WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, 08/21/99

By Jesse

• Welcome to Saturday Night! Tonight's main event is Psychosis vs. Chris Benoit.
• This show marks the end of my tenure at DDT Digest. I've written these TV reports for two years now, including a year and a half here at this site. Although I began writing for DDT Digest as a WCW {Pro} reporter and I subbed for the "bigger" shows on occasion, the best moments I covered all transpired here on good ol' Saturday Night. So, not having found any other tribute to Saturday Night online, I leave you with my WCWSN superlatives for the past year or so:
  • Funniest moment and biggest upset: Pepe defeats Lenny Lane (12/12/98).
    Our memories of Pepe are now bittersweet due to his tragic fate, but Pepe did indeed begin his wrestling career with a victory over Lane.
    
  • Runner-up (funniest moment): Chavo pokes Ciclope in the eyes of his mask! (10/31/98)
    
  • Runner-up (biggest upset): Lash LeRoux finally lands on the map with his first WCW victory over, who else, Lane. (2/6/99)
    
  • Biggest "Name" Match: Giant vs. Lex Luger (11/7/98). Somebody in the WCW booking department must have been nuts, but we did in fact Flexy Lexy take on the Big Show on this very program.
  • Runner-up: Bret Hart vs. Booker T. What the heck was the Hitman doing on WCWSN? (11/28/98)
  • Best Interview: Stevie Ray with Mean Gene (5/15/99). With just one small slip, Stevie Ray enshrined himself as a DDT Digest legend.
    
  • Runner-up (tie): Chatting with Mean Gene, Chris Jericho gave a shot out to his Martian Jericholics (12/26/98)
  • Runner-up (tie): Speaking with Lee Marshall, Nor-man Smi-ley first told the world how to pronounce his name on the Muthaship. (12/19/98)
  • Best match: Fit Finlay vs. Chris Jericho (10/17/98). Nobody worked harder on WCWSN from match-to-match and interview-to-interview than Chris Jericho. This time-limit draw for the TV Title was easily one of Finlay's best matches in WCW, thanks to our Paragon of Virtue. Taped 10/6/98, Jericho ncludes it on his list of favorite matches.
  • Runner-up: Bobby Eaton and Kenny Kaos defeat La Parka and Silver King. The tag tournament was a great idea. Letting your most loyal employee get a win was another. (1/9/99)
  • Worst WCW Saturday Night gimmick: Chris Adams, Judo Master (1/16/99). Did they really expect that this would get Adams over?
    
  • Best WCW Saturday Night gimmick: Mr. Hole-in-One (10/31/98). Barry Darsow, who has a history of gimmicks that even Ed Leslie would be admire, wrestled as a PGA Tour-wannabe during late 1998 and early 1999.
    
    The gimmick's zenith was Darsow's match versus Barry Horowitz on the 10/31/98 edition of WCWSN. True enough, this would normally merit the standard DDT Digest complaint of "that's not wrestling!", but we were laughing too hard to notice.
    
• Now on to the show...

• Barry Darsow and Bobby Eaton vs. WCW Tag Champs Harlem Heat
  • Scott Hudson and Larry Zbyszko are your hosts tonight.
  • After Darsow and Eaton enter, some PPV clips air.
  • Booker T grabs the mike to talk smack to Darsow and Eaton. He is bleeped at two points. To throw this into Saturday Night perspective, I've heard only one other bleep on WCWSN while I've covered it (Roddy Piper was responsible for that one.)
  • Stevie Ray talks some smack to them as well.
  • Darsow begins with some right hands and a choke.
  • Stevie Ray catches a boot, then hits an inverted atomic drop.
  • Stevie Ray boots Darsow, then executes an inverted atomic drop on Eaton.
  • Stevie Ray tags Booker T, then Harlem Heat hits a double elbow.
  • Darsow and Eaton doubleteam in the corner to gain control.
  • Eaton is now in, leveling Booker with an elbow.
  • Booker T fires back with an axekick.
  • Eaton cheats with an eye rake, then tags Darsow.
  • Darsow clotheslines Booker T, then tags back Eaton.
  • Eaton lands a few shots, then tags Darsow.
  • Darsow slams Booker T, then tags back.
  • Darsow tries to assist an Eaton aerial move, but instead throws Eaton into Booker T's boot.
  • Tag to Stevie Ray, who cleans house with boots and lariats.
  • Stevie Ray hits a spinebuster on Darsow, then tags Booker T.
  • Booker T executes a missle dropkick for the top for the win.
  • Eaton tries to bash Harlem Heat with a tag belt.
    
