WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, 12/26/98
WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, 12/26/98
Just another Jerichoholic
- Welcome to Saturday Night! I hope everyone has been enjoying the
holidays. Tonight's main event is Stevie Ray vs. TV Champ Konnan
- Nick Dinsmore vs. Norman Smiley
- Smiley begins with a side headlock takeover.
- Dinsmore counters with a shoulder and a dropkick.
- Smiley takes over with a scoop slam, followed by a dance.
- Smiley lands two elbow and another scoop slam, but misses an elbow drop.
- Dinsmore backdrops Smiley to the mat.
- Smiley manages to send Dinsmore's throat across the top cable.
- Smiley applies the Norman Conquest for the win.
- Scott and Mike ramble.
- Fit Finlay vs. Lizmark, Jr.
- Finlay begins with a leg takeover and a side headlock.
- Lizmark armdrags Finlay down.
- Finlay nails Lizmark with a shoulder.
- Lizmark dropkicks Finlay, then lands a crossbody.
- Finlay clotheslines Lizmark and heads outside.
- Finlay sends Lizmark across the rail.
- Finlay grabs a chair but the ref takes it away.
- Back, Lizmark lands a spinkick, but misses a springboard moonsault.
- Finlay lands a shoulderblock and a boot to the face.
- Lizmark quickly powerslams Finley and lands a missle dropkick from the
top.
- Finlay picks up Lizmark in a fireman's carry and executes a roll through
slam.
- Finlay tombstones Lizmark for the win.
- Gene chats with Konnan about his match with Jericho
- David Sierra vs. Meng
- Disco Inferno walks out between introductions.
- Disco talks about the Wolfpac and reproduces elements of Konnan's usual speech.
- Disco Inferno wants to hear his music, but Meng's plays instead.
- Meng walks out and Disco leaves.
- Meng nails Sierra with a few chops.
- Meng quickly applies the Tongan Death Grip for the win.
- Gene chats with Saturn.
- Hotline plug
- Konnan walks out
- He does the usual bit.
- Stevie Ray walks out.
- Stevie Ray challenges him to a match tonight.
- Konnan accepts.
- Nitro highlights
- Several Starrcade promos air
- Shiima Nobunaga (w/ Sonny Onoo) vs. Perry Saturn
- Shiima begins with a quick arm drag.
- Saturn reacts with a few elbows, but Shiima's spinkick sends him down.
- Saturn lands a lariat, sending Shiima outside.
- Onoo fans Shiima with a few 100's.
- Back in, Saturn kicks around his opponent more until Shiima dropkicks him
down.
- Shiima lands a kick from the top, but Saturn begins to no-sell his moves.
- Double underhook suplex by Saturn, followed by a front suplex and a splash
from the top.
- Onoo offers Saturn money on the apron and Saturn takes it.
- Saturn DVDs Shiima for the win and keeps the cash.
- Gene chats with Chris Jericho
- Chris tells Mean Gene, Dancing Machines about the Jericholics all across
the universe, including the Martian Jericholics.
- Jericho says that he's so angry at Konnan that he can't even do a decent
promo.
- Road Report
- Bischoff history airs
- Bobby Blaze vs. Alex Wright
- Blaze enters.
- Ads.
- Hotline plug.
- Wright enters.
- Blaze begins with a few arm drags.
- The two trade wristlocks, then Blaze lands another arm drag.
- Wright flees to the outside, then comes back in attacking, landing a
spinkick.
- Back outside, Wright lands a double sledge and a scoop slam.
- Back in, Blaze lands a few kicks before Wright sends him down with a leg
sweep.
- Blaze misses a splash in the corner.
- Out of nowhere, Wright lands a reverse neckbreaker for the win.
- Mean Gene chats with Scott Hall
- Hall says he'll face Bam Bam tomorrow night.
- Hall also says he wouldn't be surprised if Goldberg got his first loss
tomorrow.
- Nitro highlights
- Stevie Ray vs. WCW TV Champ Konnan
- Stevie Ray enters.
- Ads
- Konnan enters.
- Konnan does his speech for the second time this evening.
- The two lock up.
- Stevie nails Konnan with punches and stomps.
- Konnan lands a backdrop, followed by a lariat.
- Konnan dropkicks Stevie Ray, who flees outside.
- Stevie Ray comes back in, landing a lariat, sidekick, and a jawbreaker
across his leg.
- Konnan counters with a backkick and a face slam.
- Jericho, in the purple robe from last week, jumps on the apron and nails
Konnan, DQing Stevie Ray.
- Jericho grabs an object and Stevie Ray pummels Konnan.
- Booker T runs out.
- Jericho misses a swing with the object, and he and Konnan start to brawl.
- Stevie Ray and Booker T exchange words as we go.
- Mean Gene plugs the PPV one last time.