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WCW: Monday Nitro (10.12.98)

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WCW: Monday Nitro
October 12, 1998
Chicago, IL
United Center

The current WCW champs are as follows:
WCW World Champion: Bill Goldberg (7/6/1998)
WCW U.S. Champion: Bret Hart (8/13/1998)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Giant & Scott Hall (7/20/1998)
WCW World Television Champion: Chris Jericho (8/10/1998)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Billy Kidman (9/14/1998)

Outside the United Center, Eric Bischoff yells at building security and Doug Dellinger to keep Ric Flair out of the building. He’s an easy guy to spot: big nose, white hair, and goes WOO all the time. He’ll also be surrounded by the ugliest people you’ll ever see, so KEEP THEM OUT.

We quickly go back to last week on Nitro where Sting was being fitted with a neck brace and a stretcher as a result of his backstage brawl with Bret Hart.

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

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WCW: Monday Nitro (09.14.98)

May 20

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WCW: Monday Nitro
September 14, 1998
Greenville, SC
BI-LO Center

HOUR NUMBER ONE! Your hosts are Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyszko. Goldberg versus Sting over the WCW world title – TONIGHT! They announce Diamond Dallas Page won Wargames. Read the rest of this entry →

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Tags: Alex Wright, Arn Anderson, Barbarian, Bill Goldberg, Billy Kidman, Bret Hart, Buff Bagwell, Chris Benoit, Davey Boy Smith, Dean Malenko, Diamond Dallas Page, Eddie Guerrero, Elizabeth, Eric Bischoff, Ernest Miller, Four Horsemen, Hollywood Hogan, Horace Hogan, Jackie Chan, Jim Neidhart, Jimmy Hart, JJ Dillon, Juventud Guerrera, Kanyon, Kendall Windham, Kevin Nash, Konnan, Lex Luger, Lodi, Meng, Monday Nitro, Norman Smiley, nWo, nWo Wolfpac, oWn, Perry Saturn, Raven, Renegade, Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, Scott Hall, Scott Steiner, Scotty Riggs, Sick Boy, Silver King, Steve McMichael, Stevie Ray, Sting, The Disciple, The Flock, The Giant, Ultimate Warrior, Van Hammer, Vincent, Wrath

WCW: Thunder (03.19.98)

Aug 9

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WCW: Thunder
March 19, 1998
Terre Haute, IN
Hulman Center

The current WCW champs are as follows:
WCW World Champion: Sting (2/22/1998)
WCW U.S. Champion: Diamond Dallas Page (12/28/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Outsiders (2/22/1998)
WCW World Television Champion: Booker T (2/22/1998)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Chris Jericho (1/24/1998)

STING REPELLING FROM A HELICOPTER WILL GO DOWN AS THE MOST DRAMATIC ENTRANCE IN THE HISTORY OF PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING. I honestly don’t think it had much of a dramatic tone to it. ‘Over the top’, maybe? But dramatic? Not in my eyes.

Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and Lee Marshall. Tony announces that Sting will defend the WCW world title against Randy Savage at Spring Stampede.
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WCW: Thunder (03.12.98)

Aug 2

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Example #129310 that wrestling fans can’t spell.

WCW: Thunder
March 12, 1998
Baton Rouge, LA
Riverside Centroplex

Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and Lee Marshall. I think Baton Rouge is chanting for Larry Z, but sorry everybody. He’s not on the show.
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WCW: Thunder (01.22.98)

Dec 19

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WCW: Thunder
January 22, 1998
Huntsville, AL
Von Braun Civic Center

The current WCW champs are as follows:
WCW World Champion: Vacant (1/8/1998)
WCW U.S. Champion: Diamond Dallas Page (12/28/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Outsiders (1/12/1998)
WCW World Television Champion: Booker T (12/29/1997)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Rey Mysterio (1/15/1998)

The rock wall is still up for the entrance. I think this is the last episode though.

Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and Lee Marshall.
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WCW: World War 3 1997

Aug 17

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WCW: World War 3
November 23, 1997
Auburn Hills, MI
The Palace

The current WCW champs are as follows:
WCW World Champion: Hollywood Hogan (8/4/1997)
WCW U.S. Champion: Curt Hennig (9/15/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: Rick & Scott Steiner (10/13/1997)
WCW World Television Champion: Perry Saturn (11/3/1997)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Eddie Guerrero (11/10/1997)

Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay, and Bobby Heenan. Read the rest of this entry →

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Championship Wrestling from Florida: (03.14.87)

Jul 19

Posted by Matt

Championship Wrestling from Florida
March 14, 1987
Tampa, FL
(Taped on 3/11/87)

The NWA & CWF champions were as follows:
NWA World Heavyweight Champion: Ric Flair (8/9/1986)
NWA U.S. Heavyweight Champion: Nikita Koloff (8/17/1986)
NWA World Tag Team Champions: Manny Fernandez & Rick Rude (12/6/1986)
NWA U.S. Tag Team Champions: Barry Windham & Ronnie Garvin (12/9/1986)
NWA World Television Champion: Tully Blanchard (11/27/1986)

NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion: Ed Gantner (2/1987)
NWA Florida Tag Team Champions: The Southern Boys (2/21/1987)

When the CWF merged with Jim Crockett Promotions in February, this show evolved into what could be considered a more intimate extension of what they would see every Saturday night at 6:05PM on the MUTHASHIP. They only kept the two Florida titles while bringing in other NWA wrestlers to wrestle, do interviews, and hype upcoming shows.

