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WCW UNITED STATES TITLE: DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE vs. CURT HENNIG This was supposed to be a cage match, but for some reason we never get around to hearing what the hell happened with those plans
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WCW UNITED STATES TITLE: DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE vs. CURT HENNIG This was supposed to be a cage match, but for some reason we never get around to hearing what the hell happened with those plans.CONTROL OF MONDAY NITRO: LARRY ZYBYSKO vs. ERIC BISCHOFF Bret Hart makes his WCW debut as guest referee. This match includes my favorite blown spot finish of all time, as the “load” part of Eric’s loaded shoe goes sailing into the crowd before making contact with Larry’s head, and Larry still has to sell it. WCW WORLD TITLE: HULK HOGAN vs. STING The Stinger returns after a 14-month absence to win the World Title in the infamous “fast count that’s not really a fast count but we’ll pretend it is” finish. What a nice, selfless guy Hogan is, letting Sting go over cleanly in spite of his own ego’s best interests. Hogan truly is a great American, isn’t he, folks? Looking back, I’m truly amazed at how much I ENJOYED this show when it first aired. Much like the movie “Man on the Moon,” it somehow gets worse with every viewing. THREE HOURS Starrcade 1999 (Washington, DC) DISCO INFERNO & LASH LAREUX vs. VITO LEGRASSO & JOHNNY THE BULL CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE: EVAN KARAGIAS vs. MADUSA HARDCORE TITLE: NORMAN SMILEY vs. MENG HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN & MYSTERY PARTNERS vs. REVOLUTION The mystery partners turn out to be the Varsity Club, who, because it’s Vince Russo in charge, turn on Duggan and cost him the match. As a result, Duggan must renounce his citizenship. VAMPIRO vs. “Dr. Death” STEVE WILLIAMS If Vampiro wins, he gets five minutes with Oklahoma. HARLEM HEAT & MIDNIGHT vs. CREATIVE CONTROL & CURT HENNIG BUNKHOUSE MATCH: DUSTIN RHODES vs. JEFF JARRETT DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE vs. DAVID FLAIR STING vs. LEX LUGER POWERBOMB MATCH: SID vs. KEVIN NASH U.S. TITLE: CHRIS BENOIT vs. JEFF JARRETT WORLD TITLE: BRET “Hit Man” HART vs. GOLDBERG Bret Hart’s career ends a little prematurely after a blown spot. THREE HOURS WCW World War 3 (11/23/97, Auburn Hills, MI) GLACIER & ERNEST MILLER vs. FACES OF FEAR WCW TV TITLE: SATURN vs. DISCO INFERNO ULTIMO DRAGON vs. YUJI NAGATA WCW TAG TEAM TITLE: STEINER BROTHERS vs. LORD STEVEN REGAL & SQUIRE DAVID TAYLOR NO DISQUALIFICATION: SCOTTY RIGGS vs. RAVEN ALEX WRIGHT vs. STEVE MCMICHAEL Supposed to be McMichael vs. Goldberg, but Steve reveals he attacked Goldberg from behind before the match, and Debra brings out Wright as a substitution. WCW CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE: EDDY GUERRERO vs. REY MYSTERIO, JR. WCW UNITED STATES TITLE: CURT HENNIG vs. RIC FLAIR WORLD WAR 3 THREE-RING BATTLE ROYAL with Gentleman Chris Adams, Brad Armstrong, Marcus Bagwell, The Barbarian, Chris Benoit, Bobby Blaze, Booker T., Ciclope, Damien, El Dandy, Barry Darsow, Disco Inferno, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, David “Fit” Findlay, Hector Garza, The Giant, Glacier, Juventud Guerrera, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Eddie Guerrero, Scott Hall, Curt