WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, 11/28/98
WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, 11/28/98
- Welcome to Saturday Night! Tonight's main event is Bret Hart vs. Booker T.
- Eddie Guerrero (w/ bodyguard) vs. WCW Cruiserweight Champ Kidman
- Scott and Mike discuss Hogan's retirement announcement from last Thursday.
- This is a non-title match.
- Eddie starts off aggressively.
- Kidman begins to take over.
- Kidman sets up for the Shooting Star Press.
- Hector Garza runs out and trips Kidman up on the top rope.
- Kidman lands on the mat as Eddie Guerrero gets up.
- Eddie lands a Frog Splash from the top.
- One, two, three. Eddie wins a non-title match.
- The rest of the LWO comes out to beat on Kidman.
- Rey Mysterio comes out to make the save.
- Eddie and the LWO stare down Rey as the segment ends.
- Scott and Mike ramble.
- Barry Darsow vs. Lodi
- Lodi comes out with his own putter and a couple of signs proclaiming himself as the greatest golfer.
- Darsow sets up his portable putting green.
- Darsow offers Lodi the usual deal: putt it in, win the match.
- Lodi sets up and swings.
- The ball breaks in half.
- Lodi is upset at Darsow for cheating.
- Darsow offers Lodi a second chance: juggle three golf balls to win.
- Lodi wants to see Barry do it.
- Barry starts to juggle, then nails Lodi.
- Barry walks off as the segment ends.
- Scott Armstrong vs. Kanyon
- Kanyon dominates.
- Scott gets in a few dropkicks, but Kanyon's wide array of moves is
showcased at his expense.
- Kanyon gets the win with the Flatliner.
- Silver King vs. Saturn
- Saturn starts off with right hands and suplexes.
- Silver King controls for a bit.
- Scott and Mike are still talking about Hogan and Goldberg/Nash.
- Saturn mounts a flurry of offense, sending Silver King with a sidekick.
- Saturn executes the DVD and gets the win.
- This Week in WCW Motorsports
- Hotline plug. Gene has info on behind-the-scenes changes and Hogan's
retirement.
- Bobby Blaze vs. Glacier
- Glacier quickly takes control with sidekicks.
- Blaze gets in a couple of shots.
- Glacier quickly comes back, flattening Blaze with more martial arts moves.
- Glacier sends Blaze down with the Cryonic Kick.
- Glacier finishes Blaze off with the Ice Pick.
- Snickers On The Road Report
- Nitro highlights
- Chad Fortune vs. Alex Wright
- Wright takes control with a hip toss and scoop slam.
- Wright continues with knees.
- Fortune offers Wright a few knees of his own.
- Fortune with a backdrop, followed by a running powerslam.
- Wright lands a spinkick to retake control.
- Wright continues with uppercuts, but misses an elbow.
- Fortune rolls up Wright for two.
- Wright sends Fortune down with a leg sweep, then suplexes him.
- Wright tries a double axehandle from the top, but is nailed by Fortune.
- Fortune executes a backdrop followed by a hip toss slam.
- Wright pokes Chad in the eye, but Fortune still manages to roll up Wright for two.
- Wright gets up and sends Fortune down with a lariat.
- Wright lands a Hangman's Neckbreaker for the win.
- Hotline plug
- Prince Iaukea vs. Chris Benoit (w/ Arn Anderson)
- Iaukea starts off with a hammerlock, but Benoit elbows his way out.
- The two trade hammerlocks for a bit.
- Iaukea whips Benoit to the corner and delivers a forearm shot to the head.
- Iaukea pummels Benoit on the mat, then executes a hammerlock takeover.
- Iaukea and Benoit trade knife edge chops.
- "We want Flair" chant.
- Benoit executes a dragonscrew leg whip, then delivers a few more chops.
- Benoit with a backelbow, belly-to-back suplex, and more chops.
- Iaukea dazes Benoit with a backelbow, then executes a rollup from the top turnbuckle for two.
- Prince continues with elbow and a bridge suplex.
- Iaukea flattens Benoit with a boot to the face.
- Benoit, out of nowhere, grabs Iaukea's arm, yanks him down, and applies the Crippler Crossface for the win.
- A nice Goldberg/Nash promo airs.
- Tokyo Magnum vs. Vincent
- Vincent lands forearm shots in the corner.
- Vincent chops Tokyo, then pulls him out of the corner.
- Vincent applies an armbar, pulls Tokyo down, then applies a cross armbreaker for the win.
- Wow, even Goldberg would be jealous of how fast Vincent's squashes have been as of late. Who's next?
- WWIII highlights
- Booker T vs. Bret Hart
- Booker T enters.
- Ads.
- Hart enters.
- This is a rematch from Bash At The Beach '98.
- Hart lingers outside for a long while.
- After Hart enters he locks up with Booker T.
- Hart pushes him into the corner, where the ref breaks it up.
- Some more lengthy stalling occurs.
- Booker T gets Hart into a hammerlock.
- Hart reverses the hold, but Booker T reapplies it.
- Hart grabs the rope to break the hold.
- The two lock up again, going into the corner.
- Hart begins a flurry of punches to Booker T's gut.
- Hart knees Booker T in the lower back.
- Hart chokes Booker T in the corner.
- Hart whips Booker T to another corner, where he delivers more knees.
- Booker T gains control with a knee to the face and a spinwheel kick.
- Booker T lands an axekick, but misses an elbow.
- Booker T breakdances his way up, then sends Hart outside with a sidekick.
- Hart grabs a chair and delivers a couple of shots to Booker T's legs.
- Hart is disqualified.
- Hart goes back in and puts Booker T in the Sharpshooter.
- Hart wraps Booker T's leg around a post.
- Hart is about to take a swing with the chair, but Stevie Ray grabs the chair.
- Hart and Stevie Ray exchange words as we go.