at the titles.

"And after we take you down at 'Spring Breakout', there won't be a fifth chance or a sixth chance or a 10th chance or whatever. It's all over for you, Manny and Tito. You're done. That's all there is to it."

Muraco: "One final message for Los Lobos. I like the Mexican Pizza. Hold the tomatoes. And can I get a Taco Supreme on the side with that?"

Snuka started laughing.

Picture flipped and Los Lobos, Manny Fernandez and Tito Santana, were now standing in the WCW Interview Center behind the steel cage fencing. Both men had mics and were in street clothes.

Manny: "You people watching on TV, what you don't see is all the security that's in this building. They're here to keep us and the champs Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka apart.

"'Spring Breakout' is last call for us. We lose and we don't know when, or even if, we'll get another shot at those titles.

"But you look at how close we've been on the previous three occasions to winning those belts. Now, we're facing off inside a 15-foot tall steel cage. There's no escape until the match is over. One team will walk out the winner and the other the loser.

"The belts are the thing here for us. We are gonna remain focused on winning them. This match can and will get ugly. Let's not kid ourselves...we hate each other!"

Manny grabbed the steel mesh.

Manny: "The steel cage...it's a weapon! And we intend to use it to our advantage!

"This is our last chance to win those tag team belts! And we're gonna leave everything in that ring, win or lose! We won't go down without one helluva fight!

"And Don Muraco! My offer still stands from last week you loudmouth scum punk! Anytime, any place, anywhere you wanna meet in a parking lot and fight me one-on-one...let's do it!"

Tito: "Both Manny and I have felt the highs and lows of being champions.

"When you win a title the feeling is exhilaration. When you lose a title you feel deflated. Nothing can really describe what those two feelings are like. They must be experienced. There's nothing like them.

"We've experienced a great deal of frustration in trying to win the tag team titles from Snuka and Muraco. This a sport that is sometimes wild and crazy. It is the most unique sport there is on this planet. Muraco and Snuka have been able to hold on to those belts because tag team matches are sometimes hard to control for the officials.

"But that won't be the case at 'Spring Breakout'. We're gonna be inside a steel cage. There's nowhere to run. You face the music when you're locked inside the cage.

"We can't guarantee victory. But we know, we know that we can beat Muraco and Snuka and become the new World Tag Team Champions.

"It's now or never for us at 'Spring Breakout'. We win or it's over.

"And I think I speak for both of us when I say that at 'Spring Breakout', Los Lobos will feel its greatest high or lowest low when the match is over."

Picture faded to black.)

(Announcers discussed the messages from the champs and Los Lobos. Hyped still to come: Main Event: Scott Irwin vs. brother 'Million Dollar' Bill Irwin; and World Title challenger Sid Vicious makes an appearance. Said Rob Russen of the match-making committee has a major announcement after the break.)

(Commercials)

(In-ring:

Crowd buzzing as Craig Johnson was standing with guests.

Johnson: "We are back on 'Mayhem'.

"As you can see, I am standing here with Rob Russen of the match-making committee, Dynamite Kid and Bret Hart.

"Rob, we hear you have some news concerning a third match between Dynamite and Bret."

Russen: "Bret and Dynamite, the matches between you two at 'Season's Beatings' and 'Winter Warfare' were indeed memorable. I can't think of anything better than a rubber match between you two giants of this great sport.

"So, at 'Spring Breakout', it will be the Dynamite Kid vs. Bret Hart."

Crowd cheered.

Russen: "But there's more.

"When you two were out here earlier, the term 'best 2-out-of-3' was used. Since this is the third and deciding match of this exciting series...the match will be 2-out-of-3 falls!"

More cheering.

Russen: "And it's not going to be a normal 2-out-of-3 falls match. The falls will be wrestled at different times throughout 'Spring Breakout' and each fall will have a specific stipulation.

"The first fall will be falls count anywhere. The second fall will be a 20-minute Iron Man match. The man who scores the most falls in the 20-minute time-limit is the winner of the fall. And, if there is a third and final fall...it will be no disqualification!"

Crowd cheered.

Russen: "There's one more thing.

"Next week, on the final 'Mayhem' before 'Spring Breakout', we are gonna have a tag team match. It will be Mr. Anderson and Davey Boy Smith vs. ... Bret Hart and the Dynamite Kid!"

More cheers.

Johnson: "Wow! A lot of news to digest there, Rob!

"Bret and Dynamite, do you guys think you can work together next week?"

Bret: "I can put our personal issues aside for one match."

Kid: "I believe I can do the same thing. Yeah. But you need to watch your step, Bret. This isn't all about you and the Hart family legacy."

Bret: "I don't know where that came from. But I'll let it slide right now."

Johnson: "What about the match between you two at 'Spring Breakout'? Any thoughts?"

Kid: "I can't think of a better way to end this series."

