CactusHack Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 MARCH 92, WEEK 3 : EPISODE 92.07 “Welcome one and all, to wrestling’s Sabbath.” It’s week one of Round Three in the 1992 season, and we are hot off of a controversial week of WCW. Dusty Rhodes, Paul E Dangerously and Harley Race recap the controversial circumstances surround Steve Williams versus Tully Blanchard from last week, the second week in a row that an Elite Division match up is the focal point of controversy. Dusty Rhodes says that he is conferring with several advisors and will be hosting a press conference ‘Open Forum’ next week live on TBS, where anyone WCW or elsewhere can ask whatever they would like of the WCW governing body. But that’s next week, this week we have three (count ‘em, Three!) championship matches to present to you, one from each division being presented to the audience this week. Dangerously talks about the Dangerous Alliance’s form last week, as what started out like a hot night for the group, drastically soured as the night went on. Dangerously says that Blanchard is fit to compete tonight, and the entire Alliance will be in his corner to cheer him on to World Championship Glory. Lance Russell introduces our officiating staff for tonight, Jimmy Jett, Hiroyuki Unno and senior official Randy Anderson. The officials staff are preparing for their matches tonight, testing the equipment at the timekeeper’s table. Bigelow and Koloff, two massive individuals with bad intentions square off in the middle of the ring, jaw-jacking and puffing out their chests trying to assert dominance. JR comments that Bigelow has got to be wrestling desperately here, as an 0-3 start would be a a recipe for disaster for him to have zero points 20% way through the season. The two men start wailing on each other and this is a good old fashion brawl. Koloff is bleeding nearly immediately, looks like Bam Bam connected right above the eye and Schiavone is quick to comment on impaired visibility. They tussle to the outside where Bigelow scoop slams Koloff onto the ramp and poses too a chorus of boos. Teddy Long is cheering him on, and JR mentions Teddy’s got a busy night as all three of his clients are in competition tonight. Koloff charges Bigelow back first onto the ringside steps, that’s not a fun landing at all. Back in the ring, Koloff starts to build momentum, but he’s bleeding heavily and constantly wiping his eyes clear. In a picture perfect shot, Koloff, dripping with blood, picks up Bigelow and holds him for a few seconds before dropping him with a thunderous Samoan Drop. Near fall! Bam Bam shows off his agility now, with an enzuigiri, an avalanche in the corner and then immediately sprinting for the somersault senton in the downed Nikita in the corner. Nikita tries to recover, but he’s struggling to see. Greetings From Asbury Park! This one is over. Bam Bam Bigelow (1-2-0) def. Nikita Koloff (1-2-0) in 11:35. Teddy Long escorts Bam Bam up the ramp and then comes right back down with Terrence Taylor. Douglas is looking for his first win of the 1992 campaign. Straight forward match up here, as the story played out that between a wealth of experience and newfound confidence due to his alignment with Teddy Long, Taylor outclasses Douglas, but Shane takes opportunities and risks wherever he can though. Shane hits a sequence of rolling suplex and a falcon arrow for a near fall. Douglas is bursting with energy as he goes up top for a massive crossbody. He signals for the Pittsburgh Plunge, but Taylor rolls through it and cradles Douglas for the victory. Long’s boys are 2-0 on the night. Terrence Taylor (2-1-0) def. Shane Douglas (0-2-1) in 17:58 Magnum TA runs through the results from last night’s Main Event action, which saw Jerry Lawler def. Bobby Eaton and The Samoan Swat Team defeat the Southern Rockers. In additional exhibitions, Johnny B Badd defeated Les Thornton, Greg Valentine & Dave Finlay defeat Angel Bianco Jr and La Parka in tag team action, as well as, Kevin Von Eric and Mike Rapada defeating Pat Rose and Scott Armstonr. JR’s indie spotlight was on David Tyler Morton Jericho, a young, scrappy, lightweight who teamed with Richard Morton on the independents. Lance Russell is backstage with Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes, who discuss their respective round three matchups. Both men are facing off against guys who are coming off of a week two loss and are sitting at 1-1 each. Barry’s matched up against Butch Reed, while Dustin is facing the former WCW Television Champion, Steve Austin. Barry and Dustin on the other hand are both coming off of wins (Dustin’s got two straight!) and they have momentum in their corner. But it’s early in the season and anything could happen. Lance asks Barry about the rise in crowd support he is experiencing - Barry says that the audience sees a man who’s willing to fight giants and take a beating to try and achieve his dreams. Footage from a press conference is shown, where the Fabulous Freebirds (all three of them!) are speaking with the press. Hayes talks about the disappointing winless start that they have had. They need to turn things around asap. They are legendary figures in the wrestling world, that deserve recognition. Garvin says they are legends facing legends and it took cheating tactics from the Killer Bees and the Rock N Roll Express to defeat them. Then Terry Gordy is a beast that Steamboat and Blanchard squeaked by barely. But the losses are over and it’s time for some wins. A reporter asks if maybe they are past their prime and on the decline. They storm off, unhappy. Back from intermission, we have a tag team match featuring the experience of the Killer Bees against the sheer size of El Gigante and Big Josh. Josh and Gigante have just started their fellowship, but were able to overcome experience against the Fantastics in Round One. El Gigante starts this one off for his team, and the Killer Bees immediately coax him into their corner in a display of tag team excellence. They work together to wear down the giant quickly and use quick tags to keep control. Josh gets frustrated and tries to jump in - but the timing is poor as his giant partner managed to break out of the corner and Josh was too busy being restrained by the referee to be able to take the tag. The Killer Bees hit a double team move on Gigante’s knee, and he appears to be hurt. He finally powers out of a their corner and makes the hot tag! Big Josh comes in as a house of fire, laying out Brunzell and Blair. Big Josh tosses Brunzell around with ease and has completely undone all the momentum that the Killer Bees had established. Josh hits a series of Northern Lights Suplex and Jim is out. Josh gets Brunzell up on his shoulders, looking for a tag team finishing move, but notices that Gigante is still nursing his knee on the outside. Josh puts down Jim and checks on Gigante. Jim scurries over to Blair, who tags in. Blair runs in and Josh turns around to an inside cradle that keeps him down! The Bees shock the giants! The Killer Bees (2-1-0) def. Big and Bigger (2-1-0) in 13:46 The Steiner Brothers come out and JR mentions they are revved up for an opportunity to claim tag team championships tonight, but they’d be remiss in underestimating the Young Pistols, who are also off to a 2 and 0 start. At ringside, we see the Journeymen with Adams once again providing Snow with tutelage. The champs come out with their flashy robes and hats to tons of jeers. While they’ve been relegated to Main Event so far this year, it hasn’t prevented them from getting recognition from the audience. The Steiner Brothers are attacked in the corner as the bell rings and The Young Pistols are trying to get this over with quickly. Doesn’t matter though, Rick and Scott fire back, tossing both Pistols overhead with synchronized overhead belly-to-belly suplexes. Scott gets to work on Steve Armstrong and the challengers look to be in good position here until Armstrong wrings the arm of Scott and gets Tracy into the match. Tracy coaxes Scott away from his corner, and the two trade pin attempts and mat wrestling in the middle of the ring. JR comments on Tracy’s smoothness in slowly moving the match back to his corner. The Young Pistols take advantage and work over Scott, but he bursts free and dives to tag in Rick. The Dog Faced Gremlin comes in hot, tossing the Pistols with ease and then him and Scott start picking apart Steve Armstrong. Scott locks on the Steiner recliner and Tracy breaks it up, causing the match to fall apart. Rick and Tracy are the legal men now as the action is all over and a mess. Steve pokes Rick in the eyes and Tracy rolls him up for the victory. The Young Pistols have knocked off the Steiner Brothers! The Young Pistols def. The Steiner Brothers to retain the WCW US Tag Team Championships in 15:01. It’s time, for Inside the Squared Circle with Jesse Ventura and Magnum TA. Magnum and Jesse talk about WCW’s stance on recent controversial matches and they are critical of Dusty Rhodes’ approach as WCW President, and inability to quickly address the issues. They discuss how Tully Blanchard’s involvement in a match he wasn’t a part of has cost WCW two quality match-ups as tonight’s main event championship match will be considered as indecisive no matter the outcome. Moving on from the criticism of Dusty Rhodes, Ventura wants to talk about the team that Teddy Long has put together. He’s taken a powerhouse in Bam Bam Bigelow, a veteran thought to be on the decline in Terry Taylor, and an American unknown in Nobuhiko Takada, three men with seemingly no shared background or reason, outside of a desire to be competitive in their divisions, and they are on the rise quickly here in WCW. Ventura says that