CactusHack Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 FEBRUARY 92, WEEK 2 : EPISODE 92.02 “Welcome one and all, to wrestling’s Sabbath.” Harley Race’s voice sounds off (echoing his phrase quoted in every tabloid last week) as the broadcast kicks off with shots of the amazing WCW set and arena, before the show cuts to the Broadcast panel (Dusty, Harley, Paul E), in front of their sexy sportscenter set. The panel promises a meaty week 2 offering, as larger than life heavyweights such as One Man Gang and Bam Bam Bigelow make their WCW debuts in the elite league. Fan favourite Sting kicks off his 1992 season against one of the aforementioned behemoths. Plus we have a legendary tag team bout on deck for tonight as The Fabulous Freebirds take on The Killer Bees in what should be the definition of classical tag team wrestling. And last but not least, World Champion Lex Luger makes his return to the WCW after contract hold-outs held him out of action in January. The panel discuss how important it is to secure an opening round win as it sets the stage for the entire season. If we look at Rude and Steamboat from last week, a draw gives every winner a 2 point advantage on you right away - you are fighting your way back up the rankings, rather than defending your throne. Harley Race questions whether Luger will have any ring rust, having been focused on his contract situation for the past two months. Dusty talks about the early season implications of a wrestler not knowing whether he’ll be contracted to compete through the entire season, and what that does for the psyche of both Luger and his opponent tonight. Race explains that Luger’s title will not be on the line tonight, but he does have a scheduled defence lined up for SuperBrawl 92 in two weeks time. Dusty states that he’s also signed a rematch between Rude and Steamboat after their epic 20 minute draw last week - on PPV there will be no time limit! Heyman sends it to ringside where Lance Russell is standing by. Lance Russell introduces our officiating staff for tonight, Bill Alfonso, Jimmy Jett and senior official Nick Patrick. JR notes that tonight is Bill Alfonso’s call up to WCW, as he’s been refereeing smaller promotions across the south Atlantic for the past decade. Our opening contest of the evening is an interesting double return as both Koloff and One Man Gang left WCW under Herd’s reign. One Man Gang had announced hiatus, but according to JR, but Dusty Rhodes convinced him to return once the new format was explained. Ron Simmons was at ringside in support of Koloff, as Bischoff mentioned that they’ve been training together in preparation for the season. OMG definitely had some lag in getting his footing, as he was winded early by the hard hitting action. Koloff meanwhile was all intensity and surprisingly knocked OMG off his feet a few times early on. Gang used his size to gain an advantage and slow the pace down momentarily, trying to trap Koloff in the corner. This turned into a slugfest as Koloff ate punch after punch and wouldn’t back down, seemingly feeding off of pain. A close up of a welt formed above his eye is shown as he scooped up Gang for a big slam. Nikita went for the sickle, but Gang evaded and took advantage. Gang climbed the ropes for an elevated bulldog, but Koloff managed to awkwardly hook Gang’s leg while he was elevated and drop him into a bridging pin attempt for a flash victory. Post match, Gang showed a sign of respect to Koloff. Nikita Koloff (1-0-0) def. One Man Gang (0-1-0) in 10:16 The second bout of the evening was exactly what it promised to be - two phenomenal tag teams working a classical tag team contest. All four men are in the declining ability phase of their career, but that is perfectly masked by masterful tag team basics and an incredible chemistry shared. At ringside, The Fantastics were shown in the audience, as well as The Journeymen, with Adams providing tips and pointers to his protege / partner Al Snow. Terry Gordy was also at ringside in support of the Freebirds, and the Killer Bees were flanked by Ultimo Dragon, who was acknowledge by Schiavone as having been injured this week on Main Event. The teams were evenly matched, and both sides used constant trickery to try and get the advantage, going so far as to appear to be a game of one-upmanship. Hayes was the standout of the match, as the youngest competitor he even went so far as to mock his opponents on their aging abilities, only for Garvin to get upset at him as he’s getting old too. In the end, Hayes tried to distract the referee to encourage Gordy to cheat, but the old masked confusion trick from the Bees came into play as B Brian Blair swapped places with Jim and stole the win on Jimmy Jam. The Killer Bees (1-0-0) def. The Fabulous Freebirds (0-1-0) in 17:17 Magnum TA runs through the results from last night’s Main Event action, which saw Shane Douglas and the Samoan Savage go to a time limit draw and Z-Man Tom Zenks defeat Van Hammer. In additional exhibitions, Mike Rapada defeated Tito Santana, Mr. Hughes defeated Akio Sato, and The Great Kabuki defeated Ultimo Dragon. Ultimo Dragon was on the receiving end of a bit of an injury and will be out of action for 2 months. Also featured was a spotlight piece on young prospect La Parka, as well as more focus on Liger versus Lawler next week on Main Event. We get the card reveal for next week’s Premier league contests, featuring Barry Windham versus Big Van Vader, Butch Reed versus Dan Spivey and Terry Gordy versus Tully Blanchard. Early odds show Vader, Spivey and Blanchard as the favourites. Also featured on next week’s Saturday Night is the highly anticipated Rock N Roll Express versus the Steiner Bros matchup. We get a premiere of an added segment to the first intermission, Race to 180 