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Monday Nitro (08.26.96)

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WCW Monday Nitro
August 26, 1996
Palmetto, FL
Manatee Civic Center

The current WCW champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Hollywood Hogan (8/10/1996)
WCW U.S. Champion: Ric Flair (7/7/1996)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: Harlem Heat (7/27/1996)
WCW World Television Champion: Lex Luger (3/6/1996)
WCW World Cruiserweight Champion: Rey Mysterio (7/8/1996)

There was no Raw going up against Nitro this week due to the coverage of the US Open on the USA Network, which means WCW is completely unopposed. YES.

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

Bigelow’s Raw Report 10/5/09

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Monday Night Raw 10/4/09
Wachovia Arena
Wilkes-Barre
, PA

Announcers: Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler

– We kick off this week’s show with our opening animation before heading inside the Wachovia Arena where Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler welcome us to Raw. Read the rest of this entry

Bigelow’s Raw Report 9/28/09

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Monday Night Raw 9/28/09
Times
Union Center
Albany
, NY

Announcers: Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler

– We open this week’s show with our animation and then head inside the Times Union Center where we are live and in high definition. Read the rest of this entry

The Rise and Fall of ECW — Disc One

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The Rise and Fall of ECW — Disc One
Released by WWF: November 16, 2004

Matt’s review of The Rise and Fall of WCW inspired me to do more of a play-by-play review for the documentary instead of the three paragraphs I had previously. Sort of an abridged ECW history according to this WWE-produced release. While the WCW documentary goes only about 90 minutes, the much shorter history of ECW is given almost a whopping three hours! No justice, right, WCW fans? Read the rest of this entry

Bigelow’s Raw Report 9/21/09

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Monday Night Raw 9/21/09
Verizon Arena
Little Rock
, AR

Announcers: Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler

– We open this week’s show in the garage where Cedric the Entertainer pulls up in a limo. The Bella Twins pop out and dance as Cedric emerges. Read the rest of this entry

Drama’s Smackdown Report 9/18/09

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Drama’s Smackdown Report 9/18/09

Friday Night Smackdown!
September 18, 2009
Hamilton, Ontario
Jim Ross and Todd Grisham

We have a package from Breaking Point, where Undertaker won the World Heavyweight Championship, and then he didn’t. We go live and a limo pulls into the backstage area, and out of it comes Teddy Long, who is of course booed vociferously. He has a big security team surrounding him, and he heads to the ring. Read the rest of this entry

Breaking Point 2009

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Breaking Point 2009, September 13, 2009, Bell Centre, Montreal, QC

Announcers: The teams of: Jim Ross & Todd Grisham, Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler, and Josh Matthews & Matt Striker

Opening Match, Unified Tag Team Championship: Chris Jericho & The Big Show vs. MVP & Mark Henry

If they keep featuring the Tag Team Titles in PPV matches between pushed stars they might actually get them to mean something again. Read the rest of this entry

Bigelow’s Raw Report 9/14/09

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Monday Night Raw 9/14/09
Air
Canada Centre
Toronto
, Ontario, CN

Announcers: Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler

– We open this week’s show with a look back Read the rest of this entry

Bigelow’s Raw Report 9/7/09

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Monday Night Raw
9/7/09
Allstate Arena
Chicago
, IL
Announcers: Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler

– We open the show inside the arena where the Fink welcomes Read the rest of this entry

Bigelow’s Raw Report 8/31/09

Monday Night Raw 8/31/09
Joe Louis Arena
Detroit
, MI
Announcers: Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler

– We open the show with our animation and then head inside Read the rest of this entry