Hennig, Prince Iaukea, Chris Jericho, Lizmark Jr., Lex Luger, Dean Malenko, Steve McMichael, Meng, Ernest “The Cat” Miller, Rey Mysterio Jr., Hugh Morrus, Mortis, Yuji Nagata, John Nord, Diamond Dallas Page, La Parka, Public Enemy, Lord Steve Regal, Renegade, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Silver King, Norman Smiley, Louie Spicolli, The Steiner Brothers, Stevie Ray, Super Calo, Squire David Taylor, Ray Traylor, Ultimo Dragon, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Villanos IV & V, Vincent, Kendall Windham, Wrath, and Alex Wright. One of the worst endings you’ll ever see, as Sting descends from the rafters and betrays WCW, all the while the announcers are trying to ignore that Sting is suddenly a foot taller and that Kevin Nash no-showed. THREE HOURS WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION/ENTERTAINMENT André the Giant (Coliseum Video) [CVP-1]ANDRÉ THE GIANT & “High Chief” PETER MAIVIA vs. BLACKJACK LANZA & STAN “The Man” STASIAK ANDRÉ THE GIANT vs. MOONDOG REX BATTLE ROYAL won by André. Other participants include Sgt. Slaughter, Adrian Adonis, Dick Murdock, Big John Studd, Superfly Jimmy Snuka, Pat Patterson, Hulk Hogan, Salvatore Bellomo, “Mister Wonderful” Paul Orndorff, Tiger Chung Lee, Iron Shiek, Alexis Smirnoff, Mil Mascaras, Tito Santana, Les Thornton, The Hangman, and Victor Rivera ANDRÉ THE GIANT vs. BLACK GORDMAN & GREAT GOLIATH ANDRÉ THE GIANT vs. JACK EVANS, UNPREDICTABLE JOHNNY RODZ, & JOE “Butcher” NOVA This is a weird breech of kayfabe, as André performs a lot of the same spots as in the previous match. BOXING MATCH: ANDRÉ THE GIANT vs. GORILLA MONSOON Funny to see Gorilla doing a coward heel act. ANDRÉ THE GIANT & SUPERFLY JIMMY SNUKA vs. WILD SAMOANS ANDRÉ THE GIANT vs. MASKED SUPERSTAR ANDRÉ THE GIANT & SPECIAL DELIVERY JONES vs. BIG JOHN STUDD & KEN PATERA André the Giant: wrestling legend who sucks at picking tag partners. This is the famous angle where Patera & Studd KO André & cut his hair, “raping his dignity” according to a panic-stricken Vince McMahon. ANDRÉ APPEARS ON “TUESDAY NIGHT TITANS” and loses his temper after a lot of badgering by Vince, finally announcing he will retire if Big John Studd can bodyslam him. ANDRÉ THE GIANT vs. KEN PATERA $15,000 BODYSLAM MATCH: ANDRÉ THE GIANT vs. BIG JOHN STUDD from Wrestlemania. André wins $15,000 and retains his career. ONE AND A HALF HOURS The Best of the WWF Volume 1 (Coliseum Video) HULK HOGAN & ANDRÉ THE GIANT vs. BIG JOHN STUDD, ADRIAN ADONIS, & DICK MURDOCH WOMEN’S TITLE: FABULOUS MOOLAH vs. WENDI RICHTER From MTV’s “The Brawl to Settle It All” special; Richter wins the Women’s Title. GORILLA MONSOON vs. BARON MIKEL SCICLUNA Monsoon squashes the Baron very quickly, then has a showdown with Muhammad Ali, who challenges Gorilla to an impromptu match to hype his upcoming bout with Antonio Inoki. “Superfly” JIMMY SNUKA vs. BOBBY BASS “Superfly” JIMMY SNUKA vs. “Rowdy” RODDY PIPER from MSG, August 1984. JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: BLACK TIGER vs. COBRA The WWF Junior Heavyweight Title; Betcha didn’t know about this one. HULK HOGAN TRAINS MEAN GENE OKERLUND for their upcoming match at a Minneapolis house show in one of the weirdest skits ever. HULK HOGAN & MEAN GENE OKERLUND vs. GEORGE “The Animal” STEELE & MISTER FUJI BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs. LARRY ZYBYSKO Larry turns on his mentor, cracking