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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!

Free-For-All - I loved the spot with Kokina and the pin - great job on that one. So the Flag Match, I have done this before, put USA vs Russians in Canada with a Flag Match stip... it's just one of those wrestling things that makes sense somehow. Vader winning is exactly what needed to happen. Jake Roberts in the same boat - now you've got two big contenders coming out of this. Nailz winning and Bossman subsequently leaving is a big deal... how can Nailz pay off on this momentum? Dynamite and Dynamite Jr as the tag champs feels good and gives the crowd a much needed pop! Andre vs Quake is a spectacle and you do a good job of putting that over here. Quake... now a 4th big time contender being built. Haku reigns supreme... 5th contender. Hacksaw gets his W- much like the Flag Match... in Cananda... USA! USA! USA! Powers of Pain winning was a shock to me... maybe because the Commonwealth won earlier... but I felt like this was Demos time. Dino Bravo wins the IC title... 6th contender! He deserved a run with this one. Dusty Rhodes with a huge win and the surprise of Dustin makes this his WrestleMania moment! Warrior... comes back... back to back Main Events @ WrestleMania and this time he triumphs over Rude who has had a helluva World title run. Give it to Rude for his reign and his list of foes along his path to greatness. Now it is Warriors turn and as I've been keeping track... he's got 6 contenders to deal with coming out of this... you have all kinds of ways to go and things for Warrior to do as champion and I am pumped to see how it works. I will say that the babyface side of the card may need to get some help right now and build back up but the WWF is in good hands and I am excited to see how it shakes.

"Ravishing" Rick Rude(c) w/Bobby "The Brain" Heenan vs The Ultimate Warrior Texas Bullrope Match. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes vs Terry Funk WWF Intercontinental Championship Tito Santana(c) vs "World's Strongest Man" Dino Bravo w/"Le Commendant" Frenchy Martin WWF Tag Team Championship Toronto Street Fight. The Powers of Pain (barbarian & Warlord)(c) w/Bobby "The Brain" Heenan vs Demolition (Ax & Smash) Grudge Match "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan vs "Raging Bull" Manny Frnandez King's Court Match King Haku w/Bobby "The Brain" Heenan vs Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) w/The Guiding Light" Capt Lou Albano vs Badd Company (Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka) w/"The Doctor of Style" Slick Intermission Special Attraction Match. "The 8th Wonder of the World" Andre the Giant vs "The Walking Natural Disaster" Earthquake w/"Le Commendant" Frenchy Martin WWF Canadian United States Tag Team Championship The Fabulous Rougeaou Brothers (Jacques & Raymond)(c) w/"Le Commendant" Frenchy Martin Prison Yard Match. Big Boss Man vs Nailz w/"The Doctor of Style" Slick "The Golden Warrior" Kevin Von Erich vs Jake "The Snake" Roberts Billy Jack Haynes vs "The Mastodon" Vader w/"The Devious" Mr Fuji Flag Match The American Eagles (Liberty & Justice) vs The Bolshieviks (Boris Zhukov & Nikolai Volkoff) Plus Robert Goulet sings "Oh, Canada". Free for All exclusive. The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rodgers) vs The Samoan Headhunters (Alofa & Kokina) w/"The Devious" Mr Fuji DAMN! Killer Card... gonna be awesome... can't wait to see how it goes down man. WWF has got a lot of life right now and this is going to be epic!

