WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 6/12/99

By The Cubs Fan

• One Year Ago: In what would be a nice PPV Preview this year, DDP beat Saturn in the main event. The Dynamic Duo of La Parka and Psicosis beat Judo Suwa and Tokyo Magnum. Chris Adams, Rick Fuller and Van Hammer had their own squashes.

• From the Mailbag:

  Mike Hammit writes

  The kid in that ad (Gabe Kapler) is in the pros this year, he's playing for the Detroit Tigers

  Must...not...make...easy...joke....about everyone in the AL Central (except Cleveland) being only technically Major League...

  Mark Halling says

  I think Slamboree broke the streak of "lame PPV promos." Why? Because it didn't have knights, or doctors, or bar room brawls, just wrestling and wrestlers. And even though the promo with Steiner and his fellow Americans is lame the one with Nash and Savage they always show is pretty cool. Actually, all the ones that focus on one match are cool.

  Despite the fact that we don't have a cowboy brawl this month, I still don't like the pre-made promos that they do, for whatever reason. All these do is serve to remind people when the PPVs are, at best. If they showed ones with matches, they might actually help sell the show.

• We start with an oh-so special look at Tank Abbott's debut in WCW.
  • Actually, this is may all be meaningless...
  • Word is, they didn't like how he debuted, and may have him redo it.
  • We go back to Thunder, 5/27, with Abbott and Steiner having a discussion.
  • Then to Nitro 5/31, with Abbott deciding that he's the ref.
    • I wonder if I jumped the barrier and asked if I could be ref, would they let me?
    • Not something to try out...
  • We see the match, skipping ahead to Abbott turning on Sting.
  • If Lex is Sting's friend, where was he then?

• Mene Gene David Penzer interviews Scott Norton to hype the June 26 Nitro
  • Actually, he's vague enough so he can hype any Nitro.
  • Guess that saves time.
  • He hypes DJ Ran as a reason to come see Nitro. Ha. Ha.
  • Scott says he's done with the Cat at the Bash
  • Norton: "Anything can happen on Nitro. But it probably won't happen."
  • Norton: "I'm sitting in the back, waiting for a top-flight match. What happens? Nothing.
  • Norton: "I want a top flight start to step in the ring with Scott Norton."

• And just because you were demanding it, we've got a feature on Eric Bischoff
  • Zbyszko "Everything this man says, I wouldn't believe it as far as you could throw him."
  • Tony mentions Eric keeping Eddie on the payroll.
    • Well, gee, that VM guy would be a god, for keeping Fatu and Pierre for as long as he has without them wrestling for them.
    • Especially given that Eddie would probably be picked up by that VM guy if he did get let go.
  • They replay the Bischoff interview segment/promo from Nitro two weeks.
  • Um, I guess this'd be a nice video to show stockholders or if Bischoff was trying to keep his job, but really, why do I care if Nitro won the ratings battle its first week?
  • Or any week, for that matter.
  • I mean, he may be a good businessman or whatever, but it doesn't make him more of a face.
  • How did he sign Bret Hart if he was suspended from his job? Nice when they bring two plot holes right to you.
  • Wow, nWo Nite Cap. You think they'd want to forget that.
  • They mention Bischoff still holding power, but how?
  • We should be happy because he brought celebrities into the ring? Try saying that after Rodman wrestles, again.
  • He asks that we judge him not on what he says, but what he does.
  • I say we judge him by how much pointless TV time he gets.

• The BAD Great American Bash Promo airs.

• Tag Team Titles are changing on Nitro
  • From 5/31, Bam Bam and DDP take out the trash (Raven)
  • Then DDP (w/Bam Bam standing nearby) challenges champs.
  • Tenay confronts Kanyon and Saturn.
    • Saturn blames Kanyon for being late...
  • DDP and Bam Bam are shown with Kanyon laid out.
    • But you didn't see Kanyon get beat...
  • On to the match...
  • Kanyon easily runs down to the ring, with no sign of injury...
  • And goes down to one discus punch...
  • Notice the hints for the turn?
  • Tony and Larry figure Kanyon was just too hurt and not well enough to be going in the ring.
  • But they do give him credit for trying.
  • Wonder what they'll say about him trying next week...

