1994-01-08 Mania

 

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2021-05-29, I am going back to 1994 to check out Mania.  It is mostly clip show but a fun show so let's go check it out!

• I do love me some IRS.  One of the best technicians in the ring
• That is a write-off right there!
• Randomly finishes him off with a belly to back suplex, I like that
• Was there a better big man than Yoko?
• The answer is no
• Good night, what a sight
• I believe Yoko killed Dubiel there.  I think it is the one time that you see Yoko slip doing the Bonzai Drop
• Gotta do what you gotta do at the time you're doing it - Randy Savage
• I miss Percy and characters like him
• I miss shows like Mania, fun, and get chemistry with Todd and Randy
• Luger should not have been in the rumble!
• Luger was never a great interview
• YOU CANNOT CONTROL DESTINY!!
• I said Flexy Lexy was not a great promo but this was pretty good.  Straight forward but well done
• I love that the Quebecers try the switch when they look nothing alike!
• Poor Mike Shaw could not get a break outside of Calgary
• ENTER THE BATCAVE!!
• MOM was impressive because of their size but is so mid 90's gimmick wise
• Randy did not have much musical ability!
• Marty looks like he is homeless standing on the off-ramp

Nothing groundbreaking on this show but it is fun.  Todd and Savage seemed to actually be having fun.  Not much else to say here but another fun Mania show!

RESULTS

• IRS def. Mike Corey
• Interview:  Razor Ramon (Intercontinental Champion)
• Yokozuna (WWF Champion) def. Dan Dubiel
• Segment:  Undertaker & Paul Bearer
• Ludvig Borga def. John Crystal via Submission
• Interview:  Lex Luger
• JIP:  Lex Luger def. Jacques (WWF Tag Team Champion)
• Recap:  Raw
• Bastion Bogger def. Tony Roy
• Mo/Mabel def. Reno Riggins/Chris Duffy
• Recap:  Raw

1994-01-01 Mania

 

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....and today we are going back in time to 1994.  I recently found a collection of 1994 Mania so I am going back to the New Year despite being into March typically.  So let's go watch Mania, which is the UK version!

• I forgot how goofy this show was...and I love it!
• Polo was in awesome shape!
• I miss atomic drops!
• I had Polo fever once, the shots suck
• A fair and square win for Polo after Jannetty attacked Pierre!
• Howard Finkle is doing an interview?  That is rare!
• I love the chemistry between Savage and Pettengill
• I miss guys like Mike Sharpe and the Brawler and Barry Horowitz
• Scotty 2 Hotty!!
• Weird to think that in six years Scotty would be one of the most over guys in the company with Rikishi and Grandmaster!
• Double J was one of my favourites...well still is
• I love Gorilla bashing Double J's misspeak, he gave no fucks at this point 
• Well over a half-hour, had to be at least 20 minutes!  I love Savage!
• Speaking of "The Winner" it is Bad Barry Horowitz!
• I am shocked to see Flexy Lexxy give Bad Barry this much offence
• I think this was the best version of Shawn in-ring wise.  I know people will argue but I take the 92 till Wrestlemania 12 version personally
• You did not see Shawn do a Russian Legsweep often
• I was always a fan of Savio Vega....Kwang not so much
• Was there a more talented guy in the ring than Razor who never actually achieved his peak?
• I do not remember seeing Razor do that fallaway slam from the buckles often
• How is Danny Davis officiating?  I thought he was banned for life!  Gorilla is right Tunney needs to be impeached
• Why did we not get Savage & Pettengill vs. Fuji & Crush?  I would have paid to see that!

Obviously, this is mostly a clip show and reshowing matches from other shows but it is fine.  Todd and Randy were very fun to watch.  I know people do not like 1994 stuff but wrestling was fun and made sense!  Watching these shows reminds me why I became a fan.

