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Post by Moore on Nov 29, 2021 21:18:12 GMT 1
 World Championship Wrestling 1992 - Shifting Paths
World Championship Wrestling had a somewhat stale 1991. Dusty Rhodes subbed Ole Anderson at the wheel as the head booker, but unlike Dusty’s previous partnership with Jim Crockett Jr., things were a bit more complicated with Jim Herd as the Executive Vice-President.
WCW, who was proud of being the alternative to WWF’s product and favoring the action inside the ring, like the evolution of the National Wrestling Alliance it is, seemed to become more and more like their rivals under Herd’s management. The Ding Dongs arrived before the 1990s and are gone, but Arachnaman is still a thing right now. And Herd’s wacky influence wasn’t limited to the bottom of the card, as he approved The Black Scorpion gimmick – considering the alternative: a roman gladiator, it was probably not so bad – which went on to main event Starrcade in 1990, instead of “The Nature Boy”.
Heading to 1992, there’s faith in an announced plan to shift WCW’s path. Said plan, if done right and in case of producing great results, is in fact possibly shifting American wrestling’s path itself. Harley Race and Kip Allen Frey are now joining forces in the Executive VP role. Counseling the new booker are the likes of Dusty Rhodes and the on-scene mastermind behind The Dangerous Alliance: Paul E. Dangerously.
The booking plans are to be known, but in a press conference, it has been announced that WCW is to follow a path filled with Japanese influence. Tournaments are going to be an important part of the federation’s booking and the action inside the ring will be key. Most bouts will also be Tag Team Matches.
As far as TV Shows go, Saturday Night will debut as the flagship show and Main Event will complete WCW’s weekly spots, airing every Wednesday. The 13(!) pay-per-view dates were announced at the end of the year of 1991. They are as follows:
- January 21st: Danger Zone;
- February 21st: The Crockett Cup;
- March 21st: Slamboree;
- April 28th: Spring Stampede;
- May 28th: SuperBrawl;
- June 28th: The Great American Bash;
- July 21st: Beach Blast;
- August 21st: Wrestle War;
- September 28th: Clash of the Champions;
- October 28th: Halloween Havoc;
- November 28th: Starrcade;
- December 14th: Japan Supershow;
- December 28th: Battlebowl.
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World Championship Wrestling - The Roster
The Good:
Barry Windham
Big Josh
Brad Armstrong
Brian Pillman
Dustin Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes (Occasional)
El Gigante
Firebreaker Chip
Joey Maggs
Johnny B. Badd
Junkyard Dog
Jushin Thunder Liger [NJPW]
Manny Fernandez
Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Mike Graham (Occasional)
PN News
Rick Steiner
Ricky Morton
Ricky Steamboat
Robert Gibson
Ron Simmons
Scott Steiner
Sting
The Great Muta [NJPW]
The Italian Stalion
Todd Champion
Van Hammer
Z-Man
The Bad
Abdullah The Butcher
Arn Anderson (w/Paul E. Dangerously) [The Dangerous Alliance]
Bam Bam Bigelow
Big Van Vader
Bobby Eaton (w/Paul E. Dangerously) [The Dangerous Alliance]
Cactus Jack
Diamond Dallas Page [The Diamond Mine]
George South
Jimmy Garvin
Larry Zbyszko (w/Paul E. Dangerously) [The Dangerous Alliance]
Michael Hayes
Pat Rose
Rick Rude (w/Paul E. Dangerously) [The Dangerous Alliance]
Rip Rogers
Scott Armstrong
Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Steve Armstrong
Steve Austin (w/Paul E. Dangerously) [The Dangerous Alliance]
Terrence Taylor (w/Alexandra York) [The York Foundation]
The Diamond Studd [The Diamond Mine]
Thomas Rich (w/Alexandra York) [The York Foundation]
Tracy Smothers
Vinnie Vegas (w/Diamond Dallas Page) [The Diamond Mine]
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World Championship Wrestling - The Tag Teams
Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat
The Crushers (Bam Bam Bigelow & Big Van Vader)
The Dangerous Alliance (Arn Anderson & Steve Austin)
The Diamond Mine (The Diamond Studd & Vinnie Vegas)
The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes)
The Rock n'Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)
The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner)
The Young Pistols (Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers)
The York Foundation (Terrence Taylor & Thomas Rich)
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World Championship Wrestling - The Champions