Bret: "Then how about we shake hands as a gesture of good faith heading into this match to show we're both gonna fight honorably and cleanly and the best man will truly win."

Bret once again extended his hand. Kid again just looked at Bret for a few seconds, turned and left the ring, dropped to the floor and headed back up the aisle to a mixed crowd reaction as Bret looked on from the ring.

Bret: "I'm gonna get you to shake my hand one day, Dynamite. We will put all this behind us."

Kid kept walking and disappeared to the back. Bret started talking off-mic to Johnson and Russen in the ring.)

(Announcers discussed the match being made between Kid and Bret for 'Spring Breakout' and the tag team match where Bret and Kid will team up next week.)

(Announcers then hyped next week's 90-minute special final edition of 'Mayhem' before 'Spring Breakout': Ric Flair & Larry Zbysko vs. Scott Hall & Paul Orndorff; Dynamite Kid & Bret Hart vs. Mr. Anderson & Davey Boy Smith; final words from tag champs Snuka & Muraco and challengers Los Lobos before their cage match showdown for the belts at 'Spring Breakout'; Tru TV Champ Dick Slater wrestles; the final 'Spring Breakout' PPV Update; and more.)

(Announcers then intro'd video from last week after the 8-man tag main event in which 'Million Dollar' Bill and Scott Irwin were participants.

VIDEO:

Bill placed the briefcase on the mat, yanked brother Scott up off the mat and blasted Scott with a DDT onto the briefcase. Scott laid out in the ring.)

Match 2 (Battle of the Brothers)

Scott Irwin vs. 'Million Dollar' Bill

('Money'

by Pink Floyd played and out came 'Million Dollar' Bill to pretty strong boos. He was wearing a silver and black tuxedo-like satin jacket with tails. On the back it said 'MDB' in silver lettering with black trim and several silver '$' signs with black trim spread all over the back. He had on a silver bow tie. He was wearing silver and black leg-length tights with the word 'Millionaire' written across the back of the tights in silver lettering with black trim and silver boots with a black $ sign on the outside of each boot. He was carrying his briefcase containing his Battle Royal winnings. Bill made his way to the ring and climbed in.

Bill handed his briefcase to the ref and barked at the ref to handle it with care. Ref then handed the briefcase off to Craig Johnson, who sat it on the timekeeper's table.

'Flirtin' With Disaster' https://youtu.be/ci3afKw_mcY by Molly Hatchet played and out came Scott Irwin to a good ovation. Scott was in his long black trench coat, blue jeans, cowboy-style wrestling boots and blue bandana on his head. Scott slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring and climbed in and briefly saluted the crowd.

Ref called for the bell.

The two men came out of their corners and circled one another and Bill slowly raised his hand in the air for Scott to clasp. Scott cautiously grabbed Bill's hand and Bill kicked Scott in the gut. Bill hammered away on the doubled over Scott with a series of rapid-fire elbows to the back of the neck. Bill slammed Scott's head into the top buckle and Scott staggered out of the corner next to the ropes and Bill raked Scott's eyes across the top rope. Scott grabbing at his eyes walked away. Bill followed and clubbed Scott with a double sledge to the back, spun Scott around, whipped Scott into the ropes and caught Scott coming off with a flying tackle. Bill covered Scott and hooked the leg. 1...2... Scott kicked out. Bill popped Scott with a head shot, snapped Scott up, whipped Scott into the ropes and blasted Scott coming off with a lariat. Scott crashed to the mat. Bill pulled Scott up and raked his boot laces across Scott's face and slammed Scott's head into the mat. Bill snapped Scott up and threw Scott over the top rope and crashing to the floor. Scott down. Ref reprimanded Bill and Bill said something snappy in reply. Ref ordered Bill to stand back. Instead, Bill left the ring and went over and grabbed the ring mic off the timekeeper's table. Bill walked over to where Scott was slowly recovering on the floor.

Bill: "Scott! When I beat you tonight, that's it! I wash my hands of you and want you out of my life...forever!"

Scott got to his knees and Bill repeatedly drove the butt end of the mic into Scott's head. Scott went face down on the floor. Ref counting. Bill spoke into the mic again.

Bill: "That's how you treat a brother who's a complete disgrace!

"I will now kick my brother when he's down!"

Bill stomped away on Scott. 20-count rising.

Bill peeled Scott up off the floor with one hand and pulled Scott to his feet and held Scott by the back of his hair. Scott now bleeding. Bill still had the mic.

Bill: "Doesn't Scott look good, folks?!"

Bill threw Scott back into the ring. Bill followed Scott. Ref reprimanded Bill again. Bill kept the running commentary going.

Bill: "If you wanna keep working as a referee then you need to stay out of my way! I gotta continue beating up my brother!"

