Atlanta Omni Coliseum – 1990-1997 Results
1990
NWA @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – January 1, 1990
Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton defeated Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace; stipulations stated Douglas & Ace would get 5 minutes with Jim Cornette if they won
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Lex Luger via disqualification
WWF @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – January 20, 1990 (4,900)
Jimmy Snuka pinned the Honkytonk Man
Brutus Beefcake pinned Rick Martel with a roll up after Martel attempted to use the ring ropes for leverage
Tugboat pinned the Brooklyn Brawler
Roddy Piper defeated Rick Rude via disqualification
Jim Neidhart defeated the Genius via count-out
The Powers of Pain defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Mr. Perfect at around the 12-minute mark
NWA @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – January 26, 1990 (4,400)
During the show, it was announced Dutch Mantell & Tommy Rich would face the Great Muta & Buzz Sawyer at the following month’s show, which didn’t happen due to Muta’s leaving:
Mike Rotunda pinned Tommy Rich with a Hot Shot
Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace defeated Jack Victory & Rip Morgan
Kevin Sullivan pinned Norman after hitting him with a foreign object
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane
Sting pinned the Dragon Master
NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson pinned the Great Muta
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned NWA World Champion Lex Luger
The Road Warriors, NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Doom, the Samoan Savage & Fatu in a steel cage match
NWA @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – March 11, 1990 (8,300)
Johnny Ace defeated Fatu via disqualification when Fatu threw Ace over the top rope
Mike Rotunda pinned Cactus Jack
NWA US Tag Team Champions Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated Jimmy Garvin & Steve Casey (sub. for Michael Hayes)
Norman pinned Kevin Sullivan
The Road Warriors defeated Doom when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Ron Simmons following a clothesline; after the bout, Teddy Long attacked Paul Ellering
NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom under masks) when Scott pinned Bloom
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned NWA US Champion Lex Luger at 18:51 when the champion grabbed Ole Anderson, at ringside, for leverage to block a sunset flip attempt
NWA @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – April 8, 1990 (8,000)
Johnny Ace pinned the Cuban Assassin
Mike Rotunda pinned Samu
NWA Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner pinned Jack Victory
Norman & Abdullah the Butcher defeated Kevin Sullivan & Cactus Jack when Norman pinned Cactus
NWA US Tag Team Champions Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane at the 23-minute mark
NWA Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via disqualification when Sir Oliver Humperdink interfered
Paul Ellering defeated Teddy Long via disqualification in a boxing match at the 4-minute mark when Mark Callous interfered
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin when Morton pinned Hayes
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned NWA World Champion Ric Flair in a non-title, non-sanctioned steel cage match at the 20-minute mark with a powerslam
WWF @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – June 2, 1990 (2,400)
Hillbilly Jim pinned Black Bart
Rick Martel pinned Ronnie Garvin
Jake Roberts pinned Bad News Brown
Paul Diamond pinned Pez Whatley
Paul Roma pinned Buddy Rose
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition Smash & BA (w/ Ax) defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart
Dusty Rhodes & Sapphire (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Randy Savage & Sensational Sherri when Sapphire pinned Sherri after Elizabeth hit Sherri with her own loaded purse
NWA @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – June 17, 1990 (5,000)
Buddy Landell fought Tracey Smothers to a draw
Paul Orndorff pinned Dutch Mantell
El Gigante defeated El Diablo (David Sierra)
Mark Callous pinned Johnny Ace
Brian Pillman defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via disqualification
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a non-title match
Scott Steiner pinned NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson in a non-title match with a cradle
NWA US Champion Lex Luger & the Junkyard Dog (w/ Thunderbolt Patterson) defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Barry Windham at the 22-minute mark when Luger pinned Flair after guest referee Mr. Wrestling II attacked Flair
NWA @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – July 15, 1990 (6,085)
Brad Armstrong pinned Dutch Mantell
Buddy Landell pinned the Star Blazer (Tim Horner)
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Doug Furnas
Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
Tommy Rich defeated Mark Callous via disqualification
Big Van Vader pinned Mark Kyle
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Doom via disqualification
NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Sid Vicious via disqualification when Ole Anderson interfered; after the bout, Thunderbolt Patterson made the save
NWA World Champion Sting, Paul Orndorff, & the Junkyard Dog defeated Harley Race (sub. for an injured Ric Flair), Barry Windham, & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson when Sting pinned Race at the 11-minute mark
WWF @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – August 5, 1990 (2,000)
Hercules pinned Dustin Rhodes
Shane Douglas fought the Brooklyn Brawler to a draw
Ron Garvin defeated Bob Bradley
WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior & Kerry Von Erich defeated Rick Rude & WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect when Warrior pinned Perfect
Tony Atlas defeated Haku
Marty Jannetty defeated Pat Tanaka
The Big Bossman defeated Ted Dibiase
NWA @ Atlanta, GA ? Omni ? August 19, 1990
Mike Rotundo pinned the Iron Sheik
Brian Pillman pinned Buddy Landell
NWA Tag Team Champions Doom defeated Ricky Morto & Robert Gibson when Butch Reed pinned Morton
Stan Hansen pinned Norman
The Junkyard Dog, Lex Luger, & El Gigante defeated Sid Vicious, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, & Barry Windham when Luger pinned Anderson
NWA World Champion Sting pinned Ric Flair with a small package, despite interference from NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson and Barry Windham
NWA @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – September 23, 1990
The first 1,000 children in the door 14 years old and younger – with a paid adult – received a free Sting wrist watch
The Juicer pinned Dutch Mantell
