The Quarantine Files (Randomone Watches Stuff)

WCW Saturday Night (August & September 1998)

Meng's Murder Bonanza

Roadblock vs Jim Powers
August 1, 1998
Can my boy keep up his winning ways? Zero clue Jimmy Powers was hanging tough here as he gets caught in the clutches & launched to the corner as Roadblock puts the boots to him. He murders the Young Stallion with a lariat & bodyslam, then nails an elbow drop for 2. Bearhug applied as Powers fights free & Roadblock misses a corner splash. 10 slams into the top buckle as Powers gets off some chops, charges & runs right into a powerslam by the big man to give Roadblock the 3 count!

Ernest Miller vs Ciclope
August 1, 1998
Early bodyslam by Cat, who tries throwing a roundhouse kick, but Ciclope dodges & pokes Miller in the eyes. Short clothesline and a few headbutts lead to a rest hold by the luchador, but he has to let go, as apparently it was a choke. Ciclope misses a senton into the corner as Miller hits a superkick & bodyslam as he connects with the Feliner flush for the 3 count.

Sick Boy vs Lizmark Jr.
August 1, 1998
Sick Boy doesn’t even get an entrance here as Lizmark tries a butterfly suplex, floats over & gets a school boy for 2. Moonsault off the top get a 2 count as Lodi jumps in the ring, then quickly goes right back outside to give Sick Boy the advantage with a spinning suplex for 2. After some corner work, Lizmark gets a small package for 2, but Sick Boy fights back with knees. He misses a corner splash & Lizmark gets a drop toe hold before going up top & a missile dropkick for 2. Again up top, but Lizmark crashes off a missed cross body. Sick Boy hits a FUCKING PEDIGREE for the 3 count.

Horace vs Barry Horowitz
August 8, 1998
Arm drag by Barry, who pats himself on his back to start as he does it again, but eats a Horace clothesline. They plug Raven vs Saturn vs Kanyon at Road Wild happening TONIGHT, but also plug Saturn vs Kanyon LATER ON THIS SHOW! Continuity was nonexistent in WCW. Horace nails a back suplex, but Barry gets a small package for 2. Running knee by Horace and the noise Barry makes selling it was quite something. Big time boot by Horace sends Barry outside as they brawl outside & Barry nails a baseball slide, sending Horace into the railing. Horace gets back in & nails a powerslam for 2. Horace goes up top & hits an awful looking splash, but picks him up before the 3 count. He decides to hit a Full Nelson Slam for the 3. This was far more competitive than you’d think.

Roadblock vs Jim Neidhart
August 8, 1998
This match actually happened! They just have a slugfest to start, which Roadblock wins, he charges & misses a splash and Anvil locks on a fucking bearhug on the 400 pounder. That lasted 10 seconds as Roadblock applied one back, releases & just chokes away in the ropes. He drops the double axe down, but Anvil hits a low blow right in front of Nick Patrick. He bites Roadblock’s head, but the big man fires back with knees & a corner clothesline. Anvil shoots a double leg, but it doesn’t work as they keep slugging away & Anvil really wants a bearhug to rest I assume. Roadblock returns the favor & bites his head, chopping away to the corner as these punches are fucking stiff by both dudes. Roadblock connects with a clothesline & makes a mistake, going to the top rope (that’s right), missing a huge splash. Anvil measures & hits a giant shoulder tackle for the 3 count. Neidhart had his feet on the ropes as well, so he’s randomly heel here, despite getting cheered.

Meng vs Hugh Morrus
August 8, 1998
Morrus takes the ref & Jimmy Hart hops on the back of Meng, but gets slammed off and Morrus attacks. We spill outside and brawl literally for 2 minutes with no count out. Back inside, Meng chokes Morrus & goes after Jimmy again, then applies a nerve hold. Hard corner chops as Scott Hudson talks about how uncomfortable this is to watch. Morrus eats a superkick & Meng applied the death grip briefly on Jimmy Hart as Morrus takes over with a corner splash. He tries for another one, but Meng moves & gets the Death Grip. Barbarian hits the ring and it’s a 3 on 1 attack for the DQ. Then, Hacksaw Duggan makes the save for “his new best friend, Meng” we’re told as the Dungeon of Doom bails and Duggan & Meng stare each other down. I have no idea, folks.

Chavo Guerrero vs Damien
August 8, 1998
Damien isn’t falling for the Pepe shenanigans, as he attacks Chavo, but poses & Chavo pulls him down by the hair. Snap back suplex, but he sinks in a rest hold, allowing Damien to turn the tide & drop a head low. For some reason the referee turned his head right when that happens, funny how things like that work. Out of nowhere, DAMIEN HITS A MUSCLE BUSTER 1…2…NO! Holy shit, wasn’t expecting that, as he gets a front slam & tries a springboard moonsault, but misses. Chavo hits his Tornado DDT to get the 3. Aside from the Muscle Buster, this was a boring match.

Juventud Guerrera vs Tokyo Magnum
August 22, 1998
Magnum nails an early dropkick & does the Alex Wright dance until Juvi fights back with chops & a head scissors sending Magnum outside. Juvi with a slingshot plancha, but misses a corner splash inside, allowing Magnum to hit a bulldog. Some quick pelvic thrusts lead to a butterfly suplex & standing moonsault for 2. Juvi gets up a corner boot & strong lariat as he hits a springboard dropkick to the back of the head. Hurricanrana by Juvi, but Magnum rolls through & gets a 2 count. They trade go behinds & Juvi floats over a German suplex & plants Magnum with a Juvi Driver for the 3 count.

Meng vs Evan Karagias
August 29, 1998
Apparently this wasn’t an actual match, Meng was just already in the ring waiting for who knows what. Evan makes his entrance, gets in the ring & Meng just chokes him out with the Death Grip. Scott Norton & Vincent go to the ring and randomly make the save? Meng superkicks Vincent down & Norton gets in his face and we have a slugfest. They brawl all over ringside & to the back.

Wrath vs Trevor Blanchard
August 29, 1998
The first few minutes were Wrath launching Blanchard from pillar to post & hit a gut wrench suplex. Big side suplex that Wrath spins him in mid air & drops an elbow on the back in mid air, which was nowhere nearly impressive as that sounds. Blanchard ducks a clothesline & runs into a shoulder block as Wrath destroys him with a Meltdown for the win. Blanchard got nothing in this, which is good.

Jerry Flynn vs Meng
August 29, 1998
They brawl immediately as Meng hits a corner splash & chops Flynn to the mat. Hard chop & bodyslam as Meng hits a thrust chop to the throat. Flynn fires off kicks, but Meng quickly mauls Thunderfoot in the corner once more. Flynn hits a roundhouse kick to the back of the head, dropping Meng, who catches Flynn’s crossbody & drops him with a backbreaker. Flynn fires back with rights & Meng no sells as he ducks another roundhouse kick & slap on the Tongan Death Grip for the victory. For the little time given, this was hard hitting.

Ernest Miller vs Bull Pain
September 5, 1998
So this match was garbage. Cat, who is barefoot, stomped on the feet on Pain, who was wearing boots, to start. They talked about how Miller isn’t liked by WCW fans, so they put him in here with Bull, WHO IS PLAYING THE HEEL! It makes me believed this was taped a long time ago. They brawl to the floor to let Bull take over & back inside, Pain goes up top, missing a splash. Cat with chops & a short arm clothesline and high back drop. Miller hits a kick to the ribs & nails a Feliner to the tits & Miller gets the win.

Scott Norton vs Bobby Eaton
September 5, 1998
Poor Bobby Eaton didn’t even get an entrance here as they were busy teasing Meng vs Norton, a match I can’t ever remember getting. Norton just chokes away at Eaton in the ropes & Vincent gets in a few cheap shots on the floor as Norton rakes away at the face inside followed by a bodyslam. Norton misses a splash in the corner, Eaton throws off some patented rights, but Norton just no sells them & hits a powerbomb for the win.

Scott Putski vs Mean Mike (w/Tough Tom)
September 5, 1998
Putski catches a boot & asks the crowd what to do, but they don’t care, so he clotheslines Mike down & hits a suplex for 2. Tom trips Putski up & his attention turns to outside, allowing Mean Mike to attack from behind. Tom literally throws a punch right in front of the ref, who doesn’t call the DQ. Back inside, Mike gets a bodyslam for 2, but misses a corner splash. Putski bounces out of the corner & hits a clothesline and snap powerslam as he signals for the Polish Hammer & hits it in the corner, but Mike rolls to the floor & Tough Tom pops in with the ref distract (by a bird or something, I have no clue what). Putski promptly hits Tom with the Putski Bomb for the 3 count, on the wrong guy.

Raven vs Renegade
September 5, 1998
Raven fires off corner strikes & a tumbleweed as Renegade fights back with shots & dropping Raven over the top. Pump handle backbreaker by the former TV champ as Raven counters with rolling Side Russian Leg Sweeps as he tosses Renegade to the floor, where Kanyon throws a boot. Raven drops a boot off the apron & almost looks like he falls at the same time. Back inside, snap mare & elbow to the noggin as he tries a corner Vader Bomb, but Renegade gets the knees up. Big corner splash & a suplex as he hits a snap powerslam, but misses a splash. Renegade goes for his handspring elbow in the corner, but misses & Raven connects with an Even Flow for the win. Much more competitive than you’d expect.

Giant vs Van Hammer
September 5, 1998
Bell sounds & Hammer starts quick, throwing corner forearms, but Giant reverses a corner whip & Hammer takes a hard buckle. Superkick by Giant, who hits a Choke Slam for the win. Probably for the best this went 40 seconds.

Wrath vs Barbarian
September 12, 1998
Clothesline & boots to the corner by Wrath as Barb just eats all of this, barely selling a bit as he just shoves Wrath away, who charges back with more offense. Barb misses a clothesline, but gets the powerslam & does nothing to follow as he does end up hitting a corner splash. Corner chops by Barb, but Wrath answers with a leaping shoulder tackle & hits the Meltdown (barely, he almost killed Barb) for the win. Post match, Hugh Morrus attacks & Meng makes the save as Barb & Morrus bail. For some reason this pisses Wrath off that he got help, so he & Meng just brawl to end the segment.

Meng vs Bull Pain
September 19, 1998
Corner destruction by Meng as he boots, chops & headbutts Bull, who tries throwing some shots, that have zero effect. Knife edge chops & a superkick send Pain to the floor as Meng is out after him, dropping him on the steps face first. Back inside, Meng keeps chopping the hell out of poor Bull, then slaps on the Tongan Death Grip for the pinfall win. I’m shocked Bull lasted 90 seconds to be honest.

Wrath vs Hugh Morrus
September 19, 1998
Drop toe hold by Wrath is what starts us off, which is hilarious to me. Corner splash by Morrus, but he poses after it, allowing Wrath to get some knees to the belly welly before chucking The Laughing Man outside. They brawl a bit on the floor before heading back inside. Wrath tries a slingshot clothesline, but Morrus I guess was supposed to catch him & really didn’t, they just crumbled to the mat. Randomly, Jimmy Hart jumps in the ring and stands over Wrath, shit talking him, so Wrath pulls him down onto him as Morrus went for No Laughing Matter, landing on his manager & Wrath. Apparently Jimmy acted as a shield as Wrath popped right up & hit the Meltdown for the 3 count. Really stupid, WCW like finish, so it was right where it belonged.

