tristram Posted November 12, 2006 Author Share Posted November 12, 2006 [QUOTE=AnarChy;159365]Would You mind uploading your game data? I'm dieing to play this. This scenario is so good. Keeps me on my feet. Awesome job! Your write up style is good.[/QUOTE] gidday AnarChy. The Mod I use is is the 2001 mod found in the Mod's forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristram Posted November 12, 2006 Author Share Posted November 12, 2006 [QUOTE=AnarChy;159365]Would You mind uploading your game data? I'm dieing to play this. This scenario is so good. Keeps me on my feet. Awesome job! Your write up style is good.[/QUOTE] gidday AnarChy. The Mod I use is is the 2001 mod found in the Mod's forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnarChy Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 ahhh. Thanks mate. Your diary is indeed a nice read :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnarChy Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 ahhh. Thanks mate. Your diary is indeed a nice read :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristram Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 [CENTER][IMG]http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/915/deathofwcwur1.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="5"][B]Proudly Presents[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/3940/wcwglycerinewx7.jpg[/IMG] [B][U]WCW Glycerine, Saturday, Week 3, April 2001 Live from the Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, on NBC[/U][/B][/CENTER] [B][U]"Positively" Chris Kanyon and "Nature Boy" Ric Flair converation recall[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]At the top of the show, a video package played highlighting the recent conversation between "Nature Boy" Ric Flair and WCW Heavyweight Champion, "Positively" Chris Kanyon at the Selland Arena on Fire [*]Flair told Kanyon that he was once the undisputed innovator of offence [*]And someone everyone in the back thought was great then, but would get better and better and better [*]Flair implied that Kanyon had become complacent [*]Tony Schiavone told fans after the video that Chris Kanyon was going to be up next to defend his World Heavyweight Championship, and that he had declared earlier tonight that his opponent would be on the receiving end of the innovative offence [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]WCW World Heavyweight Championship "Positively" Chris Kanyon (c) v Randy Orton[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]An enormous opportunity for Randy Orton [*]But Chris Kanyon looked intense [*]He looked all business [*]He told the cameras on the way to the ring that nobody better dan Kanyon, nobody's a better innovator dan Kanyon [*]Young Orton looks in tremendous shape at this early stage of his career [*]For the start of the match, Cowboy Bob Orton Jr's son held his own [*]But as the match wore on, Kanyon became more and more dominant [*]He hit a series of innovative suplexes [*]A dragon suplex [*]A tiger suplex [*]A brainbuster suplex [*]A Death Valley Driver [*]Orton was busted open by a brainbuster DDT [*]Eventually after putting on an exhibition, Kanyon ended it by taking Randy Orton to the top rope, and hitting a... Super Kanyon Cutter! [*]1...2....3! [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]The Champion Celebrates[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Post match, "Positively" Chris Kanyon celebrated as if he'd just broken the Marathon time record [*]Kanyon told the commentators at ringside that Ric Flair was never as innovative as that, because after all, who better dan Kanyon? [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]Goldberg gives his view[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]As Kanyon went to leave the ring, the gestapo music hit, and Goldberg came to the top of the ramp in casual clothing [*]GOLDBERG.... [*]GOLDBERG.... [*]GOLDBERG.... [*]GOLDBERG.... [*]GOLDBERG... [*]GOLDBERG... [*]The San Antonio crowd gave it to Goldberg as they would in supporting David Robinson [*]With no fear [*]Goldberg told Kanyon that he had just asked a very good question [*]"Who better dan Kanyon?" [*]Goldberg said he had an even better question for Kanyon, in respects to their match at Wanted: Dead or Alive [*]"WHO'S NEXT?" [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]Mike Sanders talks to Sting[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, the WCW Marketing Manager Mike Sanders went into the locker room of Sting [*]Sting was doing some free weights in the corner of the dressing room [*]Sanders went over to him and extended his hand [*]After a stare, Sting shook his hand [*]Sting merely asked "Why?" [*]Sanders replied that it was simple [*]That when Mike Sanders was deciding on what to do with his life, he'd watched Ric Flair and Sting slug it out night after night [*]And to him, Sting became a lifelong hero [*]He told Sting that from here on in, he was going to support the Stinger and learn as much as possible off of him [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]Number One Contendors Match - the Winner Will Receive a WCW Television Championship shot at Wanted: Dead or Alive "Mr Wrestling III" Jerry Lynn v "The Animal" Dave Bautista[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Two large degrees of separation in terms of the techniques of both these challengers [*]Jerry Lynn - arguably the most potent mat wrestler in the world, flavoured with aerial abilities too and good all round ring sense [*]Dave Bautista - amazingly built specimen at the start of his career, a bit green around the edges but volatile and dangerous [*]Bautista was incredibly strong in this match [*]He worked over Lynn like he was a rag doll [*]Jerry Lynn had no comeback [*]No matter what he tried, it was futile [*]Eventually though, as Bautista set up for a devilish looking clothesline, Jerry Lynn was able to move and hit a drop toe hold [*]He quickly put on a modified ankle lock [*]Bautista squirmed [*]He wiggled [*]He slid [*]But eventually he had to tap... [*]Jerry Lynn is the number one contendor to the Television Championship! [/LIST][/QUOTE] C [B][U]"The Sultan of Swing" Juventud Guerrera speaks[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]After the match, "Sultan of Swing" Juventud Guerrera, the WCW Television Champion spoke with Pamela Paulshock [*]He said he was excited that Jerry Lynn had advanced [*]Because he said those two were the premier all round wrasslers in the business today [*]He said he had a challenge to Jerry Lynn [*]To give the fans the best match they'd ever experienced [*]Better than Benoit and Hart on Nitro [*]Better than Savage and Steamboat in Detroit [*]Better than Flair and Sting [*]Better than Bret Hart and Owen Hart [*]Ole... This is going to be... Simply... The ....Best [/LIST][/QUOTE] B [B][U]"Genetic Freak" Big Poppa Pump issues a challenge[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]"Genetic Freak" Big Poppa Pump and his brother, "Dog Faced Gremlin" Rick Steiner came to the ring [*]Big Poppa Pump said he was sick and tired of hearing from "Nature Boy" Ric Flair [*]Especially about the past [*]And especially about how the Steiners don't do anything for World Championship Wrestling [*]He said that was a crock [*]And tonight he was going to prove it [*]With the very first tag team wrestling excellence demonstration [*]Not only would the entire tag division learn of power and dominance and tag work [*]But also, he could save the company money by retiring a few jabronis [*]First up, the Jung Dragons! Holla, if you hear me [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]The Jung Dragons (Kaz Hayashi and Jimmy Yang) v The Steiner Brothers ("Genetic Freak" Big Poppa Pump and "Dog Faced Gremlin" Rick Steiner[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Initially, it was a master class [*]But not from the Steiners [*]But rather the Oriental superstars [*]Kaz and Jimmy Yang showed a lot of ability early on [*]Using a lot of high class aerial offence to take down the jacked up Steiner boys [*]The Steiners were drop kicked to the floor [*]And both then in unison hit suicide planchas to the Steiners [*]The Jung Dragons went back into the ring first, and then tried to suplex the Steiners back in [*]BIG MISTAKE! [*]Of course the overbearing power of the Steiners was too much [*]They laid out both the Jung Dragons quickly [*]From there, Big Poppa Pump put on the Steiner Recliner on Kaz Hayashi for the win [/LIST][/QUOTE] B [B][U]Help![/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, "The King of Bling Bling" Diamond Dallas Page ran into Torrie Wilson again [*]He covered her against a wall [*]He put his hand over her mouth [*]He told her he'd been doing a lot of thinking about her lately [*]What she's up to [*]Where she's been [*]How she'd look in authentic DDP Dawg Bling Bling [*]He said he'd done some market researrch [*]And her pimping value was sky high right now [*]He told her that in five years it may be too late to ride the gravey train [*]Her ass mightn't be as tight then as it is now [*]Her jugs mightn't be as firm then as they are now [*]And she may not have the same flexibility as she does now [*]It was her chance [*]She bit his hand!!! [*]HELP!!! she screamed [*]Lance Storm came running [*]But by the time he arrived, Diamond Dallas Page had already fled [/LIST][/QUOTE] B+ [B][U]"Nature Boy" Ric Flair makes another match for Wanted: Dead or Alive[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, in the WCW Presidential Suite, a group of press reporters gathered around the oak desk of "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, the WCW President [*]He told the press that recently he'd noticed a lot of envy and anomosity from Buff "The Stuff" Bagwell and Booker T [*]He had been told on good advice from the doctor of Booker T that Booker would be sanctioned to wrestle on the day of Wanted: Dead or Alive [*]So with that in mind, he was booking a dog collar match [*]Buff "The Stuff" Bagwell and Booker T [*]WOOO!!! So Buff, don't hate the playa, hate the game [/LIST][/QUOTE] B [B][U]Goldberg v Chavo Guerrero Jr[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Tony Schiavone noted that Chavo Guerrero Jr had complained to the board of WCW able not being used recently [*]And so this was an open challenge [*]He was c*cky and arrogant... [*]Until the Gestapo music played.... [*]The crowd chanted... [*]GOLDBERG.... [*]GOLDBERG... [*]GOLDBERG.... [*]GOLDBERG... [*]And out came the former gridiron star [*]Lock, stock and barrell, and ready to roll [*]Chavo tried to run him around [*]To tire him out [*]But Goldberg kept looking determined [*]And waiting for an opportunity [*]Eventually Chavo turned to exit the ring, but Goldberg hauled him back in [*]He threw him to the other side of the ring [*]Back off the ropes... [*]SPEAR!!!! [*]Here it comes... [*]High elevation.... [*]JACKHAMMER!!!! [*]1....2.....3 [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]The Giant gives Vader hope[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, Pamela Paulshock met up with the imposing Giant [*]The Giant told Pamela Paulshock that he called her to a quick interview to give Vader an opportunity [*]...A saving grace [*]He said he was issuing an olive branch to Vader [*]Either he began to side with not only himself, but Chris Kanyon, and the Steiner brothers - the good guys of professional wrestling [*]Or he'd be confetti [*]Just then, Vader walked past, and handed a note to Pamela Paulshock before storming off [*]Pamela read the note "Giant, I'll see you in the ring" [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]The Giant v Vader[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Finally, the two staggering bohemoths of World Championship Wrestling were to lock up [*]Both former WCW World Heavyweight Champions [*]Both frighteningly powerful [*]The match was not for the feint of heart [*]It wasn't a "scientific" bout [*]It wasn't a mat lovers dream [*]It was brutality [*]Nothing more [*]Nothing less [*]There is no other light to cast on it [*]Punches [*]Kicks [*]Clotheslines [*]High Knees [*]Eye gouges [*]Those were the moves of the order of the day [*]Eventually the action spilled over to the floor [*]Giant went to grab a steel chair [*]And so did Vader [*]Both c*cked them back [*]But before either man could connect, security grabbed the chairs out of their hands and referee Nick Patrick called for a double DQ [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]San Antonio's Finest - Do Your Best Boys[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Post match, about thirty of San Antonio's finest police officers ran down to ringside to get in between Vader and Giant [*]Even then it didn't appear they'd be able to hold back either man [*]The hatred is so intense and bitter [*]Giant tried to luinge through, as did Vader, but both were eventually restrained by tazer guns [*]A last resort [*]The pandemonium was etched across the face of some of the senior officers who could hardly believe the size and intensity of these two men [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]10 Man Tag Match WCW Tag