Terry Taylor pinned the Iron Sheik
The Master Blasters defeated Mike Rotunda & Alan Iron Eagle
Big Van Vader pinned Tom Zenk
NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright (sub. for the Samoan Swat Team) at 4:45
NWA US Champion Lex Luger fought Stan Hansen to a double count-out at 3:15
NWA Tag Team Champions Doom fought Ric Flair & Arn Anderson to a double disqualification; Doom worked the match as babyfaces
NWA World Champion Sting pinned the Black Scorpion (Randy Culley) at 8:02
WWF @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – October 7, 1990 (1,600)
Davey Boy Smith defeated Haku
Jimmy Snuka defeated the Warlord via disqualification
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Nikolai Volkoff
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Greg Valentine & the Honkytonk Man via disqualification
Paul Diamond defeated Bob Bradley
Mr. Perfect defeated WWF IC Champion Kerry Von Erich via count-out
WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior & the Legion of Doom defeated Demolition Ax, Smash, & Crush when Warrior pinned Smash
NWA @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – October 14, 1990
The Juicer defeated Barry Horowitz
Norman defeated Dutch Mantell
The Junkyard Dog defeated the Iron Sheik
The Black Scorpion defeated Brian Pillman
NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Nasty Boys
NWA US Champion Lex Luger (sub. for Bobby Eaton) defeated Sid Vicious
WCW Tag Team Champions Doom fought Ric Flair & WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson to a double count-out in a Texas Tornado match
NWA @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – November 22, 1990
Thanksgiving Night – Toys for Tots Night
The Juicer pinned Barry Horowitz with a superkick
Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated the Master Blasters when Pillman pinned Blade
The Junkyard Dog pinned Moondog Rex with an elbow drop from the middle turnbuckle
El Gigante, Tommy Rich, & Ricky Morton defeated Bobby Eaton, Michael Hayes, & Jimmy Garvin
Lex Luger pinned the Big Cat with a powerslam, despite interference from the Motor City Madman
NWA Tag Team Champions Doom defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson in an elimination match; Anderson pinned Reed; Simmons pinned Anderson; Simmons pinned Flair after Reed interfered and hit Flair with a shoulderblock
NWA World Champion Sting pinned Sid Vicious with a sunset flip
NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Nasty Boys in a steel cage match when Rick pinned Brian Knobbs
NWA @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – December 25, 1990 (6,000 paid)
The Minotaur pinned the Juicer (Minotaur’s debut)
Brian Pillman & NWA TV Champion Tom Zenk defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin when Zenk pinned Garvin
Michael Wallstreet pinned Tim Horner
NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Master Blasters
The Junkyard Dog pinned the Iron Sheik at the 2-minute mark
WCW US Champion Lex Luger & El Gigante defeated the Big Cat & the Motor City Madman
NWA World Champion Sting defeated Ric Flair via count-out at the 18-minute mark; Flair originally won the match and title with his feet on the ropes but another referee overruled the call
NWA Tag Team Champions Doom defeated Arn Anderson & Barry Windham in a steel cage match when Reed pinned Windham; the Horsemen were cheered in the match
1991
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – February 17, 1991 (6,000)
Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated the Big Cat & El Cubano when Smothers pinned Cubano
Terry Taylor pinned Brian Pillman with a roll up after Alexandra York distracted Pillman from ringside
The Junkyard Dog, Ricky Morton, & Tommy Rich defeated Dr. X (Randy Culley), Dutch Mantel, & Buddy Landel to win the vacant WCW 6-Man Tag Team titles at the 15-minute mark; Landel walked out of the match mid-way through; no belts were presented to the winners
WCW World Champion Ric Flair defeated El Gigante via disqualification at 7:20 when the challenger refused to break the claw hold on the ropes; after the bout, Flair was taken backstage on a stretcher
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson pinned Bobby Eaton; Eaton played babyface in the match
Barry Windham pinned WCW Tag Team Champion Ron Simmons (w/ Teddy Long – handcuffed to a ringpost) after WCW Tag Team Champion Butch Reed came out and accidentally hit Simmons with a shoulderblock; after the bout, Long & Reed argued with Simmons; Long was originally scheduled to be suspended above the ring in a cage
WCW US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Dan Spivey & Master Blaster
Sting & WCW US Champion Lex Luger defeated Stan Hansen & Sid Vicious via disqualification when Vicious hit the referee
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – March 10, 1991
The first 3,000 kids in the door received a WCW mug
Tracey Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated Dr. X & Larry Zbyzsko
Dustin Rhodes defeated Dutch Mantell
Stan Hansen defeated Ricky Morton
WCW US Champion Lex Luger defeated Sid Vicious
Danny Spivey defeated Big Josh via disqualification
Bobby Eaton fought Terrance Taylor to a draw
Barry Windham defeated Tom Zenk
Ron Simmons defeated Butch Reed
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
WCW World Champion Ric Flair defeated Sting in a steel cage match; El Gigante was the guest referee
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – April 14, 1991
Upper level seats were priced at $5 apiece
Big Josh pinned Moondog Rex
The One Man Gang pinned Brad Armstrong
Dustin Rhodes pinned El Cubano
Big Van Vader defeated Joe Cazana & Lt. James Earl Wright in a handicap match
Tom Zenk pinned Larry Zbyzsko; during the bout, Zenk re-injured his bicep
Terrance Taylor defeated Bobby Eaton via disqualification
Ron Simmons defeated Butch Reed via disqualification in a lumberjack streetfight when the One Man Gang and Kevin Sullivan interfered
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson & Sid Vicious
WCW US Champion Lex Luger fought Nikita Koloff to a double disqualification
Sting & El Gigante defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair & WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (sub. for Barry Windham)
WWF @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – May 3, 1991 (4,800)
Tugboat pinned Col. Mustafa
IRS pinned Jim Brunzell
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Orient Express when Jannetty pinned Tanaka
The Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys via count-out
The Big Bossman pinned the Mountie
Earthquake defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
Ted Dibiase defeated Roddy Piper via referee’s decision when the referee deemed Piper unable to continue
Sgt. Slaughter defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – May 26, 1991 (2,500)
