Introduction:
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Event Center, right here on CrazyMax. Last time you saw us we were talking about WCW Slamboree 00. Even though it was WCW 2000, it turned out to be a pretty good show. We followed that up with the the review that we did for The Rock because we checked out some WWF Raw from October of 2000. Well this time around we heading back to the summer of 1995 and we are heading to the beach. This time we are going to check out WCW Bash At The Beach 1995. This has always been one of my favorite shows from WCW because I always love the way the show looked by being on the beach. We had Baywatch involved and we had a cage match to finish up the show. So without further ado, lets get this show on the road.
Show Opening:
Show opens up with your typical beach references such as waves, sharks, and everything else you can think of. We then get Savage hyping up Slim Jim saying “Snap into the biggest thing ever to hit the beach. Snap into it!” They then show the two main events which are Flair vs. Savage and Hogan vs. Vader in a cage. We get a pretty sweet over head shot of everyone on the beach checking out the show. I’m sure no one paid because WCW sure did like to give away pay per views for free, Road Wild anyone? We head to Bobby and Tony ringside. Tony says this is the largest crowd ever to see a WCW wrestling event in the United States.
Tony says that the Roadkill Tour has come to an end here in Southern California. Bobby says not only is the Roadkill Tour coming to an end but so is Hogan’s career. Tony runs down the feud then heads to a highlight video for the monster Meng.
They show a highlight video on how dangerous Meng is.
Backstage Interview: Sting
Gene says Parker has made a lot of Meng and that Sting knows how tough Meng is. Sting says he knows how tough he is but this is Sting on his home turf. He says Meng is a bad bad dude and he can wipe anyone out. Sting says Meng knows 7 different forms of martial outs but he knows 7 different forms of crazy. Sting says with the ocean, palm trees, and waves and waves of Stingers big and small. Sting names drops some fans and lets us know that his mom and dad are sitting ringside. Sting says he is not going to be embarrassed on his home turf or with his mom and dad sitting ringside.
Match 1: WCW United States Title Match: Sting (c) vs. Meng
The ref calls for the bell and we get this one started. Sting is stalling a little bit as Meng comes in with some kicks and chops just to keep Sting on his toes. Little bit of a feeling out process going on early. We start off with a test of strength and Sting ends up driving Meng back into the corner and we get a clean break. Meng drives Sting into the corner and lays in the chops and punches before they start to exchange right hands. Sting gets the upper hand and he lays in the boots and fists. Meng feels none of it and taunts Sting like he is going to have to do better. Heenan says “you can’t pay me enough to fight that man.”
We get another tie-up and again Meng drives Sting into the corner and Meng gives him a clean break, surprisingly. Meng does it again and this time nails Sting with some shoulder blocks then chops to the trap area. Meng gets a nerve hold on Sting but Sting breaks out until Meng nails hi with a kick to the gut. Meng starts choking Sting out repeatedly and breaking when he gets to 4. Meng drops a leg drop and gets a 2 1/2 count out of it. And now we got the rest hold in the middle of the ring. Sting breaks free and gets an arm ringer on Meng.
Meng drives Sting to the corner and forces the break and nails him with a couple of chops to the face. Meng goes for a suplex a few times but Sting blocks it each time. These guys just seem off and this shit is terrible right now. Sting goes for a clothesline on Meng but Meng no sells it and taunts Sting. Sting is baffled because he doesn’t know what he can do to hurt the guy. They show a great shot of Sting’s face where he looks concerned. They tie up again and again Meng gets the advantage with chops and a body slam. Meng goes to the middle rope and goes for a diving head butt but Sting moves out of the way. Sting quickly gets to his feet and goes for the Scorpion Death Lock. Parker gets on the apron to distract Sting and he breaks the move. Meng then nails Sting with a kick to the midsection to get the advantage again.
Meng ends up throwing Sting to the outside and he gets a little rest inside. The action is finally picking up but it is probably only temporary. Meng suplexes Sting back into the ring and dumps him on his head. That looked pretty nasty. Meng then picks up Sting and drops him with three straight back breakers. That was a pretty awesome spot there as well. Picked him up 3 times without putting him down. Pretty damn impressive.
