1994-02-19 WCW Saturday Night

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever you have found this entry.  Today I am checking out the Saturday Night before Superbrawl!  Flair will be here I am sure and so will Vader I am guessing.  I have no idea what is going to be on the show but I think it is time to go find out!

• The Boss...how did WWF not stop this the moment he showed up on TV?
• Why is "Jungle" from the Everglades?
• I love that Heenan just commented about the Everglades and Jungle thing
• Did Steele just use the Stinger Splash?  Now we know why he did not stick around long
• Worst finisher ever!
• Payne was not what you would call a great promo was he?
• A brush your teeth chant!
• I love that the brush your teeth chant is still going for Missy
• I wonder if they Nastys were as sloppy as they appear
• And the Nastys get the win with the worst looking elbow ever
• Did Ray Traylor have that much of an accent in WWF?  I feel like he hid it for Vince
• I was always a big fan of The Patriot and really enjoyed his run in WCW
• Regal challenging the Patriot!  That is why Regal is the greatest TV champ ever!!
• Hell of a dropkick!
• Did Santana ask Scotty Steiner for his 1990 ring gear?
• A big win for the Patriot with the Uncle slam and looks good
• Bagwell vs. Booker T, the match that ruined WCW in 2002!
• Was 1994 the best year for tag teams in WCW since they left the NWA?  
• THAT SHOULD BE A DQ!  Booker went over the top!!!
• Heat was much more of a brawling team here before they renamed them to Booker and Stevie Ray
• Scorpio killed himself!
• I do love this version of Vader, 92-94
• Vader looks like he kills people yet you hear stories he does not.  
• It is so odd that Parker had a job for another 7 years but guys like Bobby Eaton would not
• Weird, the teams are in wrong corners in my mind
• I always like Lightning as Cobra, thought he was underrated
• I do not remember a shoulder breaker in the past from Boss
• Second best piledriver in wrestling!
• It is amazing how much Brian's son looks like him.  It is like looking at a clone!
• Jesus that was a little graphic for 1994!
• This Mauler is AWFUL!

This felt like a very long show and very little movement, which is to be expected.  They have a big PPV tomorrow night but a really long AWFUL main event did not help.  Honestly this show was not good to be honest.  I cannot recommend anything on this show.

RESULTS

• Interview:  The Boss
• Jim Steele def. Ron Vegas
• Interview:  Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne
• Recap:  Starrcade '93
• Brian Knobbs/Jerry Sags (WCW Tag Team Champions) def. Larry Santo/Otis Opollo
• Starrcade Control Center:  Sir William & Steven Regal (TV Champion)/Arn Anderson
• Interview:  Nick Bockwinkle & The Boss
• The Patriot def. Ricky Santana
• Kane/Kole def. Marcus Bagwell/2 Cold Scorpio via Countout
• Interview:  Vader & Harley Race
• Vader def. Bill Payne/Chris Sullivan/Otis Opollo/Ricky Tango
• History:  Diamond Dallas Page & Terry Taylor
• Thunder/Lightning def. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker/Ron Oakes
• Interview:  Steve Austin (US Champion) & Rick Rude (International Champion) & Paul Orndorff & Col. Parker
• The Boss def. Jake Stevens
• Paul Orndorff def. Matt Shepard
• Brian Pillman def. The Mauler
• Interview:  Ric Flair (WCW Champion)

1994-02-12 WCW Saturday Night

 

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, August 29, 2020 I am going back once again to 1994 and checking out WCW Saturday night from February 12th.  We find out if Flair is going to man up and fight Vader.  Johnny B. Badd challenges Rick Rude for the big gold belt and more!

• Bockwinkle was a great commish!  Perfect for the role
• Why would anyone cut Missy's hair like that?
• CLUBBERING!!!
• Why did anyone think Steele was going to be a star?
• He has boots on now!
• Turner and Fonda there?
• Worst finisher EVER!  I would take the knuckle to the head from Slaughter over this
• Do you think Jane gave a damn about this show or Ted?
• I do not remember Terry Taylor wrestling at this point in his career
• Why is the Patriot getting a title shot in his debut?  I mean I love the Patriot but seriously?
• Has anyone sold better than Regal?
• Regal does the drop toe differently and is so believable
• I wonder if this Ryzing guy will do anything in pro wrestling....
• Really nice Tiltawhirl backbreaker
• It is so weird that Tony calls Heenan "Bob"
• Why is Anderson teaming with Watts a week fore his TV Title Match?
• Erik Watts would be a star nowadays
• Dear lord did you see how high Roma was!
• Arn got a little cutsie in this match
• Sonny needs to run away now
• And he is going to be unbias on Superbrawl?  HE SHOULD BE FIRED!
• Why would Steamboat skin the cat?  Hit the floor, get the DQ win and walk away!
• The Barney Fife of WCW!
• I think Sasha Banks needs to remember Ray Traylor is the only BOSS!
• I wonder how good Rude would have been in an NXT coach type role
• Rude with a leapfrog!  I do not remember him doing that often

