The Event Center: WCW/NWO Uncensored 1998 Review
Introduction:
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Event Center. Last time we hit up a WWE Saturday Night Main Event from the summer of 2006. It was a snooze fest to say the least but hopefully the review spiced it up for you a little bit. Like I stated at the end of that review, we plan on switching things up a little bit going forward so this time we are going back to WCW. We are going to go to March of 1998 and hit up another Uncensored Pay Per View. This one is headlined by a cage match featuring Hollywood Hogan vs. Macho Man Randy Savage. Can only imagine how this one is going to turn out so lets get to it.
Show Opening:
The show opens up with them going through a video package where they highlight the two big matches on the card. One being Hollywood Hogan vs. Savage in the cage. Then we got Sting vs. Scott Hall for the WCW World Heavyweight title. After the video package wraps up we head to the broadcast position where Mike Tenay, Tony Schiavone, and Bobby Heenan hype up the show and run through the card. Of course, since the show is Uncensored, they only show the first names of the commentators. Those slick WCW graphic creators. Anywho, they are excited for the action as am I so lets get to the first match.
Match 1: WCW Television Title Match: Booker T (c) vs. Eddie Guerrero
The match starts off with Eddie going outside and stalling a little bit. Two things before we get going here: 1. Eddie’s mullet is still awesome and 2. His entrance music was the shit as well. Anyways, Booker goes after Eddie and Eddie dips to the apron to back Booker T off. Eddie does it again once Booker comes at him again. Eddie tries to catch Booker off guard but Booker is ready for it and ends up hitting Eddie with two forearms then a big back body drop after he whipped him into the ropes. Eddie nearly over rotates and he hits feet first. Booker then picks up Eddie and drops him with a side suplex.
Both men get up and Booker nails him with a right hand then whips him into the ropes again. Booker then decks Eddie with a big time clothesline and the thud that it makes when he connects is nasty sounding. Eddie gets up to his feet near the ropes and Booker hits him with another clothesline that sends Eddie over the top and out of the ring. Eddie then chews out Chavo, who is sitting outside in a chair. Eddie gets back in the ring on his knees and sticks his hand out for a shake. Booker grabs it and squeezes tightly. Eddie gets to his feet and Booker hits him with a big side kick.
Booker whips Eddie into the ropes again and Booker drops him with a power slam. Eddie quickly gets up to his feet and goes to the outside and says he is done with this match. Booker comes out after him and ends up body slamming Eddie on the outside. Booker throws Eddie back into the ring and Eddie gets up to his feet and runs off the ropes but Booker waits for him and hits him with a back elbow. Booker then picks up Eddie and gets him in a big time power slam. Booker walks across the ring for a moment before dumping him. Booker goes up to the top rope but Eddie gets up to his feet and ends up drop kicking the feet out from under Booker as he racks himself on the top rope.
Eddie lays in the right hands and ends up climbing to the top rope with Booker and Eddie gets him in a beautiful super plex off the top. Both men are down as the ref gets to a 5 count. Eddie goes for a right hand but Booker blocks it and hits him with a forearm. Booker then whips Eddie into the ropes and Booker decks him with a nice side kick. Booker goes for the cover and gets a 2 count. Booker picks up Eddie and kicks him in the gut. Booker goes for his scissors kick but Eddie moves out of the way and quickly does a basement drop kick to the left knee and sends Booker down to the mat. What an awesome looking move that was.
Booker clutches his knee as Eddie comes over and starts laying in the kicks to the injured knee. Eddie then drags the leg of Booker to the rope and drapes it across the bottom rope. Eddie grabs the ropes and jumps up and puts all of his weight on the knee of Booker. Eddie then goes to the outside and drapes the leg over the apron. Eddie gets back into the ring and goes up and over and grabs the leg as he comes down. Eddie throws Booker back into the ring and hits him with another low drop kick to the knee. Eddie then gets Booker in a leg lock type move in the middle of the ring. Eddie puts his legs on the rope to get some leverage on the hold.
Eddie keeps putting his legs on the rope for some leverage. He does this 4-5 times before the ref catches him. Booker gets up in the corner and Eddie goes for a whip to the other corner but Booker reverses it but Booker can’t follow up and ends up getting hit with a back elbow. Eddie then lays out the leg of Booker and he goes out to the apron. Eddie then does his roll in slam to the knee of Booker. Booker ends up rolling outside as Eddie climbs to the top and comes off with a splash off the top. It looked like Eddie was about to fall off the rope and he barely connected with Booker.
Eddie throws Booker back into the ring and hits Booker with a belly to back suplex. Eddie whips Booker into the ropes but Booker reverses it and ends up hitting Eddie with a flapjack. Booker does the spinarooni and he ends up nailing Eddie with the scissor kick. Booker picks up Eddie and whips him into the ropes again and ends up decking Eddie with a spine buster. Booker goes to the top rope and goes for a missile drop kick but Eddie moves out of the way. Booker ends up landing on his feet and Eddie charges at him and Booker throws him up and over and Eddie hits the turnbuckle.
Booker goes for the Harlem Side Kick in the corner but Eddie moves out of the way and Booker ends up racked over the top rope. Eddie climbs up to the top and is about to go for a super plex, or something, again but Booker pushes him off. Eddie ends up doing a back flip and lands on his feet then he rolls back. He comes charging at Booker and Booker nails him with the drop kick off the top. Booker goes for the cover and gets the 1-2-3. Your winner and still WCW television champion…..Booker T!
After the match Eddie goes to the outside and gets in the face of Chavo, who appeared to have smiled that Eddie lost. Eddie ends up pushing Chavo and Chavo pushes him back. Eddie puts his hands up like he is done and he ends up letting Chavo leave. However, Eddie ends up decking Chavo in the back and lays in the boots to him. Eddie then picks up Eddie and throws him into the guard rail. Eddie picks him up again and body slams Chavo to the floor.
Recap:
This was an awesome match from start to finish. Once it got going it never really stopped. The big time moves just kept coming and coming. Booker had a lot of high powered offense while Eddie was going all over the place. Eddie worked the leg but he did it in a creative way that is different than other offense when it comes to a body part. The rest hold segment didn’t feel long at all. The ending was good and you never really knew who was going to come out on top. This is a really good match and I am not surprised in the least. The segment at the end of the match was really good as well. Booker may have won but Eddie still has his heat. All in all a great way to start the show.
