WCW Saturday Night - February 26, 2000

By Dan

Well, it's time for another action-packed episode of WCW Saturday Night. This week Steven Regal's career is on the line versus Hacksaw Jim Duggan's newly found Television Title. Just a quick note, next week is Spring Break and I will be in Florida, so someone will have to do the time honored tradition and fill in for me.

Match #1 Disco Inferno w/ The Mamalukes vs. Steve Armstrong

Armstrong hits Disco from behind to start.
Beatdown in the corner from Steve.
Whip to the opposite corner and Steve charges into a lariat.
Disco bounces out with a lariat.
Irish whip to a hip toss and a wristlock from Disco.
Irish whip from Steve and the hip toss attempt is reversed.
Armdrag takeover from Disco and another wristlock.
Side Russian legsweep from Disco.
Second rope elbow drop for two from Disco.
Boots in the corner from Disco.
Whip to the opposite corner, but nobody is home on the corner charge.
Lariat from Armstrong.
Armstrong with a shoulderbreaker.
Standing surboard from Steve.
Forearms to the chest of Disco and Armstrong taunts the crowd.
Irish whip and a sunset flip for two from Disco.
Armstrong retakes control with some big right hands.
Irish whip, and Armstrong ducks the head.
Disco fires off the ropes for a swinging neckbreaker.
Cover for two.
Bulldog for two from Disco.
Irish whip from Disco and he ducks the head.
Lariat from Armstrong.
Disco tosses Armstrong outside and distracts the ref while the Mamalukes commence a beatdown.
Back in the ring Disco lines up and hits the Last Dance.
1 . . .2 . . .3.
YOUR WINNER: The Disco Inferno via pinfall following The Last Dance.
Pretty good fast paced match.

We go straight to the match where they have a cardboard stand-up of Kevin Nash. They discuss Jarrett's shot at Sid in the next PPV.

We come back to a replay of everything that's been going on with Terry Funk and Dustin Rhodes.

Match #2 Dustin Rhodes vs. Bobby Eaton

Tie-up and Rhodes powers Eaton into the corner, but makes a clean break.
Tie-up and Rhodes heads into the corner where Eaton cheap shots him.
Rhodes fires right back with a right of his own.
Tie-up and a wristlock from Rhodes.
Eaton whips out of it and runs into a shoulderblock.
S . . .l . . .o . . .w match so far.
Right in the corner from Eaton and he sends Dustin outside.
Dustin comes back with rights of his own and a hiptoss on the concrete.
Running lariat from Rhodes and he tosses Eaton back inside.
Dusting sets Eaton up for the Shattered Dreams.
Eaton reverses a whip, but Rhodes hops over a hip toss with a bulldog.
1 . . .2 . . .3.
YOUR WINNER: Dustin Rhodes via pinfall following a Bulldog.
Pretty crappy match, both men really mailed it in.

Match #3 Power Company vs. The Demon

Well let me think .. .
Long story short: Basically a squash by the Demon, although Power Company got to double team him some.
YOUR WINNER: The Demon via pinfall follwoing the Cobra Clutch Slam.

Match #4 Villano IV vs. Tank Abbott

Usually, I would give this a long story short, but I'm sure the match in and of itself will be that so I'm going to call it.
Tank powers Villano into the corner and hits a arm toss.
Double leg pick-up and a slam.
The big right hand and the Villano is out.
YOUR WINNER: Tank Abbott via knockout.
Apparently, Tank is challenging Sid on for the title on Monday.

Match #5 Villano V vs. The Barbarian

I guess they are figuring they can fit two squashes into the segment.
Villano with an attack from behind and that doesn't really do too much.
The Villano makes the mistake of headbutting the Barbarian and that's where he loses control.
Sit down atomic drop and a cover for two.
Big chops from the Barbarian.
It takes three Villano dropkicks and bulldog to takedown the big man.
Cover for two.
Double sledge off the second rope from the Villano fails to drop the big man.
Off the second rope again and the Villano gets caught in a Gargoyle-plex.
Kick of Fear.
1 . . .2 . . .3.
YOUR WINNER: The Barbarian via pinfall following The Kick of Fear.
Well, this show isn't inspiring me much so far.