Meng follows that up with a bow an arrow type submission hold as he drives the knee into the back of Sting. Meng breaks the hold and continues to work the lower back of Sting. Now Meng gets Sting in an abdominal stretch. Meng breaks the hold and whips Sting into the ropes but Sting goes for a sunset flip for a 1 count. Meng gets up and goes for the sunset flip of his own but Sting jumps in the air and just drops his ass right on the face of Meng. Meng gets up to his feet first and he drags Sting to the middle of the ring and gets him in a shitty looking Boston Crab where he is holding legs in one arm instead of separating the legs. That looked like total shit.
Meng goes for a big elbow but Sting rolls out of the way. Sting gets up and nails Meng with a belly to back suplex. Sting gets up and he nails Meng with three straight clotheslines. He follows that up with a big time back body drop on Meng. Sting then chop blocks the leg of Meng. Sting then collides with Meng and hits him with the Thesz press. Sting ends up hitting Meng with a hurricanrana that was total shit. Meng flipped early and then Sting landed on him. Sting does a cross body off the middle rope and over shoots Meng. These spots are just sloppy and off. Not a good match at all. Sting goes in for the Stinger Splash but Meng ends up flooring him with a side kick to the face. That was freaking awesome. What a counter.
Meng picks up Sting and drops him with a body slam. He then climbs to the middle rope and goes for the big splash and nails Sting with it for a 2 count. Meng gets hot with the ref and damn near throws him out of the ring. Meng throws Sting into the ropes and goes for a big boot but Sting ducks under and ends up rolling up Meng for the 1-2-3. Your winner and still WCW United States Champion…..Sting!
After the match, Meng nails Sting from behind and ends up kicking him a few times and getting him out of the ring. Hawk comes out and checks on his friend Sting as Meng stares him down from inside of the ring.
Recap:
This match was pretty shit from start to finish. The spots were extremely sloppy and were just missed. Sting would over shoot Meng and it made the moves look pretty bad. The finish was terrible as well because Sting couldn’t get him rolled up correctly so Meng had to just fall back. All in all this was just a garbage match and not really worth checking out. The best part of the whole match was Meng’s side kick on the Stinger Splash and since I gave you the gif of that there really is no need to watch this match.
Backstage Interview: Renegade & Jimmy Hart
Okerlund tells us that Renegade will be defending his TV Title against Paul Orndorff. Jimmy Hart says if you pick up any wrestling magazine in the country, they are talking about the Renegade. He says after tonight it will be all Mr. Wonderful will be talking about as well. Renegade is just shaking his head and screaming like an idiot. Ultimate Warrior he is not. Renegade tells us that Jimmy Hart has programmed him to T.O.S…..TERMINATE ON SIGHT!!!! As he starts snorting and shaking his head uncontrollably. Words can’t describe this mess so far. Jimmy tells us that the Renegade is ready as he does his trade mark laugh.
Match 2: WCW Television Title Match: Renegade (c) vs. Paul Orndorff
The match starts fast and Orndorff ends up nailing the Renegade with a knee to the midsection and throws him down by the hair. Orndorff lays in the boots on a prone Renegade. Orndorff drops an elbow to the midsection while Renegade is still laid out on the floor. Orndorff heads outside and climbs to the top rope and comes off but the Renegade gets the boot up and stops Orndorff. Renegade gets up and nails Orndorff with 2 clotheslines and then a third that sends Orndorff up and over to the outside.
Orndorff gets up on the apron and Renegade grabs him by the head and drags him to the middle of the ring and then just drops him face first to the mat. Renegade gets Orndorff in a head lock and Orndorff tries to push him off but Renegade holds on and continues to grind away with the head lock. Orndorff gets out of the hold by pushing him off but Renegade ends up hitting him with a drop kick. Orndorff goes to the outside and grabs some sand and throws it in the face of Renegade. The fans are clearly done with Renegade already and they are booing him and cheering everything that Orndorff does.
Orndorff picks Renegade up and nails him with a stiff clothesline. He gets Renegade in a chin lock and then drives the elbows to the head of the Renegade. Orndorff continues to keep control with some forearms to the jaw. Orndorff then nails Renegade with a drop kick right on the mush. Pretty nice looking drop kick there. Crowd is chanting “Wonderful” while he picks up Renegade and goes for the piledriver. Renegade blocks the pile driver and the crowd starts booing. Renegade then hits Paul with two drop kicks that are some of the worst drop kicks I’ve ever seen. Crowd is treating this guy like Roman Reigns.