RESULTS

• Johnny Polo def. Marty Jannetty
• Interview:  Crush & Mr. Fuji
• Mo/Mabel def. Mike Sharpe/Mike Bell
• Segment:  Paul Bearer & The Undertaker
• JIP:  Jeff Jarrett def. Scott Taylor 
• Lex Luger def. Barry Horowitz
• Segment:  Bret Hart
• Shawn Michaels (Intercontinental Champion) def. Phil Apollo
• Segment:  Kwang
• Razor Ramon (Intercontinental Champion) def. Derrick Domino

Raw 1994-01-31

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-03-29, we are going to the last show of January 1994.  It is time to get Raw!  Tonight we find out who is going to face Yokozuna first at Wrestlemania.  Plus it is the 1-2-3 Kid taking on Johnny Polo!

• It will be interesting to see how IRS does on commentary
• Wait...the Kid is on crutches!  I guess he will not be taking on Johnny
• Is there a better theme song than the Quebecers?
• How is this legal?  Marty should be suspended and fined!
• Polo might not be a full-time wrestler but he just beat Marty less than a month ago there Kid!
• Polo does a great job of wrestling like a manager, it cannot be easy!
• HE JUST TRIED TO BREAK POLO'S NECK!!
• I do not understand, why does IRS wear suspenders AND a shirt, does he not understand how it works in wrestling?
• THAT IS IRS GOLD!  RAZOR AND THE KID STOLE IT!!!
• Miguel is in shape!  Round is a shape, right?
• Is Miguel related to the Colons?  He sure does look like them
• What was that?  A weird jumping kick.  Was it a botched Enziguri?  
• Once again Owen Hart gets screwed
• Lex should not have been in the Royal Rumble, to begin with!  He blew his chance at Summerslam, I was there and he cheated with that loaded forearm!
• Bret was hoping to win because he was afraid of the Rocket!
• Did Bret ever face Flexy Lexy in the WWF?  They shot the angle at Wrestlemania 9 but did it ever happen?
• OH MY GOD!  Who is that "Raw Girl" in the commercial!?
• Was Bill Alfonso doing double duty with the WWF and ECW at this point?
• Owen is right!  It is not about the family it is about how Bret tried to hold him down!
• That explains it, I do not have any All American Wrestling and that seems to be where the Hart Brothers storyline is playing out
• I think I have said it before but I would take these Raw girls over the Nitro Girls any day of the week and twice on Sunday!
• QUAKE IS BACK!  I always like Quake...well after I got over him trying to destroy Hulkamania!
• Quake was only back for a few months and by the end of the year was in WCW once again trying to destroy Hulkamania
• DAMN!  That was a vicious hooked clothesline
• This is going on way too long, Quake should have beat this guy in 90 seconds
• IRS has done a really good job on commentary
• Maybe my favourite powerslam!  This or Goldust
• Every one of those fans are going to get an audit!

First off IRS did a fantastic job on commentary.  I would not want him every week but it was a great job for a guy who in WCW did not seem to have the ability to speak.  The Owen segment was great because well Owen was the best Hart on the mic.  The rest was just there for me.  It was all about the coin toss and starting what is now known as the march to Wrestlemania.  Not a bad show but nothing that jumped out either

RESULTS

• Segment:  Johnny Polo/Marty Jannetty
• Marty Jannetty def. Johnny Polo
• Segment:  IRS/Razor Ramon (WWF Intercontinental Champion)
• Segment:  Jack Tunney
• Bam Bam Bigelow def. Miguel Rosado
• Segment:  Bret Hart/Lex Luger/Jack Tunney
• Kwang def. Rich Myers
• Segment:  Owen Hart (During the above match)
• Wrestlemania Report
• Segment:  Paul Bearer
• Earthquake def. Corey Student
• Segment:  Marty Jannetty/Razor Ramon (WWF Intercontinental Champion)

Classic Wrestling Review: 1994-01-24 Raw

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-03-07, we are going back to 1994 again and checking out the Raw after the Royal Rumble.  What is the fallout from having TWO winners?  What is Owen & Bret going to say after Owen finally stepped out of his brothers shadow?  Only one way to find out!

