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WCW Power Hour - 3/8 Tony Schiavone & Paul E Dangerously Power Hour is primed and ready to go this morning and Paul E and Tony are a great pairing. WCW seems to be all about some fresh young talent right now and we get a view of some of them right now… The Samoans, Tatanka, Owen Hart, Savio Vega, Jushin Liger are all in action. We get the WCW Top 10… Lex Luger - WCW Champion Great Muta - International Champion Nikita Koloff - US Champion Rick Martel - TV Champion Flyin Brian Davey Boy Smith Scott Hall One Man Gang Owen Hart Tommy Rich Junkyard Dog In our main event… Davey Boy Smith defeated Hercules in a hard fought battle of the strong guys. Paul Roma got involved and so did Owen Hart… but then when Rick Martel came out, Ron Garvin thwarted him and all hell broke loose. Garvin cut a masterful promo when he call Martel a paper champion with a glass jaw… and his hands of stone are going to break that glass jaw and turn that paper title back into gold when it comes around his waist! World Championship Wrestling - 3/8 Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura A big time Saturday Night show here… we find out that Sting will be here tonight… plus we’ll see Muta in action… Nikita in action… and a main event with Rick Martel defending the Television Championship against Owen Hart! Harley Race & Bob Orton beat up some local young dudes. The Great Muta is on fire tonight and he looks like a million dollars. The Skyscrapers rule the world… the highlight is seeing the helicopter throw from Nash… such a great visual. Tatanka fights back… he looks great. Big promo from JJ Dillon who says that he has no quorum with Tully Blanchard… but it doesn’t take long for Tully to come out and he talks about challenging JJ Dillon to a fight… JJ says that Tully knows damn well he can’t get in that ring ever again… Tully says he better put up… shut up… or get out because he’s running him out of WCW one way or another! Abdullah the Butcher cuts up some poor dudes skull. Nikita Koloff hits a Russian Sickle on some poor schmuck and he doesn’t get up! The Z-Man flies off the top rope with a dropkick that electrifies the crowd. The Nasty Boys… well they are nasty and pretty dangerous in the ring. Another big promo… Sting comes out on crutches with Lex Luger. They put over the big World Title situation… Luger says that he knows Sting will always be in his corner… Sting says he is training hard and he is doing everything he can to come back… he hopes to be back for the Great American Bash in July… this brings out Nikita who is looking like he’s going to attack Sting… but then Muta comes out… Paul E runs his mouth… Muta mysts Sting… Luger violently pushes Sting out of the way and takes a Russian Sickle… Muta and Nikita then stare each other down… Sting needs help to the back! Scott Hall with a nasty Diamond Death Drop on a young Marc Merrow… sells like a champ… Hall comes over and he and Jesse work the crowd. Main Event time… Owen and Martel go 15-minutes and Martel pulls out a handful of tights roll up. Technical masterpiece… Martel makes Owen look amazing tonight… Brother Love and his boys are out there but Ron Garvin and Davey Boy even the odds… we find out they will be in a six-man next week! See you then!

Huge SNME and then we come back for Prime Time... I love the promos and the write-ups for the show. You jumped right into the WWF feel and hit on all cylinders. Jake Roberts showing up is huge and a big boost for the WWF - he is an instant star - and could pop right to the top of any side of the card. Then you've got Funk - Dusty oh yeah Rude and Earthquake - WWF is cooking right now.

World Championship Wrestling - 3/1 Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura welcome us in for a new era of World Championship Wrestling. We get a couple of big segments but nothing of huge note. WCW Top 10 Lex Luger - WCW Champion The Great Muta - International Champion Nikita Koloff - US Champion Rick Martel - Television Champion Flyin Brian Davey Boy Smith Scott Hall Tommy Rich Owen Hart One Man Gang Tatanka We get a special segment with JJ Dillon talking about the status of Ric Flair who has left WCW… but then we see Tully Blanchard come out of the back… he and JJ go off on one another… sounds something like… Tully: You thought you created the Horsemen JJ… and now you think you can kill the Horsemen… well maybe the Horsemen are dead and gone but I am still here! You sent me away so you could pull the strings but brother I am right here and I know that no one is willing to stand next to you. I’ve seen you JJ… I’ve seen you with the blood on your face… the knucks in your pocket… hell half the guys in the back can’t trust you or have been double-crossed by you… and I know better than all of them! So JJ… I am telling you right now… I am making it my mission in 1990 - I am going to ruin you… and if I ruin WCW in the meantime then by golly… the walls will come crumbling down! Lex Luger cut a nice promo thanking Sting… we find out that he’ll be here on the show next week… the promo is cut short by Paul E who says that it is now time for Luger to accept the challenge… the Great Muta has put it all on the line and Luger has to accept but as soon as he’s about to sign… out comes Nikita Koloff and Ivan Koloff! They are jumping down the throat of the champion now and Nikita says he is challenging Luger… he’s the number one contender… Ross asks if he’s turning in the title but Ivan says no… he says that Nikita is next in line… chaos ensues… Muta mysts Nikita…. Nikita sickles Luger…. All hell breaks loose. The Road Warriors defend the newly minted WCW Tag Team Championships against team of Abdullah and the Berzerker… it was a shit show. Other things of note… Ron Garvin cut Rick Martel in half and has challenged him to a street fight! Flyin Brian says that he has his sights set on the title and avenging Sting! Owen and Davey talk about how the Power and Glory were nothing but Lucky and they’ve got the Hart to come back and get those titles!

Available for Trade - Can come as soon as Now Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty Davey Boy Smith Owen Hart Jushin Thunder Liger Tommy Rich Fatu & Samu Brian Knobbs & Jerry Saggs April 1st Rick Martel June 1st RW Animal & Hawk The Great Muta

Chaos is the name of the game in Memphis and you capture it well here. I don't know about 1990 Dustin Rhodes vs Randy Savage... that seems to be a huge mismatch even though Dustin was the Natural... fast forward 2 years and I am all over it. Taker and Taker... the Takers... if you will... I feel like they're on track for the gold but I don't know how long they will stay belts or turn into Urns and Necklaces with these two...

