WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, 05/29/99
- Welcome to a one-hour edition of Saturday Night! Tonight's main event is
Curt Hennig vs. Konnan.
- Scott and Mike ramble to begin the show.
- Dave Taylor vs. Jerry Flynn
- Flynn applies a series of holds to begin, but Taylor manages to trip Jerry and apply his own hold.
- Flynn fires back with kicks.
- Taylor counters with uppercuts.
- Tenay announces that Eddie Guerrero will return this Monday.
- Taylor lands a shoulderblock.
- Flynn takes over with a leg whip and a belly-to-belly.
- Flynn tackles Taylor, then applies an armbreaker for the win.
- Hotline plug
- Bobby Blaze vs. Hugh Morrus (w/ Jimmy Hart)
- Blaze begins with a dropkick and frontkicks, but Hugh no-sells.
- Blaze goes after Jimmy Hart, taking his coat.
- Morrus levels Blaze with a lariat.
- Morrus lands two elbows and a leg drop.
- Morrus chokes Blaze, then Hart offers his own choke.
- Morrus kicks Blaze, then lands three splashes in the corner.
- Morrus executes the No Laughing Matter for the win.
- Gene covers some live dates.
- Nitro highlights
- Lash LeRoux vs. WCW Cruiserweight Champ Rey Mysterio, Jr.
- The two exchange wristlocks before Lash lands a headscissors takeover.
- Lash elbows Rey, who counters with an armdrag.
- Rey trips Lash, then executes a leg drop.
- Lash counters with awkwardly executed bodyscissors over the top.
- Lash misses an axehandle to the outside.
- Rey takes advantage with a splash from the apron.
- Back in, Lash dazes Rey with punches, then executes the split-lariat combo.
- Lash continues with a nice twisting slam.
- Lash elbows Rey, then clotheslines him.
- Lash dominates longer with a whip to the corner and kicks.
- Rey counters with a pair of headscissors.
- Lash fights back with a powerbomb.
- Rey escapes the fireman's carry, then executes the bronco buster in the corner.
- Lash climbs the turnbuckles after pushing Rey out of the way.
- Rey cuts off the aerial attempt, then executes the Huricanrana for the win.
- Gene covers more live dates.
- Nitro highlights
- They rerun the Tommy Records segment.
- Curt Hennig vs. Konnan
- Hennig enters.
- Hudson mentions how Hennig dissed Konnan's rap music on Nitro.
- Ads.
- Konnan enters and does his thing on the mic.
- Hudson and Tenay wish the best to Owen Hart's family. I'm still shocked by the whole situation.
- Konnan applies a wristlock, but Hennig breaks out with kicks.
- Hennig chops Konnan, then whips him into the corner.
- Hennig continues with a backbreaker.
- Konnan lands a bulldog, then kicks Hennig on the ground.
- Hennig answers with chokes and kicks.
- Hennig applies a chinlock, then levels Konnan with a lariat.
- Hennig chokes Konnan again.
- Konnan clotheslines Hennig, then sends him outside.
- Konnan sends Hennig into the posts.
- Konnan slips back into the ring just as the ref calls for the bell.
- Hennig goes berserk, grabbing ref Johnny Boone out of the ring.
- Hennig tosses Boone near the ring steps.
- Hudson claims that it was a double countout, but Hennig's actions lead me to believe that it was actually a countout victory for Konnan.
- Konnan celebrates and Hennig walks out as we go.
- Enjoy Memorial Day weekend!