WCW Power Hour - 3/29 Tony Schiavone & Paul E Dangerously A pretty simple episode tonight… we have some good squash matches from the Samoans, Savio Vega w/ Boricuas, the Godwins, and the Skyscrapers. We also see that Atomic Bomb video again. We get the top 10… WCW Champion - Lex Luger Great Muta - International Champion Nikita Koloff - US Champion Rick Martel - Television Champion Davey Boy Smith Flyin Brian Scott Hall One Man Gang Abdullah the Butcher Michael Rotundo Tatanka We get a couple more squash matches… The JYD does some decent work, Kona Crush, and the debut of this masked man… he’s big… he’s called the Widowmaker… he has got a black chap style outfit with a black mask… Our Main Event sees Power & Glory take on Big Josh and Tatanka… Power and Glory retain in a decent bout. World Championship Wrestling - 3/29 Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura bring us in for a big night of action… we’ll hear from some of the top stars of WCW but also see this unified team of Nikita Koloff and Great Muta in tag team action… plus television champion Rick Martel defends against Big Josh! Let’s take it to the ring. The Diamond Studd looks the part and destroys the competition… Jesse Ventura says he will have gold… sooner than later! The Nasty Boys show just how Nasty they can be. We get a Skyscraper Slaughter… Spivey and Nash seem to be clicking A good promo from Flyin Brian who says last week was just a fluke… he and Luger have got no problem with one another and he will be there whenever he needs him. The One Man Gang delivers tonight with his crony Kevin Sullivan out there causing all kinds of havoc. We get a continuation of the Tully Blanchard and JJ Dillon conflict… Tully is challenging JJ to a fight in the middle of the ring… JJ says he’s a one armed man in a fight right now… Tully says so is he… JJ says he is retired and will stay that way… Tully says he is going to keep on him and maybe even bring it to his family if JJ can’t seem to get his mind right. Once again… the talk of family brings a fire out of JJ who grabs Tully by the face before Tony Schiavone has to get involved and back things off… Wahoo McDaniels brings out his protege Tatanka who is looking to build back up some momentum. Rick Martel defends the TV title against Big Josh with the help of Power and Glory but the party doesn’t last long as Ron Garvin comes out to help his buddy and by golly you can cut the tension with a knife… Garvin is telling Martel to come back in the ring and this one could explode at any time! We get a new Atomic Bomb video… this time… the graphic ends with… ADAM BOMB is set to detonate! We’re back with another promo… this time WCW Champion Lex Luger comes out to let us know that he respects Flyin Brian… he knows he has a buddy in him when he wants and a partner if he needs it…hmm… he says that a match has been signed… WCW is going on tour to Japan in a couple of weeks to finish the month of April… and in the Tokyo Dome… he will defend the WCW title against the Great Muta… what a show that’s going to be… we’ll talk more about that show in the coming weeks! The Rockers look good in tag team action… the Road Warriors have an inset interview and put over the Rockers as the number one challengers for the WCW tag titles and can’t wait to see them in the ring again! In the Main Event… we see Nikita Koloff & the Great Muta team up against Johnny Ace and the Z-Man. It is a decent contest… Zenk and Ace have some good chemistry… but it is Nikita and Muta who have the power and keep control. It isn’t as much of a tag team… but they tag one another when they have the opponent down… there’s no continuity… they don’t need it though… Johnny Ace eats a Russian Sickle… that’s all she wrote. Muta and Nikita look to have some words… in Russian or Japanese… but just as Muta is walking out… someone in the crowd gets his attention… wait… that’s Masa Chono?!? What in the world is he doing here?

Love the WrestleMania build.... I think Skydome may have the roof blown off with someone like Warrior coming out in a big way. I like Santana v Bravo but worry Bravo may walk away with the title on his homeland. Spectacular writing and set up with these shows. You're using everyone in the right way and it makes it easy to read, fun to read, and engaging!

WCW Power Hour - 3/22 Tony Schiavone & Paul E Dangerously The Sting parade starts on Power Hour this week and he comes out to a huge ovation… he looks to be walking with a noticeable limp and the crutches still… but he’s got 100% of the fans behind him… he starts putting over Lex as champion and then talks about Flyin Brian being his buddy and stepping in for him… but then we see Kevin Sullivan come out and he’s got the One Man Gang with him… they are crowding Sting up and saying that this is their chance to make their MAAAARK on WCW when they take him out for good… but here comes the JYD for the save… Sting says this is a guy who will stand in for him and when he comes back the One Man Gang will be right at the top of the list of people for him to take out! World Championship Wrestling - 3/22 Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura open us up and by golly here comes Sting! He’s out here early and he tells everyone that he’s pumped for the Main Event… he’s here to see all the stars tonight and he’s got eyes in the back of his head for anyone lurking around the corner! Power & Glory w/ Brother Love put forth a good effort tonight… we have Rick Martel out here with him and all the gold drip is looking good for Brother Love’s crew. They run down Ron Garvin in a big way… leading to Garvin coming out… he says that he’s going to be in the Omni on April the 14th...… and April 14th he’ll be cleared to wrestle… and he doesn’t want to wrestle… he wants a fight… with Rick Martel! A lights out… Georgia Brawl… first man who can’t reach the 10-count loses… no titles… no rules… just a fight! Martel and his crew are laughing… they accept… and as soon as they do… Garvin smiles and walks off! We get a couple of good showcase matches from the Diamond Studd… the Skyscrapers… and then Big Josh who all look good tonight. Sting makes an appearance and the crowd is going wild! He talks about his rehab and how he hopes to be back in the ring before too long… he is here tonight to watch his buddies Lex Luger and Flyin Brian beat the hell out of Muta and Koloff and he’s going to be right there to watch it all go down! A couple more squashes… Mike Rotundo is out in the Syracuse Orange… we see The Road Warriors kill two guys… Kona Crush is out and he looks to be in great shape… We get a special video… nothing of much substance… but just an atomic bomb exploding. The last segment before our main event shows Gary Hart with his crew… Abdullah the Butcher and the Samoans… he says they have their eyes on Sting and if it just so happens that taking him out for good puts them on top of WCW… well then… so be it! MAIN EVENT Lex Luger & Flyin Brian vs The Great Muta & Nikita Koloff is a really great television match… all four men get involved… Luger is protected… Pillman does all the work and sells his ass off… Muta looks to be on the next tier while Nikita plays the monster better than many others! In the end… we see a miscommunication with Luger and Pillman… this leads to Luger goes down on the floor while Pillman is double teamed… Sting comes out to try and help Luger but inside the ring… Pillman gets nailed with a Russian Sickle… to the back of the neck and he goes down for the 3-count! Just as Muta and Nikita look to finish off Pillman… Sting looks like he’s going to get in the ring as Ivan and Paul E are going wild outside the ring… then Luger makes the big comeback and breaks up the action. They check on Pillman who then gets up and he’s got an attitude with Luger!?! Sting is playing peacekeeper… what is going on here?

