WCW 1998: Empire Falls

[DHK1989]

Steve Blackman is the IC Champion??

[RKOwnage]

WCW Monday Nitro Preview: Week 1, February 1998

 

WCW Monday Nitro

Monday, Week 1, February 1998

Montana Entertainment Trade and Recreation Arena; Billings, MT

 

To kick off the month of February, we have a huge championship rematch in our main event: Diamond Dallas Page will defend the United States belt against the man he defeated for the championship, Curt Hennig of the new World order! Will it be a fair fight, or will Rick Rude, Scott Steiner, or someone else make their presence known to swing the bout in Hennig's favor?

 

Not only that, but "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair has pledged to be in the building to ask Chris Benoit a simple question: Why? Why did he betray the Horsemen for the Flock? Will Benoit provide an answer? And, Lex Luger calls out the man who laid him out in the parking lot last week! We've got an action-packed show for you!

 

The card announced thus far is as follows:

 

Glacier and Ernest Miller vs. Konnan and Scott Norton w/Vincent

 

Non-Title Match

Lizmark Jr. vs. Eddy Guerrero

 

Rick Steiner vs. The Barbarian w/Meng and Jimmy Hart

 

Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. Mortis & Wrath w/James Vandenberg

 

Disco Inferno w/Rick Martel vs. Sick Boy w/The Flock

 

Jim Neidhart vs. Randy Savage w/Elizabeth

 

WCW United States Championship

Diamond Dallas Page © w/Kimberly vs. Curt Hennig w/Rick Rude

[Kijar]

Glacier and Ernest Miller vs. Konnan and Scott Norton w/Vincent

 

Non-Title Match

Lizmark Jr. vs. Eddy Guerrero

 

Rick Steiner vs. The Barbarian w/Meng and Jimmy Hart

 

Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. Mortis & Wrath w/James Vandenberg

 

Disco Inferno w/Rick Martel vs. Sick Boy w/The Flock

 

Jim Neidhart vs. Randy Savage w/Elizabeth

 

WCW United States Championship

Diamond Dallas Page © w/Kimberly vs. Curt Hennig w/Rick Rude

[DHK1989]

<p>Glacier and Ernest Miller vs. <strong>Konnan and Scott Norton</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Non-Title Match</p><p>

Lizmark Jr. vs. <strong>Eddy Guerrero</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Rick Steiner vs. <strong>The Barbarian</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. <strong>Mortis & Wrath</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Disco Inferno</strong> vs. Sick Boy</p><p> </p><p>

Jim Neidhart vs. <strong>Randy Savage</strong></p><p> </p><p>

WCW United States Championship</p><p>

<strong>Diamond Dallas Page ©</strong> vs. Curt Hennig</p>

[RKOwnage]

Great show. Loved Benoit's turn!!

 

Thanks man! That was one of the first major ideas I had when coming up with the diary. I sometimes struggle with what to do with him because of real life, but I thought it was believable for him to enter The Flock much like Daniel Bryan entered The Wyatt Family in 2014, though I can assure you this will go a little bit differently. He has pretty clear reasons which will be revealed. And I think this coup against Flair adds a lot of legitimacy to Raven as he isn't just pulling these scrubs like Sick Boy and Lodi off the street - now he has a real weapon with strong WCW ties.

 

Steve Blackman is the IC Champion??

 

...do you have a problem with The Lethal Weapon?! Seriously though, he was undefeated at this point in real life and actually pinned The Rock on Raw in February '98 so it's not that unbelievable! I just wish I'd have come up with the idea

[Mootinie]

Glacier and Ernest Miller vs. Konnan and Scott Norton w/Vincent

Never bet against the future IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Scott Norton.

 

Non-Title Match

Lizmark Jr. vs. Eddy Guerrero

 

Rick Steiner vs. The Barbarian w/Meng and Jimmy Hart

 

Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. Mortis & Wrath w/James Vandenberg

Who betta than Mortis!

 

Disco Inferno w/Rick Martel vs. Sick Boy w/The Flock

 

Jim Neidhart vs. Randy Savage w/Elizabeth

 

WCW United States Championship

Diamond Dallas Page © w/Kimberly vs. Curt Hennig w/Rick Rude

DDP was so good in 98, still a bit of a crime to me that they held off until spring 99 before putting the belt on him. He holds on to the US title here.

[The Lloyd]

<p>Glacier and Ernest Miller vs. <strong>Konnan and Scott Norton w/Vincent</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Non-Title Match</p><p>

Lizmark Jr. vs.<strong> Eddy Guerrero</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Rick Steiner</strong> vs. The Barbarian w/Meng and Jimmy Hart</p><p> </p><p>

Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. <strong>Mortis & Wrath w/James Vandenberg</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Disco Inferno w/Rick Martel </strong>vs. Sick Boy w/The Flock</p><p> </p><p>

Jim Neidhart vs. <strong>Randy Savage w/Elizabeth</strong></p><p> </p><p>

WCW United States Championship</p><p>

Diamond Dallas Page © w/Kimberly vs. <strong>Curt Hennig w/Rick Rude</strong></p><p><strong>

</strong></p>

[Sco xY2Jx]