Team Champions The Filthy Animals (Konnan and Kidman), "New Generation" Rey Mysterio Jr, "Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe and "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer v The Army of Darkness (Judas Jindrak and Mike Awesome), "The Suicidal, Homocidal, Genocidal, Death Defying Maniac" Sabu, "The Chosen One" Jeff Jarrett and "The Franchise" Shane Douglas[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Ten of WCW's best all in the ring at once in a Glycerine spectacular [*]An extravaganza of wrestling contrasts [*]The extermists in Sabu and Tommy Dreamer [*]The silky tag team work of the Filthy Animals [*]The brutal technical know how of Samoa Joe [*]The electrifying dare devil stylings of Rey Mysterio Jr [*]The evilness of the Army of Darkness [*]And the sheer magnitude of illegalities of Jeff Jarrett and Shane Douglas [*]A fast paced, high octane match [*]Wrestlers were flying around more than paper darts do in home economics classes [*]Wrestlers were moving quicker than Krystal Steal did on that one I watched last night [*]It was intense [*]And not just the DVD either [*]Eventually, the win went to Samoa Joe who was able to hit the Muscle Buster on Shane Douglas...1....2.....3! [/LIST][/QUOTE] B+ [B][U]Sanders want's his idol's autograph[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, Mike Sanders presented an autograph book to Sting [*]He said it'd mean the world to him if he signed him [*]After a period of disbelief, Sting did sign the autograph book [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]WCW Television Championship "Sultan of Swing" Juventud Guerrera (c) v WCW Cruiserweight Champion "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]A high paced match this one again [*]Christopher Daniels' big opportunity here [*]Could he leave San Antonio a dual champion? [*]How much would that do for his career? [*]The match was so intensely quick [*]These two can really go [*]A variety of planchas in here [*]A variety of oohs and aahs from the crowd [*]Sorta like that DVD I watched [*]Eventually Juvi was successful again, hitting the Juvi Driver for the pinfall [/LIST][/QUOTE] B+ [B][U]"Nature Boy" announces the main event[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair entered the pleasure palace of Big Poppa Pump [*]Even the "Dog Faced Gremlin" was sipping on a champagne, surrounded by two hot blonds [*]"Nature Boy" told Rick he was very impressed with the tag team demolition of the Jung Dragons [*]And he didn't know how he could thank him enough for that wonderfully educational experience [*].... Except, to see if he alone could do THAT to the Undertaker [*]WOOO!!! Because he's in the ring waiting for you now, pal! [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]"Dog Faced Gremlin" Rick Steiner v The Undertaker[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]The finale to this edition of Glycerine [*]And the fans were baying for the Gremlin's blood [*]The support for the Undertaker was phenomonal [*]Is he the most over wrestler in the world today? [*]Even more over than Kanyon, Goldberg, the Rock, Austin, Angle? [*]Is this the most over he's ever been? [*]That's a large stretch of the bow, but he's achieving big things here in WCW [*]The match was quite brutal again [*]Even when Rick Steiner is thrown to the lions den, he's a hell of a scrapper [*]Always has been [*]Always will be [*]And while he's not quite the suplexing machine he was at the beginning of his career [*]He's still hella determined [*]He's like a bulldog [*]Dog Faced Gremlin suits his persona well [*]But eventually, all that hunger, all that will, all that passion, all that fortitude [*]Counted for little as he fell prey to the Tombstone Piledriver....1...2.....3! [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* Rating: A* Attendence: 8,802 Glycerine drew 3,825,862 viewers on NBC WCW's popularity rose to 78.3% in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristram Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 [CENTER][IMG]http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/915/deathofwcwur1.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="5"][B]Proudly Presents[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/3940/wcwglycerinewx7.jpg[/IMG] [B][U]WCW Glycerine, Saturday, Week 3, April 2001 Live from the Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, on NBC[/U][/B][/CENTER] [B][U]"Positively" Chris Kanyon and "Nature Boy" Ric Flair converation recall[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]At the top of the show, a video package played highlighting the recent conversation between "Nature Boy" Ric Flair and WCW Heavyweight Champion, "Positively" Chris Kanyon at the Selland Arena on Fire [*]Flair told Kanyon that he was once the undisputed innovator of offence [*]And someone everyone in the back thought was great then, but would get better and better and better [*]Flair implied that Kanyon had become complacent [*]Tony Schiavone told fans after the video that Chris Kanyon was going to be up next to defend his World Heavyweight Championship, and that he had declared earlier tonight that his opponent would be on the receiving end of the innovative offence [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]WCW World Heavyweight Championship "Positively" Chris Kanyon (c) v Randy Orton[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]An enormous opportunity for Randy Orton [*]But Chris Kanyon looked intense [*]He looked all business [*]He told the cameras on the way to the ring that nobody better dan Kanyon, nobody's a better innovator dan Kanyon [*]Young Orton looks in tremendous shape at this early stage of his career [*]For the start of the match, Cowboy Bob Orton Jr's son held his own [*]But as the match wore on, Kanyon became more and more dominant [*]He hit a series of innovative suplexes [*]A dragon suplex [*]A tiger suplex [*]A brainbuster suplex [*]A Death Valley Driver [*]Orton was busted open by a brainbuster DDT [*]Eventually after putting on an exhibition, Kanyon ended it by taking Randy Orton to the top rope, and hitting a... Super Kanyon Cutter! [*]1...2....3! [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]The Champion Celebrates[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Post match, "Positively" Chris Kanyon celebrated as if he'd just broken the Marathon time record [*]Kanyon told the commentators at ringside that Ric Flair was never as innovative as that, because after all, who better dan Kanyon? [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]Goldberg gives his view[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]As Kanyon went to leave the ring, the gestapo music hit, and Goldberg came to the top of the ramp in casual clothing [*]GOLDBERG.... [*]GOLDBERG.... [*]GOLDBERG.... [*]GOLDBERG.... [*]GOLDBERG... [*]GOLDBERG... [*]The San Antonio crowd gave it to Goldberg as they would in supporting David Robinson [*]With no fear [*]Goldberg told Kanyon that he had just asked a very good question [*]"Who better dan Kanyon?" [*]Goldberg said he had an even better question for Kanyon, in respects to their match at Wanted: Dead or Alive [*]"WHO'S NEXT?" [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]Mike Sanders talks to Sting[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, the WCW Marketing Manager Mike Sanders went into the locker room of Sting [*]Sting was doing some free weights in the corner of the dressing room [*]Sanders went over to him and extended his hand [*]After a stare, Sting shook his hand [*]Sting merely asked "Why?" [*]Sanders replied that it was simple [*]That when Mike Sanders was deciding on what to do with his life, he'd watched Ric Flair and Sting slug it out night after night [*]And to him, Sting became a lifelong hero [*]He told Sting that from here on in, he was going to support the Stinger and learn as much as possible off of him [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]Number One Contendors Match - the Winner Will Receive a WCW Television Championship shot at Wanted: Dead or Alive "Mr Wrestling III" Jerry Lynn v "The Animal" Dave Bautista[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Two large degrees of separation in terms of the techniques of both these challengers [*]Jerry Lynn - arguably the most potent mat wrestler in the world, flavoured with aerial abilities too and good all round ring sense [*]Dave Bautista - amazingly built specimen at the start of his career, a bit green around the edges but volatile and dangerous [*]Bautista was incredibly strong in this match [*]He worked over Lynn like he was a rag doll [*]Jerry Lynn had no comeback [*]No matter what he tried, it was futile [*]Eventually though, as Bautista set up for a devilish looking clothesline, Jerry Lynn was able to move and hit a drop toe hold [*]He quickly put on a modified ankle lock [*]Bautista squirmed [*]He wiggled [*]He slid [*]But eventually he had to tap... [*]Jerry Lynn is the number one contendor to the Television Championship! [/LIST][/QUOTE] C [B][U]"The Sultan of Swing" Juventud Guerrera speaks[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]After the match, "Sultan of Swing" Juventud Guerrera, the WCW Television Champion spoke with Pamela Paulshock [*]He said he was excited that Jerry Lynn had advanced [*]Because he said those two were the premier all round wrasslers in the business today [*]He said he had a challenge to Jerry Lynn [*]To give the fans the best match they'd ever experienced [*]Better than Benoit and Hart on Nitro [*]Better than Savage and Steamboat in Detroit [*]Better than Flair and Sting [*]Better than Bret Hart and Owen Hart [*]Ole... This is going to be... Simply... The ....Best [/LIST][/QUOTE] B [B][U]"Genetic Freak" Big Poppa Pump issues a challenge[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]"Genetic Freak" Big Poppa Pump and his brother, "Dog Faced Gremlin" Rick Steiner came to the ring [*]Big Poppa Pump said he was sick and tired of hearing from "Nature Boy" Ric Flair [*]Especially about the past [*]And especially about how the Steiners don't do anything for World Championship Wrestling [*]He said that was a crock [*]And tonight he was going to prove it [*]With the very first tag team wrestling excellence demonstration [*]Not only would the entire tag division learn of power and dominance and tag work [*]But also, he could save the company money by retiring a few jabronis [*]First up, the Jung Dragons! Holla, if you hear me [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]The Jung Dragons (Kaz Hayashi and Jimmy Yang) v The Steiner Brothers ("Genetic Freak" Big Poppa Pump and "Dog Faced Gremlin" Rick Steiner[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Initially, it was a master class [*]But not from the Steiners [*]But rather the Oriental superstars [*]Kaz and Jimmy Yang showed a lot of ability early on [*]Using a lot of high class aerial offence to take down the jacked up Steiner boys [*]The Steiners were drop kicked to the floor [*]And both then in unison hit suicide planchas to the Steiners [*]The Jung Dragons went back into the ring first, and then tried to suplex the Steiners back in [*]BIG MISTAKE! [*]Of course the overbearing power of the Steiners was too much [*]They laid out both the Jung Dragons quickly [*]From there, Big Poppa Pump put on the Steiner Recliner on Kaz Hayashi for the win [/LIST][/QUOTE] B [B][U]Help![/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, "The King of Bling Bling" Diamond Dallas Page ran into Torrie Wilson again [*]He covered her against a wall [*]He put his hand over her mouth [*]He told her he'd been doing a lot of thinking about her lately [*]What she's up to [*]Where she's been [*]How she'd look in authentic DDP Dawg Bling Bling [*]He said he'd done some market researrch [*]And her pimping value was sky high right now [*]He told her that in five years it may be too late to ride the gravey train [*]Her ass mightn't be as tight then as it is now [*]Her jugs mightn't be as firm then as they are now [*]And she may not have the same flexibility as she does now [*]It was her chance [*]She bit his hand!!! [*]HELP!!! she screamed [*]Lance Storm came running [*]But by the time he arrived, Diamond Dallas Page had already fled [/LIST][/QUOTE] B+ [B][U]"Nature Boy" Ric Flair makes another match for Wanted: Dead or Alive[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, in the WCW Presidential Suite, a group of press reporters gathered around the oak desk of "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, the WCW President [*]He told the press that recently he'd noticed a lot of envy and anomosity from Buff "The Stuff" Bagwell and Booker T [*]He had been told on good advice from the doctor of Booker T that Booker would be sanctioned to wrestle on the day of Wanted: Dead or Alive [*]So with that in mind, he was booking a dog collar match [*]Buff "The Stuff" Bagwell and Booker T [*]WOOO!!! So Buff, don't hate the playa, hate the game [/LIST][/QUOTE] B [B][U]Goldberg v Chavo Guerrero Jr[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Tony Schiavone noted that Chavo Guerrero Jr had complained to the board of WCW able not being used recently [*]And so this was an open challenge [*]He was c*cky and arrogant... [*]Until the Gestapo music played.... [*]The crowd chanted... [*]GOLDBERG.... [*]GOLDBERG... [*]GOLDBERG.... [*]GOLDBERG... [*]And out came the former gridiron star [*]Lock, stock and barrell, and ready to roll [*]Chavo tried to run him around [*]To tire him out [*]But Goldberg kept looking determined [*]And waiting for an opportunity [*]Eventually Chavo turned to exit the ring, but Goldberg hauled him back in [*]He threw him to the other side of the ring [*]Back off the ropes... [*]SPEAR!!!! [*]Here it comes... [*]High elevation.... [*]JACKHAMMER!!!! [*]1....2.....3 [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]The Giant gives Vader hope[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, Pamela Paulshock met up with the imposing Giant [*]The Giant told Pamela Paulshock that he called her to a quick interview to give Vader an opportunity [*]...A saving grace [*]He said he was issuing an olive branch to Vader [*]Either he began to side with not only himself, but Chris Kanyon, and the Steiner brothers - the good guys of professional wrestling [*]Or he'd be confetti [*]Just then, Vader walked past, and handed a note to Pamela Paulshock before storming off [*]Pamela read the note "Giant, I'll see you in the ring" [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]The Giant v Vader[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Finally, the two staggering bohemoths of World Championship Wrestling were to lock up [*]Both former WCW World Heavyweight Champions [*]Both frighteningly powerful [*]The match was not for the feint of heart [*]It wasn't a "scientific" bout [*]It wasn't a mat lovers dream [*]It was brutality [*]Nothing more [*]Nothing less [*]There is no other light to cast on it [*]Punches [*]Kicks [*]Clotheslines [*]High Knees [*]Eye gouges [*]Those were the moves of the order of the day [*]Eventually the action spilled over to the floor [*]Giant went to grab a steel chair [*]And so did Vader [*]Both c*cked them back [*]But before either man could connect, security grabbed the chairs out of their hands and referee Nick Patrick called for a double DQ [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]San Antonio's Finest - Do Your Best Boys[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Post match, about thirty of San Antonio's finest police officers ran down to ringside to get in between Vader and Giant [*]Even then it didn't appear they'd be able to hold back either man [*]The hatred is so intense and bitter [*]Giant tried to luinge through, as did Vader, but both were eventually restrained by tazer guns [*]A last resort [*]The pandemonium was etched across the face of some of the senior officers who could hardly believe the size and intensity of these two men [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]10 Man Tag Match WCW Tag Team Champions The Filthy Animals (Konnan and Kidman), "New Generation" Rey Mysterio Jr, "Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe and "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer v The Army of Darkness (Judas Jindrak and Mike Awesome), "The Suicidal, Homocidal, Genocidal, Death Defying Maniac" Sabu, "The Chosen One" Jeff Jarrett and "The Franchise" Shane Douglas[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Ten of WCW's best all in the ring at once in a Glycerine spectacular [*]An extravaganza of wrestling contrasts [*]The extermists in Sabu and Tommy Dreamer [*]The silky tag team work of the Filthy Animals [*]The brutal technical know how of Samoa Joe [*]The electrifying dare devil stylings of Rey Mysterio Jr [*]The evilness of the Army of Darkness [*]And the sheer magnitude of illegalities of Jeff Jarrett and Shane Douglas [*]A fast paced, high octane match [*]Wrestlers were flying around more than paper darts do in home economics classes [*]Wrestlers were moving quicker than Krystal Steal did on that one I watched last night [*]It was intense [*]And not just the DVD either [*]Eventually, the win went to Samoa Joe who was able to hit the Muscle Buster on Shane Douglas...1....2.....3! [/LIST][/QUOTE] B+ [B][U]Sanders want's his idol's autograph[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, Mike Sanders presented an autograph book to Sting [*]He said it'd mean the world to him if he signed him [*]After a period of disbelief, Sting did sign the autograph book [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]WCW Television Championship "Sultan of Swing" Juventud Guerrera (c) v WCW Cruiserweight Champion "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]A high paced match this one again [*]Christopher Daniels' big opportunity here [*]Could he leave San Antonio a dual champion? [*]How much would that do for his career? [*]The match was so intensely quick [*]These two can really go [*]A variety of planchas in here [*]A variety of oohs and aahs from the crowd [*]Sorta like that DVD I watched [*]Eventually Juvi was successful again, hitting the Juvi Driver for the pinfall [/LIST][/QUOTE] B+ [B][U]"Nature Boy" announces the main event[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair entered the pleasure palace of Big Poppa Pump [*]Even the "Dog Faced Gremlin" was sipping on a champagne, surrounded by two hot blonds [*]"Nature Boy" told Rick he was very impressed with the tag team demolition of the Jung Dragons [*]And he didn't know how he could thank him enough for that wonderfully educational experience [*].... Except, to see if he alone could do THAT to the Undertaker [*]WOOO!!! Because he's in the ring waiting for you now, pal! [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]"Dog Faced Gremlin" Rick Steiner v The Undertaker[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]The finale to this edition of Glycerine [*]And the fans were baying for the Gremlin's blood [*]The support for the Undertaker was phenomonal [*]Is he the most over wrestler in the world today? [*]Even more over than Kanyon, Goldberg, the Rock, Austin, Angle? [*]Is this the most over he's ever been? [*]That's a large stretch of the bow, but he's achieving big things here in WCW [*]The match was quite brutal again [*]Even when Rick Steiner is thrown to the lions den, he's a hell of a scrapper [*]Always has been [*]Always will be [*]And while he's not quite the suplexing machine he was at the beginning of his career [*]He's still hella determined [*]He's like a bulldog [*]Dog Faced Gremlin suits his persona well [*]But eventually, all that hunger, all that will, all that passion, all that fortitude [*]Counted for little as he fell prey to the Tombstone Piledriver....1...2.....3! [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* Rating: A* Attendence: 8,802 Glycerine drew 3,825,862 viewers on NBC WCW's popularity rose to 78.3% in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristram Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 [CENTER][IMG]http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/915/deathofwcwur1.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="6"][B]Proudly Presents[/B] [B][U]From the Memoirs of John Simpson[/U][/B][/SIZE][/CENTER] It had been a hectic week. Despite the amazing profitability turnaround in World Championship Wrestling of late, no one in the front office or the locker room dared even think the task at hand was over. No one dared think the war was over. No one dared to contemplate that WCW was once again eternally safe. Everyone had previously been lured into that trap by suave executives and myopic marketing types, along with over protective wrestlers, and it nearly cost them all the one thing they mutually all over. World Championship Wrestling. Or more to the point, from a fan's perspective, competition to the smut factor of the World Wrestling Federation. This week, we had taken our show from Fresno to San Antonio, and visited a few spots in between for house shows. The United States wrestling market was booming, at least for World Championship Wrestling. We were experiencing hot crowds in centres where traditionally we were not always highly over. Areas such as New York, a multi generation style stronghold for the McMahon's had begun to open up to the more gripping style of product we were offering up. The San Antonio show went off well. It was largely an experimental show. A show to revisit and reset new storylines. It was a time when we seriously contemplated who our next big stars would be and how we were to sell them to the professional wrestling market. It was an exciting show that began to blend in towards our next Pay-Per-View spectacular, Wanted: Dead or Alive. The fan reaction was strong, they were happy to see Jerry Lynn and Samoa Joe and the likes being pushed, they were to see Dave Bautista and Randy Orton on screen. They were happy to see the battle of the giants of professional wrestling. It was a good night overall. Texas as a wrestling state is very historic in the overall scheme of things. Some absolute greats have come from here. Stan "The Lariat" Hansen for example, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, "Captain Redneck" Dick Murdoch, Terry Funk and the like. It had been home to the long running World Class Championship Wrestling promotion which delighted in show casing the tragic Von Erich family. It had been a permanent or passing home for the likes of The Fabulous Freebirds with "Bam Bam" Terry Gordy, Bruiser Brody, Abdullah the Butcher, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, a very young Sean Michaels, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Baby Doll, One Man Gang, Missy Hyatt, "Gentleman" Chris Adams and many more. It was a passionate wrestling hotbed. It's a little bit old school, and they like nothing more than a good brawl and a good fight. And that's the type of night we hoped to put on at Glycerine. Judging by the sentiments of the fans, I don't think we were too far off the mark. But with the celebrations of that night and our current position, came one major disappointment. Shortly after the show I received a call from "Mean" Gene Okerlund. We had been hot on the heels of a gifted young superstar in "Y2J" Chris Jericho. Despite our interest and best intents, Chris decided to decline a contract offer from us and resigned with the World Wrestling Federation. One of the major lures with Chris Jericho, as it had been with Mick Foley and The Giant, was to take back what was once World Championship Wrestling's prized, but uncovered jewels of the crown and highlight them back to our market, only this time, successfully. One of the tragic points about World Championship Wrestling historically is how it has been a training paradise for gifted young superstars, but historically the promotion has been narrow minded about how to turn those gifted athletes into genuine superstars, preferring to focus on the proven veterans of yesteryear. It is often a sense of frustration as to how good this promotion could have been if it had have successfully retained not only Jericho, not only Foley, not only Hunter Hearst Helmsley, not only Steve Austin, but the likes of Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Raven, Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko. Most of those guys made it elsewhere with the World Wrestling Federation, some tragically have yet to really do so. I speak of Dean Malenko, Raven and Perry Saturn. I genuinely feel for those guys in that they would have been crucial elements to my roster rather than languishing up there in Connecticut. But such is the way they were treated by previous management, it can only be a feeling of hope that one day their contracts lapse and a contract offer is established and executed successfully. The disappointing aspect was that we were informed that Chris felt it'd be a bad career move to come to World Championship Wrestling. I can only sincerely hope in some regards it is because of the previous mismanagement and the way he was treated that he decided that, because all key performance indicators suggest World Championship Wrestling is the promotion on the rise, at the expense of the World Wrestling Federation. With that in mind, given my sheer disappointment, I was only too happy to take up "Nature Boy" Ric Flair's offer of stopping off for a budweiser before heading off to a cheap, San Antonio hotel for the night. It's nights like this you become grateful for good friends and dedicated people like "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, but that you also miss the one you love who lies alone, waiting, with more pain than you could ever feel from missing out on a wrestling star. The pity of it all is this - it became clear later in my life that that was the case. And by then, it was too late. Treat your wives with respect, give her time, we all joke about picking up young trade ins when the older model falls down, but truly, the pain is irreparable. Yours Truly John Simpson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristram Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 [CENTER][IMG]http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/915/deathofwcwur1.