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WCW Power Hour - December 9 Gordon Solie & Kevin Sullivan welcome us in this week as we’ve got a loaded night of action from the Georgia Mountain Center. They kick things off by talking about this huge box… it is a wrapped present and Sullivan says it is a gift for him! Solie says he doesn’t want to see him open it until next week! They put over Future Shock… we’ll hear from Sting on the program and then tonight on WCW - We’ll hear from Jim Herd on who will face Ric Flair for the WCW title at the event. We’ve already heard that the Road Warriors will challenge Arn and Tully for the titles at the event. Right now it is time to get to the ring for our matches… Big Josh is back in WCW - he’s from the Pacific Northwest and he is tough as nails! Harley Race & Bob Orton look good in a tag team encounter. WCW Top Ten WCW Champion - Ric Flair United States Champion - Lex Luger Television Champion - Ron Garvin Sting Triple Crown Champion - The Great Muta Arn Anderson The Junkyard Dog Rick Martel Tully Blanchard Flyin Brian Pillman The Z-man After the top 10… we see Sting come out to a huge ovation from the crowd. He puts over Future Shock. He talks about not winning the title from Flair this year but he knows that with the fans behind him - he will be the one to walk into Future Shock and start the 90s with the biggest shock of the World as the new WCW Champion! Wait just a minute… Sherri Martel walks out and she goes right up to Sting. Sherri let’s Sting know that the title is one thing for a while but wouldn’t he want the best thing forever? She tells Sting that she has got a present for him but doesn’t want to spoil his Christmas too early… Sting works the crowd… Sherri says she wants to come out with Sting for his match later today… she can’t wait…. Then she plants a big kiss on his cheek… Wahoo McDaniel brings in a new talent - Tatanka. He is also a Native American. They look good in the ring together with some good speed for Tatanka and the star power and strength of Wahoo! Samu & Fatu w/ Gary Hart look good in a tag team encounter… Hart is on an inset interview putting over his he has amassed an Army to attack WCW from the inside and tear it apart… he can’t wait to really unleash his men. Sting is in action tonight against Wild Bill Irwin. We see Sherri come out with him and Sting is no selling it. Sherri continues to cheer for him but Sting is trying to ignore her. He hits the big Stinger Splash on Irwin… who stumbles around and then Sting off the top rope with a cross body for the 3-count! Sherri is acting like a cheerleader and tries to kiss Sting again but he no sells it. World Championship Wrestling - December 9 Tony Schiavone & Paul E Dangerously welcome us in for World Championship Wrestling. They talk about the big night of action… including the WCW tag team champions in action along with the WCW television champion. Plus tonight, we’ll hear from Jim Herd on who will face Ric Flair at Future Shock. Wait just a minute… Lex Luger…. Luger comes out and he pleads one more time with Sting to back off from Future Shock and give the chance to Luger… he has the trump card but doesn’t want to use it… he wants to stay friends with Sting and doesn’t want this to come between them! Schiavone puts it over but Dangerously says he doesn’t have to worry about it because it is Muta who will get the shot… no questions asked! Hercules & Paul Roma come out but they aren’t alone… they have none other than Brother Love with them! He is cheering and hooting and hollering for them. He says it is all about the Power, the Glory, and the LOOOOOOOVEEEE! Tommy Rich makes his return to WCW and the Wildfire is looking good. He is going to be a workhorse here in 1990… what could the future hold for him? WCW Television Champion Ron Garvin is out and he’s got a couple of things to say about the challengers here in WCW right now. He says that this title means he walks out on television every week and when he’s in the ring this title is on the line… this brings out Rick Martel who works the crowd. Let has got none other than Brother Love with him along with Hercules and Roma. Garvin wonders what they’re doing out here. Martel says that he is putting the challenge out right now… he wants to face Garvin for the TV title and Ronnie says anytime! Garvin says he’s got a match right now and Martel can watch and learn! Ron Garvin defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker - Martel watched on with Brother Love, Hercules, and Roma. Garvin with a huge right hand that puts Parker down and out and the Television Champion retains his gold. He welcomes Martel and company in… but they don’t move yet. Savio Vega comes out with his Boricuas…. Savio is in singles action and looks pretty mean tonight. The Boricuas take their shots when they can. They cut a promo after the match where Savio talks about Pillman, Z-Man, Owen, & Bulldog. He says the Boricuas are going to show them what happens if they continue to mess around! The moment we’ve been waiting for… here comes the Horsemen. Jim Herd comes out… then we hear Sting’s music… he makes his way to the ring… and he’s got Sherri with him or behind him… Dangerously stops everything quickly and brings in Muta. Paul E clearly states that Muta is the true world champion and when he defeats Flair - he will join all four titles together and be regarded as the premiere professional wrestler of not only the world but of the UNIVERSE! Jim Herd then starts to talk but out walks Lex