Wrestle War 90: Wild Thing – Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – February 25, 1990 BATTLEGROUND! The Junkyard Dog, Big Josh, Crush, Johnny Ace, & The Nasty Boys vs Abdullah, The Berzerker, Kevin Sullivan, The One Man Gang, & The Samoans w/ Gary Hart Well needless to say…. This was kind of a fart in church. The entry of the wrestlers didn’t make much sense but did add a good bonus of drama… here was the order… Big Josh Kevin Sullivan Fatu Samu Crush Johnny Ace One Man Gang Berzerker Knobbs Abdullah Saggs JYD We saw a lot of double-teaming and triple-teaming… Crush ended up being the star of the show… he nailed One Man Gang with a bodyslam! The finish saw Crush hit the head crushing chokeslam on Sullivan for the 3-count at the end! Lots of brawling… nothing really good here… maybe needed some more star power. UNITED STATES TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Davey Boy Smith & Owen Hart vs Power & Glory w/ Brother Love A real showcase here as Davey and Owen are on fire from the outset. These guys go about 12-minutes. Power and Glory get some good heat on Owen… only for Davey to come in like a house of fire and really turn up the crowd. In the end… we see Owen with a spinning heel kick on Hercules and they go flying out of the ring. The referee is locked up with Brother Love when Hercules comes from behind Davey Boy and CRACKS HIM with the CHAIN! Roma then rolls him up with a handful of tights for the 3-count! Power and Glory get the win… they hold the titles up like they did something… Brother Love is just beside himself with happiness! The Z-Man vs Scott Hall Tom Zenk doing Tom Zenk things… putting over Scott Hall in a big way. The Diamond Studd is poised for something and tonight he makes the next step. He sells for Zenk enough to make it interesting and then hits the Diamond Death Drop for the 3-count! Hall is really letting the fans have it! TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP Tommy Rich vs Rick Martel © w/ Brother Love Somebody say something about getting fired up for the television title?! Well Tommy Rich comes out like a house of fire and gives Rick Martel every single ounce of whoop ass he’s got! Brother Love… once again lets his presence be known… Just as Rich hits the Thesz Press… Brother Love pulls his leg. Love is smiling and working the crowd but then out of the crowd… OMG! It is RON GARVIN! Garvin jumps over the rail and NAILS BROTHER LOVE! Garvin jumps in the ring and he tackles Martel! The referee has to ring the bell. Rich is trying to pull Garvin off of Martel… Garvin is insane right now… Martel wins via DQ… title stays where it is! The Hog Farmers vs The Skyscrapers w/ Sherri As you would suspect…. Spivey and Nash beat the hell out of these guys. A double powerbomb on Henry is all she wrote. The Skyscrapers look completely dominant! Sherri is looking o so fine as well! INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Jushin Thunder Liger vs The Great Muta © w/ Paul E Dangerously This one needed some more build up. These two go toe to toe for 20-minutes and it may be one of the best matches in the USA in 1990… but there’s no big story. Muta hits the myst but Liger has the mask on… it's a cool visual. These two fly around for a while… slow down and try to work different body parts… in the end we see Liger come off the top rope with a standing moonsault but Muta catches him and then turns it around for a TOMBSTONE out of nowhere! 1…2…..3!!! Muta keeps the International Championship… we hear Paul E yelling for Luger…. These two have got to be on the track towards one another… or will it be Flair… we’ll know in about 90 minutes. In a very special segment… we see the return of Jim Ross to World Championship Wrestling! The crowd is soldily behind him. We then hear him set up… the return of STING! Sting comes out on crutches and they do a great promo in the ring. They put over the surgery and the big showdown for Luger and Flair tonight. Sting says that this will truly be the test of both men… he knows Luger is a true champion and he will show it tonight. Flair is the champion of champions but tonight he is the challenger and one has to wonder if he will get the title back and be the champion everyone knows he is! Sting says he is hoping to get back in the ring soon…. He will do whatever it takes to get back here for the fans! Jim Ross then joins Jesse Ventura on commentary while Tony Schiavone heads to the back… Flyin Brian vs Arn Anderson Arn and Flyin Brian get it going right away! They hit one another right in the chops in the damn aisleway! This one is nothing but a fight and the fans are just loving every minute of it! Brian has got the Sting arm band on and the crowd is 100% behind him! Arn Anderson gives him everything he’s got and even hits a gordbuster outside the ring that looks awful. Flying Brian has to fight his way back… he works his way back into control… then Pillman off the top rope with AIR PILLMAN for the 1…2….3! Anderson can’t believe it! Flyin Brian with the biggest win of his career and my oh my Jim Ross is going nuts! TAG CHAMPIONSHIP UNIFICATION The Rockers (NWA) vs The Road Warriors (WCW) This is one a lot of people have been waiting for… two of the top teams in the world of professional wrestling and they go toe to toe for 24-minutes. The longer the match goes… you see the Road Warriors tag more often and the Rockers seem to get stronger! The Warriors control the early pace but the Rockers have made a pretty big comeback and Jim Ross and Jesse Ventura are putting this through the roof. We see the Road Warriors take control… they get some serious heat on Marty Jannetty… he looks like he’s about to die but then he makes the big tag to Shawn Michaels who comes in with the passion of 1,000 fires as he is rocking and rolling all over the ring. He knocks both of the Warriors out of the ring… and then out of nowhere… he dives over the top rope and attacks both men! All three men are fighting… then we see Jannetty run and he jumps through the ropes and takes everyone out! Pure chaos at ringside as we get back in the ring. We see Shawn tag Jannetty… Animal tag Hawk. Then we see a segment… let me try to explain… Animal hoists up Jannetty… Hawk readies for the Doomsday Device… Jannetty is the now the legal man… as is Hawk… Hawk Flies off the top rope with the clothesline and destroys Jannetty… but out of nowhere… Shawn comes with a superkick on Animal that knocks him SMACK DAB OUT! Michaels covers Animal…. Hawk covers Jannetty… it looks like simultaneous 1….2…..3! Jim Ross and Jesse Ventura are trying to explain what is going on… we then cut to Mike McGuirk who has the official word…. Mike: Ladies and gentlemen… after speaking with the referee…. the winners and UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS… HAWK AND ANIMAL… THE ROAD WARRIORS! Not a very popular outcome with at least 60% of the crowd who were behind the Rockers but the Road Warriors hoist up the gold and they shake hands… what a war… we have unified tag team champions… for the time being… but the Rockers will be due a rematch sooner than later me thinks! UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP Tatanka w/ Wahoo vs Nikita Koloff © w/ Ivan Koloff The Russian Nightmare is 100% business tonight. He handles the oncoming fight from Tatanka with ease….but don’t discount Tatanka… he brings everything he’s got. Tatanka gets an explosion of offense and even has the Russian reeling… a flying Tomahawk Chop knocks Nikita out of the ring to the floor! Ivan has to get him under control before Nikita comes back in… and rips him apart. We get 3 Russian Sickles and Tatanka is down… but Nikita is going to set him up for another one before Wahoo McDaniel “jumps” into the ring to stop him! Wahoo is telling the referee to call the match… Nikita smiles and then he nails Wahoo with the Russian Sickle! He nailed him from behind and hit the back of his neck! The referee calls for the bell as Tatanka isn’t responding to the count… officials and agents run down to try and help him out… Nikita is still the US champion and perhaps the one to lay claim to the number one contender spot here in WCW What could be considered the final showdown… these two men walk out with the most pomp and circumstance. Flair… by himself… Luger… by himself… two men and one title on the line. WCW Championship Lex Luger © vs Ric Flair Lex and Flair know one another so well and they go right into the series here tonight. We start with Flair being the chickenshit heel… Luger showing off his power. This leads to Flair cheating to get the edge and then starting to work over the knee. Luger fights his way back and attempts some big power moves until Flair counters and goes to the knee one more time. Luger is really starting to sell it now. Flair is softening him up for the Figure-Four-Leg Lock but Luger isn’t giving up without a fight. The Total Package fights back again and this time he even gets the upperhand to put Flair up in the rack but his knee gives out! Luger collapsed right in the middle of the ring! Jim Ross has really gotten into his groove with this one and adds that extra layer to the match and he points out how Luger is fighting on one leg! Flair goes right to work and man he is a man with a vengeance. He breaks that knee down and then he locks in the figure-four and Luger is writhing in pain! Sting comes down… knee in a brace… he is getting the crowd going for Luger! The fans start to chant and cheer for him and Luger turns the figure-four over and takes control. Flair has to let go and now Luger seems impervious to pain! Luger throws Flair to the ropes and then picks him up for a press slam and the knee is holding! Luger then with one clothesline… another… and then a POWERSLAM! Luger makes the sign for the rack! Here comes Flair and Luger hoists him up in the RACK! Arn Anderson tries to come down to the ring and Sting NAILS him with a crutch! JR is putting over Flair’s previous broken back! JR is going up and down… up and down… up and down… FLAIR HAS TO GIVE IT UP! LUGER HAS WON IT! The fans are going wild! Luger has won it! Sting gets in the ring and hugs him and hands him the title! Luger and Sting celebrate! Jim Ross and Jesse Ventura put this through the roof!

