WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, 03/20/99
WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, 03/20/99
- Welcome to Saturday Night! Tonight's main event is Hennig and Windham vs.
WCW Tag Champs Benoit and Malenko.
- Actually we have quite a show tonight, with the TV title on the line as well.
- Well, as of this weekend I've been at DDT Digest for one year, which reminds me: does anyone miss the {Pro}?
- Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Al Greene
- Bam Bam hammers Al and tosses him outside.
- Greene jumps back in and nails Bigelow with a few shots.
- Bam Bam responds with a lariat and then slams Al down.
- Greene is whipped to the ropes, then lands in the arms of Bam Bam.
- Bam Bam gives Al some Greetings from Asbury Park for the quick win.
- Scott and Mike ramble.
- PPV highlights
- Eric Watts vs. Dave Taylor
- Taylor delivers Eric a few forearms.
- Watts answers with a bulldog from the corner.
- Watts sends Taylor out with a lariat.
- Back in, Taylor sweeps Watts' feet, then flattens him with an arm drag.
- Watts counters with a cobra slam.
- Watts lands a pair of headscissors, then yanks Taylor by the hair.
- Taylor fires back with a slam and a knee lift.
- Watts lands some shoulders, but misses a follow-up splash.
- Watts rattles Dave with a lariat, then executes his famous move: the
dropkick.
- Taylor recovers from the blow with a few forearms.
- Taylor lands a double underhook rollthrough for the win.
- Hotline plug
- Disciple vs. Kenny Kaos
- The heat machine offers a few jeers as the Disciple enters.
- The Disciple says that people claim he is aimless without WCW, the nWo,
or
everyone's favorite, the oWn.
- The Disciple says that he's going to get back on track.
- Kaos comes out.
- The Disciple lands a few elbows.
- Kaos answers with a snap suplex.
- The Disciple evades trouble with a jawbreaker and a slam.
- Kaos comes back with a punch and a whip across the top cable.
- Kaos quickly ends things with a springboard shoulderblock for the win.
- Gene chats with Hennig and Windham about tonight's main event
- Lodi vs. Hammer
- Lodi is back with another offering of signs: "See Lodi See Lodi Work See
Ratings," "Saturday Night Monster," "This is the worst town yet," and "It's
a
Lodi down dirty shame."
- Hammer shoves Lodi to begin.
- Hammer scoop slams Lodi twice.
- Hammer continues with a Russian Leg Sweep.
- Hammer lands a few elbows, then executes a shoulderblock.
- Lodi calls a time out, then flattens Hammer with a lariat and shoulders.
- Lodi lands some headscissors, then exclaims, "Lodi's getting better!"
- Lodi then pounds Hammer with three suplexes.
- Hammer counters with a suplex.
- Hammer finishes things with the Flashback.
- Bobby Blaze vs. Disco Inferno
- Disco grabs the mic and mocks Konnan's slang.
- Blaze begins things with a drop toe hold.
- Blaze lands a couple of shoulderblocks.
- Disco lands a hip toss, but Blaze answers with a slam.
- Disco lands another hip toss, but Blaze answers with a headscissors hold.
- Disco tries several sideheadlock takeovers.
- The crowd is staring off to the left, away from the action. Security tries to get the crowd to pay attention to the match.
- Disco yanks Bobby's hair, but Bobby responds with a shoulderblock.
- Disco clotheslines Blaze, then elbows him.
- Disco lands an atomic drop, but Blaze manages to get in a few elbows.
- Blaze misses a dropkick, allowing Disco to get in an elbow.
- Blaze dropkicks Disco, then elbows him, but misses a splash.
- Disco executes the Last Dance for the win.
- Disco dances Konnan-style to Konnan's music after the match.
- "Rappin' wit' the Cat", a press conference with the Greatest, airs. The
Cat dances and promotes himself to some reporters.
- The Cat (w/ Sonny Onoo) vs. WCW TV Champ Booker T
- Booker T quickly begins things with a takeover, of which the Cat complains of a hair yank.
- The Cat lands a few chops, but Booker T counters with some forearms and a sidekick.
- The Cat punches Booker T in the corner, then lands a sidekick.
- Booker T answers with two lariat and a slam.
- Outside, Booker T is distracted by Onoo, allowing the Cat to nail him.
- The Cat sends Booker into the steps, then Onoo nails him with kicks.
- Back in, the Cat kicks Booker T, who reacts with a spinwheel kick.
- Booker T lands a couple variations of the slapjack, but the Cat manages to toss him out.
- Onoo lands more kicks and sends Booker back in.
- The Cat lands more kicks as Onoo once again interferes.
- Booker T nails Onoo, tosses the Cat outside, then kicks Onoo and pins him.
- Apparently Onoo is now a legal man, the ref makes the three count for the win.
- Nitro highlights
- Hotline plug
- More Nitro highlights
- Blitzkrieg vs. Super Calo
- Calo begins with elbows and a slam.
- Blitzkrieg counters with an atomic drop and a dropkick.
- Calo lands a spinkick, then knocks down Blitzkrieg using the top cable.
- Blitzkrieg lands a series of rollups for two.
- Calo lands a backkick.
- Blitzkrieg knocks down Calo, then lands a standing moonsault and a twisting standing moonsault in succession.
- Calo dropkicks Blitzkrieg, then splashes him.
- Blitzkrieg dropkicks Calo outside, then lands a crossbody.
- Calo recovers first, dropping Blitzkrieg over the rails, then tossing him into the rails.
- Blitzkrieg answers by landing a standing moonsault off the rail.
- Back in, Blitzkrieg springboards right into Calo, who powerbombs him.
- Calo misses a splash but lands a dropkick.
- Blitzkrieg manages to recover and land his "Sky Twister" for the win.
- Gene chats with Rey Mysterio, Jr., who offers Kidman a return match.
- Nitro highlights
- Norman Smiley vs. Rick Steiner
- Norman lands a few chops, but Rick sweeps Norman's feet.
- Rick lands a backdrop to continue.
- Smiley slams Rick, who answers with forearms.
- Rick dances a little, then clotheslines Norman.
- Rick lands a top rope bulldog for a quick victory.
- PPV highlights
- Barry Windham and Curt Hennig vs. WCW Tag Champs Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko
- Barry and Curt enter.
- Ads.
- Chris and Dean enter.
- Hennig and Windham attack during the entrance, and the brawl heads into the ring.
- In the ring, Benoit and Malenko turn the tide in their favor.
- Windham and Malenko brawl as the actual match begins.
- Windham lands a few chops and tags Curt, who offers a few chops.
- Tag to Benoit, who lands a lariat and nails Windham on the apron.
- Benoit continues with a snap suplex, an elbow, and a backbreaker.
- Tag to Dean, who lands a dropkick.
- Hennig nails Dean downstairs, then tags Windham.
- Windham executes a belly-to-back suplex, but Dean still tags Benoit.
- Chris and Barry trade chops.
- Benoit gets in an elbow, but Barry lands a DDT.
- Tag to Hennig, who tosses Chris out, where Windham nails him.
- Back in, Hennig knees Chris and sends him back out to be nailed by Barry.
- Back in, Curt tags Windham, and Dean jumps in to create four-man chaos.
- Hennig gets Chris in the Perfectplex, but Dean makes the save.
- Kendall Windham comes to ringside to trip Dean, helping Windham suplex him.
- Arn Anderson shows up with the tire iron, chasing Curt and Barry out.
- The match is ruled a no-contest while the men stare at each other as we go.