WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, September 18, 1999

By Dan

• Well, we're taped for a Sandy Frank production of WCW Saturday Night. 
  
  

• Match #1 Konnan vs. Bad Barry Horowitz
  • WCW goes for the throat this week by bringing K-Dawg out first.
  • Say it with me.
  • INSERT CATCH PHRASES HERE.
  • Well Konnan obviously hasn't found the gym in his time off.
  • He's looking a little dumpy to me, but I'm sure he's in peak physical condition or he wouldn't dare to return to the ring.
  • Tie-up to a wrist lock from Horowitz.
  • Reversal from Konnan that Horowitz quickly reverses.
  • Konnan with the somersault to kip up escape.
  • Konnan with a whip to the ropes and a hip toss.
  • Stomps in the corner from Konnan.
  • Konnan with some rights.
  • Whip to the opposite corner and Konnan gets taken down on a . . .  back body drop attempt?  The hell?
  • Butterfly suplex from Horowitz.
  • Horowitz hits a springboard leg drop.
  • Cover for two.
  • Horowitz with a nice double-wrist salto.
  • Bow and arrow cradle for two from Bad Barry.
  • Irish whip from Horowitz.
  • Konnan ducks the lariat.
  • Horowitz ducks the head for a back body drop and eats DDT.
  • Cover for two from Konnan.
  • The rolling clothesline from Konnan.
  • Cover for two.
  • Irish whip from Konnan, but Horowitz hits a school boy for two.
  • Series of near falls from Horowitz.
  • Irish whip reversed by Konnan there's the mule kick and the face buster.
  • Konnan slaps on the Tequila Sunrise.
  • Horowitz taps.
  • YOUR WINNER: Konnan via submission to the Tequila Sunrise.
  • Well in my limited time here at DDT Digest I have never seen such a topsy turvy, see-saw battle of the titans such as the one that I just witnessed. 
  • Sheah right . . .all I can say is Shane Douglas you better watch out because now you have a contender for the title of being  the most overrated, overweight worker in WCW.
    
    
• We come back to Tenay and Hudson discussing the Filthy Animals facing off against The Revolution.  They then throw in the First Family and the Rednecks just to get a good chuckle out of me. 
  
  
• We move to stills of Sting most heinously stabbing us all in the back.  Of course, the fans must hate him as they popped like madmen when he tagged Hogan with that bat.
  
  

• Match #2 Disorderly Conduct vs. Vincent and Kendall Windham with Curt Hennig
  • I'm not sure if this is the same Disorderly Conduct as we've had before.  They look thinner and a bit meaner.
  • We get some foreshadowing as Hennig sets the lucky cow bell within easy reach.
  • It will be Vincent and Mean Mike to start things off.
  • Vincent is a man possessed as he just pounds on Mean Mike in the corner.
  • Mike reverses a whip to the other corner, but Vincent floats over him.
  • Mike catches Vincent kick though and spins him into an inverted atomic drop.
  • Mike follows up with a lariat.
  • Tuff Tom tags in, but Vincent catches him with a kick and a knee lift.
  • Vincent misses an elbow drop and the second one.
  • Tom follows up with an armdrag and another one.
  • Irish whip from Tom who goes for a hip toss, but Vincent reverses it.  Tom reverses his reversal and that one hits.
  • Hennig calls Vincent over for a pep talk and makes him tag Windham.
  • Windham cleans house on Disorderly Conduct.
  • Windham gloating, but he gets stopped before he can tag Vincent back in.
  • Disorderly Conduct take Windham down with a double lariat and then a double suplex.
  • Vincent breaks up the pin at one.
  • Vincent and Mike brawl to the outside.
  • Back in the ring Tom comes off the ropes, but Hennig hits him with the cow bell.
  • That sets up a bulldog for Kendall.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER:  The West Texas Rednecks via pinfall following a Kendall Windham bulldog.
  • Well it was an okay match for what it was.  I still can't believe that Kendall Windham actually had a tag strap around his waist at one point.
    
    
    
• When we come back we see Luger and Sting, the Lords of Depredation.
  
  
• We come back to Mene Gene shilling the hotline.
  

