Autistic Dragon Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 Debeers pulls some clever legal maneuvering but Jarrett bites back by ensuring he finally faces Atlas. Dibiase trying to drive a wedge between the Horsemen before he and Williams go for the tag titles. Like the idea of Luger and Gilbert defending the titles in their first tournament matches. Terri wastes no time completing her face turn by backing up Medusa. Piper brings in a new partner for a loser leaves street fight. Hope he picked wisely. Loved Lawler no-selling Flair's poking at his restaurant job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet-Left Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 Loved the finish of that women's match! Nice brawl to the back for the big guys in the US title match! Ric Flair versus Ted DiBiase is an amazing main event, love seeing Dr Death look so strong at the end! Looking forward to WrestleWar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 LOL, Debeers gets the upper hand but form only a brief amount of time. He better be ready for Mr. USA! So many big names in the Crowning. I have no idea who's going to win it. I'm liking unhinged Sid. I was wondering if Terri would get fully involved in the Woman's division. Well, that's solved. Great job giving the Woman a nice spotlight. Dibiase playing mind games with the Horsemen is pretty smart. Gets them off their game. I want a Slamburger LOL. Flair vs. Lawler at the Mid South Coliseum! No need to say more. Sells itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted April 25 Author Report Share Posted April 25 APRIL 17, 1989 MID-SOUTH COLISEUM “The Crowning” Round 1 (The Winner of the Crowning Gets $100,000 & a Future WCW World Title Shot) “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert © vs Sting WCW World Television Title is on the Line Sting defeats “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert by submission when he followed up a Stinger Splash with the Scorpion Leglock. wrEddie Gilbert was once again by himself as Missy Hyatt has not been seen since Clash of Champions when her two men, Gilbert and Tatum, squared off against each other. Whether it was Missy not being there or Sting being on top of his game, Gilbert struggles to get much going in this bout. Sting did little celebrating when given the TV title as he said that it is great to be a champion but he really wants to earn that World Title! Hacksaw Butch Reed vs Psycho Sid with Oliver Humperdink Give Hacksaw some credit here as he went toe to toe with the monster across from him. Both men hit each other with some huge moves and there were many near pinfalls. This was the first time since bringing Sid to WCW that Humperdink actually looked nervous. This must be why he thought he needed to get involved. After Sid had nailed Reed in the corner with a closed fist, ref Pee Wee Anderson tried to step in and admonish Sid. Humperdink took the opportunity to wrap the tag rope around Reed’s neck and choke him. Reed was flailing around but the ref couldn’t see the rope. Finally, Reed managed an elbow to the face of Humperdink and the manager went flying. This took a lot of energy out of Reed who staggered out of the corner right into a powerbomb and a victory for Psycho Sid. “The Total Package” Lex Luger © vs Terry Funk (WCW United States Title is in the Line) Funk pulled out every dirty trick in the book and had Luger in some serious trouble until Luger rallied for the victory with the clothesline/Torture Rack Combo. “Mr. USA” Tony Atlas vs Col. Debeers While we have already seen some big matches, this just might be the one the crowd has been waiting for. Everyone in the building hoped Debeers finally would get what is coming to him. Every time Jerry Jarrett has thought he has Debeers set up to wrestle someone of the likes of Atlas, Debeers has found a way out of it. Well, tonight, it looks like we will finally see Debeers put-up or shut-up. Debeers comes out first and the Mid-South Coliseum is shaking from the raucous boos. Debeers does everything he can to insight them even more. These boos change to cheers as Atlas takes his first steps from behind the curtain. WHAM… from behind… the Iron Sheik, Mr. Saito, and the Russian Assassin attack Atlas. The beating is brutal and there is no help coming for Atlas. Reed has just been power-bombed from Sid and Ron Simmons is not in the building. After the attack has done its job, the Anti-American Coalition roll Atlas into the ring. Even though Atlas can barely stand up, Debeers is screaming at Pee Wee Anderson to ring the bell. Anderson, seems unsure what to do but Atlas is in the ring and is standing up, even though propped up by the ropes. Anderson decides to call for the bell and the match is under way. This takes only a few seconds as Debeers connects with a reverse piledriver on Atlas and then we get the 3-count. After Anderson has raised Debeers hand, he struts out of the ring like he has just accomplished some major feat. With Debeers already gone, the rest of the AAC, attack Atlas once again. Finally, we get Sting and Luger who come to his rescue but the damage is done. Many in the crowd wonder if we will see Atlas in the near future. WOMEN’S TAG TEAM MATCH Magnificent Mimi & Wendy Richter vs Madusa Micelli & Terri Powers It is like these 4 women realize that the future of WCW women’s wrestling depends on the show they put on tonight. All 4 give everything they got with the end coming in a moment of chaos. Madusa was in playing the face in peril and finally made the hot tag to Terri. Terri, comes in with a quick flex and then goes wild as both Mimi and Richter are being throttled from pillar to post. Madusa recovers enough and we go 2 on 2 with the babyfaces in complete control. The end comes in spectacular fashion as Terri and Madusa connect with Double Superplexes on the heels. Nobody seems to know or care who the legal women are in the ring but it doesn’t matter as Madusa covers Richter and Terri covers Mimi for the double pin and the win. The crowd seems to really like this new element to WCW. LOSER LEAVE TOWN STREET FIGHT MATCH Jake “The Snake” Roberts & Magnificent Muraco vs Roddy Piper & Mystery Partner Interesting thing here was with Snake and Muraco already in the ring, Piper came out all alone. When ref Teddy Long asked who is partner was, Piper negatively shook his head. Snake and Muraco, in street clothes ready for a rumble, told Piper that the contract was signed and that he had no choice but to face them alone. Piper shrugged like it was no big deal. WHAM… Muraco and Snake with the immediate double team attack. While there are not really any rules in this street fight, Teddy Long was able to get Muraco to the apron for a somewhat normal tag team match set up. Muraco and Snake were just too much for Piper and, at times, the beating was just brutal. Piper has blood dripping down his face as he is being tossed around like a sack of potatoes. It almost seemed too easy. Muraco and Snake were having a grand time. Roberts eventually connects with a DDT but instead of covering Piper, Muraco and Snake just watch Piper suffer. They start toying with the fans as Piper eventually begins to crawl to the corner. The camera catches Piper untying the bottom turnbuckle as Muraco, with a big smirk on his face starts to strut to him! WHAM… Piper, out of nowhere, nails Muraco with a loaded right hand with what appears to be a pair of brass knuckles. Muraco goes down… as is Piper. Snake unsure of what happens rushes over to check on his teammate. Piper is now up. WHAM… Brass knuckles punch to Snake. Piper drags himself onto of Snake… Teddy Long, surprised as anyone, makes the 3-count. Somehow, Piper has survived! The camera goes back and shows the replay of Piper getting the brass knuckles out of the bottom turnbuckle. Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone are shocked but admit that nothing should ever be put past Roddy Piper. “The Crowning” Round 2 (The Winner of the Crowning Gets $100,000 & a Future WCW World Title Shot) “WCW World Television Champ” Sting vs Psycho Sid with Oliver Humperdink (TV Title is not on the line) As the match starts, we notice that Humperdink has come to the ring with a cane. Jim Ross suggests that he must have gotten injured when he fell off the ring apron after getting hit by Reed’s elbow when he was choking Hacksaw. As for the match itself, Sting does a great job of selling all of Sid’s big moves while Psycho Sid plays it pretty stiff and No Sells much of what Sting is doing. This gives the match the illusion that it is being dominated by Humperdink’s monster. Sting finally makes a comeback and has Sid up against the ropes and set up for the Stinger Splash. As Sting screams to the crowd, Humperdink climbs up on the apron. Sting rushes across the ring and leaps…. WHAM… Humperdink with the new cane accidently cracks his own man in the head. Couple that with the Splash and Sid is down. Sing covers him. Ref Pee Wee Anderson rushes in. 1…2…3! Jim Ross: Oh bawh Gawd! Sting has won. The streak is over. Sid has suffered his first defeat in WCW. Sting is going to the finals of the Crowning. “WCW United States Champion” Lex Luger vs Colonel Debeers (U.S. Title in not on the line) Luger seems to have learned from earlier in the night and is paying attention on his way to the ring as he knows that any member of the Anti-American Coalition could attack at any time. He also is coming to the ring with Hacksaw Butch Reed in case of an all-out attack. Colonel Debeers, surprisingly, does come to the ring by himself. As soon as he steps foot in the ring, he demands the house microphone. Colonel Debeers: It is not bad enough that I am being forced against my will to wrestle this freak Lex Luger but I will not wrestle with the likes of this creature, Butch Reed at ringside. He is not a manager and frankly, I have no idea what he is doing here. Reed walks right up to Debeers and looks him dead in the eye… Hacksaw Reed: I am as much of a manager as any of your goons that attacked my friend Tony Atlas a little while ago but, because I have so much respect for the WCW fans, I want them to see you get broken in half by Lex Luger, so I will leave. Oh, but one thing before I go! WHAM… Reed unloads on Debeers with a huge right hand and then tells Pee Wee Anderson to ring the bell like he did before in the match with Debeers and Atlas. Reed actually only goes halfway up the ramp and takes a seat. DING…DING…. DING! The match is under way and starts with Luger wrestling from the top but give Debbers some credit. He used enough dirty tactics to change the momentum. The crowd really gets behind Luger and he starts one last come back. After a few big blows by Luger he calls for the “Torture Rack.” From out of nowhere, here comes Saito, Iron Sheik and The Russian Assassin. Give Hacksaw Butch Reed some credit as he fights off 3 members of the AAC long enough for Luger to hoist up Debeers into The Rack. It looks like Luger is going to break him in half. Debeers is flailing around like a fish out of water and he finally submits! The crowd is going wild. Luger dumps Debeers to the ground just as the AAC get around Reed and head to the ring. Luger, knowing