Long is a manger on the rise, and it’s only a matter of time before more wrestlers begin to seek out his guidance. Look at Bam Bam in tonight’s opener - he beat Nikita Koloff in convincing fashion tonight. Magnum argues that Bam Bam got lucky tonight as Nikita had blood in his eyes and it blinded him. Ventura starts yelling at Magnum, asking how the blood got there? Bam Bam beat it out of him. Ventura says that Magnum better be careful who he discredits, or Teddy Long might sick one of his boys on him. Dusty announces the Elite Division matches for next week: Ricky Steamboat takes on Steve Williams, Sting taking on Kevin Sullivan, and in an epic main event, Big Van Vader faces off against Rick Rude for the United States Championship. Vegas odds show Steamboat and Sting as favourites for their matches, and Big Van Vader as a narrow favourite to dethrone Rick Rude. One week removed from winning the championship, the TV Title is on the line and Takada is looking to retain and complete the clean sweep for Teddy Long tonight. Tom Zenk has Brian Pillman in his corner, the duo has discussed there disappointment with not being put together in the tag division for this season. The Z-Man is looking to capture the Television title and return his 92 season to a winning record here, while Takada aims to remain undefeated in WCW. Zenk goes right on the attack, but eats a few kicks for his troubles. Takada quickly locks on a heel hook and Zenk has to crawl to the outside to avoid a very early defeat. Pillman tries to rally Zenk, but Zenk is frustrated by the foreign style of Takada. Zenk bum-rushes Takada and hits a super kick, catching Takada off guard for a near fall. The two wrestlers then exchange a fast paced sequence where neither gets the upper hand and JR talks about Zenk’s agility and technical acumen being understated and considers him one of the most underrated guys on the entire roster. Zenk lines up another super kick, but Takada avoids by rolling to the outside - doesn’t matter though as the Z-Man flies with a plancha to catch Takada off-guard. Zenk is on fire now and is looking to capitalize, but he’s over-eager and it results in a Takada snapping off a vicious German. Zenk shows pure determination by jumping right back up to his feet and hitting Takada with a German of his own! Zenk goes up high for his signature flying dropkick, but Takada avoids it. Camel Clutch to wear down Zenk and collect his own breath, and it looks like Takada has regained his composure. He fires up and charges Zenk with a running big boot in the corner! Brainbuster for a near fall!!! This match is capturing the audience’s attention way more than anticipated. Both men are on their feet and trading shots now - this escalates to Takada hitting the same roundhouse kick that won him the gold! Zenk kicks out though! He gets to his feet and Takada hits him again with the Roundhouse Kick and it’s over! Clean sweep for Teddy Long, and Takada moves to 3-0, but the commentators praise Tom Zenk’s performance tonight. Nobuhiko Takada def. Tom Zenk in 16:15 to retain the WCW Television Championship. It’s time, for the World Championship match, the third championship match of the night. Tully’s shoulder is taped up from last week, but unlike last week the entire Dangerous Alliance is at ringside with him. Tully clips the knee right away as Luger’s busy posing and Tully goes to work on developing an injury on Luger to even the score here. JR wonders how Luger is feeling as this is his first match post signing his 4 year extension with WCW. Tully’s working the knee on the ground as the Alliance is banging on the mat from every side. Luger works his way to his feet, and Tully powders to the outside, where Paul E massages his shoulder and the rest of the Alliance surround him to ensure Luger can’t do anything. Rick Rude taunts Luger from the apron, distracting him and allowing Tully to chop block Luger again! Figure four, but Luger powers out of it immediately and the hits a sequence of clotheslines before press slamming Tully to the outside onto all members of the Alliance. Luger’s on the offensive completely now, showing off his power with an extended stalling suplex. Tully’s reeling, and dropkicks Luger in the knee again to stall the momentum. Tully takes advantage for a while here, keeping Luger grounded and working over his knee with stomps, elbows, and holds. He lines up for the Slingshot, but realizes his shoulder won’t hold up, so he transitions to a standing chickenwing cross face submission. Luger powers up though, lifting Tully into the air and turning it into the Torture Rack! No option for Tully, he taps out! Luger lifts the championship high, posing to the audience. Lex Luger (2-0-1) def. Tully Blanchard (1-2-0) in 17:26 to retain the WCW Heavyweight Championship. Jesse Ventura announces this weeks three stars: 3. Bam Bam Bigelow 2. Lex Luger 1. Jerry Lawler (wins $10,000 wrestler of the night bonus) who put on a phenomenal performance on Main Event. Jerry Lawler is the first wrestler to achieve a first star performance while competing on Main Event. Back at the broadcast panel, the team recaps the nights events, showing replays and providing analysis of the night that was. All three championships were successfully retained by champions who remain undefeated in the 92 season. Race comments that Teddy Longs clients completed a clean sweep of Round 3, very impressive. Dusty Rhodes reminds the audience that next week will also include an Open Forum, and was proud that tonight was not marred by any controversy, and just featured good, clean wrestling action. Harley runs through the updated standings as Luger temporarily moves into first place, but both Sting and Vader look to surpass him next week. 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...
CactusHack Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) March Week 4, 1992 - 9:45 AM - A Falling Out Dusty Rhodes “Okay - so how are we planning to do this press conference that we are hosting? I think we gotta make a show of it - a full room of microphones, cameras flashing off, and the like if we are going to make it feel authentic.” Paul Heyman “I think we have to make it be real authentic and bring in real journalists to ask tough questions, no filters, no pre-screening. That way, we end up with a real authentic conference experience that provides us with real problems to solve. There’s also bound to be questions that suck, and we can use that to eat up those journalists and really position our show as powerful.” Dusty Rhodes “So, then I have to make up answers on the spot? What if I get asked things I’m not prepared for? Are we going to proceed with whatever comes out of my mouth as bible? That’s risky, we’d have no control over the segment and at the end of the day it could lead to bad reactions. I don’t like it, Paulie.” Paul Heyman “But that’s the beauty of it - you are put on the spot in the face of adversity you have to adapt and provide solutions to these problems. It makes the job you have real to the audience for the first time - then we take the solutions and put them into place, forcing our team to change and evolve constantly! It’s like political rallies, man - forced agendas and forced change based on what the people want right then and there.” Jim Ross “I don’t think we can necessarily do that though - we are too fresh into our current approach to start making drastic changes to it. The fans’ll turn bah gawd. They won’t understand it. I think we need to control the questions and use our own staff to keep the stories we have contained. What if we had Magnum, fresh off his tirade against Dusty last week from ‘Inside the Squared Circle’ air his grievances directly to Dusty?” Dusty Rhodes “I don’t mean to discredit Magnum, but wouldn’t that inflate his character beyond what he’s being presented as? I think he works as what he is currently doing, but he needs to flesh out the current character before he progresses to an on-screen feud as a non-wrestling character…” Magnum TA storms in from behind the boardroom door, red in the face and gets right in Dusty’s face. Magnum TA “You son of a b*tch. I thought we were friends, man - but you can’t go to bat for me? What the f*ck did I do to you for you to sell me out like that? I’m not ready? I recovered from being half paralyzed, I can do anything I god damn set out to do. We f*cking had barbecues together man, and travelled together. You fat f*ck, you think you can diminish my career? I don’t care if I’m not physically able to wrestle ever again, I can still knock your f*cking *ss out man.” The rest of the committee restrained Magnum. Dusty Rhodes “I didn’t mean anything negative against you! I’m just sayin…” Magnum TA “What you are trying to say is that you want to be in to spotlight, and a non-wrestling feud with me is beneath you. You’re two-faced, Dusty. I know you want back in the ring, one more chance to shine. The thing is, you have that luxury - you can step back in the ring any time your ass decides to get back into shape. I don’t.” Heyman, Bischoff and JR escorted Magnum out of the room, JR consoling him the entire time, turning and flashing Dusty an admonishing look of disappointment. Kip Allen Frey rose up from his seat and turned to Dusty. Kip Frey “Well… That was ugly. I am curious as to what this means for our Inside the Squared Circle segment. I granted Ventura and Magnum complete autonomy over their segment - they are allowed to express whatever views they have regarding any talent or aspect of the broadcast. Just like Jim has the freedom to talk about whichever talent he wants to on Main Event during his Indie Spotlight segment, and similar to how Harley, Paulie and yourself have freedom to