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="6"][B]Proudly Presents[/B] [B][U]From the Memoirs of John Simpson[/U][/B][/SIZE][/CENTER] It had been a hectic week. Despite the amazing profitability turnaround in World Championship Wrestling of late, no one in the front office or the locker room dared even think the task at hand was over. No one dared think the war was over. No one dared to contemplate that WCW was once again eternally safe. Everyone had previously been lured into that trap by suave executives and myopic marketing types, along with over protective wrestlers, and it nearly cost them all the one thing they mutually all over. World Championship Wrestling. Or more to the point, from a fan's perspective, competition to the smut factor of the World Wrestling Federation. This week, we had taken our show from Fresno to San Antonio, and visited a few spots in between for house shows. The United States wrestling market was booming, at least for World Championship Wrestling. We were experiencing hot crowds in centres where traditionally we were not always highly over. Areas such as New York, a multi generation style stronghold for the McMahon's had begun to open up to the more gripping style of product we were offering up. The San Antonio show went off well. It was largely an experimental show. A show to revisit and reset new storylines. It was a time when we seriously contemplated who our next big stars would be and how we were to sell them to the professional wrestling market. It was an exciting show that began to blend in towards our next Pay-Per-View spectacular, Wanted: Dead or Alive. The fan reaction was strong, they were happy to see Jerry Lynn and Samoa Joe and the likes being pushed, they were to see Dave Bautista and Randy Orton on screen. They were happy to see the battle of the giants of professional wrestling. It was a good night overall. Texas as a wrestling state is very historic in the overall scheme of things. Some absolute greats have come from here. Stan "The Lariat" Hansen for example, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, "Captain Redneck" Dick Murdoch, Terry Funk and the like. It had been home to the long running World Class Championship Wrestling promotion which delighted in show casing the tragic Von Erich family. It had been a permanent or passing home for the likes of The Fabulous Freebirds with "Bam Bam" Terry Gordy, Bruiser Brody, Abdullah the Butcher, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, a very young Sean Michaels, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Baby Doll, One Man Gang, Missy Hyatt, "Gentleman" Chris Adams and many more. It was a passionate wrestling hotbed. It's a little bit old school, and they like nothing more than a good brawl and a good fight. And that's the type of night we hoped to put on at Glycerine. Judging by the sentiments of the fans, I don't think we were too far off the mark. But with the celebrations of that night and our current position, came one major disappointment. Shortly after the show I received a call from "Mean" Gene Okerlund. We had been hot on the heels of a gifted young superstar in "Y2J" Chris Jericho. Despite our interest and best intents, Chris decided to decline a contract offer from us and resigned with the World Wrestling Federation. One of the major lures with Chris Jericho, as it had been with Mick Foley and The Giant, was to take back what was once World Championship Wrestling's prized, but uncovered jewels of the crown and highlight them back to our market, only this time, successfully. One of the tragic points about World Championship Wrestling historically is how it has been a training paradise for gifted young superstars, but historically the promotion has been narrow minded about how to turn those gifted athletes into genuine superstars, preferring to focus on the proven veterans of yesteryear. It is often a sense of frustration as to how good this promotion could have been if it had have successfully retained not only Jericho, not only Foley, not only Hunter Hearst Helmsley, not only Steve Austin, but the likes of Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Raven, Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko. Most of those guys made it elsewhere with the World Wrestling Federation, some tragically have yet to really do so. I speak of Dean Malenko, Raven and Perry Saturn. I genuinely feel for those guys in that they would have been crucial elements to my roster rather than languishing up there in Connecticut. But such is the way they were treated by previous management, it can only be a feeling of hope that one day their contracts lapse and a contract offer is established and executed successfully. The disappointing aspect was that we were informed that Chris felt it'd be a bad career move to come to World Championship Wrestling. I can only sincerely hope in some regards it is because of the previous mismanagement and the way he was treated that he decided that, because all key performance indicators suggest World Championship Wrestling is the promotion on the rise, at the expense of the World Wrestling Federation. With that in mind, given my sheer disappointment, I was only too happy to take up "Nature Boy" Ric Flair's offer of stopping off for a budweiser before heading off to a cheap, San Antonio hotel for the night. It's nights like this you become grateful for good friends and dedicated people like "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, but that you also miss the one you love who lies alone, waiting, with more pain than you could ever feel from missing out on a wrestling star. The pity of it all is this - it became clear later in my life that that was the case. And by then, it was too late. Treat your wives with respect, give her time, we all joke about picking up young trade ins when the older model falls down, but truly, the pain is irreparable. Yours Truly John Simpson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane ORiley Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I love this Diary. Only read up to Page 4 but love it already. WCW 2001 is always an interesting game i hope you continue doing this diary/dynasty. Also it's nice to see another aussie on these boards. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane ORiley Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I love this Diary. Only read up to Page 4 but love it already. WCW 2001 is always an interesting game i hope you continue doing this diary/dynasty. Also it's nice to see another aussie on these boards. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristram Posted November 16, 2006 Author Share Posted November 16, 2006 Hey yo, Time for a little survey... Na, not really. Just a little update. I have my final exam coming up, so Death of WCW is on a short hiatus... probably the next few days we'll see another show up! Shane, close, I live in Australia, but come from parts unknown.. :D Thanks for the support, cobber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristram Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 [CENTER][IMG]http://www.sportt.de/nitro/Nitro.jpg[/IMG] [B][U]WCW Monday Nitro, Monday Week 4, April 2001 Live from the Fleet Center, Boston, Massachussets, on TNT[/U][/B][/CENTER] [B][U]Mike Sanders Speaks Out[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]At the top of the show, the Marketing Manager of WCW, Mike Sanders strode to the ring [*]The response was mixed [*]Some still remember the conceited Mike Sanders and boo heavily, others have noticed his recent change in face [*]Excuse the pun [*]He took the microphone from David Penzer [*]He told the fans that it was an absolute honour and priviledge to be in the same arena tonight as the mecurial Stinger [*]He told the fans that ever since he was a child, he was in awe of Sting and his achievements in professional wrestling [*]He told the fans that he was the reason not only that he became a professional wrestler, but also a large reason why WCW is not dead and why fans can still enjoy a more family orientated product than the trash delivered from 'that' family of non believers [*]He then told the fans to look to the large screen, where a moving montage was played of Stinger [*]It highlighed some of his great career moments [*]Included is the memorable time limit draw with "Nature Boy" Ric Flair at the original Clash of the Champions [*]His rivalry with the Great Muta [*]Being dumped by the Four Horsemen in 1990, for being the clear number one contendor to Ric Flair's World Championship [*]Beating Ric Flair for his first World Title in 1990 [*]His fued with the Dangerous Alliance and in particular "Ravishing" Rick Rude [*]Beating Lex Luger for his second world title (his first was the NWA Championship, this was his first WCW Championship) [*]His intense rivalry with Vader [*]Joining forces with Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage against the Four Horsemen [*]Being scandalised by the appearance of a fake Sting [*]The infamous "you can stick it" speech [*]The rafters [*]Hiding [*]Hiding [*]Then getting revenge on the nWo [*]And challenging Hulk Hogan [*]Before regaining the championship at Starrcade '97 in perhaps the most hyped WCW match of all time [*]"Against an army of shadows comes the Dark Warrior, the purveyor of good, the voice of silence, and a mission of justice.... this .... is...... Sting" [*]Sanders gave a Sting howl for good measure before leaving the ring to a feast of "Sting" chants [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]"Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe v "The Franchise" Shane Douglas[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Shane Douglas was looking to avert a recent losing streak at all costs against the somewhat green, but highly regarded and improving beast, Samoa Joe [*]Samoa Joe is such a freakish athlete [*]A little bit rotund for sure, but he can move [*]If anything he's a clinical destroyer, capable of almost anything [*]Irrespective of his size, he can still get to the top rope and bust a move or two [*]The Muscle Buster he's used recently is gaining oohs and aahs from plenty of WCW faithful [*]Shane Douglas is perhaps one of the most complete wrestlers of this particular generation [*]But due to a number of political fall outs, whether it be with Ric Flair or Vince McMahon, he's never really achieved his potential [*]Despite that, he's still regularly contracted to either WCW currently, or ECW previously who realise he can draw heat like few others [*]This match was very fluent [*]Samoa Joe was strongly dominant [*]He's got WCW World Heavyweight Championship written all over him this lad [*]He is the wrestling equivalent of this chick I saw in North Pole # 25 the other night, Krystal Steal, the new face of a generation [*]Superstar written, (or in Krystal's case, splattered) all over her [*]He's the new Bart Simpson, new, suave, and generation defining [*]That is of course, if he's not screwed into bad booking [*](A common problem with WCW mind you) [*]The ending was somewhat wrestlecrap worthy when Shane Douglas hit an inverted DDT, and used the second rope for leverage to hold Samoa Joe for a successful 3 count [/LIST][/QUOTE] B [B][U]Samoa Joe seeks revenge[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Post match, as Shane Douglas celebrated, Samoa Joe came from behind and hit a swinging neckbreaker [*]He then put Shane Douglas into a rear naked chokehold [/LIST][/QUOTE] C+ [B][U]"You may not look like the athlete of the day supposed to look"[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]"Amewican Dweam" Dusty Whodes took a microphone from David Penzer [*]"Samoa Joe, Samoa Joe, release da man, we don't play by dem rulesz" [*]Samoa Joe did indeed release, but Shane Douglas was in agony [*]"Ladies and gentlemen, dis here man, Samoa Joe, is da most brutal newcomah of two thoussssssand n one player, Shane Douglasz, you jus made a fatal mistake" [/LIST][/QUOTE] B- [B][U]The Steiners speak out[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]After the commercial break, "Genetic Freak" Big Poppa Pump, and "Dog Faced Gremlin" Rick Steiner were led to the ring by Easy E [*]Bischoff told the fans that there was no tag team that could mess with the Steiner Brothers [*]He said he'd reviewed tapes of the weekend of the likes of the Legion of Doom, Demolition, the Hart Foundation, the Brisco Brothers, name them, whomever, the Steiners were more dominant than any of those teams [*]But that this team was generous, and took heed of "Nature Boy" Ric Flair's recent words of wisdom [*]That they needed to give back to WCW [*]So tonight was part two of the Wrestling Exhibition and Lesson, and retirement package courtesy of the Steiner's [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]The Steiner Brothers v Evan Karagias and Jamie Knoble[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]The former Jung Dragon and the former 3 Count dancer united in tag team partnership against the Steiner Brothers [*]A chance to make a name for themselves [*]Their biggest chance at securing massive pay days [*]Lucrative movie deals [*]The stuff dreams are made of [*]Unfortunately their opponents are the stuff nightmares are made of [*]Brutal power personified [*]If anything though, Jamie Knoble looked quite impressive out there [*]He used his superior agility and speed to run the Steiner's ragged in a very impressive display [*]Eventually though his partner Evan Karagias fell prey to the Bulldog from Rick Steiner, and became a 3 count victim of his own [/LIST][/QUOTE] B [B][U]The wage bill is cut down further[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Post match, "Genetic Freak" Big Poppa Pump told the fans that again he'd done his part for WCW [*]Cutting down on the bottom line by cutting out Evan Karagias from future WCW pays [*]Holla... if you hear me [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]"The King of Bling Bling" says its time for the "King of Old School"[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, Pamela Paulshock caught up with "The King of Bling Bling" Diamond Dallas Page and "King of Old School" Steve Corino [*]Diamond Dallas Page asked Pamela if she'd ever considered testing her value on the streets of Jersey [*]He says that her assets matched street working inflation, and she could make quite the earning and live the life of bling bling [*]He told her that the main reason they were out there was that Steve Corino had issued an open challenge tonight [*]Corino looked shocked, and said he hadn't [*]Page told him to relax, it'd be ok, after all it was Steve Corino's time to shine [*]He said no matter which WCW chump they put out, Corino would put why he's the King of Old School [*]Ching Ching, time to get you some bling bling Steve... [/LIST][/QUOTE] B+ [B][U]"King of Old School" Steve Corino v ???