WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 7/25/98

By The Cubs Fan

Since everyone else does it, I must: Mail bag... (I actually responded this week!)

From John Lewis, regarding the crowd for the Worldwide tapings:

Only about half of them are wrestling fans. The others are piped in from the theme park as filler. The dates for WorldWide are not publicized at all in the Orlando area. That added in with the fact that is an extremely small crowd, anyone with a little energy can get the crowd riled up for whoever they want. Personally I'm a huge Jericho mark, so that's one of the reasons. You should have seen the look on Raven's face when we got the whole WorldWide arena chanting "Raven". >g<

And who could forget the "Nashkavitz" chant. Oh well... Just a thought.

For getting people to actually cheer for Raven, I think John is my new hero.

From UNCLEJESY@aol.com

A plancha is just Spanish for a crossbody. Tony calls them wrong all the time. Sometimes when someone does a slingshot plancha from the inside to the outside, it's called a "pescado," which is Spanish for fish. Go figure.

Thanks. It's really really sad when your #1 play by play guy doesn't even know what he's talking about. I mean, if it's his job to hype everything tenfold more than it should be, that's one thing. But to not even call simple stuff right (sidewalk slam), it really looks bad.

Is it just me, or if WCW is doing this whole Leno thing, why not make it Goldberg (w/Leno) vs Hogan (w/Bischoff), not DDP vs Hogan like the rumors have been making? I mean, that way, you've got a rematch between Bret and DDP on the card, which will get a lot of interest and you have something credible. Even better, you can make Leno and Bischoff tag team partners, have Goldberg wrestle the whole "match" and Leno wins without anyone having to see him in the ring. And it'll give Goldberg something to do.
- I got a bad feeling we're not going to see Goldberg vs Hogan II till Starrcade, which means the World title picture isn't going change till then.
This week, I don't remember where, but I read the nickname "El Millionario De Tijuna" (The Millionaire of Tijuna) associated wtih Psychosis...does anyone know what that's about?
- I have this bad image in my head of Psychosis in a M. Wallstreet gimmick...it ain't good
Let's start the show...

