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I really appreciate the specialty that your shows have. You have a great writing style and the detail really tells the story. I continue to stick with the guys I know but appreciate the input you have and the stuff you put out there.

Just know this exists. Over two years ago I made that robocop figure in order to do this… sorry I haven’t been able to keep up with pictures in quite some time.

May 17th Only caught the cliff notes version of World Championship Wrestling this week. Tatanka & Wahoo McDaniel vs Ivan & Nikita Koloff was an okay match… Nikita was a monster… Ivan and Wahoo had some fun nostalgia work… but Wahoo ate a nasty Russian Sickle! Diamond Studd had a nice win and put over his big TV title shot this week… he says the Z-Man is is going DOWN! Ricky Steamboat with a promo about how he plans to be at Capital Combat and looks forward to all the action. He is going to keep a close eye on Paul E! Paul E and Muta cut a promo on Lex Luger… the titles will be unified this week but in reality it will be Muta who will be the Undisputed World Champion! Lex Luger cuts a promo on Muta and says he has great respect for his ability in the ring but says his weakest point is Paul E and Luger doesn’t care if he’s there or not… Luger will walk away with the World Title and be the champion! Eight Man Tag - The Rockers & The Road Warriors vs Abdullah, One Man Gang, & The Samoans w/ Gary Hart was a good one… good to see the babyfaces on the same side of things… especially knowing they will be in the ring against one another in just a matter of days. The finish sees the chaos ensue with all the men… but then a double superkick on Samu is all she wrote… WCW finishes with a promo from Sting… he puts over the big PPV… he says he’ll be there for Flyin Brian… he wants him to become the US Champion and he’ll be there for Luger… he wants him to walk away with the World Title… but then we see Zeus coming out… he’s got Gary Hart with him now… wait… here comes the Samoans… One Man Gang… Abdullah… Sting is being surrounded… will Robocop be able to help Sting this week at Captial Combat? Capital Combat – Washington DC – Armory – Monday - May 19, 1990 Jim Ross and Jesse Ventura welcome everyone to the DC Armory here for WCW’s Capital Combat! All the hype is put on Luger vs Muta for the unified world title tonight… plus Sting is here and he’s got some help in Robocop! We’ll also see the Tag Titles on the line with the Road Warriors and the Rockers… plus a big one with the tv title on the line between the Diamond Studd and The Z-Man! How could we forget… the 7’7” El Gigante will be here tonight and he is going to have a word or two to say to Tully Blanchard on behalf of JJ Dillon! Let’s take it to the ring for our opening contest! We get things kicked off with a hot tag team match… here comes Masa Chono and Kensuke Sasuke and they’ve got the big guy, Scott Norton in their corner. They’re opponents… Davey Boy Smith and Owen Hart come out to a great ovation from the crowd. These two teams show up tonight and put on one helluva 12-minute opener. Owen and Davey are coming into their own as a tag team and it is said that the winner of this one could be in line for a contest with Power and Glory soon for the US tag Team Titles. Scott “Flash” Norton is getting involved in every turn and before long one has to wonder what Owen and Davey can do to combat him… well that is until Owen nails him with a spinning heel kick and sends him flying off the apron. Sasuke and Chono look like theyre going to finish off Davey but Owen off the top rope and all hell is breaking loose. Here comes Norton again but this time he is thwarted when Ricky the Dragon Steamboat shows up out of nowhere and nails a couple of huge chops. This time Owen comes off the top rope with a standing moonsault on Kensuke and gets the 3-count! Steamboat shakes hands with the boys and it looks like lines are being drawn in the sand here in WCW and Steamboat has picked his side! We get a good promo from Paul E Dangerously, who’s in the back with Tony Schaivone… he says that Muta has prepared for this moment his entire life and tonight in front of the world he’s going to show why he is the one true world champion in wrestling! He then turns his attention to Ricky Steamboat who stuck his nose where it didn’t belong and he’s going to pay for messing with Muta’s friends and Paul E’s associates. Watch your back Rick Steamboat… watch it! Our next contest is scheduled for one fall with a 15-minute time limit. We see the new and improved Mike Rotundo come out with Gamesmaster Kevin Sullivan. He takes on Johnny Ace - who stuck his nose in his business the other night - and it is a pretty blah match. Rotundo has got some good shtick as the Syracuse, Varsity Club guy… but Ace is the shits and it shows. Rotundo hits a nasty Olympic style slam on Ace… dropping him on his head… getting the 3-count! The next contest is a television championship match and is scheduled for one fall - 15-minute time limit. Jesse Ventura is putting Scott Hall through the roof here and saying it is the Diamond Studd’s time and tonight is the night! The Z-Man comes out with a great ovation from the fans… we get a pretty good contest with these two… they could be cut from the same cloth in some regards but the Diamond Studd really does shine in the ring. The finish is pretty hot when Zenk goes for a flying cross body but Studd CATCHES HIM! Studd with a backbreaker but holds him and pulls him back up… FALL AWAY SLAM! Studd says the time is over now… he picks up Zenk and DIAMOND DEATH DROP! 1…..2…3… clean right in the middle of the ring and we’ve got a NEW WCW Television Champion! For the next 4-minutes, all we hear is Jesse Ventura put over the new television champion - to the point where he goes to the back and joins in the celebration. Tony Schiavone comes out to call the next match… The next match is scheduled for one fall and it will be under STREET FIGHT RULES! We see the Skyscrapers come out with Sherri sans Zeus. Here comes the Nasty Boys and by golly we’re in for a fight. This one isn’t pretty - it doesn’t last long… and well… I don’t know it just isn’t good. Knobbs and Sags are getting into their own a little…. Spivey looks top notch… Nash is trying to play his role… Sherri looks good though. Lots of punches and forearms… a good spot with Knobbs bumping out onto the floor due to a huge boot from Spivey off the apron. Nash attempts to pull a powerbomb on Sags but his knee looks to give out and it doesn’t look good. Spivey ends up with a powerbomb on Knobbs… pins him… Spivey and Sherri seem to have words and they leave Nash laying in the ring… are the Skyscrapers