• Starting off with Flexy Lexy!
• From a distance, Steele looked like Buddy Landell
• Lex did not really have a finisher in the WWF did he?  I kind of like that he is so good he can finish you off many ways
• Both Vince and JR look so young...because they are I know
• I kind of miss Todd, I thought he was really good at his job
• I NEVER liked MOM.  I found them to be annoying.  I liked Mabel as Viscera later on especially his ECW run but as MOM I did not like it
• Why do you feel sorry for Bret?  HE HELD OWEN BACK FOR YEARS!
• Weird the Headshrinkers were acting normal
• The ref is not out of position, Bill needs to make sure Mabel does not interfere, it is his fault!
• Who cares about how Stu and Helen felt?  They held Owen back as well!  
• A dropkick from Samu?  Not something you saw very often
• Mabel was so sloppy at this point
• Wait...the Headshrinkers are going to win?  That is surprising
• Wait, Owen tried to help Bret several times there Vinnie Mac!
• Number 30 is not the dream draw, number 27 is JR!
• I am surprised Bryan Clarke never had a better run anywhere.  He seemed to check all the boxes
• I always liked that version of the powerbomb
• I hate Dink so much, I just wanted to see him punted into next week
• Doink was great when he was the evil clown.  This version with the midget sucked
• Most of these matches have gone on about 25% too long it seems
• Man I miss the fake Vince McMahon laugh!
• I will take these Raw girls over the Nitro Girls any day!
• I always liked using the piledriver as a finisher instead of the Superkick, especially now that EVERYONE does a superkick, or some use it 25 times in each match

A good show that features guys they were pushing.  I am surprised that we did not see Owen or Bret to follow up with that angle.  As I mentioned above I do feel like most of the matches went a little too long but they had a full show to fill and probably did not want another match.  Personally, I would have had Cornette do a promo but then again I would have him on every show!  Next classic wrestling review will be ECW so until then....Abyssinia!

RESULTS

• Lex Luger def. Austin Steele
• Royal Rumble Report
• Jeff Jarrett def. John Paul
• Samu/Fatu def. Mo/Mabel
• Adam Bomb def. Tommy Angel
• Segment:  Sparky Plugg
• Doink def. Joey Stallings
• Shawn Michaels def. Tyron Knox

Classic Review: 1994-01-23 Wrestling Challenge

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-02-28, we are going back to 1994 and the January 23rd edition of Wrestling Challenge.   We have Owen Hart, IRS, The Smoking Gunns and more in action.  Let us go to the ring because the future King of Harts is in action and that is a good thing!

• Interesting that this is taking airing after the Royal Rumble but the commentary does not fit that
• I hated Shawn Michaels hair at this point, it is weird that he is bald now but a better look for sure
• One of Shawn's many finishers.  Weird he hit both the superkick and the piledriver but I do like that
• Here comes one of my favourites of all time, the Rocket King as Gorilla will soon be calling him
• Is that Scotty Too Hotty?  IT IS!
• Wow, they are talking a lot about the Hitman during the Rockets match.  No wonder Owen hated him!
• Did anyone do a better belly to belly then Owen?
• Billy and Bart coming out but more importantly Barry Horowitz!  I love me som bad Barry
• Neither Gunns should EVER talk....Billy only got slightly better in the future
• How stupid did those fans look!  No one actually bought those stupid foam hats
• Damn it, Raymond, do not say the "c" word!  YOU KNOW THAT!
• Bam Bam was so big at this point
• Uggg, and then we have good guy Doink....worst gimmick ever?
• Good grief that was a killer Stun Gun by Triple B
• Do you think Razor is going to come out and screw IRS again against Walker...and no because it is already over!
• Here comes Flexy Lexy!  Never really bought him as anything but a cocky heel
• I literally bought the Sega CD just for that Rage in the Cage game....and I do not remember it at all

Not the best show this week.  It was obviously just a throwaway show because of the Rumble the night before.  I did like the IRS and Owen match as both are amazing.  Plus is there anyone better than Corny on the mic?  However, at the end of the day, this was a forgettable show, unfortunately. 