that he has another match coming up, exits stage left and escapes the attack. As Luger thanks Hacksaw Reed, Jim Ross hypes up the final match of the Crowning as Luger will face his best friend, Sting, for $100,000 and a shot at the WCW World Title. WCW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard © vs Ted Dibiase & “Dr. Death” Steve Williams One thing that did happen in this match that both Ted Dibiase and Dr. Seath predicted was that at no time did Ric Flair make any attempt to leave the locker room and help his fellow Horsemen. That doesn’t mean that it was going to be fought evenly and by rules. Woman did her best to make sure the Horseman left with the belt. From distracting the ref, to grabbing hold of Dibiase’s leg to courageously smacking Dr. Death across the face, Woman was involved from the opening bell. Despite all that Woman did, the Horseman were in trouble in this one. There was no way to match Dr. Death’s power and Dibiase can simply do it all in the ring. While the Horsemen did have plenty of time wrestling from the top, it appeared that their title reign was in jeopardy. That is until Woman sprays Ted Dibiase in the eyes with perfume. Dibiase is now like Ray Charles wrestling a bear… He has no shot. Dr. Death tried to take over but he is still not 100% and eventually the Horseman are in control. We see Dibiase tag himself in to try and give Dr. Death a break but this just led to the end as he was literally wrestling blind. An Arn Anderson spinebuster followed by a slingshot suplex by Tully along with a grab of the tights during the ref’s count and the Horsemen survive. The Finals of The Crowning (The Winner of the Crowning Gets $100,000 & a Future WCW World Title Shot) WCW United States Champion “The Total Package” Lex luger Vs WCW World Television Champion Sting Both men are obviously excited at the opportunity that this match presents but you tell they both wish the match was against someone else. The match starts with a true handshake followed by about 5 minutes of nothing. We get a few armbars and a few leglocks but this is neither man’s forte. Eventually, Sting and Luger shake hands again and both agree the match is ON! Each man gives it his all and we see some big moves by each. After about 10 more minutes, both men appear to be dead even. The crowd moans as out comes Woman! Nobody knows what is going on. Sting and Luger both look at her and then at each other as if to say, “Is she with you?” They both shrug their shoulders and begin to wrestle again. At one point, Luger pushes Sting to the corner. Woman pounces and for the second time tonight, the perfume bottle is out and she sprays Sting in the eyes. Luger is beside himself and chases her up the aisle. Luger runs back to the ring to see if Sting is okay. Sting, like Dibiase, is flailing around. He is clawing at his eyes. Luger puts his hand on him to try and help him. WHAM… Sting hits Luger by accident. Luger shrugs it off and tries to tells Sting what happened. Sting still can’t see. Luger again comes to his aid. WHAM… again Sting in self-defense mode, hits Luger. Luger seems frustrated even though he knows Sting is just trying to protect himself. WHAM… This time it is Luger with a huge clothesline. He figures the only way to get Sting the help he needs is to end the match. Luger picks up Sting… WHAM… Powerbomb! Luger mercifully covers Sting as Teddy Long makes the 3-count. Luger immediately calls for help as officials rush in and are pouring water all over Sting’s eyes. He is taken to the back as an upset Luger is not celebrating one of the biggest wins in his career. WCW WORLD TITLE MATCH “Nature Boy” Ric Flair with Woman © vs Jerry “The King” Lawler Mid-South Coliseum has seen its share of big matches before. They have blown the roof of the place both with cheers for their favorites including the King and deafening choruses of boos for those they hate. This one might have been the loudest of both worlds. By bringing wrestling back to Memphis, WCW has endeared it to the fans and now they get to cheer their hometown hero in a World Title match has them exploding with excitement. That is until Flair is lead to the ring by Woman. After what she just did to Dibiase and Sting, she is enemy #1. With these two in the match, we already know it is an instant classic. As we get near the 30-minute mark, we see the champ in some serious trouble. We have already seen him flip himself over the turnbuckle out onto the floor. He has suffered in agony at the King’s version of figure four. Lawler has pulled the strap down and nailed the middle rope fist drop. Now he is calling for the piledriver. Woman is up on the apron while the ref is admonishing her get down. WHAM… Flair has mustered the strength to shove The King into ref Pee Wee Anderson and down he goes. Woman, for the third time tonight, reaches into the purse for the perfume bottle. She starts toward the King. Suddenly the crowd erupts… Lex Luger is running to the ring. He heads straight for Woman who looks like she has seen a ghost. She takes off in the other direction and narrowly escapes up the ramp. Luger goes to Pee Wee Anderson but he is out… Luger goes to check on Lawler who is struggling to his feet. Luger helps him up and points him in the direction of Flair who is in big trouble. WHAM… Luger grabs Lawler’s arm and connects with a devastating short armed clothesline. Luger quickly drags Flair on top of Lawler. Next he drags Pee Wee Anderson over and uses his own arm to lift and drop Anderson’s arm 3 times for the World’s fastest 3 count. Luger basically in a full sprint makes an escape as he is dragging Flair behind him. They as he is dodging all types of debris on the way. Give Mid-South Coliseum security its due. Somehow, a riot was avoided as Jerry Lawler drags himself up on the bottom rope and stares out into the abyss and thinks how close he came to being WCW World Champion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 Sting starts the night with a bang winning the TV title. Sid actually needs some help to get past Reed. Luger has better luck than Gilbert. Debeers manages to screw Atlas out of a fair match again. Terri might've just earned herself a women's title match. Piper brought a partner alright, just not the kind we expected. Sting's banner night continues as he breaks Sid's streak. Reed avenges his friend by helping Luger advance. Woman steps up to make sure her boys retain the tag titles. Luger legitimately deserves a award for his acting in the match with Sting. Made sure it he caught everyone off guard when he literally dragged Flair across the finish line. Woman's Horsemen now have all the gold but Luger now has a shot at Flair's title, I'll be looking forward to how that's resolved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control21 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 Sting and Sid looked impressive tonight, but it was Luger who stole headlines towards the end. Very enjoyable show overall, Ric Flair and the Horsemen still seem to be the top dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 WrestleWar! Here we go! Sting kicks off the night with a bang as he wins the TV title and advances! Poor Gilbert, he's fallen on hard times. Reed goes down, but he did take a lot out of Sid. With a big win over Funk, Luger has some serious momentum going. What else would we expect from Debeers. No doubt about it, the Woman's division is on fire! Damn! I can't believe Piper pulled that off! What a moment! Big things ahead for Piper. Sting's on a big roll tonight. Wins a title, ends a streak and advances. Finally! Debeers gets his comeuppance! Thanks to Woman, the Horsemen retain. Loved all the chaos caused by Woman in the Luger/Sting match. WOW! Luger completes a full on heel turn and nearly causes a riot in Memphis! Talk about heat! I was wondering when we would get a 4th horsemen and that question has been answered. Great show! This opened up a lot of interesting possibilities. Looking forward to the aftermath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowBlowPodcast Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 Sting and Luger... .Lawler and Flair.... HUGE double main event. Now we get the real deal total package who is without question the hottest thing in WCW right now. I want to a see a world where the rocket is strapped to him and see just how far he can go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted May 8 Author Report Share Posted May 8 EPISODE #34 MAY 1, 1989 WCW UPDATES FOLLOWING WRESTLEWAR: UPCOMING BIG EVENTS: Jeff Jarrett opened this week’s show by saying how excited he was for WCW to be moving towards summer and announced the next two big events for the territory. 1. Clash of Champions: Guts & Glory on June 14th at the Pensacola Bay Center. Interesting things here is that all military personal from nearby Englin Air Force Bay can get in for free. 2. The Great American Bash on July 23rd and 24th at the Omni in Atlanta. This two-night event is one of the biggest WCW events of the year! FALLOUT FROM WRESTLEWAR: 1. It seems the Horsemen are now complete. Lex Luger confirmed his disgusting heel turn on TV this week as he along with Ric Flair, Arn Anderson and Women came out gloating at how stupid Sting could be to fall for what happened at WrestleWar. Jim Ross reminded everyone that Luger came out and helped Ric Flair defend his World Title against Jerry “The King” Lawler when he nailed his with a shocking short-armed clothesline. Flair added that nobody can deny the dominance of the Horsemen as they now control every major title in WCW with Flair as the World Champion, Luger as the United States Title and Arn and Tully with the World Tag Titles. Jim Ross tried to upset the apple cart when he reminded Luger that be winning “the Crowning” at Wrestlewar, he earned a future world title shot and asked him if he knew when he would cash on? Women interrupted and told Jim Ross to stay out of Horseman business. Arn and Tully now took over the interview and had a grand old time letting everyone know that their “favorite” tag team, Ted Dibiase and Dr. Death couldn’t take the heat after they were destroyed at WrestleWar and have not been seen since. 