Bruno’s head with a wooden chair; Bruno does one of the most obvious blade jobs you’ll ever see, as the camera very clearly gets both the removal of the blade from the trunks, and a close-up of putting the blade back. STEEL CAGE: BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs. LARRY ZYBYSKO from the 1980 Showdown at Shea. 1 ½ HOURS The Best of the WWF Volume 2 (Coliseum Video) TAG TEAM TITLE: ROCKY JOHNSON & TONY ATLAS vs. DICK MURDOCH & ADRIAN ADONIS INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: PEDRO MORALES vs. MAGNIFICENT MURACO PEDRO MORALES vs. KILLER KOWALSKI MIDGET MADNESS! SKY LOW-LOW & LITTLE BRUTUS vs. JAMAICA KID & BILLY THE KID MIDGET MAYHEM! SKY LOW-LOW & LITTLE BRUTUS vs. JOEY RUSSELL & SONNY BOY HAYES CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW vs. PROFESSOR TORU TANAKA A MUSICAL INTERLUDE Captain Lou Albano plays the piano, and Gene Okerlund sings “Tutti Frutti” with Hulk Hogan on bass guitar. INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: TITO SANTANA vs. “Mister Wonderful” PAUL ORNDORFF INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: MAGNIFICENT MURACO vs. ROCKY JOHNSON Clips from the Philadelphia Spectrum; Johnson is disqualified for punching the referee. BOBO BRAZIL vs. “Classy” FREDDIE BLASSIE ANDRÉ THE GIANT vs. BLACK DEMON Clips from a TV taping; André has already won, and Demon attempts to exact some revenge with a sneak attack; André gets pissed and rips off Demon’s mask. TEXAS DEATH MATCH: TONY GAREA & RICK MARTEL vs. MOONDOGS JIP from Philadelphia Spectrum, with guest referee Gorilla Monsoon. TAG TEAM TITLE: RICK MARTEL & TONY GAREA vs. MISTER FUJI & MISTER SAITO The evil sandal-wearing goldfish tenders use a handful of salt to win the belts. 1 ½ HOURS The Best of the WWF Volume 3 (Coliseum Video) STRAP MATCH: “Superfly” JIMMY SNUKA vs. “Rowdy” RODDY PIPER RICKY STEAMBOAT vs. “Cowboy” BOB ORTON BRITISH BULLDOGS vs. RENE GOULET & “The Unpredictable” JOHNNY RODZ BRITISH BULLDOGS vs. HART FOUNDATION GEORGE “The Animal” STEELE gets psychiatric treatment with the help of Dr. Sigmund Zip. As you may have guessed, this comes from “TNT.” GEORGE “The Animal” STEELE & U.S. EXPRESS vs. ADRIAN ADONIS, BIG JOHN STUDD, & BOBBY “The Brain” HEENAN DAVID SAMMARTINO vs. BRUTUS BEEFCAKE JIP from Wrestlemania. BRUNO & DAVID SAMMARTINO vs. BRUTUS BEEFCAKE & “Luscious” JOHNNY VALIANT KING KONG BUNDY wears a wig, from TNT. KING KONG BUNDY vs. TONY GAREA BATTLE ROYALE with pretty much the same finish as the 1992 Royal Rumble. Participants include Hulk Hogan, André the Giant, Big John Studd, Masked Superstar, Moondog Rex, Samu, “Dr. D” David Schulz, Bob Boyer, Mr. Fuji, Tiger Chung Lee, Ivan Putski, Tony Atlas, “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff, Rocky Johnson, Adrian Adonis, Jimmy Snuka, and Dick Murdoch. 1 ½ HOURS The Best of the WWF Volume 4 (Coliseum Video) “Mister Wonderful” PAUL ORNDORFF vs. “Rowdy” RODDY PIPER from MSG. HULK HOGAN & “Superfly” JIMMY SNUKA vs. “Cowboy” BOB ORTON & MAGNIFICENT MURACO BATTLE ROYALE with a weird finish where SD Jones & Tony Atlas flip a coin to see who gets to win. SPECIALTY OF THE HOUSE A montage of different wrestlers and moves they specialize in; not a very creative montage, as most of the clips come from other video releases. MONGOLIAN STRETCHER MATCH: ANDRÉ THE GIANT vs. KILLER KHAN from the Boston Garden. STEEL CAGE: ANDRÉ THE GIANT vs. BIG JOHN STUDD JIP from the Spectrum. André wins with a vertical splash off the top rope. COLLOSAL JOSSLE! ANDRÉ THE GIANT vs. KING KONG BUNDY from MSG. RICKY STEAMBOAT & TITO SANTANA vs. GREG “The Hammer” VALENTINE & BRUTUS BEEFCAKE from Maple Leaf Gardens. 