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August 9th WCW Power Hour - Tony Schiavone & Eric Bischoff bring us in with a special picture from Paul E who is on the beach in the Bahamas. What a guy! This week they are pumping up the Clash in a month along with the number one contender match tonight with Scott Hall and Ricky Steamboat… plus… we have it confirmed… Sting will take on Nikita Koloff tonight! JJ Dillon is expected to address Curt Hennig. Here on the Power Hour… Flyin Brian and Z-Man are back in action plus we’ll see Crush taking on Samu… let’s head to the ring! We have some fun squashes on Power Hour this morning… we’ve got Big Josh and El Gigante in a nice tag team win… the Freebirds get a win but there is some issue with DDP… Tonga and Fatu are in tag team action and get a nice win… we see Tatanka in action along with Johnny Ace getting a nice win! We then see Flyin Brian and the Z-Man in tag team action. They look great and appear to be 100%! We hear from both men after the match… Pillman says he is sick and tired of this Perfect Wrestler… more like a Perfect Punk! If he shows his face tonight… then Pillman will be there to smack his mouth shut! Z-Man says he is back and feels great… right now he’s focused on WCW…but he has Sid Vicious on the back of his mind. He may have injured his body but he can’t do anything to his head which is 100% for WCW and he’ll do anything he can to defend its honor! WCW Top 10 WCW Champion - Lex Luger Scott Hall - TV Champion Ricky Steamboat Nikita Koloff - US Champion Big Josh Crush Tatanka Z-Man Sid Vicious Flyin Brian Sting Crush vs Samu w/ Gary Hart - is our main event and they come to blows before the bell even rings. Crush is fighting for his life here; especially when Samu and Tonga come out. Crush fights them off… right and left and even Gary Hart gets rocked! Samu comes with a kick but Crush ducks and he nuts himself on the top rope! Crush then picks him up for a big back body drop and gets the cover for the 3-count! Tonga and Fatu pounce! Crush wins the match but he is destroyed in the process. Gary Hart and his men leave him laying in the middle of the ring… World Championship Wrestling - Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone bring us in for what might be the biggest edition of WCW to date. We’ve got three huge matches… plus numerous others… and we have word JJ Dillon is here and he will address Curt Hennig… fans it is time to get things going, let’s head to the ring! Adam Bomb comes out to a good ovation but Sid comes out and he has got the crowd in the palm of his hand. He works the fans but then he gets in the ring and he and Adam Bomb have a “match.” Well it is a slugfest and no-sell-a-thon! Neither man is giving the other any kind of a break but then Sid breaks through and takes control. Sid with a couple of huge bombs to his back and Adam is breaking down and Sid comes with a running knee right to his skull and the crowd isn’t sure what’s going on! Sid pulls him around and picks him up for a POWERBOMB! Sid looks out to the crowd… he picks up Adam Bomb again… and POWER FN BOMB! Sid drops to a knee and covers him for the 1….2….3!! Sid Vicious is without a doubt the most dangerous man in WCW right now! The Rockers are in tag team action and show off some good skills. Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith cut a promo as the US tag champs and say they’re excited to challenge the Rockers at the Clash. Teddy Long leads out Doom who kills two punks. Teddy Long continues to make the sign for the gold saying it is just a matter of time! In more of an impromptu brawl/match… Sting and Nikita Koloff go about 8-minutes and hammer one another down to the delight of the crowd! The fans are solidly behind Sting and cheer every move he makes. As noted, not too much of a match, but these two put something together but it is more of the final moments that cause some questions. Nikita gets control and stops Sting’s momentum and Ivan is screaming up a storm outside the ring and pushing Nikita… then Ivan hands him the chain but Nikita doesn’t want it? He looks back at him and says no but Ivan is pushing the chain towards him. Sting then comes from behind and dropkicks Nikita - into Ivan - knocking him out with the chain - then rolling up Nikita for a 3-count! The fans go berserk for this one and Sting gets out of the ring as fast as he can. What a win for the Stinger and this has to make him move up the top 10! Flyin Brian and the Z-Man have a tag team match against the State Patrol and the crowd is solidly behind them. Zenk and Brian have good chemistry and a great look. We then get to a pretty big moment when JJ Dillon comes out and he says he knows Curt Hennig is here… he’d like him to come to the ring. Hennig walks through the crowd, batting away debris and popcorn along the way. He hops the rail and joins JJ. We get an intense promo from JJ who says he is tired of this talk from Hennig… he’s frustrated about having to go through all the wrestlers in the back who want to take a shot at him… Hennig cuts him off to say he is not afraid of any one or two men back there… that brings out Brian Pillman who is being held back a little by Zenk. Pillman gets into the ring and says… Pillman: Listen up Hennig… I think everyone here is sick and tired of you running your mouth! You want to put out a challenge… well I am right here and I’ve got WCW behind my back and I am ready to take you on… right here… right now! Hennig: Listen Fly Boy… I am not in the mood to wrestle you tonight or your buddy the Z-Man! In fact… I don’t do anything that someone else says… I do things when I wnat, how I want, where I want… and you aren’t worth the time… Pillman: There you are… running your mouth again… just keeps running… someone needs to shut it… Hennig: Is that going to be you Fly Boy? Pillman smirks… looks at the crowd, and then he smacks the living hell out of Hennig and the crowd pops hard! Hennig takes the smack, backs up, and goes out of the ring. He says nothing… he jumps over the rail and walks up the aisle through the fans. JJ Dillon smiles and shakes Brian’s hand… but Pillman says this isn’t over! We get to see WCW’s odd couple, Big Josh and El Gigante in tag team action tonight as well… Gigante is getting better in the ring… not good by any means… Ross and Schiavone wonder if Sid will get his wish to see him one on one soon? In our main event… Ricky Steamboat and Scott Hall go one-on-one with the winner going on to the Clash to face Lex Luger. Luger has a table set up at ringside with champagne and caviar. Race is seated next to him. Kama is behind him as they watch on. Hall and Steamboat work a very good television match for 15-minutes. Steamboat brings out every ounce of shine that Hall has got and the fans are eating it up. Scott Hall is able to show off his size and strength with some big lumbering shots but also work some heel moves in there to keep the crowd going. Steamboat has the best shine in the business and fights back with the passion of 1,000 fires. Luger is watching on intently… but then starts to get out of his seat as we get to the finish. Scott Hall has worked the neck and back ferociously throughout the contest and he goes for the Diamond Death Drop… he backs him up into the corner but Steamboat kicks off the ropes - flips over Hall - rolls him up for the 3-count out of nowhere! The crowd is shocked at how fast it happens but Steamboat has won and he is the new number one contender. Luger doesn’t look happy about this at all! Hall is arguing with the referee and this is an opening for Kama to charge the ring and go after Ricky! Luger comes too and he starts to put the boots to him something awful. This draws out Sting to the crowd’s delight and he makes the save with a couple of huge shots on Kama before he exits the ring! Luger makes his move without getting touched as he and Kama and Race all exit stage left. Sting picks up Steamboat and raises his hand. Scott Hall is still pissed outside the ring. JR and Tony put this through the roof… we’ve got our championship match set up for the Clash!

