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Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jul 16, 2023 15:04:57 GMT -5
Thanks man, just finished booking the back half of 1997. Some fun things coming up if you've liked what you seen so far.
Agree with some of your criticisms, Davey Boy joining the Horsemen was an attempt at booking a swerve. Badd was someone that kept resigning so I kept him along, even though I didn't really have a role for him. That though I'm happy to say is changing, along with the name ... Sort of ;-).
I tried to turn The Boss into a Godfather type Mafia Boss, hence the name remaining, but looking back I don't think that came across well.
With the nWo, I wanted to combine the good parts of the real life angle with a more realistic WCW reaction to them. Didn't want WCW to come across as pathetic. I wont say where its going next, but the part I'm writing now has been really fun to explore and even has me questioning my long term plan.
Just got back from vacation so new cards are coming soon.
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Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jul 17, 2023 15:05:29 GMT -5
MONDAY NITRO (May 19, 1997)
The nWo has announced that tonight will be Hollywood Hogan appreciation night complete with a ceremony in the ring. 2 Cold Scorpio pinned Mr. J.L. with the Flying Scorpio Splash in 13:35. Rating: * ¾2 Cold Scorpio picked up a victory in the opening match, despite a hard-fought competitive match, JL couldn't shake the losing streak he's been on lately. Konnan made Scotty Riggs submit to the Tequila Sunrise in 7:38. Rating: *** ¼Konnan is steamed he didn't win back his TV title from Disco Inferno and he took out his anger on Scotty Riggs. After getting the victory, Konnan kept attacking Riggs until Disco ran down to chase Konnan off. But when Disco turned his back, Konnan picked up the TV title belt Disco dropped and hit him in the back of the head with it knocking him out. Konnan locked an unconscious Disco in the Tequila Sunrise as Tammy came into the ring, pleading for Konnan to let him go. Konnan did, but only to grab Tammy by the hair. She tried to retreat but fell to the ground. Konnan grabbed her leg and was about to put his hold on her, when someone jumped out over the rail from the crowd, entered the ring and began to attack Konnan. It was hard to recognize him at first, with a beard grown in and the hair a little darker, but it was Chris Candido! Candido's attack caused Konnan to run off. With him gone, Candido, Tammy and a reviving Disco all just looked at each other with no one saying a word. Bobby Eaton pinned Headbanger Shark with the Alabama Jam in 12:01. Rating: 3/4*Bobby Eaton earned a 1 on 1 win over newly christened Headbanger Shark, with Regal and Taylor interfering to help Eaton get the win. The Headbangers Mosh and Thrasher ran down to confront the group to stop any potential attack. Chris Kanyon defeated Ice Train by disqualification in 7:14. Rating: * [Carl Ouellet interfered against Chris Kanyon.]Chris Kanyon hasn't had much singles success during his WCW run so far, but was looking in good position to pick up one tonight when he was attacked by Carl Ouellet. Ouellet screamed at Kanyon to tell Bam Bam he wants a rematch. The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) defeated Glacier and Wrath when Barbarian pinned Glacier with the Flying Clothesline in 10:49. Rating: * ¼
The Faces of Fear, back together, picked up a win over the recently formed team of Glacier and Wrath, though it's not clear how much longer that will be a team. Wrath looked disgusted with Glacier after he lost the match. Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Scott Steiner by disqualification in 14:52. Rating: ** 1/2 (Scott Steiner retained the WCW UNITED STATES TITLE.) [Curt Hennig interfered against Stone Cold Steve Austin.]Steve Austin tried to get his US Title back from Scott Steiner but after he hit Steiner with a Stunner, Curt Hennig jumped in to interfere, causing the disqualification. Hollywood Hogan Appreciation NightThe whole nWo came to the ring for Hollywood Hogan's appreciation night celebration. The members took turns giving praise to Hogan as he soaked it all in. Toward the end of the festivities, Hennig and Norton went to go get a gift out from under the ring. They pulled out a long, flat rectangular shaped gift, all wrapped up. Nash explained that knowing Hogan has a new movie coming out, they took it upon themselves to do some marketing and having a big movie poster made. Hogan said he couldn’t be more flattered as he began to unwrap it. Only, it turns out it wasn't a movie poster, it was a promo poster for the Great American Bash that featured Hogan ... and Sting! Hogan was livid asking everyone if this was some sick joke but the nWo members were all seemingly shocked as well. At that moment, Eric Bischoff came out from the back to make an announcement. He said he hoped no one mind he switched out the gifts. Because it is signed, sealed and delivered, at the Great American Bash it will be Hollywood Hogan defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Sting!! Card rating: * 3/4 --------------------------------------- MONDAY NITRO (May 26, 1997)
Hollywood Hogan in-ring interviewHollywood Hogan opened the night saying he was caught off guard last week, but he doesn't want to wait until the Great American Bash. He will defend his world title against Sting tonight. Eddie Guerrero pinned M. Wallstreet with the Frog Splash in 13:41. Rating: ** ¼Eddie Guerrero was approached by Gene Okerlund after his match, and Eddie called out Syxx, saying there's still some unfinished business between them. Interview with Diamond Dallas PageGene Okerlund interviewed DDP about his feud with Randy Savage but before DDP could get many words in, Savage interrupted from the crowd. Savage started saying he may have been wrong about DDP, there’s a lot to respect about him, especially his taste in women. He then pulled out a Playboy Page’s wife, Kimberly, posed in. Savage said the only way she’d look even better is if she was in nWo colors. At that point, Kimberly gingerly walked out of the back, obviously the victim of a recent attack with her and her dress spraypainted “nWo.” As DDP went to comfort her, Savage ran over and attacked Page from behind. Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Hugh Morrus with the Greetings from Asbury Park in 12:07. Rating: ** ½Bam Bam Bigelow beat Hugh Morrus then took a mic and addressed Carl Ouellet's attack of Kanyon last week. He said if he really wants to face him again, he's not a hard person to find. He then told him to just come out right now, but no one showed. The Headbangers (Headbanger Mosh and Headbanger Thrasher) defeated David Taylor and Lord Steven Regal when Mosh pinned D. Taylor with the Power Bomb in 10:37. Rating: ** ½
The Headbangers continued their feud with Regal and Taylor, this time coming on the winning end of things. Interview with Ric FlairRic Flair made his first appearance since returning at Slamboree doing an in-ring interview with Gene Okerlund. Flair said he doesn't know what was worse, seeing Jarrett one-by-one take out his friends, his family members, or listening to him talk for weeks about killing the Horsemen. Flair said as long as there is an ounce of blood left in his heart, the Horsemen will never die. Rey Misterio Jr. pinned Billy Kidman after a Frankensteiner from the top rope in 10:00. Rating: ****Rey Misterio won a great match against Billy Kidman, who afterwards threw a temper tantrum in the ring. It was only stopped by Prince Iaukea rushing down and attacking Kidman. Booker T pinned Kevin Nash with the Harlem Sidekick in 11:14. Rating: ** ¼
Booker T in a one-on-one match pulled a shocking victory over Kevin Nash, but was soon attacked after the match by Scott Hall. However, the Faces of Fear ran down to make the save. Hollywood Hogan pinned “Sting” with the Big Leg Drop in 5:13. Rating: * 1/4 (Hollywood Hogan retained the WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.)From the moment he made his entrance, it was clear this was the imposter Sting the nWo has used in the past and not the real Sting. Hogan hit "Sting" one time and he dropped. Hogan jumped on him punching away, choking him and finally hit his leg drop and pinned him. Hogan took a mic after the match saying this should prove, he's the better man. But then the real Sting came ziplining down from the rafters and pointed his baseball bat at Hogan, who couldn't pick up his title and leave the ring quick enough. The fake sting was all alone with the real one, and the real Sting hit his doppelganger with a Scorpion Death Drop. Card rating: ** 1/4
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Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jul 17, 2023 16:03:52 GMT -5
