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Post by dhk1989 on Aug 13, 2020 5:07:07 GMT 1
Prince Iaukea and Lizmark Jr. vs. The Faces of Fear w/Jimmy Hart
Non-Title Match
Chris Jericho vs. Eddy Guerrero
Chris Benoit vs. Squire Dave Taylor
Ice Train vs. Steve McMichael
Ernest Miller vs. Lord Steven Regal
Six-Man Tag Match
Lex Luger and The Steiner Brothers w/Ted DiBiase vs. Hulk Hogan and The Outsiders
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Post by Satyr24 on Aug 13, 2020 14:50:07 GMT 1
Prince Iaukea and Lizmark Jr. vs. The Faces of Fear w/Jimmy Hart
Non-Title Match
Chris Jericho vs. Eddy Guerrero
Chris Benoit vs. Squire Dave Taylor
Ice Train vs. Steve McMichael
Ernest Miller vs. Lord Steven Regal
Six-Man Tag Match
Lex Luger and The Steiner Brothers w/Ted DiBiase vs. Hulk Hogan and The Outsiders
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Post by Asaemon on Aug 14, 2020 11:08:38 GMT 1
Prince Iaukea and Lizmark Jr. vs. The Faces of Fear w/Jimmy Hart
Non-Title Match
Chris Jericho vs. Eddy Guerrero
Chris Benoit vs. Squire Dave Taylor
Ice Train vs. Steve McMichael
Ernest Miller vs. Lord Steven Regal
Six-Man Tag Match
Lex Luger and The Steiner Brothers w/Ted DiBiase vs. Hulk Hogan and The Outsiders
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Post by Ryan Kelman on Aug 14, 2020 15:10:55 GMT 1
Faces of Fear
Jericho
Benoit
Mongo
Regal
NWO
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Post by Mike Haggar on Aug 15, 2020 10:00:37 GMT 1
Prince Iaukea and Lizmark Jr. vs. The Faces of Fear w/Jimmy Hart
Non-Title Match
Chris Jericho vs. Eddy Guerrero
Chris Benoit vs. Squire Dave Taylor
Ice Train vs. Steve McMichael
Ernest Miller vs. Lord Steven Regal
Six-Man Tag Match
Lex Luger and The Steiner Brothers w/Ted DiBiase vs. Hulk Hogan and The Outsiders
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Post by trevorbelmont on Aug 15, 2020 17:43:27 GMT 1
Prince Iaukea and Lizmark Jr. vs. The Faces of Fear w/Jimmy Hart
Non-Title Match
Chris Jericho vs. Eddy Guerrero
Pro-Wrestling 101 lol
Chris Benoit vs. Squire Dave Taylor
Ice Train vs. Steve McMichael
I can hear the church bells ringin' now!
Ernest Miller vs. Lord Steven Regal
Six-Man Tag Match
Lex Luger and The Steiner Brothers w/Ted DiBiase vs. Hulk Hogan and The Outsiders
Assuming Rick takes the fall.
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Post by Beejus on Aug 16, 2020 14:05:36 GMT 1
Faces of Fear
Eddie Guerrero - Eddie winning will help lead Jericho into better places in the long run.
Chris Benoit
Mongo
Ernest Miller - Regal at this time just feels like he's waiting to get released and head to the WWF.
Hogan and Outsiders - A match featuring "the big three" of the nWo, I just can't see them losing, especially against Luger (who is the #2 WCW guy by now, after Sting) and the Steiners (who have their own problems).
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Post by cmhunk on Aug 17, 2020 3:17:04 GMT 1
Loving the build to Starrcade so far!
Prince Iaukea and Lizmark Jr. vs. The Faces of Fear w/Jimmy Hart - Got to keep the Faces strong.
Non-Title Match
Chris Jericho vs. Eddy Guerrero - Guerrero wins but I imagine Jericho will look good in defeat here.