Included PN News performing a rap for the crowd
WCW TV Champion Bobby Eaton pinned Jack Victory
Dustin Rhodes pinned Terrance Taylor; after the bout, Mr. Hughes and Taylor assaulted Rhodes and Ricky Morton turned on Rhodes
Stan Hansen pinned Tommy Rich
Ron Simmons defeated the One Man Gang via disqualification when Kevin Sullivan and Black Blood attacked Simmons
Missy Hyatt defeated Paul E. Dangerously in an arm wrestling contest after spraying him in the face with hair spray
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Angel of Death & Dan Spivey when Rick pinned the Angel of Death
WCW US Champion Lex Luger defeated Nikita Koloff
Sting & El Gigante defeated Barry Windham & Arn Anderson in an elimination match; Gigante and Anderson were both disqualified; Sting pinned Anderson
WCW World Champion Ric Flair defeated Brian Pillman in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Pillman pinned Flair with a crossbody off the top; fall #2: Pillman was counted-out after suffering a shoulder injury on the floor; fall #3: Flair pinned Pillman with his feet on the ropes for leverage
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – June 23, 1991 (2,200)
During the show, it was announced Paul E. Dangerously would wrestle Jason Hervey at the 8/25 return show
Badstreet, Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Tommy Rich, Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong when Rich was pinned after Garvin hit the DDT
Tom Zenk defeated the Diamond Studd by pinning an interfering Diamond Dallas Page
Arn Anderson & Richard Morton defeated Dustin Rhodes & Sam Houston when Houston was pinned after Mr. Hughes interfered and dropped him with a clothesline
PN News defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification when Teddy Long interfered
Sting defeated Nikita Koloff via count-out in a Texas Death Match at the 14-minute mark; Sting won 3 falls in the match to Koloff’s 2
Rick Steiner & Yellow Dog defeated Barry Windham & Stan Hansen
Bobby Eaton fought Steve Austin to a draw
WCW US Champion Lex Luger & El Gigante defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair & the One Man Gang via disqualification at 16:20; the match was advertised as a stretcher match
WWF @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – July 21, 1991
Canceled due to a poor advance
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – August 25, 1991 (5,000)
The last stop in the Great American Bash tour
PN News pinned Terrance Taylor
WCW US Championship Tournament Quarter-finals: WCW TV Champion Steve Austin defeated Tom Zenk via disqualification when Zenk threw Austin over the top rope at the 9-minute mark
WCW US Championship Tournament Quarter-finals: The Diamond Studd pinned Bobby Eaton with his feet on the ropes for leverage
WCW US Championship Tournament Quarter -finals: Yellow Dog fought Johnny B. Badd to a 15-minute time-limit draw
WCW US Championship Tournament Quarter-finals: Dustin Rhodes fought Richard Morton (sub. for Nikita Koloff) to a double count-out; Rhodes bled in the match
WCW US Championship Tournament Quarter-finals: Sting pinned Arn Anderson
WCW US Championship Tournament Semi-finals: WCW TV Champion Steve Austin defeated Barry Windham via disqualification at the 3-minute mark when Windham shoved the referee
WCW US Championship Tournament Semi-finals: Sting pinned the Diamond Studd at the 4-minute mark
WCW US Championship Tournament Finals: Sting pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Lady Blossom) at the 5-minute mark to win the title with a roll over after Lady Blossom attempted to distract Sting from the ring apron
Rick Steiner & Bill Kazmaier defeated Dick Slater & Dick Murdoch when Steiner pinned Slater
WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned Ron Simmons at the 17-minute mark following a piledriver onto a steel chair, moments after Mr. Hughes hit the challenger with the chair after referee Bill Alphonso was knocked down; after the bout, Barry Windham came out to dispute the call and the outside interference; moments later, Hughes attacked Windham and, with Harley Race, held Windham while Luger landed several punches
El Gigante defeated the One Man Gang in a loser leaves town hair vs. hair match
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – October 12, 1991 (4,500; 2,800 paid)
Oz pinned Tracey Smothers after the 8-minute mark
WCW US Tag Team Champions Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Doug Somers after the 13-minute mark
Johnny B. Badd pinned Bobby Eaton after the 10-minute mark after Teddy Long tripped Eaton as he attempted a suplex on Badd
Ron Simmons & Barry Windham defeated WCW World Champion Lex Luger & Mr. Hughes when Simmons pinned Hughes with the spinebuster; Dusty Rhodes was the guest referee for the match and hit the Bionic Elbow on an interfering Harley Race prior to the pinfall
PN News pinned Axl Rotten at 4:30
Big Josh, Dustin Rhodes, & Tom Zenk defeated Richard Morton, Thomas Rich, & Terrance Taylor after the 12-minute mark; the match was billed as being for the York Foundation’s WCW Six-Man Tag Team Titles, even though they lost the belts days earlier
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin pinned Steve Armstrong after the 8-minute mark
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
WCW US Champion Sting & Rick Steiner defeated Cactus Jack & Abdullah the Butcher in a steel cage match when Steiner pinned Cactus
WWF @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – October 13, 1991 (1,600)
Ricky Steamboat pinned Skinner
Ted Dibiase defeated Million $ Champion Virgil via count-out
The Berzerker defeated Greg Valentine
Randy Savage (sub. for Sid Justice) pinned Jake Roberts
IRS pinned Jim Neidhart
The Beverly Brothers defeated the Bushwhackers when Beau pinned Butch
WWF IC Champion Bret Hart pinned the Warlord
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – November 28, 1991 (3,800)
Thanksgiving Night – Battlestars 91 – the scheduled bout between WCW TV Champion Steve Austin and WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman did not take place
Arachnaman, Big Josh, & Tom Zenk defeated WCW Six-Man Tag Team Champions Richard Morton, Thomas Rich, & Terrance Taylor in a non-title match
Big Van Vader pinned PN News
Madusa defeated Bambi
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via disqualification when Sting gorilla press slammed Rude to the floor and then dove from the ring onto Rude; after the match, Sting grabbed Paul E. Dangerously’s phone outside the ring and hit the champion in the face with it; moments later, Sting fought off Madusa and Dangerously in the ring until Rude jumped him from behind and repeatedly struck Sting’s leg with a steel chair; Big Josh, WCW Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat eventually cleared the ring
Cactus Jack defeated Van Hammer
Scott Steiner pinned Mr. Hughes with the Frankensteiner
