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Post by marc91 on Jan 29, 2024 19:57:17 GMT 1
Something that normally pissed me off is the idea that once a top wrestler becomes a heel, they stop being good and their wins are all flukes. Yeah, same here. But I assume it's just more convenient, because it's time for them to put over the new babyfaces as the stronger I am more annoyed by two enemies that suddenly get along because one of them turned babyface/heel D:
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Post by marc91 on Jan 29, 2024 20:14:41 GMT 1
Quick note: the main event description will be chaotic, so just you know the nWo has a multi men match and announces Sting as their new member. Once again, it's a mind game. Sting attacks the fake Sting, but he gets jumped by Randy Savage, the new nWo member. Why Savage joins the nWo after their feud? Money. Him and Hollwyood Hogan have a love/hate relationship, but everytime he's around Hogan he makes money, so he's happy to turn on WCW and join forces with the heels. Him and Hogan don't see eye to eye, anyway
WCW Uncensored 16.03.1997 North Charleston, SC
1. Chris Jericho def. Ultimo Dragon (13 mins) Both wrestlers just lost their latest feud (Dragon against Malenko and Jericho against Syxx), so they are ready for new challenges. After a tag match, Dragon refuses to shake Jericho's hand and Jericho claims that he can't take the disrespect, as he worked his butt all over the world and wants Dragon to give him the respect he worked for. Jericho is clearly the underdog in this feud and Dragon seems amused by his attempts to win, but Jericho finds a small package and beats Dragon for a cool moment and hopefully a nice opener
2. The Amazing French Canadians def. Harlem Heat (7 mins) While they keep winning most of their matches on the secondary TV shows, Harlem Heat haven't appeared much on PPVs lately and the reason is that I want to phase them out after such a long reign and because I have better tag teams and micarders available. Booker will have his singles push later, but he wasn't ready here anyway. I liked the former Quebecers, they were a fine team and always got a lot of heat, so I can get them ready for a title match. Pierre hits Stevie with his flag and pins him
3. Juventud Guerrera def. Psicosis (10 mins) As mentioned in previous post, Juvi and Psicosis are now feuding after being on the same side when they made their debuts, as they were against Rey Mysterio Jr. and quite jealous of his success. Juvi seems to appreciate the USA more and wants to fit in, while Psicosis has no intention of doing that. I might use Konnan here as a mouthpiece, but I genuinely find him so annoying that I'll pass. They have a short sprint, Juvi hits a moonsault and holds Psicosis on the match to get the pinfall
4. WCW Cruiserweight Title: Syxx (c) def. Rey Mysterio Jr. (15 mins) Another dream match that they never really took advantage of. I mean come on, how can you not be into this? Syxx says that he always thought he was the best cruiserweight and couldn't wait to measure up with Mysterio Jr., because he has seen unbelievable things from him. As predicted, Rey Rey has a great match and it's not an easy one. While Syxx always was kind of independent in his matches, now the Outsiders interfere and that should put Mysterio over as a threat. Nash punches Mysterio and Syxx wins with the x-factor
5. Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Diamond Doll) def. Scott Norton (8 mins) DDP's battle with the nWo is getting more heated, even though he's distracted by this whole story of somebody trying to seduce Doll in a creepy way. Norton is a member of nWo Japan and also shows up in WCW every now and then, I think he was okay but I was never a great fan. Surely, he would be a better match than Konnan and Bagwell. DDP takes a lot of punishment here, but once again he uses the cutter and wins the match despite Norton looking great and dominating most of the contest. After the match, Randy Savage attacks DDP and it's revealed that he was the one messing with Doll
6. WCW United States Title: Dean Malenko def. Eddie Guerrero (c) (17 mins) Hey, look who is facing off again! When they first wrestled in 1995 for the Cruiserweight title, Malenko was a heel and now apologises to Eddie, saying he was not sure about making it in WCW and so didn't want any friendships in the way. Eddie is cool with it and finally happy to have his old friend on his side. This is a clean and hopefully great match, with Malenko finding the right powerbomb for the title change after a bridge. And well... Eddie's face expression suddenly changes and he's furious about this (he's taking time off for an injury now)