I should have 4 spots open... WCW signs: Miguel Perez Jose Estrada Jr Bob Armstrong Scott Armstrong

August 2nd WCW Power Hour - Tony Schiavone & Eric Bischoff Tony and Eric show off a postcard from Paul E who is traveling the country. He wishes them their worst as he is soaking in the rays out in California! Tony and Eric put over a big show including a top-10 caliber match with Crush taking on Fatu! Plus we’ll see the new team of Doom among others along with the debut of Skinner! Let’s head to the ring! A couple of good squashers this morning… We’ve got a fun tag team of Johnny Ace and Kendall Windham… plus we see The Freebirds in tag team action… Teddy Long shows off the team of Doom… Sid Vicious kills some more schmuck and sends him flying into the guardrail… then we see the debut of the Alligator Hunter… Skinner! Skinner has got quite the look and hits a gatorbreaker… a twisting DDT/shake,rattle, and roll combo! WCW Top 10 WCW Champion - Lex Luger Scott Hall - TV Champion Ricky Steamboat Nikita Koloff - US Champion The Great Muta Big Josh Crush Tatanka Z-Man Sid Vicious Flyin Brian Crush takes on Fatu in our main event. Crush looks great and really puts together a good match with Fatu. Gary Hart has got his hands in everything during the match but it doesn’t go as planned for Crush as we see Samu and Tonga come out and they beat him down something awful. They tie him in the ropes and take turns beating the hell out him… it’s a 3 on 1 beatdown as Tony and Eric put this through the roof. World Championship Wrestling - Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone bring us in to our big show… we’ll see a number of top 10 wrestlers in action tonight… plus the Freebirds take on the Nasty Boys! We see another postcard from Paul E who seems to be enjoying the desert… Ross hopes he gets lost. We’ll hear from Sting tonight… plus WCW Champion, Lex Luger will be here… right now! Lex Luger and Harley Race bring out Kama for his “debut” match in which he beats the hell out of some poor kid and then hits the heart punch to finish it off. Kama looks unstoppable here and Luger has some premiere backup if needed. We then get a Luger and Race promo putting over the big number one contender match next week with Steamboat and Scott Hall. Luger says he will be paying close attention but isn’t worried in the slightest. The fans are cheering on Sting and Luger says that the fans can chant his name all they want but it won’t help him get a shot at the WCW title! Ricky Steamboat wins a nice singles match… big hype for the number one contender match next week. Sid Vicious kills a pair of turds… he stacks them on the stretcher and he’s ready to push them to the back but Adam Bomb stops the stretcher! Bomb tips them over and then he comes face to face with Sid… he points to the ring! Sid smiles and shakes his head… these two guys are going to clash! Big Josh comes out with his buddy El Gigante and gets a nice win as he continues to improve up the top 10! Davey Boy and Owen have a good showcase and once again prove their a top tier team in WCW… the Rockers cut a promo after and say they’ve signed the contract to face them at the Clash! It will be for the WCW World Tag Team Championship and not a title for title match. Doom has a tag team match and Teddy Long is hot under the collar. He goes right to Jim Ross and wants to know who is running this ship and why Doom can’t get a title shot. Ross says they just showed up here two weeks ago… Long says if that’s the case then the next two weeks will spell DOOM for everyone in their path and they will be the only team left standing at the Clash! Flyin Brian is back on WCW after the issues with Lex Luger. He says he’s been keeping an eye on things here in WCW and he wants to address this situation with Curt Hennig. Brian says he feels 100% and if JJ Dillon can’t find someone to come in and face him at the Clash - Flyin Brian would love to put his name in the ring! Scott Hall also gets a nice win tonight and Ross and Schiavone are putting over the big number one contender match next week. Sting gets a nice win over Savio Vega and the fans are cheering for him. He and Jim Ross discuss how he hopes to get back in the ring again and again to rise the ranks of the top 10… that brings out Ivan Koloff with Nikita… Sting says he’s sick and tired of the back and forth… if Nikita wants some… come get some… NEXT WEEK! JR and Tony continue to pump up our big main event with the Nasty Boys taking on the Freebirds until we see Curt Hennig come out from the fans… he’s wondering where JJ Dillon is… in a pretty simple segment… JJ walks out with some security and he tells Hennig that there isn’t one man who has accepted the challenge… but a WHOLE LOCKER ROOM OF PEOPLE! Hennig smiles and says that he isn’t afraid… and that he’d… that’s where JJ cuts him off… if Hennig is still interested… he’ll have a better idea of who will be facing him… more next week. The Nasty Boys vs Freebirds - starts as a match - ends in a double DQ with brawling and Garvin getting laid out with a chair! These four men went balls to the wall in the opening minutes of the match and even DDP gets rocked by the Nasty Boys! The crowd seems 100% for the Nasty Boys here and they work the crowd before handling the Birds in this no-contest. We hear about next week’s big matches…. Sid takes on Adam Bomb… plus the number one contender match with Scott Hall and Ricky the Dragon Steamboat!