tumbling? For whatever that last match was… well this doesn’t make it too much butter… here comes Tully Blanchard… sans wrestling gear… and JJ Dillon brings out the big man, El Gigante! The crowd is going wild for the big man and Tully doesn’t seem happy… he says he isn’t wrestling him… he is leaving but Gigante grabs him and throws him back into the ring! Here comes the One Man Gang and Gary Hart! Hart lets him loose and Gang gets in to attack Gigante… he hammers on his back and breaks him down… but El Gigante fights back… he throws some big right hands… ugly… but big right hands! Gigante “clotheslines” Gang out of the ring. Tully then with a couple of shots… but Gigante turns around and grabs him for a claw and puts him down! The crowd… well they don’t love it… but Gigante has got a little steam which is good. The first of our big three title matches… the tag titles are on the line in a 60-minute time limit contest and what a build. These two teams have been at one another for months. Tonight they go into the ring to settle the score. This one goes about 23-minutes and we get all the action. The Rockers with some slick speed and tag team maneuvers… the Road Warriors with double teaming and power personified. Ross and Jesse are on their game here tonight and they put this through the roof. In the final moments… we see the Road Warriors look to finish… Animal hoists up Shawn… Hawk goes to the top rope… Jannetty runs and dropkicks Hawk off the top rope to the floor! Animal can’t believe it… but then here comes Jannetty with a superkick on Animal and Shawn rolls through with a ugly but effective 1…2….3!!! THE ROCKERS HAVE WON THE WCW TAG TITLES! They have climbed to the top of the mountain! The fans explode as Marty and Shawn hold up the titles and they are once again the top tag team in the world. Hawk and Animal look on and don’t look happy but they nod their heads… show the respect… what a moment for the Rockers. Our next contest - 30-minutes for the United States Championship and here comes Flyin Brian and he’s got his buddy, Sting with him for backup and support. Nikita comes out with Ivan and they work the crowd. This one goes about 18-minutes and Pillman keeps us on the brink the entire time. He flies around the ring. Nikita shows off the serious power and hits a couple of moves that look like they kill Pillman. Sting then starts to kick it in gear outside the ring and the crowd is behind him. Wait a moment… Ivan Koloff is shown signaling to the back… here comes Gary Hart with the Samoans… they bring out a cage? It’s a shark cage and inside is Zeus… they open up the door and Zeus goes towards Sting… they hammer him down from behind… they lock Sting in the cage… inside… Ivan Koloff helps Nikita and it is almost a 2 on 1 against Pillman… then we hear a siren and the lights flicker… OMG! IT’S ROBOCOP! Robocop is here! Gary Hart… now in control of Zeus? And the Samoans are backing up and Robocop rips the back side off the cage and Sting is free. Zeus comes up to Robocop and swings but Robocop blocks it and then punches him in the chest and he goes backwards! Sting welcomes them on but Zeus is being held back! They walk him into the shadows and this isn’t pretty! Robocop “chases” them to the back. Sting is back over and cheering on Flyin Brian who is mounting the comeback of all comebacks… he nails some big shots and then looks to finish with something big… he is on the apron… he hoists himself up on the top rope and leaps but Nikita leaps at him with a Russian Sickle that just looks DISGUSTING! Pillman is down and OUT! 1….2…..3! Nikita retains the title… Pillman is a heap in the ring… Sting stands there… looking like Rocky over Apollo… Drago, I mean Nikita stands tall and tells Sting he’s next! This all leads us to our main event… Mike McGuirk makes the announcements of the two champions… this is a no-time limit contest - no disqualifications - no count outs - there MUST BE A WINNER! This is news to everyone as Ross and Ventura are shocked but put it over in a huge way! We then see the entrances of the two men… Muta in white… looking as mysterious and spectacular as he can. Paul E is dressed to the dimes tonight and he works the fans into a frenzy. Luger comes out in lime green tights and he looks like he was chiseled out of stone. WCW World Championship & International Championship Unification bout… LEx Luger versus The Great Muta w/ Paul E Dangerously. Luger brought his working boots tonight… 35-minutes these two put it all together. The paint is wiped away from Muta’s face when all is said and done. He goes to work on the neck and shoulders of Luger and tries tow ear him down. Luger works the back and both men leave it all in the ring. We get a couple of spectacular spots from Muta, one being a suicide dive through the ropes to the floor that sends Lex flying into the guardrail and busts him wide open! The referee continues to check Luger and this is a nasty cut. Paul E continues to try and get involved but then the crowd explodes when STING and RICKY STEAMBOAT come out… once again… Steamboat grabs Paul E from behind and carts him off to the back. That spells the beginning of the end…or does it… Muta gets control and nails some seriously nasty kicks. Muta then runs for a shining wizard but Luger catches him and they go over the top rope to the floor but Muta’s back nails the apron! Sting is cheering on Luger and getting the crowd going for him! Muta is nursing the back… Luger picks him up for a bodyslam and he nails him against the ringpost! Muta’s back is a wreck right now and Luger is looking to finish… Luger tosses Muta back in the ring and Lex is going for broke with some heavy shots… but out of nowhere… Muta with a nasty kick right to Luger’s jaw and he goes down like a box of rocks! Muta may have just knocked Luger out with that shot! The referee is watching as both men get up to their feet… Muta runs and hits another shining wizard and Luger goes back into the turnbuckle and crumbles down… Muta is now looking to finish… he goes to the ropes… he is setting up for the moonsault… he goes up but Luger is getting to his feet… Muta leaps but LUGER CATCHES HIM! Luger hoists Muta up… and he’s got him in the TORTURE RACK! Muta’s back is a wreck! The crowd is going nuts… the referee watches and then Muta shakes his head! LUGER HAS WON IT! LUGER HAS WON IT! Ross and Ventura put over Luger… regaining or retaining the WCW World Title… Ross gets word that it will go down as retaining but now he’s the UNDISPUTED WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! Sting is down there in the ring… he hands Luger the belt and the crowd is going wild! Ross and Ventura sign us off on this historic PPV… we’ll see you next week!