RESULTS

• Shawn Michaels def. Tony Roy
• Owen Hart def. Scott Taylor via Submission
• Face to Face:  Crush & Mr. Fuji/Randy Savage
• Bart Gunn/Billy Gunn def. Barry Horowitz/Bert Centeno
• Interview:  Yokozuna (WWF Champion) & Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji
• Segment:  Paul Bearer & Undertaker
• Bam Bam Bigelow def. Phil Apollo
• IRS def. PJ Walker
• Music Video:  Royal Rumble
• Face to Face:  Jacques & Pierre (WWF Tag Team Champions) & Johnny Polo
• Lex Luger def. Chris Duffy

Classic Wrestling Review: 1994-01-22 Royal Rumble

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-02-08, we are going back to 1994-01-22 and the Royal Rumble.  Maybe my favourite pay per view each year.  The Harts are in tag action, we get a casket match and of course, the Rumble itself so let us get to the ring!

• Unfortunately, the copy I have is the edited version after WWF changed names and lost to the panda.  I wish it was the original PPV version
• DiBiase was not the best announcer but what a great voice and of course the laugh
• Bam Bam filling in for Borga tonight
• I remember watching this PPV live actually, one of my favorite moments in wrestling.  I will bring it up when it happens
• What was that move that Bam Bam just did?
• An impressive powerslam by Ta-ta-ta-Tanka as Heenan would call him
• When did Tatanka stop putting the red in his hair, I just noticed it is not there
• Bret screwed Owen....just like he always did!
• Bret was always afraid of Owen, I knew it back then and I know it now!
• Damn I miss Owen
• They are not the mounties!
• I love The Quebecers music.  One of my favourites
• It is weird to think that Pierre is having a better year now then he did back in 1994
• That hiptoss right into a pinfall was awesome by Owen, obviously the best Hart!
• The ref is my favourite ref of all time Timmy White!
• Demolition's finisher!  I think my favourite finisher
• Listen to the crowd! 
• I am sitting here humming the Quebecers theme song damn it
• Bret took a great buckle shot
• Did Vince get a bonus every time he said Tremdous manoeuvre?
• This is a great match!
• That double hotshot/stun gun looked brutal on Owen!
• The Finisher on the Knee?  Thank goodness Bret Moved!
• Wait...is Bret going for the Sharpshooter?  JUST TAKE YOU SELFISH MORON!!
• I loved Raven as Johnny Polo, he was so great and annoying in that character
• It was that moment!  When Owen kicked Brets leg.  I literally jumped to my feet in my friends living room watching it live.  I have never been a bigger fan then that moment!
• Kicked your leg out of your leg, oh Owen
• Why JR?  Why should Owen be ashamed?  Because he finally gave his brother what he deserved?
• Stolen?  They were taken because Razor is a tax cheat JR!
• These two had great chemistry 
• IRS might be the only person in the world who sweats more than I do!
• IRS accidentally got tied up in the ropes Gorilla, of course he has an innocent look on his face!
• Montana will handle the Bills I am sure
• RAZOR CHEATED!  HE CHEATED!
• It is the real IC Champ Shawn Michaels!
• IRS does not know what happened because Razor hit him with an illegal foreign object!
• What is Earl doing in the ring?
• What a sore loser Ramon is
• What?  THERE WAS NO BELL!  IRS WAS ROBBED!
• Has there ever been a better ring announcer than Howard Finkel?
• Yoko had great facial expressions
• Is Yoko the best big man in history?  He is right there for sure!
• You have Jim Cornette on your show and you do not have him do a promo that is just wrong
• You do not see shots like that with a chair anymore!
• I miss chair shots like these
• Yoko did not get up for the chokeslam
• Taker rolling Yoko looks like me rolling out bed...and that is not a good thing!
• At this point, I remember realizing they were going to screw Taker
• It is also amazing they had Taker fight off a dozen men
• Did Taker just headbutt Bam Bam....he is undead!
• This is where Pro Wrestling meets entertainment, I do not hate or love it when done right/hokey.  But done wrong and it is just horrible
• I actually thought this was the end of the Undertaker back in the day
• Not early today Howard, we watched it on Mania
• I do not think drawing number one is what made Scotty upset
• 90 seconds this year at the Royal Rumble due to "time constraints"
• Why would they fight Ted?  They would just wait for the next man and beat them up
• Kwang pulling a Great Muta, brilliant
• Listen to the boos for Owen!
• This is before Bob went nuts, which is my favourite Backlund character
• Billy is a big man, I think people forget that.  But up next to Diesel he is not overshadowed
• Virgil is the man to eliminate Diesel obviously!
• Strangely enough, Virgil is my Grandpa's favourite wrestler!  Him and Hulk Hogan
• Listen to the fans!  Macho was always over
• I always like Jeff Jarrett.  I cannot say why but always has been one of the guys I enjoyed watching
• Brian Adams was and is underrated.  Too bad he passed young
• I loved that gut-wrench Tilt-A-Whirl backbreaker
• The fans are cheering everyone even Doink!
• I really liked the Matt Bourne Doink, this guy not so much
• Crush, Bigelow and Diesel, a lot of beef in that ring!
• And now Mabel comes in!  DEAR LORD!
• It is weird to think Nash is the only guy in the ring right now still with us
• Hardcore Holly is out and another of those guys I liked to watch because he never had a bad match
• Aside from the eye Shawn has not aged much has he
• The fans giving Big Daddy Cool a great ovation
• Does anyone really remember Mo?  They do Mabel/Viscera but Mo?  I think not
• The Hammer is a guy how never had a bad match either.  And has never aged and always looked the same
• Not everyone Vince, Mo is down and out
• Luger in the ring after the beating he took, he is an all American!  USA USA USA!
• I feel like Tenryu was usually a babyface
• Martel was an iron man at one point and another guy we do not hear about much anymore
• Here comes the selfish Hitman
• Does not care about his family or his brother.  Should have given Owen his spot
• Fatu was always a respected guy you could tell.  Always put into great positions 
• The Rockers explode once more!!!
• I remember being disappointed with the Rockers break up in 1992 even as a casual unsmart fan
• Did Vince really think Adam Bomb was going to win the Rumble?
• I am surprised Bomb/Clark did not have a better career.  Do you think it was his accent?
• Listen to the fans pop for Lex's music!  They are pissed that they stopped his music
• Okay that is a real pop for Bret's music
• Bret and Lex did such a great job of making sure you could not tell who won 

