WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, January 20th, 1996
- Well, the drama continues in World Championship Wrestling...
- Hogan doesn't think Savage should get his title shot on Nitro this coming week.
- Savage has lost to Luger four times in a row.
- Luger seemingly cannot be trusted by Sting.. But they are about to make a tag team?
- Horsemen and Dungeon of Doom seemingly never are able to get a victory.
- Well, Flair is, but no one else.
- One Man Gang is the United States Champion... I have not seen him actually with the belt, nor defend it.
- A wedding is coming up at the Clash of the Champions (COTC)...
- And so is a great big surprise.... From Hogan and Savage...
- It's Saturday Night... lets get the show on the road!
- Saturday Night opening package
- Footage of Hogan complaining to Savage about his title shot coming up on Monday Night.
- The crowd is going nuts... for Tony and Dusty!!!!!
- Or for the guy telling them to cheer.
- Dusty jabbers and mentions about the tension between Savage and Hogan.
- Jim Belushi interview tonight.
- Harlem Heat Vs Sting/Luger.
- Lets go to the ring!
- Chris Benoit w/ Brian Pillman Vs Eddie Guerrero
- This one should be a really good contest.
- Guerrero is facing Pillman at COTC.
- Benoit quickly goes to the leg of Guerrero and has a clear game plan.
- Pillman rams Guerrero's leg into the ring post behind the referee's back.
- Commercials aka.. Hotline shill.
- We come back and Benoit is still working on the knee of Guerrero.
- Guerrero with a modified Indian death lock.
- Guerrero's shoulders continue to go down for a two count..
- Benoit uses the ropes and the hold is broken.
- Snapmare by Benoit and he works on the leg some more.
- Guerrero coming back with right hands and boots in the corner.
- A top rope hurricanrana.
- Dusty calls that a "Russian suplex"...
- Cradle by Guerrero.. 2 count
- Guerrero reverses a knee breaker into a sunset flip cover.. 2 count.
- Benoit continues to work on the knee of Guerrero.
- Benoit snapmares Guerrero down again.
- Guerrero is sent to the floor and Pillman begins to choke Guerrero with his jacket and kicks Guerrero on the knee.
- Guerrero reverses a back suplex into a pin.. 2 count
- After trading a few right hands.. Guerrero connects with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker.
- A few punches in the corner.. Pillman distracts Guerrero,.. Pillman soon accidentally hits Benoit..
- Guerrero covers.. 1-2-3.
- Your Winner: Eddie Guerrero via pinfall due to backfired interference
- Guerrero is with Gene, and Guerrero knows he has to be prepared for his match against Pillman.
- Guerrero is tired of Pillman talking too much.
- Guerrero is going to shut Pillman's mouth, once and for all.
- Harlem Heat cut a promo on Sting and Luger on their match later tonight.
- Commercials
- Gene goes over the matches for Clash of the Champions..
- Giant has "grown over the past week"...I doubt that.
- Back to the ring.
- Scott Norton Vs Bill Payne
- Norton hasn't been around since 1995.
- Norton with a head butt and a chop take down.
- Another head butt and Payne is already in serious pain.
- A clothesline from Norton after sending Payne into the corner.
- Payne attempts right hands and a dropkick.. With no effect to Norton.
- Norton simply kicks Payne and connects with a shoulder breaker
- Your Winner: Scott Norton via pinfall following a shoulder breaker
- Gene hypes up Norton.
- Norton comes on over.. Not even sweating or breathing hard.
- Seems like Norton doesn't have enough contenders for him.
- He isn't afraid.. He doesn't want titles.. He just wants opponents.
- Sting and Luger cut a promo on Harlem Heat and the Tag Belts are coming to them!
- Looks like they resolved everything?
- Commercials
- Bunkhouse Buck/Dick Slater w/Col. Robert Parker Vs Men at Work (Kanyon/Starr)
- Buck and Slater have fallen off the face of the earth after their reign as tag team champions.
