1994-02-13 Main Event

 

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry. Today, 2020-10-03 I am going back 26 years to 1994 to Valentine's Eve, Feb. 13.  I would have been in 8th grade if my memory services correctly and, shockingly enough, I do not think I had a girlfriend.  But that was then and this is now....and I still do not have a girlfriend....I have a lovely wife so suck it 1994!  Sorry got distracted.  We are one week from SuperBrawl so the final build-up is upon us!  Enough waiting it is time to get to the Main Event!

• Of course, the match is re-instated!  No one thought the match would not happen, did they?  
• Avery moves so weirdly
• Is this the best shape Traylor was ever in?
• Is Larry one of the most underrated announcers?
• It is odd that DDP looked better a few years after this.  
• I always thought Taylor was underrated especially in the early 90's and his team with Greg Valentine
• Best TV Champ ever....sorry Double A
• Giving the future DOGG a TV title shot
• Sorry got lost in this match, the D O Double G is actually wrestling with his Lordship and I am surprised
• Regal with a sunset flip?  I do not remember seeing Regal do that before!
• A dropkick from Armstrong!  Wow!
• Oh, I love the slaps from Regal.....WHAT THE HELL IS SCOTT ARMSTRONG DOING!  He should be fined and fired!
• Exactly typical bloody Americans
• That building must have been extremely hot, Regal and Boss both were just covered in sweat
• Was this laying down the groundwork for the Regal & Zbyszko feud?  
• Could that mask be any tighter on the Assassin's face?
• Where did the Assassin go?  He just suddenly stopped managing Pretty Wonderful.  Guess I will find out if there was a reason as I go on
• I cannot believe how much offensive Roma is getting; shows the skills of both men

This was a really good show.  When you have Double-A and Regal on the same show you are in for a good one.  I am excited for Superbrawl.  I had it as a tape trader back in the day but I do not know if I ever actually sat down and watched it.  I assume I have since it was for that match specifically.  However, two really good matches and a squash for the Boss, and this was a very effective show in my opinion.  Until next time, as always, Abyssinia!  

RESULTS

• Recap:  Saturday Night
• The Boss def. Fred Avery
• Interview:  The Boss
• History:  Ric Flair (WCW Champion) & Vader
• History:  Diamond Dallas Page & Z-Man
• Interview:  Diamond Dallas Page/Terry Taylor
• Steven Regal (TV Champion) def. Brian Armstrong for the Title
• Interview:  Steven Regal (TV Champion)
• SuperBrawl Control Center:  Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags (WCW Tag Team Champions)/Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne
• Arn Anderson def. Paul Roma
• Interview:  Arn Anderson

1994-02-05 WCW Saturday Night

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today we are going back to 1994 and the first Saturday Night of February, the 5th.  I am not sure what is on the slate for the show but we are heading to Superbrawl and the Thunderdome.  Will we hear from Vader?  What about Flair?  Lets find out!

• I do love the robot arm for some reason.  Makes me think of my youth probably
• I love Bobby's suits, especially the red and blue ones
• Tom Burton had a solid body, wonder if he would have been more successful in the territories...or was he back in the day for that matter
• Steamboat was so smooth in the ring.  Too bad the injury and his wife kept him down
• It does not pay to be a friend of Ric Flair's
• I miss the old control centers with Mean Gene
• I feel so bad for Tugboat, thought he was going to get a big push and then he literally ran into a wall
• Do you think Mark Starr was under contract at this point or just a weekly payoff
• Also does Starr look like Joe Piscopo or is it just me?
• Was this the best shape Uncle Fred was in during his runs with WWF & WCW?
• How long are both of Pretty Wonderful going to be in the ring together?
• When was the last time you saw an atomic drop?
• It does look like Fred has a halter top on!
• Really nice dropkick by Starr
• The only person who does a better piledriver is Lawler
• I hate good guy Double A
• Tony is wrong, Regal is the BEST TV Champion
• Prettiest spinebuster of all time!  Maybe my favorite move of all time
• You have a Magnum PI rip off and a Barry Goldberg rip off taking on Cobra Sting and some other guy in this match
• It is interesting that Cobra Sting was able to get several gimmicks, did he have pictures of Dusty Rhodes or Eric Bischoff
• Tango also looked a lot like the Tiger King!
• The exact picture of a professional wrestler, Ravishing Rick Rude
• I honestly do not remember Taylor wresting at this point.  I remember the few 1993 WWF appearances but not WCW in 1994
• They are very smart at making TT look strong here since they are bringing him back in as a wrestler at this point
• I always hated Austin's WCW music, did not fit him
• This will probably not be a great match, especially since EVAD was not a great performer
• A hip toss from Boss?  That is different
• At least they made it quick!
• Is Regal the most underrated wrestler?  Well maybe his future (at this point) partner Bobby Eaton is
• Regal makes everything look painful, which is the point!

Sorry I got sucked into that main event.  I could watch Regal all day long every day I think!  Overall a really good show.  They did a lot to advance the Flair & Vader storyline.  They set up a grudge match between Vader and Steamboat as well.  Just a really good show and it shows that from an in ring perspective WCW might have been putting out the best shows in 1994 thus far.  

