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Post by Stuffs "Thunder" Liger on Feb 14, 2012 14:59:36 GMT -5
CLASH of the CHAMPIONS XVIII 1-21-92
STING, RICKY "THE DRAGON" STEAMBOAT, and "THE NATURAL" DUSTIN RHODES vs. "RAVISHING" RICK RUDE, "THE ENFORCER" ARN ANDERSON, and "BEAUTIFUL" BOBBY EATON Elimination Tag
"STUNNING" STEVE AUSTIN vs. BARRY WINDHAM WCW World Television Title Match
JUSHIN "THUNDER" LIGER vs. JOE MALENKO WCW Light Heavyweight Title Match
THE YOUNG PISTOLS vs. THE PATRIOTS WCW United States Tag Team Title Match
THE STEINER BROTHERS vs. HIROSHI HASE and THE GREAT MUTA
THE YORK FOUNDATION vs. THE FREEBIRDS, BRIAN PILLMAN, and THE Z-MAN
CACTUS JACK vs. VAN HAMMER
TEN MAN BATTLE ROYAL Larry Zbyszko, PN News, Big Josh, Ron Simmons, Brad Armstrong, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Dan Spivey, Diamond Dallas Page, The Diamond Studd, The Nightstalker
WHO IS THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER?
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Post by DTP. on Feb 14, 2012 15:18:18 GMT -5
WCW Worldwide: Saturday 18th January 1992...Wait, what happened to the week of 1-11-92? The Faulous Freebirds and Marcus Alexander Bagwell was a pleasant six man tag team opener to the show, a crowdpleaser for sure. PN News and Big Van Vader also with wins was nice to see. Ah, who was in the Diamond Exchange? The Steiner Brothers beating Dan Spivey and the Nightstalker did the job. Not a lot to note there really.
WCW Saturday Night: Saturday 18th January 1992...Decent promo to kick off the show with Jim Ross and Magnum TA, I still think Magnum is one of wrestling's greatest tragedies. Ron Simmons and Cactus Jack? That sounds like a weird, yet interesting feud. Happy to see Abdullah the Butcher in action, one of my favourite brawlers of all time. The Z-Man beating Terrence Taylor? That was a strange one, especially with the sleeperhold finish. Looking forward to seeing where this goes. Jesse Ventura returning at Clash of the Champions? Wow, this show is looking huge for just a television special. Big Josh with a win was fine, but it's clear he won't be going too far in his character. Dustin Rhodes beating Larry Zybyszko was a solid match, two good workers from this period. This followed up with Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton in action was nice, the Dangerous Alliance was a true force in World Championship Wrestling. Almost like a less cool, early version of the nWo. Van Hammer and PN News...which one is worse? Best to put them into a tag team situation anyway. Lastly, great win for Ron Simmons against Cactus Jack in two out of three falls. A pretty decent episode, looking forward to next week, I forgot this annoying theme where the Saturday Night main event would be a best of three falls match. Ah well, looking forward to seeing WCW World Tag Team Championships match nonetheless.
WCW Main Event: Sunday 19th January 1992...Ricky Steamboat beating Johnny B Badd was unexpected but I'm glad to see it. I thought both guys were face though. Steve Austin beating Brad Armstrong was predicted, as was Rick Rude picking up the win. Lastly, good win for Sting and Brian Pillman against two members of the York Foundation in a nice main event. A decent week of action, Clash of the Champions is looking stacked, perhaps a little too stacked.
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Post by Fury on Feb 15, 2012 4:38:55 GMT -5
Last Saturday Night, I love the opening promos you do hyping up the main event you really understand the characters and write them well. Z-Man push please. Venutra coming is pretty nice. I liked the touch of filming Windham from home highlighting the injury, liking his feud with Austin. Rhodes, Zbyszko sounded good and the right guy went over. A good win for Ron Simmons over Cactus Jack in the main event as well. Clash is looking absolutely stacked, I agree with Dan in a sense that maybe it's a little too much but I'm still looking forward to more, please keep it up.
