I'd been thinking about something like this for a while now, but it wasn't 'til Monday did I realise it might be true...I can't help but feel that Kevin Nash is attempting to take WCW down from the inside after I realized that this rumor was true: Kevin Nash, booker, is purposely keeping Norman Smiley off of television.
Sure, Smiley's not really one of WCW's big names, but he's got a near cult-following, along with the best dance ever.
But why would Nash want to keep him off TV? My theory: conspiracy. Nash, along with the WCW writers and planners are plotting to take the company down from the inside. Little things, like no more Smiley, way too much Steiner and Gonnad, predictable Mysterio matches, etc., and the total elimination of wrestling matches from Nitro begin to add up, and will eventually lead to WCW's collapse. What do Nash and the writers have to gain from this... well, I haven't figured that out yet, but I'm sure it's insidious and evil.
Probably because the powers that be don't want to show anyone that has better technical ability than Hogan or Nash. :)
Seriously though, this is what I have been thinking, and I could be wrong. Many of you might have heard from various sites about WCW's vision of a G-Rated federation. After what was shown Monday night, I doubt it's actually going to be a reality. However, if it was true then one of the things WCW would probably axe is Smiley's "Smack My Bitch Up" dance and his other gyrations.
Being the Smiley mark that I am, I will admit that without his dancing he cannot get heat if he lit a match and threw it into a full 55-gallon gasoline drum. Kind of a shame really, as Smiley's actual wrestling is almost as good as Dean Malenko's circa-1996.
Regardless of what goes on with Smiley's push or WCW in general though, I still have hope....
- We are three days away from Uncensored in case anybody wanted to know.
- They talk about the stipulations of the main event at Uncensored.
- The announcers did not mention that this would be a First Blood match. However, during the telecast, they talked about stipulations that you can only read about on their official website.
- Tonight's main event will be Ric Flair vs. Disco Inferno.
- The announcers talk about Raven's brawl on Nitro.
- Schiavone botches Chastity's name and calls her "Captivy."
- Raven bitches about the triangle match at the PPV.
- Raven runs down Hak and Bam Bam Bigelow.
- Raven (while counting his fingers): "I've got about six words for ya -- What about me? What about Raven?!?"
- Lockup to start.
- Raven gets Taylor to the corner.
- Raven takes control and sends Taylor out of the ring.
- A confused Taylor scurries back in the ring as Raven gives chase.
- Back inside, Raven kicks Taylor and applies a gourdbuster.
- In the corner, Raven goes to the turnbuckle and hits the ten punches.
- After this, Taylor falls face first.
- As Raven grabs Taylor, he flings Raven to the turnbuckle.
- Taylor lands an elbow to the back.
- Taylor yanks Raven's face.
- Taylor puts on a chinlock.
- Raven gets the hold broken by reaching the ropes.
- Taylor hammers away on Raven and works on the arm.
- Raven uses an armdrag to break free.
- Taylor hits a left-handed lariat.
- Taylor applies something that looks like a sleeperhold, but his arm is around Raven's chin instead.
- Taylor does a snapmare and follows that up with... another snapmare. O-kaaay.
- As Taylor goes for a swinging neckbreaker, Raven counters with a backslide for two.
- Taylor's European uppercut sends Raven to the corner.
- Taylor hits two more European uppercuts because that's about all he can do.
- Raven grabs Taylor for a backslide and turns it into the Evenflow for the win.
- YOUR WINNER: Raven via Evenflow DDT in 3:55.
- Post-match, Schiavone butchers Chastity's name again. I still cannot believe he is the head announcer.
- I wonder how long it will take the bookers to realize that 187 is police lingo for murder and stop selling the shirt.
- To show how important Disorderly Conduct is to the promotion, they did not get ring entrances.
- It will be Benoit and Mean Mike to start.
- Mike punches Benoit in the corner.
- Benoit fires back with some kicks.
- Benoit whips Mike and lands another kick.
- Benoit lifts Mike as if he was doing a suplex and drops him on the top rope.
- Benoit whips Mike into a knee to the midsection.
- Benoit hits Tuff Tom on the apron.
- Benoit with a snap suplex.
- Tom comes in only to be dealt with by Benoit.
- Benoit hits a snap suplex on Tom.
- Benoit hits a chop and a kick on Mike.
- Tag to Malenko.
- Benoit and Malenko whip Mike into a double-elbow.
- Malenko does his running whip into a lariat in the corner.
- Malenko stomps on Mike in the corner.
- Malenko chokes Mike with his boot.
- Malenko whips Mike and telegraphs a back bodydrop.
- Mike gets a shot in and covers for two.
- Malenko is sent off the ropes but hits his thigh kick.
- Malenko then puts on the Texas Cloverleaf but breaks it to knock Tom off the apron.
- Malenko tags in Benoit.
- Benoit then goes up top and hits his diving headbutt.
- As Malenko takes care of Tom, Benoit covers Mike for the win!