with Harley Race. A three minute segment where Harley sits with a talent for 3 minutes and gets their takes on the WCW’s rule set. This week’s guest was Ricky Steamboat, who praised the strict time limit for forcing wrestlers to pick up speed and take risks to try and ensure a victory rather than accept a draw. Steamboat isn’t a fan of the 10 count used for action outside the ring and thinks that a 20 count as used in some parts of Japan would allow for better flow of the action without allowing chaos. In the second Elite Division match up of the night, we saw a mean spirited, slow and calculating matchup between two men the crowd did not like. At ringside, Sullivan had Norman the Lunatic in his corner, while Harley Race was in the corner of the champion. The audience started to get carried away with the emotion of duel hatred which Sullivan and Luger leaned into for a surprisingly entertaining bout. There was a comedic element on display with Luger having a 7 inch height advantage on top of a clear difference in physiques. At first, Luger starting getting pops as he toyed with Sullivan, but as the match progressed and Luger’s antics became more and more self-indulgent, the crowd began to turn to supporting Sullivan which erupted into a huge pop when he snapped with a toe punt to Luger shin that fell the champ and a long series of aggressive elbow drops that got more impressive as Sullivan just kept going. Luger regained composure by rolling to the outside to collect his breath, evading Sullivan for a bit, before attempting to return to the ring and restart under his terms. Sullivan flipped the script though, by opting to take his own turn at collecting his breath on the outside. Sullivan’s cheers got him going up top and playing to the crowd where he was caught, put into the torture rack, and tapped out. Post match, the crowd continue to show support, but he flipped them off and stomped off to the back. Lex Luger (1-0-0) def. Kevin Sullivan (0-1-0) in 17:03 The crowd was red hot for this one after the very fun Elite Division match up, as these two boys could work. This was fast paced, no stopping warfare after a string of more psychological based match ups. Eaton had the entire Dangerous Alliance in his corner, while Pillman was solely support by the Z-Man. Despite the sheer amount of bodies on the outside, Bill Alfonso kept complete control of the action and prevented any shenanigans from occurring. The match was a series of technical prowess displays by Eaton to try and ground the agile Pillman, only for Pillman to escape and complete a sprint of high octane moves before Eaton was able to ground him again. In the end, Eaton ate an Air Pillman for the clean defeat in the centre of the ring as the Alliance looked on in frustration. Brian Pillman (1-0-0) def. Bobby Eaton (0-1-0)) in 18:07. It's time for Inside the Squared Circle, with Ventura and Magnum. They are focused in on conditioning this week, as Ventura vocalized strong displeasure with One Man Gang’s return to the ring. It’s week one, absolutely zero injuries or general wear and tear to deal with, and he’s gassed in a match that ran 10 minutes? Ventura shows highlights of Rick Rude and Ricky Steamboat’s time limit draw from last week and asks Magnum if he thinks that a guy in this poor shape on week one has a chance against the likes of the two elite athletes that we saw go the distance last week? Magnum touches on Main Event from this week, showing a similar display of fortitude from Shane Douglas and the Samoan Savage who were able to last 20 minutes together in a much faster paced environment. They go through the run times of the other matches from tonight, stating that despite the 20 minute time limit, the rest of the matches still reached the 17-18 minute marks before someone succumbed. Ventura talks about how a guy like Gang is going to have to get the job done in short order if he wants to stand a chance against these other guys. Before they run out of time, Ventura wants to take a minute to criticize the champ, Lex Luger, for goofing around tonight. He may have had the size advantage, but Sullivan is the kind of guy who can last 20 minutes no problem, and Luger could have left 2 points on the board tonight because he wanted to goof around a bit. Magnum says we’re out of time, and that we’ve got to move on to an interview that was held this week looking at one of next week’s tag team matchups. Footage airs from the locker room hallway, where Magnum interviews the Young Pistols and the Heavenly Bodies. Smothers talks about how the Pistols have been red hot the past couple of months and currently are the reigning WCW US Tag Team Champions. Stan Lane laughs saying he’s a three time WCW US tag team champion already, as well as the most decorated tag team champion in AWA’s history. The Bodies are here to win the circuit, but don’t mind adding some more gold to their collection along the way next week. Having had a range of match types already tonight, this tag team contest served to cool the crowd down a bit. Neither team’s wrestlers are standouts at the moment, although The Outsiders may be limited by poor gimmicks, as both men have the charisma and size to get over. Steve Doll was parading his tag team belt from the Pacific Northwest under the NWA banner and JR was quick to note that the WCW’s alliance with the NWA is murky at the moment, but we’d never avoid acknowledging the success of our wrestlers even if it means promoting other companies. Not too much to talk about here, as the size advantage was more than enough to ensure victory. Studd ended up finishing off Rex King for the win while Diamond Dallas Page applauded at ringside. The Outsiders (1-0-0) def. The Southern Rockers (0-1-0) in 12:40 Much like the opening contest, the main