Chris Benoit vs. Squire Dave Taylor
Ice Train vs. Steve McMichael
Ernest Miller vs. Lord Steven Regal - This is a tough one but I hope Regal takes it.
Six-Man Tag Match
Lex Luger and The Steiner Brothers w/Ted DiBiase vs. Hulk Hogan and The Outsiders - Unless their are some shenanigans there is almost zero chance of the original nWo trio losing here.
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Post by RKOwnage on Aug 19, 2020 17:04:56 GMT 1
WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 4, December 1997 BSU Pavilion; Boise, ID
Fireworks explode as Tony Schiavone welcomes us to the final stop before Starrcade 1997! He, along with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and "Iron" Mike Tenay, hype the massive main event signed for tonight - the original New World Order of "Hollywood" Hogan, "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash, and the World War 3 winner Scott Hall will take on The Steiner Brothers and "The Total Package" Lex Luger! And, not only that, but Lex has promised that tonight, for the first time in over a year, we will hear directly from "The Man They Call" Sting, who will chronicle his journey into darkness just six nights before he has the opportunity to end the New World Order once and for all!
Rating: 83 (B+)
The iconic music of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair hits as the commentary team reminds us that last week, Flair was beaten down by Randy Savage and Curt Hennig before being helped out by The Giant and Sting. Flair gets in the ring dressed in business casual clothing which he already starts removing as he is clearly fired up. With "Mean...WOOOO...Gene" in the ring holding the microphone, Flair calls Savage and Hennig out. He appears ready to take them both on right here, right now! The music of the nWo hits, but no one comes out. Flair gets angry, rips his shirt off, drops an elbow on the shirt, and screams "FINE!" He shouts that if they're not gonna come out here, then they can meet him at Starrcade! Because he's got a man that he's enlisted that's willing to take them on!
At that moment, The Giant hits the ring, the crowd roaring as he raises his casted arm in the air! Gene makes a remark about not being able to hold the microphone that high, so he hands it to The Giant's good hand. Giant says that last week, the nWo took advantage of him being obligated not to fight back, but that ends at Starrcade! Flair continues to stomp around the ring out of pure excitement. While Giant notes he's already been booked against Savage, he's more than happy to make it a tag team match with "The Nature Boy" at his side! Giant promises that if they accept, he's going to bury them six feet deep with a Chokeslam! Rating: 82 (B)
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Lizmark Jr. and Prince Iaukea vs. The Faces of Fear
Tenay spent the early going extolling the youth, athleticism, and talent of Lizmark and Iaukea, but Heenan began to mock him as Iaukea got caught with a vicious roundhouse kick by Meng. Heading into their matchup with Harlem Heat at Starrcade, The Faces looked impressive and Barbarian finished Lizmark off with a Savate Kick.
After the match, Harlem Heat hit the aisle without Jacqueline Moore. Microphone in hand, Booker and Stevie talk about how those suckas are gonna get the hands at Starrcade for what they did to Jackie. And that if he ain't careful, Jimmy Hart might get some heat himself!
Rating: 55 (C-; match); 62 (C; promo)
As we come back from a commercial break, Schiavone reads off two huge match WCW vs. nWo announcements for this Sunday: Curt Hennig and Randy Savage have officially accepted and signed the contract to meet Ric Flair and The Giant in a tag team contest, and Diamond Dallas Page will defend the United States Heavyweight belt against Konnan!
Rating: 77 (B)
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Chris Jericho vs. Eddy Guerrero
Despite "Lionheart" Chris Jericho's recent struggles, he was on his game with an opportunity to insert himself directly into the Cruiserweight Title picture by beating the champion in non-title action. Jericho picked up some near falls in a hotly contested match, but after he missed a Lionsault attempt, Guerrero quickly capitalized and finished him off with a Brainbuster.