RESULTS

• Recap:  Ric Flair (WCW Champion)/Vader
• Segment:  Sir William & Steven Regal (TV Champion)
• Ricky Steamboat def. Tom Burton via DQ
• Segment:  Ricky Steamboat/Vader & Harley Race
• Superbrawl Control Center
• Interview:  Nick Bockwinkel/Ric Flair (WCW Champion)
• Paul Roma/Paul Orndorff def. Uncle Fred/Mark Starr
• Interview:  Paul Roma & Paul Orndorff & The Assassin
• Arn Anderso def. Buddy Lee Parker
• Interview:  Nick Bockwinkel
• Thunder & Lightning def. Bull Payne/Ricky Tango
• Interview:  Rick Rude (International Champion)
• Steve Austin (US Champion) def. Terry Taylor
• The Boss def. The Equalizer
• Interview:  Nick Bockwinkel/Ric Flair (WCW Champion)
• Interview:  Vader & Harley Race
• Sting def. Steven Regal (TV Champion)

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: 1994-01-29 Worldwide

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-03-28, We are finishing off January WCW shows with Worldwide.  Brian Pillman is on the show and Charlie Norris is taking on His Lordship Steven Regal! 

• Pillman just never did it for me as a babyface
• Man I love this Vader
• I like Cactus but man this team was just not good, and not because of Cactus!
• Payne was just sloppy 
• I liked the future team of Jack and Sullivan better, it just fit better
• It is interesting to see Terry Taylor on multiple shows this week.  I just do not remember him wrestling in 1994
• I always like TT, I think he was his own worst enemy.  Plus he ended up with shit stain
• Payne was in WCW off an on through 2000, he had a decent look aside from looking like Barry Goldberg/Jack Black
• Sting was finally starting to do decent promos in 1994
• If I could only watch one wrestler for the rest of life it would Steven Regal matches.  There honestly is none better in my opinion
• Norris hit those ropes weird
• Regal is just so damn smooth and makes it all look so damn good!
• Look how good Regal is making Norris look
• Norris never looked better than he did during this match, and that is because Regal is that damn good!

Not a great show aside from the Regal match.  He can make anyone, probably even me, look good in that ring.  Aside from that not worth checking out.  A very basic syndicated show.

RESULTS

• Brian Pillman def. Bob Cook
• Interview:  Vader & Harley Race
• Cactus Jack/Maxx Payne def. Sugar Daddy/Mike DiBacco via Submission
• Superbrawl Control Center:  Sir William & Steven Regal (TV Champion)/Arn Anderson
• Terry Taylor def. Bill Payne
• WCW Saturday Night Recap
• Interview:  Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne
• Interview:  Brian Pillman & Dustin Rhodes & Sting
• Steven Regal (TV Champion) def. Charlie Norris for the Title

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

1991-01-05 Power Hour Review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Tonight I am checking out the first WCW Power Hour episode of 1991.  The main event is Bobby Eaton taking on Ricky Morton.  Midnight Express taking on the Rock N Roll Express....even though neither of these teams are active at this point.  Let us go to the show!

• The video on the compy I currently have is really bad so this might be a very short review
• Pillman got up there to get Cazana on the top rope
• Its funny, I always remember Z-Man as average in pretty much every way but he would be above average nowadays
• Who was it in WCW that was obsessed with Little Richard?
• Wait...is Jericho in AEW copying Hayes with is weird makeup and such?
• What is with Hayes pant?  
• Remember when the DDT was the end all be all and not an opening segment move?  I 'member
• It is weird to think that Rick Steiner now sits on a school board in Georgia I believe
• Rick was always stiff-looking in the ring; always looked believable
• The Black Scorpion could have been so cool
• Sting never could cut a good promo
• Watching Taylor in this era I am reminded that he could have been a star if not for the Red Rooster.  I truly believe that.
• It is weird that all the "job guys" are bigger and better than a lot of the "stars" of today
• Taylor always needed a better finisher than the "five" arm
• Did Paul Heyman try to channel Roddy Piper at times?  Never noticed that before 
• Michael Wallstreet is one of the best wrestlers never to be the man for a major promotion I think
• Heyman and Ross had some of the best chemistry as announcers
• It is weird to see Terri without certain...um....assets
• Hardrock is a big boy!
• Was there a better technical wrestler than Wallstreet?  I can not think of one
• Both of these guys need to straighten their hair!
• Well, Sid is not getting paid by the hour!  Wait...no powerbomb?
• This match is already going too long
• Bill Fralic played for the Falcons?  I thought he was a Detroit boy only!
• Name a more underrated wrestler than Beautiful Bobby?  I do not think you can!
• If I was a wrestler I would be watching Eaton, Morton, Double A, William Regal and Wallstreet to find out what wrestling is supposed to be like!
• I would pay to watch these guys go at it today more than I would most of the AEW and WWE main roster!
• Who has the better mullet between these two?  I am going with Bobby personally
• I do not like that finish at all!
• GOOD GAWD LOOK AT MISSY AT THIS POINT!!!

Another fine WCW show.  It is funny that people hated this era of WCW but look at the roster.  I know the storyline were not very good but compared to today...anyway while the storyline sucked the action itself was fine.  Great performers and some legends on the show!

Below are the results

• VQ: VERY POOR
• Brian Pillman/Z-Man def. Ed Brock/Joe Cazana
• Jimmy Garvin/Michael Hayes def. Tommy Angel/Rob Morgan
• Rick Steiner def. Chuck Coats
• WNN:  Sting/Ric Flair
• Terry Taylor def. Brian Carr
• Michael Wallstreet def. Rick Hardrock
• Sid Vicious def. Dave Perry
• Ricky Morton def. Bobby Eaton via DQ
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