event featured a larger wrestler taking on a smaller guy with much better conditioning, and the same story rang true here. While Bam Bam Bigelow put on a much more consistent bout and never looked as out of breath as One Man Gang had earlier in the night, Sting’s fighting spirit was on strong display and even though there was a 140 lb weight advantage, Sting never looked like an underdog here. Both men went to war and pounded on each other with everything they had, never letting up. This was a hearty brawl that saw both men run red with blood as they reigned shot after shot on each other, but after the opening 10 minutes passed, the exhaustion began to get to Bam Bam while Sting just locked into gear. Sting struggled to lock in the Scorpion Death Lock however, as Bam Bam’s dead weight was too much to orchestrate, and so Bigelow was able to stay in the fight, all though he was reeling and back-pedalling. Knowing that he couldn’t make it 20 minutes, Bam Bam rushed forward with vicious intent and missed an attack, collided with the ropes, and Sting rolled him up from behind to capture the pin fall victory. Sting celebrated with the audience as Bam Bam showed his frustrations at ringside, ripping apart the guard rail. Sting (1-0-0) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (0-1-0) in 14:31. Back at the broadcast panel, the team recaps the nights events, showing replays and providing analysis of the night that was. Heyman signs off with his touted quote, “It’s Saturday night, folks - Stay Dangerous!” Jesse Ventura announces we are out of time for this week, but before we go he announces this weeks three stars: 3. Lex Luger 2. Nikita Koloff 1. Sting (wins $10,000 wrestler of the night bonus) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satyr24 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Excuses me I know I did bad but I got 3 right not 2 Ron, Dustin, and Enforcers Samoan Savage vs Shane Douglas Van Hammer vs Tom Zenk Bobby Eaton vs Brian Pillman The Outsiders vs Southern Rockers The Killer Bees vs The Fabulous Freebirds Nikita Koloff vs One Man Gang Kevin Sullivan vs Lex Luger Bam Bam Bigelow vs Sting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSharknado Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 You, uh, you might wanna scroll up, buddy. Also, I am CACKLING at a ten minute segment that seems to have been created specifically so Ventura can bury One Man Gang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satyr24 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 You, uh, you might wanna scroll up, buddy. Also, I am CACKLING at a ten minute segment that seems to have been created specifically so Ventura can bury One Man Gang. Yeah I saw will have to wait to see if CactusHack allows it he only beat me posting by a couple of minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusHack Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 AROUND THE WORLD - The Legendary Lou Thesz passed away. The wrestling world is deeply saddened by this loss. WCW has already reacted by sending out a press release that a tribute match featuring his protege, Masahiro Chono, will take place at Superbrawl 92. - The WWF have a few new champions to report on! In surprising news, Jake the Snake Roberts has been crowned the WWF champion, claiming the vacated belt against Roddy Piper. This is Jake’s first reign as champion. And Papa Change is the current reigning Intercontinental Champion, having defeated Bret Hart. Finally, the Macho Man, Randy Savage won the 1992 Royal Rumble. - AJPW has a new Triple Crown champion as Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Stan Hansen to claim the top prize. - CMLL has a new Women’s World Champion, as Pantera Surena defeated Cynthia Moreno to claim the belt. There are also new Trios Champions, as Brazo De Oro, Misterioso, and Negro Casas claimed the titles. Also crowned was the inaugural World Welterweight championship, as Villano III captured the title. Further more, Super Astro became the NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion, and Octagon became the NWA World Welterweight Champion. A lot of moving belts in CMLL as it feels like change is in the air there. - NJPW has a new IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion, as El Samurai defeated Norio Honaga to claim the title for the first time. - Marcus Bagwell is testing out a new look for his run as a member of the ‘American Males’ and the ladies are swooning. His timing couldn’t be any better, as he prepares for his first 1992 season’s action this week, where he’ll be featured on Saturday Night. ANNOUNCED FOR SUPERBRAWL 92 WEEK 92.03 CARD Prediction Grid: The Heavenly Bodies vs The Young Pistols © for the WCW US Tag Team Championships Jerry Lawler vs Jushin Liger © for the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship Chaos By Nature (Abdullah & Haku) vs American Males (Bagwell & Maggs) Steve Austin © vs Terrence Taylor for the WCW TV Championship Butch Reed vs Dan Spivey The Rock N Roll Express vs The Steiner Bros Terry Gordy vs Tully Blanchard Barry Windham vs Big Van Vader Prediction Contest Leaderboard:: Helginho : 2/8 Egoshiha : 4/8 Blodyxe : 4/8 Jaysin : 5/8 chasep197 : 5/8 Lord Byron : 6/16 ElectricX : 6/16 monrapi3 : 6/16 Satyr24 : 7/16 *Corrected from Week 1 smw88 : 8/16 Smasher1311 : 9/16 DHK1989 : 10/16 SonOfSharknado : 11/16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasep197 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 The Heavenly Bodies vs The Young Pistols © for the WCW US Tag Team Championships Jerry Lawler vs Jushin Liger © for the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship Chaos By Nature (Abdullah & Haku) vs American Males (Bagwell & Maggs) Steve Austin © vs Terrence Taylor for the WCW TV Championship Butch Reed vs Dan Spivey The Rock N Roll Express vs The Steiner Bros Terry Gordy vs Tully Blanchard Barry Windham vs Big Van Vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Byron Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 My picks: The Young Pistols ©, Jushin Liger ©, American Males (Bagwell & Riggs), Steve Austin ©, Butch Reed, The Steiner Brothers, Tully Blanchard, and Big Van Vader... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricX Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 The Heavenly Bodies vs The Young Pistols © for the WCW US Tag Team Championships Jerry Lawler vs Jushin Liger © for the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship Chaos By Nature (Abdullah & Haku) vs American Males (Bagwell & Maggs) Steve Austin © vs Terrence Taylor for the WCW TV Championship Butch Reed vs Dan Spivey The Rock N Roll Express vs The Steiner Bros Terry Gordy vs Tully Blanchard Barry Windham vs Big Van Vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSharknado Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 The Heavenly Bodies vs The Young Pistols © for the WCW US Tag Team Championships Jerry Lawler vs Jushin Liger © for the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship Chaos By Nature (Abdullah & Haku) vs American Males (Bagwell & Maggs) Steve Austin © vs Terrence Taylor for the WCW TV Championship Butch Reed vs Dan Spivey The Rock N Roll Express vs The Steiner Bros Terry Gordy vs Tully Blanchard Barry Windham vs Big Van Vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smw88 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 The Heavenly Bodies vs The Young Pistols (C) for the WCW US Tag Team Championships Jerry Lawler vs Jushin Liger (C) for the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship Chaos By Nature (Abdullah & Haku) vs American Males (Bagwell & Maggs) Steve Austin © vs Terrence Taylor for the WCW TV Championship Butch Reed vs Dan Spivey The Rock N Roll Express vs The Steiner Bros Terry Gordy vs Tully Blanchard Barry Windham vs Big Van Vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monrapi3 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 The Heavenly Bodies vs The Young Pistols © for the WCW US Tag Team Championships Jerry Lawler vs Jushin Liger © for the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship Chaos By Nature (Abdullah & Haku) vs American Males (Bagwell & Maggs) Steve Austin © vs Terrence Taylor for the WCW TV Championship Butch Reed vs Dan Spivey The Rock N Roll Express vs The Steiner Bros Terry Gordy vs Tully Blanchard Barry Windham vs Big Van Vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satyr24 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 The Heavenly Bodies vs The Young Pistols © for the WCW US Tag Team Championships Jerry Lawler vs Jushin Liger © for the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship Chaos By Nature (Abdullah & Haku) vs American Males (Bagwell & Maggs) Steve Austin © vs Terrence Taylor for the WCW TV Championship Butch Reed vs Dan Spivey The Rock N Roll Express vs The Steiner Bros Terry Gordy vs Tully Blanchard Barry Windham vs Big Van Vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHK1989 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 The Heavenly Bodies vs The Young Pistols © for the WCW US Tag Team Championships Jerry Lawler vs Jushin Liger © for the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship Chaos By Nature (Abdullah & Haku) vs American Males (Bagwell & Maggs) Steve Austin © vs Terrence Taylor for the WCW TV Championship Butch Reed vs Dan Spivey The Rock N Roll Express vs The Steiner Bros Terry Gordy vs Tully Blanchard Barry Windham vs Big Van Vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helginho Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 The Heavenly Bodies vs The Young Pistols © for the WCW US Tag Team Championships Jerry Lawler vs Jushin Liger © for the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship Chaos By Nature (Abdullah & Haku) vs American Males (Bagwell & Maggs) Steve Austin (C) vs Terrence Taylor for the WCW TV Championship Butch Reed vs Dan Spivey The Rock N Roll Express vs The Steiner Bros Terry Gordy vs Tully Blanchard Barry Windham vs Big Van Vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalton Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 The Heavenly Bodies vs The Young Pistols © for the WCW US Tag Team Championships Jerry Lawler vs Jushin Liger © for the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship Chaos By Nature (Abdullah & Haku) vs American Males (Bagwell & Maggs) Steve Austin © vs Terrence Taylor for the WCW TV Championship Butch Reed vs Dan Spivey The Rock N Roll Express vs The Steiner Bros Terry Gordy vs Tully Blanchard Barry Windham vs Big Van Vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusHack Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 The Changing of the Guard : Feb Week 3, 1992 (Told from the perspective of Ole Anderson) The boat has left the dock, there’s no turning back now. I went into the office today and sat in a board room with Paulie, Kip, Eric, Dusty and JR. Watts is gone, Herd is gone, Crockett is gone, Dusty seems happy - and the guys at the table now have this youthful energy that seems almost spastic and unguided. It’s working - the show is off to a very successful start - and the boys are actually having a blast wrestling the shows. Week two was only positive energy coursing through the building. I don’t think the backstage has ever been this positive an environment to work it. There doesn’t seem to be a long term plan, instead it’s acting on the right now and to me, that’s foreign. Half way through our meeting I broached the subject of Lex Luger potentially leaving us at the end of next