Hector Garza vs Silver King
September 19, 1998
Two future LWO members going to battle as they start with your traditional lucha offense & counters with Garza hitting a tilt a whirl back breaker, but King hits a Tornado DDT for a near fall. Chops in the corner as King hits a step up spin kick & he just looks at the crowd, then misses his senton in the corner. Garza battles back, but King slides to the floor & back inside, suckering Garza in with a lariat for 2. King goes to the top, moonsault, but he lands on his feet & Garza clocks him with a lariat of his own. To the corner we go as Garza wants a rana, but King low blows him right in front of the ref, but misses a huge senton. Garza tries for his corkscrew senton, but he too misses. King punts him in the face & hits a whirly bird slam, then a standing somersault legdrop for the 3 count. Silver King picks up a rare singles win in WCW!

Meng vs Damien
September 26, 1998
Bell sounds & Meng goes clubberin as he beats the living crap out of Damien, hitting a superkick & slapping on the Tongan Death Grip for the insanely short squash. Fans went nuts for Meng here, it baffles me they didn’t do more with him.

Power Company vs The Armstrong’s
September 26, 1998
I can’t believe Power Company is still in business, I also can’t believe it’s been YEARS of seeing these two pop up on this show, but still we don’t hear their actual names. One of them hit an early butterfly suplex on Scott & Steve dropkicks him down and bodyslams the other PC member onto his partner. One of the PC trip up Steve & the other drops a leg. It’s weird, both teams are playing heel in this as the PC aren’t making legal tags & taunting Scott, while the Armstrong’s are talking shit to the fans too. You can tell Mike Tenay & Scott Hudson have zero idea what their names are either as. They look to hit what I believe will be a Hart Attack, but we camera cut to the crowd, so they must’ve botched it. Scott Hudson talks about some guy on a radio show he works for, Steve Barnes & called him the Loser of the Year, showing bad sportsmanship at a sporting event with WCW talent. I have no idea. For some reason, Scott Armstrong turns babyface off a hot tag & ends up hitting an assisted missile dropkick for the 3 count. This was super weird.

WCW Saturday Night (November & December 1998)

Scott Norton vs Barry Horowitz
November 7, 1998
Norton is IWGP World Champ at this point and here he is, on Saturday Night, with Virgil in his corner, wrestling Barry Horowitz. Fuckin hell. Barry throws punches & Norton no sells, chucking Horowitz outside, so Vince can get in some weak shots. Barry throws punches & VINCENT NO SELLS! Short arm clothesline back inside as literally anything Horowitz has thrown, to either NWO member, they’ve no sold. Finally Norton no sells a jawbreaker & murders Barry with a powerbomb for the 3.

El Dandy vs Rey Mysterio
November 7, 1998
Quick takedown, hip toss & wheelbarrow arm drag as Rey gets the fast start. Springboard head scissors sends Dandy outside, who gets inside & pops Rey with a right hand. Boot in the corner & bulldog by Dandy, who gets a 2. Perfect gut wrench powerbomb for another near fall. Rey gets off a springboard cross body for 2, hits a pop up hurricanrana as he throws forearms & hits a corner clothesline. Rey hits a Tope Suicida, but I think Dandy was suppose to catch him as he was up first & slams Rey into the steps. Dandy eats the post inside as Rey sets him up in the corner, top rope hurricanrana for the 1…2…KICK OUT!! Psychosis hits the ring to cause the DQ, but gets facebustered down. La Parka, Eddie, Damien, Hector Garza & Spyder all get in the ring as Eddie offers Rey a LWO shirt, but he leaves.

Lex Luger vs Giant
November 7, 1998
Gee, I wonder if this will end in a DQ? They take turns posing as both men make the other break with a smile as Giant chops Lex to the corner, charges & eats a Lex boot. Package fights back with boots & corner clothesline, but Giant nails a clothesline out of the corner. He stands on Lex’s chest as Scott Hudson tells us “NWO Hollywood is in the hizz-ouse” and I immediately get douche chills. Here’s our rest hold with a bear hug as Luger gets free with some clotheslines & one from the second rope to drop the big man. Lex forearms Giant to the floor as here comes Horace Hogan, who gets hit with the Torture Rack. Scott Hall runs out & he gets Racked as well. Lex bails & the ref calls the DQ (shocker). It’s weird, Charles Robinson had his back turned when Horace & Hall ran out, still called the DQ, turned around and was shocked Lex had Hall in the rack. HOW DID HE KNOW TO CALL THE DQ??

Vincent vs Johnny Swinger
November 14, 1998
So this was a not so highly anticipated rematch from last month. Knee to the ribs & a corner chop by Virgil, who just punches away until Swinger gets a jawbreaker. He tries a suplex, but Vincent just falls into the corner & eats a Swinger back elbow. Johnny misses a second rope elbow & Vincent hits a Flatliner into a fujiwara armbar for the submission win. At least this was better than their previous match, the arm bar looked better. Thankfully this went all 45 seconds.

Meng vs Scott Putski
November 14, 1998
Putski still rocking the Puffy Shirt to the ring. Putski fires off punches early, but Meng no sells all of them, chopping him hard to the corner, choking away. Slugfest ensues, with, you guessed it, Meng winning. He drops a boot on the bread basket & plants Putski with a piledriver for 2. Putski hits a few clotheslines, but Meng no sells. He hits a clothesline off the second to finally drop the big man as he hits a Polish Hammer, which Meng no sells. He hits the ropes for another, but runs right into the Tongan Death Grip for the win.

Horace & Stevie Ray vs Disorderly Conduct
November 14, 1998
I think it’s hilarious, Vincent isn’t in the corner of the NWO, he’s standing close to Disorderly Conduct’s corner, simply because it’s in the hard cam. Virgil wants his TV time! Eventually he meanders over to his NWO running buddies as Horace misses a corner splash & Tough Tom tags in with an arm drag. He tries a hip toss, but Horace launches him outside where Stevie beats him up. Horace hits a clothesline back inside, tags Stevie as Vincent returns to milking the hard cam. Side suplex by Stevie, who tags in Horace, cracking Mean Mike with a boot, then the NWO hit a Spike Piledriver on Tom for the 3 count.

Raven (w/Kanyon) vs Eddie Guerrero
November 14, 1998
This is a weird ass pairing for late 98, but I’m all for it. Raven just sits in the corner as Eddie puts the boots to him & he just takes it. Eddie dropkicks him until Raven gets a low blow and doesn’t get DQ’d due to Raven’s Rules I guess. He pounces on Eddie, choking away as he tosses him outside. Eddie sent hard into the railing as Raven tosses him inside & hits the drop toehold onto the chair. Eddie turns the tide with a spinning back elbow & hits his slingshot senton from the apron with a chair onto Raven. He hits a brainbuster & signals for the finish as Kanyon hops up and crotches Eddie, REFEREE CALLS FOR THE DQ??? We had a low blow & chair shots in this match, but that’s what gets a DQ? The LWO rush out to save Eddie as Raven & Kanyon bail. Tremendously let down by this match, which was apparently the main event of this show.

Scott Steiner vs Lenny Lane
November 21, 1998
They have that shitty NWO referee in this one as Lenny gets attacked at the bell. Steiner essentially just mauls him in the ring & on the floor as Steiner shows off his six pack abs to ladies ringside, which, I should point out, are on the younger side. Moving on from that, back inside, Steiner poses, sets Lenny up in the Tree of Woe, hits a butterfly suplex & Steiner Recliner for the win.

Vincent vs Tokyo Magnum
November 28, 1998
Shitty clubbing blows & corner chops by Vince, who hits his arm breaker & fujiwara arm bar for the submission win. This went 20 seconds.

Scott Putski vs Ciclope
November 28, 1998
Ol’ Puffy shirt Putski makes his entrance as Ciclope decides to do jumping jacks & squats as Putski shoves him down. Ciclope tries for a shoulder block, but Putski doesn’t move & the luchador tumbles outside. Putski turns him inside with a clothesline & a Northern Lights, but Ciclope answers with a spinebuster, missing with a moonsault follow up. Putski fucks up a bulldog , so he just clotheslines him down again, hits the Polish Hammer, does the sign of the cross & hits the Putski Bomb for the win. I’ll give credit for Putski for trying to get some charisma going, but he just didn’t have it.

Bret Hart vs Booker T
November 28, 1998
Bret stalls like crazy as Book finally works a hammerlock, but Bret gets a cheap shot & eye rake. He puts the boots to Book & chokes away in the corner, but Booker gets a knee to the ribs & spinning side kick. Scissors Kick connects as Booker misses an elbow, but spinaroonies up as Bret bails outside. Booker goes out after him & Bret hits him with a chair to cause the DQ. That was literally it, pretty shitty. Post match, Bret tries crippling Booker with a Sharpshooter & then Figure Four on the post, but Stevie Ray makes the save, despite being in the NWO.

Meng vs Buddy Lee Parker
December 5, 1998
That old lady who once tried to hit Hulk Hogan on Nitro ringside is shown in the crowd here. I know it’s her, I’ll never forget that Golden Girl. Anyways, Meng chokes Parker in the corner, chopping away, but Parker throws shots & Meng just growls at him. Hard corner clothesline & Scott Hudson says “pay no attention to what you read on the internet, Meng is back with a vengeance.” So, was Meng supposed to have left WCW at this point? He hits a shoulder breaker for 2 as Meng applies a nerve hold, before stomping on the bread basket. Thrust chop, side kick & Tongan Death Grip wins it for Meng. “The Claw Hold of the 90s” is what Mike Tenay says and I would’ve 100% bought a shirt that said that.

Lenny Lane vs Pepe (w/Chavo Guerrero)
December 12, 1998
Yeah, you read this right, Lenny Lane came out pissed that Pepe gets more camera time than he does, so he challenges him to a match. Chavo asks how much he’ll pay Pepe and Lenny says he’ll pay in sugar cubes. Lenny attacks and this is an actual match. Lenny drops Chavo and DROPS A KNEE TO THE STICK HORSE. Chavo gets dropped with a clothesline & running bulldog as he paint brushes Pepe. Chavo fights back with a dropkick & Lenny grabs Pepe, throws him in the air and Chavo tries to catch him & eats a Lenny boot. Lenny sends Chavo to the floor as LENNY HITS A LEGDROP ON PEPE, makes the cover, but Mickey Jay doesn’t count, then reluctantly does, but Chavo…makes the save for his stick horse. Springboard bulldog as Chavo rides Pepe, hits a Tornado DDT & places Pepe on top of Lenny as the ref counts 3. This was asinine, even for WCW.