  • Harlem Heat level Eaton, then nail Darsow with the belt.
• Scott and Larry ramble about Road Wild.
• The Cat (w/ Sonny Onoo) vs. Al Green
  • The Cat has a shiny red cape on as he walks the aisle.
  • The Cat grabs the mic. Hudson: "Good luck closed captioning guys."
  • Sonny starts singing some Al Green (the singer) songs.
  • Green walks in.
  • The Cat says that this isn't the real Al Green.
  • The Cat says that the real Al Green has a bigger Afro.
  • "Pussycat" chant.
  • The Cat says he'll beat Green in three minutes or he'll retire.
  • The Cat clocks Green to begin the match.
  • Green lands some kicks, but the Cat soon pummels him with right hands.
  • The Cat chokes and chops Green.
  • The Cat kicks Green, then lands a variation of the People's Elbow.
  • Green tosses the Cat into the corner.
  • Hudson says that the Cat and Goldberg used to be on the same football team.
  • The Cat whips Green into the turnbuckles, then hits the Feliner.
  • The Cat gets the pin at 2:04. Penzer announces it as 2:33.
  • The Cat puts on his red shoes and dances in celebration.
• Kiss promo
• Brian Knobbs (w/ Hart, Morrus, and Flynn) vs. La Parka
  • Knobbs once again asks for rose petals during his entrance.
  • La Parka kicks Knobbs out of the ring to begin.
  • La Parka struts and gets a nice pop.
  • Knobbs fires back with boots in the corner.
  • La Parka lands a boot, but Knobbs counters with a corner lariat.
  • Knobbs drops a couple of elbows, then takes La Parka for a pit stop.
  • La Parka hits a boot and a spinning leg whip.
  • La Parka follows with a corkscrew bodypress.
  • La Parka continues with another dropkick, but Knobbs cuts off an aerial attempt.
  • La Parka falls outside, where the First Family beats on him.
  • Knobbs tosses La Parka into the rails and the steps.
  • Back inside, Knobbs hits a pumphandle slam.
  • Knobbs executes a bodysplash from the middle turnbuckle for the win.
• Gene plugs the hotline.
• They re-air Lane's huge upset over Mysterio from Thunder.
• Kiss promo
• Mikey Whipwreck vs. Perry Saturn
  • Thanks to Matt H. and Jason K. for identifying Whipwreck's finisher as the Whippersnapper.
  • Saturn begins the match with a big shove.
  • Saturn continues with a shoulderblock.
  • After some locking up, Whipwreck applies an armbar.
  • Saturn fires back with a suplex.
  • Saturn is distracted by the First Family, who appear at the entranceway.
  • Whipwreck sends Saturn into the rail, then hits a slingshot bodypress to the outside.
  • Whipwreck tosses Saturn into the rail, then hits a side Russian leg sweep into the rail.
  • Back in, Saturn lands some right hands.
  • Whipwreck hotshots Saturn, then hits a leg drop.
  • Whipwreck tries an axehandle, but Saturn catches him and t-bones him.
  • Saturn hits a shortarm face jam, then hits a belly-to-belly suplex.
  • Saturn continues with a hip toss variation, then applies the Rings of Saturn for the win.
• Dave Burkhead vs. Scott Norton
  • Burkhead runs from rope to rope, but Norton quickly makes him eat a shoulderblock.
  • Norton follows with a lariat, chop, and headbutt.
  • Norton hits another lariat.
  • Norton continues with a scoop slam.
  • Norton chops Burkhead, then no-sells some punches.
  • Norton slams Burkhead again, then elbows him.
  • Burkhead lands some forearms, but Norton answers with a powerslam.
  • Norton hits a powerbomb for the win.
• Nitro highlights.
• Nitro promo.
• More Nitro highlights. It appears they want you to watch Nitro.
• Silver King vs. Rey Mysterio, Jr.
  • The match begins without any televised entrances. I don't remember the last time that happened on WCWSN.
    • Editor's Note: This is probably because the show was taped on Tuesday, two days before Rey lost the Cruiserweight belt. If they showed his entrance on the show tonight, it would be obvious the show is not live, since he was probably wearing the belt. So, they edited out the entrance.
  • Silver King hits some kicks and a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.
  • Rey armdrags Silver King, then teases a suicide dive.
  • Silver King levels Rey with a lariat.
  • Silver King does some wacko expressions for the camera, then hotshots Rey.
    
