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WWF: Raw is War (03.23.98)

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WWF: Raw is War
March 23, 1998
Tucson, AZ
Tucson Convention Center

The current WWF champs are as follows:
World Champion: Shawn Michaels (11/9/1997)
Intercontinental Champion: The Rock (12/8/1997)
World Tag Team Champions: The New Age Outlaws (11/24/1997)
European Champion: Triple H (3/17/1998)
Light Heavyweight Champion: TAKA Michinoku (12/7/1997)

TIME TO GET RAW! Your hosts are Jim Ross and Michael Cole. Read the rest of this entry →

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PDRMatt/SLACKAMANIA REVIEW – WWE: OMG! Volume 2 – The Top 50 Incidents in WCW History (Disc Three)

Aug 22

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Released: 8/12/14

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Disc Three
THE EXTRAS:
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Tags: Bill Goldberg, Booker T, Bret Hart, Buff Bagwell, Diamond Dallas Page, Elizabeth, Eric Bischoff, Four Horsemen, Hulk Hogan, Jeff Jarrett, Judy Bagwell, Kanyon, Kevin Nash, Konnan, La Parka, Lex Luger, nWo, Randy Savage, Rick Steiner, Scott Hall, Scott Steiner, Sting, Syxx, Vampiro, Vince Russo

WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History (BLURAY REVIEW~!)

Jul 16

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BLU-RAY REVIEW
Released: May 28, 2013

DISC ONE

Your host is newcomer Renee Young. She’s decked out in a lab coat with a chemistry set. Unlike various countdowns with quick clips and talking head comments, each rivalry listed gets narrated by a wrestler. While reviewing the countdown, my boy Slack will also give his brief thoughts on each ranking. Read the rest of this entry →

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Tags: Abdullah the Butcher, Andre the Giant, Baby Doll, Batista, Beulah McGillicutty, Big Show, Bill Alfonso, Billy Gunn, Bob Orton Jr., Bobby Heenan, Bret Hart, Brock Lesnar, Bruiser Brody, Bubba Ray Dudley, Buddy Roberts, Cactus Jack, Captain Lou Albano, Chastity, Chris Adams, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Cyndi Lauper, D-Von Dudley, David Von Erich, Dolph Ziggler, Dude Love, Dudley Boyz, Dusty Rhodes, Eddie Guerrero, Edge, Edge & Christian, Elizabeth, Fabulous Freebirds, Gary Hart, Gene Okerlund, Hardy Boyz, Hulk Hogan, Iceman King Parsons, Jeff Hardy, Jerry Lawler, Jesse Ventura, Jim Ross, Joey Styles, John Cena, Kane, Kerry Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich, Kurt Angle, Lita, Magnum TA, Mankind, Matt Hardy, Michael Hayes, Mr. T, Nick Bockwinkel, Paul Bearer, Paul Heyman, Paul Orndorff, Randy Orton, Randy Savage, Raven, Rey Mysterio, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Road Dogg, Roddy Piper, Sabu, Shane Douglas, Shane McMahon, Shawn Michaels, Stephanie McMahon, Steve Austin, Tazz, Ted DiBiase, Ted DiBiase Jr., Terry Gordy, The Miz, The Rock, Tommy Dreamer, Tommy Young, Triple H, Tully Blanchard, Undertaker, Verne Gagne, Vickie Guerrero, Vince McMahon, Vince Russo, Virgil, William Regal

WWE – WarGames: WCW’s Most Notorious Matches

Jun 28

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WarGames: WCW’s Most Notorious Matches
Three-Disc Set
Released: June 24, 2013

DISC ONE

Your host is the legendary, funky like a monkey, son of a plumber, wined and dined with kings and queens, slept in allies and ate pork and beans, Ole Anderson couldn’t take him out with the steel-toed boot, three-time NWA world champion, inventor of the WarGames concept if you will, none other than the “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes. Read the rest of this entry →