Scott up as Bill turned and Bill caught Scott with a kick to the gut. Scott fell back against the ropes. More on the mic from Bill.

Bill: "This is all the fight you give me, brother dearest?! You're even more of a worthless piece of trash than I thought!"

Bill caught Scott with a series of head shots and then popped Scott in the gut with the head end of the mic a couple of times. Ref went over and demanded the mic from Bill.

Bill: "Do you like your job, ref?!"

Bill shoved the mic in the ref's face.

Ref: "Yes. I do."

Bill: "Then go stand in the corner over there facing the crowd! You're in a timeout! Go! Get out of here!"

Ref: "Lose the mic!"

Bill: "Man! If you and your family don't want to wind up in HUD housing living among the dregs of society then you better..."

Tap on Bill's shoulder. Bill just shrugged it off because he was caught up in the heat of the moment with the ref.

Bill: "Get in the corner...NOW!"

Another tap on Bill's shoulder. Bill was still facing the other way.

Bill: "What?!"

Bill turned and Scott was standing there and had recovered. Bill was taken aback.

Scott grabbed the mic out of the stunned Bill's hand.

Scott: "Tell me, brother dearest, how does it feel?"

Scott dropped the mic and tore into Bill with a series of head shots as the fans cheered. Scott whipped Bill into the ropes and caught Bill coming off with a kick to the chest. Bill crashed to the mat. Scott snapped Bill up, whipped Bill into the ropes and caught Bill coming off with a belly-to-belly suplex. Ref had laid the mic in the corner of the ring and Scott went over and grabbed it.

Scott: "I will now stomp the crap out of my brother!"

Scott tossed the mic and laid into his brother with a series of stiff stomps to the delight of the crowd. Scott snapped Bill up, whipped Bill into the ropes and caught Bill coming off with a punch to the jaw. Bill spat in the air, spun around and crashed face-first to the mat. Bill then started to scoot back on his front side and inadvertently backed into the corner and crotched himself on the post. Bill hurting. Scott went over and pulled Bill away from the post, turned Bill over on his back and went for the cover. 1...2... Bill kicked out. Scott snapped Bill up, whipped Bill into the ropes one more time and caught Bill coming off with another kick to the chest. Bill crashed to the mat, rolled out of the ring and crashed to the floor. Ring mic sitting on the apron and Scott grabbed it.

Scott: "I am now going to the floor to continue pummeling my ingrate brother!"

Crowd cheered as Scott tossed the mic and ignored the ref, left the ring and dropped to the floor. Bill up and started slowly backing off as Scott moved in on him. Bill tried to beg off but Scott caught Bill and popped him with some punches and went to whip Bill into the ring post but Bill reversed and sent Scott crashing shoulder-first into the post. Scott stumbled off. Ref counting. Bill grabbed Scott and went to whip Scott into one of the opposite ringside barricades but Scott reversed and sent Bill crashing front-first into barricade. The impact sent Bill toppling over the barricade and crashing to the floor. Bill up as Scott climbed over the barricade. Bill backing up as Scott stalked him. Bill then moved into the fourth row of fans at ringside and Scott stalked Bill down the row past the fans. Ref's count hit 20 and he called for the bell. Bill moved out of the row into the aisle and started backing up as Scott came out of the row. Scott closed in on Bill and Bill caught Scott with a kick to the gut, grabbed Scott and locked Scott into position for a DDT on the concrete when Scott was able to ram Bill back-first into the permanent hockey boards. Bill lost his grip on Scott. Scott nailed Bill with a couple of head shots. Bill staggered over by an opening in the hockey boards and started backing up the permanent steps as Scott stalked him. Ref again called for the bell to try and calm things down to no avail. Scott moved in on Bill and Bill caught Scott with a head shot. Bill caught Scott with another head shot. Scott stunned. Bill turned and started to walk up the steps when Scott recovered enough to grab Bill and slam Bill's head into the stair handle on the steps. Scott repeated the move. Bill staggered off and went through the section tunnel that led to the concourse and Scott followed Bill out. Bill started to back away from Scott and Bill reached over and grabbed a popcorn vendor who was selling popcorn at a stand alone old school popcorn cart and threw the vendor into Scott and then wheeled the popcorn cart into Scott's way. Bill ran into a men's bathroom as Scott gave chase. Scott tried to open the door but Bill had locked it. Scott pounded on the door. After several seconds, Bill quickly opened the door but had a fat guy standing in front of him, Bill shoved the fat guy, who's jeans were down at his knees but his underpants were pulled up and had a toilet paper tail sticking out of them, into Scott. Bill then closed and locked the bathroom door again as Scott shoved fatty out of the way. Scott pounded on the door. Arena security arrived and grabbed the furious Scott and looked to calm him down. Scott kicked the door and security was having trouble moving him out of the area.

Camera then cut back to Tony and Mark in the arena.