WCW will pick up Masa Chono - I believe I have 1 free spot left.

World Championship Wrestling - 2/22 Tony Schiavone & Jesse Ventura spent the entire 90-minutes pumping up WrestleWar this week. We got a big announcement that STING WILL BE AT WRESTLEWAR for his first Interview and it will be with none other that JIM ROSS! We saw Harley Race & Bob Orton in tag team action - The Skyscrapers beat the stuffing out of some turkeys - Brian Pillman got a big win - The Z-Man had a good showing - The Rockers defeated the Power & Glory in a non-title match when Rick Martel got involved then leading to the Road Warriors coming out. We got some big promos from Ric Flair who challenges for the title at WrestleWar... Paul E pumps Muta through the roof and says Liger is going to be a stepping stone... Nikita Koloff says he is going to tar and feather Tatanka... then Lex Luger finishes us off letting us know how excited he is for Sting to be in the building for WrestleWar and he wants him ringside to watch him beat Ric Flair and be the undisputed WCW Champion! See you fans for WrestleWar 1990 - the Wild Thing!

You've got a ton of intriguing matchups... I'd personally like to see how Condrey does as a singles.... Bam Bam vs Buddy Rose is something I'd like to check out... Kawada and Sasaki v the Midnights... and then... to top it off... Steamboat... the ultimate underdog against the man who sees fear in no man... Dr. Death. PCW is always good for a mix and mash of some of the biggest what ifs or what could have beens in our game.

I have family from around the Hazard area - right now there's some massive floods that have been wrecking havoc down there. One thing was always true though - they loved wrestling and Bluegrass would be a top tier for them. Bert Prentice is a solid go to for the face of the promotion and really adds a lot. I don't know if i would trust Tony Falk to take my money and train me but who knows. Tommy Rich has some open dates and would love to come see if anyone is talking about being fired up down in Kentucky!

The shit hit the fan last week in Stone Mt Georgia! This story has a lot of layers... so let's try to break it down. Jake Roberts was said to be at the WCW Television Tapings the other night and was going to possibly be on the show but a deal could not get done. Roberts showed up in what some would say "not great shape" which led to the issue and then he had words with Jim Herd and was escorted out of the building. Jake appeared to be under the weather but with his past - there were more rumors. Herd has been under scrutiny for a number of things... primarily not getting good enough ratings... ppv ratings... not securing long term contracts... and Sting getting hurt Sting's injury, a torn patella tendon required surgery... it was successful but the Sting before the injury may never return and the things that made him such a spectacle are up in the air. He's out till July at least... not good... especially when he was tapped to be in the main event of the PPV coming up... which has since caused drawing issues even with Flair vs Luger on top The contract situations have been hard to understand and come by... Sting is the only one under any kind of a long term deal but he's out. Luger is expected to be signed for the foreseeable future but not long term. Flair's contract is said to be up for grabs at any point. The Road Warriors are said to be on the last part of their contract. Herd had contracts with individuals like Randy Savage on his table but couldn't sign him long term. The tension came to a head at the television tapings when Ric Flair was very vocal about Herd's lack of experience and abilities in his own view. He also made it clear how upsetting it was that talent like Jake Roberts just walked out of the building without signing a deal!This was met with some disdain due to some of the Herd followers like... Ole Anderson. Ole and Flair were held apart from one another and then Herd and Flair almost came to blows! It was quite the spectacle. Ted Turner... the owner of WCW as a subsidy of Turner Entertainment may be feeling the pressure of his recent investment... could he be ready to cut ties already or is it time for a change at the head of the table? Some expect WCW officials to side with Flair and give him control... another name floating around would be Ole Anderson who has deep ties to WCW dating all the way back to his days in Georgia Championship Wrestling. Some have even said that Turner could try to make a play for Dusty Rhodes who is currently under contract with the WWF. Young guns in WCW like Eric Bischoff and Paul E Dangerously have said to be very assertive in their roles and trying to be part of the creative process. This week's television tapings will be interesting... especially with the Pay Per View coming up in just days...