Renegade walks in and Orndorff throws him to the outside. Renegade gets back in and Orndorff goes for a suplex on Renegade but Renegade goes over and hits Orndorff with a belly to back suplex for the 1-2-3. Your winner and still WCW Television Champion…..Renegade!
After the match Orndorff attacks the Renegade and the crowd goes nuts for it. Orndorff then picks up the Renegade and dumps him with the piledriver as the crowd marks out for it. Renegade sits right up and he goes up to the top rope and ends up nailing Orndorff with a cross body off the top rope as the crowd boos the guy off the beach.
Recap:
This match was garbage as well. Orndorff carried the match and did well but Renegade was just garbage. He threw three of the worst drop kicks I’ve ever seen. The fact that the crowd was booing the hell out of this guy says it all about the terrible gimmick and the bullshit of him being the TV champ. All in all two crap matches so far. Hopefully it gets a little bit better.
They show Kamala joining the Dungeon of Doom.
Backstage Interview: Jim Duggan
Duggan comes into the interview hooting and hollering at nothing. Duggan says he has tried again and again to play by the rules but things are getting out of hand. Duggan says he has a statement and that it is no more Mr. Nice Guy. Duggan says he will strike to take the Taskmaster down and he will strike to take down Kamala tough guy. HOOOOO! What a shit promo.
Match 3: Jim Duggan vs. Kamala
Duggan acts like he is going to nail Kamala with a 2×4 before the match even starts. Duggan starts his USA chant as the bell rings. Both guys tie up then they start exchanging lefts and rights with each other as this thing gets started. Duggan winds up and nails Kamala with a punch but it doesn’t knock Kamala down. Duggan hits the ropes and hits a shoulder block and Kamala still doesn’t go down. He hits him with a second shoulder block and nothing. Duggan finally drops him with a clothesline.
Kamala pokes Duggan in the eye and he starts laying in the rights and head butts. Duggan goes for a body slam on Kamala but Kamala blocks it and then chokes Duggan over the middle rope. Duggan gets back up and Kamala ends up getting him in a bear hug. We are in this hold for close to a minute. Duggan breaks free by stepping on the feet of Kamal. Duggan then lays in some right hands until he goes for a splash on Kamala in the corner but Kamala moves out of the way. Kamala gets Duggan in a nerve hold in the arm pit. Duggan tries to break free by hitting Kamala with some right hands.
Duggan then starts biting the face of Kamala and this causes Kamala to break the hold. Duggan lays in some right hands and then whips Kamala not the ropes for a stiff clothesline. Duggan then picks up Kamala and hits him with a body slam. Duggan gets int he 3 point stance and goes for his clothesline but Kamala falls down before Duggan even makes contact. Duggan gets distracted by Kevin Sullivan on the outside when the Zodiac comes out of no where and nails Duggan in the back with Kamala’s mask. Kamala turns around and goes for the cover for the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall…..Kamala!
Recap:
Another shit match here at Bash at the Beach. I wasn’t expecting anything less considering who was involved but man they could have given us just a little bit more. Duggan was mailing it in by this point and Kamala has never really impressed me. All in all another stinker here and so far you can skip the first 52 minutes of this show. Usually these shows start off really good but then fall a part towards the end. Hopefully its the opposite this time around and these final few matches turn the card around.
Backstage Interview: Macho Man Randy Savage
Savage says it is going to finally come to a head at Bash at the Beach. Savage says that he and Flair have the chemistry to disagree. Savage agrees to disagree with Flair because Flair is the styler and profiler and he has been making a statement but that statement is going to be coming to an end later on. Gene asks what role the life guards are going to have in this match. Savage says he doesn’t care who they are or what they are. Savage says tonight it is all about emotion, family, and survival. Savage says he is from Florida but we are in California but they the common denominator is the beach and Savage feels at home on the beach. Savage says that he is looking at him, zeroing in on him, and that he is coming to get him. OH YEAH!!!!!