Match 2: Konnan vs. Juventud Guerrera
Konnan has his back to Juvi once the bell rings so Juvi comes charging at him and hits him in the back with a spinning wheel kick. Juvi then picks up Konnan and lays in the chops to Konnan. Juvi then whips Konnan into the ropes and he goes for a drop kick but Konnan holds onto the ropes and Juvi goes crashing to the mat. Konnan then grabs the leg of Juvi and pulls him back to his feet. Konnan then bounces off the rope and ends up laying Juvi out with a clothesline. Konnan gets Juvi back to his feet and he tries to whip him into the ropes but Juvi blocks it and ends up climbing on the shoulders of Konnan. Juvi ends up jumping off the shoulders of Konnan. Juvi then lays in some back elbows to break free of Konnan.
Juvi turns around and lays in the rights to Konnan. Juvi hits the ropes and hits Konnan with a tilt-a-whirl head scissors that sends Konnan rolling out of the ring. Juvi then hits the ropes and makes it look like he is going to hit Konnan with a move but Konnan moves out of the way so Juvi just bounces off the top rope and stays in the ring. However, Konnan grabs the leg of Juvi and drags him to the outside. Konnan then whips Juvi into the steps on the outside. Konnan moves the steps to the middle of the of the ring. Konnan tries to ram the head of Juvi into the steps but Juvi blocks it and ends up chopping Konnan and laying in some forearms. Juvi then slams Konnan into the steps himself.
Juvi then runs and jumps off the steps and hits Konnan with a side kick. Juvi then chops and lays in some forearms into Konnan before throwing him back into the ring. Juvi gets back in the ring by hitting a spring board drop kick. Juvi goes for the cover and gets a 2 count. Juvi whips Konnan into the ropes but Konnan reverses it. Juvi goes for another tilt-a-whirl head scissor but Konnan blocks that as well and ends up draping Juvi across the top rope. Konnan then grabs the legs of Juvi and gets him in a version of the Indian death lock. Konnan gets Juvi back to his feet and back into the corner. Konnan then nail him with a nasty sounding chop. Konnan then whips Juvi into the other corner but Juvi ends up kicking Konnan. Juvi then jumps on the back of Konnan but Konnan drops him down and grabs him in a belly to back type position. Konnan then dumps him with a release German suplex. That was nasty looking.
Juvi gets back in the ring and Konnan picks him up and carries him around the ring in a fireman’s carry. He drops down to a knee and asks the ref to ask Juvi if he wants to quit but theres really no submission move being applied. What a dumbass looking spot this was. I wonder if Konnan legit injured Juvi so they are stalling hoping Juvi catches his wind or something because the flow of this match just came to a stand still after Konnan dumped him on his head.
Konnan gets back to his feet and puts Juvi on the top rope. Konnan locked his feet and goes for a release German suplex off of the top rope but Juvi does a flip out of it and lands on his feet. Konnan is stuck in the corner hanging upside down helpless so Juvi quickly nails him with a drop kick to the face. Juvi then lays in the boots to Konnan. Juvi frees up Konnan and he gets back in the ring. Juvi picks up Konnan and hits him with a back hand chop. Juvi goes for a whip on Konnan but Konnan reverses it. Juvi tries to slide through the legs of Konnan but Konnan grabs him by the hair and pulls him back up to his feet.
Konnan then pushes Juvi into the ropes and Juvi goes for a wheel barrel type move but Konnan catches him and throws him over and he goes crashing to the mat. Konnan picks up Juvi and tries to get him in a power bomb type move but Juvi reverses it and gets him in a face buster. Juvi then rolls Konnan over and he goes up to the top rope and goes for his 450 but Konnan rolled out of the way. Juvi landed on his feet and Konnan ends up grabbing Juvi and he dumps him with the 187, or the cradle DDT. He goes for the cover and Konnan gets a 2 count.
Both men get up and Juvi tries to pick him up but Konnan just slaps him in the face. Konnan then drapes Juvi across his back and just dumps him. Konnan goes for a nonchalant and Juvi kicks out at 2. Konnan is just laying there so Juvi grabs the arm and hooks the leg and goes for a sneaky pin and ends up getting the 1-2-3. Your winner via a pinfall….Juventud Guerrera!
After the match Juvi climbs to the top rope to celebrate as Konnan tries to attack him. Juvi turns around and kicks Konnan in the chest. Juvi comes off the middle rope going for a splash but Konnan catches him and ends up dumping him with the cradle DDT. Konnan then whips Juvi into the ropes and Konnan catches him and ends up throwing him out of the ring like a lawn dart.
Recap:
This was a pretty solid match as well. I think it went a little to long because Konnan was gassed for the last 2-3 minutes of the match. He was barely moving around the ring but Juvi’s energy hides it a little bit but not enough. The rocking horse spot was brutal and again I am surprised Juvi didn’t get injured. The finish was nice with Juvi getting the sneaky pin win considering his never surrender gimmick they were going for at this time. Two straight matches with a beat down after the match. If you do it to much it takes away from the importance of that but this one made sense, just like the first one. Juvi got the sneaky win and it pissed Konnan off so he had to get some quick revenge. All in all this was a really good match that worked and is worth checking out. We are two for two on this show as far as match quality is concerned. We will see how long this lasts.
Interview: James J. Dillon
Gene says that Dillon has some requests he needs to address. Dillon then says that earlier he was approached by the Giant and he put in a request that the power bomb be made legal. Dillon says he was very adamant in his feelings so Dillon went to the representatives of Nash and he was very happy about the request. Dillon says he went back to the Giant and the Giant was adamant that he wanted the power bomb to be legal. Dillon says for tonight, and tonight only, the power bomb will be legal for this match only.
Match 3: WCW Cruiserweight Title Match: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Dean Malenko
The match starts with a collar and elbow tie up. Malenko goes from a side head lock, to a go behind, to a drop to hold then jumps the back and gets Jericho back in a chin lock. He did all this in the matter of about 2-3 seconds. The guy was so crisp and so good. Jericho reverses it out of it and both men get to their feet. Jericho charges at Malenko and Malenko hits him with another drop toe hold. Malenko does a go behind and gets Jericho in a full nelson type move. Malenko then spins Jericho out of that and gets Jericho in a fireman’s carry take over and ends up in an arm bar.
They get in another collar and elbow tie up and this time Jericho does a go behind and gets Malenko in an arm bar. Dean quickly gets out of it by doing a fireman’s carry to the mat and he quickly gets on top with another arm bar type move. They get back to their feet and Jericho gets out of the arm bar by pushing Dean into the ropes. Dean ends up decking Jericho with a shoulder block and Jericho throws a tantrum in the ring because of the frustration. Jericho and Malenko have a stare down as Jericho pushes Malenko and Dean returns the favor. Jericho goes in for a punch but Dean pushes him again and ends up getting control of the exchange.