2. Roddy Piper strutted out to a huge ovation as the Hot Rod told Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross never to question him again. Piper told everyone that he could beat Jake “The Snake” Roberts and “The Not-So Magnificent” Don Muraco all by himself. Piper continued to gloat about those two goons are gone from WCW for at least the next year! 3. Eddie Gilbert has fallen on some rough times recently. First, Missy Hyatt has seemed to have vanished from WCW as she was frustrated at his jealousy in terms of what he believed was an attempt by “Hollywood” John Tatum moving in on Missy. Then at WrestleWar , he lost a pretty one-sided match vs Sting for his WCW World Television Title. Gilbert declined a post-match interview and was not on TV this week. He seems to still be under contract with WCW but that seems to be up in the air. 4. “Mr. USA” Tony Atlas was severely injured by the pre-match attack by The Anti-American Coalition (Mr. Saito, The Russian Assassin and The Iron Sheik) before his match at WrestleWar with Colonel Debeers. Jerry Jarrett was very frustrated at the attack which he said was obviously orchestrated by Col. Debeers. In fact, he was so upset that he banned the entire AAC from television this week. 5. The WCW Women’s Division: The match at WrestleWar between Madusa Micelli & Terri Powers vs Wendy Richter & Magnificent Mimi was a hit with the fans. So much so that Jerry Jarrett has decided to add a WCW Women’s Title. He promises more information in the near future. THIS WEEK ON TV: 1. Moment of the Week: Jerry “The King” Lawler was attacked by two men during his match with Allen Hunt. These two men really roughed up the King pretty badly before leaving him laying in the center of the ring. Neither Tony Schiavone nor Jim Ross had any idea of who these two were. As the two attackers left the ring, they could be heard saying, “What comes around goes around Lawler!” Again, Schiavone and Ross had no idea who they were or what they were talking about. 2. It seems like Teddy Long has left the referee ranks and has joined the managerial ranks. This week, we saw Hacksaw Butch Reed and Ron Simmons win their tag match against The Long Riders (Black Bart & Ron Bass) as Reed connected with the Top Rope Shoulder Block on Bass. The interesting thing here was that the fan favorites (Reed and Simmons) came to the ring with Teddy long. After the match at the interview area, Reed, Simmons and Long said that they have joined forces in an effort to make sure that the Anti-American Coalition doesn’t attack any other black wrestlers like they did to Tony Atlas. Teddy Long said that he is now the manager of the tag team that is going to spell DOOM for the AAC. 3. The WCW United States Tag Team Champions, The Freebirds, seem to want an upgrade as they easily won their match today against James Bradley and Keith Steiborn. During their post-match promo, both Michael Hayes and Jim Garvin called out the WCW World Tag Champions, Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard. The Freebirds said they already beat the Rock n Roll Express at Clash of Champions and have also beaten every other team in WCW so it was time they step up in competition and take on the World Champions. 4. Two new babyfaces made their debuts in winning fashion this week on TV. First, it was “The Texas Tornado” Kerry VonErich who defeated Verlon Biggs with The Discus Punch. Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross really hyped up VonErich and claimed that he could be a threat to Ric Flair and the WCW World Title. VonErich said he was in WCW to test his ability against the best in the business. A little later, the fans were treated to a win by The Patriot. This wrestler came out in American-flag styled tights and a stars and stripes mask. The fans were excited by his power and speed and also his American spirit as they have been so sick of the Anti-American Coalition. His win this week came with a devastating Full Nelson Slam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 Woman shutting down any speculation as to how the Horsemen are handling Luger's title shot. Teddy Long is ready to bring Doom to the AAC playa. The women's division will be complete with the addition of the WCW women's title. Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart tracked Lawler all the way to WCW to defend the honor of Stampede wrestling. The Freebirds aren't content with 2nd place, their aiming to be #1. Kerry and the Patriot both make stellar impressions on the WCW fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 Hurt to give up the Patriot, but glad to see you give him the debut he deserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 The Horsemen are clicking on all cylinders and riding high. I can't wait to see what's next for Piper. Poor Gilbert. He's really down on his luck right now. You've done a great job building the Woman's division. Next step, a woman's title. Oh man, Lawler has a new threat to deal with. What a way to bring in Owen and Anvil. YES! DOOM is officially a team! Freebirds are stepping up into Horsemen territory. The Texas Tornado has arrived! I'm ready to see another Flair/Von Erich battle. With the AAC running rampant, this is perfect timing for the Patriot to be a hero. It's going to be a hot summer in WCW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowBlowPodcast Posted May 15 Report Share Posted May 15 I don't know if there is fallout from WrestleWar or rebuilding. Big names coming in. hot storylines. Now we can play the Will Luger cash in card... I always wonder what would have happened if they pulled the trigger on him before 91... Also... Harts don't give up a feud no matter what... Ask Bret about Goldberg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted May 25 Author Report Share Posted May 25 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING EPISODE #34 MAY 25, 1989 PREVIEW SHOW Clash of Champions: Guts and Glory: Pensacola: June 14 “Mr. Magnificent” Kevin Kelly vs Sam Houston The arrogant Mr. Magnificent recently appeared in WCW and has done everything in his power to get under the skin of the fans. From his constant bragging about his nearly 300-pound muscular physique to his over-doing it against some of the weaker jobbers in WCW to his constant dirty tactics, especially some violent choke holds, Kelly has gotten the attention of some of the WCW babyfaces. Recently, Kendall Windham challenged him to a match after Kelly said there wasn’t any competition here in WCW. Kelly managed to choke Kendall with a hidden rope until Windham was almost unconscious. Then he locked in a sleeper and Windham was counted out. Kelly refused to “wake up” Kendall and the ref reversed the decision. Kelly then shoved Pee Wee Anderson into the corner and was about to choke the ref. This brought out Sam Houston, Windham’s tag team partner. Houston, from behind, gave it to Mr. Magnificent pretty good. After the brawl, Kevin Kelly went to the interview area where he was fuming about the Pearl Harbor job by Sam Houston and what he would do to Houston if he had the guts to meet him at Clash of Champions… So here we are! Jeff Jarrett with Miss Texas vs Al Perez with Missy Hyatt Interesting thing here is the return of Missy Hyatt. Hyatt, who had managed both John Tatum and Eddie Gilbert recently disappeared when her two men seemed to have jealousy issues over who Missy really loved. A few weeks ago, Missy returned with “The Latin Heartthrob” as said that she finally met a man that was worthy of being in Hyatt International with her. Missy continued to pick on Eddie Gilbert by saying that he was just a hick from Tennessee and that he was never in her class. The “hick from Tennessee” comment brought out Jeff Jarrett and Miss. Tennessee. We get a little war of words between the two before JJ made the mistake of turning his back on Al Perez who sucker-punched him from behind. Jarrett looks for a little revenge at Clash of Champions, but Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone reminded him to expect the unexpected from Missy Hyatt. Young Stallions vs Long Riders Paul Roma and Jim Powers recently joined forces in a tag team known as the Young Stallions. The Young Stallions have been both charismatic and good-looking and quickly won over the fans. During a promo, they vowed to fight the toughest of the toughest and that they would not be a steppingstone for any other tag team in WCW. Ron Bass and Black Bart took offense to these youngsters thinking the road to the top would be easy to get to and with a few tobacco-spitting promos full of daggumnabitts and bull-whip crackins, the Long Riders made it very clear that the Stallions would soon feel the whip. This match seems to be a test of a young team trying to climb the ladder and an older team trying not to fall off that ladder. Contract Match: Scott Norton vs Ahmed Johnson Via video tape, Mr. Wrestling II, with all the Power Plant wrestlers around him, informs us that Jerry Jarrett made a recent visit to the Power Plant and was really impressed at all the “trainees” working so hard to make it to the big leagues. Mr. Wrestling II says that Jarrett was so impressed that he decided to allow Mr. Wrestling II to pick his two best students to wrestle in a Contract Match at Clash of Champions where the winner would be placed on the main roster for the remainer of 1989. You could see all of the eager faces on all the Power Plant wrestlers as they wanted to be named one of the combatants in the big match. Mr. Wrestling II, slowly looked around at all the guys and then announced that the match would be between Scott “The Flash” Norton and big 300-pound Tony Norris. The other wrestlers pretended to be excited for Norton and Norris but you could tell they were disappointed. The camera did catch the Huffman brothers who looked both surprised and angry. Either way, this is a big match for Norton and Norris. Doom with Teddy Long vs Grapplers Since the injury to Tony Atlas, Hacksaw Butch Reed and Ron Simmons have been pretty much wrestling as a tag team. Teddy Long continues to guide this team towards their ultimate goal which is to make sure Colonel Debeers and the Anti-American Coalition doesn’t get in their way up the ranks. This should be a war as The Grapplers are one of the toughest and most physical teams in the industry. Hercules Hernandez vs Cuban Assassin Hercules Hernandez recently made his WCW debut and in a surprising twist, seems to have the adoration of all the fans. This is partly due to being placed in a few matches where the jobbers turned to some dirty tactics which he simply overcame with his power. He also seems a bit humbler than in the past and is just looking to wrestle some of the best competition in the world. Psycho Sid with Oliver Humperdink vs Steve Keirn Ever since the hocket mask came off, Psycho Sid has been on a wave of destruction that even surpasses his time as Lord Humongous. Steve Keirn recently returned to WCW and while he has had a great career, he better be careful that his career doesn’t come to a violent end at Clash of Champions. Dick Murdoch, The Patriot and Brad Armstrong vs The Anti-American Coalition (Mr. Saito, The Russian Assassin and The Iron Sheik) with Col. Debeers acting as a manager The AAC returned from their one week suspension due to their attack on Tony Atlas at WrestleWar and it didn’t take them long to pick up where they left off… that is getting major heat for their words and their actions. Col. Debeers defeated Tim Horner after a series of dastardly tactics followed by a reverse piledriver. He was joined by Mr. Saito, the Russian Assassin and the Iron Sheik at the interview desk were Debeers blamed Jerry Jarrett for the injuries sustained to Tony Atlas at WrestleWar. Colonel Debeers: Each and every one one of you, no matter how little intelligence you do have, can remember me telling you that Colonel Debeers should not be in the ring with the likes of Tony Atlas as people like that are just inferior to me. Now Jerry Jarrett makes this mandatory match where I need to wrestle this non-equal. What did you think was going to happen to him. He is lucky I didn’t injury him more. Tony Schiavone: Not sure it was you who caused the injuries. It was your goons standing here who attacked Tony before the match. Iron Sheik: Missta Tony Schiavone… please show respect. We all know the American wrestler is weak. There is nobody who can prove America is equal to any of us. Suddenly, with a chorus of cheers, the Patriot comes rushing out. Patriot: Now I’ve heard about all I can take. You people come to America and all you do is complain about it. If we Americans are so bad, then you will have no problem picking one of you to wrestle me NOW! The Patriot walks to the ring…. Debeers waves at the Russian Assassin to go take care of this. Referee Pee Wee Anderson rushes to the ring and calls for the bell! WHAM…. From the get-go, the Patriot is tossing the Russian Assassin from pillar to post. The fans are going wild as we see the Patriot quickly connect with the Full Slam and the ref goes for to make the count. WHAM… Debeers, Saito and the Iron Sheik attack the Patriot before the 3-count. With the numbers the way they are, there is nothing the Patriot can do…. The crowd erupts as the calvary is rushing to the ring… it’s Doom (Hacksaw Reed and Ron Simmons along with Brad Armstrong and Dick Murdoch. The AAC is quickly beaten from the ring and the babyfaces are daring them to get back in as Debeers calls his troops to retreat. Surprisingly, it was Dick Murdoch who had the most to say. Jim Ross was a little surprised that he came to the Patriots aid. Dick Murdoch: Jim… I might not always do what the fans like. I’m my own man and I do what I think is right. And what is right is standing up for the old U.S. of A. I’m not about to let this Col. Debeers come into my home and take bad about it. If he wants a fight, well you better believe Captain Redneck is ready and willing! Well, it is clear that this is one of the bug matches at Clash of Champions. While the fans should be excited with the trio trying to put down the AAC, they also know that Debeers always has something up his sleeve. This one is not to be missed. WCW World Television Title Match: Sting © vs Curt Henig with Gary Young Gary Young recently did an interview with Jim Ross where he admitted that he was obsessed with trying to take out Dr. Death and Ted Dibiase. He went on to explain that he lost sight of the ultimate prize which is winning titles. He said that his hired guns, Abdullah the Butcher and Tarzan Goto, where too one dimensional as they just wanted to destroy whatever was in their path instead of focusing on winning matches. He finished the interview by saying that he would not return to WCW until he found a complete wrestler who would take him to the promise land. Well, Gary Hart did exactly that as he added “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig to his stable. Hennig can do it all in the ring. If you want to wrestle, he will wrestle. If you want power moves, he’s got them all. If you want to turn to the dirty tactics, he is fine with that. Hennig has quickly moved up the ladder and has earned a World Television Title match at Clash of Champions. With Sting and Hennig in the ring, you can be sure this one is going to be an instant classic. Semi-Main Event Jerry “The King” Lawler & “Rowdy” Roddy Piper vs The Hart Foundation It turns out that the two men who attacked Jerry Lawler during his TV match with Allen Hunt were Owen Hart and Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart who are related to the legendary Stu Hart from up in the Calgary territory. Both stated that last year, Lawler came up to Canada and disrespected the Harts and acted like he was the gift to wrestling. Owen Hart: Lawler… you came up to Calgary and tried to mess with the family business. My father Stu Hart has produced some of the greatest wrestlers this sport has ever seen and you Waltz in there like you owned the place. You attacked my brother. You attacked my brother-in-law standing here with me now. You shot off your mouth like Calgary was your territory… and then when you knew you were in too deep… you ran… you ran just like the Queen you are. Jim Neidhart: (starting with an evil laugh): Lawler… the time has come! The time is now! It is here. It’s time Owen and myself teach you Lawler… the punk that you are… what real wrestling is all about. You think you are the “King” because you were important in Memphis. MEMPHIS? I mean the town where wrestlers go to die! In fact, it’s the place where wrestling has died! And who killed it? You, Jerry Lawler… You! Last week, we began the extinction of Jerry Lawler! Notice, he is not here today! The time has come for Jerry Lawler’s wrestling career to come to a crashing halt…. He messed with the wrong family. When you talk about wrestling Royalty, you talk about the Harts! NOT THE FAKE KING, JERRY LAWLER. While Owen and The Anvil might have a point with their comments, nobody in Southern Wrestling could give two hoots about Stu Hart and Calgary but to cement these two as heels, Roddy Piper struts out! Roddy Piper: Ah… If it isn’t two of our fine friends from the North eh! Now Jim Ross, I heard you call this man to your right Jim, “The Anvil” Neidhart.” Now Mr. Neidhart, you don’t mind if I call you Mr. Neidhart… Of course you don’t… you have the nickname The Anvil… and that must be because you so stupid that you head is as hard as a giant piece of medal! Jim Neidhart: Piper, you better watch yourself or you’ll be joining Lawler at the hospital! Roddy Piper: Oh Mr. Iron Head, I think you have me confused with someone else. Someone who is afraid! You see, I just dealt with two knuckleheads like yourselves… Maybe you heard of them…. Jake “The Snake” Roberts and Don Muraco. Ya see… those two are no longer hear because they threatened me. Trust me, I aint afraid of you two. Now let’s get back to what you two said about Jerry Lawler. You said he insulted the family business? Now I guess that means he peed all over your blocks of ice up there in Calgayry and melted it all into a big puddle. Owen Hart: What are you talking about Piper? Roddy Piper: Oh, I see we got ourselves another 3rd grade graduate. What I was trying to say is that the family business that Papa Stu must be in is trying to sell ice in the winter in Calgary because if you two are products from his wrestling business, that business went belly up a long time ago. Now consider this your warning, get out of WCW… get out of the USA and get back to your ice business before The Hot Rod and The King take you to the woodshed like Papa Stu should have done a long time ago. Piper simply drops the microphone and walks away as you can see the steam coming from the ears of the Harts! In the following weeks, Jerry Lawler ask Piper to be his partner against the Hart Foundation. Piper said it would be his honor to return the favor as it was Lawler who helped Piper deal with Don Muraco and Jake Roberts. This one is going to be a wild one and no matter what happens, it is probably only the first shot fired in what will be a huge war. Main Event The Horsemen (Lex Luger, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) with Women vs Kerry VonErich & Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin In an interesting pairing, The Texas Tornado teamed with the WCW World Television Champion, Sting to easily defeat two jobbers. During their post-match interview, both Sting and Kerry stated that they were both in hot pursuit of the top two WCW singles titles. Sting still has a major score to settle with Lex Luger who turned against him at WrestleWar. Kerry doesn’t care which of the two he faces but is looking forward to putting his skills up against the best. While this was going on, The Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) came strutting out. Knowing of the past history between the Freebirds and the VonErichs, Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone both seemed on edge and asked for patience. Michael Hayes: Don’t work Tony… the Freebirds come in peace. Actually, Kerry… we want you and Sting to walk down Bad Street with Jimmy Jam and Purely Sexy Michael Hayes as we all want to rid WCW of the over-rated Horsemen. They walk around here like they are above us all. Well, there aint nobody better than the four of us! Jimmy Garvin: Put the four of us together and it won’t matter who is on the other side of the ring. From coast to coast baby Freebird Mania will be runnin rampant with honorary Freebird Sting and Freebird KVE in the house. Now let me tell you something else Jack! IT’S NOT MY FAULT THE HORSEMEN ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. Ric Flair is the most selfish person in the game today. Arn and Tully know they can’t count on the Nature Boy and Luger is just waiting to cash in his WCW title shot. I mean the Horsemen are done and its FREEBIRD TIME! Kerry and Sting look at each and then we get a loud scream from Sting as he now knows the Horsemen no longer have a numbers advantage and he’s got 3 of the best in the business to watch his back. Later in the show the Horsemen come out and give an interview where they could care less about Sting, VonErich and the Freebirds. Luger talks about how he just beat Sting and WrestleWar. The Horsemen make the claim that they are simply the best tag team in the world today and the Freebirds are just a bunch of big talkers. Ric Flair makes some serious digs at VonErich as he admits that David VonErich was the only real wrestle in the whole family and since he is dead, the Nature Boy we walk all over the rest of the family. With Sting already on the card, he is out of this big feud with the Horsemen but this main event is sure to get the fire going in this big feud for supremacy in the WCW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 Lots of compelling stories heading into the Clash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 Nice update and preview to the Clash. I always liked Al Perez so it's good to see him involved in something right off the bat. I like the old vets vs. new youngsters match between Long Riders and Stallions. Very creative idea for the contracts match. I'm a little worried about Keirn. Man, Debeers is still getting nuclear heat and making a lot of enemies. Sting vs. Hennig is going to rock! Piper and Lawler are quite the alliance. This is going to be a fun feud with Owen and Anvil. WOW! Freebirds and Von Erich together?!?! The Horsemen might be in trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted June 25 Author Report Share Posted June 25 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING EPISODE #36 Pensacola Bay Center June 14, 1989 All military personnel from Englin Air Force Base get in for free! Mr. Magnificent Kevin Kelly vs Sam Houston “Mr. Magnificent” Kevin Kelly defeats Sam Houston when he once again deceived the ref and used a small rope to nearly choke out Sam Houston before locking in the sleeper for the submission victory. This time it was Sam Houston’s partner, Kendall Windham who rushed in to make sure Kelly did nothing else to Houston. Jeff Jarrett with Miss Tenessess vs Al Perez with Missy Hyatt Finally, someone has put Missy Hyatt in her place and that someone was Miss. Tennessee. This match was pretty even but JJ was having trouble dealing with all the nonsense from Missy. At one point, she reached under the bottom rope and grabbed his leg leading to a momentum swing in favor of the Latin Heartthrob. At this point, Miss. Tennessee had enough and shoved Missy into the apron. The look of fear in Missy’s eyes was priceless as she took off in fear of the well-built women from the Volunteer State. Al Perez lost a little focus here as his rule breaking was halted as he watched the drama outside of the ring. WHAM… when Al turned, JJ was waiting with a very creative Reverse Russian Legsweep as Al’s face slammed off the canvas. Ref Pee Wee Anderon made the 3-count and raised the hand of JJ. The camera did catch a glimpse of Missy hiding behind one of the ring posts. Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers) vs Long Riders (Black Bart & Ron Bass) This match saw both Ron Bass and Black Bart use every dirty trick in the book to control the entire match after they attacked before the opening bell. Well, the controlled every moment but the last as Paul Roma surprised Ron Bass with a diving cross-body block for the win. Bart and Bass were fuming and went straight for their bull whips as the Young Guns cut short their celebration and headed back to the locker with smiles on their faces before they felt the whip on their backs. Contract Match: Scott “Flash” Norton vs Ahmed Johnson Give these two some credit… at least they have their ring entrances down pat. Ahmed, just from his nasty look and viscous gestures to the crowd get him some serious heat. Johnson, along with Norton’s previous appearance at Miami Mayhem had the Flash getting the love from the crowd as we got under way. As for the match, it was an 8-minute robotic dance as it was obvious these two needed someone with more experience to lead the other through the bout. Even though this was a little clumsy to watch, the crowd was into it mainly because they knew that with the size of these two, the match was one big power move from someone getting a WCW contract. Make that two move. The Flash surprised Ahmed with a big body slam followed by a massive elbow drop to the chest. Norton covered Johnson and got the 3-count. Norton was ecstatic while Johnson was on all fours pounding the mat in frustration. Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone hyped up Norton and also promised that Ahmed Johnson would someday make it big. Doom (Hacksaw Reed & Ron Simmons) with Teddy Long vs Grapplers When a new tag team is moving up the ranks, there is usually that one signature moment that you can look back on where they beat a top-notch team and everyone took notice at just how good they are. Doom hoped that the Grapplers would be that team. Doom has been riding the fans love lately as they have been involved in a big feud with the most hated stable in WCW, the Anti- American Coalition. Doom hoped that the fans energy would lead them to a huge win tonight. This was truly a war between four men who wanted to mix it up. In the end, we see Doom get a clean win over the Grapplers but what had people talking was how they did it. Doom, maybe to honor the greatest tag team of the era, The Road Warriors, or to point out that they are now on top, used the Road Warriors signature move, The Dooms Day Device on Grappler #2 for the win. Hercules Hernandez vs Cuban Assassin Jerry Jarett continued to make it easy for the fans to side with Hercules Hernandez as they put him in the ring with the Cuban Assassin who came to the ring waving the Cuban Flag and getting into the face of all the fans. Hercules came out draped in his chain and looked as powerful as ever. As the bell sounded. They two locked up collar and elbow and the Assassin tried to shove Hercules back. Hercules didn’t budge and then shoved back and the Assassin went flying. From here on out, Hercules just dominated the big Cuban and made him look like a featherweight. The end came by submission as Hercules nearly snapped the Cuban Assassin in half with his full nelson. Psycho Sid with Oliver Humperdink vs Steve Keirn Ever since the hockey mask came off, Psycho Sid has been on a wave of destruction that even surpasses his time as Lord Humongous. Tonight, it was poor Steve Keirn who paid the price. In a bout that barely lasted 5 minutes, Sid left Keirn laying in a crumpled heap after a devastating power bomb for the win. Sid, just for effect, connected with a second powerbomb as medics rushed to the ring to help Keirn. Sid and Humperdink left angry and wanting more. Tony Schiavone wondered if this monster could ever be stopped. Dick Murdoch, The Patriot and Brad Armstrong vs The Anti-American Coalition (Mr. Saito, The Russian Assassin and The Iron Sheik) with Col. Debeers acting as a manager In a brawl that started before the bell, ref Pee Wee Anderson had no chance to control this one. In fact, he didn’t even try. Once the bell sounded, we get a few minutes for everyone to shine before the momentum shifted fully in favor of the fan favorites. This was too much for Col. Debeers to stand and he simply entered the ring and went on the attack. Eventually, the 4 on 3 advantage was too much for the fan favorites and they were in trouble. The Anti-American Coalition could care less that the ref had disqualified them and that the bell was ringing over and over again for order to be restored. We see Dick Murdoch wearing a crimson mask and slumped into the corner. Brad Armstrong had been mangled by Saito and dropped across the steel girder. The Patriot was doing everything in his power to keep the Russian Assassin from taking his mask. “No, it can’t be” says Tony Schiavone. It can’t be! “It is, it is” replies Jim Ross. It’s Sgt. Slaughter and he is running to the ring in full gear. Slaughter slams his army helmet over the head of the Russian Assassin. He takes the riding crop and gives a dozen loud cracks to the back of Mr. Saito. Next up is a huge combat boot kick right to the private area of the Iron Sheik. Finally, Slaughter turns to Col. Debeers as the crowd goes wild. Debeers, calmly and carefully slithers between the middle rope out onto the floor. The fan favorites dare the AAC to come back to the ring but Debeers, tapping the side of his head in a show of intelligence slowly walks backwards up the ramp with the rest of his stable as the crowd pelts them with debris. Again, Schiavone and Ross hype up the fact that Slaughter is here and he is after the AAC! WCW World Television Title Match: Sting © vs Curt Henig with Gary Hart With Sting and Hennig in the ring, we knew this was going to be an instant classic. The problem is that we still don’t quite understand what the final outcome was. As for the match, Sting wasted no time and attacked Hennig before the match even started as he come flying across the ring with a Stinger Splash to start the match. Eventually, Gary Hart gets involved and the moment slides back over to Mr. Perfect who connected with a nasty neck breaker. The real chaos started as Sting whipped Henig into the ropes but ref Pee Wee Anderson was inadvertently nailed. Anderson flew through the ropes and out onto the floor. Sting tried to take advantage of the situation and rushed in for another Stinger Splash but Henig jumped out of the way. Suddenly, ref Tommy Young rushed to the ring to take over for the fallen Pee Wee Anderson. Henig grabs the stunned Sting and nails the Perfect-Plex. 1….2… Sting kicks out. Jim Ross really sells this Dusty finish as he claims that this might just be the first time anyone has kicked out of the Perfect-Plex. In shock, Henig stomps around the ring. This gave Sting just enough time to recover and as Henig moves back in Sting catches him with a belly to belly suplex. Ref Pee Wee Anderson is back. Sting covers Henig…. Ref Pee Wee Anderson and Ref Tommy Young simultaneously counts… 1….2….3.! What a match! Pee Wee Anderson covers over to Sting while Tommy Young goes to Curt Henig…. The ring announcer: “And the winner is” Pee Wee Anderson raises Sting’s arm but Tommy Young raises Curt’s hand! The two refs are confused and come together… Curt Henig simply grabs the title and walks out as he thinks he is the champ. Sting lunges at him but Henig is gone. The two refs continue to argue in the center of the ring… The ring announcer explains that the refs have a different view of how the match has ended and that everyone will need to turn into TBS this Saturday to here Jerry Jarrett’s decision. Semi-Main Event Jerry “The King “ Lawler” & “Rowdy” Roddy Piper vs The Hart Foundation (Owen & Neidhart) The Hart Foundation has tracked down The King and are seeking revenge for what they claim to be an attempt to ruin the family business (Stampede Wrestling) After they attacked him at the Mid-South Coliseum, Lawler sought out the services of Hot Rod. Lawler had recently helped Piper deal with Jake “The Snake” Roberts and Magnificent Muraco so Lawler know needed Piper’s help tonight. This match was a brawl from beginning to end. In fact, there was no beginning or end as the brawl started in the aisle and the official match never got started. While there was no official match, this No Contest might have been the highlight for the fans as it was wild fans as it was just crazy. No doubt this angle is far from finished! Main Event The Horsemen (Lex Luger, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) with Women vs Kerry VonErich & Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin This was a great Main Event! It might not have been as good a match as Sting-Henig or as wild as Lawler & Piper vs The Hart Foundation but with the names involved and the impact this match might have on the future of WCW, the fans were on the edge of their seats. Back and forth we went. Momentum change after momentum change gave everyone plenty of time to shine. In the end, we have all 6 men in the ring fighting it out. Luger and Kerry are the two legal men in the ring but they are fighting with other opponents. Kerry has the Iron Claw locked in on Tully and Lex has the Michael Hayes up in the Torture Rack. Kerry lets go of Tully who is writhing in pain. Hayes is screaming and flailing all aound. WHAM… Kerry with a Tornado Punch on Luger. As Luger goes down, the full weight of Hayes falls across the back of his head. The punch, plus the added weight of Hayes has Luger down. Kerry makes the cover. 1….2….3! Tony Schiavone: What a match and what a night of wrestling. Kerry VonErich has just pinned the United States Champion and might just be in line for a World Title shot! Jim Ross: A title shot against Ric Flair…. Who was not even in the building tonight. The Freebirds warned the Horsemen that Flair was only in this for himself and he might have just proven that tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Kelly continues to build heat. Miss Tennessee is still Double J's best weapon. The Young Stallions buck the Long Riders. Norton earns his spot. Doom make their mark. Though I'm not sure Hawk & Animal would be impressed. Hercules and Sid both looking strong. Sarge is here to lead the war against the AAC! Sting and Henig steal the show. But who is the TV champion? Don't ya just love it when guys say "screw the match, I'm just here to beat your ass!"