Norman Smiley vs Villano V
December 12, 1998
Smiley works an arm bar, but Villano escapes into a crucifix for a near fall. Clubbing blows by Smiley, who hits a whirlybird bodyslam & does the Big Wiggle, allowing Villano to recover & attack. He takes Smiley down & hits a legdrop as this match gets super sloppy & Villano hits a dropkick. Few chops & boot, they keep going back to the drop down spot & finally Villano hits a terrible looking Exploder as Smiley gets a backslide for 2. Villano tries throwing a lariat, but Smiley catches him in the Norman’s Conquest, the chicken wing, for the submission. This was a really sloppy wrestling match.

Glacier vs Mike Sullivan
December 19, 1998
Dropkick by Sullivan early as he follows with a bodyslam & dropkick, but Glacier must’ve no sold as Sullivan sells like he missed it. Big boot out of the corner by Glacier, who eats some Sullivan right hands, so he leg sweeps him. Nice suplex as Glacier opts to choke him instead of covering him. Sullivan tries a comeback, but eats a Cryonic Kick. That’d usually be the finish, but this is heel Glacier, so he wins it with The Ice Pick, an Asiatic Spike.

Wrath vs Al Green
December 19, 1998
Green attacks at the bell with boots & forearms, then drops him with a clothesline, but poses. Wrath pops right up & fires off some chops & corner knees as he hits a leaping shoulder tackle, putting Green away with a Meltdown for the quick squash.

WCW Saturday Night (January & February 1999)

The Gambler vs Chase Tatum
January 9, 1999
MY BOY IS STILL AROUND & HE KICKS OFF THE NEW YEAR!! Knee to the ribs & clubbing blow by Gambler, who drives the shoulder to the gut in the corner. Tatum ducks a clothesline & hits a spinning back suplex for the 3! This match went less than 30 seconds and it’s a massive load of bullshit! Gambler was robbed!!

Bam Bam Bigelow vs Al Greene
January 9, 1999
Not even in the company for a few months & Bammer already pulls Saturday Night duty. He corner splashes Greene, who tries for some lariats & Bammer no sells, swatting Greene down like a fly. Stalling vertical suplex, rest hold, then a fucking Ghetto Blaster enzugiri by Bigelow! He shoots Greene off & hits the Greetings From Asbury Park for the win. Dominant win for the Beast from the East.

Bobby Duncum Jr. vs Bull Payne
January 9, 1999
Bull gets in a few shots, misses a clothesline & both he and Duncum tumble over the top to the floor. Duncum wants to use the steps, but the ref stops him, so he gets his bull rope & dives off the steps at Bull. They have a pretty lengthy battle outside & finally Duncum hits a flying clothesline off the top for 2. Jawbreaker by Bull, who gets a boot, charges & Duncum powerslams him down for 2. DDT by Bull for 2, but Duncum fires back with a lariat as Bull gets his foot on the rope. Second rope elbow, but again, Bull gets the rope break. Running bulldog out of the corner gets the 3 count for Duncum as this was a much more fun brawl than I thought it was going to be.

Chad Fortune vs Fidel Sierra
January 16, 1999
So he’s listed as David Sierra, but he’s been Fidel Sierra for years in WCW, so he randomly has a first name change? He’s facing the former Tekno Team 2000 member, who hits a hip toss, bodyslam & another, then does a wonky little fist drop, but can’t make a proper cover as Fidel rolls outside. Back inside, Fortune rolls through an arm bar into one of his own and has zero facial expressions; he just looks bored (that makes two of us). He hits a flying forearm & a low back drop and a side Russian leg sweep for the 3 count. I don’t care, neither do the fans, hell, neither does Fortune!

Meng vs Mike Tolbert
January 16, 1999
The Meng Murder Train rolls on as Tolbert attacks at the bell & Meng just no sells everything, chops Tolbert down, superkicks him & slaps on the Tongan Death Grip for a super quick squash.

Damien vs Vincent
January 23, 1999
Full minute of stalling by Virg, who slams Damien down with a hair pull, but misses an elbow. I have no idea if he actually planned this, but Virg pops up Damien & hot shots him clear over his head onto the top rope. He slams the luchador down & finally hits that dumb elbow he’s been trying a few times, but eats a corner boot and clothesline. Damien goes up top & misses a super senton as Vincent gets the arm breaker & fujiwara arm bar for the win. I can’t believe Damien put over Virgil.

Kenny Kaos vs Bull Payne
January 23, 1999
Almost a standing back body drop by Kaos, who works the arm & transitions to a head lock as he boots Payne in the corner. Back suplex as Kaos drops a leg off the second rope for 2. Eye poke & a rake of the face across the top rope puts Bull in control as he tries a hip toss, but Kaos just drags him to the mat awkwardly & tries an arm breaker, but Payne gets the ropes. Jaw breaker by Bull, who wants a standing sunset flip & it looked terrible. Bull walks the second rope & tries an elbow, but misses as Kaos hits a snap powerslam and a springboard clothesline for the 3. This was not good.

Billy Kidman vs Lodi – Cruiserweight Championship
February 3, 1999
Lodi still has the sign gimmick, despite Raven’s Flock breaking up months ago. Kidman gets a cross body off the top early for 2 as he goes for 10 punches in the corner, but Lodi drops him throat first on the top. 3 Amigos suplexes by Lodi, I’ll repeat, 3 Amigos from Lodi! He hits a back elbow, but goes to hold up a sign allowing Kidman to get a school boy for 2. Scott Hudson calls a Mr. Wrestling 2 knee lift by Lodi, who gets a powerslam for 2. Lodi loads up his glove, but drops the foreign object allowing Kidman to hit a bulldog for 2. Lodi tries a powerbomb, but Kidman hits his face buster, then goes up for a Shooting Star Press 1…2…3, Kidman landed right on Lodi’s face.

Meng (w/Jimmy Hart & Barbarian) vs Hector Garza
February 6, 1999
Garza hits a few dropkicks, but Meng swats him down as Garza shoots a double leg & TAKES MENG DOWN! Meng pops right up and slams Garza down after a brief distraction by Jimmy Hart, but Garza baseball slides to the floor, where Barb murders him with a Boot of Fear, slides him back in & Meng gets the Tongan Death Grip for the win. Zero clue Meng & Barb had reunited.

Chris Jericho (w/Ralphus) vs Damien
February 6, 1999
Hooray, the first appearance in these matches of Ralphus! Damien hits a springboard arm drag & corner dropkick as he scales the ropes, tries a rope walk, but Jericho crotches him & springboard dropkicks him to the apron. Suplex back inside as Jericho hits the Lionsault, puts a boot on him, but the ref doesn’t make the count! He slams Damien down, applies the Lion Tamer & gets the quick win. Post match, Jericho puts a dress on Damien & beats him up as he was feuding with Saturn at the time over having to wear a dress that ultimately went nowhere except Saturn actually liking that he had to wear a dress. Gee, I wonder why Jericho bailed?

Lash LeRoux vs Lenny Lane
February 6, 1999
Battle of the LL’s here as Lash gets a sloppy ass roll up right out the gate for 2, Lenny gets a better one for 2, Lash gets sent to the floor & Lenny hits a somersault dive over the post! Hard whip to the railing, but Lash crotches Lenny on the barricade & jumps off with a hurricanrana! Pretty damn impressive, I must say, well done Ragin Cajun. Back inside, Lenny plants Lash down with a face buster for 2, goes up top for a cross body, but Lash rolls through for 2. Clubbing blows by the man who still has Chris Jericho’s Loverboy tape, but Lash gets a Northern Lights for 2. He tries for a side Russian leg sweep, but Lash counters into his Whiplash future shock finisher for the 3 count. This was a fun little match, something I don’t get to say much in 1999.

Johnny Swinger vs Vincent
February 13, 1999
Vincent, cuts a pre-match promo saying his name isn’t Vincent anymore, it’s Vince, that was it. Anyways, we get Swinger vs Vince for the 3rd fucking time on Saturday Night as Vince gets a cheap shot & corner clothesline, but Swinger answers with a jaw breaker. He lowers the head & Vince hits the arm breaker & Fujiwara arm bar for the win. This went 40 seconds and was 35 seconds too long.

Hak vs Bull Payne
February 20, 1999
Sandman comes out wearing barbed wire, so of course it takes him forever to take it off, so Bull attacks, but Hak sends him outside. Hak does a somersault into the railing, but he answers with a modified brainbuster on the floor! Back inside, he launches Bull hard to the corner as both men bump, but Bull gets an eye poke & rakes the face over the top rope. Hak regains control & hits a hurricanrana out of the corner, but doesn’t follow up and Bull gets a jaw breaker. Bull tries for the kendo stick, the ref takes it from him, allowing Hak to hit a White Russian Leg Sweep for the 3 count.

Barbarian vs Hector Garza
February 20, 1999
Barb shows his power early, tossing Garza to the corner, but the luchador dropkicks Barb twice & clocks Jimmy Hart with a right hand, only to walk into a Barb lariat. Garza moonsaults over a charging Barb, lands on his feet, but Barb murders him with a Boot of Fear as he slaps on an arm bar…for the submission. Barbarian won via arm bar?

Hugh Morrus vs David Taylor
February 20, 1999
Within 10 seconds, Morrus already applies a rest hold bear hug, which Taylor judo flips out of. Uppercuts by the Squire as Morrus answers with clubbing blows & a big time clothesline. Jimmy Hart starts choking Taylor, but the Blue Blood recovers quickly enough to regain control, working the arm, only for Morrus to answer with 3 corner splashes. That sets it up for No Laughing Matter for the 3 and the crowd was actually super into the Morrus finish.


Rey Mysterio & Konnan vs Lodi & Al Greene
February 20, 1999
This was the last match Rey wore his mask for before Superbrawl. Rey hits a bunch of head scissors on Lodi, before Greene & Konnan tag in. Scott Hudson puts over how Goldberg made the biggest challenge in media on the Tonight Show and how WCW awaits a response (he challenged Steve Austin I think, but WWF was too busy winning the war to give a shit at this point). Greene presses Rey high in the air & slams him with a powerbomb. Tag to Lodi, who hits 3 Amigos, LODI WITH 3 AMIGOS for a 2 count. Quick tag to Greene, who levels Rey with a clothesline for 2. Rey gets a boot in the corner, tags Konnan, who hits multiple somersault lariats, sends Rey to a Bronco Buster on Lodi. Konnan & Greene fuck up a leap frog spot as Rey hits a top rope rana on Lodi and Konnan gets the Tequila Sunrise on Greene for the double finish.

Jerry Flynn vs The Disciple
February 27, 1999
Scott Hudson putting over how much of a winning streak Lightningfoot is on. He beats Brutus up in the corner, but the Barber hits a short arm clothesline & fist drop, raking at the eyes. It’s weird, Disciple is working heel, all he’s doing is choking, threatening to hit the ref, but Flynn is heel too. Back elbow by Flynn, but Butcher hits an uppercut & backbreaker for 2. Rest hold by Brutus, but Flynn mounts his comeback, spinning back fist, spinning back kick, belly to belly, judo flip & cross arm breaker gets Jerry Flynn the submission! I can’t believe Brutus put over Flynn!