[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Steve Corino waited patiently in the ring, waiting for his opponent to be revealed [*]....TOMB.... [*]....TOMB.... [*]....TOMB..... [*]Looks of hope turned to looks of trepedation as the Undertaker eerily made his way to the ring [*]As he entered the ring and rolled his eyes back, Corino stumbled back [*]Steve Corino had every right to fear [*]You'd be hard pressed to find a more fearsome opponent [*]Perhaps the Giant, maybe Goldberg, but this guy is over a decade long in resting opponents in peace, piece by piece, ashes to ashes, dust to dust [*]Corino though was cunning and sly through the match [*]And literally cut every corner to keep in the game [*]Undertaker was getting frustrated [*]Corino even hit a stunning twisting neckbreaker that would level any man [*]Corino covered [*]1....2.....THR! NOO!!!! [*]Undertaker flung him off like a rag doll [*]And then sat up [*]Corino realised what was coming and slid out of the ring, high tailing it to the back [*]Your winner via count out, the Undertaker [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]An argument of a generation[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, Hardcore Evolution leader Mick Foley entered the Presidential Suite of "Nature Boy" Ric Flair [*]Foley told Flair that despite his best intentions to usurp the Hardcore Evolution by bringing in Sabu and Dreamer, Mick Foley was always one step ahead [*]Foley told Flair that he lived and breathed the business, and would bleed and die for it [*]And as such, would not be shown up being the saviour of hardcore [*]He said he knew of Flair's intentions, and managed to convince Sabu of the glory of learning under Foley's tutelage [*]The potential legacy [*]Perhaps Sabu could live up to the billing of being the new Shiek, as vicious as Ed Farhat [*]As destructive as Bruiser Brody or Abdullah the Butcher [*]He'd promised to take him to the promised land [*]And there was nothing a jealous old fool like Ric Flair could do to stop the Hardcore Evolution [*]Have a nice day! [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]Hardcore Evolution ("The Suicidal, Homicidal, Genocidal, Death Defying Maniac" Sabu and Hardcore Champion Rhino) v "Mr Monday Night" Rob Van Dam and "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer Hardcore Tag Team Match[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Violence [*]Violence [*]And more violence [*]Blood [*]Blood [*]And a HELL of a lot more blood [*]Mick Foley selevated at ringside at the sight of these gladiators tearing each other limb for limb in pursuit of hardcore excellence [*]The hardcore champion, Rhino looked in rare form [*]Brutal and straight out punishing, the sort of form that has some internet broadsheets suggesting he could even move up to main event status one day [*]But the Hardcore Evolution leader got the shock of his life, when "Mr Monday Night" Rob Van Dam hit a Van Daminator with a steel chair into the head of Sabu, to collect the 1...2.....3![/LIST][/QUOTE] B+ [B][U]Giant and Vader held apart[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, the Giant entered the dressing room of Vader [*]He went up to the face of Vader and then used his fist as a hammer into the palm of his hand [*]And then laughed in his face [*]Vader though didn't back off [*]And the two men were a pubic hair away from being in each others blood stream [*]Eventually a group of lower card wrestlers noticed the friction and attempted to hold back the two men [*]Even all the power of all the men couldn't hold them apart [*]Eventually Norman Smiley summonsed a local police officer, who used peppar spray in the eyes of both men to reduce them to their knees [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]WCW Television Championship "Sultan of Swing" Juventud Guerrera (c) v "The Master and Ruler of the World" Sid Vicious[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Sid Vicious made his first televised appearance in some time, and had a rare opportunity at gold [*]Juventud looked confident, but slightly fearful of the goliath [*]But Edward Scissorhands would not prevail [*]Instead, this match, and his career seems to be going up like scissored water beds [*]Eventually he fell prey to the 450 Splash, and Juvi collected his 20th successive win! [/LIST][/QUOTE] B+ [B][U]Goldberg to assist Booker T[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]The commentators hyped the fact that on the WCW website, wcw.com, Buff "The Stuff" Bagwell had officially challenged Booker T to a match tonight at Nitro [*]However, Booker T was still deemed unfit for action courtesy of the carnage at Blaze of Glory [*]Goldberg entered the dressing room of Booker T [*]Booker T was warming up irrespective [*]Goldberg told him that Ric Flair said if Booker T fought tonight, his contract would have to be terminated due to indemnity issues raised by the board of WCW [*]Booker T looked downcast [*]Goldberg told him not to worry, because Buff Bagwell.... [*]YOU'RE NEXT! [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]Buff "The Stuff" Bagwell v Goldberg[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Two tales of difference from the 1990s [*]One was a rising young star, Marcus Alexander Bagwell who teamed with Scotty Riggs as the American Males [*]And then turned on his man to join the New World Order soon after its inception [*]He then did time with Scott Norton and Scott Steiner to mixed tag team success [*]He even did a bit of soft porn [*]But from the flick I watched last night, regardless of never seeing Buff in action, I'd take a Krystal Steal flick anyday [*]He had it all, the body, the c0cky charm [*]But was fairly poorly booked [*]He suffered a near career ending injury to his neck [*]And returned as a face [*]And despite getting a large pop from the fans, he was quickly, and perhaps career fatally, turned [*]It was a moment of booking madness [*]It was one of those classic wrestlecr@p Death of WCW moments [*]The other was a rookie who came onto the scene around 1997 [*]With a succession of quick, powerful victories [*]He quickly became the number one player in the game [*]The chants.... [*]....GOLDBERG.... [*]....GOLDBERG.... [*]...GOLDBERG.... [*]...GOLDBERG.... [*]Aired worldwide [*]He was a phenomonom [*]He was over [*]He was hot [*]There were however moments of madness with the booking crew with him too [*]Firstly, losing the title to "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash [*]It's worth remembering that "Hollywood" Hogan unbelievably put him over and dropped the World Title to hit in Atlanta, not on Pay-Per-View either, but on Nitro [*]That in itself summed up the heat of Goldberg [*]But it wasn't even the manner that his streak ended [*]Sorry, it was the manner [*]Tazed by stun gun by Scott Hall [*]Allowing his buddy, the current WCW booker to gain the title [*]Kevin Nash was over, but he was never quite as over as Goldberg [*]The fans knew it [*]Scott Hall knew it [*]Bill Goldberg knew it [*]Kevin Nash knew it too [*]But it was the power of the book [*]The second moment of lunacy [*]When he started to regain a lot of face pop [*]He was turned heel [*]The fans never bought it [*]Personally, I kinda did because I could see a human wrecking machine as a heel [*]Much as I could see an Andre the Giant as a heel [*]The big dawg, with players chasing him, and eventually one defying the odds to beat him to the mat and truly pass the torch [*]Like Andre did for Hulk Hogan [*]And in turn, unbelievably, Hollywood had done for Goldberg [*]Although unlike Andre, he never knew how to ease out of the main event and time and time again spoiled the party for WCW [*]He spoiled it for Bret Hart, Sting, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Raven, Goldberg, Scott Hall (though alcohol helped there), and any other number of younger stars who should have been made the key points of the show [*]Hulkamania, or more pertently, political sabotage was allowed to reign supreme in WCW [*]But there's your little history lesson for the day [*]My apologies [*]For the record.... [*]Spear.... [*]Jackhammer.... [*]Splat [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]Goldberg attacked post match[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Post match, as Goldberg went to celebrate [*]He was knocked clean to the ground by the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, held by "Positively" Chris Kanyon [*]As Kanyon looked to inflict more pain, with the assistance of Buff Bagwell, Booker T came in and raced Chris Kanyon out of the ring as the coward went to the announce table [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]WOOOO!!![/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]After the carnage, Goldberg came to with the assistance of Booker T [*]"Nature Boy" Ric Flair strode to the ring [*]The fans went apesh!t obviously for him [*]The Nature Boy got in the ring, and talked to Goldberg away from the microphone [*]He then told "Positively" Chris Kanyon that WCW is where the big boys play [*]WOOOO!!! [*]And where justice reigns supreme [*]So tonight, Kanyon would have to face ..... [*]GOLDBERG!!!! [*]WOOOO!!!! [*]....GOLDBERG... [*]...GOLDBERG.... [*]...GOLDBERG.... [*]...GOLDBERG.... [*]Kanyon tried to high tail it out, but Booker T grabbed him by the hair and threw him back into the lions den [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]"Positively" Chris Kanyon v Goldberg[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Kanyon tried to beg his way out of the situation he found himself in [*]But Goldberg cornered him [*]And then smirked in his face [*]Kanyon looked terrified... [*]..YOU'RE NEXT... Goldberg proclaimed [*]Kanyon and Goldberg worked a few spots, mainly with Goldberg dominating [*]Kanyon was like a sitting duck [*]The WCW World Heavyweight Champion cowering [*]He tried to slide out of the ring, but Goldberg chased him up the back! [*]The two men went behind the curtain, forcing Nick Patrick to call for a double count out! [*]Kanyon may have saved his bacon in this battle, but can he last the war?! [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* Rating: A Attendence: 8,490 RAW is WAR was a B- rated show in front of 10,000 people at TELLUS Fields (Prairie, Canada). The main event was Steve Austin defeating Kane. No other major stars were in action. Nitro garned 1,295,748 on TNT and RAW is WAR got 1,139,973 on TNN. WCW's US popularity rose to 78.5%, the WWF's dropped to 74.7%. "Franchise" Shane Douglas suffered a broken nose at Nitro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deimos_masque Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Steve Corino is obvious the smartest wrestler to ever live. Not many think of running the heck away when the Undertaker sits up. Just like those silly people who keep punching Sting after he's flexed and yelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristram Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 ... [quote] [SIZE="5"][B][U]Mean Gene's WCW Hotline... On the Net![/U][/B][/SIZE] [CENTER][IMG]http://www.wrestlingzone.ru/images/okerlund2.