WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 03/10/01

By The Cubs Fan

• It's another big edition of WCW Worldwide.
  • You know, that looks more like Sting than Terry Taylor in the opening.
  • Scott and Mike hype the show.
  • Everyone's talking about WCW Greed, apparently.
  • They jump on the "Steiner eliminates his possible challengers" and "Flair taking control before the new owners do" stories.
  • Back to Nitro 2/26, where the Cat steps down as commissioner and Booker T returns.
    • Why didn't Cat just book himself in a match with Kanyon?
  • On to Thunder 2/28, where Booker T got a match against Scott Steiner

• This week's Worldwide Trivia Question: How many times has Booker T held the World Title?

• Next up, the Cruiserweight Tag Team Tournament.
  • We get the finishes of the first two matches.
  • The finals are at Greed.
  • Somehow, we segue into Spring Break Out hype.
  • Next week's the Spring Break Nitro.
    • You know, it's possible that the last WCW show, or maybe the last Nitro, ends with someone getting dunked in a pool.
    • All washed up.

• It's time for Ask WCW.com
  • Jenny Hawkins of Newton Grove, North Carolina, has a simple question for the Cat

    Where did you learn how to dance?

  • The Cat answers

    Jenny, where I learned to dance was your question. Where I learned to dance - just by watching TV, watching James Brown, and of course you know I got rhythm. I learned to dance, just by being who I am, the greatest entertainer of all time.

  • Uh huh.
  • Scott Hudson has a question for Mike Tenay: Where did you learn how to dance?
  • Mike Tenay has a better question for the Cat: Why did you step down from Commissioner? That makes no sense. What could he have been thinking?

• Scott Hudson talks to Shane Douglas.
  • Boy, do I feel sorry for Scott.
  • But more so for myself.
  • Shane is "misunderstood"
  • Anyway, they talk about his second stint in ECW, and Shane teaming with Ricky Steamboat back in '91, '92.
  • Scott talks about Shane being the world champion for the first time in ECW.
    • Odd that they're calling ECW's title a world title.
    • I guess it works for them.
  • Shane talks about being the person that ECW got built around and becoming the Franchise.
  • Shane talks about Ric Flair a lot.
  • Scott talks about how tough Shane was for going in the ring to defend his title despite the broken wrist.
  • Shane says that he's never gone in the ring trying to hurt someone or capitalize on someone's injury.
    • Kayfabe wise, I don't think that's true - but then that gets changed and forgotten on an hourly basis.
  • He gave Rick Steiner the fight of his life, and Rick's got to be wondering if he would have won if Shane was 100%
  • Shane said he put the past behind him, but Ric Flair didn't.
  • Sure.
  • Rick Steiner was just acting Ric Flair's orders, and though they don't like each other, he
  • Scott Steiner has to wonder if he'll still be champ after Shane comes back.
  • I can't decide if Shane is paranoid or delusional.
    • I think I'm talking about the character.
  • The blood of Shane's victims will be on Flair's hands.
  • "You made me, Ric, you made me."
  • Back in the studio, Tenay points out that the lines Shane are using are the same ones he always has.
  • Anyway, Tenay goes on, he's not as important as what the new owners will do.

• WCW Greed lineup
  • They should start hyping this like "Order the live show, because they might not stick around long enough for the replay!"
  • Diamond Dallas Page vs Scott Steiner
  • Totally Buff vs Palumbo/O'Haire
  • Shane Helms vs Chavo Guerrero
  • Kanyon vs the Cat
  • And the finals of the Cruiserweight Tag Team Tournament

• The answer to the trivia question is: 1 time
  • This is quite odd, because WCW.com's own title histories list him as a two time champion.
  • And most third party title histories (who include Vince Russo's reign which WCW has since tried to write out) give him three reigns.
  • Ahh, it's just like WCW to get their own facts wrong.