After the match, clearly frustrated with the plucky Jericho, Guerrero assaults him. He puts the boots to him and tries to lift him up for a second Brainbuster, but Eddy's opponent at Starrcade, Dean Malenko, runs out for the save! Guerrero slides out of the ring and retrieves his title belt as Malenko points at him and threatens him. Rating: 74 (B-; match); 63 (C; beatdown/save)
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"Hollywood" Hogan is joined by Eric Bischoff and the two talk Sting. Bischoff says he can't wait to hear what Sting has to say tonight and he wonders aloud whether he thinks the WCW fans are stupid enough to buy his reason for hiding on the roof for the last year. Hogan feigns fear of Sting and cackles, telling his challenger that finally, after all his ducking Hogan, Sting is stuck inside a cage with Hogan's 24-inch pythons and there's no way out! Hogan and Eric conclude by declaring that the nWo Title is staying with Hogan through Starrcade and through 1998, brother!
Rating: 92 (A)
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Chris Benoit vs. Dave Taylor
With Raven and The Flock looking on, Chris Benoit looked to pick up a win heading into Starrcade and he did just that. Taylor put up a competitive effort, but it was Benoit who was able to outclass his opponent with a Flying Headbutt and the Crippler Crossface.
As soon as the bell rings, Raven's Flock swarms the ring and puts the boots to "The Crippler." Hammer, Lodi, Kidman, Riggs, and the rest all make sure that Benoit can't make it back to his feet as Raven himself slowly makes his way over the railing and into the ring. He grabs a microphone as the Flock members lift Benoit to his knees. Raven, sitting in front of Benoit, says that if Benoit wants to prove that he truly deserves the adoration and admiration he gets from society, he can meet Raven in the ring at Starrcade. But, Raven says, he fights under his rules. And because of that, Benoit is going to have to go through his Flock in a Gauntlet match at Starrcade! Raven grabs Benoit's head and drops him with a DDT as The Flock celebrates around him.
Rating: 70 (C+; match); 68 (C+; Flock attack)  vs. 
Steve "Mongo" McMichael vs. Ice Train These two heavyweights went toe to toe in a pretty ugly match, with McMichael coming out on top after a Spinebuster.
After the match, McMichael loudly talks so the camera can hear him, letting Bill Goldberg know that he has his number, that Goldberg got punked last week, and that he's gonna get his "Atlanta-Falcon-reject" bell rung this Sunday! As he turns around, Goldberg has slid in the ring, and he catches McMichael with a Spear! The crowd comes back to life as Goldberg celebrates, clearly ready for Mongo this Sunday! Rating: 35 (E+; match); 69 (C+; Goldberg run-in)
After a commercial break, Diamond Dallas Page is backstage on the WCW Hotline answering questions about his upcoming title defense against Konnan of the New World Order!
Rating: 77 (B)
 vs.  Ernest Miller vs. Lord Steven Regal
Although the two competitors had no previous issues with one another, it was clear that Regal was disgusted with Miller's flash and style. While Miller had Regal on his heels for a bit, eventually Regal was able to catch a kick and lock in the Regal Stretch for the win.
Next up is a preview of Saturday Night! One night before Starrcade, we will see Ray Traylor take on Buff Bagwell and Goldberg go one-on-one with Alex Wright!
Rating: 57 (C-; match); 52 (D+; SN preview)
With Luger and the Steiners in the ring ready for the main event with Ted DiBiase and Larry Zbyszko as backup, the nWo music hits and...more New World Order members than expected come out to the aisle. "Hollywood" Hogan talks about how he has a match to prepare for this Sunday and that he has to get ready to send "The Stinger" packing back to that bat's nest in the ceiling, dude! Hall, who takes a quick survey as to who was here to see the n...W...o, says that as the true World Tag Team Champions, the Outsiders and the nWo choose when and where they wrestle, and it ain't gonna be in Idaho of all places against those three wimps in the ring. And, Kevin Nash simply says he doesn't feel like wrestling The Einsteiners tonight because they aren't worth his time and that he had Vincent call the nWo a limo out of this hick town, but he didn't think a limo would be within 100 miles of this place anyway. Instead, Eric Bischoff announces that the nWo will be sending out a different team. All WCW representatives involved, the commentary team included, call this a new low for the cowardly nWo!