Van Hammer vs Johnny Swinger
February 27, 1999
Hammer as the hippie loving dude is weird. He beals Swinger across the ring, but crotches himself missing a boot in the corner. Swinger works over the left leg & goes to work outside on it before hanging Hammer throat first over the top heading back inside. Swinger was supposed to miss a corner elbow, but Hammer didn’t get his arm up and Swinger looks annoyed. He hits the ropes, Hammer hits a snap powerslam & Cobra Clutch Slam, then an Alabama Slam he calls The Flashback for the 3 count. Swinger was super frustrated with this, you could tell.

Meng vs Kendall Windham
February 27, 1999
Meng Special, no selling like a son bitch, as everything Kendall throws is met with nothing. Finally he rakes the eyes & a drop toe hold, but Meng pops up and chops Kendall down. MENG PUNTS HIM RIGHT IN THE FACE and it’s pretty brutal as every time Kendall throws something, Meng just knocks him down. He stomps on Windham’s belly, rakes the back, but Kendall fights back with chops. He throws Meng to the corner, wants a bulldog, but Meng powers him up, crotching him on the ropes. Enzugiri by Meng and the Tongan Death Grip win it. This was actually a fun brawl.

Saturn vs Buddy Lee Parker
February 27, 1999
Sarge makes fun of Saturn wearing a dress, so he gets his ass kicked as a result. The ref distracts Saturn enough for Sarge to clothesline him to the floor & drop an axe handle jumping off the top rope. Saturn fights back and Mike Tenay says he thinks Saturn chooses to wear the dress “as incentive” but doesn’t elaborate. The hell are you talking about, Mike? Back inside, back suplex by Sarge, who goes up top & hits a diving knee drop into the gut for 2. That was sloppy as hell as Saturn just gets up and makes his comeback. He puts his dress over Sarge’s head and does the 10 punches in the corner, hits a top rope splash & plants Parker with the DVD for the 3.

Meng vs Barbarian
February 27, 1999
Barb & Jimmy Hart challenge Meng, who fought already on this show, but he doesn’t care, Meng hits the ring to chase Jimmy Hart, as Barb attacks, only to get flattened. Meng no sells a corner clothesline, shoots a double leg & both guys are pouring down punches. Atomic drop by Barb, another one, he loads up the boot, but Meng pops him with a superkick. Jimmy Hart jumps in the ring & breaks a 2x4 over the head of Meng, who no sells & we get a DQ (apparently No Contest) as the Faces of Fear brawl all over ringside.

WCW Saturday Night (March, April & May 1999)

Scott Norton vs Bobby Blaze
March 6, 1999
Drop toe hold out the gate by Blaze, who foolishly tries to hit the ropes & gets murdered by a lariat. Hard chops by Norton, who hangs Blaze up by the throat over the top & just pours down clubbing shots. Norton throws such hard chops, but Blaze gets a high knee, ducks a clothesline, so Norton just steam rolls over him, ending him with a brutal powerbomb for the 3. Scott Norton deserved so much better in WCW, he was fucking awesome.

Perry Saturn vs El Dandy
March 6, 1999
Saturn wearing an elegant red dress for this contest as he hip tosses Dandy down, but Saturn pops up and they lose their spot, so Saturn just beats him down, in a dress remember. Dandy gets a back drop, head butt to the ribs, but misses a dropkick & Saturn clotheslines him down. Dandy charges & eats a boot in the corner as Saturn hits a crazy looking suplex, then puts away Dandy with the DVD for the 3. Post match, Jericho hits the ring to attack, but Saturn catches him before he can. Jericho wraps his fist in a chain & lays out Saturn as they apparently will be having a Dog Collar Match at the PPV.

Meng vs Barbarian
March 6, 1999
Zero idea when they broke up, probably close to a year ago? Anyways, rematch from last week as Meng hits the ring and immediately piledrives Barb down! He doesn’t go for a cover; instead Barb pops up and eats corner chops. Both men run their own heads into the turnbuckle to show how they have zero effect as Meng bull rushes Barb in the corner with chops & sends him outside to regroup. They post each other & slam the other into the guard rail before Meng slams Barb head first into the steps, picks up the steps and just drops them on his former partner! Finally back inside, Barb pops up again, getting chopped & clotheslined in the corner. Barbarian somehow hits a vertical fucking suplex, then tunes up the band for his Boot of Fear, but misses & Meng hits a Crescent Kick. Hugh Morrus hit the ring to brawl with Meng and cause the DQ and hit him with a belly to belly. Jimmy Hart jumps in and hits Meng in the gut with a chair & in the head, but Meng no sells, turns into a monster and chases the heels off.

Joe Gomez vs Bobby Eaton
March 6, 1999
I had to check the year, because I thoughts Gomez was done in 96, but here he is, 1999. Gomez with a hip toss & dropkick to send Eaton to regroup as he hits an arm drag & gets backed to the ropes as Eaton hits one shot, which Gomez answers & we get a proper lock up. Gomez hits the ropes & Eaton nails a knee to the midsection, goes to the top, but Gomez cuts him off & toss him down. Flying forearm by Gomez for the 3 count! Wow, Gomez does it!

Al Greene vs Damien
March 13, 1999
Full nelson by Damien, but Greene quickly reverses & hits a shoulder tackle. Damien gets a reverse waist lock, tries a monkey flip & hits it, but tries again & gets tossed to the apron. Sunset flip inside for 2 as he hits a back elbow in the corner, charges & Greene nails a powerslam for 2. Big corner splash as Greene gets some back elbows & a butterfly suplex for 2. Damien with a boot in the corner & a clothesline as he goes up top, but Greene cuts him off with the slowest arm drag out of the corner you’ll ever see. He hits a top rope clothesline for the 3 count.

Prince Iaukea vs Vincent (w/Horace)
March 13, 1999
Prince walks through the smoke & Vince attacks immediately, going into the ring with boots & chops. Prince shoots Virgil to the ropes and Virg just stops. He suckers Prince into tumbling outside, where he slams him into the steps and poses inside before going back to the floor & throwing terrible right hands. In the ring, Virg drops a fist, but Prince fires back with a superkick & chop. Bodyslam by the former TV Champ, who gets a back drop & Virgil begs off. Eye poke & he slings Prince into the post as he drops the arm breaker & Fujiwara arm bar for the submission. Horace did nothing out there, Vincent does more on the outside when he follows NWO members to the ring. Vincent is fucking blown up post match.

Blitzkrieg vs Super Calo
March 20, 1999
This match should be fucking nuts as Blitzkrieg flips out of a hip toss, but Calo nails an early back elbow. Tilt a whirl side suplex for 2, but Blitz gets a wheelbarrow arm drag & dropsault. He moonsaults off the second, lands on his feet & Calo spin kicks him down for another 2. Bodyslam by Calo, who goes to the second & gets the legdrop (I think he did the splits onto the throat) as Blitz gets a spinning victory roll to catch Calo for 2. Blitz with a sunset flip for 2 as Calo hits a weird leapfrog superkick for 2 once more. Abdominal stretch that Blitz flips out of, rolling senton & standing spinning splash gets him a 2 this time and Calo boots him down, hitting a splash in the corner. Calo tries for a back superplex, but Blitz floats over, dropkicking Calo outside, where he hits a slingshot plancha. I think Calo caught him & slammed him down, but it didn’t come off that way. Regardless, Calo was up first & draped Blitz throat first on the railing, as Blitz reverses & sends Calo into the steps. Back inside, Blitz tries a springboard rana, but Calo powerbombs out 1…2…NO! Calo scales the ropes & jumps off for a legdrop I guess, but misses a mile, allowing Blitzkrieg to hit his Phoenix Splash for the win. A lot less high flying than I thought, but I dug the match regardless.

Rick Steiner vs Norman Smiley
March 20, 1999
Norman gets in a few shots early, but Steiner hits his pick up powerslam. T-Bone suplex by Rick, goes for the cover, but Norman is tied up in the ropes. Cheap shot by Smiley, but Rick no sells & Norman hits the whirly bodyslam. He goes for the Big Wiggle, but Steiner cuts him off and mocks the dance before hitting a Steiner-Line. He goes up top & nails the Steiner Bulldog for the 3 count.

Lizmark Jr. vs Silver King
March 27, 1999
Chops early from both, but Lizmark gets the takedown & does a flip before dropping King with a tilt a whirl back breaker. He moonsaults off the second, misses & King superkicks him. He charges & Lizmark sends him to the floor, where he connects with a wild dive on King! Back inside, King immediately dropkicks Lizmark to the opposite side of the floor & nails a springboard plancha off the second rope. Again inside, Silver King punts Lizmark in the face, bodyslams him down, tries for a double jump moonsault, but misses & Lizmark gets a victory roll for 2. He wants a second rope hurricanrana, but King hits him low & Lizmark falls back. King tries a super senton, misses & Lizmark goes to the top, but he misses a dive & King gets a 2 count. Whirly Bird by Silver King gets him the 3 count! Post match, he gets into the cameras face, licking the ring ropes, which can’t be sanitary in the least.

Scott Norton vs Chip Minton
March 27, 1999
Norton gets an arm bar and Minton front flips out of it impressively, but Norton swats him down with a clothesline. He misses a follow splash & Minton dropkicks Norton down, big splash 1…2…Norton pops up and murders Minton with a lariat. Gut wrench suplex & back elbow, but Norton literally swats Minton’s dropkick out of the way in mid air. Big corner splash connects as he nails the massive powerbomb for the 3. Scott Norton. Badass.

Meng vs Mike Enos
March 27, 1999
Beverly gets the upper hand in the early going, working an arm, but Meng & him collide with shoulders and neither sell. Meng gets fed up with someone other than him no selling, so he goes clubberin, sending Enos outside. After some stalling, Enos gets back in to get his ass kicked some more. It’s chops & kicks aplenty by Meng, who headbutts Enos in the corner & he takes a hard buckle. Enos tries a piledriver, Meng backdrops him, but Enos takes a Hot Shot instead of a back bump and looks scary. Enos with a clothesline, but Meng pops him with a superkick & Tongan Death Grip for the victory.

Vincent vs Barry Horowitz
April 4, 1999
Like his match with Prince Iaukea last month, Vincent attacks his opponent walking through the entrance smoke. Bodyslam & fist drop off the second rope have Virgil in firm control as he goes up top this time & Barry dropkicks & crotches him. Hard uppercuts as he snapmares Vince off the top & pats himself on the back before snapmaring Vince down. Butterfly suplex & O’Connor Roll gets Horowitz a 2 as he rakes the eyes and chokes Virgil in the corner. Eye poke & shitty punches put Virgil in control as he arm drags Barry down, hits the arm breaker & applies the Fujiwara arm bar for the victory. Post match, Stevie Ray makes his way out to call Vincent a Fruit Booty and Vincent starts responding, despite not having a microphone, so he just screams into the camera hilariously.