Your hosts are Gordon Solie & Buddy Colt. Read the rest of this entry →

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WCW World Tag Team Titles History

Oct 22

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Champion	Won From	Date	City/Event
Doom	–	1/1/1991	–^[1]
The Freebirds	Doom	2/24/1991	WrestleWar
Rick & Scott Steiner	The Freebirds	3/9/1991	Power Hour[2]
The Enforcers	Rick Steiner & Bill Kazmaier	9/5/1991	Clash 16 [3]
Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes	The Enforcers	11/19/1991	Clash 17
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton	Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes	1/16/1992	Jacksonville, FL
Rick & Scott Steiner (2)	Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton	5/3/1992	Chicago, IL
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy	Rick & Scott Steiner	7/5/1992	Atlanta, GA
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes	Steve Williams & Terry Gordy	9/21/1992	Saturday Night
Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas	Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes	11/18/1992	Clash 21
The Hollywood Blondes	Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas	3/2/1993	Power Hour
Arn Anderson & Paul Roma	The Hollywood Blondes	8/18/1993	Clash 24
The Nasty Boys	Arn Anderson & Paul Roma	9/19/1993	Fall Brawl
Marcus Bagwell & Too Cold Scorpio	The Nasty Boys	10/4/1993	Saturday Night
The Nasty Boys (2)	Marcus Bagwell & Too Cold Scorpio	10/24/1993	Halloween Havoc
Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan	The Nasty Boys	5/22/1994	Slamboree
Pretty Wonderful	Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan	7/17/1994	Bash at the Beach
Stars N Stripes	Pretty Wonderful	9/25/1994	Saturday Night
Pretty Wonderful (2)	Stars N Stripes	10/23/1994	Halloween Havoc
Stars N Stripes (2)	Pretty Wonderful	11/16/1994	Clash 29
Harlem Heat	Stars N Stripes	12/8/1994	Saturday Night
The Nasty Boys (3)	Harlem Heat	5/21/1995	Slamboree
Harlem Heat (2)	The Nasty Boys	6/24/1995	Worldwide
Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater	Harlem Heat	7/22/1995	Saturday Night
Harlem Heat (3)	Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater	9/17/1995	Fall Brawl
The American Males	Harlem Heat	9/18/1995	Monday Nitro
Harlem Heat (4)	The American Males	10/28/1995	Saturday Night
Sting & Lex Luger	Harlem Heat	1/22/1996	Monday Nitro
Harlem Heat (5)	Sting & Lex Luger	6/24/1996	Monday Nitro
Rick & Scott Steiner (3)	Harlem Heat	7/24/1996	Cincinnati, OH
Harlem Heat (6)	Rick & Scott Steiner	7/27/1996	Dayton, OH
Public Enemy	Harlem Heat	9/23/1996	Monday Nitro
Harlem Heat (7)	Public Enemy	10/5/1996	Saturday Night
The Outsiders	Harlem Heat	10/27/1996	Halloween Havoc
Rick & Scott Steiner (4)	Scott Hall & Syxx	10/13/1997	Monday Nitro^[4]
The Outsiders (2)	Rick & Scott Steiner	1/12/1998	Monday Nitro
Rick & Scott Steiner (5)	The Outsiders	2/9/1998	Monday Nitro
The Outsiders (3)	Rick & Scott Steiner	2/22/1998	Superbrawl VIII
Sting & The Giant	The Outsiders	5/17/1998	Slamboree
Sting & Kevin Nash	–	6/15/1998	Monday Nitro^[5]
The Giant & Scott Hall	Sting & Kevin Nash	7/20/1998	Monday Nitro
Rick Steiner	The Giant & Scott Steiner	10/25/1998	Halloween Havoc^[6]
Barry Windham & Curt Hennig	Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko	2/21/1999	Superbrawl IX^[7]
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko	Barry Windham & Curt Hennig	3/14/1999	UnCeNSoReD
Rey Mysterio & Billy Kidman	Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko	3/29/1999	Monday Nitro
Raven & Perry Saturn	Rey Mysterio & Billy Kidman	5/9/1999	Slamboree
Jersey Triad	Raven & Perry Saturn	5/31/1999	Monday Nitro
Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn	Jersey Triad	6/10/1999	Thunder
Jersey Triad (2)	Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn	6/13/1999	Great American Bash
Harlem Heat (8)	Jersey Triad	8/14/1999	Road Wild
Barry & Kendall Windham	Harlem Heat	8/23/1999	Monday Nitro
Harlem Heat (9)	Barry & Kendall Windham	9/12/1999	Fall Brawl
Konnan & Rey Mysterio	Harlem Heat	10/18/1999	Monday Nitro
Harlem Heat (10)	Konnan & Rey Mysterio	10/24/1999	Halloween Havoc
Konnan & Billy Kidman	Harlem Heat	10/25/1999	Monday Nitro
Creative Control	Konnan & Billy Kidman	11/22/1999	Monday Nitro
Bret Hart & Bill Goldberg	Creative Control	12/6/1999	Monday Nitro
The Outsiders (4)	Bret Hart & Bill Goldberg	12/13/1999	Monday Nitro
David Flair & Crowbar	Kevin Nash & Scott Steiner	1/3/2000	Monday Nitro^[8]
The Mamalukes	David Flair & Crowbar	1/19/2000	Monday Nitro
The Harris Brothers (2)	The Mamalukes	2/12/2000	Germany
The Mamalukes (2)	The Harris Brothers	2/13/2000	Germany
The Harris Brothers (3)	The Mamalukes	3/19/2000	UnCeNSoReD^[9]
Shane Douglas & Buff Bagwell	Ric Flair & Lex Luger	4/16/2000	Spring Stampede^[10]
KroniK	Shane Douglas & Buff Bagwell	5/15/2000	Monday Nitro
Perfect Event	KroniK	5/31/2000	Thunder
KroniK (2)	Perfect Event	7/9/2000	Bash at the Beach
Great Muta & Vampiro	KroniK	8/13/2000	New Blood Rising
Rey Mysterio & Juventud Guerrera	Great Muta & Vampiro	8/14/2000	Monday Nitro^[11]
Sean O’Haire & Mark Jindrak	–	9/25/2000	Monday Nitro^[12]
Misfits in Action	Sean O’Haire & Mark Jindrak	10/9/2000	Monday Nitro
Sean O’Haire & Mark Jindrak (2)	Misfits in Action	10/9/2000	Monday Nitro
Alex Wright & General Rection	Sean O’Haire & Mark Jindrak	11/16/2000	Monday Nitro
Perfect Event (2)	Alex Wright & General Rection	11/20/2000	Monday Nitro
The Insiders	Perfect Event	11/26/2000	Mayhem
Perfect Event (3)	The Insiders	12/4/2000	Monday Nitro
The Insiders (2)	Perfect Event	12/17/2000	Starrcade
Chuck Palumbo & Sean O’Haire	The Insiders	1/14/2001	Sin
In March 2001, WWE buys out WCW and the title becomes defended on WWE programming.
The Undertaker & Kane	Chuck Palumbo & Sean O’Haire	8/9/2001	Smackdown!
Booker T & Test	The Undertaker & Kane	9/25/2001	Smackdown!
The Hardy Boyz	Booker T & Test	10/8/2001	Raw
The Dudley Boyz	The Hardy Boyz	10/25/2001	Smackdown!^[13]

