WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, November 20, 1999

By Dan

• Well I am once again swamped for time, but this time I called the matches a little better, but still not as in detail as before.  To make up for it though I am going to through in a quick opinion piece here at the beginning.
  
  
• Wonder Twin Soapbox activate!!  First of all, I busted a damn gut during the JR impersonation.  I will admit that the Bell's Palsy  portion of it was iffy, but if JR is willing to let it be an angle not once, but twice then I would say that he's pretty cool with it.  Secondly, JR takes enough pot-shots at WCW in his little column that I think a few instances of turn-a-bout being fair play are warranted.  Now onto my second rant.  Russo and Ferrara are forgetting something very important about their supposed rejuvenation of the WWF.  They could show as much T&A as they wanted three years ago and the ratings would still have been in the toilet.  The symbolifixion, the evening gown matches, etc. all of that stuff was just icing on the cake for the two things that brought that company back from the ratings slump it was in, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Degeneration-X.  None of these side show antics they are using right now will work until they find two big stars or groups to base the entire organization around.  They have Goldberg, but they need to make him a bit more interesting as far as personality and they have the Filthy Animals which could make a good young upstart group.  The only problem is that I don't think they can't turn either of these entities into anything, but a weak copy of their counter-parts.  Anyway, I just wanted to say that because Russo and Ferrera just aren't "getting it" so to speak. 
  
  
• Match #1 Dave Burkhead vs. Juventud Guerrera
  • Tie-up and a knee from Burkhead.
  • Irish whip, Juvie goes between the legs and comes up with a chop.
  • Irish whip again and Juvie with a shoulderblock?
  • Enzuiguri from Juvie.
  • Inverted atomic drop from Juvie.
  • Juvie with a missile dropkick.
  • Burkhead rolls outside.
  • Back in and a power slam from Burkhead.
  • Cover for two.
  • Burkhead gets drop kicked off the top rope and fall outside.
  • Slingshot plancha from Juvie.
  • Back in, Juvie counters a powerbomb and hits an enzuiguri.
  • Punches in the corner.
  • Flying cross body for two.
  • Juvi-Driver.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER: Juventud Guerrera via pinfall following the Juvi-Driver.
  • Not a bad match even though Burkhead is a bit big for Juventud to work against.
  • No Latino elbow either.
    
• We're back, Tenay and Hudson talk about Curt Hennig's situation.  We then get a replay of what happened on Nitro with Madusa and Evan Karagias.
  
  

• Match #2 Kaz Hayashi vs. Evan Karagias sans The True Nasty One Madusa
  • Shake and a boot from Kaz.
  • Evan fires back with a chop and shoulderblock.
  • Evan catches a leap frog and hits a Liger Bomb for two.
  • Back brain kick from Kaz.
  • Kaz with chops in the corner.
  • Whip to the opposite corner, float over and punches in the corner from Evan.
  • Powerslam for two from Karagias.
  • Kaz flips out of a belly to back suplex.
  • The two of them trade chops.
  • Jawbreakeer from Kaz.
  • Snapmare and a measured elbow from Kaz.
  • Cover for two.
  • Belly to back for two.
  • Kaz puts Evan in the tree of woe.
  • Baseball slide dropkick from Kaz into Evan's face.
  • Back body drop from Kaz.
  • Kaz applies a rear chinlock.
  • Evan tries to elbow out, but Kaz comes back with a knee.
  • Irish whip and Evan hits a face plant.
  • Trading rights, armtoss and a leg drop from Karagias.
  • Front slam and Evan goes up top.
  • Kaz crotches him.
  • Kaz hits a jumping suplex for two.
  • Kaz up top and this time Evan crotches him.
  • Super-plex from Evan and he goes up top.
  • Twisting body splash.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER: Evan Karagias via pinfall following a twisting body splash.
  • What the hell is Evan Karagias doing with a push?  Anybody else think he's actually boinking Madusa?
    

  
  
  

• Match #3 Villano V vs. Vampiro with a Misfit whose name I don't really care to remember
  • The Misfit cheapshots the Villano while Vamp distracts the ref.
  • Vampiro starts things off with a beatdown.
  • Vampiro whips the Villano into the corner.
  • Villano fights out of the corner and hits a diving shoulderblock.
  • Big rights and punches in the corner from Villano.
  • Villano goes up top, but Vampiro brings him down with a super-plex.
  • Villano caroms Vamp out of the corner and hits a power slam for two.
  • Vampiro comes right back with a back kick and a belly to back for two.
  • Roundhouse kick followed by a jump spinning back kick from Vampiro.
  • Bulldog for two from the Villano.
  • Big clothesline from Vamp to switch things back in his favor.
  • Vamp distracts the ref while the Misfit sinks in some rights.
  • Enzuiguri from Vampiro.
  • He follows up with the Nail in the Coffin.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER:  Vampiro via pinfall following the Nail in the Coffin.
  • Not a bad match.  I could do without the Misfits as a weak fill-in for the ICP who I don't really miss anyway.
    
    
    
• We get a replay of the goings on the last week's women's match from Nitro.
  
  
• We return to a discussion of everything Sid.  We get a replay of everything that happened with him this last Nitro.
  
  
  
• Match #4 Sonny Siaki vs. Chuck Palumbo
  • Well once again it's time for a long story short.
  • A quick note though, way back when DDT Digest did the guide to Lash LeRoux.  I believe that in the write-up about the powerplant Sonny Siaki was one of the guys trying out that made it.  So that's an interesting bit of trivia.
  • Long story short: Both men traded weak offense and Palumbo won with a superkick that is now being called the Jungle Kick.  Oh please, just spare me that one.
  • YOUR WINNER: Chuck Palumbo via pinfall following The (ugh) Jungle Kick.
  • Palumbo is getting pushed mostly for having the big man look.
    