<p>Glacier and Ernest Miller vs. <strong>Konnan and Scott Norton w/Vincent</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Non-Title Match</p><p>

Lizmark Jr. vs. <strong>Eddy Guerrero</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Rick Steiner vs. <strong>The Barbarian w/Meng and Jimmy Hart</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Rock 'n' Roll Express</strong> vs. Mortis & Wrath w/James Vandenberg</p><p> </p><p>

Disco Inferno w/Rick Martel vs. <strong>Sick Boy w/The Flock</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Jim Neidhart vs. <strong>Randy Savage w/Elizabeth</strong></p><p> </p><p>

WCW United States Championship</p><p>

<strong>Diamond Dallas Page © w/Kimberly</strong> vs. Curt Hennig w/Rick Rude</p>

[Mootinie]

One of the things I've just noticed, what happened with Piper? I'm assuming he quit between the Steel Cage match announcement and JJ Dillon reinforcing that stip the following week.

[RKOwnage]

One of the things I've just noticed, what happened with Piper? I'm assuming he quit between the Steel Cage match announcement and JJ Dillon reinforcing that stip the following week.

 

Yup, he was feeling isolated backstage and that was that. I think he was also angry at not being on Starrcade (along with quite a few others - rookie mistake not running some BS battle royal on the pre-show). WCW starts out with kind of a crappy backstage environment that I've been trying to make my way toward fixing. Piper was a casualty of that. To be honest, I didn't plan on doing as much with him as they were doing at the time - his Hogan feud had run its course and then some by then. I'd be open to him coming back at some point but obviously that won't happen just yet.

 

As for the next update: I posted this in Discord but not here. My dad and I both got COVID about 6 weeks ago - I recovered after a week or so but he was on a ventilator for a month, so I've been pretty busy helping him and running back and forth to the hospital. He's thankfully on the road to recovery now, but that's why there's been such a delay since the last show. It'll be back as soon as I've got a little less craziness going on!

[The Lloyd]

Hey buddy. Sorry to hear about your Dad, but glad he sounds like he's on the mend. x

[LordofGustav]

Glacier and Ernest Miller vs. Konnan and Scott Norton w/Vincent

 

Non-Title Match

Lizmark Jr. vs. Eddy Guerrero

 

Rick Steiner vs. The Barbarian w/Meng and Jimmy Hart

 

Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. Mortis & Wrath w/James Vandenberg

 

Disco Inferno w/Rick Martel vs. Sick Boy w/The Flock

 

Jim Neidhart vs. Randy Savage w/Elizabeth

 

WCW United States Championship

Diamond Dallas Page © w/Kimberly vs. Curt Hennig w/Rick Rude

 

BTW, i'm back after a long year of absence due to a burnout i have suffered last year. I hope i can stay longer now.

 

Also, i hope you and your dad are okay there. You have my support.

[Mootinie]

Yup, he was feeling isolated backstage and that was that. I think he was also angry at not being on Starrcade (along with quite a few others - rookie mistake not running some BS battle royal on the pre-show). WCW starts out with kind of a crappy backstage environment that I've been trying to make my way toward fixing. Piper was a casualty of that. To be honest, I didn't plan on doing as much with him as they were doing at the time - his Hogan feud had run its course and then some by then. I'd be open to him coming back at some point but obviously that won't happen just yet.

I don't think they really had anything for him in real life after the Hogan feud to be honest, he did some proper legacy tarnishing stuff in 1999 into 2000. But he's probably no great loss for you either way, unless WWF hire him and put him against Austin!

 

As for the next update: I posted this in Discord but not here. My dad and I both got COVID about 6 weeks ago - I recovered after a week or so but he was on a ventilator for a month, so I've been pretty busy helping him and running back and forth to the hospital. He's thankfully on the road to recovery now, but that's why there's been such a delay since the last show. It'll be back as soon as I've got a little less craziness going on!

Yeah it can be a real bastard if you catch it but I'm glad you're both on the mend. All my best to your pops.

[RKOwnage]

Hey buddy. Sorry to hear about your Dad, but glad he sounds like he's on the mend. x

 

Also, i hope you and your dad are okay there. You have my support.

 

Yeah it can be a real bastard if you catch it but I'm glad you're both on the mend. All my best to your pops.

 

Thanks guys! I think he's out of the woods, just doing rehab and stuff, so I'm always running back and forth and just wiped out. Between that and work, all I've been wanting to do in my spare time is watch movies and play (other) video games. Been getting the itch to come back though, so I'll probably switch back over to TEW pretty soon.

[Trevor Belmont]

Glacier and Ernest Miller vs. Konnan and Scott Norton w/Vincent

 

Non-Title Match

Lizmark Jr. vs. Eddy Guerrero

 

Rick Steiner vs. The Barbarian w/Meng and Jimmy Hart - just make this a shoot and let the AI decide.

 

Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. Mortis & Wrath w/James Vandenberg

 

Disco Inferno w/Rick Martel vs. Sick Boy w/The Flock - now I do the same in '93.

 

Jim Neidhart vs. Randy Savage w/Elizabeth

 

WCW United States Championship

Diamond Dallas Page © w/Kimberly vs. Curt Hennig w/Rick Rude - seven match series, then team them.

