The Quarantine Files (Randomone Watches Stuff)

WCW Saturday Night (May 1997)

Meng's Mustachioed Murder Marathon

Chris Jericho vs La Parka
May 10, 1997
Knee to the belly by Parka starts us off as they collide with shoulder blocks and neither sell it. Parka dances away & Jericho paint brushes him, tries for a spinning cross body off the top, but Parka dropkicks him in mid air! Jericho dives again, but Parka ducks & Jericho splats outside. Twisting plancha clears the top & La Parka seems hurt as well. Back inside, Parka hits a twisting headbutt (I guess, hard to tell what the hell he was going for) as Jericho still bumped. Jericho gets a sunset flip in the corner for 2, tries a hurricanrana, but Parka powerbombs out. He goes up top, tries for his corkscrew senton, but Jericho moves, goes up top himself, hits the missile dropkick for 3!

Rey Mysterio vs Billy Kidman
May 10, 1997
Rey picks a leg, then snapmares Kidman down with a side headlock. Kidman shoots Rey off, they trade counters, as Rey tries for a quebrada, but gets caught. He swings into a DDT, but missed the follow springboard leg drop. Kidman quickly goes to the apron & hits a slingshot head scissors sending Rey outside. Slingshot dive by Kidman on the floor as we quickly go back inside where Kidman gets hung up in the ropes. Rey nails his guillotine leg drop off the top for 2, but Kidman gets boots up in the corner & nails a flying clothesline off the second 1…2…NO! Kidman tries a reverse DDT, but Rey flips up, only to be planted with a driver by Kidman. Billy tries a frog splash off the ropes, but Rey moves & nails the West Coast Pop for the 3. They had so much stuff crammed into a 3 minute match, it was awesome.

Meng vs Roadblock
May 10, 1997
Roadblock charges before the bell even sounds, so Meng literally starts paint brushing him before he collapses. He slaps on the Tongan Death Grip and that’s literally it! Meng steamrolled poor Roadblock on his way to a Death Match with Chris Benoit at Slamboree.

Wrath (w/James Vandenberg) vs David Moore
May 17, 1997
Moore has man boobs, I felt the need to point that out. Wrath does some goofy “karate” inspired back elbows & corner kicks as he drops Moore with a back breaker & Vader Bomb elbow drop off the second. He hits the Rock Bottom variation he calls The Death Penalty for the quick win. He’s still Adam Bomb to me at this point, Adam Bomb, with a goofy gimmick. I realize how ironic that sounds, since his previous gimmick was Adam fucking Bomb.

Yuji Yasuraoka (w/Sonny Onoo) vs Julio Sanchez
May 17, 1997
We get this match as a way to introduce us to Yuji, since he was facing Rey Mysterio at Slamboree. I have no idea why Sonny is with him as he didn’t manage Yuji at the PPV. Anyways, thrust chops to Sanchez as he’s slowly picking apart his opponent with kicks, hip tosses & more kicks. Sanchez gets off like one kick before being punted to the mat. Yuji finally hits a move that’s not a kick or punch and suplexes Julio onto the ropes to the floor & hits a wild cross body off the top. Step up wheel kick in the corner back inside & missile dropkick to the neck off the second as Yuji signals for the end, which is just a standard DDT, for the 3. Pretty underwhelming debut as post match, Yuji hit another DDT, then a rad looking Butterfly DDT, which should’ve been his fucking finisher to begin with. Rey Mysterio runs down to make the save & they have a standoff in the ring before Yuji & Sonny realize they’re supposed to high tail it.

Meng vs Pat Tanaka
May 17, 1997
Hot off his destruction of job favorite Roadblock, let us see if Meng can keep his momentum going. Tanaka starts off hot with karate kicks aplenty as he’s lighting Meng up, but they ultimately have zero effect as Meng just walks through them. Tanaka throws everything, but eats a headbutt & falls like a mannequin. Tanaka up & tries one of his own & takes a bump. Brutal superkick starches Tanaka as he locks on the Tongan Death Grip for the easy submission win. This was a pairing I wish would’ve happened earlier in their careers because at this point & time, Meng was a monster and Tanaka, wasn’t.

The Giant vs Power Company
May 17, 1997
Giant & Lex beat these two a month ago, but this week, Giant doesn’t need Luger. Still have zero clue how to tell these dudes apart. They have matching gear, matching mullets, matching HGH bodies. Giant launches one into the other as they valiantly try to suplex the big man, but Giant puts on the brakes & suplexes them both. Superkick floors one Company member, while the other gets Chokeslammed for the 3.

Buff Bagwell (w/Fake Sting) vs Lenny Lane
May 24, 1997
I can’t describe how funny it is seeing NWO Sting accompany Buff to the ring, it’s like a clown at a children’s party. It’s all poses for Buff early, until Lane hits 10 corner slams to the head in the buckle as Buff is furious and gets a cheap shot. Lane floats over in the corner, hits an arm drag & dropkick, but Bagwell powerbombs out of a leap frog attempt. Buff sends Lane outside where Sting bodyslams him & tosses him back inside, where Buff shits the bed & Lane takes control. Lenny dives off the top, but Buff catches him with a powerslam in mid air. Lane fights back with clotheslines & charges in the corner, but eats a back elbow. Bagwell hits a top rope Blockbuster as he pretty much teabags Lane for the easy win.

Lord Steven Regal vs Sgt. Craig Pittman
May 24, 1997
Tony points out the crowd was behind Regal at Slamboree, but Dusty points out it’s just because the crowd hated his opponent even more than him. His opponent was Ultimo Dragon, so I highly doubt that. Anyways, Pittman does pushups to taunt Regal, then works a wrist lock as Regal scrambles to the ropes. He takes Pittman down & just boots him in the head before Pittman fights back with an arm lock & goes back to the wrist. Regal with a Judo throw for 2 as he fires off an uppercut & brawls with the Pitbull in the corner, who misses a splash. Pittman tries a sunset flip, gets it, but Regal rolls through & stacks up Pittman for the 3 count. Regal simply outsmarted Pittman, who is visibly frustrated as Regal didn’t cheat, he simply was the smarter man. This was Craig Pittman’s last match in WCW.

Pat Tanaka vs Chris Jericho
May 24, 1997
This one actually should be a dandy as Jericho gets an early arm drag, then it turns into a kickboxing match. Tanaka hits a leg sweep & struts away as a little Bad Company comes out. Jericho answers with a leg sweep of his own, then drops Tanaka with a suplex. Spinning heel kick by Jericho sends Tanaka to the apron & allows Jericho to hit his springboard dropkick sending Pat outside. He tries a slingshot plancha, but Tanaka punts him in the ribs in mid air! To the railing he goes as Tanaka sends him inside, but Jericho fires out with a clothesline & Tanaka does his 360. Lionsault by Jericho, who goes up top & hits the missile dropkick for the 3 count. Fun while it lasted, but wish it went longer.

Meng (w/Jimmy Hart) vs T. Rantula
May 24, 1997
Last month, Meng & Barb nearly killed Mr. T, also a few weeks ago, Meng murdered Roadblock, T. Rantula’s buddy, so he attacks on his pals behalf to start. He hits some shoulders, but Meng gets a drop toe hold & slams his head into the mat repeatedly. Hard chops & chokes by Meng, who lowers his head, as T. Rantula tries to kick Meng, who no sells & superkicks him in the chops. Tongan Death Grip applied and Mr. Rantula passes out. Meng: Murderer of Hairy Job Guys. Hey, at least he didn’t drop the guy on his neck this week.

Meng vs Joe Gomez
May 31, 1997
Roadblock, Pat Tanaka, T. Rantula & now we get The Desperado as Meng’s latest victim. They lock up & clean break as Meng snarls at Gomez before catching him in mid air, dropping him with a slam. Chops & headbutts send Gomez to the corner, as he tries fighting back, but it makes Meng angry, who lights him up with punches in bunches. Gomez hits a dropkick & Meng super no sells it, slapping on the Tongan Death Grip for the quick win. Post match, Renegade, who I didn’t realize had broken up with Gomez, hits the ring & starts putting boots to the already unconscious Gomez, so Meng decides, fuck it, slaps the Death Grip on Renegade for good measure.