I think this covers everything... should be @ 63 people now... Dropping Ole Anderson & Vampire Warrior Trading Brian Christopher, Zeus, & Adam Bomb > Sent to WWF for Bob Orton, Mr. Hughes, & The Berzerker Picking up Scott Taylor gifted by Kevin (Thank you) Tony Halme - picked up through Waiver/Free Agency Current Loans: Big Van Vader - Loaned to WWF Jim Neidhart loaned to AWA for Nikita Koloff Cactus Jack loaned to AWA for Lex Luger

World Championship Wrestling - 3/15 Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura welcome us in to World Championship Wrestling this week and we’ve got a huge night… six-man tag team action is coming our way with Ron Garvin, Owen Hart, & Davey Boy Smith taking on Rick Martel along with Power/Glory. Plus, we’ll hear from Lex Luger on the challenges from Nikita and Muta… and Tully Blanchard says he’s here to confront James J Dillon… what a night… fans let’s head to the ring! The Road Warriors piss pound two jabronis and drop one of them on their heads. Scott Hall hits the Diamond Death Drop on some dude who then has to get carted out. Flyin Brian looks like a rocketman as he flies from all over the ring to take out his foe. We get our first major issue as Tully Blanchard comes out and he is running down JJ Dillon something awful… we find out that JJ is in the back and he is with Ron Garvin… he is informing Garvin that he can’t wrestle tonight because of the injury and he won’t sign off on the match! Owen and Davey Boy say they’ll find someone to sub in… looks like it will be the Z-Man. This turns when Tully then confront JJ backstage and we get a heated argument about how JJ never cared for the Horsemen… never cared for Tully… he only cares about his lil brat kids at home and that pulls JJ right into Tully’s face and now we’ve got security breaking them up… Tully walks off with a smirk…. Big Josh and Tommy Rich defeat the State Patrol in a well match… Mike Rotundo comes out - Rocking his Syracuse singlet again... this guy can't catch a break. Abdullah the Butcher has got Gary Hart in his corner as he forks the hell out of some kid… didn’t expect juice on TBS tonight! Lex Luger then comes out and he says he challenges Nikita and Muta… Luger isn’t afraid of either man and he says he’ll take them both on at the same time… but Paul E and Uncle Ivan say they want to make him really feel some pain… so maybe Sting will be his partner… that lights up the crowd but everyone knows Sting can’t wrestle right now… Muta and Nikita then draw near only for Flyin Brian to say he’s going to partner up with Luger… he and Luger shake hands… we find out that this big tag team match is going to take place next week right here on WCW… plus Sting will be here! WOWZA! Kona Crush comes out and defeats Bill Irwin… Crush is an interesting project here in WCW right now… he’s got the look… he has got some skills… how will he fare? Main Event - Six-Man Tag… Rick Martel and Power/Glory w/ Brother Love vs Davey Boy Smith, Owen Hart, & Z-Man (subbing for Garvin) ends up being quite the mash-up. Davey Boy and Owen are in prime spots to be big stars in the future… Tom Zenk plays his role well… he knows he isn’t at the top but he likes to get close and does a good job. Martel looks awesome here… physically and technically… Roma and Hercules do good… the finish is HOT… Martel counters a Z-Man top rope drop kick into a Boston Crab for the submission but while he holds on… Ron Garvin pushes his way through security and comes out to attack him and Martel and Garvin are going at it! These guys are rolling all over the ring… security comes out and some other wrestlers… Martel swipes at him some more… Garvin says he wants him anytime anywhere!