[RKOwnage]

Update over here: I've got 3 months of shows planned out that I haven't yet inputted into TEW or written up, so there is no shortage of content coming. Just had to get through the whole COVID thing, plus work has been insane as of late.

 

I'm about to be on a 10-day vacation where I'm not sure if I have space for my laptop yet, but if I do there could be some updates soon. At the very latest, I'll be back early July. I've got basically through Spring Stampede booked and have my broader plans for Slamboree and beyond (more or less main event plans through Road Wild) mapped out. Hope you'll stick around with me!

[RKOwnage]

WCW 1998 Recap So Far

 

WCW 1998: Empire Falls Recap

 

Hey everyone! I'm back from my hiatus. This isn't a true "in-character" post, I just wanted to refresh readers' memories on what has gone on so far. You haven't yet seen a whole lot of my long-term plans, but it might be worth a short catch-up post to bring you back up to speed. So far, we've had a continuation of the war between the new World order and the WCW faithful, and it has ebbed and flowed in favor of both contingents.

 

At this point by the end of January 1998, WCW has the nWo on the ropes. Though the new World order entered December '97 with three belts (the Heavyweight, United States, and arguably the World Tag Team), it left Starrcade with a grand total of zero for the first time since "Hollywood" first captured the Heavyweight belt from The Giant back at Hog Wild '96. With the help of an unlikely ally in the debuting Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Sting succeeded in ending WCW's nightmare, scrubbing the nWo spraypaint off of the big gold belt after defeating Hogan inside a steel cage at Starrcade. After a hard-fought victory over "Macho Man" Randy Savage at Souled Out, Sting now looks to the winner of World War 3, Scott Hall, for his challenge at SuperBrawl VIII.

 

Hogan has vowed to recapture the belt but has been doing his best to avoid facing off with "The Hitman." He feigned an injury at Souled Out to force nWo teammate Curt Hennig into action against Bret. Hennig was happy to get on the card, but he wasn't thrilled when Hogan attacked Bret with a crutch to end Hennig's chance at advancing toward a title shot. Bret continues to attempt to get Hogan to face him one-on-one, though on the final Nitro of January '98, Hogan yet again cracked him with the crutch and left Bret and the Bulldog down and out.

 

Hennig, as noted, has been growing increasingly frustrated since he lost the United States belt to Diamond Dallas Page back in early December. While he advanced through his rivalry with "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair as the winner thanks to a hammer to the hand of The Giant, Hennig has seemingly felt exasperated with his nWo situation, even refusing to help Hogan beat down Hart after the aforementioned Souled Out fiasco. To this point, cooler heads have prevailed and Hennig remains a member of the nWo, but for how long?

 

Men whose allegiances should not be questioned are The Outsiders. They have attempted to bring peace to the friction between the likes of Hennig, Hogan, and Savage in order to keep the band together. They, along with Eric Bischoff, even worked to drive a wedge between The Steiner Brothers, ending their marathon rivalry with a shocking turn by Scott Steiner on his brother Rick and Larry Zbyszko at Starrcade. Though they dropped the Tag Team Championships to Harlem Heat due to a variety of circumstances including Hart Family interference, The Outsiders continue to roll: Scott Hall challenges Sting at SuperBrawl and Nash goes one-on-one with the 500-pound Giant.

 

Next up for Scott Steiner is the United States Champion, DDP, who has been red hot. He knocked off Hennig in December to win the United States Heavyweight belt and Konnan at Starrcade before locking horns with "The Total Package" Lex Luger at Souled Out. The pair of WCW stalwarts had formed an uneasy alliance, but then Page accidentally(?) dropped Luger with a Diamond Cutter in a fracas against the nWo. After defeating Luger, DDP has had a target on his back and Steiner is the marksman, seeking not only the championship but also has made advances toward Page's newly revealed wife, Kimberly. Not to be forgotten, Rick Steiner has been hunting his brother for payback as well. Meanwhile, Luger was recently found dropped in the parking lot and says he will confront his attacker this Monday on Nitro.

 

Outside of the nWo, a blood feud has developed between The Four Horsemen and The Flock. Raven has vowed to destroy the institutions within professional wrestling and in society that he feels have held people like him down. After Chris Benoit fought through the entire Flock to get to Raven at Starrcade, he succumbed to his wounds and Raven finished him off, but that rivalry did not end there. Flair and Benoit helped Steve "Mongo" McMichael capture his first ever TV Title by defeating the then-undefeated Saturn, but it's Raven who claimed the biggest victory thus far, when he coaxed Benoit into turning on his mentor and joining The Flock! We still don't know why Benoit attacked Flair, but we do know that the dynamic in this rivalry has drastically changed.

 

Elsewhere, Harlem Heat are the Tag Team Champions, scheduled to take on Mortis & Wrath at SuperBrawl. Former professional football player Bill Goldberg has throttled every challenger, most recently defeating The Barbarian at Souled Out and Steven Regal the next night on Nitro en route to improving his record to 24-0 in WCW. And, of course, the WCW cruiserweight division is revolutionizing wrestling as the likes of Rey Mysterio Jr., the constant whiner "Lionheart" Chris Jericho, "The Iceman" Dean Malenko, Chavo Guerrero Jr., and many others, including the Cruiserweight Champion Eddy Guerrero, have put on exciting contest after exciting contest. It's clear that the future of WCW lies with many of these men.