Hugh Morrus vs Johnny Swinger
May 31, 1997
Clean break by Swinger, who does jumping jacks like he’s Rick Martel or something. He tries a hip toss, but gets a standing hurricanrana for 2. He tries a second one, but Morrus powerbombs out of it, quickly goes up top, No Laughing Matter & the 3 count. The fastest Hugh Morrus match you’ll ever see.

Psychosis (w/Sonny Onoo) vs Jim Powers (w/Teddy Long)
May 31, 1997
Headlock by Powers, who hits a shoulder block & celebrates like crazy as Psychosis retreats. They repeat the spot, with Psychosis trying to stop Powers with a monkey flip, but Powers stomps on his head & gets a hip toss and bodyslam. Psychosis gets an eye poke to get the advantage, then sends Powers from pillar to post, only for Powers to literally launch Psychosis clear out of the ring. For some reason the ref turns to Teddy Long, allowing Sonny to kick Powers in the back & Psychosis posts him. He tosses him back inside, bodyslams him down & connects with the guillotine legdrop for the 3 count. Teddy Long literally was just standing there, but the ref had to turn to him to allow the finish. Pretty lame.

The Steiner Brothers vs La Parka & Ciclope
May 31, 1997
Parka attacks Rick at the bell & tries to charge him in the corner, but Rick clocks him with a Steiner-line & his back drop powerslam deal for 2. Parka gets a boot up in the corner & wheel kick, so Scott just jumps in and murders Parka to the floor with a lariat. Ciclope in and offers a handshake, but Scott just suckers him in with a cheap shot. Ciclope gets a boot to the gut & jawbreaker as he quickly hits a top rope missile dropkick, but lowers his head & Scott nails a underhook suplex for 3, just like that. La Parka barely made an attempt to break it up.

Wrath (w/James Vandenberg) vs Joey Maggs
May 31, 1997
Silly looking karate offense by Wrath that Maggs tries fighting out of, but eats a back suplex. Wrath chucks Maggs outside & Mortis hoists Maggs up into a fireman’s carry, walks up the ring steps & throws Maggs off face first onto the apron. He tosses Maggs back inside long enough for Wrath to hit a jump kick & Death Penalty for the fast win. Adam Bomb wasn’t messing around tonight.

WCW Saturday Night (July 1997)

Glacier & Ernest Miller vs Mark Starr & Jerry Flynn
July 5, 1997
Flynn & Miller start, but The Cat quickly tags out after literally 1 move, so Glacier hits a sunset flip inside for 2. He kicks Starr to the floor, but Starr gets revenge, tripping Glacier, allowing Flynn to drop him. They hit a double flapjack on Glacier, who catches a Starr kick & nails a back suplex as he crawls to Miller for the hot tag. He hits 1 bodyslam on Starr, poses & covers Starr for 1. Flynn gets knocked to the floor by Glacier as he drops Starr with an atomic drop as Miller nails a springboard to rope kick for the 3 count. Aside from that last kick, this match fucking blew. That’s B-L-E-W and not B-L-U-E because of Glacier.

Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs Mike Enos
July 5, 1997
Day late, but what a way to celebrate the 4th of July than watching Hacksaw take on a Beverly? Enos backs Duggan into the corner & Duggan just turns his back to HOOOO, so Enos attacks him. Clothesline out of the corner & another that turns Enos inside out and bailing outside. Back inside, Enos gets dropped with an atomic drop, but he rakes the eyes & boots Duggan in the face as he has trouble pulling his pants up (and chaps) which allows Duggan to hit his 3 point stance clothesline for the win. Awful stuff, just awful.

Johnny Swinger vs Jerry Lynn
July 5, 1997
So either Mr. JL is officially no more, or Jerry Lynn simply forgot his mask & he’s just going by his real name. It’s WCW, so I truly wonder. Swinger lowers his head early and Lynn gets a sunset flip for 2 as Swinger punches free. He tries a leaping legdrop out of the corner & misses horribly, so Lynn nails an atomic drop & head scissors, but fails with a follow dropkick. Swinger to the top, but Lynn crotches him & nails a draping DDT for the 1…2…3!! LYNN WINS IT!! That draping DDT would make young Randy Orton proud!

The Steiner Brothers vs La Parka & Damien
July 5, 1997
Damien is the size of Scott’s right arm, it’s sad. He does get in some early kicks in the corner & tries a monkey flip, but Scott swats him away like a fly. He stacks Damien up in the Tree of Woe & chokes him before hitting a beautiful belly to belly suplex. Tag to Rick & the crowd starts barking as Parka gets in & leveled with a Steiner-line. The Luchas start double teaming Rick & hit double headbutts off the top! Parka beats down at Rick and taunts Scott, but Rick murders poor Parka with a German Suplex that drops him on his neck. Tag to Scott, who nails a double arm underhook suplex on Damien for 2 as Villano IV runs out and shoves La Parka under the ring. He jumps in and misses a moonsault, so Scott & Rick kill him with a Top Rope DDT for the 3 count. Again, the referee doesn’t realize Villano IV and La Parka aren’t the same person. WHAT?!?!?

Lord Steven Regal vs Psychosis (w/Sonny Onoo)
July 5, 1997
They trade counters of the arm bar as Psychosis dropkicks Regal outside & Onoo lights him up with kicks. He tells the ref & Sonny gets the boot, despite trying to pay off the official. Back inside, Regal eats a boot in the corner & Psychosis puts him in the corner & nails a second rope hurricanrana for 2. Springboard forearm by Psychosis, who goes up top & gets cut off by Regal, who hits a massive avalanche butterfly superplex! Regal goes to the floor to regroup, but Psychosis nails a wild dive & goes back inside. He tries a head scissors, but Regal just slams him down & slaps on the Regal Stretch for the win. They had 3 minute and tried to cram 10 minutes worth of stuff into it. Selling moves was not an option here.

Ultimo Dragon vs Lenny Lane
July 5, 1997
Shoulder tackle & snap powerslam gets Lane a hot start as he drives his head into the midsection, but lowers his head & Dragon lights him up with kicks. Just then Sonny Onoo walks out with a Polaroid camera as Lane slaps on a sleeper back in the ring. Dragon escapes, but Lane cracks him with a lariat for a 2 count. Lane with a sleeper again, but Dragon escapes into one of his own. He lets go & nails a quebrada, then applies the proper Dragon Sleeper for the victory. Lane took 90% of that match & that’s surprising. Onoo did nothing at ringside.

Public Enemy vs Villanos IV & V
July 12, 1997
Villanos attack at the bell with a Hot Shot & leg drop on Rocco, then double clothesline Johnny down. PE sends the luchadors colliding into each other as Johnny hits a swinging neckbreaker on one & sends the other outside. Rocco tosses in a table quickly as the crowd is on fire for this. I love how the Villano on the floor was going to get in the ring, but realized he wasn’t supposed to, so he just fell back to the floor. Rocco hits a somersault senton putting a Villano THROUGH A TABLE and covers him AND THE REF COUNTS 3. Why they didn’t get DQ’d is beyond me.

Lord Steven Regal vs Scotty Riggs – WCW Television Title
July 12, 1997
Riggs has so much oil on (both his chest & hair) as he works an arm bar that Regal quickly counters. After a few uppercuts, Riggs hits a dropkick, but Regal palm strikes him, only for Riggs to get a wrist lock and Regal dives for a rope break. We get a tradeoff between uppercuts & right hands as Regal gets back dropped & Riggs goes up top, but misses wildly. Regal hits a weird power suplex that plants Riggs down & applies the Regal Stretch, that’s all she wrote.