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Tags: Al Perez, Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, Big Bubba Rogers, Big Van Vader, Bill Goldberg, Bobby Eaton, Booker T, Bret Hart, Brian Adams, Brian Knobbs, Brian Pillman, Bryan Clarke, Buff Bagwell, Bunkhouse Buck, Chris Benoit, Col. Robert Parker, Curt Hennig, Dark Journey, Davey Boy Smith, Diamond Dallas Page, Dr. Death Steve Williams, Dungeon of Doom, Dustin Rhodes, Dusty Rhodes, Fabulous Freebirds, Fatu, Four Horsemen, Gary Hart, Harlem Heat, Harley Race, Hulk Hogan, Ivan Koloff, Jeff Jarrett, Jerry Sags, Jimmy Garvin, Jimmy Hart, JJ Dillon, Kamala, Kevin Nash, Kevin Sullivan, Konnan, KroniK, Larry Zbyszko, Lex Luger, Madusa, Meng, Michael Hayes, Mike Rotunda, Nasty Boys, Nikita Koloff, nWo, Paul E. Dangerously, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Rick Rude, Ricky Steamboat, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Roddy Piper, Ron & Don Harris, Ron Garvin, Russian Assassin, Samoan Swat Team, Samu, Scott Hall, Scott Steiner, Shark, Sid Vicious, Steiner Brothers, Steve Austin, Steve McMichael, Stevie Ray, Sting, Syxx, Ted DiBiase, Terry Funk, Terry Gordy, The Shockmaster, Tully Blanchard, Ultimate Warrior, Varsity Club, Vince Russo, Wargames, Zodiac

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro (Disc Three)

Jun 16

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The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro
Three-Disc Set
Released: June 7, 2011
DISC THREE

Your host is Diamond Dallas Page.

DDP admits that 1999 was the first time WCW started to show cracks in its armor. Sometimes the best laid plans don’t always work out, and this next match is certainly evidence of that statement. Read the rest of this entry →

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Tags: 3 Count, Bill Goldberg, Billy Kidman, Booker T, Bret Hart, Brian Adams, Bryan Clarke, David Arquette, Diamond Dallas Page, Eddie Guerrero, Elizabeth, Eric Bischoff, Evan Karagias, Hollywood Hogan, Hulk Hogan, Jamie Noble, Jeff Jarrett, Jimmy Yang, Jung Dragons, Juventud Guerrera, Kanyon, Kaz Hayashi, Kevin Nash, Kimberly Page, KroniK, Lance Storm, Leia Meow, Lex Luger, Mike Awesome, Monday Nitro, Mr. JL, New Blood, nWo, Rey Mysterio, Ric Flair, Rick Steiner, Ron & Don Harris, Scott Hall, Scott Steiner, Shane Helms, Shane McMahon, Shannon Moore, Sid Vicious, Sting, Tank Abbott, The Outsiders, Vince McMahon, Vince Russo

Kyle’s Turning Point 2009 Recap

Nov 16

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Live from: Orlando, Florida
November 15, 2009
Your Host: Mike Tenay and Taz

The show opens up with a well put together video package of the build up over the month. It is mostly clips of the feuds and matches; and also Hulk Hogan’s signing. There is some “epic” music playing in the background blended in Dixie Carter’s shoot motivation speech for the wrestlers on Impact. Read the rest of this entry →

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Tags: AJ Styles, Alex Shelley, Amazing Red, Awesome Kong, Bobby Lashley, Brutha Devon, Brutha Ray, Brutus Magnus, Chris Sabin, Christopher Daniels, D'Angelo Dinero, Desmond Wolfe, Dixie Carter, Don West, Doug Williams, Ed Ferrera, Hernadez, Homicide, Hulk Hogan, James Storm, Kurt Angle, Lacey Von Erich, Madison Rayne, Matt Morgan, Mike Tenay, ODB, Rhino, Robert Roode, Samoa Joe, Sarita, Scott Steiner, Tara, Taylor Wilde, Tazz, Velvet Skye, Vince Russo

Kyle’s Backlash 1999 Recap

Nov 11

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Backlash 1999
April, 25th, 1999
Providence Rhode Island
Host: Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross

Opening Match: Mideon & The Acolytes vs. The Brood.

