WCW 1996: Dawn of Dominance

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Coming at you with WCW 1996. Hope you enjoy it if you take the time to read any!

 

First Nitro

 

Booker T vs Maxx Muscle

 

Big Bubba Rogers vs Sting

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WCW Monday Nitro

Monday Week 1 January 1996

Civic Center

Attendance: 7647

Welcome to Nitro we are live from the Civic Center in Saginaw Michigan. Just over 3 weeks away from the upcoming Clash of Champions ladies and gentlemen we have a very Special edition of Nitro tonight as we have got Big Bubba Rogers taking on Sting later tonight on TNT.

 

Booker T vs Maxx Muscle

Booker T makes his way to the ring to a pop from the crowd, he is set to be going one on one with Maxx Muscle next on Monday Nitro. Harlem Heat is of course in action at the upcoming clash. That match will be against the Blue Bloods for the WCW Tag Championship. Both men are in the ring and the bell rings. Maxx Muscle gets the jump on Booker T but booker whips him to the corner and catches him with a body slam. Booker continues to work and hits Maxx with a nice swinging neck breaker. Booker continues to stomp and beat on Maxx and sends him into the corner. Booker is totally in control of this one to open up Nitro. Maxx gets up out of the corner and tries to mount some offense to no avail as Booker hits him with the Scissor Kick and makes the cover for a dominating performance against Maxx Muscle. Bobby says Booker may have got an easy win tonight but he thinks Harlem Heat are worried about the tag team title defense at the clash

 

Big Bubba Rogers vs Sting

Big Bubba Rogers comes out and says tonight in front of all of these rednecks he is about to change the scene here at WCW. He is sick and tired of Sting thinking he is the best around here. He says he plans to take out Sting tonight and then Hulk Hogan next, Rogers says he’d take them both out tonight if Hogan was in the building. He calls out Sting to get out here and start this fight. Big Bubba is fired up tonight. Pacing around the ring as he waits for Sting to answer his call.

Sting comes out to a loud reaction. He’s on a path for another shot at the WCW World Title but standing in his way tonight is Big Bubba. It is announced during the match Sting’s opponent for Clash of Champions will be The Gambler. The two face off in the ring and Bubba catches Sting with the first flurry of offense that has Sting reeling in the ropes. Sting regains his wits as the capacity crowd here in Michigan gets behind him the Stinger ends up catching Big Bubba in the Scorpion Deathlock and its all over with Sting getting the win here tonight. That’s all for us here tonight on Nitro! Catch us this weekend on WCW Saturday Night on TBS.

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WCW SATURDAY NIGHT CARD

Big Bubba Rogers vs Craig Pittman

 

Johnny B.Badd vs Steven Regal- Johnny B.Badd puts his WCW World Television Championship on the line

 

Big Train Bart vs Ricky Santana

 

Dick Slater vs Fidel Sierra

 

Arn Anderson vs Randy Savage

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<p>Wide World of Wrestling News and Rumors Week 1 January 1996</p><p> </p><p>

-It is rumored that the WWF is looking to add some new talent to their roster in advance of this year’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view. This is likely in an effort to bring in some names to increase PPV buyrates.</p><p> </p><p>

-<strong>Changes in the business:</strong> 1995 was quite a year and the industry continues to change and we head into 1996. A big change we are seeing is the rise of more pay-per-view shows. More pay-per-views mean lesser buy rates, however we can’t be certain if it is solely to blame for declining viewership. The smaller companies in the U.S. faced a tougher year last year and we will see if they can rebound this year. WCW Nitro went head to head with Monday Night Raw and came out at the end of the year actually ahead of the WWF in viewership. </p><p> </p><p>

-<strong>What Will 1996 look like?</strong> How will WCW continue to change as they look to the long term of taking the U.S. market and expand world wide. WCW will need to be strong for Turner Broadcasting and to continue to battle in the Monday Night War. WWF is shaky right now. However new PPV, RAW and Superstars broadcasting deals will help them secure more international coverage. Of course the other question is what can ECW do this year?</p><p> </p><p>

-<strong>WWF prediction:</strong> I think this is the year WWF falls from the top of the world of wrestling. Declining viewership and a strong WCW product could spell trouble for Titan Sports. It seems like 1996 will be built around Bret Hart, they also have Shawn Michaels who could be the best performer in the United States. It appears Razor Ramon, Psycho Sid and The Undertaker are poised to be the main heels in the WWF this year.</p><p> </p><p>

-<strong>WCW Prediction</strong>: Nitro has won 7 of the last 15 weeks of the Monday Night War , along with 4 straight weeks including this past week’s show. The issue could be that WCW has been giving away PPV main events free on TV. WCW has the money, the talent and the TV deals on it’s side however. WCW Saturday Night is still getting good ratings on the weekend as well. WCW has better talent but one could argue the WWF has a better booking staff backstage along with experience that could set them apart.</p><p> </p><p>

-WCW has announced the card of Clash of Champions. It will have 10 matches. Five of which we know at this point.— Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko taking on The Road Warriors, Johnny B.Badd defending his title against Bunkhouse Buck, Harlem Heat defends the tag titles against The Blue Bloods, One Man Gang defends the US Title against The Warlord and Sting taking on The Gambler.</p><p> </p><p>

-WCW Pay-Per-View Schedule 1996: As of right now the WCW Pay Per View schedule is as follows:</p><p>

February- Superbrawl 6</p><p>

March- Uncensored </p><p>

May- Slamboree</p><p>

June- The Great American Bash </p><p>

July- Bash at the Beach </p><p>

August-Hog Wild</p><p>

September-Fall Brawl</p><p>

October-Halloween Havoc</p><p>

November- World War 3</p><p>

December- Starrcade</p><p> </p><p>

WCW Bookings- Next week’s Nitro is scheduled for Big Bubba Rogers & Lex Luger vs The Road Warriors. There have been matches for the following weeks Nitro scheduled as well, The Main Event is going to be The Enforcer Arn Anderson taking on Hulk Hogan. We also have Harlem Heat taking on Men at Work.</p>

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<p>WCW Saturday Night</p><p> </p><p>

Welcome to WCW Saturday Night coming to you from War Memorial Auditorium here in Fort Lauderdale. We have some high impact action coming to you tonight including a huge main event here between Arn Anderson and “The Macho Man” Randy Savage. We know where there is one horsemen there is always 4 so Savage is going to have to watch his back here tonight. Big Bubba Rogers will also be in action and his match his next so stick with us as WCW brings you the action you fans deserve!</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#9932CC;">Big Bubba Rogers vs Sgt. Craig Pittman</span></span></p><p>