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="3"]For all your WCW news, only $4.99 per quarter subscription exclusive to [url]www.wcw.com[/url][/SIZE][/CENTER] Well fans, what an action packed last few weeks we've had with World Championship Wrestling. I'm "Mean" Gene Okerlund, and I have a few stories to tell you exclusively to Mean Gene's WCW Hotline, now available for download on [url]www.wcw.com[/url]! [LIST] [*]First off on the rumour mill is the news that there have been prolonged discussions with a major superstar to join World Championship Wrestling. No news on who the wrestler is, but Tony Schiavone mentioned to me earlier that it could be the greatest signing in the history of our sport. They're strong words from an experienced commentator like Tony Schiavone. [*]I have it on good authority that "The Master and Ruler of the World" Sid Vicious is not too happy with things as they stand in World Championship Wrestling. It's rumoured that two things have happened; first, any pair of sharp scissors are to be kept from within a square mile of Sid at the decree of the WCW Board of Directors, and that he could go on a winning rampage in the near future. He appeared at a house show in Wyoming last week, and it was announced he was already at 46-0. After four more victories he is now up to 67-0. He's Sid, and he's dangerous. [*]Sadly, I have it on good shoulders that David Arquette will not be returning to World Championship Wrestling. The charismatic powerhouse wrestler was a worthy wrestler who even held the prestigious WCW World Heavyweight Championship. This is truly a sad day for professional wrestling. [*]In other news, Scott Hall is rumoured not to be under contract with World Championship Wrestling anymore. Due to the cut in pay, it is rumoured he may be cutting back from full strength Budweisers to lights. Big Kevin Nash tells me that's not the case and that his contract with WCW can't be torn up - I asked him why and he said "well remember, Bill Goldberg ate his contract." Of course, and I don't think WCW Executives will sweep Bill's toilet bowl to fish it out. [*]It is rumoured that Oklahoma could be making a return to conquer the cruiserweight division. Oklahoma is a strong hearted and well trained former WCW Cruiserweight Championship. We will keep you informed exclusively on this hotline as to any further developments. [*]BREAKING NEWS: We can reveal the rumour I told you about last week - that in classic WCW tradition two classic world known superstars, SD Jones and Tony Garea, will not be locking it up at Wanted: Dead or Alive. It will interesting to see what this disaster will do to the Buy-Rate [*]Watch out for WCW's newest VHS release: Rare Footage of Hulk Hogan JOBBING! Never before seen footage. Other releases planned were "Ultimate Warrior's greatest moments in WCW", but that was soon nixed by WCW Marketing when it was revealed he didn't have any. [*]It appears WCW President John Simpson has canceled one of Eric Bischoff's upcoming wrestling concerts featuring Jerry Lee Lewis. It appears that Disco Inferno (desperate for a bone to re cement his wrestling career) was happy to play the gimmick of Jerry Lee Lewis, but Turner Standards and Practices vetoed any idea for Disco to marry a 13 year old minor to mirror the classic rock star. Also, marketing had some slightly concerns about Jerry Lee's mainstream marketability after all these years. One WCW insider was coy about the lack of success surrounding such acts as Megadeth, KISS, DJ Ran, and Master P saying "Rap is Cr@p became more freakin popular than No Limit Soldiers, we're not going to let Jerry Lee Lewis appear on Nitro and then have someone cool like S Club 7 appear on RAW and trump us in that regard". S Club 7, might have to try their music, sounds funky. [/LIST] And that's it for this dazzling edition of Mean Gene's WCW Hotline. Value for money? You bet![/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristram Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 [CENTER][IMG]http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/915/deathofwcwur1.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [SIZE="5"]A Recap - What WCW Means To Me[/SIZE] To all the fans of [I]The Death of WCW?[/I] I know there's been a slow down recently, but while a number of things have taken priority, I have spent a bit of time thinking about what it is that drives me to reminisce about World Championship Wrestling, and the current state of the industry as we know it. I got so caught up in thinking about it, that I re-read the Death of WCW book, and am about to commence reading Ric Flair's To Be the Man. If there's two guys who share the bullseye on the 'Who Are the Franchises of WCW', it's Sting, and Ric Flair. To me, March 26, 2001 was a fateful day for professional wrestling as we know it. It was the "Season Finale" of Monday Nitro. It'd never return. It was a show that was supposed to showcase the end of World Championship Wrestling. Aside from the match that defined WCW was about for so long - Flair versus Sting - one last time - the show was dominated by the McMahon's. It was evident to me watching that show that a potentially rich angle was going to be a McMahon schmooze fest. I was told by my friends to stop being silly, Vince McMahon is the crem-de-la-crem of promoting wrestling, after all, that's why he won the Monday Night Wars and monopolised the industry. While certainly the World Wrestling Federation had some great moments, such as the advent of Hulkamania, the Radicals, the great TLC action c. 2000, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin versus The Rock, it had also had it's fair share of Wrestlecr@p, which is so effectively portrayed in another diary on here. Vince McMahon is a marketing genius, and he has certainly esculated his empire against all odds, from his own father telling him to not lose sight of his roots and not nationalise, to overcoming the drugs scandals of the early 1990s. He's a man who also has effectively known how to pass the torch from generation of wrestler to generation of wrestler better than any other promoter. But if there were three guys who could ultimately stuff up an invasion angle, it's Vince McMahon, Eric Bischoff, and Vince's former pied piper, Vince Russo. World Championship Wrestling was not killed by outlandishly good booking from the McMahon's. It was harpooned, and then gutted internally. It was spit roasted by those within. It was not so much the booking was so good from their opposition, it was that WCW's booking was so atrocious. Having moments such as David Arquette as WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Madusa as WCW Cruiserweight Champion, Ed Ferrara as WCW Cruiserweight Champion, Daphne as WCW Cruiserweight Champion, Hulk Hogan winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship from the finger poke of doom, having the Ultimate Warrior freak Hulk Hogan out in a backstage mirror incident where only Hulk could see the Ultimate Warrior, which if you really look into the skit it infers that Hulk was crazy, Bischoff was crazy, and worse, the fans were all crazy, the inability for New World Order hierarchy to lose making WCW look completely and utterly stupid, faux pas like Tony Schiavone lauding crowd figures that were below what they actually were, Stevie Ray talking about how a Nitro show was being seen by 5,000 people on TV only for Tony Schiavone to make the save that he meant there were 5,000 people in each house watching Nitro - the mistakes, the errors, the trials, the tribulations were so comical it was near on impossible for a competitor NOT to put World Championship Wrestling out of it's misery. I tuned in week in, week out to WCW for a few reasons; [LIST] [*]Sting. No matter how badly Starrcade '97 should have killed his career through absolutely woeful match booking OR Hulk Hogan politics, they could never really kill Sting [*]Chris Benoit [*]Eddie Guerrero [*]Raven [*]Chris Jericho [*]Dean Malenko [*]Rey Mysterio Jr [*]Juventud Guerrera [*]"Nature Boy" Ric Flair [*]Arn Anderson [*]The rest of the great influx of foreign talent - Ultimo Dragon, Jushin Thunder Liger, La Parka, Yuji Nagata, Masahiro Chono, The Great Muta, Chavo Guerrero Jr and others [/LIST] They were the stars. They were the heroes. Not Kevin Nash. Not Scott Hall. Not Hollywood Hogan. Not Eric Bischoff. Not Vince Russo. Not Kevin Sullivan. Not Scott Steiner who received his biggest push due to people genuinely being fearful of him. Not Sid Vicious. Not Randy Savage. At various stages, I marked out for practically all of those men, but most of them I marked out for in the 80s, or early 90s. The business is cyclical, it needs revolving, new talent need to be put over. Benoit, Guerrero, Raven, Mysterio Jr and the likes should have been the men who were main eventing by the mid to end period of 1998. The foundation was laid. The New World Order needed to be killed off. The very foundation to do was slap bang right in front of them, it was too obvious. And it would have allowed for Chris Benoit to take the reigns. That foundation was the New World Order. But due to egos, and straight out shocking booking, and hatred for the man who embodied WCW most - Ric Flair - that never came to fruition. The main focus needed to change back to what WCW, the NWA, Mid Atlantic, Jim Crockett Promotions and Georgia Championship Wrestling seemed to mostly always be about - wrestling. Me personally? And why I'm like a few hardcore WCW fans who never lost the fire? I grew up watching Hulk Hogan battle Andre the Giant. I grew up watching Mr Perfect. I grew up watching Jake the Snake Roberts. I grew up watching Macho Man Randy Savage and the Ultimate Warrior. In my neck of the woods all we ever got was the World Wrestling Federation. Then, a new world was promoted to us down under - World Championship Wrestling. Good wrestling. Cruiserweight carnage. All the abovementioned. The initial stagings of the New World Order. No doubt, it was great in 1996, still good in 1997, by 1998 it was past it's due date, in 2001, it was almost an in house joke that it kept resurfacing. Despite all that, even at the end, there was a place for WCW. It could have, and should have been the defining moment of even the World Wrestling Federation. It should have been the biggest fued of all time. It didn't eventuate. I mean hell, one of the key players in World Championship Wrestling jobbed out to the Undertaker's wife for God's sakes. WCW should still be alive, Vince McMahon should have proven that he could live up to his comment on the final Nitro that he could turn WCW if he wanted to. Either he didn't want to, and his investors have a good right to know why he didn't maximise WWF's profitability, or he too, couldn't. Raw V Smackdown doesn't have the same bite. ECW does nothing for me. It was never as big as World Championship Wrestling. Yet it sits on the shelf, collecting dust. Yes, the McMahon's won the war, they are the kings of wrestling. But again, the losers? You, me and anyone else who wants a competitive industry that makes the competitors give the best product available to stay in business. That's what any competitive industry should be about. So while [I]Death of WCW?[/I] has had somewhat of a hiatus, it will be back in full colour soon, ready to try and right the wrongs. It may be trivial, it may not even be entirely accurate or well simulated, but it's my way of touching up how I feel WCW could be so much better even in 2001. Big stars, putting over younger, more energetic talent, and the usual suspects... 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deimos_masque Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Amen! I'm almost misty eyed to read this. Alot of people try to claim that no good ever came out of WCW and that alot of us are crazy for missing it at all. But even at the end of the line there was some greatness, the Cruiserweight division was fun till the end, Booker T in the main event, Scott Steiner and the Magnificent 7, hell even Ernest Miller as "Commisioner" were all great things to watch. Yeah there was crap but everything has crap, it was our crap dammit, and I miss it more and more every day. This Dynasty has been a great tribute and a wonderful look at what could have been. I cannot wait till it returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cmdrsam Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Ill second the Amen. I tue grew up watching Hogan/Andre. The Horsemen, Mr. Perfect,etc,etc. Also remember the Lawler/Kaufman fued. Lived in Savanah TN when that was going on. God I was so gullible. Beleived Lawler hated Kaufman and Etc. LOL. Anyways I have enjoyed your work here sir. Been reading Death of WCW myself and was dissmayed by the events. Kinda clears thigns up for me. And you are correct WCW should still be here today but the total disregard to the fan base is what really killed it in my opinion. But it sure was a hell of a run wasnt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristram Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 [CENTER][IMG]http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/915/deathofwcwur1.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="5"][B]Proudly Presents[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/7190/wcwfireot6.