Luger. He asks Sting one more time but Sting shakes his hand and then shakes his head… Jim Herd then announces that at Future Shock… we’ll see the Road Warriors taking on Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard for the Unified WCW/NWA tag team titles… we’ll see Rick Martel challenge Ron Garvin for the WCW television championship… we’ll see the finals of the US tag title scramble… it will be Power and Glory taking on The Nasty Boys. Plus… the WCW World Title will be on the line when Ric Flair defends against…. STING! Luger then walks over and pulls the microphone down… the crowd is cheering but Luger is shaking his head… he goes on to say… that there is a by-law… in the WCW Championship Rules…. It states that at any point… the WCW United States Champion can turn in the title to challenge the World Champion… Luger takes off the belt and gives the title to Herd… Luger says that he is turning in the title right now to take on Ric Flair at Future Shock! Sting can’t believe it. Sherri is hugging him and crying? Dangerously covers his mouth out of shock…. Flair smiles… what have we just seen? Owen Hart comes in and does a great job in a singles match… we hear that he will be taking on Jushin Thunder Liger on December the 24th at Future Shock! We see Davey Boy cheering him on. We find out that Pillman, Z-Man, and Davey Boy will take on Savio and the Boricuas at Future Shock in a six-man tag. Our Main Event tonight is a WCW Tag Team Championship Showcase with Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard defending against The Junkyard Dog & Big Josh. It is a decent match - JYD may be past his prime but he’s got some star power. Big Josh looks good as he and Anderson have an interesting interaction. Tully is able to finish the touches and get the win with a nasty roll up with a hand full of tights. The Horsemen hold both sets of the titles, NWA and WCW, high but then out of the back come the Road Warriors and my oh my does the crowd pop! Anderson and Tully back off a little bit and the Road Warriors jump into the ring… the Horsemen think they have outsmarted the Warriors… but wait just a damn minute… who is that behind Arn and Tully? OMG! FORMER WCW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS… SHAWN MICHAELS AND MARTY JANNETTY! THEY ARE HERE! WE GOTTA GO! WCW The Main Event - December 10 Eric Bischoff & Bob Caudle bring us in and we see the announcement from last night… Jim Herd announces that Sting is going to face Flair at Future Shock… but then Luger hands in the US title to secure his shot and he takes the match versus Flair at Future Shock. We’ll hear from Luger tonight! Plus, tonight, we’ll see the Nasty Boys, Sting is here, and we’ll see the Horsemen in six-man action. Let’s head to the ring. We get a couple of fun bouts… the Nasty Boys win a squash and actually play face a little bit… not overtly but rather just looking to the crowd for approval. We see the Boricuas (Castillo & Estrada) in tag action with Perez outside the ring roughing up the opponents when he gets the chance. A former WCW guy who is back… but under a different incarnation… Crush returns to WCW with some bleached hair and an orange outfit. He handles his competition without problem and finishes him off with a double hand chokeslam! Now, the moment we’ve been waiting for, Luger comes out… Bischoff says he doesn’t want to beat around the bush… he wants to ask the question plain and simple… WHY? Luger smiles… he says that he didn’t want it to happen like this. He didn’t want to do this. He says he HAD to do this! Luger was the one who was supposed to face Flair but it was Sting who took his spot and Sting didn’t win. Now people are trying to spin this where I (Luger) TOOK Sting’s shot… but you need to remember that the US title secures him as the number one contender… look at the top 10! I (Luger) was number 1! Sting… this was never meant to be a me vs you thing… in fact… Sting I don’t think I can win the title without you! Sting… I am asking you… as my friend… stand with me and help me win the World Title at Future Shock. Be in my corner. I know Flair will have the Andersons and Tully and JJ… we know their tricks… we know what they’ll do… I need the backup and Sting… friend… you’re all that I have left! We go back to another couple of bouts… we see Gary Hart bring out his men… but he’s got a new one with him… he calls him the Berzerker! This big oaf is a nasty competitor and we see him destroy his opponent. The crazy part is… he throws him on top of the turnbuckle and then hoists him over the top rope and gets a 10-count out victory! Our next match up sees The Z-man in singles action and he looks great. Following up from earlier… Sting is here and he’s with Bob Caudle… Sting says he doesn’t hold Luger responsible for what happened… in the sense that Luger was taking the shot that he rightfully deserves… but so do I. Lex… I am telling you right now… I will be there…. I will be there for you and brother… I will stop the Horsemen with everything I’ve got but inside the ring… it is all about you and Flair… may the best man win! Sherri is then out there causing a fuss and wondering why Sting would help!?! Main Event time… Harley Race and Bob Orton are in tag team action against the team of Wahoo & Tatanaka. This is a decent match… nothing crazy. Harley and Orton use their experience to get control and end up trapping Tatanaka while Wahoo tries to get involved but it’s too late and we see Race drop that nasty knee right to his skull and get the 3-count.