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Post by Stuffs "Thunder" Liger on Mar 16, 2012 1:47:13 GMT -5
CLASH of the CHAMPIONS XVIII 1-21-92 Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross open the show and welcome fans to this huge edition of Clash of the Champions. Tonight, a big six man elimination match, three titles will be on the line, and Jesse The Body will announce who will be the next challenger for Lex Luger's WCW Title! Ron Simmons wins a battle royal. This ten man battle royal started out with some fire, as within moments, Brad Armstrong shocked Diamond Dallas Page by eliminating him! In this, Armstrong was able to get caught by the Cruncher Zbyszko, and he was tossed as well! On the other side of the ring, Dan Spivey ended up being thrown out by Big Josh! After a brainbuster, Cruncher eliminates The Nightstalker! Zbyszko fights with Ron Simmons, while PN News gets thrown by The Diamond Studd after accidentally colliding with Marcus Alexander Bagwell! Zbyszko takes advantage of this by throwing the rookie over the top rope! Now, down to the final four, Big Josh, the Diamond Studd, Larry Zbyszko, and Ron Simmons. Big Josh takes on The Diamond Studd, and charges him for a clothesline, but the big man from the Diamond Mine ducks, and backdrops the lumberjack out to the floor! Studd then turns his attention to Ron Simmons, where he double teams him with the Cruncher. As Zbyszko holds the All American to allow Studd to nail him, Simmons moves and Studd accidentally hits Larry! Simmons takes advantage of this confusion to throw out Diamond Studd, and then hits Zbyszko with a big clothesline to send him out and pick up the victory! Backstage, Eric Bischoff has a cameraman follow him out to the entrance, where a limosuine has pulled up. Out steps the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Lex Luger! Bischoff tries to get a word from him, asking him what he's doing here, because he's not scheduled, but Luger walks on by without saying a word! Cactus Jack beats Van Hammer with the Double Arm DDT. Jack jumps Heavy Metal before the bell rings, gaining an early advantage. If you were expecting a wrestling match of any kind, you came to the wrong place, because these two had no interest in exchanging wristlocks and preferred to just beat the hell out of each other! Hammer suplexed Cactus Jack over the top rope onto the arena floor, and while it had to have hurt, this was the move that turned the tide of the match, as Jack was able to send Hammer into the guardrail! Then, following a big clothesline on the floor, Jack hit his dreaded elbow off the second rope onto the floor, rolled Hammer back in, hit the Double Arm DDT, and picked up the win! As Cactus Jack celebrates his win, Abdullah the Butcher heads down to the ring, with a chair in his hand! Jack jumps the Butcher as he enters the ring, but Abdullah uses his chair, repeatedly on Jack's back! Abdullah then leaves to the cheers of the fans, leaving the madman from Truth or Consequences down and out in the middle of the ring! The Fabulous Freebirds, Z-Man, and Brian Pillman beat The York Foundation when Michael Hayes pins Tommy Rich. This was just out and out chaos, as the referee could not contain all eight men, in addition to Alexandra York at ringside and her computer, and it showed, as the Foundation would constantly use misdirection to create two on one advantages. However, it ended up backfiring, as when York distracted the referee, Terrence Taylor held Michael Hayes for Tommy Rich to nail him, but Hayes moved and Rich nails Taylor inadvertinely! Hayes then hits Rich with the DDT for the win! After the match, a very upset Taylor yells at all of the York Foundation, and walks out on his own! Did the charter member just quit the York Foundation!? Jushin Liger beats Joe Malenko with a Liger Bomb. Jushin Liger retains the WCW Light Heavyweight Title. For the mat purists, they loved this one. Unfortunately, it fell flat for those who were expecting Liger to fly, as he stayed on the mat, largely due to Malenko trying to keep him on the ground, playing to his advantage. Liger picked up the victory to retain the title when he countered a Northern Lights suplex attempt with a brain buster, and then hit a Liger Bomb for the victory! After the match, Malenko and Liger shook hands. After the handshake, Brian Pillman makes his way down. He tells Liger that he respects him, but this has become a very personal rivalry. He challenges him for SuperBrawl, and Liger accepts! The Young Pistols beat the Patriots with a Double Dropkick. The Young Pistols retain the WCW United States Tag Team Title. The only one-sided match of this event, as while the Patriots are former champions, the Young Pistols showed that they are clearly the better team, dispatching the muscle bound men and sending them back to WCW Special Forces with ease. Backstage, Missy Hyatt is with Teddy Long, who said that he changed the tag team world with Doom, and he'll be doing the same thing with his new tag team, that he's spent the world scouting! Within a few weeks, WCW will see the true meaning of devestation! The Steiner Brothers defeat The Great Muta and Hiroshi Hase with a Top Rope DDT. This was a hard hitting match where both teams were content to just throw suplexes and stiff strikes at each other, and the crowd just ate it up. The Great Muta missed a chance to hit his green mist, and the Steiners were able to take advantage, hitting a big Top Rope DDT on Hase