WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, October 30, 1999

By Dan

• Well once again it's time for WCW Saturday Night.  I have decided to institute a new bit of match calling philosphy for certain matches.  I think you'll notice how it works so I want go into a lengthy explanation.  So let's dive on in shall we?
  
  
  
• Match #1 Johnny Attitude vs. Scotty Riggs sans mirror.
  • Tie-up and a side headlock from Attitude.
  • Riggs whips out of it and gets shouldered down.
  • Scoop slam from Attitude followed with a lariat.
  • Side headlock again and Riggs whips out again.
  • Riggs with the "best dropkick in the business."
  • Vertical suplex from Riggs.
  • Riggs chokes Attitude in the corner.
  • Whip to the opposite corner and Riggs follows up with a high knee.
  • Riggs drops down with a double axe-handle for two.
  • Irish whip reversed by Attitude and he hot shots Riggs.
  • Elbow drop from Attitude.
  • Whip to the corner and Attitude charges into Riggs' boots.
  • And again.
  • Riggs comes out with a dropkick.
  • Riggs goes for another dropkick, but Attitude holds onto the ropes.
  • Attitude covers for two.
  • Attitude with an irish whip, but he ducks the head on the back body drop and eats boot.
  • There's the Showstopper, Riggs covers.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER: Scotty Riggs via pinfall following the Showstopper.
  • Not a bad opener.
    
• We come back to Hudson and Zybsko with a recap of all the title changes that have occured in the last week.  We get some stills from Havoc and this last Monday's Nitro.
  

• Match #2 Adrian Byrd vs. Steven Regal with Dave Taylor and Fit Finlay
  • Yes, Regal is going to get a pip in the win column today.
  • Tie-up and a wristlock exchange with Regal on the losing end.
  • Regal escapes and goes for the test of strenght which he loses as well.
  • Regal bridges up and out and chokes Byrd with his own arms.
  • Byrd just powers Regal over his shoulder.
  • Dropkick from Byrd.
  • Side headlock from Byrd.
  • Regal whips out of it and then tosses Byrd to the outside.
  • Regal distracts the ref so the other Islelanders can beat on Byrd.
  • Back in the ring Regal pounds Byrd into the corner.
  • Snapmare from Regal and he works his forearm into Byrd's face.
  • Regal with THE DOUBLE KNEE LIFT OF MILD GAS PAIN.
  • European uppercut sends Byrd down.
  • The Brits keep distracting the ref for each other.
  • When they finally get caught Regal pretends to be appalled that Finlay was cheating.
  • Forearms and European uppercuts from Regal in the corner.
  • Whip to the opposite corner and Byrd bounces out into a back elbow.
  • Snapmare and a reverse chinlock from Regal.
  • Irish whip, but Byrd ducks the elbow and schoolboys Regal for two.
  • Regal charges into a scoop slam.
  • Byrd follows up with a lariat and then a dropkick.
  • Irish whip, but Byrd ducks his head and eats some boot.
  • Rolling senton from Regal and he locks on the Regal Stretch.
  • Byrd taps.
  • YOUR WINNER: Steven Regal via submission to the Regal Stretch.
  • Regal can make the slowest paced match in the world entertaining.  
    
    
• We come back to some stills of Madusa's shenanigans of the week. 
  

• Match #3 The Texas Outlaws vs Super Phreak Meng
  • Here comes that new calling style I discussed in the opener.
  • Long story short: This was a handicap match.  Meng no sells a lot of offense.   Then he practices his Tai Chi and hits the Tongan Death Grip for the win.
  • YOUR WINNER:  Meng via pinfall to the Tongan Death Grip.
    
    
• We come back to the guys discussing the title tournement again.
  
  
  
  
• Match #4 Frankie Lancaster vs. Kaz Hayashi
  • Lancaster submarines Kaz when he offers a handshake.
  • Kaz comes off the ropes and reverses a hip toss into a fireman's carry.
  • Lancaster comes right back wth a wristlock.
  • Kaz tries to kip out, but gets a thumb in the eye.
  • Kaz into the corner and he floats over Lancaster.
  • Kaz into the opposite corner and he springs out with a high cross body.
  • Armbar from Kaz.
  • Lancaster on his feet and he brawls his way out.
  • Lancaster working over Kaz in the corner.
  • Whip to the opposite corner.
  • Kaz tries to float over, but Lancaster catches him and hot shots him.
  • Lancaster with a front chancery and various chokes.
  • Reverse chinlock from Lancaster.
  • Kaz elbows out and comes off the ropes into a knee for two.
  • Reverse chinlock from Lancaster.
  • Snap suplex from Lancaster.
  • Irish whip reversed by Kaz, but he ducks his head.
  • The two of them start trading blows with Lancaster seemingly winning.
  • Kaz out of nowhere with a huge running lariat.
  • Haz up top, but the Senton bomb misses.
  • Lancaster with a scoop slam.
  • Lancaster on the second rope and he comes down into a reverse inverted greco-roman boot to the nads.
  • Lancaster reverses an Irish whip, but Kaz hits a back brain kick.
  • Springboard DDT from Kaz and a cover.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER: Kaz Hayashi via pinfall following a Springboard DDT.
  • Good match.  Kaz kept it fast paced.
    
