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Post by Dimos on Nov 18, 2023 11:03:55 GMT 1
WCW Starrcade 2002
Here, in the AstroDome, Houston, TX… We kick off the biggest show of 2002 - WCW Starrcade! And first to appear in the arena is... Ultimo Dragon! The former WCW Cruiserweight Champion, former J-Cup holder (9 different championships at the same time!), and "founding father" of the WCW Cruiserweight division gets a proper announcement. He's here to present the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship and award the winners later. (32) Match 1, WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship: Shane Helms and Shannon Moore vs Frankie Kazarian and Matt Bentley. Moore and Helms showcase their lifelong friendship through their in-sync performance, even though Kazarian and Bentley display strong teamwork too. The match is a roller coaster. 3 Count lay Kazarian out with a reverse 3D. 1...2. Camel Clutch from Helms on Kazarian. Bentley pops up to make the save but gets kicked by Moore. Helms delivers a missile dropkick from the top rope to Kazarian, Moore makes the pin attempt. 1...2. Bentley jumps into the ring and delivers a series of dropkicks and backdrops. Flying elbow from Bentley onto Moore! 1...2...NO! Helms breaks the pin. Bentley hits Helms with another backdrop and goes to the top rope again... Flying Elbow... MISSED! Helms goes for the Vertabreaker.... Kazarian attacks Helms and hits a gutbuster. 1...2... Moore breaks the pin. Backbreaker by Moore on Kazarian. Moore climbs up on the top rope.... Stacy Keibler comes to the ringside... Low Blow on Moore! Moore goes down, gets up... Superkick by Bentley! Moore falls right into the Wave of Future. 1...2...3. We have the NEW WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions! (13:54) (72) Post match, Ultimo Dragon comes in to hand over the belts, but you can see that he's not thrilled with how things went down. He says something to the champions. Stacy Keibler gives the order to her new clients... and Kazarian and Bentley attack Dragon! Wave of Future by Kazarian! Flying Elbow by Bentley! (52) Match 2, WCW Cruiserweight Championship: Kaz Hayashi vs Low Ki vs Elix Skipper vs Petey Williams. A great cruiserweight match. Low Ki puts Williams in the tree of woe and hits a low dropkick. 1...2. Skipper breaks the pin. Elix prepares a move, Hayashi attacks him and does the STO. 1...2. Low Ki and Hayashi perform a Flatliner/Bulldog combo on Petey Williams. They go up... Hayashi hits a Hayashi Cutter on Low Ki! 1...2... Elix Skipper breaks the pin and tosses Hayashi out of the ring - he hits the barriers. Play of the Day on Low Ki! 1...2...3. We have the NEW WCW Cruiserweight Champion! (14:40) (82) Match 3, No Holds Barred: Dustin Rhodes vs Abyss (w/ James Mitchell). The match turned into a brawl again. Soon there were chairs, trash cans and even a table in and around the ring. Mitchell repeatedly tried to interfere until he got a kick to the head from Rhodes. This allowed Abyss to grab the lead and deliver a splash in the corner. Black Hole Slam! 1...2...NO! Rhodes kicks out. Abyss pulls a barbed wire baseball bat out from under the ring! The commentators are hysterical. This has never happened in WCW before (according to them)! Dustin avoids a hit and does an eye poke. Neckbreaker by Rhodes! Abyss starts to get up and gets the BlackOut! 1...2...NO! James Mitchell climbs into the ring, but Rhodes catches him and places him in the corner of the ring for the Shattered Dreams! The fans are ecstatic. Mesias rushes to the ring to save the manager. But he is met halfway by Curt Hennig. Rhodes sprawls out to finish off his manager with a signature low blow... A masked man enters the ring. Is this a famous 'Spiritual Leader' of Mitchell? He attacks Dustin Rhodes and delivers a DDT! Abyss finishes Rhodes with a Black Hole Slam through a table. 1...2...3. (12:42) (81) Post match, a masked man enters the ring and shows his face. It's... RAVEN! Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire backstage interview. They call the current WCW tag team division a joke. It makes sense that the champions here are the skinny Kendrick and London. Now Jindrak and O'Hair are here to dominate. And at tonight's Starrcade, they intend to take the WCW Tag Team Championship. (74) Match 4: Sting vs Steve Corino. Sting pounces on Corino, and at first they fight more outside the ring than inside. Steve Corino manages to whip Sting into the steel steps. Back in the ring, Corino attacks Sting's leg. Sting was able to grab the lead at the end. Stinger Splash! Another Stinger Splash! Scorpion Deathlock attempt, but Sting's leg is too damaged for this hold. Corino rolls him up. 1...2. Corino grabs Sting himself in a Scorpion Deathlock! Sting is in a lot of pain, but he refuses to give up. Steve Corino dominates the match. But gets caught with a DDT! 1...2...NO! Sting goes for the Scorpion Death Drop.... Corino blocks and does the Northern Lights Bomb! 1...2...NO! Old School Superkick! 1...2...NO! Corino goes for another Northern Lights Bomb.... Sting blocks, Scorpion Death Drop attempt... low blow by Corino! Northern Lights Bomb! 1...2...3. (16:12) (80) Match 5, WCW World Tag Team Championship: Brian Kendrick and Paul London vs Mark Jindrak and Sean O’Haire. Kendrick and London were completely unimpressed with their more athletic opponents. They used quick moves, looking to defend the titles. Kendrick and London with a double dropkick knocking both opponents out of the ring. Suicide dive from London onto Jindrak. Kendrick misses with a slingshot splash on O'Haire. Sean takes Kendrick down with a lariat at ringside. Attempted running splash - missed - O'Haire crashes into the steel post. It hurts. That's how Kendrick and London get the advantage. Enziguri in the ring from London to O'Haire. Paul climbs up onto the top rope... Wait, there is some guy in a baseball cap. What he's holding? It's a steel cane. And he hits London with the cane! It's... MIKE SANDERS! London falls down and gets a Widow Maker. Jindrak knocks Kendrick out of the ring, and O'Haire makes a pin. 1...2...3. We have the NEW WCW World Tag Team Champions! (15:20) (81) CM Punk and Samoa Joe backstage interview. Punk reminds us that both he and Joe have defeated their current opponents in recent matches. Joe is the most dangerous man in WCW. Punk is good at strategy. Tonight, their opponents won't stand a chance of walking away with the WCW United States Championship belt. Punk will either take it himself or his "project" Samoa Joe will do it. Joe doesn't really like being called a "project". (67) Match 6: Ric Flair (w/ Arn Anderson) vs CW Anderson. CW Anderson was objectively more powerful and athletic than Flair. He grabbed the lead from the start and even had the opportunity to taunt the legend a bit. He throws Flair into a steel post back-first a couple of times. Spinebuster attempt, but Flair blocks, explodes with a series of chops and delivers a jawbreaker. 1...2. Anderson goes for a leg kick, Flair catches him and turns it into a Figure-Four Leglock! CW reaches the ropes. Eye poke by Anderson! Devastating Spinebuster! 1...2...NO! Anderson argues with the referee. Arn Anderson checks on his friend's condition. CW sees this and argues with Arn. Arn pushes CW! CW Anderson swings for a punch, but at that moment Flair rolls him up into a pin and grabs the tights. 1...2...3. (14:52) (82) Match 7, Ladder Match, WCW United States Championship: AJ Styles vs Billy Kidman vs Christopher Daniels vs CM Punk vs Samoa Joe vs Claudio Castagnoli. CM Punk and Samoa Joe were immediately paired and quickly became the favorites in the match.As you might expect, the wrestlers showed a lot of interesting ladder spots.Joe and Punk are destroying all of their opponents.And Punk is about to climb for the title. But Joe stops him! Punk and Joe argue. And Joe hits Punk with a Muscle Buster! Joe climbs for the title himself, but Castagnoli topples the ladder with him. Claudio climbs to the top... Kidman attacks him. Kid Krusher off the ladder! Kidman doesn't even have time to catch his breath before he gets Angels Wings from Daniels. Daniels climbs to the top. AJ Styles jumps off the ropes onto the ladder! Styles and Daniels battle up top. AJ wins and hits a Styles Clash from the ladder! Everyone is down. Punk now climbs to the top. He is soon joined by Styles. And then Joe! Punk goes for the Pepsi Plunge on Styles from the ladder.... But then Joe reaches for the title! Punk decides to let Styles go and reaches for the belt himself. AJ attacks both of them, slamming both of their heads into the ladder! Punk and Joe go down, and Styles takes the belt. We have the NEW WCW United States Champion! (17:30) (93) Match 8: Rey Mysterio vs Chavo Guerrero. Epic rivalry continues. It’s Mysterio-Chavo, part II, a sequel from the last Starrcade. A very intense and very personal match for both competitors. Chavo Guerrero catches Mysterio during a springboard moonsault attempt...and hits with a Gory Special! 