for the win! Eric Bischoff is out on the ramp, and says that this is the moment we've all been waiting for, the man who calls it down the middle, Jesse "The Body" Ventura! Ventura comes out, and has in his hand a signed contract from Lex Luger. He's excited to be in WCW, it feels great to be back in wrestling! At SuperBrawl, the World Heavyweight Title will be on the line, as Lex Luger defends the title against The Man Called Sting! Sting heads out, celebrates to the crowd, shakes Ventura's hand, and signs the contract! Steve Austin and Barry Windham go to a time limit draw. Steve Austin retains the WCW World Television Title. Windham had his wrist heavily taped, and Austin stalled early on, making the referee check it before locking up. Windham took it to the champion early, trying to pin him with a quick dropkick. Austin freaked out and tried to walk out, choosing to take the countout loss and retain the title, but Windham met him up the ramp, and sent him back into the ring. As Gary Michael Cappetta informs Windham he has one minute left in the fifteen minute time limit, he speeds up his efforts to get a pin. He finally tried to put Austin away with his big Superplex, but as the referee counted the pin, the bell rang, the time limit expired. Austin certainly did not feel like a winner, but he walked out with the title still around his waist. A video plays, highlighting the formation of the Dangerous Alliance, at the expense of Sting, when Rude pinned him to win the United States Title. The Dangerous Alliance beat Sting, Dustin Rhodes, and Ricky Steamboat in an elimination match. The crowd was ready for this, and the WCW stars involved did not disappoint. It was fairly chaotic, especially with Dangerously running interference, including spoiling a potential pinfall after Rhodes hits Eaton with a Bulldog while the referee's back was turned. Dangerously then used his cell phone by smashing it into Rhodes's head while the referee was sorting out other chaos, allowing Arn Anderson to hit a big DDT and get the first pinfall. The referee knew something was up, and threw Dangerously out of the match, unfortunately, the damage was done! With Sting and Steamboat down a man, they had to be on their toes, but the Dangerous Alliance was basically able to divide and conquer, eliminating Ricky Steamboat when Beautiful Bobby hits the Alabama Jam off the top rope! Down three to one, Sting is in a world of hurt. Eaton has him set up for the Alabama Jam, but Sting rolls out of the way! Sting pulls Eaton to the other side of the ring, and locks on the Scorpion Deathlock to get Eaton to submit! The odds just improved in Sting's favor, but he's still a man down! He does not give up, going hold for hold with "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. Sting builds momentum, and sends Anderson into the corner for the Stinger Splash... unfortunately, he picked the corner Rude's in, and Rude pulls the Enforcer out of the way, so Sting ends up hitting the pole! As Sting turns around, where Anderson is waiting to hit the Spinebuster, Sting counters with a small package, and gets the pin! Rude slides in while Sting grabs a quick breath, and clips his knee! The same knee that was reaggrivated not two months ago, when Rude won the US Title! Rude takes advantage of the cheap shot, hits the Rude Awakening, and gets the win for the Dangerous Alliance! As Sting slowly gets up, still feeling some tenderness in that surgically repaired knee, Lex Luger makes his way out onto the ramp with Harley Race. Luger congratulates him on his title match next month at SuperBrawl II. Race then grabs the mic and shouts NOW! Sliding in the ring are Big Van Vader and another masked man who has to be 7 feet tall, and they jump Sting from behind! They put the boots to him, until this masked mystery man gives Sting a power bomb and Vader gives him a big splash! Race introduces the world to his monsters, and they certainly made an impression, as Sting needs medical attention!
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Post by Stuffs "Thunder" Liger on Mar 16, 2012 1:57:04 GMT -5
WCW Inside News! - The masked man who debuted at Clash of the Champions as one of Harley Race's "monsters" was Kevin Nash, who had appeared for the company as Oz last year, and was actually scheduled to start on the road as Vinnie Vegas, a gangster character. The role was planned for Vader's Japanese tag team partner, Bam Bam Bigelow, but when the two sides couldn't agree on money, Nash was put in the position instead. - Clash of the Champions is expected to be the last appearance of The Patriots. They have long been known for being sloppy in the ring, and they are being taken off the road. - WCW is unhappy with the status of it's tag team and light heavyweight divisions, and will be bringing in new talent in the next coming weeks. - Speaking of the light heavyweight division, WCW was not real happy with Joe Malenko's showing on Clash of the Champions. It was expected, with a good match, that Malenko could earn a long term contract and solidify himself as one of the centerpieces of the division, but now he might not make another appearance in the company. - Expect both Jushin Liger and The Great Muta to make more appearances in the coming weeks. Neither will be working full time for WCW, but New Japan has agreed to give them some openings to do some American dates. - Current brass is high on Ron Simmons, and he is expected to have a larger role in coming weeks.