Abdullah the Butcher Davey Boy Smith Harley Race Jushin Thunder Liger Kevin Sullivan Big Josh Ole Anderson Sting Rick Martel Ron Garvin Scott Hall The Great Muta The Z-Man Bill Irwin El Gigante Ivan Koloff Kona Crush Tommy Rich Vampire Warrior Marc Mero Flyin Brian Big Bossman 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 Jose Estrada Jr Shawn Michaels Marty Jannetty Henry Godwin Phineas Godwin RW Animal RW - Hawk Wahoo McDaniels Tatanka Fatu Samu Brian Knobbs Jerry Saggs Michael Rotundo Hercules Paul Roma Dan Spivey Kevin Nash Big Van Vader - Loaned to WWF Nikita Koloff > Jim Neidhart (Going to AWA for Loan) Lex Luger > Cactus Jack Tully Blanchard James J Dillon Paul E Dangerously Sherri Johnny Ace Brother Love Masa Chono Brian Christopher Adam Bomb Zeus Scott Taylor Tony Halme Tugboat, Iron Sheik, John Nord, Dino Bravo, Earthquake, Koko Ware, Bob Orton, Jacques Rougeau, Terry Funk > Should be with WWF Here's a copy and paste list for you. Abdullah the Butcher Davey Boy Smith Harley Race Jushin Thunder Liger Kevin Sullivan Big Josh Ole Anderson Sting Rick Martel Ron Garvin Scott Hall The Great Muta The Z-Man Bill Irwin El Gigante Ivan Koloff Kona Crush Tommy Rich Vampire Warrior Marc Mero Flyin Brian Big Bossman 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 Jose Estrada Jr Shawn Michaels Marty Jannetty Henry Godwin Phineas Godwin RW Animal RW - Hawk Wahoo McDaniels Tatanka Fatu Samu Brian Knobbs Jerry Saggs Michael Rotundo Hercules Paul Roma Dan Spivey Kevin Nash Big Van Vader - Loaned to WWF Nikita Koloff > Jim Neidhart (Going to AWA for Loan) Lex Luger > Cactus Jack Tully Blanchard James J Dillon Paul E Dangerously Sherri Johnny Ace Brother Love Masa Chono Brian Christopher Adam Bomb Zeus Scott Taylor Tony Halme

I’ll pick up ludvig

So, can I add him? I will double-check my roster for numbers.

@kevinmcfl @Autistic Dragon what do you guys have with these two?

WCW would like to make a claim on two names I am not seeing - Scott Taylor - Scotty too Hotty and Tony Halme - Ludvig Borga. Can someone help if they are taken/free as I am not seeing them on any rosters but I also don't know all alias'

WCW Power Hour - 3/8 Tony Schiavone & Paul E Dangerously Power Hour is primed and ready to go this morning and Paul E and Tony are a great pairing. WCW seems to be all about some fresh young talent right now and we get a view of some of them right now… The Samoans, Tatanka, Owen Hart, Savio Vega, Jushin Liger are all in action. We get the WCW Top 10… Lex Luger - WCW Champion Great Muta - International Champion Nikita Koloff - US Champion Rick Martel - TV Champion Flyin Brian Davey Boy Smith Scott Hall One Man Gang Owen Hart Tommy Rich Junkyard Dog In our main event… Davey Boy Smith defeated Hercules in a hard fought battle of the strong guys. Paul Roma got involved and so did Owen Hart… but then when Rick Martel came out, Ron Garvin thwarted him and all hell broke loose. Garvin cut a masterful promo when he call Martel a paper champion with a glass jaw… and his hands of stone are going to break that glass jaw and turn that paper title back into gold when it comes around his waist! World Championship Wrestling - 3/8 Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura A big time Saturday Night show here… we find out that Sting will be here tonight… plus we’ll see Muta in action… Nikita in action… and a main event with Rick Martel defending the Television Championship against Owen Hart! Harley Race & Bob Orton beat up some local young dudes. The Great Muta is on fire tonight and he looks like a million dollars. The Skyscrapers rule the world… the highlight is seeing the helicopter throw from Nash… such a great visual. Tatanka fights back… he looks great. Big promo from JJ Dillon who says that he has no quorum with Tully Blanchard… but it doesn’t take long for Tully to come out and he talks about challenging JJ Dillon to a fight… JJ says that Tully knows damn well he can’t get in that ring ever again… Tully says he better put up… shut up… or get out because he’s running him out of WCW one way or another! Abdullah the Butcher cuts up some poor dudes skull. Nikita Koloff hits a Russian Sickle on some poor schmuck and he doesn’t get up! The Z-Man flies off the top rope with a dropkick that electrifies the crowd. The Nasty Boys… well they are nasty and pretty dangerous in the ring. Another big promo… Sting comes out on crutches with Lex Luger. They put over the big World Title situation… Luger says that he knows Sting will always be in his corner… Sting says he is training hard and he is doing everything he can to come back… he hopes to be back for the Great American Bash in July… this brings out Nikita who is looking like he’s going to attack Sting… but then Muta comes out… Paul E runs his mouth… Muta mysts Sting… Luger violently pushes Sting out of the way and takes a Russian Sickle… Muta and Nikita then stare each other down… Sting needs help to the back! Scott Hall with a nasty Diamond Death Drop on a young Marc Merrow… sells like a champ… Hall comes over and he and Jesse work the crowd. Main Event time… Owen and Martel go 15-minutes and Martel pulls out a handful of tights roll up. Technical masterpiece… Martel makes Owen look amazing tonight… Brother Love and his boys are out there but Ron Garvin and Davey Boy even the odds… we find out they will be in a six-man next week! See you then!