7. Winner Takes Control Jeopardy Elimination Match: Hollywood Hogan, The Outsiders & Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth and Ted DiBiase) def. Roddy Piper, Chris Benoit, Jeff Jarrett and Steven Regal (w/ Debra and Woman) and Lex Luger, The Giant & The Steiner Brothers (25 mins) Get a coffee, because this is a complicated stipulation. The nWo want Eric Bischoff in power, while Team WCW (captained by Luger) wants the return of Dusty Rhodes; the Horsemen also join the party, Roddy Piper says that he's here representing the absent Ric Flair and they want JJ Dillon on top of WCW (Benoit and Regal accept Piper's temporary leadership, but Jarrett is furious). To decide who is in power, a WCW figurehead makes this 4v4v4 match, the winning side will choose the new matchmaker. However, these will be under elimination rules and will guarantee 4 falls in the match: once somebody is eliminated, the winner, the loser and the other legal man will leave the match, making it a 3v3v3 and so on, until the final triple threat. As the control of the company is on the line, this is quite important for anybody to refuse working the match, but every man will put something on the line and 4 people will pay the price when they get eliminated. This is the breakdown of all the stakes: if Hogan loses, he has to give a shot to the man that beats him in the next 3 months (they use his contract to prevent the title itself to be on the line); if Nash loses, he has to fight Giant but can't use the jacknife; if Hall loses, him and Nash have to split; if Savage loses, Elizabeth won't be his manager anymore; if Piper loses, he can't face Hogan ever again; if Benoit loses, Woman leaves WCW; if Jarrett loses, Debra will join nWo; if Regal loses, he will leave the Horsemen; if Luger loses, he will shave bald; if Giant loses, he won't have a World Title shot for 6 months; if Rick or Scott Steiner lose, they will lose the tag titles to the man that beats him. This is a breakdown of the decisions: - 1st fall: Hogan, Nash, Hall & Savage vs Piper, Benoit, Jarrett & Regal vs Luger, Giant, Rick & Scott. Decision: Savage pins Benoit with an elbow drop, so Woman must leave WCW. The other legal man was Rick Steiner (Jarrett refuses to tag in to save himself) - 2nd fall: Hogan, Nash & Hall vs Piper, Jarrett & Regal vs Luger, Giant & Scott. Decision: Piper beats Giant pinning him after Nash hits Giant with a chair, so Giant won't have World title shots for 6 months. The other legal man was Hall - 3rd fall: Hogan & Nash vs Jarrett & Regal vs Luger & Scott. Decision: Luger beats Hogan by countout after the rack, so Luger will have a title shot in the next 3 months. The other legal man was Jarrett, who came back to the ring at 9 with Debra's help - 4th fall: Nash vs Jarrett vs Scott. Decision: Nash beats Scott with the jacknife, so the Outsiders win the tag titles and Bischoff becomes the new matchmaker
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Post by Moore on Jan 29, 2024 22:05:36 GMT 1
Three cruiserweight matches (not counting the one for the US title) = three bangers. Syxx vs. Rey Rey really is a dream match and I'm a big fan of Syxx/X-Pac, tbh. I'm seeing Juventud challenge Syxx next, because I'm positive it's still very soon for Jericho to challenge.
The Quebecquers make a nice addition to your tag division, even if they'll never don the gold and they can be refreshing in the title picture.
I wonder how nWo Japan will be booked from now on, but I think they might be a little branch that comes into play once in a while to outnumber WCW.
I did NOT expect Malenko to win the belt, but yeah, makes sense. I can see Macho Man or so just run over the fella now to gain the belt for nWo.
Somehow the complicated stipulation you created is nowhere near WCW's worst. Ah, I also love Jeopardy Matches, so I'd definitely jump on that wagon. Oh no, we'll have Luger challenging again. Oh no, Bischoff is running WCW (that's not really a surprise). Oh no, Woman is the valet to leave the Horsemen (I actually thought you'd pull the trigger on Debra joining nWo). Great booking in the main event, to be very honest!