WCW Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat fought Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton to a 45-minute time-limit draw; Steamboat had Eaton pinned with the crossbody off the top when the time limit expired
WCW World Champion Lex Luger defeated Rick Steiner
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – December 25, 1991 (3,600)
Tom Zenk defeated Larry Zbyzsko via reverse decision; Zbyszko initially won the match at the 3-minute mark with his feet on the ropes but the referee changed his call
Johnny B. Badd & PN News defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Teddy Long at the 6-minute mark when Badd pinned Page with the left hand punch
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin fought Scott Steiner to a 15-minute time-limit draw at around the 12-minute mark
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via disqualification when Sting refused to break the Scorpion Deathlock after Rude reached the ropes; after the match, Cactus Jack attacked Sting, with Ron Simmons making the save
Abdullah the Butcher & Cactus Jack defeated Van Hammer & El Gigante when Cactus pinned Hammer after Abdullah hit Hammer with his kendo stick
Jushin Liger pinned WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman to win the title at around the 15:30 mark when Liger lifted his shoulder out of a back suplex from the middle turnbuckle into a bridge, with Pillman pinning himself; after the match, Pillman handed Liger the belt and raised his hand
WCW Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at the 34-minute mark; fall #1: Rhodes pinned Anderson; fall #2: Eaton pinned Rhodes; fall #3: Steamboat pinned Eaton
WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned Rick Steiner at around the 8-minute mark
1992
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – January 1, 1992 (2,000)
Fan Appreciation Night – all upper level seats were $3 if purchased the day of the show at the box office
Terrance Taylor & Big Josh defeated Richard Morton & Tomas Rich at 9:48 when Taylor pinned Rich with the Five Arm
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Brad Anderson at 7:49
The Young Pistols defeated the Patriots at 14:58 when Tracy Smothers pinned Todd Champion
Johnny B. Badd pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker (sub. for WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger) at 12:09 with a left hand punch
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Big Van Vader & Mr. Hughes at 14:09 when Rick pinned Vader following a bulldog off the top
El Gigante pinned Larry Zbyzsko with the claw at 4:28
WCW Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes (w/ Barry Windham) defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton when Steamboat pinned Eaton after more than 20 minutes; after the bout, Steve Austin helped beat down the champions
Sting & Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Cactus Jack when Jack submitted to Sting’s Scorpion Death Lock after Abdullah the Butcher interfered and accidentally hit Cactus with a kendo stick; prior to the bout, Abdullah escorted Cactus to the ring; after the bout, Cactus and Abdullah argued over the loss
WWF @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – January 5, 1992 (4,500)
Chris Chavis pinned Kato at 10:00 with a tomahawk chop
Roddy Piper pinned Skinner at 5:00 with a roll up after crawling under the ring and coming out the other side to sneak up behind Skinner for the pin
Greg Valentine pinned the Brooklyn Brawler (sub. for the Warlord)
Ted Dibiase (w/ Sensational Sherri) defeated Tito Santana via count-out at 10:00 after getting back in the ring when both men were brawling on the floor
Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated the Beverly Brothers at 13:00 when Neidhart pinned Blake
Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair via count-out at 10:00
WWF IC Champion Bret Hart defeated the Mountie (w/ Jimmy Hart) via submission with the Sharpshooter
WWF Tag Team Champions the Legion of Doom defeated the Natural Disasters when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Typhoon with a clothesline off the top
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – February 9, 1992 (4,200; 2,500 paid)
Blimpie, who sponsored the event, provided food during the show
Tommy Rich pinned Joey Maggs
Terrence Taylor pinned Big Josh after Harley Race interfered
Mr. Hughes pinned PN News
Johnny B. Badd pinned Richard Morton
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong
Barry Windham pinned Larry Zbyzsko in a death match; El Gigante was the guest referee for the bout
Sting, Dustin Rhodes, & Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton when Sting pinned Eaton after Barry Windham interfered and hit Eaton with Paul E. Dangerously’s phone; during the bout, Dangerously was tied to Dusty Rhodes at ringside with a bullrope; late in the bout, Larry Zbyszko jumped Dusty at ringside, with Windham then making the save
Abdullah the Butcher defeated Cactus Jack in a steel cage match
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – March 8, 1992 (2,100 paid)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell fought Mike Graham to a draw
Van Hammer pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Firebreaker Chip & Todd Champion
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Johnny B. Badd
WCW US Tag Team Champions Ron Simmons & Big Josh defeated Vinnie Vegas & Mr. Hughes
Barry Windham pinned Larry Zbyzsko via disqualification in a bullrope match after both WCW TV Champion Steve Austin and Dustin Rhodes interfered
Dustin Rhodes pinned Cactus Jack
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a non-title match
WCW World Champion Sting & Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin when Sting pinned Austin
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – April 12, 1992 (4,300)
Dustin Rhodes did not appear as scheduled due to suffering a concussion in a car wreck
Tom Zenk pinned WCW US Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine at around the 15-minute mark
Nikita Koloff pinned Diamond Dallas Page at around the 9-minute mark
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Richard Morton at around the 10-minute mark
Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack at around the 6-minute mark
Barry Windham & the Junkyard Dog (sub. for Dustin Rhodes) defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko at 6:58 in a bunkhouse match
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko after Anderson hit Scott with Paul E. Dangerously’s phone
WCW World Champion Sting defeated Big Van Vader via disqualification after Vader clotheslined the referee; during the bout, Sting cracked two ribs and a bruised spleen which led to an impromptu finish (Sting’s last match for more than a month)
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – May 10, 1992 (1,100 paid)