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B][U][CENTER]WCW Friday Fire, Friday Week 4, 2001 Live from the Nutter Centre, Dayton, Ohio Live on CBS[/CENTER][/U][/B] [B][U]We demand respect![/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]At the top of the show, WCW World Heavyweight Champion "Positively" Chris Kanyon and "Genetic Freak" Big Poppa Pump [*]Storm into the office of WCW President, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair [*]Big Poppa Pump looks flustered and annoyed [*]Kanyon pulls back his expensive looking sunglasses and smiles peering into the eyes of the "Nature Boy" [*]He tells Flair that as much as he tries to screw him over, the WCW World Heavyweight Championship still rests with "Positively" Chris Kanyon [*]And that Ric Flair is a washed up has been [*]Flair laughs, and asks what Big Poppa Pump is here for [*]Big Poppa Pump tells Flair that he's sick and tired of being held back for the good boys club [*]He says that a few of the boys in the back agree with Big Poppa Pump, that he's getting screwed over [*]Flair hears a knock on the door, and calls the person in [*]It is none other than number one WCW World Heavyweight Championship contendor Bill Goldberg [*]Chris Kanyon smirk turns to one of a look of discomfort [*]Flair asks Goldberg what he can do for him [*]Goldberg smirks too [*]"Blood" [*]"Pain" [*]"Misery" [*]Flair says he has an idea [*]Kanyon and Big Poppa Pump want respect [*]But back in his day respect wasn't given out on a golden platter [*]But earnt [*]And that Goldberg wants to inflict... pain [*]He asks Goldberg if he's thinking what Flair is thinking... [*]Goldberg walks up to Kanyon and Big Poppa Pump... [*]"YOU'RE NEXT!" [*]Flair WOOOOO's [*]And also tells Goldberg that tonight he can pick a partner of his choice to go two on two in tonight's main event [*]Kanyon and Big Poppa Pump look highly irate as they storm out of Ric Flair's Presidential Suite [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]WCW Cruiserweight Championship "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels (c) v "The Real Deal" AJ Styles[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Christopher Daniels has been on a real roll of late and is starting to make a real name for himself [*]AJ Styles is still relatively green but beginning to become noticed amongst WCW fans [*]Both are recognised for their exuberant and over the top wrestling style [*]It's catching fire [*]On Fire [*]The match was so quick paced [*]It was like watching basketball go end to end [*]It was like watching the Harlem Globe Trotters play themselves [*]Skill and finesse [*]And class [*]Daniels looked to signal to the crowd for the Angels Wings, but AJ Styles came from behind and delivered a brilliant twisting neckbreaker off the top rope! [*]1...2....3! [*]WE HAVE A NEW CHAMPION! [/LIST][/QUOTE] C- [B][U]The Army of Darkness React[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Post match, the ring area fills with steam and smoke [*]Once all the gray clears, Kevin Sullivan is seen at the top of the ramp, and Judas Jindrak and Mike Awesome are in the ring [*]Sullivan orders closing off the light at the end of the tunnel? [*]Judras nod [*]And clothesline AJ Styles [*]POWERBOMB From Mike Awesome! [/LIST][/QUOTE] B- [B][U]"Nature Boy" Reacts[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]"Nature Boy" Ric Flair comes from underneath the big screen, and blindsides Kevin Sullivan!! [*]He tells Mike Awesome to remember whose boss around here [*]The true limosine riding, jet stealing, profiling, space mountain, son of a gun ... WOOOO Nature Boy Ric Flair [*]So tonight, Mike Awesome, lets see how good you really are, against Dustin Rhodes! [/LIST][/QUOTE] C+ [B][U]Mike Awesome v Dustin Rhodes[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]The son of the American Dream came to the ring to only a slight pop [*]His career is on somewhat of a downward spiral I suspect [*]Mike Awesome took some initial punishment from Dustin Rhodes [*]But soon enough the former ECW Champion had control [*]And in not too long, was able to hit yet another Awesome Power Bomb! [*]1...2...3! [/LIST][/QUOTE] C [B][U]Vader injured[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, Mike Sanders and Sting are in their dressing room when Vader bowls through the door [*]He has a lot of blood drip down his forehead, and he's struggling to stay afoot [*]Sanders asks whats wrong [*]Vader struggles to get it out... [*]GIANT.... [*]GIANT... [*].... [*].... [*]Sting nods [*]Sanders tells Vader that the true franchise of WCW will fix Giant's big red wagon [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]Sting v The Giant[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Giant came to the ring laughing [*]Sting came down with a very serious look on his face [*]He pointed his illustrious baseball bat at the Giant, who laughed [*]He snatched the bat from Sting, and threw it to ringside [*]He then threw Sting into the corner [*]From there he worked him over relentlessly [*]Pounding him [*]Punching him [*]Headbutting him [*]Treating him like a rag doll [*]Giant tried a few nonchalent covers [*]And some serious covers [*]But Sting's passion wouldn't give in [*]Sting did regain his feet when Giant show boated to the fans [*]And once he did that he began to run the big man around [*]From corner to corner [*]Side to side [*]And a couple of Stinger Splashes [*]Sting howled to the crowd [*]And went for another Stinger Splash [*]No one home.... [*]Sting spun around... [*]CHOKESLAM!!! [*]1....2.....3 [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]Goldberg finds his partner[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Backstage, Goldberg entered "Undertaker's Morgue" [*]Undertaker was sawing on some wood for a new coffin [*]Goldberg walked up to him [*]But Undertaker did not want to be interrupted until he was finished [*]Eventually after Undertaker finished he looked up, with his eyes rolled back in his head [*]Goldberg looked at him, even slightly in fear [*]"Big Poppa Pump... Kanyon.... THEY'RE NEXT.... You want some?" [*]Taker didn't respond [*]He was emotionless [*]Eventually he nodded.... slowly [*]The Undertaker will team with Goldberg tonight! [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]WCW Television Championship "Sultan of Swing" Juventud Guerrera v "Mr Wrestling III" Jerry Lynn[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]One of the real master class wrestling shows going around today [*]These two athletes equal great matches [*]Night in, night out [*]It should be no different at WCW Wanted: Dead or Alive [*]Juventud has made 20 successful defences of the strap [*]Jerry Lynn is the number one contendor [*]And desperate to hold the coveted strap [*]To be the first man to end Juvi's biggest wrestling streak [*]This was fast [*]This was quick [*]This was fluent [*]Jerry Lynn tells a story better than most in ring [*]And combines that with a great all round wrestling package [*]Juventud Guerrera is a brilliant high flier [*]And together they gel so well [*]This match went all over the show [*]And even into the crowd [*]The referee tried to allow it to roll on [*]Very slowly counting the ten count [*]But neither man was interested in getting back into the ring [*]And therefore the match ended in a double count out [/LIST][/QUOTE] B+ [B][U]Mick Foley interrupts[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]After the match was thrown out, "Mr Monday Night" Rob Van Dam and "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer came to the ring [*]Rob Van Dam told the fans that he was sick and tired of the Hardcore Evolution [*]Tommy Dreamer told the fans that you don't need a patch in a gang to earn the respect he has earnt of being the Innovator of Violence [*]The Hardcore Evolution music hit, and out came Mick Foley, and his pupils, WCW Hardcore Champion Rhino and The Homicidal, Genocidal, Suicidal, Death Defying Maniac Sabu [*]Foley told Rob Van Dam and Tommy Dreamer that talk was cheap [*]And it wasn't the hardcore way either [*]The hardcore way was to break bones, spill blood, end careers and cash cheques [*]He said at Wanted: Dead or Alive, all those things would happen [*]Tommy Dreamer and Rob Van would get broken bones [*]Tommy Dreamer and Rob Van Dam would get blood spilt [*]But his clients would collect the wins and collect the cheques... [*]Have a Nice Day! [/LIST][/QUOTE] C+ [B][U]Lance Storm and "New Generation" Rey Mysterio Jr v "The King of Bling Bling" Diamond Dallas Page and WCW United States Champion "The Chosen One" Jeff Jarrett[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Torrie Wilson came to ringside as well [*]Diamond Dallas Page blew a kiss to her, and Lance Storm took exception and the match was therefore on for young and old [*]There is bad blood definitely between those two [*]And an intense rivalry between Jarrett and Mysterio [*]Lance Storm's career has been on a recent upside [*]And he is starting to become noticed again in the wrestling world as a real contendor to the top echelon of the wrestling ranks [*]He is a very complete wrestler [*]Diamond Dallas Page is a hard worker, experienced, but with a cunning eye to go for the short cut [*]Jarrett falls into much the same category [*]Whereas Rey Mysterio is the speed machine [*]He takes flight more than a Boeing 747 [*]The match featured a lot of intense action between the different fuedees [*]Storm and Rey largely ended up being on the receiving end [*]Storm and Rey tried getting it going [*]But DDP and Jeff Jarrett used a lot of short cuts and the ring itself to cut down the opportunities [*]Rey Mysterio was in all sorts of bother [*]He was being worked over mercilessly [*]And was unable to get to the corner for the tag [*]The fans tried to chant... [*]REY... [*]REY... [*]REY... [*]Woops, sorry he's a vanilla midget who's mask isn't marketable right? [*]He eventually got the tag! [*]In came Storm! [*]He cleaned out Page!! [*]But hang on, the referee didn't see the tag and forced Storm out [*]Allowing DDP and Jarrett to come in behind his back and work over Rey... [*]THE STROKE!!! [*]Here's the cover.... [*]1....2....3!!! [*]Jarrett looked to celebrate, but before he could start, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair came out [*]He ordered the match to be restarted, as Jarrett was not the legal man [*]Jarrett looked irate [*]As did Page [*]Mysterio hot footed it to the corner and tagged in Storm [*]Clothesline! [*]Another clothesline [*]Page back up... Clothesline [*]Jarrett back up... Clothesline and out of the ring... [*]WHAT THE?! [*]DIAMOND CUTTER FROM LANCE STORM ON DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE!!! [*]1...2.....3! [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]Booker T gets encouragement[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]"Nature Boy" Ric Flair walked backstage, strutting moreso happy with his actions [*]He saw Booker T, who's head was swathed in bandages [*]Flair told Booker T that no matter what, he was still the player [*]And that Buff Bagwell was the game [*]Because... [*]Don't hate the player... [*]Hate the game... [*]WOOOO!!! [/LIST][/QUOTE] B [B][U]Sanders talks on behalf of Sting[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Pamela Paulshock tried to talk to Sting, who was looking worse for wear, but instead WCW Marketing Manager Mike Sanders took control of the interview [*]Pamela asked Sanders why he would allign with Sting [*]Sanders tells Paulshock that Sting is the embodiment of WCW [*]He's the franchise on which all the young guys can build their career off [*]Pamela asks Sanders if he'll be able to repay Sting for everything he has done for him [*]Sanders for once looks seriously.... [*]NEVER! [/LIST][/QUOTE] A [B][U]Goldberg and the Undertaker v "Genetic Freak" Big Poppa Pump and WCW World Heavyweight Champion "Positively" Chris Kanyon[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Four of the biggest names in the industry today [*]All with fair claims to the most coveted belt in the game [*]Currently held by Chris Kanyon, the WCW World Heavyweight Champion [*]Goldberg, perhaps the man with the most impact in the sport [*]A match can end in a few seconds courtesy of Goldberg's explosiveness [*]Undertaker - a hell of a lot of experience, and unrivalled resilience [*]Kanyon, cunning, knows every trick in the book [*]The new "Nature Boy?" [*]And Big Poppa Pump [*]Unparralleled sheer power [*]All four have held major belts somewhere [*]And all four deservedly [*]The match was very physical [*]It wasn't what you'd label a technical fantasy by any measure [*]Goldberg and Taker were strong, but often put into difficult tag predicaments as the referee continously missed cheap tricks from the heels [*]Surprise surprise [*]Seriously, these referees need to see their eye specialists [*]Kanyon looked to work over Undertaker [*]He even hit the KANYON CUTTER!!! [*]Cover...1.....2....THR.. [*]NO!!! [*]HE KICKED OUT!!! [*]Taker sat up!!! [*]Kanyon looked on in fear [*]He tried to kick Undertaker who got straight to his feet [*]Punch.. [*]No effect [*]Drop kick... [*]No effect... [*]He tagged in Big Poppa Pump [*]Clothesline [*]He got straight back up [*]Big Poppa Pump began begging off [*]And soon scurried over to Kanyon for a tag [*]Kanyon wasn't interested but Undertaker threw him in [*]Taker then tagged in Goldberg... [*]Who smirked.... [*]SPEAR!!!! [*]JACKHAMMER!!! [*]Cover...1....2.....THR!!! [*]NO!!!! [*]Big Poppa Pump pulled him off... [*]But he's clothesilned by Taker!!! [*]TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER!!! [*]Goldberg covers Kanyon again...1...2....3! [/LIST][/QUOTE] A* [B][U]A sneak attack on Undertaker[/U][/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Post match, as the Undertaker left the ring, he was attacked by a member of the crowd [*]Off came off a New York Knicks cap... [*]STEVE CORINO!!! [*]Vicious chair shots from Corino!!! [*]Corino continues the attack as Fire goes off the air! [/LIST][/QUOTE] B+ Rating: A Attendance, 9,013 Fire drew 3,835,178 on CBS WCW's popularity is now at 78.7% throughout the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristram Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 [QUOTE=deimos_masque;162912]Amen! I'm almost misty eyed to read this. Alot of people try to claim that no good ever came out of WCW and that alot of us are crazy for missing it at all. But even at the end of the line there was some greatness, the Cruiserweight division was fun till the end, Booker T in the main event, Scott Steiner and the Magnificent 7, hell even Ernest Miller as "Commisioner" were all great things to watch. Yeah there was crap but everything has crap, it was our crap dammit, and I miss it more and more every day. This Dynasty has been a great tribute and a wonderful look at what could have been. I cannot wait till it returns.