? Woah. The Freebirds teamed with a Von Erich, and didn't turn on him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 I always liked writing for Kevin Kelly. He's making the most of his spot here. Missy meets her match as JJ capitalizes and takes down Perez. The Long Riders and Grapplers played their roles well tonight by getting two fresh teams over. Norton gets his contract but I have a feeling Johnson will get one soon. Herc's getting over. Sid looked devastating. Is Keirn still alive? WOW! Sgt. Slaughter has arrived! I can't think of a better leader to face off with the AAC. Debeers is in serious trouble. Sting and Hennig get to shine. I'll be sure to tune in for the final result. Piper and Lawler against Owen and Anvil is going to be a hot summer feud. That's how you send the fans home happy. Von Erich looked awesome and is immediately thrusted into the world title picture. I wonder what Flair was doing tonight. This was a fun show to read. A lot of solid angles were set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control21 Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Big moment for Kerry Von Erich to close the show! Ric Flair will have his hands full with his old foe. Scott Norton and Psycho Sid both looked impressive tonight in different ways. I'm also looking forward to seeing what Sgt. Slaughter can accomplish in WCW, and that was a good way to debut him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowBlowPodcast Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 WCW back on the block they never really left at the end of bad street. I have to go on a little bit of a run here with the Kerry Von Erich and Freebirds thing... I loved it. The Freebirds / Von Erichs is storied and so is Kerry v Flair so blending all of those stories together works really well. Kerry has a lot left in the tank and is a name of names who still stands out in this NWA landscape. I hope to see his rise all the way to the top without the eventual downfall we know will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted July 10 Author Report Share Posted July 10 PREVIEW SHOW So what did happen in that WCW World Television Title Match at Clash of Champions? Last we saw, ref Pee Wee Anderson raised the hand of Sting and ref Tommy Young raised the hand of Curt Henig while Mr. Perfect Curt Henig simply walked off with the title. This week on tv, WCW President Jerry Jarrett called out both Sting and Curt Henig to explain what had happened. Jerry Jarrett: Okay, here is what had happened. Tommy Young was sent to the ring by me to officiate the remainder of the match because it appeared that Pee Wee Anderson would not be able to continue after accidently being hit and falling from the ring to the arena floor. Curt, you then connected with a Perfect Plex on Sting and covered him but Sting, you did kick out before the count of 3. This count may have been a little slow as Tommy Young had just gotten to the ring as Sting was being covered. Next is where the real chaos started. We saw Sting hit the belly to belly suplex and go for the pin where ref Pee Wee Anderson returned to the ring. Both refs now completed the count but had different winners. Since both refs were now acting as official refs, they both had a right to make that decision. Gary Hart: So, what you’re saying is that both refs cost my man, Mr. Perfect, the WCW World Television Title. First, Tommy Young for being too slow and out of shape to get to the ring after the Perfect Plex and Pee Wee Anderson for being too short to get in a proper position to see that Curt’s shoulders were never pinned for a count of three. Jerry Jarrett: Gary, that’s not fair and you know it. Both officials are the best in the business. This would never have occurred if Curt had not slammed into Pee Wee Anderson in the first place. Sting: So, I guess since we both were considered the winner, it’s like a draw and I get my title back. Jerry Jarrett: Not exactly Sting. The WCW Board of Directors has decided that this situation was so controversial that they have decided to vacate the title. Now Sting, Hennig and Gary Hart are fuming. Jerry Jarrett: Hold on just a minute fellas. I think we have come up with a solution that will work for all involved. The Great American Bash is right around the corner on July 24th at the Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. Sting, you are going to get a WCW World title shot at Ric Flair. Gary Hart: Hold on Jarrett. Sting loses to my man, and he gets a World Title Match and my man, the winner, gets nothing? Not sure this is going to work on our part. Jerry Jarrett: Just a minute Gary. Curt, at the Great American Bash, you are going to get another shot at the WCW World Television Title in a Four Corner Elimination Match with Jeff Jarrett… Gary Hart: Of course, your son gets a title shot. Jerry Jarrett: If you don’t like it, we can change this to a 3-Way match without your Curt Henig. Gary Hart: Go on. Tell me the other two men involved. Jerry Jarrett: The other two men are Black Bart and Brad Armstrong. All involved seem okay with the solution but Jerry Jarrett makes one more thing clear. He tells Henig that he must first, hand over the WCW World Television Title right now or be taken out of the match. Again, Henig reluctantly follows orders. The Great American Bash will see a rematch from Clash of Champions Jerry “The King” Lawler and Roddy Piper brawled with the Hart Foundation (Owen and Jim Neidhart) all over the Bay Center in Pensacola last week but nothing was settled as the match ended in a No-Contest. This week we get the information that these two teams will met again in the Omni … in a Steel Cage! All four men had some choice words for the others. Owen Hart: Last year Jerry Lawler, you came to Canada and tried to start a feud with my family. You tried to embarrass the Hart name. Well Lawler as you can see, you messed with the wrong family. When you attack one of us, you attack all of us. I can’t wait for the Great American Bash when I can press your face into the steel mesh. When I can feel your flesh ripping open. When I can see you bleed for what you tried to do last year. And Roddy Piper, if you are stupid enough to show up, you will also suffer the consequences. Jim Neidhart: They say that a steel cage match is one of the most dangerous matches in all of wrestling , but it can also be very unpredictable. I’m guessing the “Queen” Jerry Lawler will walk in and wearing a crown which he can legally use during the match. The skirt wearing Roddy Piper is going to come to the ring playing the bag pipes which he can legally try to break over Owen’s head. I could come out in full football gear and crack those two losers over their heads with my helmet… but guess what… The Hart Foundation doesn’t use any gimmicks. What you see is what you get. We are just two tough guys who want to break some bones. We are just two guys who want some family revenge. We are just two guys who are going to show Jerry Lawler that you messed with the wrong family and Roddy Piper …. you chose the wrong horse to back. Jerry Lawler: Owen Hart… Jim Neidhart… you two come down here from Canada ehhh…. And your looking for some revenge. Revenge for what you said I did to your family… Remember this all you Canadians… The United States is Daddy!!! What I did was try to put the whole country of Canada out of its misery. The Harts have been bothering people for generations. Owen… when you were born you were so ugly that they had to put tinted windows on your incubator. And Owen is one of the better-looking members of the Hart family. Jim Neidhart, the long lost inbreed cousin, is even worse. When he was born, his owner mother looked at his face and his rear end and said, “Oh look, Siamese Twins.” I can’t wait for the Great American Bash. It will once again be time to show these Canadians why they’re America’s ugly step child. Roddy Piper: One thing they say about Roddy Piper is that he knows how to be real cool. Whenever old Hot Rod comes into some place, he knows how to be cool. Not like some others. Some come into a place all loud ya know… making a big entrance. Making sure everyone knows their there. Just look at the Harts… Owen and The Anvil. They come here to WCW screaming and shouting… That just says their not cool! I’m cool. I know how to take my time if ya know what I mean. Me and Jerry Lawler are going to take our time at the Great American Bash. Take out time punishing the Harts. Take our time showing everyone who is boss. Take our time beating you from one corner of the cage to the next. Owen… time to call Papa Hart and let him know that he didn’t prepare you for life out of Canada…. EHHHHHH! The Anti-American Coalition Demands Action from Jerry Jarrett! Col. Debeers, along with Mr. Saito, the Russian Assassin and The Iron Sheik demanded that Jerry Jarrett take action and suspend Sgt. Slaughter for interfering in their match at Clash of Champions. Jerry Jarrett does come out but seems to put the AAC in their place right away by saying that it is Col. Debeers who should be suspended as he was the first to interfere in the match which caused the disqualification. Debeers goes right back at Jarrett by saying interference in wrestling happens all the time and that it is a minor infraction but Sgt. Slaughter does not even have a contract with WCW and what he did was a criminal act of assault. Jarrett kind of smirks as he pulls out Slaughters contract which is dated one day before Clash of Champions which makes Debeer’s argument null and void! Debeers is fuming and says that this was all a set up! Jarrett goes on to announce that he has some big matches for all the members of the AAC at the Great American Bash. First, it will be the Russian Assassin taking on the Patriot in a Mask vs Mask Match. (The Russian Assassin doesn’t seem as excited as you would have expected) Next, it will be Mr. Saito and The Iron Sheik vs Doom (Hacksaw Butch Reed and Ron Simmons). This time Saito and Sheik give a slight grin as they are ready to put this new team in their place. Finally, Jarrett announces the big one. It will be Col. Debeers vs Sgt. Slaughter in a Boot Camp Match. Debeers is fuming at Jarrett but then composes himself at gives a big time promo… Col. Debeers: It has been said that the only reason that Col. Debeers is successful in wrestling is that he hand picks his opponents. Is it my fault that America is such a sad country that they can’t keep things in order. I will not wrestle those from a culture that is beneath me. I also will not wrestle those who partake in criminal behavior by ingesting huge amounts of steroids to try and make themselves something they are not…. Athletes! Now Sargent Slaughter… you are just my type of opponent! An old, fat, washed-up waste of space. You come out in your army gear. You hit people with your helmet. You whip people with a riding crop. You kick people with your combat boots. You know why you do that?.... Because people in power tell you to. You talk about being in a life-long member of the army. You talk about your military prowess. Well then why…. Why Mr. Slaughter have you only risen to the rank of Sargeant. You see Slaughter… I am a Colonel! I tell people like you what