DECISION: Double Count Out - 11:19)

(Announcers discussed the wild double count out between brothers Scott Irwin and 'Million Dollar' Bill. Said World Title Challenger Sid Vicious makes an appearance after the break.)

(Commercials)

('SPRING BREAKOUT' PPV UPDATE!

Announcers ran down the card so far:

WCW World Championship Match: The New Spoiler (WC) vs. Sid Vicious

(Pending the results of Sid's psych evaluation?)

Steel Cage Match for the WCW World Tag Team Championships: Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka (WTTC) vs. Los Lobos

(If Los Lobos doesn't win the titles in this match, they can't challenge for them again as long as Muraco & Snuka remain champions.)

2/3 Falls: Bret Hart vs. Dynamite Kid

(First Fall: Falls Count Anywhere; Second Fall: 20-Minute Iron Man Match; Third Fall*: No Disqualification - * If necessary.)

JUST SIGNED! Randy Savage vs. 'World's Greatest Athlete' Terry Taylor

Ric Flair vs. Paul Orndorff

Tru TV Championship: Dick Slater (TVC) vs. Sgt. Slaughter

WCW Presents: 'Spring Breakout' - Sunday - March 4 - Rio Rancho, NM - Santa Ana Star Center - 8pm E/5pm P - Tickets on sale NOW!)

(In-ring:

Jimmy Hart was walking around in the ring with mic in hand. He was wearing one of his colorful suits. He did not have his megaphone and was alone.

Jimmy: "It's time for Sid Vicious to get out here and show us the psychological examination evaluation that's gonna disqualify him from challenging the New Spoiler for the World Championship at 'Spring Breakout'!"

Jimmy paced back-and-forth in the ring.

'Steel Monkey' https://youtu.be/5GpqlHagGJE filled the arena and out came Sid Vicious to a strong ovation. Vicious, in street clothes, came down the aisle walking with a sense of purpose and climbed over the top rope into the ring. He had a mic.

Vicious had a piece of paper in his hand.

Sid walked right up to Jimmy.

Sid: "Here's my psych evaluation, Jimmy!"

Jimmy: "Let me see what it says, man! There's no way you'll be cleared to wrestle after everyone sees how nutty you are!"

Sid handed the paper to Jimmy. Jimmy quickly scanned the paper while reading it under his breath.

Jimmy then snapped back like he was stunned.

Jimmy: "Wrestler Sid Vicious is of sound mind and is free to pursue any wrestling matches he would like now and in the future!"

Crowd popped.

Sid: "Guess who's coming to dinner at 'Spring Breakout', Jimmy?! Hahahaha!"

Jimmy: "Who is this doctor James T. Kirk?! Is he a real doctor?! Or did one of your kook friends put on a white coat and pretend he was a doctor to diagnose you?! This can't be legitimate!"

Sid: "Check him out for yourself, Jimmy! He's a very real shrink! And he cleared me! And that clears the way for me to become the new WCW World Champion!"

Jimmy: "I don't think so, Sid, baby! I'm not buying this! No way any respectable head doctor finds you sane!"

Sid: "You know what? You're really beginning to annoy me."

Jimmy: "I am?! What are you going to do about it you psycho?!"

Sid: "You wanna see how wild and crazy I can get right now?"

Jimmy: "Don't you touch me! Don't you come near me?!"

Sid slowly started moving in Jimmy's direction as Jimmy backed into the corner.

Crowd buzzed as Bubba Rogers and Steve O, both in street clothes, charged down the aisle, hit the ring and jumped Sid from behind. The pair hammered away on Sid, whipped Sid into the ropes and caught Sid coming off with a double clothesline. Sid down and hurting. After a few stomps by Rogers and O, Rogers snapped Sid up, whipped Sid into the ropes and caught Sid coming off with his spinning side slam finisher. Sid laid out. New Spoiler came to the ring in his mask and ring attire and wearing his fingerless black glove on his right hand. New Spoiler had the belt slung over his shoulder. As O and Rogers got in a few more well placed stomps on Sid, New Spoiler climbed into the ring and handed his title to manager Jimmy Hart. New Spoiler nodded and Rogers and O pulled Sid to his feet and each man held one of Sid's arms. New Spoiler reared back and slapped Sid across the face. Sid in a daze. New Spoiler slapped Sid again. New Spoiler then laid into Sid with a series of head and body shots. Sid on shaky legs but still being held up by Rogers and O. New Spoiler gestured for the title belt and was handed it by Jimmy. New Spoiler stood looking at the stunned Sid for a few seconds, raised the title over his head and brought the centerpiece of the belt crashing down on top of Sid's head. Rogers and O let go of Sid and Sid crumpled harmlessly to the mat. New Spoiler, O and Rogers all stood over the downed Sid as Jimmy Hart looked on as the program faded to black.)

END PROGRAM

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