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Monday Nitro (05.27.96)
Posted by Matt
WCW Monday Nitro
May 27, 1996
Macon, GA
Macon Coliseum
The current WCW champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: The Giant (4/29/1996)
WCW U.S. Champion: Konnan (1/29/1996)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: Sting & Lex Luger (1/22/1996)
WCW World Television Champion: Lex Luger (3/6/1996)
WCW World Cruiserweight Champion: Dean Malenko (5/18/1996)
I meant to post this earlier today, but college got in the way. And no, I’m not taking a poetry class. I’m not a fairy.
It’s the THIRTEENTH ANNIVERSARY of the Scott Hall Invasion!
Your hosts for the first hour are Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyszko! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WCW
Tags: Alex Wright, American Males, Arn Anderson, Bobby Walker, Brad Armstrong, Col. Robert Parker, Diamond Dallas Page, Dungeon of Doom, Elizabeth, Four Horsemen, Hulk Hogan, Jeeves, Jimmy Hart, Lex Luger, Lord Steven Regal, Marcus Bagwell, Maxx Muscle, Mike Enos, Monday Nitro, Nancy Sullivan, nWo, Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Rick Steiner, Scott Hall, Scott Steiner, Scotty Riggs, Sgt. Craig Pittman, Shark, Steve Doll, Sting, Teddy Long, The Giant
Monday Nitro (05.20.96)
Posted by Matt
WCW Monday Nitro
May 20, 1996
Monroe, LA
Civic Center
The current WCW champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: The Giant (4/29/1996)
WCW U.S. Champion: Konnan (1/29/1996)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: Sting & Lex Luger (1/22/1996)
WCW World Television Champion: Lex Luger (3/6/1996)
WCW World Cruiserweight Champion: Dean Malenko (5/18/1996)
Your hosts are Eric Bischoff and Bobby Heenan. NO MORE MONGO! He’s busy training with Kevin Greene for the Great American Bash.
This would be the first episode of Nitro to run longer than an hour as this show ran for 90 minutes. Read the rest of this entry →
Slamboree 1996
Posted by Matt
Slamboree 1996
May 19, 1996
Baton Rouge, LA
Riverside Centroplex
The current WCW champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: The Giant (4/29/1996)
WCW U.S. Champion: Konnan (1/29/1996)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: Sting & Lex Luger (1/22/1996)
WCW World Television Champion: Lex Luger (3/6/1996)
WCW World Cruiserweight Champion: Dean Malenko (5/18/1996)
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Dusty Rhodes, & Bobby Heenan. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WCW
Tags: Alex Wright, Arn Anderson, Barbarian, Battlebowl, Big Bubba Rogers, Blue Bloods, Bobby Eaton, Booker T, Booty Man, Brad Armstrong, Chris Benoit, Col. Robert Parker, Dean Malenko, Debra, Diamond Dallas Page, Dick Slater, Disco Inferno, Dungeon of Doom, Eddie Guerrero, Faces of Fear, Fire & Ice, Harlem Heat, Hugh Morrus, Ice Train, Jeeves, Jim Duggan, Jimmy Hart, Johnny Grunge, Jushin Liger, Kevin Greene, Kevin Sullivan, Kimberly Page, Konnan, Lex Luger, Lord Steven Regal, Meng, Public Enemy, Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Rick Steiner, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Rocco Rock, Scott Norton, Scott Steiner, Sgt. Craig Pittman, Shinjiro Ohtani, Slamboree, Sonny Oono, Squire David Taylor, Steve McMichael, Stevie Ray, Sting, Teddy Long, The Giant, VK Wallstreet
Monday Nitro (02.19.96)
Posted by Matt
WCW Monday Nitro
February 19, 1996
Salisbury, MD
Wicomico Civic Center
The current WCW champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Ric Flair (2/11/1996)
WCW U.S. Champion: Konnan (1/29/1996)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: Sting & Lex Luger (1/22/1996)
WCW World Television Champion: Johnny B. Badd (2/18/1996)
Your hosts are Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, and that Emmy-award winning Steve “Mongo” McMichael. I think Mongo might be drunk tonight.