Match 4: Diamond Dallas Page vs. Dave Sullivan
Kimberly gets in the ring and a little kid hands her a dozen roses. This pisses DDP and he breaks the roses over the head of Kimberly. Sullivan sees what is going on and he comes charging in the ring to protect Kimberly. Dave picks up the roses and rubs them in the face of Page and then rams him into the turnbuckle. Dave suplexes DDP back into the ring to get this thing going. Page is calling timeout in the corner then he grabs Dave by the trunks and drops him on the middle turnbuckle. DDP goes for a punch but Dave ducks and hits Page with an atomic drop.
Dave follows that up with a clothesline then a shoulder block on Page. Dave picks up DDP and hits him with a nice vertical suplex. Dave calls for his inverted bear hug but he gets distracted by Kimberly so DDP ends up attacking Dave from behind. Page then lays in the boots and starts choking Dave in the corner. DDP nails Dave with a clothesline in the corner. Page goes for another one but Dave ends up picking up Page and getting him in his bear hug until Page gets out by poking him in the eye.
Page whips Dave into the corner and he goes for a splash in the corner but Dave moves out of the way and DDP barely racks himself over the top rope. Dave ends up flooring DDP with a clothesline and he follows that up with stomping on the hand of DDP. Dave rams Pages head into the turnbuckle then pokes him in the eye. Dave calls for his bear hug again and Dave gets him in the inverted bear hug until Maxx Muscle distracts him. Page hits Dave with a knee to the back and turns him around and drops him with the Diamond Cutter for the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall……Diamond Dallas Page!
Recap:
Another shit match here. I’m starting to sound like a broken record but anything involving Dave Sullivan is going to be a dumpster fire. The Diamond Cutter was a nice finish but other than that, absolutely nothing to see here. We have 3 matches left and hopefully they come through for us. From what I remember these last 3 matches are pretty entertaining and good. Then again anything is going to be better than the first 4 matches I’ve watched.
Backstage Interview: Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri
Gene tells Sherri that it is going to be a little crowded in the ring with this triangle match. Sherri says it is going to be unusual but not for her tag team. Sherri says that Harlem Heat are two time champions and that it doesn’t matter what the other two teams will do because we are coming out on top. Booker T says he has a couple of things to say and shuts Gene up. Booker says that if they want some they can come and get some but they better big enough and bad enough to take some because tonight it is going to be on like a big ol pot of neck bones that have been cooking for 3 days.
Gene says that Stevie Ray was stepping on his foot but Stevie takes that and starts his promo by saying that Gene just got in the way just like the Nasty Boys and the Blue Bloods have. Stevie says that they are going to be beating two suckas or tag teams at one time and there aint going to be nothing to it.
Match 5: WCW Tag Team Title Triangle Match: Harlem Heat (c) vs. Blue Bloods vs. Nasty Boys
They start the match with a coin toss and the Nastys and Harlem Heat get to start the match. All 6 men end up in the ring at first and its out of control early. The Nasty’s get Regal in the pit stop and he’s outside about to vomit. They then get Bobby Eaton in the pit stop as they roll to the outside while the Nasty Boys are the only ones in the ring currently. Booker T gets in the ring and he squares off with Knobbs to get this going the right way. Booker nails Knobbs with a boot to the face then a club to the back. Knobbs nails Booker with a clothesline and Booker gets turned inside out. Regal tags himself in and comes in and ends up getting tripped up by Booker then stepped on. Booker follows that up with a very nice jumping side kick.
Stevie Ray gets the tag in and he starts clubbing away on Regal. Regal tags in Eaton as Stevie whips him into the ropes and hits him with a back drop. Eaton rolls to the outside and Sherri floors him with an elbow to the face. Saggs ends up tagging in Eaton as he is coming off the ropes. Stevie nails him with a power slam until Saggs comes in and decks him from behind. Saggs tags in Knobbs and they both just lay in the fisticuffs to Stevie Ray. Knobbs then drops a head butt to the midsection of Stevie as he quickly tags in Saggs.
Saggs ends up tagging in Regal and as he gets in the ring Stevie pokes him in the eye. Stevie whips Regal into the corner and he tags in Booker T. Booker lays in the knees and the punches until Regal tags in Eaton and he lays in the right hands to Booker. Eaton ends up tagging in Knobbs and he ends up whipping Booker into the corner but Booker nails him with a boot coming in and Booker goes flying over the top rope and lands on his face. That was hilarious.