Ultimo Dragon vs Hector Guerrero
July 12, 1997
They trade hip tosses before Hector gets a head scissors, only for Dragon to float over a back drop, lighting him up with kicks. Hector escapes a head scissors & applies a bow and arrow, works the arm, but Dragon catches him with a small package for 2. Hector has a hard time keeping Dragon grounded, but he does hit a splash off the second, as Dragon answers with a springboard handspring in the corner. Hector catches Dragon with an uppercut & stacks him up with a powerbomb, but instead of the pin he does a weird twisting standing splash for 2. Dragon hits some chops and they collide as Hector applies an abdominal stretch for 4 seconds before letting it go, missing a corner splash allowing Dragon to hit his spinning corner hurricanrana & slaps on the Dragon Sleeper for the win.

Barbarian vs Jerry Lynn
July 12, 1997
Let’s see if Lynn can keep the win streak going, as he gets pressed high in the air & powerslammed down by Barb, who lights up Lynn in the corner with punches, then plants him with a violent back breaker for 2. Headbutt & gut buster follow, but Lynn fights back with some kicks in the corner & a leaping kick to the face as he tries using his speed, but does a cross body, gets caught & slammed. Big vertical suplex & a Boot of Doom by Barb for the easy win.

Eddie Guerrero vs Joey Maggs
July 12, 1997
Snapmare & face rake by Eddie as Joey fires back with a hip toss for 2, but Eddie says he grabbed the hair and I don’t know about you, but I believe him! Eddie scolds Maggs, only to dropkick his knee out, then slingshots in from the apron onto the knee. Eddie toys with Maggs, who hits an enzugiri and a big body slam. Maggs lowers his head, Eddie floats over & clips the leg, then hits a Fisherman Suplex Buster as he goes up top & hits the Frog Splash for the win. I dug this match.

Glacier & Ernest Miller vs Scott & Steve Armstrong
July 12, 1997
Glacier & Miller hit awkward kicks to pose early as Scott gets double teamed with kicks aplenty as Cat just poses before getting sent to the Armstrong corner. Scott & Steve choke away with Glacier taking the ref & complaining as Miller ducks a double clothesline & hits a leap kick, then a Feliner kick off the top, goes for the cover & here comes Wrath & Mortis to cause the DQ. We have a 2 camera shot, despite all 4 men being in the ring. Babyfaces hold off the heels as the ref declares them winners by disqualification as the Armstrongs literally disappeared.

Jeff Jarrett vs Joe Gomez – United States Title
July 12, 1997
I don’t actually know if this was for the title, but it’s funnier this way to think Joe Gomez was number 1 contender for the US Title. Knees to the midsection by Jarrett, but the Desperado gets a back elbow & bodyslam as he leaps off the second for a knee drop & lands super awkwardly. Jarrett quickly slaps on the Figure Four & Gomez taps. This went 45 seconds easily.

Alex Wright vs Chris Jericho – Cruiserweight Title
July 12, 1997
Baseball slide dropkick wipes Jericho out before the bell as Wright pounces & uppercuts Jericho down before he gets his jacket off. Northern Lights get a 2 count as Wright is pouring on the offense, stomping Jericho. Y2J ducks a clothesline & hits a shoulder tackle before nailing a lariat & senton. Vertical suplex, but Wright answers with a gut wrench suplex for 2. To the floor goes Jericho as Wright does his dance, leaps off the apron & crashes into the railing. Back inside Jericho tries a Quebrada, but doesn’t rotate enough & just falls back first onto Wright, who bumps awkwardly. Jericho could’ve broke his neck there & thankfully didn’t. Wright gets a back suplex, goes to the top with Jericho & hits a superplex! Wright misses a corner splash & just crumbles as Jericho puts on the Liontamer & wins it. That was super clunky at the end.

Meng (w/Jimmy Hart) vs Bobby Eaton
July 19, 1997
Eaton gets battered into the corner & sent back first into the post while on the apron. He gets in a few right hands on Meng, who fires back with brutal chops, one caught him right in the face as Joey Maggs looks on at the entrance area, once again scouting Beautiful Bobby matches. Meng keeps chopping Eaton down before crushing him with a shoulder breaker. Eaton fights back with a swinging neck breaker & Maggs nods in approval as Jimmy Hart stops Eaton from hitting the Alabama Jam. While he’s stuck in the ropes, Meng slaps on the Tongan Death Grip and slams Eaton to the mat, holding it on for the submission. Maggs grabs his own neck in fear as we’ll see how Maggs would fare against Meng in a month’s time.

Syxx vs Lenny Lane
July 19, 1997
Syxx puts the boots to Lenny, but Lane fights back with a bulldog, only to be sent to the floor. They tease a count out, but Lane hits a wild somersault twisting senton & they make it back in. Lane misses a clothesline & Kid takes his head off with a spinning kick, sinks in the Buzzkiller and that’s that. Wish we got more high flying, but the Lane spot was cool.

Prince Iaukea vs The Cheetah Kid
July 19, 1997
At one point in these reviews, I actually thought Kid was Iaukea, so here’s WCW out to prove me wrong. Cheetah Kid gets some kitty cat back rakes to start, but Prince fires back with chops, tries a leap frog & Kid head butts him right in the dick. Prince works through it & hip tosses and dropkicks Cheetah to the floor. High cross off the top to the floor as it’s scary on account of Prince is in his bare feet. Cheetah slams Prince down in the ring & hits a top rope splash for 2, despite taking forever & clawing at the crowd beforehand. Kid floats over an Irish whip to the corner into a school boy for 2, but Cheetah tries it himself & eats a snap suplex and high cross off the top from Prince for the 3 count. The offense of Cheetah Kid was comically bad, but it went along with his gimmick, so I can’t bag on it too much.

Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo & Hector Garza vs Villano IV, Villano V & Silver King
July 19, 1997
Calo & Villano IV start off as Calo misses a wheel kick & gets booted into the corner. Calo flips out of the corner & Villano hits a clothesline so hard, Calo falls on his neck. We get a weird jump cut in the match to Garza dropkicking a Villano and Calo taking out the other as Garza nails a dive on Villano V & Calo wipes out IV, but the camera misses it. King pops up Juvi face first into the corner, but goes up, gets cut off and Juvi nails a reverse Poison Rana out of the corner for the 3 count! Zero clue how much we missed before the cut as post match, La Parka sprints to the ring & lays out all 3 babyfaces with a chair! The Chairman strikes again!

Four Corner Lucha Tag
Juventud Guerrera & Super Calo vs La Parka & Silver King vs Hector Garza & Lizmark Jr. vs Villano IV & V
July 26, 1997
King & Calo start as Calo gets a head scissors, but King gets an arm drag. He stumbles to the ropes & they land outside as Calo hits a crazy ass diving head scissors that lands right on his head in the process. La Parka & Lizmark have a stare down in the center of the ring as Lizmark flips around & backdrops Parka, then monkey flips him down. Tilt a whirl back breaker as Lizmark gets clipped from behind by a Villano, which makes him the legal man I guess by lucha rules. Hector Garza in now, hits a monkey flip & springboard dropkick as Villano tries to avoid a Garza dive, but he puts on the brakes & Hector gets him anyway. Juvi & the other Villano go at it as Juvi gets the first nearfall of the match & some chops. Pop up hurricanrana as Juvi gets a running start TOPE SUICIDA! La Parka & Silver King attack Lizmark, who misses a moonsault, but La Parka runs into his partner! Lizmark goes up top, but moonsaults onto Silver King outside! Calo comes flying off the top, but dropkicked in mid air by La Parka, who goes up top, only to eat a Calo boot. Super Calo hits his head scissors out of the corner 1…2…3!! I have no idea where everyone else went as they were selling a long time, but Juvi & Calo get the win.

