Road Wild 1998

- August 8th, 1998
Buyrate - 0.91
Attendance - 8,500

- Road Wild was the PPV that took place at Sturgis, South Dakota at a biker rally. Was also known as Hog Wild but I believe got changed for legal reasons. Opening video is 100% about Hogan/Bischoff Vs. DDP/Leno. Tenay here looks like 2013 Sting.

Barbarian (w/ Jimmy Hart) Vs. Meng
 Barbarian attacks as Meng enters. Palm thrusts, corner clothesline by Meng but then he gets belly-to-bellied. Piledriver by meng but he misses a follow up diving headbutt. Barbarian gets 2 off a belly-to-belly from the top rope. Meng gets 2 off a powerslam, though it didn't look like Barbarian kicked out. Barbarian is pausing now for a while, I guess he's forgot what to do. Meng applies a Tongan Deathgrip for 3, a Vulcan Deathgrip to the throat. Postmatch - Hugh Morrus joins Barbarian and Hart in a 3-on-1 beatdown until Duggan makes the save to strenghten Tonga-US relations. *1/2 - Basic opener but in slow-mo.

Disco Inferno/Alex Wright Vs. Public Enemy
 Remember the WWF angle where Public Enemy were so bad that WWF wrestlers would beat them up. 'Disco Sucks' chant though that may be aimed at Disco music itself and not Ottawan himself. Rocco and Alex Wright trade wristlocks. Grunge pounds Disco to cheers now he misses a charge at Alex so he dances. Double flapjack to Disco. Weapon shots now as the ref decides to not call for the DQ. Disco makes it a street fight when he and Alex return from the back with a table, cause wrestlers can change rules on a whim apparently. Now the match has gone from being nothing to a basic ECW match, you can decide for yourself which is worse. Not much happens until we finally get to the big finish where Disco is stacked on 3 tables and Rocco elbows him through them off of a scaffold,. yes I sat through 16 minutes of crap for that one spot, at least it ended it though. * - Dreadful match. It just wouldn't end, who gave this 17 mins or so, should be hunted down by Dog, Leland and co. (I must've been into watching The Bounty Hunter when I typed this originally)

Dean Malenko is interviewed by WCW.Com or something (I hate lazy reviewing like that, I should've known what the interview was for dumb dumb Pa ... er Merle Ramone). This PPV so far - 2.5/10, that must be a record low only maybe Taboo/Cyber might have done worse. (Cyber Sunday got 2/10 to start, and 10.5/35 overall and I can't find a Taboo Tuesday review though I thought I had done one)

Raven (w/ Lodi) Vs. Perry Saturn Vs. Kanyon
 Saturn match isn't going to cheer me up. No DQ as it's 'Ravens Rules' and falls count anywhere in Sturgis. This match was your average three way with brawling in and around the ring, one WOAH! moment though for me was when Saturn/Kanyon did Total Elimination. The cliche tower of doom spot happened as well, had there ever been a triple threat without one? Horace Hogan interfered at one point and his timing was atrocious, he was meant to hit Lodi with a STOP sign but missed so stood there as Lodi shouted 'What Are You Doing?' then he span and hit Lodi anyway. Raven gets hit with the stop sign and Saturn hits a Death valley Driver for 3. ** - Forgettable 3 way but not bad or anything, did like Total Elimination. Horace's timing though, wow.

Psychosis Vs. Rey Mysterio
 Winner gets a future Cruiserweight Title match, makes me laugh as Rey has sinister music then he comes out like an oompa-loompa. Not much of interest happening, Psychosis is on top after a clothesline and front suplex, he heads up top but is caught and hurricanraned by Rey. Psychosis gets 2 off a powerbomb to avoid a hurricanrana. Vulcan death grip is applied for awhile. Electric chair into a pin gets Psychosis 2, don't think i've seen that before. Single leg crab is applied until Psychosis decides to let it go. Psychosis head up but Rey dropkicks him to the outside. Rey gets 3 with a hurricanrana, or should I say a spike hurricanrana as he drilled Psychosis into the mat hard. *1/2 - WCW was known for its cruisers generally delivering the goods but this was boring to an extent, certainly a disappointment but still best match so far. (I feel I should explain how *1/2 is the best match so far when a ** preceded it, *'s are based on expectation and so Rey/Psy may of been better than the 3 way but I expected less from that so it got ** you with me?)

TV Title - Chavo Guerrero Vs. Stevie Ray (c)
 Apparently Chavo stole the TV Title, sat through all this rubbish and now I have a Chavo match, boooo. Well I say 'match' all it really was, was Chavo running around to avoid Stevie then getting Pedigreed, sort of, by Stevie for 3. Eddie comes down post match but nothing happens. * - For Eddie Guerrero's post match appearance it gets *. (Under my newer set of rules this match shouldn't have a rating as it goes under 3 mins - Wikipedia that great source of info has it going 2:38 so I shall rescind the lowly * and give it a UnR)

Jericho is interviewed by WCW.com or something.

Rick Steiner is out for a match with Scott Steiner but here's JJ Dillon and he says due to Rick hitting Scott with a chair on Nitro the match is cancelled but will happen at Fall Brawl or Scott is banned from wrestling, Scott who came out on a stretched with a neck brace and leg plastered makes a miracle recovery at this point and runs off. I dont get how a company can willingly dupe fans, some may of bought this PPV for Rick Vs. Scott and WCW go and book it for the next PPV, I dont think it happened at Fall Brawl either.

Brian Adams (w/ Virgil) Vs. 'Mongo' McMichael
 Oh screw you WCW, I like Mongo as it makes me laugh he was a Horsemen but after the crap so far I dont want to see him wrestle. This match was the (Nasty Boys) pits, there was a sequence so bad I had to rewatch multiple times to get it all, firstly Mongo ducks a clothersline, which may of meant to hit then he fails to apply a headlock properly then does a horrible DDT which may of knocked Adams doolally. Adams applied the Vulcan Deathgrip for a while at one point. Another fuck up occured when Brian hits Mongo in the throat or something, then he goes to piledrive Mongo but his foot hits the ref in a dreadful ref bump. Vincent then hits Adams with a chair by accident, though Mongo moved before Vincent had even swung. Mongo got 3 via a Tombstone, would you allow Mongo to Tombstone you? 1/2 - I like Mongo so feel bad giving 1/2 but man it sucked.

