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Monday Nitro (07.15.96)

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WCW Monday Nitro
July 15, 1996
Orlando, FL
Disney MGM Studios

The current WCW champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: The Giant (4/29/1996)
WCW U.S. Champion: Ric Flair (7/7/1996)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: Harlem Heat (6/24/1996)
WCW World Television Champion: Lex Luger (3/6/1996)
WCW World Cruiserweight Champion: Rey Mysterio (7/8/1996)

All the major WCW stars – Flair, Savage, Sting, Giant – they’re over in New Japan for a two-day tour. Read the rest of this entry

Monday Nitro (07.08.96)

WCW Monday Nitro
July 8, 1996
Orlando, FL
Disney MGM Studios

The current WCW champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: The Giant (4/29/1996)
WCW U.S. Champion: Ric Flair (7/7/1996)
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)

This is the first Nitro to be taped outdoors. Too bad it’s not taking place over a swimming pool. Read the rest of this entry

Bash at the Beach 1996

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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

The Rise & Fall of WCW – Disc Three

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The Rise and Fall of WCW – Disc Three
Released: 8/25/2009

  • WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair (w/Elizabeth & Woman) vs. The Giant (w/Jimmy Hart) – (WCW Monday Nitro, 4/29/96)

Flair stops by Debra again for a quick word. She tells him to leave her alone. Read the rest of this entry

The Rise & Fall of WCW – Disc One

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The Rise and Fall of WCW – Disc One
Released: 8/25/2009

It’s pretty fitting that this would be my first wrestling DVD documentary I’ve ever reviewed. Read the rest of this entry

Monday Nitro (06.24.96)

WCW Monday Nitro
June 24, 1996
Charlotte, NC
Independence 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)

HOUR NUMBER ONE!

Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko. 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

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

Macho Madness: The Randy Savage ULTIMATE Collection (Disc Three)

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Disc Three
Released: 6/9/2009

Your hosts are Matt Striker and Maria. Read the rest of this entry