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Lex Luger and The Steiner Brothers vs. Buff Bagwell, Konnan, and Scott Norton
While Lex and the Steiners had different objectives in mind at Starrcade, they had a common goal of delivering as much pain as possible to the nWo in this one. The sheer power of the WCW team was at times difficult for the nWo team to handle, but Bagwell spent as much time as he could avoiding Lex and hiding behind Norton. With Luger about to Rack Konnan and the Steiners with Buff ready to take the Steinerizer, Hogan, Hall, and Nash, along with the remainder of the nWo, hit the ring again and jumped the WCW team to cause referee Randy Anderson to call for the bell!
With their departure clearly a ruse, the nWo continues their assault on the WCW faithful, as the numbers game yet again piles up in favor of the insurgents. Luger catches a boot from Nash, Norton bodies Zbyszko to the ground, Rick Steiner runs right into a big Clothesline from Hall. Before the damage is too great, however, we see the arrival of Sting from the rafters! Konnan gets a bat to the stomach and Hennig in the arm as the nWo scatters and regroups up the aisle.
Sting grabs a mic and, with the WCW wrestlers in the ring rallying around him, begins to speak for the first time in over a year. He says that when this all started, when the nWo infected WCW, he wasn't sure what to do. When Hogan betrayed him and the faithful, and Sting would hear fans cheer for the nWo night in and night out, he felt stabbed in the back by the people who had pushed him to the top over the past decade. But as time went on, and the battle lines were drawn between WCW and the nWo, and as he was watching from above, Sting says he understood who he could trust. Sting says that he will forever bleed World Championship Wrestling because WCW courses through his veins, and that the New World Order is a disgrace not only to this company and this business, but an insult to the hearts and souls of all the Little Stingers around the world who tune in every week and have to see the disgusting display put on by Hogan and his cronies. He proclaims that the time for standing by is over, the time for talking is over, and the time for running is over. Hogan, this is war, brother! And after all the cowardice and all the fear and the sneak attacks, in six nights at Starrcade, Hogan, it's finally......showtime!
Sting then suggests that although Hogan loves to play the numbers game, in war you gotta remember not to make too many enemies, and that he should have been careful about how many enemies he made when he and The Outsiders invaded WCW on that fateful night at Bash at the Beach. Because WCW is "Where the Big Boys Play," and Hogan has made a lot of those "Big Boys" backstage very, very angry. With the nWo still in the aisle, all of a sudden, wrestlers wronged by the nWo begin to appear at the entrance to the stage behind them. We see everyone from "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Diamond Dallas Page to The Giant, Ray Traylor, Chris Benoit, and Harlem Heat, among others! Surrounded on both sides, Hogan, Bischoff, and the gang plead and attempt to weasel their way out. As Hogan tries to get over the barricade to escape through the crowd, both sides of the WCW army converge on the New World Order and a brawl breaks out! While The Giant stands by hyping up the WCW soldiers with the cast still on his hand, the remainder of the forces go blow for blow with the nWo! With chaos reigning on this final Nitro before Starrcade, a euphoric Tony Schiavone lets the TV audience know that we are out of time, and that this Sunday, it's Hogan!!! Sting!!! in a cage!!! With the future of WCW at stake!!!
Rating: 88 (B+; pre-match); 75 (B-; match); 99 (A*; Sting promo); 99 (A*; brawl) Overall Show Rating: 86 (B+). This show increased our popularity in 25 regions.