What a huge show - so much build-up to this huge moment. Eddie Gilbert with Missy and Jimmy could be one of the most annoying trios of all time. Sid getting hurt brings up huge questions, finally... Savage gets the contract - at what expense? Who wins and loses from this?

WCW Power Hour -2/15 Gordon Solie & Paul E Dangerously welcome us in for the Power Hour. They pump up the WrestleWar card on the 25th. We hear the highlight of Flair challenging Luger for the World Title. Arn Anderson takes on Brian Pillman. Television Champion Rick Martel defends the title against Wildfire Tommy Rich. The Tag Champions Clash when the Road Warriors take on the Rockers. Plus we’ll see Owen and Davey Boy challenge the Power and Glory for the US tag titles. Finally… we hear about BattleGround… a new match with one pure goal… pain! We find out that this will be a match with two teams… and it’s going to be an all out war. We will find out more tonight on WCW. In action on the Power Hour - Power and Glory along with Rick Martel win a nice six-man, We get a double dq with the Nasty Boys and the Samoans, Scott Hall dumps some turd on his head, the Skyscrapers show off their size and strength. WCW Top 10 Lex Luger - WCW Champion Ric Flair The Great Muta - International Champion Nikita Koloff - US Champion Rick Martel - Television Champion Scott Hall Flyin Brian Davey Boy Smith Arn Anderson Tommy Rich Jushin Liger In our main event, we see the JYD get a DQ win over the Berzerker… Abdullah comes out… Big Josh comes out… The Nasty Boys come out… the Samoans come out… here comes the One Man Gang and Sullivan… wait a second… here comes Crush and Johnny Ace… looks like this is something! World Championship Wrestling - 2/15 Tony Schiavone & Jesse Ventura bring us in for World Championship Wrestling and run down the WrestleWar card… but then we find out about BattleGround… it is a 6 on 6 team battle royal. The ringside area will be caged off… two men start… one from each team… 3-minutes… then every 2 minutes… we get another person but it is at random! It could be 6 on 1 before another teammate comes in! Once all six-men are in the cage for a team… the goal is to escape the BattleGround. The first team to score a pinfall wins… anything goes! The Rockers look good in tag team action tonight. We hear from the Road Warriors who put over this feud… they plan to Rock and Sock Shawn and Marty until they can’t bop no more! We get a special video of Sting. It shows the attack from The Horsemen and Nikita and then a subsequent surgery to repair a torn patella tendon. Dr. James Andrews isn’t sure if Sting will be able to wrestle again but he says the surgery went perfect… he knows Sting is tougher than nails… we’ll see what happens! The JYD with a good singles win… but here comes Sullivan and Gang. We find out that JYD is going to captain one team for BattleGround against a joint team of Sullivan and Gary Hart. Nikita Koloff ripped someone’s head off. He and Ivan put over the US title and how he now holds the shot at the world title whenever he wants and Lex Luger or Ric Flair is going to be served notice… that is until Tatanka walks out with Wahoo. We get a nice little promo with Tatanka talking about being a true Native American and one who will hold that US title with respect and he’s going to beat it out of Nikita Koloff at WrestleWar! We see a special video package of Jushin Liger who will be at WrestleWar to challenge the Great Muta for the International Championship. The Samoans with Gary Hart bite some guys and crush them for fun. Gary puts over the BattleGround match at WrestleWar and he says the Nasty Boys are going to feel the power of his wild Samoans! The Diamond Studd Scott Hall with a nice win tonight… he comes over and he and Jesse put over his look and his skills… they talk about how he has his eyes set on the Total Package and he can’t wait too much longer for his shot! Ric Flair and Arn Anderson cut a scathing promo on Lex Luger, Brian Pillman, and Sting! Flair says this is the last chance for him… Jim Herd and the rest of them won’t let him get back what he wants the easy way so he’s going to do it the hard way and that means… just like Sting… Luger is going to end up in a hospital bed… right next to him! The Skyscrapers came out with Sherri looking O’So’Fine. They beat the hell out of the State Patrol and Big Kevin Nash with a double powerbomb on Buddy Lee Parker is all she wrote. Sherri says her men are ready for WrestleWar and anyone who thinks they can challenge them! We get a good promo from Lex Luger… he talks about being world champion and what that means. He and Flair are going to let everything hang out next week at WrestleWar. He knows that Nikita is waiting in the wings. He knows that Muta thinks he deserves a chance. Luger then points out how he should be facing Sting at WrestleWar and he wishes him nothing but the best… he wants him to recover and come back better than ever! SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MAIN EVENT Brian Pillman, Davey Boy Smith, & Owen Hart defeated Rick Martel and Power & Glory in a really fun six-man. Pillman hit Roma with a flying cross body when Hercules ducked out of the way but Roma was there to catch the blow. Hot end to the show and these guys all have STING bands around their arms!

Good to see Beefcake getting a little run in - hard to argue that he wasn't over in a big way at this point in his career IRL. Jack and Mad Dog... empty arena couldn't hold these two!

No doubt that PCW continues to be on top of the wrestling world. Your consistency has been key for this promotion to grow into such a powerhouse and showcase the talent as well as you do. I would like to see Malenko and Chono IRL... seems like a fun clash.

I love the Bossman vs Rude set up... Heenan has got his man with Rude but Bossman looks like he may take everything from him until Nailz shows up. I am interesting to see where Dusty ends up in the scheme here... could he have one more run left in him?