1...2...NO! Chavo grabs Rey in a Gory Stretch. Mysterio kicks out and rolls Chavo up. 1...2. Tornado DDT by Rey! 1...2 Springboard dropkick by Rey. Chavo falls on the second rope. 6-1-9! Rey goes for the West Coast Pop, Chavo catches him and delivers a powerbomb and then immediately grabs in a half-Boston crab! Rey manages to get to the ropes. But Guerrero immediately puts Rey down with a three rolling vertical suplex. Chavo climbs up the top rope... Frog Splash. Missed! Mysterio rolls Chavo up. 1...2...NO! Another vertical suplex by Chavo. Brainbuster! Guerrero climbs the top rope again for the Frog Splash. Rey gets up and attacks Chavo. Hurricanrrana off the top rope! Rey rolls Chavo up. 1...2...3! (16:09) (94!!!) Post match, Chavo immediately attacks Rey and gives him a brutal beating. Guerrero injures Rey's leg by throwing steel steps on it. Mysterio requires serious medical attention. WCW President Eric Bischoff comes out to the ring. “Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! Before Starrcade I’ve got a zillions of emails, messages on our internet board, about how excited you are about Starrcade. Quoting: “Starrcade feels like it got here so fast! I'm very excited for it.” I hope we didn’t disappoint you so far.” He thanks everyone who performed so far for great matches. We have a lot of good things ahead of us. Starrcade did come very fast, it’s true. 2003 is here. Over the past few weeks, Eric has been promising all WCW fans a bombshell. Yes, Eric has signed a big star. A lot of people don't believe him. A lot of people think it's some veteran. Or that Eric is exaggerating. But no. This is a "world champion" caliber acquisition. Man, this is an acquisition of caliber... Eric is willing to say that there has never been an acquisition like this in WCW history. And this new acquisition is coming tomorrow on Monday Nitro...!... … Bischoff is about to leave, but is interrupted by ... DON CALLIS! Callis returns to WCW. Eric is clearly not happy. Don says don't let Eric unleash his guards and chain dogs on him just yet .Because Callis has an announcement to make as well. Eric might want to hear it. And Eric is not going to like it. Don couldn't deny himself the pleasure of doing it here at Starrcade, Bischoff's biggest show. Eric had defeated him at Fall Brawl, and Callis was gone. But he promised that it wouldn’t be the end. In the last couple months, Don accomplished a few things. Thanks to his influence at the TV network, Don got a slot for his own wrestling show called RAGE, which will run on Thursdays. And he's taking half of WCW's superstars with him!... … Bischoff replies that it will only happen over his dead body. Callis says that either Bischoff will voluntarily give him half of his contracts, or Eric will lose his slot on The Score TV channel for his Nitro and all those stars will still go to him when Eric can't afford to pay them. Bischoff has time to think until tomorrow. Callis will be on Nitro tomorrow to find out Eric's decision. (91) Wow. That’s big. Everyone is silent. Match 9: Goldberg vs ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ Shawn Michaels. HBK pounces on Goldberg almost immediately. HBK used quick and technical moves as weapons against the power of Goldberg. A two-handed chokeslam calms Michaels down. 1...2. Goldberg goes for the Spear, Shawn catches him with a DDT! Flying forearm by HBK! Goldberg gets up almost immediately and gets leg kicked in the face! 1...2. Goldberg does an irish whip - and HBK flies face first into the steel post. Shawn Michaels is starting to bleed. At ringside, Michaels manages to whip Goldberg into the steps and then slams his head into the post a few times. Now Goldberg is bleeding! The wrestlers return to the ring. Flying Elbow from Shawn! 1...2...NO! Michaels goes for the Sweet Chin Music... but gets a Spear instead! 1...2...NO! Lance Storm comes out at the arena! He still has a bandaged head and ribs. Storm is cheering for Michaels. Goldberg gets ready for the Jackhammer, Shawn jumps off behind him. Inverted DDT! Goldberg goes up... Sweet Chin Music! 1...2...NO! Both exhausted wrestlers are on their feet.... Goldberg goes for the Spear but misses and crashes into the post. The ref goes to check on his condition, Shawn Michaels is in the corner "tuning up" Sweet Chin Music... At that moment, Lance Storm jumps on the apron and hits HBK with a ring bell to the head! WHAT???!!! Michaels goes down. HBK gets up...only to get Spear. JACKHAMMER! 1...2...3. (15:35) (79) Post match, Post match, Lance Storm rips off his bandage with nothing underneath. He's completely healthy! It was all fake! Lance is on the ramp with a mic: "Shawn... You must be surprised. All this time... It was me. There was no hit-and-run. The car that hit you was driven by me. All this time - it was me." Storm leaves the arena. (74) Match 10, WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Chris Kanyon vs Booker T. Pretty soon Booker T catches Chris Kanyon with an Axe Kick. 1...2...NO! Kanyon manages to put his foot on the ropes. And Chris is forced to leave the ring to regroup. Back in the ring, Booker catches Kanyon on a BookEnd attempt, Kanyon blocks and hits Booker with a DDT. 1...2. Booker T hits a spinning wheel kick. Booker goes to the top rope… Missile Dropkick! 1...2. Spin-A-Rounie! Axe Kick attempt... Kanyon hides behind the ref and lands a low blow! Kanyon quickly rolls Booker up. 1...2...NO! Booker T hits a Harlem Sidekick, but knocks down the ref. Kanyon immediately hits another low blow. Kanyon Cutter! Chris grabs the championship belt. Belt shit to the head! That's it. Pin by Kanyon. 1...2...NO! Chris Kanyon is furious. He prepares to perform a Flatliner on the championship belt.... Booker T counters with a BookEnd! 1...2...NO! Booker climbs up onto the second rope. Axe Kick from the second rope - Kanyon falls nose-first right onto the lying championship's belt! 1...2...3. We… finally… have the NEW WCW World Heavyweight Champion! (15:12) (89) Post match, Booker celebrates his victory with a bang. And that’s it for WCW Starrcade. See you tomorrow at Monday Nitro - the last one for 2002, Season Finale! Overall: 89
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Post by Dimos on Nov 21, 2023 19:15:33 GMT 1
WCW Monday Nitro Episode #80: Season Finale
In his office, WCW President Eric Bischoff is deep in thought. Today he has a big decision to make. WCW Nitro starts off. Mike Tenay and Jerry Lawler welcome us at Season Finale! Stacy Keibler introduces the new WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions, Frankie Kazarian and Matt Bentley. They are the future of wrestling. And Stacy will lead them to the top as their "performance coach" and motivator. After all, she knows how to pull certain triggers... (54) Match 1, WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship: Frankie Kazarian and Matt Bentley (w/ Stacy Keibler) vs Jamie Noble and Matt Sydal. Stacy jumps on the apron and distracts Noble. Bentley knocks him out of the ring with a dropkick to the back. Sydal tries to fight back but the forces are unequal. Bentley hits him with a superkick and Kazarian performs Wave of Future. 1...2...3. (8:41) (79) Lance Storm in-ring promo. He's back in his Canadian tights. And he gets a lot (A LOT!) of boos. Storm is ready to confess. There was no hit-and-run on Lance. Lance ran over Shawn Michaels nine months ago. And Lance tried to set up Goldberg. And Lance is willing to explain why. Storm reminds us of the fate of Bret Hart, who is an icon for every Canadian wrestler. HBK, along with his good friend Vince, set Bret up in Montreal. Goldberg being clumsy as a bear ended Bret's career and destroyed his health forever. And then? Shawn Michaels is a big star here, Goldberg is a big star here, and Bret sits at home. Lance Storm just couldn't look at this situation. Just couldn't... Could Lance have just challenged Michaels to a match? Yes. But Lance wanted Michaels to experience more than just a lost match. He wanted to make HBK suffer. Now that he's made his point, Storm is ready for a match. Lance promises that he will no longer let WCW management force him to give up his Canadian roots. Storm will proudly represent Canada in the ring... ... The new WCW World Heavyweight Champion Booker T interrupts. Booker calls Lance a "piece of shit" and says Storm will be sorry when the HBK shows up in the building. But the big news tonight isn't him. It's that Booker has become a five-time WCW Champion! Lance replies that he's not afraid of Michaels, he's not afraid of Goldberg, and he's not afraid of Booker. Lance is the best Canadian wrestler of the modern era. He challenges Booker to a title match tonight! As Booker wants to be an active champion - he accepts the challenge. (82) Match 2: Petey Williams vs Low Ki. Low Ki goes for the Double Stomp from the top-rope, but new WCW Cruiserweight Champion Elix Skipper shows up and pushes him down. Williams performs the Canadian Destroyer for the win. (5:48) (68) Backstage, Elix Skipper and Petey Williams have just met Lance Storm after the match and pay their respects to him. They say that Lance can always count on them. Mike Sanders and the new WCW World Tag Team Champions Mark Jindrak and Sean O’Haire in-ring promo. Sanders says their biggest successes have been as Natural Born Thrillers. Heenan and DiBiase only cared about themselves. Not about developing the talents of these two guys. Sanders brought the NBT back to life. And intends to be their manager. (76) Match 3: Mark Jindrak (w/ Sean O’Haire and Mike Sanders) vs Johnny Swinger. Swinger puts up a good fight, but Jindrak hits him with a superkick and follows with the Mark of Excellence for the win. (4:08) ANNOUNCEMENT: At the next Nitro, the remaining 5 competitors in the ladder match at Starrcade will face off in an elimination match to determine the #1 contender for the WCW United States Championship. Backstage, Don Callis arrives. Eric Bischoff confronts him. Callis is hoping for the right decision. Bischoff replies that for now, it's still his show - and orders Callis out of the building. (44) Brian Kendrick and Paul London backstage interview. Former tag team champions demand a rematch against Jindrak and O'Haire at the next PPV - WCW Clash of the Champions! (63) Chavo Guerrero pre-match promo. He brags about how he ended Rey Mysterio's career at Starrcade. Rey's entire career was a joke. Rey himself was a joke to lucha libre. Now Chavo will carry the lucha libre flag in wrestling world. Match 4: Chavo Guerrero vs Fit Finlay. Fit Finlay puts Chavo on the top rope and goes for a superplex... Chavo knocks Fit down. Frog Splash... MISSED! Finlay goes for the Tombstone, Chavo blocks and rolls Fit up into a pin, putting his feet on the ropes. 