month and it didn’t seem to phase anyone. It wasn’t just that they were confident he’d likely stay, it was that they weren’t worried at all about the ramifications of him leaving. He’s still got the world title around his waist, but they didn’t even want to discuss planning an exit strategy. Frey says they’re adapting a protocol of ‘the format over the talent’ something about the presentation of the show being a bigger draw than the wrestlers on the show itself. It doesn’t make any sense to me, but I’ve realized it doesn’t have to. I’ve come to realize that I’m holding this back from succeeding with my thoughts, my approach. I don’t fit in anymore - I’m a relic of a bygone era. It’s crazy how quick it was all to change so completely, but it’s changed and this isn’t the company for me any more. And… and that’s okay. I think I’ve come to terms with that - I’m not going to be a part of what brings this company success, and it’s time for me to go my separate way. At the end of the day, I asked Frey to meet with me and he was willing to. I told him what I was feeling and that I would like to resign from my position. In his weird way, he was actually both really comforting, understanding and at the same time condescending. He told me he understood and was really appreciative that I came to this realization on my own, rather than WCW needing to push him out. He told me that he accepted my resignation verbally, but would not let it be formalized that way - instead he would terminate me due to ‘departmental budget cuts’ in order to ensure that I have a healthy severance package while I choose what to do next with my life and career. He also said that while they weren’t on the same page during their short time together in WCW, he appreciated me and would welcome me back if the opportunity ever presented itself. As for how the locker room finds out, we’re going to do a mutual agreement announcement and then have a post-show party to honour my time with WCW after Saturday Night. I’m going to take a step back and figure out how to be a better person, as I’ve made a lot of enemies over my career and I’d like to be remembered for what I brought to the table, and not what I took away from it. -OA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusHack Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 FEBRUARY 92, WEEK 3 : EPISODE 92.03 “Welcome one and all, to wrestling’s Sabbath.” Harley Race’s voice sounds off as the broadcast kicks off with shots of the amazing WCW set and arena, before the show cuts to the Broadcast panel (Dusty, Harley, Paul E), in front of their sexy sportscenter set. The panel is live for week 3, the final week of the first round of the 1992 season, where they discuss was looks to be a less impressive card on paper. However, Dusty states that even though the headliners like Luger, Sting, Rude and Steamboat have all already wrestled this week - the implications of a week one victory for any of the men competing tonight only improve their odds of being the biggest name in the industry by the end of the year. Harley Race says it's no different than the NFL, a 1-0 start is way better than an 0-1 start, as it means a competitive advantage from day one. On the opposite side of the discussion, is what it means tonight for a guy like Barry Windham to make a statement in the main event of the evening against a monster like Van Vader. This could be the difference between being an under-dog in the season, and being an over-night favorite to win the whole division if he manages to over come the odds. We recap the season standings and review the rest of the card, before Heyman sends it to ringside where Lance Russell is standing by. Lance Russell introduces our officiating staff for tonight, Hiroyuki Unno, Jimmy Jett and senior official Randy Anderson. JR notes that tonight is Hiroyuki Unno’s call up to WCW, a young referee from Japan. The show starts off with two mean men pummelling each other with hard strikes. Blanchard surprising was not backed by the rest of the Dangerous Alliance, while Gordy had the Freebirds in his corner. This was good back-and-forth fun for the first 12 minutes, but then both guys started to get a bit winded and the match wasn’t as good as it could have been. Ultimately, Blanchard was able to hit the Slingshot Suplex to secure the victory in a very even contest that could have gone either way. Once again, despite the heel/heel dynamic, the audience was hot for the contest. Tully Blanchard (1-0-0) def. Terry Gordy (0-1-0) in 14:34 The second bout of the evening was for the WCW TV Title. The defending champion, Steve Austin, is supported by the Dangerous Alliance - which JR commented as being strange that they weren’t present for Blanchard - while Terrence Taylor is trying to find his way after leaving The York Foundation. Also at ringside, Austin Idol and Jerry Lawler were shown in attendance, having the night off from USWA. The match was even, however Taylor consistently would display more veteran cunning when Austin made ‘rookie’ moves. The colourful scene at ringside of the entire alliance as well as the wrestlers in attendance was a bit much for Unno’s first contest to officiate, as he got distracted a few times. As the match went back and forth, the commentary team wondered if either man would be able to score a victory before the time limit expired, as neither man was gaining a clear advantage. Taylor eventually got distracted by Arn Anderson at ringside, and that allowed Austin to catch him off-guard with the Hollywood and Vine submission which Taylor had no choice but to tap out to. Steve Austin (1-0-0) def. Terrence Taylor (0-1-0) in 17:21 to retain the WCW TV Title, making his 12th defence. Magnum TA runs through the results from last night’s Main Event action, which