Lots of good stuff from the Bluegrass state. The Coal Miners Glove may be the gimmick match made for Bluegrass... hell even the Coal Miner title like the brass knuckles title... either way. Good to see you back on the block!

SuperClash may be the best card ever assembled in our game... better than WrestleMania this year for sure... my hope is for Nikita but my heart knows it is Hogan. "When a fall occurs, the match stops. The Winner of the fall stays in the AWA, the loser of the fall leaves the AWA. Both men leave, the match continues." This is one I am going to pay close attention to. the AWA has got it all and is now beginning to rewrite the history books.

No doubt... PCW has been built for the 90s... the explosion is going to be big and last a long time with guys like RVD and Waltman... but also the elite talent you've already got... all the fixings of a great foundation.

Sorry I haven't been able to pop in yet - It didn't take you long to get this promotion off the ground. Son of a Beach Grizzly just gets me in the giggles. Great start up and now we see the end of the year turn and PWF will build throughout 1990 with no doubt.

Additionally - I need to remove Pez Whatley to make room for Tommy Rich on the list.

Jose Estrada Jr. signs with WCW - I already used him but messed that up... I need to drop Iron Mike and Steve Lombardi - that makes room for Estrada Jr and also puts JJ Dillon on my list. I should be at 65 with that.

WCW Power Hour - December 1 Gordon Solie & Kevin Sullivan bring us in to WCW Power Hour. We’re in the Georgia Mountain Center with a unique look. Solie and Sullivan are a fun crew of old school - classic heel v face playoff. We get a couple of big announcements including the moment in which Lex Luger retained the WCW United States Championship. We also see the new television champion, Ron Garvin with a big victory. We see the WCW Top 10…. WCW Champion - Ric Flair United States Champion - Lex Luger Sting Television Champion - Ron Garvin Harley Race The Junkyard Dog Tully Blanchard Hercules Arn Anderson Kevin Sullivan The Berzerker Yeah - not too exciting of a crew right now but here on the Power Hour - we’ve got a couple of debuts… first… from Cincinnati, Ohio, the former Bengal… Flyin Brian Pillman makes his debut in WCW and looks amazing in singles action. Former Television Champion The Z-Man makes his return and has a nice showing. We also see the former NWA World Tag Team Champions, the Road Warriors show up with Paul Ellering… they make it clear that the Horsemen have the titles and their coming for them! We get a big plug for WCW Future Shock which has been moved to December the 24th, live on Pay Per View from Greensboro… we will see WCW Champion Ric Flair defend his title… we’ll find out his challenger tomorrow night on World Championship Wrestling. We also see that Jesse the Body Ventura will be making his debut at Future Shock! Our main event sees Gary Hart Present his army with Abdullah the Butcher and the returning Samoans winning in six-man action. The final segment sees Kevin Sullivan get a big, huge, box delivered… he tells Gordon that it is his Christmas Present and he’s going to open it… but Gordon tells him he needs to wait… we’ll see you tomorrow night. World Championship Wrestling - December 2 - The Return of Sting! Tony Schiavone brings us into World Championship Wrestling… but he says we have to go to the back… Eric Bichoff is there and he is welcoming the Horsemen… but it is Flair, Tully, Arn, and Ole… wait a second… and JJ Dillon! What in the world is going on here? The Original Horsemen are back! We’re back and the string of big time debuts continue… Tonight we see the debut of Rick the Model Martel. Martel plays off an uber rich fashion aficionado. He handles his action in the ring with ease. The Junkyard Dog is back in WCW and he looks huge but handles himself in the ring with ease. We get a big promo and we see the RETURN OF STING! Sting comes out to an amazing ovation… he works the crowd… says he’s returning from an attack from the Horsemen but he knows at Future Shock… he is going to be the one standing across the ring from Ric Flair and he is going to end 1989… as the WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION…. Wait just a moment… here comes the US Champion, Lex Luger! Luger comes out and he is pleading with Sting to give up his chance at Flair… Luger tells him that they’ve been friends for a long time… they’ve gone up and down the road… but Luger says this is his chance… his destiny is to become World Champion and Future Shock is the place for it to happen. Sting says he can’t do it… Luger says he has a trump card to play but he doesn’t want any hurt feelings with Sting… that is until… Paul E Dangerously shows up and he isn’t alone… he has got the International Triple Crown Champion (European, Mexico, & Japan)... the Great Muta! Muta doesn’t have anything to say as Paul E lays it all out on the line… he says it is simple… Muta is the International Champion… that puts him right in line to face Flair and at Future Shock - that’s exactly what is going to happen! We go to commercial with a lot in the air. We’re back with a tag team encounter… Harley Race and Bob Orton are teaming up and beating the hell out of some jobbers. Television Champion Ron Garvin looks good tonight… The Nasty Boys are also returning to WCW and they are as nasty as they come. Their not pulling their punches and without question they’ve got some ill-intentions! We’re back… Tony Schaivone is standing by with the Horsemen… in all their Glory… Flair showing off the WCW title… Arn and Tully the WCW and NWA tag titles… Ole and JJ are full of themselves… we hear about Future Shock… Flair says the list of challengers may be a mile long but it’s an inch thick when it comes to the guts and glory. He is going to show up with the title and he is going to walk away with the title as he has done before and will continue to do! Arn and Tully put over the tag titles and say that the Road Warriors may be jaw jacking but they will be the ones getting their jaws jacked if they keep it up. Ole says it is a new day in WCW - the titles are where they belong - the Horsemen are where they belong - but then we see… Jim Herd? What the hell is this guy doing? Herd isn’t much on the microphone but he does announce that next week - he’s going to announce the number one contender for the WCW title and who will face Flair at Future Shock… he also announces that Arn and Tully may have beat the Road Warriors for the tag titles last month… but they will have to do it again at Future Shock because the MATCH IS BOOKED! Main Event - Flyin Brian & The Z-Man look great in a tag team encounter against Savio Vega and Perez… but we see Estrada and Castillo come out to help Vega… this brings out Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith who pop the crowd huge to even the odds. Pillman with the flying cross body for the victory and we’ve got a lot of new faces and big news coming next week! WCW The Main Event - December 3 Eric Bichoff & Bob Caudle Main Event from the Georgia Mountain Center with Bichoff and Caudle is a fun little mix. Eric has a lot of excitement and Bob is well Bob… just an all timer. They put over the HUGE weekend of WCW action. They run through all the debuts from the week and then we see a recount of them in action tonight… Flyin Brian and the Z-Man in tag action - The SST in tag action with Abdullah and Gary Hart - Rick Martel as the millionaire model - The Nasty Boys - with a main event of Owen Hart defeating Castillo in a singles match. This was just a wrap up from the weekend and a way to bring out all the new faces for the fans to see one more time… but there was one big angle… we had Lex Luger interviewed by Bob Caudle and Luger is pleading for Sting to give up his shot at Future Shock. He is telling him that he doesn’t want to take it away from him but he has what he needs to do it if he has to. We find out that next week on Power Hour - Sting will be in the arena… we find out the card for Future Shock next Saturday on WCW… fans WCW is heating up!

