WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, 03/07/98

By Wade

Up in the sky! It's a bird?!?! It's a plane?!?!? No! It's the Muthaship!
Match 1: Jim Duggan pinned Rick Fuller after Old Glory
- They're already talking about Hogan/Savage.
- Oh, Lord, I don't know if I can handle Duggan two programs in a row.
- They talk about Duggan being a critic from the beginning of the nWo. Hasn't helped his push, has it? HAHAHAHAHA!
- Duggan threatens Fuller with his 2x4, and "ho's"
- Duggan starts a chant: "U-S-S-R"! Whoops, my fault, I confuse him with Ivan Koloff sometimes.
- Fuller attacks Duggan from behind, but Duggan continues to "ho".
- Axehandles in the corner on Fuller.
- Duggan clotheslines Fuller over the top rope.
- Why the fans care about this guy is beyond me.
- Duggan makes some of the most "doofus" faces I've seen.
- Duggan hits a flying shoulderblock, and starts punching Fuller in the head.
- I think they've mentioned this match about twice. The rest of the time is "blah blah blah Uncensored . . . ."
- Fuller with a chinlock.
- Of course, Duggan hulks out of it.
- Thankfully, a Fuller uppercut stops him. For now...
- Duggan hits his 3-point-stance clothesline, then drops Old Glory for the win.
Promo for Sting
This is off the subject, but I like that M&M's commercial.
- "I'm also a client"
They talk about Scott Steiner's heel turn, and challenges from Luger and Traylor.
Match 2: Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Johnny Swinger after the Tornado DDT
- Hudson: "I think moths have eaten away half of Swinger's jacket!"
- Chavo requests that we "get wild."
- Swinger looks like a pimp. He's got "Wild Swing" on his tights.
- Another addition to my Hailing From... list. They announce Swinger as being from San Francisco, CA.
- Swinger hits a nice side slam.
- The Flock is at ringside.
- Chavo's gonna get a shot at Booker T Monday night.
- Swinger with a nice facebuster for two.
- Chavo reminds me a bit of a Lucha Barry Windham.
- Chavo misses a springboard plancha to the outside as Swinger moves out of the way.
- Swinger works Chavo over on the outside.
- Chavo with a sunset flip for two, but Swinger levels him with a clothesline.
- Mark Curtis is reffing this match. He's lost a lot of weight, but it's good to see him work.
- Chavo comes back, and works Swinger over in the corner.
- Chavo jumps to the second turnbuckle, grabs Swinger, and hits the Tornado DDT for the win.
- I like this guy. He's got potential.
Match 3: High Voltage defeated Bobby Eaton and Bobby Walker when Rage pinned Walker after the Voltmeter
- Eaton and Walker come out without "Peanuthead" Teddy Long.
- They show clips of Randy Savage getting the Harvard Lampoon award.
- Rage and Kaos come out and do the "Wonder Twin powers - activate!" move.
- High Voltage have one of the few non-generic entrance music themes in WCW.
- Hardjob starts off against Kaos.
- I've never understood the "stand behind your opponent with your hands around their waist" move.
- Walker hits a flying forearm, chasing Kaos out of the ring.
- They talk about Eaton's tag team success.
- Rage tags in.
- Eaton comes in and slams both Voltage members.
- Rage drop-toeholds Eaton, and Kaos drops the elbow.
- Rage hits a springboard legdrop on Eaton.
- Kaos takes Eaton down with a fairly unimpressive clothesline.
- Doubleteam tactics by High Voltage.
- Eaton with a swinging neckbreaker, and tags Walker.
- Walker starts taking care of Kaos, as Eaton and Rage go outside.
- Walker misses a corner charge, and Kaos picks him up on his shoulders.
- Rage springboards off of the top rope with the Voltmeter for the win.
- Post-match, Rage and Kaos pose for the cameras.
Mean Gene plugs his hotline, talking about a "wrestling company that's on the verge of collapse..."
- Apparently, according to newsboard reports, it's the nWo he's talking about. Save your money.
Match 4: Kendall Windham pinned Evan Courageous after a bulldog
- Evan Courageous has been impressive in his jobs thus far.
- Kendall Windham has apparently borrowed brother Barry's old black glove. Either that, or he's been shopping at a Michael Jackson "Goodwill."
- Kendall looks a lot more like his brother now than he did back in the old days.
- Courageous looks really short against Windham.
- Windham starts with an armdrag, but Courageous answers with two of his own.
- Lots of arm holds thus far.
- Windham drags Courageous outside, and slams him on the floor.
- They mention Windham's "older brother." Not by name, though.
- Nice flying lariat by Windham.
- Courageous avoids a corner charge, and dropkicks Windham.
- Nice springboard moonsault cross-body by Courageous.
