WCW – 1995 Results
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Dome – January 4, 1995 (62,500; sell out)
Featured an in-ring announcement from Eric Bischoff in which he said WCW and New Japan would have more talent exchanges in the coming year
UWA Welterweight Champion Shinjiro Ohtani pinned El Samurai at 15:17 with a dragon suplex
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Norio Honaga pinned the Great Sasuke at 14:39 with a la magistral cradle
The Great Kabuki, Kuniaki Kobayashi, & Akitoshi Saito defeated Osamu Kido, Takayuki Iizuka, & Akira Nogami at 13:12 when Kabuki pinned Nogami with a lariat
Koji Kanemoto pinned Yuji Nagata at 14:43 with a Shooting Star Press
Hiroyoshi Tenzan (Hiroyoshi Yamamoto) defeated Manabu Nakanishi at 7:40 with the Mountain Bomb
Tiger Jeet Singh Sr. & Jr. defeated Shiro Koshinaka & Michiyoshi Ohara at 11:23 when Sr. applied the claw on Ohara
Final Countdown BVD Tournament Semi Finals: Sting defeated Tony Palmore at 4:29 via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock (Battle Wonderland)
Final Countdown BVD Tournament Semi Finals: Antonio Inoki defeated Gerard Gordeau at 6:37 via submission with a sleeper (Battle Wonderland)
Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Kengo Kimura & Tatsutoshi Goto at 12:32 when Choshu pinned Kimura with a lariat
Masahiro Chono & Sabu defeated Tatsumi Fujinami & Junji Hirata at 11:18 when Chono pinned Hirata with the Mafia Kick
Road Warrior Hawk (w/ Road Warrior Animal) pinned Scott Norton at 7:41 with the clothesline off the top
Final Countdown BVD Tournament Finals: Antonio Inoki defeated Sting at 10:26 via submission with a sleeper after avoiding a suplex attempt (Battle Wonderland)
IWGP Tag Team Champions the Great Muta & Hiroshi Hase defeated Rick & Scott Steiner at 25:12 when Hase pinned Scott with a northern lights suplex
IWGP World Champion Shinya Hashimoto defeated Kensuke Sasaki at 19:36 with a fisherman buster
WCW @ Birmingham, AL – January 6, 1995
Randy Savage (sub. for Sting) defeated the Avalanche
WCW @ Montgomery, AL – January 7, 1995
Randy Savage (sub. for Sting) defeated the Avalanche
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – January 8, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
The Main Event – 1/8/95 – shown live – featured Eric Bischoff & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) pinned WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd to win the title at 6:51 when Parker pushed the challenger onto Badd after the two collided head-to-head and then held down Badd’s foot during the cover; after the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Badd regarding the controversial finish; moments later, Okerlund called over referee Randy Anderson in which Anderson said the decision stood; Okerlund then urged the fans to call the WCW Hotline and demand a rematch between Badd and Anderson
Sting defeated the Avalanche via disqualification
1/14/95:
Jim Duggan defeated George South
Bobby Eaton pinned Dave Sullivan
1/21/95 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Alex Wright defeated Lt. James Earl Wright
Bobby Eaton defeated Scott Studd
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Rick Stockhauser & John Faulkner
Blacktop Bully defeated Davey Rich
Dave Sullivan defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification at 3:11 when the Butcher ran out and attacked Dave after Dave hit the legdrop; after the match, the Butcher cut Dave’s Hulkamania robe in half, with the Butcher then applying the sleeper on Dave and Kevin dropping Dave with a piledriver; moments later, the Butcher cut some of Dave’s hair and his Hulk Hogan boots as Kevin fought off enhancement wrestlers that tried to make the save
WCW US Champion Vader vs. Alex Davis
Paul Roma vs. Mike Davis
The Guardian Angel vs. Bob Starr
The Nasty Boys vs. Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
WCW @ Columbus, GA – Municipal Auditorium – January 9, 1995 (5,000; 2,000 paid; sell out)
Last show at the venue
TV taping:
The Nasty Boys fought Frankie Lancaster & Cuban Assassin to a no contest after Lancaster hit his head on the guard rail and couldn’t continue
Alex Wright defeated Paul Roma by pinning an interfering Bobby Eaton
Pro – 1/28/95 – featured Gordon Solie, Dusty Rhodes, & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; included an Alex Wright music video set to his theme song; featured an ad promoting the Hulk Hogan Hotline; included the Dave Sullivan vs. Kevin Sullivan match from the 1/21/95 WCW Saturday Night, shown in full; featured a SuperBrawl V Control Center with Gene Okerlund, with comments from WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Jimmy Hart, the announcements of the following matches: Sting & Randy Savage vs. the Avalanche & Big Bubba, Dustin Rhodes vs. the Blacktop Bully, the Nasty Boys vs. WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat, Dave Sullivan vs. Kevin Sullivan, Jim Duggan vs. Bunkhouse Buck, and Wright vs. Paul Roma; Okerlund then hyped a WCW Hotline story about someone leaving WCW; included a video package in which Brian Pillman discussed his University of Ohio and Cincinnati Bengals football career, during which he noted taking down Walter Payton during a game, working past his tag team with Steve Austin, making an appearance on Baywatch, and his sights set on the WCW Cruiserweight Title:
Dustin Rhodes pinned George South with the bulldog at 2:47
The Nasty Boys defeated Mark Kyle & Mark Starr at 2:09 when Jerry Saggs pinned Kyle after the powerslam / flying elbowsmash combo
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ the Diamond Doll) defeated Al Phillips in an arm wrestling contest; prior to the bout Page said he wasn’t getting the arm wrestling competition he wanted and challenged the likes of WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, Jim Duggan, and Randy Savage to try to win a date with the Diamond Doll; after the bout, Kevin Sullivan was briefly shown watching from the aisle; moments later, Page asked Phillips how he would ask the Doll out on a date, then punched him in the gut before he could answer
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 8:04 by grabbing the tights for leverage after rolling through a crossbody off the top by the challenger; during the bout, it was noted Anderson would face Randy Savage that night on WCW Saturday Night
Prime – 2/20/95 – Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the show; featured a video package on WCW US Champion Vader, showing him against the likes of Sting, Davey Boy Smith, Cactus Jack, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, and Maxx Payne; included a video package on Sting to the tune of his theme song showing him against the likes of Vader, Rick Rude, Steve Austin, the Nasty Boys, Bobby Eaton, the Prisoner, Sid Vicious, and Lex Luger; featured the WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Sting vs. Bruise Brothers match from the 11/12/94 Worldwide; included the announcement Johnny B. Badd vs. WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson would air on the following week’s show:
The Nasty Boys defeated Scott D’Amore & Butch Styles at 1:46 when Jerry Saggs pinned Styles with the powerslam / flying elbowsmash off the top double team
Paul Roma pinned Davey Rich at 3:12 with an elbow drop off the top; during the bout, Eric Bischoff discussed the potential of Roma entering the upcoming WCW Cruiserweight Title tournament
WCW US Champion Vader (w/ Harley Race) pinned Al Phillips with the reverse powerbomb at 1:58; Vader did not appear with the US title belt
Alex Wright pinned Rick Matina with a reverse crossbody off the top at 2:06; after the match, Bobby Eaton confronted Wright in the ring, with Wright then fighting him off before Paul Roma jumped Wright from behind; moments later, Wright escaped the ring
Dustin Rhodes & Jim Duggan defeated Bunkhouse Buck & the Blacktop Bully (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) via disqualification at 9:45 when Meng attacked Duggan on the floor as Rhodes was double teamed in the ring, with Buck & Bully using one of Buck’s boots as a weapon
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – January 10, 1995 (750; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Main Event – 1/22/95 – hosted by Gene Okerlund & Bobby Heenan, with Gordon Solie & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Sting on facing Avalanche later that week at the Clash of the Champions; featured a Clash of the Champions Control Center, hosted by Okerlund; included Okerlund promoting a WCW Hotline story on the whereabouts of Jesse Ventura and Jim Ross; featured the Bunkhouse Buck & Arn Anderson vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot match from the 1/14/95 Worldwide; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Kevin Sullivan & Avalanche on Avalanche’s upcoming match with Sting at the Clash; featured a promo for the Hulk Hogan Hotline:
Kevin Sullivan & the Butcher (w/ Avalanche) defeated Mark Starr & Scott Studd at 4:16 when Butcher forced Studd to submit to the sleeper
Alex Wright pinned Jean Paul Levesque at 9:02 with a twisting crossbody off the top
1/28/95:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Ricky Santana & Fidel Sierra at 8:22 when Bagwell pinned Sierra after a suplex / crossbody off the top double team
Alex Wright defeated Rick Stockhauser
Dave Sullivan defeated John Faulkner
Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck defeated Mike Davis & Kenny Kendall
Avalanche (w/ Kevin Sullivan & the Butcher) defeated Alex Davis & Mike Glory in a handicap match
Dustin Rhodes defeated Jean Paul Levesque
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Barry Houston & Scott D’Amore