provide whatever opinion you have to topics being discussed and analyzed during the broadcast studio segments. The big difference between those and Squared Circle is that Ventura and Magnum don’t have to run anything by me. They set their own agenda and they run their 7 minutes however they see fit. I do believe you’ll have a good tongue lashing coming your way this week, and I’m not going to interfere in it happening, Dusty. That said, we now have a hole in planning the Press Conference - we need someone who will play that balance of predetermined direction and the realism that Paulie was seeking… Someone who is can speak their mind and be loud enough to be heard…” AROUND THE WORLD - WCW hired a few Latin wrestlers this week, presumably for dark show duty, all 4 talents are from the CMLL promotion, which has been weakened in the marketplace. Solar, Negro Casas, Silver King and Great Sasuke. On top of that, Southeast indie stand-out Jeff Jarrett, son of South Eastern promoter Jerry Jarrett, was signed to a 5 year contract. Clearly, the WCW feel that he will be a part of the future of this company. - Former WWF talent Paul Roma has been causing a scene on the independent circuit, as he quit indie promotion WWA-NJ in a storm mere moments before their monthly show. The promotion had to react in short order, and managed to put together a decent show despite the last minute changes. - As seen in the above Boardroom Segment, Dusty Rhodes and Magnum TA had a falling out and are no longer friends. WEEK 92.08 CARD Prediction Grid: Kevin Von Erich vs Austin Idol Samoan Savage vs Brian Pillman Rock N Roll Express vs The Fantastics Al Perez vs Cactus Jack The Outsiders vs The Enforcers © for the WCW Tag Team Championships Steve Williams vs Ricky Steamboat Sting vs Kevin Sullivan Rick Rude © vs Big Van Vader for the United States Championship BONUS POINT: Who will be the Special Guest at the Press Conference? ::: Prediction Contest Leaderboard ::: monrapi3 : 18/46 40% Egoshiha : 4/8 50% Blodyxe : 8/14 58% Smasher1311 : 14/24 59% Satyr24 : 37/62 60% Jaysin : 5/8 63% Hollywood : 10/16 63% ElectricX : 30/48 63% Lord Byron : 40/62 65% smw88 : 37/56 66% Helginho : 31/46 68% The Blonde Bomber : 16/24 67% chasep197 : 21/30 70% SonOfSharknado : 43/62 70% Dalton : 6/8 75% Purotastic : 12/16 75% DHK1989 : 47/62 76% Edited September 11, 2022 by CactusHack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Kevin Von Erich vs Austin Idol Samoan Savage vs Brian Pillman Rock N Roll Express vs The Fantastics Al Perez vs Cactus Jack The Outsiders vs The Enforcers © for the WCW Tag Team Championships Steve Williams vs Ricky Steamboat Sting vs Kevin Sullivan Rick Rude © vs Big Van Vader for the United States Championship BONUS POINT: Who will be the Special Guest at the Press Conference? Ric Flair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smw88 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Kevin Von Erich vs Austin Idol Samoan Savage vs Brian Pillman Rock N Roll Express vs The Fantastics Al Perez vs Cactus Jack The Outsiders vs The Enforcers © for the WCW Tag Team Championships Steve Williams vs Ricky Steamboat Sting vs Kevin Sullivan Rick Rude © vs Big Van Vader for the United States Championship BONUS POINT: Who will be the Special Guest at the Press Conference? Flair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Byron Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 My picks: Kevin Von Erich, Brian Pillman, Rock N Roll Express, Cactus Jack, The Enforcers ©, Ricky Steamboat, Sting, and Rick Rude ©. The special guest will be Ric Flair... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSharknado Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Kevin Von Erich vs Austin Idol Samoan Savage vs Brian Pillman Rock N Roll Express vs The Fantastics Al Perez vs Cactus Jack The Outsiders vs The Enforcers © for the WCW Tag Team Championships Steve Williams vs Ricky Steamboat Sting vs Kevin Sullivan Rick Rude © vs Big Van Vader for the United States Championship BONUS POINT: Who will be the Special Guest at the Press Conference? Flair's still in the fed until 93, and even that was because he wanted out of his deal. Even so, it feels too obvious. I'll say Cornette? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHK1989 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Kevin Von Erich vs Austin Idol Samoan Savage vs Brian Pillman Rock N Roll Express vs The Fantastics Al Perez vs Cactus Jack The Outsiders vs The Enforcers © for the WCW Tag Team Championships Steve Williams vs Ricky Steamboat Sting vs Kevin Sullivan Rick Rude © vs Big Van Vader for the United States Championship BONUS POINT: Who will be the Special Guest at the Press Conference? Jim Cornette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satyr24 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Kevin Von Erich vs Austin Idol Samoan Savage vs Brian Pillman Rock N Roll Express vs The Fantastics Al Perez vs Cactus Jack The Outsiders vs The Enforcers © for the WCW Tag Team Championships Steve Williams vs Ricky Steamboat Sting vs Kevin Sullivan Rick Rude © vs Big Van Vader for the United States Championship BONUS POINT: Who will be the Special Guest at the Press Conference? jesse ventura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blonde Bomber Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 I was not expecting The Young Pistols to go over the Steiners. That was a shocker right there. I like how your pushing the Pistols, giving them a shot and giving shocking wins which keeps everything up in the air. The finish to the match felt flat to me especially with the Big and Bigger loss right before it in a similar way. I felt like a finish that kept the steiners stronger and also makes this a match that could lead to a follow up in the future to keep heat in it would’ve been better to see. Most shocking was Tom Zenk getting a big performance against Takada after he won the title. Z-man showed guts and determination, could he be set for a push in the future. Dusty could be looking for someone to get in his good graces. Speaking of I enjoy how you incorporated the in game falling out of Dusty and Magnum into the story. I’m intrigued by what will happen on the next Magnim and Ventura show. Kevin Von Erich vs Austin Idol Samoan Savage vs Brian Pillman Rock N Roll Express vs The Fantastics Al Perez vs Cactus Jack The Outsiders vs The Enforcers © for the WCW Tag Team Championships Steve Williams vs Ricky Steamboat Sting vs Kevin Sullivan Rick Rude © vs Big Van Vader for the United States Championship BONUS POINT: Who will be the Special Guest at the Press Conference? Jim Cornette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusHack Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 MARCH 92, WEEK 4 : EPISODE 92.08 “Welcome one and all, to wrestling’s Sabbath.” It’s week two of Round Three in the 1992 season, and we have an absolutely stacked line up for the world tonight, with a massive triple main event and a heavily anticipated open forum. Harley and Paulie antagonize Dusty by trying to make him nervous about the open forum, but Dusty quickly diverts to discussing the massive Rick Rude vs Big Van Vader match that will conclude our broadcast tonight. Dusty wonders whether Rude can weather the storm of having to face heavy favourites Ricky Steamboat and Big Van Vader so early in the season. Harley says that getting these challengers out of the way early bodes well for Rude, and if he can survive Vader tonight, it’ll be tough to imagine a situation where he isn’t a front runner for finishing first place. Paul E mentions that Sting, Rude, Steamboat, Vader, The Enforcers and The Outsiders are all still undefeated this season, and wonder how many will remain as such after round three. They recap the current standings. As always, the banter between these three is excellent. Lance Russell introduces our officiating staff for tonight, Jimmy Jett, Bill Alfonso and senior official Nick Patrick. The officials staff are preparing for their matches tonight. We start the night off once again with Elite Division Action! Sullivan tries to jump Sting at the bell, but Sting stares him down and howls, sending Sullivan running. Sullivan plays a good game of cat and mouse, baiting Sting into a counterattack. JR points out that Sullivan is the smallest wrestler in the division, and while unconventional, he’s displayed a great aptitude for developing game plans that even the score. His previous stint in WCW saw him create the Varsity Club, one of the most impressive groups of wrestlers to ever compete - he’s got the acumen and brain to overcome his size deficiency. Sullivan riles up the crowd by beating Sting in the corner and choking him with his boot. Sullivan with a face-wash running boot to the face to the seated Sting. He then uses the bottom rope to choke him more. Sting powers up though and lifts up Sullivan for a press slam. He follows it up with a howl and a Stinger Splash! 