Cruiserweight Title - Chris Jericho (c) Vs. Juventud Guerrera
 Dean Malenko is special ref. Jericho is out in a Kimono with a mic but bikers rev their engines. Dropkick right to the mouth by Juvi. At one point Dean pulls Jericho by the hair, the issue's between them really as Juvi could be anyone, we dont see it though as cameras didn't catch it, even the cameramen are horrendus here. The ring is on a platform, so higher than usual and Juvi crossbodys from the ring to the lower floor onto Jericho, well part of Jericho anyway. Back in now as Jericho catches Juvi from a crossbody and hits a Tombstone/Juvi Driver type move. Delayed vertical gets 2 from a 'c'mon baby!' pin. Jericho has beemn on top for a while until Juvi gets his knees up on a Lionsault then gets 2 off a top rope spinning heel kick. Juvi lands on his feet from a german, goes for a hurricanrana but is powerbombed. Juvi Driver gets 2. Jericho goes for a double underhook powerbomb but transitions Juvi into the Liontamer (Walls Of Jericho). Jericho is up top then kicks Dean so he launches Juvi up for a Frankensteiner and the 3 count. **1/2 - Good match but it did drag a bit for my liking. Easily the best match so far though by about a 1000 miles.

Battle Royal - nWo Vs. Wolfpac Vs. Goldberg
 nWo is Scott Hall, The Giant, Curt Henning and Scott Norton. Rocking the Red and Black are Nash, Sting, Luger and Konnan. Goldberg is on his own. Scott Hall promo ends with 'The Survey Says' which leads me to believe he is sponsored by Family Fortunes, possibly Family Feud in US. Not much to say beyond Goldberg eliminates most of the people then pins Giant with a Jackhammer, you could be eliminated by pin or over the top. The main story was Giant Vs. Goldberg really as nWo/Wolfpac wasn't intense enough to get the story on them. - ** Call it ** as I hate doing battle royals, one point though- here WCW could've built a Goldberg feud instead he goes over most of the WCW main roster, admittedly not by pin but he still won and WCW didnt build anything, call it a slightly wasted opportunity.

DDP/Jay Leno (w/ Kevin Eubanks) Vs. Hogan/Bischoff (w/ The Disciple)
 Well this match sucked really, whole lot of stalling to start. Bischoff did some punches and kicks whilst DDP and Hogan did nothing of note. Jay Leno did gets shots at Bischoff, including a low blow. It ended when Kevin Eubanks came in and Diamond Cuttered Bischoff allowing Leno to get the 3 count. Hogan/Bischoff/Disciple did attack post match but Goldberg made the save, leaving us with a fairytale ending, ahhhhh. - *1/2 - As I said it sucked but I will give Jay Leno credit as he was trying to be fair, kind of funny/depressing how it was the the celebrity that didn't phone it in.

13 / 40 - That is a Top 3 worst PPV i've reviewed score wise, Spring Stampede 2000 and King Of The Ring 2000 being the others. God it sucked best match was Juvi/Jericho and that wasn't even that great. Mongo/Adams was horrendus as was the tag match. Avoid like the plague homies. (The original rating was 14 / 45 but due to Chavo/Ray rating being null and voided I have edited it)

Halloween Havoc 1998

- First WCW review since 21st December 2012. This is off YouTube, I was offered some WCW VHS tapes but I aint paying £45, not including the Post Office add ons, for 4 tapes, no chance. (4 tapes at £45 is what 10.50 a tape or so that's not too bad, damn my penny pinching ways but I was born a penny pincher and ill die a penny Pincher, also the fees were due to it being a postal order at least Pay Pal fees are cheaper)

- October 25th 1998, MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Buyrate of 0.78

Opening video focuses on Hogan/Warrior mainly, the 'Rematch Of The Century' ... 0.78 is all I'll say.

 This is a clipped version so no review of the Wrath/Meng, Saturn/Lodi and Fit/Alex Wright matches but that's not a bad thing that's .... a good thing *does cheesy smile*. Show starts with Nitro Girls dancing, then Mean Gene brings out Rick Steiner, no not to dance with the Girls but to talk. Here's Buff Bagwell now and he pledges to help Rick Steiner against Scott but Ricks no fool so he refuse .... oh wait Rick accepts Buffs help. (I assume the Network version is the full one as Superbrawl 1991 is so maybe one day I'll do a full review but really dont think im missing much in terms of quality)

WCW TV Title - Chris Jericho (c) vs. Raven
 Oh what do you know, there's a match on this here PPV. Raven says he's been losing recently but it's not his fault it's due to circumstances beyond his control then says he aint wrestling tonight as he was unscheduled. Here's Jericho he claims he = buyrates ..... 0.78 says it all really. He badmouths Raven enough for him to come back and wrestle. Clothesline by Raven sends both men over to the outside, he follows this up with a front suplex on the steps. Back in and back out as Jericho hits his springboard dropkick but misses a crossbody off the apron and hits the guardrail. Announcers make reference to Raven tapping out recently .... hmmm. Jericho exposes a turnbuckle, he goes for a hurricanrana but is powerbombed then slinshotted into aforementioned turnbuckle. Jericho rolls through a waistlock and applies a LionTamer, Walls Of Jericho as it's more commonly known now, but Raven makes the ropes. Evenflow DDT gets 2, damn good nearfall. Lowblow and bridged german gets Jericho a 2 of his own. Kanyon is here and Jericho is whipped into him so Raven goes for Evenflow again but is scooped up into the Liontamer and he taps out straight away. **** - Damn good opener here, boosted it to 4 *s for a hot crowd and the good near fall at the end. Great start to Halloween Havoc.

 Bischoff and Hogan are out as Hogan goes on about beating up his nephew Horace on Nitro and how he'll beat Warrior tonight yada, yada, yada.

Disco Inferno Vs. Juventud Guerrera
 Winner gets a Crusierweight Title match tonight. Some, possibly intoxicated, fans are John Travoltaing. I imagine Juvi found it hard to buy beer/tequila as he's looked about 10 for years. Disco starts better, a sideslam gets 2. Juvi chops Disco and I think people in Tijuana heard that one. Juvi botches a rocker dropper type move then shows that he did indeed botch it by going for it again, improvise man! Ottawan gets monkey flipped to the outside, god knows I have my finger on the pulse of todays pop culture people, Juvi hits a headscissors through the roeps, I think he banged his head on the mats. Back in Ottawan is taking control with an inverted atomic drop, lariat and Bret Hart style elbow for 2. The move I hate the most, a chinlock, is applied. Hurricanrana by Juvi but a Juvi Driver is avoided. Disco busts some moves like a Funky Val Venis. Giant swing by Disco but he himself gets dizzy and falls into Juvis nuts, I like comedy in a match at times unlike when a match itself is comedic one of which I think is up later. Top rope hurricanrana by Juvi after he'd crotched Disco up top. Ottawan hits a jumping piledriver for the 3 count and a title match later. **1/2 - Good match but some sloppyness on the part on Juvi docks some points. 