That really sucks - feels personal since I am the one with the pick - then according to the same sources who say he debuted in 1989, cagematch and wrestlingdata, he should be on the 1992 list. With that - 1st pick in the draft is on the trade block.

For what it is worth, In my case - as the person who has the number one pick... this would be the 2nd time in which Rey Jr was possibly up for grabs that he was taken out and thus I would presumably lose out on the opportunity to grab him and have rights to him. (I had the number 2 pick in 1989 in which Steve Austin was going number 1 without question - I then moved that pick in due part to his removal. I think I've proven my ability to keep with realism - outside of El Gigante/Giant Gonzalez wrestling Andre the Giant @ SummerSlam 1989 - But if I were to have the rights to him - I can promise he wouldn't be in the main event right away, and I have shown the ability to play the long game. I know I've made moves to get in this position and it would suck to have him taken away again. Additionally, we're a fantasy wrestling game - PWI is the roadmap for all the greatness that is to fantasy wrestling - with Rey being most improved in 1991 - he was on the map, clearly, and that should be its own merit. I’d be open to discussing the nuances of our approach to realism if this is the boundary we’re setting, if my case for his development isn't seen as realistic.

Can we get a ruling on Rey Jr?

World Championship Wrestling - We see footage of JJ Dillon arriving to the arena today and he gets out of his towncar and he has got… none other than RICKY THE DRAGON STEAMBOAT WITH HIM! Steamboat goes over and shakes the hands of the crowd. The fans are going wild for this huge development! Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura bring us in and put over a huge night of action. They can’t believe that Ricky Steamboat is here and wonder just what his plan is…. JR thinks he’s teaming up with JJ Dillon but Jesse says that he knows JJ too well and doesn’t think he will saddle with him. We’ll see how that shakes off. Adam Bomb comes out and almost kills Lt. James Earl. The Samoans are out here with Gary Hart and they hit a double superkick on some poor turd and he looks to have broken his jaw. We get a good promo from the Rockers who put over their big challenge for the World Tag Team Titles at the Capital Combat. The Road Warriors come out and we get a face off… but then we find out that next week they are going to team up in an eight-man tag against The Samoans, One Man Gang, & Abdullah! Nikita Koloff w/ Ivan gets a handicap match win. He holds up the US title and says he’s coming for Luger! Tatanka w/ Wahoo gets a nice win… he continues to say he wants tocome back and challenge Nikita! We hear we’ll get a tag team match with the four of them next week! Lex Luger comes out to a great ovation - he puts over the world title situation and says that even though Muta got his hand raised… he didn’t beat him. Luger says he has got one goal on his mind and that is to end Muta once and for all. He offers him to put up the International Championship as well and we unify both titles! Paul E comes out… with Chono and Sasuke… they threaten Luger but Lex says he isn’t scared of them… here comes Davey Boy and Owen… oh my… Paul E has to back up… Owen & Davey Boy with a good win after that issue… lines are being drawn in the sand here in WCW! Savio Vega gets a win with his buddies outside the ring. JJ Dillon comes out and he welcomes out his special guest… former WCW Champion, Ricky the Dragon Steamboat! Steamboat comes out and he works the fans but it doesn’t last long because out comes Tully Blanchard! Tully gets right in Steamboat’s face… Tully: So you’re the big surprise huh? Well I am not surprised… to be honest Steamboat I am wondering how you can even show your face around here!? I mean… you are one of the most disgraced wrestlers in the history of WCW and you come out here to some fanfare like you’ve done something… you couldn’t event lace my boots! To be 100% honest with you… this makes me a little happy because I know you’re not here to wrestle me because your career would be over in a heartbeat if you were… Steamboat: Well Tully… I don’t agree with very much of anything that comes out of your mouth… but you are right… I am not here to wrestle you… I am here to watch some of the great WCW action with guys like Lex Luger… Sting… Flyin Brian… the Z-Man… and others… in fact… I am the one who called JJ to see if I could come to the show… he said I will be a special guest at Capital Combat… Tully: Well who in the hell do you got to come out here then… JJ Dillon: Turn around and look… up! Tully turns around and OMG… HE’S 7 FEET 7 INCHES TALL! From Argentina… EL GIGANTE! We have heard about rumors of this man… Tully sells it like crazy as he bumps into Steamboat who turns him around and chops him a couple of times before throwing him into Gigante who throws one of the worst punches of all time and barely hits Tully but he sells it! The crowd is going wild for El Gigante and Steamboat who shake hands and work the fans! We get Jesse and JR putting this over in the biggest way… El Gigante… 7’7”! Tully is going to have his hands full. They announce that next week we’ll see Tatanka and Wahoo taking on the Koloffs… the Road Warriors & Rockers take on Gary Hart’s Army… plus the final touches on the Capital Combat card… let’s take a look…. Luger vs Muta for the now UNIFIED World Title… Nikita defends the US title against Flyin Brian with Sting in his corner and Robocop will be here… the Tag Titles on the line when the Road Warriors defend against the Rockers… the Nasty Boys take on the Skyscrapers… Davey Boy and Owen take on Chono & Sasuke… plus the Diamond Studd Scott Hall gets his shot at the TV Title… but is it going to be the Z-Man or Mike Rotundo… let’s find out! TV Title - Zenk vs Rotundo w/ Sullivan ends up being a very mechanical contest… two men are good workers and get the crowd going. Zenk looks like he’s coming into his own but Rotundo and Sullivan have got their Varsity Club vibes running here. These two go around 12-minutes and give it everything they’ve got out there. The finish sees Rotundo try to finish… a couple of big shots and then he goes for a big fireman’s carry but Zenk with the roll through and the crucifix for the 3-count out of nowhere! Zenk retains the title and rolls out of the ring before Sullivan caan come in and try to get him… Johnny Ace is out there as “backup.” Zenk is still the champion but now it sounds like he’s got a Diamond Studd problem to deal with in the near future!

