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Post by socratesburrito on Dec 15, 2021 2:57:22 GMT 1
I think we may get an Eaton/Pillman match, and probably the Diamond Mine in action in some form.
With the Unplolished Vertex talking about "Trashing the competition" it has to be Duke The Dumpster Drose.
Lol kidding. Trying to think who was around at this time you're not already using. Maybe Chris Benoit?
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Post by Asaemon on Dec 16, 2021 20:06:46 GMT 1
I've updated my previous prediction post since another match was added to the card
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Post by Moore on Dec 21, 2021 0:47:17 GMT 1
WCW Danger Zone - Jan. 21, 1992 - Knoxville, TN
Shown on Turner Premier (US) - 1.38 Buy Rate and WOWOW (JP) - 0.01 TV Rating
Dark Match:
0. The Diamond Studd & Vinnie Vegas [The Diamond Mine] (w/Diamond Dallas Page) def. Manny Fernandez & The Italian Stallion – 5:47 (MR: 49)
In The Danger Zone:
1. Bill Kazmaier/Brad Armstrong/Johnny B. Badd vs. Richard Morton/Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker/Terrence Taylor (w/Alexandra York/Thomas Rich)
Two thirds of The York Foundation were in action in the opener of WCW’s first pay-per-view of 1992. In a match that put together the strongman Bill Kazmaier and last Main Event’s team of Brad Armstrong and Johnny B. Badd, it was the latter picking up the win with a nice TKO on Sgt. Parker.
- Result: B. Badd def. Sgt. Parker – Pinfall – 8:05
- Match Rating: 49
»» After the match, a moment that was pretty much due to happen… indeed happened! Once again, The York Foundation verbally trashed Richard Morton after supposedly Morton not tagging in near the end of the bout when Parker needed a breather.
Sick of being the punching bad, Richard Morton surprised Terrence Taylor with a big Dropkick, getting a huge pop from the crowd. With a broken tail bone, Thomas Rich didn’t step up to Morton. Alexandra York screamed «Richard!» as Richard answered «My name is Ricky!» while leaving the ring.
2. WCW Light Heavyweight Championship: Jushin Thunder Liger © vs. El Samurai
Two of the best Junior Heavyweights in NJPW had the chance to pull of an amazing match in American soil. And that’s just what they did. El Samurai proved to be a fitting contender to Jushin Liger’s championship. Targeting Liger’s neck and upper back through most of the bout, he was close to picking up the win with a thunderous Tornado DDT.
Yet, Samurai could never hit the Samurai Bomb and, as the match reached a high-flying, fast-paced finale, Liger hit a big Brainbuster and followed it with a Shooting Star Press to retain his WCW gold.
- Result: Liger def. Samurai (still champion) – Pinfall – 9:44
- Match Rating: 66
»» The Fabulous Freebirds, Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes, came to the ring. Cocky as always, the duo said once again they were going to thrive in the new WCW era. Then, they asked when The Crockett Cup is meant to start. They didn’t get an answer.
What they got, however, was a challenge for an immediate match laid out by Junkyard Dog and Ron Simmons. After some chicken noises, The Freebirds accepted.
3. Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes [The Fabulous Freebirds] vs. Junkyard Dog & Ron Simmons
Junkyard Dog and Ron Simmons were looking for some retribution and caught The Freebirds by surprise, with Simmons even getting close to a win after a powerful Spinebuster on Garvin. But the truth is experience played a huge part in this match. Hayes hit a Bulldog on Junkyard Dog (without needing a low blow to set it up) to get the pinfall.
- Result: Hayes def. JYD – Pinfall – 9:04
- Match Rating: 57
4. Barry Windham vs. Bobby Eaton (w/Paul E. Dangerously)
One of WCW’s top good guys faced the workhorse of The Dangerous Alliance in a match that wasn’t even announced for the card. And with Bobby’s fractured cheek bone, it probably went on to be a bit longed than it had to, surpassing the 15-minute mark.
Nonetheless, we saw another nice development on WCW’s big storyline of the moment, with Paul E. Dangerously trying to help Eaton get the win, even getting shoved by Windham in the first half of the match.
In the end, Bobby Eaton seemed to be near winning (by his own merit) and, with ‘The Cowboy’ down for the Alabama Jam, he climbed the rope. However, Windham wasn’t out yet and surprised Eaton by getting to the middle rope at the corner: Superplex and the match was sealed.