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Tracy Smothers & Richard Morton
Van Hammer pinned JT Southern at the 35-second mark
WCW US Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine fought WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman to a 10-minute time-limit draw in a non-title match
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Ricky Steamboat at the 20-minute mark in a No DQ match after hitting Steamboat with the timekeeper’s bell, after interference from Paul E. Dangerously and Madusa
Ron Simmons & the Junkyard Dog fought Cactus Jack & Abdullah the Butcher to a double disqualification
Johnny B. Badd pinned Scotty Flamingo
Nikita Koloff (w/ WCW World Champion Sting) (sub. for WCW World Champion Sting) pinned Big Van Vader
WCW TV Champion Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, & the Great Muta defeated Steve Austin, Arn Anderson, & Bobby Eaton when Muta pinned Eaton with the moonsault
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – June 7, 1992 (2,600)
Sam Houston was backstage for the show; Abdullah the Butcher was scheduled to lose to Dustin Rhodes but refused and quit the company
Ron Simmons won a 20-man battle royal by last eliminating Arn Anderson; the order of elimination determined the line up of the non-title matches; Rick Steiner was scheduled to be eliminated before Barry Windham but didn’t; Windham worked the undercard anyway
Barry Windham pinned Big Josh
The Super Invader pinned Jimmy Garvin
Dustin Rhodes pinned Bobby Eaton after Larry Zbyszko shoved Eaton off the top
WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner pinned the Great Muta after the 15-minute mark with a belly to belly suplex after catching Muta coming off the top; after the bout, the two men shook hands
Nikita Koloff pinned Vinnie Vegas
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Ricky Steamboat at the 21-minute mark after Madusa interfered and clipped Steamboat as the challenger had Rude pressed above his head; stipulations stated the title could change hands on a disqualification
Ron Simmons pinned Arn Anderson at the 5-minute mark
WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – July 5, 1992 (2,500)
Bobby Eaton pinned Larry Zbyszko with a legdrop off the middle turnbuckle at the 6-minute mark Johnny B. Badd fought Jushin Liger to a time-limit draw at the 16-minute mark
Dustin Rhodes pinned Greg Valentine at the 9-minute mark
Ron Simmons pinned the Super Invader at the 7-minute mark
Barry Windham pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin at the 13-minute mark in a non-title match with the lariat
WCW World Champion Sting pinned Arn Anderson at the 10-minute mark; Ole Anderson was the referee for the bout
Brad Armstrong pinned WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Scotty Flamingo to win the title with the side Russian legsweep at the 13-minute mark
Nikita Koloff fought WCW US Champion Rick Rude to a double disqualification at the 5-minute mark
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner to win the titles at the 13-minute mark when Gordy pinned Scott following a clothesline from Williams behind the referee’s back after Scott hit Gordy with the Frankensteiner
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – August 16, 1992 (matinee) (6,700)
Two children were admitted free with the purchase of an adult ticket
WCW Worldwide taping:
Sting defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification when, after the referee was knocked down, Roberts dropped Sting with a DDT onto a steel chair; moments later, Nikita Koloff attempted to make the save, bringing out Cactus Jack as well; Roberts eventually hit Koloff in the elbow with a steel chair
Ricky Steamboat fought WCW TV Champion Steve Austin to a time-limit draw after more than 15 minutes
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) with a roll up after Vader collided with Race on the ring apron
Worldwide – 8/22/92: WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Nikita Koloff with a Rude Awakening after Madusa, dressed as a security guard, came out and kicked the challenger in the head
Pro – 8/22/92:
Dick Slater & Greg Valentine defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk when Slater pinned Zenk after Valentine hit a double axe handle off the top behind the referee’s back as Zenk had a sleeper applied on Slater
Jake Roberts vs. the Italian Stallion
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Tracy Smothers at 3:01 with the powerslam
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Danny Dees & Mike Thor
Worldwide – 8/29/92 – featured Jesse Ventura conducting an interview with Jake Roberts:
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Jim Cane with the Rude Awakening
Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Tracy Smothers & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker when Parker submitted to Sting’s Scorpion Deathlock
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned John Black with the powerslam; after the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an in-ring interview with Simmons, with WCW US Champion Rick Rude, alongside Madusa, then interrupting
Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) pinned Scott McKever with the powerbomb
Cactus Jack pinned Ian Weston with the double arm DDT
Greg Valentine, Dick Slater, & the Barbarian defeated Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, & Dustin Rhodes when Valentine pinned Windham after Barbarian kicked Windham in the face
Worldwide – 9/5/92 – featured Jesse Ventura conducting an interview with Nikita Koloff; featured footage of the aftermath from the Sting vs. Jake Roberts match which took place during the taping:
Van Hammer pinned Ruben Thomas with the slingshot suplex
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) defeated Joey Maggs & the Italian Stallion at 2:33 when Maggs submitted to Eaton’s armbar (Hayes’ debut with Anderson & Eaton)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Scotty Flamingo
The Barbarian pinned TC Carter with the boot to the face at the 54-second mark
Cactus Jack defeated Dustin Rhodes via count-out following an elbow drop to the floor; after the bout, Jake Roberts attacked Rhodes
The Main Event – 9/6/92 – featured Jim Ross & Michael Hayes on commentary; included the Sting & Nikita Koloff vs. Tracy Smothers & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker match from the 8/29/92 Worldwide, the Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton vs. Joey Maggs & the Italian Stallion and Barbarian vs. TC Carter matches from the 9/5/92 Worldwide, the Dick Slater & Greg Valentine vs. Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell match from the 8/22/92 Pro; featured footage from Brian Pillman confronting Brad Armstrong at the Clash of the Champions and of the 8-man elimination match; included a closing announcement that Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham would face Cactus Jack & the Barbarian the following week:
Cactus Jack pinned Dustin Rhodes in a falls count anywhere match at 6:48 following an elbow drop from the apron to the floor
WCW Pro Chicago – 9/12/92 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko; featured a segment of WCW Magazine hosted by Eric Bischoff in which he discussed the team of Greg Valentine & Dick Slater, followed by a video package on the team; included an ad for the WCW Magazine; featured footage of the Nikita Koloff vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude match taped 8/16/92 at the Atlanta Omni; included a segment of Missy’s Miniute in which Missy Hyatt discussed Rude being the top contender for WCW World Champion Ron Simmons; featured a segment of WCW Magazine hosted by Bischoff focusing on the 9/5/92 WCW Saturday Night match between Rick & Scott Steiner and Bobby Eaton & Arn Anderson, followed by a pretaped interview by Michael Hayes, Eaton, & Anderson about now being the #1 contenders to the WCW/NWA Tag Team Titles; included a segment of the Chicagoland Report in which it was announced the next show at the UIC Pavilion would be Oct. 31:
Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas defeated Rex Cooper & Randy Stallinas at 1:55 when Page scored the pin with a legdrop after a gutwrench slam from Vegas
Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Tom Zenk at 6:09 with a swinging neckbreaker, with the referee not noticing Zenk’s leg was on the bottom rope before Eaton pulled it off
Jake Roberts pinned Chad Bird with the DDT at 1:54; following the bout, Eric Bischoff conducted an in-ring interview with Roberts in which he blamed the fans for making them the way he was
Scotty Flamingo vs. Jimmy Garvin
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – September 20, 1992 (1,600)
Erik Watts defeated Mark Canterbury
Brad Armstrong & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Scotty Flamingo & Brian Pillman when Bagwell pinned Flamingo
Dustin Rhodes defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater when Rick pinned Valentine
The Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) defeated Barry Windham
Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Jake Roberts & Super Invader when Koloff pinned Super Invader
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton when Williams pinned Eaton
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WWF @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – November 2, 1992
WCW @ Atlanta, GA ? Omni ? November 26, 1992 (5,715 paid)
Johnny Gunn & Tom Zenk defeated Shanghai Pierce & Tex Slazenger
Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo
Steve Austin defeated Brad Armstrong
Brian Pillman defeated Marcus Bagwell
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Erik Watts defeated Bobby Eaton via submission with the STF
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Tony Atlas & the Barbarian
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, Sting, Van Hammer, & Dustin Rhodes (sub. for Nikita Koloff) defeated Big Van Vader, Cactus Jack, WCW US Champion Rick Rude, & Barry Windham (mystery partner) in a steel cage match when Sting pinned Cactus
Starrcade 92 – Atlanta, GA – Omni – December 28, 1992 (8,000; 6,500 paid)
Brad Armstrong pinned Shanghai Pierce at 7:30 with the Russian legsweep
Pay-per-view bouts – included Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura, wearing a Malcolm X hat, on commentary; featured a WCW Magazine segment hosted by Eric Bischoff in which it was announced WCW US Champion Rick Rude was sidelined with a neck injury, could not compete in his scheduled match against WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, and that Steve Williams would face Simmons in Rude’s place; included an in-ring segment with Tony Schiavone, Bill Watts, and Hank Aaron in which Watts and Aaron presented Sting with the Battlebowl ring for his 1991 victory, during which Sting said he hoped to add another ring by winning the 1992 event; featured Missy Hyatt & Larry Zbyzsko drawing the names for the Lethal Lottery, during which it was noted 35 men were in the running for Battlebowl; included an ad promoting SuperBrawl III; potential Battlebowl participants shown on camera backstage but not used included Brad Armstrong, Paul Orndorff, Steve Austin, Tex Slazenger & Shangai Pierce, Tom Zenk, Shane Douglas, Johnny Gunn, Scotty Flamingo, Vinnie Vegas, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas, NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono, and Simmons; included the announcement WCW Saturday Night the next week would feature the kick off of an 8-man tournament to determine Rude’s top contender, with the winner challenging Rude on Jan. 23; it was also noted Rude would have to forfeit the belt if he wasn’t cleared to wrestle by that date; moments later, Rude appeared ringside in street clothes and cut a promo regarding WCW threatening to strip him of the US title and argued that policy wasn’t enforced when Sting, then the world champion, was put out of action with broken ribs; featured a pre-taped sit-down interview between Schiavone and NFL Hall of Famer Paul Hornung about the significance of his SuperBowl ring and tying that into the importance of the ring which would be presented to the Battlebowl winner:
Lethal Lottery: Van Hammer & Dan Spivey defeated Cactus Jack & Johnny B. Badd at 6:51 when Hammer pinned Cactus with a roll up after Badd punched his partner when Cactus argued with Badd over accidentally hitting an elbow drop on him
Lethal Lottery: Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) & Dustin Rhodes defeated the Barbarian & Kensuke Sasaki at 6:56 when Rhodes pinned Barbarian with a roll up after Barbarian accidentally hit a clothesline on Sasaki on the apron; after the bout, Vader congratulated Rhodes on the win before dropping him with a clothesline
Lethal Lottery: Barry Windham & IWGP Heavyweight Champion the Great Muta defeated Brian Pillman & 2 Cold Scorpio at 6:59 when Muta pinned Scorpio with the moonsault after Windham dropped Scorpio with the DDT
Lethal Lottery: Sting & Steve Williams defeated Erik Watts & Jushin Liger at 9:08 when Williams pinned Watts after dropping him throat-first across the top rope; after the match, Sting and Williams shook hands
NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono defeated IWGP Heavyweight Champion the Great Muta via submission with the STF at 14:32 after avoiding a dropkick; only the NWA title was at stake; prior to the match, clips from a recent match between the two in Japan were shown
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated Steve Williams (sub. for WCW US Champion Rick Rude) via reverse decision at 15:16; the two men originally fought to a double count-out but referee Nick Patrick changed the call when Williams assaulted the champion after the match, drove a knee into his back from the top rope, and had to be pulled off Simmons by referees
