WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 02/13/99

By Bill

Impressive for a big man

Wade is moving to the new DDT Digest Monday Nitro headquarters in North Carolina this week, so Jesse is doing Nitro, and I'm doing WCWSN. No pre-show commentary in this report...I'm saving that for my mid-week report.

Jerry Flynn vs. Bobby Blaze
- The heat machine guy is working hard tonight. He cranks up the boos for Jerry Flynn.
- Randy "Pee Wee" Anderson is your referee.
- Arm wringers and twists are exchanged, with a quick cover by Blaze.
- More arm wringers and twists.
- Kicks in the corner by Flynn, with a Nash-style boot to the throat.
- Kick in the corner by Flynn, finished with the kick where Flynn goes flying out of the ring.
- Flynn sends Blaze down and wipes sweat on him.
- Flynn misses a kick, and Blaze goes to work with a series of moves.
- Blaze's offense is kind of lame. His punches don't even come close.
- Flynn tries to come back, but Blaze still holds the advantage. Blaze uses the ropes to choke Flynn.
- Another brief offense by Flynn, but Blaze is relentless.
- Finally, Flynn comes back with a backhand chop (Whoo!), and a belly-to-belly suplex.
- Flynn locks on the cross-arm-breaker, and Blaze taps out.
They play the really funny Jerichoholics commercial with Jericho in the darkened room.
- Hmmm, why are they in such a rush to get rid of those shirts?
"Iron" Mike Tenay and "Bald" Scott Hudson talk about the ongoing angles...DDP/Steiner, Bret ~~Clark~~ Hart and the U.S. Title, Flair/Bischoff.
Vincent vs. Johnny Swinger
- Swinger comes out saying "I think I can...I think I can..."
- Charles Robinson is your referee.
- Vincent has got the microphone. Oh, no.
- Actually, it was short, if not painless. He tells "all you fools in the audience...it's not Vincent, it's Vince".
- Vincent suckers Swinger in with the friendly handshake and suckerpunches him and goes to work.
- Swinger comes back with a jawbreaker.
- Swinger whips Vincent into the ropes, and Vincent locks on the armbreaker, and Swinger taps out. Geez, that was short. Those guys won't even need a shower.
Okerlund interviews Benoit and Malenko. As much as I like Benoit and Malenko, they make Okerlund seem like James Earl Jones by comparison.
They show the Diamond Dallas Page "In my sport..." commercial. Huh. I'd seen the one with Booker T. and the one with Luger, but never DDP.
Okerlund hawks his hotline. He teases information about the fight between Kidman and Kitty B. Badd in a hotel after a show.
Replay of the dissolution of the Kidman/Chavo tag team.
Chavo Guerrero, Jr. vs. Dave Burkhead
- Hey, someone has got a "Solie's 4-Life" sign. Pretty damn cool.
- Johnny Boone is your referee.
- Chavo starts off with kicks, uppercuts, and a big running clothesline.
- Big belly-to-back suplex by Chavo.
- Head into the turnbuckles, splash by Chavo into the corner.
- Snapmare by Chavo.
- Drop-toehold by Chavo.
- Seated dropkick by Chavo.
- Kidman vs. Chavo for the title is announced for Superbrawl.
- Burkhead goes to work on Chavo in the corner. Club, punch, "Shut up!" to the crowd.
- Chavo whips Burkhead to the corner, but Chavo eats Burkhead's boot as he rushes in.
- Stomps, bodyslam and elbow drop by Burkhead. Two-count only.
- Whip by Burkhead, roll-up by Chavo. Two-count only.
- Back elbow by Chavo, punches are traded, and Chavo gets the better of the exchange.
- Botched move by Burkhead, German Suplex by Chavo with a bridge. Two-count only.
- Kick to the gut by Chavo, Tornado DDT by Chavo, and Chavo gets the three-count.
Promo for the Sting and Macho Man videotapes in the Superstar Series.
Promo for Flair vs. Hogan at Superbrawl.
Commercial for the Bashing Brawlers.
Short version of the Macho Man Slim Jim commercial.
Kaz Hayashi vs. Scotty Riggs
- At first, I wondered why the heat machine was booing Riggs, but then he acted like a heel on the way to the ring, so that answered my question.
- Riggs' initial offense is making fun of how short Hayashi is.
- Lock up, clean break.
- Lock up, Riggs goes for the cheap shot but Hayashi escapes.
- Head scissors, standing dropkick, and suicide dive outside the ring by Hayashi.
- Riggs attempts to beg off, and Hayashi answers with kicks to the midsection.