to do because you are not smart enough to think for yourself and if you THINK at the Great American Bash that you are going to beat me in a Boot Camp Match, you got other thing coming. You see, it is Colonel’s who make the rules for what happens at Boot Camp and at the Bash, I will rule you! Later we here from the fan favorites on their upcoming match as the Bash Sgt. Slaughter: Col. Debeers you are nothing but a scum-suckin maggot. You walk around like you are better then others. You said you are better than me because you are a Colonel and I am a Sargeant. I ask you Maggot… what are you a Colonel of? A country that has never won anything in its history! At the Bash, you Maggot Debeers… you will continue that losing streak as I will beat you to within an inch of your life. The Patriot: People as me all the time, “why do you wear that mask.” My answer is simple. I wear this because I love my country. I love wearing the red, white and blue across my face. At the Clash of Champions, when the Russian Assassin tried to take this off my head, I felt like he was trying to give a punch to America. I would not let that happen and I will not let that happen at the Great American Bash. Some say that you are in a Mask vs Mask match at the Bash. I say that I am in a country vs country match ….. and we all know what country will rise to the top. Could this be the end of the Horsemen’s dominance? It was just a few weeks ago when Michael Hayes made an alliance with some top stars to put an end to the Horsemen. His wish might just come to fruition at the Great American Bash. We already heard that Ric Flair will have to put his world title on the line vs Sting. We also found out that Lex Luger will put his title on the line against “The Texas Tornado” Kerry Von Erich. It will also be champions vs champions as the WCW United States Tag Tean Champions, The Freebirds, challenge the WCW World Champions, Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard. While these matches are all big events on their own, the bickering between the Horsemen seemed to add to the drama. Tully Blanchard seemed frustrated at the result from the Clash of Champions where Arn, Lex and he lost to the Freebirds and Kerry Von Erich. He went so far as to blame Lex for the predicament that they are all in at the Great American Bash saying that if Lex did not get pinned by Kerry, Jerry Jarrett never would have made the matches at the Bash. Luger shot back saying that he isn’t to blame. He had Michael Hayes locked in the Torture Rack and that it was Tully who couldn’t hold his own as he was screaming like a baby as Von Erich had him locked in the Iron Claw. Arn steps in and tells Luger he better watch what he is saying as he has been a Horsemen for 10 minutes and just as easy as he was added to the group, he could be kicked out. Luger, surprisingly, tells Arn that if they want him gone just say the word as he is out but he reminds them that he was the winner of “the Crowning” and that he gets a World Title shot whenever he wants it. Luger goes on to let Flair know that he will cash in on that match the day anyone one kicks him out of the Horsemen. Ric Flair: Hold on, hold on fellas. We are the Horsemen. Don’t let what Michael Hayes says get in your heads. He says we are not unified. He says we don’t have each other’s backs. He says we are overrated. One shocking loss that nobody believe could happen should not pull us apart. We are the standard that ever other wrestler measures himself up against. We got the Rolex watches. We got the private jets. We got the limousine rides. We got all the girls…. And I mean all the girls…. WHOOOOOO! Now let’s take a minute. Refocus. Go to the Bash and show everyone that the Horsemen are still at the top of the mountain. Arn, Tully and Lex all seem to take a breath and understand that Ric is absolutely correct. Later in the show, The Freebirds, Sting and Kerry come to the podium. Michael Hayes: Hickory Dickory Dock! The sexiest man in wrestling works round the clock … and that man is right here right now… Michael P.S. Hayes! …. Ric Flair, you were out here talking about all the things you got… those are all our leftovers…. Especially the women!! I told you the Horsemen were done. I told you Ric Flair was the most selfish man in wrestling. Did you see him come out there at Clash of Champions to help the other Horsemen? I don’t think so. Ric Flair needs the Horsemen to survive. Sting: AHHHHHHHHHHHH, Ric Flair you’ve been playing mind games for years. You’ve been talking about being the man. You’ve been talking about your jet planes and your Rolex watches. What you have not been talking about is you’re plan to beat me at the Great American Bash. That’s because you don’t have a plan. You’ve always counted on others coming to your aid. At the Bash, you’re fellow Horsemen are all booked up. You are all alone. You got no help. You and I both know you can’t beat me. You’re time is up! Jimmy Garvin: I heard Jerry Jarrett say before it is champions vs champions at the bash. The Freebirds vs The Horsemen. The U.S. Champs vs the World Champs. Well Jerry Jarrett I think you misspoke. It is champions vs chumps. The Freebirds are the past, present and future of the tag team wrestling. Look at us and look at Arn and Tully. I mean Arn looks to have one foot in the grave and that’s because he is looking for Tully whose been dead for a long time. Team after team have thought they can beat the Freebirds and team after team have left with their tail between their legs. Kerry Von Erich: Ric…the Von Erichs have been chasing you for years but… you always find someone to escape. Give the Devil his due, Ric Flair you are champion for a reason…. The problem is that the reason has nothing to do with wrestling. You have run away from matches. You’ve used your friends to bail you out. You are the dirtiest player in the game as you say. The problem for you is that all criminals eventually get caught. Your time is up. Now Lex… you made a wrong choice when you joined the Horsemen. That’s not problem. At the Bash it will be the Torture Rack vs The Iron Claw. It will be two great athletes giving it their all. I just think I have a little more to give. Other Matches at the Great American Bash Doug Gilbert vs “The Latin Heartthrob” Al Perez with Missy Hyatt Psycho Sid with Oliver Humperdink vs Dick Murdoch Hercules Hernandez vs “The Hustler” Rip Rogers “Mr. Magnificent” Kevin Kelly vs Scott “Flash” Norton WCW Women’s Title Match: Madusa vs Magnificent Mimi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 Well Jarrett had a tough job clearing up the mess from the TV title match but I think he did a admirable job. The Hart/Lawler+Piper feud looks to come to an end in a steel cage. Lawler's insults were brutal. I'll say this for the AAC, most of them seem genuinely eager to take the fight to the Americans. Great promo from Debeers. The Horsemen had better get on the same page because there's some heavy hitters coming for them at the Bash. The undercard is looking solid as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 Jarrett takes care of business and we've got some very interesting matches set for the Bash. Sting gets an opportunity of a lifetime while Hennig gets another crack at the TV title. Piper and Lawler vs. Owen and Anvil in the cage! Oh yea!!! Great promos. Jarrett is the man tonight and the AAC will have their hands full at the Bash. I have a feeling it will be a bad night for the AAC. Good job adding drama with the friction in the Horsemen. They better be focused because they have some tough matches at the Bash. A lot of main event caliber matches signed along with a solid undercard. Bring on the Bash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted July 25 Author Report Share Posted July 25 THE OMNI ATLANTA, GEORGIA JULY 24, 2024 Doug Gilbert vs “The Latin Heartthrob” Al Perez with Missy Hyatt Missy Hyatt took to the mic before the bout started and said how great it was to finally be with a man who was as Hot as she was. This was obviously done to stir up Doug Gilbert as Missy used to be with Eddie Gilbert, Doug’s brother. Both Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross did seem to agree that Missy and Al do make one good looking couple. As for the bout, you have to give Doug some credit here as he gave everything Al could handle including a Hot Shot Suplex… again, it seems this was done in honor of Eddie. Missy rushed the ring and made the save by placing The Latin Heartthrob’s leg over the bottom rope. Eventually, we see Missy do enough dirty tactics to allow Al to lock in the sleeper for the submission win! The problem came when Perez refused to release the hold. It was obvious that Gilbert was out of it, but Perez wanted to make a point! Schiavone and Ross really seemed frightened for the well-being of young Doug Gilbert when all of sudden the crowd exploded. It was “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert rushing to the ring. We have not seen him in WCW in months!! From behind… Gilbert leaps off the top rope with a flying elbow to the neck of Perez. Perez is stunned and rolls towards the ropes. Missy, who looks like she has seen a ghost, drags her new man out of the ring while Eddie is daring his to Perez to come back. Missy and Al actually scamper up the aisle as Eddie goes to the aid of his brother. Once Doug is on his feet, we see an embrace between the brothers and then they both raise each other’s hand and get a nice ovation from the crowd. “Mr. Magnificent” Kevin Kelly vs Scott “Flash” Norton Sometimes you are just a little too cocky. That is exactly what happened to Mr. Magnificent here at the Bash. He was so sure that he was going to easily defeat the rookie that he started toying with “the Flash.” No matter how inexperienced Scott Norton is, he is just too big and powerful to be taken lightly. In the end, Norton ducked under a big clothesline and came off the ropes with a big spear for the win. Kelly was so angry that he was shaking the ropes and screaming at anyone who would listen. Hercules Hernandez vs “The Hustler” Rip Rogers Hercules came to the ring first and continued to win the fans over with some high-fives and big smiles. This babyface version of Hercules was made easier when the Hustler came to the ring taunting everyone including Hercules. Rip got in his face and did some flexing and trying to show off just how in shape he was. Hercules just sort of laughed it off and gave a big flex of his own. It was obvious he was the stronger man and Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross wondered if Rip Rogers would ever learn. Aghhhh… After a dumb dare of a test of strength by the Hustler to Hercules, Rip was already screaming in pain. Rip now tried to play the stall tactics. but it was no help. Once Hercules got his hands on Rip, it was all but over. The end came rather quickly as The Hustler had no choice but to submit to the full nelson! Psycho Sid with Oliver Humperdink vs Dick Murdoch This match never got started! There was some screw up backstage as Psycho Sid seemed to come to the ring a little early. Hercules Hernandez was still mucking it up with the fans as Sid walked down to the ring. The