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Post by marc91 on Oct 30, 2023 13:09:26 GMT 1
WCW Starrcade 29.12.1991 Atlanta, GA
1. WCW Cruiserweight Title: Jushin Liger def. Brian Pillman (decision match) (14 mins) As predictable, Liger and Pillman win respectively the NJPW and the WCW bracket and so they will meet up in the final. On the go home show, Pillman cuts a promo talking about how he's outperforming everybody and, while the IWGP Junior Title is prestigious, he needs to be the first WCW Cruiserweight champion. We start to see a more passionate side of Pillman. Pillman shows progression, he counters Liger's tope con hilo and the fans are behind him. Pillman hits a crossbody from the top rope, but Liger counters it and wins the title with an inside cradle. It's not the same Pillman of the Tokyo Dome, he's PISSED and leaves the ring without shaking Liger's hand
2. Ron Simmons, Johnny B. Badd & Ricky Morton def. Bobby Eaton, Larry Zbyszko & The Diamond Studd (w/ Paul E. Dangerously and Diamond Dallas Page) (10 mins) You'll look at this lineup and think that I am running a match just to feature everyone on the card and yes, you would be right. We are still talking about good workers that I have used and will use in 1992. The story of the match is Studd and Page being so obnoxious that Paul E. agrees to give them a tryout to be in the Alliance. Their opponents are Morton (Eaton's mortal enemy), the flamboyant Badd and Simmons, still looking for another shot. The outcome outlines how Studd is not good enough (yet) and Simmons pins him with a powerslam, thus disappointing the Alliance big time
3. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Vader def. Cactus Jack (12 mins) Believe it or not, Vader is angry about the way he won at Halloween Havoc, he wanted to beat Cactus in the ring and the countout victory doesn't satisfy him. Cactus downplays the injury he got due to the bump and says that he won't go down for the 3, so the rematch is set and this time the pinfall can take place anywhere in the arena. We can see quite a lot of brawling all over the place, which is quite uncommon at the time. Cactus holds his own and debuts the elbow drop from the apron, but Vader is just a monster and comes back, before hitting a vader bomb to get the pinfall on the opponent
4. Rick Rude (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) def. Ricky Steamboat (15 mins) Rude joins the Dangerous Alliance and says that he accepted Paul E. offer because he wants to revolutionize wrestling, while people like Sting represent the old days and they won't last. Well, Steamboat comes back to WCW and has a big problem with Rude making fun of the tradition that he stands for. Steamboat says they were both in New York and had problems, but then he came here and got a World Title, something Rude will never do. It's a tense match and Steamboat is on top of it for the most part, but Paul E. interferes again. Steamboat stops an illegal roll up, but Rude kicks him low and wins with the rude awakening
5. WCW United States Title There Must Be A Winner Match: Arn Anderson (c) (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) def. Barry Windham (13 mins) They have been feuding for several months, their arguments were one of the reasons for the end of the Horsemen (apart from Sid leaving and Ric Flair only caring about his own issues). Windham actually has a PPV win over Double A, but their previous US Title match ended with a no finish and Windham had to skip Havoc due to an injury. This time, there must be a winner and Anderson has Paul E. by his side. They would have the best match of the night on a technical standpoint alone. Paul E. interferes again and the referee tells him to leave the area, that is enough for Double A to get some momentum and hit his spinebuster on Windham to retain
6. Texas Bullrope Match: Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) def. Dustin Rhodes (w/ Dusty Rhodes) (12 mins) Austin and Rhodes have won one match each against each other so far, this is the rubber match. As Paul E. keeps putting his nose in the feud, Dusty actually decides to stand in his son's corner and makes it a Texas Bullrope Match, the first time Dustin has a match with the stipulation his dad loves. A second bullrope keeps Dusty and Paul E. attached to each other, to prevent more shenanigans, but Heyman still finds a way to spoil the match and Austin wins by touching the last corner before Dustin. After the match, the babyfaces get some heat back and Dusty hits Paul E. with the bionic elbow as well
7. WCW World Tag Team Titles: The Steiner Brothers def. The Southern Boys (c) (3 mins) At GAB, the Southern Boys finally turned heel and took advantage of the injured Scott Steiner to win the tag titles, then they have been retaining the belts with their new tactics. However, the Steiners are now healthy and finally getting their title shots. I feel that this is an "intense" card, so a short squash would be something different and fun to see, especially when we all know that all the fans want to see the Steiners destroying the Boys. So let's give it to them. The Steiners hit several suplexs on their opponents and then Scott hits the frankensteiner on Armstrong to pin and retain the titles
8. WCW World Title vs. Career Steel Cage Match: Sting def. Lex Luger (c) (15 mins) Luger has turned on Sting and then won the title from him, their feud culminates in this cage match and this time Luger forces Sting to put his career on the line, like Sting did with Ric Flair a few months ago. Sting hesitates, but Luger keeps provoking him and Sting accepts. Their former friendship is the main reason of the feud, Sting is upset about Luger being selfish and doing things wrong, while Luger says that he's done all for WCW too but fans only see Sting as the hero. They never had super matches against one another, but this is the hottest angle I have and it deserves a blowoff, especially because Luger is leaving soon. Sting hits his famous splash in all four corners and escapes the cage to win the title back
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Post by kinnikuniverse on Oct 30, 2023 14:27:53 GMT 1
That is honestly a very good card. Much more watchable than real life 1991 WCW for sure. Wonder who participated in the cruiserweight title tournament. You already mentioned Terry Taylor before, but i guess the likes of Owen, Benoit, Eddie, Jerry Lynn, Waltman and Malenko competed, too, since they were active back then. I could see Waltman and Lynn having one of their signature matches agaisnt one another in the quarter-finals of the tournament before the winner of both of them faced Pillman in the semis, and that the final of the WCW bracket would've been Pillman vs Owen, which would've been pretty neat.