• Match #3 The Barbarian with Jimmy Hart vs. Brad Armstrong
  • Hart grabs the mic, saying that the First Family is finally back on top.
  • Says that Swoll and 4x4 are no longer with us.  Let's have a moment of silence for this loss to the wrestling world.
  • MWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
  • Sorry.
  • Hart says that the First Family ran them out of there.
  • Brad Armstrong is all on his own again.
  • Rights from Armstrong to start.
  • Flying black elbow from Armstrong for one.
  • Armstrong off the ropes, but he gets caught in a nasty looking choke slam.
  • Scoop slam from The Barbarian.
  • Stomp to the gut from The Barbarian.
  • Barbarian charges into the corner, but eats some boot.
  • Armstrong flies out into a sidewalk slam for two.
  • Chops in the corner from The Barbarian.
  • Kicks and elbows in the corner from The Barbarian.
  • Snap mare into a choke hold from the Barbarian.
  • Face rake from the Barbarian.
  • Whip to the corner, but Armstrong jumps out of the way for the corner charge.
  • Armstrong hits the side Russian leg sweep.
  • Hart gets Barbarian's foot up on the ropes before the three count.
  • Armstrong charges up top and hits a flying cross body for two.
  • Armstrong in control as the rest of the First Family shows up for the beat down.
  • YOUR WINNER:  Brad Armstrong via disqualification.
  • Post match Scott and Steve come in and make the save.
  • I think it would have been cooler if the Revolution had made the save.  Saying that Armstrong is just like them and has been held down all his career.
    
    
• We come back to a Sting montage that insults my intelligence.  Let me share a few of my thoughts on things they pointed out.  The Dark and Brooding Sting was fighting the premier heel group in wrestling, the nWo.  When he joined the Wolfpac they were definitely faces.  Finally, RICK STEINER SICKED F***ING DOGS ON HIM AND IT'S SO HORRIBLE THAT HE HOPPED OUT OF A HUMMER TO ATTACK HIM?  I swear this is the kind of really stupid stuff that bugs me.
  
  
• Match #4 Alan Funk vs. Kid Romeo
  • We have two new cruiserweights debuting.
  • Hudson makes allusions to Funk's heritage.  I'll kill the suspense.  They aren't related.
  • What the hell is the dance that Kid Romeo is doing as he comes out?
  • Apparently Paul Orndorff said that Kid Romeo is a new guy to watch.
  • Tie-up and an armdrag from Romeo.
  • Duck under and a takedown from Funk.
  • Seated switch from Romeo into a wrist and chicken wing tilt for two
  • Romeo is beating on Funk, but Funk gets to the ropes.
  • Funk comes back with a single leg trip.
  • Armdrag from Romeo.
  • Wrist lock from Romeo, but Funk reverses and starts to work the shoulder.
  • Kip up escape from Romeo.
  • Romeo is working the shoulder blocks from the wrist lock a' la Scott Hall.
  • Double wrist salto from Romeo.
  • Cover for two.
  • Wrist lock to a hammer lock from Romeo.
  • Funk escapes with some elbows and rights.
  • Irish whip from Funk, float over from Romeo and he hits some of his own rights.
  • Romeo comes off the ropes and goes for a body scissors.
  • Funk counters with sort of a reverse spine buster.
  • Boots from Funk and a cross face.
  • Funk is butting the boots to Romeo and he hits a big knee off the ropes.
  • Romeo rolls through a powerbomb into a sunset flip for two.
  • Funk comes back with more kicks.
  • Front chancery from Funk.
  • Sleeper hold from Funk.
  
  
  • Romeo elbows out, but Funk ducks his high cross body.
  • Romeo into the ropes and he hits a body scissors into a bulldog.
  • Punches from Romeo, but Funk comes back with kicks.
  • Scoop slam from Funk.  He goes up top, but the elbow drop misses.
  • Romeo coming back with punches and huge hip toss.
  • Back elbow from Romeo.
  • Seated scoop slam from Romeo and he darts up top.
  • Romeo goes a long way for the guillotine leg drop.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3
  • YOUR WINNER: Kid Romeo via pinfall following a guillotine leg drop.
    
• Mean Gene with Harlem Heat in the back.  The plan was to win the titles.  Good plan!  Booker T says that they will defend the belts on Saturday Night.  Sweet!   Stevie Ray says they'll fight anyone and that they're proud to be the Ministers of Saturday Night.
  
  
• We get stills of Sid coming out to mess up some decent matches.  We also see Goldberg's response.
  