 Nitro Girls are out dancing again and now here's Scott Steiner, his hair here makes him look like a blonde, buffed up Sheldon from Big Bang. He calls Buff a 'mommas boy' and Rick a 'loser'. He says he wants it Rick/Buff Vs. Giant/Steiner for the Tag Belts, here's JJ Dillon looking like Jerry Springer. He says if Scott/Giant lose then we get Scott Vs. Rick tonight. Now them Nitro Girls are at it again.

WCW Cruiserweight Title - Billy Kidman (c) Vs. Disco Inferno
 I know it looks like Ottawan's doing double duty on the bounce but I think the matches that were clipped may of been before this. Hiptoss but Disco misses an elbow and is dropkicked. Kidman stomps the ever loving crap out of Disco, but he does get a swinging neckbreaker for 2. Kidman hits a bulldog on the outside. Back in Disco applies a chinlock, 'Disco Sucks' chant. Flapjack by Disco, he boogies as the crowd boo, back suplex gets him 2. Disco has been on top for a while, he heads up top but misses a Bret Hart style elbow. Sky High gets Billy a 2 of his own ditto from a snap powerslam. Jumping piledriver, the move that beat Juvi, gets 2. That was good then as Billy went for an Acid Drop style bulldog Disco countered to a back suplex. Ottawan goes for a powerbomb but is facebustered by Billy then a Shooting Star Press gets Kidman 3. *** - Disco brings in another good performance, this was better than the Juvi match as there was no sloppiness here. He got heat as well, good job Disco.

World Tag Titles - Scott Steiner/Giant (c) Vs. Rick Steiner/Buff Bagwell
 Rick/Buff do the Steiners old pose. let's get the obvious out of the way here as Buff turns on Rick after he has been beaten down for 5 minutes by his brother and Giant then Bagwell runs away. Blatant l;ow blow by Scott, when was this No DQ? The Rick Steiner annihilation continues unabaited, may of made that up. Rick starts fighting back but is again lowblowed. Jesus i've just looked up as I was writing and Giant is on the top rope, but his MISSILE DROPKICK!! hits Scott instead, he is folded up like an accordion. Rick hits a top rope Bulldog on Giant for the 3 meaning ..

Rick Steiner Vs. Scott Steiner
 Rick is 100% on top,and the crowd are digging it. Low blow by Scott then a T-Bone as Scott is taking control of this now. Rick catches Scott in midair and suplexes him down, someone in a mask jumps the guardrail and gets a slapjack from Stevie Ray, he hits Rick with it  then the ref, Charles Robinson is the Ziggler of referees. The masked dude is Buff Bagwell. The bell rings but the match continues, Frankensteiner gets Scott 2. Rick takes out Buff then a Top Rope Bulldog on Scott gets 3 which Nick Patrick counts. Buff has made 3 appearances now, non in a wrestling capacity really so does he still get a PPV cheque? ** - I've put these 2 matches together just like I did with the Bret-Doink-Lawler stuff at SummerSlam 93, I'll check the review and probably be wrong either way Scott didn't do much beyond lowblows but the crowd were solidly behind Rick and I like a live crowd, ya dig.

Scott Hall Vs. Kevin Nash
 Video promo shows Hall turned on Nash at Slamboree he says it's for the Benjamin's but it was probably for Jack Daniels, Halls alcohol problems were being bought into WCW angles it seems. Not sure if Nash is trying to beat sense into Hall and trying to help or beating him up for being an alcoholic. Hall brings a drink to the ring like a machoer Daniels. This PPV is known for going too long well Hall/Nash entrances may be why. Hall throws his drink at Nash then beats him around ringside, now he has a mic, did he just do a DX crotch chop, he insults Nash as people check on him, must have a split end. Back in Nash avoids Outsiders Edge then Hall resumes throwing punches, Nash tells him to bring it but isn't fighting back at least until he hits a sideslam. Hall avoids a Jacknife by going ringside. Halls midsection and back are being targeted by Nash, possibly to set up a Jacknife or just cause knees and punches are easy to do. Nash taunts Hall by asking if he wants a double. jackinfe to Hall, he almost landed on his head/neck, Nash says one more so does another, as much as I hate Nash I love the Jacknife it's a great finisher, Kev does the DX crotch chop then leaves so Hall wins by countout. ** - Wasnt as bad as a * or as good as *** so **s is fair, was more about Halls acholism story than a match if you know what I mean.

Nitro Girls are dancing again this time in wigs.

US Title - Bret Hart (c) Vs. Sting
 I've been in debates on Twitter over last few days as I've been saying TNA should release Sting as he is useless to wrestling today, apparently I'm blind (Still feel I was right as he was used too often in TNA don't get me wrong though its nothing against Sting they did it with Hogan too  he should've been a special attraction deal like WWE used him). Bret's theme is generic. Sharpshooter Vs. Deathlock. Sting is rocking the Red and Black of the Wolfpac. Hart/Sting would've been a good post Starrcade 97 program. Finally it starts as Sting gets a stalling Hart in the aisle, 10 corner punches and a clothesline follows. Bret gets 2 from a DDT. Sounds like a 'Bret Hart Sucks' chant. Leg drop and elbow both get 2 for Hart who now has a chin lock applied, man I hate chin locks. Sting catches Hart coming off the top and applies the Death lock but Hart makes the ropes. Bret fakes a knee injury, gets some brass knuckles out but is clotheslined. Sting has the knucks but the ref removes them and Hart hits a low blow. They're in the asile now as Hart is on top. Sting hits the ref thinking it was Hart and now he's fighting back, a superplex lands Bret on the refs legs. Stinger Splash but he hits the ring post KOing himself then Bret gets in some free baseball bat shots, hitting a KOd man makes little sense but there you go, Sharpshooter is applied and the ref calls for the bell. Sting does a stretcher job. *** - Match was okay. (just okay and got ***? Okay is normally hovering in the **-**1/2 region *** normally equates to good at least)