The Hulk Hogan formula of beat down until you don’t think he can make it anymore and then he makes the big challenge is alive and well and I am 100% for it with Stan Hansen. No doubt in my mind that at this era these two would have sold out any arena they went to Thanks to both of them not just the orange goblin. I am so happy that Haugen has found a home in the AWA but more importantly that you’ve been able to use them the right way and build the rest of the company around him and now with our good friend Ric Flair waiting in the wings there’s no telling what could happen and how the AWA could completely change in an instant.

May 3rd WCW Power Hour - Tony Schiavone is going solo again this week - he says that Paul E will be on World Championship Wrestling tonight with the “disputed” WCW Champion, the Great Muta. We’ll also see the debut of Adam Bomb tonight on WCW… on Power Hour though, we will hear from Sting… and his personal safety officer… Robocop! Tatanka with a nice win… getting some momentum back. Roma and Hercules get a big win… sans Brother Love but they do still have the US tag titles. Owen Hart returns with a big win. WCW Top 10 is currently in shambles… JJ Dillon announces that there will be an announcement on the World Title tonight! We then get a fun little video package of some of the heels calling out Sting and the $40,000 bounty… We see Gary Hart with the Samoans…. Abdullah and Gang! Sherri has got the Skyscrapers and Zeus. Nikita and Ivan say they are the ones who hurt Sting in the first place and now their going to finish the job! We then see a special video of a briefcase… and it opens… but it has a sign… the bounty has been raised to $50,000! Flyin Brian with a good win. The Nasty Boys look good and even cut a promo on the Skyscrapers… these two teams are headed for a Clash at the Capital Combat! TV Title on the line in the Main Event when the Z-Man defeats Savio Vega! The final segment shows Sting slamming the briefcase shut… he puts over the bounty but says no amount of money is going to keep him down… then we hear the footsteps… Sting looks over and smiles… as the screen fades we see Sting shaking hands with Robocop! World Championship Wrestling - Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura bring us in for a huge night… we’ve got a lot of the table… let’s go to the ring… Davey Boy Smith with a big win over Castillo! JJ Dillon comes out to announce the World Title situation, but Tully Blanchard comes out, and he gives JJ the business! Tully is poking him in the chest… but then JJ fires back… he says that he’s tired of Blanchard… he is bringing his guest in next week and he’s going to deal with Blanchard once and for all! Michael Rotundo with a nice win… he and Sullivan put over the TVT title and say they want to challenge Zenk next week! We get a special video package and then out comes… ADAM BOMB! This guy is jacked to the gills… he’s got a good look… he looks to almost rip the head off of his opponent… now a SPINNINGPOWERBOMB! He calls that the A-BOMB! His opponent lands on his back in a bad way… that wasn’t good… Adam Bomb is here. The Samoans get a nice little with… Gary Hart… back from Japan… he says they are due for some gold and the Road Warriors are hiding! Nikita Koloff comes out with Ivan and they put over the US title and how he’s the rightful number one contender… this brings out Brian Pillman who says that he can’t wait to challenge Nikita at Capital Combat… Ivan tries to grab Pillman but Flyin Brian sneaks loose and he nails Ivan and then headbutts Nikita and draws some blood! Nikita is wiping the blood from his face! The fans are going wild! We get the Rockers in a tag team match… but then the Samoans run out… and here comes Abdullah and Gang! It is a 4 on 2 beatdown but here come the Road Warriors to even the odds. We find out that the Rockers and Road Warriors will face at Capital Combat… but they may not make it with Gary Hart’s men on the hunt! Crush gets a good win… he looks great as a big man babyface. We get another shot at the World Title issue… here comes JJ Dillon but he is interrupted by Paul E who walks out with Muta, but he’s not alone… here’s Scott Norton, Chono, and Kensuke Sasaki. They flank Muta who is holding the International Championship. We see footage of the end of the Luger/Muta match from Japan. Paul E is making the biggest stink about Muta being the champion but Dillon won’t say boo… we then hear that at Capital Combat the title will be up for grabs with Muta taking on Lex Luger. The title is currently held up… the winner will be the undisputed WCW World Champion! Paul E spits on the ground by Dillon and Muta does the slit throat gimmick… we’ll see these guys later. The Diamond Studd with a big win… he is on the hunt for the TV Title! The Skyscrapers and Sherri w/ Zeus get a big win… Nash… well he’s not in the ring too much but he looks good… Spivey seems to get upset… not sure if this one is working out! MAIN EVENT time… Owen Hart & The Z-Man take on Chono & Muta in tag team action… soon we see Norton and Sasuke come out with Paul E and this one is about to break out… but here comes Davey Boy to even up the odds a little… the finish sees Owen eat the MYST from Muta before going out of the ring and Norton powerslaming him on the concrete leading to the 10-count but here comes Bulldog and Scott Norton going toe to toe and these boys are letting em fly! Zenk is now out there with Chono and Sasuke… Muta is looking on but here comes Lex Luger out of the back and the crowd explodes! The Total Package comes in the ring and nails Muta with a couple of big clotheslines and then he presses him up and tosses him over the top rope onto Chono, Sasuke, and Norton! The crowd is going nuts! Davey, Owen, and Zenk get back in the ring… the babyfaces reign supreme here tonight on this huge show…

I suppose now would be a good time to announce that WCW has traded the 3rd pick to pcw as part of a trade also, AWA has traded its 1st overall pick to WCW as part of a previous deal

I think this gives enough evidence he wrestled enough in 1991 to be on the list

After looking back at the 1989 rookie list, Isn’t this 1991 draft the one where Rey Mysterio Junior gets added back in?