Wanted to try and clear up some moves.... Tully Blanchard should be with AWA Wahoo McDaniel should be with WWF Dino Bravo is with the WWF and needs to be taken off the WCW roster

July 26th WCW Power Hour - Tony Schiavone & Eric Bischoff kick things off by mentioning that ominous debut at the end of last week’s WCW but say they have been advised not to address that situation. Speaking of another situation - Paul E sent them a postcard as he’s on vacation… since he doesn’t manage Muta anymore and he won the big gamble… well he took a long trip! Who knows when we’ll see him again!?? We’ve got 6-weeks till the next Clash of the Champions and already word is heating up on who will take on the World Champion, Lex Luger. Some fans are calling for Sting, but Luger says he isn’t in the running. We’ll check the top 10 this week and see if Sting can crack the scene. We’ve also got the US tag team champions in action this morning… let’s go to the ring! In action - we’ve got Crush, Doom w/ Teddy Long, the Nasty Boys, Tatanka, Johnny Ace, and Nikita Koloff killed some dude w/ Ivan by his side. They put over Sting trying to get lucky against Nikita one time and hiding for his life! WCW Top 10 WCW Champion - Lex Luger Nikita Koloff - US Champion Scott Hall - TV Champion Ricky Steamboat The Great Muta Crush Big Josh Tatanka Z-Man Flyin Brian Sid Vicious Eric and Tony put over the top ten and wonder if Sting will be able to crack the top ten next week. He’ll be in action tonight on WCW, along with Sid Vicious who spells trouble for anyone in his path. It is now time for our main event… let’s head to the ring! Davey Boy & Owen defend the US tag titles against Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright. Davey and Owen look great as a team and we hear Eric and Tony putting them over in a big spot… with them and the Rockers at the top… we’ve got Doom, the Freebirds, the Samoans, and the Nasties all making chase at the titles! World Championship Wrestling - Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone continue to put over two big things in the beginning… first they put over Paul E being on a vacation and who knows if and when he’ll ever be back. Then we hear Jim Ross say that last week we saw someone show up who is not a member of WCW… he is not a contracted wrestler… plain and simple! We’ve got a big night of action… Sid is here… Sting is here… the World Champion Lex Luger is here… plus JJ Dillion is said to make a big announcement regarding the Clash of the Champions! Let’s hit the ring! The Freebirds with DDP get a good win and they talk about business being all but done with the Nasty Boys… this brings out Knobbs and Sags who say that things are far from over. In fact…they’re challenging the Birds next week, right here on WCW! DDP signs it before Hayes and Garvin have a chance to speak… here we go! Big Josh & El Gigante get a fun tag team win. This is WCW’s odd couple but somehow they manage. The big moment happens at the end when Sid Vicious walks out and he’s being held back by officials for challenging El Gigante! Sid Vicious is then in action and he drops some jabroni on his neck. The stretcher goes to another level tonight when Sid chokeslams the dude over the top rope onto the stretcher! He wheels him off to the abyss… can this guy be stopped? Wait a second… the stretcher gets pushed back out… by Adam Bomb?!? Bomb walks out… he doesn’t quite have the goods but he looks up to Sid and Sid pushes him out of the way. That’s the man who took his spot in the top ten! Adam Bomb does okay in his squash. Ross and Tony put him over as a real up and comer but they wonder if Sid could derail him if they come face to face again! We see the WCW tag team champions, the Rockers in action and they are solid tonight. We see Davey Boy and Owen come out… word is they may be next in line for a title shot. We see the Rockers finish up and get the win and then shake hands with Owen and Davey… but when they walk up the aisle, Doom is standing there with Teddy Long. Teddy looks down at his watch, taps in it and looks at the teams and smiles! We get a special segment with JJ Dillon and Jim Ross putting over the Clash of the Champions on September the 5th. At that show we’ll see WCW Champion, Lex Luger in action against the number one contender. The WCW Championship Committee has been working hard on figuring out the top contender…so in two weeks it will be decided… when Ricky the Dragon Steamboat takes on WCW Television Champion, Scott Hall with the winner going on to face Luger at the Clash! The crowd seems pleased but start chanting for Sting… wait just a moment… that’s CURT HENNIG… he is here again and he’s being ushered back by officials but JJ tells them to let him over… JJ asks him what he’s doing here… Curt Hennig: Listen JJ… I am not here to screw around… this is WCW… World Championship Wrestling… well… I don’t see any championship material from what I’ve been watching. You see a lot of people call me the Perfect Wrestler… so good in fact that I could step in that ring right now and win the world title. I have amassed a career of perfection and greatness everywhere I go… and quite frankly I am surprised people actually want to see these guys… who’s Scott Hall? Ricky Steamboat… has been… Sting… the biggest what if in wrestling… and Lex Luger… I’ve seen better bodies on scarecrows in a field. Listen… I am not here to start anything… because, quite frankly, there is no one here who could lace my boots… but I am