1-2- no Sullivan’s leg is on the rope. Sullivan tries to claw his way back into this, poking the eye and raking the back of Sting. He goes up top, but Sting crotches him on the ropes! Sting goes top rope and hits a flying splash! He calls for the Scorpion Deathlock, and this one is over! A hot, fun opener with plenty of action! Sting (3-0-0) def. Kevin Sullivan (1-2-0) in 14:57. The second match of the night is division two action, between the wild and unpredictable Cactus Jack, and clean cut pretty boy Al Perez. Perez gets lots of cheers from the women in the crowd, but this is all Cactus Jack from the start. Cactus beats on Perez before hitting his signature Cactus Clothesline, sending both men to the floor. Cactus goes high risk with an elbow drop from the apron to the concrete, and misses. Perez then takes advantage, ramming Jack into the steel steps. Perez is out of his element as Cactus wants this to be hardcore, as he eats the steel steps again and seems to get sick pleasure out of it. Cactus starts dragging Perez around by the hair and referee Bill Alfonso gets in his face, telling him he can’t do that, threatening to disqualify him. Perez rolls up Jack from behind and steals a win! He retreats up the ramp, clearly happier that he survived, forget winning. Al Perez (2-1-0) def. Cactus Jack (1-2-0) in 11:50. Magnum TA runs through the results from last night’s Main Event action, which saw Brian Pillman def. The Samoan Savage and Kevin Von Erich def. Austin Idol. In additional exhibitions, Sledgehammer Anderson defeated Buddy Rose, Mike Rapada and Dan Spivey defeated Dave Finlay and Greg Valentine in tag team action, and Norman the Lunatic squashed Nelson Royal. JR’s indie spotlight was on Blue Panther, a 13 year veteran of the Mexican scene who currently wrestles for both CMLL and WWA Mexico. Blue Panther is a former two time UWA Jr Light Heavyweight champion, and a former CMLL World Middleweight champion. He brings an expert level of technical prowess to the ring. In unfortunate news, Marcus Bagwell suffered a broken cheek bone this week, and will be nursing his injury next week as he competes against the Heavenly Bodies. Footage from a post show press conference from last week is shown, where Teddy Long’s clients (Terrence Taylor, Bam Bam Bigelow, and WCW TV Champion Nobuhiko Takada) boast a perfect week. They talk about Teddy’s guidance having provided them with opportunities to succeed. Long says business is booming and he’s still taking new clients. We cut now to the Open Forum Press Conference. WCW President Dusty Rhodes is at the podium, with his champion Lex Luger and WCW owner, Ted Turner. A room full of journalists and fans are present. Dusty welcomes the journalists to WCW and says that while WCW has pioneered a new approach to weekly televised wrestling, they are still in the infancy of the approach, and development of WCW’s product continues to be shaped. We are proud to announce that product transition has been both a financial and critical success, and will only open up new avenues of revenue and sponsorship for the company. But, being a successful company means addressing our shortcomings head on. Tonight’s open forum is an opportunity to hear criticism and concerns head on and provide answers. Initial questions asked are what the criteria is for challenging for the championship belts? As it stands, the WCW has both the United States and World Championships in the same division, with no clarity why someone would be warranted to have a title match besides being scheduled against the current champion. Dusty Rhodes agrees with the criticism, stating that the championships existing in unison with the regular season play has caused some difficulty. The WCW is working on solutions to provide stricter guidelines for eligibility to contend for championships. One individual asks if the current format prevents WCW from having exciting debuts. Dusty argues that the format means that the WCW off-season provides a window of time where the company faces rapid change and transition, posing exciting new opportunities not previously present to the world of wrestling. Questions are asked about the time limit, and then a lot of journalists start to hound Dusty on the officiating staff’s usage of replay technology to make the decision they made in the Lex Luger and Ron Simmons match up. Dusty tries to defend the decision, when one fan with a baseball cap covering his eyes says he’s got a real question. How can the WCW stand behind the decision for a group of white officials to screw over a black man? Randy Anderson, Nick Patrick and Mike Atkins over-turned a decision for a black man to become world champion - in favour of a white champion. The man takes his cap off and it’s Ron Simmons. Ron lashes out at WCW management for not righting the situation, because they are afraid of the idea of crowning the first ever black world champion. They talk about being progressive and changing the industry, but at the same time stand behind a cheating, conniving champion and refuse to acknowledge Simmons as the true champion. Dusty tries to calm the situation, but several black reporters are piping up in favour of Simmons. Luger steals the podium from Rhodes and tells Simmons that it was a draw - fair and square. Simmons isn’t good enough to be a world champion. Things get wildly out of hand and security has to escort Ted Turner and Dusty Rhodes out of the arena to safety. Simmons has completely undermined the press conference. JR and Schiavone try to return the attention to the ring, as the previous scene was quite a mess. Schiavone says that while Simmons wasn’t wrong in trying to bring attention to the situation, his timing was unfair to both WCW management and the journalists and fans in attendance who did not get to ask their questions. These two teams have a wealth of experience, and we get a classical tag team contest. At ringside, as we’ve come to expect, The Journeymen are present for Adams to teach Al Snow about fundamental tag team wrestling. Alexandra York is still in the RnR Express’ corner, although JR comments on whether Taylor moving managers and finding success with Teddy Long may inspire them to move on from their current manager. Meanwhile, Firebreaker Chip is in the corner of the Fantastics. Alexandra and Chip start flirting and it distracts the Fantastics. Straight forward match up here, good wrestling but nothing special. Very even, albeit the audience is still struggling to see the Express as heels. Gibson gets the win over Tommy Rogers after some more distractions from the managers. Rock N Roll Express (2-1-0) def. The Fantastics (1-2-0) in 13:44 In our second elite division match, Steve Williams looks to continue on his momentum from two weeks ago as he takes on a smaller man in Ricky Steamboat. Recent Main Event standout Johnny B Badd is accompanying Dr. Death this week, while Jushin Thunder Liger is in the corner of Ricky Steamboat. Dr. Death has a size advantage, Steamboat has a speed advantage, although right out of the gate, Dr. Death ensures that Ricky doesn’t mistake his size for an athletic deficiency as he dances with Steamboat. Dr. Death takes an early advantage with a bear hug, but he takes a double chop to the ears. These guys proceed with an evenly paced match of strength vs speed, albeit there is a notable lack of chemistry in the ring between these two men. Time is winding down, and JR is praising the durability of these two men. It’s amazing to see a man the size of Steve Williams be able to go deep into a match and continue to compete without much signs of fatigue. Schiavone comments that it’s equally impressive that the dragon can go this long without being destroyed by the size difference, but at some point, Steamboats going to have to find ways to finish matches or he’s going to see his season slip away from him. Time runs out and this one is a draw as Schiavone comments that neither man could get a clear advantage. The two men shake hands, but both men can’t help but feel like they’ve lost momentum here. Ricky Steamboat (1-0-2) and Steve Williams (1-1-1) go the distance with a 20 minute time limit draw. It’s time, for Inside the Squared Circle with Jesse Ventura and Magnum TA. Magnum immediately begins to criticize Dusty Rhodes for his poor handling of Ron Simmons, stating that he understands being President is a tough job, but to be unable to have a handle over the competitors and to not have any screening processes in place to prevent such a scene is a clear comment on the failures of management that WCW is currently facing. Ventura, not one to shy away from conflict, immediately addresses that perhaps Magnums comments are coming from a place of personal conflict. He mentions the recent falling out that Dusty Rhodes and Magnum TA behind the scenes at WCW headquarters, and says he’s glad to finally be able to agree with Magnum on something. Magnum says that the press conference was a joke, that Dusty needs to take action and address the concerns about championships, as well he needs to learn how to protect the wrestlers in order to protect the integrity of the tournament. Ventura wants to talk about the frequency of time limit draws, but for the first time since the debut of the segment, Magnum overrode Ventura saying he’s not done talking about Dusty. Magnum talks about needing to have the fortitude to make hard decisions and sometimes the wrong decisions when being challenged to do so. Absolutely nothing was accomplished at the open forum, beyond creating further desire for a rematch between Simmons and Luger. Ventura laughs and says usually it’s Magnum cutting him off to let him know we’re out of time, but this week Magnum’s run the clock out. Stepping in for Dusty Rhodes, Paul E Dangerously announces the Elite Division matches for next week: Ron Simmons versus One Man Gang, Terry Gordy versus Dan Spivey, and Butch Reed versus Barry Windham. According to Vegas odds, Ron Simmons is a runaway favourite, Terry Gordy is a slight favourite over Dan Spivey, and Butch Reed is a minimal favourite over Barry Windham. Two undefeated teams stand in the ring vying for the tag team champions. Either one team will no longer reign undefeated, or both teams will give up two points to The Young Pistols in the tag division standings. There is no doubting the chemistry both these teams have. Vegas and Studd get the upper hand early on, trying to isolate Zbyszko, but Zbyszko is way too wily a veteran to let it happen to