The Nastys continue to work over Booker as Saggs ends up tagging in Regal. Regal snaps Booker over and drops a knee right to the face of Booker. Regal tags in Saggs and he ends up decking both members of the Blue Bloods. Booker ends up hitting Saggs with a drop kick as he tags in Stevie Ray. There is really no rhyme or reason to this match at all. Not sure what the hell is going on. Heenan even quips “this makes no sense.” Regal is in the ring with Stevie Ray and he ends up tagging in Knobbs. We aren’t gettin a lot of wrestling, it’s more or less just brawling which is boring after a while.
They also mention early on that this is an elimination match (before the match) but when the match starts its a one fall finish. WCW has no clue what the hell they are booking or announcing for their shows and the commentators don’t really have any clue either. Anyways, Knobbs hits Stevie with a big splash and goes for a pin so Regal ends up coming in and breaking it up. Booker gets tagged in and he nails Knobbs with a nice looking side kick to the face. That was pretty damn awesome. And of course Tony calls it a high knee. Pay attention Tony, come on.
Regal gets tagged in and he starts working over Knobbs as they do frequent tags. Regal snap mares Knobbs over as Eaton comes off the top and hits him with an elbow drop to the head. Stevie is now in the ring as he works over Knobbs until he tags in Booker T. Booker was going for his leg kick but Regal ends up tagging himself in. Regal and Knobbs exchange open handed slaps until it pisses Regal off and he starts laying them in. Regal goes for a sunset flip and Knobbs jumps up and drops down on Regal to prevent it. Saggs gets the tag and he lays out everyone.
We got both Nastys as well as Regal and Booker in the ring. Saggs ends up backdropping Booker on top of Regal and once he does that he sits down on both Regal and Booker and goes for the cover. The ref counts the 1-2-3 but Booker was actually laying on top of William Regal so the ref rewards the bout to Harlem Heat. Your winners and still WCW World Tag Team Champions…..Harlem Heat!
Recap:
This match was all right. There is nothing special going on but nothing terrible either. It was more of a slugfest and a lot of action because you have 6 people involved. The reason this match kind of sucks is the fact that the commentators really had no clue what was going on. Half way through the match Heenan says they shouldn’t be pinning a member of the Nasty Boys, you have to pin Harlem Heat. Only for Tony to correct him and tell him that anyone can be pinned. They also announced this was an elimination match but as soon as the match starts the commentators were basically telling us it was a one fall to the finish. They just had no idea what the hell was going on and it really takes away from the match. The finish was pretty sweet with Booker getting the pin even though Saggs was on top of both. Other than that this match was just eh and not really worth checking out.
Backstage Interview: Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri
Gene says they should feel fortunate. Sherri says that we have just shown everyone what greatness really means. Sherri says that they are still the WCW tag team champions. Stevie said the whole world just saw that they did what they said they were going to do. Stevie says they beat up two slobs as well as two foreigners. Gene says that Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck will are the #1 contenders for the titles. Booker says that they are not closet champions and they will take on anyone. Booker says they will put the belt on the line against anyone including the Nasty Boys, Blue Bloods, and the Studd Stable. Sherri says they don’t under estimate anyone and that Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater will get their title shot. Gene checks out Sherri’s ass as they walk off and he sends us back ringside.
Backstage Interview: Ric Flair
Gene says that he has attacked verbally, physically, and every other way possible, Randy Savage. Flair says what we are talking about tonight is the Macho Man vs. The Nature Boy. Flair says that when Elizabeth first saw the Nature Boy she broke down and had to have it, just like the Baywatch girls. Gene asks Flair if she went to space mountain and Flair says you know she did baby. Flair says Savage has 3 things to remember tonight: 1. He slept Liz off her feet at her finest hour. 2. He backslapped Savage’s father because he got in his way. 3. Flair says there is only one who has kissed all the girls and made them cry and its him the Nature Boy. Flair says that he owns Savage tonight at Bash at the Beach.
Match 6: Lifeguard Match: Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair
Before the match gets started they bring out the Baywatch girls. The camera cuts to the commentators table where Heenan is standing on top of his chair trying to check out the girls. It’s a pretty hilarious spot.