• Great American Bash Card, as they have it
  • Savage vs Nash
  • Ric Flair vs Roddy Piper
  • Raven/Saturn vs DDP/Bam Bam (as Champs)
    • Now: DDP/Bam Bam vs Saturn/Benoit (either team could be champs, for all I know)
  • Sting vs Rick Steiner, Non Title
  • Konnan/Rey vs Duncum/Hennig
  • Brian Knobbs vs Hake
  • Scott Norton vs The Cat
  • There's been a rumor of Kidman/Morrus match, but that might just end up as run-ins on the Hardcore match.

• BAD GAB Promo #2

• Scotty Riggs (w/Mirror) vs Mike Enos
  • Our commentators are "The Model" Mike Tenay and Scott Hudson.
  • Oh, ironic and stuff.
  • Oh, you just hate it when tag teams break up.
  • Riggs takes off down the aisle as the bell rings.
  • Oh, the person who takes the vests and stuff took his mirror, but he needs it.
  • Enos tries to stomp the mirror after he puts it down on the apron, but Riggs ambushes him from behind.
  • Enos reverses a whip, and hits an elbow.
  • Press slam by Enos. He manages to press Riggs two times.
  • Riggs checks himself in the mirror.
  • Riggs gets the advantage after locking up and punches Enos a few times
  • Riggs with a corner whip and a high knee.
  • Riggs irish whip gets reversed into a powerslam, with no cover.
  • Enos executes a belly to back suplex and gets a one count.
  • Riggs checks his mirror, gets an Irish whip, and hits a high dropkick
  • Riggs follows up by talking to the camera.
  • By the time he turns around, he gets kicked by Enos, and lifted into a gutwrench front slam.
  • 3 Seconds later..
  • Your Winner: Mike Enos
  • Odd. You'd think that the wrestler who gets a gimmick would get a push.

• Mene Gene with Sandman Hak and Chastity
  • Like there's a difference?
  • They're doing this one specifically for Chicago's Nitro
  • Gene "Looks like you're enjoying that sucker, young lady."
  • Hake, Chastity and I crack up. Gene doesn't.
  • Hak says stuff. Nothing good. Tries for cheap heat by saying "Harry Carey"
  • I'm paying attention to other stuff. You can guess.
  • Chastity seems to have borrowed Woman's old gimmick of hitting on Gene.
  • Gene "How extreme can you be, Chastity?"
  • Chastity "As extreme as you want me to be."
  • Gene wraps this interview up before it gets any weirder.

• Hacksaw Jim Duggan (w/Flag and 2X4) vs Chip Minton
  • Okay, since Chip Minton was on the U.S. Olympic Team, it'd make no since to start a USA chant.
  • So, let's wait for Duggan to do it.
  • Why do I get the Duggan matches? It's sooo unfair.
  • Then again, play by play is a snap.
  • Duggan nearly takes of Minton's head with the flag.
  • And then starts the USA chant.
  • I just love Duggan. Not.
  • Duggan with a clean break, so Minton forearms him in the back, which Jim doesn't feel like selling.
  • Duggan reverses a corner whip, hits a clothesline, and then follows it up with 3 more.
  • Minton rolls out, stalls and establishes himself as the heel.
  • Duggan with some punches, Minton misses one and then hits an atomic drop.
  • Minton rolls out then pulls Duggan out.
  • He gets some hip shots in, then tries to run Duggan into the post, but gets run in himself.
  • Duggan reverses a whip for a powerslam.
    • He holds up Minton for a while
  • Duggan with a three point stance, then the Old Glory kneedrop.
  • Your Winner: Jim Duggan.
  • Wow, WCW really needed to give Duggan a total squash.
  • Not.

• Larry and Tony hype Savage/Nash, then end the show.

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