Brood was a part of the Ministry, but Christian chickened out and told Shamrock where Stephanie was. They start some basic brawling early on. Read the rest of this entry →

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Kyle’s Wrestlemania 15 Recap

Nov 7

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March 28, 1999
Live from Philadelphia, PA.
Your hosts: Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler

WWF Hardcore Title: Billy Gunn vs. Hardcore Holly vs. Al Snow (w/Head).
Holly is insanely over at this time with the crowd. Read the rest of this entry →

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The Rise & Fall of WCW – Disc One

Aug 25

Posted by Matt

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 →

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WCW World Heavyweight Title History

Oct 21

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Champion	Won From	Date	City/Event
Ric Flair	Sting	1/11/1991	East Rutherford, NJ^[1]
Lex Luger	Barry Windham	7/14/1991	Great American Bash^[2]
Sting	Lex Luger	2/29/1992	Superbrawl II
Big Van Vader	Sting	7/12/1992	Great American Bash
Ron Simmons	Big Van Vader	8/2/1992	Baltimore, MD
Big Van Vader (2)	Ron Simmons	12/30/1992	Baltimore, MD
Sting (2)	Big Van Vader	3/11/1993	London, England
Big Van Vader (3)	Sting	3/17/1993	Dublin, Ireland
Ric Flair (2)	Big Van Vader	12/27/1993	Starrcade
Hulk Hogan	Ric Flair	7/17/1994	Bash at the Beach
The Giant	Hulk Hogan	10/29/1995	Halloween Havoc^[3]
Randy Savage	–	11/26/1995	World War III^[4]
Ric Flair (3)	Randy Savage	12/27/1995	Starrcade
Randy Savage (2)	Ric Flair	1/22/1996	Monday Nitro
Ric Flair (4)	Randy Savage	2/11/1996	Superbrawl VI
The Giant (2)	Ric Flair	4/29/1996	Monday Nitro
Hulk Hogan (2)	The Giant	8/10/1996	Hog Wild
Lex Luger (2)	Hollywood Hogan	8/4/1997	Monday Nitro
Hollywood Hogan (3)	Lex Luger	8/9/1997	Road Wild
Sting (3)	Hollywood Hogan	12/28/1997	Starrcade
Randy Savage (3)	Sting	4/19/1998	Spring Stampede
Hollywood Hogan (4)	Randy Savage	4/20/1998	Monday Nitro
Bill Goldberg	Hollywood Hogan	7/6/1998	Monday Nitro
Kevin Nash	Bill Goldberg	12/27/1998	Starrcade
Hollywood Hogan (5)	Kevin Nash	1/4/1999	Monday Nitro
Ric Flair (5)	Hollywood Hogan	3/14/1999	UnCeNSoReD
Diamond Dallas Page	Ric Flair	4/11/1999	Spring Stampede^[5]
Sting (4)	Diamond Dallas Page	4/26/1999	Monday Nitro
Diamond Dallas Page (2)	Sting	4/26/1999	Monday Nitro^[6]
Kevin Nash (2)	Diamond Dallas Page	5/9/1999	Slamboree
Randy Savage (4)	Kevin Nash	7/11/1999	Bash at the Beach^[7]
Hollywood Hogan (6)	Randy Savage	7/12/1999	Monday Nitro
Sting (5)	Hulk Hogan	9/12/1999	Fall Brawl^[8]
Bret Hart	Chris Benoit	11/21/1999	Mayhem^[9]
Chris Benoit	Sid Vicious	1/16/2000	Souled Out^[10]
Sid Vicious	Kevin Nash	1/24/2000	Monday Nitro^[11]
Jeff Jarrett	Diamond Dallas Page	4/16/2000	Spring Stampede^[12]
Diamond Dallas Page (3)	Jeff Jarrett	4/24/2000	Monday Nitro
David Arquette	Eric Bischoff	4/26/2000	Thunder^[13]
Jeff Jarrett (2)	Diamond Dallas Page	5/7/2000	Slamboree^[14]
Ric Flair (6)	Jeff Jarrett	5/15/2000	Monday Nitro
Jeff Jarrett (3)	–	5/22/2000	Monday Nitro^[15]
Kevin Nash (3)	Jeff Jarrett	5/24/2000	Thunder^[16]
Ric Flair (7)	–	5/29/2000	Monday Nitro^[17]
Jeff Jarrett (4)	Ric Flair	5/29/2000	Monday Nitro
Booker T	Jeff Jarrett	7/9/2000	Bash at the Beach
Kevin Nash (4)	Booker T	8/28/2000	Monday Nitro
Booker T (2)	Kevin Nash	9/17/2000	Fall Brawl
Vince Russo	Booker T	9/25/2000	Monday Nitro^[18]
Booker T (3)	Jeff Jarrett	10/2/2000	Monday Nitro^[19]
Scott Steiner	Booker T	11/26/2000	Mayhem
Booker T (4)	Scott Steiner	3/26/2001	Monday Nitro
WWE buys out WCW and the title becomes defended on WWE programming.
Kurt Angle	Booker T	7/26/2001	Smackdown!
Booker T (5)	Kurt Angle	7/30/2001	Raw is War
The Rock	Booker T	8/19/2001	SummerSlam
Chris Jericho	The Rock	10/21/2001	No Mercy
The Rock (2)	Chris Jericho	11/5/2001	Raw is War
Chris Jericho (2)	The Rock	12/9/2001	Vengeance^[20]