Greg Valentine vs Tim Cheeks
July 26, 1997
Hammer always looks 60 years old & uninterested being there. He picks a leg early as Cheeks kicks away, but eats a knee & hip toss. Hammer works an arm because if you think Greg Valentine is hitting the ropes in this, you’re fucking out of your mind. Cheeks gets a few chops, but Hammer chops him down and slaps on a rest hold. Cheeks gets a knee & headlock, but Hammer back suplexes him right on top of his head. He tosses Cheeks to the floor and slingshots him back inside before winding up the arm & dropping an elbow on the top of the head for the 3 count. Such a weak ass finisher, but Hammer can’t use the Figure Four in WCW I guess? Flair & Jarrett were using it at this point.

Mortis (w/James Vandenberg) vs Psychosis
July 26, 1997
Battle of the masked men as Psychosis scales the ropes & moonsaults Mortis for a quick 2 count as he scurries outside, but Psychosis nails a cross body off the top! Just like that though, Mortis takes over in the ring with hard rights & pump handle fall away slam sending Psychosis outside to get booted by Vandenberg. Mortis stands on the second rope to suplex Psychosis back inside from the apron for 2, but Psychosis gets a tilt a whirl sleeper, that Mortis counters into a back breaker. Spinning heel kick by Psychosis, who hits a step up enzugiri & a top rope jump kick for 2. He goes to the top for his guillotine legdrop, but misses by a mile. Mortis hits a Samoan Drop off the second rope for the 3 count as post match; La Parka lays out Mortis with a chair! Wrath comes down & flattens Parka with The Death Penalty as he helps Mortis out.

Alex Wright vs Doc Dean
July 26, 1997
Boots & uppercuts as Das Wunderkind works an arm for a full minute before Dean head scissors out of it. Wright kips up & uppercuts Dean down before hitting a front slam & a float over splash from the apron for 2. Dean floats over & gets a school boy for 2 as Wright boots him down. 4 minutes into this match, Wright finally starts dancing as he chops Dean, but runs into a boot. Nice dropkick by Doc, who hits a Fisherman’s Buster for 2. Big back body drop as Wright begs off, but Hot Shots Dean, then the German Suplex with a bridge for the 3 count.

Lord Steven Regal vs Chad Fortune
July 26, 1997
Regal quickly escapes a wrist lock, tries a Judo throw, but Fortune blocks it & nails a dropkick. Regal gets a chop to the throat, then fires off stiff uppercuts before punting Fortune in the back. 3 straight uppercuts, but Fortune doesn’t go down, so Regal gets a drop toe hold & face lock. Fortune gets a back drop out of the corner & tries a boot, but Regal catches it & drops his weight down on it, so Fortune collapses. Regal quickly applies the Regal Stretch & wins it. I tell you what, Fortune actually hung tough in the wrestling department in this one, which might surprise some.

Squire David Taylor vs Bobby Eaton
July 26, 1997
Blue Bloods collide here as Eaton is out for revenge for…one year earlier. Hard rights by Eaton, but Taylor gets in uppercuts to take control. Joey Maggs is at the entrance way to watch a Bobby Eaton match, much like he did the month prior. I have zero idea why as this lead to nothing. Taylor keeps dropping Eaton with uppercuts, then works an arm bar for literally minutes before Eaton gets a leg trip, so Taylor just leaps onto him for 2. Slugfest ensues & Eaton gets a cross body for 2, but pops up and Taylor boots him, dropping him with a Butterfly Suplex into a bridge for the 3 count. Weird finish, also we never saw Joey Maggs again during this match.

Faces of Fear vs Southern Posse
July 26, 1997
Still have zero clue who the Posse are, we never have gotten a proper intro for them as they’ve always been “currently in the ring”. They have confederate flags on their trunks and they’re hairy, that’s all I got. Meng demolishes one of them to start as he valiantly tries to double clothesline Meng & Barb, but bounce off them like a ball. The other Posse member foolishly does the same thing, so Meng hits an atomic drop & Barb nails the Boot of Doom for the 3 count. Meng & Barb murdering fools will never get old.

WCW Saturday Night (August 1997)

Syxx (w/Kevin Nash & Scott Hall) vs Bobby Walker
August 2, 1997
Nice arm drag by Walker, who backs Syxx up in the corner with a hammerlock, but Syxx back elbows out. Fast paced hitting of the ropes by both as Walker hits another arm drag & side headlock takeover. Syxx back suplexes out of it & takes Walker’s head off with the wheel kick for 2. Corner kicks lead to the Bronco Buster, which fires Walker up with a back elbow & clothesline. Flying forearm connects as Syxx kicks out at 2. Walker charges & misses a splash as he walks right into the Buzzkiller for the finish. Syxx gave Walker a lot here and there was no interference either, so that was refreshing as well.

The Giant vs Roadblock
August 2, 1997
I could watch this pairing forever as Giant drops Roadblock immediately with a shoulder tackle & launches him in the corner. HUGE bodyslam on the 400 pounder as Giant already signals for the end as Block stumbles into a Choke Slam for the 3 count. Not the battle I was hoping for, but seeing Giant destroy a dude, even Roadblock, is always cool. This was more about Randy Savage & Elizabeth in the crowd cutting a promo on Giant post match about their match at the PPV.

Meng vs Joey Maggs
August 2, 1997
Let’s see if Joey Maggs learned anything from Bobby Eaton after Bobby got destroyed by Meng a month ago, shall we? Bell sounds, Meng lights up Maggs with so many punches, the ref puts a standing 10 count on him and MENG WINS BY TKO!! He’s already out like a light, so Meng still slaps on the Death Grip for good measure. So to answer my question, no, Maggs didn’t learn anything from Eaton. I guess this was the pay off?

The Outsiders (w/Syxx) vs “Public Enemy”
August 2, 1997
So no one realizes The Steiner Brothers are dressed up as Johnny & Rocco, since they have a table blocking The Outsiders view. They set the table up & finally Nash realizes the jig is up first. Steiners get a couple shots in, sending Hall, Nash & Syxx outside as they grab the tag titles & pose as the Wolfpack regroup, hit the ring & it’s a brawl as Syxx attacks. This match never started, but it’s something I never knew even happened. Nash slams Scott into the table, but the Steiners fight back, sending the NWO packing.

Harlem Heat vs High Voltage
August 9, 1997
Booker tries a wheel kick early, but Rage ducks & hits a belly to belly. Booker answers with a flying forearm for 2 before tagging Stevie, who misses an elbow. Tag to Kaos, who nails a double axe off the top, but Stevie clocks him with a big boot to the face. Tag to Book as they nail a double shoulder. Assisted Hot Shot by High Voltage as they hit a double back drop, but Booker does the Spinaroonie, wipes them both out & makes the hot tag to Stevie, who’s a house of fire. He chucks Kaos outside & hits a spinebuster on Rage, then The Big Apple connects for the 3 count.

Syxx vs Billy Kidman
August 9, 1997
Kid really wrenches at the headlock before Kidman shoots him off the ropes, head scissors & Bulldog off the second for 2. To the top, Kidman with a high cross body for another 2 as Syxx reverses a whip & levels Kidman with a wheel kick. Bronco Buster connects as Syxx poses, then does the deal with a Falcon Arrow for 2. Kidman gets a boot up in the corner, goes up top & misses a somersault senton, so Syxx slaps on the Buzzkiller for the win. Was hoping for more in this match, but post match, Ric Flair hits the ring after Syxx won’t let go of the submission. He puts the boots to Naitch, but Flair backdrops him & punches him right in the face as Syxx retreats.