MONDAY NITRO (June 2, 1997) Juventud Guerrera pinned Psicosis with the Dragon Suplex in 11:28. Rating: *** 3/4 (Juventud Guerrera retained the WCW WORLD CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE.)Dean Malenko made his presence known but not felt in the Cruiserweight title match, reminding Juventud that after Malenko beat Eddie and Syxx in the Slamboree 3-way match, he's next in line for a title shot. Bobby Eaton and Lord Steven Regal defeated The Headbangers (Headbanger Mosh and Headbanger Thrasher) when B. Eaton pinned Mosh after a backbreaker in 12:37. Rating: ** 1/4Regal teammed with Bobby Eaton tonight to get a revenge win over the Headbangers. After the match, he told David Taylor that he thinks he's going to go with Eaton as his new full-time partner, news Taylor didn't seem to like. Lizmark Jr. and Silver King defeated The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) when Lizmark Jr. pinned J. Hardy after a spinning leg lariat in 16:27. Rating: ***Two luchadores looking to make their way up the rankings in WCW faced off with the young brother team, Matt and Jeff Hardy. The match was fast-paced and high-flying with the Luchadores ending up getting the win. Interview with Scott SteinerSteiner gave an interview about his brother Rick saying he hopes he finally beat some sense into him. He doesn’t want to hurt his brother but it had to be done. But Steiner said he’s ready to move on and get to what’s next. He questioned if anyone out there could match up to the genetic freak that he is. Johnny B. Badd pinned Jeff Jarrett after a flying cross body press in 6:18. Rating: ** ¾Jeff Jarrett got distracted during his match when Marcus Bagwell and Ric Flair showed up in the entrance way, Jarrett took his eyes off Badd and got hit with a cross body that got Badd the pin. Disco Inferno pinned Scott Norton with the Last Dance in 14:52. Rating: 1/4* (Disco Inferno retained the WCW TELEVISION TITLE.)Disco put his TV title on the line against his old rival Scott Norton. Last time they met in January, the nWo’s Norton got the best of Disco, but the TV champ has been on a role since then now with Tammy Lynn by his side. Disco kept his hot streak going and kept the title around his waist. The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) and Randy Savage and Big Van Vader, Diamond Dallas Page and Lex Luger battled to a draw in 15:00. Rating: *The main event was interuppted by the nWo who all got in the ring and attacked the WCW group. Then apparently to make the save, "Sting" came down from the rafters, but he just stood there and Hogan ran up and punched him once, sending him flailing away. Two more "Stings" came from out of the crowd and into the ring, but Nash hit one with big boot, Savage punched out another. More "Stings" came out from the back that the nWo took out. Except one. Scott Steiner hit one Sting then struck a pose, expecting him to fall down. Instead, this Sting stood there, grabbed Steiner's head and hit a Scorpion Death Drop. This was the real Sting! He then ran through all the nWo members as WCW's guys regouped and came back fighting as well. Card rating: * 3/4 ------------------------------ MONDAY NITRO (June 9, 1997) Handicap-Match: Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom) when S. Austin pinned W. Bloom with the Stunner in 6:46. Rating: ** ¾At the top of the show, Stone Cold Steve Austin came out to a thunderous ovation. He called out Curt Hennig and said if he was any kind of man, he'd come down and face Stone Cold in the ring right now. Hennig came out but stayed at the top of the aisle saying he will not be fighting Stone Cold tonight, but he arranged another match for him. He sent the Destruction Crew down for a handicap match. However, Austin made quick work, hitting both with Stunners and getting the win. Dean Malenko pinned Matt Hardy after a sitdown powerbomb in 2:03. Matt Hardy injured his right knee. He will be out for approximately 5 months. Rating: **Malenko got a victory but the match ended pretty abruptly after Hardy landed wrong trying to leapfrog Malenko. Lex Luger defeated Scott Norton via pinfall in 14:53. Scott Norton suffered a back injury. He will be out for approximately 2 months. Rating: -**** ¼Lex Luger beat the nWo's Scott Norton then called out Scott Steiner. He said if Steiner is looking for a match for the Great American Bash, then here it is. In-ring interview with the nWoHollywood Hogan, the Outsiders, Randy Savage and Rick Rude came to the ring to address their respective matches at The Great American Bash. They pointed out that the scene in the ring hasn’t changed in a year, the nWo carrying all the gold. It’s that way now and it will be that way still after the Bash. Booker T and The Faces of Fear came out to counter saying the tide is turning and WCW is going to come out on top. Booker said he doesn’t have a match at the Bash but still wanted to get his hands on the nWo. They agreed to a 6 man match tonight, Booker and the Faces of Fear vs. The Outsiders and Savage. Carl Ouellet and Bam Bam Bigelow battled to a double countout in 12:31. Rating: * ½The two big men battled in and around the ring. Ouellet had Bam Bam down outside the ring along the guardrail. He went on the edge of the ring and ran at him and did his Cannonball move on the floor. The move took it all out of both men and neither were able to recover. Johnny B. Badd pinned Mr. J.L. with the Tutti Frutti in 10:31. Rating: ** ½JL has run into a rough patch lately and Johnny B. Badd isn’t the person to try to end a losing streak against. The Badd Man topped JL in a convincing win. The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) and Booker T defeated The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) and Randy Savage when Barbarian pinned Hall with the Flying Clothesline in 17:04. Rating: * 1/4Randy Savage was chased out of the match by Diamond Dallas Page. As good as The Outsiders are, the 3 on 2 was a bit much for them as The Barbarian picked up the win over Scott Hall, giving the Faces of Fear a lot of momentum headed into their world title shot at the Bash. But after the match, the nWo came in and attacked. As Hogan and the Outsiders stood tall in the ring bragging, the lights all of a sudden went out. When they came back out, the ring was totally cleared out except for Hogan. They went out again and when they came back on, three Stings were in the ring all with baseball bats pointed at Hogan. Hogan raced out of the ring and up the aisleway, but the lights went off again. They came back to have another group of Stings with bats lined up blocking the exit. Hogan thought about escaping through the crowd, but Stings showed up at each possible exit. Hogan was stuck with no escape from Sting as the camera faded out. Card rating: *
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Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jul 19, 2023 11:41:45 GMT -5
THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH (June 15, 1997) Syxx pinned Eddie Guerrero after a spinning leg lariat in 12:13. Rating: ** ½Syxx and Eddie had a great back-and-forth match that Syxx came out on top of with a little help from his nWo associates. Eddie had Syxx in position for his frog splash, but Vincent was able to grab Syxx’s legs and pull him out of the way just as Eddie crashed to the mat. Syxx got up, waited for Eddie to start to recover, then hit him with a spin kick that led to the pin. Prince Iaukea pinned Billy Kidman with the Northern Lights Suplex in 10:55. Rating: **After weeks of complaining about how Iaukea was getting handed opportunities other cruiserweights weren’t, Kidman had a chance to back up his talk tonight but didn’t get the job done. Iaukea showed he was in fact a step above Kidman with tonight’s win. Dean Malenko pinned Juventud Guerrera after a power bomb in 11:06. Rating: *** (Dean Malenko won the WCW WORLD CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE.)Malenko became the first two-time Cruiserweight champion getting the win over Juventud. Disco Inferno pinned Konnan after The Last Dance in 9:11. Rating: *** 1/4 (Disco Inferno retained the WCW TELEVISION TITLE.)Midway through the match while Konnan was in control and Tammy was on the outside encouraging Disco, Konnan left the ring and began stalking Tammy on the outside. But, Chris Candido came from the crowd, jumped the guardrail and stood between Konnan and Tammy. Security ended up coming out to pull Candido from ringside and force him to the back. Konnan went back into the ring but got caught on his way in by Disco. Ric Flair pinned Jeff Jarrett by pinfall in 11:57. Rating: *** 1/4It was a bit surprising how much Jarrett took control of the match for a good portion, but he ended up getting a taste of his own medicine. Jarrett tried to put the Figure Four on Flair, but Flair kicked him off and into the ref. While he was down, Bagwell snuck in after grabbing Jarrett’s own guitar and smashed him over the head with it. Bagwell revived the ref as Flair covered Jarrett to get the win. Lex Luger defeated Scott Steiner by disqualification in 12:37. Rating: * 1/2 (Scott Steiner retained the WCW UNITED STATES TITLE.) [The nWo interfered against Lex Luger.] [Rick Steiner interfered against Scott Steiner.]This one got out of control. Luger was positioned to get the win and take the US Title, but when he was signaling for the Torture Rack, nWo members rushed the ring and attacked Luger. Luger got a bit of aid when Rick Steiner and Vader came down to fight off the nWo. The match, though, had to be thrown out. Stone Cold Steve Austin pinned Curt Hennig with the Stone Cold Stunner in 12:06. Rating: ***Austin has remained a thorn in the nWo side even after losing the US title a few months back. He had a score to settle with Curt Hennig and took things out on him tonight with a solid win. No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match: Randy Savage pinned Diamond Dallas Page after the Flying Elbow in 22:45. Rating: **** Savage lured DDP into agreeing to this type of match that played into Savage’s hands. The No DQ aspect and legal nWo interference certainly gave Savage an edge. Still, DDP fought through all the obstacles and nearly pulled out a win. He hit a Diamond Cutter off a food vendor stand onto the floor but Savage was saved by Vincent of the nWo. Page turned his attention to Vincent, decimating the nWo bodyguard, but that let Savage recover and hit DDP with a beer bottle. Savage then went back on top of the food stand and hit a flying elbow. The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) defeated The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) when Nash pinned Meng with the Jackknife Power Bomb in 18:40. Rating: 1/4* (The Outsiders retained the WCW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES.)The Outsiders continued the nWo’s success, withstanding a strong challenge from the Faces of Fear. Meng hit Scott Hall with a vicious thrust kick, but Nash came from behind, hit Meng with a low blow then hit a powerbomb. Sting made Hollywood Hogan submit to the Scorpion Death Lock in 19:00. Rating: * 1/2 (Sting won the WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.)