Out comes Big Bubba to open up WCW Saturday Night. Big Bubba has been making waves here in WCW, he’s looking for shots at the gold but he took a loss to Sting on Nitro. Big Bubba will be tagging up with Lex Luger this week coming up on Nitro as they take on The Road Warriors in what is a huge matchup. That’s Monday Night on TNT but here tonight he has got Pittman who is making his way down to the ring. Dusty Rhodes thinks Pittman may have a chance to take down the big man tonight. However he looks a bit intimidated as Big Bubba overpowers Pittman into the corner. Pittman gets out and avoids Bubba for a minute but is sent back to the corner where he eats some right hands. A missed clothesline allows Pittman to gain some momentum however an attempted leap to the outside by Pittman is no good and he gets slammed on the steel railing. Bubba beats him down on the outside for a bit before returning into the ring. Pittman gets a boot up in the corner and follows it up with a good kick that gets Bubba down. Bubba soon turns it around and throws Pittman down with a big chokeslam. Bubba applies a choke in the center of the ring but Pittman momentarily turns it around before being caught yet again by the big man. A big slam to the mat but Pittman surprisingly kicks out. Pittman with an atomic drop then with a few forearms but Big Bubba just keeps coming back for more. Wait a minute! That’s Luger! He runs in from behind and takes Pittman down and they continue a beatdown but Hawk & Animal make a run in and clear the ring of Bubba & Luger.</p><p>

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Johnny B.Badd © vs Lord Steven Regal WCW World TV Title Match</span></span></p><p>

Johnny B Badd comes out to the ring with Mean Gene and says he’s been hearing all week about how tough his opponent Lord Steven Regal is. Johnny B. Badd dosen’t want to fight backstage, he wants to fight in the ring. B. Badd says Regal can dish it out but he can’t take it. Lord Steven Regal makes his way down to the ring and asks Johnny for the mic who reluctantly agrees. Regal has taken some exception to B.Badd’s comments and he says B.Badd is a sucker who believes he is someone who he is not. The bell rings and Johnny gets the jump with right hands. Regal strikes back but Johnny gets him with a back body drop. Johnny continues laying the offense and hits some stiff chops. Regal with a kick to the knee and he reverses the momentum. Regal works on Johnny in the corner and goes with a quick rollup but Johnny kicks out. Regal hits Johnny with an hard elbow before pinning with the feet on the ropes. Johnny kicks out again, Regal in control, the crowd firmly behind Johnny. A chant of Regal Sucks echoing. Regal however still in control until Johnny can get a boot up after an Irish Whip from Regal. Regal hits bad with a suplex for a 2 count. Regal continues the striking in the corner, he whips Johnny into the corner who quickly catches Regal with a surprising roll-up for the pinfall and the victory.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#9932CC;">Big Train vs Ricky Santana</span></span></p><p>

Bart enters the ring first set to go one-on-one against Ricky Santana. Santana is accompanied to the ring by teammate Fidel Sierra. The bell rings and its Bart on the attack first, he whips Santana hard into the corner. Bart with a nice suplex on Santana followed up by some stomps. Santana eats a variety of striking offense by Bart. Santana reverses around and lays some chops in the corner and catches Bart with a suplex and then a powerslam. Santana goes up to the second rope and Bart follows him up. Bart is knocked down Santana dives and he misses! Anybody’s match now, Bart to his feet first and a big german suplex starts things off. Lateral press for a 2 count which Santana kicks out of then the 2 go to trading chops. Santana catches Bart with a kick that leads to a suplex from Santana. Santana hits Bart with a slam for a 2 count. Santana goes for a powerbomb but that’s reversed by Bart who utilizes the back body drop. Bart then puts Santana in a choke and gets the submission victory.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="color:#9932CC;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Backstage at Saturday Night</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#9932CC;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span>Luger enters the backstage area where he meets up with Ric Flair. Luger says he has one question for Flair. He says Flair’s time is up in WCW. Flair asks Luger if he knows who he is talking to and Luger replies yes. He says it’s the so called legends like Flair that in his opinion have been taking the spotlight away from Luger. Luger has a problem with that. Luger says Flairs last big run is over. Flair says he dosent think Luger is man enough to end anything with Flair’s name on it. They face off and Luger slaps The Nature Boy with a cheap shot and he then leaves to go to the locker room.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="color:#9932CC;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Dick Slater vs Fidel Sierra</span></span></p><p>

Fidel Sierra is on his way to the ring with a purpose, going head to head with “Dirty” Dick Slater. Slater gets to the ring and is met with boos. Bell rings and the two circle around the ring before locking up and Slater on the early advantage with a shoulder tackle. Sierra gets up and on the offense with hard chops and strikes in the corner which eventually get Slater down. Sierra still ahead of Slater as the match goes on. If you’re late to join us ladies and gentlemen we saw Lex Luger cheap shot WCW Champion Ric Flair backstage earlier tonight. Sierra and Slater brawl around the outside before returning to the ring. Slater gets Sierra with a back body drop and gains some momentum but Sierra drops him again and drops an elbow on a downed Slater. Sierra continues the offense. Sierra eventually gets Slater with a Piledriver and picks up a win here on Saturday Night.</p><p> </p><p>

Ric Flair and The 4 Horsemen are in the ring with Mean Gene. Flair is furious Luger was able to get to him and cheap shot him with o repercussions from the Horsemen, things are tense between Flair and the 3 other Horsemen. Arn tells Flair the brotherhood is still there for each other. Arn says they need to focus on his match tonight against Randy Savage. Dusty says The Horsemen look shaky. They exit but Flair is obviously hot at the events that have happened tonight.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="color:#9932CC;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Randy Savage</span></span></p><p>

The Macho Man is with Gene Okerlund before the main event. Randy Savage says that he has put his time in on the road, he’s been to hell and back 12 times and for what? To finally get to the top of the business, which is here in World Championship Wrestling brother! His match with Arn is next!</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="color:#9932CC;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Arn Anderson vs Randy Savage</span></span></p><p>