- Windham chops Courageous in the corner, then takes it back to the old school and hits his former finisher, the bulldog, for the win.
This week in WCW Motorsports . . .
- A lot of people got drunk and watched rednecks drive around in circles for a few hours.
They talk about/show footage on Rick Steiner's nWo "induction."
- Ok, I gotta admit it. I was out of my seat cheering, in my apartment, when Giant powerbombed Nash.
On Nitro this week: Goldberg, Luger, Flair, and Rick Steiner
Match 5: Fit Finley pinned Jim Powers after the Tombstone
- Jim Powers does Dean Malenko's little "rub the wrists" move on his way to the ring.
- Finley starts off with a trapezius hold on Powers.
- They mention Finley's parking lot brawl with Steve Regal.
- Apparently, Regal's been let go by WCW. A shame, really, he was one of my favorites even though it looked like his opponents would poke him in the belly, and pin him while he was going "he-he!"
- Finley drops a big elbow for two.
- European uppercuts by Finley.
- Powers comes back with forearm shots, and a hiptoss.
- Powers takes Finley down with a clothesline, and Finley rolls out of the ring.
- Tenay tells people to bring signs to WCW shows.
- Finley does a fireman-carry Hotshot.
- Finley moves the ringsteps out of the way, but the referee stops him from using them.
- Big clothesline by Finley.
- I consider it a bonus any time they mention Wendy Turnbuckle during a match.
- Powers runs into the ropes, but gets an elbow for his troubles.
- Finley walks on Powers to get to the turnbuckle, but gets a knee to the gut as he comes off.
- Powers hits a running kneelift, followed by a dropkick.
- Finley avoids a corner charge, and clotheslines Powers.
- Finley drops Powers with the tombstone to get the win.
Match 6: Disco Inferno pinned Lodi (w/Sick Boy) after the Chartbuster
- Lodi signs: "I" "Can" "Beat" "Disco"
- Other Lodi sign: "Lodi: The #1 Chart Buster"
- Disco's in fine form tonight.
- Lodi sign: "Disco: Real Bad Nose Job"
- Disco doesn't like that, and opens up on Lodi.
- Lodi has "Disco Stinks" written on his back.
- Lodi's sideburns are shaved in the shape of an "L"
- Lodi elbows Disco, then gets a sign that says "Disco: Try Dance Lessons."
- On the back of that sign, he's written "Buy Raven Shirts"
- Disco hits his swinging neckbreaker.
- Disco goes outside, and whips Lodi into the guardrail.
- Disco slams Lodi, but misses an elbow from the top.
- Lodi ducks a clothesline, but gets an inverted atomic drop.
- Disco then hits the Chartbuster for the win.
- I like Disco using the Chartbuster a lot more than Ed "Useless" Leslie.
nWo promo for Scott Steiner
- He sounds like he's picked up a Southern accent.
- He talks the usual smack about Lex Luger and Ray Traylor.
They show the "Stuck Mojo" video again.
Match 7: Prince Iaukea pinned Horshu with the Top-Rope Flying Cross-Bodyblock
- Horshu runs his mouth on his way to the ring.
- Iaukea, in contrast, is a mute.
- Can you imagine Horsu walking around in public with that haircut?
- Iaukea hits a sloppy dropkick, then dropkicks Horshu in the shin.
- Horshu throws Iaukea to the corner, and Iaukea flips over to the outside.
- Horshu makes a horseshoe sign with his arms.
- Iaukea flips out of a belly-to-back suplex, but gets clotheslined.
- More talk about Sting/Hall.
- Horshu slams Iaukea, then drops a knee.
- Iaukea tries a slam, but Horshu blocks it. Iaukea then reverses it into a small package for two.
- Horshu: "There's no business, like 'shu business"
- At least he didn't say "There's no business like Hor' business."
- Horshu hits a butterfly suplex.
- Horshu walks the second rope, but misses an elbowdrop.
- Iaukea charges the corner, but Horshu flips him over the top.
- Iaukea then quickly climbs the ropes, and hits his flying cross-body for the win.
They talk about Page/Raven/Benoit, and show footage from Thunder.
- I like Raven's DDT. It's done the way it should be: quick and smooth. The only problem is that STUPID name!
On Thunder this week: Dean Malenko, Jim Duggan, Flair, and Rick Steiner.
Match 8: Juventud Guerrera pinned Villano IV with the 450 Splash
- Both Villanos come out together.
- Guererra comes out spraying it, not saying it.
- IV attacks as Juvy enters the ring.
- IV biels Guererra by the hair.
- IV lifts Juvy up, and drops him to the mat.
- Juvy hits his flying headscissors, and follows it with a spinning hurricanrana.
- Juvy clotheslines IV over the top.
- Juvy tries for a plancha, but Villano V kicks him in the back and jumps in the ring to apply some punishment.
- IV comes back in the ring to work Juvy over.
- IV uses a single-leg Boston crab, and drops a leg.