saw Jerry Lawler and Jushin Thunder Liger go to a time limit draw and The Young Pistols defeated the Heavenly Bodies. In additional exhibitions, Johnny B Badd defeated Robert Fuller, and in trios action, Tony Anthony, Greg Valentine and Mr. Hughes def. Blue Panther, PN News and Brian Lee. Also featured was a spotlight piece on recent free agent, veteran Greg Valentine, as well exclusive comments from One Man Gang, acknowledging Venturas comments from Inside the Squared Circle last week. We get the card reveal for next week’s Premier league contests, the first week of ROUND 2 - which due to scheduling commitments in Japan, happens to feature 3 wrestlers competing tonight having to wrestle two weeks straight. The match ups are Barry Windham versus Bam Bam Bigelow and Butch Reed versus Big Van Vader. Due to three of the men still needing to compete tonight, final Vegas odds haven’t been released. Also featured on next week’s Saturday Night is Jushin Liger defending his Light Heavyweight championship for a second week in a row against the Samoan Savage, and the impressive team of Big Josh and the Even Bigger El Gigante going up against The Journeymen, Al Snow and Chris Adams. In the second edition of Race to 180 with Harley Race, Harley sits down with the World Champion, Lex Luger. Luger opens up about potential challengers to his gold, as well as his contract situation with WCW - he makes it clear that he’s more open to re-signing with the company now than he was prior to the management change, but he’s also open to hearing other offers. He knows that makes him a target for scrutiny and that management may make a push to get the gold off of him and keep it within the confines of WCW. Harley has a surprise, his next challenger and opponent for Superbrawl 92 - Nikita Koloff. They have a stare down. The third contest of the night is the highly anticipated Steiner Brothers and Rock N Roll Express tag team match. The Express are backed by Alexandra York, and commentary discusses that they are glad that they have been reunited after their team imploded thanks to Miss York back in June. The Express have a longer tenure together, but it has been over half a year since they last teamed, while the Steiner’s are blood and red hot recently in WCW. The commentary team question whether there is any ill-will between the brothers as Scott had been successfully growing as a singles competitor over 1991. Both teams showed off their fast paced offence and this match was a sprint from start to finish as all men excited the crowd. The Express used some illegal tactics to try and gain the upper hand, but referee Randy Anderson was expertly positioned at all times to stop any foul play. Eventually, things broke apart for the Express as Morton tagged himself in, which Gibson wasn’t thrilled about and the duo took two seconds to argue and that was enough for Steiner’s to swoop in and capitalize. Scott finished off Morton with the Steinerizer. The Steiner Brothers (1-0-0) def. The Rock N Roll Express (0-1-0) in 16:29 The commentary booth was quick to comment that after the amazing back and forth between two highly touted teams, this match may be a bit underwhelming as it features two teams making their debuts. The American Males (Marcus Bagwell & Joey Maggs) came out with new gear and Bagwell’s recent makeover seemed to be working as the crowd was loving him. Abdullah and Haku came out to no thrills however, and just went to work on the American Males. This was one sided as Chaos By Nature was physically dominant, save for a brief hot tag to Bagwell, and was over fairly quickly when Abdullah got the pin fall victory over Joey Maggs. Nothing really to write home about here. Chaos By Nature (1-0-0) def. The American Males (0-1-0)) in 7:13. It’s time, for Inside the Squared Circle, with Ventura and Magnum. They are focused in on the turning of rounds this week, as our two co-main events feature three wrestlers who have to compete next week as well. Magnum showcases examples from the other divisions, as The Young Pistols were in the same boat and fought a conservative style against their opponents, but successfully managed to walk away with a first round win and momentum that they’ll want to ride on week 2. Terrence Taylor fought an evenly faced contest against Steve Austin and came up short - he’s at a further disadvantage as he competes earlier next week on Main Event after competing tonight - what kind of shape will he be in for his round two match? And then lastly, Liger completed a 20 minute draw against arguably his biggest rival in Div 2 in what may have been a necessary evil to ensure that Lawler didn’t hold the advantage head to head as the season progresses. However, Liger may have put himself in a bad spot as he may not be able to capitalize on what may have been an easier opponent in the Samoan Savage next week. Ventura takes the piss out of Magnum a bit here, talking about how Liger also competes in New Japan and is at an age where the body still recovers quickly - comparing him to Butch Reed’s position as an example where there is a ten-year age gap is like comparing apples to oranges and the case isn’t a strong case. Ventura says the only guys that need to understand the difficulty of the turn right now is Butch Reed and Barry Windham, mainly Windham, because they are each facing the Mastadon Big Van Vader. Reed can go out hard tonight and work for his win, and then play defensive against Vader next week and work for a tie, but Barry’s in a tough spot. He’s got Vader this week and then another beast in Bam Bam Bigelow next week. He’s got to be careful in how he plays these two matches or else he’s at a high risk to start the season 0-2 and nursing injuries. Ventura thinks that Barry needs to go out tonight, and avoid