Another great show!  Slightly too long at times, probably should have skipped the Vader interview and the Rhodes/Pillman interview but all really good matches.  Sure I could say things about the Steele match but it was short and it should have been!  Two big debuts, one for WCW for the next few years and one for the future.  Plus maybe Johnny B. Badds best match of his career!

RESULTS

• Segment:  Nick Bockwinkle
• Brian Knobbs/Jerry Sags (WCW Tag Team Champions) def. Scott D'Amore/Matt Shepard
• Segment:  Johnny B. Badd
• Interview:  Ric Flair (WCW Champion)
• Jim Steele def. Fred Avery
• Segment:  Ted Turner & Jane Fonda
• Superbrawl Control Center:  Missy Hyatt & Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags (WCW Tag Team Champions)/Maxx Payne & Cactus Jack
• Steven Regal (WCW TV Champion) & The Patriot go to a Time Limit Draw for the Title
• Interview:  Robert Parker & Steve Austin (WCW US Champion) & Mongolian Mauler
• Terra Ryzing def. Keith Cole via Submission
• Paul Roma/Paul Orndorff def. Arn Anderson/Erik Watts via DQ
• Interview:  Vader & Harley Race
• Vader def. Sonny Rogers
• Ricky Steamboat def. Fidel Sierra
• The Boss def. Rip Rogers
• Interview:  The Boss
• Interview:  Dustin Rhodes & Brian Pillman
• Rick Rude (WCW International Champion) def. Johnny B. Badd
• Interview:  Harley Race

1994-02-05 WCW Power Hour

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you found this entry.  Once again we are going back to 1994, this time to the Power Hour edition from Feburary 5th.  Will we get a follow up on the Thunderdome match being postponed?  Let's go to the tape!

• Bischoff and Flair?  WHAT THE FUCK?  This was a drastic change in hosts
• Vader shoved the hell out of Ricky Steamboat!
• The Red Rooster is going to beat up Barry Goldberg....balls
• Taylor vs. Austin on Saturday Night?  Yes please!
• I do not remember Terry wrestling this late in his career, so odd
• Sugar Daddy almost looks like Ice Train.  He is a big man
• Dibacco is not a small man either!  
• I love that they have to make stuff up to cover up the fact that this match was taped prior to the unmasking on Saturday Night
• Road Dogg sure knew how to pick his trunks in 1994!
• I think both of these guys are vastly underrated.  The Godwinns are guilty pleasures
• Goof?  Vader?  Good grief you are going to get hurt very bad
• How do you not like Fried Chicken Bischoff?
• Pillman will pay for what he did to Col Parker!
• I was never a fan of Pillman, just never did it for me.  Not sure why because he was good but was always missing something for my taste
• Is that the worst "Indian War Dance" ever done in wrestling?
• I think I said this when this aired on Worldwide but this proves that Regal is one of the best ever with him making you believe Norris might win
• Sting vs. Regal on WCWSN?  Well I am looking forward to that show now!

I hate that the Power Hour is just Worldwide with new announcers but it is a good show.  I am really enjoying 1994 honestly....well aside from ECW thus far.  WCW has the best in-ring action.  SMW has the best angles and promos.  WWF is that warm spot for me because this is when my fandom was really growing for them...plus the Rocket Owen Hart!  USWA is Lawler and that is never a bad thing.  Then there is ECW.  Prove me wrong guys prove me wrong!

RESULTS

• Recap:  WCW Saturday Night
• Terry Taylor def. Bill Payne
• Cactus Jack/Maxx Payne def. Sugar Daddy/Mike Dibacco via Submission
• Flashback:  Wrestlewar 1989:  Ric Flair def. Ricky Steamboat (WCW World Champion) for the title
• Tex Slazenger/Shanghai Pierce def. Brian Armstrong/Scott Sandlin
• Segment:  Ricky Steamboat
• Brian Pillman def. Bob Cook
• Superbrawl Control Center:  Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags (WCW Tag Team Champions/Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne
• Steven Regal (WCW TV Champion) def. Charlie Norris for the Title

Classic Wrestling Review: 1995-01-01 WCW Main Event

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today we are going back to 1995, New Years day and watching some WCW action!  Starrcade just happened and we saw the debut of Randy Savage in WCW.  The Butcher, of all people, was in the main event of the show!  Our hosts are Bobby Heenan and Mean Gene!  This is going to be a recap show most likely but lets go at it!