1...2...3. (6:19) (78) CM Punk and Samoa Joe interview. They promise Punk’s victory next week. After all, the two of them will now be up against three men instead of four. Joe doesn't seem happy with the fact that the victory will have to go to Punk. (70) “Spiritual Advisor” Raven (w/ James Mitchell) in-ring promo. Raven says that up until a couple weeks ago he was with a company that changed its name from Federation to Entertainment. The best wrestlers become a laughingstock there because one man named Vince thinks it's funny. But Raven is not an entertainer. He is the antonym of the word entertainment. That's why Raven is here. He's here to give Abyss and Mesias direction. He's here to save their careers from the fate of "entertainer." Goldust entertained people. And what did he accomplish? He's never been a world champion. Never will be. Entertainment sucks… … Dustin Rhodes runs in and attacks Raven, but Abyss and Mesias are here almost immediately. Curt Hennig tries to save Rhodes but gets beaten down as well. Raven performs a Raven Effect on Rhodes and then on Hennig as well. (65) The new WCW US Champion AJ Styles joins the announcers. Match 5: CM Punk and Samoa Joe vs Billy Kidman and Christopher Daniels vs Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli. Kidman and Daniels were not happy being on the same team. They visibly struggle to cooperate. Joe rebelled against Punk's orders - and there was miscommunication too. And Hero accidentally attacked Castagnoli - and the Horsemen started argue too! In all the chaos, Joe catches Kidman with the Muscle Buster. 1...2...3. (11:29) (79) Eric Bischoff makes his way to the ring. He was supposed to come out here to announce the return of the legendary PPV. WCW Clash of the Champions will take place in January! Eric also wanted to announce that his "new big acquisition" would be coming to WCW tonight. But all of that is now secondary. Tonight he has a tougher task ahead of him... Bischoff talks about how he managed to bring WCW back to life. But now the company is back in jeopardy. Yes, The Score's TV contract is the foundation. That contract allowed them to pay good money to those who deserve it. And WCW's finances are better than ever. Eric would like to tell Callis to go to hell... but he can't do that. He can't kill WCW. Instead, Eric will do what he's always done. He'll give Callis half of his celebrity contracts, but he'll destroy his show in fair competition with what he has left. Eric has done it before - and he's ready to do it again. There will be a draft. And since next Nitro, Eric and Callis will split the company! (70) Backstage, Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli continue to argue. Steve Corino and CW Anderson try to calm them down. Corino mentions that he's the only one who won last night at Starrcade - and now all four are starting to argue amongst themselves. (69) Match 6, WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Booker T vs Lance Storm. Storm was using cheap tactics a lot. Half-Boston Crab attempt, Booker T reverses it into a roll up. 1...2. Spinning kick to the head of Storm. Booker goes on the top-rope. Storm attacks him with a superplex! They both lay down and only get up for a count of 8 from the ref. Storm does the Half-Boston Crab attempt again..... block. But Lance manages to put Booker into a Sharpshooter in the center of the ring! Booker T fights back and reaches the ropes. Lance still holds him a couple seconds more! Storm whips Booker into the ropes... Harlem Sidekick by Booker, that also hits the referee. Axe Kick by Booker T! Pin attempt... there's no one to count. Booker goes to wake up the ref and Storm grabs the championship belt. Booker turns around - belt shot to the head! Pin.... Shawn Michaels runs into the ring! HBK attacks Storm! The referee stops the match. (13:33) (87) Post match, Shawn Michaels knocks Storm off his feet with a series of punches. Lance is forced to flee the ring backstage, HBK rushes out after him. (80) Chris Kanyon is here for an in-ring promo. He says it's a busy Nitro tonight, but everyone forgets the main thing: Booker stole his WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Chris is the most charismatic, most innovative, most technical and most deserving World Champion in WCW history. Kanyon demands a rematch at Clash of the Champions. Chris is interrupted by a video announcing the arrival of the "Big Signing".... ... the music hits... ... and it's... ... THE ROCK! The Rock comes out to the ring and grabs a microphone. "Finally The Rock has come to... W... C... W!". Rock Bottom on Kanyon! The Rock poses for the fans, and WCW Monday Nitro: Season Finale ends. (99) Overall: 88 ================================================ Big Transformation of WCW in 2003 At last WCW Monday Nitro there was an announcement that World Championship Wrestling will experience a big transformation in 2003. But it's not all changes that we'll see. Let's talk about everything new for WCW in next season. Change #1: New weekly 2-hour TV show at Thursdays There will be a second weekly 2-hour TV show for WCW called RAGE. RAGE will debut on January 2003 and air Thursdays 8 PM local time. Change #2: Brand split With WCW Monday Nitro on Mondays and WCW RAGE on Thursdays there will be a brand split 50/50 with half of the performers going to each show. We don’t have full rosters just yet, but we know that there was a draft where Eric Bischoff and Don Callis chose top 10 performers for themselves. Rules were simple: * Booker T (as the WCW World Heavyweight Champion) and The Rock (as free agent) are off draft and can show up at any show; * All stables (Four Horsemen or James Mitchell's Family) are qualified as one pick. WCW World Tag Team Champions (Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire) and WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions (Frankie Kazarian and Matt Bentley) are also one pick. With this in mind Mr. Bischoff and Mr. Callis did a draft that was streamed at WCW.com. Don Callis won the right to choose as first. Don Callis chose Chris Kanyon as his pick #1, Eric Bischoff took Goldberg as his #1. From now on they chose like this: Don Callis picks… WCW World Tag Team Champions Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire! Eric Bischoff picks… WCW United States Champion AJ Styles! Don Callis picks… WCW Cruiserweight Champion Elix Skipper! Eric Bischoff picks… former WCW US Champion Rey Mysterio. Don Callis picks… Lance Storm. Eric Bischoff picks… Chavo Guerrero. Don Callis picks… Petey Williams. (That’s a surprise). Eric Bischoff picks… Four Horsemen. (They were not happy). Don Callis picks… “The Hearbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels! Eric Bischoff picks… Ric Flair. (Could they work together?). Don Callis picks… Billy Kidman. Eric Bischoff picks… WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team CHampions Frankie Kazarian and Matt Bentley! Don Callis picks… “The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels! Eric Bischoff picks… Samoa Joe! (“Joe’s gonna kill you!”) Don Callis picks… CM Punk! (And breaks their team with Samoa Joe…) Eric Bischoff picks… James Mitchell's Family (Raven, Abyss, Mesias and James Mitchell). Don Callis picks… Sting! Eric Bischoff in his final pick takes… “The American Nightmare” Dustin Rhodes! The rest of roster brand split we’ll see at the shows. Change #3: New PPV schedule WCW's pay-per-view schedule has long been in need of a serious shakeup. Now we’ll have a Big Four PPVs (Superbrawl, Great American Bash, Halloween Havos and Starrcade as the main show of the year). Plus the rest of PPVs will have some theme in mind. The new schedule (it’s all rumors for now, but from good source) is: January: WCW Clash of the Champions: The classic PPV is back! February: WCW Superbrawl: There will be annual tournament with plans to make it the biggest and the most important singles tournament in professional wrestling. March: WCW Uncensored: All matches are extreme rules at least. April: WCW BattleBowl: The classic tournament is back with the winner gets a WCW World Heavyweight Championship shot at Great American Bash. May: WCW Spring Stampede: All match stipulations are determined by Roulette! June: WCW Great American Bash July: WCW Slamboree: Theme will be determined yet, but it will be themed PPV. August: WCW Bash at the Beach. September: WCW World War III: The classic 30-man battle royal with the winner getting a shot for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. October: WCW Halloween Havoc November: WCW Fall Brawl: Cage-themed (all matches are in steel cage) with classic WarGames match. December: WCW Starrcade: Ultimate celebration, season finale and the main PPV of the year! Stay with us! 2003 will be great for professional wrestling!
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Post by Beejus on Nov 22, 2023 20:47:26 GMT 1
Those will be some very fun changes. The brand split era has begun!