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Post by DTP. on Mar 16, 2012 3:46:30 GMT -5
WCW Clash of the Champions XVIII: Tuesday 21st January 1992...A wise way to see a battle royal open up the supershow, and the right man won in my eyes, as Ron Simmons was on his way up in the company from here. Was amusing to see Big Josh and the Diamond Studd in the final four though. I could see Studd adopting this gimmick and simply getting a push with it, he had potential with this. Larry Zbyszko being the last man in there with Simmons gives Zbyszko a reason for the Dangerous Alliance to pick on Simmons. Cactus Jack beating Van Hammer was pretty predictable, was surprised by how hardcore based it was. The Fabulous Freebirds, Tom Zenk and Brian Pillman sound like a stellar team. Good win against the York Foundation, and I'm interested where you go from here with Terrance Taylor. Dissension in the Foundation. Jushin Liger beating Joe Malenko was a fine match, and I look forward to Brian Pillman potentially feuding Liger over the WCW World Light Heavyweight Championship headed into Superbrawl. The Young Pistols beating the Patrios was acceptable, it was pure filler in my eyes though, a fine defense of the WCW United States Tag Team Championships I suppose. The Steiner Brothers beating the Great Muta and Hiroshi Hase was fine, sounded like a solid match. Jesse Ventura! Nice, and I look forward to Superbrawl where Lex Luger will face Sting. Is Ventura going to be the referee or the enforcer as "man down the middle"? Additionally, I wonder if Luger will leave after Superbrawl. Steve Austin and Barry Windham going to a time-limit draw was a surprise, how long is this show? It seems like it would run quite long. Like Austin with the cheap, WCW World Television Championship defense and I'm hoping it stays around Austin's waist. And lastly, a great elimination main event match, I loved Sting taking the final fall to Rick Rude, definitely puts a thought in your head over who the real number one contender should be. Luger and Harley Race with two monsters? Big Van Vader and Kevin Nash? That sounds like a deadly combination, I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes, perhaps the two main event stars if Luger leaves! Overall, a stacked show, not sure how long the show went overall, assume it was a three hour show though. Great build for Superbrawl. Keep it going!
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Post by Chris Hammers on Mar 16, 2012 10:14:04 GMT -5
- Nice way to open up the show with the battle royal. Glad to see Ron Simmons win, hope he ends up having a run with the WCW World Title. - Cactus Jack with a nice win over Van Hammer and the attack by Abdullah after the match sets up what is sure to be a very bloody encounter between the two men. - Fun eight man tag match with the right team going over. Love Brian Pillman and love The Freebirds. Hope you have some big things planned for Pillman. - A shame Liger/Joe fell flat, and I do hope you keep Joe around, if not just to team with Dean. Glad Liger retained the title and Pillman/Liger being made is great news. - Only match on the card where I didn't recognize either of the teams. - This may have been my favourite match on the card, and a top rope DDT is such a sick finish. Love the use of Muta and Haze. - Luger vs Sting being announced is cool, hope Sting wins the belt. - I'm sure Austin/Windham had a great match, and the time limit draw is a great way for Austin to keep hold of the title. - Big win for the Dangerous Alliance, especially Rude pinning Sting to finish the match. - Chaotic finish with Race's monsters attacking Sting.
- Really enjoyable read, Stuffs. You have such a knack for this era.
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Post by Fury on Mar 17, 2012 22:58:07 GMT -5
Nice way to open up the show with the battle royal. Glad to see Simmons go over and Diamond Studd have a good showing. Jack/Hammer sounded like a fun brawl, Jack going over is the obvious decision. A feud between Abdullah & Jack should be fun. Nice little 8 man tag, the right team went over. Liger/Malenko sounded decent, liked Pillman coming out after the match and the Liger/Pillman stuff should be fun. Young Pistols/Patriots was a bit meh, don't really care for either team. Steiners going over is fine. Glad to see you bring Ventura and Luger/Sting at SuperBrawl should be great. Windham/Austin sounded amazing, time limit draw was an excellent way to further the feud and I look forward to more of it. Great Main Event, loved seeing Rude get the pinfall. Vader & Nash are a beastly team, looking forward to seeing where you head with it.
Overall really good show, seemed to maybe lag a bit in the way you wrote and quality in the middle but it was a really good show and served it's purpose well. Look forward to more.
