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Bash at the Beach 1996

Bash at the Beach
July 7, 1996
Daytona Beach, FL
Ocean 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: Harlem Heat (6/24/1996)
WCW World Television Champion: Lex Luger (3/6/1996)
WCW World Cruiserweight Champion: Dean Malenko (5/18/1996)
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and Dusty Rhodes. Oh my gosh – ERIC BISCHOFF IS MISSING! Read the rest of this entry
Monday Nitro (07.01.96)
WCW Monday Nitro
July 1, 1996
Landover, MD
USAir Arena
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: Harlem Heat (6/24/1996)
WCW World Television Champion: Lex Luger (3/6/1996)
WCW World Cruiserweight Champion: Dean Malenko (5/18/1996)
HOUR NUMBER ONE! Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko. They’re back sitting at a lowly ringside table. Read the rest of this entry
Bigelow’s Replay: WCW Nitro 3/31/97
WCW Nitro 3/31/97
Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
Hour 1
Announcers: Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko
– We kick off this week’s show with a look back at the closing segment from last week’s show. Randy Savage was Read the rest of this entry
Monday Nitro (06.17.96)
WCW Monday Nitro
June 17, 1996
Richmond, VA
Richmond 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)
HOUR NUMBER ONE!
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko.
They open the show with still shots of last night’s PPV. The meeting between Bischoff and the “interruption” airs, but they cut us off right before the powerbomb off the stage because they’re going to show that to us later. Oh Bischoff and your ratings-grabbing tricks. Read the rest of this entry
Great American Bash 1996
WCW Great American Bash
June 16, 1996
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Arena
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 and Dusty Rhodes. Tony mentions the death of Dusty’s old tag team partner and friend, Dick Murdoch.
Sgt. Craig Pittman brings out the U.S. flag for the national anthem. Read the rest of this entry
Bigelow’s Replay: WCW Nitro 3/31/97
WCW Nitro 3/31/97
Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
Hour 1
Announcers: Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko
– We kick off this week’s show with a look back Read the rest of this entry
Monday Nitro (06.10.96)
WCW Monday Nitro
June 10, 1996
Wheeling, WV
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)
HOUR NUMBER ONE!
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko.
Recap of last week where Sting slapped the “interruption”. Read the rest of this entry
Monday Nitro (04.29.96)
WCW Monday Nitro
April 29, 1996
Albany, GA
Civic Center
(Taped on 4/22/96)
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: Lex Luger (3/6/1996)
Your hosts are Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, and that Emmy-award winning Steve “Mongo” McMichael.
This was pre-taped due to most of the talent gone to wrestle for New Japan throughout the week. Read the rest of this entry