- IV applies a full-nelson, and slams Juvy's head into the turnbuckle.
- IV with a tombstone, and drops a leg.
- It's been all Villano so far.
- IV eats boot as he charges the corner.
- Juvy flips out of a German suplex, and gets a sunset flip for two.
- IV drops Juvy with a DDT for two.
- Big powerslam from the Villano.
- Juvy rolls out of the way of a moonsault.
- Juvy hits the JuvyDriver, and goes up top.
- Juvy connects with the 450 Splash for the win.
- Villano V runs in, and starts beating on Juvy.
- Super Calo hits the ring to take care of V.
- Silver King makes his appearance to fight the good guys.
- Ciclope completes the six-man to take out Silver King.
- The technicos clear the rudos out of the ring, and hit matching over-the-top dives, as we go to commercial.
Promo for Scott Hall vs. Sting.
The SAME promo for Gene's lame hotline.
Match 9: Dean Malenko made Billy Kidman submit to the Texas Cloverleaf
- Kidman's still scratching for all he's worth.
- Next Saturday night: Curt Hennig and Brian Adams vs. Jim Neidhart and British Bulldog; Chris Jericho and Dean Malenko vs. Chris Jericho and Chavo Guerrero Jr.; and Juventud Guererra, Ciclope, and Super Calo vs. Villano IV, Villano V, and Silver King (note that "next" Saturday night was probably filmed that same night, later in the arena).
- Malenko flips Kidman up into a fireman's carry, and drops him with a gut buster. Im-pressive!
- Kidman comes back with a nice split-legged spinebuster.
- Kidman with a springboard legdrop.
- Chris Jericho is out taking notes on Malenko.
- The crowd chants "Jericho Sucks," and Jericho makes a "shush" motion to them. Pretty funny.
- Kidman drops Malenko with a belly-to-back suplex.
- Kidman takes Malenko down with a knee to the gut, and chokes him.
- Kidman hits a standing powerslam, and goes up top.
- Malenko catches him, and tries a superplex.
- Kidman tries a sunset flip, but Malenko pulls him up and punches on him in the corner.
- Kidman tries his springboard bulldog, but Malenko turns it into a belly-to-back suplex.
- Malenko locks on the Cloverleaf for the win. As he does, Jericho throws his notes into the ring.
- Jericho is trying to get the Flock to help him attack Malenko, and Lodi, Hammer, Sick Boy, and Riggs go to the ring.
- They back Malenko into the corner.
- Jericho elbows Riggs saying "He's scared, eh?", but Riggs punches Jericho.
- Jericho slides out of the ring as we go to Lee Marshall in the "locker room."
Lee Marshall has Ray Traylor with him.
- Quote of the night: "I don't mean to get heavy on everyone here." Doh!
- Marshall talks about Ray Traylor's past with the nWo, as well as the Steiners.
- Traylor tries to talk some "sense" into Steiner.
- This is a real tearjerker.....
- Traylor's going to try to knock some sense into Steiner.
Match 10: Scott Steiner made Ray Traylor submit to the Steiner Recliner
- Apparently, WCW wrestlers are lining up to get a shot at Scott Steiner.
- Traylor comes out, apparently dressed in street clothes.
- In an amazing coincidence, they've got a "huge" announcement coming up after the commercial.
- Traylor's got a mic, and he has a few things to say:
- Apparently, this doesn't have to happen tonight.
- Traylor can feel Steiner's pain, apparently.
- Steiner walks to the ring, as Traylor tells him that the nWo are backstabbers and won't help him.
- Traylor says that at least he had his family.
- Traylor lays some family guilt on Steiner.
- Traylor: "nWo 4-life is just a bunch of crap."
- Steiner says that Traylor's right, and offers his hand.
- Traylor shakes it, says "It's good to have you back," and hugs Steiner.
- Steiner hits an overhead-release belly-to-belly suplex from the hug. Nice!
- Steiner: "Buddy, I'm nWo 4-life!"
- Steiner works over Traylor.
- Traylor gets a boot up as Steiner charges the corner.
- The Triple-Jeopardy match between Page/Benoit/Raven will be for the US Title. That's our huge announcement.
- Traylor hits a belly-to-back suplex, and slides out of the ring for the uppercut.
- Traylor tries to enter the ring, but Steiner crotches him.
- A slugfest in the middle of the ring.
- Steiner avoids a corner charge, and hits a belly-to-belly suplex.
- Steiner then slaps on the Steiner Recliner for the win.
- Steiner slaps on the Recliner again, and Rick Steiner runs in to chase Scott away. Rick then tends to an unconscious Traylor.
- Apparently, Traylor legit passed out in the hold the second time.
- And that's all she wrote for this week! If you have any comments/questions/etc., be sure to email them to me!

WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, 03/07/98

By Wade

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