- Spinning back kick by Hayashi.
- Riggs nails Hayashi with the Hot Shot.
- Stomps, punches and knees by Riggs.
- Running high knee by Riggs on Hayashi in the corner.
- Snapmare takeover and rear chinlock by Riggs.
- Clubbing blows by Riggs followed by a bodyslam.
- Riggs misses the elbow from the second rope.
- Slidethough by Hayashi followed by a hurricanrana and backbreaker.
- Corkscrew plancha from the top by Hayashi. Two-count only.
- Criss-cross and Riggs nails the flying forearm and gets the pin.
- I guess that's a minor upset, if for no other reason than that Riggs came to the ring first.
Okerlund chats with Konnan and Rey Misterio, Jr.
- Konnan and Misterio wonder if Liz might be able to get a part in a Star Trek movie after her head is shaved.
WCW World Cruiserweight Champion Kidman defends his title against Lodi
- Lodi once again comes to the ring to Horshu's old music. Lodi has a bunch of lame signs this week.
- Johnny Boone is your referee.
- Kidman hits a standing dropkick as Lodi is jawing with the fans.
- Headscissor takeover by Kidman.
- Lodi asks for a time out outside the ring, and Kidman throws him into the gate as a response.
- Back in the ring, Kidman hits a flying crossbody from the top rope and gets a two-count.
- Punches in the corner by Kidman, but Lodi hotshots Kidman on the top rope.
- Lodi with a suplex, floatover, suplex, floatover, and a third suplex. Nice series of moves. Two-count only.
- Back elbow by Lodi.
- Lodi holds up his "Lodi is the future title holder" sign, and Kidman sneaks up for a roll-up for two.
- Punch by Lodi and a knee-lift.
- Powerslam out of the corner by Lodi.
- Lodi goes to load up his glove, but Kidman bulldogs him out of the corner. Two-count only.
- Kidman telegraphs a back body up, and Lodi clubs him across the back.
- Lodi goes for a powerbomb, but Kidman reverses it into a carpetmuncher.
- Kidman tears up one of Lodi's signs, lays it on Lodi's chest, and then he hits the shooting star press and gets the pin.
Okerlund interviews Brian Adams and Horace. Horace, like all good pro wrestlers, is wearing a fanny pack. They each have a singles match against Malenko and Benoit, respectively, later tonight, but they are focused on winning the tag team championship tournament.
Hudson and Tenay talk about Piper winning the U.S. Belt and show stills from the event.
- You know, I hate to parrot what the other web pages are saying, but I've got to agree. If you are going to involve a "mainstream celebrity" in wrestling, especially when it comes to a belt changing hands, shouldn't it be someone that at least 5% of the people watching know who the hell it is?
Booker T vs. Kitty B. Badd w/Sonny Onoo
- Dave Penzer tells the crowd that "The Cat wants to be recognized as the greatest of all time".
- Miller does his usual schtick before the match. "If you think I suck, you should come over the rail!"
- Billy Silverman is your referee.
- Booker's entrance is not nearly as impressive without the pyrotechnics.
- Shove by Booker T.
- Top wristlock by Booker T. Kitty goes to the ropes.
- Crowd is chanting "Pussycat".
- Kitty with a wristlock, and chains it into some decent moves.
- Big back kick and back elbow by Booker T.
- Booker T goes to work.
- Blocked hiptosses by both men. Clothesline and slam by Booker T.
- The combatants go outside and Miller gets an advantage out there.
- Back in, stomps and a choke by Miller.
- Rear chinlock by Kitty. Booker tries to fight his way out of it, but Cat goes to the eyes.
- Booker with a kick, misses the clothesline, but clubs the Cat in the forehead.
- Booker T hits a variation of the slapjack.
- Sonny Onoo hits a kick to the back of Booker T's head, which the referee sees, and the referee disqualifies Kitty B. Badd.
- Following the match, Booker T beats the snot out of The Cat, until The Cat retreats to the locker room.
Man, those anti-smoking commercials are really starting to get annoying.
"Crippler" Chris Benoit vs. Horace
- Benoit opens up on Horace even before the bell.
- Benoit telegraphs a back body drop and gets kicked to the head.
- Benoit comes back but Horace scores a double-leg takedown.