saying this… I am going to give you this open contract… one match only… I am gonna be free September 5th… if you’ve got someone with some guts to step into the ring with me, I will show you what perfection is all about right in the middle of that ring. Hennig hands the paper to JJ and walks away… the crowd is stirring after this one… who could JJ get to take on this guy? We’re back with the television champion, Scott Hall who says that he doesn’t give a hoot about rankings or anything else. He says that the TV title is a stepping stone and one that he will never relinquish, that is until he gets his hands on the World Title. If he’s gotta break Ricky Steamboat’s neck to do it… then so be it! Steamboat… the Diamond Studd is going to put all your fire out in two weeks! And as for Curt Hennig… he’s not even worth my breath Chico! Tatanka gets a good win here tonight and he’s back in the hunt for things. We know he’s had his shots in the past at the US title but perhaps a shot at the TV title could be in his future. Ricky Steamboat comes out and says he has received thousands of letters thanking him for getting rid of Paul E Dangerously! He also says he wants to talk with Muta… he knows they were fierce competitors at the Bash but he thinks that Muta is one of the top talents in the world and he wants to get him back in the ring and work with him and not against him! He says that Scott Hall is a top tier contender and their match in two weeks is going to be historic. He plans to give everything he’s got and get back to the top of the WCW mountain like he was before. Lastly, he doesn’t have time to spend on Curt Hennig… he’s not a WCW competitor and therefore not even in his rearview mirror. Crush looks great in a win tonight… but we hear from Gary Hart who is talking about how Crush says he is from the Island… but he’s going to meet the Island Boys from Samoa if he keeps running his mouth! We find out Crush takes on Fatu next week on the Power Hour. Lex Luger comes out with Harley Race and Kama. Luger is in prime condition, and he is all about letting the fans know that he agrees with the WCW Championship Committee. A number one contender should be decided and he (Lex) will be ringside to watch that match in full and scout his next opponent. He plans to make an example of Scott Hall or Ricky Steamboat as to why he’s the one true champion in professional wrestling and he will not only defeat them but humiliate them in the process! As for Sting, he isn’t even worth mentioning since he isn’t in the top 10… he isn’t someone to be cared about or thought about. Sting will never be in the league of Lex Luger. Now… this outsider… Curt Hennig, let me be the first to address you… Your opinion is meaningless in the eyes of the world champion and Lex Luger will send Kama to shut that perfect little mouth so I don’t have to soil my own hands. Sting is in our main event tonight and he defeats “The Russian Assassin,” whomever that is… but either way Sting with a big win and he works the crowd. He then gets on the microphone to talk about how he is happy with his win at the Bash but now he’s 100% focused on Luger and the world title. That is until Nikita comes out with Ivan and they get right in Sting’s face. Nikita says that Sting survived by the skin of his teeth, and there’s no way he would be able to do it again! Sting looks Nikita right in the face and says anytime, anywhere, anymatch! Nikita backs off… Jim Ross puts it over in a huge way… what’s next for these guys?!?

Great show on the 21st - Stunning Steve is prime time and ready for big things. The King is laying down the law in the 8-man. The Steiners are near top form and then Jeff Jarrett and Paul Orndorff are two I wouldn't mind seeing go toe to toe IRL. Makes me want to see if there's a match out there.

Desert Storm at the Salt Palace was a wild ride! The opening Squadron Battle was pure chaos, with the Sons of the Beach and Bret Hart outlasting the Playboy Club after Buddy Rose bailed like a coward. Regal and Slaughter’s teamwork took down Coast 2 Coast in a gritty fight, with that Cobra Clutch on Victory being a highlight. The Hexagon’s win over Liger’s squad was intense, with Malenko’s Brainbuster sealing it. Bigelow and Windham put up a hell of a fight, but Adams and Kawada’s kicks were too much. Cornette’s Midnight Express ran through Douglas’ team like a steamroller, and that Veg-O-Matic finish was brutal. Martel stealing the win over Dibiase with that slick Sunset Flip was awesome!

USWA show was nuts! Miss York’s bold move to buy the company with some mystery wrestler’s cash had Jarrett shook. Tommy Rich’s win was cool, but his beef with Lawler not wanting his help is getting spicy. The First Family’s promo for the 8-man tag was wild, with Jimmy Hart’s neckbrace stealing the show. Honky Tonk and Hart crashing Brian Christopher’s interview with cryptic jabs was super intriguing. Southern Justice’s creepy debut and Madusa hyping Stunning Steve Austin added big vibes, and that Midsouth card with Savage vs. Bossman looks fire! Can’t wait!

Silver King outsmarting The Genius for the mask reveal had the crowd going nuts. Berzerker vs. Santana was a fun brawl. Sherri Martel popping up and the Rougeaous stealing the tag title win were awesome surprises. One Man Gang’s return to wreck Bad News Brown was straight-up brutal! The War Zone match was total chaos, and Dusty giving up to save Dustin hit right in the feels. Can’t wait for SummerSlam after that Fenway teaser!