him. Vegas on the other hand, clearly lacks the experience that Zbyszko has, as he’s goaded into The Enforcers corner, where Arn takes control. This match never kicked into second gear, as the champions disposed of the Outsiders fairly quickly with their world-class tag team antics, and a spike pile driver put this one to bed in under ten minutes. The champs look impressive here, and JR mentions that it’s hard to imagine anyone giving them a good challenge for top spot in the division. The Enforcers (3-0-0) def. The Outsiders (2-1-0) to retain in 8:43 to retain the WCW Tag Team Championships. It’s time for another marquee matchup, as this match has been brewing for weeks. Vader is accompanied by Cactus Jack, while Rick Rude is accompanied by the entire Dangerous Alliance. JR mentions that if there is anyone in the world that would start a chaotic scene at ringside, it’s that madman Cactus Jack. Schiavone states that Dusty better hope that there is no controversy tonight after that disastrous press conference. Vader goes on the offensive right away, battering Rude into the corner and senior official Nick Patrick jumps in between the two men as Rude begs for a rope break. Vader lets go but gets his eyes raked as a result and Rude starts to chip away at the big man by chopping him backwards towards the opposite corner. Rude mounts the turnbuckles for 10 punches and wiggles his hips in Vader’s face. Vader tosses him over the ropes to the floor in retaliation. They brawl at ringside as the referee admonishes them, trying to get them back in the ring. Vader is charged head first into the corner post and is busted open, and Rude breaks the 10 count before keeping his beatings going on the outside. Rude charges at Vader, but is met with a kitchen sink knee strike that flips momentum. Back in the ring, Vader slams Rude a few times and mouths off the Alliance. It’s all Vader now as time begins to tick away. The clock drains further as Vader traps Rude in a Bear Hug, but Rude refuses to give up. Vader puts him down with a huge chokeslam, before he goes top rope for a Vadersault, but Rude rolls out of the way. Both men are down on the mat and the crowd is going wild as time expires. The Alliance pulls Rude out and he celebrates surviving his title defence. Vader gets to his feet and is not happy as he was so close to winning. This match was amazing from start to finish, and the crowd rose to it’s feet to applaud both men as they stood with no winner having been decided. JR screams that this match was a slobberknocker, bah gawd! Rick Rude and Big Van Vader go the distance, a 20 minute time limit draw. Rick Rude retains the WCW US Championship. Jesse Ventura announces this weeks three stars: 3. Sting 2. Big Van Vader 1. Rick Rude (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 is clearly uncomfortable with the direction the night took, but was happy that WCW was able to present to it’s audience such a high caliber of performances from it’s stars. Harley runs through the standings and mentions next week is the last week of Round Three - time is going by fast and the 92 season is exceeding all expectations so far. Dangerously signs off with his touted quote, “It’s Saturday night, folks - Stay Dangerous!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusHack Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) April Week 1, 1992 - The First Real Botch The WCW head office has been extremely tense all morning, as the press conference segment that management had promised the world failed to deliver - and there is a lot of questions about who will be to blame for this and what recourse will be had. Jim Ross had booked Jim Cornette through WCW’s National Wrestling Alliance by way of the LPWA. Everything was set for Cornette to make his return to WCW programming as a loud mouth heel that would criticize the WCW’s approach for spitting in traditional wrestlings face and alienating it’s audience. He was to vocalize the problems that have been raised in a way that positioned WCW management as the good guys and if well received, would have led to Cornette forming his own stable within the WCW. The whole point was to further paint the picture that the approach WCW was taking was a positive change, and critics against it were arrogant loud mouths. No one on the planet could accomplish that better than Jim Cornette - who had been discussing returning to WCW due to being happy that Jim Herd was gone. However, the NWA is such a mess at the moment that the organization failed to reach out to Cornette with details regarding his booking, and when he didn’t show up to the show JR frantically called him only for him to state that he was running a Smoky Mountain show at the moment and had not been provided booking details yet. Frantically, the management group re-organized the segment 10 minutes before show time. The resulting angle completely undermined the initial purpose, and while it was well received on TV, it served to highlight race issues in wrestling, while simultaneously shedding light on the issues of the current booking practices. Ron Simmons struggled in the segment, yet came out of it looking like a progressive pioneer. Kip Frey “I’m speechless, guys. I don’t know what we do from here. We built out a strong angle where Jim Cornette comes in and plays the devil, making our product look better as a result, and the NWA messes up with bookings. JR - this is you’re job. What happened here?” Jim Ross “I was assured by the NWA’s head office that everything was in order. We had secured a contract with Cornette to appear on the broadcast. I have written confirmation from the NWA of this transaction. Unfortunately, I have not been able to get a hold of the party that I had booked through to seek compensation.” Kip Frey “I don’t really care about compensation, Jim. Did you not connect directly with Cornette? F*ck. Now we are going to have to sort out the mess that was made. F*CK!” Paul Heyman “I don’t think we have a choice guys, I think we have to put the title on Ron or come off as holding back black talent. I can’t believe Cornette no-showed… F*cking loudmouth prick.” Jim Ross “Now, come on. Jim didn’t no-show - it’s the NWA’s issue. They failed to complete a transaction they had guaranteed. As god is my witness, Cornys not at fault here at all.” Eric Bischoff “Guys… I know that it’s not what we wanted, but can’t we just roll with it? The rematch between Luger and Simmons is now a bigger deal than it was before. Dusty’s gotta put out a statement that saves face. And we still have Cornette under contract through the NWA - and the stuff that looks bad about the titles, it’s not exactly wrong. I still don’t understand why we are keeping them.” Dusty Rhodes “It’s because the audience needs the connection to what they understand wrestling to be. It’s a status of importance and value, one that is immediately recognizable by people unfamiliar with the product. We step away from championship belts and we lose that added stake that elevates Rude versus Vader from any other match to a match worth main eventing a card.” Eric Bischoff “But isn’t it a crutch? The TV matches are better than they’ve ever been, the format is more logical and relatable, and the titles are just… kinda… there. It’s an added variable that is just convoluting the program. Either we have strict rules for what defines a championship and it’s corresponding matches within our structure, or they’ll just kinda float.” The rest of the guys bantered back and forth about titles and the corner they had been backed into by accident. Meanwhile, Kip Allen Frey was lost in thought. His concept had reached maturity, the product had fully changed to his vision and was growing - Eric was right, the titles were a byproduct of the old ways.. The kid was always right. Eric may not know it himself, but there is something about Bischoff that’s better suited to this world than Kip was. And for the first time since taking over day-to-day operations of WCW, Kip was worried about his own job. AROUND THE WORLD - Dean Malenko is in deep trouble in New Japan, as CEO Seiji Sakaguchi has taken a disliking to him. The two are said to have a mutual strong dislike for one another now. Malenko is currently signed to NJPW on an exclusive 3 year contract. - Relative unknown Dutch Wrestler Willie Peeters has announced he’ll be taking a karate contest in Japan. Many believe this to be a publicity stunt to stir up interest in bookings. - Satanico defeated Jerry Estrada to win the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship for the first time. - Investors backing Super World of Sports in Japan have announced a withdrawal. This has left the promotion in financial ruin, and with a string of mediocre shows to it’s name, the future looks bleak for the promotion. Rapidly after this development, SWS reacts by putting on it’s best show of the year, capped off by Ashura Hara claiming the SWS Light Heavyweight championship from Ultimo Dragon, and the Takano brothers winning the SWS Tag Team titles. Looks like the promotion, while struggling financially, won’t go down without a fight. - The following wrestlers have : Kesen Numajiro, Kevin Quinn, Flash Flanagan, Chris Kanyon, El Sagrado, and Derek Domino. - CBS airs a special highlighting a steroid scandal in the WWF. Former WWF talent David Schultz appeared on the special, testifying that the accusations towards the WWF are accurate. - Superfly Jimmy Snuka’s contract with the WWF expired, the WWF has chosen not to renew it. At 48, the legendary figure is no longer the hot commodity he would have once been, and it’s unlikely he ends up anywhere worth noting. - Jim Duggan captured the Intercontinental championship from Papa Shango on