- YOUR WINNERS: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko after Benoit's diving headbutt from the top turnbuckle in 3:03.
- Post-match, Malenko sends Mike out of the ring.
- Benoit and Malenko then call out Barry Windham and Curt Hennig.
- As the tag team champs walk down the aisle, Disorderly Conduct begins to pummel away on the Horsemen.
- Eventually, the tide turns and the Horsemen gain the upper hand.
- Mike and Tom are whipped into each other.
- Benoit and Malenko then put their respective submission finishers on both members of Disorderly Conduct.
- Benoit/Malenko interview.
- Benoit and Malenko attack Windham and Hennig.
- Seeing Barbarian come on isn't making this show any more enjoyable.
- He'll be facing... Hak.
- Y-eah. This smells ratings. Whatever.
- They talk about WCW coming to Florida, including a Thunder in my Orlando residence.
- It's highly doubtful that I will go to that Thunder.
- Anyway, the match.
- Out of a lockup, Hak puts on an armbar.
- Hak uses Barbarian's shoulder to drive him to the mat.
- Barbarian gets to the ropes, breaking the hold.
- Hart gives Barbarian some instructions.
- Lockup, Barbarian hits a palm shot in the midsection.
- Barbarian gets in an eyerake.
- Barbarian pulls Hak's shirt off and chokes him with it.
- Barbarian with some more rights.
- Barbarian pulls on Hak's nose.
- Barbarian sends Hak outside.
- As Hak tries to get back in he is hit in the midsection.
- Barbarian bangs Hak on the railing.
- You DDP fans can put your hands down, now. :)
- Barbarian goes up top and tries a dive but Hak moves out of the way.
- Hak goes to the apron and hits a springboard legdrop.
- Hak does the ten punches in the corner.
- Afterward, Barbarian drops Hak into a Liger Bomb sans pinning combo.
- The ref tends with Hart as he goes to the apron.
- Hart throws the Singapore cane behind the ref's back.
- Barbarian fumbles the cane and Hak retrieves it.
- Hak then gags Barbarian with the cane.
- Hak puts the cane on Barbarian's neck and uses it to apply a Russian Legsweep for the win.
- Brad Armstrong would be proud.
- YOUR WINNER: Hak via Russian Legsweep in 3:40.
- Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash do a MST3K imitation of one of Ric Flair's interviews.
- Sigh. This is the SAME F***ING THING FROM MONDAY!!
- How did Jerry Nadeau do, you ask? Well, if any of you gamblers bet your entire house on Nadeau finishing the race, get used to eating dog food on a street corner.
- Wolfpac music brings out Scott and Buff.
- Harlem Heat music brings out Booker T... solo.
- Rap music then brings out Booker's partner -- Rey Mysterio, Jr.!
- An unusual, yet intriguing pairing.
- The announcers tease an update in the card for Uncensored.
- Buff stalls as the bell sounds.
- About forty seconds in we go to...
- Commercials. F*** you, WCW.
- Back to the show, Rey and Buff are in the ring.
- Buff kicks Rey and axehandles him.
- Just signed: In a return bout, Scott Steiner defends his TV Title against Booker T. Wasn't it supposed to be Steiner vs. Goldberg for the TV Title and Booker T vs. Scott Hall for the US Belt?
- Rey flips out of a slam attempt and gets clotheslined.
- Buff shoves the ref.
- Buff whips Rey whom slides under.
- Buff then lands an axehandle blow to Rey's back.
- Buff applies a snapmare and lands a forearm.
- Off the ropes, Rey does the Tiger Mask Fake Out and applies a drop toehold.
- Rey then beats on Buff.
- Rey goes off the ropes and drops a leg for two.
- Tag to Booker.
- Booker in control.
- Tag to Scott.
- Scott levels Booker with fists.
- Also signed: In a match to determine control of the nWo B-Team, Vincent vs. Stevie Ray in a Harlem Street Fight. Heavens, I better order the pay-per-view so I don't miss this!*
* denotes sarcasm.
- Scott comes off the ropes.
- A series of standing switches culminates into a side kick by Booker.
- Booker works on Scott's arm.
- Scott squirms to the corner and tags Buff.
- Buff hammers away on Booker.
- Buff goes off the ropes and hits a shoulderblock.
- Both men go off the ropes.
- Booker hits his flying forearm for two.
- Booker works on the arm.
- Tag to Rey.
- Rey drops a leg on Buff.
- Rey then applies a jawbreaker.
- Rey goes off the ropes and dropkicks Buff in the back.
- Buff rakes the eyes.
- Tag to Scott.
- Buff distracts the ref as Rey lies in the corner.
- Scott with a gorilla press slam.
- Scott whips Rey into the corner.
- Rey goes to the turnbuckle and Scott grabs him.
- Scott carries Rey and runs him into the turnbuckle.
- Booker then pummels Scott and enters the ring.
- As the ref is distracted Rey is thrown out of the ring.
- Scott throws Rey back in.
- Buff covers Rey with one foot for two.