Now, it's time (It's Vader Time!) For Sting to have his biggest tests yet. Sting, Rude, Vader and Steamboat is quite possibly the best big 4 you could have RN. Not to mention Ron Simmons as the wild card if you still push him to the moon like they did IRL.
Still hoping for that proper Steiners-MVC dream match. Always thought that match ending in a draw was a missed opportunity to settle the debate between those two as to who's the best tag team of the 90s not named Holy Demon Army. At least, build up on that draw and have a proper rematch.
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Post by Moore on Oct 30, 2023 22:02:54 GMT 1
It's very smart of you to book another Cactus vs. Vader and one with that premise. In fact, you hyped the card you presented just by telling us what happened in the PPVs prior, and that's some amazing storytelling (a slap in my face due to my huge writeups). The undercard is fabulous with grudge matches like the aforementioned and AA vs. Windham, some of my favorite stipulations being thrown to the mix (but not randomly) and a star powered main event where the right man won. That would go down as one of the best Starrcades ever, I'm sure. And my god, that WCW roster is indeed f'n phenomenal.
I wonder how are you going to book 1992. Sting vs. Vader will definitely still be a thing. Will the Dangerous Alliance dominate like they should have irl?
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Post by kinnikuniverse on Oct 30, 2023 23:14:46 GMT 1
Meh, honestly, the dominant faction thing is so common that it's pretty much boring. To me, the only faction who truly pulled off the dominant faction thing believably is the horsemen. Paul E.'s group, to me, always felt more like the recent brooklyn nets superteam attempt than a legit invincible superteam like the Warriors or the belichick-Brady Patriots.
I' more excited about a Sting-Steamboat series than the dangerous alliance to be frank
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Post by marc91 on Nov 1, 2023 16:19:32 GMT 1
Not rebooking the Supershow II on January 4th 1992, because it's basically a New Japan show with a few WCW athletes, rather than a joint event
WCW SuperBrawl II 29.02.1992 Milwaukee, WI 1. WCW United States Title: Ricky Steamboat def. Arn Anderson (c) (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) (17 mins)
Steamboat is now at war with the Dangerous Alliance, as he wasn't happy about the way Rick Rude defeated him. He ends up getting a US Title shot and finds Anderson in his path, criticising him for not believing in the new generation and being part of a "Horsemen wannabe" group. They should have a fantastic opener and start the PPV in a nice way. Steamboat reverses the spinebuster in a small package and wins the US Title
2. Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) def. Ricky Morton (10 mins) Morton is soon stepping away, while Eaton has found a good spot in the Alliance. Morton does pretty much that Steamboat also did, saying that he never liked Eaton in the first place, but since he joined this project he lost all the respect he had for a valid rival like him. They had nice chemistry and this should be a nice spinoff of the good old R&R/MNX days. Eaton wins with the brainbuster to finally end their feud
3. WCW World Tag Team Titles Elimination Match: The Steiner Brothers (c) def. The Southern Boys (8 mins) At Starrcade, the Steiners simply destroyed the Southern Boys to win the titles. Since then, Armstrong and Smothers have done all they can to regain the belts, coming across as goofy heels because Rick and Scott are clearly superior to them. A rematch is booked, with an elimination match stipulation. The Steiners still dominate, so Smothers goes away get counted out, while Rick pins Armstrong with a top rope bulldog