Curt Hennig vs Bobby Eaton
August 9, 1997
Hennig tosses Eaton down to the corner & snap mares him down, just strutting away as again, we see Joey Maggs at the entrance as THIS STORYLINE CONTINUES between Maggs & Eaton, so I guess Meng murdering Maggs wasn’t the payoff. I want to dive deeper into this as this has been going on for months & I don’t remember it leading anywhere*. Anyways, Hennig gets some high knees & chokes Eaton in the corner, but Beautiful Bobby whips Hennig to the corner & he bumps like only Hennig can. Abdominal Stretch applied briefly as Hennig escapes with a back elbow to the face & stomps on the knee. He hits the Hennig Plex for the 3 count as DDP comes barreling out from the back with security holding him back as Hennig retreats. I have no idea where Joey Maggs went.
*Turns out Eaton & Maggs teamed a few times on Pro in October of 97, they lost once to the Villanos and won a match against two job guys, so yes, Bobby Eaton & Joey Maggs had a squash match and their record as a team, as far as I know, was 1-1. Well worth the multiple months of Maggs scouting Eaton matches.

DDP vs Vincent
August 9, 1997
They trade arm bars, but Vincent scurries to a rope break. Page goes back to the arm bar, but Virgil pulls the hair down as Page pops up, charges, but again, Virg gets in the ropes. Page just slugs him in the face, hits his front face slam & Diamond Cuts him for the quick win. Seriously, Vincent brought nothing to the NWO, it was a huge waste. Post match, Curt Hennig hops the railing & attacks from behind, but Page fights back and sends Hennig packing.

Eddie Guerrero vs Jim Powers
August 16, 1997
Eddie gets taken down & bails as he jaw jacks with the crowd. Jim Powers continues to get more & more massive (muscular wise) each time he pops up. Eddie wants a test of strength & realizes it was a horrible decision, but sells it like a champ. Powers stomps on the fingers & opts for a headlock takedown. Eddie takes him to the corner & fights back with uppercuts as he gets a corner clothesline. Powers reverses a whip & nails a belly to belly overhead for 2. Eddie gets a drop toehold & plants Powers with a brainbuster before putting him away with a Frog Splash for the win. This was a fun, quick, little match.

DDP vs Rick Fuller

August 16, 1997
Fuller uses his power early to mock Page, so Page gets an arm drag & mocks Fuller. He sends the big man chest first into the corner & nails a back suplex before signaling for the end. Crowd pops, so Fuller quickly cuts Page off to boos. Legdrop that’d make Hogan angry connects for 2 as Page starts hitting jabs before hitting a front face slam. He shoots Fuller to the corner, he bounces out & Page nails a running Diamond Cutter for the 3 count.

Stevie Richards vs Lenny Lane
August 16, 1997
Dancin’ Stevie is here as he misses an early clothesline & Lane clobbers him to the floor. The chase is on as Stevie begs for a time out as we get a weird jump cut to the crowd & go back to Stevie getting a slam on Lane. Big Stevie Cool hits a powerbomb for a 2 count as we leave the match to go to a replay of Raven attacking Stevie on Nitro, spitting in his face & having a staredown. Back to action, Lenny hits a huge splash in the corner, leaps off the top with a dropkick for 2. Running bulldog gets another 2 as Stevie gets the boot on the ropes. Lane misses a clothesline & Stevie hits the Stevie Kick for the 3 count. Poor Stevie never got a chance in WCW, he was brought in as Raven’s lackey & after their quick falling out, they did zero with him.

Syxx & Konnan vs Texas Hangmen
August 16, 1997
Hangmen are Disorderly Conduct, so if you think the commentators couldn’t tell them apart when they didn’t have masks, imagine how tough it is now. NWO attacks at the bell & just beat the shit out of the Hangmen as Syxx hits a Bronco Buster, but poses too close to the ropes & gets clotheslined by a Hangman. They take turns beating Kid down, making quick tags, but Kid hits his wheel kick & takes one of their heads off, making a hot tag to K-Dog. Pop up driver is the first & only thing Konnan does as Syxx tags in & slaps on the Buzzkiller for the win. Easy paycheck of Konnan tonight.

Renegade vs Super Calo
August 16, 1997
Calo gets an early crucifix for 2, but Renegade pops up and boots him in the ribs. Calo scales the ropes, backflips & falls on his butt, but still takes Renegade down to the floor. Tope Suicida as Calo tosses him back inside, goes up top & misses a missile dropkick badly. Renegade on the attack as he hits the pumphandle back breaker. Snap powerslam for 2, as Renegade hits his jumping splash for another 2. Sinks in the Camel Clutch, but Calo wiggles out & drops an elbow. Renegade does an awkward sunset flip, but Calo gets stuck in the ropes. He chucks Calo to the corner & tries his springboard handspring elbow, but misses & Calo sets him up in the corner & nails a head scissors for the 3 count! In Saturday Night terms, this was a big win for Super Calo!

Ric Flair & Curt Hennig vs Mortis & Wrath (w/James Vandenberg)
August 16, 1997
Hennig & Wrath start with Hennig getting chucked to the corner, surprised. Shoulder block gets Wrath 2 as he tosses Hennig to the corner for some kicks to the ribs as he charges & eats a double boot. Hennig stumbles out of the corner & eats a lariat, as Mortis tags in for a jumping elbow, but misses. Hennig tags Flair, who hits a high back body drop, then chops away before tagging back in Hennig, who has had like 15 seconds recover. Snap mare & neck crank is all he does before tagging Naitch back in. Shoulder by Mortis, who rolls Flair up for a super close 2, then hits a swinging neckbreaker for another near fall. Mortis & Wrath take turns putting the boots to Flair as the big man hits a side suplex for 2. Mortis goes up top & misses wildly with an elbow as Flair makes the hot tag to Hennig, who chops Wrath & hits a high knee. Wrath lowers his head & Hennig puts the brakes on for a Hennig Plex for 3. Immediately after the pin, Syxx & Konnan hit the ring to attack as Mortis & Wrath quickly are out of there. The Horsemen beatdown the NWO to end this episode as you could tell they were on a time crunch.

Alex Wright vs Mark Starr
August 23, 1997
Opening move was an Attitude Adjustment by Wright, which, he was a Wunderkind, so of course he was ahead of his time! Boots in the corner as he hits some palm strikes as Starr floats over & does a standard hip toss, dropkick, arm drag, arm bar combo. Hammerlock applied as Wright runs him around the ring & drives him into the corner. To the top, Alex hits the highest knee drop I’ve ever seen as he does his dance after. Uppercut flattens Starr, who is able to get in a few punches, but Wright eye pokes & suplexes him down. To the top, Wright nails a HIGH missile dropkick for the 3 count. Wright was downright impressive here.

Hugh Morrus vs Rick Fuller
August 23, 1997
Fuller beats Morrus in the corner to start as he’s chopping the crap right out of the Laughing Man, who fires out with a clothesline. Morrus ducks a clothesline & runs right into a wheel kick for 2 as that almost destroyed him. Just like that though, Morrus hits a spinning wheel kick of his own & drops a leg on the lower sternum. Morrus does it again, this time dropping the head into the bread basket. Powerslam connects as Morrus gets whipped to the corner & he does his step up, spinning clothesline out the corner. He goes up top & hits Fuller with No Laughing Matter clear across the ring for 3.

High Voltage vs Public Enemy
August 23, 1997
Odd start, as they all 4 brawl ringside, but get in the ring and we get an arm drag, eye poke & headlock. Weird choice of moves post brawling. Rage hits a suplex on Johnny for 2 as Kaos uses Rages back as a springboard to splash Grunge in the corner. Slingshot legdrop by Rage, who is too busy making his tits pop for the camera, which allows Johnny to hit a neckbreaker & get the hot tag. Rocco hits some punches & signals for the end, which was a sunset flip for 2. Kaos tries a suplex, but Rocco gets a small packaged for 2. He goes to bodyslam Kaos, but Rage pulls the leg out & Kaos collapses on top for the 3 count. Meanwhile, Johnny was too busy going for a table to know what was happening. Post match, they send Rage through a table & quickly go to commercial. This was a pretty bad tag team match.

