WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, January 15, 2000

By Dan

• Alright, well this report is coming in after a fairly enjoyable MLK weekend back home.   From the looks of things, I didn't miss much on the wrestling front as it were.   It will be interesting to see what happened on Saturday Night leading up to a mediocre PPV, big surprise there.  Well enough for the openers, let's jump on in.   Oh one more thing, my email from the fans has really dropped.  I promise as a New Year's resolution that I will really really really try to start answering your mail if you send it to me.
  
• Match #1 The Wall vs. Frankie Lancaster
  • Well, welcome back Dan.
  • Long story short: Typical squash match with Lancaster mounting a brief offense before getting the crap beat out of him.  The Wall wins with the Yakuza kick.
  • YOUR WINNER: The Wall via Pinfall.
  • Yeah, woo hoo great grand wonderful.
    
    
• And we're back with a discussion of the Nash vs. Funk, nWo vs. Commissioner match.   I could care less in all honesty, maybe if either guy in the match could bend his knees I would care, but otherwise I don't really give a damn. The Triple Threat match is being discussed as well.  We get a replay of the forming of the Old Age Outlaws. We also see Jarrett having to fight all of the geriatric superstars of wrestling.  I thought it was neat getting to see them again, but Jarrett doing the job to all of them was a bit silly.
  

• Match #2 Mark Jindrak vs. Elix Skipper
  • Yes, Elix Skipper.  I haven't seen him soon enough.
  • Jindrak who came out in basketball gear tosses the ball to Skipper and then dropkicks him as he catches it.
  • Side headlock from Jindrak.
  • Skipper escapes into a cross armbreaker.
  • Skipper hits that wristlock to a modified rocker dropper move of his.
  • Jindrak escapes with a shoulderblock.
  • Hip toss followed by a standing dropkick from Skipper.
  • Jindrak heads to the outside to catch his breath.
  • Knee lift from Jindrak as he climbs back into the ring.
  • Hip toss is blocked by Skipper with a front flip.
  • Spinning heel kick misses and Jindrak takes control with a lariat.
  • Jindrak with the beatdown now.
  • Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker from Jindrak.
  • Jindrak covers for a one count, twice.
  • Irish whip and a back elbow from Jindrak.
  • Delayed suplex, but Skipper tries to reverse on top for two.
  • Jindrak retakes control.
  • Whip to the corner and Jindrak charges in with a body splash.
  • Scoop slam from Jindrak and he locks on a reverse chinlock.
  • Jindrak moves into a surfboard type move.
  • Skipper fights up and escapes with a jawbreaker.
  • Back kick and an armdrag from Skipper.
  • Skipper with a urinage for two.
  • Irish whip, but Skipper ducks the head.
  • Jindrak hits a torture rack to a reverse neckbreaker, very nice.
  • Springboard diving clothesline misses.
  • Skipper heads up top and hits a huge missile dropkick.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER: Elix Skipper via pinfall following a missile dropkick.
  • Very good match, Jindrak was sloppy at times, but he has some potential. 
    
    
• We return to a replay of the events leading up to Bagwell vs Page at Souled Out.   Hudson and Tenay continue to push the match after the montage.  Mean Gene interviews Kimberly, but I don't really care, so I'm not going to transcribe it.
  

• Match #3 Silver King vs. Bad Barry Horowitz
  • OH YEAH!!! Silver King, baby!
  • I'm calling match of the night right now.
  • Tie-up and Horowitz takes control with a back elbow.
  • European uppercut sends Silver King into the corner.
  • Horowitz with a beatdown in the corner.
  • Silver King tries an armdrag, but Horowitz counters with a cover.
  • Silver King takes control in the corner with chops.
  • Barry comes back with a poke to the eyes.
  • Into the ropes, Silver King puts on the brakes and Horowitz charges into a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for two.
  • Irish whip by Horowitz, but Silver King counters with a tornado DDT.
  • Seated dropkick to the head of Horowitz.
  • Cover for two.
  • Moonsault misses, but Silver King lands on his feet.
  • King ducks a lariat and hits an enzuiguri for two.
  • Silver King sends Horowitz to the outside with a lariat.
  • Silver King tries a springboard plancha, but Horowitz dodges.
  • Back in the ring, Horowitz hits a jawbreaker for two.
  • Double wrist salto with a bridge for two.
  • Standing dropkick from Horowitz.
  • Irish whip, but Silver King holds on to the ropes and Horowitz misses a dropkick.
  • Double springboard moonsault by Silver King.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER: Silver King via pinfall following a moonsault.
  • Good match although I was hoping that Horowitz might actually win. 
    