Raven & Perry Saturn vs El Dandy & Damien
April 17, 1999
Punch to the gut & knee lift combo by Raven & Saturn on Dandy, who tags in Damien. Raven hits a front suplex & Saturn nails a splash off the top to the back. Dandy jumps in & eats a T-Bone as they hit Total Elimination on Dandy. Raven hits the Even Flow on Dandy, Saturn hits a belly to back suplex on Damien as Raven gets the 3 count. I loved that Raven & Saturn broke out the old Eliminators finisher here.

Joe Gomez vs The Gambler
April 17, 1999
Let’s see if Gomez can up his win streak to 2 here. School boy immediately gets a near fall for Gomez as Gambler gets a knee to the gut & works the arm. Gomez turns the tables with a shoulder block, hip toss, arm drag & dropkick combo. Gambler uses the tights to pull Gomez into the corner, then hits his patented back elbow VINTAGE GAMBLER 1…2…NO! There’s Goldberg chants for some fucking reason as Gomez is shot off the ropes, ducks a clothesline & hits a flying forearm for the 3. There’s massive boos from the crowd and I knew it, the crowd was cheering for The Gambler like I was.

Barry Windham vs Scott Armstrong
April 24, 1999
Fast start by Armstrong, who gets a monkey flip, back elbow to the ribs & a sloppy bulldog. He tries a leap frog, but Windham catches him, sets him down & destroys him with a lariat before going outside & punching him before heading back in (why couldn’t you do that inside, Barry?). Hugh hip toss out of the corner as Barry plants him with a back suplex. Armstrong fires back with a dropkick, throws some punches, misses a clothesline & Windham hits another lariat for 3. This match sucked, Windham’s first move was a lariat & his finisher was the same fucking lariat.

Adrian Byrd vs Brian Knobbs
May 1, 1999
Knobbs beat up Byrd with weapons, sent him to Pitty City, hit another trash can shot, leg drop & splash off the second rope with the trash can for the 3 count.

Hak (w/Chastity) vs Bull Payne – No Disqualification
May 8, 1999
Hak is wearing a Tommy Bahamas shirt & carrying a fire extinguisher. Bell sounds & Chastity immediately sprays Bull with the extinguisher, Hak hits a White Russian Leg Sweep using the kendo stick, grabs a table from under the ring, sets Bull on it & hits a somersault senton for the 3 count. All without taking off that sweet shirt. Hak wins & now presumably is going to a Jimmy Buffett concert.

David Flair vs Frankie Lancaster
May 15, 1999
Lil Naitch is the ref as they lock up & Lancaster backs Flair to the corner & Robinson puts a fast 5 count to break and DQ’s Lancaster in 15 seconds. David is confused & follows Robinson to the back as Lancaster stands in the ring like a fool.

Hugh Morrus vs Bobby Blaze
May 29, 1999
Morrus no sells a dropkick, so Blaze lights him up with kicks. Jimmy Hart runs distraction, as Morrus hits his step up corner clothesline, putting the boots & elbows to Blaze. He & Jimmy take turns choking Blaze as Morrus gives the lightest stomp in the midsection you’ll see, which I’m sure Blaze appreciated. Morrus made up for it with corner splashes & the No Laughing Matter for the 3. Post match, he hits another moonsault & punches Blaze 10 times for good measure. Hugh Morrus: Cruiserweight Killer, didn’t last much longer.

WCW Saturday Night (August & September 1999)

Juventud Guerrera vs Psychosis
August 7, 1999
Psychosis drops a leg on Juvi early as he was going for a drop down spot, but misses a clothesline & Juvi hits a wheelbarrow bulldog. Top rope hurricanrana sends Psychosis to the floor & Juvi poses long enough for his opponent to get back in the ring, try a cheap shot, but fail. Juvi chops him to the ropes, charges & Psychosis destroys him with a lariat. Juvi gets crotched on the ropes & Psychosis nails a springboard spin kick sending Juvi outside. Back inside, they fuck up a float over spot & lose their spot pretty badly before Juvi just hits a Juvi Driver to get them out of this for the 3. To say this fell apart would be a massive understatement. They seriously were lost for a full minute and couldn’t get it together.

Ernest Miller (w/Sonny Onoo) vs Dave Burkhead
August 7, 1999
Cat absolutely murders Burkhead with a superkick early, bodyslams him down, then MOONWALKS into an elbow drop, which was fantastic. Cat takes the ref, so Sonny Onoo can kick the shit out of Burkhead outside, throwing him back in, so Cat can hit a terrible looking Feliner for the quick win.

Eddie Guerrero vs Chris Adams
August 7, 1999
Eddie fires off early punches in the corner & quickly hits his leaping back elbow, but Adams pulls his trunks, sending him crashing outside into the railing. Adams heeling it up outside, hitting a suplex before throwing forearms back inside, followed by a clothesline. Adams poses & hits a back suplex for 2, charges at Eddie in the ropes, but misses & just gets himself tangled up. Snap bodyslam, but Eddie misses his slingshot senton, Adams pops up, SUPERKICK! Instead of covering Eddie, he spits on him & goes up top missing a terrible looking splash as Eddie quickly goes up & hits a Frog Splash for the win. I liked this match a lot, but the ending wasn’t that good.

Sid vs La Parka
August 7, 1999
Parka throws a clothesline, dropkick & leaps off the top, right into the clutches of Sid, who choke slams him & hits the powerbomb for the 3. Sid didn’t even take his jacket off.

Barbarian (w/Jimmy Hart) vs Disciple
August 14, 1999
Brutus still chugging along, wearing a leather vest for this whole match. Barb gets some early chops, lowers his head & Brutus kicks him, sending him outside to Jimmy. Back inside, Barb just randomly choke slams Brutus, stomping on the midsection & raking the face with a boot. Hard corner back elbows before Brutus is sent outside, Hart takes the ref & Barb smacks Brutus with a chair. Back inside, Brutus just ducks a clothesline, hits a high knee & flying clothesline off the second for a 2 count. He grabs Jimmy Hart & Barb goes for the boot, collides with Jimmy, Brutus gets the roll up for the 3. This was fucking brutal.

Harlem Heat vs Bobby Eaton & Barry Darsow
August 21, 1999
Darsow chokes away at Stevie, throws a boot & gets caught as Stevie atomic drops him down, then gives one to Eaton as well. Double back elbow by Harlem Heat, but Darsow cheap shots Booker, allowing Eaton to take control with 1 back elbow, before Booker hits a scissors kick & spinaroonie for 2. Cheap shot by Eaton, who tags in Darsow, nailing Book with a clothesline & slamming him into Eaton’s boot in the corner. Tag to Beautiful Bobby, who literally just rakes the eyes & tags in Darsow, who hits a bodyslam & tags back in Eaton. They try for a Rocket Launcher & Booker hits a side kick in mid air, tagging Stevie for the hot tag. He hits a spinebuster on Darsow, tags Booker, who nails a missile dropkick for the 3. For some reason, Eaton tries to cheap shot both of them with the tag title belt post match, but does so poorly & he and Darsow both get laid out with belt shots.

Mona vs Dee Dee Venturi
August 21, 1999
Mona flips out & hits a tilt a whirl head scissors, but celebrates too much & gets leveled with a clothesline. She chokes Mona in the corner, then bulldogs her down as she chokes away, breaking at 4. Standard hip toss, but Mona gets a roll up for a 2 count as Venturi goes back on the offense. She looks for a piledriver, but Mona gets a quick roll up for another 2. Venturi wipes her out & keeps choking her, but Mona battles back with a snap suplex for yet another close near fall. Venturi tries for a hip toss, but Mona spins through & gets a victory roll for the 3.

Meng vs Barry Horowitz
August 28, 1999
This should be a 30 second squash, but Meng takes his time destroying Horowitz, who is still around at this point. Barry gets a baseball slide, dropkick & uppercut, but Meng no sells & chops him down. Thrust chop & stomp to the belly welly as Barry tries headbutting Meng in the gut & it has zero effect. Knee lift by Barry, as Meng no sells, hitting a corner clothesline. Barry floats over, hits a leaping back elbow, but Meng literally just bounces off the ropes & superkicks Barry down, applying the Tongan Death Grip for the win.
 

Brian Knobbs vs Kash (4x4)
September 4, 1999
Kash is apparently a 400 pound member of the No Limit Soldiers, who bearhugged Jimmy Hart the previous week, thus why we’re getting this one. Knobbs attacks with back elbows & an eye rake, hitting a corner splash, but Kash no sells. Clubbing blows & a bodyslam by the big man, who slaps on a bear hug. Jerry Flynn & Hugh Morrus hit the ring to cause the DQ as Swole & BA (Brad Armstrong) make the save. When you think Master P and the No Limit Soldiers, you think Brad Armstrong.

West Texas Rednecks vs Texas Outlaws
September 4, 1999
Barry & Kendall Windham are the current Tag Team Champions & representing the Rednecks and the Outlaws are just Mean Mike & Tough Tom of Disorderly Conduct under masks, so if you can’t tell them apart before, good fucking luck doing it now. Kendall suckers one into a chase ringside, where Barry levels him with a clothesline. Chops to the corner & tag to brother Barry, who bodyslams him down & hits a backdrop and forearms. Snap suplex float over gets a 2 as he tags Kendall who drops a knee & gets 2 of his own. Back suplex connects as Kendall charges at the other Outlaw & misses as Barry jumps in, but restrained, so the Outlaws switch and the other nearly catches Kendall with a small package for 2. He hits back elbows on the Rednecks & the match breaks down before Barry drops a Tag Title in the ring, takes the ref & Kendall smacks an Outlaw with it for the 3 count. Harlem Heat hit the ring post match & chase the Rednecks off.

Jim Duggan vs La Parka
September 11, 1999
We kill time for 4 minutes before we actually start as Duggan tries for a backdrop, but Parka kicks in him slow motion & Duggan sells. They have a brief slugfest before Parka snap mares Duggan down & applies a rest hold. A REST HOLD! We stalled for 4 minutes before the start of this thing! High knee by Parka, who struts to the top rope, falls off & knocks Duggan down, then climbs the wrong side & realizes Duggan is too far, so he just dives and eats shit. Duggan hits 10 punches in the corner, bodyslam, 3 point stance and the OLD GLORY KNEE DROP for the 3 count. My goodness.

El Dandy vs Lenny Lane – Cruiserweight Title
September 18, 1999
Dandy tries a hip toss, but Lenny clotheslines out & pulls Dandy up at 1. He opts to do chest rakes, Dandy tries to answer with a slingshot senton, rolls through & Lenny paps him with a right. Dandy backs up in the corner & tells Lenny to stop, confusing the champ as Dandy says “look up” and Lenny does, eating a right hand. Lenny hits a wheelbarrow slam & tells the fans to “talk to the hand” as this is dated even for 99. He gets a bodyslam, then slowly crawls on top of Dandy for 2. Dandy hits a spinebuster for 2, shoulder tackle for 2, but Lenny jawbreakers Dandy down. Lenny & Lodi start playing paddy cakes on the apron, Dandy sends them colliding into each other, almost gets a roll up, but gets 2. Lenny just hits the Memory Lane (Full Nelson face buster) for the 3. This fucking sucked (yes I’ve said that before & I’m sure I’ll say it again).

Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs Bobby Eaton
September 18, 1999
Mean Gene talks about big sweeping changes in WCW, you won’t hear about in dirt sheets or the internet, ONLY on the Hotline. So sensitive, he can’t talk about it on the air. PLUS, what you won’t read or see in Playboy Magazine, which, what the hell do you plan on showing on the Hotline, Gene? Yikes. Anyways, after multiple minutes of stalling, Duggan hits a few clotheslines & Eaton regroups, so more stalling. Rolls back in, eats a right hand & bails again, milk that TV time, Bobbo! Finally Eaton gets a few right hands and Duggan takes the lightest bump ever as Hacksaw fights back with 10 corner punches, hits his spinning bodyslam, the 3 point clothesline & Old Glory knee for the terrible win. I’m more interested in what Gene was talking about with Playboy Magazine.

Lord Steven Regal vs Erik Watts
September 25, 1999
Yep, Watts is still puttering around, dressed like a giant douchebag. He mocks Regal & drops a leg on the arm, applying a terrible arm bar, which Regal quickly escapes, picking the ankle. Watts escapes, slides outside & punches David Taylor, goes back inside with a head scissors. He slaps on a headlock, but Regal sends him outside, so Taylor can get his revenge, beating him down with the UK flag. Uppercut, snapmare, knee drop as Regal applies a submission, but Watts gets up, hits a boot & clothesline. Bodyslam & dropkick as Watts hits corner rights, but misses a splash. He tries for a roll up & Taylor smacks him with the flag pole as Regal applies the Regal Stretch. Jim Duggan walked to the ring & laid both Blue Bloods out to cause the DQ. Scott Hudson said Duggan ran so quick that he didn’t know who he was. Fuck you Scott Hudson. Post match, Duggan says if Watts watching is back, he’ll watch his. Duggan & Watts are a thing in 1999?

Leave the Memories Alone. With a tear, in my eye, this...is the final installment of WCW matches during these Quarantine Files. Every show that wasn't Nitro or Thunder was covered in much more detail than I originally had planned. I'm so happy to be able to watch something else. That will be posted soon, my next deep dive.

WCW Saturday Night 2000

Mona, Hale…and a Dog

Hugh Morrus vs Matt Anderson
March 4, 2000
This is apparently Morrus’ return (he left?). Anderson gets an arm drag & cross body for 2 as this Anderson is built like my cousin, which isn’t a compliment, my cousin is scrawny as shit. Morrus damn near kills him with a press slam & Anderson lands almost flush on his neck. You can hear Morrus ask if he’s ok, before dropping 2 elbows & legdrop, tries for a top rope elbow & misses. Anderson throws some crappy punches & a spinning leg kick. He goes up top with a missile dropkick for a 2 count. Hudson says he has big shoes to fill with a last name of Anderson. WHO THE FUCK IS HE TALKING ABOUT? Morrus hits the No Laughing Matter for the 3 count. Seriously, who was Hudson talking about, famous wrestling Anderson?

The Wall vs Rick Fuller
March 4, 2000
Wall attacks Fuller before he even gets in the ring, sending him into the railing twice, then into the steps. Into the ring, Fuller gets one kick off before Wall hits a Choke Slam for the 3. Poor Rick Fuller.

Hale (w/Jimmy Hart) vs Chad Hart
March 4, 2000
Huge press slam on the pink & black jobber as Hale chops the shit out of him in the corner. Scott Hudson is selling the hell out of this offense as Hale hits a piledriver for 3. Hudson says it reminds him of Paul Orndorff, which, whatever. Jimmy Hart says this is his next new find, since everyone else the last few years in WCW was achieving so much? Post match, they stretcher out Chad Hart.

The Harris Brothers vs Disorderly Conduct
March 11, 2000
NWO Harris Brothers are something I forgot was a thing. They attack Mike & Tom at the bell as one Harris hits Mike with a big boot, while Tom gets murdered outside by the other Harris. This was literally all that happened in the match, until both Harris brothers ended up in the ring, hitting the H-Bomb on Tough Tom, then one for Mean Mike for the 3 count.

Mona vs Little Jeanie
March 11, 2000
When Jeanie takes her jacket off to reveal her gear, Scott Hudson audibly says “Mmmm…”. Snap mare & arm drag by Mona, who dropkicks Jeanie down, chopping away in the ropes. Jeanie ducks a clothesline into a German Suplex, choking away at Mona. Multiple elbow drops, but she misses a third, still able to hit a suplex though. Jeanie goes up top, missing a big splash as Mona boots her in the corner, does her springboard back elbow & bulldog, then applies an Indian Death Lock into a roll up for 3.

Hale (w/Jimmy Hart) vs Mike Jones
March 18, 2000
So yes, Mike Jones is Virgil, Vincent, Curly Bill, you name it. He has a strap in his hand, smacks Hale with it, who clocks Virg with a clothesline & piledriver for the 3 count. Man, I thought Virgil had him.

Mona vs Dee Dee Venturi
March 18, 2000
Drop toe hold by Mona, who nearly gets a cradle for only 2. Venturi hits a snap suplex as Larry makes a Jesse Ventura comparison, calling her a “nasty little thing” while choking Mona in the corner. Diving bulldog by Dee Dee, but Mona floats over & hits a tilt a whirl head scissors. Just then Little Jeanie hits the ring & causes the DQ. Both ladies beat up Mona as they head up the ramp. Mona grabs the mic and says they’re both afraid, she has a surprise for both of them, leading to next week.

 
Mona & Fantasy vs Little Jeanie & Dee Dee Venturi
March 25, 2000
Zero idea who Fantasy is, but the heels attack, only for the faces to hit dueling snap suplexes sending the heels to regroup. Dee Dee literally grabs her partner by the hair & chucks her into the ring. She promptly gets an arm bar & then I have no fucking clue what happens (see gif). Jeanie gets a snap suplex for 2, then does a few hair mares & Dee Dee chokes away with the ref distracted by Mona. Nonchalant cover for 1, so Jeanie tags her with a clothesline & applies a Figure Four, using the ropes. Fantasy reverses the pressure, gets free & goes to her corner, but Mona isn’t supposed to get the hot tag yet, so she awkwardly waits for Jeanie to attack her. Finally Fantasy gets the hot tag 5 minutes into this fucking match and Mona cleans house (Larry points out that pun), gets an O’Connor Roll for the 3 on Jeanie as Dee Dee has to act like a ghost stopped her from making the save as Fantasy missed holding her back. My goodness, Larry Zbyszko says somewhere there are 4 empty kitchens. Mona was the best wrestler by far & she was in this for 20 seconds. Fantasy was one of the worst female wrestlers I’ve ever seen.

Hale (w/Jimmy Hart) vs Chuck Coates
March 25, 2000
Scott Hudson talks about watching Miss Hancock videos forever and Larry asks if he has a fetish, Hudson says he had pasta with marinara (WTF??). Hale clocks Coates with a clothesline in the corner & Hudson calls it a Hale Storm. He hits a vertical suplex into the corner, sloppy, but impressive. Piledriver does it & Hale wins again.

Tank Abbott vs Dave Burkhead
March 25, 2000
Punch to the gut, clubbing blow, Tank tosses Burkhead down & chucks him in the corner with back elbows. Judo throw, but Dave rakes the eyes, punches away, but the murder right hand & Tank gets the walk off KO.

Hale vs Cassidy Riley
April 1, 2000
The future Natural in TNA is bean pole thin here. Hale gives Riley a free shot, he takes it, but Hale launches him in the corner with a splash & high press slam. Piledriver gets the 3 count and Hale is impressive, but was never used beyond Saturday Night.

Mona vs Little Jeanie
April 1, 2000
Mona luckily doesn’t have to team with a terrible partner this week as she gets a headlock & shoulder early, but Jeanie meets her with a monkey flip. Snap suplex gets Jeanie 2, but she argues with the ref, giving Mona a roll up for 2. Jeanie takes her down & does a step over toe hold before applying a Boston Crab. Mona powers out & they trade pin attempts before Jeanie flat out punts Mona in the hamstring. Hair mare & choke in the ropes leads to a sleeper hold by Jeanie as Mona runs & sends Jeanie tumbling outside. She slingshots Jeanie back in & hits the Northern Lights Suplex for 2. To the corner, Mona gets in some kicks & Jeanie answers with shoulders to the midsection, but Mona reverses a whip, gets a springboard back handspring & running bulldog, then an Indian Death Lock roll up for 3! Post match, like 1 second after the finish, ASYA runs out and attacks Mona. We haven’t seen Asya since The Revolution was a thing at the end of 1999. She gets a head scissors on Mona, choking away as Jeanie takes the ref & stands tall with Asya. As far as I know, they never did anything with this feud after this.

WCW Hardcore Title on a Pole Match
Brian Knobbs vs Adrian Byrd vs Dave Burkhead vs Norman Smiley vs Rick Fuller vs Dog
April 1, 2000
Of course this was a match in the Russo era. Al Greene was Dog, who just wore camouflage & barked, that was it. He was “found” or “recruited” by Brian Knobbs & I think Fit Finaly (he might’ve broke up with Knobbs at that point, I’m not looking it up). Everyone came to the ring with weapons and the noises Scott Hudson is making on commentary after every shot is fucking stupid. Dave Burkhead is apparently bleeding as all this match is was weapon shots. Hudson just said this is the end of WCW as we know it, D-Day is April 10th. I guess that was when Bischoff & Russo became a thing, so he was sort of right. This is 7 minutes of dudes just hitting each other with shit until Knobbs put the ladder on his head & spun around, wiping everyone out. Dog wipes out Knobbs, Smiley sets up a ladder to climb the ropes (you heard me), Knobbs plays symbols with trash can lids & grabs the title. What a clusterfuck dumb match to end this WCW rewatch? Hudson says Russo & Bischoff are steering the ship to the top, little did they know, they hit a fucking iceberg.

BONUS MATCH
Blitzkrieg & Super Dragon vs American Wildchild & The Hellraiser
July 16, 1998
WCW Thunder Dark Match
The owner/booker of PWG, the notorious Super Dragon in WCW! Bell sounds & Dragon and Blitz hit double tope con hilos that makes the crowd explode! Slingshot senton & moonsault back inside by Dragon gets a 2 count on Wildchild, who hits a sloppy handspring elbow on Dragon. Facebuster by Wildchild, who tags Hellraiser & hits a huge splash for 2. Dragon hits some tame kicks, then takes Hellraiser down & tags Blitzkrieg, who gets clocked with a big boot, but he fires back with dropkicks sending his opponents to the floor. Super Dragon with a moonsault off the top & Blitzkrieg with a sky twisting springboard moonsault that have the crowd going crazy. He hits a massive Phoenix Splash for the 3 count and the crowd is on their feet for a dark match. This was in Oakland, so all these guys are SoCal talent & the crowd luckily loved it.