 

So thanks for sticking with me through all this – I've got everything through Uncensored-Spring Stampedeish planned out and I'm ready to go! The latest Nitro preview is somewhere above, so if you haven't predicted, feel free to. Hope you enjoy!

[Mootinie]

Happy to have this back and looking forward to the shows you've got coming up.

[RKOwnage]

<p>WCW Monday Nitro: Monday, Week 1, February 1998</p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><img alt="sxWjZ5C.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sxWjZ5C.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WCW Monday Nitro</span></strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">

</span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Monday, Week 1, February 1998</em></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>

Montana Entertainment Trade and Recreation Arena; Billings, MT</em></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

"Welcome everyone to the first Monday Nitro of February 1998!" cries Tony Schiavone as the camera shows the opening fireworks and pans through the crowd. They discuss </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Sting</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> saving </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>The Giant</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> from </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>The Outsiders</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> last week as he prepares to face off with Scott Hall in just three weeks at SuperBrawl. Mike Tenay runs down tonight's card, including a clash between </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>"Macho Man" Randy Savage</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> and </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Jim Neidhart</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">, the fallout from </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Chris Benoit's</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> shocking turn on </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Ric Flair</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">, as well as </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Lex Luger's</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> promise to confront the attacker who left him down and out in the parking lot last week. But "Brain" can't wait for our main event, as the nWo's </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Curt Hennig</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> looks to reclaim the United States Championship from </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Diamond Dallas Page</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">!</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 79 (B)</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>__________________________________________________</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><img alt="25caO54s.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25caO54s.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="PFOKMqSs.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/PFOKMqSs.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div><img alt="PySH2SIs.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/PySH2SIs.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="YxUbeNTs.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YxUbeNTs.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Glacier & Ernest Miller</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Konnan & Scott Norton w/Vincent</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Despite a boatload of talent and Glacier's long undefeated streak, he and Miller continued their slump against a game Konnan and Norton. Konnan locked in the Tequila Sunrise on Miller for a submission win.</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 62 ©</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>__________________________________________________</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><img alt="cF9b2j1s.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/cF9b2j1s.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>The following announcement has been paid for by the new World order…</em></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

With the familiar music playing, a black-and-white video with abrupt jump cuts shows </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>The Outsiders</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> alongside </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Eric Bischoff</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> and various nWo cronies. </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

"'Ey yo Stinger, Giant, WCW is The Outsiders' world now, and there ain't nothin' you two boys can do about it. We do what we want…when we want. And when Big Kev Jackknifes that big dumb idiot through the ring at SuperBrawl, and when 'The Bad Guy' gets the 1-2-3 and becomes nWo Champion…'ey, Kev, maybe you'll get the first title shot!"</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

They all laugh, and Kevin adds: "What sounds even better is if we just pick up and take the belt to Maui when we're done with these clowns – 'cuz that's just too…SWEEEEET!"</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 88 (B+)</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>__________________________________________________</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

As the show comes back from break, Tony announces that something horrible has happened. After </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Hulk Hogan</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> and </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Randy Savage</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> jumped </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>The Hart Family</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> in the ring last week, the announce desk has received news that it happened again here tonight. They send us to camera footage from during the commercial break where Bret, Davey, and Anvil were walking into the arena with their bags, when they were assaulted from behind by Hogan, Savage, Norton, and Konnan! Hogan tosses Bret into the wall as he and Norton put the boots to him. Meanwhile, Randy slams the driver's-side door of a Nissan Maxima onto the arm of the Bulldog! The Hart Family lies in a heap, yet again, as Tenay asks whether WCW has awakened a monster in the new World order after Souled Out. Heenan questions whether Neidhart is even going to be able to fight Savage later tonight!</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 90 (A)</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>__________________________________________________</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><img alt="X3Zxz4us.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/X3Zxz4us.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div><img alt="ru7vHKas.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ru7vHKas.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Lizmark Jr.</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Eddy Guerrero</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

In the cruiserweight division, it was rare for Eddy to take on a man six inches taller than him, so he faced a unique challenge in Lizmark. After a fast-paced matchup though, he continued his tear through the cruiserweight ranks with a Victory Roll.</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 67 (C+)</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>__________________________________________________</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

After a quick break, the team runs down a few more matches announced for SuperBrawl. First, </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Eddy Guerrero</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> will defend his Cruiserweight Championship against his nephew </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Chavo Jr.</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">! Also, </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rey Mysterio Jr.</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> will go one-on-one with the deranged </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Chris Jericho</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">, and </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Scott Steiner</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> will challenge either </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Diamond Dallas Page</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> or fellow nWo member </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Curt Hennig</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> for the U.S. Championship!</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