Mortis & Wrath vs Faces of Fear
August 23, 1997
Just like the last match, we start with a brawl, but get back inside where Meng chokes away at Mortis. High back suplex drops Mortis on his neck, tags Barb, who just puts a few boots to his opponent before tagging back out. Mortis floats over a back drop, tags Wrath & the big man floors Meng. Wrath gets a back elbow & leaps off the second, but Meng catches him with a powerslam for 2. Tag to Barb & they hit dueling head butts, but Mortis breaks it up before there’s even a count. Wrath with an inside cradle for 2 as he pops up & Barb connects with a Kick of Fear for 2. Jimmy Hart & James Vandenberg are arguing on the apron as Barbarian runs into both, falling back into a Wrath boot for the 3 count. Meng was too busy with the Tongan Death Grip on Mortis to know what happened. Really clunky match. Post match, Meng & Barb beat up Mortis and Wrath, sending them packing, but randomly smoke started coming out of the ring post, I have no idea why.

Renegade vs Lenny Lane
August 23, 1997
Boots aplenty by the former TV Champ, who hangs Lenny up on the top & slams him down. Lenny gets a head scissors, missing a splash follow up as Renegade hits a leaping splash of his own for a 2 count. To the floor goes Lane as Renegade seriously looks out of it as he nails a slingshot cross body. Back inside, pumphandle back breaker that would make DDP proud as he follows with a powerslam, looking uninterested at the official. Vertical suplex gets a 2 count as Lenny is able to hit a desperation bulldog & goes up top for a corkscrew senton, but misses. Renegade shoots him to the corner, springboard handspring elbow & a back breaker across the knee gets him the win.

Faces of Fear vs Glacier & Ernest Miller
August 30, 1997
Barb catches a Cat kick & just beats the shit out of him in the corner. He misses a splash & Miller lights him up with kicks, so they tag their partners. Glacier gets some shots in, but Meng no sells & the Faces of Fear pound Glacier to the mat. Atomic Drop & lariat turns Glacier inside out, knocking his block off. Glacier tries a sunset flip, but Meng kicks him right in the head, only to miss a somersault senton. Tag to Miller, who springs in with kicks aplenty. Dusty trying to call them kicks is hilarious. The babyfaces hit double dropkicks as Glacier superkicks Jimmy Hart to the floor. Mortis & Wrath sprint in to cause the DQ as it’s a brawl between the Faces of Fear & Mortis and Wrath, who fight each other at Fall Brawl. Glacier & Miller hit dueling dives onto everyone for good measure.

Prince Iaukea vs Johnny Swinger
August 30, 1997
Shoulder block & quick 2 count for Prince as he monkey flips Swinger, dropkicking him to the corner. Johnny eats a superkick to the chops by the Prince, but Swinger tosses him outside into the steps. Bodyslam back inside before doing a dance, allowing Prince to get a school boy for 2. Single leg by Iaukea, who chops away, hits a back drop & high cross body off the top for the 3 count. Under 2 minute match, quick little win for Iaukea.

Silver King vs Yuji Nagata
August 30, 1997
Right as we start the actual match, we get a full screen shot of a Lucha Libre story in the latest WCW Magazine. Back to action, arm bar by Yuji, but King reverses into one of his own, getting a takedown for 1. Clothesline and a superkick by King, who waits for Nagata to get up, which wasn’t smart, as Nagata destroys him with kicks & an enzugiri. King tries a wheel kick in the corner and misses as Nagata targets the left leg with just a standing leg hold. We see Sonny Onoo emerge from the back & distract Nagata, allowing King to hit a dropkick and roll up for 2. Sonny is taking pictures of fans with his camera as Nagata connects with an overhead belly to belly, then the Nagata Lock for the submission win. Sonny did nothing out here and it was weird, he seemed pissed Nagata won, but he’d manage him a few months later.

WCW Saturday Night (November 1997 Part 1)

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Billy Kidman
November 1, 1997
Wheelbarrow arm drag by Rey, but Kidman pops him with a forearm & pop up flapjack before leveling Rey with a lariat. Stevie Richards is still around and holding a Billy Kidman Fan Club sign as this was pre-Lodi. Pop up face buster in the corner & dropkick to the back of the head gets a 2 count as we see pictures of Eddie vs Rey from Halloween Havoc mid match here. Kidman hangs Rey up by the throat on the top rope for 2 as he works a prolonged headlock. Luckily Rey escapes & hits an enzugiri, then hits a somersault springboard senton, but misses a follow up dropkick. Rey gets slammed down & Kidman signals for the end as he tries a legdrop off the second rope, but misses. West Coast Pop by Rey gets the 3 count as post match he hits a hurricanrana on Stevie & avoids Sick Boy before bailing.

Juventud Guerrera vs Bobby Blaze
November 1, 1997
Quick arm drag by Blaze, who is rocking a serious mullet in this one, as he shows his size advantage early. Juvi answers with a springboard dropkick, lowers his head & Blaze responds with a neckbreaker. He drops an elbow for 2 and nails a sit out powerslam. Juvi hits another springboard dropkick sending Blaze to the floor, where Juvi nails a springboard cross body. Dusty Rhodes compares Bobby Blaze to Dick Slater, which, I don’t know about that one, Dream. Juvi gets crotched in the corner & we almost get a super electric chair, but Juvi spins out into a powerbomb for 2. Juvi sets Blaze up in the corner, decides to fire off 10 punches while on the second rope and Blaze hits a SUPER ATOMIC DROP!! Dusty now compares Blaze to Terry Gordy, which I guess is closer? Slingshot under the bottom rope hangs up Juvi by the throat as Blaze misses a corner splash, Juvi with a hurricanana & they trade pin attempts. Release German lands Juvi on his feet, as they lose their place & Juvi just throws his ass at Blaze & they both just crumble. Finally Juvi just drops Blaze, goes up top & hits the 450 splash (Tony called it a 360) for the win. Aside from the botched finish, I actually dug this quite a bit, despite the size difference.

Harlem Heat (w/Jacqueline) vs The Blue Bloods
November 1, 1997
Stevie gets a headlock on Regal & shoulder block that Regal sells like he got hit by a truck as Taylor checks on him. Regal gets a cheap shot, so Stevie pokes him in the eye & drops him and Taylor as the Blue Bloods are forced to regroup. Booker tries working Taylor’s arm, but the Squire gets a cheap shot, bodyslam, but misses an elbow. Booker with a Spinaroonie, Harlem Side Kick, but Regal quickly tags in Regal, who punts Book in the ribs. Blue Bloods miss a double back elbow & Book hits a double clothesline. Hot tag to Stevie, who’s a house of fire with punches & bodyslams. They look for The Big Apple, but Regal cuts them off & the Blue Bloods collide with each other. Dusty says they’re “Discomboobulated” which means they aren’t in sync. Book tries suplexing Taylor in from the apron & Regal hooks the leg as Taylor collapses on Book for the 1…2…3!! Just then, Chris Adams runs to the ring & tells referee Nick Patrick that the Blue Bloods cheated, so Patrick just goes along with it & believes him, so the match is restarted & Booker rolls up Regal for the 3. What. The. Fuck? It was Nick Patrick, so I shouldn’t be surprised.

Vincent vs Ray Traylor
November 1, 1997
Feel like I’ve seen this match 20 times already, but it’s actually like the 2nd. Vincent attacks at the bell and Traylor no sells everything, murdering poor Vince with a lariat. He hits a slam, but misses a follow splash as Virg takes over, only to be sent to the floor. Traylor quickly out after him & nails a hard right. Back inside, Traylor is just pummeling Vince, but misses dropping a leg in the ropes. Vincent fights back briefly as Traylor sends him off into a Boss Man Slam for the 3 count. Man, this sucked. Vincent was awful.

Jerry Flynn vs Bobby Walker (w/Teddy Long)
November 8, 1997
Teddy Long hanging tough here as Flynn attacks Walker he can’t get his robe off. Spinning leg kick gets a 2 count as Walker gets his robe off & shoots a double leg, fist of fury. Kitchen sink knee as Tony puts over how Teddy feels Bobby Walker is a great rising star, so that was a swing & a miss. Vertical suplex gets a 2 count as he picks the ankle, only for Thunderfoot to boot him in the face. Walker gets a bodyslam & standing legdrop for another 2 as Walker goes back to the ankle pick. Out of nowhere, Walker hits a tilt a whirl powerslam that was actually awesome looking as Walker gets the 3 count!