With the new rules - WCW will bring in Paul Ellering, The Brooklyn Brawler Steve Lombardi, & Mike Sharpe Also - made another move with WWF - sending Sean Mooney to WWF for Bruce Prichard aka Brother Love as an active member of the roster. Abdullah the Butcher Davey Boy Smith Harley Race Jushin Thunder Liger Kevin Sullivan Matt Borne Ole Anderson Sting Rick Martel Ron Garvin Scott Hall The Berzerker The Great Muta The Z-Man Bill Irwin Black Bart El Gigante Nailz Kona Crush Pez Whatley Vampire Warrior Marc Mero Flyin Brian Jake Roberts Junkyard Dog One Man Gang Buff Bagwell Savio Vega Scott Norton Owen Hart Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker Lt. James Earl Wright Hurricane Castillo Miguel Perez Shawn Michaels Marty Jannetty Henry Godwin Phineas Godwin RW Animal RW - Hawk Wahoo McDaniels Tatanka Fatu Samu Brian Knobbs Jerry Saggs Curtis Hughes Michael Rotundo Hercules Paul Roma Dan Spivey Kevin Nash Paul Ellering Iron Mike Sharpe Steve Lombardi Big Van Vader - Loaned to WWF Nikikta Koloff > Jim Neidhart (Going to AWA for Loan) Lex Luger > Cactus Jack Ric Flair (Loaned from WWF) Arn Anderson (Loaned from WWF) Tully Blanchard (Loaned from WWF) Paul E Dangerously Sherri Gary Hart Brother Love

Nope just forgot the NOT damn phones

Awesome Starrcade - I was surprised by the Road Warriors getting the W, but that was what needed to happen IRL. NWA goes out on a high point with a lot of opportunity for the future with the WWF and WCW both benefiting from the transition.

I am excited to see your take on the WWF - I've written it time and time again and I know that it can be tedious and rewarding at the same time. The IP with Rumble, Mania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series are all worth it and fun to plan. Looks like SNME is going to be a staple as well... can't wait to see you get back in action in January.