July 19th WCW Power Hour - Tony Schiavone & Eric Bischoff A new look for Power Hour this morning… Paul E is nowhere to be found and seems to have vanished from WCW. We’ve got a couple of new debuts this morning… let’s get to the ring! In action we’ve got Adam Bomb, Big Josh, and the new US Tag Champions Owen and Davey! We’ve got some new faces… first we see the debut of Teddy Long and his team of Ron Simmons and Butch Reed… DOOM! WCW Top 10! WCW Champion - Lex Luger United States Champion - Nikita Koloff Television Champion - Scott Hall Ricky the Dragon Steamboat The Great Muta Flyin Brian Pillman Tatanka Crush El Gigante Big Josh Adam Bomb When we come back from the top 10… we get to see Sid Vicious in action and he beats the hell out of some poor dude and then sends him on a stretcher ride to the back! In the main event - we see The Samoans in tag team action against Tatanka & Kendall Windham… Gary Hart is with the Samoans… during the match… we see the debut of Tama (Tonga Kid) as he jumps in to join the action. The Samoan Swat Team under the guise of Gary Hart is now a threesome and they look to mean some serious carnage! We’ll see you for an explosive WCW this evening! World Championship Wrestling - Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone We get things going with the announcement that Jesse Ventura is off to make a movie and will be taking some time away from WCW! Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross will be on the call for WCW for the coming weeks. Tonight on WCW - We’ll see Sid Vicious in action, plus Sting will wrestle here on WCW… plus we’ll hear from Lex Luger and the WCW tag team champions - The Rockers! Here we go! As a carryover from earlier… the Samoan Swat Team comes out as a trio with Gary Hart. Tony talks about Tama debuting earlier on Power Hour. These three do some serious damage and look good in the process. Gary Hart seems to have his Trio now… what could these guys have on their minds or on his mind? Big Josh gets a nice win… he is starting to get some momentum. Nikita Koloff is in action and he looks as mean as ever. Ivan says that things with Nikita and Sting are far, far from over! The Freebirds are in tag team action - DDP puts over how they’re the number one contenders for the WCW tag titles and they deserve a shot! We hear from the Rockers who are nursing some injuries from the cage match… they accept the idea of the Freebirds and also acknowledge the team of the Samoans… that is until Teddy Long comes out and he’s got Ron Simmons and Butch Reed with him. These two monsters look the Rockers right in the eyes… they don’t say a thing… but Teddy Long just smiles and leads the men out to the back! Sid Vicious comes out and just kills some poor schmuck. Once again… the stretcher is out here and Sid sends the guy flying into the back! He is wild eyed and crazy… Ricky Steamboat gets a nice singles win… word has it he may next in line for a WCW title shot? Harley Race comes out and he’s got a new body guard with him. He says this is the man who will protect him and the WCW world champion… Kama (Charles Wright). He is a supreme fighting machine. Lex Luger says he doesn’t plan to waste his time with the likes of Sting… he only faces top tier contenders. Sting isn’t even in the top ten. Luger will only face challengers who he deems worth and Sting isn’t worthy of his time… his friendship… or the WCW TITLE! Television Champion Scott Hall gets a nice win. He continues to show why he’s one of the best wrestlers on television. Who will be next in line to try this Diamond in the rough? We finally see the return of Sting… on WCW… in action and man is it something special. He takes on Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker who gives him a great match. Sting hits all the big moves… the Stinger Splash and then the Scorpion for the submission victory! Sting comes out and he is got a lot of fire right now. He is putting over the WCW world Title… he says that the battle with Nikita was won but the War is far from over… it won’t just be one and done he is coming to put Nikita away… but the first thing on his mind is Lex Luger! He says he spoke with Flyin Brian earlier today… he neck was hurting but he’s going to be back here next week. He and Sting plan to team up. Sting says that Luger just couldn’t finish the job and he’s going to be the one to make sure Luger gets every single thing coming to him. Sting says hes pumped to be back in WCW… he’s pumped to be back in the ring… and he’s… he’s… who is that?!?! {The camera pans over…OMG…that Curt Hennig! What in the world is he doing here?!?!?}

Night 1 WrestleRock 90 Night 1 was straight-up electric! The Swords of Light outshining Good Vibrations with that epic missile dropkick finish had the crowd hyped. Mr. Saito pulling off the upset over Johnny Smith with a slick Saito-plex was a shocker, especially with Thornton’s meddling backfiring. The taped fist brawl between Burke and Golden was wild, and Cobb knocking Golden out cold was pure chaos. Stan Hansen’s surprise return to demolish Terry Taylor for the International Title? Absolute insanity! The Enforcers snatching the tag titles from the Rock n Roll Express with that sneaky DDT was a gut-punch, and the cage match bloodbath between Muraco and Jumbo had everyone on edge. Can’t wait for Night 2 after AC/DC rocks the house! Night 2 WrestleRock Night 2 was a freakin’ blast! The Soul Patrol’s wild tornado match win over The Olympians, with Tom Brandi’s sneaky towel shot, got the crowd roaring. Tony St. Clair outsmarting The Missing Link with that slick senton splash was a sweet upset. Ron Garvin shutting up Mike Graham with the Scorpion Deathlock had the fans chuckling. The Heavenly Bodies’ debut sneaking a win over the Renegade Warriors was a shocker, and Cactus Jack’s brutal brawl with Buzz Sawyer was straight-up nuts. El Canek slamming both Bundy and Gagne for the win was a huge pop moment. And that main event? Flair stealing the AWA World Title from Hogan with Tully’s dirty chair trick and the Four Horsemen reunion was chaos! This may be the premiere show of the summer of 1990!

