2020/10/03

Classic Wrestling Review: Saturday Night 1994-01-29


Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-03-28, I am checking out the WCW after the recent Clash of the Champions.  We will see Col Parker in a chicken suit, Bagwell and Scorpio challenge for the Tag Titles and more!  Plus, and most importantly, we get the debut of Bobby Heenan!!
  • Bobby Heenan debuts and it is awesome!
  • Terry Taylor back in the ring?  That is not a bad thing
  • Look how great and smart Orndorff was, pushing the ropes into the ring
  • My version of this show is clocking in at 2 hours and 30 minutes so it is an extra-large edition of WCWSN!
  • Roma had an excellent power slam
  • Illegal is a sick bird....awesome!
  • Watts and Taylor could have been a decent team
  • I forget how great Austin was prior to his broken neck
  • The one thing that this era of WCW I do not like is that the enhancement matches started to get a little long
  • Boone was in good shape but was just a little small 
  • This match was sloppy but I like that it looked like a fight
  • Pretty sure if I saw my name opposite of Vader I would run.  Rumour has it a lot of people did
  • Nelson could have hurt himself there, as he did not go up correctly
  • I love the Harlem Heat music!
  • Dustin was easily an MVP in 1994
  • The fans are digging this match
  • I like how much the Equalizer changed his look when he became Evad
  • I really REALLY miss the Brain
  • It is interesting that Stevie Ray is the one taking the beating
  • SPINARONI but it did not make sense
  • This match is really taking too long.  If they cannot beat these guys quickly how long will it take in Thunderdome?  A week?
  • I wish we could have seen a Dustin Rhodes vs. Booker T feud in their primes!
  • I had a birthday during that match, good grief it was long.  Good but way too long
  • Bob Cook was a great enhancement talent
  • Jungle Jim not so much
  • The Thesz Press was just awful
  • I love that Bobby accidentally called him Big Boss Man
  • I love that this is extremely embarrassing for Col Rob
  • The fans are absolutely loving this!!
  • Two of my favourites, Eaton and Boss Man
  • Sadly they will not mention their history
  • The best punch in the history of the profession, Bobby Eaton
  • Much like the 6 man earlier, this is taking too long.  I love Bobby Eaton but he is not a top talent at this point
  • Look how Bobby took the Boss Man Slam, made it look vicious
  • Couldn't be Gordon, he is walking straight!  I love Bobby!
  • Both of these guys were underrated performers, especially Henry O. Godwinn
  • I love that Bobby is going to tell us why he left the WWF....but only on the hotline!
  • How many people in this audience were plants?  That guy in the shirt and tie seems like it
  • Missy does not look happy
  • Much better tights on Bagwell and Scorpio then at the Clash
  • Scorpio makes the Nasty look amazing on offence or defence, it is great
  • Bagwell has a great punchable face
  • How does a splash on the arm work or hurt anyone but the splashee?
  • Good grief Scorpio hit hard on the apron!
  • Notice Sags did the "tag" sound?  That is why they were a great classic team
  • Then Knobbs did it, love it!  I miss real tag team wrestling
  • Bagwell did throw a good punch back then, he got lazier it seems as he went further in his career
  • Bagwell screwed his finisher up!

A really good show with all good matches, most too long, but all good.  I know people didn't love WCW at this point storyline-wise but the performers were all good to great and many would go on to be mainstays in the WWF for some time.  I think that the main thing was the lack of pacing but overall a good show and worth checking out if you have the time...and let us be honest we all have time to kill right now!

RESULTS
  • Paul Roma/Paul Orndorff def. Erik Watts/Terry Taylor
  • Segment:  Sting & Dustin Rhodes & Brian Pillman
  • Recap:  Brian Pillman def. Col. Robert Parker in a Loser Wears a Chicken Suit
  • Steve Austin (WCW US Champion) def. Brady Boone
  • Superbrawl Control Center:  Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags (WCW Tag Team Champions)/Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne
  • Interview:  Steve Austin (WCW US Champion) & Col. Robert Parker
  • Vader def. Chris Nelson
  • Interview:  Vader & Harley Race
  • Super Brawl Press Conference:  Nick Bockwinkle/Vader
  • Sting/Brian Pillman/Dustin Rhodes def. Equalizer/Kane/Kole
  • Interview:  Col. Robert Parker/The Boss
  • Jim Steele def. Bob Cook
  • Segment:  Brian Pillman/Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce/Steve Austin & Col Robert Parker
  • The Boss def. Bobby Eaton
  • Interview:  The Boss
  • Johnny B. Badd def. Shanghai Pierce in a match for the Mask
  • Brian Knobbs/Jerry Sags (WCW Tag Team Champions) def. Marcus Bagwell/Too Cold Scorpio for the Titles
  • Interview:  Vader & Harley Race

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