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WCW: Monday Nitro (08.04.97)

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WCW Monday Nitro
August 4, 1997
Auburn Hills, MI
The Palace at Auburn Hills

The current WCW champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Hollywood Hogan (8/10/1996)
WCW U.S. Champion: Jeff Jarrett (6/9/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Outsiders (10/27/1996)
WCW World Television Champion: Ultimo Dragon (7/22/1997)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Alex Wright (7/28/1997)

For the 100th episode of Monday Nitro, WCW celebrates with the first ever THREE HOUR edition. Tonight’s HUGE main event, WCW World Champion Hollywood Hogan defends against Lex Luger.

HOUR NUMBER ONE! Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Larry Zbyszko, and Mike Tenay. Read the rest of this entry →

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Tags: Alex Wright, Barbarian, Booker T, Chavo Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Curt Hennig, Damien, Dean Malenko, Debra, Diamond Dallas Page, Elizabeth, Eric Bischoff, Ernest Miller, Faces of Fear, Four Horsemen, Glacier, Harlem Heat, Hector Garza, Hector Guerrero, High Voltage, Hollywood Hogan, James Vandenberg, Jeff Jarrett, JJ Dillon, Joey Maggs, Johnny Grunge, Kaos, Kevin Nash, Konnan, Lenny Lane, Lex Luger, Lizmark Jr., Meng, Monday Nitro, Mortis, nWo, Psychosis, Public Enemy, Rage, Randy Savage, Raven, Rey Mysterio, Ric Flair, Rocco Rock, Scott D'Amore, Scott Hall, Scotty Riggs, Silver King, Sonny Oono, Steiner Brothers, Steve McMichael, Stevie Ray, Stevie Richards, Sting, Syxx, Ted DiBiase, The Giant, The Outsiders, Villano IV, Villano V, Vincent, Wrath

WCW: Tuesday Nitro (07.22.97)

Oct 5

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WCW Tuesday Nitro
July 22, 1997
Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville Coliseum

The current WCW champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Hollywood Hogan (8/10/1996)
WCW U.S. Champion: Jeff Jarrett (6/9/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Outsiders (10/27/1996)
WCW World Television Champion: Steven Regal (5/18/1997)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Chris Jericho (6/28/1997)

HOUR NUMBER ONE! Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Larry Zbyszko, and Mike Tenay. Read the rest of this entry →

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Tags: Booker T, Buff Bagwell, Chris Benoit, Curt Hennig, Dean Malenko, Debra, Eddie Guerrero, Eric Bischoff, Four Horsemen, Great Muta, Hector Guerrero, Hollywood Hogan, James Vandenberg, Jeff Jarrett, JJ Dillon, Kevin Nash, Konnan, La Parka, Lex Luger, Lord Steven Regal, Michael Wallstreet, Monday Nitro, Mortis, Nitro Girls, nWo, Psychosis, Randy Savage, Raven, Rey Mysterio, Ric Flair, Scott Hall, Scott Norton, Sonny Oono, Steve McMichael, Stevie Richards, Syxx, The Giant, The Outsiders, Ultimo Dragon, Vincent, Wrath

WCW: Monday Nitro (07.14.97)

Oct 5

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WCW Monday Nitro
July 14, 1997
Orlando, FL
Orlando Arena

The current WCW champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Hollywood Hogan (8/10/1996)
WCW U.S. Champion: Jeff Jarrett (6/9/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Outsiders (10/27/1996)
WCW World Television Champion: Steven Regal (5/18/1997)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Chris Jericho (6/28/1997)

HOUR NUMBER ONE! Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Larry Zbyszko, and Mike Tenay. Read the rest of this entry →

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Tags: Alex Wright, Booker T, Buff Bagwell, Chavo Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Curt Hennig, Debra, Diamond Dallas Page, Eddie Guerrero, Eric Bischoff, Four Horsemen, Great Muta, Harlem Heat, Hector Guerrero, Jeff Jarrett, Johnny Grunge, Kevin Nash, Kimberly Page, Konnan, La Parka, Lex Luger, Masa Chono, Mike Enos, Monday Nitro, Nitro Girls, nWo, Prince Iaukea, Public Enemy, Randy Savage, Raven, Ric Flair, Rocco Rock, Scott Hall, Scott Norton, Steiner Brothers, Steve McMichael, Stevie Ray, Stevie Richards, Sting, Super Calo, Syxx, The Giant, Vincent

WCW: Monday Nitro (07.07.97)

Aug 27

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WCW: Monday Nitro
July 7, 1997
Memphis, TN
Mid-South Coliseum

The current WCW champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Hollywood Hogan (8/10/1996)
WCW U.S. Champion: Jeff Jarrett (6/9/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Outsiders (10/27/1996)
WCW World Television Champion: Steven Regal (5/18/1997)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Chris Jericho (6/28/1997)

They take us back to last week where we had a standoff between the nWo, Sting, and newcomers Curt Hennig and Raven. So many questions! Will they be answered tonight? Probably not. WCW is slow about these sort of things.