Match #6 Bad Barry Horowitz vs. Fidel Sierra

Oh my God, Barry Horowitz is in a match and I"m not sure who is going to win.
Tie-up and they wrestle into the corner.
Tie-up again and a stiff shot from Sierra.
Horowitz head first into the corner.
Horowitz comes back with a headbutt to the stomach and a high knee.
Cover for two.
Tie-up and a duck under from Horowitz.
Peterson takeover from Fidel, but Horowitz escapes with a headscissors.
Sierra takes control with some rights.
Irish whip and a sunset flip for two from Horowitz.
Sierra retakes control.
Horowitz starts to fight back with some rights and European uppercuts.
Sierra sent face first into Horowitz's boot.
The two men trade blows.
Gut wrench slam from Horowitz for two.
Roll through cradle for two from Horowtiz.
Sierra regains control again with some stiff right hands.
Springboard knee drops from Sierra.
Schoolboy for two by Horowtiz.
Wristlock from Sierra to a takedown.
Horowtiz fighting back with forearm blows and European uppercuts.
Irish whip and a big dropkick from Horowitz.
Monkey flip from Horowtiz.
Irish whip reversed by Sierra who comes off the ropes with a rocker dropper.
1 . . .2 . . .3.
YOUR WINNER: Fidel Sierra via pinfall following a Rocker Dropper.
Fidel rants in Spanglish post match about Steven Regal's challenge to Hacksaw and says that next week he has the winner.

Match #7 Allan Funk and Rick Cornell vs. Sonny Siaki and Chuck Palumbo

Well, lot's of young talent in the ring . . .too bad I only care about one of them so . . . and I'm sick of calling jobber matches
Long story short: Lot's of back and forth action with some decent tag action in there too. Sonny Siaki gets to play the face in peril. He finally makes the hot tag to Chuck Palumbo who comes in to clean house and get the pinfall with a top rope body press.
YOUR WINNER: Chuck Palumbo and Sonny Siaki via pinfall.
Decent match, but this show hasn't featured anybody that I give a rat's patoot about.

We return to a discussion of what's happened between the Total Package and Hulk Hogan. We also talk about Ric Flair's hatred of Hulk Hogan. We get a replay of what's been going on with all of that.
Match #8 Jeremy Lopez vs. Shark Boy

Tie-up and an outside fireman's carry to start from Lopez.
Irish whip and Lopez locks on a side headlock.
Sharky bites to escape.
Drop toe hold to a front chancery by Lopez.
Syracuse escape from Sharky.
Shark Boy flips through an atomic drop attempt.
Shark Boy escapes another hold with a bite.
Atomic drop and a bite to the ass on Lopez.
Lopez offers his hand and goes for the cheap shot that gets caught.
Deep armdrag from Shark Boy to an armbar.
Lopez powers him into the corner and fires off some rights.
Avalanche clothesline in the opposite corner.
Cover for two.
Shark Boy flips out of a suplex attempt and sends Lopez outside.
Slingshot plancha from Shark Boy.
Shoulder to the gut from Lopez as he gets back in the ring.
Lopez goes for a Tornado DDT and gets shoved off.
Sharky misses a right and eats belly to back suplex.
Cover for two by Lopez.
Lopez with a running Lyger bomb for two.
Irsh whip and Lopez ducks the head.
Punches in the corner from Shark boy.
Shark Boy on the the second rope and he comes down with a headscissors takeover.
Sharky up top, but Lopez crotches him.
Lopez setting up for the superplex, but Sharky blocks it and front suplexes him.
Shark Boy hits a sort of flip over stunner on Lopez.
1 . . .2 . . .3.
YOUR WINNER: Shark Boy via pinfall
Not a terrible match, but not a great one either.