Malenko then whips Jericho into the ropes and Malenko does another go behind and drives Jericho into the ropes. Jericho holds on to the top rope as Malenko rolls back then does a bad ass looking kip up to his feet as Jericho thinks he out smarted Malenko. Once Malenko gets to his feet he drops down low as Jericho goes over. Malenko dunks and Jericho goes for a kick but Malenko grabs the leg and Jericho hits him with an enziguri to get control of the match. Malenko rolls to the apron and Jericho goes for a spring board cross body but Malenko dunks down as Jericho goes crashing to the floor.
Jericho appears to have had enough as Jericho heads to the locker room as if he is done with this match. The ref is trying to count Jericho out but Malenko broke up the count. Jericho gets back in the ring and Malenko nails him with some big right hands. Jericho falls to the mat and Malenko lays in some boots. Malenko whips Jericho into the ropes then dunks down. Malenko goes for a leap frog but Jericho ends up catching him and dumping him a spine buster. Jericho goes for the cocky pin as Malenko gets out at 2.
Jericho picks Malenko up and gets him in a standing vertical suplex. Jericho starts to lay in some kicks to the back of the head and to the face of Malenko. Malenko ends up on the bottom rope so Jericho drives his boot into the back of the head of Malenko to choke him out over the bottom rope. Jericho picks up Malenko and snaps him over into a reverse chin lock as he drives the knee into the back of Malenko. Jericho grabs Malenko and hits him with a snap suplex. Jericho then hits Malenko with the Lionsault and gets a 2 count. Jericho picks up Malenko and knees him right to the face.
Jericho, again, drapes Malenko over the middle rope and chokes him out some. Jericho picks up Malenko and gets him in a backbreaker that he holds onto and pushes down on the chin of Malenko. Jericho picks up Malenko again and lays in a forearm to the face. This drives Malenko to the corner as Jericho chops him as Malenko responds with right hands. This pisses Malenko off and he just lays in lefts and rights. Malenko follows that up with repeated head butts to Jericho. Malenko then picks up Jericho and hits him with a belly to back suplex. Malenko goes for the cover and gets a 2 count.
Jericho gets up to his feet first and ends up hitting Malenko with a senton splash. Jericho then kicks Malenko in the back then winds up and nails him with another kick to the midsection. Jericho sits Malenko up in the corner as Jericho comes in and hits him with a drop kick. Jericho then chops Malenko. Jericho lays in the forearms and the boots to Malenko. Now Jericho paint brushes Malenko who is sitting down in the corner. Malenko gets up to his feet and Jericho chops him then whips him into the corner. Malenko moves out of the way and Jericho goes head first into the top turnbuckle.
Malenko then grabs Jericho and goes for a suplex but Jericho flips out of it and lands on his feet. Jericho goes for a suplex but Malenko reverses it but Jericho lands on his feet and ends up getting Malenko into a reverse suplex. Jericho then goes for the Lion Tamer but Malenko gets to the ropes right away. Both men get to their feet and Jericho goes for a belly to back suplex but Malenko blocks it and ends up rolling up Jericho for a 2 count. Both guys get up and Jericho goes for a right hand but Malenko dunks under and gets Jericho in a backslide for a 2 count.
Malenko gets up to his feet and slams Jericho head first into the turnbuckle. Malenko then whips Jericho into the ropes but Jericho reverses it and Malenko goes up and over to the apron. Jericho is going for a sling shot drop kick but his jump wasn’t very good so he ends up slapping Malenko in the chest. Jericho goes out after Malenko and just throws him back into the ring. Jericho gets back in and Malenko kicks him in the gut. Malenko whips Jericho back into the same turnbuckle and Jericho attempts to go up and over Malenko but Malenko stops and Jericho just comes down as Malenko grabs him and goes for a German suplex. Jericho ends up getting out of that and he sits Malenko on the top rope with his back to him.
Jericho climbs to the top rope with Malenko and he goes for a side suplex but Malenko rolls over and lands on top of Jericho and he gets a 2 count. Jericho rolls out to the apron and Malenko goes for a suplex to the inside but Jericho lands on his feet and hits the ropes. Malenko goes for a drop kick but Jericho holds the ropes. Jericho then goes for the Lion Tamer in the middle of the ring but Malenko does a great job of blocking it. Malenko ends up getting in the rope as soon as Jericho gets the move on.
Jericho puts Malenko back on the top rope again and Jericho goes for a hurricanrana but Malenko grabs him and gets him on his back like a death valley driver. Malenko then throws Jericho over his head and hits him with a gut buster as he jumps off the top rope. Jericho gets up and goes for a clothesline but misses and Malenko ends up going for a single leg clothesline but Jericho grabs the leg and ends up getting Malenko in the Lion Tamer. Malenko army crawls his way to the ropes but Jericho pulls him back into the middle of the ring and then Jericho sits down on it and Malenko taps out. Man when he sits down on that Lion Tamer it looks incredibly painful. What a great finish. Your winner by way of submission and still the WCW Cruiserweight Champion….Chris Jericho!
After the match Gene Okerlund walks down and it looks like he is going to stop and interview Jericho in the aisle but Gene just walks right past him. Okerlund then goes in the ring and interviews Malenko. Malenko is heated in the ring because of the loss. Gene says everyone thought that Malenko was going to beat Chris Jericho. Okerlund says that the Vegas oddsmakers had Malenko as the favorite and he didn’t win. Okerlund says that this is a match that he should have won and he didn’t. Malenko, appearing to be crying, doesn’t respond to Gene. Gene says that Malenko is 0-4 in big WCW Events. Gene calls him a bonafide loser and Malenko still doesn’t say anything. Gene asks where Malenko goes from here and Malenko says “home” as he walks off.
Recap:
The match started out slow but once it picked up the pace it was really good. Malenko at the start was fast and doing all sorts of moves in a short period of time. It looked really impressive but he wasn’t really doing anything of note. The near falls and the moves they were doing off the rope were pretty damn awesome towards the end. The sit down Lion Tamer looked painful as hell and the fact that Malenko tapped the first time he was in the move for an extended period of time really solidified the finisher, in my eyes. The post match interview was done good as well. I liked the fact that Gene just skipped over Jericho because the bigger story was in the ring. Malenko, trying his best, to show some emotion didn’t look very good but the interview and his one word response was perfect to me. All in all just a great match and a great angle after the match. Pretty good stuff so far here.
They show Raven back in the internet position where he is talking about his match.