Footnotes:
^[1]: When WCW withdrew from the NWA in January 1991, Doom’s NWA world tag team title reign carried over to the first ever WCW world tag title reign.
^[2]: The Steiners actually won the titles before WrestleWar in real time, giving the Freebirds a negative title reign.
^[3]: After Scott Steiner suffered an injury in June 1991, the titles were vacated. This was a tournament final.
^[4]: Syxx is subbing for an injured Kevin Nash.
^[5]: When Sting and Giant couldn’t get along, they had a match to determine who would get the tag belts. Sting won the match and chose Kevin Nash as his new partner.
^[6]: Rick Steiner won a handicap match against the Giant and Scott Steiner who was subbing for Scott Hall.
^[7]: After Rick Steiner was suffered an injury in January 1999, he and partner Kenny Kaos were stripped of the titles. This was a tournament final.
^[8]: On the December 27, 1999 Nitro, the Outsiders vacated the titles after Scott Hall sustained an injury. This was a tournament final.
^[9]: On April 10, 2000 when Bischoff and Russo joined together to take control of WCW, all the titles were made vacant for the WCW reboot.
^[10]: This was a tournament final.
^[11]: The titles became vacant when WCW Commissioner Ernest Miller pinned Disco Inferno. Whatever.
^[12]: O’Haire & Jindrak won the titles in a six-team battle royal.
^[13]: At Survivor Series on 11/18/2001, the titles were retired after being unified with the WWF tag team championship.