    
• We come back to the talking heads discussing what all happened to Goldberg in the past week at Havoc and Nitro.
  
• We get a nice graphic of the brackets for the world title tournement..
  
  
• Match #5 Fidel Sierra vs. Prince Nackimackee
  • Let the battle of the jobbers be joined.
  • Long story short: Prince is the pushed one in a typical jobber match.  They trade some offense at the beginning. Fidel goes on the offensive for the rest of the match with a few roll ups here and there from the Prince.  Prince comes back at the end with his own offense.  It looks like Fidel might come back, but Iakeua hits the northern lights suplex for the win.
  • YOUR WINNER: Prince I'majobber via pinfall following the Northern Lights Suplex
    
    
• We get some stills of what's been happening with the Revolution, the Filthy Animals, et al.
  
  
• Match #6 Dave Burkhead vs. Allan Funk
  • I like what I've seen in Funk so the new calling method won't be employed.
  • Tie-up and Funk powers Burkhead into the corner and cheap shots him.
  • Tie-up and a side headlock from Burkhead.
  • Funk whips out of it and shoulders him down.
  • Funk charges into a hip toss.
  • Hudson compares Burkhead's tights to Abdullah the Butcher.  Now that's not fair, the Butcher was worth an ounce of hog fat at some period in his career.
  • Huge running lariat from Burkhead.
  • Knee and right from Funk are followed with a scoop slam.
  • Knee drops from Funk.
  • Burkhead into the ropes and hits a sunset flip for two.
  • Funk quickly comes back with a kicks and a reverse chinlock.
  • Burkhead fights out but, Funk hammers him down.
  • Snap suplex from Funk for two.
  • Chops in ther corner from Funk.
  • Burkhead spins him around and hits chops of his own.
  • Funk reverses a whip to the opposite corner, but charges into a boot.
  • Burkhead flies out with a lariat.
  • Burkhead with a powerslam and then off the ropes with an elbow drop for two.
  • Funk reverses an Irish whip and catches Burkhead with an inverted powerbomb.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER: Alan Funk via pinfall following the inverted powerbomb.
  • I like Funk's finisher, but I think he could really hurt somebody with it.
    
    
    
• We get another shot of the brackets for the title.
  
  
• Match #7 Barry Horowitz vs. Jerry Flynn with the First Family
  • Tie-up and a go behind to an armbar takedown from Horowitz.
  • Horowitz rolls through and cradles Flynn for two.
  • Pat on the back gets met with a back kick from Flynn.
  • Followed by a belly to belly for two.
  • Biel from Flynn, but Horowitz comes back with rights and forearms.
  • Northern lights suplex for one from Horowitz.
  • Flynn comes back with chops and a spinning chop off the ropes.
  • Knee drop from Flynn and he tosses Horowitz outside.
  • Flynn with a pescado onto Horowitz.
  • Back inside Horowitz with a roll up for two.
  • Flynn back on the offense with chops and chokes.
  • Horowitz starts to come back with knees and European uppercuts.
  • Flynn with a shot to the jewels to come back.
  • Irish whip and Flynn hits a big lariat.
  • Horowitz puts Flynn into his boot.
  • Flynn comes back with the lightning kicks.
  • Whip to the opposite corner and Flynn follows with his over the tope enzuiguri.
  • Flynn up top and he hits a back heel kick.
  • Cross armbreaker and Horowitz taps.
  • YOUR WINNER: Jerry Flynn via submission to the cross arm breaker.
  • Not a great match.  Not a bad match.

• We come back to discussion about David Flair and DDP.
  
