[1997-02-10-WCW-Nitro] NWO and Randy Anderson

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

The Wolfpac and Bischoff are out with Nick Patrick. They decide to run off the announcers and Nash immediately points out that he looks like Vince Neil in his sunglasses. Motley Crue reference in 1997, I love dated Nash references.

 

They are out because they have heard Randy Anderson has something to say to them. He is out with his wife and children and asks for his job back. Bischoff feigns that he's rethinking his position and somberly asks the Anderson to children to tell their dad that he's STILL FIRED. Hall and Nash laugh in their faces and this is some awesome heat building. This is the kind of angle that can only happen when a company is hot enough that everyone involved benefits from rubbing shoulders with the entire crew.

 

Bischoff finally shows that he has a heart by making a Nick Patrick vs Randy Anderson match for the following week on Nitro. I can't say enough for how hate-worthy Bischoff is in this. He is phenomenal, and I LOVE this angle.

[Strummer]

Motley Crue reference in 1997, I love dated Nash references.

Hey they got a gig on RAW in 1998!

[soup23]

Could have sworn I commented on this?

 

Anyway, The sioundbytes when they see Andersons family is great. "what is this family feud?" The laugh that Nash gives when Bisch tells Andersons daughter he is still fired is also glorious. NWO at their dick best.

[Kevin Ridge]

Randy Anderson ends up bringing out his wife and kids to confront the NWO over getting fired. I think Piper's kid would beat up Anderson's kid. Bischoff remains so unlikable. I really want to punch him in the face.

[stomperspc]

Great angle. Bischoff is detestable in this segment. Hogan and Nash come off like really bullies as well in these Randy Anderson segments. Their cool guy routine works as a heel act when they are put in a situation like this one where they are clearly in the wrong. On Austin's podcast recently, Nash talked about Sullivan doing nothing but booking heat on the heels around this time which is this is a prime example of.

[BackToBionic]

This is pretty bad. I assume that's his real family and that makes it even weirder.

 

I was there and you could neither hear nor see a thing so it was like an intermission.

[El-P]

Last week Piper, now Rander Anderson. These babyfaces have no dignity in bringing their kids around to get sympathy. But seriously, this is great. "Can you please tell your daddy, that he's STILL fired !" is one of the all-time great dick heel punchlin ever to me. Just classic stuff. Bischoff was great, just despicable and sleazy, as were the Outsiders laughing in the face of poor Randy Anderson.

[PeteF3]

Nash going all Charles Dickens on us was great, too. So is Nick Patrick suddenly acting all macho once Bischoff makes the challenge on his behalf. It's kind of bullshit that they couldn't play this in the arena, though.

[KB8]

Bischoff is really something else as detestable asshole right now. "Tell your daddy...he's STILL fired" is the obvious highlight, but Nash and Hall laughing like goobers beside him really add to  the feel of Anderson being bullied for no good reason.

[dawho5]

What an incredible thing they are doing.  They turn the head ref heel as part of the nWo, then have an other ref somehow step on his toes.  Then they torture that ref into accepting a match with a bigger, more physically imposing referee who happens to be their own turned ref.  On paper it seems ridiculous and not entertaining at all.  In reality it was glorious.