This show holds a special place in my heart for the Owen Hart moment.  I am no exaggerating how excited I was when Owen kicked Bret.  There are not a lot of moments that I remember in my wrestling fandom.  When Hogan said he was returning from Earthquake crushing him, being caught up in a Hogan vs. Flair house show match and cheering for Hogan, cheering for Jim Duggan at a World War 3, having Triple H giving the 1-2-3 Kid 3 Pedigree by chanting one more time and this moment.  I will most likely never forget jumping to my feet so excited for Owen.  If you take that away from this rumble the big thing coming out of this is that it is obvious they are going to put the rocket on Diesel, and the Undertaker is gone....or is he?

RESULTS

• Tatanka def. Bam Bam Bigelow
• History:  Bret Hart & Owen Hart
• Interview:  Bret Hart & Owen Hart
• Jacques/Pierre (WWF Tag Team Champions) def. Bret Hart/Owen Hart via Stoppage for the Titles
• Interview:  Owen Hart
• Segment:  IRS
• Razor Ramon (Intercontinental Champion) def. IRS for the Title
• History:  Undertaker & Yokozuna (WWF Champion)
• Yokozuna (WWF Champion) def. Undertaker in a Casket Match for the Title
• Lex Luger & Bret Hart defeated Scott Steiner, Samu, Rick Steiner, Kwang, Owen Hart, Bart Gunn, Diesel, Bob Backlund, Billy Gunn, Virgil, Randy Savage, Jeff Jarrett, Crush, Doink, Bam Bam Bigelow, Mabel, Sparky Plugg, Shawn Michaels, Mo, Greg Valentine, Tatanka, Great Kabuki, Lex Luger, Tenryu, Rick Martel, Fatu, Marty Jannetty, Adam Bomb

Classic Wrestling: 1994-01-15 Superstars

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this blog.  Once again we are going back to 1994 this time to January 15th and it is time for WWF Superstars.  Like most of these shows, I have no idea what I will be seeing so let us get to it!