4. Ron Simmons def. Cactus Jack by CO (7 mins) Both Simmons and Cactus had somewhat of a good 1991, despite not being able to accomplish their goals. Simmons wants another title shot as he felt robbed, while Cactus wants to be famous and says he doesn't even feel pain, so he doesn't care what he goes through. They had a decent match here, I'm keeping it on the card, but changing the finish to a countout victory for Simmons, after Cactus tries to hit an elbow drop from the apron
5. WCW Cruiserweight Title: Brian Pillman def. Jushin Liger (c) and Brad Armstrong (13 mins) Pillman is quickly getting darker and darker, not showing enough sportsmanship after losing to Liger. He wants a rematch, but Armstrong gets involved in the match as well, which doesn't sit well with Pillman. However, he seems to have a brilliant idea and tries to put his opponents one against another. It works, because Liger hits the liger bomb on Armstrong, but Pillman pushes him away and pins Armstrong. Despite not being Liger, Pillman is the new champion
6. Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham def. Steve Austin & Larry Zbyzsko (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) (15 mins) This is match from the original card and I dug it, I am just cutting a few minutes so that it doesn't go too long. Dustin and Austin continue their feud, Windham gets involved as well as his enemy Anderson also represent the Alliance. This creates quite a few dynamics that will be useful during War Games. Nothing against Zbyszko, but he's clearly there to take the pinfall and so Windham beats him with a belly to belly suplex
7. Vader (w/ Harley Race) def. Lex Luger (12 mins) After losing the World Title, Luger reacts saying that Sting proved he is the man, he doesn't start kissing babies but he's not a dastardly heel anymore. Race approaches Luger and criticizes him for being soft and just a back-up to Sting, he refereed the match where Luger won the title and is disappointed to see him act this way. Race sets Vader on Luger and they have a few brawls on TV, of course the fans are on Luger's side. They fight here and Luger does a job on his way out, he can lift the opponent for the rack and loses to the vader bomb. Vader is sending a loud message to Sting
8. WCW World Heavyweight Title: Sting (c) def. Rick Rude (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) (15 mins) Rude gets a title match thanks to the impact he had since his return, he turned on Sting at Halloween Havoc and then defeated Steamboat at Starrcade. This is personal for Sting, because he was betrayed in the tag match. Rude says that Sting thinks he's a big star, but the only reason he was on top of WCW was because he never wrestled there, so things will change now. I am confident the heat would bring them to a good main event. Rude is ready to use the rude awakening, but Sting turns around and hits the scorpion deathdrop to retain
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Post by Moore on Nov 2, 2023 19:17:24 GMT 1
Is that the first ever 3-way match in USA? I'm not sure, but it probably is the first one in the major leagues. I like that you're doing some things very differently while at the same doing you're keeping the golden touches of that particular time frame very much alive.
I'm shocked to see that, in the main event, Sting beat Rude fair and square (obviously) but also without any reason for Rude to argue his way into a new title shot. In fact, Eaton was the only guy in the Dangerous Alliance to have won in the PPV, which is... shocking. RIP Alliance? Sure not, I think, but they need a fiery comeback. They're the "goodest" of wrestling's baddest factions, after all.
I'm sure Rude is now starting to chase the US title instead while Sting gets busy with Vader(?)
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Post by kinnikuniverse on Nov 2, 2023 21:03:55 GMT 1
You could have Rude complain that Sting greased like GSP, which is how he slipped out of the rude awakening and hit the scorpion death drop lol. Like that, it will set up the rematch
With Steamboat winning the US Belt, now we will ahve the perfect set up for Sting vs Steamboat at clash of the champions. Finally, the event will live up to its billing.