STEVE GRISSOM WON A RACE! Who cares. Read the rest of this entry →
WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Titles History
Posted by Matt
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junkyard Dog, Ricky Morton & Tommy Rich |
Buddy Landel, Dutch Mantel & Dr. X |
2/17/1991 | Atlanta, GA[1] |
| The Freebirds & Badstreet |
Junkyard Dog, Ricky Morton & Tommy Rich |
6/3/1991 | Worldwide |
| Dustin Rhodes, Big Josh & Tom Zenk |
The Freebirds & Badstreet |
8/24/1991 | Worldwide |
| The York Foundation |
Dustin Rhodes, Big Josh & Tom Zenk |
10/8/1991 | Main Event |
| The titles would be retired by November 1991. | |||
Footnotes:
[1]: No tournament or anything, just two teams put together to revive the titles.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
WCW World Cruiserweight Title History
Posted by Matt
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Pillman | Richard Morton | 10/27/1991 | Halloween Havoc[1] |
| Jushin Liger | Brian Pillman | 12/25/1991 | Atlanta, GA |
| Brian Pillman (2) | Jushin Liger | 2/29/1992 | Superbrawl II |
| Scotty Flamingo | Brian Pillman | 6/20/1992 | Beach Blast |
| Brad Armstrong | Scotty Flamingo | 7/5/1992 | Atlanta, GA[2] |
| Shinjiro Ohtani | Wild Pegasus | 3/20/1996 | Japan[3] |
| Dean Malenko | Shinjiro Ohtani | 5/2/1996 | Worldwide |
| Rey Mysterio | Dean Malenko | 7/8/1996 | Monday Nitro |
| Dean Malenko (2) | Rey Mysterio | 10/27/1996 | Halloween Havoc |
| Ultimo Dragon | Dean Malenko | 12/29/1996 | Starrcade |
| Dean Malenko (3) | Ultimo Dragon | 1/21/1997 | Clash 34 |
| Syxx | Dean Malenko | 2/23/1997 | Superbrawl VII |
| Chris Jericho | Syxx | 6/28/1997 | Saturday Nitro |
| Alex Wright | Chris Jericho | 7/28/1997 | Monday Nitro |
| Chris Jericho (2) | Alex Wright | 8/16/1997 | Saturday Night |
| Eddie Guerrero | Chris Jericho | 9/14/1997 | Fall Brawl |
| Rey Mysterio (2) | Eddie Guerrero | 10/26/1997 | Halloween Havoc |
| Eddie Guerrero (2) | Rey Mysterio | 11/10/1997 | Monday Nitro |
| Ultimo Dragon (2) | Eddie Guerrero | 12/29/1997 | Monday Nitro |
| Juventud Guerrera | Ultimo Dragon | 1/8/1998 | Thunder |
| Rey Mysterio (3) | Juventud Guerrera | 1/15/1998 | Thunder |
| Chris Jericho (3) | Rey Mysterio | 1/24/1998 | Souled Out |
| Dean Malenko (4) | Chris Jericho | 5/17/1998 | Slamboree[4] |
| Chris Jericho (4) | Dean Malenko | 6/14/1998 | Great American Bash[5] |
| Juventud Guerrera (2) | Chris Jericho | 8/8/1998 | Road Wild[6] |
| Billy Kidman | Juventud Guerrera | 9/14/1998 | Monday Nitro |
| Juventud Guerrera (3) | Billy Kidman | 11/16/1998 | Monday Nitro |
| Billy Kidman (2) | Juventud Guerrera | 11/22/1998 | World War III |
| Rey Mysterio (4) | Billy Kidman | 3/15/1999 | Monday Nitro |
| Psychosis | Rey Mysterio | 4/19/1999 | Monday Nitro[7] |
| Rey Mysterio (5) | Psychosis | 4/26/1999 | Monday Nitro |
| Lenny Lane | Rey Mysterio | 8/19/1999 | Thunder[8] |
| Disco Inferno | Psychosis | 10/4/1999 | Monday Nitro[9] |
| Evan Karagias | Disco Inferno | 11/22/1999 | Mayhem |
| Madusa | Evan Karagias | 12/19/1999 | Starrcade |
| Oklahoma | Madusa | 1/16/2000 | Souled Out[10] |
| The Artist | Lash Leroux | 2/20/2000 | Superbrawl 2000[11] |
| Billy Kidman (3) | The Artist | 3/30/2000 | Baltimore, MD |
| The Artist (2) | Billy Kidman | 3/31/2000 | Pittsburgh, PA[12] |
| Chris Candido | – | 4/16/2000 | Spring Stampede[13] |
| Crowbar & Daffney | Chris Candido & TammyLynnSytch |
5/15/2000 | Monday Nitro[14] |
| Daffney | Crowbar | 5/22/2000 | Monday Nitro[15] |
| Lieutenant Loco | Daffney | 6/6/2000 | Thunder[16] |
| Lance Storm | Lieutenant Loco | 7/31/2000 | Monday Nitro |
| Elix Skipper | – | 8/14/2000 | Monday Nitro[17] |
| Mike Sanders | Elix Skipper | 10/2/2000 | Monday Nitro[18] |
| Chavo Guerrero (2) | Mike Sanders | 12/4/2000 | Thunder |
| Shane Helms | Chavo Guerrero | 3/18/2001 | Greed |
| In March 2001, WWE buys out WCW and the title becomes defended on WWE programming. | |||
| Billy Kidman (4) | Gregory Helms | 7/5/2001 | Smackdown! |
| X-Pac (2) | Billy Kidman | 7/30/2001 | Raw is War[19] |
| Billy Kidman (5) | X-Pac | 10/11/2001 | Smackdown! |
| Tajiri | Billy Kidman | 10/22/2001 | Raw[20] |
Footnotes:
[1]: This was a tournament final match to determine the first ever WCW Light Heavyweight champion.