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Mar 22, 2012 12:05:21 GMT -5
I'm not sure if starting off the show with a battle royal was the best option, personally. Simmons winning and last eliminating Zbyskzo could cause some kind of angle between them. The matches before the Austin/Windham stuff wasn't all that notable, really. I can get behind an Ironman match between Austin and Windham at Superbrawl. I feel like that would be a great match. Very happy to see the Dangerous Alliance win the main event and the post match beatdown by Vader and some masked guy. I have no idea who that could be. Hopefully that doesn't disappoint. It seemed like a solid show and could have set up a Vader/Sting issue for after the pay per view.
Oh, I just read the mystery man was Kevin Nash. I dig it!
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Post by Stuffs "Thunder" Liger on Apr 20, 2012 15:44:22 GMT -5
WCW World Wide Wrestling Week of 1-25-92 Larry Zbyszko defeats Barry Hardy with the Brain Buster. The Fabulous Freebirds and Brad Armstrong defeat The Sierras and Rooster Cogburn with a DDT. Dan Spivey defeats George South with a Power Bomb. The Rock and Rap Connection defeat The State Patrol with a Broken Record. Brian Pillman defeats Richard Morton with the Air Pillman. WCW Saturday Night 1-25-92 As the show opened, footage was shown from Clash of the Champions, where Lex Luger appeared to confront Sting, only for Big Van Vader and this massive masked man attacked him from behind, leaving him hurting. This went into the WCW Saturday Night Opening! Jim Ross welcomed the fans to the show, and hyped tonight's big event. We will see a World Tag Team Title defense, as Dustin Rhodes and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat defend the titles against "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson! We will also see The Great Muta in action, Terrence Taylor has a big announcement, and we'll have Ron Simmons in the studio! He welcomes tonight's special guest host, Jesse "The Body" Ventura! They talk about the fallout from the Clash of the Champions, including these two men, who Harley Race just calls "The Monsters", attacking Sting and putting him in danger of missing SuperBrawl! The Monsters defeat George South and the Italian Stallion. These two men, Big Van Vader and the man Race calls "The Wall", just destroyed South and Stallion, putting them away with a choke slam from The Wall, followed by a Big Splash by Vader! Brian Pillman defeats Johnny B. Badd. In this light heavyweight match, the announcers put over the "Light Heavyweight Open" that was coming to WCW in the spring, where wrestlers from all over the world will come and try to make a name for themselves in the division and the company. In the match, Badd went big, trying for a flying dropkick, but Pillman had enough presence of mind to swat his feet out of the sky. This hurt Badd long enough for Pillman to spring off the ropes and hit the Air Pillman for the win! Missy Hyatt is in the ring, and welcomes out Terrence Taylor. Taylor comes out to a mixed reaction, and tells her it's just Terry Taylor now, that Terrence is dead. He then rants about the York Foundation, how time after time, Alexandra York and her stupid computer cost him match after match, did despicable things that made him sick to his stomach, but no more. He is his own man and he will act like it. The York Foundation hit the ring, and try to attack him, but Taylor slides out before they can touch him! The crowd roars, and he yells at them that next week, he'll have someone watching his back! Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Z-Man defeat Cactus Jack and Dan Spivey. In this wild back and forth match, it was Abdullah the Butcher who came down and attacked Cactus Jack on the outside, leaving Spivey all alone inside the ring, where Bagwell hit the Yellowjacket Suplex for the pin. In the studio, Ross and Ventura welcome Ron Simmons! The winner of the Clash's big battle royal gets a great reaction from the fans, and is asked about whether or not he'd want to be in a tag team again, and he said never say never, but for now, he wants to focus on his singles career. He was asked about his goals in 1992, and he said, unequivocally, that he wants to be be a champion this year, and that if anybody is going to give him a shot, he's going to walk out of that ring champion. So, Lex Luger, Rick Rude, Steve Austin, step into the ring with the All American Ron Simmons and you're going to get beat. Big Josh defeats Jason Knight. The big lumberjack just rolls over Knight, putting him away with the Northern Exposure. The Great Muta defeats Reno Riggins. Riggins couldn't put up much of a fight against the "Pearl of the Orient", who finished him away with ease, using the Moonsault. The Dangerous Alliance have pre-taped comments. Dangerously stands with the challengers and says that between their tag team skill and his mind, there's no way they won't win the titles tonight. Steve Austin adds that at the Clash, he showed that Barry Windham didn't belong in the same ring as him, much less deserve his title. Rick Rude says that he went out and he proved that Sting should not have been named number one contender, that it should have been his spot all along. And now, someone who's not even close to the same class, like Ron Simmons wants to call him out? Dangerously finally jumps in and says just like at the Clash, tonight, is going in the favor of the Dangerous Alliance! The Diamond Studd defeats Pez Whatley. The Studd just ran right over Pistol Pez, finishing him off with a Diamond Death Drop. Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson defeat Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles. In the first fall, the Dangerous Alliance used quick tags to isolate Rhodes, with Paul E. definitely not afraid to run interference with the referee, allowing them to cut off the ring. Rhodes struggled to get the tag, but when he finally did, the referee was distracted by Dangerously, and didn't allow it! While the referee struggled to get Steamboat out of the ring, Arn Anderson snuck in the ring, hit the DDT on the hurt Dustin Rhodes, and pulled Eaton on top of him for the first fall! With the second fall starting, Steamboat was able to start it off basically like a hot tag, as he'd been steaming for most of the first fall having to stay on the outside. He cleaned house, and was able to keep the heat up, as Rhodes regained his composure, was able to keep Anderson away from the action, while Steamboat hit a big cross body off the top to tie the falls one to one! In the third fall, the referee was finally able to maintain some order, save one thing, that being Paul E. and his interference. After getting a pretty strong indication he tripped up Steamboat, the referee was able to eject Dangerously from the ringside area! Unfortunately, the referee didn't notice Dangerously had previously slipped his portable phone to Arn Anderson, who used it to crack Ricky Steamboat in the back of the head! This allowed Eaton to hit the Alabama Jam and pick up the win, and the titles! WCW Main Event 1-26-92 Thomas Rich defeats The Junkyard Dog with a Thesz Press. The Young Pistols defeat Denny Brown and Bob Cook with the Double Dropkick. Larry Zbyszko defeats Brad Armstrong with a Brainbuster. The Diamond Studd defeats Abdullah the Butcher when Cactus Jack interferes.
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Post by DTP. on Apr 20, 2012 17:10:39 GMT -5
WCW Worldwide Wrestling: Saturday 25th January 1992...Larry Zbyszko with a win got him over well in the Dangerous Alliance. The Fabulous Freebirds and Brad Armstrong came off as a strange combination in my mind. Dan Spivey and the Rock 'n' Rap Connection with wins got them over well, and it sounded like a solid main event win for Brian Pillman against Richard Morton. Nothing special, made special with a good main event.
WCW Saturday Night: Saturday 25th January 1992...Set up to be quite a grand show indeed for tonight, and a nice way to start off with Big Van Vader and the Wall demolishing the Italian Stallion and Geroge South. Brian Pillman beating Johnny B. Badd was a surprise as B. Badd is the bigger of the two, a solid match indeed it must have been. Liked Terry Taylor reverting back to his original self, but I doubt he can get over enough to face the York Foundation by himself. Marcus Alexander Bagwell and the Z-Man is an interesting combination, was surprised to see them pick up the win against Cactu Jack and Dan Spivey though, again. Bagwell's gaining some momentum here. Ron Simmons' interview was good, set himself up for 1992, but I do hope he doesn't become the WCW World Heavyweight Champion in the future. He'd be a great WCW US Heavyweight Champion though. Big Josh and the Great Muta picking up wins were nice, getting both men over (although I see no point in Big Josh). The Dangerous Alliance's interview was pretty good, just to confirm all of their points and targets in WCW. The Diamond Studd with a win was fine, wonder how the Diamond Studd works out. And lastly, was surprised to see Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson win the WCW World Tag Team Championships, but on the other hand it just got them more and more dominant in a decisive two out of three falls match against Dustin Runnels and Ricky Steamboat. Overall, an eventful show, only bullet-pointed by Pillman and B. Badd's match, the Monsters' debuts (I could see them becoming WCW US Tag Team Champions in the future), and the main event. Everything else was just there, this week of television is lacking a lot of big names important for next month's big show, Superbrawl.
WCW Main Event: Sunday 26th January 1992...Thomas Rich beating the Junkyard Dog was nice to see, I don't think the JYD was still with the company at this time though. A Thesz press got the win? Times sure have changed. The Young Pistols with a win is fine, hated them when I was younger though. Larry Zbyszko has been on two of three programmes this week, that's a surprise. Could have replaced him honestly with somebody not seen yet this week. And lastly, was surprised to see the Diamond Studd beating Abdullah the Butcher, but Cactus Jack's interference explains it nicely. Not a bad show, some strange match outcomes though. Overall, not a lot happened this week, although I'm expecting next week to be better with Superbrawl II coming up next month.