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Post by marc91 on Feb 1, 2024 12:18:48 GMT 1
Quick note: so, Hogan will miss a few PPVs and his next scheduled defence is against Lex Luger at GAB. Now, apart from the fact I need to make my card compelling even without a World title match, in storyline the nWo keep messing with Luger and, by proxy, Giant to spoil the title match. As 1997 WCW actually did, Hogan not being there is actually a way to seek heat and it worked that well that they won the ratings war anyway
WCW Spring Stampede 06.04.1997 Tupelo, MS
1. Psicosis def. Juventud Guerrera (12 mins) The luchador feud continues and I think it would be important to include some more heat in the cruiserweight division, progressively moving away from signing dream matches for the sake of it, as the novelty pairings will finish at one point. I can also try to get them to cut a few pre-tapes to add some heat to the program, but I am aware that none of them was really good on the microphone. The match should be good, at least, Psicosis uses a chair and wins with a guillotine leg drop to the floor
2. Ultimo Dragon def. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (10 mins) The storyline is that, after being embarrassed in his loss to Chris Jericho, Dragon has viciously assaulted Lionheart and caused him a shoulder injury. With Jericho out of action for a bit, Chavo Jr. steps in as a replacement and is happy to get a chance to prove something. I'm milking the feud, while still presenting a good match, and the card looks fine anyway so this shouldn't be a major problem. Dragon wins quite easily with the dragon sleeper
3. #1 Contender: Chris Benoit def. Steven Regal (14 mins) The nWo is trying to hurt the Horsemen at every turn, also using the fact that Ric Flair and Arn Anderson are not here. After booking a triple threat that also involved Jarrett (who won it), Bischoff also books Benoit vs Regal in hope of getting them to end their alliance. The match is rough indeed, as it usually is between these two. Benoit struggles here, but ends up winning with the diving headbutt. Benoit and Regal shake hands anyway and are still on the same side
4. WCW Cruiserweight Title Ladder Match: Rey Mysterio Jr. def. Syxx (c) (15 mins) Syxx is still the champion, but he's tired of the buzz around Mysterio Jr. and wants to kill this once and for all. The rematch is signed and Syxx promises to keep the nWo away from ringside (Bischoff disapproves), as long as it's a ladder match. In storyline, we get Hall doing spots with the ladder and show Syxx how it's done. I think this would have been a great piece of business. Most babyface cruiserweight get to ringside to cheer for Mysterio, who hits a hurricanrana from the top of the ladder and then grabs the belt for the title change
5. WCW United States Title: Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) def. Dean Malenko (c) (13 mins) Jarrett won a title shot and seems keen to finally show all of his potential and value that gets him to be the leader of the Horsemen. Strangely, it looks like Debra is quite friendly with the nWo and, while Benoit and Regal are openly against the stable, Double J keeps a neutral approach towards them. So, there is another title change here and it's a bit sad to have Malenko champion for just a month, but I needed him to dethrone Eddie and then I have plans for Jarrett, so it's what it is. Debra cheats and Jarrett wins the match with the stroke, getting revenge for the Superbrawl loss
6. Lex Luger & The Giant def. The Faces of Fear (8 mins) Bischoff manages to talk the Faces of Fear into facing Luger and Giant with the intent of injuring them as bad as they can, so they won't be as much of a threat to nWo. The two monsters want no part of the heel stable, but have no problems beating down anyone that is in their path. This is a short brawl and Giant again takes one of the team, protecting Luger as he's the one that will have a shot soon, Giant won't for a few months. Giant takes the grip himself, so Luger uses the torture rack on Meng to win
7. Street Fight: Kevin Nash def. Rick Steiner (10 mins) In reality, Scott Hall missed the show as he was in rehab and they had the tag titles defended in a singles match, which... ok. You can't really blame Russo that much when you do stuff like that as well. Bischoff makes the rules and decides that the "Hogan rule" of missing a few defences also applies to the whole nWo, so the belts are not stripped. Scott Steiner is furious and gets barred from the arena, thus giving us this singles match to keep the feud alive. Nash uses a chair on Rick and then wins with the jacknife
8. Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) def. Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) (15 mins) This was the right and deserving main event, so I am not touching it. While DDP was gaining momentum, Doll started receiving sleazy letters and it's revealed that is was Savage. Savage is just messing with DDP, getting him all upset, of course Page takes this personal and "shoots" on the fact that Doll is not just a valet, she's his wife Kimberly and Savage better stay away from it. However, Savage keeps provoking Page and gets Bischoff to sign the match. I liked the bout, they had a good one and DDP gets an incredible upset when Macho misses the elbow drop and loses to the cutter
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Post by Moore on Feb 1, 2024 19:12:26 GMT 1
You're right about the Cruiserweight and it always baffles me to see people saying that "WCW died because they didn't push the Cruiserweights enough" or "the people tuned in to see the Cruiserweights and stayed for the slow giants in the main event", because... well, they're ridiculous claims. WCW wasn't a niche and the only Cruiserweights who could get into the main event scene were the ones who did in WCW or WWE: Jericho, Benoit, Rey Rey. And neither of the three was a permanent main eventer from the first push onwards...