WCW Power Hour - 2/8 Gordon Solie & Paul E Dangerously bring us in with a highlight reel from the Clash. We get the announcement that Sting will not be able to compete in the WCW World Championship Match at WrestleWar. We will find out what will happen with that contest tonight on WCW! We also find out… at WrestleWar… the tag team titles… champions vs champions… Road Warriors take on the Rockers! They turn the tide to the US title gauntlet… we’ll have a new champion on Sunday night… but tonight we’ve got 4 huge matches… let’s go to the ring! US Title Tournament Nikita Koloff vs Sting was a no contest… Sting couldn’t compete… Pillman came out in his stead but was held back! It was announced that Nikita will have a match and a contender is going to be here this evening… US Title Tournament Abdullah the Butcher w/ Gary Hart defeated Kona Crush in an interesting contest. Abdullah doesn’t do much in the ring and Crush is able to sell for him and work in some offense. This ends up with a count-out victory after Abby pulls out the fork and jabs him in the throat. Crush is outside the ring before Gary Hart kicks him in the skull before the 10-count and Abdullah wins! US Title Tournament Tommy Rich defeated The Berzerker w/ Gary Hart via DQ. This wasn’t that great… Berzerker is nothing but a brawler and Tommy Rich gets the crowd involved but it just isn’t good. I am sure someone else could have been put in this spot. US Title Tournament Flyin Brian defeated Michael Rotundo in a hard fought 10-minute contest. Pillman has got a lot of fire. Rotundo does his best to keep things close. Pillman reverses a German suplex into a running crossbody for the 3-count! Pillman gets the win and he moves on! JJ Dillon comes out and announces that due to Sting’s injury, they needed a replacement for the tournament and who better than former United States Champion… Wahoo McDaniel! US Title Tournament Nikita Koloff defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a one-sided beatdown. Tatanka came out to try and help matters but it was thwarted by Ivan Koloff. In the end… Wahoo gets nailed with the Russian Sickle twice… clutches his throat and goes down… Nikita with the 3-count and he’s moving forward. We’ll find out the finals coming up tonight on WCW! World Championship Wrestling - 2/8 Tony Schiavone & Jesse Ventura welcome us in and put over the Clash. They talk about all the happenings and the big injury to Sting. Tonight… JJ Dillon will announce who will face Lex Luger. We also hear about the tag title confrontation between the Rockers and the Road Warriors at WrestleWar. We have two big matches announced for tonight… Brian Pillman vs Abdullah the Butcher and Nikita Koloff vs Tommy Rich… the winners of those matches will face off tomorrow night on the Main Event for the WCW United States Championship! We find out that Ron Garvin is out indefinitely… his injury has been deemed too serious to compete! We head to the ring for our matches… Owen Hart & Davey Boy looks pretty good as a tag team. We hear mumors of them challenging for the US tag titles soon?! The JYD and the Berzerker go to a no-contest… which brings out the Samoans and the Nasty Boys… the brawl is thwarted for the time-being. Just as JYD is looking to leave the arena area… the One Man Gang and Kevin Sullivan pop out of the back and attack him. He can’t catch a break! The Road Warriors win a simple tag team showcase… they let us know that it isn’t about titles at WrestleWar… it is about respect and they’re going to beat it out of the Rockers! We get the announcement we’ve been waiting for… JJ Dillon comes out and he addresses the crowd. Lex Luger comes out… with a limp of course… and he stands with Dillon as it is announced… at WrestleWar… Lex Luger will defend the WCW World Championship against… all of a sudden we see Paul E Dangerously walk out with Muta. They get into the ring and Paul E tries ripping a hole into Luger but JJ Dillon halts him… he tries to announce the challenger again but now we see Ric Flair come out with Arn and Ole! Flair and Muta are now face to face and you can feel the tension. Dillon separates them… and he announces that… at WrestleWar… it will be Lex Luger defending the WCW title against… Ric Flair! Flair celebrates but Muta is pissed… Muta kicks Luger in the knee…. Flair turns him around and Muta with the MYST and Flair’s face is covered! Pure chaos! US Title Tournament Flyin Brian defeated Abdullah the Butcher via DQ. This was a wild one and ended when Abby pulled out the fork again… but Pillman dropkicked him out of the ring to the floor. Abby pushes the referee to the ground but then Pillman out of nowhere off the apron with a crossbody! The crowd is 100% behind him… can Pillman win the gold? Kona Crush is out here and he gets a nice ovation from the crowd. The crushing move gets the crowd pumped. The Hillbilly Hog Farmers win a tag match… still trying to figure those guys out. The New Skyscrapers kill a couple of guys… it isn’t pretty but Sherri looks good. The Diamond Studd beats the hell out of someone… he’s got star written all over him according to Jesse Ventura! We get another promo from Luger who puts over the match with Flair. He says that this is his destiny. People have called him a paper champion but come WrestleWar… it is one on one… the world title on the line… the defining moment in both men’s careers. There can only be one World Champion and you’re looking at this! US Title Tournament A good matchup between Tommy Rich and Nikita Koloff finishes up our broadcast this week. These are two pros… Rich sells… sells… and sells some more for Nikita who looks primed for something big. Ivan is out there causing hell and ends up tripping Rich… only for him to turn around and here comes Nikita with the RUSSIAN SICKLE! Rich crumbles down… Nikita covers for the 1…2…3! It is Pillman vs Koloff tomorrow night… oh man! Just when you thought it was done… Flair is out here and he is covered in the green myst on the white shirt…. It’s stained and also his face and hair… it’s an image. Flair is on a roll saying that he is going to risk his entire career on this one match. He wants the World Title more than anything in this world. He is willing to put everything on the line and Luger is going to have to walk the aisle with the best damn wrestler in the world and the one true world champion! WCW The Main Event - 2/9 Eric Bischoff & Bob Caudle pump up the Main Event and the US title on the line tonight… it will be Flyin Brian or Nikita Koloff who walks off with the WCW United States Championship. They put over Flair vs Luger at WrestleWar. They put over the Road Warriors vs the Rockers at WrestleWar. We will find out these matches that have been announced: Tommy Rich will challenge Rick Martel for the TV title, Davey Boy and Owen challenge the Power and Glory for the US Tag titles, Jushin Liger returns to the US to take on Muta for the International Championship, plus a special contest called BATTLEGROUND? More on that contest next week! US Title Tournament Final Flyin Brian vs Nikita Koloff w/ Ivan Koloff went 20-minutes and these two left it all in the ring. We saw Ivan Koloff try to get involved but Pillman nailed him with a baseball slide dropkick! Nikita sold just enough to keep it interesting but Pillman really went to another level. Nikita continued to push the limit and Pillman kept fighting. We get some chaos that ensues when the referee gets knocked out….Pillman goes to the top rope and hits a crossbody but the referee is down and no count. Pillman is irate… what the hell is this… Arn Anderson? Double A comes out and he’s on the apron before Pillman comes over and they are jawjacking and then Pillman with a huge right hand and Anderson goes flying… Pillman turns around and RUSSIAN SICKLE! Referee crawls over for the 1…2….3!!! Nikita Koloff is the NEW United States Champion… this is outrageous… Caudle and Bichoff put this through the roof… we’ll see more on this next week on the Power Hour!