1 ½ HOURS The Best of the WWF Volume 5 (Coliseum Video) RICKY “The Dragon” STEAMBOAT vs. MAGNIFICENT MURACO KILLER BEES vs. HART FOUNDATION KILLER BEES & “Mister Wonderful” PAUL ORNDORFF vs. HART FOUNDATION & BARRY O BRITISH BULLDOGS vs. BRUTUS BEEFCAKE & GREG “The Hammer” VALENTINE “FUJI GENERAL” Another TNT classic. WOMEN’S TITLE: WENDI RICHTER vs. LELANI KAI Wendi Richter gets buried in a pretty uncomfortable series of matches to watch. This one is just uncomfortable to watch because it sucks… WOMEN’S TITLE: WENDI RICHTER vs. SPIDER LADY But this one is hard to look at because it’s a legit double-cross on Richter, who gets pinned despite kicking out twice, and then unmasks Spider as Fabulous Moolah, who then proceeds to no-sell everything Wendi fires at her post-match, including a nasty belt shot. Wendi finally figures out what’s happening here and shoots a nasty look at the camera on her way out of the WWF. It escapes me why you would put this on a best-of collection. TITO SANTANA vs. JESSE “The Body” VENTURA 3 OUT OF 5 FALLS: ANDRÉ THE GIANT, CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW, IVAN PUTSKI, & ROCKY JOHNSON vs. BIG JOHN STUDD & WILD SAMOANS from Philadelphia Spectrum. 1 ½ HOURS The Best of the WWF Volume 6 (Coliseum Video) TERRY FUNK vs. LEAPING LANNY POFFO The Funker’s first MSG appearance of this run with the WWF. WORLD TITLE: HULK HOGAN vs. RANDY “Macho Man” SAVAGE from MSG, December 1985. Savage wins by countout! JESSE VENTURA answers questions from the studio audience on “TNT.” MIDGET MADNESS! HAITI KID vs. BUTCH CASSIDY IVAN PUTSKI vs. JOHNNY VALIANT Putski is almost unrecognizable in this match early in his WWF run. ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN with Lord Alfred Hayes from “TNT.” RICKY STEAMBOAT vs. “Cowboy” BOB ORTON Woah, maximum recycling here, as it’s the same match as Volume 3. 1 ½ HOURS The Best of the WWF Volume 7 (Coliseum Video) PEDRO MORALES vs. TERRY FUNK from the Boston Garden. WORLD TITLE: HULK HOGAN vs. RANDY “Macho Man” SAVAGE in a return match from MSG, January 1986. Savage bleeds buckets but wins by countout again! The two MSG matches were supposed to set up the original Wrestlemania 2 main event, but Vince lost confidence in Savage for whatever reason and went with King Kong Bundy in a cage match. ARNOLD SKAALAND vs. CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO from MSG in the late 70s. BEST OF 3 FALLS: PROFESSOR TORU TANAKA & MISTER FUJI vs. HAYSTACKS CALHOUN & TONY GAREA INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: KEN PATERA vs. TONY ATLAS from the 1980 Showdown at Shea. Vince McMahon does an atrocious job doing ring introductions. THE 1986 SLAMMY AWARDS Mean Gene says tells a fan on the street about “kayfabe,” Roddy Piper cuts a promo while taking a dump, and Gorilla Monsoon’s fly is open. Yes, it must be 1986 WWF. BRITISH BULLDOGS vs. HART FOUNDATION from MSG. ROUGEAU BROTHERS vs. MOONDOGS Am I alone in thinking that Rex’s heart wasn’t really in the Moondogs gimmick after 1984? TAG TEAM TITLE: DREAM TEAM vs. IRON SHIEK & NIKOLAI VOLKOFF 1 ½ HOURS The Best of the WWF Volume 8 (Coliseum Video) KILLER BEES vs. HART