Randy Savage enters the ring accompanied by The Hulkster. Arn Anderson is in the ring, other 3 Horsemen standing at ringside as we are ready to get this one going. The bell rings and Savage immediately to the outside. Macho embraces the cheers of the fans at ringside then moves into the ring. He and Arn lock up and exchange some wrestling holds in the center of the ring. Arn hits Savage with a shoulder tackle that gets Savage down. Savage is back up and gets the arm of Arn Anderson and begins to give it a good twist before Anderson gets him into the ropes. Savage eventually gets Arn down again and drops a knee on him. Savage dosen’t back off and gets Arn in a chinlock. Arn with a few flurries of offense but Savage is looking good here as he hip tosses Arn back down to the mat. Savage with a suplex to the enforcer and continues working on that arm. We see Hulk watching intently at ringside and he sees Arn starting to grab the edge. He sends Savage to the corner and gets him down. Arn stays in control until Savage catches Arn with a hard shot. Savage goes off the top with an elbow drop down on Arn. As soon as Arn can get to his feet Savage sets him down for another elbow drop. Savage looks to have the match won, and all of a sudden from the back out comes members of the Dungeon of Doom! The bell rings frantically as the match is thrown out. Hogan and Savage fight off members of the Dungeon for a bit but the numbers game is just too strong for the two. The Dungeon of Doom turn to the members of The Horsemen and we may see an explosion here but no! Sullivan sets The Giant loose on Flair at ringside, and the Horsemen stand idly by!! The rest of the Dungeon joins in on the beatdown as Arn, Chris and Brian make their way to the exit to a capacity crowd’s worth of boos. They have just turned on Ric Flair. What a shocking turn of events here on TBS! That’s all we have tonight folks and be sure not to miss Nitro this Monday Night for Big Bubba and Luger taking on The Road Warriors in tag action.</p>

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Wide World of Wrestling News and Rumors Week 2 January 1996

 

-Ric Flair vs The Giant set for Clash of Champions: After the angle on WCW Saturday Night it appears as though Ric Flair will be defending his title at Clash of Champions in the Main Event vs The Giant.

 

-Star ratings in for all WCW matches this week and are as follows: Booker T b Maxx Muscle 2*, Sting b Big Bubba Rogers-3.5* Saturday Night: Big Bubba Rogers b Craig Pittman 3*, Johnny B. Badd b Lord Steven Regal 3*, Black Train Bart b Ricky Santana 1.5*, Fidel Sierra b Dick Slater 2*, Arn Anderson NC Randy Savage 4*

 

-ECW is looking to get a broadcast deal to with MSG network to show their events as specials in the Tri-State area.

 

-Eric Bischoff took some shots at the WWF this past week on Nitro. Bischoff gave away some results of Raw and told his audience that Raw wasn’t any good. Bischoff and McMichael continued to belittle the WWF throughout the night. WWF aired a skit aimed at WCW on Raw making fun of the growing age of some of WCW’s top superstars. It looks like Ric Flair vs The Giant could be the main program going forward and it will be very interesting to see where Flair goes as a face and if he gets a program with the 4 Horsemen after the angle that aired on Saturday Night.

 

-Some in WCW were unhappy with the booking of the Johnny B. Badd vs Lord Steven Regal television title match. Supposedly the discussions backstage led most to believe the title was going to Steven Regal however that was not the case as the show aired, whether this was planned or a last minute change remains to be seen.

 

-Rumoured plans for Superbrawl include a tag team main event featuring the Road Warriors and likely a WCW World Heavyweight Title match.

 

-WWF are running a Bret Hart vs Razor Ramon program as a main driver into the Royal Rumble, however word on the street seems to be that Razor is not happy with his creative direction in the WWF, and is starting to grow tired of the locker room up north.

 

-Mixed reactions to Raw this week, featuring a main event between Diesel and The British Bulldog, some people complaining about the show however some enjoyed it.

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Love these history revisions of WCW.

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<p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>WCW Monday Nitro Week 2 January 1996</strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>

A video recap of the events of last week’s Nitro and Saturday Night is played</p><p></p><p>

as Nitro comes on the air. The announce table welcomes us to Monday Nitro live from the Richmond Coliseum. Nitro is ready to blast off with a United States title match. Featuring One Man Gang vs Ice Train!</p><p> </p><p></p><p>

<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#4169E1;">One Man Gang vs Ice Train United States Heavyweight Title Match</span></span></p><p></p><p>

Ice Train meets Gang in the ring and we are ready for this one. One Man Gang looking to successfully defend here on Nitro. One Man Gang of course has The Warlord at Clash of Champions but tonight he’s got his hands full with Ice Train. They lock up and Gang gets Ice Train into the corner and catches him with some stiff strikes. Ice Train finds his way back in the match with a good running clothesline. He sends Gang into the ropes for another clothesline. Gang is down and slowly gets to his feet and catches Train with a chop before getting him down with a running tackle which was good for a 2 count. A powerslam by Gang followed up by a rough back rake. Gang has Ice Train in trouble but Train is still fighting back with some strikes. Ice Train goes for a slam but fails. Gang continues to work on Train but the Ice Train gets the crowd behind him and begins to take a hold of things in the match. However Ice Train couldn’t get the job done in the end and takes the 3 count. One Man Gang successfully defends here on Nitro!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p>

A recap plays of when the Road Warriors cleared Rogers and Luger from the ring on Saturday Night. The commentators debate whether Rogers & Luger can work together, Mongo says that Luger & Bubba fear the Road Warriors. Heenan says while Rogers & Luger may lack experience as a team they are two of the toughest guys in WCW. He points out that Hawk & Animal haven’t been in action in a little bit and says there is no room for ring rust when you are facing a duo like Rogers & Luger.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>

<span style="color:#4169E1;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Road Warriors vs Rogers/Luger</span></span></p><p></p><p>

Luger & Bubba enter and then the Road Warriors bring the crowd to their feet as they enter down the ramp. Hawk & Animal get the fans and the commentators fired up for this one and we are about ready to get this one going. Immediately Luger & Bubba drop off the apron to the outside but Hawk & Animal chase them down and the bell rings. Road Warriors return to the ring and its Hawk to start against Bubba. They lock up and Bubba sends hawk to the corner but Hawk reverses and gains the upper hand with the strikes. Luger runs in at Hawk and then Animal joins to even the numbers up. The Road Warriors take the fight to both of them and Luger and Bubba clear the ring. The crowd is loving every moment of this. Bubba gets back in the ring and slams Hawk into the corner and takes him down, he snap mares him to the ground and goes for an elbow drop but Hawk slips out of the way. He tries to get to the corner but Bubba grabs him. Bubba connects with the elbow and tags in Luger. Luger with a slam on Hawk and Luger tries to get Hawk up for the torture rack but to no avail. Hawk slips off but takes a hard fall to the ring and then Luger tags in Bubba. Bubba with a sleeper applied on Hawk, Hawk eats a backbreaker and Bubbas back in and splashes on Hawk for a 2 count. Animal breaks up the pin and buys Hawk some time and he makes the tag. Animal is hot! Off the ropes into a clothesline and then Luger and Hawk head in the ring and its all 4 men in the ring again fighting. Hawk clears Luger and its Animal vs Bubba here. Luger gets Hawk with a slam on the outside then gets in the ring and they use the numbers advantage on Animal. This could be the beginning of the end for the Road Warriors and Bubba tags Luger in who gets Animal up in the torture rack and Bubba takes care of Hawk on the outside and Luger & Bubba get the win over The Road Warriors here on Nitro! That’s all for us tonight here on TNT. Be sure to join us for a special edition of WCW Saturday Night from New York! That’s Right fans WCW is making the trip up north! The show will feature Booker T taking on Lex Luger in our main event!</p></p>