getting hit. He needs to work for a tie tonight with Vader, keep himself healthy and go from there. If he gets caught, maybe he’s gotta take an easy loss tonight, just to play safe and not get stuck going through the ringer the rest of the season. Magnum mentions that after their match next week, Reed and Windham are currently scheduled to face each other the last week of round three, meaning they’ll each have 5 weeks to recover. Ventura says that doesn’t matter, as with guys working in Japan as well, the schedule is subject to changes and they could end up taking for granted a rest period that doesn’t exist. A tribute package is aired for Lou Thesz, who passed away this week. Statements are shared from Jushin Liger, The Killer Bees, Kevin Sullivan, Shane Douglas, Ted Turner and Sting. Sting and Dusty Rhodes are proud to announce that in order to honour the legacy of Lou, in conjuncture with New Japan, WCW will be hosting an international attraction tag team match at Superbrawl, featuring Thesz’ last protege Masahiro Chono. The match will feature Sting teaming with Keiji Mutoh against Chono and a mystery partner, and will co-main event the night alongside Rick Rude vs Ricky Steamboat for the WCW US Championship, and Lex Luger vs Nikita Koloff for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. After the announcement of the main events for Superbrawl, we get a promo package from Rick Rude and Ricky Steamboat who will be locked inside of a steel cage with no time limit - one man must be a winner. Clips of their Week One match up air. Steamboat says that he’s here to prove that he’s the best wrestler in the world today - and that statement will start with the US championship being placed around his waist. The first of our co-main events for the evening was a slow, plodding encounter. There was a clear effort from Butch Reed to conserve energy rather than go all-out to secure a victory. At ringside, One Man Gang was shown looking on and taking notes - JR commented that last week’s comments from Ventura seem to really have gotten to Gang, as he’s here taking this competition much more seriously than he did during his first match. Spivey has a distinct size advantage here, but Reed’s conservative approach is actually allowing him to prevent the taller man from gaining any actual in-ring advantage. Reed flees to the floor a few times as Schiavone notes that Spivey is sporting a much different look that we last saw him with in WCW - gone is the bleach blonde hair and black tights, instead he’s sporting the opposite, black hair and an all-white attire. Bischoff wonders if this change in appearance has any correlation to a change in style. Official Jimmy Jett starts to get frustrated with Reed’s antics, but Reed continues to play it safe and retreat to the floor whenever things get hairy. Finally, Spivey snaps and tries to attack Reed as he’s getting back into the ring, but since he’s in the ropes, Jett steps in and tries to separate them. Over top of Jett’s head, Reed clobbers Spivey in the head with a foreign object and steals the win. Schiavone comments that it was ugly, cheap, and it worked as Reed looks like he’s still in perfect shape for his match next week against Vader. Butch Reed (1-0-0) def. Dan Spivey (0-1-0) in 13:26 Before this one got started, the commentary booth relays the concerns regarding Windham’s schedule and forewarns the viewing audience that this match may be disappointingly similar to the Butch Reed and Dan Spivey match they just witnessed. Instead, what the audience gets is a thrilling epic where Barry WIndham proves himself to be a mad-man, throwing absolutely everything he has at the beast. Barry has absolutely no regard for himself or his opponent and caught Vader off-guard with the approach. JR comments that while he didn’t think it was wise long term for Windham to take this approach, he sure as hell is enjoying watching it as it happens. At ringside, WIndham has the support of Dustin Rhodes, while Vader has Cactus Jack in his corner. This match plays out way more even than it has any right to be, as Barry proves that he can go toe-to-toe with anyone in the Elite Division. Each time Vader gains the advantage, Barry busts out something huge to bring Vader right back down, with massive drop kicks, a plancha to the outside and even preventing a top rope splash and hitting a ring-shaking avalanche back suplex for an insane near fall. As time starts to wind down, the crowd is red hot for everything Windham does, thinking it’s going to go the distance and we are going to get a shock draw. Windham decides to go for glory one last time, getting Vader up onto the top rope for another superplex, but Vader awkwardly shimmies out, and is able to hit a spine-crushing power bomb for a last minute victory. Big Van Vader (1-0-0) defeated Barry Windham (0-1-0) in 18:44. Jesse Ventura announces we are out of time for this week, but before we go he announces this weeks three stars: 3. Tully Blanchard 2. Jerry Lawler 1. Vader (wins $10,000 wrestler of the night bonus) Back at the broadcast panel, the team recaps the nights events, showing replays and providing analysis of the night that was. Dusty Rhodes opts to announce one more match for SuperBrawl after the amazing Main Event we saw tonight, as Vader will team with Cactus Jack to face off against Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham. Heyman signs off with his touted quote, “It’s Saturday night, folks - Stay Dangerous!