Hogan Vs. Warrior
 'Rematch of the Century' that no-one asked for, or payed for going by buyrate. Warrior is billed from 'One Warrior Nation' wasn't that a White Stripes song? (Nope, Google says seven nation army or something I forget)  Hogans gets shots in but is then shoulderbarged so goes ringside. Corner beat down by Hogan who has Warrior down for about 10 minutes. They both run the ropes for no reason, Warrior no sells a scoop slam then clotheslines Hogan ringside. Ridiculous ref bump as Hogan 'runs' into him, that looked like they were mocking a match like HBK Vs. HHH's European Title match, then Hogan knee drops Nick Patrick's tash. Giant, Stevie Ray and Vincent are out but they're soon cleared away by Warrior. Hogan whips Warrior with his workout belt, then Warrior whips Hogan and punches him with it. You thought it couldn't get worse but it does Hogan goes to light a fireball at Warrior, he sells it thought nothing happened then it goe soff in Hogans face, I'm laughing just remembering that. Hogan hits a leg drop but misses a second as Horace Hogan distracts him, Eric Prickoff (The Anti-Eric feel of that name eludes me as I like Eric, met him at WCC too, maybe this was like 3rd Rock when Evil Dick locked Dick in an invisible box and evil Patr ... er Merle, evil Merle typed this up) grabs the ref as Horace swerves and hits Warrior with a chair, Hogan gets 3. * - That bad it was entertaining, this match the 'Rematch Of The Century' got the least reaction of the night.

WCW Title - Goldberg (c) Vs. DDP
 DDP won the Title shot at Fall Brawl 98s War Games match, that match had little to do with War Games though and like the previous match was so bad it was entertaining again due to Hogan/Warrior. The champion pushes DDP out of a lockup, the crowd are awoken after Hogan/Warrior. 'Goldberg' chant, Goldberg does a kind of cartwheel to avoid a sweep, he soon has an arm bar but Page gets the ropes. Diamond Cutter is attempted early but Page is shoved to ringside. Chain wrestling has 'Berg down but he soon sends Page ringside again. Page fires off some quick moves for a 2 count. Goldberg breaks a front face lock with a 'Cross Rhodes' style move. Hiptoss/Suplex by Da Man then a sideslam gets 2. Cross arm breaker is applied but again Page makes the ropes. Page is superkicked in the chest but does avoid a Spear sending Goldberg into the ring post. DDP motions for the Cutter but is Speared, however Goldberg cant capitalize due to injured shoulder, I like things like that. Jackhammer is attempted but is countered to a Diamond Cutter for 2, great nearfall there. Page goes for a suplex but is Jackhammered for 3, Goldberg's streak goes on. **** - Great effort by both guys earns it ****, I hope Hogan/Warrior were ashamed. They did actual wrestling and as noted in the review I liked Goldberg selling his shoulder. Great end to Havoc.

21.5 / 40 - Over .500 so reccommended, also as it's free on YouTube but that's besides the point (Editors Note this was done in the days before WWE Network so may of been removed). There's one real stinker in Hogan/Warrior but the matches that bookend it are very good. Discos double header are okay aswell as is Sting/Bret. Good effort by WCW here.

Great American Bash 1996

- This is a first time viewing, I'm looking foward to it as i've heard nothing but good things about Benoit/Sullivan, this PPV is also Reys WCW debut and the last PPV before nWo formed, brother.

- June 16th, Baltimore, Maryland

Tony Schiavone and Dusty Rhodes *shudders* on commentary.

Fire & Ice Vs. Steiners
 Ice is Ice Train and Fire is Scott Norton. Ice throws Scott across the ring but Steiners soon clear the ring, crowd digs Steiners. Belly-To-Belly by Rick. Ice beats on Scott until Scott gets a boot in the corner then a belly-to-belly suplex, he then almost suplexes Fire on his head.  Fire catches Scott in a powerslam for 2 then a shoulder breaker followed by an armbar after earlier working over Steiners shoulder. Powerbomb and Splash to Rick gets 2. Steiners make a tag, even though they're in the wrong corner, a doomsday device style bulldog gets 2 but Scott gets 3 with a botched Frankensteiner. ** - Was alright apart from the botch at the end. Never thought a Norton match would get 2 *s from me.

US Title - Konnan (c) Vs. El Gato
- El Gato should be renamed El Gateau and what the hell is Konnan wearing??
 Nothing much happens, a few takedowns by Gato. Springboard armdrag by K-Dawg, he then does a few leapfrogs but Gato kicks him. Sitout powerbomb gets Gato 2. K-Diggity locks in a leg submission and soon hits his rolling clothesline. K-Diggity-Diggity-Dawg powerbombs Gato on the outside then gets 3 with a Alabama Slam into a roll up. *1/2 Meh. (Meh is normally saved for matches at little better than *1/2)

Lord Of The Ring - DDP Vs. Marcus Bagwell
 Match is for DDPs Lord Of The Ring ring that he won by winning a BattleBowl. DDP has a cigar cause he's badass, cheap heat promo by Page. DDP attacks Bagwell when his back's turned, they fight on outside where DDP's knocked into crowd. DDP pulls Bagwell off the top then kicks and chokes him. Gutwrench backbreaker and a side slam both get 2 for Page. Abdominal stretch is locked in, has anyone tapped to that since 1953?? Two atomic drops by Bagwell complete with dramatic jumps by Page. Diamond Cutter gets 3. **  Lasted to long for my liking, as do most Buff matches, but the effort was there.

Cruiserweight Title - Dean Malenko (c) Vs. Rey Misterio, jr.
- Reys WCW debut, if a kid swapped places with Rey would anyone tell the difference?
 Mike Tenay joins commentary so that somebody can name the moves. Aeroplane spin armdrag by Rey, then a springboard dropkick, the one Jericho later used. Nice sequence by the pair ends with Dean slingshotting Rey over the top rope. Hammerlock scoop slam by Dean who works Reys arm by kicking it into the guardrail. Springboard dropkick by Rey. Dean dropkicks Reys arm then hits a nice suplex, man Dusty Rhodes really annoys me. Dean puts Rey in a surfboard then bridges him for 2, now he locks in arm submissions. Double underhook suplex gets 2. Springboard somersault to outside by Rey gets a big pop. Springboard hurricanrana gets 2 as does a top rope hurricanrana. Rey goes for another hurricanrana but Dean powerbombs him and uses the ropes for 3. **** Awesome, some people might not like mat/submission wrestling but I do, I used too hate it and loved the brawling style but now i'm older I appreciate technical wrestling. A fantastic debut for Rey and Dean was fantastic in WCW. I couldn't review everything as it was too fast at points.