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<div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#9932CC;"><span style="font-size:18px;">WCW Saturday Night</span></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>War Memorial Arena- Syracuse, NY</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>

Gene Okerlund is with One Man Gang backstage minutes before his upcoming match where he will be defending his title against the up and comer Alex Wright. One Man Gang seems confident and is laughing as Gene makes mention of his opponent tonight. One Man Gang says Alex Wright is going to suffer at the hands of the One Man Gang. Gang says Alex should cancel any plans of celebration tonight. Gang promises to leave Alex Wright in a gutter here in New York.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="color:#4169E1;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Alex Wright vs One Man Gang US Title</span></span></p><p>

One Man Gang enters the ring being accompanied by Dungeon of Doom leader Kevin Sullivan, Alex Wright enters and he is amped up for this one and goes at the One Man Gang before the bell even rings with an array of strikes and repeated running clotheslines. He sends Gang over the ropes and Alex Wright is on fire here to start this match. Wright heads to the outside and sends Gang into the steel steps before rolling him back in the ring. Alex Wright continues with hard strikes, he is looking great here tonight. Eventually Gang finds his way back to the outside. Wright goes for a flying crossbody to the outside however he doesn’t connect and he is down on the outside. Gang gets Wright up and sends him flying into the ring post. He sends him into the steel steps for payback before rolling him back in the ring. Gang yells at the crowd and garners some boos from the audience as he irish whips Wright into the ropes and demolishes him with a hard clothesline. Gang with a stomp to the face of Wright before going to the second rope and coming off with a double axehandle. He covers Wright for the 1…2… and no Wright manages to kick out! Gang sends him to the corner and continues to inflict punishment. Another attempted cover but couldn’t get the 3 count. Wright eventually gains some momentum and gets gang secured in a sleeper. Gang could be in trouble but look out! Kevin Sullivan from behind and hits Wright in the head with United States title belt and Gang retains here by disqualification. He looked menacing but one could not deny the courage that Alex Wright showed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Mean Gene is backstage along with Lex Luger here, footage is played of Luger’s win on Nitro over the Road Warriors. Luger is very confident for his match against Booker T tonight. He tells Booker T he’s going to put a beating on him like nothing that’s ever been seen here up north tonight. He dosen’t have much more to say to Gene and Lex says he will see Booker later in the ring.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="color:#4169E1;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Johnny B. Badd vs Loch Ness WCW World Television</span></span></p><p>

Loch Ness takes on Johnny B. Badd for the WCW World TV title next. Badd flies down to the ring to a loud ovation. Loch Ness definitely has the size advantage here in this one. We will see who comes out of this one on top as the bell rings. Kevin Sullivan and The Zodiac accompany Loch Ness to ringside as it seems he may have aligned himself with the villainous Dungeon of Doom. B. Badd comes out with a big right hand that gets Loch Ness reeling immediately, he takes a second to get his wits back and the two exchange blows with B.Badd eventually getting Loch Ness down and hits him with a splash that good for a 1 count. Johnny continues the offense and the crowd is digging it. An attempted move by B.Badd misses which leads to him flying out of the ring and taking a shot at Sullivan on the outside, the time Johnny spent allows Loch Ness to get back in this one but Johnny nails him with more hard strikes that get him down. Johnny heads back to the outside for a shot at Sullivan but Loch Ness comes out from behind and sends B. Badd flying hard into the steel steps. Loch Ness rolls him back in the ring and goes on the offense with some nice moves. B. Badd was on a roll until Kevin Sullivan got involved. Hard irish whip from Loch Ness sends B.Badd into the corner. Loch Ness then with a powerslam and a 2 count. Johnny tried to make a reversal on an irish whip but was just too late and he is sent in hard again. Loch Ness continuing to find the mark with some stomps on a downed B.Badd. These two are fighting hard here tonight. Loch Ness with an elbow on the apron and Johnny is back on the floor and Sullivan & Zodiac get in his face as he lays down and out on the floor. B.Badd eventually gets back in it for a bit with a nice roundhouse right. Loch Ness hits Johnny with a piledriver. Zodiac gets up on the apron and hands Loch Ness some brass knuckles, he goes for the KO but misses and this allows B.Badd to show he still has some fight left. Johnny throws the knuckles out of the ring and the two go back to exchanging blows in the ring. B. Badd sends Loch Ness into the corner and gets him down on the mat, Johnny goes high risk with an elbow drop from the top rope and that’s a 3 count and a successful defense for Johnny B.Badd here tonight on Saturday Night</p><p> </p><p>

Mean Gene is with Meng who has a match next against Cobra. Meng tells Gene that Cobra should be very afraid of what is coming his way in their match next.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#4169E1;">Meng vs Cobra</span></span></p><p>

Our next match here on Saturday Night is ready to get underway. Meng and Cobra lock it up in the middle of the ring and the two seem evenly matched early on. Cobra with a headlock on Meng followed up by a shoulder block off the ropes. Meng gets up and again is bested by Cobra with a shoulder block. They lock up yet again with Cobra going with a headlock, Cobra has all the momentum and Meng goes to the outside. Meng starts to strike back and gets Cobra downed. Cobra fights back and Meng rolls out of the ring again but Cobra goes and gets him on the outside. Meng gets in the ring first and catches Cobra with some stomps on the way in the ring and then locks him in the abdominal stretch with a little leverage from the top rope. Cobra takes care of the situation but Meng gets him back down with a clothesline. Meng then drops and elbow and goes for a cover for a 2 count. He locks a choke on Cobra and that is hard for him to battle out of. The two are brawling back and forth with some hard strikes finding the mark. Meng goes for a knee in the corner and misses and that allows Cobra to counter with some hard kicks to the legs of Meng. Cobra locks him into a figure four leglock but Meng gets to the ropes and breaks the hold. The match continues on with Cobra mostly on the offense but Meng picks up a big win with a small package for the win.</p><p> </p><p>