Randy Savage pinned WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) with the flying elbowsmash; Anderson remained the champion since the pinfall happened after the 10-minute time-limit in which the belt was at stake
2/4/95 – 2-hour episode; included Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; featured a Brian Pillman music video, set to ‘Blondes Have More Fun,’ showing Pillman’s visit to California; the video featured his wife Melanie in a cameo; included Gene Okerlund promoting a top tag team coming to WCW and the death of a 45-year-old former heavyweight champion (Jerry Blackwell); featured a SuperBrawl V Control Center, hosted by Okerlund; included a profile on Randy Savage, who stated he could have stayed in the WWF and gone after the WWF World Title a third time but all the top stars were in WCW and he wanted to face the best; featured Okerlund conducting an interview with Sting & Savage on their tag team match at SuperBrawl and their matches later in the show; included footage from the 2/4/95 Pro with Diamond Dallas Page agreeing to face Dave Sullivan in an arm wrestling contest the following week; featured Okerlund conducting an interview with Kevin Sullivan & the Butcher, who said WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, Sting, Savage, and Dave Sullivan’s chances at SuperBrawl were slim; included a profile on Hogan being given an award by the Starlight Foundation and actress Jenna Von Oy; featured Okerlund conducting an interview with Hogan, alongside Jimmy Hart, regarding his match at SuperBrawl against WCW US Champion Vader; included the Jim Duggan vs. Bobby Hayes, Johnny B. Badd vs. Rick Matrix, and Sting, Randy Savage, & Dustin Rhodes vs. Bunkhouse Buck, Dick Slater, & the Blacktop Bully matches taped 1/11/95 at Center Stage Theatre:
The Nasty Boys defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright at 9:00 when Jerry Saggs pinned Wright with the elbowsmash off the top; after the match, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with the Nasty Boys regarding their match against WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat at SuperBrawl V
Lord Steven Regal defeated Al Phillips via submission with the Regal Stretch at 4:07
Paul Roma pinned Larry Santo at 5:25 with a fistdrop off the top
Todd Morton & Brian Logan defeated WCW US Champion Vader (w/ Harley Race) via disqualification in a handicap match at 2:24 when Vader powerbombed Morton on the floor; after the match, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Vader, alongside Race, who said he was the demon who put fear into the eyes of WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – January 11, 1995 (750; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
2/4/95: Jim Duggan pinned Bobby Hayes at 1:48 with the running clothesline
2/4/95: Johnny B. Badd pinned Rick Matrix at 2:21 with the left hand punch
2/4/95: Sting, Randy Savage, & Dustin Rhodes defeated Bunkhouse Buck, Dick Slater, & the Blacktop Bully (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) at 12:50 when Savage pinned Slater with the flying elbowsmash after Buck accidently hit Slater with his boot
2/11/95 – 2-hour episode; included Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; featured a video package on Ric Flair in which he discussed his retirement and stated he needed to be part of WCW and that he would be on the show the following week to address that with WCW’s legal team and Nick Bockwinkel; included a SuperBrawl V Control Center, hosted by Okerlund; featured Okerlund promoting the WCW Hotline in which he teased the absence of Harley Race and a possible plot involving Flair; included footage from the 2/11/95 Pro of Diamond Dallas Page agreeing to put the Diamond Doll up against Dave Sullivan’s piggy bank the following week; featured a profile on Sting, who claimed he would run through Big Buba and then focus on regaining the WCW World Title; included Okerlund conducting an interview with Sting & Randy Savage regarding their tag team match at SuperBrawl V:
Brian Pillman pinned George South at 4:16 with a tornado DDT (Pillman’s return after a 3-month absence; his debut with the ‘Blondes Have More Fun’ theme song)
The Avalanche pinned Scott Studd at 2:19 with the Avalanche Drop; after the match, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Avalanche & Big Buba, with Bubba claiming he had plotted revenge on Sting for a year, including training with the Guardian Angels and pretending to follow their creed
The Nasty Boys defeated Rock Stockhauser & John Faulkner at 3:13 when Jerry Saggs pinned Faulkner with the elbowsmash off the top; after the match, Okerlund conducted an interview with the Nasty Boys in which they said they would take down WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat at SuperBrawl, whether they win the titles or not