Big Bubba (w/ Jimmy Hart) Vs. John Tenta
They fight in the aisle. Tenta throws Bubba into ring steps. Butt to the face by Tenta. Bubba pulls something from his tights and hits Tenta, this is like the complete opposite of Rey/Malenko. Powerslam by Tenta ends it. * Sucked but what did you expect. (My new rule is match under 3 mins gets no rating, i'll have to check match times as they was either short or they just didn't do much -- According to Wikipedia it went 5:26)

Falls Count Anywhere - Chris Benoit Vs. Kevin Sullivan
- Part of IV Horsemen Vs. Dungeon Of Doom. Anderson was apparently on the verge of joining the DOD or something, also Nancy Sullivan, Kevin's wife, would later marry Chris Benoit and i'm sure everybody knows how that ended, RIP Nancy.
 Start in the aisle way trading chops, eye pokes etc. they both look pissed. They fight in the crowd through to the backstage area and into the toilets where Kevin slams Benoit's head in the toilet door, Schiavone: 'He's gonna pin him near the commode (Best call ever). Double foot stomp by Kevin on the bathroom floor 'There's a lady in the men's bathroom!' Toilet papers are thrown on Benoit. They trade punches back in the crowd and Benoit goes down the stairs then Kevin throws him down some more, that must've been painful. Back ringside now and Kevin throws a chair at Benoit but he is soon thrown into the crowd so Benoit gets a table, it is soon placed over the turnbuckle like a platform from which Benoit superplexes Sullivan for 3. ****1/2 Post match Benoit slaps Sullivan until Arn Anderson comes out pulls him off put then beats on Sullivan to a pop. Awesome especially for 1996, innovative for the time. This match might be thrown in with the WWF Hardcore matches of late 90s but this was the prototype for them matches.

Sting Vs. Lord Steven Regal
 This matchup seems weird. Regal is whipped to outside then backdropped. Euro uppercuts by Regal. 'USA' Chant. Regal offers a handshake but Sting does a pelvis thrust. Cobra clutch then full nelson by Regal, Sting manages to get 2 off a sunset flip. Dropkick by Regal then some stiff shots after which he works Stings arm. Punches by Regal are no sold so he rakes Stings eyes. Dropkick, clotheslines by Sting and he heads up top but gets butterfly/Double underhook superplexed by Regal. Punches by Regal but Sting no sells and pummels Regal, fans dig it. Regal blocks Stinger Splash but gets back body dropped and a Scorpion Deathlock ends it. *** Regal controlled the match mainly with his funky submissions and that allowed Sting to play underdog, so his comeback garnered a pop. Regal dominating Sting may of made some wrestling fans take notice. One of 'Surfer' Stings last PPV appearances.

Ric Flair/Arn Anderson (w/ Bobby Heenan)  Vs. Mongo McMichael/Kevin Greene (w/ Macho Man)
 Star jumps by AA. Schiavone says Mongo left Chicago Bears for money, Mongo doing things for money is important. 3 pt stance and Mongo takes down AA, so they do another but AA drop toeholds Mongo. NFL guys pound AA and Macho Man gets a shot in. Greene comes in and rolls around, he's psyched, Flair styles and profiles. Shoulder tackles by Greene who struts so Flair bails but Savage catches him. Mongo no sells chops then does his own and back body drops Flair. Mongo/Greene do simultaneous Figure Fours to a pop. Liz and Woman get rid of Debra and Tara. Mongo is dominated by Horsemen until he atomic drops AA who bumps into Flair, flair flop. Greene in with football tackles, powerslams etc. AA attacks Greene's knee which leads to a Ric Flair Figure Four, psychology I like that. Benoit comes down and beats on Macho Man with AA. Debra reappears with Liz and Woman carrying a briefcase that she show Mongo, it's got money and a IV Horsemen shirt in it. Kevin Greene asks Mongo for help so Mongo helps him .... lose by hitting Greene with the briefcase so Ric pins Greene and Mongo joins the Horsemen. **1/2 - Wasnt to bad considering it had 2 NFL players in  it, is important as well as now the IV Horsemen were complete. (This was a great performance by Flair/Arn in a way as they helped Mongo/Kevin through the match and the fact it didn't outright suck is a testament to them)

cant believe what Nash did.

Promo time - Eric Bischoff brings out Hall and Nash, he point blank asks them if they work with WWF which they dont, they had to say that as WWF was threatening law suits saying Scott was portraying his Razor Ramon character or something, he reveals they'll have their match Vs. WCW at Bash At The Beach but when he refuses to reveal the team Scott punches him and Nash powerbombs him through some tables. Awesome!! I think Schiavone and Rhodes sold it well aswell. I praised Nash and Rhodes in one paragraph, you'll never see that again.

WCW Championship - Giant (c) (w/ Jimmy Hart) Vs. Lex Luger
 Lex checks on Bischoff on his way to ring also Lex is TV champion and 1/2 of Tag Team Champions along with Sting and Giant is in Dungeon Of Doom. Lex runs into a big boot but soon fires off punches and clotheslines Giant over the top but he lands on his feet. Punches, kicks etc. then Lex jumps on Giants back for a sleeper, Jimmy tries to interfere but Sting chases him off. This match is killing the crowd. Backbreaker by Giant then his variation of Torture Rack. Lex picks up Giant but falls over. Giant focuses on Lexs back. Dropkick, clotheslines and chop blocks by Lex gets Giants down to one knee. Giant misses a corner splash and lies across the top so Lex Torture Racks him but he falls over and a Chokeslam finishes him. ** I'm feeling generous after this good PPV.

22.5 / 45 - I recommend this PPV for Rey/Malenko, Benoit/Sullivan and Nash powerbombing Bischoff but also nothing was terribly offensive, some was boring don't get me wrong but the good far outweighs the bad. I really liked the PPV.

Starrcade 1998

- Washington DC, December 27th.

Goldberg meets his toughest opponent yet .... The Booker.

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.

19.5 / 45 - The first two matches are great, especially the 3 way which is fantastic. The rest was very meh, the wrestling wasn't bad from a botching moves perspective it was just boring. I would recommend watching it though for the opening matches and Goldbergs streak ending, which wether you agree with it or not is a big thing in WCW's history.