- Result: Windham def. Eaton – Pinfall – 15:10
- Match Rating: 55
5. Abdullah The Butcher & Cactus Jack vs. Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner [The Steiner Brothers]
It’s worrying when the biggest talking point going into a tag team match is “will one’s tag partner show up?” This time, however, Cactus Jack didn’t go to battle alone, as Abdullah The Butcher showed up. There was a lot of tension, nonetheless, in both men’s corner, and as The Steiners were synched from bell to bell, Abdullah and Cactus looked on the verge of throwing fists at each other.
The match ended with the inevitable break-up: this time, Abdullah The Butcher was in danger and reached Cactus Jack for the tag. But Cactus stepped down the apron and told Abdullah to screw himself. After a Bulldog by Rick, Steiner locked in the Steiner Recliner and forced the big man to tap out.
- Result: Scott def. Abdullah – Submission – 10:14
- Match Rating: 66
»» After the bout, Cactus Jack, being the crazy man that he is, came back to the ring. He completely ignored The Steiner Brothers and provoked his former partner. Abdullah The Butcher then got back to his feet and both men argued. Not liking Cactus’ smile, ‘The Madman from Sudan’ threw the first fist. Both tumbled to ringside and proceeded to fight their way to the backstage.
6. Big Van Vader vs. El Gigante
Vader is a force to be reckoned. That’s a fact. Another fact is that he picked up a battle with a man bigger than himself and he proved his point. Vader may have not been able to throw El Gigante over the top rope, but he didn’t need to. After a lot of stiff shots and a Vader Bomb the Argentinian giant was done.
- Result: Vader def. Gigante – Pinfall – 5:44
- Match Rating: 58
»» Not happy with a mere win, Big Van Vader told the referee who was checking El Gigante to get out of his way. Then, ‘The Mastodon’ climbed the top rope, hitting a huge Vadersault on his rival.
7. WCW World Tag Team Championships: Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat © vs. Arn Anderson & Steve Austin [The Dangerous Alliance] (w/Paul E. Dangerously)
Unexperienced, but a match for the World Tag Team Champions, Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat. Arn Anderson and Steve Austin proved to be a threat from the get-go. Spending most of the time as the legal man, Austin had ‘The Enforcer’ to help him whenever he needed, both delivering some cheap shots from the apron and even getting inside the ring to confront Dustin and Steamboat. Dustin, particularly, got affected by that. Paul E. Dangerously at the ringside barely had to do a thing.
However, the tag team champions already had some experience and, in a moment when ‘Double A’ was out after an attack by Dustin, Ricky Steamboat had Austin trapped in the Dragon Sleeper. The Television Champion barely escaped, probably only doing so with the help of Paul E., who got the referee’s attention.
In the ending, though, Steamboat was out and couldn’t help his protegee from falling victim to Austin’s Stun Gun followed by a crunching Double A Spinebuster. Austin rolled him for the win and right after the pinfall victory mockingly congratulated Rhodes on his wife’s recent pregnancy.
- Result: Austin def. Rhodes (new champions) – Pinfall – 13:42
- Match Rating: 70
8. WCW United States Heavyweight Championship: Rick Rude © (w/Paul E. Dangerously) vs. The Great Muta (w/Paul Ellering)
Paul E. Dangerously accompanied Rick Rude in his title defense and Dangerously’s third duty of the night. Opposing to them, the recent duo of Muta and Ellering threatened Rude’s title reign.
What we got was a classic and, undoubtedly, the match of the night. Partially a technical masterclass, the contrast between The Great Muta’s stronger style and Rick Rude’s arrogant ways led the match to become a bit of a “cat and mouse” affair, with Rude weaseling out of the ring to take a lot of breathers. Those breathers made the crowd more and more supportive towards Muta.
At the ringside, Paul E. Dangerously was reluctant to do anything, feeling a bit intimidated by Paul Ellering’s presence. However, Dangerously had to intervene when Muta caught Rude off guard with a Frankensteiner that almost got him the win. After that and triggered by Muta’s continuous work on the champion’s legs (to try to set up for the Muta Lock), Dangerously decided to get to business himself.
The loud-mouthed manager confronted the IWGP Tag Team Champion on the apron. Ellering didn’t like it and pulled Dangerously out of the apron. The two managers confronted each other but Dangerously had a dirty trick up his sleeve – of course. He smashed his telephone on Ellering’s head and Muta stepped up to his manager, misting Paul E, who fell on his ass claiming he couldn’t see a thing.
Back to the ring, Muta figured out that while Rude didn’t have mist himself, he could still spit. ‘The Ravishing One’ dastardly spat on his face and managed to hit the Rude Awakening to put his challenger away.
