WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 10/03/98

By The Cubs Fan

• Um...I think people may have slightly misunderstood me slightly. Worlwide didn't end. Just the taped match format...it'll be mostly a clip show and until they run out of the remnants of the last taping, we'll get a couple matches. Like {Pro} and Main Event before it. (The fact that both of those shows are now canceled should be pointed out.)
• I got some mail!
  • From DegeneritX@aol.com
    
    (About the PE lyrics) It's Loddy Doddy Doddy or Laddy Daddy Daddy but not La da dada.
    
    Yea, I was pretty sure that was the line I most likely screwed up.
  • From the new Thunder reporter, Aldo D.

    You mentioned during the Todd Griffith vs. Bobby Blaze match about wondering where the jobbers will go now that Worldwide is changing formats.  I'm sure they'll cut some, but they still have the Sat. Night show, "the show that set the standard for over twenty-five years!"

    Hmm, WCWSN has seen a nice-sized downturn over the last few months. So, some will find a home there...and on those fantastic taped Thunders. :)

  • Todd S. wrote in with some Worlwide memories of his own...

    Cubs Fan,
    First as a Mets fan, I hope the Cubs lose to Atlanta. second of all, some more memorable Worldwide memories that I can recall. From the old show that was on CBS at 12 am on Saturdays here in New york. Do you recall The Marquis of Queensbury best of seven series Ric Flair and Steve Regal had? It was interesting cause Flair was World champ and Regal was TV champ at the time. It was a strange sequence of matches but Flair eventually won, but I don't think I ever saw anything like it again, the rules were a little different than usual, it was decided by points. Anyway, I also remember seeing Ernest Miller a few months before he showed up in help of Glacier, against Disco Inferno, and this was a few months after Disco had been fired for not jobbing to Jacquelyn...hmm.... I also recall Hulk Hogan's two matches on Worldwide. One was a singles win over Paul Orndorff, and the other was a six man tag with Savage and Sting vs Sullivan, Shark and Ed Leslie in one of his numerous gimmicks. I think Hogan pinned Leslie there but I am not sure. I also recall the last title change on that show. It came after The Great American Bash where The Nasty Boys won a tag title defense over the Blue Bloods, and the Blue Bloods interfered in the match and Harlem Heat won the tag titles, it was a big upset for a title change to happen on Worldwide.

    Ha ha, we got to go the playoffs and the Mets watched on TV! I don't remember the Regal/Flair stuff, but I do remember seeing Miller before his official debut. You mentioned the Faces of Fears there (Sullivan, Tenta and the Butcher Leslie) reminded off seeing Sullivan turn on Leslie and leave him lying in a post-loss interview. The Nasty Boys/Harlem Heat match rocked.

• You know, it occured to me when I was daydreaming in my Discrete Structures math class, WCW actually has built quite a few matches beforehand for once. Don't believe me? Look at the card I've got from the angles...
  • Hogan vs Warrior
  • DDP vs Goldberg
  • Scott Hall vs Kevin Nash
  • Bret Hart vs Sting
  • Steiner vs Steiner
  • Juvie vs Disco
  • Bulldog vs Wright
  • La Parka vs Super Calo
  • And that's before considering the Horseman, Wrath, Ernest Miller, Kidman or Chirs Jericho. I'm sure a couple of those matches (the last two espically) won't be on there, but they have set up the feuds. For WCW, to get that many possible matchups before a PPV is pretty good lately. Maybe now, they can confirm them before the PPV.
• A couple of Television note to Chicago area wrestling viewers
  • As I found out only today, WCW Worldwide is back on WCIU (Channel 26 for those without cable), at it's old time of 10:00 pm.
  • Meanwhile, ECW, which is currently on at 11 pm on Thursday, is asking fans to help them decide to stay on Thursday or move to Saturday at the same time. You can make your vote heard by going to www.ecwwrestling.com. If they get a lot of feedback, they will not only have a show in Chicago sometime in 1999, but hold a PPV as well.
• Hmm...let's recap my state of mind going in tonight, shall we? You know how I feel about the change in format. I was also up half the night, become the room across from ours had a malfunctioning fire alarm, that they couldn't get to turn off. Despite that, I wake up at 9 to watch the show. And find out it's not on. After some quick checking, I try to go back to sleep...but can't. Throw in the Cubs game...and, well, you can figure out how happy I was going in to this...