Clash of the Champions X “Texas Shootout” – Corpus Christi, TX – Memorial Coliseum – February 6, 1990 Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS! Tony and Jesse bring us in to Corpus Christi - Jesse has got that ridiculous cowboy hat on while Tony is rocking the Bolo Tie. The crowd appears to be pretty hot as we hear the run down of what’s going to come down tonight… we’ve got all three tag titles on the line… the television championship… plus the pairings for the United States Championship Gauntlet that takes place next weekend… and of course the main event… Ric Flair and Arn Anderson taking on Sting and WCW Champion, Lex Luger! No better time than the present… let’s get it going right now with the WCW World Tag Team Championship! The Road Warriors defeated the Samoans w/ Gary Hart in a hard fought tag team contest for the WCW World Tag Team Championship. Samu and Fatu were right there throughout the match and really bent every rule they could in order to gain the advantage. The Road Warriors had to fight back and they did. In the end… we saw a nasty piledriver on Fatu but he no sold it… only for Hawk to come flying off the top rope for the clothesline and then the 3-count! The Diamond Studd, Scott Hall, won a singles match against Big Josh. A great showcase for Hall, who is Jesse’s words is going to be the man in this sport, no doubt about it. The Diamond Death Drop is enough to shake the ring and get the crowd pumped! We go to a special angle where JJ Dillon is out with Gordon Solie… he is excited to announce the eight men who will go for the US title next weekend in the special gauntlet! We’ll see, the big man from Hawaii… Crush taking on Abdullah the Butcher! Flying Brian will compete against Michael Rotundo! The Wildfire Tommy Rich will take on The Berzerker! In the final match… we will see… former US Champion… Nikita Koloff… taking on STING! Then we get a convoluted angle… Sting comes out to do an interview for the US title tournament and the tag match tonight. He and Gordon are talking in the ring but here come the Horsemen. Luger is nowhere to be found. The Horsemen are goating Sting who isn’t having it. He says he’s got his shot at the WCW Title at WrestleWar… the US title is going to be a cherry on top! He says that Nikita Koloff is going to feel the wrath of the Stinger just like the Horsemen are going to feel tonight. That’s when all hell breaks loose… The Horsemen attempt to go for Sting but he fights them back only for Nikita Koloff to come out of the crowd… Russian Chain around his arm… and he just DESTROYS Sting’s knee from behind! The Horsemen pounce and Flair has the figure four locked in out of nowhere! Officials and agents are down here… here comes Flyin Brian, Owen Hart… and now WCW Champion Lex Luger! The Horsemen roll back up the rampway… Nikita Koloff has vanished… Sting is in a bad way! We’re back on the Clash and it is time for the US Tag Team Championship. Power and Glory w/ the help of Brother Love find a way to defeated Wahoo and Tatanka. Tatanka has got a lot of upside and Wahoo may be his best asset but his worst weight as he just can’t seem to keep up. We don’t get the powerplex… but we see Roma roll up Wahoo with a handful of tights and that’s all she wrote! We get another simple showcase with Davey Boy Smith getting a big win over Cowboy Bill Irwin. It is short and sweet and Davey Boy looks good. We then get another interview with Gordon Solie in the back… Sting is being carted off on a stretcher… Luger is shook… he has no clue what’s going on. We get word as JJ Dillon comes into the scene and says Sting will not be able to wrestle tonight! We go back out to the ring for Sherri who is standing in the middle of the ring… she works the fans and then she announces that she has secured another Skyscraper… she announces… standing 6’9”... Dangerous Danny Spivey… his partner… standing 7’ tall… from the Motor City… Big Kevin Nash! Here comes this huge man… he is taller than Spivey… he’s got a good look… they come down to the ring and beat the living hell out of two bloaks. Spivey does the work… Nash gets the shine. Nash hits an absolutely disgusting helicopter spin on one of these gets and sends him flying to the mat and then out of the ring! We get the double powerbomb and that is all she wrote. These two are big… they are bad… they are dangerous… they are the SKYSCRAPERS! The Horsemen are with Bob Caudle and they are nothing but laughs… they put over the Main Event and how tonight… they have got rid of Sting… and next they will get rid of Luger and that will be the end… the title comes back to Flair just like that… but then we see Brian Pillman come into the scene… some friends are holding him back… he says he is coming out there to fight the Horsemen tonight! WCW Television Championship - Ron Garvin vs Rick Martel © w/ Brother Love ends up being an interesting match. Garvin comes out, head taped up… but he pushes the referee away to fight and he and Martel go to work. This one isn’t much but some hard-hitting action and soon, Garvin’s tape comes off and Martel has busted open that nasty cut. Blood is starting to flow and the referee calls for the bell right away. We see a doctor run out to the ring and put a towel on his head and it is nasty. Martel is being held back by Brother Love but they’re all smiles… Garvin looks to be in a bad way… can he recover from this injury? Lex Luger is in the back with Bob Caudle and he talks about the big tag match tonight… he puts over the Horsemen… he says Nikita is a coward for attacking Sting. Luger says he’ll go in there by himself if he needs to. NWA Tag Titles - The Rockers defeated Mike Rotundo & Curtis Hughes in a pretty decent tag team match. The Rockers had control of this one from the beginning and held it all the way till the end. Rottundo and Hughes are decent enough but just something seems to be missing. In the end… a double superkick on Hughes is all she wrote and the Rockers walk out with the gold! WrestleWar promo… with Sting vs Luger being advertised….what will happen there? International Triple Crown Championship - The Z-Man vs The Great Muta w/ Paul E Dangerously - Another decent match… Zenk doesn’t have the skills to outdo Muta but he brings his A-game tonight. Muta hits his spots… the quick elbow drop… the spinning back elbow smash… Zenk fights back through and gives him everything. We then see Zenk set up a top rope dropkick but Muta moves… hits the ropes and SHINING WIZARD OUT OF NOWHERE! 1…2….3!!! Muta retains the gold but it is not the only title he wants… Sting & Lex Luger vs Ric Flair & Arn Anderson w/ Ole Anderson is the advertised match… The Horsemen come out ready to take on the world… we hear from JJ Dillon that Sting cannot compete and he’s been taken to the hospital. Luger comes out and he has a nice ovation from the crowd… but he’s by himself… for a moment… here comes Flyin Brian! Flyin Brian & Lex Luger versus Ric Flair & Arn Anderson w/ Ole Anderson is a good main event for the Clash. Flair and Luger is the real clash everyone wants to see. Pillman and Flair does light up the crowd though and everyone is going wild for it. Ole Anderson pops his head in and out when he can. Ole pops his head in once too often and Pillman with a suicide dive out of the ring taking him out! This sets up Flair and Arn to double up on Luger. The Total Package does fight back and he has got the crowd behind him. Luger hoists up Flair in the RACK and the crowd is going wild! Double A from behind and he chops the knee of Luger! Luger goes down and he’s in a bad way… Flair rolls him up with a clear handful of tights and the 3-count! The Horsemen have won it. Luger is now clutching his knee. Pillman looks like he’s ready for blood as the Horsemen retreat! We’ll see you for the Power Hour on Saturday!

