[1995-12-18-WCW-Nitro] Randy Savage vs The Giant

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WCW World Heavyweight Champion Randy Savage vs The Giant - WCW Nitro 12/18/95

Nitro Recap: Covered the first 1/3rd of this LOADED show in Flair vs Eddie. 5/6ths of Nitro 6 are in action save for the Hulkster. Luger dispatched of Dont Call Me Buff Bagwell with a Powerslam and Torture Rack. Could fun shine spots but as boiler plate as boiler plate gets. Sting defeated Please Call Me Bobby Eaton after Eaton misses the Bombs Away Knee into Stinger Splash and Scorpion Deathlock. A couple Sweet Home Alabama Rights gets this into good territory.

Alright with this match I have now watched & reviewed all the 95 Nitros and all the WCW Title defenses of 95. I thought this was pretty entertaining until the shit, dumbass Hogan finish. It was what you expected but done really well with Savage playing cat & mouse with Giant. Sticking and moving. He goes for the Sleeper. Big biel. This is only Giant’s 3rd competitive televised bout and he looks like a veteran. People talk about how quickly he picked this up. He looked confident in there. Savage gets the high knee to the back, but it all goes south on the bodyslam attempt. Tried to be a hero but came out a zero. Really good Giant heat segment with clubbing blows, bear hug. I liked the eye rake to cut off the Chokeslam by Savage. He tries to get something going with clotheslines but Giant cutoffs with a Backbreaker. Good work. There’s some cool spots that get as big of a pop as you expect like Giant press slamming Savage from THE FLOOR OVER THE TOP ROPE! Or how he misses the Top Rope Giant Splash! Excellent Transition to Macho Man Elbow Drop! Sullivan or Hart should have attacked here to protect Giant. Giant gets forceful kick out which makes him look like a million bucks. But if he is not going to win the title you’ve booked yourself into a corner. Giant dropkick and Chokeslam look cool BUT Savage cant kick out without hurting the Giant so youre left with the dumbass finish of Hogan RANDOMLY AND UNPROVOKED attacking Giant, Sullivan, Hart and refs with a chair. It really makes Macho Man look weak and it is just dumb. Have Hart or Sullivan interfere to at least justify Hogan’s save. Booking sucked but I liked the match. ***
 

The Hogan and Savage relationship had been portrayed as the one rock solid one in WCW but Hogan’s jealousy and greed is getting the best of him and he wants the title. Macho Man is awesome in this promo and says Hogan gets the next crack after Flair and Starrcade Triangle winner. Ooooooo YEEEEAAHHHH