Nov 28 Survivor Series IT’S THE SURVIVOR SERIES where Teams of 4 compete in strategic team competition to see who will SURVIVE! Team Captains The Ultimate Warrior and Ravishing Rick Rude lead their respective teams of Andre the Giant and King Haku. along with the Rockers and the Powers of Pain… its the Warriors vs the Heenan Family! Team Captains Dusty Rhodes and Jake the Snake Roberts lead their respective teams of Jimmy Superfly Snuka and King Kong Bundy along with the Bushwhackers and the Samoans… it’s the Dream Team vs the Legion of Doom! Team Captains the ig Bossman and Rick Martel go into battle with the British Bulldog and the One Man Gang along with Owen Hart and Michael Rotundo…. Jim Neidhart and the Human Wrecking Machine Zeus. It’s Law and Order vs The Enforcers! Team Captains Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Canadian Strongman Dino Bravo join forces with Koko B Ware and the Earthquake along with the Steiner Brothers and the Rougeau Brothers… its Team USA vs Team Canada! Team Captains Randy Macho Man Savage and Terry Funk lead their teams of Tito Santana and The Great Muta along with Demolition and the Skyscrapers… its the Macho Men vs The Dangerous Alliance… IT’S THE SURVIVOR SERIES! The Big Bossman, Davey Boy Smith, Owen Hart, & Jim Neidhart Vs Rick Martel, the One Man Gang, Michael Rotundo, & Zeus w/ Slick One of the hardest hitting brawls to kick things off and it goes off when Zeus has to be held back by his teammates. Owen Hart and Jim Neidhart set up the OMG who gets rocked and then the Bulldog with a huge powerslam! Michael Rotundo is eliminated by the Bossman via the Bossman Slam This brings Zeus into the ring and he destroys everyone. He tosses Owen Hart over the top rope to the floor into the guardrail! Zeus throws the Anvil into the ringpost. Zeus with a bodyslam on Davey Boy out of the ring to the floor Zeus and Bossman then throws hands and Bossman does his best but it doesn’t matter - Zeus breaks him down and we see him crush his neck and Bossman oversells. Zeus is DQ’d For all intents and purposes Martel is in there 4 on 1… but that quickly changes… Martel goes and makes a quick pin on Bossman and he’s gone! Martel then gets the Anvil who is soaking the shoulder injury and pins him. By this point - Owen - is still shook but he gets up and gives Martel a nice run for his money. These two go about 7 minutes and Martel makes Owen looks like a star. The finish sees Owen go for a flying dropkick but Martel moves and counters it into the Boston Crab for the tap out! Martel is bouncing around like he won the world title… he’s drenched… but then the referee tells him to turn around… the British Bulldog is still there! 5-more minutes of Bulldog and Martel…. The Million Dollar Model comes so close to a pin but it is Davey Boy who locks up the crucifix out of nowhere to get the 3-count and the crowd goes wild! The British Bulldog is the sole survivor! Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Koko Ware, Rick Steiner, & Scott Steiner Vs Dino Bravo, Earthquake, Jacques Rougeau, & Ray Rougeau Pretty quickly we see Jim Duggan set up Ray Rougeau for a big Frankensteiner and he is eliminated! Jacuqes Rougeau is eliminated when Koko hits him with a nasty dropkick off the top rope! The Earthquake gets in and he eliminated Koko with a powerslam Earthquake then eliminated Rick Steiner with a Earthquake smash Dino Bravo set up Scott Steiner for another Earthquake Smash Duggan had to fight off Quake and Bravo - 2 on 1 - and he did his best but the numbers were too much. Duggan says F’ it and gets the 2x4 for the DQ. Bravo and Quake are the survivors! Randy Savage, Tito Santana, Ax, & Smash Vs Terry Funk, Great Muta, Dan Spivey, & Mean Mark w/ Paul E Dangerously Perhaps the main event or co-main event depending on how you feel. This one sees all eight men get involved before things start going crazy. The first elimination happens when Mean Mark is nailed with the Tito Flying forearm! We then see Funk and Muta take turns and we see Ax eliminated from the Piledriver. Smash is then eliminated from the moonsault from Muta. Then… as if time stops… Muta and Savage go toe to toe for 5 minutes! Tito on one side - Funk and Spivey on the other - they just watch these two go move for move. The brawl sees Savage with a huge double ax handle smash outside the ring but Muta comes up with a MYST and Savage’s face is covered! We see Funk get involved and then Funk and Savage go into a tirade that spills into the fans. Officials and agents come down and stop these two but the fight spills to the back! It is a double countout for both men. Tito is the last man standing on his end and we see him take everything Muta and Spivey have but the fire of Tito is strong. Dan Spivey tries pick up Tito for a powerbomb but Tito pops over… hits the ropes… FLYING FOREARM! 1….2….3! Muta and Tito are left - they do some fun stuff - Muta looks to get close to finishing but then Tito fights back. Tito then goes for broke with the flying forearm but Muta ducks… hits the ropes and once Tito gets up it is Muta with a SPINNING HEEL KICK and the 3-count! The Great Muta is the sole survivor! Dusty Rhodes, Jimmy Snuka, Butch, & Luke Vs Jake Roberts, King Kong Bundy, Samu, & Fatu w/ Gary Hart A hot start with the Bushwhackers getting the double teaming in and we see Samu go down to a double battering ram! Fatu goes down next when Rhodes nails him with the elbow - but he no sells - then turns around for Jimmy Snuka who hits him with a high cross body! Jake Roberts nails Butch with a nasty DDT and it is all over for him. King Kong Bundy with an avalanche on Luke and we’re tied up 2 - 2 King Kong Bundy gets caught with a couple of huge elbows and then Snuka with a huge dropkick and he goes out of the ring to the floor and even Gary Hart can’t get him up for the 10-count! Jake Roberts sets up a DDT on Snuka and then he does it again - Jesse says it is because his extra hard head! The showdown of Jake and Dusty is a fun one - these two continue their issue with one another. Jake gets Dusty in a bad way and gets him out of the ring and hits a DDT on the floor… Dusty looks to be out cold…. Jake rolls him back in the ring… and then he ties up his foot in the rope. Jake looks over and he goes to get his bag… Earl Hebner is telling him he’s going to DQ him… Jake grabs Hebner and throws him out of the ring to the floor! Jake gets Damian out and watches it slither over the Dusty Rhodes… Jake wraps the snake around Dusty and we see Rhodes coughing up white foam! Officials and agents run out… they get Roberts to pull the snake off… Jake looks out to the crowd and he carries the snake to the back! It’s announced that Dusty won via DQ. Dusty Rhodes is the sole survivor The Ultimate Warrior, Andre the Giant, Shawn Michaels, & Marty Jannetty Vs Rick Rude, King Haku, The Barbarian, & The Warlord A big time spot for Warrior and Rude Andre gets a big moment when he sits on Warlord for the 3-count. Marty Jannetty gets his face kicked off by Haku and goes own for the 3-count. In a big moment…. Shawn and Rick Rude do some awesome work for a couple of minutes that gets the fans going but the superkick is ducked and Rude with a RUDE AWAKENING for the 3-count! We get a taste of Warrior and Rude which ignites the crowd. Then we get a series… well… it is something… first we see Andre get control and he hands out a couple of ass thumps and huge headbutts. Haku then comes out of nowhere with that jumping superkick and Andre goes out of the ring to the floor. Is that Heenan under the ring? He’s holding Andre’s leg which leads to a 10-count! Andre has been eliminated! Warrior is left on his own! Andre is then able to kick Heenan off and then he grabs the ropes when Rude hits them and Rude falls out of the ring to the floor! Andre holds Rude outside the ring and now he’s been counted out! Warrior then has to vanquish the Barbarian with some shoulderblocks and gets the 3-count! Warrior - with whatever he’s got left… fins a way to pick up Haku for the shoulder press slam! Warrior hits the ropes and BIG SPLASH for the 3-count! Warrior then clotheslines and tosses Heenan out of the ring for good measure. The Ultimate Warrior is the Sole Survivor! November 29th - WWF Live in Boston Garden Dusty Rhodes defeated Jake Roberts in a TEXAS Bullrope Match! Andre the Giant defeated Rick Rude via DQ in a WWF title match In what many would consider an upset - the Powers Pain defeated the Rockers when Bobby Heenan got involved and became the NEW WWF Tag Team Champions! The Ultimate Warrior defeated King Haku The Big Bossman defeated Zeus in a no holds barred match - it wasn’t pretty but has something to bite into Rick Martel defeated Koko Ware The British Bulldog defeated The One Man Gang Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Michael Rotundo & Curtis Hughes November 30th - WWF Live in Meadowlands Randy Savage defeated Terry Funk in a TEXAS DEATHMATCH Tito Santana defeated the Great Muta to WIN the Intercontinental Championship! Demolition defeated The Skyscrapers Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeated Dino Bravo in Lumberjack Match! The team of Jacques Rougeau and Earthquake (surprise for Ray) defeated the Steiner Brothers to win the WWF United States Tag Team Championship! The Samoans defeated The Bushwhackers King Kong Bundy defeated Jimmy Snuka The crowd goes home happy - I take my bow with the WWF - I hope you all enjoyed it!