- Slater and Starr start off the contest. Match slowly starts as a few lock ups occur.
- Slater takes Starr down and Slater backs into the ropes avoiding a right hand from Starr.
- Starr with a power slam on Slater. Slater comes back with a wrist lock.
- Buck gets a tag and rams Starr into the corner pad. Hip toss take down on Starr.
- Buck rubs the eyes of Starr onto the ropes. Slater comes in and head butts Starr.
- Starr comes back with right hands.. Until Buck attacks Starr on the apron.
- Starr is sent to the floor and Buck begins to choke Starr with a rope.
- Starr is back into the ring and Starr manages to suplex Slater down.
- Kanyon comes in with a few right hands. Kanyon with a dropkick.
- Buck gets the tag and takes Kanyon down with a big boot.
- The rope is back into play.
- Buck tries to use it.. But Kanyon manages to roll up Buck... 1-2-3!!
- Men at Work just won!!!!
- Your Winners: Men at Work via pinfall
- Random footage of Hogan beating up Vader from 1995.
- Most likely shown because Vader is now with the WWF.
- Commercials
- Footage from the Horsemen/Dungeon of Doom segment on Nitro.
- With the highlight being Arn slapping Pillman.
- Big Bubba Rogers Vs Arn Anderson
- Dusty has already said "bubber" about ten times.
- Rogers backs Arn into a corner but doesn't unload a right hand.
- Lock up again and Arn delivers a blow to the gut and head.
- Another forearm by Arn. Bubba places Arn into a sleeper hold.
- Arn gets out and looks for an abdominal stretch, but Roger reverses into one of his own.
- Rogers is using the ropes until Nick Patrick notices this.
- Arn with a gut shot, and a standing double axe handle.
- Arn with a few boots to Rogers. Arn is sent into the ropes but avoids a boot from Rogers by going to the floor.
- Rogers with an uppercut on the floor and sends Arn back first into the apron.
- Arn slams Rogers face first into the apron.
- Both head back into the ring. Arn with shoulder block, and Rogers comes back with a knee to the head.
- Arn fights back into the ring. Arn leaps off the middle rope and Rogers connects with a spine buster.. 2 count after caught using the ropes.
- Arn with a spinning neck breaker.
- Crowd wants a DDT. Rogers sends Arn to the floor.
- VK Wall Street comes over and attacks Arn Anderson!
- Jim Duggan also comes out.. And is helping out a Horsemen?!
- Arn connects with a mean left hook with the chain in his tape.. 1-2-3.
- Your Winner: Arn Anderson via pinfall
- Gene is now in the backstage area with Hogan and Savage
- Hogan is dressed ready to wrestle..
- I bet this was taped backstage on Nitro.
- Hogan has a problem facing One Man Gang and the entire Dungeon of Doom...
- ...while Savage, who hasn't been on a roll, has a World title shot.
- Savage says that Flair and Giant are making them turn on each other.
- Hogan really believes he deserves the title shot.
- They appear to be on good terms now.
- A promo, again, of Sting and Luger challenging for the Tag Titles.
- We come back and DDP comes on over.
- DDP hypes himself up being the "Most Improved" Wrestler.
- Winning his first Television Title...
- DDP wants Johnny B. Badd.. One more time.. Making it about ten times they have fought in three months time.
- Kevin Sullivan w/ Jimmy Hart Vs Chris Nelson
- Poor Nelson.
- Sullivan quickly sends Nelson to the floor and hits him with the ring steps..
- Back into the ring. Sullivan with a few blows to the back..
- Sullivan begins to choke Nelson on the middle rope and delivers a few boots.
- Nelson is again sent to the floor. Sullivan sends Nelson into the ropes.
- Running baseball slide onto Nelson.
- Knee lift, double stomp.. 1-2-3
- Your Winner: Kevin Sullivan via pinfall after the double stomp
- Gene is with Sullivan and Jimmy Hart
- Hart says that Inferno and is "booty and shaking" is over.