• Starting off with Flexy Lexy!
• BOOGER!  I love booger!
• Seriously I love Bastion Booger/Mike Shaw
• Guys like Booger are what is missing in wrestling. Now we do not get massive guys like Booger we get midgets like Marko Stunt
• Vince McMahon and his YES...NO call on a near fall, I miss that
• I love that they keep teasing the body slam, such great old school stuff to make the slam mean something
• Wow Flexy did not move when Booger charged the post like you expect
• Is this the best version of Vince?  I think so
• How great was Gorilla Monsoons voice?  
• I cannot imagine having to face the Headshrinkers
• DEAR LORD WHAT A DOUBLE BACKDROP!
• Bad Barry Horowitz!  Best enhancement performer?
• Weird, that armdrag was from the wrong side by Tatanka or it looked really weird
• Loss 5 million for Bad Barry
• 1994, I get see Jim Cornette on two companies shows...and that is not a bad thing!
• Wait...Virgil is going to get a squash match?  In 1994?  Really?
• Stan Lane did not say a word during that match
• The fans hated IRS but what a great performer.  I wonder why he never did any training...well that I know of
• Rest in Peace Gillberg!

A fun show with lots of memories of this time.  It was weird to see Virgil in 1994 as I do not really remember him much on TV at this point.  I think he shows up at the rumble filling in for Booger but that was about it.  I also do not remember Luger vs. Booger but that was a fun old school TV match.  The interviews though, a cocky young Double J was great and seriously I said this recently on the SMW review but is there a better person on the mic than the leader of the Cult himself Jim Cornette?  Throw in classic Vince McMahon on commentary and I had fun!

Results

• Lex Luger def. Bastion Booger
• Update:  Bret Hart & Owen Hart/Johnny Polo & Jacques and Pierre/Marty Jannetty & 1-2-3 Kid (WWF Tag Team Titles)
• Samu/Fatu def. Chaz Storm/Tony DeVito
• Face to Face:  Jeff Jarrett/Razor Ramon (Intercontinental Champion)
• Tatanaka def. Barry Horowitz
• Segment:  Undertaker & Paul Bearer
• Face to Face:  Yokozuna & Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji
• Virgil def. Derec Domino via Submission
• Interview:  Shawn Michaels & Diesel/Bam Bam Bigelow/Jeff Jarrett/Crush/Adam Bomb/Rick Martel
• Royal Rumble Report:  Randy Savage/Billy Gunn & Bart Gunn//Marty Jannetty & 1-2-3 Kid (WWF Tag Team Titles)
• IRS def. Tony Roy
• Face to Face:  Crush/Randy Savage
• Undertaker def. Duane Gill

Classic Wrestling Review: 1991-03-02 Power Hour

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today I am watching the March 2nd 1991 Power Hour!  WCW was not quite in its worst state yet but it was getting there.  Even though the Midnight Express are gone they still had some good tag teams yet the New Freebirds are your tag team champions at this point!  I was not watching WCW at this point so a lot of these matches and storylines are brand new to me.  And I get to watch Barry Windham take on El Gigante!  LETS GET TO THIS SHOW!!!

• I mocked that the Freebirds are champions and the first team I see is the Royal Family?  REALLY!
• It is not that the Royal Family is bad but good grief how did WCW let them run the Midnight Express off?
• That was AEW ugly!
• Paul E just mentioned the President of the United States first divorce!  
• Z-Man comes on and my dog starts growling...even he knows an overrated guy when he sees one!
• I always wondered how guys like Wright or Buddy Lee Parker made out money-wise back these days.  They were on almost every show!  Were they under contracts or just always brought in
• That was a horrible bump by Zenk
• Zenk is using the sleeper?  Interesting
• How is it that Dustin looks as good in 1991 as he does in 2019?  
• This enhancement talent is much better than half the AEW roster!
• Get showing by Dustin but he is always a highlight of any show
• That was supposed to show us Terry Taylor did not care about the match?  I do not get it
• It is odd to think that Hayes thought he was over in 1991
• Why did Doom try to cheat?  It does not make sense!  Just to break the team up I guess but just have a botched move
• Yeah Thad Clark stands a chance....oh wait
• This match has already taken too long, should be a boot followed by a powerbomb
• ANDERSON HAS A STESCOPE!  
• Nice showcase for Stinger and The Total Package
• Here is the match I cannot wait to see!  El Gigante in action!!
• 30 seconds...perfect use of the giant!
• Loved that they made the giant seem dangerous by breaking Windham open with the claw