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Sting (since February 6th, 1992)
Past champions during this diary - Lex Luger (July 14th, 1991 - February 6th, 1992)
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
Cactus Jack (since March 21st, 1992)
Past champions during this diary - Rick Rude (November 19th, 1991 - March 21st, 1992)
WCW World Television Championship
Dustin Rhodes (since March 13th, 1992)
Past champions during this diary - Steve Austin (June 3rd, 1991 - March 13th, 1992)
WCW World Light Heavyweight Championship
Jushin Thunder Liger (since December 25th, 1991)
WCW World Tag Team Championships
Arn Anderson & Steve Austin [The Dangerous Alliance] (since January 21st, 1992)
Past champions during this diary - Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat (November 19th, 1991 - January 21st, 1992)
WCW United States Tag Team Championships
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson [The Rock n'Roll Express] (since March 21st, 1992)
- Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers [The Young Pistols] (November 5th, 1991 - March 6th, 1992)
- Terrence Taylor & Thomas Rich [The York Foundation] (March 6th, 1992 - March 21st, 1992)
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World Championship Wrestling - The Tournament Winners
The Crockett Cup - The Steiner Brothers
(held Feb. 13th to Feb. 21st, 1992)
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World Championship Wrestling - The Pay-Per-View History
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Post by Moore on Dec 4, 2021 11:58:21 GMT 1
WCW – January 1992: Week 1
WCW Main Event – 01.03.1992 – Kalamazoo, MI
Shown on TBS (US), ITV (UK) and WOWOW (JP)
Quick Results:
1. El Samurai [NJPW] def. Brad Armstrong – 9 min. – Samurai Bomb (MR: 32);
2. Diamond Dallas Page/The Diamond Studd/Vinnie Vegas [The Diamond Mine] def. Firebreaker Chip/PN News/Todd Champion – 8 min. – Studd > Chip – Diamond Death Drop (MR: 37);
3. Non-Title: Jushin Thunder Liger [NJPW] def. Steve Armstrong – 7 min. – Shooting Star Press (MR: 50);
4. Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner [The Steiner Brothers] def. Richard Morton & Thomas Rich [The York Foundation] – 12 min. – Rick > Morton – Steinerizer (MR: 49).
Highlights:
»» The first WCW show of 1992 kicked off with former Light Heavyweight champion, Brian Pillman. With a short promo, he said he’s focused on regaining the belt but, by now, he’ll wait.
»» NJPW’s El Samurai made his debut after being announced (with an highlight package) as the first challenger for Jushin Thunder Liger’s Light Heavyweight championship. After Liger’s match, El Samurai came to the ring and both men showcased their skills in a fast-paced wrestling sequence that ended with a handshake.
»» Troubles continue within The York Foundation, as Richard Morton was blamed by the rest of the stable (valet Alexandra York included) for the loss against The Steiner Brothers in the main event.
Show Rating: 47
:::::  WCW Saturday Night – 01.06.1992 – Kalamazoo, MIShown on TBS (US), ITV and WOWOW (JP)
Quick Results:
1. Johnny B. Badd def. Rip Rogers – 6 min. – TKO (MR: 27);
2. Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes [The Fabulous Freebirds] def. Van Hammer & Z-Man – 8 min. – Hayes > Hammer – DDT (MR: 57);
3. Big Van Vader & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker def. Big Josh & El Gigante – 10 min. – Vader > Josh – Vader Bomb (MR: 55);
4. Junkyard Dog & Ron Simmons def. Abdullah The Butcher & Cactus Jack – 13 min. – Simmons > Abdullah – via Count-Out (MR: 51);
5. Arn Anderson/Rick Rude/Steve Austin [The Dangerous Alliance] def. Barry Windham/Sting/The Great Muta – Rude > Muta – Rude Awakening (MR: 72).
Highlights:
»» The war between Paul E. Dangerously’s Dangerous Alliance and the defendants of WCW continues in 1992, Sting being the main target. In the opening promo, Larry Zbyszko challenged Sting to put his Battlebowl title shot on the line.
»» After facing each other in the Lethal Lottery, The Fabulous Freebirds were delighted to team up again. After wrapping a win, the duo promised to be a highlight of WCW in its “new era”.
»» The monster Big Van Vader got really pissed when, during the course of his tag team match, El Gigante managed to throw him over the top rope. An enraged Vader would then destroy Big Josh (El Gigante’s partner) in the ring to get the win.
After the match, Vader attacked the giant on the outside, flooring him and stomping him while he was down.