With that, </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Mean Gene</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> is in the ring and he introduces his guest, </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>"The Total Package" Lex Luger</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">. Lex comes out to a big pop with bandages on his forehead and tape on his shoulder. Okerlund runs down the heinous attack that occurred last week and says that Luger caught a glimpse at who the perpetrator was. Everyone has been asking all over the World Wide Web and the WCW Hotline: who was it?</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Luger says a lot of times in the wrestling business when a guy gets attacked from behind, there's weeks of a whodunnit, but that's not what happened here. He says that the man, or rather, the </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>men</em></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> who attacked him, have history with "The Total Package" and have been in the same locker rooms as him for years. And as soon as that briefcase hit him in the back of the head, he knew exactly who the culprits were.</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

"If you had a problem with me, you could've just said it to my face. Now you're gonna have to have the guts to walk down that aisle and face me right now. Curt Hennig…Rick Rude…get out here!"</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

After a delay, with no music, </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rick Rude</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> makes his way out to the ring alone. Rude explains that he's out to the ring merely as an advocate because Curt is warming up for his U.S. Title match later on tonight. Rude says though, that yeah, it was Hennig who took Lex out last week, but he did it not because he has a problem with Luger or he doesn't have the guts to face him. He did it because Lex might be "The Total Package" physically and athletically, but strategically he's a mental midget. And when there's an opportunity to take out an opponent, the nWo takes that opportunity. Because winning is winning, and business is business. Rick says he's sorry that Luger was too dumb to have his head on a swivel last week. As Lex chuckles and walks toward him, Rude reminds him that he's just an advocate and that if Luger hits him, he'll sue him to hell. </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

As Lex weighs his options, though, he's hit with a chop block from behind by </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Curt Hennig</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">! As Gene shouts and Curt puts the boots to Luger, with Rude getting some shots in, Lex crawls his way over to the corner. Hennig and Rude taunt the crowd, and Curt turns around to a huge clothesline from "The Total Package"! He gets up, but as Lex goes for a big forearm, Curt drops to the ground as he and Rude roll out of the ring and head for the back!</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 66 (C+; announcements); 94 (A; Luger confronts attacker)</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>__________________________________________________</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><img alt="7LgH7YOs.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7LgH7YOs.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div><img alt="JjpRrqds.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/JjpRrqds.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rick Steiner</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>The Barbarian w/Meng & Jimmy Hart</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

In a matchup of two men with screws loose in their brains, each wrestler found himself on the receiving end of clubbing blows and thunderous suplexes from the other. However, it was Rick Steiner that was able to grit out the victory with a Diving Bulldog.</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

After the match, Steiner grabs a microphone from ringside and makes his intentions clear: "my brother Scott might'a gothimself a U.S. Title shot but Scotty, you ain't getting that belt unless it's OVER MY DEAD BODY!" Rick tosses the mic to the ground and walks out. </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 76 (B-; match); 77 (B; promo)</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>__________________________________________________</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

After a break, there's a pre-taped interview with </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Bill Goldberg</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> backstage. </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Gene Okerlund</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> asks for his thoughts regarding the actions of Steven Regal last week, who got himself disqualified. Goldberg has a short, sweet message for Lord Regal.</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

"Last week, you woke the bear, Steven Regal. So next week on Nitro…YOU'RE NEXT!"</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 85 (B+)</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>__________________________________________________</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><img alt="xjjtQi8s.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/xjjtQi8s.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="rdHJO3gs.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rdHJO3gs.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div><img alt="3tEzbHws.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3tEzbHws.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="F0zu7HBs.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/F0zu7HBs.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>The Rock 'n' Roll Express</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Mortis & Wrath w/James Vandenberg</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

The announcers spend the match putting over Vandenberg's recent "analysis" of Alex Wright, and Heenan expresses his ability to evaluate talent, since Mortis and Wrath take on Harlem Heat at SuperBrawl for the Tag Team belts. In the ring, although Morton and Gibson have decades of experience, they fell to the more vicious team. Wrath pinned Gibson following a Chokeslam.</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Afterward, their music is interrupted by </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Harlem Heat</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> at the top of the aisle. Booker and Stevie say they're not scared of Mortis and Wrath because they've seen tougher guys out on the streets. And if they want the belts, they can come and get 'em, sucka! </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 59 (C; match); 72 (B-; post-match)</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>__________________________________________________</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

As we return from a break, the camera pans to ringside, where </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Raven</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> and his </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Flock</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> are seated, including its newest member, </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Chris Benoit</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">. The blonde man from last week is still there as well, though the announcers still don't know his name. Tony notes that Sick Boy is scheduled for action against the Disco Inferno next.</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

But first, out to the ring come </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Arn Anderson</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">, </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Steve "Mongo" McMichael</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">, </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Dean Malenko</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">, and </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">. There's no pomp and circumstance as there normally would be, and Flair grabs a microphone when he enters the ring. He says he's been trying to get in touch with Chris Benoit all week, but he wouldn't return his calls. He looked for him in the locker room earlier, but Benoit was nowhere to be found. Flair says he waited for Chris to come out to ringside because he needed to see it with his own eyes, that Benoit spit in the face of the Horsemen and joined The Flock. "I just wanna know, brother…why?"</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

As Flair waits for an answer, near tears, Benoit stares vacantly through him. As it becomes clear Benoit isn't going to answer, Arn gets angry and says that after all the Horsemen and Ric Flair did to turn Benoit into one of the premier athletes and biggest up-and-coming stars in World Championship Wrestling, Benoit owes them an explanation. Kidman fetches Raven a microphone and he stands up.</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