- Horace, who ain't no cruiserweight, hits a suicide dive on Benoit outside the ring.
- Horace drops Benoit on the safety rail.
- Back in the ring, Horace chokes Benoit and punches him in the corner.
- Horace misses a charge, but he continues the punishment.
- Benoit makes another very short comeback.
- Horace goes up top, but Benoit hits a superplex.
- Benoit gives the high sign for the flying headbutt and hits it.
- Benoit locks on the Cripple Crossface (as named by Michael Buffer), but Vincent breaks it up, disqualifying Horace.
- Mongo jumps in to even the odds.
- Brian Adams jumps in to make it a 3-on-2.
- Dean Malenko jumps in to even up the odds once again, and the Horsemen stand victorious as the nWo retreats.
- The right corner of Benoit's mouth was bloody after the match.
Scheme Gene hawks his hotline.
Rey Misterio, Jr. vs. Juventud Guerrera
- Sign: "Juventurd"
- Charles Robinson will be your referee.
- Rey is still wearing his lWo shirt.
- Stalling to start the match.
- Headlocks, criss-crosses, finally Misterio gets a sunset flip for two. Then Juventud gets a roll-up for two.
- More crossovers and Rey Misterio hits a legdrop.
- Juventud hits a reverse suplex, dropping Misterio on the top rope.
- After more stalling, Juventud finally snaps Misterio's head over the top rope.
- Backhand chops by Juventud in the corner.
- Juventud misses a splash in the corner, and Misterio does the bronco buster.
- Misterio with a botched springboard press for two, and Juventud reverses for two.
- You know, both of these guys look sick, or hung over, or something.
- Juventud with a springboard leg lariat for two.
- Juventud with a dropkick to the head of Misterio.
- Headscissor takeover by Misterio.
- Juventud misses another charge in the corner. Misterio gets a two-count.
- Series of reversals.
- Juventud catches Misterio on an attempted springboard moonsault, but misses a charge.
- Juventud hits the Juvi Driver, but instead of going for the pin, he sets up for the 450 splash.
- Misterio jumps up, knocks Juventud off his perch, and hits a top rope hurricanrana and gets the pin.
Superbrawl promo.
"The Iceman" Dean Malenko w/Chris Benoit vs. Brian Adams w/Vincent, which becomes "The Iceman" Dean Malenko & Chris Benoit vs. Brian Adams & Vincent
- Dean Malenko offers to make this match a tag match.
  - This may be due to Malenko's ankle still being hurt, and him still not being able to wrestle a match on his own.
- Adams says that unless the referee makes Benoit leave, they're leaving.
- Benoit says that Adams has a yellow streak down his back, so the nWo returns.
- Malenko starts out against Vincent, and Malenko puts on a clinic of counterholds.
- Vincent tags in Brian Adams. Malenko hits a drop toehold on Adams and tags in Benoit.
- Adams shoves Benoit down and starts beating on him. Kick, punch, kick.
- Benoit with a dragon-screw legwhip. Chops and punches by Benoit in the corner.
- Benoit tags in Malenko. Classic double-teaming on Adams.
- Adams with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker on Malenko. Two-count only.
- Adams tags in Vincent. Vincent starts out with clubbing blows on Malenko's back, and he drops an elbow.
- They mix it up in the corner, and Malenko comes alive.
- Vincent tags in Adams, who comes off the top with an elbow.
- Another backbreaker by Adams, and he stretches Malenko across the knee.
- A couple of exchanges, and Malenko hits the DDT.
- Hot tags in both corners, and Benoit comes in house-a-fire.
- Double dropkick by Benoit and Malenko on Adams.
- Belly-to-back suplex by Malenko on Vincent while Benoit works over Adams outside the ring.
- Malenko puts the Texas Cloverleaf on Vincent, and as he is tapping out, Horace runs in to make the save, and Billy Silverman disqualifies Adams and Vincent. Mongo runs in to even up the odds.
- When the dust settles, the Horsemen are standing tall in the ring.

The Good: Not applicable.
The Bad: Three out of the nine matches ended in disqualifications.
The Ugly: Booker T can't get a clean win over Ernest Miller and the Horsemen in two tries can't get a clean win over the nWo B-team.

WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 02/13/99

By Bill

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