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Hog Wild 1996

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WCW Hog Wild
August 10, 1996
Sturgis, SD
Sturgis Bike Rally

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 (7/27/1996)
WCW World Television Champion: Lex Luger (3/6/1996)
WCW World Cruiserweight Champion: Rey Mysterio (7/8/1996)

Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Dusty Rhodes, and an increasingly inebriated Bobby Heenan. Read the rest of this entry

Monday Nitro (08.05.96)

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WCW Monday Nitro
August 5, 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 (7/27/1996)
WCW World Television Champion: Lex Luger (3/6/1996)
WCW World Cruiserweight Champion: Rey Mysterio (7/8/1996)

HOUR NUMBER ONE! Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko.

Let’s face it – WCW security sucks. After last week’s nWo shenanigans, the WCW wrestlers themselves decide to run security tonight. Particularly the FACES OF FEAR, Big Bubber, and Scott “Flashdance” Norton. Read the rest of this entry

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

The Rise & Fall of WCW – Disc Two

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

  • Ric Flair vs. Magnum TA – $1000 Challenge Match (NWA World Championship Wrestling, 6/15/85)

Before the match, Flair comes out for his Read the rest of this entry

WWE: Allied Powers – The World’s Greatest Tag Teams (Disc Two)

WWE: Allied Powers – The World’s Greatest Tag Teams – Disc Two
Released: 7/14/2009

Sorry about the delay, guys. Work and women. You know how it is.

Your hosts are John Morrison and The Miz. Read the rest of this entry

WWE: Allied Powers – The World’s Greatest Tag Teams (Disc One)

WWE: Allied Powers – The World’s Greatest Tag Teams – Disc One
Released: 7/14/2009

Your hosts are John Morrison and The Miz. Even though they are now broken up and gone their separate ways, who better to introduce a tag team DVD than the most entertaining duo of personalities in the WWE since Los Guerreros. They go through their usual song and dance while holding onto their Slammy awards. 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

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)

WWE – Macho Madness: The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
Disc Three
Released: 6/9/2009

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