WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 12/12/98

By The Cubs Fan

• Yeech. Finals week at Loyola. Not fun.
• In the mail...
  • From Vince

    1.)....what is the difference betweena lariat and a clothesline...I can't figure it out.....
    
    2.)....Is the Disco Inferno album thing a joke....or was there ever actually a Disco Album...because if there was, I can't understand how I don't own it...

    1) More or less, they're the same thing. I think Clotheslines are supposed to be aiming at the neck and Lariats are supposed to hit the chest, but I'm not too sure. The only time you'll probably hear a clothesline called a lariat is if the wrestler is from Texas, Oklahoma or it's a finisher.

    2) He really did have an album. I forget what it was called, but I remember him having one. (If anyone remembers the name, mail me) However, it was an album in the same sense that Jeff Jarrett (and probably Konnan) have their songs...it doesn't exist outside of the wrestling world.

• Remember what I said last week about ECW's Chasisty? Anyone who caught ECW TV this week...told ya so! :)
  • Of course, right when they start going somewhere with her, she signs a contract with WCW (so say the rumor sites). From what I've read, she's coming in to WCW probably as Raven's sister, at the same time Sandman will come in (but not as Sandman) to try to talk Raven out of his depression. Hope it works out for her.
• On with the show...

• Voiceover in the credits before Worldwide (and Shotgun to follow) "You're just moments away from 2 of the best hours of wrestling on your TV"...
• "The one big news item that's prevalant in wrestling news now is "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan's retirement"
  • Not agian. I hope they don't play that video...(so they will)
  • Clip of Hogan on Leno. The part where Hogan ignores a person in the crowd yelling out Bischoff is snipped while talking about VP canadates.
  • Larry "There's no joke about [Hogan] running for president."
• Gene O with Stevie Ray
  • Stevie Ray says people like Tony and DDP and Gene are turning Booker T into something he's not.
  • Stevie Ray says that Booker T's forgotten where he came from, and "works for the man."
  • Gene asks if we'll see Stevie and Booker back together ever. Stevie says that at this rate, no.
• WWF Tour. Same ad as last week.
• Starrcade hype
  • Goldberg vs Nash is highlighted, but the main focus is...
  • Ric Flair vs Eric Bischoff
  • Larry "Flair could break every bone in [Eric's] body."
  • We can only hope they book the match that way.
  • Clips shown from November 30, 1998 Nitro
    • Flair challenging Bischoff
    • Eric sets up Dean vs Barry with Dusty as ref.
      • How the heck can you "stand for right and wrong"?
    • The ending of the match itself.
      • I'm glad they didn't do something like rip the shirt of Dusty when he left the nWo. That would have been scary.
• They talk about the TV Title Change...
  • Larry thinks Jericho got too cocky.
  • I think the booking sucks. Konnan? Booker T, Saturn, the god of the 'net (Benoit), heck, Eddie could use the TV title to give the LWO some credibility.
  • Of course, if I got to choose, we're talking La Parka, your new WCW Television champ
  • We go back to the match in question, on Nitro, with no intros, thank God.
  • Ya know, Bret, who's injured, is the only heel with a belt in WCW
    • WWF has 2 of 5 (or 3 of 6, depending on how you feel about the Hardcore Belt), and ECW has 2 of 3.
• Gene O with a run down of Starrcade
  • Well, I could run down the card as well, but I think they mean a listing of the matches.
  • Goldberg vs Nash
  • "For the United States Title" DDP vs Giant
    • They've made the same mistake on www.wcw.com, and they're not 13 days behind.
  • "The Winner gets to run WCW Wrestling" Flair vs Bischoff
• After a commerical break, Gene O talks to DDP
  • Ya know, it sounds just like an interview on WCWSN last week with the two. DDP's even wearing the same shirt. Hmm.
• Alex Porteau vs Alex Wright
  • Rocky King is your ref.
  • Great. Okay, when I refer to Alex, I mean Alex Wright.
  • Wright with a headlock to start off, but Porteau gets out with an armdrag
  • Porteau with a hammerlock, but Alex gets out real quick. Blown?
  • Porteau goes right back to the hammerlock, reversed by Wright, reversed again and Wright goes to the ropes.
  • Wright with a kick, followed by an armbar.
  • Porteau reverses by taking him down with a drop toe hold.
  • They trade holds on the ground, but end up again on their feet and lock up again.
  • Wright with a hammerlock. Porteau reverses. Wright reverses by the way of a kip up and a cartwheel.
    • It's one of those things you had to see
  • Of course, Porteau puts the hammerlock back on, and Alex just gets to the ropes this time.
  • Lockup, Alex gets the headlock, Porteau tries to elbow out, Alex off the ropes, shoulderblock
  • Alex with the obligatory European Uppercut and whips Porteau into the ropes
  • Wright with a belly-to-belly suplex for 2
  • Wright chops Porteau into the corner.
  • Corner whip reversed by Porteau, and he tries to follow in with a clothesline, but it's missed.
  • Alex does connect with a spin kick.
  • Porteau with an attempted move, but after a series of reverses, it's turned into a Wright Reverse Neckbreaker for the three.
  • Your winner: Alex Wright
• Disco Inferno vs Johnny Swinger
  • The whole crowd is into Disco's music. It's cool to see.
  • Tenay and Hudson, who are the annoucers, mention both men get distracted too easily during their matches.
  • Rocky King is your ref again.
  • Lockup, and Disco with a headlock...he goes off the ropes.
  • Swinger takes him down with a hip toss
  • Lockup again, Swinger with a headlock, off the ropes, shouldblock
  • Swinger off the ropes again, but Disco takes him down with a flying clothesline
  • Disco pushes Swinger into the turnbuckle, and does a nice impression of Chris Benoit's kicking a man down.
  • Disco follows up with a little dancing, of course.
  • Disco whips Swinger, powerslam, dances, and hits a boogy woogy fistdrop. 2 count
  • Disco whips, Swinger with an eypoke and a modified Russian Legsweep? and something that looked like an Exploder suplex. He gets a 2.
  • Swinger starts choking Disco on the mat.
  • Swinger whips Disco into the ropes...and Disco and Swinger do the worst sunset flip spot in history. 2 count.
    • Disco over leaps Swinger, so he can't reach him to pull him down. Swinger decides to pretend like Disco actually is pulling him down, when he isn't even close.
    • It was so bad, I told Aldo to watch, just to see how bad it was...his reaction:

      What the hell was that?!? I think Disco overshot his landing by about a foot when he did the sunset flip. I'm surprised Hudson didn't try to explain his way out of that botched flip.

  • Swinger up quick with a clothesline, 2 count
  • Swinger snap mare, chinlock
  • Disco fights out with elbows
  • Swinger eye pokes Disco, hits a gut wrench suplex
  • Swinger goes for a slingshot somersault legdrop, but misses.
  • Disco with a kick, swingning neckbreaker, 2 count
  • Disco with an inverted atomic drop, second rope fist drop misses.
  • Swinger whips Disco, puts his head down way too soon, PartyCrasher for 3
  • Your Winner: Disco Inferno
• Tony and Larry talk about something or other, but I'm too busy thinking about both of the Dancin' Fools winning.

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