For a moment, i thought "what the hell, brad ar.strong wrestled twice that night??". And then, after a wikipedia check, i realised it was Steve Armstrong
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Post by marc91 on Nov 3, 2023 15:46:10 GMT 1
WCW Wrestle War 17.05.1992 Jacksonville, FL
1. Team Advantage: Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) def. Barry Windham (15 mins) This match will determine who will get the advantage in the War Games, of course Austin represents the Alliance and Windham fights for The Squadron. Both men are quite disappointed about not being in the main event anyway, which we can use later. They are also the best two competitors that I can take out of that match, giving us a good opener to boot. We start seeing some tension at ringside between the teams, Austin kicks Windham low and hits the stungun to win
2. Tracy Smothers def. Steve Armstrong (7 mins) The Southern Boys are not together anymore, Smothers turns on Armstrong and blames him for the way they got squashed by the Steiner Brothers. This turns Armstrong face, he can also start tagging with Brad here and there, giving some depth to the cruiserweight division. They have a short but intense match, Smothers keeps using the Boys' cheap tactics and beats his former friend wit ha bionic elbow
3. Johnny B. Badd def. Terry Taylor (w/ Alexandra York) (8 mins) Alexandra starts digging Badd, who has a really good wins/losses record in the midcard, and wants to manage him. Badd, however, says no and this gets popular with the fangirls, but not with Yor. Taylor, anyway, is offended for the fact she approached Badd and says he's way better than him. They can have a short match here, at least Badd can get better by working with solid workers. Bads goes over with a small package
4. #1 Contender: Cactus Jack def. Vader (w/ Harley Race) and Ron Simmons (10 mins) A title shot in on the line here. Simmons wants another shot after the cheap loss in his HH 1991 title match, while Vader and Cactus have a spinoff of their tense feud. Race insists that Cactus doesn't look like a champion, but Cactus wants to prove him wrong and gets some crowd support. It's another three way here and a relatively short length should help them. Simmons tries to pick up Vader for a powerslam, but he can't and they fall, so Cactus is quick to DDT Simmons and get the upset victory
5. WCW Cruiserweight Title: Brian Pillman (c) def. Brad Armstrong (12 mins) Pillman is now on a full heel mode and blames the fans for liking foreigners like Jushin Liger or nothings like Brad Armstrong, he risked his a** for 2 years for them and they didn't care. Pillman starts working a bit less like a flyer, now he's more intense and aggressive. Armstrong has a really good chance here and looks like he can win the belt, but Pillman pushes the referee into Armstrong and then hits the air pillman to retain
6. WCW World Tag Team Titles: The Steiner Brothers (c) def. Tatsumi Fujinami & Takayuki Iizuka (18 mins) This ruled and so I am definitely keeping it on my card. The Steiners are doing really well, both in America and Japan, it's not like Fujinami and Iizuka were really over, but the crowd respected their ability and was happy to see such an outstanding match here. Of course, Fujinami gets to look dominant anyway, but Scott pins Iizuka with a belly to belly suplex to retain. The Steiners say that New Japan and WCW are the places to be, so they call out any WWF or All Japan tag teams!
7. War Games: Rick Rude, Bobby Eaton, Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) def. Sting, Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat & Dusty Rhodes (23 mins) This absolutely ruled as well, it's criminally underrated because everyone prefers the 1991, the first one or remembers the fake Sting one. Apart from taking Austin and Windham out, I am only replacing Nikita with Dusty because continuity, his son is in the team too, the feud with Paul E. etc. I am also changing the finish, as Sting gets attacked by Vader on his way to the ring, so he only gets in later and he's a bloody mess already. The babyfaces do all they can, but Sting is not able to change the game. Rude stretches Dustin and Dusty begs him to tap, which Dustin only does after suffering for an endless minute
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Post by Moore on Nov 4, 2023 17:30:51 GMT 1
Agreed, the 1992 WarGames Match is underrated, and even though I preferred the 1991 one too, I can admit to agree with that one. 4 vs. 4 WarGames work way better, imo, so I'm glad you took a guy from each team to do the advantage match early on. I'm also happy that Dangerous Alliance won here in a fantastic finish.
Nice little story between Badd and Taylor, very believable. I think it didn't work like that IRL, but it wouldn't hurt.
You're really making WCW the home of 3-ways. The awesome Sting vs. Cactus from 1992 will happen, it seems, but with the title on the line. Cool. Sting will get a title defense while taking a break from the DA. Can't hurt Cactus if he's main eventing. Win-win.
The Steiners calling out AJPW and WWF's teams is... unexpected. Of course, there will be no forbidden doors opened following that, but damn, gunning hard.
You had one of the most interesting PPVs of your rebooking here, tbh.
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Post by kinnikuniverse on Nov 4, 2023 17:45:32 GMT 1
Agreed, the 1992 WarGames Match is underrated, and even though I preferred the 1991 one too, I can admit to agree with that one. 4 vs. 4 WarGames work way better, imo, so I'm glad you took a guy from each team to do the advantage match early on. I'm also happy that Dangerous Alliance won here in a fantastic finish. Nice little story between Badd and Taylor, very believable. I think it didn't work like that IRL, but it wouldn't hurt. You're really making WCW the home of 3-ways. The awesome Sting vs. Cactus from 1992 will happen, it seems, but with the title on the line. Cool. Sting will get a title defense while taking a break from the DA. Can't hurt Cactus if he's main eventing. Win-win. The Steiners calling out AJPW and WWF's teams is... unexpected. Of course, there will be no forbidden doors opened following that, but damn, gunning hard. You had one of the most interesting PPVs of your rebooking here, tbh. Actually, the Steiners and Miracle Violence Connection DID face each other in WCW 92. It ended in a time limit draw. Hopefully, we get the draw AND a proper rematch at Starrcade with a clear winner
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