- Washington DC, December 27th.Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, Mike Tenay on commentary.
Cruiserweight Title - Billy Kidman (c) Vs. Juventud Gurrera Vs. Rey Mysterio, jr.
The faces beat on Juvi then they fight themselves but Juvi gets cocky so they beat on him again. Double bulldog by Juvi then he chops all that moves. Juvi flips out of a german but is clotheslined by Kidman. Rey X-factors Kidman for 2. Billy and Rey are outside so Juvi springboards onto them. Awesome spot where Rey is on Kidmans shoulders and Juvi springboard hurricanranas him off, just brilliant. Kidman goes for a splash but Juvi gets his knees up things aren't to rosy for Juvi though as he is sonn hurricanraned off the apron by Rey. Billy, Juvi are ringside so Rey moonsaults onto them. Juvi Driver to Rey but Kidman stops the count. Another nice spot where Juvi throws Rey up and he hurricanranas Kidman off the top. Eddy Guerrero is ringside and tries to help Juvi win but as Juvi rolls up Kidman Rey dropkicks him which turns the roll up over and Billy pins Juvi for 3. ****1/2 Awesome match, WCW crusierweights were the best wrestlers for me in late 90s. I liked the two hurricanrana spots and there was so much going on I couldn't type it all, especially at the start. Eddy has a go at Juvi and Rey saying they cant beat a Creampuff but no rest for Kidman though as he defends title again now.
Cruiserweight Title - Billy Kidman (c) Vs. Eddy Guerrero
Inside cradle gets Billy 2. Eddy in control over the tired Kidman. Juvi tries to help Eddy but Rey stops him. Head scissors by Kidman then he dropkicks out of a flapjack. Eddy locks in an indian deathlock type move. Bulldog and sleeper by Kidman but Eddy jawbreakers him. Eddy removes his boot and hits Kidman for 2, brainbuster by Eddy then he heads up top but Kidman superplexes him. On the outside Rey hits Juvi like a whack-a-mole with Eddys boot. Step up hurricanrana by Eddy but when he goes for a powerbomb Billy faceplants him. They're both on the top, Eddy gets knocked off but Juvi crotches Kidman but when Eddy goes back up Rey knocks him down and Kidman hits Shooting Star Press for 3. **** Match was good and I enjoyed the Juvi, Rey stuff. Fair dos Kidman for being part of two **** matches in a row. (**** seems quite high for this if I watched this again it may not quite hit that mark but for now i'll keep it)
Norman Smiley Vs. Prince Iaukea
Quick 2 Iaukea then Norm gets dropkicked to outside, mainly punches etc. so far. Norm busts out the wiggle then a scoop slam gets 2. 'Boring' chant. Some nice submissions by Smiley. Iaukea goes for a suplex but Norm hits his own, double underhook delayed suplex by Norm. Iaukea punches out of a cross armbreaker. Norm dances again but is soon belly-to-bellied for 2. Norm dances again. Smiley wins via chickenwing. *1/2 Boring but i'll bump it up a notch for some of Norms nice submissions. (Norman was one of the few WCW guys I liked under rated by many)
Scott Hall cuts an in-ring promo saying 1998 was a bad year for Scott and he'll change or whatever. I'm not sure if they were going for sympathy but it didn't matter as Hall turned heel during Finger Poke Of Doom.
Ernest 'The Cat' Miller (w/ Sonny Onoo) Vs. Perry Saturn
Miller gives Saturn 5 seconds to leave, I hope he does. Miller stalls alot, good bit where he slides in but stops short of Saturn and gets beaten on. Leg sweep by Miller. Nothing much of note happens. Saturn gets several pin attempts so Miller bails ringside then argues with ref to stall again. Saturn gets a couple suplexes, he jumps off the top but Miller kicks him. Miller fights out of another suplex and kicks Saturn. Miller brings Onoo in but that backfires and Saturn gets 3 with a DVD. *1/2 - Pretty boring, basic offence and Miller spent most time stalling, it wasn't bad from a botch perspective but it's hard to botch punch, kick etc.