• Time for the Professor's Pick of the Week
  • This week's pick takes us back 7 years ago.
  • Ric Flair and Sting were allies, and Flair had just won the WCW Title at Starrcade '93, after putting his career on the line
  • This is from the Clash of the Champions XXVI, January 27, 1994

• WCW World Champion Ric Flair/Sting vs WCW International Champion Rick Rude/Vader (w/Harley Race) in an elimination tag team match
  • Your announcers are Tony, new color guys Bobby and new WCW commissioner, Nick Bockwinkle
  • This match has already started, as Rude has Sting in a bearhug when we come in, seemingly from a commercial break.
  • Sting uses a couple double ear claps (Mongolian Chops!) to get break free.
  • Whip, and a flapjack.
  • Tag To Flair, who goes up - double axhandle hits!
  • Whip, inverted atomic drop.
  • Chop , corner whip, Flair charges in. Rude doesn't move and acts like Flair got him with an elbow, but Flair acts like Rude got him instead.
    • Really bad looking.
  • Stomp by Rude, tag to Vader. Kick to the gut, corner whip, Vader splash.
  • Bodyslam. Vader goes to the second rope - Vader Bomb.
  • Harley tells him to go up again.
  • Flair is in a lot of pain.
  • Vader picks him up, puts him on the top rope, punches to the midsection, then he goes to the second rope as well - superplex.
  • Flair tries to crawl to make a tag, but Vader steps on him.
  • Flair tries to pull himself up on Vader, but Vader just pulls him around like a ragdoll.
  • Vader puts him back on top again, more punches.
  • Vader goes up top - all the way to the top - top rope superplex.
  • Flair's selling massive back injuries, and so is Bobby.
  • Vader going up one more time, this time by himself.
  • Sting comes in and pulls Flair out of the way before Vader can go for whatever he was going to do.
  • Sting faces Vader, who pushes him into a Rude clothesline.
  • DDT by Rude, as Flair's rolled to the apron.
  • Rude pulls him back in, then throws him out.
  • Vader goes for a chair, and Bockwinkle, who's said nothing, gets in his way and warns him against using it.
  • Vader and Ric Flair are counted out. (5:22 shown)
  • I think they sneaked a clip here, but Vader is just leaving as we continue.
  • Back in the ring, Rude charges at Sting to clothesline him out of the ring, but Sting moves out of the way and then clotheslines Rude out.
  • Sting slams his head into the turnbuckle, and Rude escapes back in the ring.
  • Flair needs help to walk to the locker room.
  • Rude is on the elevated aisle walkway on the other side of the ring, so Sting follows him and punches him out there.
  • Then he throws Rude back in - going to the up - flying clothesline.
  • Whip, backdrop.
  • Whip, Sting gives Rude an inverted atomic drop, but it's botched so bad, Sting gets hurt.
    • Maybe it was another invisible counter by Rude.
  • Rude goes to the top, very slowly, Sting gets up, flying forearm (I guess) but Sting kinda pauses before selling it.
  • Rude picks him up, right, right, hip swivel.
  • Whip, clothesline, fistdrop, cover, 2 count.
  • Heenan's nearly hyperventilating over the condition of Flair.
  • Rude sits down on Sting's back, then puts on a camel clutch.
  • For a while.
  • Sting starts crawling, so Rude sits down again and then puts the camel clutch back on.
  • Sting rises out of it, with Rude on his shoulders, falling backwards in an electric chair suplex.
  • Off the ropes, splash - but he gets knees.
  • They both get up and clothesline each other now.
  • Rude gets up first, picking up Sting - Rude Awakening attempt, but Sting first tries to block it, then smartly grabs on to the ropes.
  • Sting with a kick to the stomach, Rude Awakening of his own. Cover, but Rude's foot gets on the ropes.
  • Whip, reversed, inverted atomic drop by Rude.
  • Sting falls in the corner, Rude charges, but comes up empty with the knee.
  • Sting tries to attack, but Rude gets a kick in to stun him.
  • Tombstone by Rude, no reversed by Sting into his own, and it connects.
  • Sting goes up top - flying splash, and that does it.
  • Your Winner: Sting (11:46 shown)

• Back to the studio.
  • Tenay talks about where the four people in the match are now.
  • They wrap up the show, and that's it.

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