- Result: Rude def. Muta (still champion) – Pinfall – 17:48
- Match Rating: 80
»» Before the main event, it was time for the World Heavyweight Champion’s manager Harley Race to make an announcement. There, the former multi-time World Champion announced that Lex Luger will defend his WCW Title against the winner of tonight’s main event at the February 6th edition of Saturday Night.
9. #1 Contendership: Larry Zbyszko vs. Sting
Before the match’s start we got the information that Paul E. Dangerously couldn’t be present in Larry Zbyszko’s corner due to being blinded by The Great Muta’s mist mere minutes ago. So, obviously, Zbyszko was a bit grumpy, and Sting took advantage of that during the early stages of their match.
Within two minutes of action, Zbyszko’s objective seemed to be escaping, as Sting hit the Stinger Splash. But ‘The Living Legend’ had what it took to kick out and took a breather out of the ring. Then, the match toned down a bit, with Sting becoming more methodical and Zbyszko being allowed to go toe-to-toe with the Battlebowl winner.
A better mat worker than his opponent, Zbyszko targeted Sting’s head and neck with both submissions and strikes, wearing the wrestler/surfer down in an attempt to hit the Piledriver. He didn’t, though, as Sting managed to escape it. But when Sting tried to hit the Diving Crossbody, Zbyszko was aware too and, smartly, took another breather while pointing cockily to his own head.
And then… there is Paul E. Dangerously, who finally got to ringside, half of his face still redish from Muta’s mist. Things got even harder for Sting who now had to deal with “two opponents” rather than one. He got distracted in two separate occasions, but still managed to hit another Stinger Splash on Zbyszko and, then, the Diving Crossbody.
The pin was made and there was Dangerously to pull his client’s leg, making it touch the lower rope of the ring. However, the referee didn’t see Zbyszko’s foot on the rope and counted to three. Sting is still the #1 Contender!
- Result: Sting def. Zbyszko – Pinfall – 16:26
- Match Rating: 74
»» “Fuming” is the word best used to describe Paul E. Dangerously after the main event. He argued with the referee about the match finish and he Larry Zbyszko himself joined him when he gained some sense of presence. Their angst would then materialize into much more.
Larry Zbyszko got the timekeeper’s wooden chair while Dangerously distracted Sting and surprised him, attacking him in a vicious way, hitting Sting’s back with said chair. A huge chorus of boos reminded Zbyszko of when he turned on his mentor Bruno Sammartino, also with a wooden chair. Danger Zone ended in infamy.
Show Rating: 74
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Post by anthonymm13 on Dec 21, 2021 2:53:39 GMT 1
1. Obviously a feud against the remaining York Foundation members. I'm thinking he reunites with Robert Gibson.
2. Maybe a Muta/Sting alliance against the Dangerous Alliance
3. Dangerous Alliance won't let Sting win the belt. Or if he does, Rick Rude comes after him for it.
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Post by Asaemon on Dec 21, 2021 17:32:51 GMT 1
The Three Count Questions
1. The crowd was solidly behind Ricky Morton after turning on The York Foundation. What's now in store for the former Rock n'Roll Express member? Reunites The Rock n'Roll Express
2. After failing to capture the United States Championship, will we see more of The Great Muta alongside Paul Ellering? Yes
3. Larry Zbyszko and The Dangerous Alliance aren't done with Sting. How will the group affect Sting going into his big title shot? The Rude Collecting Agency is coming for Sting
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Post by socratesburrito on Dec 22, 2021 18:25:39 GMT 1
Abdullah vs Cactus is going to be a wild time for sure.
Time for Ricky Morton to bring back the Rock N Roll Express.
The Dangerous Alliance are gonna be big factors in your main event scene. Whether Sting gets the belt or not, he's got a real formidable group gunning for him. He needs some backup.
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Post by Moore on Dec 29, 2021 14:09:35 GMT 1
WCW – January 1992: Week 4
WCW Main Event – Jan. 24, 1992 – Atlantic City, NJ
Shown on TBS (US), ITV (UK) and WOWOW (JP)
Quick Results:
»» 1. Diamond Dallas Page/The Diamond Studd/Vinnie Vegas [The Diamond Mine] def. Firebreaker Chip/Joey Maggs/Todd Champion – 7 min. – Studd > Maggs – Diamond Death Drop (MR: 39);
»» 2. Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers [The Young Pistols] def. Van Hammer & Z-Man – 8 min. – Smothers > Hammer – Double Superkick (MR: 45);
»» 3. Junkyard Dog & Ron Simmons def. Dog & Rose [The Bad Crew] – 7 min. – Simmons > Rose – Dominator (MR: 45);
»» 4. Jimmy Garvin/Larry Zbyszko/Michael Hayes def. Big Josh/Brian Pillman/Jushin Thunder Liger – 12 min. – Zbyszko > Josh (MR: 59).
