2019/12/17

1991-01-30 Clash of the Champions Review


Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today I am checking out the first Clash of the Champions from 1991 which is headlined by Ric Flair defending his title against Scott Steiner.  Sting and Lex Luger face Doom for the Tag Titles.  This was one of the low points of WCW according to most.  I was not watching WCW at this point and I am not sure if I have ever watched this event so let's go to the tape!
  • Uggg, one of those horns are really off!
  • That was a sour note if I ever heard one!
  • Sting's entrance music starts off sounding almost like the Time Warp, never noticed that before
  • The fans are hot and that place does look packed like Jim Ross said
  • Luger with a leapfrog!  I do not think I have seen him do that before
  • I like that these guys do not make it look like they are cooperating with each other
  • So Pee Wee did not see Spivey attack?
  • Damn I could watch Missy Hyatt read me the phone book!
  • So Eaton's music is people chanting his name?
  • Uggg, no wrestler should wear those baby blue trunks
  • Really?  Hyatt and Dangerously is a long-awaited anything JR?
  • It is sad to think about all the guys that Eaton had to put over that he was SO much better than
  • Yeah, when these two are on your main show going against the Freebirds your roster is kind of thin
  • All those who think the Freebirds are losing stand on your heads
  • I remember in the only good WCW game Hayes finisher was that bulldog.  I loved that game!
  • The lights in the Teepee?  Come on JR!
  • Kind of made the Freebirds look weak only winning because the ref missed the tag
  • Why is Paul in the tiny window and Dusty in the big window?
  • Joey Maggs?  Really?  He has NEVER won a match and is on the Clash?
  • Oh well it is against Sid so that makes sense
  • This one makes sense because they needed to continue to have Sid look dominate.  Too bad they did not feed him Z-Man but he is still the TV champ
  • I love his powerbomb, dropping down to his knee making it look even more vicious....no pun intended
  • Why is Taylor the Computerized Man if he is not part of the York Foundation yet?
  • I always thought that Taylor looked better with the short hair, made him standout
  • Ugly finish for sure
  • Ranger Ross just had a weird look to him
  • Hello ladies!
  • Two of the best of all time in the Horsemen
  • The Renegade Warriors did have weird charisma
  • I LOVE ARN ANDERSONS STUN LOOK!
  • I know Dusty had to shill for the show but Scott Steiner vs. Ric Flair is not the greatest World Title match on TV ever Dream!
  • Best move ever!  Double A spinebuster
  • Vader and Stan were great, I miss guys like that in wrestling
  • Buddy Lee Parker?  Seriously?
  • Who did Buddy Lee have blackmail footage on to keep his job all those years in WCW?
  • What in the blue hell was Buddy Lee doing?
  • That was pointless....well there were two points....
  • Why is Kevin Sullivan there...oh others besides the Horsemen are there
  • Worst cheerleaders ever after what we just saw
  • Flair has already made Scotty look like a star
  • Weird to see Flair in yellow trunks
  • It is weird to see Scotty Steiner like this given how he looked 10 years later as Big Poppa Pump
  • I never felt Flair's Figure Four was that dangerous as people constantly fought out of it.  Did he ever win a major match via submission with it without something else happening first?
  • Flair's punches are underrated
  • Flair is flopping around like a fish after that Tiger Driver
  • Why is Nick Patrick letting Rick Steiner get involved so much?
Overall this was an okay show.  The stars were good and all the wrestling...well minus the Z-Man match...was fine but it felt like something was missing.  What I cannot say.  The show was just there ya know.  The crowd was hot but nothing was special ya know.  Felt like the show never left first gear and that everyone was just there not really giving 100%.  Overall a fine show but nothing to go out of your way to watch

Results
  • Sting/Lex Luger (US Champion) def. Ron Simmons/Butch Reed (Tag Team Champions) via DQ for the Titles
  • Segment:  Sexy Wrestler Contest Results:  Z-Man
  • Z-Man (TV Champion) def. Bobby Eaton for the Title
  • Segment:  Alexandra York
  • Michael Hayes/Jimmy Garven def. Tommy Rich/Allen Iron Eagle
  • Interview:  Paul E. Dangerously
  • Sid Vicious def. Joey Maggs
  • Interview:  Sid Vicious
  • Terry Taylor def. Ricky Morton
  • Segment:  Wrestler of the Year:  Sting
  • Segment:  Dusty Rhodes
  • Ranger Ross def. El Cubano
  • Arn Anderson/Barry Windham def. Chris Youngblood/Mark Youngblood
  • Interview:  Stan Hansen
  • Brian Pillman def. Buddy Lee Parker
  • Missy Hyatt def. Paul E. Dangerously in an Arm Wrestling Match
  • Ric Flair (World Champion) & Scott Steiner fought to a draw for the Title

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