  
• Match #5 Johnny Attitude vs. Hardwork Bobby Walker
  • Tie-up, Walker bulls Attitude into the corner and breaks clean.
  • Attitude jawing with the ref.
  • Tie-up, Attitude pushes Walker into the ropes and goes for a cheap shot, but Walker hits a right of his own.
  • Side headlock from Walker.
  • A back elbow from Walker sends Attitude out of the ring.
  • Attitude is going to leave, but decides better of it.
  • Walker is suckered into a hot shot as Attitude comes back in.
  • Attitude with a double axe-handle.
  • Knee to the gut from Walker to escape a wrist lock.
  • Side headlock, Walker into the ropes and he shoulder blocks Attitude down.
  • Walker off the ropes and Attitude leap frogs over him.  Walker puts on the brakes and hits a boot to the gut and follows with an uppercut that sends Attitude down.
  • Walker drags Attitude outside and whups on him.
  • Head lock takeover to a side head lock.
  • Attitude powers Walker into the corner and pounds on him.
  • Snap suplex from Attitude for two.
  • Attitude with shoulder charges into the corner.
  • Second charge eats some elbow.
  • Front slam from Walker.
  • He sprints up to the top rope.
  • Walker hits Quittin' Time.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER: Hardwork Bobby Walker via pinfall following Quittin' Time.
  • Well that pretty much sucked.
    
    
    
• Match #6 Villano V vs. Mr. Confused Barry Darsow
  • We see Darsow's newest sucky gimmick.  That of him forgetting which sucky gimmick he's in this week. On Worldwide, it was Kruscher Kruschev, tonight it's Mr. Hole-In-One!
  
    
  • Tie-up to a waist lock from Darsow and a reversal from Villano.
  • Darsow escapes and shoulder blocks him down again.
  • Next attempt Villano catches him and slams him.
  • Senton from Villano and a drop kick to follow.
  • Villano off the ropes to a face plant.
  • Tope from Villano, but Darsow springs up and tags him.
  • Darsow runs Villano back first into the ring.
  • A scoop slam on the outside from Darsow.
  • Villano finally climbs back in and Darsow whips him into ropes.
  • Villano ducks the lariat and hits a cross body for one.
  • Back elbow from Darsow.
  • Beat down in the corner from Darsow.
  • Cover for two.
  • Villano with a come back, but Darsow goes to the eyes.
  • Lariat sends Villano down.
  • Back breaker from Darsow for two.
  • Snap suplex for two.
  • Darsow charges into the corner and gets a boot to the face.
  • School boy from Villano for two.
  • Diving headbutt and a sunset flip for two from Villano.
  • Darsow grabs the six iron and pops Villano with it.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3
  • YOUR WINNER: Barry Darsow via pinfall following a six iron to the head.
  • Am I watching Nitro and nobody told me?
    
• Mean Gene is in the back with Lenny and Lodi.  Lenny has decorated the cruiserweight belt with tassels and ribbons.  Lenny knows he has a long list of challengers, but he and Lodi should be able to defend the belt just fine.
  
  
• We come back to Mean Gene shilling the hotline yet again.
  
  
• Match #7 The Cat with Sonny Onoo vs. Dave Burkhead
  • The Cat starts to slink for us.
  • The Cat grabs the mic, he's got something to say.
  • Says he's going to whup every bald-headed guy in the building. 
  • He goes on to say that he's whupping every bald-headed wrestler in the back.
  • He specifically challenges Goldberg.
  • Well we stop just shy of Goldberg with Dave Burkhead out there.
  • Burkhead isn't going to use his ten seconds apparently.
  • In fact, he stops the Cat at 5 with a lariat.
  • Burkhead is trying to stay in the match, but chops from the Cat stop that.
  • Burkhead tries a sunset flip for two.
  • Scoop slam from the Cat.
  • Slink elbow drop from the Cat.
  • Burkhead stops the Cat from loading the Ruby Slippers.
  • Burkhead with some thumbs to the eye.
  • Whip into the ropes, but the Cat puts on the brakes.
  • A thrust kick sends Burkhead down.
  • A double chop and the Cat prepares for the Feliner.
  • There it is.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER: The Cat via pinfall following the Feliner.
  • Not bad except the Cat is going to build up fighting jabronies.  Who does he think he is? Sid?

• We come back to the knuckleheads trying to tell me why I have to hate Sting.  We get stills of the confrontation of Flair, Luger and Sting.  We then get some stills of the main event.
  