...so yeah, the dream matches work for a while, but if you don't try to get some heat into the Cruiserweight programs or new faces every month, the division won't be more than a talent showcase. Ultimo is working fine as a heel and Juvi vs. Psychosis is also a pairing that would work easily in an heated feud.
I didn't expect Syxx to lose the title but it's good to create some rift within the nWo and, with Hogan away, it might be interesting to see them all having problems.
Your "nWo booking the Horsemen" story is my favorite at the moment. nWo see them as a threat and that solidifies both stables even if the Horsemen are, in reality, crumble. Benoit vs. Jarrett will be good and I'm sure will culminate in Double J leaving the group in case of a loss. Probably Debra will be a huge factor, since Woman isn't around and JJ will take advantage.
You're booking The Giant solidly as a babyface, which isn't really easy to do. And The Faces of Fear are still somewhat relevant, even though they were used there like Kane and... oh... Big Show circa 2014.
Smart of you to talk about the "Hogan rule" to skip a Tag Team Title defense. In reality Syxx didn't have a match, so they could've booked Syxx to sub in for Hall and it would top what they did, but your idea is smarter.
You got DDP big as a babyface in that main event. Elizabeth may have been somewhat of the not-working fourth wheel of the feud, but it is what it is and in reality we're getting to a point where DDP and Kimberly are the new Macho Man and Liz. Ok main event with a good story.
Honestly, I think this was your smartest-booked PPV yet, as you managed to turn into gold some things that IRL... were chickenshit.
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Post by marc91 on Feb 3, 2024 17:03:19 GMT 1
WCW Slamboree 18.05.1997 Charlotte, NC
1. WCW Cruiserweight Title: Rey Mysterio Jr. (c) def. Psicosis (13 mins) Mysterio Jr. and Psicosis first wrestled in WCW about a year ago, when they both made their debut. Since then, Mysterio has been one of the top men of the division, while Psicosis has been gaining momentum since he started feuding with Juventud Guerrera. Here, Psicosis wants to finally get some gold and be seen as the top luchador. With their chemistry, we are set to have a nice opener and a relatively fresh match too. Psicosis blocks Mysterio's moves, but then falls to a victory roll
2. The Amazing French Canadians def. The Steiner Brothers (7 mins) The Steiners are still seeking a title shot, but stumble across the French Canadians, as the former Quebecers accept an offer from the Outsiders and start messing with the Steiners in exchange for getting to sing their anthem weekly on Nitro. The Steiners find this really frustrating, but it's handy way to get a quick program for them while the Outsiders are busy with somebody else. The Steiners completely underestimate the match and Pierre hits Rick with the flag to steal the pinfall
3. Dean Malenko def. Yuji Nagata (10 mins) Malenko is looking for a good performance and a victory, after losing the US Title just as quick as he originally won it. Nagata has just arrived in WCW and will be here for a few months, I can't really build him anything major around him, but he will be a useful hand in the midcard in 1997 (which is saying something, as my roster is loaded). These two can have a good match for sure and so here it is. Malenko can't get the cloverleaf on the Japanese, but hits the powerbomb and barely pins his opponent to win
4. WCW United States Title: Chris Benoit def. Jeff Jarrett (c) (w/ Debra) by DQ (12 mins) The civil war continues, as Jarrett is the champion now and Benoit won a title shot. In the meantime, Ric Flair is back but he's too busy with the nWo and tells the guys to simply have a match and see who the best man is, after months of messing with each other. Flair also asks Steven Regal to stay out of it and he does. Of course, Benoit is the babyface and Jarrett is a chicken sh** heel in this, getting outwrestled and pretending to be "injured", using Debra as a shield and staying out of the ring for the countout. Benoit is furious
5. Ultimo Dragon def. Chris Jericho (11 mins) Jericho returns from the shoulder injury and hopefully fans will buy the fact that he's still not 100%, wrestling with a taped shoulder and bravely trying to measure up against the ruthless Dragon. Bischoff wasn't a fan of Jericho opposing the nWo and so speeds his comeback. Jericho takes a lot of punishment and kicks on his bad shoulder, but he manages to stay away from the dragon sleeper. However, Dragon finally applies the hold and Jericho can't help but tapping out as the pain is too much to endure