Backstage Notes: Prior to the show, "Gentleman" Chris Adams provoked Ray Traylor into a heated argument and was given a stern warning. Adams understood and promised to improve his behavior. Also, Stevie Ray was chided for mocking Psychosis about his push.
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WCW Monday Nitro Quick Results
Lizmark Jr. and Prince Iaukea vs. The Faces of Fear w/Jimmy Hart
Non-Title Match
Chris Jericho vs. Eddy Guerrero
Chris Benoit vs. Dave Taylor
Steve "Mongo" McMichael vs. Ice Train
Ernest Miller vs. Lord Steven Regal
Six-Man Tag Match
Lex Luger & The Steiner Brothers w/Ted DiBiase & Larry Zbyszko (DQ) vs. Buff Bagwell, Scott Norton, & Konnan w/Vincent |
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Post by RKOwnage on Aug 22, 2020 22:04:15 GMT 1
WCW Saturday Night
Saturday, Week 4, December 1997 Robert A. Mott Athletics Center; San Luis Obispo, CA
With just one more night before the Starrcade mega-show to end 1997, Mike Tenay and Larry Zbyszko welcome us to WCW Saturday Night! Larry looks a bit the worse for wear after the brawl which ended Nitro, but after a quick rundown of tonight's card, Zbyszko says that he couldn't be prouder to stand with WCW against the "New World Odor" and that tomorrow night he's gonna show that little yellow weasel Eric Bischoff what it's like to step into the ring with a real man!
Rating: 78 (B)
The nWo b-team music hits as Buff Bagwell heads out to the ring for action flanked by Scott "Flash" Norton and Vincent. With his opponent, Ray Traylor, already in the ring, Bagwell first grabs a microphone and trashes his Starrcade opponent, Lex Luger. Bagwell says that tomorrow night he's going to show the world who the real "Total Package" is! But tonight, he's going to show the world just what a fat, old, disgusting slob Ray Traylor is and put him out of his misery! Traylor, incensed, has heard enough, as he runs outside to lay the hands to the nWo trio! He grabs Bagwell by the head and rolls him into the ring to get the match started!
Ray Traylor vs. Buff Bagwell w/Vincent & Scott Norton
Although Traylor had the early momentum, the numbers were too much to overcome. With Norton jawing with Traylor and distracting referee Nick Patrick, Bagwell hit a low blow on Traylor behind Patrick's back and finished him with a Blockbuster.
Rating: 71 (B-; promo); 60 (C; match)
A pre-taped interview with Diamond Dallas Page airs next, and he tells Tony Schiavone that Konnan is going to feel the BANG this Sunday at Starrcade!
Rating: 87 (B+)
Next, we get a video recap of the barbs and the attacks thrown back and forth between Bill Goldberg and Steve McMichael to hype their upcoming matchup at Starrcade.
Bill Goldberg vs. Alex Wright
Wright had a surprising early advantage, but Goldberg was too much. He continued his undefeated streak by lifting the German Wunderkind up for the Jackhammer.
Rating: 50 (D+; video); 63 (C; match)
Backstage, Lord Steven Regal is on the WCW Hotline! Tenay notes that for someone who has such disdain for the people, he sure does sit for the Hotline a lot!
The Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. Cassidy O'Reilly & Tom Howard
The RNRs showed that they could still go, as they finished off the youngsters with a big double Dropkick.
Rating: 62 (C; Hotline); 38 (D-; match)
Another recap video airs - this time, we see segments from the past couple of weeks which led to the Starrcade match pitting The Giant and Ric Flair against Curt Hennig and Randy Savage! Zbyszko says that he can't wait for The Giant to wrap those massive hands around the throats of the nWo members and deliver some Chokeslams!
At ringside, Mike Tenay calls down "Lionheart" Chris Jericho for an interview. Tenay lauds Jericho for taking on tough challengers like Konnan and Eddy Guerrero the last few weeks, and asks why he thinks he has come up short in those contests. "Lionheart" doesn't appear to take this kindly, however, and he tells Tenay that none of that matters because he's issuing an open challenge for Nitro next Monday and plans to snap his losing streak once and for all!