»» Abdullah The Butcher and Cactus Jack have been closer in the past: Abdullah didn’t forget about Cactus Jack accidentally hitting him during his Lethal Lottery match a week ago. During the match with impromptu team Junkyard Dog and Ron Simmons, the spark got more intense and Abdullah The Butcher left the ring, causing his team to get the count-out loss.
After the bell rang, Cactus Jack argued with him near the entrance way. The Butcher didn’t take it lightly and shoved him by his throat before leaving. Is this the end for this madmen alliance?
»» A big main event closed the first ever showing of Saturday Night under the WCW banner. NJPW’s Great Muta joined forces with two of the biggest fan favorites against Paul E.’s trio. On the outside, the loud-mouthed manager wasn’t shy to get involved, distracting Sting numerous times. Plus, we got to see some growing friction between Rick Rude and Muta with the pair also producing the best wrestling bits of the match.
The ending had another protagonist: Larry Zbyszko distracted the babyfaces (particularly Sting) and that gave Rude an opening to beat Muta with the Rude Awakening.
»» After the match, too much celebration for Rick Rude ended up bad for him. The Great Muta got to his feet and spewed some mist over the United States champion’s face, causing Rude to drop the belt and quickly join his partners at ringside. Then, the Japanese pointed to the title, letting Rude know he wants a shot.
Of course, the answer was negative. But Dusty Rhodes, the new commissioner of WCW, reversed it and awarded Muta a match with Rude for the championship at Danger Zone.
The Dangerous Alliance protested with Paul E. Dangerously fuming over the decision. That caused Dusty to make it even worse for the group, as the Television title, held by Steve Austin, will begin to be defended every week on Saturday Night from now on, in 10-minute matches. Next week, Austin has Ricky Steamboat to deal with.
But not everything could be bad for The Dangerous Alliance. After a lot of laughter by Barry Windham and Sting, the latter then addressed Larry Zbyszko’s challenge from earlier on, accepting a match with “The Living Legend” for his title shot at Danger Zone. Zbyszko got a evil smile on his face, contrasting with Rude and Austin’s fury. And that ended the first Saturday Night of 1992.
Show Rating: 61
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Post by Moore on Dec 4, 2021 12:08:29 GMT 1
Hey guys. After posting the first week, there's some things I'd like to ask to make this diary more viewer-friendly.
1.: do you think the weekly show format is confusing? My idea was to have Main Event (B show) highlighted like that, with the quick results + highlights and Saturday Night being written in a more common way, but I figured out it'd be too extense, so I opted to gibe both shows the quick results + highlights model.
2.: is the font size too big? I chose to post my shows in 12pt font size in order for them to be easily read by all users. It looks more appealing to me, but I can change it if you don't feel the same.
3.: the dates: shall I keep it in MM/DD/YYYY format, change it to DD/MM/YYYY or it doesn't even matter? I'm Portuguese and we use DD/MM/YYYY around here. In fact, I remembered to change it just before clicking "reply". It probably doesn't matter, but I still wanted to ask in order not to create confusion.
Finally, I apologize for any grammar error that you may find. English is not my first language and sadly I don't get to practice it often, so I may be a little rusty in terms of writing in English.
Thanks for reading, folks!
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Post by Asaemon on Dec 4, 2021 15:34:25 GMT 1
1. I like the weekly format. 2. Font size works fine for me. 3. Change it to YYYY/MM/DD  |
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Post by anthonymm13 on Dec 4, 2021 18:53:23 GMT 1
I had no issues with any of your formatting. Made for a pretty simple read and I'm pretty sure I got everything you were trying to get across.
As for the dates, I'm in America so I followed along pretty easily with how you had it, but I can see how people in different areas could get confused with what their used to. If you want to change it, I'd suggest maybe just writing out the month instead of numbers. Depending on where you are, 01/03 and 03/01 can mean different things. But everyone should be able to understand January 3 or 3 January.
Storyline wise, got the makings of some good stuff. Rude vs. Muta could be a great feud.