Gedo (w/Sonny Onoo) vs Psychosis
November 8, 1997
The former protégé of Onoo, Psychosis looks to take the fight to the future New Japan Pro Wrestling booker as he ducks back elbows & clotheslines, hitting a spin kick for 2. Gedo fires off a superkick & flying forearm that sends Psychosis outside, as he takes a long time to recover. Gedo misses a splash back inside, rolls outside & Psychosis wastes no time nailing a Tope Suicida. Psychosis landed right on his noggin as we go back inside for 2. Hurricanrana out of the corner gets a super close 2 for Psychosis, who slams Gedo down, goes up top, connecting with his guillotine leg drop. He doesn’t make the cover, instead, Sonny Onoo distracts him on the apron, Gedo recovers immediately, connecting with a front face slam & the Gedo Clutch for the 3 count.

Glacier & Ernest Miller vs High Voltage
November 8, 1997
Dusty calls Rage & Kaos “Young Steiners” which is insane. Voltage attacks during what felt like a 20 minute entrance by Cat & Glacier, but the faces regained control quickly with kicks & a good old fashioned armbar. Legsweep by Miller as he holds the leg out so Glacier can splash on it. They’re making fast tags & really doing nothing aside from your standard stuff. Miller gets tangled in the corner & starts sort of throwing wild shots at anything, as Kaos just avoids them all, so Rage clocks him from behind. They work the back & Kaos slaps on a terrible cross arm breaker as Rage comes flying in with a splash & hits his partner, which is really dumb. Glacier gets a hot tag & some bodyslams as Miller hits a Feliner kick off the top & Glacier boots Rage, who didn’t get all the way over the top & they just pinned Kaos for the win. THIS MATCH WAS TERRIBLE!

Hugh Morrus vs Barry Horowitz
November 8, 1997
Jawbreaker puts Barry in control early as he fires off forearms & uppercuts. Morrus answers with a high gorilla press in the air, then quickly goes up top & misses an elbow drop. Northern Lights suplex gets Barry a 2 count as he hits a dropkick for another near fall. He struggles, but gets an abdominal stretch on the big man, who quickly hip tosses Barry over, but Horowitz holds on & arm drags Morrus. Hugh tries a back body drop, but Barry puts on the brakes & slams him down for another 2. He works the small of the back as he charges in the corner & eats a boot, so Morrus goes up & hits his No Laughing Matter moonsault for the 3. Barry Horowitz took 95% of this match and I dare you to watch another match of his that you can say that about.

Luchador Battle Royal
Juventud Guerrera, Damien, Lizmark Jr., Super Calo, Villano IV, Villano V, Silver King, Hector Garza, El Dandy, Ciclope, La Parka, Psychosis & Halloween
November 8, 1997
Despite not getting named, I’m going to guess the last guy was Halloween, even though we’ve never heard his name, just a guess, if not, my bad. Damien misses a corner running leg drop as Lizmark hits a moonsault off the ropes, which is impressive as hell in a battle royal. Villano IV attempts to pin Lizmark off a powerslam & we have our stupid moment of the match early. Psychosis backdrops Ciclope out as Juvi tosses out Damien. Lizmark tries a powerbomb on Juvi, fights forever for it, but actually gets it after a long struggle. That zapped all his energy, as El Dandy tosses Lizmark. The Villanos collide into one another & accidentally eliminate each other. Hector Garza sets Silver King in the corner & dropkicks him out. Calo dumps Garza after a HIGH back body drop. El Dandy on a roll in this thing dumps Super Calo, but he himself gets monkey flipped to the floor. It’s down to Psychosis, La Parka & Juvi as the heels double team The Juice with a corner splash by Psychosis. Juvi gets monkey flipped by Parka into a hurricanrana on Psychosis, but Juvi does the second dumbest move of the match, trying for a pin. Really cool spot sees Juvi launch off La Parka’s back into a monkey flip on Psychosis as the heels collide. La Parka rolls to the outside as Juvi nails a springboard wheel kick on Psychosis, hops on his shoulders & La Parka smacks him in the back, sending BOTH Juvi & Parka tumbling to the floor! La Parka dances all over the ring & sits in his chair, his throne if you will, as the Chairman wins it!
Winner: La Parka

John Nord & Barry Darsow vs Disorderly Conduct
November 8, 1997
Holy shit The Berzerker & Repo Man teaming up in 1997, just without their gimmicks, instead they’re just dudes. Nord blindsides Mike as Darsow takes control with knees in the belly. Tag to Nord, who gets a leaping high shoulder tackle, then elbows in succession before going back to Repo. Mean Mike gets a boot to the face & tags in Tough Tom, who chokes away in the corner & hits a splash, but turns his back & Darsow clips a leg. Back suplex & tag to Nord, who hits one himself. More elbow drops by Nord, who kills Tom with a lariat, but misses a knee drop, so here comes Mean Mike for the hot tag. I mean Nord no sells a clothesline, hits a front slam & Darsow in to wipe out Tough Tom with a DDT as Nord locks on a Camel Clutch on Mike for the submission win. Darsow puts on Nord’s sunglasses while the move is on as this was a team that should’ve stuck around longer on these shows.

Lex Luger & Giant vs Faces of Fear (w/Jimmy Hart)
November 8, 1997
The noises Luger makes when he sells anything is hilarious. You could tap him with a feather and he’d yell & bump. Meng pops Lex with a super kick & the Faces of Fear “go a-clubberin” on Luger in the corner. Barb rakes the face across the top rope as Meng gets in a cheap shot before hitting a legdrop for 2. Big time shoulder breaker as Meng applies a nerve hold, which Luger ever so slowly gets to his feet, but Barb tags & attacks. Back to the nerve hold, this time by Barb as Luger gets free, hits the ropes & they hit dueling clotheslines. Meng cuts off Luger before he can make the tag and Giant just gets pissed, shoves the ref aside & he beats the shit out of Meng & Barb. Luger Torture Racks Barbarian as he gives up, but Meng has the Tongan Death Grip on Giant! Luger fights him off to get his partner free as Giant hits a Choke Slam. Fans are throwing trash in the ring for some reason (I know they did that all the time for the NWO, but they’re doing this on Saturday Night?). Giant never actually got in this match, easy pay day there.

Lord Steven Regal vs Chris Adams
November 15, 1997
Adams starts hot with forearms & takedowns as he works the arm early as Regal yells in pain. Regal gets a drop toe hold & we cut to Raven’s Flock entering the building & that’s just weird to me, all these guys on this show just to watch. Cross arm breaker by Adams, but Regal gets the ropes. Finally Regal gets an eye poke & uppercut to get control as he struts & poses at the crowd. Stiff forearms & uppercuts by Regal as Adams gets a sunset flip to almost get a shock win, but Regal gets out & nails a spinning neck wrench into a cravat. Adams is able to fight back & goes to the corner for 10 punches as Squire David Taylor hits ringside & Adams dropkicks him off the apron. He charges at Regal, who side steps & Adams gets tangled up in the ropes as Regal slaps on the Regal Stretch for the submission win. Ending was sloppy, but the rest of the match was solid.

Glacier vs Barry Horowitz
November 15, 1997
Surprising chain wrestling and stale mate start us off with Barry grabbing a headlock, but Glacier tries for a Cryonic Kick, as Barry grabs the top rope & bails to the floor. Slowly back inside, Barry hits a butterfly suplex & drops the leg for 2. He goes to the second rope & misses an elbow, as Glacier hits a leg sweep & back drop. Horowitz tries a leap frog, but clutches his leg and charges at Glacier, trying to sucker him, but he runs right into a Cryonic Kick for 3.