HOUR NUMBER ONE! Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Larry Zbyszko, and Mike Tenay. Read the rest of this entry →

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Tags: Booker T, Buff Bagwell, Chavo Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Curt Hennig, Debra, Diamond Dallas Page, Eddie Guerrero, Elizabeth, Eric Bischoff, Ernest Miller, Four Horsemen, Glacier, Harlem Heat, Hector Garza, Hollywood Hogan, James Vandenberg, Jeff Jarrett, Joe Gomez, Johnny Grunge, Juventud Guerrera, Kevin Sullivan, Konnan, La Parka, Lex Luger, Monday Nitro, Mortis, nWo, Psychosis, Public Enemy, Randy Savage, Raven, Ric Flair, Rocco Rock, Roddy Piper, Scott Hall, Scott Norton, Sherri Martel, Silver King, Sonny Oono, Steiner Brothers, Steve McMichael, Stevie Ray, Stevie Richards, The Giant, Villano IV, Villano V, Vincent, Wrath

WWE: SummerSlam 2013

Aug 19

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WWE: SummerSlam
August 18, 2013
Los Angeles, CA
Staples Center

The current WWE champs are as follows:
WWE Champion: John Cena (4/7/2013)
World Heavyweight Champion: Alberto Del Rio (6/16/2013)
WWE Intercontinental Champion: Curtis Axel (6/16/2013)
WWE U.S. Champion: Dean Ambrose (5/19/2013)
WWE Tag Team Champions: The Shield (5/19/2013)
WWE Divas Champion: AJ Lee (6/16/2013)

The Miz comes out and welcomes us to SummerSlam. After he tells us what the two main events are (like we didn’t know), Fandango and Summer Rae interrupt him with a dance.

Now we get a video package hyping the two main events.

JoJo from ‘Total Divas’ comes out to sing the national anthem.

Your hosts are Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and JBL. Read the rest of this entry →

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Tags: AJ Lee, Alberto Del Rio, Bella Twins, Big E, Booker T, Bray Wyatt, Brock Lesnar, Christian, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan, Eva Marie, Fandango, Funkadactyls, John Cena, Kaitlyn, Kane, Luke Harper, Maria Menounos, Natalya, Paul Heyman, Randy Orton, Ryback, Shawn Michaels, Summer Rae, SummerSlam, The Miz, Triple H, Vickie Guerrero, Wyatt Family

The Shawn Michaels Mixtape (Part One)

Jul 26

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Since I’m trying to keep this mainly about Shawn’s singles run, you’ll find the Rockers era completely left out. There’s a handful of tags, but most of them just accentuate a feud he might be involved in at the time. Even if I did leave in the Rockers era, I can’t think of any hidden gems that I haven’t already recapped from their time in the WWF, for sure. I’m sure there’s an AWA match with Buddy Rose and Doug Somers I haven’t seen like the one from WrestleRock, but I’ve done the three main ones – the bloodbath, a cage match, and the title switch. I’ve recapped all three of Shawn’s DVD sets, which took care of a lot of his matches, so what you’ll see here is what’s left. Read the rest of this entry →

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Tags: 1-2-3 Kid, Booker T, Bubba Ray Dudley, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Christian, D-Von Dudley, Diesel, Dudley Boyz, Edge, Eric Bischoff, Hulk Hogan, Kane, Mark Henry, Marty Jannetty, Randy Orton, Razor Ramon, Rob Van Dam, Scott Steiner, Shawn Michaels, Shelton Benjamin, Steve Austin, Triple H

WWE – WarGames: WCW’s Most Notorious Matches

Jun 28

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WarGames: WCW’s Most Notorious Matches
Three-Disc Set
Released: June 24, 2013

DISC ONE

Your host is the legendary, funky like a monkey, son of a plumber, wined and dined with kings and queens, slept in allies and ate pork and beans, Ole Anderson couldn’t take him out with the steel-toed boot, three-time NWA world champion, inventor of the WarGames concept if you will, none other than the “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes. Read the rest of this entry →

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Tags: Al Perez, Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, Big Bubba Rogers, Big Van Vader, Bill Goldberg, Bobby Eaton, Booker T, Bret Hart, Brian Adams, Brian Knobbs, Brian Pillman, Bryan Clarke, Buff Bagwell, Bunkhouse Buck, Chris Benoit, Col. Robert Parker, Curt Hennig, Dark Journey, Davey Boy Smith, Diamond Dallas Page, Dr. Death Steve Williams, Dungeon of Doom, Dustin Rhodes, Dusty Rhodes, Fabulous Freebirds, Fatu, Four Horsemen, Gary Hart, Harlem Heat, Harley Race, Hulk Hogan, Ivan Koloff, Jeff Jarrett, Jerry Sags, Jimmy Garvin, Jimmy Hart, JJ Dillon, Kamala, Kevin Nash, Kevin Sullivan, Konnan, KroniK, Larry Zbyszko, Lex Luger, Madusa, Meng, Michael Hayes, Mike Rotunda, Nasty Boys, Nikita Koloff, nWo, Paul E. Dangerously, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Rick Rude, Ricky Steamboat, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Roddy Piper, Ron & Don Harris, Ron Garvin, Russian Assassin, Samoan Swat Team, Samu, Scott Hall, Scott Steiner, Shark, Sid Vicious, Steiner Brothers, Steve Austin, Steve McMichael, Stevie Ray, Sting, Syxx, Ted DiBiase, Terry Funk, Terry Gordy, The Shockmaster, Tully Blanchard, Ultimate Warrior, Varsity Club, Vince Russo, Wargames, Zodiac

WWE – Bret Hitman Hart: The Dungeon Collection

Apr 11

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WWE – Bret Hitman Hart: The Dungeon Collection
Three-Disc Set
Released: March 5, 2013

This is a SLACKAMANIA/PDRMatt exclusive DVD review. My boy Slack handles the interview portions while I tackle all of the match recaps. I want to work on the first Bret Hart DVD set here pretty soon. In the mean time, I hope you enjoy the latest WWE Home Video offering based solely on one of my wrestling heroes and hopefully one of yours: Bret “The Hitman” Hart.

DISC ONE

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