Ric Flair says he'll beat Bischoff or whatever, then backstage Steiner and Bagwell badmouth Konnan.
Brian Adams/Scott Norton (w/ Vincent) Vs. Finlay/Jerry Flynn
Not much happens until Norton powerslams Finlay. Vincent cheapshots Flynn so Adams gets a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Finlay controls Adams until he gets piledrivered then Norton DDTs. Crowd is dead as Finlay is dominated for what feels like 10 mins due to Nortons borig offence, Flynn tags in but is soon powerbombed by Norton for 3. * - Boring. Vincent, Norton and Adams must've been the worst of the nWo. (Which is quite an accomplishment when you think about it)
TV Championship - Chris Jericho Vs. Konnan (c)
Jericho comwa out with Konnans TV title and cuts a promo saying he doesn't understand Konnans sayings and should pull his pants up. Dropkick to a seated Jericho by K-Diggity. Jericho heel kicks him down but then misses a crossbody. Jericho gets 2 off a suplex using a cocky pin. Jericho is in control of K-Dawg until he gets alabama slammed. Lionasult gets Jericho 2 as does a belt shot. Facebuster by K-Diggity-diggity-dawg then a Tequila Sunrise gets the submission victory. ** Was ok but they seemed to be holding something back, hearing the nWo Wolfpac theme is a plus aswell.
Ric Flair Vs. Eric Bischoff
Flair beats on Eric for a while until Eric kicks Flair in the head and he blades. Bischoff fires off some karate kicks or whatever. Multiple lowblows by Flair, I love it. Figure Four by Flair but Curt Henning runs down and gives Bischoff a foreign object that he hits Flair with for 3. * BS but it gets a * for the lowblows. Flair beat Bischoff 24hrs later on Nitro for WCWs presidency, why not just book Flair to win at Starrcade?? (.... because this was WCW)
DDP Vs. Giant
- Paul Wights last WCW PPV, as he wasn't at Souled Out 1999.
Punches and ducking by DDP to start but Giant takes over on the outside, specifically targeting DDPs arm then he juist throws him over the top rope back in the ring. Giant dominates Page for awhile then busts out the bearhug!! DDP tries a Cutter but gets powerslammed. DDP bites out of a bearhug but Show nails a sick backbreaker. Floatover DDT gets Page 2. Ref Bump!! Bret Hart comes down but hits Giant with a chair then DDP kicked him in the nuts or something. Chokeslam is countered to a Diamond Cutter and that gets Pade 3. ** Crowd digged Page which I liked, I hate dead crowds but 85% of the match was Giants offence and that was boring and Brets interference was stupid as it didn't impact the match, running in for the sake of a run in is stupid.
WCW Championship - Goldberg (c) Vs. Kevin Nash.
- I've reviewed this match for the Essential Starrcade DVD so i'll paste that here.
Both are faces, using skills gained from Columbo I think Nash is in WolfPac here as Finger Poke Of Doom was 8 days away crowd likes Nash, idiots and Goldberg signs an autograph on the way to the ring. Goldberg suplexes out of a headlock. Punch, kicks, knees and elbows from Nash, that's four of the six moves in his arsenal. Goldberg punches Nash from a UFC style mount. Nash locks in a cross armbreaker, let's take a minute to both appreciate Nashs mat submission skills and a minute to recover from seeing something as rare as an eclipse. Spear by Goldberg but Nash low blows him to avoid Jackhammer. Thrust kick by Goldberg, the move that effectively ended Bret Harts career. Disco Inferno and Bam Bam Bigelow run in but are disposed of but as Goldberg sets up for a spear Scott Hall appears and stun guns Goldberg, Jackhammer finishes it and ends the streak at 173-0 to a pop. ** I on the odd occasion rag on Nash for booking himself to end the streak but you know what at least he didn't win clean. Nothing was botched but it's hard to botch punch, punch, kick style match.
WCWs next PPV was Souled Out 1999 - http://wcwppvs.blogspot.com/2012/12/souled-out-1999.html
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