Hayabusa debuts in 1991... would he be eligible for an excursion? When could we expect the draft order?

Heading to the NFL draft so I needed to get this out early... ENJOY! Weekend of 4/25 WCW Power Hour - I want you to keep in mind that Power Hour is shown at 9am EST. This show goes from 9am - 10am on Saturday Morning leading to World Championship Wrestling on Saturday Night at 6:05pm EST. Tony Schiavone brings us in for a fun Power Hour. He covers the big show in Japan that is happening as we speak. We hear about Muta vs Luger for the World Title - The Road Warriors defending the WCW tag Titles against Scott Norton and Masa Chono - Owen Hart takes on Kensuke Sasaki - plus we’ll see Abdullah the Butcher teaming with the One Man Gang against two Japanese talents. This morning on Power Hour we’ve got some more talent… let’s go to the ring! The JYD gets a nice win… he looks huge. The Skyscrapers w/ Sherri get a win and we hear them put over their match with the Nasty Boys tonight! WCW Top Ten looks the same… Luger is at the top of the heap! Tatanka and Wahoo team up for a nice win. Crush comes out and looks huge and gets a huge win. Main Event time… Michael Rotundo w/ Kevin Sullivan - full on Varsity Club defeats Big Josh with some outside help… JYD comes back out to even the odds. As we’re about to close out the show… Tony Schiavone says he has a phone call coming in from Japan… it is Paul E Dangerously… he is going nuts! He is screaming that MUTA WON THE TITLE! MUTA WON THE TITLE! The phone hangs up… Schiavone is at a loss… more on this tonight for WCW! World Championship Wrestling - Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura bring us in… we’ve got a big night of action… plus we’ve got updates from Japan. Ventura is all smiles as Jim Ross puts over the event. We’ve got action right away though… let’s go to the ring. The Nasty Boys vs Skyscrapers w/ Sherri - this ends up as a no contest… no sell… complete chaos event. Zeus even gets involved to tear apart Knobbs but Sags humbles him with a wooden chair to the back that shatters everywhere! Officials and agents are out here to calm this thing down… Davey Boy Smith with a huge pop from the crowd… he looks jacked… stacked… and ends up Powerslaming the shit out of some dweeb. The Samoans are out here without Gary Hart who is in Japan. They bite some guys face and draw some juice… he’s going to need some help! Tully Blanchard comes out to tell everyone about just how he plans to put an end to the JJ Dillon era in WCW. He says at Capital Combat… he doesn’t care who JJ Dillon brings out there… he is going to wipe the mat with them and it is going to be a night to remember! The Diamond Studd with a good win… Jesse puts over how he is the number one contender for the TV Title… he should be facing the winner of the main event tonight! We get a nice promo for ADAM BOMB who will make his big debut next week right here on World Championship Wrestling! Power & Glory w/ Brother Love show off some good tag team work and the US tag Team Champions continue to prove their worth in this tough tag team division. Flyin Brian with a good win tonight and he looks primed and ready for whatever comes next. We find out that Pillman is going to be facing Nikita Koloff at Capital Combat for the WCW United States Championship. That brings out his good buddy Sting! Sting: You know… a couple of weeks ago… I didn’t think I’d need it… but I was attacked… they went after my knee and it made me think… maybe I need a little back up… not 24/7… but for some big events. Well I am here to announce… at Capital Combat… when Flyin Brian challenges Nikita Koloff with the US title… I am going to be there in his corner… and you Uncle Ivan… if you’ve got any more buddies… well take a look at this… We then see a video of ROBOCOP saying he’s going to be in Capital Combat to help WCW most powerful asset… STING to keep track on anyone who is going against the LAW! ROBOCOP WILL BE AT CAPITAL COMBAT…. GET PUMPED! The Rockers get a good tag team win and pump up their issue with the Road Warriors… they hope to face the tag champions soon! We get a special announcement as Jesse and Jim Ross are on the horn with Eric Bichoff who is in Japan… he makes the following announcements… Updates from Japan… Kensuke Sasaki barely defeated Owen Hart with an amazing counter from a standing moonsault. Both men gave it their all during the contest! Abdullah the Butcher and The One Man Gang almost caused a riot as they went after fans after their match! They may be banned from the country! WCW Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors defeated Masa Chono & Scott Norton. This one was one of the most physical matches he’s ever seen. In a match full of controversy… Muta looks to have defeated Lex Luger for the WCW championship…Lex Luger hoisted Muta up for the Torture Rack… but when he turned around Muta’s leg kicked the referee, a WCW official, and knocked him out. Luger went to check on the referee but Muta came out of nowhere with the MYST and then hit a SHINING WIZARD! The second referee, a Japanese referee, came in the ring and made the count and Muta looks to have won the title! We hope to have more on this situation next week! TV TITLE REMATCH - The Z-Man vs Rick Martel - A whale of a contest here… the World Title controversy is the topic on the table but in the ring, Zenk and Martel go for broke for their 15-minutes and they use all of it. Brother Love is out there cheering on Martel with everything he’s got but Z-Man is in a groove right now. The finish, at the final moments… Zenk goes for a high cross body but Martel rolls through… shows his strength… hits a big body slam and then goes for the Boston Crab but Zenk rolls his legs through and Martel goes flying. Martel runs at Zenk in the corner but The Z-Man with a leap frog… Martel nails the turnbuckle… Zenk with a dropkick to the back and Martel hits the turnbuckle again… Zenk then grabs him for a German Suplex and the 1….2….3!! The Z-Man with a big win… Martel gave it everything he’s got… the crowd is going wild… we’ve got a lot of stuff going on with the World Title and the Japanese show… May is upond us!

The Ultimate Warrior defeats Nailz w/"The Doctor of Style" Slick after SLick accidentally hits Nailz with his cane. After the bell, Slick cracked Warrior across the back with his cane but it had no effect and Warrior got Slick in a military press and bench pressed him a few times before dumping him onto Nailz outside the ring. I feel like this feud could have some serious legs... not great workrate but some fun stuff to build from... especially if Warrior broke out of a jail cell or something!