- Sullivan says that Respect is the most important thing.
- Inferno doesn't have respect for anyone.. According to Sullivan
- Sullivan is going to break Inferno's hands..
- Harlem Heat cut another promo..
- Commercials
- Tony and Dusty talk about the Dungeon of Doom/Horsemen/Hulk-a-mania saga.
- Footage from Nitro.. Recapping the complete show.
- This Monday.. Pillman Vs Malenko... Sting/Luger Vs Harlem Heat again... Hogan Vs One Man Gang and Flair Vs. Savage for the World title
- WCW United States Heavyweight Champion One Man Gang Vs Super Giant Ninja
- What the hell kind of opponent is that.... Super Giant Ninja..
- One Man Gang actually has the belt with him!
- I don't believe this is for the title...
- They begin to trade blows and Ninja delivers a few chops...
- Gang comes back with a splash in the corner.
- Gang with a few blows to the neck of Ninja.
- Gang with a scoop slam.. 747 splash! Or just a simple big splash..1-2-3
- Your Winner: One Man Gang via pinfall after a 747 splash
- I think Ninja might have been Yeti.. In a different gimmick.
- Gene hypes up One Man Gang..
- Gang comes in and is smirking.. Gang is ready to prove himself and is ready to beat Hogan.
- Claims Hogan will not defeat him.
- Brian Pillman Vs Todd Morton
- Morton looks like a Rock N' Roll Express wannabe. A Ricky Morton wannabe.
- He is.. He has started a Rock N' Roll chant..
- Pillman wants a test of strength.. Morton doesn't want to..
- Pillman is taunting the crowd... Pillman wants to shake hands..
- Pillman with a boot and begins to club away on the neck of Morton.
- Pillman spikes Morton with a pile driver..
- Pillman places Morton on top of himself... 2 count
- Morton is out cold.. Pillman in a camel clutch hold and fish hooks Morton..
- Morton gives up
- Your Winner: Brian Pillman via submission.
- Pillman has great charisma.
- Pillman is with Gene..
- Pillman talks about taking Orndorff out.
- Pillman says that Guerrero's moment of truth is coming up at COTC.
- Pillman pulls off this Loose Cannon gimmick off very well.
- More footage of Vader getting beaten up.. Now courtesy of Flair.
- Commercials
- Dean Malenko Vs Alex Wright
- These two men will be also facing each other at COTC.
- Malenko backs Wright into a corner.. But nothing occurs.
- Wright with a go-behind.. Malenko reverses..
- Wright with a wrist lock.. Malenko reverses into a wrist lock of his own.
- Wright with a head scissors on the mat. Malenko backs Wright into the ropes and delivers a knee.
- A couple of leap frogs.. Wright pops up and Malenko connects with a clothesline.
- Wright comes back with a back drop, head scissors take down and a dropkick.
- Malenko rolls to the floor. Wright with an arm drag take over..
- Malenko reverses and begins to drop knees onto the knee of Wright.
- Wright reverses the Texas Cloverleaf into a cover.. 2 count
- Malenko gets up and continues to work on the knee.
- More boots to the knee of Wright.
- Wright comes back with forearm shots to Malenko.
- Malenko comes back with a leg lock.
- Malenko with a running clothesline. Wright reverses a vertical suplex and dropkicks Malenko chest first into the corner.
- Wright with a gut wrench slam.. 2 count
- Wright with an upper cut.. Running back elbow into the corner..
- Wright leaps over Malenko in the corner and connects with a spinning heel kick.
- Malenko reverses a slam into a cover.. 2 count
- Wright with an upper cut and scoop slam. Wright goes up top.. Malenko dropkicks the knee of Wright.
- Malenko places Wright into the Texas Cloverleaf.. Wright is in the ropes..
- Malenko will not let go... Malenko is disqualified.
- Your Winner: Alex Wright via disqualification
- Malenko still has the hold on and several referees come over to make Malenko let go.