"Don't you see Ric, Arn? Don't you get it? There's an obvious reason why your golden boy is now in my Flock, and that's because you failed him. The Horsemen failed Chris Benoit, WCW failed Chris Benoit, and Arn Anderson and Ric Flair failed Chris Benoit. No man has poured more blood, sweat, and tears in that ring than this man for the last few years and what does he have to show for it? He's yet another wrestler in this business chewed up and spit out by the powers that be because he doesn't play politics in the back with Kevin Sullivan, J.J. Dillon, Terry Taylor, and Ted Turner. He didn't spit in the face of The Horsemen…he's healing. And together, we're gonna turn this company upside down until the outcasts run the asylum."</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

With that, the entire Flock turns and makes its exit through the crowd, except for Sick Boy. Confused and disappointed, The Horsemen head to the back as well.</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 85 (B+)</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>__________________________________________________</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><img alt="x5jksZIs.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/x5jksZIs.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div><img alt="tCQnu3Ts.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tCQnu3Ts.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Disco Inferno w/Rick Martel</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Sick Boy</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Although Disco faced a size disadvantage in this one, he did have an advantage in that The Flock had left ringside. The lack of distraction allowed Disco to focus and catch Sick Boy with a Stunner, dubbed the "Chartbuster" by Mike Tenay. Disco covered for the victory!</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 50 (D+)</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>__________________________________________________</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Warming up in the back is </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Diamond Dallas Page</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">, and he's approached by </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Lex Luger</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">. Noticing the tension from last month's championship battle, Lex disarms DDP by letting him know that he's sure Scott Steiner will be at ringside tonight, and he has no plans to let Curt Hennig walk away with the title belt. Luger extends his hand and says he'll be out there to have Dallas's back tonight. Page accepts the handshake and thanks Lex as he continues to warm up.</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 83 (B+)</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>__________________________________________________</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><img alt="2DJPPxOs.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2DJPPxOs.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div><img alt="VWbxrKNs.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/VWbxrKNs.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Jim Neidhart</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Randy Savage w/Elizabeth</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Without Bret and Davey Boy, this was a tall task for Neidhart. Although "The Anvil" was able to make it out to the ring after the assault earlier in the night, he was no match for the predatory instincts of "The Macho Man." Biting, scratching, and clawing, Savage mercifully ended this one with a Flying Elbow.</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

What's not merciful, however, is what happens after the bell rings. With Savage stomping out and continuing to attack Neidhart, </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>"Hollywood" Hogan</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> saunters down the aisle, spraypaint in hand and </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Eric Bischoff</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> by his side. As the two destroy Neidhart, Bischoff taunts Bret and the Bulldog, asking where they are. After a Hogan legdrop to "The Anvil," they put the exclamation point on top: Savage wraps a chair around Neidhart's thick neck and jumps off the top rope, stomping on the chair! With the announce team up in arms calling for help, Neidhart rolls around in pain as a half-dozen WCW officials run down to the ring to get him medical attention. Before they arrive, however, Hogan takes the time to shake the can and paint "nWo" on the back of "The Anvil"!</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 75 (B-; match); 88 (B+; beatdown)</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>__________________________________________________</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

As we come back, Schiavone apologizes to the audience for the wicked act committed by the nWo shortly before the break and delivers the news that Jim Neidhart has been transported to a local hospital to determine the extent of his injuries. </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Taking a breath, Mike Tenay then turns to the card for this weekend's WCW Saturday Night: </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>The Giant</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> will be in action, and </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Dean Malenko</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> will take on </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Riggs</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> of The Flock!</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 76 (B-)</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>__________________________________________________</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><img alt="B9t6WLrs.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/B9t6WLrs.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div><img alt="lgc95QAs.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/lgc95QAs.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Diamond Dallas Page © w/Kimberly & Lex Luger</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Curt Hennig w/Rick Rude & Scott Steiner</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

While Hennig was the man who Page defeated for the title, this match had an entirely different context surrounding it. As Luger expected, Scott Steiner accompanied Hennig to the ring, and so Lex did the same for Diamond Dallas. And it didn't take long for the match to devolve. Luger stopped Rude from distracting referee Mickey Jay, though Jay had his hands full with Steiner too! Steiner and Luger got into it a number of times along the outside until Rude leveled Lex in the back with the briefcase! In the end, though, the crowd popped for Kimberly pulling at Steiner's leg on the apron, causing him to slip and hit his head, tumbling down to the floor! This took Page aback, and Hennig tried to capitalize, but DDP turned a Hennig Plex attempt into a Diamond Cutter and covered for the three!</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

After the match, Steiner walks over to Kimberly and says she's gonna regret what she just did, but Page slides under the ropes and gets in between the two. Page and Steiner push each other, but when Steiner goes to attack, Page slips underneath – another Diamond Cutter! By this time, Lex is back on his feet as he makes sure that Hennig doesn't sneak attack Diamond Dallas. In the ring, Luger celebrates with Page and Kimberly as DDP has retained his belt!</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 83 (B+; match); 92 (A; post-match)</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>__________________________________________________</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Before the show ends, however, we cut to a dark hallway with a similar vibe to an nWo "announcement" – only this time, it's </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Sting</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> and </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>The Giant</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> doing the talking. First, it's Giant:</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