Kensuke Sasaki has signed with WCW

Weekend of 4/21 WCW Power Hour -Tony Schiavone is going solo this morning… we hear about the big tour of Japan coming up this week and Paul E is getting Muta ready to win the World title… or so he says. We’ve also got the Television Championship on the line tonight… Rick Martel takes on the Z-Man! We’ve got a couple of easy squash matches… the Skyscrapers kill two young job de bobs… The Diamond Studd hits a Diamond Death Drop and sends the guy flying through the ropes upon collision… The Rockers shine in tag team action… Big Josh lays out some heavy set ham and egger….now it is time for our main event… oh wait… the top 10! WCW Top 10 Lex Luger - WCW Champion Great Muta - International Champion Nikita Koloff - United States Champion Rick Martel - Television Champion Flyin Brian The Z-Man The Diamond Studd Owen Hart Michael Rotundo Davey Boy Smith The One Man Gang Main Event: The Z-Man took on Rick Martel for the television championship. Martel - with a heavy bandage on his head and bruised eye… looks rough. Martel still looks good in the ring… Brother Love has got his blood stained coat on… Zenk seems to be going for broke on every move. These guys go 12-minutes and then the final three look like Martel is going try and run out the clock! Z-Man goes for the flying dropkick but Martel moves… he goes for the Boston Crab but Z-Man pushes his legs through and Martel goes flying into the turnbuckle… Time is running out… Zenk grabs Martel for a backslide and the 1…2……3!!!! The bell rings at the same time… We’re running out of television time… fans we gotta go… World Championship Wrestling - Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura bring us right into action and we see footage from the match earlier today on Power Hour… Main Event: The Z-Man took on Rick Martel for the television championship. Martel - with a heavy bandage on his head and bruised eye… looks rough. Martel still looks good in the ring… Brother Love has got his blood stained coat on… Zenk seems to be going for broke on every move. These guys go 12-minutes and then the final three look like Martel is going try and run out the clock! Z-Man goes for the flying dropkick but Martel moves… he goes for the Boston Crab but Z-Man pushes his legs through and Martel goes flying into the turnbuckle… Time is running out… Zenk grabs Martel for a backslide and the 1…2……3!!!! The bell rings at the same time… We’re running out of television time… fans we gotta go… The referee is conversing with Mike McGuirk… Brother Love grabs the television title… the referee tells McGurik the ruling… and she announces… AND NEW TELEVISION CHAMPION! The Z-Man! Zenk dropkicks Brother Love into Martel and then he grabs the television title! Owen, Davey, and Pillman all come out to celebrate with him. We’re back with Jesse and Jim Ross putting over the new television champion but he’s going to have to defend his title next week right here on World Championship Wrestling. We find out that next week, WCW superstars will be in Japan for a huge supershow on Friday night and it is headlined by Lex Luger taking on The Great Muta for the WCW Championship, The Road Warriors will also defend the WCW Tag Team Championship against the team of Scott Norton and Masa Chono! Owen Hart will also be in action on the huge Japanese card. Next week though, Sting will be here in the arena and he’s going to address the $40,000 bounty. Let’s head to the ring! Michael Rotundo w/ Kevin Sullivan in the full on Varsity Gear Garb does some decent work. We hear Rotundo say he is going to be the first in line to take on the Z-Man for the US title! The Nasty Boys beat a couple of bums but it soon turns exciting when the Skyscrapers show up with Sherri and Zeus and they are challenging the Nasties to a fight next week! We get a promo from JJ Dillon who makes it clear that he will not step into the ring with Tully Blanchard… Tully says he can pick anyone in WCW… anyone on Turner’s contract… hell he could get David Justice from the Braves if he wanted… JJ then stops him and begs the question… anyone under the Turner umbrella… Tully laughs and agrees and JJ smiles… what’s he up to… Looks like Gary Hart has secured the services of the One Man Gang to go along with Abdullah the Butcher and these two guys are nuts! As a tag team… I don’t know who could stand toe to toe with them. Crush comes out and works the crowd… he’s getting a following. The Road Warriors come out to talk about their issue in Japan next week with Chono and Norton… but then the Rockers come out and Marty and Shawn say… if they come back to the USA with the titles… then at Capital Combat… they want to challenge for the belts! The Roadies shake their hands and agree… Nikita Koloff rips some poor schmucks face off with a clothesline and he then cuts a promo with Ivan Koloff saying that he isn’t the one who put the bounty out on Sting but he will be the one to cash it in! Flyin Brian, Owen Hart, & Davey Boy get a nice six-man win. We get a promo from Sting and Lex Luger… Sting says he is going to send all the positive vibes he can to Japan and can’t wait to see Luger come back with the title. Luger says he knows it’s going to be a hostile environment but he is going to show Muta why he’s the one true world champion of professional wrestling and he is the complete TOTAL PACKAGE! Main Event Time… The Diamond Studd gets the showcase tonight against The JYD… Jesse puts Studd through the roof and just really makes him seem like the next big thing. Speaking of big things… Hall ends up using a low blow to put JYD down rather than the Death Drop… I wonder if the JYD is wanting to do business… either way the Studd looks like a stud and next week is going to be a big week for WCW as we prepare for Japan and then Capital Combat!

I am sorry I have missed out on so much AWA - I mean shit... Flair... Anderson and Larry Z - Hogan... the Anvil is killing it... you've got all the right pieces to be at the top tier of this world of wrestling right now and you're putting them in the right spots. Austin Idol and Ric Flair is something I wouldn't mind seeing more of... hey don't forget about Hansen and Taylor who've had some good runs. I don't know... there is something from top to bottom in the AWA and I am digging it. I am sorry I am not better about posting my pleasure in reading it!