WWF Superstars. Shango’s reign had lasted 3 months, and featured 3 defences. - Dr. Luther sustained an injury to his kidneys during an FMW deathmatch at the hands of a rookie. Immediate concern was alleviated when the extent of the injuries were revealed to be minimal. However, after Sabu’s broken neck and this incident, many journalists are wondering whether FMW will be able to sustain a roster long term. - Jackie Fargo announced his retirement, opting to end his career at 63. - UWFi announced the beginning of a new show, UWFi Live Action. Owner and current WCW star Nobuhiko Takada was noted as saying that, inspired by the weekly competitive show that WCW presents, he believes he can bring similar success to his company in Japan. This will not affect his WCW commitments. - Backstage in WCW, Harley Race has bonded with Fatu, and offered to take the 25 year old Samoan under his wing as a protege. The legend’s prowess will provide vast growth to Fatu in how to control the psychology of a match, as well as improve his entertainment skills. Fatu, the least over of the Samoan clan, will likely get a prioritized push as a result. WEEK 92.08 CARD Prediction Grid: Heavenly Bodies vs American Males The Journeymen vs Chaos By Nature Shooters Club vs The Fabulous Freebirds Steve Austin vs Dustin Rhodes Van Hammer vs Jushin Liger (non-title as Van Hammer exceeds weight limit) Terry Gordy vs Dan Spivey Butch Reed vs Barry Windham Ron Simmons vs One Man Gang ::: Prediction Contest Leaderboard ::: *A point was awarded to anyone who guessed Jim Cornette as the guest. Despite his lack of appearance, he was the intended guest.* monrapi3 : 18/46 40% Egoshiha : 4/8 50% Blodyxe : 8/14 58% Smasher1311 : 14/24 59% Satyr24 : 42/70 60% Jaysin : 5/8 63% Hollywood : 15/24 63% ElectricX : 30/48 63% Lord Byron : 45/70 65% smw88 : 42/64 66% The Blonde Bomber : 21/32 66% Helginho : 31/46 68% chasep197 : 21/30 70% SonOfSharknado : 49/70 70% DHK1989 : 50/70 72% Dalton : 6/8 75% Purotastic : 12/16 75% Edited September 11, 2022 by CactusHack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smw88 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Heavenly Bodies vs American Males The Journeymen vs Chaos By Nature Shooters Club vs The Fabulous Freebirds Steve Austin vs Dustin Rhodes Van Hammer vs Jushin Liger (non-title as Van Hammer exceeds weight limit) Terry Gordy vs Dan Spivey Butch Reed vs Barry Windham Ron Simmons vs One Man Gang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Heavenly Bodies vs American Males The Journeymen vs Chaos By Nature Shooters Club vs The Fabulous Freebirds Steve Austin vs Dustin Rhodes Van Hammer vs Jushin Liger (non-title as Van Hammer exceeds weight limit) Terry Gordy vs Dan Spivey Butch Reed vs Barry Windham Ron Simmons vs One Man Gang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Byron Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 My picks: Heavenly Bodies, Chaos by Nature, The Fabulous Freebirds, Steve Austin, Jushin Liger, Terry Gordy, Barry Windham, and Ron Simmons... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHK1989 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Heavenly Bodies vs American Males The Journeymen vs Chaos By Nature Shooters Club vs The Fabulous Freebirds Steve Austin vs Dustin Rhodes Van Hammer vs Jushin Liger (non-title as Van Hammer exceeds weight limit) Terry Gordy vs Dan Spivey Butch Reed vs Barry Windham Ron Simmons vs One Man Gang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSharknado Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Heavenly Bodies vs American Males The Journeymen vs Chaos By Nature Shooters Club vs The Fabulous Freebirds Steve Austin vs Dustin Rhodes - Draw! Van Hammer vs Jushin Liger (non-title as Van Hammer exceeds weight limit) Terry Gordy vs Dan Spivey Butch Reed vs Barry Windham Ron Simmons vs One Man Gang I have to imagine the Bischoff love-fest ends soon and he's going to do something so bone-headed, because he's so certain he's untouchable, that Frey will remember that he's Bischoff's boss and not his dad or his friend. Or, if Bischoff somehow does get control and actually, insanely, does away with the championships, he should face some kind of potential mass walk-out from the roster and fan backlash. Even if Frey does it, there's just some things that are going to be a bridge too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smartman Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 From the bowels of the internet would come a stupid comment like this one. "Hey look, Steamboat is finally a draw! Two of them in fact." Then, he would read an ad for Stephen P. New. I really do love this diary. It's a unique idea, and the write-ups are bite-sized enough to accomplish everything. How often are you running PPVs and Clashes? That could make the titles mean a lot. And Eric being good at his job is the only unbelievable thing in this diary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satyr24 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Heavenly Bodies vs American Males The Journeymen vs Chaos By Nature Shooters Club vs The Fabulous Freebirds Steve Austin vs Dustin Rhodes Van Hammer vs Jushin Liger (non-title as Van Hammer exceeds weight limit) Terry Gordy vs Dan Spivey Butch Reed vs Barry Windham Ron Simmons vs One Man Gang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purotastic Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Heavenly Bodies vs American Males The Journeymen vs Chaos By Nature Shooters Club vs The Fabulous Freebirds Steve Austin vs Dustin Rhodes Van Hammer vs Jushin Liger (non-title as Van Hammer exceeds weight limit) Terry Gordy vs Dan Spivey Butch Reed vs Barry Windham Ron Simmons vs One Man Gang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Heavenly Bodies Chaos by Nature Freebirds Steve Austin Van Hammer Terry Gordy Barry Windham Ron Simmons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blonde Bomber Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Heavenly Bodies vs American Males The Journeymen vs Chaos By Nature Shooters Club vs The Fabulous Freebirds Steve Austin vs Dustin Rhodes Van Hammer vs Jushin Liger (non-title as Van Hammer exceeds weight limit) So is this a junior division match? Terry Gordy vs Dan Spivey Butch Reed vs Barry Windham Ron Simmons vs One Man Gang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasep197 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Heavenly Bodies vs American Males The Journeymen vs Chaos By Nature Shooters Club vs The Fabulous Freebirds Steve Austin vs Dustin Rhodes Van Hammer vs Jushin Liger (non-title as Van Hammer exceeds weight limit) Terry Gordy vs Dan Spivey Butch Reed vs Barry Windham Ron Simmons vs One Man Gang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusHack Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 APRIL 92, WEEK 1 : EPISODE 92.09 “Welcome one and all, to wrestling’s Sabbath.” It’s the final week of Round Three in the 1992 season, and Harley, Paul and Dusty recap the standings and talk about the card. There is an air of honesty regarding the less-stacked line up, as the most anticipated matches were already completed for the round. After they’ve run through tonight’s card, Paul asks the obvious question, about whether Dusty has any response to the events from last week’s Open Forum Press Conference. Dusty acknowledges that the forum fell apart. Due to the openness of the approach, he will not be punishing Ron Simmons - however he will be instituting a new policy for press conferences going forward that competing wrestlers who make their presence known during events they have not been assigned to will result in fines. Unfortunately, due to the circumstances of last week, Dusty was unable to provide clear feedback to the press. This week, Dusty Rhodes has arranged to address the concerns as he sits one on one with notorious wrestling personality Jim Cornette. In order to appease the WCW audience, he is putting himself into the hot seat. Paul and Harley laugh at him. Lance Russell introduces our officiating staff for tonight, Scott Armstrong, Mike Atkins and senior official Randy Anderson. The officials staff are preparing for their matches tonight. The show starts off with two big boys slapping meat! The commentators are quick to point out that both men are currently winless, and need tonight to be a turning point to have a chance at winning. They just beat the shit out of each other with striking back and forth, harder and harder with neither man backing down. JR comments that this is bowling shoe ugly as Gordy starts to get the advantage and rocks Spivey to a knee. Gordy takes him down with a massive running crossbody splash. Spivey tries to get right back up, but Gordy locks on a nerve hold. Spivey fights out though, and hits a massive chokeslam. Both men look exhausted as they work their way back to their feet. They run at each other, Spivey ducks a clothesline and rebounds with a big boot. Spivey with a DDT and he gets the pin! Dan Spivey (1-2-0) def. Terry Gordy (0-3-0) in 10:07 From heavy hitting giants, we move on to the lightweight sensation, Jushin Liger, as he takes on Heavy Metal Van Hammer. Van Hammer has a huge size advantage, but the crafty and creative Liger quickly puts the less experienced Van Hammer on his ass. Liger keeps the offence coming fast and furious and Van Hammer is starting to get frustrated. Liger dives at Van Hammer and gets caught finally, and Van Hammer takes control by trying to slow Liger down with some holds. They aren’t very interesting holds and the crowd isn’t feeling Van Hammer. Liger picks the crowd back up by fighting out of the submissions, sending Van Hammer to the floor, and hitting him with an awe inspiring