• Love that Bobby was "Hungover"
• Interactive TV, an idea before its time!
• How many times do you think Sting fought Ric Flair?  1000?  2000?
• Here comes the Hulkster....brother!
• This is NOT fair to Flair!!
• Tony Schiavone is at his best at this point I think.  94-99. Then came Russo....
• What was the deal with Stingers hair at this point?  It has to be two inches tall!
• Hogan is enjoying giving this "fan" an atomic drop!
• I love the old Flair clip of the knee
• This was the weird version of Hogan where he was leaner and just did not look right in my opinion
• HE HIT BUTCHER WITH A CHAIR IN THE FACE!  DEAR LORD HE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO BUTCHERS FACE YEARS AGO!!
• Is that Brad Armstrong in the background?  
• I miss Vader in the ring.  Can you imagine if Vince would have really got behind him in 1996.  He could have been one of the biggest stars WWF ever had!
• Dear lord how hot was Sherri!!!
• How many times did these teams fight?
• CLUBBERING!!!!!  FOUR FISTES ON ONE HEAD!!!
• I could watch Sherri sneak ALL DAY LONG!
• I always hated the Nastys as good guys.  Just didn't fit to have them selling and doing hot tags and such
• How amazing was the Harlem Hangover?  For a man the size of Booker T to do it was a sight to see
• I always liked the tag division back in 1994-1996 with Stars and Stripes, Nastys, Heat, Pretty Wonderful, Sullivan and Cactus, Sullivan and Evad, Bagwell and Scorpio, Steiners, LOD, Sting & Luger and many others
• Watching these old shows makes me wonder who some of these guys are not in the HoF.  Tenta, Vader and Sullivan to name a few.  Yet Koko B. Ware and Brutus are?!  Nothing against those guys but Tenta, Vader and Sullivan are as deserving and Vader and Sullivan more so in my opinion.  But hey at least we get Batista this year!
• Think about it, Tenta was 42 when he passed in 2006.  He could still be wrestling now!  FUCK YOU CANCER!
• I know people hate 1994 WCW but I LOVE IT!  Maybe it is the nostalgia it but it was fun for me
• Is Bobby Eaton the most underrated wrestler of all time?
• Dustin Rhodes vs. Bobby Eaton?  YES PLEASE!
• Dustin is still the highlight of any show he is on 25 years later!  He is the reason to turn into AEW.  
• What is great is that these two can WRESTLE!  
• At this point, I think it is basically a face vs. face match.  Eaton was a heel with Corny and Paul E. but the rest of the time he was basically just a wrestler.  Went out and did it as good as anyone ever
• Three more guys here that should be in the HoF, Eaton, Rhodes and Darsow.  
• Seriously why in the hell is Demolition not in the HoF?  I know they sued Vince but come on Demolition was awesome!
• Oh wait, Eaton was a heel with Regal as the Blue Bloods who I forgot to mention above in the tag teams
• Their segment when they found the OJ knife was classic!
• Dusty Rhodes and Larry Zbyszko were great announcers, throw in Gordan Soile and it shows that WCW had great talent at this time in and out of the ring
• I love that Dustin missed that punch.  I do not know if it was intentional or not but I like that it looked like a fight and not a dance like so much of wrestling today
• BOBBY IS GOING TO FLY!
• SLOW COUNT NICK PATRICK!!
• Also I like that the bulldog came out of nowhere

A nice recap show with an excellent Rhodes vs. Eaton match.  You have Bobby Heenan and Mean Gene as hosts who were fantastic together.  Not much to talk about as it was just a recap of a few matches in 1994.  Also highlighted the next big feud of Hogan and Vader.  I feel like this is when WCW started to turn around and then 18 months later the nWo came and watch out!

Results

• Highlights:  1994-07-09 WCWSN:  Sting def. Ric Flair (WCW World Champion) via DQ
• 1994-12-27 Starrcade:  Randy Savage & Butcher & Avalanche & Kevin Sullivan & Hulk Hogan (WCW World Champion)
• 1994-12-27 Starrcade:  Vader & Hulk Hogan (WCW World Champion)
• Highlights:  1994-12-03:  Brian Knobbs/Jerry Sags def. Booker T/Stevie Ray via DQ 
• Highlights:  1994-11-20:  Sting def. Avalanche via DQ
• Dustin Rhodes def. Bobby Eaton
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