I believe NWA had Sean Mooney and Gordon Solie along with Bob Caudle that I’d like to add to my crew. Ted Turner and Jim Herd will be the promoters instead of the crocketts id also like to add mike mcguirk if she’s out there as a ring announcer.

Quick hits.... gonna get this up and then Survivor Series then transition to WCW. Nov 25 WWF Raw Just a couple of days left… Survivor Series here we come… let’s see what happens. Davey Boy Smith vs Michael Rotundo Davey Boy looks magnificent tonight… Rotundo is doing well as a good hand. Slick is walking down with Zeus. Davey Boy can get the big powerslam with the 3-count… . Here comes Zeus and he is ready for a fight but the Bossman comes out of nowhere and he’s face to face with Zeus as we’ve got officials and agents down here. Bossman pulls out the night stick and points it at his face… oh my! Koko B Ware vs Dino Bravo Much like before… Dino is in great shape… Koko flies around for him and makes him look awesome… but Bravo utilizes his strength to take control of the contest. The finish sees Koko leap with a crossbody but Bravo counters it into a catch and powerslam for the 3-count! Demolition vs The Great Muta & Terry Funk These guys go about 18-minutes… Funk and Muta are a formidable team… but Demolition are on a different level. Funk and Muta get some offense in…. They isolate Ax…. Demo is able to make the big tag to Smash for the hot tag but nothing doing as Muta hits a spinning heel kick out of nowhere. Paul E is getting involved outside the ring… wait a second… GREEN MYST on Smash! His white face paint is covered in green and here comes Funk with a piledriver! 1….2…3! Funk and Muta walk out with the win and Demolition look good but not good enough tonight. Snuka vs King Kong Bundy Bundy is a bad ass dude…. Snuka gives him the fight of his life and even busts Bundy’s nose. We get some juice but Bundy seems to be enraged! Bundy gets control and ends up nailing an Avalanche in the corner and Snuka is hurt… here comes Bundy again but Snuka sneaks through the ropes… Bundy nails the turnbuckle… Snuka then leaps for a crossbody but Bundy moves… Snuka hits the ground and then here comes a big splash for the 3-count! Andre vs Rick Rude w/ Heenan Much like their matches before… Rude sells like a million dollars for Andre. The Giant can’t really do too much right now… but he stands around for Rude to work aorund him and it is somewhat entertaining. In our final match of the night - we see the Heenan Family come down… the Rockers start to stop them…. Then we get the Warrior our of nowhere and the crowd is going nuts…. Warrior with a huge shoulderblock on Rude and then Andre comes out of the side with a big elbow and the 1…2…..3!!!! Andre beats RUDE! The crowd is going nuts. The Family is in shambles. Heenan better regroup before Thursday!

not happy about that one.

I remember the Gauntlet they had - it was the premise for the 3 shows in a row. I'd rather do small write ups for the 3 rather than 1 big. I think there will be fun pieces on each show to highlight plus it will tie everything together.

-CNN had a special report tonight about the RETURN of World Championship Wrestling! Ted Turner has bought out the rights to the programming and intellectual property... he has purchased contracts.... he has hired talent... WCW will return to the air the weekend of December 1st. Friday Night: WCW Power Hour 9pm est on TBS Saturday: World Championship Wrestling 6:05 est on TBS - Special Episode with the RETURN OF STING! Sunday: WCW Main Event 9pm est on TBS The return of Sting is going to be a big event and we're excited to see where this will go. Turner Broadcasting has already released a schedule for the next 12 months. December 89 - BattleBowl TBS Special January 1990- Future Shock - PPV February 1990 - WrestleWar - PPV March - April - Clash of the Champions in early April May 1990- WCW Capitol Combat - PPV June - Clash of the Champion July 1990- Great American Bash PPV August - September - Clash of the Champions October 1990 - Halloween Havoc PPV November 1990 - Battle Bowl TBS Special December 1990 - Starrcade PPV In short form - I will be returning to WCW/NWA on December 1st. Dragon will be taking over WWF. We have split our rosters to suit both promotions. All of those details will be pushed out on December 1st. Looking forward to an awesome 1990!