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Post by Stuffs "Thunder" Liger on Apr 20, 2012 17:47:10 GMT -5
Breaking News! Dustin Rhodes out indefinitely! Former WCW World Tag Team Champion "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes will be out indefinitely for "personal reasons", according to WCW. They were already advertising Rhodes and Steamboat facing Anderson and Eaton for the tag team titles at SuperBrawl II. Obviously, that match will not happen now.
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Post by Stuffs "Thunder" Liger on Apr 21, 2012 20:54:32 GMT -5
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Post by Fury on Apr 22, 2012 19:02:53 GMT -5
The Monsters seems a bit of a bland name, don't think it would go over too well. Nice to see them on the show picking up a win though and I'd love to see a push for them. Light Heavyweight Open should be fun, like Pillman getting the win and Pillman/Liger should be a wonderful match. The Taylor segment was alright, well written and I'm interested in who's got Taylor's back. I like the Butcher/Jack feud, though hopefully Jack comes out on top. Dangerous Alliance promo was good. Diamond Studd push please. Lastly Dangerous Alliance winning the tag titles was great. The 2 out of 3 falls match was written out great. Overall another solid week, looking forward to Superbrawl.
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Post by Zigzag on Apr 25, 2012 12:57:27 GMT -5
The Monsters seems a bit of a bland name, don't think it would go over too well. Nice to see them on the show picking up a win though and I'd love to see a push for them. Light Heavyweight Open should be fun, like Pillman getting the win and Pillman/Liger should be a wonderful match. The Taylor segment was alright, well written and I'm interested in who's got Taylor's back. I like the Butcher/Jack feud, though hopefully Jack comes out on top. Dangerous Alliance promo was good. Diamond Studd push please. Lastly Dangerous Alliance winning the tag titles was great. The 2 out of 3 falls match was written out great. Overall another solid week, looking forward to Superbrawl. How about "Monsters Inc."?
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Post by Stuffs "Thunder" Liger on May 2, 2012 13:37:40 GMT -5
Not an update (although I'll try to get something written tomorrow), but from a real life 1992 Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Man... if only.
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Post by Zigzag on May 4, 2012 14:35:44 GMT -5
Not an update (although I'll try to get something written tomorrow), but from a real life 1992 Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Man... if only. Hey, it's your journal, man. You can make it happen!
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Post by Kemp2k on May 8, 2012 18:54:15 GMT -5
Not an update (although I'll try to get something written tomorrow), but from a real life 1992 Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Man... if only. Insane. Sucks about Rhodes though. I agree about the name for The Monsters as well, it's too generic, hah. I loved the ending for Clash of the Champions. Are we going to see Firebreaker Chip, your most favourite WCW character in this period? Haha.
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Post by Stuffs "Thunder" Liger on May 11, 2012 15:01:46 GMT -5
WCW World Wide Wrestling Week of 2-1-92 Steiner Brothers defeat The State Patrol with a Frankensteiner. Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeats Rip Rogers with a Yellowjacket Suplex. Barry Windham defeats Jason Knight with a Superplex. Diamond Dallas Page defeats George South with a back suplex. Steve Austin retains the World Television Title over PN News with the Stun Gun. WCW Saturday Night 2-1-92 Jim Ross welcomes his guest host to WCW Saturday Night, Teddy Long! Teddy Long puts over the fact that he, very soon, is bringing a new tag team to WCW, one that will revolutionize the sport as we know it. He's traveled all over the world, and he's found two dominating men from the Isle of Samoa who will soon be busting necks and cashing checks. They put over tonight's show, which was supposed to see, in a one fall main event, Rick Rude and "Stunnning" Steve Austin take on the former World Tag Team Champions, Steamboat and Rhodes. If Rhodes and Steamboat were to win, they would have earned a rematch against Eaton and Anderson at SuperBrawl. Well, news has broken that Dustin Rhodes will be out of action for an undetermined amount of time, so Steamboat will need to pick a replacement partner, and if this new team of Steamboat's wins, then THEY will get the tag team title shot at SuperBrawl. In addition, we'll also have an interview from Sting at his home, where he will address concerns that he won't be ready to wrestle in the World Heavyweight Title match at SuperBrawl, due to the attack suffered on him by Harley Race's monsters, who are now calling themselves the Appetite for Destruction! Terry Taylor defeats Rooster Cogburn with the Five Arm. Taylor, now with the fans behind him, made short work of Cogburn. As he celebrates, the Dangerous Alliance came out and surrounded the ring. Suddenly, from the back, "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert rushed out with a chair in hand! He joined Terry Taylor in the ring, and that three on one advantage, is now three on two with a steel chair! York