• Tony and Larry sit at a broadcasters desk in a stuido and try to get me to care about the new format. Fat chance.
• They talk about the return of Flair and the Horseman and their problems with Eric Bischoff
  • 9/14 Nitro footage of Flair walking that aisle
  • 9/17 Thunder footage of the arm wrestling contest.
  • 9/21 Nitro footage of the Horseman (Flair) confronting Bischoff. Bischoff says not to show up on Thunder.
  • 9/24 Thunder footage of the Horseman showing up.
• Lee Marshall hypes Halloween Havoc by talking to Konnan
  • Him and Disco do half of these inteviews, I swear.
  • Konnan's got love for the people. Nice to know.
  • Konnan's still selling conterfeit t-shirts and tickets 3 hours before the show.
• Halloween Havoc on Sunday, October 25
  • Hogan vs Warrior
  • DDP vs Goldberg
• Recap of the Disco Inferno vs Kidman skit.
  • They show Disco working out. Maybe he'll make an exercise video.
  • 9/21 Nitro, Disco's just got his second wind.
    • Tony "Don't dance! Don't Dance!"
    • This is Disco Inferno. You expect him not to dance? Try telling DDP not to say BANG.
    • Nice Acid Drop by Kidman
    • Why was Disco going for a powerbomb? He never does a powerbomb. Boo.
• Halloween Havoc promo. While I'm ignoring this, I'd like to point out that WCW is still continuing on this stupid one week delay for Worldwide.
• Starburst on the Road Report. Columbia, SC, is this week's Nitro.
• Recap of Bret's WCW actions of late
  • They're doing this goofy moving, angled camera in attempt to make it look like some MTV style. Unfortunately, it's just looking goofy.
  • Clip of Bret helping Hogan win the title and KOing Piper.
  • Clip of Bret speaking on some Thunder, saying that Sting can only trust him.
  • Clip of Bret stopping Sting from being beat on by Hogan and the ensuing arguement
  • Clip of Sting saving Bret from Stevie Ray, Rick Rude and Curt Hennig and then playing the bat game.
  • Clip of Bret turning on Anvil and Bulldog.
  • Clip of Bret post War Games interivew.
  • Clip of Sting saving Bret again, this time from Buff and Steiner
  • Told ya' this was going be a clip show.
• Nope, no matter how low this show goes, I will never ever report on WCW Motorsports. I have some limits.
• The "All New Lineup" for Hallween Havoc
  • DDP vs Goldberg
  • Warrior vs Hogan
    • "Warrior defeated Hogan a mere 8 years ago"
    • Z: "Even through rumors that the Warrior was dead..."
  • Rick Steiner vs Scott Steiner (No DQ)
    • Um, how would that stip stop something like what happened last time?
  • Scott Hall vs Kevin Nash
• We go to our double main event next. Well, when you only have two matches...
• Halloween Havoc ad. You know, if I was paying attention, I'd be able to tell if you it was the same one.
• Lee Marshall hyping Havoc with Kidman
  • Um, this is most definitely not part of our double main event. I feel ripped off.
  • Kidman says he got a "little sidetracked" with the Flock
  • Lee Marshall mentions Rey, Juvie and Chavo as possible contenders. Kidman adds Prince Iaukea. I see Kidman has learned the Goldberg method of title defense.
• Now Zbyszko and Tony have these fake radio microphones. This keeps getting worse. At least we're going to the matches now...
• British Bulldog/Jim Neidhart vs Disorderly Conduct
  • Scott Hudson and Mike Tenay are our announcers. Thank God.
  • Anvil "Yeah Baby!"
  • Tom and Anvil start it off.
  • Tom with some punches...whips Anvil into the ropes
  • Anvil ducks a clothesline, bounces off the ropes and nails him with one of his own.
  • Tom bails the ring, so Anvil decides to fake a punch towards Mike
  • Tom gets back in and tags out to Mike
  • Anvil with an armbar
  • Mike reveres it.
  • Anvil re-reverses it, and forearms Mike's arm with his free arm.
  • Anvil tags to the Bulldog
  • Bulldog puts Mike in the armbar, but Mike gets out and whips Bulldog to the ropes
  • Bulldog comes back with a shoulder block and then backdrops Mike
  • Bulldog with a headlock, tag out to Anvil
  • Anvil punches Mike, headlock, runs off the ropes but Tom grabs his leg from outside.
  • Anvil turns around, but gets hit from behind by Tom
  • Bulldog argues with the ref, allowing Tom to tag out and some illegal double teaming to be done.
  • The ref turns back around to see Tom tagging back in. He then tags Bulldog, kinda :)
  • While the ref is holding back Bulldog, Mike comes in and full nelsons Anvil. Tom goes up top...and hits Mike with the clothesline
  • Hot tag to Bulldog, clotheslines a' fire.
  • Bulldog tries to go for the double head smash on DC, but they give him a double elbow.
  • DC whips Bulldog into the ropes, but he hangs on.
  • Anvil clotheslines both DC from behind.
  • Anvil bearhugs Tom and Bulldog runs off both sets off ropes before delivering a jumping clotheline, aka the Hart Attack. 1,2,3.
• Saturn vs Scott Putski
  • Insert Marc Mero/Saturn refernece here.
  • Saturn with a headlock, off the ropes, shoulder block
  • Putski with a headlock, off the ropes, shoulder block
  • De ja vu...
  • Putski puts Saturn in a full nelson, but Saturn elbows out.
  • Putski whipped in the corner, comes out with an elbow and a clothesline
  • Putski with an elbow drop, pin for a 1 count
  • Putski whip, tilta-whirl-slam. Putski pauses, then decides not to pin.
  • Putski punches Saturn on his way up...backbreaker.
  • Putski whips Saturn into the corner, but gets a foot to the face.
  • Saturn with a clothesline, stomp.
  • Saturn picks up Putski and pushes him into the corner, to do some martial arts kicks.
  • Saturn gives Putski a "T-Bone" Suplex for a one count
  • Saturn with a chin lock
  • Putski elbows out, runs off the ropes
  • Saturn shoulder block...that just didn't look right...Saturn didn't step into it, Putski just sort of ran into him.
  • Saturn with a snapmare, 2 count but foot on the rope.
  • Saturn whips Putski and puts him in a sleeper
  • Putski reverses it to a belly to back suplex
  • Putski punches and kicks Saturn as they both come to their feet, nice reverse neckbreaker
  • Saturn groggily gets back to his feet, however, before Putski can cover
  • Putski runs off the ropes and goes for a high cross body block
  • Satun catches him in fireman's carry position, DVD for the three.
• Back in the stuido...more hype for Warrior/Hogan
  • "Warrior is way ahead on points in the game of Human Chess." They have points in Chess?

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