WCW Power Hour - 2/1 Gordon Solie & Paul E Dangerously welcome us in and pump up the Clash on Feb 6th… we’ll see Road Warriors defend the WCW titles against The Samoans… The Rockers defend the NWA titles against Curtis Hughes & Michael Rotundo… and then the Power and Glory defend the US Tag Titles against Wahoo & Tatanka. Plus we’ll see Ron Garvin & Rick Martel in a tv title rematch… and then we’ll see Muta taking on the Z-Man for the International Championship! Plus the big main event… Ric Flair & Arn Anderson will take on Sting & Lex Luger! Paul E then pumps up how we’ll see The Danger Zone tomorrow night… and we’ll talk to Lex Luger and Sting! In action on the Power Hour… we see the JYD try and get some credit back after his ass whooping last week… Savio Vega with his Boricuas… Flyin Brian… The Samoans… all in action with good wins. WCW Top Ten WCW Champion: Lex Luger Sting Ric Flair Great Muta - International Champion Rick Martel - Television Champion Nikita Koloff Flyin Brian Arn Anderson Davey Boy Smith Scott Hall Dan Spivey In our main event… The Rockers defeated Bob Orton & Harley Race for the NWA tag titles in a nasty tag match with a lot of hard-hitting. Orton and Race didn’t look to give the Rockers too much. A big double superkick on Orton spells the end. We do get the fun teeter-toter spot from Harley Race which is a highlight. World Championship Wrestling - 2/1 Tony Schiavone & Jesse Ventura start us off with a run down of the Clash… Road Warriors defend the WCW titles against The Samoans… The Rockers defend the NWA titles against Curtis Hughes & Michael Rotundo… and then the Power and Glory defend the US Tag Titles against Wahoo & Tatanka. Plus we’ll see Ron Garvin & Rick Martel in a tv title rematch… and then we’ll see Muta taking on the Z-Man for the International Championship! Plus the big main event… Ric Flair & Arn Anderson will take on Sting & Lex Luger! Tonight we’ve got the Danger Zone with Sting and Luger… plus an eight-man tag with the Rockers and Road Warriors TEAMING UP! A good WCW tonight… we’ve got Muta… Nikita…Spivey… Diamon Studd… Davey Boy Smith & Owen Hart… Tommy Rich all in action. We see a fun tag team match with Anderson and Flair with Ole at ringside really looking good as a team. THE DANGER ZONE! Paul E: I want to welcome in the WCW World Champion… Lex Luger and his opponent… I mean PARTNER… the number one contender for the WCW Champoionship… Sting. Gentlemen… you two are going to step into the ring with the Horsemen on February the 6th and with all due respect… the one questions I need to ask is this… to you… Lex Luger… why are you… AFRAID OF FACING THE GREAT MUTA!?!? Lex: Listen Paul E… we knew this going into the interview… you had a whole agenda and it wasn’t what we discussed… you want to go into business for yourself… well pal you’ve got two guys who are not afraid of anyone… and we’re going to talk about what we want to talk about. I am standing here with my partner… my best friend… Sting… Paul E: And your next challenger correct? Lex: You see Paul E… I don’t view Sting as a challenger… (Sting confused look) No… no… what I mean… is that Sting is my friend… we’re together at the Clash and then when it comes time… we will enter the ring and have the match of a lifetime. Paul E: And what is going to happen in that match Mr. Luger? What is going to happen at WrestleWar when you stand across the ring from your partner… from your friend… from the number one contender and CHALLENGER for your WCW Title?? Sting: Let me be the one to answer this one… Listen Paul E… you may want to go into business for yourself… but we know what it is all about… we’ve got our minds focused on the Clash and once that is done… we focus on WrestleWar. Right now… we’re one… and when it comes to it… it’s going to be one on one. Lex: That’s right Sting… listen Paul E… we’re at the height of our careers… we could never accomplish more than what we’ve done right now! Never will our careers or accomplishments be more than this moment! (Sting looks confused) Sting: What are you saying man… listen… we’re clear… first we get rid of the Horsemen and then it is me and you… we know that… now I don’t know about you but when it comes to accomplishments… accolades…goals… that belt right there is the height of my list… but I know that one thing has to happen before the other… but don’t think for a second that I can’t win that title… because that’s what I plan to do. Lex: Sting… Sting…calm down man… this is what they want… they want us to break apart and not be together… we’ve got unity… I am the champ… we’ve got it all under control! Flair… Horsemen… we’re coming for you! Paul E: Well there you have it… right here in the Danger Zone… Luger… the champion… Sting… the challenger… both of them not only afraid of the Horsemen but of the GREAT MUTA! MAIN EVENT Eight Main Rockers & Road Warriors vs Samoans & Hughes & Rotundo is a really interesting eight-man… let’s just say there are some STIFF tags between the Warriors and Rockers… the Samoans and the Hughes and Rotundo are working well together. We hear that Hughes and Rotundo are going to be known as the SEC… Securities and Enforcement Corp! Well, that name may not stick but we’ll see… This one ends up kind of interesting… Gary Hart gets involved outside the ring. Hawk gets tied up in the ropes. The Samoans double team him. Rotundo and Hughes throw the Rockers into the guardrails. They get back in the ring and it is a 4 on 1 on Animal… then the Rockers look at one another and … are they going to walk out… no… the run in the ring and hit a pair of superkicks! They unlocked Hawk. The Road Warriors then double clothesline the Samoans out of the ring to the floor. The referee makes the count out and the Road Warriors and Rockers are the winners… and then they shake hands… these guys are due for a clash but first they have title matches at the Clash so we’ll see what happens!