Match 4: Scott Steiner vs. Lex Luger
Steiner attacks Luger as he is getting into the ring and before the bell even rings. Steiner clubs him in the back numerous times and then he rams his head into the turnbuckle. Steiner gets Luger in the corner and drives the knees to the midsection then some clubs to the back. Steiner then picks up Luger and gets him in a spinning belly to belly suplex. Steiner drops the elbow on Luger and then he picks him up and drapes him over the middle rope as he chokes him out. Luger has done absolutely nothing during this match.
Steiner then throws Luger to the outside of the ring and whips him into the guard rail. Steiner then takes Luger and drives him face first into the steel steps. Steiner gets back into the ring and drags Luger up to the apron by the hair. Steiner goes for a suplex into the ring on Luger but Luger reverses it and suplexes Steiner to the outside of the ring. Luger then jumps off the apron with a double ax handle. Luger then whips Steiner into the guard rail and Steiner goes flipping over it into the fans. What a funny looking flip over the guard rail that was for Scott.
After the match Scott gets up and decks the referee while Norton continues to work over Rick on the outside. Steiner then attacks Luger and nails him in the back with some forearms. Scott picks up the chair and tries to hit Luger with it but Luger slides out of the ring. Rick disposes of Norton and ends up in the ring with a stare down with is brother. Scott charges Rick with the chair but Rick ducks and ends up sending Scott to the outside with a back body drop. Norton picks up Scott and helps him to the back while Luger and Rick celebrate in the ring.
Recap:
They kept this match short and sweet and that made it work for both guys. They didn’t try to drag this out where it could be an ultimate stinker. It was just the right length and the action inside the ring was pretty was decent as well. The outside interference by Rick and Scott Norton was pretty good as well. It wasn’t over done and you got to see the stare down between the brothers, which is pretty damn cool and the crowd marked out for it. All in all this was a decent little match that got just enough time to not suck.
Match 5: No Disqualification WCW United States Title Match: Diamond Dallas Page (c) vs. Chris Benoit vs. Raven
Before we get started here just want to let you all know that there are no rules, no count out, and pin falls count anywhere in the building for this match. Also, all three men will be in the ring at the same time. This should be an entertaining contest so lets get to it.
The match starts with all three men getting in a collar and elbow tie up. They circle around the ring for a moment before DDP pushes both men off. They all three tie up again and this time Raven decks Benoit, while DDP decks Raven, and Benoit decks DDP with a right hand. They tie up one more time and this time all three men fall out of the ring to the outside. They stay locked up as Raven and Benoit start working over DDP and they throw him into the steel steps. Benoit then chops Raven and throws him back in the ring. Benoit whips Raven into the ring and Benoit drops him with a clothesline.
Benoit picks up Raven and whips him into the ropes again and he hits him with a back elbow. Raven crawls into the corner and sits up while Benoit lays in the boots to Raven. DDP gets back in the ring and hits Benoit with a clothesline. Raven quickly goes for the cover on Benoit but DDP breaks it up. Tony, being the dumbass that he can be, says thats surprising that DDP made the save. Tenay and Heenan quickly correct him and tell him he would have to make the save or he would lose his title. Raven ends up on the outside while DDP picks up Benoit in a power bomb type position and he just drapes him stomach first across the top rope.
Benoit falls back into the ring and DDP goes for a cover but Benoit drapes the leg over the rope to break the pin. DDP picks up Benoit and gets him in a side head lock. DDP hits the ropes near Raven and Raven grabs him by the foot. Benoit ends up hitting Raven with a baseball slide. Then DDP goes over the top with a sling shot splash on both men. DDDP and Raven get back in the ring and DDP hits Raven with a swinging neck breaker. Benoit gets in and breaks up the pin and ends up hitting Raven with a snap suplex. DDP ends up breaking up the pin and starts laying in the boots to Benoit. DDP then picks up Raven and dumps him with a pancake type maneuver as Benoit breaks up the pin. Benoit lays in the boots to the injured ribs of DDP.
Benoit goes up to the top rope and comes off the top with a big time splash on Raven. DDP quickly gets up and hits Benoit with an elbow to break up the pin. DDP and Benoit exchange right hands. Benoit gets the advantage and throws DDP to the outside. Benoit follows him out and Raven comes charging and jumps over the top rope onto both guys. Raven goes for the pin on the outside and gets a 2 count. Benoit picks up Raven and whips him into the guard rail. Benoit goes for the pin and DDP breaks it up. DDP then whips Benoit into the guard rail as well. DDP ends up whipping Benoit into the guard rail once again. Raven then comes out of no where and hits DDP in the side with a high knee.
All three men are in the aisle as each of them try to get a pin but somebody ends up breaking up the pin. Benoit throws Raven into the guard rail and DDP ends up pushing Benoit into the guard rail as well. DDP and Benoit exchange right hands and DDP ends up getting Benoit in a side head lock but Benoit ends up raising his leg and hitting DDP low. Raven then comes back to the action and tries to hit Benoit with a trash can but Benoit lays in a right hand and Raven drops the trash can. DDP ends up picking up the trash can and puts it on the head of Raven. DDP then grabs a pair of crutches and gives one to Benoit as they both nail the trash can with their own crutch. DDP goes for the cover and Benoit pulls DDP off. DDP returns the favor and pulls Benoit off Raven. Benoit then picks up a crutch and drives it into the bad ribs of DDP.
Benoit then whips DDP into the guard rail. Benoit picks up the trash can and nails DDP in the lower back/kidney area of DDP. Benoit picks up DDP and hits DDP with a snap suplex on the entrance ramp. Raven and Benoit then work together and throws DDP into a piece of the Uncensored sign. That was pretty damn awesome. The lights flicker on the sign and it eventually goes out. Both guys pick up DDP again and throw him through the Uncensored sign again. DDP goes inside the middle of the light box. Benoit then grabs a stainless steel kitchen sink and he nails Raven with it.
Benoit gets back to his feet and he grabs the chair and he wedges it between the top and second rope. Benoit then picks up Raven and lays in a vicious sounding chop. Benoit then whips Raven into the turnbuckle/chair and Raven goes back first into the chair and he goes flying to the outside. Benoit goes to the outside and throws Raven back first into the guard rail. Benoit gets Raven back to his feet as he lays in some right hands and some chops to Raven. Benoit then whips Raven into the ropes and Benoit gets him in a sleeper hold. DDP gets back in the ring and puts Benoit in a sleeper hold himself. Raven then drops down and gets both men with a jaw breaker. Raven and Benoit get to their feet and Raven goes for a clothesline but Benoit hits Raven with two German suplexes and he goes for a third but DDP grabs both men and he hits both of them with a German suplex. All three men are out again.