[2]: Armstrong vacated the title at the Clash of the Champions 20 on 9/2/1992 because of a knee injury. A tournament was scheduled to begin, but never happened and the title was dropped when Eric Bischoff took over WCW in March 1993.
[3]: This was a tournament final match to crown the first ever WCW World Cruiserweight champion.
[4]: Since Malenko could no longer challenge for the WCW World Cruiserweight title, he won a battle royal under Cicople’s mask to get a shot at Jericho and his title. Because of the way he won the title, Malenko was stripped of the belt on the 6/11/98 Thunder.
[5]: This was a match to determine a champion. Jericho won by disqualification, which still counts as a title win for him.
[6]: Dean Malenko served as the special guest referee in this match.
[7]: This was a four-way match which also included Juventud Guerrera and Blitzkrieg.
[8]: Lane was stripped of the belt because of his homosexual gimmick that made TBS uncomfortable.
[9]: Disco Inferno and Psychosis wrestled to crown a new WCW World Cruiserweight champion.
[10]: Oklahoma was forced to vacate the belt because he exceeded the weight limit requirements.
[11]: This was a tournament final.
[12]: Once the Russo/Bischoff era started on 4/10/2000, all the titles were made vacant as they reset the company.
[13]: Candido won a six-way match which also included The Artist, Juventud Guerrera, Shannon Moore, Lash Leroux and Crowbar.
[14]: Crowbar and Daffney defeated Candido & Tammy Lynn Sytch in a mixed tag match to become co-champions.
[15]: Daffney defeated Crowbar to become the undisputed champion.
[16]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Disco Inferno.
[17]: Since Lance Storm was already the WCW U.S. champion and the WCW Hardcore champion, he awarded the WCW World Cruiserweight title to fellow Team Canada partner Elix Skipper.
[18]: Sanders and Kevin Nash defeated Elix Skipper in a handicap powerbomb match to win the belt.
[19]: With X-Pac’s WCW World Cruiserweight title win, this unified the belts with the WWF Light Heavyweight title.
[20]: With the demise of the Alliance at the Survivor Series PPV on 11/18/01, the title becomes known as the WWF Cruiserweight title.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
Posted in WCW
Tags: Alex Wright, Billy Kidman, Blitzkrieg, Brad Armstrong, Brian Pillman, Chavo Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Chris Candido, Chris Jericho, Crowbar, Daffney, Dean Malenko, Devon Storm, Disco Inferno, Eddie Guerrero, Elix Skipper, Evan Karagias, Gregory Helms, Jushin Liger, Juventud Guerrera, Kevin Nash, Lance Storm, Lash Leroux, Lenny Lane, Madusa, Mike Sanders, Oklahoma, Prince Iaukea, Psychosis, Raven, Rey Mysterio, Ricky Morton, Scotty Flamingo, Shannon Moore, Shinjiro Ohtani, Syxx, Tajiri, Tammy Lynn Sytch, Ultimo Dragon, X-Pac
Slamboree 1993: A Legends Reunion
Posted by Matt
WCW Slamboree 1993
May 23, 1993
Atlanta, GA
The Omni
The current WCW & NWA Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Big Van Vader (3/17/1993)
NWA World Champion: Barry Windham (2/21/1993)
WCW U.S. Champion: Rick Rude (5/15/1993)
WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champions: The Hollywood Blondes (3/2/1993)
WCW World Television Champion: Paul Orndorff (3/2/1993)
Matches that aren’t included on the tape:
Too Cold Scorpio & Marcus Bagwell beat Bobby Eaton & Chris Benoit (9:22) after Scorpio pinned Benoit.
Sid Vicious pinned Van Hammer (0:35) after a powerbomb.