Huge SNME and then we come back for Prime Time... I love the promos and the write-ups for the show. You jumped right into the WWF feel and hit on all cylinders. Jake Roberts showing up is huge and a big boost for the WWF - he is an instant star - and could pop right to the top of any side of the card. Then you've got Funk - Dusty oh yeah Rude and Earthquake - WWF is cooking right now.

World Championship Wrestling - 3/1 Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura welcome us in for a new era of World Championship Wrestling. We get a couple of big segments but nothing of huge note. WCW Top 10 Lex Luger - WCW Champion The Great Muta - International Champion Nikita Koloff - US Champion Rick Martel - Television Champion Flyin Brian Davey Boy Smith Scott Hall Tommy Rich Owen Hart One Man Gang Tatanka We get a special segment with JJ Dillon talking about the status of Ric Flair who has left WCW… but then we see Tully Blanchard come out of the back… he and JJ go off on one another… sounds something like… Tully: You thought you created the Horsemen JJ… and now you think you can kill the Horsemen… well maybe the Horsemen are dead and gone but I am still here! You sent me away so you could pull the strings but brother I am right here and I know that no one is willing to stand next to you. I’ve seen you JJ… I’ve seen you with the blood on your face… the knucks in your pocket… hell half the guys in the back can’t trust you or have been double-crossed by you… and I know better than all of them! So JJ… I am telling you right now… I am making it my mission in 1990 - I am going to ruin you… and if I ruin WCW in the meantime then by golly… the walls will come crumbling down! Lex Luger cut a nice promo thanking Sting… we find out that he’ll be here on the show next week… the promo is cut short by Paul E who says that it is now time for Luger to accept the challenge… the Great Muta has put it all on the line and Luger has to accept but as soon as he’s about to sign… out comes Nikita Koloff and Ivan Koloff! They are jumping down the throat of the champion now and Nikita says he is challenging Luger… he’s the number one contender… Ross asks if he’s turning in the title but Ivan says no… he says that Nikita is next in line… chaos ensues… Muta mysts Nikita…. Nikita sickles Luger…. All hell breaks loose. The Road Warriors defend the newly minted WCW Tag Team Championships against team of Abdullah and the Berzerker… it was a shit show. Other things of note… Ron Garvin cut Rick Martel in half and has challenged him to a street fight! Flyin Brian says that he has his sights set on the title and avenging Sting! Owen and Davey talk about how the Power and Glory were nothing but Lucky and they’ve got the Hart to come back and get those titles!

Available for Trade - Can come as soon as Now Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty Davey Boy Smith Owen Hart Jushin Thunder Liger Tommy Rich Fatu & Samu Brian Knobbs & Jerry Saggs April 1st Rick Martel June 1st RW Animal & Hawk The Great Muta

Chaos is the name of the game in Memphis and you capture it well here. I don't know about 1990 Dustin Rhodes vs Randy Savage... that seems to be a huge mismatch even though Dustin was the Natural... fast forward 2 years and I am all over it. Taker and Taker... the Takers... if you will... I feel like they're on track for the gold but I don't know how long they will stay belts or turn into Urns and Necklaces with these two...