  
• Halloween Havok promo.  Hey they are going to hype this thing in advance.  Who are the ad wizards that came up with this one?
  
  
• We come back from commercial to stills of Benoit vs. Malenko and Benoit picking up the TV Title.
  
  
  
• Match #8 Al Green vs. Dean Malenko
  • The former World Title contender is out first.
  • Green plays to the crowd.
  • Tie-up and Malenko slaps on a hammer lock that reversed by Green.
  • Head lock takeover from Malenko.
  • Both men back up and Green locks in a side head lock.
  • Malenko whips Green out of it, but he gets shouldered down.
  • Green off the whips and a drop toe hold from Malenko.
  • Both men up and Green shove Malenko into the corner.
  • Whip to the opposite corner is reversed by Malenko.
  • Green gets the boots up, but Malenko stops short.
  • Malenko with a hip toss and a drop kick.
  • Green rolls outside.
  • Green back in. Malenko catches a kick and hits a drop kick to the knee.
  • Green reverses a corner whip, but Malenko gets the boots up on the charge.
  • Malenko comes out of the corner into a powerslam.
  • Green off the ropes, but the elbow misses.
  • Malenko with an Irish whip, but he ducks his head on the body drop attempt.
  • Boots from Green and a choke.
  • Scoop slam from Green.
  • Malenko with a sunset flip, but Green doesn't go over.
  • Malenko reverses an Irish whip, but gets hit with a back elbow.
  • Malenko ducks a lariat and hits a back heel kick.
  • Texas Cloverleaf and Green taps.
  • YOUR WINNER:  Dean Malenko via submission to the Texas Cloverleaf.
  • Pretty good match although the cloverleaf sort of came out of nowhere.

• Mean Gene in the back with Solomon Grundy, Solomon says that he had something running through his mind during Fall Brawl.  I wish it had been Benoit's boot.  Solomon says that he's upset that Gene didn't think he was a lock to win, but everyone else knows that it was a lock.  Insert incoherent rambling here.
  
  
• Match #9 Kidman and Rey Misterio Jr. with Eddy Guerrero and Konnan vs. La Porka and Psychosis
  • Konnan grabs the mic and does his shtick for the second time this evening.  Yep, I was right.  It sucked the first time.  Thanks WCW for confirming that.
  • La Parka is posing on the chair.
  • We're going to have a new broadcast colleague next week according to Tenay.
  • Kidman and Psychosis to start.
  • The heels play to the crowd.
  • Tie-up, Psychosis pushes Kidman into the corner and hits some knife edge chops.
  • Side head lock from Psychosis, but Kidman whips out of it.
  • Shoulder block from Psychosis.
  • Kidman hits an awkward hurracanrana.
  • It looks like he hurt himself more than Psychosis.
  • Headbutt from Psychosis.
  • Whip to the corner, but Kidman is able to get out of the way.
  • La Parka is in and so is Rey.
  • Parka struts so Rey slaps him.
  • A boot sends Rey down.
  • Rey dodges the back heel kick attempt.
  • Rey charges and La Parka sends him over the top rope.
  • Rey lands on his feet and pulls Parka down by his hair.
  • Springboard cross body, but La Parka catches him and struts.
  • Parka sets Rey up top.
  • Rey kicks out and hits a really cool looking arm drag takedown.
  • La Parka is outside and Rey catches him with a springboard plancha.
  • Misterio up top, but Parka crothes him.
  • Psychosis is in and they are double teaming Rey.
  • They try a second time to whip La Parka into Rey, but Misterio isn't there this time.
  • Misterio drops Psychosis and makes the hot tag to Kidman.
  • Kidman cleans house with drop kicks.
  • A rydeen bomb from Psychosis.
  • And an Acid Drop (tornado bulldog) for La Parka.
  • Psychosis and Parka double teaming Kidman, including Parka holding Kidman up for a wicked missile drop kick.
  • Rey makes the save with a missile drop kick on Psychosis.
  • Inverted ruff rider on Psychosis.
  • YOU CAN'T POWERBOMB KIDMAN LA PARKA!!!!! Too late.
  • Both men cover.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER:  The Filthy Animals via pinfall following a face buster.
  • Not a bad match, but a bit sloppy.

  
  

• The whole show seemed a bit sloppy and there were some weak matches that could have been used for better talent.  Hopefully, next week's show will be better.
  
  
• Take it easy.

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