The Nature Boy is on the entrance ramp with Mean Gene and looks like he’s with The Macho Man! Gene gives the mic to Savage. Savage says he got a bad deal on the match against Arn last week, Savage says he had it won but you know The Horsemen. Savage says The Horsemen knew they couldn’t take him out by themselves. Savage says the 4 Horsemen has now become the 3. Gene asks Flair for his thoughts, Flair says he thought Horsemen traditions were still alive and well, however Flair says he is now going to be doing things the “Flair” way from now on. Flair plans to continue taking care of business. Flair says The Giant better be ready to be outplayed, outwrestled and outclassed at the Clash of Champions. Flair says there is no way that The Giant is walking out of Clash with the belt. Flair says The Horsemen may have got the better of him last week but he tells them he has got them right where he wants them and to watch out, because revenge is coming. </p><p> </p><p>

Mean Gene is on the entrance ramp with his guests at this time, The American Males. Before the match can begin Buck and Dick run down the ramp and attack Riggs & Bagwell. The teams fight outside the ring for a while brawling back and forth before eventually they get in the ring.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="color:#4169E1;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Bunkhouse Buck/Dirty Dick vs American Males</span></span></p><p>

We are ready for this tag team contest here on WCW Saturday Night. Its Scotty Riggs and Bunkhouse Buck in there to start us off. Buck gets it going with a takedown but Riggs is back to his feet quickly and they face off in the center of the ring. They lock up and Riggs gets Buck down and then makes the tag to Bagwell for some double team offense. Bagwell is in control before Col. Robert Parker grabs a leg and trips him up in the corner. Buck tags in Dick and he’s got control of the match so far. He slams Bagwell down and takes a shot at Riggs before tagging Buck back in. Buck is on fire until Bagwell gets him up for a powerbomb. In tags Riggs and The American Males are using there tag team experience to start to dominate here. Dick gets involved before eventually being sent over the ropes. Buck goes for the pin but the referee is distracted by Robert Parker and as the ref turns around we had Riggs take advantage with a quick roll up for a 3 count.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

We see a montage of a day in the life of Lex Luger. We see some footage of one of his workout sessions. He is in our main event next!</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="color:#4169E1;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Lex Luger vs Booker T</span></span></p><p>

Here we go Luger vs Booker In the main event and Luger gets in front early on. He goes for a quick cover for a 1 count on Booker T. Luger is very aggressive in there to start the match. Booker T gets his share of the offense in before a 2 count on Luger. Luger gets back in control of the match before he and Booker collide and both go down. Booker gets to his feet first and gains an advantage and catches Luger with some stinging right hands. Booker gets Luger down to the mat for a 2 count. The Blue Bloods run down the apron and begin to assault Booker as his back was turned. The Blue Bloods leave him in a heap in the ring. Luger gets a few extra shots in as if the beatdown by The Blue Bloods wasn’t enough. That’s all we got for Saturday Night be sure to join us for Nitro!</p>

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Wide World of Wrestling News and Rumors Week 3 January 1996

-WCW Nitro this week has Arn Anderson taking on Hulk Hogan in the main event, Along with Harlem Heat taking on Men at Work

 

-WWF won the ratings war in the last 2 weeks of the Monday Night War, this can’t be seen as a success for WCW who had the momentum coming into 1996.

 

-John Tenta took an injury while working overseas in Japan. He is expected to be out for at least a year.

 

-WCW signed Brian Pillman to a contract extension

 

-WCW are promising a higher TV rating this week with the Anderson vs Hogan main event.

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We welcome you fans to the hottest wrestling show on TV, WCW Monday Nitro! Live on TNT in front of about 8,000 people here at the Memphis Pyramid.

 

Here comes Ric Flair to the ring with his associate as of late Macho Man. They get a microphone in the ring. What does Flair have to say? Flair calls out The Horsemen can hear him and he wants to set the record straight with them, so he has taken it upon himself to come out here and address the crowd. He admits he has made a few mistakes in his career up until now. He tells The Horsemen if they have the guts then he wants them to come out here so he can talk face to face. Brian Pillman comes out and Savage steps between the two men. Savage says if Pillman is thinking of doing something foolish to remember that he has backup in the form of The Macho Man. Flair is smiling in the ring like he has something up his sleeve. Flair says he will take him out if he really wants the fight. Flair tells Pillman he’s got the night off tonight but he says its Pillman vs Flair this Saturday Night, WOO!. Pillman breaks loose and gets to brawling with Flair but Savage gets Flair off him and its announced we will have Flair vs Pillman this Saturday on TBS!

 

 

We see a recap of Booker T’s match on WCW Saturday Night vs Lex Luger and show the attack by the Blue Bloods.

Harlem Heat vs Men at Work

Booker T and Mark Starr start it off. The commentators talk about Harlem Heat’s upcoming title defense against the Blue Bloods. Mark Starr knocks Booker off ringside after Booker T tagged in Stevie Ray. Steven Regal makes his way to ringside and he was handed something by Earl Robert Eaton which looked like brass knuckles. Stevie Ray went to the ropes to confront Regal before Regal hit him with the knux that allowed Starr to get the pin, The Blue Bloods make a quick exit and this tag match at the Clash should be a great bout.

 

Hogan is in the ring before his match, He calls out Arn Anderson and he says for Arn Anderson to get out here because he is ready to go. Arn makes his way and we are ready for this one

Arn Anderson vs Hulk Hogan

The bell sounds and here we go, chants of Hogan echo through the arena, Arn gets the scoop slam and takes down Hulk Hogan, what a win this would be for Arn here tonight over The Hulkster. Arn attacks Hogan with confidence. Arn with a huge right hand that takes Hulk out of the ring. Hulk is getting the adrenaline rush and he’s hulking up and Hogan scores with some right hands and down goes Anderson. Hogan continues to put knuckles to the face of Anderson. Hulkster dominating Anderson right now. Hogan gets Anderson familiar with the turnbuckle, Anderson rolls out of the ring and he is walking away from this fight. Anderson is walking away from Hogan, it looks like that’s all Anderson wanted from Hogan and Hogan wins the match by countout. Join us Saturday Night on TBS for Brian Pillman vs Ric Flair!

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WCW Saturday Night

Another good crowd of an estimated 8,000 here at the Memphis Pyramid for WCW Saturday Night on TBS!