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSharknado Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 I am curious what the product is like. I'm guessing you turned off the face/heel divide and made a bunch of other adjustments, but I'd figure those would cause the promotion to go into shock and keep it from growing for, what is it, six months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusHack Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 AROUND THE WORLD - Wendi Richter and Rockin Robin defeated the Glamour Girls to become the LPWA Tag Team Champions for the first time. - Roddy Piper has divorced his long time partner, Kitty Jo Dittrich. The WWF employee is said to be spiralling lately, and considered as a flight risk when his contract expires in 4 months. - The CMLL World Middleweight title changed hands as Dr. Wagner Jr defeated Blue Panther to claim the belt for the first time. - During an FMW match, a young hardcore wrestling star on the rise may have seen his career cut short. The death-defying maniac known as Sabu suffered a broken neck attempting his crowd pleasing Triple Jump Moonsault. Currently listed as out for 13 months, whether this impacts his career long term or not is left to be seen. ANNOUNCED FOR SUPERBRAWL 92 WEEK 92.03 CARD Prediction Grid: The Samoan Swat Team vs The Young Pistols © for the US Tag Team Championships Van Hammer vs Shane Douglas Tom Zenk vs Terrence Taylor The Journeymen vs Big and Bigger Samoan Savage vs Jushin Liger © in a non-title match (Samoan Savage is heavier than the required weight limit. The Rock N Roll Express vs The Fabulous Freebirds Bam Bam Bigelow vs Barry Windham Butch Reed vs Big Van Vader ::: Prediction Contest Leaderboard ::: monrapi3 : 9/24 38% Satyr24 : 11/24 46% Egoshiha : 4/8 50% Blodyxe : 4/8 50% Helginho : 8/16 50% Lord Byron : 12/24 50% ElectricX : 12/24 50% Smasher1311 : 9/16 57% Jaysin : 5/8 63% smw88 : 15/24 63% DHK1989 : 17/24 70% SonOfSharknado : 17/24 70% Dalton : 6/8 75% chasep197 : 12/16 75% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusHack Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 I am curious what the product is like. I'm guessing you turned off the face/heel divide and made a bunch of other adjustments, but I'd figure those would cause the promotion to go into shock and keep it from growing for, what is it, six months? The product is moving from Classic Sports Entertainment (which I feel is incorrect for WCW 92 to begin with - should be more inline with Classic Southern Rasslin) to No-Style Style. With the management committee long term being run by Heyman, Bischoff and JR, you have Heyman and Bischoff leading the way with new ideas and different styles, while JR is classical. I was tossing up between No-Style and Three-Ring Circus, but opted to go with No-Style as the rules about Comedy gimmicks in Three-Ring wasn't inline with what my goal presentation was. It's only a 3 month change as the two styles are fairly inline and that timing is reflected in my fairly quick staffing turnover and prologue before setting into a grove about two months in. The face/heel divide is set to Loosely Enforced, so I'm still incurring minor penalties on matches that aren't honoring the old divide. I figure even if I want to turn off the divide, it would take at least 6 months for the fans to react the right way, so I'm leaving as loose for now. My one real concern is I'm running with a Figure Head (Sting) and right now it's having a negative effect as he starts off as a star not a major star, and is being overlooked by Rude, Luger and Steamboat at the moment. It should correct itself in a few weeks once he has momentum on his side, as he's more over than the others, it's solely a momentum issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smw88 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 The Samoan Swat Team vs The Young Pistols © for the US Tag Team Championships Van Hammer vs Shane Douglas Tom Zenk vs Terrence Taylor The Journeymen vs Big and Bigger Samoan Savage vs Jushin Liger © in a non-title match (Samoan Savage is heavier than the required weight limit. The Rock N Roll Express vs The Fabulous Freebirds Bam Bam Bigelow vs Barry Windham Butch Reed vs Big Van Vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Byron Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 My picks: The Young Pistols ©, Shane Douglas, Tom Zenk, Big and Bigger, Jushin Liger ©, The Fabulous Freebirds, Barry Windham, and Big Van Vader... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricX Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 The Samoan Swat Team vs The Young Pistols © for the US Tag Team Championships Van Hammer vs Shane Douglas Tom Zenk vs Terrence Taylor The Journeymen vs Big and Bigger Samoan Savage vs Jushin Liger © in a non-title match (Samoan Savage is heavier than the required weight limit. The Rock N Roll Express vs The Fabulous Freebirds Bam Bam Bigelow vs Barry Windham Butch Reed vs Big Van Vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHK1989 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 The Samoan Swat Team vs The Young Pistols © for the US Tag Team Championships Van Hammer vs Shane Douglas Tom Zenk vs Terrence Taylor The Journeymen vs Big and Bigger Samoan Savage vs Jushin Liger © in a non-title match (Samoan Savage is heavier than the required weight limit. The Rock N Roll Express vs The Fabulous Freebirds Bam Bam Bigelow vs Barry Windham Butch Reed vs Big Van Vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasep197 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 The Samoan Swat Team vs The Young Pistols © for the US Tag Team Championships Van Hammer vs Shane Douglas Tom Zenk vs Terrence Taylor The Journeymen vs Big and Bigger Samoan Savage vs Jushin Liger © in a non-title match (Samoan Savage is heavier than the required weight limit. The Rock N Roll Express vs The Fabulous Freebirds Bam Bam Bigelow vs Barry Windham Butch Reed vs Big Van Vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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