All three men get up at the same time and this time Raven and Benoit knock down DDP. Benoit then goes after Raven and but Raven ends up getting control. Raven then tells Benoit to help with DDP. Benoit picks up DDP and holds him while Raven gets a sign from the Flock sitting ringside. He grabs a sign that says “Use my sign” and he nails DDP with it in the head. He rips off the paper and its a stop sign. The Flock gives Raven a table and he sets it up in the ring near the corner.
Raven picks up DDP and tries to put him on the table. Raven turns around and Benoit levels him with the stop sign. Benoit then pulls Raven up and puts him on the top rope. Benoit then climbs to the top rope and lays in 10 right hands to Raven. DDP gets up off the table and pushes Benoit to the outside of the ring. DDP then climbs up to the middle rope and ends up hitting Raven with the Diamond Cutter through the table. DDP goes for the cover and gets the 3 count. Your winner of the match by pin fall and still WCW United States Champion…..Diamond Dallas Page!
After the match the Flock pull Raven out of the ring while Benoit stares down DDP. Benoit then helps DDP up to his feet and he shakes the hand of DDP.
Recap:
This was a really good match as well. What the hell is going on here with WCW. Anyways, the hardcore stuff worked and it wasn’t over done. The spot through the Uncensored sign was pretty damn cool as well. The table spots worked and we got the interference from the Flock to help out Raven. The triple tie-up at the start of the match was pretty sweet to see and a cool spot. Really nothing to complain about at all about this match. Really well done by all three guys and this is good match to check out.
Match 6: Kevin Nash vs. The Giant
Not sure the streak of good matches is going to carry through this one but we shall see. The Giant looks ridiculous with his neck brace. I mean he looks like a complete jackass here. The match starts out with a collar and elbow tie up between the two giants. The Giant gets the leverage and drives Nash back into the corner. The Giant goes for a big right forearm but Nash quickly gets out of the way. Nash celebrates it by acting like he has a lot of agility and ends up doing a spinning wheel kick.
They tie up again and Nash gets him Giant in a head lock and then turns it into a go behind. Nash laughs and does this smirk as if he is telling everyone that he can wrestle or something. The Giant didn’t find it to amusing so he turns around and levels Nash with a clothesline. Giant hits the ropes and ends up hitting a big elbow on Nash. He goes for it again but Nash moves out of the way the second time. Nash pulls himself up and the Giant ends up clotheslining him over the top rope. Tony tells us that a few weeks prior to this show, on Thunder, that WCW got rid of the over the top rope disqualification rule. So, it took them all this time to get rid of a dumbass rule. And what does it say that WCW only had 3 years where they didn’t have an over the top rope rule. How stupid is this shit.
Giant goes out after Nash and slams him head first into the apron. The Giant then picks up Nash and tries to take him head first into the steel post but Nash slides down and pushes the Giant into the steel post instead. Nash gets back in the ring and drops an elbow to the neck of the Giant. Giant gets back in the ring and Nash hits him with a forearm to the side of the neck and an elbow to the back of the neck. Nash then drives the head of the Giant into the top turnbuckle. Nash gets Giant into the corner and he takes his boot and chokes out the Giant with it in the corner.
Nash levels Giant with another forearm to the neck and sends the Giant back down to the mat. Nash then gets the Giant into a sleeper hold in the middle of the ring. The Giant hits a couple of back elbow to Nash to break free but Nash nails the Giant in the back with a clothesline. The Giant then falls and drapes over the middle rope so Nash hits the ropes and lands on the back of the Giant. Nash then removes the neck brace to the Giant. Nash turns the Giant around and goes for the splash again but the Giant gets his boot up and hits Nash right in the midsection with his big boot.
Nash is back to his feet and he lays in a head butt to the Giant but it hurts Nash more so than the Giant. Giant then hits Nash with his own head butt then hits him with a couple of clotheslines. Nash gets up and Giant nails him with two big time right hands. The Giant picks up Nash with ease and slams him with a body slam. The Giant drops the strap and says that he is going to hit him with a choke slam. Giant appears to go for a jackknife power bomb but Bryan Adams comes out of no where and nails the Giant with a bat to the back. Your winner by way of disqualification…..The Giant!
After the match Vincent and Konnan join in on the action and club the Giant in the back with forearms. The Giant has enough and throws both men off. Adams comes charging the Giant with his bat but the Giant blocks it and ends up head butting Adams. Giant then takes the bat and snaps it in half over his knee. Giant then picks up Vincent and drops him with a choke slam. He does the same to Konnan. He goes for a third choke slam on Adams but Nash, who has another bat, nails the Giant in the shoulder with it. Nash says he is going to go for the power bomb but the Giant starts to snap so Nash just gets out of the ring and heads to the back. The Giant gets out of the ring and starts to stalk all of the members of the nWo.
Recap:
Nothing great here really. There is only so much you can do when you can’t really lift up your opponent and Nash isn’t good enough to be innovative in a match like this. Add all of that up and you get a bad match. Nash mocking the Giant and having a good time in the match is funny but I’m sure it can rub some people the wrong way. The finish was to be expected considering they want to keep both guys strong. All in all this was a dud and not worth checking out if you ask me.
Match 7: Bret Hart vs. Curt Hennig
The SummerSlam 91 rematch. Can’t wait for this one, hopefully it’s as good as the first one. The match starts with Bret stalking Curt and Curt heads outside to talk with Rude. Curt gets back in the ring and tries to sneak up on Bret but Bret is too good for that. Hennig then slaps Bret in the face right before they tie up. They struggle a little bit during the tie up until they both break it off. They tie up for a second time and they break it off again. They tie up for a third time and Bret gets Hennig in a head lock then snaps him over. Hennig pulls the hair of Bret trying to get out of the head lock.
Both guys get up to their feet and Hennig pushes Bret off and Bret hits Hennig with a shoulder block. Hennig does his flip sell job and it looks awesome, like always. They both get up to their feet and Hennig drives Bret into the corner. Hennig hits Bret with a knee to the midsection then a knife edge chop. Hennig then whips Bret into the corner but Bret reverses it and ends up grabbing Hennig in a head lock and snaps him over once again. Once again Hennig goes for the hair trying to get Bret to break the hold.
Bret holds onto this head lock for what feels like 3-4 minutes but it’s only been about 2. They get up to their feet and Hennig pushes Bret off again and Bret Hits him with another shoulder block. Bret then hits the ropes and Hennig gets up and he goes for a hip toss but Bret reverses it and ends up tossing Hennig to the mat. Hennig rolls out in frustration and goes over to regroup with Rick Rude. Rude goes over and distracts Bret while Hennig gets up to the apron and sucker punches Bret. Bret then rams Hennig head first into the top turnbuckle.
