WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, February 5, 2000

By Dan

Thanks for being understanding about the format of last week's report. I had a ton of stuff to get done, but it got done and this report will mark the return to the normal format that we all know and love.

Match #1 Lash LeRoux vs. Silver King

Tie-up and Silver King powers Lash into the corner, but Lash ducks the cheap shot.
Silver King snags control with a leg trip and some chops in the corner.
Whip to the opposite corner and Lash pops out with a hurricanrana.
Silver King into the corner and Lash tags him with an avalanche clothesline.
Lash charges again into a boot.
Silver King comes out with a standing dropkick for two.
Silver King with some vicious kicks on Lash.
Silver King into the ropes, but Lash ducks his head and eats a tornado DDT for two.
Outside Silver King sends Lash into the steps.
Back in the ring, Silver King is biting Lash's head.
Lash starts to fight back with some rights, but Silver King stops that with some rights of his own.
Lash trips Silver King and tries to lock on a Boston Crab, but Silver King blocks.
Lash headbutts him south of the border instead.
Silver King sneaks in a low blow of his own.
Silver King sends Lash outside and hits a plancha.
Silver King brings Lash back in the hard way.
Double springboard moonsault misses.
Lash hits a dropkick and runs up top.
Flying cross body from Lash.
Deep armdrag takeover from Lash.
Lash hits a modified crucifix for two.
Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker from Lash.
Lash heads up top and misses a frog splash attempt.
Silver King hits a modified powerbomb and head up top.
Corkscrew senton misses.
They trade rights.
Lash whips Silver King into the ropes, but King slips out of the Whiplash attempt.
Lash does hit the Whiplash 2000 though.
1 . . .2 . . .3.
YOUR WINNER: Lash LeRoux via pinfall following the Whiplash 2000.
Good opening match with a ton of action.

We come back to Tenay and Hudson discussing Jeff Jarrett's role as interim commissioner and how he's already tormenting Sid Vicious. We get a replay of Jarrett setting up his match with Sid at Superbrawl.

Match #2 Dave Burkhead vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan w/ Father Duggan

Isn't that sweet . . . long story short: Duggan grabs the mic which is a very scary situation. Apparently there is going to be an announcement of some form, but I don't know what. Hacksaw with his usual offense, three point stance running lariat and the Old Crappy knee drop.
YOUR WINNER: Hacksaw Jim Duggan via pinfall following the Old Glory Kneedrop.
Well, that pretty much sucked. Although I will concede that Hacksaw gets some decent pop from the crowd.

Match #3 Jamie Howard vs. Hardwork Walker

Tie-up and Walker just tosses Howard down.
Side headlock from Walker and Howard whips out of it just to get met with a shoulderblock.
Side headlock again from Walker into a headlock takeover.
Into the ropes, Walker blocks a hiptoss.
Howard tries to flip out of it and he eats a lariat.
Walker walks the ropes and hits a double sledge.
Walker is just manhandling Howard.
Irish Whip from Walker and Howard charges into a back elbow.
Side headlock from Walker and Howard sends him into the ringpost.
Howard hits a flying body press to the outside on Walker.
Back in the ring, Walker quickly retakes control.
Howard sent hard into the corner, but he gets the boots up for the corner charge.
Snapmare from Howard and he covers only for one.
Walker catches a crossbody and hits a front slam.
Walker runs up top and hits a slingshot diving lariat from the middle of the ropes.
1 . . .2 . . .3.
YOUR WINNER: Hardwork Walker via pinfall
Not a bad match even if it was an extended squash. Walker showed me some stuff I liked.

Match #4 Lord Steven Regal vs. Fidel Sierra

"USA" chant for the two foreigners.
Tie-up and both men bull around until there is a clean break.
Both men trading wristlocks.
Side headlock from Regal and Sierra whips him out of it.
Regal with a shoulder block and then they trade wristlocks again.
Tie-up again with Sierra locking on a wristlock.
Regal with a trip and an arm throw.
Sierra taking control with a beatdown in the corner.
Regal comes back with some European uppercuts.
Regal locking on a hold where he makes Sierra choke himself.
Sierra reverses, but Regal gets to the ropes.
Single leg takedown as Regal locks on an obvious choke and another not so obvious choke as he argues with the ref.
Knees to the head on Sierra and another European uppercut.
Irish whip by Regal and he ducks the head.
Sierra tries to take control, but Regal hits a knee and follows up with the chickenwing neckbreaker.
1 . . .2 . . .3.
YOUR WINNER: Steven Regal via pinfall following a chickenwing neckbreaker.
Good old school style match and I'll take a Steven Regal win anyway I can get it.

We return to a discussion of how the nWo has done everything within their power to make Sid Vicious' life a living hell. We get a replay of Jarrett setting up the Triple Threat Theater this last Thursday on Thunder.