WWF signs Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker (haven't seen him on any lists), Lt. James Earl Wright (Dale Veasey) along with Miguel Perez and Hurrican Castillo

Nov 18 WWF Raw Raw opens this week with Gorilla and Jesse pumping up the Survivor Series something big. They talk about week two of the Survivor Series Showdown matches…We’re also told about a special event on November the 29th called, No Holds Barred. It will be a special event with title matches and some other special events. Right now it is time to head to the ring… We’ve got the Powers of Pain vs The Rockers…. Owen Hart vs Rick Martel… Scott Steiner vs Jacques Rougeau… Dusty Rhodes vs Fatu… and the Skyscrapers take on Demolition! The Rockers vs The Powers of Pain The Rockers really bring it all out tonight and they are flying all around the ring. The Powers of Pain are solidly becoming one of the better teams in the WWF under the tutelage of Heenan. The POP come about as close as you can when they hit Jannetty with a powerslam/diving headbutt combo! Miuchaels has to break up the pin at 2.99. Jannetty then goes for broke as he gets up and goes for a cross body on Barb and they go out of the ring to the floor. Warlord then turns around and BOOM out of nowhere… Shawn Michaels with a superkick and the 3-count! Scott Steiner vs Jacques Rougeau This one slows things down a bit. Jacques is a consignment pro. Scott Steiner is Raw but damn he’s got some intensity in that ring. We see a couple of big moves with Jacques hitting a high knee and it reels Scott. Jacques is looking to finish but Scotty is able to get control and hits a twilt-a-whirl slam out of nowhere! Scott then sets him up for the FRANKENSTEINER! 1…2….3! Owen Hart vs Rick Martel Another in a huge lineup of matches. Martel and Hart go move for move for 15-minutes and the crowd is going wild. Owen even comes close 2 or 3 times. We see Owen hit a huge moonsault off the top rope and is JUST that close to a victory! Martel, sweating bullets, is reeling. Owen then sets up Rick for a spinning heel kick but Martel counters with both forearms and then locks in the Boston Crab out of nowhere! Owen has no choice… he has to give it up and Martel walks away with the win… Dusty Rhodes vs Fatu The American Dream has got the crowd rocking and rolling here tonight. He is pulling out all the tricks of the trade and jumping and jiving around and Fatu is selling everything in a big way. The bionic elbows can’t seem to stop Fatu but a nice poke to the eyes does… Dusty then hits a cross-body and the 3-count! Demolition vs Skyscrapers Perhaps a dream match for some…me… but the Skyscrapers (Spivey and Mean Mark) take on Ax and Smash in a hard-hitting 13-minute brawl. This one goes in and out of the ring. Paul E is outside the ring and he’s trying to get his guys pumped up as much as he can. By the end of it, these four men have beaten the hell out of one another. We see Smash get destroyed with the double powerbomb but Ax stops the pinfall attempt. The Skyscrapers double clothesline Smash out of the ring but Ax comes back and double clotheslines them out! Now, all four men are outside the ring. Ax tosses Mean Mark into the guardrail and it comes off the rails no pun intended. Security comes out here as the fight is spilling into the crowd. Officials and agents get down here and break things up… it is a double count out… no clear winner but damn did they leave some bumps and bruises.

Nov 11 WWF Raw The start of the Survivor Series showdowns as we have got 5 big matches tonight… all consisting of survivor series team members taking on one another. Gorilla and Jesse put over how teamwork is the key on Thanksgiving night… but they need to survive to get there! Hacksaw Duggan vs Ray Rougeau Fun contest for the USA vs Canada stuff. The Rougeaus and company definitely lost something when Jimmy Hart left. Here, Ray just doesn’t have the strength to handle Hacksaw who comes at him with some huge shots and Ray flies around for him. The finish sees the big clothesline and Ray is put down as the crowd is solidly behind Hacksaw! The Bushwhackers vs Jake & Bundy King Kong Bundy is back and with Gary Hart, he looks like a pure monster. Jake Roberts just sits back and watches the show. Bundy takes on both of the Bushwhackers without worry and let’s Jake come in to finish it off with a couple of DDTs! Jake is very vocal into the camera that this is the beginning of the end for Dusty Rhodes! Big Bossman vs One Man Gang w/ Slick Bossman gets his final measure of revenge on the former partner and manager. Bossman is able to get the upperhand on Gang early on and keep it going… but then we’ve got Slick getting involved… he ends up getting his hands on Bossman which leads to the big splash in the corner. Then we see Zeus come out and it all goes downhill from there. Zeus comes in and beats the hell out of Bossman. We see the neck wrencher and Zeus looks unstoppable. Davey, Owen, and Neidhart come running down and then get chairs to back Zeus off. Marty Jannetty vs King Haku w/ Bobby Heenan A good fast paced contest with two all pros here. King Haku is definitely in his element with Heenan by his side and the crowd on his head. Jannetty sells everything so well. The finish sees Jannetty come off the top rope for a crossbody but Haku superkicks him right in the jaw and the crowd even gasps! 1…2….3 and all hail the King! Randy Savage vs Mean Mark w/ Paul E What a main event… Mean Mark is made to look like a million dollars here as Savage is on top of his game. We get all the big spots with Savage and Mark taking the fight outside the ring… into the guardrail… into the fans even. Jesse and Gorilla put this through the roof before we get the action back in the ring. Mark shows some offense and gets the upperhand before Savage fights his way back… get control and then we see him get to work. The big double ax handle smash once…. Twice… and then a third time and Mean Mark goes flying out of the ring. Savage holds as Mark hit the ringsteps on his way out and Earl Hebner gets to 10 and the Macho Man with the countout victory! The crowd pops and then Savage goes up top again and ANOTHER DOUBLE AX HANDLE SMASH and Mean Mark is down outside the ring. Here comes the rest of the Dangerous Alliance… wait a second… Funk… Funk from around the corner of the ring with the BRANDING IRON right to the skull of the Macho Man! Tito an Demolition make haste to the ring but Savage is busted wide open and he’s in a bad way. The Dangerous Alliance got the upperhand here tonight… but this war is far, far from over!