"Kevin Nash, for the </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>second</em></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> biggest man in professional wrestling, you've got a big yellow streak down your back. You know you can't step in the ring one-on-one with a real Giant, and so you get your buddies to hit me while I'm not looking. Well I've got some backup too, Kev – the man who wreaks hell in the nWo's nightmares! And at SuperBrawl, Kevin, it's an even playing field. You. And ME. If you show up!"</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Then, Sting, carrying his belt over his right shoulder and a bat in his left hand:</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

"…and Scott Hall…eeeyyy yo. You're always tellin' people to 'bring it, don't sing it,' well guess what – at SuperBrawl, I'm bringing it! And I'm gonna keep running up and down the new World order until it is eradicated from World Championship Wrestling. At SuperBrawl, Scott Hall, survey says…you're dead!"</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 88 (B+)</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Overall Show Rating</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: 86 (B+). This show increased our popularity in 25 regions.</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Backstage Notes</strong></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">: Since he wasn't booked on the card, Chris Jericho put his time to use by holding a tournament of the latest Nintendo 64 WCW video game, WCW vs. nWo: World Tour. "Coincidentally," Jericho also won the tournament, though the guys backstage reportedly had a lot of fun.</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><img alt="F3EPDO3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/F3EPDO3.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WCW Monday Nitro Quick Results</span></strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Glacier & Ernest Miller vs. </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Konnan & Scott Norton w/Vincent</em></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Non-Title Match</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Lizmark Jr. vs. </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Eddy Guerrero</em></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Rick Steiner</em></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. The Barbarian w/Meng & Jimmy Hart</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

The Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Mortis & Wrath w/James Vandenberg</em></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Disco Inferno w/Rick Martel</em></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. Sick Boy</span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

Jim Neidhart vs. </span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Randy Savage w/Elizabeth</em></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>WCW United States Championship</strong></span></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">

</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Diamond Dallas Page © w/Kimberly & Lex Luger</em></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> vs. Curt Hennig w/Rick Rude & Scott Steiner</span></span></div></div></div></div><p></p>

[smw88]

Glacier & Ernest Miller vs. Konnan & Scott Norton w/Vincent

 

Non-Title Match

Lizmark Jr. vs. Eddy Guerrero

 

Rick Steiner vs. The Barbarian w/Meng & Jimmy Hart

 

The Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. Mortis & Wrath w/James Vandenberg

 

Disco Inferno w/Rick Martel vs. Sick Boy

 

Jim Neidhart vs. Randy Savage w/Elizabeth

 

WCW United States Championship

Diamond Dallas Page © w/Kimberly & Lex Luger vs. Curt Hennig w/Rick Rude & Scott Steiner

[Mootinie]

Very good show. Raven and The Flock have been so good for you.

 

I'm also enjoying the DDP push a lot, he was over like rover in '98 WCW but never pushed at the magnitude I feel he's being pushed here.

[RKOwnage]

Very good show. Raven and The Flock have been so good for you.

 

I'm also enjoying the DDP push a lot, he was over like rover in '98 WCW but never pushed at the magnitude I feel he's being pushed here.

 

Thanks man. I always felt Raven got a raw deal in WCW so I wanted to kind of test him out and see where he can go. Listening to 83 Weeks, it's clear that Bischoff never really "got" him, so in my alternate universe he does .

 

As for DDP, yeah, I was watching some late '97 shows in prep for this game and he was absolutely nuclear, especially in the Macho Man feud. So was Luger, actually. But it was clear that DDP was probably right behind the nWo and Sting (and maybe Bret) in terms of heat at this time, since Goldberg wasn't quite there yet. I wanted to position DDP as a centerpiece of WCW, but I haven't really had him in any major feud yet so I'm glad to see that it's working regardless.

[RKOwnage]

WCW Saturday Night: Saturday, Week 1, February 1998

 

WCW Saturday Night

Saturday, Week 1, February 1998

Jamestown Civic Center; Jamestown, ND

 

As we’re welcomed to the broadcast by

Tony Schiavone

and

"Iron" Mike Tenay

, a video airs showing the recap from Nitro of the

nWo’s

vicious attack on

The Hart Family

in the parking lot, followed up by their assault of Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart later on in the night. Tenay says that Bret reached out to him so that he would let the WCW faithful know that he will be at Nitro this Monday and that he’s yet again laying down a challenge!

 

Rating

: 79 (B)

_________________________________________

 

Jeff Bearden and Mike Enos

vs.

The Faces of Fear w/Jimmy Hart

 

Despite the considerable size of their opponents, Meng and The Barbarian were able to put them down quite easily. A Flying Headbutt from Barbarian to Bearden finished this one off.

 

Rating

: 49 (D+)

_________________________________________

 

After a quick graphic showing that

Lord Steven Regal

will step into the ring with the undefeated

Bill Goldberg

this Monday night, Regal has a pre-taped promo. He says that WCW has been filled to the brim with brutes like Bill Goldberg and that he’s finally going to teach him some manners on Nitro.