FIN.

The History of Super Astros
I was always intrigued by Super Astros and the talent they had in the short time it was on. I remember watching it Sunday mornings from time to time and would see luchadors and the occasional Japanese stars as well. Cut to May 99 and I saw a taping of the show during a Monday Night RAW show and I actually got to see Tiger Mask wrestle live, which didn’t click how great that was until years later. Anyways, I wanted to do a dive into the matches on this show and figured some of you on here wouldn’t remember this show at all. And considering I got a D- in high school Spanish (59.5, which rounds up to 60, muchos gracias), I have zero clue what the commentators are saying for any of these matches. The show certainly had a formula to the matches as its arm drags, hip tosses & dives aplenty. No titles, but there will be a storyline that lasts for months & wraps up pretty cool. Figured this is something not many have seen, so enjoy!

Commentators: Carlos Cabrera & Hugo Savinovich
Host: Marcelo Rodriguez
Backstage Smokeshow: Maria Felipe

Roster
Miguel Perez
El Merenguero (Jesus Castillo)
Armando Fernandez
El Hijo del Santo
Papi Chulo
Negro Casas
Apollo Dantes
Super Loco
Rey Ortiz
Jose Estrada
Pantera
El Bandido
Felino
Tiger Mask
Taka Michinoku
Sho Funaki

The Minis
Max Mini
Mini Nova
Battalion
El Torito

Brief Cameos
Dick Togo
Scott Taylor
Giant Silva
The Hardy Boyz


November 22, 1998
Scott Taylor vs Armando Fernandez
Scott tries a hip toss & Armando clocks him with a lariat, then hits a missile dropkick off the top for 2. Taylor to the floor as Armando tries a baseball slide, but Taylor side steps & drops him with a lariat of his own. Back inside, Scott floats over into a back suplex, kips up & moonwalks, showing some early Scotty 2 Hotty-isms as he hits a vertical suplex for 2. Scott lowers his head & Armando nearly gets a sunset flip, but Taylor punches free. Armando tries a dropkick off a reversal, but settles for a clothesline to the floor & a Tope Con Hilo!! Back inside, Armando misses a springboard moonsault as Taylor goes up top, tries for a headbutt, but crashes and burns. Armando hits a spinning Angels Wings for the 3 count. Crowd popped big for the finish.

El Merenguero vs Christopher Martinez
So I’m certain Merenguero is one of the Los Boricuas in a dancing gimmick. He dances with the leggy ring announcer as Howard Finkel is looking on and sad it’s not him, I guess. Clothesline by Merenguero to start, but Martinez answers with a back elbow sending his opponent outside. He misses a double axe as Merenguero throws him back in, tries for a top rope cross body & Martinez floats over for a 2 count. He misses a splash in the corner & Merenguero connects with a spinning kick, but Martinez nails a standing rana, only to miss a corner senton. Merenguero sets him up in the corner & nails a massive avalanche reverse brainbuster The Merenguero-Plex we’re told (I can make that out) for the 3.


El Hijo del Santo vs Super Loco
Santo is a legend and Loco would become Super Crazy in ECW. Series of lucha moves starts with Santo getting an arm drag & spinning head scissors, which he holds on & Loco keeps standing up from it, only to be taken down. Loco finally gets free & slams Santo down, hitting a springboard moonsault for 2, then absolutely crushes Santo with a springboard butt bump (I guess) as we go to commercial. Back from break and Santo is in control with a bulldog & big back body drop. He quickly scales the top, flying headbutt as he slaps on the La De A Caballo (the camel clutch) for a quick submission win.

November 29, 1998
Papi Chulo vs Manuel Gomez
Chulo would become Essa Rios and he’d immediately get backdropped to the floor as Gomez hits a wild tope suicida clearing the ring post in the process. He posts Chulo & allows Chulo to recover, as he fires back turning Gomez inside out with a lariat. Gomez ducks a corner attack, then does a springboard arm drag off the top & sends Papi into the ropes crashing. Wild flipping arm drag & a twisting cross body over the top outside! Gomez gets too close to the ropes & pulled outside, clotheslined down as Chulo hits a twisting Asaii Moonsault! He tries a powerbomb on the floor, but settles for another clothesline as Gomez slowly gets back in & nails a missile dropkick. These two are no selling shit as Gomez hits a slingshot twisting splash back inside for 2. Gomez tries a victory roll, but they trade pin attempts as they try flips out of the corner, but Chulo lands on his feet, Gomez crashes. Chulo lowers his head & gets planted with a powerbomb as Gomez signals for the end, another powerbomb, but Chulo floats over into a sunset flip (landing right on his fucking head in the process) for the 3 count.

Miguel Perez vs Super Loco
Let’s see if Loco can get back on track against the second Boricua we’ve seen in Perez. Misdirect leads to Loco landing on the apron & hits a springboard headbutt sending Perez outside. Loco tries a moonsault, but misses, landing on his feet. Perez with a slingshot cross body & quickly back inside, where he tries a powerbomb, misses, Loco tries a powerbomb, misses, Perez with a victory roll 1…2…3! Super quick win over Super Loco.

Negro Casas vs Sho Funaki
The Kaientai member attacks at the bell, having to be pulled off Casas by the official as Funaki is relentless at the start here. Casas cuts him off with a DDT & springboard dropkick that hits about 5% of, so he tosses Funaki outside as we get a commercial. Back from break & Funaki finally gets back in & hits a corner forearm & bulldog. Snap suplex gets a 2 count as he shoots Casas to the corner, but eats a boot & lariat. Casas tries locking on a submission, but Yamaguchi-san ringside distracts him, tripping him up in the process. Match falls apart as Yamaguchi is missing his spots, forgetting to jump on the apron to collide with Funaki, who pretty much runs into the ropes & gets rolled up for the 3. Post match, Dick Togo challenges Casas to a match next week, the first time I’ve heard Dick Togo get mic time.

December 6, 1998
Miguel Perez vs Rey Ortiz
Perez sends Ortiz outside sliding on his belly as he connects with a flying cross body, then another one off the top rope back inside for 2. He tries for a standing rana pin & gets yet another near fall. Arm bar applied to slow down his own momentum, which is questionable by Perez. Knife edge chops by the Boricua, but Ortiz crotches him in the corner, hitting a huge superplex, going back up top & hits a dropkick sending Perez outside. Insane slingshot senton on a downed Perez on the floor gets zero reaction unfortunately as he gets a 2 count back inside. He levels Ortiz with a clothesline & dropkick, then hits his victory roll for the 3 count.

Apollo Dantes vs El Merenguero
Merenguero gets a few shoulder tackles to start, then floats over Dantes, clotheslining him outside & hits a slingshot dive, like every other match thus far. Hard chops inside by Merenguero, but Dantes gets a back elbow in & a hard chop for a receipt. Shoulder breaker is busted out to the delight of no one (just me, it was rad) as he continues targeting the shoulder & clotheslines Merenguero in the corner. Merenguero tries a flying forearm, but tumbles outside & Dantes hits a suicide dive through the ropes. Back inside, Dantes gets a standing figure four pinning combo to win super quick.

Dick Togo vs Negro Casas
Togo wants revenge for last week as he launches Casas high in the air with a back drop and within seconds of this starting, he slaps on a rest hold. Casas reverses the arm bar into a slam of his own, but Togo escapes, slapping Casas right in the face, so Casas fires off a kick to the chest. Hard chops follow & this match is stiff as hell. Brutal DDT & standing senton gets Casas 2 as he continues just puntin away at Togo, who has had enough, charges, but eats a boot. Casas tries a victory roll, but Togo turns it into a wheelbarrow face buster, but misses his patented senton bomb off the top. Step up enzugiri & La Magistral Cradle get Casas the 3 count!

December 13, 1998
El Hijo del Santo vs Jose Estrada
The third Boricua to appear on the show tries to attack at the bell, but Santo sends him outside & nails a suicide dive through the ropes. Back inside, top rope missile dropkick leads to a running bulldog & another. The size differential between these two is pretty insane as Estrada just powers Santo down as he tried for a third bulldog. Estrada tries unmasking Santo, gives up & goes up top, missing a headbutt. Santo with a victory roll for 3. Yikes, this wasn’t good.

El Torito vs Mini Nova
Our first little guy match as a head scissors sends Torito to the outside. Torito gets back in & immediately sends Nova down, who answers with another head scissors. He gets a running start & arm drags Torito to the floor. Nova then hits a springboard cross body off the second rope outside! Torito recovers in record time & gets back in, slamming Nova down & tries for a senton off the second, misses as Nova goes up top & hits a flying roll up 1…2…NO! Nova gets slammed down as Torito goes to the top & hits a diving splash for the 3 count.

Apollo Dantes vs Negro Casas
Corner clotheslines by Dantes starts & he answers with a spinebuster as Casas fires back with chops & a DDT for 2. Dantes cuts him off & nails a missile dropkick, but does a cocky cover for 2. Big boot drops Casas, but Dantes goes again & gets his leg swept. Massive back drop to the floor as Casas hit a plancha filling the dive quota for this episode as we go to break as Jose Estrada makes his way ringside. Back from break Casas hits the ropes & gets tripped by Estrada, allowing Dantes to regain control with his shoulder breaker. Casas fires back with kicks & chops and they exchange near falls as Casas hits multiple dropkicks, gaining momentum with a leg sweep submission, but we see El Hijo del Santo run to the ring as Estrada puts the boots to Casas. All 4 men start brawling and we get a Double DQ. Which is fine, since it leads us to our first match next week.

January 24
Armando Fernandez vs Papi Chulo
Fast start for Fernandez, who hits a series of moves, sending Chulo to the corner, but gets backdropped to the apron. Chulo poses & eats a forearm, then missile dropkick. They trade reverse waist locks as Chulo tries a wheel kick, Armando ducks & hits a clothesline. Sit out powerbomb by Fernandez, who goes up top & misses a springing moonsault. Chulo hits a massive head scissors off the top & only gets a 2 count. He tosses Fernandez to the floor & hits a springboard twisting moonsault that wipes Armando clean out. Back inside, Armando ducks an attack & hits one monkey flip, tries a second, but Chulo slams him down, feet on the ropes & gets the 3 count.

Negro Casas vs Funaki
Funaki slaps on a sleeper and is told by the ref to let it go because it’s a choke, which it wasn’t. He does this again & is scolded again. Then Casas does the same fucking thing and the ref lets it go. This is shitty for Funaki, who just rakes the eyes of Casas, who fires back with a neckbreaker. Pop up dropkick sends Funaki outside & Casas nails a slingshot cross body. I had zero idea that Apollo Dantes was ringside, but he throws Funaki back inside and the Kaientai member takes over, working the wrist, because that’s what will ground a luchador. Funaki tells Dantes to get on the apron and he loads the fist up. He sends Casas in, but moves at the last second & Dantes nearly hits Funaki, but pulls up. Funaki thanks him as Casas dropkicks Funaki into Dantes, then gets a La Magistral Cradle for the 3 count.