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Barry Windham & Brian Pillman at 20:03 when Douglas pinned Pillman with the belly to belly suplex as Steamboat and Windham fought on the ramp; prior to the match, footage was shown of Windham attacking Steamboat & Pillman at the previous month’s Clash of the Champions, and of the two teams brawling days earlier on WCW Saturday Night (Starrcade: The Essential Collection)
King of Cable Tournament Finals: Sting pinned Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) at 17:39 by catching Vader coming off the top and hitting a powerslam; prior to the contest, footage was shown of a recent altercation between the two; after the bout, Jesse Ventura presented Sting with the King of Cable trophy in the ring, with Sting then cutting a promo on his participation in Battlebowl just minutes away (Starrcade: The Essential Collection)
IWGP Heavyweight Champion the Great Muta won the 8-man Battlebowl battle royal at 13:55 by last eliminating Barry Windham; order of elimination: Van Hammer by Steve Williams (5:48); Dan Spivey by Sting via a backdrop onto the ramp (6:24); Sting and Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) both were eliminated following a running clothesline by Vader (7:44); Williams & Dustin Rhodes were eliminated as Williams attempted to eliminate Rhodes & Windham (11:14); Windham by Muta via two dropkicks after Windham thought he had won but Muta skinned the cat back inside the ring
1993
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – February 7, 1993 (matinee) (4,600)
Steve Regal pinned Tex Slazenger at the 8-minute mark with an armdrag slam
The Wrecking Crew defeated Joey Maggs (sub. for Brad Armstrong) & Marcus Alexander Bagwell at the 11-minute mark when Rage pinned Maggs
2 Cold Scorpio pinned Scotty Flamingo with a leap off the top
Chris Benoit pinned Tom Zenk with the dragon suplex at the 14-minute mark
Vinnie Vegas pinned Johnny Gunn (sub. for Van Hammer) at the 8-minute mark; prior to the bout, Van Hammer came out with Gunn and cut a promo on Vegas; Hammer was booed during his promo, to the point he ended it in mid sentence
Paul Orndorff pinned Cactus Jack at the 14-minute mark with a knee drop off the top to Jack’s back
WCW World Champion Big Van Vader defeated Sting via disqualification at the 13-minute mark when Sting hit the champion with the timekeeper’s bell after Harley Race rang the bell to distract Sting as Vader was caught in the Scorpion Deathlock
WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Barry Windham, Steve Austin & Brian Pillman in an elimination match at the 25-minute mark; Douglas was pinned; Pillman was pinned 4 seconds later; Windham and Rhodes were both counted out; Steamboat pinned Austin when the momentum of a crossbody by Austin put Steamboat on top; after the match, Austin & Pillman attacked Steamboat before others made the save
WCW @ Atlanta, GA ? Omni ? March 28, 1993 (5,200)
All kids got in for $1.01
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Erik Watts defeated Tex Slazenger
Maxx Payne defeated Johnny Gunn
Ron Simmons defeated Shanghai Pierce (sub. for WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes)
NWA World Champion Barry Windham & WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff defeated Cactus Jack & the Barbarian
WCW World Champion Big Van Vader defeated Sting via disqualification at around the 8-minute mark when Sting began assaulting the champion with a leather strap, thrown in the ring by Harley Race who was suspended above the ring in a cage
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman fought Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas to a 45-minute time-limit draw
Slamboree 93 – Atlanta, GA – Omni – May 23, 1993 (7,008; 3,722 paid)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyzsko (sub. for Jesse Ventura, who was hospitalized with blood clots in his legs) on commentary; included Maxx Payne performing a guitar solo in tribute to the legends on hand for the event; moments later, several enhancement wrestlers – among them Ice Train – carried out the Fabulous Moolah who joined Greg Gagne outside the ring; moments later, Eric Bischoff spoke with Missy Hyatt at the interview platform about the legends they would be interviewing later in the show; as the two spoke about the night’s matches, the lighting went out over them; featured Eric Bischoff conducting an interview on the interview platform with Dusty Rhodes, Stu Hart, and Mr. Wrestling II in which Rhodes spoke about the Assassin’s comments towards him earlier in the show, Wrestling spoke about being inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame, and Hart commented on his son-in-law Davey Boy Smith challenging for the WCW World Title later in the broadcast:
2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Bobby Eaton & Chris Benoit at 9:25 when Scorpio pinned Benoit with a somersault legdrop off the top after Eaton accientally punched his partner in the face
WCW Saturday Night – 5/29/93: Sid Vicious (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Van Hammer with the powerbomb at the 36-second mark; prior to the bout, Parker took the mic and confronted Hammer about him recently putting his hands on Hammer, with Parker then calling for a stretcher to be brought ringside so Hammer could be taken back after the match; Parker then introduced Hammer’s opponent as Vicious; Hammer destroyed the stretcher as Vicious made his entrance (Vicious’ surprise return after a 2-year absence)
Don Muraco, Jimmy Snuka, & Dick Murdoch fought Blackjack Mulligan, Jim Brunzell, & Wahoo McDaniel to a no contest
Brad Armstrong (sub. for Bob Armstrong) & Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Baron Von Raschke & Ivan Koloff
Dory Funk Jr. (w/ Gene Kiniski) fought Nick Bockwinkel (w/ Verne Gagne) to a 15-minute time-limit draw)
Rick Rude & WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff defeated Dustin Rhodes & Kensuke Sasaki when Rude pinned Sasaki with the Rude Awakening after Orndorff pushed Sasake off the top
Sting pinned the Prisoner (sub. for Scott Norton) with a crossbody off the top
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Dos Hombres (Ricky Steamboat & Tom Zenk) in a steel cage match at 16:08 when Austin pinned Armstrong with the Stun Gun; the challengers wore masks for the duration of the match, with Steamboat claiming the masks gave them good luck in an earlier non-title match; Shane Douglas was to have been Steamboat’s tag team partner but left the company just prior to the show; it was never let on that the masked man beside Steamboat was in fact Armstrong (Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon, The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin)