  • Larry says that Lane and David Flair's championships are a sign of the end of the world.
  • Rey lands a crossbody, but Silver King regains control.
  • Silver King throws Rey into the apron.
  • Rey escapes from a chair shot.
  • Silver King executes a low blow.
  • Rey fires back with a spinebuster.
  • Silver King chops Rey, but Mysterio cradles Silver King for two.
  • Silver King clotheslines Rey.
  • Silver King misses a splash, and Rey lands a leg drop.
  • Rey tries a moonsault, but Silver King raises his knees.
  • Silver King tries a springboard backsplash, but he misses.
  • Rey hits the rough rider.
  • Mysterio executes a top rope huricanrana for the win.
• Did you know Kiss is performing on Nitro?
• Road Report
• Scott Putski, Kenny Kaos, and Scotty Riggs vs. Boddy Duncum, Jr. and the Windhams
  • Kendall begins versus Putski.
  • Kendall hits some chops and a hip toss.
  • Kendall continues with a dropkick and another hip toss.
  • Putski lands some punches, a lariat, and some hip tosses.
  • Putski continues with a powerslam.
  • Tag to Kaos, who hits a backelbow.
  • Kaos continues with a knee and a boot.
  • Duncum is tagged in, only to eat a fallaway slam.
  • Bobby hits an inverted atomic drop and a lariat.
  • Duncum continues with a corner lariat.
  • Kaos fires back with a gutwrench slam.
  • Tag to Riggs, who lands some elbows and a dropkick.
  • Duncum clotheslines Riggs, then tags Barry.
  • Barry begins with a belly-to-back, but Riggs quickly cradles for two.
  • The two are leveled by a double shoulderblock.
  • Tag to Putski. Three-on-three action ensues.
  • Riggs accidentally nails Putski with a rope.
  • Barry covers Putski for the win.
• Nitro highlights. Watch Nitro. Please.
• Kaz Hayashi vs. Kidman
  • A bearded Kaz enters to ominous heel music.
  • And here's Kidman. Let's see if he can properly perform his finisher tonight.
  • Kaz lands some right hands and a dropkick.
  • The two trade kicks, and then Kidman lands a lariat.
  • Kidman continues with a backbreaker.
  • Kaz hotshots Kidman and follows wtih a slingshot DDT. This match has a great pace so far.
  • Kaz clotheslines Kidman, then pounds him in the corner.
  • Kidman kicks Kaz in the head, but Kaz answers with a belly-to-back suplex.
  • Kaz follows with a backbreaker.
  • Kaz misses a backsplash from the top.
  • Kidman takes advantage with right hands and a backdrop.
  • Kidman nails Kaz with a bulldog, but only gets two.
  • Kaz lands a headscissors takeover for two.
  • Kidman hits a short powerbomb.
  • Kaz boots Kidman in the face, then levels Kidman with a crossbody from the top.
  • Kaz covers for two.
  • Kidman answers with the face jam.
  • Kidman executes the Shooting Star Press for the win.
  • That was a good match.
• Hotline plug.
• Psychosis vs. WCW US Champ Chris Benoit
  • Psychosis enters.
  • Ads.
  • Benoit hits a shoulderblock.
  • Benoit continues with an armdrag and a dropkick.
  • Benoit follows with a baseball slide to the outside.
  • Back in, Psychosis kicks and chops Benoit.
  • Benoit boots Psychosis, then levels him with chops.
  • Psychosis lands an axehandle and a face slam.
  • Psychosis pushes Benoit outside, where he tosses Chris into the rails.
  • Back in, Psychosis places Benoit across the top cable, then hits a missle dropkick.
  • Benoit escapes a suplex, then hits two snap suplexes.
  • Benoit continues with a hotshot across the rope and a kneelift.
  • Benoit follows with a German suplex for two.
  • Chris lands three more German suplexes.
  • Benoit climbs the turnbuckles, then hits the diving headbutt.
  • Benoit covers. One, two, three, it's over.
  • Shane Douglas, Dean Malenko, and Perry Saturn enter to celebrate.
  • Benoit grabs the mic: "We are the answer. We are the difference. We are the Revolution."
  • Saturn takes over: "Out with evolution. In with revolution."
  • The four mount the turnbuckles as the segment ends.
  • A Kiss promo airs to end the show.

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