You can tell that Schiavone at least is being fed lines to make sure the nWo sounds dominant and strong in the grand scheme. There was a deal where Buff tried to get out of the match with a bad hand, which was proven to be fake in a painful 4 minute skit. We've had great wrestling on this show, and yet it's only the nWo chuckleheads that get mic time, both on Nitro and on the PPVs. Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell vs Rick Steiner and Lex Luger Not as good as Guerrero and Dragon, but still an entertaining match to watch. Jericho finally got the Liontamer after trying twice before. If one more person mentions the fucking altitude I'm muting the TV. A fun match to watch, both men putting just enough effort in to get the crowd going. Chris's personality really broke through both before and during the match. Iaukea was a good opponent for Jericho's personality to wrestle around. Jericho was certainly the star of the match, and you can clearly tell that the man truly didn't care. They removed the Even Flow knockoff for Jericho and replaced it with his WWE theme. Later we realize the cop Neidhart was distracted by was Vincent, of the nWo.Ĭhris Jericho vs Prince Iaukea for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship Hennig got the win by hitting Smith's head on the turnbuckle connector. Neidhart was a moron and got distracted long enough for Rude to get uncuffed. The match was boring, Smith taking most of it. Rude had to be hand-cuffed to Jim Neidhart and it took forever with Rick stalling. Rick Rude doesn't have his mustache, but you can't have it all. The history books at least get that right.įirst nWo theme for the night. It was a very good match continuing the trend of WCW's undercard stealing every show. Why did this stop being a thing? The finish of the match was just convoluted enough to be entertaining, and still pretty logical. Another guy in the fifth row with a whiteboard. Benoit did a flying headbutt for a near fall, which was uncomfortable to watch. If Schiavone doesn't shut up about the thin air in Colorado I'm going to scream. Harlem Heat had only been split for less than a year, but Booker was already looking very comfortable in the ring. Booker T himself was very good at the time as well. He wasted no movement, and everything he did expanded the in ring story. He was a very intense and crisp moving individual. I've gone back and rewatched matches (Angle/Benoit, Benoit/Jericho), but this is the first brand new match. This is the first new Benoit match I've seen since June of 2007. It was short, and smokey, but it was fun regardless.īooker T vs Chris Benoit for the WCW World Television Championship Goldberg was stupid strong, and stupid awesome. Golberg stood through the Rings of Saturn, and hit a Jackhammer from a Fireman's Carry. Goldberg threw Saturn around like a cruiserweight, the rest of the Flock interfered. Not to take away from Perry Saturn, who had a very unique and fun to watch style. He certainly had an explosive style that was entertaining as hell. Almost immediately, he almost kills Saturn with a Pumphandle Fallaway. He was labeled as 73-0, and the Number One contender for the United States Title. The crowd went wild when his music came on. Heenan does a good job on color, with Mike and Tony doing good play by play. They're generally unoffensive, and I generally like all three of them. Schiavone, Tenay and Heenan are our commentary booth. There's a smattering of nWo shirts in the crowd, like Bullet Club shirts are in crowds today. The Wolfpac split is coming soon, and Nash and Hogan's interactions in the video say as much. The opening package focused entirely on the nWo, only a passing mention of Sting, the World Champion. 20 minute Hogan promos dominate the program's pime time, and an undercard struggle for attention by putting on great matches that go ignored by the people in power. 6 Days ago, WWF beat WCW in the ratings war for the first time in 84 weeks.
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