Norman Smiley vs Lenny Lane
November 15, 1997
Cravat applied by Norman as he transitions to a face lock & keeps it slapped on as Lenny finally reverses into an arm bar. They trade arm bars before Lenny boots Norman, gets a slam, but misses an elbow. Bodyslam, leg drop, elbow drop put Norman in control as he applies a weird standing arm hold, then tries a key lock. Lenny fights out & hits a bulldog for 2 as he goes to the second, missing a big elbow, then another one. Norman is able to hook a leg & does a somersault with Lenny as he gets the win off a leg submission. Super duper technical match.

WCW Saturday Night (December 1997)

Public Enemy vs Los Villanos
December 6, 1997
They all trade clotheslines to start as PE stands tall while Villanos regroup. IV runs right into a Grunge tilt a whirl back breaker as Rocco gets in and they hit a side suplex/elbow off the second for a 2 count. Double axe to the arm as Villanos get a cheap shot & bulldog on Rocco for 2. Hot Shot into the ropes gets another 2 as the Villanos are tagging as quick as I’m typing this. They press Rocco high over their heads & drop him with a gut buster for 2. Leaping knee off the top into the belly by IV as Villano V bodyslams Rocco down, but eats a boot leaping off the top. Hot tag to Johnny, but he gets cut off just as quick as the Villanos miss a double clothesline & Johnny rolls one up for the 3 count. Post match, the Villanos try to attack, but PE toss them outside & set them up on the table. Right as Rocco signals he’s going to jump WE GO TO COMMERCIAL AND NEVER SEE THE SPOT!! Classic WCW.

Juventud Guerrera vs Lizmark Jr.
December 6, 1997
Quick series of reversals & flips to start as we get a stalemate. They go back to working arm bars & headlocks as Lizmark gets a shoulder block & big powerslam for 2. Juvi floats over a suplex & chops away as he hits a springboard dropkick sending Lizmark outside. Tope Con Hilo by Juvi as he almost just smacks into Lizmark like a brick wall as Lizmark just took it & finally went down. Back inside, Juvi tries a cross body, gets caught & almost gets a small package out of it for 2. Lizmark moonsaults over Juvi, lands on his feet & hits a tilt a whirl back breaker, then a cool face buster for 2. He takes Juvi to the corner, goes up top & crotches himself as Juvi does a missile dropkick, bodyslam & the 450 Splash for the 3 count. Fun cruiserweight TV match.

Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs Louie Spicolli
December 13, 1997
Louie damn near decapitates poor Chavo with a Hot Shot on the top to start as he goes to the arm, wrenching the face in the process. Chavo tries fighting back, but Louie hits a stalling vertical suplex, then a front face lock. Short arm clothesline as it’s been all Louie, who drops a head into the sternum. Chavo gets a boot in the corner, then leaps off the second with a clothesline, giving him time to recover. Rights & uppercuts by Chavito, who hits a big back drop & lariat, then just pounces Louie with punches. He straight up paint brushes Louie right in the face, then tries a victory roll, but gets 2. Louie reverses a whip & hits a perfect spinebuster before putting Chavo away with a Spicolli (Death Valley) Driver for the 3 count. Not sure how many wins Louie got in WCW, but this was an impressive showing.

Chris Adams vs Rick Fuller
December 13, 1997
This is the debut of Gentleman Chris Adams in WCW as Fuller is already in the ring. Fuller uses his power to toss Adams down multiple times before Adams tries shoulder blocks & cross body that gets caught & Fuller drops him, but misses an elbow. Multiple dropkicks send Fuller outside to regroup as he quickly gets back in & Adams nails a dragon screw & leg lock, picking the ankle. Fuller gets the ropes & hits a wheel kick for 2 as he goes up to the second, missing a leg drop. Adams connects with the Super Kick for 3. Quick match that got Adams to show off his Super Kick.

Eddie Guerrero vs Bobby Blaze
December 20, 1997
They trade arm bars, but Eddie escapes & stalls before we get a test of strength, that Blaze wins, stomping on the hands of Eddie. Tony talks about how the NWO has purchased time at the end of the show for a special Eric Bischoff interview. Eddie hits a slingshot senton to the leg, tries a suplex, but Blaze blocks it & hits one himself. Eddie quickly boots at the leg & chokes him in the corner as he keeps raking at the face of Blaze. Finally Bobby makes a comeback with a high knee, scoop slam & forearm for a 2 count. Blaze misses a dropkick as Eddie holds onto the ropes, but Bobby does connect with a spin wheel kick for 2. Corner splash misses as Eddie drops him flush with a brain buster & a Frog Splash for the 3 count. “I don’t know how many Bobby Blaze fans there are out there, but if you are, you’re cheering for him!” was the best line of the match by Dusty.

Squire David Taylor vs Mean Mike
December 20, 1997
Hilariously, The Flock is sitting ringside, but not in the crowd, they just have those oversized plastic chairs sitting ringside, why for this match? Anyways, Taylor stretches Mike on the mat to start as he fires off uppercuts as Mike tries fighting back with punches & clubbing blows to the chest, backdropping the Squire. Mike goes to the second & misses an elbow, allowing Taylor to hit 2 more uppercuts & a butterfly suplex with a bridge for the 3 count. Why in the world was The Flock shown out here?

Glacier vs Billy Kidman

(yes, I used a picture of Kidman & Glacier at a random Jerry Springer taping for this match)
December 20, 1997
Leaping jump kick sends Kidman over the top, but Lodi throws him back in to get school boyed for 2. Tilt a whirl slam & spin kick send Kidman out the other side, but Kidman sweeps the leg & nails a slingshot legdrop for 2. He goes to the middle of the second rope, but misses a leg, as Glacier leg sweeps him & thrust chop to the chest. High back body drop as he shoots Kidman to the corner, as Lodi takes the ref and Ernest Miller hits the ring & nails a Feliner kick on Glacier, so apparently they broke up? Kidman hits a Shooting Star Press and pins Glacier! Zero idea when Glacier & Miller had a falling out, but that’s WCW for you.

Curt Hennig vs Bobby Eaton – United States Title
December 27, 1997
Multiple lockups in the corner as Eaton slaps the shit out of Hennig, who takes a bump & Eaton punches him to the outside. We see DDP walk out & take the US Title of Hennig’s, then just walks to the back. Hennig is favoring his left leg, so Eaton clips it & goes to work back inside. Hard rights by Eaton as Hennig picks the leg & goes to work himself, which is strange. He then just hits the Hennig Plex for the win. That was a weird ass match. Eaton worked the leg for 90 seconds, Hennig decided to target Eaton’s leg with 1 move and just hit his finish. Post match, Hennig wants his title, but he realizes it’s not there. This was tremendously underwhelming.

Rey Mysterio vs Eddie Guerrero – Cruiserweight Title
December 27, 1997
They trade waist locks until Rey hits a snap arm drag into a stalemate. Eddie cries a tights pull as he works a hammerlock & arm bar before sending Rey to the corner, dropkicking him in the back. Rey floats through a powerbomb into an arm drag & monkey flips Eddie into the ropes, scaling the top, hitting a wild head scissors. Eddie to the floor & bails and creates distance, but not enough as Rey hits a Tope Suicida sending Eddie crashing into Raven’s Flock seated by the stage. Into the ring we go, Eddie takes over in the corner with chops as Rey counters into an Unprettier for 2. Rey connects with a springboard legdrop for 2, but lands really hard on his tailbone in the process. Rey tries another roll up, but sends Eddie face first into the corner and whirlybird back breakers Guerrero, but doesn’t make a cover. Rey does a DOUBLE SPRINGBOARD WEST COAST POP 1…2…KICK OUT! Rey can’t believe it as he sets Eddie up in the corner, he tries a springboard head scissors, but Eddie catches him & Hot Shots him on the top rope. Eddie up top, Frog Splash, 1…2…3. That was awesome for the time it was given, but nowhere near their level of matches.