The match starts off with Savage bitch slapping Flair and dropping him with the slap. Savage then drops Flair again with a shoulder block and then he mounts him and nails him with rapid fire fists. Savage drops Flair with a back drop then multiple clotheslines. Savage then sends Flair over the rope with a clothesline. All of the “life guards” are trying to get Flair back in the ring and they finally do. Savage lays in the boots to Flair and chokes him out until he climbs on the middle rope and lays in the 2-3 punches before Flair hits him with an atomic drop out of the corner.
Flair gets Savage in the corner and he nails him with chops and right hands. Flair ends up throwing Savage to the outside as the life guards throw him back in the ring. Flair whips Savage into the corner and Flair comes in but gets dropped with an elbow to the face. Both guys exchange lefts and rights until Savage hits the ropes and drops flair with an elbow. Savage whips Flair into the corner and he goes up and over to the outside. Flair gets back in and grabs Savage by the tights and throws him to the outside and he ends up off the apron onto the beach. Flair tries to suplex Savage back into the ring but Savage reverses it and suplexes Flair to the outside.
Flair gets dropped with another back body drop out of the corner. Flair regains the advantage by poking Savage in the eye. Flair ends up getting Savage in a sleeper hold in the middle of the ring. Savage wildly throws a punch and nearly drops the ref with it. Savage breaks free and ends up hitting Flair with a shoulder block and then he ends up in the sleeper hold again. This time Savage breaks free by dropping down and dropping Flair on the to turnbuckle. Flair nails Savage with 3 chops to the chest and then a clothesline. He then picks up Savage and throws him to the outside and to the lumberjacks. Flair heads to the top rope and Savage shakes the ropes and Flair jumps down and lands on the back of Savage and he hits his jaw on Savage’s head. That looked stupid as hell.
Savage ends up putting Flair in a sleeper hold of his own but Flair picks him up immediately and drops Savage’s knee on to his own knee. Now Flair is working over the leg by doing a leg snap off the middle rope. Flair lays in the chops again and this time Savage responds with right hands of his own. Flair goes for the figure four leg lock in the middle of the ring. Savage ends up reversing the hold on Flair but Flair breaks free. Flair picks up Savage and holds him up for a delayed vertical suplex. Savage goes up to the middle rope and hits a few punches but Flair goes for an atomic drop but Savage blocks it and ends up nailing Flair with a right hand that sends him over the top rope and to the outside.
We get our third back body drop of the match from Savage. He follows that up with going up top and hitting a double ax handle on Flair. Arn Anderson ends up getting in the ring but Savage decks him with a right hand. Flair then pokes Savage in the eye and he follows that up with charging at Savage but Savage back drops him to the outside right onto the Nasty Boys. Arn gets back in the ring and drops Savage with a DDT. Flair comes in and goes for the cover but only gets a 2 count. Flair goes for a hip toss on Savage but Savage turns it into a back slide for a 2 count.
Flair goes up top and Savage throws him off. Savage goes up to the top rope and hits Flair with another ax handle. Savage body slams Flair and Savage goes up to the top and nails his flying elbow on Flair. Savage goes for the cover and gets the 1-2-3. Your winner by way of pinfall……Macho Man Randy Savage!
Recap:
This was a pretty good match here. They brawled a lot but they also did some wrestling and put on a really good show. This feud was pretty intense because they added Savage’s father to the mix and everybody knows that would infuriate Macho so it worked well. It was a clean finish and one that should have ended the feud and it may have but I am not 100% sure on that. Finally the first good match of the card and it’s the second to last one on the show. I’d recommend checking this match out if you are fan of either guy.
They show a highlight video on Vader.
Backstage Interview: Vader
Vader comes into the interview area throwing a chair and yelling what time is it? Gene tells him it’s Vader time so Vader asks him again what time is it? Vader says somebody needs to show this chump what time it is. Vader says the whole world and WCW know what time it is and in just a few minutes Hulk Hogan and Hulkamania is going to find out what time it is. Vader says he is the most powerful wrestler in the world today. He says he fears no man. Vader says he grew up in inner city LA and while Hogan was down there getting his tan and his new car, Vader was fighting for survival. Vader is all over the place and not making much sense but his intensity and delivery is awesome. Vader says Hogan is going back to Hollywood where Hogan belongs.