WCWs next PPV was Souled Out 1999 - http://wcwppvs.blogspot.com/2012/12/souled-out-1999.html

Spring Stampede 2000

- April 16th, Chicago, Illinois

- I think it's the 1st PPV since all WCW titles were vacated, and Tony Schiavone, Scott Hudson and Mark Madden are on commentary.

Tag Team Title Tournament - The Mamalukes Vs. Lex Luger/Ric Flair

 Vince Russo appears and makes it 4-on-2 by putting Harris Brothers with Mamalukes. Pretty much a brawl with the heels dominating, Flair kicks out of a double big boot. The usual Flair up top but thrown off spot, Lugers tagged in but referee is distracted. Flair gets beatdown again then Mamalukes and Harris' start fighting so Lex, Ric clear the ring. Nice athleticism by Johnny The Bull when he jumps to the top rope. Luger wins via a Torture Rack to Johnny. *1/2 Just a brawl basically, so nothing of note beyond punch, kick.

Jimmy Hart Vs. Mancow
- Going by the promo video Mancow is a radiohost.
 Mancow beats on Jimmy, clothesline by Hart. Superfly Plash by Jimmy but Mancow pulls the ref in the way. A bald guy who accompanied Hart grabs Mancow and press slams him over the rope. Mancow with a chairshot to Jimmys back gets 3. Post match - Kidman comes out and beats on Jimmy. UnRateable.

US Title Tournament - The Wall Vs. Scott Steiner
 Corner beatdown by Scott then Wall beats Scott down in the corner . belly-To-Belly by Scott. Blatant lowblow by The Wall, how's that not a  DQ? A legdrop gets Wall 2 and he's in control until Scott hotshots him. Outside the ring a table is set up and Wall goes to chokeslam Scott through it but gets eyepoked and accidentally chokeslams the ref throught the table which is a DQ. * What the hell was that. Should of ended earlier due to the lowblow by Wall. Stupid ending to a boring match.

Ernest Miller is being interviewed when Bam Bam attacks him.

US Title Tournament - Mike Awesome Vs. Ernest 'The Cat' Miller
-Due to Bam Bams attack it's now Mike v Bam Bam.
 Bam Bam attacks Awesome during his entrance. Big boot by Mike is followed with a clothesline. Outside now as Bam Bam whips Mike into the guardrail but is then backdropped over it into the crowd. Back in the ring now and Mike gets 2 off a diving clothesline, Bam Bam counters a back suplex by turning his body in mid-air then hits a diving headbutt. The Cat runs in now and kicks Bam Bam then dances until he gets clotheslined and Mike Frogsplashes Miller for 3. ** Eh? Firstly it seems like it'd be an okay match if given time to continue,  my problem is if Cat was replaced in the match by Bam Bam then why did the pin on Miller count? That's WCW folks.

Tag Team Title Tournament  - Harlem Heat 2000 (Stevie Ray & Big T) Vs. Buff Bagwell/ Shane Douglas
 Stevie Ray slams Shane down. Neckbreaker by Buff but he is soon spinebustered by Big-T, he probably needs a rest now. Vader bomb by Buff gets 2. Shane beats on HH 2000 and lowblows Big-T, then finishes Stevie with a Pittsburgh Plunge, it's a variation of Samoa Joes Muscle Buster. - 0 I was gonna give it 1/2 but even that's been deducted due to the stupid ending, Stevie was being pinned whilst Big-T was stood in the ring he could've easily broken it up at least roll to ringside so you're not in the ring looking stupid.

US Title Tournament - Booker-T Vs. Sting
- Sting is in Millionaires Club and the other 7 in US tournament are in New Blood.
 Hiptoss by Sting, then he ducks clotheslines and slams Booker down. Booker is whipped into ring bell, mark Madden 'Booker hit hard metal, there may be plastic on it but Booker hit metal head on' What?! Chinlock, kneedrop then another chinlock by Booker, my interest is waning but the fans are behind Sting. Axe Kick connects for 2, Spinnerooni!! Sting ducks side kick and gets a DDT. Stinger Splash he goes for a second but Booker kicks him. Suplex countered to a Scorpion Deathlock gets Sting 3. **1/2 - I enjoyed it but that may be due to the fact it ended clean and lasted longer than 3 minutes. Sting seemed into it which for 2000 Sting is saying something.

US Title Tournament - Vampiro Vs. Billy Kidman
 Vampiro beats on Kidman in the corner Schiavone - ' They're going at it tooth and nail'. Hurricanrana by Kidman. Vampiro hits a powerbomb that was like Hernandez's Border Toss. Kidman gets two 2s off a slingshot legdrop and a sideslam. Chokeslam by Vampiro. Outside the ring now and as Vampiro's being put in the ring he bangs his own knee on the steps that looked ridiculous. A car pulls up backstage, it's Hogan, he was feuding with Kidman at the time, and he beats Kidman around then slams him through a table, at the second attempt, and rolls him in the ring so Vampiro gets 3. *1/2 - Might've been okay but I hate the ending so i'll deduct some points, bra. My favorite bit is Schiavone 'You can't DQ him as he didn't come out to help Vampiro' AFTER HE JUST BEAT UP KIDMAN SO VAMPIRO COULD GET 3!!!!

Hogan hunts for Bischoff and when he finds him the police appear and pull their guns at Hogan but I doubt he'd even sell bullet shots.

Hardcore Title - Norman Smiley (c) Vs. Terry Funk
 It starts in the toilets, fire extinguisher by Funk who slams Norm on a catering table then throws him through a hatch. Norm starts a comeback in the kitchen, cookie sheet to the head. Smiley climbs a ladder and hangs from some pipes so Funk hits him with a chair and Smiley falls off through a table. Chairshot to Funk, they're in the ring now as Norm busts out the wiggle so Funk cracks him with a chair. Funk pulls out a ladder as Dustin Rhodes interferes and piledrives Funk on a chair, but that leads to nothing as Funk gets the win by throwing a ladder over onto Norm. *** Entertaining, I laughed a few times. When I was younger I loved hardcore matches like this, was good but was there a point in the Rhodes interference, he got fired later in the show.