Sting has done it!! He has brought the World Title back to WCW!! In his first match in 16 months, Sting started a house of fire, beating Hogan all over the ring and the ringside area. Hogan though had nWo assistance from Rick Rude who helped turn the match around in Hogan’s favor. Still, Sting fought off every Hogan attack and began to rally. Hall and Nash tried to come help, but were cut off by Luger and Vader. But in the chaos, Rude slipped Hogan the title belt and he leveled Sting with it. Hogan then hit his famous leg drop, but Sting kicked out leaving Hogan shocked. Hogan went for another leg drop but Sting moved away. Rude tried to get up on the apron, but Eric Bischoff came and held Rude down. Sting hit Hogan with two Stinger splashes and then a Scorpion Death Drop. He followed up by putting Hogan in the Scorpion Death Lock and the champion had no choice but to call for the Bell. WCW roster members piled into the ring, lifting Sting on their shoulders, celebrating the new World Champion. Card rating: ** 1/4
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Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jul 21, 2023 14:29:52 GMT -5
MONDAY NITRO (June 16, 1997) nWo in-ring promoBefore the show could get going, Hogan and the nWo came to the ring. Hogan began crying that last night was a conspiracy against him. Sting, the crooked Eric Bischoff and wannabe vigilanties Luger and Vader all conspired to rob Hogan of his nWo world championship and demanded a rematch to “right the wrongs.” The Outsiders laid out a challenge to Lex Luger and Vader, claiming “the unprovoked attack from Luger and Vader last night on them” was uncalled for and put a stain on Sting’s world title win. They were ashamed those two would want to ruin an epic, industry-defining match with their interference. Luger and Vader started to come to the ring but stopped, as Sting then walked out to join them with the world title around his waist. Luger and Vader accepted the Outsiders challenge and Sting went right into Hogan’s face and told him “any chance I have to kick your ass again, I’m going to take.” Dean Malenko made Prince Iaukea submit to the Texas Cloverleaf in 11:13. Rating: *** 1/2 (Dean Malenko retained the WCW WORLD CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE.)One night after winning the Cruiserweight title, Malenko had a successful defense against a top competitor in Prince Iaukea. After Malenko's win, both Eddie Guerrero and Syxx came out and staked claims to being the No. 1 condender. Malenko said he doesn't care which one he has to fight next, but they can figure that out themselves. Bobby Eaton and Lord Steven Regal defeated The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) when Regal defeated Barbarian when Barbarian passed out in the Regal Stretch in 10:48. Rating: **Regal made the decision a few weeks back to move to Bobby Eaton as his full time partner, and the two picked up a huge win against the Faces of Fear, while Regal’s former partner David Taylor watched on from the back with a jealous look. Headbanger Shark pinned Wrath with a vertical splash in 7:43. Rating: * ¾
Shark is still coming to the ring with his new look mirroring his friends the Headbangers. Wrath had Glacier in his corner, but that proved to be more of a distraction than anything. While Wrath was giving Glacier a questionable look for his over-the-top cheerleading, Shark came from behind and knocked him down, eventually picking up the win. After the match though, as Glacier came to console Wrath, Wrath chokeslammed him in the ring. Disco Inferno pinned Johnny B. Badd with the Last Dance in 11:12. Rating: *** (Disco Inferno retained the WCW TELEVISION TITLE.)Disco and Badd showed good sportsmanship with each other before the match and even again after Disco pulled out the win. After the match, Disco called out Chris Candido and asked him what he's been doing lately. Candido came from the crowd in the ring and told Disco he didn’t care about him, he just wants to make sure Tammy is safe. Stone Cold Steve Austin pinned Mike Enos with the Stone Cold Stunner in 6:51. Rating: ** 3/4After Austin's easy win, Jeff Jarrett came out to approach Austin. Jarrett said he knows Austin has a history with Ric Flair and the Horsemen, and if they could pull together, they could end the Horsemen once and for all. In return for his offer, Austin gave him a Stunner then drank a beer overtop of him while giving him the double bird. Lex Luger and Big Van Vader defeated The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) when Vader defeated Nash by disqualification in 15:07. Rating: 1/2* (The Outsiders retained the WCW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES.)But The Outsiders had their hands full and were on the verge of losing their tag team titles before Hall brought a chair into the ring and attacked Luger and Vader. Though Nash wasn't happy with that, he went out from under the ring and pulled out a cinderblock. They set Vader's head on the block and was about to smash it with a chair when Harlem Heat's music began to play and out from the back stepped Booker T and the returning Stevie Ray. The brothers rushed the ring and chased off Hall and Nash. Card rating: ** -------------------------------- MONDAY NITRO (June 23, 1997) Shinjiro Otani pinned Rey Misterio Jr. after a German suplex in 10:25. Rating: ***
Tonight’s show opened with a terrific battle between two of the world’s best cruiserweights. In his WCW Nitro debut, one of the best from Japan, Otani, earned a hard-fought win over former champion Rey Misterio Jr. Bryan Clark pinned Glacier with the Meltdown in 6:18. Rating: **After last week feeling Glacier cost him his match, Wrath shed the mask he's been using and abandoned that identity, now going by his given name Bryan Clark. Clark dominated Glacier for a quick win. In-ring interview with Randy SavageSavage came to the ring and started talking about how he put away Diamond Dallas Page for good at The Great American Bash, but he didn’t get too far into his speech before Page came from under the ring and attacked Savage from behind. Page hit him with a Diamond Cutter and escaped before nWo reinforcements could hit the ring. DDP escaped into the crowd and told an unconscious Savage that despite his best efforts “I’m still standing.” Konnan made Mr. J.L. submit to the Tequila Sunrise in 13:52. Rating: **** ¼Konnan had words for Chris Candido after his match. Konnan said he heard what Candido said about wanting to keep Tammy safe, but when he stuck his nose is Konnan's business, he put his own safety at risk. Interview with Eddie Guerrero and SyxxEddie Guerrero and Syxx did a joint interview with Gene Okerlund where each again said they should be the No. 1 contender for Dean Malenko's Cruiserweight title. They agreed to have one more match next week to try and figure it out. Ric Flair and Marcus Bagwell defeated The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom) when R. Flair pinned W. Bloom with the Figure-Four Leglock in 10:13. Rating: ** ½Flair and Bagwell, the last two remaining Horsemen members, teammed together for the win. After, Flair called out Jarrett and said they noticed him trying to recruit a partner. If he could ever find someone that could stand to be around him, he and Bagwell would be waiting for them. Rick Steiner pinned Justin Bradshaw with the Steiner Bulldog in 13:58. Rating: ***Rick Steiner sent a message to Scott Steiner by beating one of Scott’s nWo stablemates Justin Bradshaw. Rick made it clear after the match he’s coming for Scott and his US title. The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) and Hollywood Hogan defeated Big Van Vader, Sting and Lex Luger when Nash pinned Luger with the Jackknife Power Bomb in 17:35. Rating: * 1/4
In a classic WCW vs. nWo matchup, the nWo walked away victors in this one. Hogan, despite making his claims he wants another chance to decimate Sting, but kept running away from Sting until the world champion finally caught up to Hogan and beat him around the ring and the outside. The match broke down late with all 6 man brawling in and around the ring. Luger had Scott Hall in the torture rack, but Nash came back in the ring and kicked Luger in the stomach, forcing him to drop Hall. Nash then jackknifed Luger and got the pin. Card rating: ** 1/2
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Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jul 24, 2023 11:55:28 GMT -5
