WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, January 22, 2000

By Dan

Well this report comes out of one of the last bastions of warmth in Atlanta, GA my dorm room. I am completely at a loss for words on how cold it is here and I can't even imagine what it must be like in places that actually get cold. Well at any rate let's see if the shockwaves of dissent continue on into Saturday Night.

Also, Smiley was the winner of the main event last week. Much thinks to AdeBomb250 for helping me stay up to date on that.

Match #1 Scott Armstrong vs. Chavo Guerrero, Jr.

Well now, THIS is the way to start off the show.
Tie up and a side headlock from Scott.
Chavo whips out and gets shoulderblocked down.
Scott off the ropes and he runs into a hip toss.
Scott rolls outside.
Back in the ring, side headlock and a takeover from Chavo.
Head scissors to escape from Scott.
Snapmare to a front chancery by Chavo.
Sit out escape from Scott.
Atomic drop from Chavo and he follows with a dropkick.
Scott rolls outside, Chavo gives chase and Scott catches him as he comes back in the ring.
Head scissors takeover from Chavo and Scott goes outside again.
Hot shot from Scott as he comes back in.
Slingshot savate kick from Armstrong.
Scott in control with forearms.
Irish whip and a back elbow from Armstrong.
Cover for two.
Irish whip and Chavo hits like a crucifix to a bulldog type move.
Whip to the opposite corner Armstrong floats over the charge, but Chavo gets a boot up and hops up top.
Armstrong charges into a Tornado DDT!!!
1 . . .2 . . .3
YOUR WINNER: Chavo Guerrero Jr. via pinfall following the Tornado DDT
That was a really good opener and seeing Chavo win is never a bad thing.

We're back with Hudson and Tenay as they discuss the new boss and the vacating of the World Heavyweight Title. They also discuss all of the title changes that have occured in the last week. We get a replay of the controversial call that got Benoit the title. I can't count the number of matches that I've seen where a guy gets pinned or submits when his foot was under the ropes. We get a replay of Arn's interview from this last Nitro.

Match #2 Chris Harris vs. Buzzkill

Oh lord, how the mighty have fallen. Well it's still an Armstrong.
Buzzkill offers a hand, but Harris refuses.
The tie-up and Buzzkill powers Harris into the corner.
Clean break by Buzzkill, peace . . . love.
Tie-up and a side headlock from Buzzkill.
They trade wristlocks with Harris really locking one in.
Headlock takeover from Buzzkill.
Harris escapes with a headscissors.
Tie-up and Buzzkill hits some shoulderblocks in the corner.
Whip to the opposite corner, reversed by Harris.
Buzzkill charges out into an armdrag takeover and another.
Buzzkill rolls outside.
Back in the ring, Buzzkill hits a cheapshot causing Harris to answer back with a kick of his own.
Dropkick from Harris and he locks on a hammerlock.
Buzzkill elbows out and hits a hangmen's neckbreaker.
Whip to the corner and Buzzkill charges into an elbow.
Whip and an inverted atomic drop from Harris.
Lariat for two.
Belly to belly suplex from Harris.
Harris up top and he hits a flying cross body for two.
Irish whip and Harris ducks his head to eat some boot.
Buzzkiller from er . . .Buzzkill.
1 . . .2 . . .3.
YOUR WINNER: Buzzkill via pinfall following the Buzzkiller.
Pretty good match. The Armstrong clan is 1-1 tonight.

Match #3 Fidel Sierra vs. Meng

Long story short: Sierra via small package roll-up . . . sheah right. Tongan Death Grip . . . splat . . .win.
YOUR WINNER: Meng via Tongan Death Grip.
Well that was a waste of four minutes.

We get a replay of the state of the union address from Kevin Nash and that's all I have to say about that.

Match #4 Chuck Palumbo vs. Mike Sanders

Well, I'm going to call a Chuck Palumbo match.
Right hands a scoop slam from Palumbo.
Springboard dropkick from Palumbo sends Sanders outside.
Back in the ring, Palumbo covers for two.
Irish whip and a shoulderblock from Sanders.
Palumbo answers right back with a powerslam for two.
Palumbo with rights in the corner.
Whip to the opposite corner reversed by Sanders.
Palumbo tries to flight over, but Sanders catches him and crotches him.
Asai moonsault from Sanders.
Back in the ring, Sanders covers for two.
Sanders locks on the million dollar dream in the ring.
Soccer kick to the chest of Palumbo.
Sanders with a dancing knee drop on Palumbo for two.
Sanders with forearms to the chest and a dropkick to the head of Palumbo.
Another dropkick from Sanders.
Cover for two.
Inside cradle by Palumbo for two.
Sanders pops up with a nasty running lariat.
Reverse chinlock locked back on by Sanders.
Palumbo fights up and dodges a lariat.
They block each other's hip tosses and Palumbo hits a sort of chokeslam.
They trade rights with Palumbo coming out on top.
Huge face plant by Palumbo.
Palumbo ducks a lariat and hits the Jungle Kick.
Palumbo up top and he flies off with a flying shoulderblock.
1 . . .2 . . .3
YOUR WINNER: Chuck Palumbo via pinfall following a diving shoulderblock.
Palumbo looked better in that match although he's got to tighten up some if he's going to be big time.