El Merenguero vs Miguel Perez
Boricuas collide as Perez is out for revenge for last week & hits a dropkick sending Merenguero outside & he nails a twisting plancha. Back inside, brutal powerbomb destroys Merenguero, but the dancer gets an eye poke, lowers his head & Perez gets a sunset flip for 2. Merenguero pops up with a lariat for 2 of his own as he slaps on a rest hold, allowing Apollo Dantes to show up for the second match in a row, then Negro Casas, Rey Ortiz & Armando Fernandez all hit ringside as Perez starts his comeback with a snap powerslam for 2. Before anything else can happen, all 6 men are in the ring and we have a brawl. Referees try prying them apart but it’s chaos to end the episode. I think we know where this is leading.

January 31
Apollo Dantes, El Merenguero & Rey Ortiz vs Armando Fernandez, Miguel Perez & Negro Casas
All 6 men brawl to start with the technicos hitting a trifecta of backdrops. Merenguero & Fernandez start officially as they trade corner shots & Armando arm drags Merenguero down & nails a hurricanrana and top rope cross body for 2. Dropkick sends Merenguero outside where Casas hits a dive, then all the rudos gets sent outside & Armando and Miguel hit double dives! Casas & Ortiz legal now as Casas tries a monkey flip, but Ortiz stomps on him, as Casas hits a pop up dropkick. Dantes & Perez in now as Apollo hits a kitchen sink knee. Perez hits a corner hurricanrana, then backdrops Dantes to the floor as we head to break. We’re back and Armando is taking the fight to Ortiz, who nails a wheel barrow face buster. Missile dropkick by Dantes as Casas jumps in and attacks Apollo’s knee. Merenguero clips Casas from behind & the rudos attack behind the refs back. They keep Casas isolated before Dantes misses a corner splash & Armando gets the hot tag. Match breaks down soon after and the ref loses control as his attention is turned to Perez & Merenguero outside. This allows Armando Fernandez to roll up Dantes, as Papi Chulo hits the ring, DDTs Fernandez and Dantes picks up the scraps for the 3 count. The amount of time the ref had his head through the ropes was comically long. It was insanely ridiculous.

El Hijo del Santo vs Papi Chulo
Chulo gets the early start with snapmares galore as he tries to unmask Santo quickly, but the ref stops him long enough for Santo to hits some flying forearms for 2. Kitchen sink knee cuts off Santo as we head to break. Back from commercial & Santo hits a running bulldog, tries for another, but Chulo tosses him down. Papi tries a somersault plancha, but Santo moves & Chulo lands on his friggin feet! They get back inside as Chulo slides to the floor, avoids the first dive, but turns his back & Santo hits a diving cross body off the top. Quickly back in & Santo hits a somersault senton for a 2. Santo tries a monkey flip & Chulo slams him down, feet on the rope, same way he beat Fernandez last week, but here’s Armando Fernandez right on cue to slap the feet away from the ropes. Chulo gets distracted long enough for Santo to roll him up for the 3 count.

February 7
El Hijo del Santo vs Pantera
Head scissors by Santo and dropkick to answer by Pantera, who hits a pop up flapjack on Santo, but tries again & gets arm dragged down by Santo. Hurricanrana & a head scissors are followed by an arm drag as Pantera no sells it & just pops him with a superkick. He poses, then gets back dropped outside, allowing Santo to nail a tope suicida. Pantera hits a clothesline back inside, but goes to the top, only for Santo to hit a hurricanrana, nearly murdering Pantera in the process. Santo gets sent outside & Pantera nails a somersault senton onto the floor, which is always brutal to see. Back inside, Pantera connects with a draping flapjack off the ropes & tries for a top rope moonsault, but misses. Santo nails his somersault senton, then Camel Clutch for the super quick tap.

El Bandido vs Negro Casas
Our first look at Bandido on Astros as they have a slap battle before Casas hits a wheel kick, lowers his head, but Bandido slams him to the mat. He folds Casas up with a powerbomb for 2 as Casas fights back with a clothesline, sending Bandido outside. Shockingly we don’t get a dive & Bandido just gets back inside & we lock up. They trade shoulder blocks & slaps as here comes El Merenguero ringside. Bandido takes the ref & Merenguero cracks Casas with a right hand & this becomes a running trend. Casas does start fighting back, but gets tripped up by Merenguero and the race is on as Casas chases after him all the way up the ramp to the back. Bandido wins via countout in his debut.

Armando Fernandez vs El Merenguero
I guess Merenguero lost Casas in the chase as he’s out here in the main event getting his ass handed to him early by Fernandez. Head scissors drops Merenguero on his head as Fernandez dropkicks him to the floor & nails a somersault plancha. Back inside, Merenguero cuts Armando off & chops him brutally in the corner, choking him with his boot. We see Bandido ringside to presumably repay the favor from Merenguero, who misses a corner splash & Fernandez takes him down with a series of elbows & legdrops. Merenguero signals to Bandido to get up on the apron and he does, but Fernandez sends him crashing into each other, rolls up Merenguero for the 3 count.

February 14
Armando Fernandez & El Hijo del Santo vs Pantera & Papi Chulo
Chulo works Santo’s arm early as Pantera drops the double axe off the top onto it. Chulo made the tag, but kept going and the ref tells Pantera to get back out, but he doesn’t listen, it’s not his cue yet. Finally Santo dropkicks the heels outside and he & Fernandez hit double dives. Back inside Fernandez tries a monkey flip, but Chulo hits a wheelbarrow face buster for 2. Leg sweep by Fernandez, who can’t follow up with a missed elbow as Chulo tries for a Tornado DDT, but gets launched. Fernandez with a missile dropkick, takes way too long up top the second time & Chulo nails an arm drag off the top. Tag to Pantera & they hit the pop up super rana out of the corner for 2. He stacks up Fernandez with a powerbomb for another 2 as Santo breaks it up. No tag by the heels as Pantera hits a DDT, then another, sending Fernandez outside & hits a somersault senton to the floor. Santo goes up & hits a crossbody on Pantera as Chulo nails a tope suicida wiping everyone out. Back inside Fernandez hits a spinning Angels Wings just like that for the 3. No one sold that dive by Chulo at the end. Post match Fernandez sprinted after Chulo up the ramp for reasons I don’t know, he just won.

El Merenguero & El Bandido vs Miguel Perez & Negro Casas
Casas & Bandido start with Bandido hitting a pop up dropkick & tagging Merenguero who hits a leaping legdrop to Casas in a bent over position. Hard chops to the corner, but misses a splash as Casas tags in Perez who hits a rana & clothesline that absolutely crumbles Merenguero. We get an extended arm bar from Perez to take us to break and when we return, Bandido has a headlock on Perez, but gives it up to floor him with a lariat. Bandido misses a splash in the corner and Casas gets the hot tag. Match breaks down as Merenguero gets launched with a back body drop & dropkicked outside by Perez, who hits his spinning plancha. Back inside Bandido tries a pump handle, but Casas floats over & gets La Magistral for the 3 count!

February 21
El Mereguero vs Miguel Perez
Dropkick sends Merenguero outside as these two keep brawling all the way to the back and this is literally it. This match went 30 seconds maybe?

Mini Nova vs Battalion (w/El Torito)
Nova gets a running start & head scissors that send Battalion outside & Nova hits a somersault dive off the top!! Back inside Nova hits a top rope diving victory roll, but only gets a 2 count. Battalion regains control with a tilt a whirl slam as El Torito bad mouths Max Mini, who is on commentary. Head stand by Nova in the corner as he head scissors Battalion multiple times as Torito pops up on the apron, holds Nova, but he ducks & Battalion dropkicks Torito to the floor! Springboard twisting crucifix gets Nova the 3 count as Battalion & Torito put the boots to Nova post match. Max quickly gets off commentary & makes the save with head scissors to both men as he & Nova jump on the commentators table to celebrate.

Armando Fernandez & Felino vs Apollo Dantes & Papi Chulo
Diving leg clip by Chulo to start, which is unique as he hits a follow up flying back elbow & mocks Fernandez. Chulo misses a clothesline & eats one from Armando for a 2 count as he tags Felino in, diving out of the way from a charging Chulo, who lands on his head in the corner. Moonsault, but Chulo lands on his feet & runs into a lariat, so here comes Dantes, and he & Felino mess up the first spot they try, so Felino just hits a rana to the floor. We cut backstage where MIGUEL PEREZ & EL MERENGUERO ARE STILL BRAWLING!! Back to the ring and Fernandez gets a facebuster off a Chulo attempted rewind off Dantes in the ropes (think Private Party’s thing). Match really is starting to fall apart with the amount of confusion & botched spots. This is really one of the worst communicated matches I’ve seen as finally Perez & Merenguero fight over the barricade & inside the ring as Dantes & Chulo put the boots to Perez and we have a 6 man brawl to end the show. Match sucked, but it leads us to our next match, which will hopefully be better.

February 28
Armando Fernandez, Felino & Miguel Perez vs Apollo Dantes, El Merenguero & Papi Chulo
Babyfaces work over Dantes arm to start, but he flat out slaps Fernandez in the face & hooks a headlock, tagging in Merenguero, who promptly gets sent to the floor & eats a Fernandez dive. The heels regroup as Felino & Chulo are in now with Felino chopping away, only to eat a Chulo boot. He tries a springboard rana, but Felino powerbombs out of it for 2. Fernandez tags back in & he hits a face first suplex, but as he hits the ropes, Merenguero hooks the top & Armando tumbles. Heels put the boots to him outside until he simply walks to his corner on the floor, haha. They needed to go to commercial & that’s one way to do it. We return with the heels isolating Fernandez & Merenguero hitting a solid butterfly suplex for 2. Match ultimately breaks down into a brawl with Perez & Fernandez hitting dives on Merenguero & Dantes. Chulo though tries a monster moonsault, but crashes & Felino drops him with a DDT for the 3 count as Perez & Armando hold off the heels.

Battalion & El Torito vs Max Mini & Nova
Head scissors & flippy arm drag by Nova starts & he nails a top rope rana, only to get wiped out by Torito as Battalion spills outside. Torito misses a splash in the corner, so Max climbs up top & nails a top rope rana of his own, but Torito lands on his feet and Max nails round the world arm drag, but gets clocked from behind by Battalion. He misses a standing senton as Nova gets the tag, but the heels take over & try to unmask Nova, getting pretty damn close as Battalion just hits a standing splash for 2. Superkick by Torito sends Nova flying halfway across the ring as he gorilla presses Nova to the corner & dropkicks him. Nova fights back with an arm drag sending Torito to the floor & a wheelbarrow arm drag on Battalion. Tag to Max, who nails a head scissors & arm drag outside, then hits a twisting corkscrew cross body off the top super quick. Those two crack heads as Torito & Nova are back inside and Torito hits a running splash for 3, anticlimactic finish for an otherwise awesome match. Post match, heels lay out Max, who vows revenge.