Dalton Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 (edited) STARTING CHAMPIONS JANUARY 1992 Edited February 29 by Dalton 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalton Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 (edited) WCW SCHEDULE - 1992 TUESDAY WEEK 3, JANUARY 1992 - WCW CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS XVIII SUNDAY WEEK 4, FEBRUARY 1992 - WCW SUPERBRAWL II SUNDAY WEEK 2, MAY 1992 - WCW WRESTLEWAR TUESDAY WEEK 3, JUNE 1992 - WCW CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS XIX SUNDAY WEEK 3, JUNE 1992 - WCW GREAT AMERICAN BASH SUNDAY WEEK 3, JULY 1992 - WCW BEACH BLAST TUESDAY WEEK 3, SEPTEMBER 1992 - WCW CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS XX SUNDAY WEEK 4, OCTOBER 1992 - WCW HALLOWEEN HAVOC TUESDAY WEEK 3, NOVEMBER 1992 - WCW CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS XXI SUNDAY WEEK 3, DECEMBER 1992 - WCW STARRCADE Edited February 29 by Dalton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Classic WCW before everything went nuts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalton Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 (edited) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING SATURDAY WEEK 1, JANUARY 1992 WCW MAIN EVENT 1. Vinnie Vegas def. Van Hammer 2. Ron Simmons def. George South 3. Larry Zbysko def. Marcus Alexander Bagwell The first episode of WCW Saturday Night kicked off for 1992 from Atlanta, GA with hot matchups building to Clash of the Champions in nine days, and SuperBrawl II just a couple of weeks away. The biggest news coming out of the show was the Sting vs. Abdullah the Butcher feud heating up. Sting defeated Abdullah’s ally Cactus Jack in the main event, leading to the big man taking out “The Franchise” right after the bell. Eventually, Sting was able to fight off Abby and send his two rivals packing, standing tall to end the episode. Barry Windham challenged WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Rick Rude to a match at Clash of the Champions, which Paul E. Dangerously accepted on Rude’s behalf on one condition: Windham must defeat the Dangerous Alliance in a six-man tag team match next week. Paul E. named Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton and Larry Zbyszko as his team, and said that he’d see Windham and “friends, whoever they are” next week. Dustin Rhodes, one-half of the WCW World Tag Team Champions alongside Ricky Steamboat, took on and defeated Bobby Eaton by disqualification in the opener, as Arn Anderson hit the ring as Rhodes was close to putting Eaton anyway. Steamboat attempted to help his friend, but Anderson and Eaton were too much for them. A promo aired for Harley Race and Big Van Vader. Vader was holding the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, a title he won from Masa Saito at NJPW Wrestling World on Thursday. Race hyped up his brute, and said the big man would be defending the title across the globe. Elsewhere on the card, Steve Austin made his eleventh defense of the WCW World Television Championship against the young charismatic Marcus Alexander Bagwell, putting him away in short order. Brian Pillman also beat Rip Rogers in just a few minutes. There was also a short video highlighting WCW World Heavyweight Champion Lex Luger and his successes so far. 1. Dustin Rhodes def. Bobby Eaton by disqualification 2. Brian Pillman def. Rip Rogers 3. WCW WORLD TELEVISION: Steve Austin © def. Marcus Alexander Bagwell (11th defense) 4. Sting def. Cactus Jack Edited February 29 by Dalton 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalton Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 OOC: All feedback welcome as always I've already played through May and typed up every show until then (roughly 23 pages of shows), due to the style I'm utilizing here that hits the important notes of TV and then going a little more in-depth for the PPVs. I'm running with just WCW Main Event and World Championship Wrestling as the TV shows, since the IRL taping schedule at this time was absolutely insane and impossible to replicate in TEW, as any fan of 92 WCW can attest to. Syndicated shows, matches being replayed, etc. One A-show and one B-show seemed enough. I'll occasionally do a post like this to touch on important subjects behind-the-scenes that don't fit in kayfabe. Like for instance, WCW Champ Lex Luger starts the game on hiatus due to how his WCW contract worked with limited dates that he hit at the end of 1991. He won't appear for at least a month. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalton Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 2 hours ago, Nobby_McDonald said: Classic WCW before everything went nuts. I'm not sure there is any better "comfort food" wrestling than early 90s WCW. It's hard to describe, but it's just a great company and time period to put on and watch some good matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonny912 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dalton said: I'm not sure there is any better "comfort food" wrestling than early 90s WCW. It's hard to describe, but it's just a great company and time period to put on and watch some good matches. Except for when Jim herb and Bill Watts are f-ing everything up you mean. Edited March 1 by Big Roguey Removed swearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 As always with this timeframe for WCW, I request a push to the moon for Brian Pillman 😇 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaysin Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 2 hours ago, sonny912 said: Except for when Jim herb and Bill Watts are f-ing everything up you mean. There was still quality in ring action and so many hidden gems scattered through out. Arn and Eaton/Larry Z are both such fun tag teams in 91/92. For a lot of us, 91/92 is when we became fans of pro wrestling and will always be special. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonny912 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 1 hour ago, Jaysin said: There was still quality in ring action and so many hidden gems scattered through out. Arn and Eaton/Larry Z are both such fun tag teams in 91/92. For a lot of us, 91/92 is when we became fans of pro wrestling and will always be special. I became a fan somewhere around 2002 to 2004. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanMiguel Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Love the style of this diary, excited to see more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sco xY2Jx Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 I'm expecting a mega-push for Arn Anderson and for him to hold all of the belts. Make it happen, fella! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandal Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Ooo looking forward to this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 WrestleMania III was the first wrestling show I ever saw, on video tape. Got hooked straight away. Then early 90s WCW came on to afternoon ITV when Steve Austin had his long run as TV champion and if I remember right they recorded every show at Disney studios. Can't remember the name of the show. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalton Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 (edited) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING SATURDAY WEEK 2, JANUARY 1992 WCW MAIN EVENT 1. Jushin Liger def. Arachnaman 2. Ricky Steamboat def. George South 3. WCW UNITED STATES TAG TEAM: Young Pistols (Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong) © def. WCW Patriots (Firebreaker Chip & Todd Champion) (4th defense) The go-home show for Clash at the Champions XVIII featured a huge six-man tag team main event with Barry Windham’s WCW United States Heavyweight Championship challenge against Rick Rude hanging in the balance. Paul E’s trio of Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton & Larry Zbyszko was originally going to take on Barry Windham, Brian Pillman and Dustin Rhodes, a team handpicked by Windham. Before the match however, Rick Rude and Arn Anderson took out Rhodes during an interview segment, leading to a three-on-two match. Fortunately for Windham, when Pillman was in peril and he was on the floor, who would even the odds but Ron Simmons, who sprinted to the ring and received the hot tag from Pillman, cleaning house and standing tall. Shortly after, Dustin Rhodes came to the ring and distracted the referee, allowing Barry Windham to score the pinfall over Zbyszko, thereby securing a title match against Rick Rude on Tuesday at Clash. Sting and Abdullah the Butcher’s wild rivalry continued, with Sting returning the favor from last week by going after Abby after his match against Joey Maggs. Sting again stood tall, albeit with a cut under his eye courtesy of Abby’s signature fork. The York Foundation made their presence known, with Thomas Rich & Richard Morton laying out Junkyard Dog after JYD beat Terrence Taylor in singles action. A couple championship matches were announced for Clash: The Great Muta returns to WCW to take on Steve Austin for the WCW TV title, and Jushin Liger will defend the WCW Light Heavyweight title against Brian Pillman. In other action, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Big Van Vader destroyed PN News, and the Steiner Brothers defeated Marcus Bagwell & Scott Armstrong in the opener. 1. The Steiner Brothers def. Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scott Armstrong 2. Big Van Vader def. PN News 3. Abdullah the Butcher def. Joey Maggs 4. Barry Windham, Ron Simmons & Brian Pillman def. Dangerous Alliance (Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton & Larry Zbyszko) Edited March 2 by Dalton 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonny912 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Oh dude you gotta get Brad armstrong to ditch the arachnaman gimmick. and fire the patriots, outside of a US tag title win their pretty much unknowns in wcw history. Also can we get a look at what the rosters looking like Or who's the current booker right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaysin Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 33 minutes ago, sonny912 said: Oh dude you gotta get Brad armstrong to ditch the arachnaman gimmick. and fire the patriots, outside of a US tag title win their pretty much unknowns in wcw history. Also can we get a look at what the rosters looking like Or who's the current booker right now? You do understand that jobbers are very much a huge part of wrestling right? Every roster needs people that can lose. It's not always about the biggest stars or best in ring workers. Every promotion needs jobbers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonny912 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 2 hours ago, Jaysin said: You do understand that jobbers are very much a huge part of wrestling right? Every roster needs people that can lose. It's not always about the biggest stars or best in ring workers. Every promotion needs jobbers. Maybe if you don't have enough good wrestlers to put on the card or if you want build someone up but jobber matches are simple squashes that last 5 minutes or less that you can get up to pee or get a snack for and there's no drama cause you can instantly tell who's gonna win. If you wanna(as Schiavone infamously quoted) put butts in seats you need those beautiful 20+ minute 5 star masterpieces that keeps you guessing who's going to win like new japan and 2000s roh And who said promotions need jobbers? Wwe's ruthless aggression era had the best roster cause it was filled with guys that you knew had just as much chance to win that night as the other guy. it's why people tuned in to raw and smackdown every week and bought the ppvs, the video games and action figures, so they can see triple h and evolution, Kurt Angle, eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, John Cena, Rey mysterio, Undertaker, Shawn michaels, Chris Jericho, edge, bradshaw, Booker t, kane, big show, Rob van dam, the rock, stone cold, mick foley, Kevin Nash, Bobby Lashley, cm punk, the Hardy Boyz, christian, Goldberg, scott Steiner, rikishi, all the biggest stars on the grandest stage of them all! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalton Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 WCW CLASH AT THE CHAMPIONS XVIII PREVIEW A stacked edition of Clash of the Champions hit TBS stations this Tuesday, with six action-packed matchups from the best pro wrestling promotion in America. Rick Rude puts his WCW United States Championship on the line against Barry Windham in a match earned by Windham following his team’s victory in the six-man tag team match on World Championship Wrestling this past Saturday. This will be Rude’s fourth defense of the title he won from Sting in November 1991. If he wins, this will be Windham’s second reign with the championship, last holding it in 1989. “The Franchise” Sting faces rival Abdullah the Butcher in what will be surely be a brawl for the ages. The two have been trading attacks the last few weeks, and the winner here will certainly be moving into championship contention. Steve Austin will defend the WCW World Television Championship against former champion The Great Muta from New Japan Pro Wrestling in Muta’s return match to WCW. Every time Muta appears in WCW, he receives more support from the WCW faithful, so Austin will not have the crowd on his side in this one. Brian Pillman challenges Jushin “Thunder” Liger for the WCW Light Heavyweight title. Brian Pillman was the inaugural champion before losing the title to Jushin Liger last month. Arn Anderson and Dustin Rhodes settle their differences in singles action. Anderson attacked Rhodes during his match with Bobby Eaton two weeks ago, and then was part of the crew who brutalized him during an interview last week, which kept him out of the main event of the show that night. This has all the makings of a grudge match. In a match between two behemoths, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Big Van Vader takes on El Gigante in a nontitle match. Vader aims to continue his hot streak, while El Gigante hopes to score a huge upset and establish himself as a force to be reckoned with in WCW. WCW UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP: Rick Rude © vs. Barry Windham Sting vs. Abdullah the Butcher Dustin Rhodes vs. Arn Anderson WCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP: Steve Austin © vs. The Great Muta WCW LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Jushin Liger © vs. Brian Pillman El Gigante vs. Big Van Vader 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonny912 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Yeah, now this what people will want to see! Except the Vader-gigante match, jorge gonzalez was the worst big man in wrestling history, Vader is definitely gonna job him out of the company. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 On 2/29/2024 at 3:38 PM, Dalton said: OOC: All feedback welcome as always I've already played through May and typed up every show until then (roughly 23 pages of shows), due to the style I'm utilizing here that hits the important notes of TV and then going a little more in-depth for the PPVs. I'm running with just WCW Main Event and World Championship Wrestling as the TV shows, since the IRL taping schedule at this time was absolutely insane and impossible to replicate in TEW, as any fan of 92 WCW can attest to. Syndicated shows, matches being replayed, etc. One A-show and one B-show seemed enough. Yep, those were the days of Saturday Night, Main Event and Power Hour on TBS and World Wide Wrestling and WCW Pro in syndication, a real boon time for WCW fans IRL. Of course, how you're doing your shows in this diary (with the big shows, i.e. the PPVs, going more in-depth with the blow-by-blow descriptions) is just like what I'm doing with most of my pre-PPV era supercards in my diary (and other posters' diaries), and that works out great. I'll be following this now on that account. 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanMiguel Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 4 hours ago, Dalton said: WCW UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP: Rick Rude © vs. Barry Windham Sting vs. Abdullah the Butcher Dustin Rhodes vs. Arn Anderson WCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP: Steve Austin © vs. The Great Muta WCW LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Jushin Liger © vs. Brian Pillman El Gigante vs. Big Van Vader Holy shit what a big boy show, if I may be so bold as to predict. Rude Sting Arn Austin Pillman Vader 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Rude Sting Anderson Austin Pillman Vader 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Rude Sting Arn Anderson Austin The GOAT Brian Pillman Vader 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandal Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Rude Sting Arn Austin Pillman Vader 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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