Highlights:
»» After another dominating win for The Diamond Mine, it was announced by Tony Schiavone and Magnum T.A. that we’ll be seeing the debut of ‘The Unpolished Vertex’ next week.
»» Junkyard Dog and Ron Simmons are getting alone quite well as a team. However, JYD announced that he would be out of The Crockett Cup in order to give a young wrestler a chance to team up with Simmons.
Enter… Marcus Alexander Bagwell. The cocky kid proposed to form a team with the former World Champion. The thing is: Simmons told Bagwell he still needs to prove himself.
»» Larry Zbyszko wrestled in the main event, teaming up with The Fabulous Horsemen against a team that featured both rivals over the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship. The duo worked well as a team, but Zbyszko ended up capturing a win over Big Josh.
After the bout, Zbyszko complained again about the ending of his match vs. Sting at Danger Zone, but made sure to brag about hurting ‘The Stinger’
Show Rating: 53
:::::  WCW Saturday Night – Jan. 27, 1992 – Philadelphia, PAShown on TBS (US) and WOWOW (JP)
Quick Results:
»» 1. WCW World Television Championship – 10 Min. Time Limit: Steve Austin © def. Ricky Morton – 7 min. – Stun Gun (MR: 59);
»» 2. Bobby Eaton/Steve Armstrong/Tracy Smothers def. Dustin Rhodes/Marcus A. Bagwell/Ricky Steamboat – 12 min. – Eaton > Bagwell – Alabama Jam (MR: 67);
»» 3. Diamond Dallas Page & Terrence Taylor def. Barry Windham & Junkyard Dog – 6 min. – DQ (MR: 60);
»» 4. Rick Rude def. Manny Fernandez – 9 min. – Rude Awakening (MR: 79);
»» 5. Rick Steiner/Scott Steiner/Sting def. Big Van Vader/Cactus Jack/Larry Zbyszko – 15 min. – Sting > Cactus – Diving Crossbody (MR: 80).
Highlights:
»» The show began with… three announcements! First, it was announced that Sting would be in the main event in a 6-man tag team match and that Sting’s opponents would be handpicked by Lex Luger’s manager Harley Race.
Then, Dusty Rhodes came to the ring to announce… The Crockett Cup! The NWA tag team classic tournament will make a comeback starting February 13th with its finals taking place on February 20th at the pay-per-view with the same name. Dusty announced the format: 12 teams, with the 1st round opposing four unseeded regular teams and four wildcard teams. The seeded regular teams would enter the tournament in the 2nd round. The winners will get a World Tag Team Championship shot at Slamboree, in the month of March.
The Tag Team Champions interrupted Dusty: Arn Anderson and Steve Austin said it is nice to have The Crockett Cup return, but in the end, the winners of the competition would get nothing, as they’d ultimately fail capturing the gold.
Dusty then told Austin that since he’s near the ring, he might as well be having his title defense right now. Ricky Morton is his challenger.
»» But Steve Austin beat Ricky Morton, retaining his TV Title. It was anything but fair, though, as The York Foundation ambushed Morton while their former member was making his way to the ring. Morton insisted on having the match and got to deal with Austin and Paul E. Dangerously before succumbing to the Stun Gun.
»» Marcus Bagwell had his chance of impressing Ron Simmons and wasted it. Along the former Tag Team Champions, Bagwell suffered the pin after a huge Diving Leg Drop by Bobby Eaton, who teamed with the US Tag Team Champions, The Young Pistols.
»» Ricky Morton didn’t waste his chance, however, to make The York Foundation pay for their previous attack. He ended up costing Barry Windham and Junkyard Dog a win over DDP and Terrence Taylor, though, after attacking both Taylor and Thomas Rich on the outside. The match ended in a DQ and afterwards his luck wasn’t the best, as he got overwhelmed and beat up once again by his former stable.
»» Dangerous Alliance members Bobby Eaton and Rick Rude were in the ring. Rude, doing the talking, announced both men would be entering The Crockett Cup as the representants of the group. As seeded regulars, of course. Then, Rude got interrupted by a familiar face: Manny Fernandez, his former tag team partner. ‘The Raging Bull’ challenged him for a match.
The match happened right there, and Manny put up a great fight. Rick Rude told Paul E. not to interfere and beat his former ally fair with the Rude Awakening. After the match, though, no handshake.