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Post by Dimos on Nov 22, 2023 20:53:13 GMT 1
Those will be some very fun changes. The brand split era has begun! I promised that sneaky mean evil Don Callis will return with revenge xD
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Post by Dimos on Nov 23, 2023 18:32:41 GMT 1
WCW RAGE Episode #1 Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Announcers: Joey Styles, Jerry Lawler and Don Callis Overall: 86 Don Callis kicks off the first episode of RAGE by promising the best entertainment in the world and introducing the announcing team: himself, Jerry Lawler and... Joey Styles! (38) Match 1: Shane Helms, Christian York, Joey Matthews and Jerrelle Clark vs Sonjay Dutt, Roderick Strong, Teddy Hart and Jack Evans. Don Callis promised the best cruiserweight division in the world. He gave to us this Cruiserweight Xtravaganza, and Helms brought the win to his team after Vertabreaker on Jack Evans. (7:15, 55) Chris Kanyon in-ring promo. He's proud to be #1 pick for the RAGE and vows to become the face of this brand. He's still the most popular here. The Rock is not going to change that... WCW World Heavyweight Champion Booker T interrupts. He mentions that he has his own things to discuss with The Rock. But what Kanyon should think about is their rematch at WCW Clash of the Champions... The Rock shows up. He mocks both of them and says that he will be on both shows soon enough as the next WCW World Heavyweight Champion. (97) Backstage, The Rock intends to leave the arena, but Don Callis convinces him to stay for the rest of the night. Don has a surprise for him. It's a special gift from Callis. Don hopes The Rock will remember about it when he'll choose with what brand to sign an exclusive contract. (71) Glen Gilberti pre-match promo. He intends to restart his career at WCW RAGE… and he’s back to his most successful “persona” - Disco Inferno!... Mike Sanders is here! He calls Inferno a "clown" and introduces real and dangerous wrestlers - WCW World Tag Team Champions Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire. (55) Match 2: Disco Inferno vs Sean O’Haire (w/ Mike Sanders and Mark Jindrak). Disco Inferno really tried, but O’Haire was in a completely different league and easily ended the match with the Widow Maker. (6:59, 75) Post match, Brian Kendrick and Paul London save Disco Inferno from the beatdown. (65) WCW Cruiserweight Champion Elix Skipper in-ring promo. He promises to make the cruiserweight division important again. Yang is here to respond! He reminds that his former tag team partner Kaz Hayashi was supposed to get a title match... but since Hayashi stayed on Nitro, Yang is ready to take the spot and challenges Skipper to a match at Clash of the Champions! (44) Backstage, Brian Kendrick and Paul London are happy that they were drafted together to RAGE. Christopher Daniels mocks them. Kendrick and London challenge him to a tag team match, if he could find a partner. (59) Match 3: Billy Kidman vs Ken Anderson. Ken is talented, but still a rookie. Kidman made a great debut at RAGE by winning the match after Shooting Star Press. (5:08) (72) Backstage, CM Punk thanks Don Callis for bringing him to RAGE and promises to bring WCW United States Championship here. American Dragon is here. He praises current champion AJ Styles. It almost comes to a brawl. Callis stops it and books a main event for tonight: Chris Kanyon and CM Punk vs Booker T and American Dragon! (67) Match 4: Brian Kendrick and Paul London vs Christopher Daniels and mystery partner. Kendrick and London waited for the second opponent, but nobody showed up. That didn't stop Daniels from being close to victory when Jindrak and O'Haire attacked Kendrick at ringside. While the ref was removing the WCW World Tag Team Champions from the arena, NWA:SW Champion Matt Morgan, making his WCW debut, snuck through the crowd.... and destroyed London with the Hellevator for the win. (7:34, 72) Shawn Michaels is in recorded interview from his home in San Antonio. HBK wants to tell the truth. And the truth is that Bret Hart in 1997 deserved what he got. Bret didn't respect Shawn. Bret didn't respect the company he was in. Bret didn't respect anyone backstage. Bret had no respect for the business itself. Was Shawn part of the screwjob? Yes. Shawn Michaels knew in advance. And accepted it. HBK is not proud of that. Now he might do different. Now Shawn has changed. And if he needs to apologize to Bret Hart, bury the hatchet, and somehow bring closure - he should do it with Bret Hart. Not Lance Storm. Who wasn't even there. Who screwed Shawn. Who put HBK's career and even life in danger. Lance added gray hair to Shawn, Lance added gray hair to Shawn's wife and made his kids worry. Lance can say whatever he wants.... But what happened in 1997 should stay in 1997. Right now, the situation is about Shawn Michaels and Lance Storm. The HBK wants to end it and challenges Storm to a match at Clash of the Champions. (86) The Rock joins the announcers. Don Callis actively encourages him to sign an exclusive contract with RAGE during the next match. (79) Match 5: Chris Kanyon and CM Punk vs Booker T and American Dragon. The Rock mocked both Kanyon and Booker T. Booker T was distracted more. It helped Punk hit Dragon with the championship belt to the head. Punk puts Dragon in Anakonda Vice. Dragon taps out. (16:30, 83) Post match, Don Callis announces his gift to The Rock. The Rock will be a special guest referee for the match at Clash of the Champions between Kanyon and Booker T! (71) ================================================ WCW Monday Nitro Episode #81
America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ
Announcers: Mike Tenay, Tony Schiavove and Larry Zbyszko Overall: 84
Tony Schiavone returns to the announcing team, along with Mike Tenay and Larry Zbyszko. Goldberg opens the show. He announces his hunt for WCW World Heavyweight Championship. He should be the next contender from this brand, as he was #1 pick for Nitro... Chavo Guerrero interrupts. He openly sucks up to Goldberg - and also talks about his quest for the title. He finished Rey Mysterio's career, he's focused and he's ready... Four Horsemen are here! Steve Corino also wants the title... but Claudio Castagnoli interrupts him. Claudio has some issues with Steve Corino's recent leadership. Why should Corino get a shot? Claudio Castagnoli should have his chance too. As a result, Chavo Guerrero, on behalf of himself and 'his pal Bill', challenges Horsemen to a tag team match tonight at Nitro. (85) Match 1: Samoa Joe vs Johnny Swinger. Swinger is talented, but it was an easy win for Joe. (4:04, 68) Jamie Noble backstage interview. (By the way, Gene Okerlund is back as an interviewer!) Noble says that Matt Sydal will be out of action for a while after last week's brutal attack... But Jamie will find a partner to get revenge. Jamie challenges Frankie Kazarian and Matt Bentley to a WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship match against Noble and his partner at Clash of the Champions. (49) WCW World Heavyweight Champion Booker T in-ring promo. He promises to defend his title at Clash of the Champions, but then he’ll be back on Nitro to fight against the top contender here. (98) Match 2: Jamie Noble vs Matt Bentley (w/ Stacy Keibler). Stacy tried to help her client, but Jamie Noble won anyway. (8:40, 78) Post match, Frankie Kazarian tries to attack Jamie Noble, but Noble escapes. (50) Homicide backstage interview. He regrets that the draft broke up the LAX team, but he is now determined to succeed in a singles career on Nitro. (45) Match 3: Dustin Rhodes and Fit Finlay vs Raven and Abyss (w/ James Mitchell). Rhodes and Finley took the lead as Raven was barely involved in the match. But at the end, Raven attacks his opponents with a chair than brings the match to a DQ. (7:17, 77) CW Anderson in-ring promo. "Flair only defeated me because of the help of Arn Anderson...". CW challenges Flair to a match at Clash of the Champions in a steel cage and promises to end his career there. (69) WCW US Champion AJ Styles backstage interview. He has no intention of waiting till Clash of the Champions for his next match and wants to be in action tonight. (55) Match 4: Homicide vs Low Ki. Homicide spins out his singles career with a powerful victory over Low Ki. Low Ki expresses his respect for Homicide after the match. (8:05, 67) Ric Flair accepts CW Anderson's challenge at the PPV in a backstage interview. (75) Match 5, Non Title Match: AJ Styles vs Frankie Kazarian (w/ Stacy Keibler). AJ Styles fought half of WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions... and unexpectedly lost after CM Punk appeared in the crowd and distracted the United States Champion. (13:18, 81) Post match, Kazarian doesn't have time to celebrate as he is attacked by Jamie Noble. (53) Match 6: Goldberg and Chavo Guerrero vs Steve Corino and Claudio Castagnoli. Chavo and Goldberg capitalized on a miscommunication between Steve Corino and Claudio Castagnoli, picking up the victory after a Spear from Goldberg on Castagnoli. Before that, Corino accidentally attacked Claudio. (12:41, 79) Post match, Corino and Castagnoli argued, but it was stopped by the appearance of Nitro Commissioner Dusty Rhodes. He sets up a #1 contender's match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Clash of the Champions: Goldberg vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Steve Corino vs. Claudio Castagnoli. (66)
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Post by Dimos on Nov 28, 2023 21:02:24 GMT 1
WCW RAGE Episode #2
Tucson, AZ
Announcers: Joey Styles, Jerry Lawler and Don Callis Overall: 87 TONIGHT: Booker T and Chris Kanyon will pick opponents for each other. Also, CM Punk will face American Dragon in a singles match. (76) The Rock opens up RAGE. He promises to be a fair referee in the WCW World Heavyweight Championship match at Clash of the Champions. Because it doesn't matter who'll win. Because The Rock will be the next champion anyway. He is interrupted by... CM Punk! Punk accuses The Rock of getting everything right away. Just because he came from WWE. Just because he's The Rock. CM Punk worked for everything. He helped this company thrive. This is the way things are done here. The Rock might see it for himself, as tonight CM Punk intends to force the 'master of submissions' American Dragon to tap out. (97) Match 1: Shane Helms vs Roderick Strong. Helms defeats talented Roderick Strong, ending his match with the Vertabreaker. (5:08, 72)