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the GREAT AMERICAN BASH! We are live from the sold out Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland! Jim Ross and Jesse Ventura are ringside for tonight’s action… Tony Schiavone is with us and will have interviews throughout the evening. We’ve got four big title matches tonight… plus the return of Sting! It is time to head to the ring and get things going… HERE WE GO! US TAG CHAMPIONSHIP No Time Limit - must be a winner! Owen & Davey vs Power & Glory © This is one way to kick things off… these two teams have traded blows back and forth the last month but tonight there must be a winner. Davey Boy rocking a new haircut… nice. They go about 15-minutes to start us off and now we’re in the championship rounds if you will… once again, we see Owen Hart shine and Davey Boy is no slouch either… Roma continues to look good and Hercules is playing his role well enough. In the end, it is the crowning moment for Owen and Davey when Roma gets clothesline out of the ring to the floor! This sets up Davey Boy for a powerslam on Hercules and then a moonsault from Owen for the 3-count! WE HAVE NEW US TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! Owen and Davey shine and they hoist up the titles together. These two have been through a lot and tonight - they cement their legacy as US Tag Team Champions! The Nasty Boys vs The Fabulous Freebirds w/ DDP The Freebirds with a fun DDP entrance entrenched with ladies and Badstreet USA rocking throughout the arena. The Nasty Boys don’t seem impressed as they come out and look at the crowd and work the fans before coming right in for a brawl and that’s all it is. It is an ugly, 10-minute contest. The referee loses control early and really doesn’t get it back. Garvin and Hayes aren’t much for brawling brutes… well Garvin thinks he is but Sags and Knobbs kinda do their thing and keep it in line. The finish sees Jimmy Garvin go low on Knobbs and hit him right in the crotch before Hayes grabs him for the DDT! 1…2….3!! The Freebirds with a big win and they are on fire now in WCW! We get a special interview segment here… Tony Schiavone is in the ring and he welcomes out the Z-Man. Zenk is returning from injuries at the hands of Scott Hall. He says that he’s been cleared and he’s 100%! He is looking forward to getting back in the ring and he wants everyone to know he is afraid of no man. There is not a man alive who scares him and he’s ready to face all comers… those are the words at least… because then the lights dim… and OMG… HE’S HERE! SID VICIOUS IS HERE! Sid walks out to the ring… he is in a pair of jeans and his black leather vest…he steps in the ring… Sid: Listen up little man… I don’t know if you understand the world you are living in right now… this is Sid’s World and I am the MASTER AND RULER of the World! You say you are not afraid of anyone… but where I am standing… you are looking at your end right in the eyes boy! Zenk doesn’t seem impressed and he throws a right hand and then another as he back up Sid. Zenk then runs and goes for a crossbody but Sid gets his boot up and crushes him! Sid rips off his vest… he slits his throat… picks up Zenk and POWERBOMB RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! Sid stares into the camera with those crazy eyes… “ I am the MASTER… and RULER… OF THE WORLD!” TV Championship Crush vs Scott Hall © A good title defense here for Scott Hall - or Diamond Studd depending on your flavor. He handles Crush here and gets a lot of heat in doing so. Crush does get some good offense in and even have some good hope from the crowd. Crush is able to get the head crusher on Hall but he runs towards the ropes and both men go flying through the ropes to the floor. Hall and Crush fight outside for a moment and then we see a very sneaky low blow from Hall and Crush goes to a knee before Hall grabs him for a fall away slam into the guardrail. Scott scoots into the ring just before the 10-count and gets the count out victory. This guy scrapes by but does so in a way that causes a lot of damage. He’s still the champion! El Gigante, JYD, & Big Josh vs Abdullah & The Samoans w/ Gary Hart Well… this one is what you’d expect. Big Josh with a lot of the work… he and the Samoans are very good here… JYD gets some good pop from the crowd and he and Abdullah battle and go out to the floor. This one goes quick - as it should - with El Gigante getting into the ring and then hitting Samu with a nice claw smash slam for the 3-count! El Gigante does what he was supposed to do… the crowd saw something… but it is what happens next that really shakes things up… The babyfaces are walking up the aisle to the back but then out of the apron comes SID VICIOUS AGAIN! He’s being held back by security and officials. He is screaming at El Gigante who can’t seem to understand a damn thing he’s saying! Sid is screaming that he’s the true giant and he’s going to kick his ass! WOAH! If Steamboat wins - Paul E loses his manager’s license! Ricky Steamboat vs The Great Muta w/ Paul E The beginning of our quad-fecta if you will… Steamboat and Muta both with grand entrances to show their star power. Paul E seems confident… he knows if Muta wins… he stays his manager… but if Muta loses… Paul E loses his manager’s license… but also wins on his big bet he made on accident on Ricky Steamboat. These two have got 30-minutes and use 22 of them to put on a helluva show. Both men are flying all around the ring… both men getting offense… but Muta seems to have an advantage early on… only for Steamboat to