»» It was the time for the main event, so Harley Race announced Sting’s opponents: Abdullah The Butcher, Big Van Vader and Cactus Jack. A huge team both in name value and size. But Harley’s idea soon got thrown out, as Abdullah wasn’t in the building… or even in the continent. Larry Zbyszko stepped up as a replacement, as he wanted to prove he could beat Sting.
He didn’t. Teaming up with The Steiner Brothers, Sting picked up the win over Cactus Jack and precisely due to a miscommunication between Cactus and Zbyszko. Vader looked pissed with both, and who could blame him?
»» Throughout the show, some more teams were announced for The Crockett Cup via video. *check entry list below*
Show Rating: 75
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Post by Asaemon on Dec 29, 2021 15:13:33 GMT 1
The Three Count Questions
1. Can Marcus Alexander Bagwell impress Ron Simmons in time for the two to team up in The Crockett Cup? No
2. Which duo do you see forming a Wildcard Team? Brian Pillman & The Z-Man
3. Are there any faces you'd like to see coming to WCW for The Crockett Cup? Don Muraco or Tony Atlas to team with Bill Kazmaier. Butch Reed to team with Ron Simmons. Powers of Pain
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Post by Moore on Dec 29, 2021 20:44:05 GMT 1
 The Dirt Sheets on WCW – February 1992
Lex Luger: a future in bodybuilding?
»» Lex Luger, the current WCW World Heavyweight Champion may be leaving the promotion very soon. Luger recently took some time out of the rings and the WCW management decided not to strip him off the belt. To try to make him happy? To have him lose the belt when he comes back? We’ll see.
However, some waves began to arise about a possible future in bodybuilding for Lex Luger who, in all fairness, has an impressive physique. In fact, Luger may very well be on his way to Vince McMahon’s World Bodybuilding Federation.
Are those rumors true? The result of Luger’s title defense vs. Sting the next Saturday may give us the answer.
Main Event: ‘B’er than the ‘B’?
»» It was reported that seven matches took place on WCW’s last TV taping this past Saturday (January 27th). Five of them were featured on Saturday Night, but two of them were not. Plus, with no Main Event taping announced for next Wednesday, it’s being suggested that Main Event may begin to be taped along with Saturday Night.
The rumor may very well be justified, as The Diamond Mine’s ‘Unpolished Vertex’ actually made his debut on said show. Conveniently for WCW, our source didn’t reveal the identity of the wrestler.
It is believed that, from now on, Main Event will feature only two to three matches, running for 30 minutes, due to the size of WCW’s roster and the predominance of multi-man tag team matches.
Bill Kazmaier leaves WCW: more to follow?
»» ‘The Strongman’ Bill Kazmaier is done with WCW. Kazmaier’s contract ran out by the end of January and the company had no interest in renewing with him. Despite in size and presence, the management didn’t seem surprised by the powerlifter’s lack of evolution in terms of wrestling skill.
The question now is: will there be more wrestlers to leave WCW in a brief future?
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WCW’s value – January 1992: 16,367,109$ (+1,367,109$)
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The Rest of the Wrestling World
World Wrestling Federation
»» The man synonymous with the NWA in the past, ‘The Nature Boy’ Ric Flair captured the WWF World Title in a special episode of WWF Superstars, beating ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper to claim the vacant championship.
After a title defense vs. Sid Justice on Royal Rumble, Ric Flair now has a meeting with none other than Hulk Hogan scheduled for WrestleMania VIII, as Hogan came out victorious as the last man standing in the Royal Rumble Match. In the same event, Bret Hart retained the Intercontinental Championship against Marty Jannetty.
All Japan Pro Wrestling
»» AJPW’s New Year Giant Series ended the month of January with a bang. Steve Williams and Terry Gordy retained their Unified World Tag Team Titles after beating Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa.
The thing is that wasn’t even the main event, as Stan Hansen battled it out with Dory Funk Jr. in a grudge match that will surely be in contention for Match of the Year. Hansen came out victorious.
New Japan Pro Wrestling
»» The Tokyo Dome sold out for Wrestling World on the 4th of January. And while NJPW’s marquee event was solid, it felt a step below their local competitors’ big event. Nonetheless, we got to see a classic Jr. Heavyweight match between Jushin Thunder Liger and Koji Kanemoto, with Liger coming out on top.
El Samurai became the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion, as Antonio Inoki captured the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. In the main event, Tatsumi Fujinami slayed Big Van Vader to keep his IWGP Heavyweight Title in his possession. |
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Post by anthonymm13 on Dec 30, 2021 18:52:11 GMT 1
1. I think the Rookie can make an impression, not to win it, but to have a good showing.
2. Vader & Abdullah
3. The Nasty Boys, the Heavenly Bodies
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