- Gene is with Television Champion Johnny B. Badd and Diamond Doll.
- Badd actually puts DDP over as a good wrestler. Mentions that Page hasn't beaten Badd yet.
- Doll says that her feelings are still hurt from DDP.
- Badd says their will be NO rematch.
- Jim Belushi interview is coming up next.. Oh Boy.
- Commercials
- Gene comes back and shills his Hotline.. Which leads to the interview.
- Belushi says that Mongo is the NFL in every way. Mongo is the toughest man on the Bears team.
- Belushi says that at a restaurant ,all Mongo wanted to do was beat up Arnold S.
- Belushi says that he and Mongo have a brother type relationship.
- Puts over Mongo as being a very intelligent man.
- Belushi shows picture of a demonic Mongo busted open after having fun with his friends.
- Eric Bischoff hyped Belushi new movie with Halle Berry.. Races Sun?
- Most likely the only way to get Belushi to do this interview.
- Very Pointless.
- Main Event Time!
- For the WCW World Tag Team Titles: (champions) Harlem Heat Vs Sting/Luger
- How ironic that Heat decide to tell Sherri Martel to stay back..
- That couldn't have happened.. Before they came out..
- Commercials
- Booker and Sting start things off and Booker getting the advantage.
- Booker with a side headlock and shoulder blocks Sting down.
- Sting comes back with a dropkick.
- Sting tags in Luger and Luger delivers a boot to the gut of Booker.
- Booker comes back with a right hand and tags in Ray.
- Ray delivers a few right hands and stomps away on Luger.
- Luger comes back with a boot and tags in Sting.
- Ray takes Sting down and begins to choke him.
- Sting connects with a back elbow on Ray..
- Sting tags in Luger who clotheslines Ray and takes Booker down.
- Luger is playing to the crowd.. Ray tags in Booker.
- Booker connects with a leaping side kick.
- Booker with the scissors kick! Ray gets the tag and stomps on Luger.
- Ray takes Luger down with a clothesline and gets a two count.
- Ray with an elbow drop and gets a 2 count.
- Ray with a nerve hold on Luger. Ray tags in Booker.
- Booker with a spinning forearm shot... 2 count.
- Booker has an arm bar of sorts on Luger.
- Booker with a side kick and Luger goes down.
- Booker taunts Sting into the ring and Luger is sent to the floor.
- Ray connects with a super kick and Luger is out cold.
- Booker begins to choke Luger and tags in Ray.
- Luger comes back with a knee and forearm shot.. Ray delivers a knee to the gut of Luger and connects with a knee drop... 2 count.
- Ray back to a nerve hold. Ray tags in Booker.
- Booker with a side slam.. Booker to the middle rope but misses a leg drop.
- Luger crawls to his corner and makes the tag to Sting.
- Sting works on both members on Harlem Heat.
- Sting with a double back elbow off the middle rope.
- Sting covers Booker.. 2 count
- Booker misses a splash in the corner..
- Sting places Booker into the Scorpion Death Drop!
- Sting has it locked..
- Luger sends Ray OVER THE TOP...
- Which causes a disqualification!
- Your Winners: and Still WCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
- Commercials
- We come back and Flair and Savage have a split screen interview.
- Flair is in Las Vegas.. Savage is in Atlanta.
- Flair does his typical stylin' and proflin' statement.
- Savage says that he will leave Las Vegas as the World Champion!
- Flair says that he is the man who walked over Sting, Luger and Savage at Starrcade 1995 to win the title.
- Savage says they have a lot of history..
- Flair has been through two of his family members.
- Flair says he remembers how sweet Liz.. Really was.. WOOOO.
- Savage cuts a promo on Flair.. Though Flair has already left.
- The Good: The opening contest and Main Event were decent.
- The Bad: Everything else.
- The Ugly: Every match seemingly had the same exact offense. Shoulder breaker, arm locks, and everything else.