   

• We come back to a replay of the problems developing between Berlyn and The Wall.
  
  
  
• Match #5 Johnny Attitude vs. Berlyn-o-vision
  • Tie-up and a cheapshot in the corner from Berlyn.
  • European uppercut from Berlyn.
  • Attitude gets sent head first into the corner.
  • Berlyn with a snap suplex for one.
  • Whip to the corner, but Attitude dodges and gets a roll-up for one.
  • Hip toss and clothesline from Attitude.
  • Irish whip and Berlyn puts on the breaks for Attitudes dropkick.
  • Elbow drop and a cover for two from Berlyn.
  • Berlyn working over Attitude on the outside.
  • Back inside and Berlyn hits a European uppercut.
  • Berlyn off the ropes with a back heel kick.
  • Hangmen's neckbreaker.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER: Berlyn via pinfall following the hangmen's neckbreaker.
  • Not a bad match and they kept it short.  Although I wish Berlyn would start dancing just once.
    
    
• We return with a discussion of the 32 man tournement.  We also get a neat little review of all the matches that have occured to get us to the final four.
  
• We return again to a replay of Booker T taking on Creative Control and the return of Midnight.
  
  
• Match #6 Brian Bernick vs. Elix Skipper
  • Who is this Bernick chode?  He also got a long story short, but he's wrestling Elix Skipper who impressed the hell out of me in his first match.
  • They start out by trading armbars.
  • Salto for two from Skipper.
  • Elix with an armdrag for two.
  • Forearm shots from Bernick.
  • Big dropkick from Elix.
  • Irish whip, but Elix ducks his head.
  • Bernick with a dropkick.
  • Bernick up top and a missile dropkick drops Elix.
  • Bernick follows with a baseball slide dropkick to send Elix outside.
  • Springboard plancha from Bernick.
  • Back inside, Bernick covers for 2.
  • Camel clutch from Bernick.
  • Elix escapes into a reverse chinlock.
  • Irish whip and a diving clothesline from Benick for two.
  • Skipper fights back with shots to the gut.
  • Bernick cuts that short with a face rake.
  • Opie chant from the crowd at Bernick, nice.
  • Skipper with an Irish whip and a pancake.
  • Schoolboy roll-up for two from Elix.
  • Belly to belly suplex from Elix.
  • Belly to back from Elix.
  • Elix does a headstand in the corner and twists done with a guillotine legdrop.
  • I did not just do that move justice.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER: Elix Skipper via pinfall following a sweet as hell legdrop.
  • Elix needs to get a better name plus some mic time and he'll have a future in this business.
    
    
    
• We come back to a replay of the cage match between the Revolution and The Filthy Animals and how they setup the injury of Rey's knee.
  
  
• Match #7 Barry Horowitz vs. Eddy Guerrero with The Filthy Animals
  • Eddy chant to get things started.
  • Tie up and a go behind from Eddy.
  • Snapmare for one.
  • Tie-up and a drop toe hold from Horowitz.
  • Eddy with a sit out escape.
  • Slingshot senton from Eddy.
  • Horowitz gets sent headfirst into the turnbuckle.
  • Cheap shot in the corner from Barry.
  • Double overhook suplex from Horowitz.
  • Cover for two.
  • And another cover for two.
  • Horowitz with a gut-wrench suplex for two.
  • Jawbreaker from Horowitz.
  • choke from Horowitz and he talks trash to the Animals.
  • Bow and arrow cradle from Horowitz for two.
  • Eddy fighting back with a beatdown for two.
  • Eddy flips out of a belly to back and hits one of his own.
  • Eddy up top for the Frog Splash.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER: Eddy Guerrero via pinfall following the Frog Splash.
  • Good match, I've always been amazed at how talented Horowitz is and how he's always been such a jobber.

• We come back to some more talk about Curt Hennig and we get a replay of the match with Goldberg.
  
• Match #8 Jeremy Lopez vs. Kid Romeo
  • Kid Romeo, I'm sorry, but I hate this frickin' guy.  Maybe if he would quit doing that gay little dance.
  • His opponet is a guy with future jobber written all over him.
  • Long Story Short: Un-eventful match.  Romeo won with a reverse powerbomb.
  • YOUR WINNER: Kid Romeo via pinfall following a reverse powerbomb.
  • Romeo needs to get himself a better gimmick than the one he has.  The guy has heel written all over him so he needs to become one.
    
    
• And we're back with a replay from Thunder of the goings on between Chris Benoit and Curt Hennig..
  
  
• Match #9  Chris Adams vs. Curt Hennig
  • They trade armbars to start.
  • Wristlock from Hennig and a handspring reversal from Adams.
  • Cradle for two from Hennig.
  • Irish whip reversed by Adams, but Hennig hits a roll-up off the ropes for two.
  • Outside Adams comes off the apron with a lariat.
  • Adams with the beatdown on the outside.
  • Hennig reverses a whip into the rail.
  • Adams sends Hennig into the steps.
  • Hotshot from Hennig as he climbs back into the ring.
  • Chops in the corner from Hennig.
  • Snapmare to a neckbreaker for 2.
  • Adams fires back with a superkick and covers, but Hennig is in the ropes.
  • Irish whip, but Adams ducks his head into a Hennig-plex.
  • 1 . . .2 . . 3.
  • YOUR WINNER: Curt Hennig via pinfall following the Hennig-plex
  • Not a bad match, but I can't believe they didn't give the main event more time.

  
  
  

• Well, decent show.  I gotta go.  Take it easy!!!
  
  
  

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