US Title Tournament - Mike Awesome Vs. Scott Steiner
 Amateur style takedown by Steiner. Stiff clothesline drops Mike then push ups by Scott. Slingshot shouldercharge by Awesome, I hear an ECW chant. Belly-to-belly by Scott. Awesome heads up top but Kevin Nash appears and hits him with a crutch, Steiner Recliner ends it. *1/2 Could've been okay but another screwy, stupid ending annoyed me. 
US Title Tournament - Sting Vs. Vampiro
 Sting no sells and beats on Vampiro whos selling is quite bad. Sting dominates on the outside but then misses a Stinger Spalsh and hits the guardrail. Miscommunication where Vampiro heads up top but Sting isn't on the right place so Vampiro has to step down, there was more miscommunication later. Back suplex and a suplex both get Vampiro 2. Vampiro does something off the top i'm not sure what though and Sting wins via Deathlock. * Vampiros selling was ridiculous and the going up top then coming back down made him look stupid. 

Cruiserweight Title - Shannon Moore v Chris Candido v Lash Leroux v Juventud Gurrera v Prince Iaukea v Crowbar
- Pre-match 3 Count well 2 of them start singing, Shannon Moore and Shane Helms, Tony: 'Why are we letting this song go on so far?' Hudson:'Are we running short?' My thoughts exactly.
 Big brawl to start. Candido goes to throw Juvi out but he hits the ropes. Juvi Driver to Lash. Lash suplexes Candido on the outside. Daphne hurricanrana's Crowbar by  accident then everyone takes turns jumping to the outside. David Flair interferes and fights with Shane Helms then Tammy Sytch intereferes and pulls Iaukea off the top so Candido pins him. * Clusterfunk and not an entertaining one, 2 interferences so yet another screwy finish.

WCW Tag Titles - Lex Luger/Ric Flair Vs. Buff Bagwell/Shane Douglas
- This is the final match of the Tag Team Tournament. Russo joins commentary for about his 12th screen appearance.
 Lex beats on Buff then Douglas beats on Lex, just punches etc. so far. Flair chops Douglas on the outside, Wooo. All PPV they bleeped words even 'nuts' but Schiavone says Bullshit on commentary. More boring offence by Shane, I cant stand him. Flair tries his corner flip spot but fails, he does it again about 2 minutes later and makes it to the apron this time. Tag to Luger who dominates the heels. Buff Blockbusters Shane by accident but Russo pulls the ref out. Kronik debut and chokeslam Luger and Russo puts a referee shirt on and counts 3 *1/2 Yet another screwy finish with the Kronik interference and Russo making the count. Match sucked but what do you expect with Bagwell and Douglas in there.

US Title Tournament - Sting Vs. Scott Steiner
- This is the final.
 Multiple dropkicks by Sting then a crossbody over the top. Press slam by Steiner, belly-to-belly by Scott who then argues with fans. Sting knocks Steiner off the top then hits a Stinger Splash, then another but hits the ref aswell not that Sting cares as he goes for a third but Vampiro rips through the ring and pulls Sting under when he reappears Schiavone says Sting is bleeding profusely from the mouth, someone get Schiavone a thesaurus. Steiner Recliner ends it. *1/2 - That may be the stupidest ending/interference of the night. Stings previous 2 matches had the only clean finishes of the PPV.

WCW World Title Match - Jeff Jarrett Vs. DDP (w/ Kimberley)
DDT by Page gets 2. Fighting in the crowd but due to the camera angle I can't see much. Back ringside now, Jarrett puts Kimberly in the way then cheap shots DDP. Superplex by Jeff then a chair sho to DDPs back. Jarretts in control then ax handles to DDPs back. Sitout powerbomb by DDP. They fight on the ramp as Bischoff appears. Jarrett rips pages out of DDPs book, what a heel. DDP starts a comeback until Jarrett stops a Diamond Cutter by holding the ropes a belt shot gets 2. Diamond Cutter to Jeff but pointless WCW swerve time as Kim hits DDP with a guitar and Jarrett hits The Stroke for 3. ** 1/2 Was okay but yet another turn and swerve by WCW. I didn't take Jarrett seriouly as Champion of a big company, small fish big pond and all that. DDP would win the title 8 days later in a cage on Nitro.

20 / 70 - Wowzers that's bad but 14 matches were on the card and seemingly only 3 went over 5 minutes so due to that the ratings weren't going to be high. Angle wise a lot happened as most matches had swerves etc. that doesn't make them entertaining though. New Blood wins all gold bar Hardcore title so that's a group involving Bischoff dominating the company .... hm that sounds familiar. Also the clean to swerve finish ratio ended up 2-12.

Souled Out 1999

January 17th, Charleston, West Virginia.

- Wasn't watching WCW at the time so i'll rummage round the internet to find out why people were feuding, also i'm watching it off YouTube and the library computers have no sound so I can't hear it. The card is bad and there's no WCW Title match. Hogan, Nash, Sting, Giant, Bret Hart aren't here neither is Eddy Guerrero as he'd been involved in a serious car accident.

Ric Flair does a presedential style address.

Mike Enos Vs. Chris Benoit

- who? I expect an Enos win as this is WCW.

 They lock up and spin around the ring. Corner beatdown by Enos who then fails to apply a headlock twice. Enos poses in the corner so Benoit chops him, Wooo. Dragon whip by the Crippler who goes for a crossface but Enos tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Powerslam gets Enos 2 as does a suplex. Germans by Benoit and diving headbutt connects. Worlds slowest clothesline by Enos but he soon taps to the Crossface. ** Enos offence was basic, at least the right man won.

Video promo for Goldberg Vs. Hall.

Norman Smiley Vs. Chavo Guerero

- Chavos horse Pepe was burnt up by Norman Smiley.

 Chavo beats on Norman until he bails so Chavo hits a pescado. Norm starts dancing then stops, he must be heel oh wait he killed Pepe of course he is. Vaderbomb by Chavo but Smiley gets his knees up to block it. Norman now locks in a fnky submission, I am liking this match. They counter submissions on the mat. Superplex by Norman who then proceeds to flapjack Chavo about 15 feet in the air. Chavo starts to mount a comeback but misses a corner charge, they trade counters until Norman blocks a tornado DDT by throwing Chavo off, then throws Pepes remains in Chavos face, they were in an urn that Norman had also DQ anyone?, a chickenwing finishes Chavo off. ***1/2 Pleasently surprised, a damn fine match but shouldn't Norman have been DQd towards the end?