[/QUOTE] Yeah, there was a lot of things that had a lot of potential. I think the booking was getting slowly, very slowly better at the end. But the cattle was not as good as before. The problem I think really was their peak, 1998, where they didn't advance things to make the next lot of cattle better. I think the real big nail in the coffin came when the Four Horsemen presented a real elite, and strong way to potentially destroy the New World Order with a great mix of charismatic veterans, and some of the best in ring talent in the world in Benoit and Malenko. But through selfish politics and the real in your face hatred of Bischoff and Flair, it didn't eventuate. And that's sad. They'd already slammed some nails into the coffin before that, Sting should have not only won at Starrcade '97, he should have gone over. The difference between the two things is huge. Hulk Hogan never knew the difference. Getting Bret Hart for $3m a year, and not knowing how to use him. Unreal. But we still had cruiserweights etc., the potential was still there, and in my biased eyes, there was still more potential to market WCW under the WWE banner than there ever was or ever will be to market ECW. No disrespect, but WCW at one stage was the number one promotion and had a lot of market appeal even at the end. [QUOTE=cmdrsam;163015]Ill second the Amen. I tue grew up watching Hogan/Andre. The Horsemen, Mr. Perfect,etc,etc. Also remember the Lawler/Kaufman fued. Lived in Savanah TN when that was going on. God I was so gullible. Beleived Lawler hated Kaufman and Etc. LOL. Anyways I have enjoyed your work here sir. Been reading Death of WCW myself and was dissmayed by the events. Kinda clears thigns up for me. And you are correct WCW should still be here today but the total disregard to the fan base is what really killed it in my opinion. But it sure was a hell of a run wasnt it?[/QUOTE] I only got to see Lawler/Kaufman on "Man on the Moon". We didn't get any of that down under. It looked good though, certainly seemed to blur the lines and made it look as though kayfabe was alive and well in the central US areas. I wonder whether we'll see a competitive golden era again, like we did with the age of the territories, and the war between WCW, WWF and ECW? It's a good book, I hope you're enjoying it. There's a lot of moments where you can laugh, and almost feel like crying at the same time because its funny how bad it got and sad that so many crucial yet fixable problems ended something we obviously all had a profound love for - a strong, competitive wrestling industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristram Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 [center][IMG]http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/915/deathofwcwur1.jpg[/IMG][/center] Well, we've seen some interesting comments on what the Death of WCW meant to wrestling fans. The below are some moments mentioned as being nails in the WCW coffin, I'd like to hear your thoughts on how serious these mistakes were, which were the most serious, and what other mistakes were made in your opinion causing the death of a competitive wrestling market. [LIST] [*]Starrcade '97. Sting v Hollywood Hogan. Sting is the biggest face in the industry and appears to be the only real rival to the nWo. After the longest build up, Hulk Hogan hits the leg drop. 1...2....3. No kick out. Normal speed count. Bret Hart comes down, knocks Nick Patrick out and restarts the match because the match in his eyes had a fast count ending. Sting regains control after showing no offence previously, puts Hogan in the Scorpion Deathlock. Hogan doesn't tap. Hart asks for the bell claiming Hogan says he quit. Hogan loses, but still wins. Sting is made to look like a fool and joins the rest of WCW as losers to the nWo. [*]The use of Bret Hart. Turning him heel after potentially being the biggest face out given the recent screwjob? WCW desperately needed some allies, nWo needed to be disbanded, so what did they do? Have Hart become Hogan's lackey. [*]David Arquette as WCW World Heavyweight Champion [*]Vince Russo as WCW World Heavyweight Champion [*]Madusa as WCW Cruiserweight Champion [*]Oklahoma [*]Daphne as WCW Cruiserweight Champion [*]The scrambled storyline that had no one knowing who had power of WCW between Ric Flair and Roddy Piper [*]Ric Flair winning a match to become WCW President forever, only to have Eric Bischoff to reclaim control by telling everyone he had regained control [*]The never ended "who drove the hummer" story [*]The Hulk Hogan "big bald son of a b!tch" shoot/work [*]Sid Vicious's streak - losing at house shows, but still being like 60-0, then the next week being 67-0 at a Nitro despite jobbing at house shows, then losing by DQ and going to something like 71-0 [*]Jobbing Goldberg to booker Nash [*]Portrayed Scott Hall as a drunk - when he was one [*]Investing truck loads of money in Dennis Rodman- having him no show, and then rewarding him with more shows despite being an outhouse wrestler [*]Hog Wild PPV's - .... where there was 0 ticket sales because it was out in the open, but went on because Bischoff liked checking out Harley's [*]Believing Ted's money pot would roll on forever [*]Continuously jobbing Ric Flair out in places like Charlotte, North Carolina [*]Paying massive money for the likes of DJ Ran, Master P and the No Limit Soldiers [*]Holding the likes of Lanny Poffo to inflated contracts, and never using them - at one stage over 200 wrestlers under contract [*]The end of the New Japan alliance due to Eric Bischoff's need to control the New Japan nWo and how it was portrayed over there [*]Having Big Poppa Pump Steiner Recline 4 cruiserweights at once killing the cruiserweight division [*]Ernest Miller talking about James Brown, never delivering on his promises, and then James Brown shows up at a PPV unadvertised drawing 0 extra buys because no one knew about it [*]The whole vanilla midget booking philosophy on Benoit, Jericho, Mysterio, Malenko, Juventud, Guerrero [*]Allowing Raven to walk out of his contract [*]Having Randy Savage smack Torrie Wilson in the face [*]The Chris Jericho thing where he was locked out, the door opened when he pushed it (it was supposed to stay locked) and some numb nutz nearby opened a door trying to find out what Chris Jericho's problem was [*]The Chris Jericho-Wrath run around, and then walking back having a candid, friendly chat thinking the cameras were off [*]The night where on Nitro the World Title changed hands I believe from recollection FOUR times [*]Allowing the likes of Road Warrior Animal to use the Cruiserweights as punching bags again killing off the cruiserweights [*]The Goldberg "rape" story where he was arrested, and then released because Elizabeth made it up. Goldberg went to a police station initially advertised as being just down the road. However he couldn't make it back within half an hour to the arena to receive his World Title shot. [*]The finger poke of doom World Title change [*]Jobbing Vader out easily to the incoming Hulk Hogan after him being near unbeatable [*]Creative control for the likes of Hogan [*]Cards where the first hour under Kevin Nash featured no wrestling - on a wrestling show [*]The entire abomination that was Thunder [/LIST] What were the most costly mistakes? What other ones can you think of? It's always an interesting, yet heart wrenching topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basmat01 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I personally believe the biggest mistake Bishoff and WCW did was signing most of the "maineventers" to creative control contracts. as if it wasnt going to course some problems I bet WCW wouldnt of been so bad backstage if they didnt have Hogan and that calling the shots! I was a hugh WCW fan and I didnt know about Sid losing at house shows lol I always thought it was weird that one week he was at 50 wins than the next week he was on 57 wins You know what I would really enjoy if you wrote something on the good things that happend in WCW. It always seems the bad things over shadow the good things that happend with the company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cmdrsam Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Yeah the Kauffman thign was quite a feat to pull off but hell I was a snot nosed kid too so,,lol. I am enjoying the book. It brings back a lot of memories both good and bad about the past. I might get nailed but I liked the finger point of doom. Felt it was a major swerve. Unfortantly at that time however NWO was just a watered down version of The Horseman. But it still got you to talk about it which is what their job was right?. Arquette as champ,,,yeah major tune off. Forgot about abot Steiner sqaushing the cruiserweights like that. Normally would not have a problem with that as long as they got some measure of revenge. But alas,,a no go. As Basmat stated to many wrestlers creative control and those said wrestler not putting on decent shows. Ah,, the list can go on and on. Should a ,,would a ,,could a, But atleast WCW lives here. Again a great work and read as well sir. I tip my hat to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefmoon Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 First off, please don't take what I'm about to say as me not being a WCW fan, because I favoured WCW through the Monday Night Wars, which was unusual as I'm British and the television coverage here favoured WWF (as I remember it). Honestly, I loved WCW and wish so much that it hadn't died. However, I believe the first steps to it dying were what made it the mega power in the first place. To compete originally with WWF, the like of Nash, Hall and Hogan were needed. The nWo thing to start off was in my opinion the greatest angle in history. But WCW didn't have the pull of WWF. Yes, it had money, but the likes of Hogan wouldn't wanna sign for a company with (in TEW terms) less prestige. What if they got jobbed out for a smaller company? What would be the point leaving WWF? The creative control thing I think was a neccisity to compete with WWF at the start. But ultimately, the line between putting it in a contract that they can say no to certain decisions and letting them run the whole damn thing is suprisingly thin if those with C.C have egos the size of Hogans. And once the old school hoss style mega stars were in control, the future of the company (vanilla midgets) never stood a chance. Personally, that's my opinion on the basis of the death of WCW. They were clearly many, many things that also helped the death of WCW(Russo as booker etc) but the ball started rolling with the power of guys like Nash. And also, many of the problems relate back to their power (fingerpoke of doom, Starrcade etc.) But that's just my opinion. And oh yeah, still a great diary man. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystic Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 while it is nothing compared to the ones listed, the fact that Nitro was replayed right after the main showing was a strange move on their part. during their 3 hour shows, I ended up just watching the first hour of nitro then switching to Raw and when the show was over I fliped back and watched the replay of nitro. one not listed would have to be eric calling out vince on nitro because back then during the "real war" (not this tna attempt against the wwe) fans could flip to raw for the next few weeks to see if Vince would answer thus move away from nitro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagilki Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I will say, I loved the Hog/Road Wild PPV's, for the simple fact they were the only PPV's ever to tak place near where I live. (I went to two of them.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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