FOUNDATION from MSG. DANNY SPIVEY vs. TERRY GIBBS JIP from MSG; listen to the loud “Boring!” chant as Gene Okerlund introduces the match. BILLY JACK HAYNES vs. MOONDOG REX JIP from Boston Garden. Not only does a “Boring!” chant go up, but the crowd boos Billy Jack postmatch. Who the hell is picking these matches? JUNKYARD DOG vs. KING KONG BUNDY JIMMY JACK FUNK vs. TONY GAREA HARLEY RACE vs. “Leaping” LANNY POFFO One of Race’s earliest appearances in the WWF, as he’s not even the King of Wrestling yet. BODYSLAM CHALLENGE: BIG JOHN STUDD vs. JIM POWERS & RICK HUNTER King Tonga runs in and slams Studd. KING TONGA vs. BIG JOHN STUDD TED ARCIDI vs. TERRY GIBBS HERCULES HERNANDEZ vs. COUSIN LUKE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: PEDRO MORALES vs. “Golden Boy” ADRIAN ADONIS PAT PATTERSON vs. CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO The Captain blades about five seconds in. RICKY “The Dragon” STEAMBOAT vs. JAKE “The Snake” ROBERTS 1 ½ HOURS The Best of the WWF Volume 9 (Coliseum Video) INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: RANDY “Macho Man” SAVAGE vs. RICKY “The Dragon” STEAMBOAT JIP from Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens, late 1986. HART FOUNDATION vs. IRON SHEIK & NIKOLAI VOLKOFF from Boston Gardens; The Harts are the de facto faces for this match, interrupting the Russian national anthem with a sneak attack. For what it’s worth, Slick is making his first appearance in Boston, back when it was a big deal to note something like that. BOOT CAMP MATCH: CORPORAL KIRCHNER vs. NIKOLAI VOLKOFF from Maple Leaf Gardens. JUNKYARD DOG, “Superfly” JIMMY SNUKA, & ANDRÉ THE GIANT vs. BIG JOHN STUDD, KEN PATERA, & JESSE “The Body” VENTURA from MSG. I hope I get corrected if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure this is Patera’s last MSG appearance before heading to prison. KING TONGA & SIVI AFI vs. BIG JOHN STUDD & KING KONG BUNDY MIDGET MADNESS! COWBOY LANG vs. LORD LITTLEBROOK from MSG. $50,000 BATTLE ROYAL from MSG with Junkyard Dog, Harley Race, Billy Jack Haynes, King Kong Bundy, Sivi Afi, Dream Team, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, Pedro Morales, Leaping Lanny Poffo, Iron Mike Sharpe, Moondogs, Jimmy Hart, King Tonga, Big John Studd, British Bulldogs, Luscious Johnny Valiant, Special Delivery Jones, Tony Garea, and “Mr. USA” Tony Atlas; JIMMY HART wins! 1 ½ HOURS The Best of the WWF Volume 10 (Coliseum Video) RICKY “The Dragon” STEAMBOAT, JUNKYARD DOG, & HAITI KID vs. FUNK BROTHERS (TERRY & HOSS) & JIMMY HART from Boston Garden. TITO SANTANA vs. “Cowboy” BOB ORTON from Boston Garden; goes to a 30-minute draw. THE MACHINES vs. KING KONG BUNDY & BIG JOHN STUDD From Boston Garden; There’s trouble brewin’ between the heels. DREAM TEAM vs. THE NEW U.S. EXPRESS from Boston Garden. BILLY JACK HAYNES vs. BRUTUS BEEFCAKE from MSG. ISLANDERS vs. JIMMY JACK FUNK & MISTER X From Boston Garden, and holy hell is it dark there; Based on his look and mannerisms, I’m pretty sure X is Danny Davis, pre-evil referee angle. “Rowdy” RODDY PIPER vs. A.J. PETRUCCI A somewhat famous TV squash where Piper wrestles with one hand behind his back. THE RODDY PIPER-ADRIAN ADONIS FEUD is recapped on the “Wrestling Challenge” 1986 in Review special. “Rowdy” RODDY PIPER vs. MAGNIFICENT MURACO 1 ½ HOURS Download 498.77 Kb. Share with your friends:
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