 

Gene Okerlund interviews Ric Flair who talked about his match against Brian Pillman tonight. Lex Luger came out to interrupt the WCW champion but it did not lead to any punches thrown as Luger was just there for an interview, things are tense between the two men but it seems like everybody wants a piece of the Nature Boy these days.

 

Benoit & Malenko vs Barrio Brothers

Malenko submitted Ricky Santana with a cloverleaf in about a minute long match.

 

Before the VK Wallstreet match Schiavone and Rhodes hype up the upcoming Monday Nitro and tell us the main event will be Sting vs Big Bubba Rogers

 

V.K. Wallstreet vs Bobby Walker

V.K. Wallstreet pinned Bobby Walker in 5:04 with a Write Off Lariat.

 

Dick Slater did an interview before his match, he is confident that he, Buck, and Robert Parker are on their way back to the top of WCW and he’s gonna get it started tonight with a win against Hugh Morrus

 

Hugh Morrus vs Dick Slater

Morrus beat Slater in 10:13. Slater had some hard shots in on Morrus early however Morrus caught Slater with a hard headbutt. Morrus got the best of Slater early and went for the moonsault but missed. Slater eventually got Morrus up for a slam but sold an injured back from doing it. Morrus hit a top rope splash for 2. Slater tried to make a comeback and got in some offense but Morrus hit him with the moonsault for the finish. The two did good enough to make this a decent match.

 

Road Warriors vs Men at Work

Road Warriors got the win with the Doomsday Device in 4:47. Dominating match for the Road Warriors.

 

Arn Anderson is with Brian Pillman on their way down to the ring for the match against Ric Flair. Arn vows that Pillman will get the win tonight to Gene and that the Horsemen are on their way to a WCW title shot.

 

Brian Pillman vs Ric Flair

Flair beat Pillman by DQ after The Giant ran in with Kevin Sullivan and hit Ric Flair with a steel chain before Choke slamming him to the mat as Saturday Night goes off air. Join us this week on Nitro and don’t forget about the Clash of Champions this Tuesday night!

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WCW Monday Nitro

 

Were live with WCW Monday Nitro here on TNT. Coming to you tonight from Miami Florida in front of 7,500 fans! Tonight the Blue Bloods in tag team action and a rematch between Sting and Big Bubba Rogers!

 

Blue Bloods vs Barrio Brothers

Blue Bloods beat the Barrio Brothers and picked up momentum heading into their big tag team title match with Harlem Heat tomorrow night on the Clash of Champions

 

Big Bubba did an interview saying he was going to slap Sting around tonight

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Big Bubba vs Sting

Big Bubba pinned Sting here in the rematch in what was a good match. Bubba is getting a lot of heel heat from the fans and picks up a big win here on the main event of Nitro join us tomorrow for Clash of Champions!

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WCW Clash of Champions

 

Live on TBS in front of 7,500 fans in Miami, Florida.

 

Alex Wright vs Sgt. Craig Pittman

Alex Wright had a decent match here beating Craig Pittman

 

Loch Ness vs Joey Maggs

Loch Ness defeated Joey Maggs and looked great in there still and is getting some decent heel heat. Joey Maggs unfortunately still not looking very good in the ring put hopefully this matchup with a more experienced wrestler will help him get better.

 

Big Bubba makes a challenge to whoever wins the main event tonight at Superbrawl, Big Bubba says with his win over Sting on Nitro he believes he should be the #1 contender to the World Heavyweight Title

 

Barrio Brothers vs Men At Work

Barrio Brothers got back on track with a win here.

 

Sting vs The Gambler

Sting beat The Gambler in an excellent match for what it was, Sting wins easily.

 

 

One Man Gang cut a promo and talked about his title defense against the Warlord. Gang says the title is important to him and important to the Dungeon of Doom’s mission to take over WCW.

One Man Gang vs The Warlord WCW United States Title Match

One Man Gang made a successful defense over The Warlord, was a pretty good back and forth match. One Man Gang got the pin after a 747 splash and looked quite formidable in this match. There is no doubt the fans were impressed by Gang in this one.

 

Gene interviewed Booker T who said Harlem Heat didn’t really want to make this fued with the Blue Bloods personal but that’s what it is now. This ended up being an intense promo from Harlem Heat excited for the tag match!

 

Harlem Heat vs Blue Bloods WCW World Tag Team Title Match

The crowd here goes ballistic for Harlem Heat tonight. The teams put on a decent match, the teams definitely have chemistry which boosted the quality of the match. Stevie Ray got a hot tag from Booker, ran wild, then tagged in Booker who did an awesome Jump Axe Kick for the pin and successful title defense. The crowd here in the arena liked that match and Harlem Heat got a good ovation from the crowd after the match.

 

Gene Okerlund interviewed Johnny B.Badd in the ring. Johnny B.Badd said he is Mr.TV Title and that nobody will win the title from him. Johnny called out Bunkhouse Buck and Col. Robert Parker to come out. Robert Parker comes out and he tells Johnny B.Badd he wants Dick Slater to get the next shot at that TV Title if somehow Bunkhouse Buck doesn’t win it tonight. B.Badd refused that proposal and then Buck headed to the ring.

 

Johnny B.Badd vs Bunkhouse Buck WCW World Television Title Match

Johnny B. Badd beat Bunkhouse Buck. Johnny got the momentum first and did lots of moves to Bunkhouse Buck who rolled to the outside. Johnny B.Badd did a nice dive to the outside on Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater. After the match Loch Ness came down the ramp and attacked Johnny B.Badd and WCW official Charles Robinson before security came down to the ring and were finally able to contain the monster that is Loch Ness.

 

Road Warriors vs Benoit & Malenko

Hawk ran wild early on until being crushed by Benoit with a clothesline. Benoit tagged in Malenko and they got some 2 on 1 offense in on Hawk before Animal got the hot tag and it became all 4 men in the ring battling it out. Animal hit Benoit with a nice german suplex before setting up the Doomsday Device for the pin. The crowd went insane for this one. Benoit & Malenko got into a bit of an argument after the match blaming each other for the loss. Road Warriors got a big pop when they got the win.

 

Next week’s Nitro main event is announced to be Road Warriors vs Arn Anderson and a surprise partner who many will find shocking but Arn says he has reached an agreement with the Taskmaster Kevin Sullivan to team up with The Giant live this week on TNT.