6. Lex Luger & The Giant def. Steve McMichael & Reggie White (10 mins) Luger is getting ready to fight Hogan next month, but Bischoff is still trying to stop him and Giant so he hires McMichael and White one night only to destroy the duo. Now, let me be frank: I usually don't like celebrities in wrestling, I have no idea which sport these 2 played and I barely know any of the "celebrity" that ever stepped foot in a WCW/WWE ring. However it's a one off and, to be honest, it worked quite well. When it worked (and when I don't have many alternatives), I don't mind using them it. Again, Giant supports Luger and stops the bigger of the two opponents, Luger rakes the other one to win
7. Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) draws Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) by double DQ (5/15 mins) Savage loses his sh** after being defeated by DDP and quickly becomes an unstable part of the nWo, he wants a rematch on the following day and screams at Bischoff when the matchmaker tries to stop Macho from overreacting. Savage talks about how he never felt so humiliated and gets a rematch, while DDP has no problem beating him again. This is 15 minutes, but they spend like 10 minutes wrestling through the crowd while the referee struggles to get them in the ring to officially start the match. He eventually does, but the match ends in a DQ
8. Ric Flair, Roddy Piper & Kevin Greene def. The Outsiders & Syxx (w/ Ted DiBiase) (17 mins) As above, I have no clue who Greene is and what he does, but he was quite over and this pretty much ruled, so why not! Flair is finally back in WCW and sides with Piper and Greene to face the nWo. Especially, he's annoyed by little Syxx being so disrespectful when he can't be compared to the Naitch. Charlotte made this match and so I am happy to have it, it's a big enough main event considering that Hogan is not here. Piper is the babyface in perils, Green does what he can and Flair gets the hot tag as predictable. Flair also gets to win the match and look good, when he submits Syxx to the figure four
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Post by Moore on Feb 5, 2024 13:57:15 GMT 1
Rey Rey vs. Psychosis, The Quebecquers vs. The Steiners, Malenko vs. Yuji... what a damn opening sequence before we got to the bigger feuds.
The civil war within The Horsemen is basically killing the group, or so we think. Double J will probably hang on to the title but lose his place in the stable at Great American Bash, or do you have something else planned?
Ultimo as a heel continues to work. Weird because I see him as a way easier babyface, but an Ultimo Dark could've worked irl.
So, Mongo and Reggie played American Football, of course, so it makes sense for them to be hired guns for Bischoff. You used them to put Luger and Giant over and that does only good. Good usage of the celebrities.
The main two matches were also good, showing a bit of a rift within the nWo (with Macho Man), and also giving a celebrity a win. I'd prefer to have The Outsiders and Syxx come out on top, specially in Charlotte. But I understand your reasons and Syxx was the one tapping out, so, it's ok.
We head to bigger PPVs next!
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Post by marc91 on Feb 6, 2024 16:45:29 GMT 1
WCW The Great American Bash 15.06.1997 Moline, IL
1. WCW Cruiserweight Title Rey Mysterio Jr. (c) def. Ultimo Dragon (13 mins) Mysterio Jr. and Dragon have wrestled twice so far and the score is 1-1. This is the rubber match, with a new dynamic as Dragon has become more aggressive since losing ALL THE BELTS and we saw it when he injured Chris Jericho. Dragon injuries Mysterio as well in a tag match and there are rumours of the title being vacated, but Mysterio makes it despite not being 100%. Dragon gets most of the match and Rey Rey can't move as much as he wants to, but he does a backflip to stop a dragon sleeper and rolls up Dragon to retain again
2. Chicago Street Fight: The Steiner Brothers def. The Amazing French Canadians (8 mins) Of course, the French Canadians have over celebrated their win against the Steiners at the previous PPV and they have become an even more annoying act than before. The Steiners are finally distracted from their main goal of getting the Outsiders, as they finally want to shut up the heels here and get revenge. Bischoff books a street fight, hoping to help the foreigners as they can use their flags, but the Stiners just dominate here and smash a flag on Jacques' face to retain
3. Dean Malenko def. Steven Regal (12 mins) It saddens me a bit, but while Regal ruled he's losing quite a bit here and he has de facto become the fall guy for the Horsemen. Which is not a tragedy, as I have a nice roster now and can push other people. Anyway, Malenko is getting more attention after stepping out of the cruiserweight division for a bit, ironically Benoit and Regal have more chemistry with him rather than Jarrett. This is an open match and Malenko wins with a backdrop suplex
4. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) def. Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) (15 mins) After the non-finish of the previous PPV, Savage and DDP are again slated for another match. This time, DDP plays some mind games and says he won't accept the challenge, which drives Macho insane as he's now obsessed with defeating DDP. Mind you, we still haven't explained why Savage wanted to feud with DDP in the first place here, as his big reason has suddenly become avenging his Stampede loss. Anyway, the match takes place and the lack of rules helps Savage because the nWo interferes. DDP does all he can, but then loses to the diving elbowdrop
5. Juventud Guerrera def. Chris Jericho, Syxx and Psicosis (11 mins) Another fresh match in the cruiserweight division, as there is a decent clash of styles between these four. I am at the point where the division is so populated that I have to sign a few multi men matches to keep all the good guys on PPV, while I also kept Jericho out for a bit for a "work injury". As usual, getting a win here is pretty much synonym with getting a title shot. Syxx gets protected and doesn't take the fall, while Jericho is getting close to his 100%. Juventud beats Psicosis with a 450 splash and wins the match
6. WCW United States Title: Chris Benoit def. Jeff Jarrett (c) (w/ Debra) (16 mins) It's decided that this time the title will change hands by DQ and CO as well, so Jarrett can't get away with any cheap finish. Jarrett is not happy about this. Ric Flair keeps not stepping in and just tells the guys to sort it out in the ring, but Arn Anderson returns and will be the enforcer, of this match he promises that we will have a finish. During the match, Woman is sitting in the front row and Debra provokes her, so they finally fight! Jarrett tries to use the confusion to hit Benoit with the title, but Benoit puts him in the crossface and Benoit taps, so we have a new champion
7. WCW World Tag Team Titles: The Outsiders (c) def. Roddy Piper & Ric Flair (15 mins) This was okay at the time, it was pretty much the last time Piper cared and/or looked decent in the ring. Piper and Flair are quite close and, while the Horsemen are not exactly at the peak of their history, Flair is determined to keep fighting the nWo and getting the titles back for WCW with Piper's help. Piper can't stress enough how he's not here for WCW or Horsemen, but for himself, which creates a few arguments between him and Flair. At the end, Syxx interferes and kicks Flair, so Nash jacknifes Flair and retains
8. WCW World Heavyweight Title: Hollywood Hogan (c) (w/ Ted DiBiase) def. Lex Luger (12 mins) We finally get to this title match and Hogan can't postpone the title defence no more, due to the Uncensored stipulation he has to wrestle here and no Mr. Nanny or 3 Ninjas can save him. Luger is here to represent WCW and vows to win the title to help WCW win the war. Look, it was a great moment when Luger defeated Hogan... but this will take away from the decisive time Hogan gets defeated and so I'm not doing it. It's not right yet. On Nitro, Luger speaks to Sting (he's in the rafters) and ask him not to help him and Sting nods. However, Luger regrets this because we see the nWo trying to recruit Giant again. Bischoff promises him to double his pay and, as soon as the 6 months from Uncensored expire, a title shot fair and square. Giant is tempted and Luger warns him not to cross him. During the main event, the whole nWo interfere to attack Luger. Giant reluctantly follows, but refuses Nash's high 5 and chokeslams him. The nWo now beats Giant down, Luger helps him, but the numbers game is against them and Hogan pins Luger with the legdrop
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Post by Moore on Feb 7, 2024 16:40:42 GMT 1
Sleepers reversed into pin attempts are one of my favorite counters, so I liked that finish in the opener between, truth be told, the two most star-powered guys in the division at the time. Rey Rey vs. Juventud can be fun, but I'm thinking Rey Rey retains.
The Moline Street Fight (since the match was in Moline!!!) is a solid way to get Steiners their revenge against The French Canadians.
The chemistry comment makes me sure that Malenko is becoming an Horseman sooner of later, when Jarrett gets kicked out of the group. Great finish in the Benoit vs. Jarrett match too and you got me thinking Jarrett can join the nWo, so he'll be favored by the rules, unlike here.
The nWo matches also went out nicely and the finish of the main event was a cool one. You're right, Luger shouldn't have beaten Hogan before Sting.
Your rebooked 1997 has been significantly more consistent that the real-life one. Great job, bud!
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Post by marc91 on Feb 7, 2024 21:02:43 GMT 1
Oh, thank you very much! Yeah, Luger's reign is one of those things that was good but actually not needed. No point in our anti-hero returning to save us, if somebody already proved he can save us already. Still, a great and organic moment for Luger to be a top babyface, rather than the forced and bad Lex Express thing from 1993.
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