NWA World Champion Barry Windham pinned Arn Anderson after hitting Anderson in the face with the title belt
Davey Boy Smith defeated WCW World Champion Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) via disqualification when Vader hit Smith with a chair outside the ring, moments after Smith hit the running powerslam on the champion; after the bout, Sting made the save
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – July 3, 1993
Cancelled – the show was billed as ‘The Great American Bash’
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – August 15, 1993 (1,500 paid)
Billed as ‘The Great American Bash’
The Equalizer defeated Brad Armstrong
Charlie Norris defeated Bobby Eaton at the 1-minute mark
Ricky Steamboat fought Lord Steven Regal to a draw
Bobby Eaton (sub. for Jerry Saggs) & Brian Knobbs defeated Keith & Kent Cole
Dustin Rhodes defeated Rick Rude in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff
Sting & Davey Boy Smith defeated WCW World Champion Big Van Vader & Sid Vicious in a Thundercage match when Sting pinned Vader after Smith threw his partner onto the champion
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – October 3, 1993 (800 paid)
Scalpers outside the venue reportedly sold front row seats for $1
Ice Train defeated Dick Slater
Arn Anderson defeated Jim Neidhart
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Ricky Steamboat defeated Paul Orndorff at 19:59
WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes & the Shockmaster defeated Harlem Heat
Sting pinned Sid Vicious after Col. Rob Parker’s interference backfired
World Champion Rick Rude defeated Ric Flair via disqualification after Flair hit Rude with Rude’s own brass knuckles
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – November 25, 1993
Thanksgiving Day – cancelled
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – December 25, 1993
Cancelled
1994
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – November 24, 1994
Thanksgiving Day
Cancelled due to a lack of ticket sales; the show was initially scheduled to feature WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd vs. the Honkytonk Man
WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot vs. Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Sting & Dave Sullivan vs. Avalanche & Kevin Sullivan
WCW US Champion Jim Duggan vs. Steve Austin
Dusty & Dustin Rhodes vs. Arn Anderson & Bunkhouse Buck (steel cage)
1996
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – January 1, 1996 (6,000; 3,619 paid)
Bobby Walker defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker; a local DJ was the referee for the bout
Joey Maggs (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Disco Inferno
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Monday Nitro – featured the announcement that Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs would face Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman and Lex Luger would face Cobra on WCW Saturday Night; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview in the aisle with the Giant & Jimmy Hart regarding Hulk Hogan, during which footage was shown of Hogan assaulting the Giant with a chair during the Dec. 18 Nitro; featured the announcement that the Clash of the Chamipions would be held Jan. 23 in Las Vegas, NV:
Randy Savage pinned Arn Anderson at 6:55 after hitting Anderson with Anderson’s own foreign object as referee Randy Anderson was knocked down and then putting the weapon back in Anderson’s trunks; during the bout, Eric Bischoff announced that WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns won the Raw Bowl during the previously taped Monday Night Raw airing in opposition; after the bout, Brian Pillman and Chris Benoit came out to dispute the call and tend to Anderson
Lord Steven Regal (w/ Jeeves) pinned Chris Benoit at 5:42 after Benoit missed a plancha to the floor and Regal rolled him back in the ring for the win; prior to the bout, Bischoff again said the Gunns had won the WWF’s Raw Bowl on Monday Night Raw; during the bout, Hank Aaron was shown in attendance; after the contest, Gene Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with Benoit, Pillman, and Anderson in which Pillman dressed down Benoit and Anderson for losing their matches days after Ric Flair won the WCW World Title; moments later, Anderson told Pillman he was starting fights the Horsemen didn’t need to be fighting; Kevin Sullivan, the Zodiac, the Giant, and Jimmy Hart then appeared in the aisle, with the Giant and Hart holding the others back from fighting the Horsemen
Sting & Lex Luger defeated the Super Assassins (the Warlord & Barbarian) (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 5:52 when Sting put Barbarian in the Scorpion Deathlock as Luger put the Warlord in the Torture Rack; during the bout, Bobby Heenan alluded that Parker would propose to Sister Sherri the coming weekend on WCW Saturday Night
Hulk Hogan defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification at 7:55 when Hogan knocked down an interfering Arn Anderson and pulled Anderson’s foreign object out of his own trunks, moments after Hogan knocked an interfering Jimmy Hart off the apron; after the bout, the Giant appeared as Hogan had Flair, Anderson, Chris Benoit, and Brian Pillman begging off; as the Giant attempted to assault the Giant with a stool, Randy Savage came out, grabbed the stool away, and helped clear the ring; moments later, Zodiac kept the Giant from going back to the ring – despite Sullivan’s orders – by saying “Friend” and “Hurt” toward Hogan and Savage; after the commercial break, Gene Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with Hogan and Savage in which Hogan challenged Flair & Anderson for a tag team match the following week and Savage alluded to having a secret weapon in their arsenol; Hogan was booed during the segment
1997
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – March 3, 1997 (13,693)
The last WCW event held at the venue
Ernest Miller pinned Yugi Nagata with a kick off the ropes
Monday Nitro:
Konnan & Hugh Morrus defeated Jeff Jarrett & Steve McMichael (w/ Debra) when Konnan pinned McMichael after Jarrett accidentally hit his partner with the steel briefcase
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Rick Fuller with the Diamond Cutter
Juventud Guerrera pinned Ray Mendoza Jr. with the 450 splash
Dean Malenko pinned Mike Enos with a small package
WCW US Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned the Ultimo Dragon with a crossbody
Scotty Riggs defeated Michael Wallstreet via disqualification when Buff Bagwell attacked Riggs as he had Wallstreet covered following the flying forearm
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned JL with the hurricanrana
Lex Luger & the Giant fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a no contest when the nWo interfered