Rating: 81 (B; video); 70 (C+; promo)
Rey Mysterio, Jr. vs. La Parka w/Psychosis
Rey survived a dangerous encounter with the more powerful La Parka by knocking Psychosis off the apron with a dropkick and hitting the West Coast Pop on his opponent!
Rating: 68 (C+)
Another pre-taped promo airs, this one featuring The Steiner Brothers and Ted DiBiase. After DiBiase reminds us he knows the nWo secrets and how the inner workings of the organization function, he says that The Steiners and Larry Zbyszko are the team that's going to finish off The Outsiders. The Steiners echo this sentiment, and Scott calls Nash and Hall a couple of bitches that want nothing to do with stepping into the ring with the two best athletes in this business!
Rating: 61 (C)
A video then recaps the feud between Chris Benoit and Raven's Flock, culminating in the assault this past Monday and Raven's statement that Benoit would have to go through the rest of the Flock to get to him at Starrcade!
WCW Television Championship Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Saturn (c) w/The Flock
Tenay noted that Chavo Jr. impressed WCW management enough in last week's tag team win against Flock members that he earned a title shot against Saturn here tonight. While Chavo looked poised to pull off an upset on a couple of occasions, the vicious and powerful Saturn was able to catch him in the Rings of Saturn and walk out with a hard fought win.
Rating: 66 (C+; recap); 67 (C+; match)
After a quick break, the Cruiserweight Champion Eddy Guerrero stands by with Mike Tenay at ringside. He first says that his nephew Chavito is gonna be a star in this business, but unlike Chavo, Eddy is going to walk out of Starrcade as a champion when he finishes off that gringo Dean Malenko.
Rating: 77 (B)
Hugh Morrus vs. Mortis w/Wrath & James Vandenberg
With the diabolical Vandenberg at ringside, Mortis was able to dispatch Morrus with a reverse STO.
Rating: 57 (C-) The following advertisement has been paid for by the New World Order...We have The Outsiders and Rick Rude appearing on behalf of the nWo in this segment, with Nash saying that DiBiase doesn't know a thing about the nWo, and that the only reason The Steiners hired him was so someone could read the menus when they're out on the road! Similarly, Hall says that after the homeboy Konnan takes the US belt, Hogan finishes off Sting, and The Outsiders bury the Steiners, all the belts are gonna be home where they belong - in the en...Dubya...oh. Rating: 80 (B)
Glacier & Ernest Miller vs. Curt Hennig & Randy Savage
Despite the friendship between the martial arts experts, the superior talent of Hennig and Savage were too much to overcome. Glacier caught a Flying Elbow as the finish.
After the match, Rick Rude and Elizabeth entered the ring with Hennig and Savage putting the boots to their opponents. Bagwell, Norton, and Vincent hit the ring as Miller and Glacier got the trademark nWo spraypaint to their backs. A message has been delivered one night before Starrcade!
Tenay and Zbyszko send us off with a hype video for the ultimate showdown tomorrow night - Sting goes one-on-one with "Hollywood" Hogan with the future of WCW in the balance. Tune in!
Rating: 72 (B-; match); 85 (B+; attack); 78 (B; hype video)
Overall Show Rating: 76 (B-)
Backstage Notes: None
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WCW Saturday Night Quick Results
Ray Traylor vs. Buff Bagwell w/Scott Norton & Vincent
Bill Goldberg vs. Alex Wright
The Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. Cassidy O'Reilly & Tom Howard
Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. La Parka w/Psychosis
WCW Television Championship
Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Saturn (c) w/Raven's Flock
Hugh Morrus vs. Mortis w/James Vandenberg & Wrath
Glacier & Ernest Miller vs. Randy Savage & Curt Hennig w/Rick Rude & Elizabeth |
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