Gene says that he has pissed off promoters around the country because of the damage Vader did on his roadkill tour. Vader says that just proves there no where to run and no where to hide. Vader says he has chased him from the east coast to the west coast. No there is no other place for him to go. Vader says his road kill tour has stacked up the bodies but the talking is over and it’s just a matter of time before Hogan finds out about Vader time.
Backstage Interview: Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Hart & Dennis Rodman
Gene says the last time he saw Rodman was at the airport in Detroit. Rodman says that will be the last time you ever see him at the airport in Detroit. Hogan says he has been riding Harleys up and down west coast highway. Hogan says we all heard the crap that Vader was talking about growing up in the inner city. Hogan says thats a bunch of crap and that Vader has been no where around there. Rodman, for no reason just wipes the mouth of Hogan. Vader says that we have Vader right where we want them. Hogan says they are going to make Woodstock look like a backyard BBQ. Hogan says he is going to slam Vader and launch him over the cage. He says the sharks will be waiting and they will eat Vader limb from limb.
Hogan says that Rodman is the nastiest guy in the NBA. Hogan says after Rodman says his prayers and eats his vitamins he can do whatever he wants. Hogan says Rodman will be right outside the door and if anyone wants to interfere then they gotta deal with Rodman and Rodman says he is going to bash anyone who tries it. Hogan says Rodman will turn their faces into hamburger meat as he rubs them into the cage. Hogan asks what are they going to do when the power of Hulkamania destroys you!
Match 7: WCW World Heavyweight Title Cage Match: Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Vader
Hogan climbs into the ring over the cage and immediately goes after Vader and chokes him out with his shirt. He rams Vader into the cage numerous times. Hogan has Vader in the corner and lays in the 10 punches and he follows that up with 10 kicks to the head of Vader. Hogan hits Vader with a back elbow and a few chops. He tries to ram Vader into the cage but Vader blocks it and rams Hogan into the cage. They then exchange right hands as Hogan gets the advantage. He tries to ram Vader into the cage but Vader blocks it again and Hogan gets thrown into the cage.
Vader lays in the vicious right hands to the face of Hogan. Vader rams the face of Hogan into his mask. He tries to do it again but Hogan blocks it and Hogan rams Vader into the mask of Vader. Hogan then puts the mask on his head and stalks across the ring waiting for Vader to get up. Hogan then gives Vader a head butt with the mask on his head. What a stupid looking sequence of moves but it looked pretty damn funny.
Hogan takes the mask off and starts working Vader over some more. Vader reverses a whip and splashes Hogan in the corner. Vader climbs up to the middle rope and nails Hogan with a Vader Bomb. Vader goes up to the middle rope again and hits Hogan with the Vader Bomb. Vader goes for the pin and gets a 2 count. Vader picks up Hogan in a spear type position and rams Hogan head first into the cage. Vader puts Hogan in the corner and just levels him with 3-4 big right hands. Vader picks up Hogan and drops him with a suplex but he doesn’t even go down to the mat with Hogan. That was pretty damn awesome. Vader was trying to leave the cage but Hogan ends up getting up and rams Vader head first into the cage. Hogan rams him into the cage a second time. Hogan goes for a body slam but Vader blocks it.
Vader snaps Hogan over and heads up to the top rope and goes for a back splash but Hogan gets out of the way. It damn near looked like Vader was going for a shooting star by the way he landed. Hogan gets up and lays in some right hands and whips Vader into the corner as Hogan comes in with a clothesline. Hogan picks up Vader and goes for a slam but he can’t get him up and Vader comes crashing down on him. Vader gets a head lock on Hogan. Both guys get up and they exchange right hands until Hogan rakes the eyes of Vader. Hogan whips Vader into the rope and drops Vader with a clothesline.
Hogan says he is going to slam Vader but the crowd is mixed with some boos as well as some cheers. Hogan picks up Vader and drops him with a body slam but it took everything out of Hogan as he is laid out on the mat. Vader drops Hogan with a short arm clothesline. He follows that up with coming off the middle rope with a big splash. Hogan starts Hulking up and the crowd comes in with the boos. Vader nails Hogan and the crowd just groans. They are over this shit. Vader throws Hogan into the cage and Hogan no sells it as Vader throws him into the cage again. Hogan ends up throwing Vader into the cage 4 times then whips him into the ropes and hits him with the big boot. Vader doesn’t go down.