MONDAY NITRO (June 30, 1997) nWo in-ring promoThe whole nWo came to the ring to open the show bragging about Hogan and the Outsiders’ win last week. Hogan said it just proves that when he gets his rematch with Sting at Bash at the Beach, he’ll beat Sting one more time and bring back home the nWo title. Nash took the mic and called out Vader, saying if he’s supposed to be WCW’s giant, he’s just a pathetic pass-his-prime tub of lard that can’t match up to Big Sexy. After a Luger and Vader came out to address them and Vader challenged Nash to a match to settle who the best big man in the world is. Hogan though asked Luger where his best buddy Sting was or if he was too scared to face Hollywood. Luger said he’s sure Sting’s around her somewhere, but he had another friend who was eager to talk to the nWo. With the nWo’s attention diverted toward Luger and Vader, Diamond Dallas Page came out from under the ring behind the group, pulled Randy Savage outside under the bottom rope by his legs and hit him with a Diamond Cutter on the floor. Page jumped the guardrail and celebrated through the crowd. But again with the nWo looking the other way at Page, Sting came from under the ring on the other side, slid into the ring and smacked Hogan in the back with a bat. Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray and Booker T) defeated The Blue Bloods (Earl Robert Eaton and Lord Steven Regal) when S. Ray pinned Regal after a backbreaker in 14:54. Rating: *** ½Harlem Heat was reunited and successful in its first match against the newly dubbed Blue Bloods. Though they did get a hand when David Taylor went to hit Stevie Ray, but Stevie ducked and Taylor caught Regal. M. Wallstreet in-ring promoM. Wallstreet came to the ring wearing a suit and holding a trash can. He said this thing, this Wallstreet thing wasn't working for him. Years ago he was one of the hottest up and coming stars in this business, but he took a wrong turn. He needs to get back to his roots. He then took off his suit and threw it in the trash can. Carl Ouellet pinned Ice Train with the Cannonball in 9:06. Rating: -1/4*Ouellet was dominant in a win over the young powerhouse Ice Train. Toward the end of the match, Bam Bam Bigleow came out to watch from the top of the aisleway with Chris Kanyon right next to him. Kanyon made a move like he was ready to go attack Ouellet, but Bam Bam held him back saying, “Not yet.” Rey Misterio Jr. pinned Billy Kidman after a Victory Roll in 14:46. Rating: **** ¼Misterio and Kidman were having a phenomenal match leading to Rey catching Kidman in a roll up. Kidman threw a tantrum after the match which brought out Prince Iaukea, who said Kidman can say all he wants about not getting opportunities, but when he does get them, he blows them. Raven in the audienceIn the crowd, the WCW cameras caught former ECW champion Raven sitting in the front row. Eddie Guerrero and Syxx battled to a draw in 20:00. Rating: *** 3/4Nothing was solved between Syxx and Eddie Guerrero as the two wrestled to a time limit draw. Curt Hennig pinned Marcus Bagwell with the Hennig Plex in 0:15:30. Rating: ** ¾Curt Hennig came out and said with busy with Steve Austin at the moment, he asked Ric Flair if he's still taking offers for someone to come out and put the Horsemen out of their mistery, he'd gladly take up that fight. He went one on one with Bagwell and scored the victory after a low blow the ref couldn't see. Big Van Vader defeated Kevin Nash by disqualification in 0:00:22. Rating: DUD [Scott Hall interfered against Big Van Vader.]The night's main event never got going as pretty much as soon as the bell rang, Scott Hall ran in with a chair and attacked Vader. Lex Luger came down to help but also found himself on the wrong end of the numbers game until Harlem Heat rushed down to give WCW the edge. The show ended with a big nWo vs. WCW brawl going on in the ring. Card rating: ** --------------------------------- MONDAY NITRO (July 7, 1997) nWo in-ring promoThe nWo were making their way to the ring for the typical show-opening diatribe, but in the middle of their entrance, WCW members Sting, Luger, Vader, DDP and Harlem Heat blindsided them and began a huge brawl. Security tried to separate the groups, but they were having little luck as the groups kept going at each other. Juventud Guerrera pinned Billy Kidman with the Dragon Suplex in 10:57. Rating: *** ¾Once everything got calmed down we finally had our first match of the night. The former Cruiserweight champion Juventud scored a victory over Kidman. During the match, the cameras again spotted Raven sitting in the front row watching the match. Randy Savage comes to the ringSavage came to the ring by himself and called out Diamond Dallas Page. He said it’s time to settle this once and for all. He made the mistake of letting Page walk out of the arena last time but that won’t happen again. Page was up in the crowd and responded to Savage saying if they’re going to do this, they need to do it right. One more match, Last Man Standing. Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Kanyon defeated Silver King and Lizmark Jr. when Bigelow pinned Lizmark Jr. with the Greetings from Asbury Park in 8:10. Rating: ***Bigelow and Kanyon had a dominant performance with Bam Bam easily tossing around some of the smaller luchadores. Carl Ouellet came out to keep an eye on the match from a distance, giving a mock clap to Bam Bam after he won it. Curt Hennig and Scott Norton defeated Ric Flair and Marcus Bagwell when Norton pinned Bagwell after a shoulderbreaker in 12:43. Rating: 1/2*Hennig enlisted his nWo stablemate Scott Norton to fight Flair and Bagwell. They got the best of the former Horsemen when Rick Rude gave Norton a hand in knocking out Bagwell when Hennig, Flair and the official was tied up outside. Rey Misterio Jr. pinned Mr. J.L. with the Top-Rope Frankensteiner in 13:57. Rating: ** ¼Rey Misterio earned the win over JL, who has been on a losing streak lately. But after the match, after Rey went to the back and JL remained alone in the ring, Raven hopped over the guardrail and approached JL. He stood in front of him with his arms raised out before leaving. Stone Cold Steve Austin attackedAustin was shown in the back walking around making his way to the ring, but Jeff Jarrett ran up from behind and smashed his guitar over Austin’s head knocking him out. Jarrett then grabbed a beer from a nearby catering table and poured it all over Austin asking him how it feels. Earl Robert Eaton pinned David Taylor with the Alabama Jam in 11:13. Earl Robert Eaton suffered a fractured back. He will be out for approximately 14 months Rating: ** 1/4After Regal and Eaton left David Taylor, Eaton had a match with Taylor tonight and got the win but was clearly in pain after the match was over. Hollywood Hogan pinned Rick Steiner after a clothesline in 4:26. Rating: -** ¼Hogan got the best of Rick Steiner pretty quickly thanks to Scott Steiner clubbing Rick with lead pipe while on the floor. Hogan got the win and him and Scott went to beat down Rick including Scott locking him in the Steiner Recliner but Sting came down and cleaned house. Card rating: 1/2*
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Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jul 26, 2023 10:20:40 GMT -5
BASH AT THE BEACH (July 13, 1997) Chris Candido pinned Konnan after a flying headbutt in 12:52. Rating: *** 1/4Despite Candido picking up the victory, Konnan attacked him after the match and put him in the Tequila Sunrise. Tammy ran out of the back to try to plead with Konnan to let him go. He finally did, but then backed Tammy up into a corner. Disco Inferno ran out to make the save, chasing Konnan off. Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Carl Ouellet with the Greetings from Asbury Park in 11:15. Rating: ***This was everything you’d expect it to be, physical and heavy-hitting. On this night, Bam Bam had a little bit more. His massive strength got Ouellet up as he hit Greetings From Asbury Park to pick up the win. Triangle Match: Dean Malenko defeated Syxx and Eddie Guerrero when D. Malenko pinned Syxx by in 18:11. Rating: *** 1/2 (Dean Malenko retained the WCW WORLD CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE.)Arguably the three top cruiserweights in the world produced a fast-paced match where at times, each wrestler was double teamed by the other two, only for the two to start fighting each other. Guerrero was in position to win, hitting Syxx with his frog splash, but Malenko rushed into the ring, threw Guerrero out of it and then hooked up Syxx to get the pin. Stone Cold Steve Austin pinned Jeff Jarrett with the Stone Cold Stunner in 14:01. Rating: *** ¾Austin overwhelmed Jarrett early in the match with his aggression but slowly Jarrett began to find his footing in the match by beginning to work on Austin’s knee. Austin though shook things off, at one point breaking out of Jarrett’s figure four. Jarrett got desparate and went to grab his guitar though the ref tried to fight him for it giving Austin the chance to hit Austin with his Stunner to get the win. Curt Hennig pinned Ric Flair with the Hennig Plex in 17:38. Rating: ****Hennig earned the win over Flair but as Flair was recovering in the ring, Jeff Jarrett ran in from behind and clipped Flair's knee out and proceeded to put him in the Figure Four. Bagwell tried to make the save but Hennig held him off. Scott Steiner defeated Rick Steiner when Rick Steiner passed out in the Steiner Recliner in 14:16. Rating: **** 1/4 (Scott Steiner retained the WCW UNITED STATES TITLE.)Brothers Rick and Scott Steiner have had a few matches against each other up to this point, but it seemed like this one had more emotion in it than each of the previous. But just like each of the previous, Scott got the upperhand. Rick was setting him up for a toprope bulldog, but Scott backed into the ropes, knocking Rick off sending him to the floor hurting his back in the process. Scott at one point looked hesitant about capitalizing on the injury, but quickly shook off any thoughts of mercy and locked Rick in the Steiner Recliner. [LAST MAN STANDING]: Diamond Dallas Page beat Randy Savage in 23:27. Rating: *** ¼DDP and Savage had an epic conclusion to a trilogy of battles. This one was personal and it got violent. Each pulled out chairs and other assorted weaponry to use on the other. A ladder was even brought into the ring and set up. Savage at one point late had DDP down and went to try to put him away. He climbed to the top of the ladder and looked like we wanted to his his flying elbow off the ladder, but Page got up and knocked the ladder over sending Savage over the top rope to the floor. DDP went out to meet him there, hitting him several times with a chair then hit him with two Diamond Cutters on the floor before Savage finally stayed down for the 10 count. Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray and Booker T) defeated The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) when Booker pinned Hall after a somersault legdrop in 15:20. Rating: * 1/4 (Harlem Heat won the WCW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES.)Harlem Heat once again toppled the Outsiders to become world tag team champions for a record setting sixth time. Knowing the Outsiders were going to have an extra man at ringside in Rick Rude, Harlem Heat had Lex Luger standing with them to make sure things remained even. Curt Hennig did try to come down to have a hand in the match, but Luger chased him away. Leaving things mostly a straight up tag match, Harlem Heat had a clear edge. Though at one point, all four men were in the ring fighting. Hall actually had Booker T set up for his Outsider Edge. But Stevie Ray and Nash were fighting in the opposite corner, and Stevie whipped Nash into Hall. The collision knocked Hall down, Stevie took Nash to the outside and Booker hit a flying leg drop to win the titles back. Sting made Hollywood Hogan submit to the Scorpion Death Lock in 15:15. Rating: 1/2* (Sting retained the WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.)Once again, Sting got the best of Hollywood Hogan and kept the world title home with WCW. Though as to be expected, the nWo tried everything they could to steal it back, WCW was ready with reinforcements to kept things as one on one as they could be. Still, in the middle of chaos, the nWo had a plan of attack. With the referee having trouble keeping order, Randy Savage took the belt off the timekeeper’s table and went to the top rope with it. Hogan was holding Sting, readying for Macho Man’s attack, but Sting broke free and Savage ended up hitting Hogan with the belt. Sting sent Savage flying out of the ring then locked the nearly unconscious Hogan in the Scorpion, to which he had no choice again but to give up. Card rating: ** 1/2
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Post by LillaThrilla on Jul 27, 2023 20:51:05 GMT -5
Mr. JL joining Raven's Flock is a great choice. Also interesting to see Kidman get the Jericho role.
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Post by cardsflyinhigh on Aug 1, 2023 12:47:12 GMT -5
MONDAY NITRO (July 14, 1997) Hollywood Hogan in-ring interview
Hogan came to the ring with most of the nWo to start the show and said he's done for now with the Stinger. He has bigger fish to fry at the moment, and that is Macho Man. He put the blame on Macho for losing the nWo title and said he should've known never to trust him, he's known for 10 years he couldn't be trusted to get a job done right. Savage appeared up in the crowd to respond, saying Hogan has dropped the ball and maybe it’s time for the nWo to get some new leadership. The Headbangers (Headbanger Mosh and Headbanger Thrasher) and Headbanger Shark defeated The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom) and Van Hammer when Thrasher pinned Van Hammer with the Top Rope Legdrop in 6:08. Rating: * ½The three Headbangers were again a strong unit as Shark still dressed the part as being just like Mosh and Thrasher. They picked up a relatively easy win tonight against a makeshift team of the Destruction Crew and Van Hammer. Prince Iaukea pinned Mr. J.L. with the Northern Lights Suplex in 11:15. Rating: ** ¾JL suffered another tough loss, and again after the match, Raven jumped the guardrail and posed in front of JL. Only this time, he didn't leave and instead, DDTed JL. He brutally assualted JL and tried to rip his mask off before security intervened. Lord Steven Regal defeated Johnny B. Badd via pinfall in 11:11. Rating: *** ¼Steven Regal wrestled his old rival Johnny B. Badd and got the win with a little help from David Taylor on the outside, only it didn't seem Regal knew or even wanted his help. Taylor approached Regal after and said with Bobby Eaton hurt, they need to form their tag team back. Regal said he's not ready to do it at this time, and then left. Konnan defeated Chris Candido when Chris Candido passed out in the Tequila Sunrise in 10:25. Rating: *** 3/4 [Tammy Lynn Sytch interfered against Konnan.]Konnan got a win in his rematch against Chris Candido from last night's Bash at the Beach, but the damage he inflicted after the match was a big factor. Konnan wouldn't let go of his Tequila Sunrise and again, Tammy Lynn came down to try to plead with Konnan to let him go. Disco Inferno was also there, a step behind. And he didn't see Bam Bam Bigelow come from behind and blindside him. Tammy now was stuck in the middle, Chris Candido was getting his leg ripped apart by Konnan and Disco was getting beaten up by Bam Bam. She didn't know who to go to, so she cried and ran to the back. Justin Bradshaw pinned Barry Windham with the Lariat in 10:29. Rating: *** ½Barry Windham made his return from injury but lost to his former tag team partner Justin Bradshaw. After the match, Windham was approached by the man formerly known as M. Wallstreet, who's shed his businessman look and has gone back to being Mike Rotunda. He told Windham a lifetime ago they were brothers. They each have been through a lot over the years, done some bad things, had people turn their backs on them, and it’s left each in a bad place. But family is the one thing you can count on, and Rotunda wants Windham to join him again. Windham shook his hand and said he's looking forward to it. Diamond Dallas Page defeated Scott Steiner by disqualification in 11:10. Rating: *** (Scott Steiner retained the WCW UNITED STATES TITLE.) [The nWo interfered against Diamond Dallas Page.]Fresh off his Last Man Standing victory against Randy Savage to end a fantastic trilogy of explosive matches, DDP got an immediate shot at Scott Steiner's US Title, but that shot was washed away when the nWo jumped the ring to cause the DQ. But WCW reinforcements in Sting, Luger and Vader. Vader and Luger fought Hall and Nash all the way to the back and the rest of the nWo scattered leaving Sting and DDP alone in the ring. Sting, speaking the most since his disappearance over a year ago, said as champion he wants to put the nWo in the past and get back to the way things should be, the best WCW wrestlers fighting for wrestling's top prize. With that being said, he wants his next challenger to be someone who's proven to be the absolute No. 1 contender. He wants DDP to face him at Road Wild. Card rating: *** 1/4 ------------------------------- MONDAY NITRO (July 21, 1997) Sting and Diamond Dallas Page in-ring promoThe show opened with Sting and Diamond Dallas Page in the ring talking about their upcoming world title match and how it will be great to get back to WCW matches. This brought out Hall and Nash. Nash said it's cute that they think they can move past the nWo. While the nWo may have lost a few battles recently, they will win the war. The four settled on a tag team match tonight, where if Hall and Nash win, one of them gets the title shot against Sting, if Sting and DDP win, they can have their match. 2 Cold Scorpio pinned Juventud Guerrera with the Flying Scorpio Splash in 11:34. Rating: *** ¾Scorpio picked up a lot of momentum with a victory over a former Cruiserweight champion. Dean Malenko was shown watching the match on a screen in the back, clutching his title belt a little bit tighter afterward. Johnny B. Badd pinned David Taylor with the Tutti Frutti in 9:42. Rating: * ½Badd was going after revenge against David Taylor for costing him his match last week. All the while, Steven Regal joined the commentary team saying he finally found himself a great partner in Bobby Eaton, but he won't be around for a while. So he's going to scout talent to find a new partner. Raven sitting at ringsideRaven was again seen sitting at ringside, though this time he wasn't alone. JL, whom Raven attacked last week, was sitting with him, still wearing his ripped up mask. Disco Inferno pinned Chris Kanyon with the Last Dance in 7:52. Rating: *** (Disco Inferno retained the WCW TELEVISION TITLE.)Disco Inferno was attacked by Bam Bam Bigelow last week, tonight he fought Bam Bam's friend Chris Kanyon. Disco got the win then called out Bam Bam saying he's not scared of him. Bam Bam briefly appeared at the top of the entrance way and just said he should be scared. Hollywood Hogan and Randy Savage in-ring interviewHogan and Savage agreed to come to the ring by themselves to settle their differences and try to get back on the same page. Hogan said Savage is the reason the nWo doesn't have the world title anymore, to which Savage replied if it wasn’t for him Hogan would’ve lost the belt a long time ago. Hogan tried to talk again but Savage cut him off, saying Hogan does too much talking and that’s his problem. Hogan might as well go back to Hollywood and try to make another movie for the 10s of people that go see them, cause he’s lost his way in the wrestling ring and isn’t fit to lead the nWo anymore. Hogan said if that’s what Savage thinks, Hogan will just have to prove to him what he can do and the two agreed to a match at Road Wild. Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray and Booker T) defeated The Headbangers (Headbanger Mosh and Headbanger Thrasher) when Booker pinned Thrasher with the Harlem Sidekick in 15:34. Rating: ** 1/4 (Harlem Heat retained the WCW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES.)The World Tag Team champions picked up a win over the Headbangers then gave an interview after the match saying just like Sting, they're looking forward to moving past the nWo. The Faces of Fear came to the ring and spoke a bit in Tongan to which Harlem Heat couldn't understand. The Barbarian then patted the title belt around Stevie's shoulder. Jeff Jarrett made Eddie Guerrero submit to a figure-four leglock in 14:48. Rating: *** ¾Syxx ran down during the match and clipped out Guerrero's knee, which Jarett took advantage of. However, after the match, Syxx went to the ring and was stomping away on Eddie and going after his leg, while Jarrett looked to leave. However, his exit was blocked by Ric Flair and Marcus Bagwell who went to double team Jarrett until he was able to run away. Diamond Dallas Page and Sting defeated The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) when Page pinned Nash after a Diamond Cutter in 12:22. Rating: * [The nWo interfered against Diamond Dallas Page.]The WCW guys took a page out of the nWo playbook when Luger and Vader showed up at ringside. After things broke down and Sting splashed Hall on the outside. The ref went to check on them and Nash lowblowed DDP and was about to powerbomb him, when Luger ran in and smashed Nash with a chair. DDP followed with a Diamond Cutter and won the match for his team. Card rating: ** 1/4