 

Flair vs The Giant WCW World Heavyweight Title Match

Hulk Hogan joins the commentators table for this one. Ric Flair was dominated early on by The Giant and held the advantage until The Giant pushed Flair into the ref which sent the ref down. Hogan was saying on commentary that Flair was in trouble and while the ref was down Giant had Flair pinned but no one was there to count. When the referee was ready to count to 3 Flair had recovered enough to kick out at 2! Flair eventually made a slow but sure comeback on The Giant and won with a Figure Four Leglock and retained the WCW World Heavyweight title in what was an epic encounter. Hogan went down to celebrate with Flair but Flair didn’t want a celebration and walked off on the Hulkster.

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<div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#9932CC;">WCW Saturday Night</span></span></p></div><p></p><p>

Welcome to WCW Saturday Night here on TBS, we got a great night of action for you here coming to you tonight from Kansas City, Missouri</p><p> </p><p>

Sting cuts a promo. He wants Big Bubba Rogers to take him on one more time since he heard him talking about being the number one contender at Clash of Champions.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Sting vs Bunkhouse Buck</strong></span></p><p>

Sting destroyed Bunkhouse Buck tonight. While Buck had a short comeback and did manage to knock down the Stinger with a punch, that was all he could do. Sting then won by Submission with the Scorpion Deathlock. Sting looked quite good here in what was almost a total squash match.</p><p> </p><p>

The Nasty Boys did a promo saying they are going to take out State Patrol tonight.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong><strong><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Nasty Boys vs State Patrol</span></strong></strong></strong></p><p>

The Nasty Boys beat State Patrol. The Nasty Boys looked good, Buddy Lee Parker got the hot tag but State Patrol were distracted by the American Males and that allowed the Nasty Boys to get the win here.</p><p> </p><p>

Backstage Randy Savage runs into The Giant and Kevin Sullivan. Sullivan said the real reason we haven’t seen Savage performing in the ring much lately is because he is scared of guys like The Giant. Sullivan says Savage is a coward. Savage walked away from the situation although he was seething at The Giant & Sullivan.</p><p>

</p><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>

Chris Benoit vs Mr JL</strong></span></p><p>

Chris Benoit beat Mr J.L. Both Guys are good but they didn’t get a lot of time and they didn’t get a lot of heat either. JL had the early offense but Benoit made the comeback and locked in the Crossface for the submission victory.</p><p> </p><p>

Hulk Hogan comes out to the ring to pop all the Hulkamaniacs but he does announce he will not be in action at the upcoming Superbrawl PPV brother.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Road Warriors vs Men At Work</strong></span></p><p>

The best Road Warriors showing to date. The Road Warriors are looking as good as anyone in the business right now. Men at Work kept up decently in this match. Road Warriors showed some power moves. The WCW crowd loved this. The Doomsday Device on Chris Kanyon was good for a 3 count and Road Warriors win another one .</p><p> </p><p>

The Giant is getting a non-title rematch with Ric Flair tonight and we see a hype video of The Giant showing his incredible strength and power. Footage is shown of The Giant clearing the ring of multiple people at once and some of his strongest moments are put together for this epic montage. A recap is shown of when The Giant had Flair pinned but the referee was down when it happened and tonight he gets a rematch.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Ric Flair vs The Giant</span></strong></p><p>

Flair submitted The Giant in 13:35 in a highly rated match. The crowd loved this match and gave Flair an ovation like he was the biggest star in the business which is impressive that Flair is still at this level. This match was more a wrestling match then their previous match on Clash of Champions. The Giant missed an attemped splash which allowed Flair to lock in the Figure Four Leglock for the submission victory and 2 straight wins over The Giant/ who will be teaming with Arn Anderson this week on Monday Nitro!.</p>

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<p>Wide World of Wrestling News and Rumors Week 4 Jan 1996</p><p> </p><p>

-WWF did another “Billionaire Ted” skit on RAW this week attacking WCW and their talent.</p><p> </p><p>

-WCW didn’t strike back with anything notable which was surprising given their recent on air shots at the WWF</p><p> </p><p>

-WWF Raw won the ratings war again this week and Raw was headlined by a Bret Hart vs The Undertaker main event going head to head with WCW’s Big Bubba Rogers vs Sting matchup.</p><p> </p><p>

-WWF Royal Rumble matches included: HHH & Isaac Yankem over Droese & Phatu, Tatanka over Marty Jannetty, Sir Mo over Hakushi, 1-2-3 Kid over Skip, Smokin’ Gunns retained against Mabel & The Ringmaster, Henry O. Godwinn over Savio Vega, Barry Horowitz over Zip, Razor Ramon defending his title against Avatar, Bret Hart retained his title against Bob Backlund and The Undertaker won the Royal Rumble. The final 4 included The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Diesel and Psycho Sid.</p><p> </p><p>

-WCW Superbrawl main event has been set and it is going to be Ric Flair vs Big Bubba Rogers for the WCW World Heavyweight Title. The Road Warriors will be in the co main event against Arn Anderson and an unknown partner.</p>

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WCW Monday Nitro Week 1 Feb 1996

 

Gene Okerlund interviewed Lex Luger who said he’s liking what he is seeing from what’s left of the Horsemen and that if Double A wants to talk business then Luger is all ears.

 

Dave Taylor vs Johnny Grunge

Dave Taylor pinned Johnny Grunge in 3:06 after hitting him with the British-Plex. Almost a squash here for Dave Taylor.

 

TNT aired a graphics package of the Road Warriors recent successes and their wins so far ihere in WCW although they have a big test tonight.

 

Road Warriors vs Arn Anderson and The Giant

Road Warriors beat Arn Anderson and The Giant in 3:42. Animal pinned Arn Anderson after a Doomsday Device, the Road Warriors continue to gain momentum with another big victory here tonight on Monday Nitro.

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<div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#9932CC;">WCW Saturday Night Week 1 Feb 1996</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#9932CC;">

Rochester, NY</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#9932CC;">

Attendance:3,000</span></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p>

Arn Anderson did a promo where he said The Horsemen want revenge on the Road Warriors after taking the loss on Nitro this past Monday night. He says once you step into the ring with the Road Warriors you change forever. At this point a Road Warriors chant broke out in the arena and the Road Warriors told Arn that if he wants another shot at them then he’s got it. Anderson then tells them that it won’t be Arn & The Giant this week but instead Arn has got Brian Pillman teaming up with The Giant to try and get the job done this time. Road Warriors tell the crowd they are going to be WCW World Tag Team champions soon enough</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Disco Inferno vs Big Train </strong></span></p><p>

Disco Inferno pinned Big Train Bart in 5:01. Good match and Bart got a lot of offense in on Disco Inferno. Bart went for a leg drop but Disco Inferno rolled out of the way. Inferno then hit Bart with an Inverted Atomic Drop followed by the Last Dance for the victory.</p><p> </p><p>