  
  
• Match #8 Al Green vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
  • They both play to the heat machine.
  • Tie-up and Chavo begs off.
  • Boots, chops, and forearms from Chavo to start things off.
  • Chavo off the ropes, between the legs, and he comes up with a dropkick.
  • Series of armdrags and a dropkick sends Green outside.
  • Chavo catches him as he comes back in.
  • Big back drop from Chavo.
  • Chavo goes up top with a high cross body for two.
  • Chavo off the ropes into a huge biel.
  • Followed by a big lariat.
  • Gorilla press and drop from Green.
  • Green with a delayed vertical suplex for two.
  • Reverse chinlock from Green.
  • Chavo elbows out, but Green stops him with a lariat.
  • Elbow drop and a cover for two.
  • Green tosses Chavo outside.
  • Back in the ring, Green throws Chavo into the corner.
  • Chavo tries to float over, but Green catches him.
  • Chavo slinks out and shoves Green into the corner.
  • Chavo charges into a back elbow.
  • Chavo with a schoolboy for two.
  • Chavo in the corner and he eats an avalanche.
  • Chavo is down.
  • Green sends him into the ropes and Chavo hits the tornado DDT out of nowhere.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER: Chavo Guerrero Jr. via pinfall following the Tornado DDT.
  • Good match and Chavo got to beat a heavyweight to boot. 

• We come back to them discussing the return of the Hardcore Division and Norman Smiley's luck of the draw win over Bam Bam Bigelow to be the new hardcore champ.
  
  
• Match #9 Barry Darsow vs. Norman Smiley
  • Tie-up and a go behind from Darsow and Smiley with a reverse.
  • Darsow shoulders Smiley down.
  • ³/₄ nelson from Smiley.
  • Double leg takedown to a modified bow and arrow.
  • Irish whip reversed by Darsow.
  • Smiley tries a sunset flip, but Darsow isn't going over.
  • Choke from Darsow.
  • Irish whip from Darsow, but he ducks his head.
  • Wind up slam from Smiley.
  • Smiley teases the Big Wiggle, but says it isn't time.
  • Darsow sends Smiley outside.
  • Darsow drives Smiley back first into the apron.
  • Darsow beats on Smiley on the apron.
  • Darsow sends Smiley head first into the steps.
  • Sledge hammer blows from Darsow.
  • Smiley hard into the corner.
  • Smiley sneaks in a shot to the family.
  • Smiley acts like he isn't sure how Darsow fell over.
  • There's the big wiggle.
  • Smiley covers.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER: Norman Smiley via pinfall following a shot to the groin.
  • Norman gets a win in the semi-main event.  Now that's a good show.
    
    
• Match #10 El Dandy and Silver King vs. The Armstrongs
  • The Mexicanos sneak in with dropkicks and whip the brothers into each other.
  • Dandy holds up Scott, but Silver King's enzuiguri hits Dandy instead.
  • Back body drop on Silver King followed by a bull dog.
  • Scott drops to the dreaded El Dandy right hand.
  • Steves ducks the right and hits a powerslam for two.
  • The Mexicanos play like they are leaving.
  • Steve and Dandy to start.
  • Dandy with a kick to the calf and he shoulderblocks Steve down.
  • Steve comes back wth a lariat for two.
  • Armdrag to an armbar from Steve.
  • Irish whip, but Steve ducks his head.
  • Steve back body drops Dandy out of the ring.
  • Outside Steve sends Dandy into the ring post.
  • Silver King tags in as does Scott.
  • Irish whip reversed by Silver King and he eats diving lariat.
  • Scoop slam from Scott and he goes up top.
  • Silver King crothes him on the top rope.
  • Moonsault from Silver King misses, but he lands on his feet.
  • Scott catches him with an armdrag into an armbar.
  • Steve tags in and they work the arm.
  • Dandy sneak a tag and drops steve with a right.
  • Silver King tags in and they double team Steve.
  • Dandy covers for two.
  • Silver King with a slingshot senton.
  • Dandy off the top with an elbow for two.
  • Silver King back in, double whip, but Scott grabs Steve to slow him down.
  • Steve hits a double lariat.
  • Scott comes in a house of fire.
  • Armstrongs with a double lariat for Silver King and a double drop kick for Dandy.
  • They setup Silver King for their finisher, but Silver King rolls through for two.
  • Dandy with a big DDT on Steve.
  • Silver King goes up for the moonsault, but Scott pulls Steve out of the way.
  • Back in the ring Scott holds Dandy up and Steve hits a missile dropkick.
  
  
  • Scott covers.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER: The Armstrong via pinfall.
  • Good match.  Not as good as past main events, but it delivered a finish.

  
  
  Well it was a decent show, but not up to my usual high standards.  The long story short count was two and in my opinion it should never be greater than one but it wasn't much greater so that makes it a mediocre show.  Well see you next week.
  

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