I sincerely appreciate your feedback - just wanted to make sure you saw I had a TV posted there as well before the Omni show. Had a couple of little nuggets to build from. You keep us going buddy - I appreciate it!

April - Atlanta, GA – Omni - Sunday, April 14 Superspecial house show from the Omni tonight… The Rockers defeated the Samoans w/ Gary Hart in a fast paced brawling match. The Rockers are very over right now. The Z-Man, Owen Hart, & Davey Boy Smith defeated Vega & The Boricuas in a six-man Nasty Boys vs The Skyscrapers went to a no contest/double DQ. They tore the ringside area apart. Abdullah the Butcher defeated Big Josh The JYD defeated the OMG via Count Out The Road Warriors defeated Power & Glory in a title for title match via count out. P&G tried to leave the arena but the Rockers caught them and threw them back in the ring for a 4 on 2 beatdown! Mike Rotundo w/ Kevin Sullivan defeated Johnny Ace - woof Nikita Koloff & The Great Muta defeated Flyin Brian and Lex Luger in a helluva tag team match. Sting is at ringside and he’s attacked… it is the Samoans with Gary Hart… Ivan Koloff is orchestrating everything… Sting is carted out… this causes a distraction for Muta to MYST Luger… then Nikita with a sickle to the back of Pillman’s neck and he goes down… Nikita covers for the 3-count… pure chaos in the Omni right now… *Mike McGuirk announces that the final match of the night will be a last man standing match and she runs through the rules that it is no count out - no disqualifiication - the man who fails to reach the 10-count loses the match! Ron Garvin vs Rick Martel - LAST MAN STANDING ends up being one of those hidden gems that has got a lot of good stuff… number one… it is the last big time meaningful match for Ron Garvin in WCW and he lays everything out. He is a bloodied mess when all is said and done. Martel juices hard and he gives the performance of a lifetime in a brawl that many people think he has no chance at winning. Brother Love even gets involved and when all is said and done he’s got Martel’s blood all over his white suit - an amazing visual. We have a couple of close calls but then we see Garvin make one last effort as he rises to his feet at the 9-count and then he brings the fury. The finish sees Ron Garvin with a couple of huge shots and then he comes off the top rope with a shot that knocks Martel out and he is down on the mat. The referee counts to 10 for both men and like Rocky 2 - Ron Garvin makes his way to his feet and gets the win. No title on the line… but damn what a brawl!

Weekend of 4/14 WCW Power Hour - Tony Schiavone & Paul E Dangerously We see footage from last week’s Power Hour and the final moments… Sherri is shown walking to the ring as she leads the Skyscrapers… but behind them… the Human Wrecking Machine… Zeus. Sherri says she is like a shark… she smelt the blood in the water with Sting last week and now she has just the right thing to finish him off… the Human Wrecking Machine… Zeus! He is an unstoppable force… an immovable object… and soon… the man who will put an end to Sting once and for all! World Championship Wrestling - Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura bring us in… and there is a huge announcement… there have been rumors but through investigation - it has been found that there is a $40,000 bounty out on STING! Someone has put the bounty out on Sting and Sting is well aware of the situation. He’ll be here tonight… he’ll be in the Omni tomorrow night for the big show… fans what a night we’ve got ahead of us… let’s go to the ring! The Skyscrapers come out with Zeus by their side along with Sherri… they kill some guys and then put over taking on the Nasty Boys tomorrow night in the Omni! We get a quick promo from Tully Blanchard who says he is out here to let JJ Dillon know that he has legal proceedings… he is going to sue the hell out of him unless he meets his demands. Abdullah the Butcher w/ Gary Hart stabs some poor dude in the eye and puts him down… Gary Hart says he’s coming for the bounty on Sting as well. Crush… no mas Kona… come out and he’s got the fans behind him. We get a promo from Paul E, and he’s got Chono and Muta with him… they put over the big tag match tonight and then tomorrow in the Omni with Muta and Nikita taking on Luger and Pillman. Big Josh & The JYD with a good tag team win… they’re still here. Owen Hart with a solid showing. He and Bulldog have some promo time and say they aren’t here for the money, but they’re going to back up Sting if he needs it. Promo from Ron Garvin… we see him taping his fists for the fight tomorrow night… it’s going to be lights out… don’t make it to 10-count you're done… and Rick Martel… he’s going to ruin those model-like good looks… Savio Vega, with some help from his Boricuas wins a nice singles match… he’s still here. The Road Warriors cut a promo on taking on Power & Glory tomorrow night for the WCW tag titles. We hear that they are going to take them down but they have unfinished business with the Rockers. Shawn and Marty with a good victory tonight… they assure that the Road Warriors are next on their path Nikita Koloff w/ Ivan rips some punk’s head off… he holds up the US title and says that he will be coming for the World Title! Lex Luger cuts a nice promo on the World Title situation… he says he takes on Muta in Japan in just a couple of weeks. He knows that Japan is going to be hostile and Muta will be favored but he wants to show the fans that he is a true world’s champion! Sting walks out with his buddies Flyin Brian and the Z-Man! The-Zman and Flyin Brian vs The Great Muta & Masa Chono w/ Paul E ends up being a very good tag team match for TV. Chono is not new to WCW but maybe to this crowd… he is polished and looks the part… Muta is over like rover… Z-Man does some good work but Flyin Brian is the star of the show. We get about 9-minutes of action with these guys busting their ass. Sting is pumping things up but then we see all hell break loose with someone walking out from the back… that’s Scott Flash Norton! Norton comes up from behind Sting and grabs him for a FULL NELSON! Chono comes down and he is about to kick Sting but Flyin Brian jumps through the ropes and hits a dive on Chono! Davey Boy and Owen run out and attack Scott Norton and break him off Sting! Sting is grabbing his knee. Inside the ring… Z-Man turns around and Muta with a NASTY Shining Wizard Knee and then the 3-count! We get some chaos to finish things up as Flyin Brian checks on Sting… Owen and Davey are there… they get in the ring with Z-Man… Paul E has got his guys backing up but then out of the back comes Zeus again! He’s with Sherri and the Skyscrapers… they are coming towards the ring… Sting is grasping his knee… out of nowhere… Lex Luger runs out of the back, and he’s got a chair! Luger is standing in front of Sting… Zeus is being held back! Fans we’ll be live in the Omnni tomorrow night!