Bret tries to suplex Hennig into the ring but Hennig goes over and pushes Bret into the ropes but Bret pushes Hennig off. Bret then turns around and tries to get Hennig into the Sharpshooter and he gets it right in the middle of the ring. Rude gets in the ring and levels Bret with a right hand and this broke up the hold. Hennig then drags Bret into the middle of the ring and starts working over the leg of Bret. He drops his knee right into the knee of Bret. Hennig then starts to lay in the kicks to the leg before he drags him over to the bottom rope and he jumps up and drops down his weight on the leg of Bret.
Bret gets up to his feet and gets in the corner. Hennig drapes the leg of Bret over the middle rope and he lays in a couple of kicks to the leg. Hennig distracts the ref while Rude chokes out Bret for a moment. Hennig grabs the leg again and drags him over to the post and he slams Bret’s leg into the steel post. Hennig gets back in the ring and distracts the ref again while Rude takes Bret’s leg and wraps it around the steel and applies the pressure. Bret is trying to get to his feet and Hennig lays in a stiff kick to the midsection.
Hennig picks up Bret and gets him in the corner. Hennig then grabs the hair of Bret and throws him across the ring by it. What a great move by Hennig there. After he got done he shook his hands as if to free up the hair that he pulled out. Hennig gets Bret in the corner and he starts to taunt him and slap him a little bit. Hennig then decks Bret with a brutal right hand. Hennig then drags Bret to the middle of the ring and slaps on the figure four leg lock. Hennig gets a little assist from Rude as he grabs the hand of perfect to apply move pressure. Hennig tried to get a little more help from Rude but the ref catches him and makes him break the hold.
Hennig gets up to his feet and continues to work over the leg by kicking it in the back of the knee. Bret gets up to his feet and he gets in the corner and Hennig lays in a chop again. Bret lays in some right hands to try and get the advantages but Hennig kicks him in the leg to slow him down. Bret then goes to the other corner and lays in some kicks and punches again to Hennig. However, Hennig stops the momentum by throwing some rights of his own and then he kicks Bret in the bad leg. Hennig then grabs the leg of Bret and gets him in a spinning toe hold to continue to work the leg.
Hennig finally breaks the toe hold and he drops a leg between the legs of Bret. Hennig picks him up and body slams him. Hennig heads up to the top rope and Bret gets up to his feet and nails him with a right hand as he falls back down to the mat. Hennig holds the top rope and Bret kicks his knee and Hennig goes flipping. Bret then grabs Hennig by the hair and he throws him into the corner and Hennig goes nuts first into the steel post. Bret then picks up Hennig and hits him with an atomic drop. Bret gets Hennig up and tries to pin him with an inside cradle but he only gets a 2 count. Bret picks up Hennig again and hits him with the side Russian leg sweep. Bret is in his comeback mode. Time for those same 3-4 moves that he loves to finish with.
Bret gets Hennig up to his feet and he hits him with a bulldog out of the corner. Bret goes for the pin again and Hennig gets his foot on the rope. Bret picks up Hennig and hits him with a back breaker. Bret then climbs up to the middle rope and drops his elbow. Both men get to their feet and Bret nails him with a couple of right hands. Bret goes to whip Hennig into the corner but Hennig reverses it and Bret goes chest first into the corner. What a brutal looking spot.
Hennig then picks up Bret and he goes for the Hennig Plex but Bret kicks out at 2 1/2. Rude gets up on the apron to confront the ref but Bret pushes Hennig into him and he goes for the roll up but Hennig reverses it and tries to hook the tights but Bret kicks out at 2. Hennig whips Bret into the ropes but Bret reverses it and Hennig hits Bret with a sunset flip that Bret rolls out of. Bret then gets up to his feet and Bret gets Hennig in the Sharpshooter and Hennig taps out. Your winner via submission…..Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart!
After the match Rude gets in the ring immediately and starts working over Bret. He lays in a right hand and then he whips him into the corner and the ring moved a half an inch. What a brutal looking irish whip. Rude gets Bret back to his feet and he whips him into the corner again. Hennig gets back in the ring with a chair and he drives it into the gut of the Bret. Rude then drops Bret with the Rude Awakening. Hennig then takes the chair and hits Bret with a chair right to the head. Hennig then stands on top of Bret with one foot and acts as if he is the victor.
Recap:
This match was no where near as good as their match at SummerSlam 91 but it’s not terrible either. There was some down spots where they did some rest holds and it seemed to go longer than it needed to be. Hennig looked out of it towards the end and was a lot slower compared to his heyday. I liked the fact that Hennig tapped out before Rude nailed him so we had a clean finish and the beat down after the match. It lets Bret win the battle but Hennig and the nWo win the war so to speak. I am interested in seeing where this feud goes so that means the match did it’s job. You don’t need to go out of your way to see this match but I wouldn’t skip it if you sat down and watched this whole show.
Match 8: WCW Heavyweight Title Match: Sting (c) vs. Scott Hall
Not really sure what to expect from this one going in but it should be good considering who’s involved. Hall gets this match for winning the World War 3 battle royal back in November. Only took 5 months to get his shot but here it is. Lets get to it.
Hall takes the belt from the ref and holds it up in the air. Sting gets pissed about this and goes to snatch it from Hall but Hall won’t let go. So Sting lays in some lefts and rights and some kicks to Hall until Hall decides to roll out of the ring to regroup. They tie up and Hall gets the advantage with an arm bar. He then lays in some shoulder blocks to Sting until he whips the arm and Sting ends up decking him with a short arm clothesline. Hall raises his arm in the air to do a test of strength maneuver. However, when Sting goes in Hall pokes him in the eye.
Hall then hits Sting with a couple of right hands and then whips Sting into the ropes. Hall goes for a hip toss but Sting reverses it and goes for his own but Hall knees Sting in the midsection then Hall nails him with a choke slam. Hall then mocks the Giant while Sting gets back up to his feet. Sting kicks Hall in the gut then runs off the ropes and slams him head first into the mat.
Sting lays in some right hands and then follows that up with a drop kick. Hall tries to fall out of the ring but he gets his feet caught in the bottom rope so he just hangs there upside down. Hall then gets consoled by Dusty Rhodes, who is ringside in the corner of Hall. Hall gets back in the ring and they tie up again. Sting hits Hall with a right hand then whips him into the ropes but Hall reverses it and Sting goes into the ropes where Dusty trips him. Sting goes out to the apron to go after Rhodes but when he turns around, Hall nails him with a clothesline. What a great looking clothesline that was. Looks like Hall literally took the head off of Sting. That was a great spot there.