Chris Kanyon backstage interview: "I found the perfect opponent for Booker T... Hernandez!" (80) Match 2: Petey Williams vs Yang. Yang "tested" Elix Skipper's protégé as part of his quest for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship - and defeated Petey Williams after Moonsault. (10:39, 60) Booker T in a backstage interview promises a "former champion and just the perfect guy" as Kanyon's opponent. (77) Match 3: Disco Inferno vs Mike Sanders. Disco challenged Mike Sanders to a match after last week's events and picked up a convincing victory after Chartbuster. (6:32, 63) Post match, Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire attack Disco, with Sanders joining them. But Brian Kendrick and Paul London quickly come to the rescue. (64) In a backstage interview, Christopher Daniels introduces his “new project”, Matt Morgan. Morgan will help him to dominate at RAGE. (56) Match 4, Non Title Match: Booker T vs Hernandez. Hernandez is still a very inexperienced to compete at this level. Booker T blocks Border Toss and finishes Hernandez with an Axe Kick to win. (6:37, 79) Post match, a frustrated Chris Kanyon attacks Hernandez and manages to land a couple punches before Booker T returns. (76) Lance Storm in-ring promo. He's calling HBK a hypocrite for always being a part of backstage politics. It cost the career of Lance's idol Bret Hart. Storm accepts the challenge at Clash of the Champions. (71) Match 5: Chris Kanyon vs Curt Hennig. Hennig is really a ‘perfect opponent’ for Kanyon, as chosen by Booker T. Hennig's experience was evident, but it wasn't enough. Hennig gets the Flatliner and loses. (12:33, 82) Match 6: CM Punk vs American Dragon. They put on quite a show for the fans. Punk tried more than once to get Dragon to give up, but Dragon would get out of the submission holds - and do his own. Eventually Punk became tired of it. He throws Dragon head-first into the steel carcass of the ring, then conducts a Pepsi Plunge for the win. (15:13, 88) Post match, CM Punk puts Dragon into an Anaconda Vice! The Rock makes a save! Rock Bottom on CM Punk ends this RAGE episode. (78) ================================================
WCW Monday Nitro Episode #82
Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
Announcers: Mike Tenay, Tony Schiavove and Larry Zbyszko Overall: 84
The Rock kicks off Nitro with his usual entertaining promo. Entertainment ended when Goldberg interrupted and gave Rock a stern warning. Because Goldberg is the next in line for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and The Rock better not stand in his way. (100) In pre-match promo Homicide offers Rocky Romero to join the "Latin Revolution" on Nitro, but Romero refuses. (48) Match 1: Homicide vs Rocky Romero. Homicide continues his successful singles performances on Nitro, defeating Rocky Romero after the Gringo Killer. (5:26, 52) Post-match, Homicide beats up Romero badly. (43) AJ Styles backstage interview: "CM Punk can keep ambushing from the crowd, but it won't help him at the PPV." (59) Match 2: Fit Finlay vs Raven. Finlay tried to get revenge on Raven from last week, but after a Raven Effect on a chair, Raven picks up the win. (7:57, 68) Post match, Dustin Rhodes attacks Raven - and a brawl ensues throughout the arena. (66) In a backstage interview CW Anderson discusses how ending Ric Flair's career at Clash of the Champions is a matter of honor for him. (60) Chavo Guerrero in-ring promo. He's ready to become a top player on Nitro and get a shot for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. His journey will start at Clash of the Champions, where he'll win Fatal 4-Way and become the #1 contender. (75) Match 3: Ric Flair vs Super Crazy. Ric Flair defeated Super Crazy after a Figure-Four Leglock as a warm-up to the PPV. (7:11, 81) WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions Frankie Kazarian and Matt Bentley (w/ Stacy Keibler) backstage interview. “No matter Noble's choice of partner, we are the future of wrestling and will stay as champions at the pay-per-view." (54) Match 4: Steve Corino vs Chavo Guerrero. They deliver a closely contested match, but Guerrero prevails with a Frog Splash after a cheap shot. Cheat2Win! (12:59, 88) Match 5, Non-Title Match: Frankie Kazarian and Matt Bentley (w/ Stacy Keibler) vs Jamie Noble and AJ Styles. Noble for tonight’s warm-up found the WCW US Champion as a partner! Styles and Noble were close to defeating the champions... but CM Punk makes another appearance. Styles drops a Styles Clash attempt and attacks Punk! Punk and Styles brawl at ringside. And in a meantime Kazarian and Bentley easily defeat Noble. (12:37, 76) Post match, Kazarian and Bentley continue to beat down Noble... until Ultimo Dragon makes a surprise appearance to save him! Noble announces that Ultimo Dragon will be his tag team partner at PPV! (57) WCW World Heavyweight Champion Booker T joins the announcers for the next match. “Goldberg? Right now I'm focused on defending the title against Kanyon, but then I'm ready to defend it against any wrestler of any brand." (76) Match 6: Goldberg vs Claudio Castagnoli. During the match, Chris Hero and CW Anderson show up. They help Claudio a lot. But eventually Ric Flair runs out and attacks Hero and Anderson! Claudio is distracted… and gets a Spear! 1…2…3. (10:32, 78) Post match, Booker T and Goldberg have a staredown before the show ends. (78) ================================================ WCW RAGE Episode #3
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
Announcers: Joey Styles, Jerry Lawler and Don Callis Overall: 87
Lance Storm in-ring promo. He calls HBK a hypocrite and a "political player", promising to end it at Clash of the Champions... Shawn Michaels responds and offers to end things right now! The brawl is stopped by security and Don Callis sets up a main event where Storm and HBK will have a chance to get at each other. (88) TONIGHT: Chris Kanyon and Lance Storm vs Booker T and Shawn Michaels. (79) Match 1: Christian York and Joey Matthews vs Roderick Strong and Sonny Siaki. York and Matthews got a win, but it would take a while for the fans to start reacting to them. (4:32, 24) In a pre-match promo Christopher Daniels announces the beginning of total domination on RAGE and his "blueprint" Matt Morgan will help with that. (53) Match 2: Christopher Daniels (w/ 'The Blueprint' Matt Morgan) vs Alex Wright. Morgan interferes and almost incapacitates Alex with a Carbon Foot Print. Morgan brings Wright back to the ring. Daniels finishes him with an Angel' Wings. (6:30, 65) CM Punk backstage interview: “Tonight, I'll have a warm-up against Curt Hennig before the PPV... who might've had a great career if he'd cut down on his booze." (61) Match 3: Elix Skipper and Petey Williams vs Yang and Sonjay Dutt. Yang and Dutt picked up a surprise victory, with Yang managing to pin the WCW Cruiserweight Champion 6 days before their match at Clash of the Champions. (11:15, 69) WCW World Heavyweight Champion Booker T in-ring promo. "I've waited too long for a title to give it up on Sunday. And I don't care how The Rock will referee. I won't leave without the belt"; Rock comes out, "I'll referee the way people would referee. I'll be their voice. I'm literally The People's Referee! But after Clash of the Champions, I'll be waiting for you." (100) Match 4: Disco Inferno, Brian Kendrick and Paul London vs Mark Jindrak, Sean O’Haire and Mike Sanders. In the match Sanders found himself alone in the ring against all three opponents, but the tag team champions saved him and were able to hit London with the championship belt. O'Haire finishes London with a Widow Maker for the win. (7:49, 80) Curt Hennig backstage interview. He's ready to prove that it's too early to write him off. He'll defeat a much younger and promising CM Punk to demonstrate it. (37) Match 5: CM Punk vs Curt Hennig. CM Punk had a chance to check himself against the former WCW US Champion. And he was close to victory… but AJ Styles appeared at RAGE! Styles Clash at ringside! Back in the ring, where Hennig finishes Punk with a Hennigplex. Important victory for Curt. (12:37, 74) Match 6: Chris Kanyon and Lance Storm vs Booker T and Shawn Michaels. Hot tag to HBK at the end of the match - and Shawn finally gets to Storm, destroying him with the Sweet Chin Music for the win. (13:11, 87) ================================================ World Championship Wrestling presents...
The Grand Return of...
WCW CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS 2003
Final Card
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Special Guest Referee - The Rock Booker T vs Chris Kanyon
WCW United States Championship AJ Styles vs CM Punk
WCW World Tag Team Championship Brian Kendrick and Paul London vs Mark Jindrak and Sean O’Haire (w/ Mike Sanders)
#1 Contendership for WCW World Heavyweight Championship Goldberg vs Chavo Guerrero vs Steve Corino vs Claudio Castagnoli
„The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels vs Lance Storm
Steel Cage Match Ric Flair vs CW Anderson
WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship Frankie Kazarian and Matt Bentley (w/ Stacy Keibler) vs Jamie Noble and Ultimo Dragon
WCW Cruiserweight Championship Elix Skipper vs Yang Dustin Rhodes vs Raven
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Post by Asaemon on Nov 28, 2023 22:02:51 GMT 1
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Special Guest Referee - The Rock Booker T vs Chris Kanyon
WCW United States Championship AJ Styles vs CM Punk
WCW World Tag Team Championship Brian Kendrick and Paul London vs Mark Jindrak and Sean O’Haire (w/ Mike Sanders)
#1 Contendership for WCW World Heavyweight Championship Goldberg vs Chavo Guerrero vs Steve Corino vs Claudio Castagnoli
„The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels vs Lance Storm
Steel Cage Match Ric Flair vs CW Anderson
WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship Frankie Kazarian and Matt Bentley (w/ Stacy Keibler) vs Jamie Noble and Ultimo Dragon
WCW Cruiserweight Championship Elix Skipper vs Yang
Dustin Rhodes vs Raven
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Post by Dimos on Dec 3, 2023 19:34:34 GMT 1
WCW Clash of the Champions 2003
Arena, New Orleans, LA