two meet in the aisle. Humperdink seemed to order Hercules to step aside. Hercules didn’t like the way he was talked to and got in the face of Humperdink. Sid didn’t like the way Hercules was talking to Humperdink. A few shoves later and we are in a full-on brawl! Both men had to be pulled off of each other by about a dozen security guards only to break free a few times to allow the fight to continue. In the end, both Hercules and Sid took and gave some major blows. The ring announcer announced that for the safety of all involved, both Hercules and Sid have been ordered to leave the building and unfortunately for the fans and Dick Murdoch, his math vs Psycho Sid will be postponed. WINNER TO BE THE FIRST EVER WCW WOMEN’S CHAMPION Madusa Micelli vs “The Magnificent Mimi” A great showcase for the women ended in chaos as the Hustler, Rip Rogers rushed out to the ring and grabbed Madusa’s leg as she was lifting Mimi up for a suplex. This caused Mimi to fall on top of Madusa and with a grab of the tights and two feet across the bottom rope for added leverage, Mimi became the first ever WCW Women’s champion. Both Rip and Mimi leave arm in arm with the belt around Mimi’s waist! TAG TEAM GRUDGE MATCH Doom (Hacksaw Reed & Ron Simmons) with Teddy Long vs The Anti-American Coalition (Iron Sheik & Mr. Saito) Doom gets the win by count-out as Hacksaw Reed Military Pressed Slammed the Iron Sheik over the top rope and right on top of Mr. Saito who had just been body slammed on the concrete floor by Ron Simmons. The two heels struggled to reach their feet and neither was close to getting back in the ring before the 10-count. The fans hope that this is just the beginning of a long night for the AAC! MASK VS MASK The Patriot vs The Russian Assassin This match was a war! The Patriot, who is 6’5, 275 pounds was giving up almost 50 pounds to the Russian Assassin. The Assassin used this advantage to keep his man down for the majority of the match but then the crowd really got into it and urged the Patriot to rise up. Slowly at first, the Patriot started to shrug off the blows by the Assassin and then it was like a mosquito trying to take down a ragging bull as the Patriot just No Sold blow after blow. WHAM… Block of a right hand by the Patriot and now he is a like a house a fire… throwing blow after blow. With the Assassin down, The Patriot climbed to the top rope and comes off with a big shoulder block, a move Jim Ross dubbed the Patriot Missile. Next, the strong, well-built Patriot locks in a full nelson on the big man and slams him face first to the mat. Again, Jim Ross with the catchy naming of the move says that the Patriot might have just left the Russian Assassin unconscious with the Uncle Sam Slam. The Patriot covers The Russian Assassin and gets the three count! Now, the Patriot unties the mask and starts to pull it off but just as it come off, the Iron Sheik and Mr. Saito hit the ring and attack the Patriot with a few blows. The Iron Sheik quickly puts a towel over the face of the Russian Assassin and they usher him to the back. Tony Schiavone thinks that he has an idea of who the Russian Assassin was but he doesn’t want to announce it as he is unsure because the Sheik covered him up so fast. Jim Ross admits that he didn’t get a look at whoever it was but that he is not surprised that the Anti-American Coalition once again failed to honor the stipulations of the match. FOUR CORNER TORNADO MATCH FOR THE VACTED WCW WORLD TELEVISION TITLE “Mr. Perfect” Curt Henig w/ Gary Hart vs Jeff Jarrett w/ Miss. Tennessee vs Black Bart vs Brad Armstrong The rules for this match are simple… all 4 men in the ring at the same time and all 4 men are considered legal. All 4 men had a little time to shine in this match in this chaotic bout where everyone wanted to leave with the title! The end saw Mr. Perfect perfectly bide his time as he watched Black Bart come off the top rope for a double leg drop on Brad Armstrong. Black Bart was so sure he had the win that he took a little too long coming over for the pin. Curt Hennig attacked Black Bart from behind…. WHAM…. Perfect Plex on Black Bart. Hennig now looks like he has two choices on who to pin. Armstrong is still down and so is Black Bart… Hennig covers Armstrong as the ref gets ready to start the count… WHAM…. Jeff Jarrett with a death leap off the top rope on Black Bart…. 1…2….3! Tony Schiavone: And there you have it folks, Mr. Perfect is your knew WCW World Television Champion. Jim Ross: I’m not sure Tony. Jeff Jarrett seemed to be on top of Black Bart just as the ref was making the three count. We might have two winners in this bout? The ref goes over to the ring announcer…. Ring Announcer: Ladies and Gentlemen… referee Pee Wee Anderson has declared both Mr. Perfect and Jeff Jarrett as the winners of this match and therefore the WCW World Television Title cannot be awarded to anyone at this time. Jarrett and Hennig just look at each other. Hennig is in shock. while JJ just shrugs his shoulders at Hennig It seems these two are destined for a match in the near future. BOOT CAMP MATCH Sgt. Slaughter vs Colonel Debeers Ok… This one is very predictable. We see both men come out in their fatigues and use their attire as weapons. We get riding crop whips from Slaughter, walking stick beatings from Debeers, combat boot stomps by both but in the end, it was Slaughter using the helmet for a massive headbutt that gave him the advantage. With Debeers in trouble, Sgt. Locked in the cobra clutch for the knockout victory! STEEL CAGE MATCH Roddy Piper & “The King” Jerry Lawler vs The Hart Foundation (Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart) Brawl… Brawl… Brawl! In fact, the only legal moves of the night might have come from the Hart Foundation as Owen showed he is more than just a fighter. Each man had his time to shine in this wild melee. Piper using the cage to bloody Owen. Neidhard biting “The King” Owen with a face front suplex of the King into the steel cage. Lawler off the top of the cage with a fist drop on Owen. It was pure chaos…. Only to get even more crazy! Lawler went for the pin on Owen after the fist drop… WHAM… Neidhart with the shoulder block for the save. Piper is in and going after Neidhart. All 4 men are brawling in the center of the ring. WHAM… Piper tosses “The Anvil” face first into the cage and the crowd is going wild as the fan favorites are in complete control. Lawler has Owen up for the piledriver… WHAM… from behind, Roddy Piper has suckered “The King” and has taken his knees out from behind. Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone have no idea what has gotten into Piper but Piper is all over Lawler. Eventually we get Piper and the Harts just pummeling Lawler. With the King out on his feet, Owen simply covers him for the three count and the victory. Unfortunately for Lawler, his trouble is just beginning. Owen exits the ring and goes under it where he pulls out a large chain which he wraps around the door and locks it up as he re-enters the ring. The 3-1 beating continues for what seems to be an eternity! Suddenly, the crowd erupts as Doom rush the ring. Hacksaw Butch Reed and Ron Simmons try playing with the lock but can’t get in. The beating on Lawler just continues. Doom have no choice but to climb over the cage to get into the ring! Finally, they are in and are able to chase the Hart Foundation and Piper away as they go to the aid of Lawler. Lawler is selling this beating very well as he needs help all the way to the back. Ross and Schiavone try to unpack all we have just seen from the Piper turn on Lawler and Doom coming to the aid of Lawler. Both can’t wait for the next TV show to see what the heck is going on here! WCW UNITED STATES TITLE MATCH “The Total Package” Lex Luger © with Woman vs “The Texas Tornado” Kerry VonErich This match was everything you could expect as the momentum kept swinging back and forth but in the end, Kerry was able to connect with multiple Discus Punches for the victory. WCW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH (Only WCW Title is on the line) WCW World Champions Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson with Woman vs WCW United States Champions: The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) This match was all about which team could pull off the last dirty trick and take home the World Title and in the end, it was the Horsemen who could not walk all the way down Bad Street and survive. After tossing Arn into the ring post, Michael Hayes climbed to the top rope where he helped Jimmy Garvin execute the nastiest Spike Brainbuster on Tully for the win. The Freebirds now hold both the U.S. Titles and the World Titles! They truly are the #1 tag team in WCW! It turned out that the Freebirds might just have been right when they said that tonight would mark the end of the Horsemen. Lex and now Tully and Arn have already lost their titles. WCW WORLD TITLE MATCH Ric Flair © with Woman vs Sting Sting starts quick and is all over Flair in this main event. Eventually, Flair pulls out the dirty tactics and is back on top. Sting can only take so much before he starts to No Sell the champ’s moves. Sting blocks one more big right hand from Flair before he roars back on top in this bout. He whips Flair into the ropes and up and over the champ goes. Flair knows he is in trouble and just starts to walk away up the ramp. Sting, seeing his title hopes disappear, goes after Flair. The two battle in the aisle as ref Pee Wee Anderson begins his 10-count! Sting drags Flair back to the ring and they both make it back in just before the count. Back and forth we go with each man connecting with some big plays. Eventually Sting, using the energy from the crowd takes over. WHAM… Stinger Splash! It looks like Sting is about to win the title! 1…2… Kick Out by Flair! Sting drags the champ to the center of the ring and locks in the Scorpion Death Lock! Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone can’t believe that in the matter of an hour, the Horsemen will all lose their titles! Flair is doing everything in his power to not give up, but he is in a real bad way! WHAM… “Oh No, it’s the devil himself” says Jim Ross as Arn Anderson comes flying in with a top rope knee drop to the back of Sting’s neck. Arn doesn’t seem at all interested in going after Sting. He simply wanted to cause the DQ and that is what he has done. Sting lunges at Arn but Arn is already heading back to the locker room. Sting turns again to Flair who is still down. Sting again locks in the Scorpion Death Lock and Flair is screaming that he submits but Pee Wee Anderson is just shaking his head “NO” to Sting and telling him the match is over. Sting slams Flair down to the canvass and then slumps himself across the top rope in total shock that he once again came so close to winning the world title! Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross debate is the Freebirds were right that the bond between the Horsemen is weakening. Tony says he doesn’t think so as Arn came out to make the save tonight but Jim leaves us with “but where were Lex and Tully.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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