Awesome stuff - any way you can make one of these and have a picture with it? I am sure you've done it before but that would be a cool addition.

"*Unless stated otherwise, matches were taped at the Kingston Memorial Centre in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.*" Such a fun touch... love the show and the way things are coming together. Heenan and Monsoon are of course a standard... Rhodes has got his hands full... I like him to have a good 1990.

Ahh - I found it - sorry buddy!

Shit did I mis-type something?

WCW Power Hour - 1/25 Gordon Solie & Paul E Dangerously bring us into the Georgia Mountain Center… we’ve got a ruckus crowd who is hyped up for the card. These guys are on pump up duty for Clash of the Champions X from Corpus Christi on February the 6th! We find out that Sting and Luger take on Anderson and Flair… we find out Tully has been suspended… Luger’s injury is severe but he’s hoped to be back in action come the Clash… we’ll see about the rest of the crew. We also find out that Ron Garvin is going to be back in action on World Championship Wrestling and he is on the lookout for Rick Martel! We will also find out the challengers for the tag title matches at the Clash later on today… let’s head to the ring! In action today, we’ve got Wild Bill Irwin, Rotundo & Hughes, Power & Glory, plus Big Josh all in singles action… WCW Top Ten! Lex Luger - WCW Champion Sting Ric Flair Great Muta - International Champion Rick Martel - Television Champion Nikita Koloff Flyin Brian Arn Anderson Scott Hall Tommy Rich Davey Boy Smith The second half of our show pushed the Clash… we find out that the Road Warriors defend the WCW titles against The Samoans… The Rockers defend the NWA titles against Curtis Hughes & Michael Rotundo… and then the Power and Glory defend the US Tag Titles against Wahoo & Tatanka. Plus we’ll see Ron Garvin & Rick Martel in a tv title rematch… and then we’ll see Muta taking on the Z-Man for the International Championship! Plus the big main event… Ric Flair & Arn Anderson will take on Sting & Lex Luger! Our main event tonight is a showcase where Jushin Thunder Liger is in singles action and wins. Not sure who Mr.X is… but he looks to be an athletic bloak with a good body… perhaps a young marvelous rookie. World Championship Wrestling - 1/25 Tony Schiavone & Jesse Ventura show us the card for the Clash in a couple of weeks…At the Clash… we find out that the Road Warriors defend the WCW titles against The Samoans… The Rockers defend the NWA titles against Curtis Hughes & Michael Rotundo… and then the Power and Glory defend the US Tag Titles against Wahoo & Tatanka. Plus we’ll see Ron Garvin & Rick Martel in a tv title rematch… and then we’ll see Muta taking on the Z-Man for the International Championship! Plus the big main event… Ric Flair & Arn Anderson will take on Sting & Lex Luger! On the show tonight… match-wise… we get Flyin Brian, Nikita Koloff, The Power and Glory (Sorry AD) & Rick Martel in a six-man, The Nasty Boys, & Bob Orton/Harley Race. In the Main Event… we see the Diamond Studd Scott Hall defeat Big Josh in a hard fought match… Hall looks phenomenal. In promos: We hear from Sherri and Spivey who say they will reunite the Skyscrapers at the Clash! The Road Warriors and Rockers once again do some promos… we find out they’ll be in six-man action next week against the Samoans and Hughes & Rotundo! Ron Garvin cuts another scathing promo about how the staples are coming out of his head but it will be nothing in comparison to what he does to that pretty face of Rick Martel! The Horsemen - Flair, Arn, & Ole cut a promo on JJ Dillon of all people and then talk about Sting and Luger at the Clash. Flair says that when he pins Luger… he’s going to take that title shot right from Sting! Paul E has got the Great Muta out here and he has such an aura about him… we find out that he faces the Z-Man at the Clash but Paul E wants the World Title shot by any means necessary! Sting and Luger close us out as a team… they are pumping up the big tag match at the Clash… they are really behind one another and Sting says he’s got Luger’s back no matter what and after they win the match at the Clash; they will focus on their match at WrestleWar! WCW The Main Event - 1/26 Eric Bischoff & Bob Caudle put over the Clash… we find out that the Road Warriors defend the WCW titles against The Samoans… The Rockers defend the NWA titles against Curtis Hughes & Michael Rotundo… and then the Power and Glory defend the US Tag Titles against Wahoo & Tatanka. Plus we’ll see Ron Garvin & Rick Martel in a tv title rematch… and then we’ll see Muta taking on the Z-Man for the International Championship! Plus the big main event… Ric Flair & Arn Anderson will take on Sting & Lex Luger! We get a couple of matches… Dan Spivey, Tatanka & Wahoo, The Berzerker, Davey Boy Smith, Bill Irwin, & The One Man Gang all get decent wins. The main event… we see Nikita Koloff damn near killed The JYD… Dog was in ROUGH shape coming out of this.

Undertaker is a hard character to write for. I feel like this Memphis heat is going expand this promotion throughout the country sooner than later and Lawler has all the main stream help he needs to make i so.... but first he has to beat Curt Hennig and that ain't happening!