Announcers: Mike Tenay, Jerry Lawler and Joey Styles Overall: 88 The classic Clash of the Champions PPV is back! The video package hypes up the legendary matches from the past: Sting going toe-to-toe with Flair, marking his rise as a top-tier main eventer... The gritty battles of Ric Flair with Terry Funk and Ricky Steamboat, Sting's showdown with Rick Rude... And many more. Tonight, we're gearing up for an epic match-up that continues the tradition of bringing the best WCW can offer: Storm vs HBK, Kanyon vs Booker, and Flair vs Anderson among the others are on the card! (80) Match 1, WCW Cruiserweight Championship: Elix Skipper vs Yang. Another great match in the WCW cruiserweight division where Yang was doing everything he could to become the new champion. Elix controlled the match and tried to "ground" Yang. But after a few beautiful moves, Yang manages to pull off a moonsault. 1...2. Yang climbs the top rope again... Skipper hits the ropes, and Yang drops on the ropes groin-first. Back Superplex by Skipper! 1...2...NO! Yang retakes the lead with a hurricanrana. 1...2. Tiger Suplex by Yang. 1...2. Yang climbs the rack again - and again makes a mistake. Skipper performs the Play of the Day this time. 1...2...3. (15:50) (74) WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions Frankie Kazarian and Matt Bentley (w/ Stacy Keibler) interview. "Ultimo Dragon? Where has he been the last couple years? Has he been getting treatment for being old? We're tired of everyone calling Ultimo Dragon a legend of the cruiserweight division. Yes, he's carried 150 titles at one time. That's the past. And we are the future. The future of this division, the future of this company. And tonight we're going to show that by sending Dragon and Noble back to the past." (61) Match 2: Dustin Rhodes vs Raven (w/ James Mitchell). Another tough brawl performed by Dustin Rhodes. For Raven, this style is pretty familiar. Mitchell kept interfering in the match. Dustin eventually grabs Mitchell, but gets a low blow from Raven and the Raven Effect. 1...2...NO! Rhodes retakes the lead and gets closer to the win.... but Mesias interferes! Rhodes knocks him out of the ring. Abyss comes in! The referee gets in his way... and Raven seizes the moment to hit Rhodes with a chair. Raven Effect on the chair. 1...2...3. (10:53) (79) Match 3, WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship: Frankie Kazarian and Matt Bentley (w/ Stacy Keibler) vs Jamie Noble and Ultimo Dragon. Ultimo Dragon returns to the ring in exciting style. He has proven that a year out of wrestling due to injury hasn't weakened or slowed him down one bit. Kazarian and Bentley were quick to see that for themselves. So their tactic became to contain Dragon, to keep him off the ring. However, Noble managed to tag Dragon in. Series of quick maneuvers on both champions. Stacy Keibler tries to distract Ultimo Dragon. Dragon seems unfazed though. He pushes Stacy off the apron! Turns around... Superkick by Bentley! Noble immediately kicks Bentley out of the ring and follows to the ringside. In the meantime, Kazarian finishes Dragon with the Wave of Future. 1...2...3. (15:22) (83) The Four Horsemen backstage interview. "Tonight one of the Horsemen will be the #1 contender for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Like any family, we have our misunderstandings. But we will only get stronger from this. And tonight we will fight together." (75) The Rock is arriving at the building! (76) Match 4, Steel Cage Match: Ric Flair vs CW Anderson. A tough match. Ric Flair started to bleed out pretty quickly. In fact, it was a tough match for Flair mostly. Anderson was much more powerful. Flair tried to even the odds by attacking Anderson's leg. And he was starting to get good at it. Despite Anderson's strength, Flair attacked often and aggressively. Anderson goes for a Spinebuster, Flair avoids it and lands a low blow. Ric tries to escape the cage. Anderson stops him and delivers a powerful Spinebuster. 1...2...NO! CW Anderson climbs up the cage wall and is about to leave the cage. Flair stops him... low blow! Flair ties Anderson to the post with a cord from the steel post pillow! Ric rushes towards the door. Anderson tries to get free as soon as possible... and succeeds. But Anderson doesn't try to stop Flair, he won't make it anyway... Anderson quickly climbs the wall! Who will be the first to escape? Ric Flair manages to do it faster. "The Dirtiest Player in the Game" wins! (12:48) (76) Backstage, CM Punk kinda “apologies” to Samoa Joe for stealing the victory from him in the #1 WCW US Contendership match, but it was a completely rational decision. Punk has better chances. They need to bet on Punk's success. CM Punk hopes they're still on the same page and tonight Joe helps him become the new WCW United States Champion. (76) Chavo Guerrero backstage interview. “My time has come. I will be the next WCW World Heavyweight Champion and the face of Nitro”. (76) Match 5, WCW World Tag Team Championship: Mark Jindrak and Sean O’Haire (w/ Mike Sanders) vs Brian Kendrick and Paul London. In this match, we were treated to another clash of styles: the powerful and athletic champions versus the fast contenders who have already earned the right to be called the top team in WCW. Kendrick and London used their entire arsenal to avoid the powerful champion's attacks. Kendrick avoids a Powerbomb and hits Jindrak with an enziguri. London and O'Haire get the tags. London avoids a clothesline and hits a dropkick. Kendrick jumps in the ring and runs Sliced Bread #2 on O'Haire! London makes a pin. 1...2...NO! Paul London jumps onto the top rope for the Shooting Star Press.... Mike Sanders hits him in the back.... with a steel cane? London falls down and gets the Widow Maker. Kendrick rushes to his rescue but gets a Spinebuster from Jindrak. Sean pins London down. 1...2...3. London and Kendrick were close to victory, but once again leave without the titles. (12:57) (75) Backstage, Chris Kanyon comes to The Rock’s locker room. Kanyon threatens the Rock with what will happen if he doesn't count for Kanyon's victory tonight. Rock seems unfazed. (73) Match 6, #1 Contendership for WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Goldberg vs Chavo Guerrero vs Steve Corino vs Claudio Castagnoli. Each brought their A-game. Goldberg was the powerhouse, while Chavo tried to play it smart, cozying up to Goldberg. Steve Corino and Claudio Castagnoli worked together at first, but fell apart at the first miscommunication. By the end of the match, their displeasure with each other only grew - and culminated in a full-scale brawl between the two Horsemen. Eventually CW Anderson and Chris Hero appeared in the match - with CW actively helping Corino and Hero helping Claudio. But after a while they were arguing too! The brawl between Corino and Claudio was brought to an end by Goldberg doing a double Spear on both of them! Chavo Guerrero tosses Goldberg out of the ring and tries to steal the win by doing the Frog Splash on Corino... 1...2. Rey Mysterio breaks the pin! REY MYSTERIO IS BACK! Hurricanrana by Rey on Chavo to the ringside. Chavo and Rey brawls at ringside. Castagnoli is back in the ring. Neutralizer attempt by Castagnoli on Goldberg… Blocked! Spear by Goldberg! JACKHAMMER! 1...2...3. (13:21) (74) Backstage, WCW World Heavyweight Champion Booker T talks to The Rock. He threatens Rocky as well. Rock replies that he will referee fairly. But Booker should know: if he counts the win for Booker T, he's immediately in the hunt for him and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. (81) Match 7, WCW United States Championship: AJ Styles vs CM Punk. Styles and Punk put on a match worthy of becoming a WCW US Championship classic, and at the same time showed who the future is in the company. Lots of nearfalls. Lots of moments that took the fans' breath away. And plenty of chances for both men to walk away with the championship belt. Punk catches Styles with a snap suplex. 1..2. Punk goes for a split-legged moonsault.... AJ dodges. Styles Clash attempt... Punk blocks and delivers a Tornado DDT. 1...2. Shining Wizard by Punk! 1...2...NO! Punk accidentally blasts the ref. AJ hits CM with a Styles Clash! Pin, but the ref is gone. Samoa Joe comes to the ring! Joe attacks Styles.... Muscle Buster! CM Punk is pleased. But his smile fades as Joe attacks him too! Muscle Buster on Punk! Joe puts Styles on Punk and walks away. The referee counts out the pin. 1...2...3. (16:13) (88) Post match, AJ Styles just manages to get his championship belt when suddenly the lights go out...We are shown a video with some cryptic message: "You stole what belongs to me...But I'm here. And I'm coming for you, Styles" (68). The RAGE interviewer, Francine, asks The Rock about his preference for the winner of tonight's main event. It doesn’t matter for The Rock. He'll count anyone's victory and then challenge them to the WCW World Heavyweight Championship he came to WCW for. (69) Match 8: Shawn Michaels vs Lance Storm. HBK immediately pounces on Storm. It was too careless, as Storm is very technically advanced wrestler. He quickly counters into a Half-Boston Crab! HBK managed to get out of the hold. Next, HBK picked himself up and led the match. Storm targeted Michaels' back. Backdrop and backbreaker did some serious damage. Lance climbs the top rope - Michaels stops him and delivers a superplex. Sweet Chin Music... misses... Storm grabs Michaels in a Half-Boston Crab! Shawn gets to the ropes, but Storm pulls him back to the center of the ring. HBK makes it to the ropes after all. Both wrestlers get up... Sweet Chin Music! 1...2...NO! Shawn climbs up onto the top rope.... Moonsault missed! Storm immediately does another powerful backbreaker. 1...2...NO! Half-Boston crab attempt... HBK rolls Lance into a pin. 1...2... Storm reverses it into a Sharpshooter! HBK gets to the ropes, but Storm immediately pulls him back to the center. Shawn starts the journey to the ropes again.... the ringbell sounds? Someone took the ringbell away from the timekeeper and stopped the match. That's... That's... BRET HART! The referee tries to figure out what's going on and immediately gets hit with a right punch from Hart! The match is stopped. No contest? (17:03) (74) Post match, Bret Hart enters the ring… and hits HBK with a ringbell to the head! Hart raises Storm's arm, proclaiming him the winner as the fans are shocked with this surprising return. Match 9, Special Guest Referee - The Rock, WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Booker T vs Chris Kanyon. Booker and Kanyon meet in a rematch - and once again they put on a great match, just like they did at Starrcade. Rock added a twist by pumping up the storytelling and humor of this match. Rocky did referee fairly, although Kanyon and Booker tried to force him to referee one way or the other. Booker T blocks a superplex from Kanyon and hits a missile dropkick. 1...2. Kanyon catches Booker with a Flatliner. 1...2...NO! Kanyon argues with The Rock. Booker T, meanwhile, tries for the Harlem Sidekick but misses and knocks Rock down! Kanyon kicks Booker with a low blow! Flatliner! Kanyon grabs the championship belt.... Rock manages to stop him. As Rock gets rid of the belt, Kanyon hits Booker T with a low blow again - third Flatliner! 1...Kanyon grabs the ropes.... 2... Booker's arm falls on the ropes, The Rock doesn't see it... 3. We have the NEW WCW World Heavyweight Champion! (13:44) (91) Post match, Chris Kanyon grabs the championship belt and quickly escapes the ring. WCW head referee Charles Robinson runs down to the ring and explains to The Rock his mistake. But it's too late. Kanyon is already raising the championship belt over his head on the ramp. And that's where Clash of the Champions ends.