Bam Bam Bigelow Vs. Wrath
 Punches are traded, brogue kick by Wrath, a top rope clothesline/forearm gets Wrath 2. Scoopslam followed by headbutt gets Bam Bam 2. Dropkick, shoulder charge Wrath is on a roll, and as I wrote that he got powerslammed by Bam Bam. Triple-B wins via Greetings From Asbury Park, WWF fans will know it as Rikishi Driver. *1/2 Pretty boring. Not much beyond punch, punch, kick. My WCW timeline is sketchy at best so i'm not sure if Bam Bam was in Jersey Triade yet.

Konnan Vs. Luger
- I think Luger is nWo here as i'm sure he appeared during the fingerpoke of doom debacle.

 Lex enters wearing a nWo vest so my Columbo method was right. Lex cuts a promo on Konnan pre-match, I can't hear it so i'll have a guess at it 'you think you can beat me cue-ball, well i'm nWo sucka so i've got the backstage clout needed to win this match, hombre' Konnan slaps Luger and beats on him, crowd looks pumped for K-Dawg. K-diggity is in control so Lex bails to ringside. Konnan misses a dropkick so Lex gets some offence in which is kicks and slaps, punches to the back by Luger sets up a .... bear hug, good god. K-meister lies at ringside for a while, so much so that I think he's having a nap or Lugers offence put him to sleep. Rolling clothesline by Konnan then Tequila Sunrise, a boston crab more or less, but Miss Elizabeth comes ringside and sprays him in the eyes so Lex then gets the win via Torture Rack. ** Lugers offence was boring but the crowd from what I saw liked Konnan.

Perry Saturn Vs. Chris Jericho (w/ Ralphus)

 Loser has to wear a dress. Saturn gets the better of Jericho to start. Nothing of note happens it's punch, kick etc. leg drop gets Saturn 2. Jericho hits the springboard dropkick which sends Saturn off the apron into the guardrail followed by a front suplex on the outside. Delayed suplex only gets Jericho 2 as he does a cocky pin. Nice suplex by Saturn who proceeds to slingshot Jericho over the top. Splash gets Saturn 2 and Jericho gets his own 2 off a bridged german. They do er, something off the top then Saturn gets a small package but the ref turns it so Saturns shoulders are down and fast counts 3. That mr. Patrick is how you fast count. Saturn puts the dress on as Jericho, Raplhus and ref laugh, not sure what was worse wearing the dress or in WWF when he dated a mop. ** Was okay, not very memorable.

Cruiserweight Title - Billy Kidman (c) Vs. Rey Mysterio jr. Vs. Juventud Guerrera Vs. Psicosis

- This is Reys last WCW PPV with a mask on as he was unmasked at Februarys Superbrawl.

 Only two men in at a time. Rey and Kidman shake hands. Headscissors by Rey then Kidman answers back with his own. They both run the ropes and crossbody each other. Psicosis and Juvi in now and they seemingly botch something and cover it by doing counters. Billy, Rey team up, you know WCW should've signed Cyrus from ECW cause put the three together you have Billy Rey Cyrus, BK bomb to Juvi. Kidman is hurricanranaed(?) by Juvi and Psicosis clotheslines him out they then throw Rey over onto him. Psicosis and Juvi argue on the apron so Rey and Kidman powerbomb them both. Cool spot where Rey is lay down on the apron and monkeyflips Psicosis over the turnbuckle. Juvi Driver almost gets 3 but Psicosis breaks the count. Juvi lays Kidman, Rey out at ringside and Psicosis sentons over onto them. Juvi flips out of a german and tries for a Juvi Driver to Kidman but is reverse DDTd, Rey springboard hurricanranas Psicosis as Kidman Shooting Star Presses Juvi for 3. ***1/2  I dont usually like spot fests, all style no substance and all but this was enjoyable. I liked Reys monkey flip to Psicosis.

Booker-T is being interviewed when Jericho interupts.

Barry Windham/Curt Henning Vs. Ric/David Flair (w/ Arn Anderson)

 David Flair being in a match means we're in suck territory from the get go. David goes for a takedown which pisses Barry off, Barry calls for a test of strength then kicks David. Ric's in chops to Barry and cheap shot to Henning. Barry eyerakes Ric so Henning comes in and takes control with chops and slaps. Flair does his turnbuckle flip but to the outside where Barry beats on him. Superplex to Naitch. Ric is being beaten on surely not for a hot tag to David, figure four by Curt, Yee-Haw!! Anderson beats on Henning, as Ric figure fours Barry, Woooo. Henning goes for a perfectplex but AA hits him so Curt pulls David down onto him and David gets 3. Post Match - nWo lackeys beat up Flairs, they are that crap that Vincent is the main one, then nWo proper comes down, Hogan etc. and beat on Flair some more, this lasts about 30 minutes. ** Was gonna go *1/2 but I bumped it up as Ric being in there mostly, makes sense. The match was punch, chop, punch though mainly.

Recap of Goldberg being attacked after Finger Poke Of Doom

Ladder Match with a Taser above the ring - Goldberg Vs. Scott Hall

- At Starrcade 1998 Hall tasered Goldberg costing him his title and streak.

 Hall gets some shoulderbarges in but is then clotheslined, he goes for a scoop slam but instead Goldberg scoop slams him. Hall makes sense for once and targets Goldbergs knee then he goes ringside for a ladder. Goldberg falls over a ladder to add suspense or if he really didn't see it i'm not sure. Hall in control and heads up top and drops an elbow to Goldberg, why not grab the taser? Hall up a ladder again but is bsck suplexed off. Hall attacks the knee again, psychology. Now Goldberg uses the ladder to beat on Hall, he heads up it but gets dropkicked off. Hall goes up the ladder as Goldberg limps around the ring, yet Hall didn't pull down the taser which makes him look stupid....er. Disco Inferno pushes Goldberg off a ladder and he hits his head on the top rope, almost whiplash-esque that must've hurt. Hall grabs the taser but Goldberg dodges it and soon has it himself at ringside after he kicks Hall down. Disco gets tasered. Goldberg throws it up in the air and as Hall goes to grab it he Spears him, Jack....hammer time and then Hall gets tasered and Goldberg wins. ** Was okay, i'm glad Goldberg sold the knee and didn't just forget about it. Post Match - Bam Bam runs in and attacks Goldberg but Scott Hall tasers them both.

19.5 / 40 - Good PPV, not great but good especially for 1999 WCW. No Hogan, Nash etc. may of hurt the star power of the PPV but it helped the in ring aspect of the PPV. Norman Smiley/Chavo was very surprising, crusierweight match was good. More good than bad here folks.