This is a perfect example of why WCW never really took off minus the brief nWo run.  Their roster was still good yet we see El Gigante, Z-Man and the Royal Family.  I know they have to try to make stars but when you have Terry Taylor, Bobby Eaton, Ricky Morton, Brad Armstrong, Sting, Luger, Flair, Anderson, Windham, Zbyszko, the Steiners to name a few without really thinking something is wrong!  The bright point of this match was, like I said above, Rhodes.  Go back and watch anything with Dustin Rhodes and tell me he is not the MVP of every promotion he is in!  I will wait.  Okay I lied I will not but its true.  Until next time....Abyssinia!

Results

• Rip Morgan/Jacko Victory def. Dave Johson/John Peterson
• Z-Man def. James Earl Wright via Submission
• Dustin Rhodes def. Joe Cruz
• JIP:  Terry Taylor/Brad Armstrong/Tim Horner def. Pat Rose/Rip Rogers/Steele
• WNN:  Butch Reed & Ron Simmons break up
• Sid Vicious def. Thad Clark
• Sting/Lex Luger (US Champion) def. Magnum Force #1/Magnum Force #2 via Submission
• El Gigante def. Barry Windham via DQ

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

1991-02-09 Worldwide

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you found this entry.  Today I am checking out the Feb. 9th 1991 edition of WCW Worldwide.  I have no idea where we are at in WCW at this point so I am going in blind.  I did not follow WCW at this point and I am randomly selecting shows as I move data around so let us go to the tape and see what we see shall we!

• Tony Schiavone and Gordon Solie?  
• Ric Flair on the show wrestling?  Interesting
• I like the "will beat this person in x time" that they did
• I think Terri was even better looking back then, without those life preservers ha ha
• If I ran a wrestling company I would make my stars watch these shows every day.  See what wrestling should be like
• I wonder if it is true that people would leave if they saw their names next to the Steiners
• It is weird to see Rick without the headgear, so very weird
• I hate that top rope DDT
• Poor Enhancement talent does not even get his name on TV
• That was sloppy and could have broken the kids shoulder
• Dissension amoungst Doom!
• Why did Reed put on a shirt?
• Love Simmons powerslam
• Windham's hair is so weird
• This was a weird heel vs. heel match; yes it is to build to a Doom breakup but still weird
• Nice to see a young Kevin Nash
• Look how Nash towers over everyone in the ring
• What was with Nash's hair?  Is that a mullet?
• It is weird to think that Tommy Rich was the NWA Champion not being around that time period and only know this Tommy Rich and going forward
• The Thesz press is the worst finisher of all time I think
• Wow, Flair is facing a true job guy!
• Imagine if this kid has injured Naitch, can you imagine?
• Sad to see Dirty Dutch as basically enhancement
• How great is Rogers with the pigtails

Another show from WCW that just did not seem to have direction.  No real talk of Wrestle War during the show even though that is where they should be going.  5/8 of the main event were on the show and not once was it mentioned by the commentators.  That was the problem with WCW, they put out shows with matches but never really had direction.  The wrestlers usually worked hard but the office just never had its stuff together

Results

• Interview:  Ric Flair (World Champion)
• Segment:  Alexandra York
• Michael Wallstreet def. David Isley
• Rick Steiner/Scott Steiner (US Tag Team Champions) def. Mke Samples/Magnum Force #2
• Sid Vicious def. Unknown #1
• Segment:  Ron Simmons & Butch Reed (Tag Team Champions) & Teddy Long
• Barry Windham def. Ron Simmons (Tag Team Champion)
• Ricky Morton/Junkyard Dog/Tommy Rich def. James Earl Wright/Blade/Steel
• Ric Flair (World Champion) def. Mike Hart via Submission
• Sting/Lex Luger (US Champion) def. Rip Rogers/Dutch Mantell via Submission
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