We start off the show with extended stills from BATB, about six or seven minutes worth.
- Tony on the main event, "All four men gave it their all"
  - Rodman's 'all' sure isn't much.
- If this is a little taste of what the magazine format's going be like, I'm going like it. I just wrote one tenth of the show in three lines. Lots less work :)
Horace vs Tony Carr
- Okay, they've gone back to booing the Flock this week. That's better.
- Horace starts out by kicking Carr in the stomach, and then punching him in the back.
- Carr is whipped in to the ropes, clotheslined to the mat.
- Horace picks him back up, throws him into the corner, and lands on Carr with a Stinger Splash
- Carr gets out of the corner, but Horace knocks him to the mat with an elbow and hits a low dropkick, knocking him out of the ring.
- Horace follows, punches and eyepokes Carr, before pushing him back inside.
- According to Tony, DDP vs Hogan is (currently) Road Wild's main event.
  - That's a little bit weird...first time they've announced that...and on this show.
- Back in the match, Horace lands a Mafia Kick to Carr's face. He follows with a belly to back.
- Stomp to the head by Horace.
- Carr gets to his feet and punches Horace, who's not sellling.
- Carr continues, and Horace starts to feel it...Carr whips into the corner, but Horace comes back with a clothesline
- Horace follows up with a snap suplex and a Samoan Drop.
- Horace pushes Carr back into the corner and chokes him.
- Horace hits a full nelson suplex and gets the pin.
  - Tony was hyping it as Horace's new finisher
Lee Marshall w/The Glorified Extreme Jobbers (known to some as Public Enemy)
- Hype for the Nitro in Chicago
- TPE is looking forward to Chicago for one reason...
- Jerry Springer!
  - Maybe they'll go with Glacier and Kidman again?
- They want a street fight with the Dancing Fools
- They also claim to be the longest running tag team in the world
  - Well, if you count the short LOD split up and the gimmick change for the Goddwins into Southern Justice agaisnt those two teams, and figure that Harlem Heat is broken up (we just don't know it yet), they might have a case...
    - But then again, how long have Sabu and Rob Van Dam been teaming?
      - Wait a minute, I'm caring this much about something Public Enemy said?
Tony and Larry talk about Goldberg
- Larry's wearing a Goldberg shirt.
TGEJ (aka TPE) (w/table) vs Butch Long and Bill Payne
- TPE look old.
- Bill Payne should get a push based alone on his huge hair.
- Grunge and Payne start this one off
- Grunge whips Payne, clotheslines him to the mat, and then Rocco comes in and clotheslines Long for no reason
- After Payne and Long spend some time outside the ring, we swtich so Rocco and Long are now in
- Long whipped into the corner, but get the leg up when Rocco charges. He follows up with a clothesline...
- But Rocco ducks and drops him with a toe hold.
- Rocco puts Long in an armbar and tags to Grunge
- After measuring the distance, Grunge gives a big kick to Long's arm.
- Grunge punches Long into TPE's corner and then grabs him into a headlock
- Grunge whips Payne into the ropes, but gets knocked down by a spin kick.
- Payne with a snapmare takedown and he tags out.
- Long comes in and gives Grunge a belly to back suplex
- Long kicks Grunge in the stomach and tags out to Payne.
- Payne chokes Grunge on the ropes and whips him in the corner.
- Payne charges in, but meets elbow...Grunge with a swinging neckbreaker...
- Hot to tag to Rocco (and Payne miracuously feels better and doesn't tag), who punches and clotheslines both men.
- Rocco picks up both men and goes for the double headsmash, but Payne and Long block it and knock down Rocco.
- Grunge comes from behind as Payne and Long celeberate and gives them a double bulldog.
- Drive By on Payne and that's it.
- I can't remember the last time the table was actually used in a Worldwide match...I guess they decided that they don't want to accidently screw up and hurt someone on a Worldwide match.
Nitro Highlights...Hall, Hogan, Nash, replay for the people who forget about the split of the Outsiders the first time.
Rick Fuller vs William Worthy
- Fuller starts off quick with a kick, hammer blow and whip into the corner
- Kick to the midsction by Fuller and he stretches Worthy's arm around the ropes
- Fuller picks up Worthy and gives him a Sammartino Backbreaker
  - No comment about it by Zybszko
- Fuller whips Worthy into the ropes and does a nice spin kick for a big guy
- Another whip, but this time Worthy lands a sunset flip, but Fuller punches Worthy before he can be pulled to the mat.
- Fuller stomps Worthy for good measure, and whips him into the ropes again.
- Worthy comes back with a clothesline, kick to the midsection and a swinging neckbreaker.
- Worthy continues his assualt with an armbar.
- Fuller takes the easy way out by poking Worthy's eye.
- Fuller scoop slams Worthy and gives him a knee drop
- Fuller goes for the pin and not being Duggan, only gets a 2 count.
- Fuller whips Worthy into the corner, charges in but Worthy moves out of the way and rolls him up. 1 count.
- Fuller clotheslines Worthy and scoops slams him
- Fuller with the sitting tombstone (aka K-Driller) for the win
  - It needs a name...how about, the Full Impact?
Juventeud Guerrera vs Chris Jericho
- Hey, this could be from the last taping...that means we might be getting some good stuff soon!
- Juvie's wearing his Never Surrender tights
- Jericho is in full heel mode this week, counting the Jericholics in the crowd
- Juvie attacks before the bell with kicks and chops
- Juvie whips Jericho into the turnbuckle and Jericho flips and lands in the Tree Of Woe. Dropkick to the head.
- Jericho finally gets to take of his vest as he recovers, but Juvie goes after him with more kicks
- Juive whips, reversed by Jericho, Jericho misses a clothesline, Juvie goes behind, Jericho hits him with an elbow and goes behind him, seems to try to German suplex Juvie, but Juvie flips and lands on his feet and clotheslines Jericho
  - Nice sequence of reversals...although it seems as though that's something they rehearsed before.
- Juvie with a reverse chinlock, whips Jericho into the ropes and Jericho clotheline's him to the mat.
- Jericho stomps Juvie, Juvie gets up and gets kicked in the head. Jericho picks him up, gives him a chop.
- Jericho follows with a brainbuster.
- Jerihco with a back breaker...then another and he stretches Juive over his knee.
- Juvie gets back up, gets a kick in, whips Jericho into the ropes and hits a high dropkick.
- Juvie with a 'rana for a two count
- Juive whips Jericho into the corner, Jericho tries to flip out over Juvie's head, but Juvie catches him into a Juvy Driver.
- Juvie stalls, then goes up top for the 450.
- Jericho bolts up and stops Juvie from jumping...he joins Juvie on top...but Juvie pushes him down.
- Juvie hits a...corkscrew moonsault (aka Flying Body Attack)!
  - That's so wrong...La Parka's gone for a few months, and everyone's stealing the master's stuff! First Bret Hart with the random chair attacks and now Juvie stole his finisher! This is sooo wrong!
- Juvie covers but only gets a two count. (See, La Parka would have gotten a three.) Juvie looks annoyed.
- Juvie whips Jericho in to the ropes...goes for a 'rana, but Jericho locks in the Liontamer...
- JUVIE SUBMITS!?!?!?!?!?!
- What happened to Never Surrender?!??! What happened to blacking out due to the pain?!?!
Lee Marshall w/Chris Jericho
- More hype for the Chicago Nitro
- Chris wants Lee to apologize for making fun of him last week when he wasn't champ.
- Jericho calls himself the "68 time cruiserweight champion"
- Jerichoholics...Paragon of Virtue...
Jerry Flynn vs WCW World Champion Goldberg
- No mention if this is a World Title defense...but does it really matter?
- Goldberg starts the match with a clothesline
- And the semi-piped in Goldberg chants start...joy.
  - There are some people who appear to be chanting, but unless they have really powerful voices...
- Goldberg whips Flynn in the ropes, powerslam.
- Goldberg puts Flynn into a slightly extended headlock...
- Flynn reverses it into a belly to back suplex, but Goldberg doesn't sell it.
- Flynn lands some high martial arts kicks and a spin kick, knocking Goldberg to the mat!
  - He sold! He sold!
- Goldberg gets up slowly, Flynn gets some kicks, knees and chops in...Goldberg Hulks-up.
- Flynn lands some stiff kicks and Goldberg sells them.
- Flynn tries to lift Goldberg up for a suplex, but Goldberg blocks him and gives Flynn a snap suplex.
- Oh no, he's yelling...nice try Flynn
- Spear
- Jackhammer
- 1,2,3
Next week...Disco Inferno!, Ultimo Dragon! and the return of the great tag team, Juvie! and Psychosis!

WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 7/25/98

By The Cubs Fan

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