Match #9 Elix Skipper vs. Billy Kidman w/ Torrie Wilson

Now, this has potential to be a fantastic match.
Go behind from Kidman.
Skipper flips through a hip toss, but eats dropkick.
Running lariat sends Skipper outside.
Slingshot plancha from Kidman and he comes back inside.
Kidman up top and he comes down with a body splash for two.
Kidman rushes Skipper who tosses him over the top and hits a dropkick to send him outside.
Springboard plancha from Skipper.
Back inside Skipper covers for two.
Beatdwon in the corner from Skipper.
Reverse whip into the corner and Skipper bounces out into a Kidman lariat.
Skipper comes back with a belly to belly slam for two.
Skipper up top with a double sledge and another cover for two.
Skipper up top again, but the missile dropkick misses.
Split leg powerbomb gets two.
HUGE DDT from Skipper only gets a two count.
Skipper with a rookie mistake as he tries to powerbomb Kidman.
Cover for two.
Skipper reverses a whip, but Kidman slips between the legs.
Modified rocker dropper as Skipper goes up top.
Skipper slips as Kidman catches him.
Top rope hurracanrana from Kidman.
1 . . .2 . . .3.
YOUR WINNER: Billy Kidman via pinfall following a top rope Hurracanrana.
Good match, and Kidman put Skipper over pretty well.

Match #10 Dave Burkhead vs. Brian Knobbs for the WCW Hardcore Championship

Well once again it's time for a . . .
Long story short: In the battle of the tough guys, Zeus came in and beat The Ripster . . .oh wait I'm sorry this match sucked about as bad as No Holds Barred, so I got confused. Anyway, Brian Knobbs pounds on Burkhead until he hits the splash with the trashcan for the win.
YOUR WINNER: Brian Knobbs via pinfall.

We return to a replay of Hacksaw discussing him finding the belt and the challenge from Regal.
Match #11 Lord Steven Regal vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan for the WCW Television Title

Tie-up and some forearms from Regal.
Irish whip and some lariats from Duggan.
Regal rolls outside to regain his composure.
Duggan follows him outside and rolls him back in the ring.
Regal catches Hacksaw as he comes back inside.
Big rights from Hacksaw to regain control.
Regal dodges a charge in the corner and starts working over Duggan's now hurt shoulder.
Duggan fights to his feet, but Regal takes him down with a handful of hair.
Duggan fights to his feet again and fires out some rights.
Regal stops that with a thumb to the eye.
Forearm from Regal and he goes back to working on the shoulder.
Duggan gets that mad look in his eyes like it's time to hulk up.
More rights from Duggan and an Irish whip.
Duggan ducks the head, but Regal misses the senton splash.
Punches in the corner from Duggan.
Irish whip and a big scoop slam from Duggan.
Three point clothesline from Duggan.
He follows with the Old Glory Kneedrop.
1 . . .2 . . .3.
YOUR WINNER: Hacksaw Jim Duggan via pinfall following the Old Glory.
Regal is gone from WCW. I'll believe when I see it, but that's what they say.

We return to a replay of Jarrett saying something about getting a rematch. Well la-di-frickin-da.
Match #12 PG-13 vs. The Mamalukes for the WCW Tag Team Titles

And since we've been doing them the whole show.
Long story short: I would have called this match had it not involved PG-13. The youngsters take early control, but the Mamalukes over power them to start the beatdown. The one that is not JC Ice, don't write me with his name...I don't care, is playing the face in peril. All four men end up in the ring, so the ref misses the cover by PG-13. Disco shoves Ice off the top rope into Vito's DDT and that's that.
YOUR WINNER: The Mamalukes via pinfall.
Well that match was okay, but I despise PG-13.

Well, that show was just terrible.

WCW Saturday Night - February 26, 2000

By Dan

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