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Post by Dimos on Dec 7, 2023 11:25:28 GMT 1
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WCW Monday Nitro Episode #83
Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Announcers: Mike Tenay, Tony Schiavone, Larry Zbyszko Overall: 87 WCW Commissioner Dusty Rhodes opens the show with the announcement. There will be the new annual tournament. It'll be the biggest and most prestigious tournament in wrestling history. It's called the SuperBrawl Classic. It'll be held regularly on SuperBrawl and will become a new WCW tradition. 32 entrants from both brands; starting 1/4 matches will take place at Superbrawl in 4 weeks. The first matches will begin tonight and now. (80) Match 1, SuperBrawl Classic 1/16 Finals: Samoa Joe vs Fit Finlay. Joe confidently defeated the experienced Fit Finlay and continues his winning streak in singles matches in WCW. (5:04, 75) Post match, Gene Okerlund is here for an interview. Samoa Joe is gonna speak for the first time! He says he's not going to be anyone's errand boy anymore. No one is going to take his chance away from him. Punk realized that last night. (68) TONIGHT: AJ Styles will defend WCW United States Championship vs ‘The Future’ Frankie Kazarian. (68) The new WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Chris Kanyon, is here! “Missed me on Nitro? Missed me with that belt? Everyone was waiting for me to lose the title at Starrcade. Oh, I remember what you, smart marks, wrote on your internet boards. You called me a joke as the titleholder. You called me a closet champion ever since I got the belt, so it was a high time someone exposes me for the glorified jobber that I am and takes the belt off me... and I'm f'n quoting right now! Well… Last night I proved to everyone who the real champion is here. A month later, the World Heavyweight Championship belt is back in my possession and I'm back on Nitro."... Kanyon starts to leave, but Goldberg interrupts! "I'm glad you're back on Nitro.... because you're next!". SPEAR! (100) Match 2, SuperBrawl Classic 1/16 Finals: Tajiri vs Johnny Swinger. Johnny Swinger picks up his most significant victory in WCW so far, defeating Tajiri and moving on through the tournament! (5:28, 66) Backstage, Chris Kanyon complains to Dusty Rhodes about Goldberg and gets a match - paired with Raven against Goldberg and Dustin Rhodes. (73) Dustin Rhodes backstage interview. He demands another singles match against Raven. (58) Match 3: Ultimo Dragon vs Matt Bentley. Ultimo Dragon returns to singles action in WCW and defeats Matt Bentley, infuriating the latter. (8:01, 76) Post match, Jamie Noble is here to congratulate Ultimo Dragon. Dragon and Noble show that they want another WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship shot. Chavo Guerrero comes out for an in-ring promo, "Last night Rey Mysterio took away from me my dream of becoming WCW World Heavyweight Champion." Rey Mysterio responds: "Well, you took everything from me and almost took my career away at Starrcade. Now I'm coming after you!". The brawl is forced to be broken up by officials. (85) In a pre-match promo Homicide offers Super Crazy to join his "Latin Revolution" but he refuses and is attacked. (44) Match 4, SuperBrawl Classic 1/16 Finals: Homicide vs Super Crazy. Super Crazy was close to victory, but Homicide got a surprising help from… Low Ki! Homicide wins after the Gringo Killer and advances to 1/8. (6:22, 53) Post match, Kaz Hayashi is here. He is frankly perplexed by Low Ki's behavior. But Low Ki leaves without saying a word. The Four Horsemen in-ring promo. Steve Corino grabs the mic and talks to Claudio Castagnoli. He blames him for last night’s loss. "If you weren't so selfish, we could have worked as a team and one of us would have gotten a shot at the title." Claudio Castagnoli responds: "I know who would get a shot… It would be you! Why do you get to decide on it? Why do you get to decide on strategy? Who appointed you leader?" Things get hot. The remaining Horsemen are forced to separate arguing Claudio and Steve (with Hero getting behind Claudio and CW Anderson getting behind Corino). Claudio Castagnoli challenges Steve Corino to a match at SuperBrawl: "One on one! The winner becomes the leader of the Four Horsemen!" (92) Match 5, WCW United States Championship: AJ Styles vs ‘The Future’ Frankie Kazarian. Frankie Kazarian pinned AJ Styles 2 weeks ago in a non-title match and thus earned a chance to become champion tonight... But he couldn't use his chance, getting caught in the Styles Clash after a delightful match. (14:34, 92) Post match, there is another mystery video for AJ Styles with a cryptic message: "You took what belongs to me..... And I'm coming after you!" (64) Match 6: Goldberg and Dustin Rhodes vs Chris Kanyon and Raven (w/ James Mitchell). During the match, Abyss and Mesias attacked Dustin Rhodes at ringside, but Goldberg made the save. Kanyon tries to hit Goldberg with the belt... but misses and cowardly runs out of the ring. Raven gets Spear and is pinned for three. (10:04, 79) Post match, Chris Kanyon from the ramp promises Goldberg revenge.
================================================ WCW RAGE Episode #4
Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY
Announcers: Joey Styles, Jerry Lawler, Don Callis Overall: 93 The Rock is here for a promo. He apologizes to Booker T for last night's events. Once Booker T is in the building, Rock intends to apologize in person... A satisfied Chris Kanyon, the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion, appears in the arena. He thanks The Rock for his help. The Rock: "Don't get too excited because The Rock will be the next contender for the title." (100) Match 1, SuperBrawl Classic 1/16: Billy Kidman vs Ken Anderson. Billy Kidman didn't see much resistance from Ken Anderson and finished the match with Shooting Star Press with confidence. (5:09, 76) Mike Sanders, with WCW World Tag Team Champions Mark Jindrak and Sean O’Haire, backstage interview. "Jindrak and O'Haire already dominate in the tag team division. But they aren't just focused on their tag team careers. They are each starting in the SuperBrawl Classic tournament and are determined to make it to the finals" (60) Sting in-ring promo: "I was going to end my career. A lot of people had already written me off. But now I feel empowered for one more trip to the top. I want to start by winning the SuperBrawl Classic tournament!" (82) Match 2, WCW Cruiserweight Championship: Elix Skipper vs Sonjay Dutt. Dutt surprised with some interesting spots, but fell victim to a Play of the Day from the champion. (11:05, 77) Post match, Shane Helms with the mic at the ramp. "Elix, you feel like you've beaten everyone in the cruiserweight division, but there's one man you haven't beaten... What's more, I've never lost the title, so it rightfully belongs to me." (61) CM Punk backstage interview. "Samoa Joe stole the win from me at Clash of the Champions and a chance to become WCW United States Champion, but he's going to regret it." Curt Hennig came in for a laugh. "I pinned you for three counts a week ago and I'm ready to do it again next week in the SuperBrawl Classic tournament." (72) Don Callis announces the main event: Chris Kanyon and CM Punk vs Booker T and Curt Hennig. (76) Match 3, SuperBrawl Classic 1/16: Brian Kendrick vs Hernandez. Hernandez had every chance to win against Brian Kendrick given the size difference, but Kendrick uses his speed and catches his opponent with a superkick and Sliced Bread #2 for the win. (5:44, 80) Shawn Michaels cuts a promo in the ring, "Everyone reminds me of the Montreal Screwjob... But what happened at Clash of the Champions had nothing to do with that. I wanted to turn the page. But Bret Hart wants to stay in the past. When Hart gets here today, I want to look him in the eye and say: the past is in the past, but he will answer for what happened 4 days ago." (88) Match 4, SuperBrawl Classic 1/16: Alex Wright vs American Dragon. Alex Wright looked good in his match against American Dragon. But he was let down by his back, damaged by Matt Morgan's brutal attack. Wright can't lift Dragon for a German suplex, and Dragon grabs Wright in a Cattle Mutilation for the win. (7:51, 70) Post match, Alex Wright requires medical attention due to a back injury. Match 5, SuperBrawl Classic 1/16: Mark Jindrak (w/ Mike Sanders) vs Paul London. Emotions still haven't cooled off from PPV's match, so the fight between Paul London and Mark Jindrak looked especially interesting. Jindrak was close to winning, but London unexpectedly rolled him up in a pin to three. Jindrak is furious, but he's eliminated from the tournament. (8:14, 79) The Rock joins the announcers. (74) Match 6: Chris Kanyon and CM Punk vs Booker T and Curt Hennig. Booker frankly was two heads above everyone in this match, but got distracted by The Rock at the end. That was enough for Punk to attack him from behind, and in the ring, Kanyon caught Hennig with a Flatliner for the win. (12:35, 95) Post match, The Rock tries to apologize to Booker T… but gets a BookEnd! Lance Storm and Bret Hart are here for an in-ring promo! Bret Hart says he's glad to be back. And glad to see his plan come to fruition. Storm is a talented guy. And one day he can be like Hart. He can be better than Hart. Because even if he's not from the Hart Family, he's Hart at heart, at his foundation. Lance Storm the best there is! The best there was! The best there ever will be! "The way I was... Until one botched superkick ended my career. Now I can't step into that ring. I can't fight. I can't do anything. And you know what started it? The friendship between Vince McMahon and Shawn Michaels. Vince's boy toy did what he was told... I was screwed... I got to WCW where Goldberg ended my career. The whole time I sat at home and tried to forget it all. But recently, I found out that HBK came to WCW. As if nothing had happened. And you're greeting him, holding his posters, buying his merchandise... It's like nothing happened! I'm just an episode in your life. But for me, wrestling has been my whole life like for all the Harts. HBK took that away from me. And I'm going to take away everything that's important to him!"... ... Shawn Michaels is here! They finally met together after all these years... "Bret... I didn't think we'd ever meet in the ring again in front of all these people. I neved had a chance to say it publicly to you. I've said it before and I'll say it again. I regret what happened in 1997. But we're not even. What happened in the past is in the past. Now you and your friend Lance tried to end my career with a hit-and-run. I got the information from the WCW management office... At SuperBrawl, me and Lance will meet again in this very ring."... ... Bret Hart: "I know... But I also know something else. At SuperBrawl, three things are going to happen in the match between you and Lance Storm. One, I'll be in Lance's corner. Two, this show will be held in Montreal. And three, Lance Storm will be able to humiliate you in front of all of Montreal and end what started there in 1997." (89)