 

Rating

: 60 ©

_________________________________________

 

After a break, we get a quick recap of the jam-packed ending to Nitro, including the successful United States title defense by

Diamond Dallas Page

against

Curt Hennig

.

 

Rating

: 79 (B)

_________________________________________

 

Chavo Guerrero Jr.

vs.

Halloween

 

In decent cruiserweight action, Chavo continued building momentum toward his championship match against Eddy with a Gory Bomb to Halloween for the win.

 

After the match,

Eddy Guerrero

walks out to the top of the aisle with a microphone and taunts Chavo. “No one in the Guerrero family thought you’d be here, ese, and you’re a great story, but you’re not taking this title from me because you’re just…not…championship material, orale!” Chavo welcomes him into the ring, but Eddy just holds the belt up and walks out.

 

Rating

: 52 (D+; match); 57 (C-; confrontation)

_________________________________________

 

Following a quick break, a video airs showing

Raven’s

explanation of the actions of

Chris Benoit

in turning on

The Horsemen

from Nitro.

 

Dean Malenko w/Steve McMichael

vs.

Riggs w/The Flock

 

Even with his eyepatch, Scotty Riggs is a solid competitor in the ring, and Malenko drew the best out of him. Even with The Flock (including Benoit) just inside the railing, though, Riggs wasn’t able to pull the upset and submitted to the Texas Cloverleaf.

 

Rating

: 74 (B-; recap); 72 (B-; match)

_________________________________________

 

The following announcement has been paid for by the new World order…

 

In this nWo advertisement, we see

Scott Steiner

alongside

Buff Bagwell

and

Konnan

, as Scotty talks about his US Title match at SuperBrawl. He says he forgives Kimberly for what she did on Monday because he’s a good guy, but that at SuperBrawl, he’s gonna take DDP’s title and his woman!

 

Rating

: 82 (B)

_________________________________________

 

Next up,

Rick Martel

and

Disco Inferno

are in the back with

"Mean" Gene

, who asks them about their recent partnership. Martel explains that he thought Disco was a little bit of a cocky stiff, but the two share some similar ideas. Disco says that not only are they great pro wrestlers, but they know how to get ahead in life: you gotta look good to feel good! Plus, “he can’t dance like I can,” Disco says, and Martel scoffs as they walk off.

 

Rating

: 55 (C-)

_________________________________________

 

The Giant

vs.

John Nord

 

Not that we didn’t know this, but The Giant is strong. He sent a message to Kevin Nash by landing a thunderous Chokeslam on the 6’9, 300+ pound Nord for the win.

 

After the match, Giant grabs a mic and, in his not-so-eloquent way, challenges Nash to come face-to-face with “a real GIANT” on Monday!

 

Rating

: 55 (C-; match); 81 (B; post-match)

_________________________________________

 

With The Giant celebrating in the ring, Tenay gives us a preview of Nitro this Monday:

Scott Hall

will take on

Lex Luger

, and

Steve "Mongo" McMichael

will make his first defense of the Television Title against his former rival

Alex Wright

!

 

Rating

: 77 (B)

_________________________________________

 

Overall Show Rating

: 69 (C+)

Backstage Notes

: None.

_________________________________________

 

WCW Saturday Night Quick Results

 

Jeff Bearden and Mike Enos vs.

The Faces of Fear w/Jimmy Hart

 

Chavo Guerrero Jr.

vs. Halloween

 

Dean Malenko w/Steve McMichael

vs. Riggs w/The Flock

 

The Giant

vs. John Nord

[RKOwnage]

WCW Monday Nitro Preview: Week 2, February 1998

 

WCW Monday Nitro

Monday, Week 2, February 1998

The Assembly Hall; Bloomington, IN

 

With just thirteen nights to go until SuperBrawl VIII, we have yet another jam-packed Monday Nitro card! Headlining it all is a singles match between two of the eight men who will vie to be the special enforcer in the World Heavyweight Title match, as Scott Hall goes one-on-one with “The Total Package” Lex Luger! Which man will stake their claim not only as the favorite for their team at SuperBrawl, but move higher in the pecking order for a World Title shot?

 

Speaking of title shots, “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright will face off with the Television Champion, Steve “Mongo” McMichael. Also, The Giant has called out Kevin Nash for a showdown which could shake the arena, Goldberg gets another shot at Lord Steven Regal, and Bret “The Hitman” Hart goes up against Scott “Flash” Norton of the new World order! Tune in: you won’t want to miss it!

 

The card announced thus far is as follows:

 

WCW Television Championship

Steve “Mongo” McMichael © vs. Alex Wright

 

Non-Title Match

Harlem Heat w/Jacqueline Moore vs. Sick Boy & Lodi w/The Flock

 

The Giant vs. Hugh Morrus

 

Bill Goldberg vs. Lord Steven Regal

 

Lex Luger vs. Scott Hall

[DHK1989]

WCW Television Championship

Steve “Mongo” McMichael © vs. Alex Wright

 

Non-Title Match

Harlem Heat vs. Sick Boy & Lodi

 

The Giant vs. Hugh Morrus

 

Bill Goldberg vs. Lord Steven Regal

 

Lex Luger vs. Scott Hall