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Post by cardsflyinhigh on Aug 7, 2023 8:55:03 GMT -5
MONDAY NITRO (July 28, 1997) Dean Malenko pinned 2 Cold Scorpio after a top-rope stomachbreaker in 12:17. Rating: **** 1/4 (Dean Malenko retained the WCW WORLD CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE.)Dean Malenko retained his Cruiserweight title in a good match against 2 Cold Scorpio where even Malenko was impressed with his opponent as he offered him a handshake after the match. Syxx however came down to spoil the party. He said he knows Malenko was looking forward to defending against Eddie Guerrero, but since Guerrero is still recovering from last week, Syxx is just going to take his place at Road Wild. Stone Cold Steve Austin pinned Carl Ouellet with the Stone Cold Stunner in 11:48. Rating: ***Austin got a tough win against Carl Ouellet then took a mic. He said he's coming off one of the greatest United States title reigns of all time, fought the good fight with WCW against the nWo, and now he's working the second match of the night. Something doesn't add up. He said it seems someone in the back doesn't seem to like Stone Cold Steve Austin very much, and that's fine, he can give a rats ass what corporate suits think. But when it comes to the bottom line, that's a different story. Austin said whoever in the back has a problem, they better get used to it cause Stone Cold Steve Austin isn't going anywhere. His words were apparently heard, because it was announced right after that Austin will get another shot at Scott Steiner for the US title at Road Wild. Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda defeated The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom) when B. Windham defeated Enos by countout in 8:04. Rating: **Windham and Rotunda came out like it was 1984 again, wearing patriotic gear and going by their old US Express moniker. While the Destruction Crew have been teaming together for years, Windham and Rotunda showed through the years they still have a bond and still work well as a team, as they picked up the victory. Randy Savage and Bryan Clark fought to a no-contestThis match never got going. When Randy Savage was making his way to the ring, he was attacked from behind by Hollywood Hogan who took a chair and repeatedly smacked Savage with it to the point he was unable to go to the ring for his match. Prince Iaukea pinned Billy Kidman with the Northern Lights Suplex in 13:54. Rating: *** 3/4Prince Iaukea looked to finally settle the score against Billy Kidman. After the match, as Kidman was dejectedly walking to the back, Raven jumped the guardrail and cut him off, just standing in front of him, posing with his arms stretched out wide. Kidman was confused, but then was blindsided by JL. Chris Candido interviewCandido spoke to Gene Okerlund and called out Konnan. He said this thing has gone beyond Tammy or title belts or anything else. This has gotten personal and he wants to settle things in a fight to the finish. He challenged him to a falls count anywhere match. Ric Flair and Marcus Bagwell defeated Jeff Jarrett and Curt Hennig when Bagwell defeated Jarrett by disqualification in 11:32. Rating: * ¼The nWo’s Hennig teamed up with Jarrett to go after a common enemy. They worked well together but before too long, Flair and Bagwell began to take control of the match. That was before Jarrett hit Bagwell with a low blow in clear view of the official to bring about the disqualification. Hennig and Jarrett kept attacking Flair and Bagwell after the match was over before Flair rallied and ended up cleaning house with a chair. Flair laid out a challenge to Jarrett for a submission match at Road Wild. Kevin Nash pinned Lex Luger with the Jackknife Power Bomb in 10:15. Rating: -** 1/2Things got chaotic after the main event. The nWo rushed the ring to jump Luger and WCW members came to his aid. Sting and DDP were amongst them and in the mele, Syxx of the nWo sprayed paint in DDP's eyes, temporarily blinding him. He kept flailing his arms wildly and then felt someone grab his shoulder. It was Sting checking up on him, but DDP couldn't see and hit Sting with a Diamond Cutter. Luger and Vader asked DDP what that was for and DDP pleaded that he couldn't see, he thought Sting was the nWo. Card rating: 3/4* ----------------------------- MONDAY NITRO (Aug. 4, 1997) Syxx pinned 2 Cold Scorpio with the Top Rope Legdrop in 13:10. Rating: *** ¼Syxx solidified his status as the No. 1 Cruiserweight contender with a clean win over Scorpio. He took the mic after the match and told Dean Malenko to enjoy his title while he can, because he’s taking it back at Road Wild. Hollywood Hogan arrivesHogan arrived in a limo pulling up to the back of the arena, but as soon as he got out of the car, Randy Savage ambushed him. Savage continued assaulting Hogan before Hogan was eventually able to push him away. But then Hogan got a look of terror on his face and jumped back in his limo right before Savage swung a sledgehammer into the door. But then the limo left with Hogan inside. Rey Misterio Jr. pinned Konnan after a small package in 16:10. Rey Misterio Jr. injured his right knee. He will be out for approximately 6 months. Rating: *** ¾Rey surprised Konnan with a small package for the win, but then was victim of Konnan's wrath. Konnan assaulted Rey before Chris Candido came out with a chair and smacked Konnan with it. He then sat in the chair and began to talk. He said Konnan made a mistake when he tried to go after Tammy. As much as the two have been through, he still loves her and can't stand to see her put in harm's way. So he took it personal when he went after her. Then he took it even more personal when Konnan tried to break his leg. If Konnan just wants to hurt people, he's going to be in for a surprise cause he's pushed Candido to the point where he doesn't care about anything now except ripping Konnan apart limb by limb. Rick Steiner pinned Glacier with The Steiner Bulldog in 7:26. Rating: **After Steiner's win, his brother Scott Steiner came to the ring. Rick was ready for a fight but Scott said he's not here to fight, he wants to talk. He said every match they had against each other, pained him. There's no reason why the brothers shouldn't be together. He asked Rick Steiner to join him in the nWo and be part of a world takeover. The Barbarian pinned Stevie Ray with the Flying Clothesline in 18:28. Rating: -*** ¾The Barbarian got a win over Stevie Ray to give the Faces of Fear some momentum going into their world title match against Harlem Heat at Road Wild. Curt Hennig pinned Marcus Bagwell with the Hennig Plex in 13:17. Rating: **Ric Flair was at ringside cheering on Bagwell which brought Jeff Jarrett down to counter. The two relatively stayed in their respective corners for most of the match until Jarrett made his move, smashing his guitar against Flair’s knee. This distracted Bagwell and gave Hennig the opportunity to attack Bagwell from behind and hit his Hennig plex to close out the match. Backstage with the nWoPrior to the match, the nWo was meeting backstage as Hogan was supposed to be a part of the nWo team in this 8-man tag. Savage came by and Nash started screaming at him asking him what he was thinking. Savage said he was just returning the favor for last week. Nash told Savage they better settle this thing because the nWo needs to get back on the same page. They agreed to have Scott Norton fill Hogan’s spot in the match. Diamond Dallas Page, Big Van Vader, Sting and Lex Luger defeated The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall), Justin Bradshaw and Scott Norton defeated when Page pinned Bradshaw with the Diamond Cutter in 18:33. Rating: * 3/4 (Hollywood Hogan no-showed.)The match began as a typical WCW vs nWo riot but soon settled down into a regular match. Sting and DDP seemed to have moved past the blind Diamond Cutter incident from last week and worked well with the group ahead of their world title match at Road Wild. Team WCW got the win and the group fought of the nWo’s post match attack that included Hall trying to hit Sting with his own title belt, but Sting and DDP combining to get rid of Hall. DDP picked up the title belt and held it for a second in front of Sting before handing the belt over to him. Card rating: *
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Post by cardsflyinhigh on Aug 9, 2023 10:53:58 GMT -5
ROAD WILD '97 (Aug. 9, 1997) Dean Malenko pinned Syxx after a top-rope gutbuster in 12:03. Rating: *** 1/4 (Dean Malenko retained the WCW WORLD CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE.) [Eddie Guerrero interfered against Syxx.]