November 4 - Raw Quick hits for Raw tonight… The New Age Outlaws defeated The Headbangers to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship! After the match, we saw the Barbarian and Haku along with the Godwins come out to chase off the new champions. Shawn Michaels, Rick Rude, and Chyna work the crowd and put over their issue with Mankind and how he is going to shut that “freak” up for good! We get a fun match with William Regal defending the European Championship against a masked man who unmasks himself to be Fit Finlay! Finlay busts up Regal pretty well but Wlliam gets out of the match with a DQ victory. Val Venis makes his in ring debutish with a nice win - he is a fan favorite with the ladies. Savio Vega with the Boricuas gets a victory but then has the gall to call out Kane and says he wants to face him next week! Wolfpac is back in the ring - this time McMahon has the Bossman with him. McMahon says that he doesn’t have time for these shenanigans and he is a man of the people. If the people want the Wolfpac back in the WWF… then he’ll do it… his way… he says that at Survivor Series, the top 3 wrestlers in the WWF will face the Wolfpac in a six-man tag team match. McMahon says next week we’ll see three matches with our singles champions against three challengers who are all eager to win the gold but also step up against these three. Nash, Hall, and Waltman work the crowd and ask just who is going to be the challengers? Vince announces that we’ll see… William Regal the European Champion against Stone Cold Steve Austin! Intercontinental Champion, the Rock will take on Ken Shamrock! The WWF Champion, Shawn Michaels will take on Cactus Jack! The Wolfpac no sells it… but you can tell they are sharing some ideas… who makes it out of those 6? Rikishi wins a nice singles match and he continues to get some love from the fans. Ken Shamrock is out once again to tell Lawler that he’s sick and tired of his crap and he wants him in the ring… LAwler says he was advised not to take action tonight but he’s going to cash in on an insurance policy and needless to say, Shamrock is going to be in for a huge surprise next week! SIX MAN TAG TEAM MATCH The New Nation vs Steve Austin, Bradshaw, & Farooq ended up being a no contest but a brawl. These six-men gave it everything they had but the finishing moments saw Kama return out of the crowd and destroy a chair over Farooq’s head! It was 4 on 3 until Stone Cold fought his way back and delivered some stunners to end the night! Next week - 3 big matches - who goes on to take on the Wolfpac?

Nov 4 WWF Raw Sorry @ a work conference this week - try to get more details out next week. In a huge moment… Jake Roberts acts like he’s going to start the match with Rhodes and Snuka by himself… but then we see Gary Hart walk out… and he’s got KING KONG BUNDY with him! The walking condominium! He looks bigger than ever! Roberts and Bundy back down Rhodes until the Superfly comes to support him. The officials have to get involved to keep this one from breaking loose. The Samoans end up getting involved and leading to a pretty nasty spot where Snuka gets DDTd on the concrete floor… that leads to Bundy hitting two avalanches on Dusty in the corner. He does the sell job and this one continues to heat up. The Ultimate Warrior defeated the Warlord w/ Bobby Heenan - nothing offensive but Heenan did a good job getting involved only for Andre to play spoiler. Rick Rude then came out of the back and nailed Andre in the head with the title belt and busted him open! Rick Martel defeated Jim Neidhart with some help from the OMG and Slick. Owen came ut then we see Rotundo… Bossman comes down and then Zeus… finally the Bulldog shows up and cleans house. Zeus is being held back from Bossman once again… what will happen if these two clash? Ax and Smash defeated the Russians - The Skyscrapers walked down to the ring and got on the apron… they just looked at Demolition and then dropped down and walked to the back! The Earthquake destroyed Virgil and hit him with 3 earthquake smashes before Duggan came out and nailed him with the 2x4 for the save! The Great Muta defeated Tito Santana in an Intercontinental Championship match that went nearly 25-minutes. Paul E was sweating buckets outside the ring. Terry Funk tried to get involved but Savage stopped him and nailed him with a couple of big time rights which distracted Santana long enough for a nasty spinning heel kick and 3-count from Muta on Tito.

I love how well you've grown this promotion into its own. I think 1990 will be a banner year - namely for Dibiase and Bret Hart. They will be, in a year from now, on top of the mountain if you will here on the West Coast.