- Buff applies a shoulderbreaker for two.
- Buff whips Rey to the ropes.
- Rey tries a sunset flip but cannot get Buff down.
- Buff tags Scott in who breaks the sunset flip.
- Scott beats on Rey in the corner.
- Scott applies a backbreaker and flexes.
- Scott drops an elbow and gets two when Booker makes the save.
- Tag to Buff.
- Buff puts on a chokehold.
- Buff pokes fun at the faces by grabbing Rey's arm and teasing a tag to Booker.
- At the last minute, Buff hits Booker.
- Booker comes in, distracting the ref.
- Scott beats on Rey some more.
- Scott slams Rey and covers but picks him up at two.
- Tag to Buff.
- Buff splits Rey's legs and lands some boots.
- Buff does a scoop slam.
- As Buff goes for a dive Rey raises his legs.
- Rey goes for the tag but Buff grabs his legs.
- Rey kicks Buff and tags in Booker.
- Booker cleans house on the heels and tags Rey.
- Rey hits a gullotine legdrop at one point of the melee.
- The legal men are Rey and Buff.
- Booker sends Scott outside and hurls him to the rail.
- Inside the ring, Rey tries a sunset flip but is thrown to the turnbuckle.
- Booker comes in, goes up top and hits a missile dropkick.
- Rey then goes up top and hits a swan dive for the win!
- YOUR WINNERS: Booker T and Rey Mysterio, Jr. after Rey's top rope swan dive in ~11:16.
- Post-match, Scott brings a chair into the ring and beans the ref.
- Booker tries to get the chair away and gets hit for his efforts.
- The faces then celebrate outside the ring as Buff is beside himself.
- A decent match. Certainly better than the last three we had.
- This rehashing of crap is very insulting to me, by the way.
- You know, if I were booking this shit, I would have Torrie Wilson take her firearm and discharge... whoops, that's right. WCW is supposed to be a G-Rated promotion. Silly me. :)
- Yes, that's right. Five matches in two hours.
- A bit off the subject, but I have noticed a disturbing trend in Nitro and Thunder. When Nitro went to three hours on a permanent basis, the norm was about 12 matches. Now, it's down to six.
- Likewise, Thunder usually had eight or nine matches for its two hour stretch. We get five tonight.
- Anyone see where this is going? Please, less clips and more wrestling.
- Gee, I wonder who's gonna win this one. :)
- Flair's fingers are taped if that means anything.
- At 9:53, the bell rings.
- After teasing a lockup, Flair struts.
- Lockup, Flair scores a takedown.
- Flair then does a side headlock takedown.
- Disco puts on a leg scissors.
- Flair floats over Disco and applies a front chancery.
- Disco then puts on a hammerlock.
- Flair gets Disco to the corner, walks back and gives a "Whoo!"
- Another lockup.
- Disco goes off the ropes and hits a shoulderblock.
- Disco makes a home run swing motion.
- Another lockup.
- Flair does a standing switch, gets Disco to the corner and hits a chop.
- Flair struts and sends Disco to the corner.
- Flair lands a fist to the face.
- Flair goes off the ropes and sends Disco down.
- Disco applies a drop toehold on Flair.
- Disco tries to put on the figure-four and is shoved off.
- Disco sends Flair to the corner.
- Flair rebounds into a back bodydrop.
- Disco puts on a sloppy figure-four as we go to...
- Commercials.
- We see Flair going up to the turnbuckle and coming down the hard way.
- Disco covers for two.
- Disco kicks Flair's leg while down.
- Disco drops an axehandle on the leg.
- Disco puts on the figure-four again.
- Flair eventually reverses the leglock and holds the ropes for leverage.
- The referee breaks the hold.
- Disco walks into a chop.
- Disco whips Flair into a sleeperhold.
- Flair struggles for the ropes on his knees.
- Flair stands up and counters with a belly to back suplex.
- The 10 count is started.
- At 7, Flair whips Disco to the ropes.
- Disco gets a backslide in for two.
- Disco hits a lariat for two.
- Disco lands some right fists.
- Flair gets up and taunts Disco.
- Disco sends Flair to the corner...
- Flair Flip! Oh, wait, he went off the apron. Damn it.
- Outside, Flair chops away on Disco.
- Disco rakes the eyes and both men go back inside.
- Disco covers for two.
- Disco puts on a blatant chokehold.
- Disco covers for two.
- In the corner, Disco gets five punches in until Flair counters with an atomic drop.
- Flair chops Disco to the mat and covers for two.
- Flair with a vertical suplex.
- Flair does his rolling kneedrop.
- Flair asks the ref to check the time and uses this opportunity to send Disco to the floor.
- Flair sends Disco to the post.
- Flair lands a right and sends Disco back in.
- Flair lands some punches to the forehead.
- Flair stomps on Disco's head.
- Flair then puts on the Figure-Four for the win!
- YOUR WINNER: Ric Flair via Figure-Four Leglock in ~10:01.