Malenko successfully defended his Cruiserweight title over the nWo’s Syxx. Vincent aimed to give Syxx a hand, but Eddie Guerrero came to ringside, still showing some effects of Syxx’s assault a few weeks ago, to keep Vincent from interfering. When Syxx came out to confront Guerrero, he hit Syxx with a hard punch. Back in the ring, Malenko prevailed and Guerrero came into the ring after and handed over the title belt to Malenko, who shook Guerrero’s hand. Falls-Count-Anywhere Match: Chris Candido pinned Konnan after a side suplex in 15:14. Rating: *** ¾Candido seemed to catch Konnan off guard with how aggressive he was and how well he was doing in a pure fight. The crowd of bikers was definitely getting behind Candido in the match. However, Konnan was getting the better of things as they spilled into the crowd. That was until a small, masked biker, which turned out to be Rey Misterio Jr., appeared in the crowd. Rey was clearly hurt from Konnan’s assault on his leg last week, but smacked Konnan over the head with a crutch. This helped Candido hit a suplex and pin Konnan in the crowd. Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Disco Inferno with the Greetings from Asbury Park in 11:50. Rating: *** 3/4 (Bam Bam Bigelow won the WCW TELEVISION TITLE.)The crowd loved Disco coming to the ring with his typical line of dancing girls, but Bam Bam Bigelow came to the ring all business. Disco was able to get in a good amount of offense, but he couldn’t keep the big man down, and Bam Bam’s power proved to be the difference as we have a new champion. I-Quit Match: Ric Flair made Jeff Jarrett submit to the Figure-Four Leglock in 20:42. Rating: ** ½As expected, both men went after the other’s leg. Each was relentless but neither kept the offense going long enough to get a chance to put on their figure four. Curt Hennig came out to give Jarrett a little bit of support, but Marcus Bagwell countered that by coming to Flair’s corner, and eventually took Hennig out of the picture fighting him to the back. Flair likes to call himself the Dirtiest Player in the Game and had an ace up his sleeve, pulling a crowbar out from under the ring and started smacking Jarrett in the leg with it to set up the Figure Four which Jarrett eventually submitted to. Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray and Booker T) defeated The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) when Booker pinned Barbarian after the Harlem Sidekick in 16:46. Rating: *** 1/2 (Harlem Heat retained the WCW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES.)The match began with the teams showing a great deal of respect to each other after each spent months on the same side battling the nWo. In the end, Harlem Heat successfully defended their titles after a great back and forth match. It looked like The Faces of Fear were going to show sportsmanship to congratulate Harlem Heat after the win, but instead, the Faces of Fear attacked the champs, leaving them laying. Big Van Vader and Lex Luger defeated The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) when Vader pinned Nash with the Vader Bomb in 13:44. Rating: 3/4*
Nash has been proclaiming himself as the best big man in WCW, the company’s true giant, but didn’t back up his words with action tonight. Luger was setting Scott Hall up for the Torture Rack when Nash attacked Luger from behind. He tried to set him up for the Jackknife, but Vader made the save and proceeded to hit his Vader Bomb for the win. Scott Steiner pinned Stone Cold Steve Austin after a small package in 23:20. Rating: *** 1/4 (Scott Steiner retained the WCW UNITED STATES TITLE.)Steve Austin might’ve regained the US title, but instead, got robbed thanks to, of all people, Rick Steiner! Scott’s brother, who’s been battling with his brother for months before getting offered a plea of joining back up under the nWo banner, took Scott up on his offer. He came to the ring with a lead pipe, seemingly to be in Austin’s corner and keep the nWo out of the match, but instead smacked Austin with it. Hollywood Hogan pinned Randy Savage after The Big Leg Drop in 18:53. Rating: *Savage has been trying to convince the nWo he would be a better leader for them than Hogan, but tonight it was apparent the rest of the group was still on Hogan’s side. After the two beat each other in and around the ring for most of the match, Hogan had control and went for his leg drop, but Savage moved out of the way and then took over. He had Hogan set up for his flying elbow drop, but the nWo ran out to stop it. Hall, Nash, Hennig and the Steiners all rushed out. Savage tried to fight them off, but Hogan used the help to take out Savage from behind and eventually pinned him with a leg drop. Sting pinned Diamond Dallas Page after a Scorpion Death Drop in 23:19. Rating: *** 1/2 (Sting retained the WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.)Another match featuring a lot of mutual respect at the beginning, but the two quickly threw it aside to fight each other for our sport’s biggest prize. The two exchanged moments of control in a match that featured something seemingly lost since the nWo’s emergence, a simple one-on-one fight with no interference. At one point, Sting had DDP in a corner and went for a Stinger Splash, only to have DDP move, and after Sting hit the turnbuckle, Page hit a Diamond Cutter. It took a second for DDP to recover and go for the pin, giving Sting enough time to recover enough to put his foot on the bottom rope. Page tried to go for another Diamond Cutter, but Sting blocked it and hit his Scorpion Death Drop and got the pin. After the match, the two shook hands and Page raised the champion’s hand, handing him his title belt. Card rating: ** 3/4
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MONDAY NITRO (Aug. 11, 1997) nWo in-ring promoThe dissension in the nWo carried over from Road Wild into Nitro. The nWo opened the show all in the ring except for Randy Savage. Hogan took the mic and made fun of Savage from their match last night. Nash, however, pleaded with Savage to "see the light" and fight with the good guys, saying they're stronger together than they are apart. Savage appeared in the crowd with a mic and told every nWo member that Hogan is poison and he's using them all to protect him since he can't do it himself. Hogan said he was gonna let Nash beat some sense into Savage tonight, to which Savage replied maybe he'll do the same to Nash. Chris Candido pinned Lord Steven Regal after a sitout power bomb in 13:50. Rating: ****
Tammy Lynn made her first appearance in nearly a month, coming down in the middle of Chris Candido's match. Seemingly unbeknownst to Candido, Tammy sprayed Mace in Regal's eyes while no one else was looking. Candido looked confused but followed through and got the win. After, Regal, still partially blinded, tried confronting Tammy about it. Candido got in the middle of things, telling Regal to leave her alone. But from behind, Tammy lowblowed Candido and left the ring. Disco Inferno came out stopping Tammy as she was walking to the back and asked what was going on. Tammy pulled her Mace back out and sprayed Disco with it. Marcus Bagwell and Ric Flair defeated The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom) when Bagwell pinned Enos after a tiger suplex in 6:55. Rating: ** 1/4Flair and Bagwell had a successful foray into tag team ranks, working as a well-oiled machine in their win. In-ring interview with StingSting talked about how nice Road Wild felt. A WCW guy fighting another WCW guy for the title. It’s the way it should be. He gave props to DDP for taking him to his limit. He address the nWo infighting saying they can tear each other apart for all he cares. He’s ready to continue bringing honor and prestige back to the World Title and keep it home in WCW. He has a list of people he wants to defend against mentioning guys like Lex Luger, Vader and Stone Cold Steve Austin. This brought out WCW EVP Eric Bischoff who congratulated Sting on putting WCW back on top. He said as much as he respects Sting, he can’t let a champion keep naming his own challengers. There has to be a process. Bischoff said next week on Nitro, there will be an 8-man tournament all in one night to determine the new No. 1 contender. It’s another opportunity for WCW to rise up and put another nail in the coffin of the nWo. Sting didn’t seem to fully buy Bischoff’s words, but accepted the challenge of waiting to see who his next opponent would be. Stone Cold Steve Austin pinned Rick Steiner with the Stone Cold Stunner in 13:17. Rating: *** ¾Steve Austin got a 1 on 1 match against Rick Steiner after he cost him the US title at Road Wild. Austin got the win but Scott Steiner came down to jump Austin after and both Steiner brothers stomped away on Austin. Diamond Dallas Page ran in to make the save for Austin, chasing the Steiners to the back. The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) defeated The Headbangers (Headbanger Mosh and Headbanger Thrasher) when Barbarian pinned Thrasher with the Flying Clothesline in 8:53. Rating: DUDThe Faces of Fear had no comments about their attack on Harlem Heat after their Road Wild match but looked a lot more agressive than usual in their win. Stevie Richards pinned Johnny B. Badd with the Stevie Kick in 11:05. Rating: *** ½New WCW arrival Stevie Richards made his in-ring debut, while his old friend Raven sat ringside along with Kidman and JL. JL and Kidman jumped the guardrail and gave Stevie a hand, distracting Badd so Stevie could hit him with a Stevie Kick. The two came in the ring and stomped away on Badd after the match, but Richards instead just left the ring instead of joining in. Kevin Nash pinned Randy Savage with the Jackknife Power Bomb in 13:33. Rating: **