fight back and get control. The finish sees both men go move for move…. The DEEP arm drags all set up into a nasty shining wizard out of nowhere that sends Steamboat out of the ring. This sets up Paul E to get involved… he brings in Steamboat but then tries to hold him for Muta to come with the MYST but Steamboat moves, Paul E gets Myst! Steamboat with a nasty karate chop to the throat and Muta falters… Steamboat grabs him and rolls him through for the roll up and 3-count! Paul E was out of it on the floor… Muta can’t believe the upset… Steamboat works the fans. Paul E tries to get himself gathered… and when he hears that Steamboat won… he starts to weap… with the myst covering his face… then we see Muta come over and Paul E slaps him in the face! Muta grabs him by the coat… wait a minute… the officials are here… Muta pushes him away and walks to the back… what is going on here?!? Sting vs Nikita Koloff w/ Ivan The one we’ve been waiting for… Sting makes his triumphant return to WCW and he looks to be in amazing shape… ripped… energetic… tan! Nikita looks like a monster… No US title on the line but these two fight as though their very lives depend on it. They go 15-minutes and it is hard hitting from the beginning. We see these two go outside the ring… Uncle Ivan gets involved… they go into the crowd. Sting hits a huge dive over the top rope on both of them and that knee looks to be secure! The crowd is rabid as we build to a big finish… Nikita wears down the Stinger and looks to set up the Sickle… Sting ducks the first attempt and runs through the ropes… Nikita goes for it again but Sting ducks and Nikita goes flying into the ringpost… this gives Sting a chance to go up top… FLYING CROSS BODY OFF THE TOP ROPE for the 1…2….3! Sting has won it! I don’t know if it is full vindication but Sting looks to be happy with his win. Ivan goes for the Russian chain but Sting stops him… kicks him in the gut and sends him to the corner for a STINGER SPLASH! The crowd is white hot for Sting… should he have faced Luger? We may never know! WCW Championship Flyin Brian vs Lex Luger © w/ Harley Race There’s some juice here. These guys have got a little bit of a history. The Sting tie in add some meat to the bone. Harley Race is a force outside the ring. These two pull out a 17-minute contest… a little bit more resting than the previous match but we get a couple of hot spots. One of them is when Pillman jumps off the top rope to the rampway and dropkicks Luger… sending him off into the crowd. Ross and Jesse put this over in a big way and talk about Pillman having a chance… especially when Luger emerges with a busted head! He’s been cut! Pillman, like a rabid dog is going after that cut and he’s even biting him! Pillman has got Luger’s blood on his face and the fans can feel it. Luger has to turn it on and he does so with the help of Race and then a NASTY slam into the ringpost outside the ring. Luger goes to work on the back and the neck and Flyin Brian has been grounded. We get near the end when Pillman makes one last effort and the fans are behind him. The finish sees Pillman build and build with some huge strikes and then goes up top for a dive but Luger CATCHES HIM… DROPS HIM ON HIS THROAT ON THE RING ROPES! Ross talks about the throat surgeries… Luger then picks up Pillman… Race is yelling for it… Luger grabs him for a PILEDRIVER! 1….2…..3! Luger gets the win as Pillman is grasping at his throat and neck! Race brings the title in and they start putting the boots to him… until the crowd F’N EXPLODES for Sting who runs down the ramp and leaps over the top rope and clotheslines Race! Sting then grabs Luger and starts hammering him for Luger to jump out of the ring for his dear life! Ross and Ventura are putting this through the roof and Sting looks like he juiced to the gills for the chance at Luger. Pillman is helped to the back and what a gallant effort… that just fell short! MAIN EVENT CAGE MATCH WCW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Rockers © vs The Road Warriors The Cage is up… the moment is set… the fans are ready after a full night of action. We get grand entrances from both teams… the Rockers though, they look a little banged up. The Road Warriors aren’t getting quite the pop they usually get so one has to wonder who the fans are behind. We’ve seen a night full of action and this one caps it all off with a 20-minute cage match. It starts like a tag team match but slowly loses control. Shawn and Marty both get busted and are gushing. Hawk even has some juice. We get a couple of huge spots… one being a superplex from the cage on Jannetty by Animal that shakes the ring. Jesse and Ross are putting this over in the biggest way. Near the end - we see the DOOMSDAY DEVICE on Jannetty and the Road Warriors are looking to finish but Shawn Michaels makes a last second stop and save! We get a couple more moments of Michaels trying to fight off both men until Jannetty comes back and then we get into the finish. Hawk gets double teamed into the cage but then tries to no sell it… only to turn around to a pair of SUPERKICKS that puts him into the ropes and he’s tied up. Animal then gets rocked with a double superkick and he falls back into the ropes… another pair of kicks… he rocks back again… the Rockers then grab him and hit a double GORDBUSTER for the 1….2…3!!! The Rockers have won it! The fans are going nuts! Shawn and Marty get up on the cage with the titles… what a way to finish the night. It feels as though the winds of change are brewing… and could be coming in before anyone notices it!