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Post by Moore on Dec 8, 2021 14:15:37 GMT 1
WCW – January 1992: Week 2
WCW Main Event – Jan. 10, 1992 – Garland, TX
Shown on TBS (US), ITV (UK) and WOWOW (JP)
Quick Results:
»» 1. El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger [NJPW] def. George South & Reno Riggins – 7 min. – Samurai > Riggins – Samurai Bomb (MR: 44);
»» 2. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Terrence Taylor def. Joey Maggs & Johnny B. Badd – 7 min. – Taylor > Maggs – Flying Forearm Smash after Alexandra York’s distraction (MR: 43);
»» 3. Diamond Dallas Page/The Diamond Studd/Vinnie Vegas [The Diamond Mine] def. The Italian Stallion/Van Hammer/Z-Man – 7 min. – Vegas > Stallion – Snake Eyes (MR: 40);
»» 4. Brian Pillman def. Richard Morton – 12 min. – Air Pillman (MR: 48).
Highlights:
»» One week after El Samurai being announced as Jushin Thunder Liger’s challenger for the Light Heavyweight Championship at Danger Zone, the two teamed up for a win. After the match, The Young Pistols (whose member, Steve Armstrong, Liger beat last week) tried to attack the champion. The duo ended up being overwhelmed by El Samurai, who then accepted a handshake from Liger.
»» The Diamond Mine keep impressing. The trio beat their opponents in a dominant performance and… after the match, hyped up an arrival to the group. In DDP’s words: “an unpolished vertex of the diamond is joining The Mine soon”.
»» After a disputed main event that saw Brian Pillman beat Richard Morton without Alexandra York in the latter’s corner, The York Foundation confronted Morton once again in the entrance way, blaming the blonde star for their unsuccess. The Foundation is shaking more than ever.
Show Rating: 47
::::: WCW Saturday Night – Jan. 13, 1992 – Waco, TXShown on TBS (US) and WOWOW (JP)
Quick Results:
»» 1. Cactus Jack def. Firebreaker Chip & Todd Champion – 7 min. – Cactus > Champion – Double Arm DDT (MR: 43);
»» 2. Big Van Vader/Jimmy Garvin/Michael Hayes def. Bill Kazmaier/Junkyard Dog/Marcus A. Bagwell – 10 min. – Vader > Bagwell – Vader Bomb (MR: 60);
»» 3. Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner [The Steiner Brothers] def. Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko [The Dangerous Alliance] – 9 min. – via DQ (MR: 60);
»» 4. WCW World Television Championship – 10 Min. Time Limit: Steve Austin © def. Ricky Steamboat – 9 min. – Flash Pin (MR: 75);
»» 5. Barry Windham & Sting def. Bobby Eaton & Rick Rude [The Dangerous Alliance] – 16 min. – Sting > Eaton – Stinger Splash (MR: 68).
Highlights:
»» The show opened with the announcement of a special tag team match for Danger Zone: Abdullah The Butcher and Cactus Jack will be put to solve their issues while battling The Steiner Brothers.
It certainly doesn’t help, though, that Abdullah no-showed their match, leaving Cactus Jack to wrestle alone vs. two men. Cactus won, nonetheless.
»» After Big Van Vader and The Fabulous Freebirds’ win in a six-man tag team match against some tough competition, Dusty Rhodes came to the entrance way and announced that El Gigante requested to face Vader at Danger Zone and Dusty himself made the match official.
Vader looked determined after hearing the news and, to assure El Gigante of that, hit two huge Powerbombs on poor youngster Marcus Bagwell.
»» After no-showing his own match, Abdullah The Butcher made sure to show in the middle of his Danger Zone’s opponents’ bout. The Steiners were battling The Enforcers in a good match when Abdullah ripped into Rick and Scott, causing Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko to get DQ’ed.
After the bell rang, The Steiner Brothers tried to fight Abdullah off, but a little help from AA and Zbyszko gave ‘The Madman from Sudan’ the upper hand.
»» The TV title showdown between ‘Stunning’ Steve Austin and Ricky Steamboat was so good that no one would’ve complained if it reached its 10 minute time limit mark. But it didn’t. On some occasions Austin got close to losing the belt, but he ultimately picked up the win after a Roll Up with both of his feet on the rope for some leverage.
Not happy with only the win, Austin then delivered a rant on Steamboat, saying he only got the honor of being the “first weekly challenger” to the TV title due to being the mentor of the commissioner’s son.
Dustin Rhodes himself got involved and challenged the champion for next week’s title match. Austin accepted promptly.
»» Another Sting vs. The Dangerous Alliance clash on the main event: Barry Windham joined WCW’s favorite star to face Bobby Eaton and Rick Rude in another good match with some heat. Paul E. Dangerously himself got involved, creating a distraction that almost gave Eaton the win over Windham. However, Dangerously would then be caught pulling Sting’s foot and was kicked out of ringside instantly. That led to the ending, where Sting beat ‘Beautiful’ Bobby after a Stinger Splash.