Match #5 Kid Romeo vs. Texas Outlaw number 1 (I guess)

Tie-up and the Outlaw tosses Romeo down to the mat.
Tie-up and a side headlock from the Outlaw.
Romeo whips out, but gets his shoulder down.
Romeo comes back with a leap frog and a standing dropkick.
Romeo gets reverse whipped into the corner, but hits a headscissors takeover to send the Outlaw outside.
Double plancha from Romeo.
Back in the ring Romeo hits a face plant and covers for two.
Romeo goes for the headscissors again and this time gets crotched on the rope.
Outside, the other Outlaw is working over Romeo.
Romeo tries to come back in the ring with a double sledge, but gets caught in a urinage for two.
Irish whip and a huge sidewalk slam from the Outlaw.
Cover for two.
The Outlaw misses with an elbow drop off the top.
Romeo takes control with an enzuiguri.
Irish Whip reversed by the Outlaw, Romeo dodges a back body drop attempt to hit a back brain kick.
Romeo sent into the corner, the Outlaw charges into the boot twice.
Romeo comes out of the corner with a nice Tornado DDT.
The other Outlaw sneaks in to trade places with his partner.
Romeo getting beatdown as the Outlaw goes for a powerbomb.
Romeo rolls through with a victory roll.
1 . . .2 . . .3.
YOUR WINNER: Kid Romeo via pinfall
Not a bad match. Romeo keeps impressing me every week. I think he has the talent to go far.

We come back with a replay of Lane and Idol working on their new gimmick as Too Excess.

Match #6 Disorderly Conduct vs. David Flair and Crowbar w/Daffney

David Flair and Mean Mike to start.
Flair with some hammer blows to Mike.
Crowbar tags in with a European uppercut and a flying elbow for two.
Flair tags back in to hit a double suplex.
Belly to back suplex from Flair and he tags Crowbar back in.
Slingshot splash for two from Crowbar.
He follows up with the slingshot guillotine legdrop.
Flair back in the ring to take a beating form Tuff Tom.
Tom locks Flair up in the Tree of Woe as Mike chokes him with a boot.
Mike with a boot to the gut of Flair.
Tom tags in with a double team elbow on Flair and a choke hold.
Tom is just working Flair over.
Tom comes off the top for the double team clothesline, but Flair moves.
Hot tag to Crowbar who comes in to clean house.
Dropkicks for both men and a release German suplex for Tom.
All four men in, but Mike gets the better of Flair and DC starts to work over Crowbar.
Triple whip avalanche body attack on Crowbar and a nasty DDT by Tuff Tom.
While David Robinson is cleaning out the ring, Flair and crowbar hit a double team clothesline on Tom with the gold crowbar.
1 . . .2 . . 3.
YOUR WINNER: David Flair and Crowbar via pinfall.
David Flair is improving each week and he's smart enough to know that he can't carry a match yet so I get more Crowbar which is fine by me.

Match #7 TAFKAPI vs. Jeremy Lopez

Long story short: TAFKAPI does his schtick and beats on Lopez who had jobber written all over him as he walked down the aisle. The Artist wins with the inverted suplex.
YOUR WINNER: The Artist via pinfall.
Post match they make me even happier after that match by telling me that 3-Count is next.

Match #8 3-Count vs. PG-13

3-Count does their crap at the beginning of the match. The best part of all of this is listening to Hudson and Tenay fight over 3-Count's supposed talent.
Well, two in a row. Long story short: Some decent action in this match, but why am I supposed to care when two of the worst gimmicks in the history of wrestling are squaring off? Then they have an awful ending where Evan hits a weak-ass shot with his green dancing circle thingee.
YOUR WINNER: 3-Count via pinfall
This show started off so well. Why are they sucking it up like this at the end?

Match #9 Yun Yang vs. The Demon

Well make that three in a row: The Demon squashes Yang like a bug, but they make it go on and on and on, at least Yang is a good seller. Yang gets in some martial arts offense before the Demon comes back and hits the cobra clutch slam for the pin.
YOUR WINNER: The Demon via pinfall.

We return to the big comeback for Hogan and the build up to his "big" feud with Lex Luger.

Match # 10 The Mamalukes w/Disco Inferno vs. The Armstrongs

Disco lets us know that from now on to get a title match you have to consult the manager of champions so this will be a non-title matchup.
Johnny and Steve will start off. Johnny taking control with a knee to the gut and some hammer blows.
Johnny with a side headlock.
Irish whip from Steve and a big hip toss.
Scott tags in with a double wristlock to a double knife edge chop.
Steve tags back in with a double shot to the gut.
Steve with a scoop slam and a tag to Scott who he scoop slams onto Johnny.
Steve tags back in with a double team shot to the ribs.
Whip to the corner, but Steve meets nothing but turnbuckle o the charge.
Johnny with a big lariat and a tag to Vito who comes in with a double team sledge.
Outside the ring, Too Excess can be seen sizing up the competition.
Double Irish whip to a double back elbow from the Mamalukes.
Johnny with a cover for two on Steve.
Reverse chinlock from Johnny.
Steve tries to elbow out, but Johnny takes him down.
Vito tags in with the double team hip toss slam that they do.
Vito with a cheapshot to the, er, manly error.
Vito and Steve shoulderblock each other down and fight to get up.
Steve makes the hot tag to Scott.
Big back body drop from Scott and a right for Johnny the Bull
Standing dropkick for Vito.
The Armstrongs drop Disco on the outside.
Vito up with a whip and he goes for the back body drop, but Scott schoolboys him for two.
Off the ropes again and this time Scott hits an inside cradle for two.
Outside Steve is working over Johnny.
Lane tries to roll Scott onto Vito after both men collide, but Vito rolls through.
1 . . .2 . . .3.
YOUR WINNER: The Mamalukes via pinfall
Idol makes a challenge for next Saturday night on behalf of Too Excess for the tag titles and the Mamalukes seem to accept.

Well that was a great start, but the middle portion and right up to the end left a lot to be desired. See you guys next week.

WCW Saturday Night - Saturday, February 5, 2000

By Dan

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