Billy Gunn and DDP would be two names to drop from a master list. Anyone else hiding in there?

From GROK Bubba Ray Dudley (Mark LoMonaco) - Debuted in 1991, later becoming one-half of the famous Dudley Boyz tag team in ECW, WWE, and other promotions. D-Von Dudley (Devon Hughes) - Also debuted in 1991, joining Bubba Ray later to form the Dudley Boyz, known for their hardcore wrestling style. Diamond Dallas Page (Page Falkenburg) - Began his in-ring wrestling career in 1991 after starting as a manager in the AWA and WCW, eventually becoming a major star in WCW. Vampiro (Ian Hodgkinson) - Debuted in 1991 in Mexico, gaining fame in CMLL and later WCW for his unique gothic persona. The Hurricane (Gregory Helms) - Started his wrestling career in 1991, though he became widely known in WWE as The Hurricane in the early 2000s. Val Venis (Sean Morley) - Entered professional wrestling in 1991, later achieving fame in WWE with his adult film star gimmick. Alex Wright - Debuted in 1991 in Germany, later joining WCW where he was known as "Das Wunderkind." Bart Gunn (Mike Polchlopek) - Began wrestling in 1991, later joining WWE as one-half of The Smoking Gunns tag team. Billy Gunn (Monty Sopp) - Debuted in 1991, also later part of The Smoking Gunns and a key figure in WWE's Attitude Era as part of D-Generation X. Chikako Shiratori - Debuted in 1991 in Japan’s All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling (AJW). Kumiko Maekawa - Another AJW wrestler who started her career in 1991. Rie Tamada - Debuted in 1991 in AJW, contributing to the strong women’s wrestling scene in Japan at the time. Ace Darling (Michael Maraldo) - Began his career in 1991, known for his work on the independent circuit and in ECW. Chad Slivenski - Debuted in 1991, wrestling primarily in the independents. Chris Michaels - Started in 1991, known for his work in regional promotions and later Smoky Mountain Wrestling. Dick Togo - Debuted in 1991 in Japan, later becoming a notable junior heavyweight wrestler in promotions like Michinoku Pro. Jeff Farmer - Began wrestling in 1991, later known for portraying Sting impostors in WCW (e.g., nWo Sting). Adam Flash (Douglas Becker) - Debuted in 1991, known for his hardcore wrestling in the Northeast independents. Bobby Hayes - Began in 1991, active in the Southern U.S. independent scene. Brandon Baxter - Debuted in 1991, wrestling in Arkansas and Tennessee independents. Buck Quartermain (Jason Seguine) - Started in 1991, known for Florida independents and brief WWE appearances. Chaz Warrington (Mosh of The Headbangers) - Debuted in 1991, later joining WWE as part of the tag team The Headbangers. Dan Dubiel - Began in 1991, wrestling in Midwest independents. Metal Maniac (Jeff Miller) - Debuted in 1991, active in New Jersey and Pennsylvania independents.

WCW Power Hour - Tony Schiavone & Paul E Dangerously lead us through a decent morning of action… a couple of new workers showing off some skills. The Diamond Studd with some nasty power… Owen Hart with some smooth finesse… Kona Crush shows off why he has some tremendous upside… WCW Top 10… looks about the same as last week… Main Event sees the Rockers take on on Harley Race and Bill Irwin… nothing too spectacular… the Rockers with the big win and they look good… do they deserve another shot at the tag titles? World Championship Wrestling - Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura bring us in for a big night of action and fans Sting is back here to address the fans… we’ll hear from Flyin Brian and Lex Luger… plus tonight… the Road Warriors are in tag team action against the Samoans. Let’s head to the ring… The Skyscrapers are dominant… Sherri is saying she’s got a big surprise for everyone… HE’S COMING! The Nasty Boys with a big win tonight and they call Sherri… Scary Sherri… the Skyscrapers don’t seem to be very happy about it. Our first promo comes from Paul E and Muta… but they aren’t alone… here comes the one and only Masa Chono. Paul E says that these two are good friends from Japan and people in WCW know that they mean business and will take out their vengeance on Lex Luger and Flyin Brian! We find out that they will both be in the Omni next week… Tatanka gets a nice win… he and Wahoo celebrate… they want to do something big in the future… Captain Mike Rotundo is out here… he’s got the singlet on… going back to the well… looks good in the ring. Lex Luger and Flyin Brian come out and they’re joined by Sting. Sting gets a huge pop from the crowd. They put over the big event at the Omni when Pillman and Luger take on Muta and Nikita once again… Sting will be at the ringside. We also find out that Luger will be taking on Muta in Japan on April the 28th. We find out that next week, Flyin Brian and the Z-Man will take on Muta and Chono. We do get some tension with Pillman and Luger… it's a smidge… but just enough to let you know these two have got something brewing. WCW The Main Event - Tony Schiavone & Eric Bischoff don’t have too much excitement here tonight… however, Sting is here… let’s take a look… Sting is back out here on the Main Event to pull a ratings pop and let the fans know he’s getting better… he shows he can walk without the crutches now but he says he still has to be mindful of his knee… while he’s in the ring with Tony… we see Gary Hart come out and now he’s got Abdullah…the Samoans… they are surrounding the ring…. Sting swipes at them with the crutch but gets saved when Flyin Brian, Big Josh, & Kona Crush run out to hold court… Sting has his backup once again… but then Sherri walks out and brings out… what the hell… is that Zeu… The Z-Man defeats Paul Roma in the main event on Main Event… Hercules gives him the business… Roma and Hercules look strong here and Zenk still has some gas in the tank!