After the bell and pretty much out of nowhere, Larry Zbyszko attacked Sting from behind and hit the #1 contender with a Piledriver, getting a moral win over his Danger Zone rival.
The Dangerous Alliance looked really happy on the outside until a bald man with some cool sunglasses on appeared at the entrance way. None other than Paul Ellering! The former manager of The Road Warriors had a message for the group and, specially, for Rick Rude, stating he’ll be on The Great Muta’s corner at Danger Zone to even out the odds. Another week, another problem for Rick Rude.
Show Rating: 62
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Post by Asaemon on Dec 8, 2021 20:28:39 GMT 1
Match for a future WCW World Heavyweight Title shot Larry Zbyszko (w/Paul E. Dangerously) vs. StingWCW United States Heavyweight Championship Rick Rude (c) (w/Paul E. Dangerously) vs. The Great Muta (w/Paul Ellering)
WCW World Tag Team Championships Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat (c) vs. Arn Anderson & Steve Austin [The Dangerous Alliance] (w/Paul E. Dangerously)
Special Singles Match Big Van Vader vs. El Gigante Special Tag Team Match Abdullah The Butcher & Cactus Jack vs. The Steiner BrothersWCW Light Heavyweight Championship Jushin Thunder Liger (c) vs. El Samurai The Three Count Questions 1. Who will be The Diamond Mine's "unpolished vertex"? Paul Diamond2. Will Abdullah The Butcher and Cactus Jack manage to coexist before their battle with The Steiner Brothers? No3. Can Paul Ellering be the key to neutralize Paul E. Dangerously and lead The Great Muta to the United States title? No |
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Post by anthonymm13 on Dec 8, 2021 22:01:27 GMT 1
Match for a future WCW World Heavyweight Title shot
Larry Zbyszko (w/Paul E. Dangerously) vs. Sting
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
Rick Rude (c) (w/Paul E. Dangerously) vs. The Great Muta (w/Paul Ellering)
Special Singles Match
Big Van Vader vs. El Gigante
Special Tag Team Match
Abdullah The Butcher & Cactus Jack vs. The Steiner Brothers
WCW Light Heavyweight Championship
Jushin Thunder Liger (c) vs. El Samurai
1. Van Hammer
2. no way
3. No
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Post by socratesburrito on Dec 11, 2021 6:06:59 GMT 1
This takes me back. This was around the time I really started getting into wrestling.
I like what you've started. You've laid the groundwork for some nice feuds. Let's see how they develop
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Post by Moore on Dec 14, 2021 17:17:35 GMT 1
WCW – January 1992: Week 3
WCW Main Event – Jan. 17, 1992 – Marietta, GA
Shown on TBS (US), ITV (UK) and WOWOW (JP)
Quick Results:
»» 1. Diamond Dallas Page/The Diamond Studd/Vinnie Vegas [The Diamond Mine] def. Kip Montana/Mike Barton/PN News – 7 min. – DDP > Montana – Diamond Cutter (MR: 39);
»» 2. Brad Armstrong & Johnny B. Badd def. Pat Rose & Scott Armstrong – 7 min. – B. Badd > Rose – TKO (MR: 28);
»» 3. El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger [NJPW] def. Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers [The Young Pistols] – 10 min. – Samurai > Smothers – Samurai Bomb (MR: 52);
»» 4. Brian Pillman def. Bobby Eaton – 11 min. – Count-Out (MR: 58).
Highlights:
»» The “Unpolished Vertex” of The Mine spoke for the first time. In a dark room that didn’t let his face be seen, and with some background noise of a party happening in another doom, the new WCW star said he was about to trash the traditional scene of the promotion. It happened after The Mine’s opening match.
»» Having beaten Johnny B. Badd’s team the past week, The York Foundation (except for Richard Morton) called B. Badd out after his match. Johnny took offense and so did Brad Armstrong who felt like The Foundation were stealing their spotlight.
»» El Samurai and Jushin Thunder Liger teamed up once again to bet their competition: none other than the United States Tag Team Champions, The Young Pistols. After the good bout, both masked men shook hands in anticipation for their title match.
»» The main event was an A-Show level one. Paul E. Dangerously came to the ring to say he had a treat for the crowd: seeing one of The Dangerous Alliance’s members wrestle. He wasn’t expecting Brian Pillman to show up, though… and a great match ended up being spoiled when Bobby Eaton voluntarily left the ring, getting counted out and handing Pillman the win.