Footnotes:
^[1]: This title reign was an extension of Flair’s final NWA title reign. In July 1991, Flair left WCW for WWE and took the Big Gold Belt with him. This left WCW in a bind and they had to make a new title belt and crown a new champion.
^[2]: Luger and Windham faced off in a cage match to determine a new WCW world champion.
^[3]: In a pre-match clause, Hogan could lose the title on a DQ. When Jimmy Hart interfered and cost Hogan the title, Giant became the WCW world champion. Due to the controversial finish, Giant was stripped of the belt on the 11/6/1995 Nitro.
^[4]: Randy Savage won a 60-man battle royal to win the vacant WCW world title.
^[5]: This was a fatal four-way match which also included Sting and Hollywood Hogan.
^[6]: This was a fatal four-way match which also included Goldberg and Kevin Nash.
^[7]: The WCW world title was being decided in a tag match with WCW world champion Kevin Nash & Sting taking on Randy Savage & Sid Vicious. Savage earned the pinfall and won the title.
^[8]: After Sting lost a non-sanctioned match with Goldberg at Halloween Havoc, he was stripped of the title on the 10/26/1999 Nitro after beating up referee Charles Robinson at the PPV.
^[9]: This was a tournament final. Hart would be forced to vacate the title at Souled Out.
^[10]: Once Benoit won the title, he decided to leave WCW for WWE.
^[11]: As Commissioner of WCW, Kevin Nash wrestled Sid Vicious for the vacant title and lost. All the titles would become vacant anyway on the 4/10/2000 Nitro when Bischoff and Russo took over WCW and decided it was time to reboot the company.
^[12]: This was a tournament final.
^[13]: The WCW world title was being decided in a tag match with WCW world champion Diamond Dallas Page & David Arquette taking on Jeff Jarrett & Eric Bischoff. Arquette pinned Bischoff and won the title.
^[14]: This was a Triple Cage match which also included the WCW world champion David Arquette.
^[15]: Vince Russo stripped Flair of the belt and awarded it back to Jarrett.
^[16]: Nash won a triple-threat match which also included Scott Steiner.
^[17]: Kevin Nash awarded the belt back to Ric Flair.
^[18]: After Russo wins the title, he decides he’s not a wrestler and vacates the title.
^[19]: In a crazy tag match, Jarrett and Booker defeated Sting and Scott Steiner to wrestle in a one-on-one title match to crown a new champion.
^[20]: Chris Jericho defeated The Rock to win the title and as WWE world champion, the WCW and WWE titles become unified for the first time ever.

Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com

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WWF: Raw is War (03.23.98)

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WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History (BLURAY REVIEW~!)

WWE – WarGames: WCW’s Most Notorious Matches

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro (Disc Three)

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