    
• We get a replay of Booker T vs Stevie Ray, brother vs brother feud number 435.
  
  
• Match #4 Sonny Siaki vs. Allan Funk
  • Funk saved this from being a long story short.
  • Tie-up and Siaki locks on a side headlock.
  • Funk whips out and comes back with a shoulder tackle.
  • Japanese armdrag from Siaki and again.
  • Wristlock rom Siaki, to an armbar.
  • Funk elbows out.
  • Siaki drops Funk on the body scissors attempt.
  • Funk up top and he misses a knee drop.
  • Side headlock from Siaki, but Funk escapes with a backbreaker.
  • Funk guts Siaki on the top rope.
  • Outside, Siaki sends Funk on an extended tour of the guard rail system.
  • Back inside, Funk comes back with a rake to the eyes.
  • Scoop slam from Funk for two.
  • Springboard knee drops from Funk.
  • Both men trading blows, Funk comes out on top with a Yakuza kick.
  • Cover for two, and again.
  • Irish whip, but Funk doesn't go over on the sunset flip attempt.
  • They trade near falls, until Funk takes control with a huge lariat.
  • Snap suplex for two from Funk.
  • Funk paintbrushing the back of Siaki's head.
  • Siaki ducks a lariat and hits Christian's impaler.
  • Irish whip to a huge back body drop from Siaki.
  • Belly to back to a slam from Siaki.
  • Siaki up top, but the senton back splash misses.
  • Funk hits the inverted powerbomb or the Funk bomb as Hudson wants to call it.
  • 1 . . .2 . . .3.
  • YOUR WINNER: Allan Funk via pinfall following the Funk bomb.

• Match #5 3-Count vs. PG-13 with Chavo Guerrero Jr.
  • They have the mics, oh I see they are supposed to be a boy band.
  • Chavo, you almost saved it, but the over powering level of mediocrity in that ring could not be saved by the likes of even you.
  • Well, long story short: Somebody wrestled, somebody won.  I don't really care. There were some really great moves in this match, but the pre-match CRAP was so bad that I just don't care.
  • YOUR WINNER: 3-Count following the corkscrew body press from Evan " I didn't think things could get worse than my last angle" Karagias.
  • Well, good match except for the beginning and end.
    
    
• We come back to a discussion of Hart being unable to compete in the main event and how the angle progressed from there.  We get a replay of Funk laying down the law on the nWo and Hart leaving the nWo and becoming a good guy again (sheah right). 
  
  
• We come back again to Madusa stripping Oklahoma and I still don't care so that's all I got to say about that.
  

• Match #6 Madusa w/ Spice vs. Some choad from the crowd
  • Madusa challenges a guy from the crowd for the Cruiserweight title.  How do they know this guy is a cruiserweight?
  • Long story short: Madusa catches him in the German Suplex for the win.
  • YOUR WINNER: The old hag outlaw
  • That sucked, not enough Spice on the screen.
    
    
• We come back to a replay of Asya's problem with the Revolution.
  
• Match #7 The Revolution vs. Villano IV and V in a no DQ match.
  • Shane gets on the mic and keeps getting bleeped for saying crap, darn, and heck.
  • Well it's a schmoz to start.
  • Double team backbreaker and knee drop from the Revolution.
  • German suplex from Saturn.
  • Malenko with a superplex on the Villano and Saturn hits a body splash on him.
  • Butterfly powerbomb on the other Villano by Malenko.
  • Saturn locks on the rings of Saturn as Malenko locks on the Texas Cloverleaf.
  • YOUR WINNER: The Revolution via submission
  • Well that was short and sweet, but still not too bad.

• We come back to a replay of the graphic match between Fit Finlay and Brian Knobbs, and then we get another crappy hardcore match replay.
  
  
• Match #8 Bobby Eaton vs. Norman Smiley in a Hardcore rules match
  • Guess what, I like both of these guys as real wrestlers...not in this crap.
  • Long story short: They fought with lots of plunder and then I ran out of tape, but I"m guessing Smiley won.
  • YOUR WINNER:
    
    
    
    
    
• Well sorry about that, I'll correct that error for next week.  If somebody knows what happened, please let me know and I'll update the report.  Again, I apologize.
  
  
• See you next week.
  
  

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