suicide dive. Liger fires up the crowd and then feeds off of their energy to hit a massive suplex. Van Hammer gets back up and slams him down. Van Hammer plays up his strength and takes control again. He lifts Jushin for a power bomb, but Liger slaps him a few times and spins it into a victory roll, defeating the larger opponent. They shake hands after the match. Jushin Liger (2-0-1) def. Van Hammer (1-2-0) in 13:30. As we go into intermission, we are given a ‘special treat’, a replay of the entire Journeymen vs Chaos By Nature match. After weeks of training and coaching, Al Snow looked prime to work fundamentals with Adams. Unfortunately, that was not the case as right off the bat, he charged to the opposite corner to attack the much larger Abdullah. Abdullah and Haku quickly turned things around, destroying Snow in 2 minutes flat. Haku pinned him as Chris Adams looked on from the apron, without any inkling of urge to go save his partner. Magnum TA runs through the results from last night’s Main Event action, which saw The Heavenly Bodies def. The American Males and as just witnessed, Chaos By Nature def. The Journeyman. In additional exhibitions, Greg Valentine def. Mike Rapada, Tony Anthony def. Nelson Royal, Johnny B Badd def. David Tyler Morton Jericho, and in tag team action, Brian Pillman and Tom Zenk def. Randy Rose and Dennis Condrey. JR’s indie spotlight was on Sledgehammer Anderson who had previously defeated Buddy Rose in his WCW debut. We move on to a talk segment between Dusty Rhodes and Jim Cornette. Dusty thanks Cornette for joining him tonight and says there is no personality in wrestling more qualified to rip him a new one than Cornette. Cornette gets straight to the point - asking what he is doing with the championships. One week, Luger is defending against Tully Blanchard for the world title, despite Blanchard having lost the week before. Each division has two separate titles in them, making it unclear what each title is valued as. Cornette takes a second to praise the format of the season - stating that the quality of wrestling as a result is massively improved - but he doesn’t understand what the hell each title is for. Dusty says that WCW has taken a severe transition in changing it’s overall format and the title belts themselves have struggled to have direction as a result. He says that WCW management is working on the qualification standards for each title, but they are not ready to finalize. Cornette says that’s not a good enough answer and says that each title is being devalued weekly as a result. Cornette says the world demands answers and don’t want to wait. Dusty says that management has determined that the TV Title is working as it is, and the US Tag Titles will be re-branded as TV Tag Titles. These titles will be consistently ‘on-the-line’. The world champions (Light Heavyweight, Heavyweight, and Tag Team) are all needing to be reserved for events. Where the committee is torn is the US title. The management group is torn between either moving it to be an Elite TV title, or unifying with the Heavyweight Championship. Jim thanks for the answer on this. Cornette then turns to roasting Dusty on allowing Simmons to ruin the press conference, and before Dusty can provide feedback, Cornette starts complaining about the Simmons / Luger match, saying that a decision was made and then reversed and he thinks it’s ridiculous that replay technology was used. Dusty fires up though, asking why that is ridiculous? Major sports are each moving forward with technology - the NHL implemented replay review last year for confirming goals, the NFL has been back and forth on replays since 86, and the WCW will not lag behind the rest. Dusty and Cornette go off on each other and Dusty says that Cornette is stuck glorifying nostalgia and doesn’t understand that change is progress. Cornette gets red in the face and calls Dusty a sell out, asking how the son of a plumber, the working man, is enjoying his corporate paycheques? Dusty strips his mic, saying this is over. First match after the intermission features the world renown Freebirds deploying highly experienced tag team wrestling, against two relative unknown dual-sport athletes. The Shooters Club has Norman Smiley, who competes as Black Magic for CMLL, in their corner. The Freebirds immediately isolate Severn and take control of the match on their side of the ring, working over Severn and making tons of quick tags to stay fresh. JR talks about how Severn’s background is in judo and sambo, and how different tag team wrestling is from one-on-one martial arts. Severn makes his way out of the corner and tags in Shamrock, who comes in hot. He sprints in and takes down Hayes with a dragon screw, spin kicks Garvin on the apron, and then turn and his Hayes with a Hurricanrana and the crowd heats right up for Shamrock - no one expected that kind of offence from him. Ken Shamrock then hits an awkward plancha to the outside onto Garvin, and the crowd is loving him. The Freebirds catch him and start to double team him, regaining control of the match. The crowd rallies behind Shamrock though and he makes a tag to Severn. Severn comes in hot and takes down his opponents with a couple throws. Things break down as Garvin and Hayes are both in the ring and the ref is struggling to get control. The Freebirds go for a double team move, but Shamrock flies in out of nowhere, taking himself and Hayes to the outside floor with a massive crossbody. Garvin is shocked and from behind, Severn locks in the Beast Choker. Garvin goes out and this one is over. JR is gushing about Ken Shamrock’s performance tonight. Shooters Club (2-1-0) def. Fabulous Freebirds (0-3-0) in 12:46 Fresh off of losing his WCW Television title, it appears that Steve Austin wants a strong rebound as he enters looking focused and angry. He’s got the Alliance with him in full support tonight, while Dustin is accompanied by Barry Windham. JR comments that Windham is focused on his match tonight against Butch Reed, and may not be much support to Dustin. Austin charges Dustin immediately and starts clubbing Dustin in the corner, dropping him down and then stomping away at him. JR comments that Austin’s intensity tonight is a huge positive, and if he can maintain this throughout the season, he’s going to have a great season. No matter what, Austin needs to rebound from losing the TV title. Dustin gets back into this slowly and tosses Austin with an arm drag and then a smooth snap power slam for a near fall. Austin tries to regain control by slowing things down. Dustin tries to jockey for control, but Austin keeps putting Dustin on his ass. JR says that Dustin’s got the fighting spirit from his daddy and won’t go down without a fight. Austin locks in the Hollywood and Vine, but Dustin fights through it and gets free. Dustin hits Austin with clotheslines and a back body drop, but Austin fires back with a kitchen sink and a Thesz Press. Dustin lips off Austin and in an act of ‘anything you can do, I can do better,’ Dustin returns with a kitchen sink and a Thesz Press of his own right back. Unfortunately for him, Austin catches Dustin on the These press and then hits the Stun Gun! 1-2-3, this one’s over. Steve Austin (2-1-0) def. Dustin Rhodes (2-1-0) in 13:47 It’s time, for Inside the Squared Circle with Jesse Ventura and Magnum TA. Ventura cuts off Magnum before he has a chance to talk, as Ventura wants to talk about the amazing performance from Ken Shamrock tonight. The unknown martial artist came in and completely captured the audience’s approval, hitting moves well outside of his experience level and maintaining poise against a legendarily experienced tag team in the Freebirds. Despite being cornered by Hayes and Garvin, he maintained calmness and fought his way out before getting the Beast in to finish off the Freebirds. Magnum talks about how tonight, it felt like the first major step for a future star. Ventura then compares that to Dustin’s match. While the unknown rookie in Ken Shamrock maintained poise, the son of the legendary Dusty Rhodes showed immaturity in trying to play oneupmanship against Austin. Dustin lost because he was too busy trying to show up a rising star with a point to prove. It’s a story of two rookies tonight, where the one who should have the stronger work failed and the one completely out of his element rose to the occasion and was a star in the making. We get footage from a Memphis training gym where Lawler and the Rock N Roll Express are training the Tennessee Prodigy, Jeff Jarrett and Scotty Flamingo. Austin Idol enters and asks Jerry Lawler for help in turning around his season. He says that he’s failing right now and they’ve known each other for a long time. Lawler turns down Idol, stating that he’s too busy developing a legacy group, the South Atlantic Stronghold. Clips of Sting, Luger, Vader, Koloff and Steamboat providing their thoughts on Dusty’s performance as President so far are aired. They are all questioning some of the decision making, but all agree that the massive change to the format of their competition has been a success to start. Ron comes out to a sea of support as JR and Schiavone talk about rising to the occasion and not taking no as an answer. Simmons proved he bellows in the same conversation as the favourites when he went the distance with Luger. The booth then wonder whether Gang has been able to get himself to a fitness level to be on par with Simmons. Gang is hot out of the gate, and they brawl immediately. They are going hard on each other, with Gang consistently using his size to his advantage. Simmons realizes his power game may not work tonight, so he resorts to single-leg take downs and quick pin attempts as JR praises