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko. Jesse must’ve been busy filming “Demolition Man” at the time. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WCW
Tags: Arn Anderson, Baron Von Raschke, Barry Windham, Big Van Vader, Blackjack Mulligan, Bob Armstrong, Bobby Eaton, Brad Armstrong, Brian Pillman, Buff Bagwell, Chris Benoit, Davey Boy Smith, Dick Murdoch, Don Muraco, Dory Funk Jr., Dos Hombres, Dustin Rhodes, Eddie Graham, Flair for the Gold, Four Horsemen, Gene Kiniski, Gordon Solie, Harley Race, Hollywood Blondes, Ivan Koloff, Jim Brunzell, Jimmy Snuka, Kensuke Sasaki, Lou Thesz, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Mike Graham, Mr. Wrestling II, Nailz, Nick Bockwinkel, Paul Orndorff, Paul Roma, Ric Flair, Rick Rude, Ricky Steamboat, Scott Norton, Shane Douglas, Sid Vicious, Slamboree, Steve Austin, Sting, Thunderbolt Patterson, Tom Zenk, Too Cold Scorpio, Tully Blanchard, Van Hammer, Verne Gagne, Wahoo McDaniel, WCW
Power Hour (02.06.93)
Posted by Matt
WCW Power Hour
February 6, 1993
Atlanta, GA
Center Stage Theatre
The current WCW & NWA Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Big Van Vader (12/30/1992)
NWA World Champion: The Great Muta (1/4/1993)
WCW U.S. Champion: Dustin Rhodes (1/11/1993)
WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champions: Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas (11/18/1992)
WCW World Television Champion: vacant (11/1/1992)
We start off with a clip from last week’s WCW Saturday Night when Vader and Barry Windham WHIPPED the Stinger with the leather strap like they would a black man some 100 years before. Good thing they chose to go with Sting instead of Ron Simmons! As if hinting that black guys had thicker skulls than white folks wasn’t enough for the last forty years, that would’ve been crossing some serious barriers!
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyszko. Read the rest of this entry →
Power Hour (01.30.93)
Posted by Matt
WCW Power Hour
January 30, 1993
Atlanta, GA
Center Stage Theatre
The current WCW & NWA Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Big Van Vader (12/30/1992)
NWA World Champion: The Great Muta (1/4/1993)
WCW U.S. Champion: Dustin Rhodes (1/11/1993)
WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champions: Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas (11/18/1992)
WCW World Television Champion: vacant (11/1/1992)
Last week, Big Van Vader and Paul Orndorff defeated Cactus Jack and the Barbarian. This week, Cactus Jack meets Paul Orndorff.
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WCW
Tags: Al Green, Barbarian, Barry Windham, Big Van Vader, Brad Armstrong, Brian Pillman, Cactus Jack, Chris Benoit, Harley Race, Hollywood Blondes, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Mark Laurinitis, Mick Foley, Missy Hyatt, Paul Orndorff, Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson, Rock n Roll Express, Steve Austin, Too Cold Scorpio, White Castle of Fear
Clash of the Champions #22 (01.93)
Posted by Matt
WCW Clash of the Champions XXII
January 13, 1993
Milwaukee, WI
The Mecca
The current WCW & NWA Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Big Van Vader (12/30/1992)
NWA World Champion: The Great Muta (1/4/1993)
WCW U.S. Champion: Dustin Rhodes (1/11/1993) (unaired)
WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champions: Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas (11/18/1992)
WCW World Television Champion: vacant (11/1/1992)
We first go to Bill Watts and Tony Schiavone. Watts announces that Van Hammer’s arm hurts and now he can’t compete with Vinnie Vegas in the arm wrestling match. Tony Atlas is his replacement. Yeah, if Hammer was going to lose anyway, might as well have Vinnie beat a black guy. Right, Bill? Also, there’s been a situation between Bill’s son Erik Watts and Arn Anderson. Sounds like Erik’s been arrested! Tonight, Erik Watts has been suspended for PR reasons.
Larry Zbyszko is standing by with Erik Watts right now: Watts stumbles through the interview, denying the accusations and saying that he understands what his daddy had to do.
Your hosts are Jim Ross and Jesse Ventura. This would be JR’s last major show in WCW before heading to the WWF to wear a toga. Read the rest of this entry →
Tags: Al Green, Barbarian, Barry Windham, Big Van Vader, Brad Armstrong, Brian Pillman, Cactus Jack, Chris Benoit, Clash of the Champions, Dustin Rhodes, Erik Watts, Great Muta, Harley Race, Heavenly Bodies, Jim Cornette, Johnny B. Badd, Johnny Gunn, Kevin Nash, Mark Laurinitis, Masa Chono, Mick Foley, Paul Orndorff, Raven, Ricky Morton, Ricky Steamboat, Robert Gibson, Rock n Roll Express, Ron Simmons, Scotty Flamingo, Shane Douglas, Stan Lane, Steve Austin, Sting, Tom Pritchard, Tom Zenk, Tony Atlas, Too Cold Scorpio, Van Hammer, Vinnie Vegas, White Castle of Fear
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