Hall puts Sting in a head lock but Sting ends up pushing him off into the ropes. Sting drops down while Hall goes over and they end up head butting into each other. Hall falls down to the mat and Sting ends up falling face first right into the nuts of Hall. Both guys are laid out in the ring and the ref is counting the double 10 count. Meanwhile, Hall grabs Mark Curtis (the ref), as Dusty Rhodes comes into the ring and drops his elbow. Hall crawls over and gets a 2 1/2 count. That was close.
Sting gets up to his feet and Hall lays in 4-5 right hands and Sting is starting to get riled up. Sting starts no selling and then flexes in front of Hall. Sting picks up Hall and hits him with an atomic drop. Sting then kicks Hall into the corner and ends up hitting him with a Stinger Splash to his back. Sting ends up going for the Scorpion Death Lock but Rhodes gets on the apron so Sting breaks the hold and lays out Dusty. Hall hits Sting from behind and Hall goes to whip Sting into the corner but Sting reverses it and Hall crashes into the ref in the corner.
Rhodes then tossed a foreign object into the ring and Hall ends up knocking Sting out with it. Hall falls down and pins him with 1 hand but Sting kicks out at 2 1/2. Hall says he is going for the Outsiders Edge. He picks up Sting but Sting drops down and ends up nailing Hall with the Scorpion Death Drop and he goes for the cover and gets the 3 count. Your winner by pinfall and still WCW World Heavyweight Champion…..Sting!
After the match Rhodes get in the ring as if he is going to do something but he doesn’t. Sting then drops the belt and tells Rhodes to suck before walking off a winner.
Recap:
Well this match was kind of shit. I figured it would be a lot better considering the two guys working but thats not the case here. Hall was out of it within 2-3 minutes and was wobbling around the ring as if he was in a 20 minute match. Sting looked gassed as well because this is probably only his 5th or 6th match back. The styles just didn’t mesh well and the match felt flat. Not the best work by either men and there’s really nothing special about this match at all. I wouldn’t even recommend checking it out and would consider this a skip if you were happening to watch this show. Really unfortunate considering the guys involved.
Match 9: Steel Cage Match: Hollywood Hogan vs. Macho Man Randy Savage
This shitty steel cage takes 3-4 minutes to come down from the ceiling. Also, with the Michael Buffer entrances this shit takes a good 5-6 minutes just to get these two in the ring. Also, Hogan coming down to the ring sporting a gold tooth. What the hell is he thinking? Before the match starts, Savage tries to get into the cage but Hogan is standing on the middle rope blocking him from getting into the ring. Pretty sweet looking spot there.
The bell rings and both men tie up but the lights go out so it’s hard as hell to see what exactly is going on. Hogan drives Savage into the corner. Hogan then lays in the knees to Savage and he starts choking him. Savage then falls to the mat and Hogan starts laying the boots into Savage and he starts choking him as well. Savage gets up to his feet and Hogan decks him with a right hand. Hogan grabs the head of Savage and lays in the repeated right hands. Hogan then takes his torn shirt and wraps it around the throat of Savage and chokes him out.
Hogan then punches Savage in the face as Savage falls down again. Hogan rakes the back of Savage and then whips him into the ropes and hits him with his big boot early. Hogan goes for the cover and gets a 2 count. Hogan drags Savage up by his hair and tries to ram him into the cage but Savage blocks it so Hogan rakes the back again. Hogan then whips Savage into the corner and follows him in with a clothesline. Hogan then takes his boot and chokes him out with it. Hogan picks up Savage and tries to ram him into the cage a couple of times but Savage blocks it again until Hogan rakes him in the eyes.
Hogan then decks Savage with a right hand. Hogan picks up Savage and body slams him and then goes for the elbow but Savage moved out of the way both times. Savage then gets up and hits Hogan with a double ax handle to the back. Savage then lays in some right hands and then Savage whips Hogan into the corner and he comes out and Savage hits him with a back elbow. Savage chokes out Hogan with his boot and then Hogan gets up to his feet and Savage chokes him with Hogan’s own shirt. Savage then takes his hand and rakes the eyes and nose of Hogan. Hogan falls to the mat and Savage chokes him out again.
Savage tries to throw Hogan into the cage but Hogan blocks it so Savage punches him in the gut. Savage tries to slam him into the cage again but Hogan blocks it and rakes the eyes of Savage. Hogan takes off his weight lifting belt and just nails Savage in the back with it 3-4 times. Sounds so painful. Hogan then takes his weight lifting belt and chokes him out with it in front of the camera while Hogan says “tell them who’s the man.” Hogan then nails Savage with the belt again and chokes him out again.
Hogan lays in a few knife edge chops and he continues to whip Savage in the back with the belt some more. Hogan then picks up Savage and hits him with a scoop slam. Hogan hits the ropes and goes for the leg drop but Savage moves out of the way. Hogan dropped his belt and Savage picks it up and he lays them in to the back of Hogan. Savage nails him 5-6 times before Hogan falls to the mat. Savage goes for the pin and gets a 2. Savage then takes the belt again and nails Hogan across the back and that sounded nasty. Glad it’s him and not me.
Savage picks up Hogan and finally rams him face first into the cage. Savage picks up Hogan and kicks him in the face and then he takes the belt and nails him across the back again. Man these shots are just getting louder and louder. Savage rams the head of Hogan into the cage and Savage goes for the cover and gets a 2. Savage picks up Hogan and throws him head first into the cage. Hogan gets up and Savage lays in 2 lefts then a right that sends Hogan down to the mat. Savage then hits the ropes and nails Hogan with an elbow to the face. Savage hits him with the same elbow again and sends Hogan down to the mat. Hogan gets back to his feet and Savage charges at him but Hogan anticipates it and back drops Savage into the cage.
Hogan is busted open due to a shot to the cage or something. Savage is laid out on the mat so Hogan picks up the belt and nails him in the back a few more times. Hogan finally puts the belt back on and then he picks up Savage and hits him with a belly to back suplex. Hogan goes for the cover and gets a 2 count. Hogan then picks up Savage again and rams him head first into the cage. Hogan then traps Hogan between the cage and the ropes and rams Savage head first into the cage repeatedly.
Savage falls back into the ring and Hogan picks him up and throws him into the cage again. Savage is now busted open as well. Savage gets back up to his feet and Hogan ends up throwing him into the cage again. Hogan then runs his boot into the throat of Savage and chokes him out some more. Hogan picks up Savage and decks him with a right hand. Savage struggles back to his feet as Hogan gets him in a head lock and Hogan lays in rapid succession right hands to the face of Savage.