One Man Gang cut a promo on all the cowards in the locker room.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong><strong><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">One Man Gang vs Joey Maggs</span></strong></strong></strong></p><p>

One Man Gang pinned Maggs after the 747 splash. Gang used a low blow to gain advantage early and then didn’t let up and get the win.</p><p> </p><p>

A video was played of Lex Luger mocking the city of Rochester which of course gets him some heel heat with the fans here in New York</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Earl Robert Eaton vs Kurasawa</strong></span></p><p>

Earl Robert Eaton pinned Kurasawa in 3:00 after a Diving Leg Drop.</p><p> </p><p>

Hawk & Animal did a in ring promo about how much they are loving it here in WCW. Pillman and The Giant come out to interuppt and were accompanied by members of the Horsemen and the Dungeon of Doom.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Pillman & The Giant vs Road Warriors</strong></span></p><p>

Our main event saw Pillman and The Giant beat the Road Warriors. Pillman pinned Animal after a Springboard Clothesline got Animal down for the 3 count. Crowd booed Pillman & all heels involved mercilessly but they did pick up the win cleanly in the end.</p>

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WCW Monday Nitro Week 2 Febuary 1996

Lincoln, Nebraska

Attendance:4,800

 

Johnny B.Badd vs Loch Ness WCW World Television Title

Johnny B.Badd successfully defends his WCW World TV Title here against Loch Ness. It was a good match with Badd using a shooting star press to get the victory.

 

Big Bubba comes out and calls out Sting. Bubba says he’s ready for Sting tonght. He plans to move past Sting and get on his way to his match against Ric Flair at Superbrawl.

 

Sting vs Big Bubba Rogers

Sting beat Big Bubba Rogers by DQ in 7:22. Sting used the Scorpion Deathlock but Arn Anderson and the Horsemen are out to jump the Stinger. Sting gets laid out and the Horsemen and Big Bubba clear out after Road Warriors come to the aid of Sting and we will get Road Warriors vs Arn Anderson & Big Bubba Rogers on WCW Saturday Night this week.

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Wide World Of Wrestling News Week 2 Feburary 1996

 

-WWF Raw won the ratings war again last week beating WCW by a good margin. They also continue to be aggressors in the war between companies and many are wanting to know what WCW’s response will be.

 

-WCW has made the Superbrawl main event between Ric Flair and Big Bubba Rogers a cage match. WCW hope this will draw more interest to the PPV in response to declining viewership on that platform.

 

-WWF have set the lineup for their In Your House PPV. Bret Hart will be taking on Razor Ramon a WWF World Title match. Psycho Sid vs Owen Hart. A four way match between Savio Vega, Steve Austin, Avatar and Barry Horowitz, Bob Backlund vs 1-2-3 Kid and Rad Radford vs Duke Droese.

 

-It is believed WCW is looking to crack down on the backstage drug and alcohol use. This is a problem throughout wrestling however there is pressure from the top of WCW to crack down on it within the company.

 

-There is fear within the WWF that both Kevin Nash & Scott Hall will be going to WCW when their WWF contract expires.

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WCW Saturday Night

Attendance:6,800

First Union Arena, Wilkes-Barre, PA

 

Dave Finlay came out for an interview and was booed by the fans. Finlay cut a promo saying he isn’t going to show us everything he has tonight but in the long run we will all see what he’s made of. Finlay has a match against Disco Inferno coming up next on Saturday Night!

 

Dave Finlay vs Disco Inferno

Finlay pinned the Disco Inferno in 5:54. This was a good match. Inferno hit Finlay with a lot of offense and got him down for an Elbow Drop but Finlay kicked out. Finlay rebounded and got back into this one finishing things off with a Celtic Cross for the 3 count and victory.

 

The Giant did an interview saying that Ric Flair may have beat him but he and the Dungeon of Doom are going to get their chance to get back at Flair.

 

The Warlord vs Sgt. Craig Pittman

The Warlord pinned Pittman after a Diving Clothesline. This actually was a good match as the two have chemistry in the ring when working together.

 

Ric Flair vs The Gambler

Ric Flair won by submission over The Gambler in 7:54. The Gambler did his job well in there. Ric Flair hit his spots. Flair did a nice drop kick and a devastating neckbreaker for a near fall. Flair also hit a crossbody off the top rope. Flair also took some stiff chops and kicks from The Gambler before getting the win with a Figure Four Leglock.

 

Ric Flair, facing Big Bubba Rogers at Superbrawl tomorrow night, told us he will do whatever it takes to lock on the Figure Four and make sure that Big Bubba taps out to the Nature Boy. Woo!

 

Brian Pillman did an interview. He said that he doesn’t like Flair and he knows Flair doesn’t like him. Pillman went on to say he hates Flair and tells him that he’s working his way to the front of the line and is ready for another shot at the WCW World Title.

 

Brian Pillman vs Kurasawa

Brian Pillman pinned Kurasawa in 11:28. The match started fast and aggressive. Pillman hit a high legdrop on Kurasawa on the ring apron. They brawled to the outside where Pillman sent Kurasawa’s back into the ring apron. Pillman got heat from the crowd here. Kurasawa came back with some big elbows and started to get the crowd cheering. Pillman came off the top rope with a crossbody before Kurasawa hit some moves which ended in him locking in an armbar however Pillman got to the ropes. Later in the match Kurasawa hit Pillman with a belly-to-belly before locking in a Boston Crab but Pillman got to the ropes again. Kurasawa went for a double axehandle chop but Pillman got out of the way and made the comeback hitting Kurasawa with Air Pillman for the win.

 

Double A and Big Bubba did an interview. Arn said they would beat the Road Warriors and that the Horsemen would eventually beat Flair. Arn said after Superbrawl he or Brian are gonna be the ones with the next title shot. Big Bubba was backstage and kind of had an issue with the statements Arn was making. He said he’s winning the title at Superbrawl and that no Horsemen have what it would take to beat him one on one.

 

Road Warrior vs Big Bubba/Double A

Road Warriors beat Big Bubba and Arn Anderson in 2:43. Bubba and Anderson couldn’t gel as a tag team. Arn had Animal in an anklelock before Animal reversed it knocking Arn into Big Bubba. The Road Warriors then hit a Doomsday Device on Arn and instead of making the save Big Bubba let it happen. Possibly as revenge on Arn for comments made earlier. Be sure to join us for Superbrawl for Ric Flair vs Big Bubba Rogers for the WCW World Title and Arn Anderson is going to find himself a partner for another shot at the Road Warriors!