Simmons for forcing Gang to exert energy early on kicking out. Gang gets back into this one by trying to slow things down by trapping Simmons in the corner and holding his weight against Ron while he attacks his ribs with devastating knee strikes. Gang splashes Simmons twice, but it proves to take a lot out of him. He lines up for a cannonball, but he takes a second to get started as he needs to catch his breath, and that is enough to allow Simmons to get out of the way. Ron Simmons hits a thunderous belly to belly suplex to a roar and then follows up with a massive spine buster, for a clean, decisive pin victory. Ron Simmons (2-0-1) def. One Man Gang (0-3-0) in 13:21. It’s time for the main event of tonight’s card - Barry Windham versus Butch Reed. Barry’s got Dustin in his corner tonight, while Mr. Hughes is in Butch Reed’s corner. These two boys start off slowly circling each other and dodging each others swings. They finally get close to each other and tie up and Reed gets Barry into the corner and getting on the offensive, striking the shit out of Barry. He beats on Barry, but Barry doesn’t go down, eating all the strikes with pride and then shouting in Reed’s face for more. Barry fires his way out of the corner now, laying into Reed as the crowd cheers heavily for Barry. Barry slams Reed, who rolls under the ropes and tries to regroup, but Barry is right on his tail. They brawl along the guardrails, and Reed just starts banging Barry’s head onto the railing, busting him open. Reed suplexes Barry on the floor, and Barry grabs his back in agony. Reed kicks Barry in the spine hard and Barry is reeling here. Reed gets the match back into the ring and he hits a backbreaker for a near fall. He does it again, and commentary wonders whether Barry’s back can take any more punishment. Reed then locks in a Boston Crab and Barry wails in pain, but slowly crawls to the ropes and forces a break. Barry can barely get to his feet though, and referee Randy Anderson sets in, seeing if Barry can continue. Barry refuses to quit, but Anderson wants to call the match out of injury concern. Dustin jumps up on the apron and confers with Anderson, refusing to let him call the match. Reed with another nasty backbreaker and a near fall. Barry gets back to his feet, blood rolling down his face, and the crowd is cheering for him. Reed lifts him up for the Gorilla Press Slam, but Barry rakes the eyes and rolls up Reed! 1-2… NO! Reed gets out but stands back up to a swift DDT from Barry and it keeps him down for the three count! The crowd is loving Barry here as he celebrates a second straight win. Barry Windham (2-1-0) def. Butch Reed (1-2-0) in 17:46. Jesse Ventura announces this weeks three stars: 3. Dan Severn 2. Jushin Liger 1. Ken Shamrock (wins $10,000 wrestler of the night bonus) for his star-making performance. Back at the broadcast panel, the team recaps the nights events, showing replays and providing analysis of the night that was. Dangerously and Rhodes immediately talk about the star making performance of Ken Shamrock, talking about how shocking it is for someone so early in their career to claim a First Star performance. With three rounds in the books, we’ll be back next week to start round four! Dangerously signs off with his touted quote, “It’s Saturday night, folks - Stay Dangerous!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusHack Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) April Week 2, 1992 - The Realignment Kip Frey “Thank you for joining me here tonight. I’m worried, I feel like I may have made a mistake with Bischoff. I’ve empowered him in such a way where he’s too confident to make snap decisions, and he’s on a streak in terms of being right with what he’s saying. We have a problem with our titles and we need to strongly resolve it, without going Eric’s route. We need to shrink his ego.” Paul Heyman “Why don’t we just terminate him and move on? The guy is a clown, and we’ve gotten rid of guys with much more experience. He deals with production, what the fancy graphics? Yeah, the set idea was beautiful and the presentation has come together - but that is just contract work, not a salaried position.” Kip Frey “Paul - you where I’ve struggled with you is you are too quick to action. Realistically, Eric contributes a ton to this team, and him being elsewhere would be a huge boost to our competition. He provides a youthful, different perspective that will only benefit us as we grow. What’s more, his ideas are different than yours and he’s strong with his opinions. What you want is your way, but without him there pushing back and countering your ideas, the team will be complacent. Your ideas are great - but you need someone to push you. We all do. One man creative is just m@sturbation.” Paul Heyman “That’s fair, Kip. I can see that, I can understand that. So we need to undermine him then? Let him make a large decision that is destined too fail?” Kip Frey “No, we can’t self-sabatoge our show. We need to find a way to knock him back a peg and keep him in-line, without having him lose his creative input comfort. If anything, I need you to be better at championing his ideas so that he feels the structure and part of the hierarchy rather than sitting outside of it, doing as he pleases.” Jim Ross arrives at the table, with drinks for all three. They shush real quick and make small talk about something else, trying to hide what they were discussing. JR looks at both of them and nods his hat ever so slightly. He makes a face like he’s privy to the conversation. JR takes a massive swig of his beer, before handing Paul and Kip their mixed drinks. Froth covers JRs face as he looks back at his comrades. Jim Ross “Or perhaps… we pit the wrestlers against him.” AROUND THE WORLD - The WWF is currently in the process of contract renegotiations with Sensational Sherri. It’s likely that she will stay with the company. - The WCW continued to expand it’s talent pool, signing another young talent in Konnan. This is considered a massive acquisition as the Mexican star is one of the biggest stars in Mexico. - Wrestlemania VIII took place, it was headlined by Jake Roberts retaining the world championship over Big Bossman. Notable matches include Hogan & Bret Hart def. Ric Flair & Ted Dibiase, Undertaker def. Roddy Piper, Jim Duggan retaining the IC title over Papa Shango, and Legion of Doom def. The Nasty Boys to retain the tag championships. WEEK 92.08 CARD Prediction Grid: Samoan Savage vs Bobby Eaton The Journeymen vs The Killer Bees The Steiner Brothers vs The Southern Rockers The Enforcers vs The Heavenly Bodies - non title Shane Douglas vs Nobuhiko Takada © for the WCW TV Title Jushin Liger vs Terrence Taylor - non title Terry Gordy vs Big Van Vader Bam Bam Bigelow vs Butch Reed ::: Prediction Contest Leaderboard ::: *A point was awarded to anyone who guessed Jim Cornette as the guest. Despite his lack of appearance, he was the intended guest.* monrapi3 : 18/46 40% Egoshiha : 4/8 50% Blodyxe : 8/14 58% Smasher1311 : 19/32 60% Satyr24 : 48/78 62% Jaysin : 5/8 63% Hollywood : 20/32 63% ElectricX : 30/48 63% chasep197 : 25/38 66% Lord Byron : 51/78 66% smw88 : 47/72 66% The Blonde Bomber : 27/40 68% Helginho : 31/46 68% SonOfSharknado : 55/78 71% DHK1989 : 56/78 72% Dalton : 6/8 75% Purotastic : 19/24 80% SonOfSharknado said: I have to imagine the Bischoff love-fest ends soon and he's going to do something so bone-headed, because he's so certain he's untouchable, that Frey will remember that he's Bischoff's boss and not his dad or his friend. Or, if Bischoff somehow does get control and actually, insanely, does away with the championships, he should face some kind of potential mass walk-out from the roster and fan backlash. Even if Frey does it, there's just some things that are going to be a bridge too far. I love the relationships between the management group - it’s what keeps the diary writing engaging for me. I am waiting for a key event in my game to occur which will trigger the next plot point for me. I do miss having Watts and Ole around as key conflicts, but I didn’t like writing them and felt I was weak with them and needed them gone. Ole only felt good to write when I wrote him off. Bischoff and Heyman are two very big personalities that I feel can have big conflict with. The road to getting there still needs more paving though. smartman said: I really do love this diary. It's a unique idea, and the write-ups are bite-sized enough to accomplish everything. How often are you running PPVs and Clashes? That could make the titles mean a lot. And Eric being good at his job is the only unbelievable thing in this diary. Thank you for the kind words! Currently, I have a quarterly Clash and a a quarterly PPV. However, Clashes are going to function as a regular season show with an attraction match and nothing more. PPVs however will become the special events that feature title matches, to help keep them elevated and important. The Blonde Bomber said: Van Hammer vs Jushin Liger (non-title as Van Hammer exceeds weight limit) So is this a junior division match? Still a Div 2 match up. The division structure doesn’t’ honour weight limits. Edited September 11, 2022 by CactusHack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSharknado Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Samoan Savage vs Bobby Eaton The Journeymen vs The Killer Bees The Steiner Brothers vs The Southern Rockers The Enforcers vs The Heavenly Bodies - non title Shane Douglas vs Nobuhiko Takada © for the WCW TV Title Jushin Liger vs Terrence Taylor - non title Terry Gordy vs Big Van Vader Bam Bam Bigelow vs Butch Reed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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