Match #5 Frankie Lancaster vs. Al Green

Long story short: I know this involves a former World Heavyweight Title contender but oh well. They wrestled and Al Green won.
YOUR WINNER: Al Green via pinfall following a double underhook slam.
Matches like this do not instill confidence about the future of Saturday Night.

We come back to a discussion of Nash's match against Sid coming up on Nitro. We get a replay of what happened on the last addition of Thunder. We see all of Terry Taylor's interview.

Match #6 Ron Rage and Mickey Ray vs. The Texas Outlaws

Well these two choads are frineds of Sid Vicious apparently. Almost brings a tear to my eyes . . .almost.
Long story short: I'm actually cheering for the Outlaws. The Texas Outlaws carry the whole match and win with a double team hangmen's neckbreaker. I can't believe that I am witness to the Outlaws first legitimate win.
YOUR WINNER: The Texas Outlaws via pinfall following a hangemen's neckbreaker.
Post match they talk trash to Sid about not being afraid of them, so of course Sid puts in an appearance for good measure and squashes the Outlaws. For some reason the ref counts the pin after the powerbomb. Sid cuts an inane promo about the man and the master and ruler of the squirrels.

We get a replay of Nash saying that he's wrestling for the belt on Nitro.
We come back to some more replay of the Nash interview. Man they are harping the hell out of that thing.

Match #7 Elix Skipper vs. Sonny Siaki

Siaki with a kick to the stomach and a side headlock from Siaki.
Skipper escapes and hits a drop toe hold into an anklelock submission.
Wristlock into a release over-the-head belly-to-belly suplex from Skipper.
Modified rocker dropper from Skipper for two.
They trade armbars and Skipper comes off the ropes into a sitdown powerbomb.
Hotshot from Siaki.
Siaki covers for two.
Skipper fights back with rights and a European uppercut.
Siaki comes back with an inverted powerbomb.
Siaki covers for two.
Siaki stays in control with chokes and rest holds.
Reverse chinlock from Siaki.
Skipper tries to elbow out, but Siaki cuts him off with an elbow.
Irish whip that is reversed into a double overhook suplex by Skipper.
Skipper with so nice forearm shots followed by a back kick.
Deep armdrag takeover from Skipper.
Belly to belly from Skipper who runs up top.
Diving clotheslines for two by Skipper.
Skipper up top again, but Siaki dodges the missile dropkick.
Sonny Siaki hits the Impaler.
1 . . .2 . . .3.
YOUR WINNER: Sonny Siaki via pinfall following the Impaler.
Not a bad match although I'm turning into a huge Elix Skipper mark.

Replay of the Mamalukes winning the tag titles from David Flair and Crowbar.

Match #8 Mike Ashmore w/ Ken Givvons vs. The Disco Inferno w\Mamalukes

Big Vito stops Disco from dancing again.
Tie-up and a side headlock from Ashmore.
Disco whips out and Ashmore shoulders him down.
Side headlock from Disco and Ashmore whips out and hits a hip toss.
Tie-up and Disco commences with the beatdown.
Irish whip by Disco into an inverted atomic drop.
Forearm smash for two.
Disco with the boots in the corner.
Snapmare by Disco.
He follows with an elbow drop and covers for two.
Disco covers again for two.
Scoop slam by Disco.
He misses the elbow from the middle rope.
Ashmore comes back with a lariat and a full scoop slam.
Ashmore looks confused in how to setup the lariat spot.
Lariat from Disco that he follows with the Last Dance.
1 . . .2 . . .3.
YOUR WINNER: The Disco Inferno via pinfall following the Lash Dance.
Not a bad match although Ashmore was looking way too green.

We get another replay of the Kevin Nash about the world title match.

We return to Oklahoma's intervew where he gives up the title and the return of Sherri Martel.

Match #9 3-Count vs. The Total Package

Well 3-Count comes out to stick up my show again.
The Total Package comes out and becomes my favorite wrestler by breaking up this crap.
Lex then proceeds to beat the crap out of 3-Count and they beat a hasty retreat.
Uhm, I guess that's not really a match. The Total Package discusses that he's actually the athlete of the 21st century. The rest of the interview is pretty much crap and Lex covers why he is pissed with Sting. Yadda Yadda Yadda.

Match #10 David Flair and Crowbar w\ Daphne vs. Pg-13

Well, long story short: Flair comes in and hits his three moves before tagging in Crowbar who then tags in Flair to play the face-in-peril. Finally, a hot tag to crowbar who cleans house. It turns into a four man schmoz and then Wolfie D tagged crowbar with the hubcap, but before the ref can cover David Flair tags Wolfie (ugh) D with crowbar and Crowbar covers for the pin.
YOUR WINNER: David Flair and Crowbar
Well, that was a disappointing main event and with that I am out of here.

WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, January 22, 2000

By Dan

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