Hogan comes off the rope and its Vader with a big boot to the face. The Taskmaster and Zodiac come out of no where and they try to get into the match but Rodman stops them and rams Zodiac head first into the cage before he grabs a chair and fends off both guys. In the ring Hogan hits Vader with the leg drop twice. Hogan then attempts to climb out over the cage but Vader stops him. Both guys are standing on the top rope exchanging chops until Hogan racks Vader on the top rope and exits the cage over the top of the cage. Your winner and still WCW World Heavyweight Champion…..Hulk Hogan!
Tony wraps up the show as Heenan says he has had enough. Flair comes out of the back and gets in the ring with Vader. Flair asks Vader what the hell happened. Tony and Bobby are talking as if they are off the air. Flair is just berating Vader in the ring. Vader grabs Flair by the throat until Arn Anderson comes in and stops Vader. Arn is about to get leveled by Vader but he high tails it out of the ring. Flair goes flying over the top of the cage and falls on his ass on the outside. Vader chases them out. Vader says he will take on both Flair and Anderson at anytime. Vader says they stuck there nose in his business for the last time.
Recap:
There wasn’t much to this match at all either. Its a typical Hogan WCW match. Pretty lazy and boring if you ask me. The crowds mixed reaction to Hogan was pretty cool to hear because WCW was to lazy to dub over it. The crowds just didn’t like him or the guys he associated with, Renegade anyone. I am surprised it took them a whole other year for him to turn but thank goodness he did because he wasn’t going to last much longer with his normal gimmick. Vader getting jobbed out like a little bitch was a shame by WCW because he was such a huge monster prior to Hogan coming in. Hogan coming in and just jobbing him out made him useless and that sucks because Vader was pretty damn good. Anyways, you can check out this match if you want but you aren’t missing anything if you don’t.
Show Closing:
They go to the commentator table where Tony and Bobby wrap up the show and discuss what just happened between Vader, Ric Flair, and Arn Anderson. They also show a replay of what Rodman did to the Zodiac and Sullivan. Tony then wraps up the show and sends us to the credits as this one is finally over.
Show Recap:
Welp that about does it for this one thankfully. There is one good match out of this whole show and it was the Flair vs. Savage match. To be honest we have seen better from both of those guys as well but if you had to watch one thing on this card it is this one. Other than that it was just garbage after garbage and nothing worth watching. Th opener had promise but they just didn’t mesh well and the match was just bad. They missed a lot of spots and were just off. Everything after that up until Flair vs. Savage is unforgettable and not worth checking out.
The ending of the tag title match was different and pretty cool but the match itself really made no sense. The commentators had no idea what was going on and even mentioned it during the match. The only thing good there is the finish. Savage and Flair was good because they were in a pretty intense rivalry at the time and you could feel that heat through the screen. Just a pretty good feud and pretty good match.
One thing about this show that I do enjoy is the fact that it is on a beach. Sometimes a venue can make a show and this is one of those shows. You can look past some of the terrible in ring action, just a little bit, and enjoy the setting because it’s just different. That is one thing I enjoy about watching different shows is seeing the venue and how they are going to have it setup.
All in all there is really nothing worth watching on this show at all. If you are fans of Savage and Flair then you most likely have seen this match or one similar numerous times so it’s not worth sitting through to get to that match. The main event was weak and it just furthered squashed Vader and ruined one of the better monsters of the 90s. The rest of the card was very weak and didn’t live up to any expectations what so ever. It’s almost as if nobody cared on the card because they were to busy living it up on the beach prior to the show. Hard telling what caused the bad matches but this is one of those shows you can watch but you most likely won’t enjoy it.
Well that wraps it up here on the Event Center. This is the first show that really sucked from opening to close and I was surprised by that. I used to enjoy this show when I was younger but now theres no way I could watch it again after this. Anyways, coming up next is another PPV from the WWF. We are going back to the year 2000, again? Yes again. And We are going to be hitting up one of my all time favorite pay per views. Thats right we are going to be reviewing the Royal Rumble live from Madison Square Garden. I can’t wait to get that one started so I will see you guys next time right here on CrazyMax’s Event Center!