The nWo was fully behind Nash in the match, as Hogan played a key role in helping Nash get the win, after which, the entire nWo ran in and attacked Savage, leaving him unconscious. Hogan took his spraypaint and painted "HH" on Savage's body. Card rating: ** 1/4 ---------------------------- MONDAY NITRO (Aug. 18, 1997) Tonight on Monday Nitro we will determine a new No. 1 contender for Sting’s world heavyweight championship. We will hold a 1 night, 8-man tournament to determine who will challenge Sting at Fall Brawl. First RoundDiamond Dallas Page pinned Scott Steiner with the Diamond Cutter in 9:06. Rating: *** ¼Scott Steiner had his brother, Rick, ringside with him after the two reunited at Road Wild. However, their plans backfired as Rick tried to throw Scott a pair of brass knuckles, but Steve Austin came down to interrupt the exchange, hitting Rick causing him to throw the knucks over Scott’s head and as he turned around to go get them, he walked right into a Diamond Cutter. Lex Luger made Scott Hall submit to the Torture Rack in 11:19. Rating: *Luger advanced with a win over the nWo’s Scott Hall. The nWo again attempted to interfere with Kevin Nash trying to give a hand to his partner, but of all people, Randy Savage came down to stop it and Luger had little resistance to putting Hall in the torture rack. Curt Hennig pinned Stone Cold Steve Austin after a gutwrench suplex in 10:07. Rating: *** ½Austin looked like he was going to advance, hitting the Stunner on Hennig, but as Hennig flailed around he collided with the ref. With the ref down, Scott Steiner ran out and brutally attacked Austin. He revived the ref as Hennig pinned Austin. Randy Savage pinned Hollywood Hogan after a Victory Roll in 6:53. Rating: DUDRandy Savage showed up to the match still with the spraypaint on him from last week, saying he wanted a reminder of everything to use to beat Hogan tonight. But early in the match, Hogan took control but took too much time to brag to the camera, as during one of these instances, Savage came from behind and rolled up Hogan to get a pin. He scattered away before the nWo reserves could hit the ring to attack him. SemifinalsLex Luger pinned Diamond Dallas Page after a forearm smash in 11:05. Rating: *Luger and Page showed a lot of mutual respect to each other, but on this night, Luger was the better man. Curt Hennig pinned Randy Savage with the Hennig Plex in 10:47. Rating: ** 1/4
While Savage avoided a beating after his match with Hogan, the nWo came out in full force to make sure Savage wouldn't beat Curt Hennig. They pulled every dirty trick in the book to make sure Hennig got the win and advanced to the finals. FinalsCurt Hennig pinned Lex Luger after a side suplex in 0:12:19. Rating: * 1/2In the finals, Savage showed up racing to the ring and chasing Hennig, but as Hennig circled the ring and headed back down the ramp, Savage followed but was met with a nWo blockade as they attacked. It got the point, even Luger ran down to try to help Savage. But the ref ushered both Luger and Hennig back to the ring. But the chaos surrounding everything gave Hennig an opportunity to hit a low blow the ref didn't see, which led to the Hennig Plex that earned him the pin and the No. 1 contender spot. Card rating: * 1/2 ------------------------------
MONDAY NITRO (Aug. 25, 1997) Four Corners Match: Eddie Guerrero defeated Juventud Guerrera, Prince Iaukea and Psicosis when E. Guerrero pinned J. Guerrera with the Frog Splash in 0:16:57. Rating: *** ¾Eddie Guerrero is clearly the No. 1 contender for the World Cruiserweight title. He spoke to Gene Okerlund after the match and asked Dean Malenko to come out, which he did. Eddie said it's time to leave all the BS behind and see one on one who is the better man. Dean agreed to a match with Eddie at Fall Brawl. The U.S. Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda) defeated Kidman and JL when Rotunda pinned Kidman with the Airplane Spin in 13:06. Rating: **The US Express beat the two members of Raven's flock, to which after Raven jumped the guardrail, slid into the ring and DDTed both of his followers. Tammy Lynn Sytch interviewTammy Lynn came out for an interview and was asked what the heck was she thinking two weeks ago. Tammy said about a month ago she had to run out of the arena crying while the two men she's been with over the last three years were getting destroyed. She realized she shouldn't have to feel that way. She's tired of putting herself out there for weak men. She's the one in charge and she won't ever let a man make her feel that helpless again. Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Too Cold Scorpio with the Greetings from Asbury Park in 7:00. Rating: ** 3/4 (Bam Bam Bigelow retained the WCW TELEVISION TITLE.)Bam Bam had a successful first defense of his TV title, though Scorpio gave him quite a challenge. The ending came when Scorpio was picking up momentum and tried to do a flying cross body off the top rope, but Bam Bam caught him. nWo in-ring promo
Hollywood Hogan again came out with the nWo saying they need to do something about Randy Savage. Hogan said Savage isn't nWo material and he's showing his true colors where he's only about himself. Once again, Savage interrupted Hogan from the crowd saying Hogan a pot calling the kettle black. He said the nWo is dying by Hogan's leadership and a change needs to be made. Savage said he'll even prove he's a better leader than Hogan could ever hope to be by challenging Hogan to War Games. Hogan asked him where he's gonna get a team from since the nWo is all behind Hollywood. Hogan went as far to say as if Savage can actually get anybody, they can face him and The Outsiders tonight in a 6 man tag. Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray and Booker T) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) when Booker pinned R. Steiner after a scissor kick 15:32. Rating: *** (Harlem Heat retained the WCW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES.)The reunited Steiner Brothers went after Harlem Heat's World tag titles but came up short. After the match, Stone Cold Steve Austin came down and attacked both Steiner brothers with a chair, chasing them to the back. Meanwhile, Harlem Heat called out the Faces of Fear, calling them punks for their cheap shots at Road Wild and saying if they want to be men, they can take another trip to 112th street. Bryan Clark and Carl Ouellet battled to a double countout in 10:49. Rating: * ½Clark and Ouellet, two of WCW's biggest and strongest, brawled each other into a double countout. Their fight spilled outside to which they just kept on fighting, ignoring the 10 count to get back in the ring. Lex Luger, Randy Savage and Sting defeated The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) and Hollywood Hogan when Sting defeated Hall by disqualification in 13:05. Rating: 1/4*
Randy Savage came out for the 6-man main event, said he just happened to find two people who hate Hulk Hogan just as much as he does. Then by his side came Sting and Lex Luger! Sting, Luger and Savage surprisingly worked very well together. They were getting in position to win the match when Scott Steiner came down to jump Savage. This however, brought out Austin again who went dead set on attacking Steiner. In the chaos though, Curt Hennig appeared and attacked Sting with a steel chair. The show ended with the nWo assaulting Sting, Luger and Savage. Card rating: * 1/2
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