Savage gets up to his feet and decks Savage across the back that sends him down to the mat. The ref ends up opening up the cage door as both guys leave the cage. Hogan then rams Savage into the guardrail and into the cage on the outside of the cage. Both refs are trying to get both guys into the ring. Hogan picks up Savage and throws him back into the ring. Hogan tries to ram Savage into the cage again but Savage blocks it and ends up ramming Hogan into the cage. Both guys are laid out but Savage quickly gets up to his feet and starts his come back. Savage then climbs up to the top of the cage and nails Hogan with a beautiful double ax handle off the top of the cage. What an awesome spot that was.
Savage goes for the cover but Hogan gets out at 2. Savage picks up Hogan and throws him into the cage again. Savage then lays in some boots and then takes his booth and rams into the throat of Hogan to choke him out. Savage then picks up Hogan and slams him in the middle of the ring. The Disciple comes out of no where and decks Mickey Jay. He then steals the key from the ref and gets into the ring. The Disciple then takes the other ref and throws him into the cage. The Disciple then stands in the middle of the ring and begs Savage to come down after him.
Savage drops down from the top of the cage where both Hogan and the Disciple are waiting for him. Sting then repels down into the cage to even the odds for Savage. Savage and Sting are squared off against Hogan and the Disciple as Hogan is begging them off. Sting is standing there and Savage ends up decking him with a big clothesline. Savage then picks up Sting and dumps him with a pile driver. Hogan then looks at Savage as if they are going to be partners again but Savage spits in his face and leaves the cage.
The crowd is completely dumbfounded by the outcome. They had zero reaction for Savage decking Sting. The show goes off the air with Hogan saying Savage is a part of the nWo whether he likes it or not. He also states that Savage works for him whether he likes it or not. WCW shows a logo for Spring Stampede as the show goes off the air.
Recap:
Well this match was the shits. Both guys were completely lazy and all they really did was nail each other with the weight lifting belt and ram each other into the cage. The spot off the top of the cage is always awesome, especially when Savage is the one doing it. The ending was the shits as well because the crowd could have cared less. When Savage decked Sting you could hear a pin drop in the arena and not in a good way. They weren’t stunned they just didn’t give a shit or care about what was going on. Also, for this to be the main event of a paid pay per view and there is no finish at all is complete horse shit. I would have been extremely pissed if I paid for this and this was the go home for the show. No thanks on this crap fest and it kind of puts a downer on the show as a whole. Theres absolutely nothing to see during this match so I would cut the show off minus after the World Title Match if I was you.
Show Recap:
This show started out really well with 4-5 pretty good matches to start. Then, like most WCW cards, it floundered once it go to the main event caliber matches. The opener between Eddie and Booker was probably the best match on the card. They went a little over 11 minutes but the match felt like a 5-6 minute match because of how fast they were going. Both guys are tremendous talents and were in their prime here so of course the match was really good.
Next up we have Juvi vs. Konnan, and this match was pretty decent as well. I felt like it went a couple minutes to long because Konnan was gassed late and barely moving. This match had the opposite affect compared to the first one. It went 10 minutes but felt like 15-16 because of how slow they were moving at the end. The sneaky pin finish was perfect considering the gimmick they were putting on Juvi at the time. If the match ended 2-3 minutes earlier it would have been a pretty damn good match but it went 2-3 minutes to long so it’s just okay.
After that we got Jericho vs. Malenko in a pretty solid match. They started out really slow but once they started heading toward the finish of the match it started to pick up the pace and it turned the match around and made it one of the better matches on the card. The high impact moves as well as the risks they were taking were pretty sweet looking and it really sticks out compared to some of the other matches on the card. We also had the story of Malenko getting frustrated and going home that was pretty sweet as well. All things considered, this was a really good match and post match segment.
Next up was Steiner vs. Luger. On paper, in 1998, these two had no business in the ring together because of the shit fest that was most likely to occur. However, whoever booked the match did the right thing and kept this match short and sweet before it can become said shit fest. Steiner got in some high powered offense and Luger had a quick come back and good win against Steiner. The post match stuff between Rick and Scott was short and sweet and wanting to see more. This match and post match was not a classic by any means but it wasn’t terrible either. Pretty good stuff for the time they were given..
Following that match was the United States title match with basically Raven’s rules. These three put on a pretty damn good match. They wrestled all over the ring and the entrance area. DDP got thrown through the Uncensored sign as they destroyed a set, which was pretty awesome to see. They had the table spots and the hardcore stuff but they also told a solid story and the ending was good. Just a really solid match from 3 professionals here.
This is where the show falls off the rails and only gets back on temporarily. We have Nash vs. Giant in a dud of a match that was pretty bad start to finish. A match tends to suck when all one guy can do is punch and kick or choke. It went to long and the action was slow and plodded along. This is a match you can just skip. We follow this match up with Bret vs. Curt Hennig in the SummerSlam 91/King of the Ring 93 rematch. Needless to say, in 1998, these guys couldn’t match the magic they had in their previous two bouts. Hennig looked hobbled and slow compared to Bret here and it really shows. The match was good but it wasn’t what it could have been considering the two guys that were in the match.
Next up we got the Sting vs. Scott Hall match for the WCW Title. This match wasn’t very good either. On paper it looks like a really good match but it is 1998 and Sting is full on crow gimmick while Hall is probably 2 shits to the wind going into the match. He wobbles around the ring to sell early on so it really takes away from the match and makes it feel like they have been going all night but its only been 2-3 minutes. The finish was good and the post match stuff with Sting telling Rhodes to suck it was kind of funny as well. Just a stinker here and really nothing to see and it’s a shame because both guys are so much better than they performed here.
The main event was a shit fest of epic proportions. It was nothing but belt lashes and ramming each other into the cage. We got some blood which was pretty rare for WCW in these days but thats nothing to write home about. The only good spot in the entire match was Savage coming off the cage with the ax handle. Everything else was just pure garbage. Both of these guys mailed it in and the crowd was pretty much dead for the entire thing. The finish was a joke because there was no finish. Having Sting come down to help Savage just to get attacked was a waste of time. The crowd didn’t even pop for Savage nailing Sting and that pretty much tells you all you need to know about this stinker of a main event. I would have been extremely pissed if I bought this paid event and there was no finish to the main event at all. No wonder WCW went to the shitter just three years later. Bad decisions after bad decisions.
Well that will do it for the Event Center this time around. I hope you enjoyed the show. It started out very promising then it just falls about when it got to the main event matches. Typical for a WCW PPV because of the guys who were in the main event spot just didn’t give a shit anymore. Anyways, next up we will be doing a Television Rewind from the summer of 1991. Not going to say much more but I hope you enjoy that and check it out once it drops. I hope you have enjoyed going back and reading WCW Uncensored 1998. So long from CrazyMax’s Event Center!