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WCW Monday Nitro Episode #84
Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL
Announcers: Mike Tenay, Tony Schiavone, Larry Zbyszko Overall: 86 TONIGHT: Horsemen, Chris Hero and CW Anderson, will face each other in a SuperBrawl Classic! (56) TONIGHT: Goldberg vs Raven. (80) Match 1, SuperBrawl Classic 1/16: Shannon Moore vs Rey Mysterio. Shannon Moore was at his best as always, but fell short against the returning Rey Mysterio, who ended the match with a win after a 6-1-9 and West Coast Pop. (10:03, 79) Post match, Rey Mysterio grabs the mic: "I'm back. I want to get back on top again. The SuperBrawl Classic is my chance to do that." (72) Low Ki backstage interview: "I helped Homicide a week ago because I respect his fighting spirit. Neither he nor I will stop at anything. Even if I have to beat Kaz Hayashi tonight in the SuperBrawl Classic, I'll do it to advance to the next stage." (54) Stacy Keibler makes an announcement on behalf of WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions: "If Jamie Noble and Ultimo Dragon want another title match, they should earn it the same way the other teams did." (54) Match 2, SuperBrawl Classic 1/16: Kaz Hayashi vs Low Ki. Rising Pain teammates faced off in the first round of the tournament. In an even and classy match that was full of spots and hard hits, both were equally close to victory... until Homicide showed up to watch the match. Hayashi gets distracted by him and gets the Ki Krusher. Low Ki advances. (9:39, 78) Backstage, Claudio Castagnoli warms up Chris Hero before his match and expresses doubts that the Four Horsemen are good for their career right now. (72) Raven backstage interview. "Goldberg might be the top guy here. But he wouldn't last a day in ECW." Raven wants to make tonight's match an extreme rules match. (71) Match 3, SuperBrawl Classic 1/16: Chavo Guerrero vs Jamie Noble. Chavo Guerrero enters the tournament and got Jamie Noble as his opponent; Noble surprised again with his innovative moves and submission holds. Chavo couldn't win fair and rolls Noble up with his feet on the ropes... but Rey Mysterio is here and throws off his legs! Chavo gets distracted - and Noble grabs him in the Guillotine Choke for the win! (10:03, 74) Backstage, Steve Corino prepares CW Anderson for the match, "My strategy and your strength will lead us to success in WCW. We must win and, if necessary, build the new Horsemen around us." (61) WCW US Champion AJ Styles backstage interview. "I don't know who's recording the mystery videos, but I'm not afraid of him. I'm ready to fight against anybody. Let him come out and openly challenge me to a match". Samoa Joe is here! Joe says he's not the one behind the videos, but he wants to get what's long been his due... a shot for the WCW United States Championship. Styles responds that he already has a match in the SuperBrawl Classic tonight, but later he'll be ready. (76) Match 4, SuperBrawl Classic 1/16: Chris Hero (w/ Claudio Castagnoli) vs CW Anderson (w/ Steve Corino). Horseman vs Horseman. The match started off with mutual respect, but soon turned into a tough match where everyone wanted to win badly. Steve Corino tried to interfere and help CW, but he was stopped by Castagnoli! Hero ends up knocking out Anderson with one of his new finishers, the Elbow KO, and advances to the 1/8 finals. (10:09, 81) WCW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Kanyon in-ring promo. "Everyone scares me with Goldberg, but I beated him the same way I beat every wrestler in WCW. And I'll do it again at SuperBrawl." (100) Match 5, SuperBrawl Classic 1/16: AJ Styles vs Jerry Lynn. Jerry Lynn tried to get back on the winning track, but was challenged by AJ Styles. In a non-title match Styles avoided the Cradle Piledriver and performed Styles Clash for the win. (12:31, 84) Post match, we are having another mystery video addressing AJ Styles with a promise of revenge. (62) Match 6, Extreme Rules Match: Goldberg vs Raven. Goldberg went up against Raven in an unusual - for him - type of match. Raven was more experienced in extreme rules, but Goldberg proved to be better anyway. Abyss and Mesias had to step in and help their leader. Until Dustin Rhodes came to save. Raven and company had to flee backstage, Dustin went after them... The match ends with no contest. (10:14, 84) Post match, Chris Kanyon makes his way through the crowd and hits Goldberg with the belt to the head. A bloody beating from the WCW World Heavyweight Champion ends the show. (77) ================================================
WCW RAGE Episode #5
Resch Center, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Announcers: Joey Styles, Jerry Lawler, Don Callis Overall: 85 The Rock in-ring promo: "The Rock tried to apologize to Booker T a week ago, but got BookEnded... The Rock is still at fault for what happened at Clash of the Champions, but now Booker made a mistake and will pay for it." Don Callis responds from the commentary table, "Hey, Rock!... My contract offer still stands. Sign an exclusive deal with RAGE and you'll be the next contender for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship from that brand." Booker T intervenes: "I'm tired of Rock being considered the #1 star here even though he hasn't had a single match yet. I want my rematch." Don Callis eventually comes to a decision: Rock will make his WCW debut at SuperBrawl in a match against Booker T - and the winner will be the #1 contender for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship! (97) Match 1, SuperBrawl Classic 1/16: John Cena vs Sean O’Haire (w/ Mike Sanders). John Cena tries to make a name for himself on RAGE, but he got mean Sean O'Haire himself as an opponent. Surprisingly, Cena put on a great performance. Sean couldn't beat him cleanly. Mike Sanders interfered - and only then was O'Haire able to pull off the Widow Maker for the win. (6:45, 77) Post match, an angry Sean O’Haire continues to beat down Cena, until other wrestlers (including Curt Hennig) and officials intervene. (6:45, 77) Pre-recorded promo from Alex Wright: "My back is badly injured from Matt Morgan's attack. The doctors say I may never get in the ring again, but I'll do everything I can to make sure that's not true. I'll be back." (41) CM Punk backstage promo: "The fact that Hennig pinned me back two weeks ago is a fluke. Curt is an old man, talented wrestler once, who killed his body with alcohol and drugs. Tonight I'm going to show him what a straight-edge Lifestyle can provide." (61) Match 2: Shane Helms vs Petey Williams. Shane Helms confirms his status as the #1 contender for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship by defeating Petey Williams. (7:56, 76) Post match, Elix Skipper is here with the mic: "You may not have lost the title... but I'm the primetime of this division now, and you're not going to get past me on SuperBrawl." (54) Disco Inferno expresses his support for Alex Wright in a backstage interview. Disco intends to knock Christopher Daniels out of the SuperBrawl Classic tonight and dedicate the win to Alex. (44) Match 3, SuperBrawl Classic 1/16: Sting vs Hugh Morrus. Two veterans, Sting and Hugh Morrus, faced off in a match full of mutual respect. Sting won after a Stinger Splash and Scorpion Deathlock. (5:38, 67) Post match, Francine is here to interview Sting. "The SuperBrawl Classic is full of young and talented wrestlers. This is my chance to prove that I can still compete with them" (76) Lance Storm and Bret Hart in-ring promo. Hart: "Shawn Michaels isn't in the building yet because he's afraid of me. He's been avoiding me for five years. It's unlikely he'll be in the same ring with me again. He can run away to Nitro. He could run back to WWE under Vince's wing. He'll cowardly run away like he always has.". They are answered by... American Dragon! "HBK is my mentor who taught me everything." Storm: "Yeah? Let's see what he taught you - tonight on RAGE!" (76) Match 4, SuperBrawl Classic 1/16: Christopher Daniels (w/ Matt Morgan) vs Disco Inferno. They put on a good match, with Matt Morgan's interference deciding the winner's fate: a Carbon Foot Print at ringside from Morgan and Last Rites from Daniels in the ring put Christopher in 1/8. (8:22, 80) Curt Hennig backstage interview: "Yes, I have my demons. And I fight them. Every freaking day! But I'm a former Intercontinental Champion and United States Champion. I've pinned Punk once and I'm ready to do it again. His healthy smoothies won't help against my experience." (49) Match 5, SuperBrawl Classic 1/16: CM Punk vs Curt Hennig. Punk was head and shoulders above when it came to the technical side of the match. Hennig had a few attacks using his experience, but fell victim to an Anakonda Vice from Punk. (11:33, 78) Match 6: Lance Storm (w/ Bret Hart) vs American Dragon. Dragon showed that he has been taught by HBK quite well. The wrestlers gave out a fantastic main event. Dragon almost managed to take Storm down at Cattle Mutilation, but that's when Hart interferes. As the ref restrains Bret, Lance hits a low blow and wins after the Sharpshooter. (14:02, 82) Post match, Storm continues to torture Dragon in a Sharpshooter. Shawn Michaels runs in to save his student!... and he’s immediately attacked from behind by Elix Skipper and Petey Williams! The entire foursome - Skipper, Williams, Storm and Hart - beat up Michaels and Dragon until the show goes off the air. (63) ===================================================
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