calls her men back... this must have been the help that Taylor talked about last week, as Eddie Gilbert has returned to WCW! Jushin Liger defeats Bob Cook with a power bomb. Liger here puts on a wrestling clinic, and Cook just stood no chance. He definitely looks ready for Brian Pillman at SuperBrawl. And now, a pre-taped interview with Sting, from his home. His knee is elevated, and is wrapped. He was asked about his condition, and mentioned that he suffered an aggravation of the same knee injury that Luger caused in November. As of right now, he feels about 40% there, and the doctors have recommended that he not wrestle again until May. That being said, he's not going to do that! He's going to be in action next week, right here on WCW Saturday Night, and if Luger, or this Appetite for Destruction want to take another shot at him, go ahead, because he'll be expecting it this time! And if you want to knock Sting out of SuperBrawl, you should have killed him, because that's the only way he's not walking out World Heavyweight Champion! Lex Luger defeats Big Josh with the torture rack. Big Josh just had no idea what he was walking into here... what could have been a good chance with the WCW World Heavyweight Champion just turned into a nightmare. Luger was relentless, obviously sending a message to Sting against one of his friends. He hit Josh with three consecutive piledrivers, to the point where Josh clearly could not continue, but then locked him in a torture rack, and the referee quickly called for the bell. Z-Man defeats Barry Hardy with a cross body. Z-Man here with a clean, easy win off of Barry Hardy. Eric Bischoff with the WCW Control Center. Bischoff puts over the SuperBrawl II card, and announces they two new matches, including a United States Title Match. Last week, Ron Simmons issued an open challenge to any champion in WCW. This week, he has someone who has accepted that challenge. At SuperBrawl, he will face Rick Rude for the US Title. We will also see, in tag team action, Teddy Long's new team take on the Rock n Rap Connection. This is added to a card with Sting versus Luger for the World Title, and Pillman versus Liger for the Light Heavyweight belt. The Rock n Rap Connection defeat the Sierras with the Broken Record. The Cubans didn't put up much of a fight, but still, News and Hammer looked very impressive here, destroying them with ease. In the studio, Ross asked Long about if his new tag team has what it takes, but Long assured him they do. This segued into another tag team that's coming to WCW in the weeks following SuperBrawl. A video played, with some footage of two men training in the middle of the ring. They introduced themselves as Doug Furnas and Dan Kroffat, the Can-Am Express. They've been champions in Japan, toured Europe, Mexico, and now they're ready to come to WCW and show what they're made of. Appetite for Destruction defeat Pez Whatley and Rip Rogers with a Vader Bomb. While they might have a new name, they definitely don't have a new attitude. Vader and the Wall just demolished Whatley and Rogers. The Wall nails Rogers with a big powerbomb, and sets him up for the Vader Bomb, and another victory for the undefeated tag team. Scott Steiner and Ricky Steamboat defeat Rick Rude and Steve Austin with a Frankensteiner. Ricky Steamboat found a partner, alright, and that partner is none other than former World Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner! They had a great match with Rude and Austin, with a lot of back and forth action. Paul E. Dangerously tried to get involved, but Rick Steiner came down to the ring and stopped him, taking him out with a big Steinerline! This distracted Stunning Steve, and he was met with a Frankensteiner for the win! Steamboat and Steiner have earned a World Tag Team Title match at SuperBrawl!! Afterwards, they shake hands, but then hand the mic to Rick Steiner, who lets Dangerously know that he got himself a one night manager's license for SuperBrawl, so he's going to be in the corner of Steamboat and Scott! Ross and Long welcome the fans back, and talk about what a great show it was. However, next week's might be even better. After weeks of having issues, Abdullah the Butcher and Cactus Jack have decided that WCW's not big enough for both of them, so they will be facing off in a Falls Count Anywhere in Georgia match, where the loser leaves WCW! Let's go hear from each man. Cactus Jack tells Abdullah to not underestimate how much pain he's willing to go through to rid WCW of him. That nothing Abdullah does can take him out of this, and he's going to win and that will be the end of it... bang bang! Abdullah appears, looks in the camera, without saying a word, and suddenly uses his cane and smashes it over his own head! WCW Main Event 2-2-92 The Diamond Studd defeats Brad Armstrong with the Diamond Death Drop. The Young Pistols defeat the State Patrol with the Double Dropkick. Brian Pillman defeats Thomas Rich with the Air Pillman. Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson defeat the Fabulous Freebirds with a Spinebuster.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2012 15:07:28 GMT -5
really cool show love the ending with Abdullah the Butcher and Cactus Jack that's gonna be one awesome match but I gotta say my favorite match of the night was Jushin Liger and Bob Cook nice show I'll be sure to tune in next episode
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