July 12th WCW Power Hour - Tony Schiavone & Paul E Dangerously are bringing us the last big weekend of action before we see the Great American Bash this Monday. We’ve got all the top stars shown and some big announcements as we head into the show on Monday! In action this week, we’ve got Adam Bomb, Power and Glory, The Nasty Boys, Chono/Sasuke/& Norton in a six-man. In the WCW Top 10… WCW Champion - Lex Luger US Champion - Nikita Koloff TV Champion - Scott Hall Flyin Brian Ricky Steamboat The Great Muta Crush Tatanka Davey Boy Smith Owen Hart The Z-Man Tatanka defeated Savio Vega in a fun television match… they have a about 12-minutes and put it together. Wahoo helps out with the crowd and we see Savio attempt to close but Tatanka fires back up and then hits a couple of huge chops and then sets up so he can come off the top rope with a huge Tomahawk Chop for the 3-count! The last image we see is a rising camera shot from the feet up… we see the blackboots… the kneepads… the black singlet… oh shit… SID IS HERE! “I AM HERE TO RULE THE WORLD!” World Championship Wrestling - Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura bring us in… we’ve got a huge night of action… the Great American Bash is over 24 hours away…Ross and Ventura put it through the roof… we’ll hear about the card and hear from all the top stars… plus tonight we see Shawn Michaels taking on Road Warrior Animal… plus Ricky Steamboat and Flyin Brian will be in tag team action against Sasuke and Chono! Fans it is going to be a whale of the night plus… SID VICIOUS IS GOING TO DEBUT… let’s get to the ring! JYD, El Gigante, & Big Josh have a nice win against Savio Vega, Lt. James Earl, & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker! Gary Hart has a promo with his guys… Abdullah looks wild… the Samoans are sleek and cool… Hart says that his guys are going to cut down the Giant… put the Dog to sleep… and send Big Josh back to the northwest to cut trees! The Freebirds and DDP rock and roll out to the ring and show off what they’re made of. They have some gas in the tank and DDP is lighting the fire behind them. The Nasty Boys cut a promo on their big showdown with the Birds at the Bash… it isn’t going to be a match… it is going to be a fight… they’re going to take the Birds off Badstreet and into the heart of Nastyville! Ricky Steamboat & Flyin Brian team up in a very exciting match and look great in the ring. We see them showcase all the high flying and finish things off with Flyin Brian hitting a huge cross body across the ring for the 3-count! Steamboat and Pillman then cut scathing promos… and they are highlighted when Sting joins them… Steamboat runs down Muta and says he is going to put an end to this invasion and then put an end to Paul E once and for all. Pillman says he has the got the passion of 1,000 fires behind him… everything he’s done in his life leads to this moment and he’s going to do everything he can to win the title… lastly, Sting puts over his return… his revenge… he wants Nikita and he is going to pay him back for all the little Stingers out there… he’s going to put an end to him and everything he stands for! Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith with a good win tonight… they looked primed and ready… could they be next in line for the US tag titles? Roma and Hercules put over their US tag title reign and how they are going to break hearts, necks, and backs come the Great American Bash! Then we get our moment… the one we’ve been waiting for… fans Sid Vicious is here and he comes out to a monster ovation. Some people are cheering… some kids are scared… well his opponent is a grown man and he looks like a child compared to Sid. We see Vicious just completely dominate. We see a chokeslam. Here comes a helicopter toss. Now a POWERBOMB! Sid shows nothing but fierce intensity… fans this is going to be something to behold. Ross and Ventura put him over in the biggest way. We then cut to Muta and Paul E who are putting over the big showdown at the Great American Bash. Paul E shows the ticket… he bet all his saving on Ricky Steamboat… then the moment comes… we see the ticket stub and Paul E reads it… it says he will win IF RICKY STEAMBOAT WINS! Paul E put his money on the wrong guy! Paul E put his money on Ricky Steamboat to win… not Muta! Now… Muta wins… Paul E keeps managing but loses his life savings… if Steamboat wins… Paul E loses his manager license… but wins big $$!! What could be going through his mind now?!?! Crush is in a nice showcase where he rules the ring and hits the big crushing two handed chokeslam. We hear Jesse put over how he’d like to see Crush take on Sid! That would be something. Promo from Scott Hall as he shows off the television championship and puts over how he has got this gold tattooed on his body and he’s going to drop Crush on his head and crush his skull! Nikita Koloff is with Uncle Ivan and they destroy some jobber… Nikita looks like a damned monster… he is without question matching the intensity set by Sid earlier… Nikita hits the Russian Sickle and then says in the camera that STING WILL BE DESTROYED! Harley Race is with Lex Luger and they put over the WCW title match at the Bash… they talk about Flyin Brian being a second rate football player who was too small and Luger is going to show him why he is the adonis… the complete and total package of professional wrestling. Luger promises to retain the title… end Flyin Brian’s career… and then turn his focus on the turncoat… the backstabber… Sting! Main Event time as we see Shawn Michaels of the Rockers take on Road Warrior Animal. These two put on a pretty good match and Michaels continues to utilize his speed throughout the ring. We see Road Warrior Hawk come out and he looks to be in a very bad mood… he tries to get involved but it is Shawn Michaels who hits a baseball slide through the ropes and he nails Hawk into the guardrail! This sets up Animal for a clothesline on his back and Michaels goes flying out of the ring to the floor! The Road Warriors then look to double team Michaels but damn here come Marty Jannetty and he’s got a chair! He runs around the ring and NAILS HAWK right between the eyes! OH MY! Animal nails Jannetty and then Michaels with a superkick on Animal! This is chaos… Hawk is busted wide open and he’s being held back by Animal… Jannetty still looks shaken up from last week’s attack! What’s going to happen when these four get in the cage at the Bash?! We’ll see you then fans! Great American Bash 1990 July 14, 1990 Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, Maryland MAIN EVENT Cage Match WCW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Rockers vs The Road Warriors WCW Championship Flyin Brian vs Lex Luger © Sting vs Nikita Koloff w/ Ivan If Steamboat wins - Paul E loses his manager’s license! Ricky Steamboat vs The Great Muta w/ Paul E El Gigante, JYD, & Big Josh vs Abdullah & The Samoans w/ Gary Hart TV Championship Crush vs Scott Hall © US TAG CHAMPIONSHIP No Time Limit - must be a winner! Owen & Davey vs Power & Glory © The Nasty Boys vs The Fabulous Freebirds w/ DDP

The show’s got that gritty, old-school wrestling energy, and the Knoxville setting adds flavor. Could lean into the local vibe more—like a quick mention of the crowd’s rowdiness or the studio’s atmosphere to ground it. tan and Champion come off as stars, especially with their promos. Kazmier’s bear hug dominance is cool. Fuller’s intensity and Armstrong’s “East Tennessee” vibe really pop, giving each guy a distinct voice.

Hogan’s classic Hulkamania fire and Flair’s cocky “Nature Boy” energy steal the show, especially that intense face-off.The WrestleRock hype is awesome, especially with the Hogan-Flair cliffhanger and the chaotic brawl. The Sammartino-Kahlua and Canek-Bundy/Gagne feuds feel big too. The Hammond Center setting and AWA’s gritty, larger-than-life feel come through strong.