Show Rating: 51
::::: WCW Saturday Night – Jan. 20, 1992 – Mobile, ALShown on TBS (US) and WOWOW (JP)
Quick Results:
»» 1. Cactus Jack def. Kip Montana & Mike Barton – 6 min. – Cactus > Barton – Double Arm DDT (MR: 47);
»» 2. Larry Zbyszko def. Cactus Jack – 7 min. – Piledriver (MR: 61);
»» 3. Big Van Vader/Jimmy Garvin/Michael Hayes/Rick Rude def. Big Josh/El Gigante/Junkyard Dog/Ron Simmons – 11 min. – Rude > Josh – Rude Awakening (MR:56);
»» 4. WCW World Television Championship – 10 Min. Time Limit: Steve Austin © vs. Dustin Rhodes ended in a Time Limit Draw – 10 min. (MR: 61);
»» 5. Sting def. Barry Windham – 13 min. – Scorpion Death Drop (MR: 67).
Highlights:
»» As soon as Saturday Night began, Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes announced that both Larry Zbyszko and the #1 Contender Sting would be in singles action tonight. Their opponents, however, weren’t known.
»» Another week, another no-show by Abdullah The Butcher. Cactus Jack was once again in a handicap situation and ended up beating local team Kip Montana and Mike Barton by himself. After the match, he challenged anyone to face him right then as he wasn’t done fighting for the day. Promptly, Paul E. Dangerously introduced Larry Zbyszko, who faced a tired Cactus Jack. Or so they thought.
Truth be told, Cactus put up a fight against Zbyszko. ‘The Living Legend’ would win, nonetheless, after Dangerously threatened to hit Cactus with his telephone. Zbyszko seized the opportunity and set his Piledriver up, hitting it for the win.
After the bell rang, Paul E. Dangerously stated he could see Zbyszko wearing World Title gold once again, and, for the first time as a Dangerous Alliance member.
»» 8-man mayhem followed. Big Van Vader, Rick Rude and The Fabulous Freebirds, a real dream team, faced Big Josh, El Gigante, Junkyard Dog and Ron Simmons and ultimately took the win. Vader and El Gigante tried to maul each other before their match the next night, El Gigante looking awkward, though. Rude hit Josh with the Rude Awakening to get the pinfall.
It wasn’t all over, though, as Ron Simmons tried to help Junkyard Dog even stand up after a big low blow near the ending of the match, courtesy of Garvin and Hayes.
As for Vader and Gigante, they continued to brawl in the ring until Gigante managed to throw Vader over the ropes once again. Fuming, the big man took his frustrations upon Big Josh.
The United States Champion Rick Rude waited for the ring and ringside to be cleared to leave a few words. Rude questioned The Great Muta’s intelligence for having Paul Ellering as his manager at Danger Zone, stating Ellering won’t even be a factor.
»» Two of WCW’s blue chippers had an entertaining match for the WCW World Television Title. Dustin Rhodes, who Dusty announced was going to be a father soon, had two chances to become a double champion. But it wasn’t the day for ‘Stunning’ Steve to lose his belt and he ended up retaining after the clock hit 10 minutes without a winner.
As Dustin was unaware, Austin charged on him with a Lou Thesz Press, proceeding to beat down his previous challenger as ‘The Enforcer’ Arn Anderson witnessed. Dustin’s mentor, Ricky Steamboat came to the rescue… or at least, he had it in mind, until Arn Anderson hitting an AA Spinebuster. The damage was done to both Tag Team Champions. Anderson and Austin thought that would be a good time to challenge them for… tomorrow night’s Danger Zone. Less zealous than he should be, Dustin Rhodes accepted.
»» The main event pit Sting versus one of his main allies: Barry Windham. Despite their friendly relationship, ‘The Cowboy’ wouldn’t let Sting take an easy win, of course. So both put on the best match of the night, Windham leaving the match looking strong after resisting a Stinger Splash, only falling after a big Diving Crossbody by the #1 Contender.
After the match, Larry Zbyszko looked to surprise Sting once again. To no avail, however, as Sting had an important ally in Barry Windham, who pointed at Zbyszko, letting Sting be aware of his rival’s intentions. Sting and Zbyszko then faced off for some instants. The time for fighting is near, though.
Show Rating: 65
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