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) pinned Mark Starr at 5:46 with the DDT; after the bout, Okerlund conducted an interview with Anderson, alongside Parker & Meng, with Parker saying he would give Anderson’s future opponents a chance to make a lot of money
WCW US Champion Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Rick Keller & Mike Glory in a handicap match at 2:40 by pinning Khoury with the powerbomb; after the match, Okerlund conducted an interview with Vader, alongside Race, who claimed WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan was filled with fear for the first time in his life
Kevin Sullivan (w/ the Butcher) pinned Davey Rich at 2:10 with the double stomp to the chest; after the match, Okerlund conducted an interview with the Butcher & Sullivan
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot at 13:34 when Booker T pinned Patriot after the champions hit a pair of double axe handles to the back of the neck; after the match, Sherri twice hit a splash off the top onto Bagwell before the Nasty Boys made the save
WCW @ Phoenix, AZ – Veterans Memorial Coliseum – January 12, 1995 (1,900)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Johnny B. Badd defeated Jean Paul Levesque
WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Dustin Rhodes defeated Lord Steven Regal
The Nasty Boys defeated Harlem Heat via disqualification
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW @ San Diego, CA – Bing Crosby Hall – January 13, 1995
Cancelled due to a poor advance
WCW @ Ft. Hood, TX – Abrams Fitness Center – January 14, 1995 (2,418; sell out)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Johnny B. Badd defeated Jean Paul Levesque
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Dustin Rhodes defeated Lord Steven Regal
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW @ Lubbock, TX – Civic Center – January 15, 1995
Sting vs. Avalanche
WCW @ Dayton, OH – Hara Arena – January 19, 1995 (4,500; 3,800 paid)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Johnny B. Badd defeated Jean Paul Levesque
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Jim Duggan defeated Lord Steven Regal (sub. for WCW US Champion Vader, who had bronchitis)
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW @ Cleveland, OH – Cleveland State Convocation Center – January 20, 1995 (2,000)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Johnny B. Badd defeated Jean Paul Levesque
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW @ Columbus, OH – Convention Center – January 21, 1995 (2,200)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Johnny B. Badd defeated Jean Paul Levesque
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW @ Pittsburgh, PA – Palumbo Center – January 22, 1995 (matinee) (1,500)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
Johnny B. Badd defeated Jean Paul Levesque (Levesque’s last match)
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
Clash of the Champions XXX – Las Vegas, NV – Caeser’s Palace – January 25, 1995 (3,500; 2,300 paid; sell out)
Brad & Scott Armstrong defeated Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck at 8:32 when Buck was pinned
Shown live on TBS – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Kevin Sullivan & the Butcher regarding their match later in the show against ‘the Monster Maniacs’ team of WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage; featured Okerlund conducting an interview in the aisle with WCW US Champion Vader regarding his scheduled match against Hogan at SuperBrawl V and his possible participation during the night’s main event; manager Harley Race was introduced alongside Vader but did not appear, with Vader saying Race may appear later in the broadcast; Vader then claimed Hogan was afraid of him; after the interview, Vader took a ringside seat; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan, Savage, & Jimmy Hart regarding their match later in the show; featured a SuperBrawl V Control Center in which it was announced Hogan and Vader couldn’t be within 300 feet of one another before their match at the pay-per-view:
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) pinned Johnny B. Badd at 7:38 with the DDT after Badd chased Parker into the ring; prior to the bout, Sting was shown speaking backstage on the WCW Hotline with Mike Tenay
Alex Wright pinned Bobby Eaton at 7:30 with a reverse crossbody off the top; prior to the bout, a music video of Wright aired to the tune of Wright’s theme music; it was announced before the match that Randy Savage would face WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson the coming weekend on WCW Saturday Night; late in the match, Wright kicked out of Eaton’s Alabama Jam
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot at 9:22 when Booker T pinned Bagwell with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage after Stevie Ray hit a scissors kick on Bagwell as Bagwell had Booker covered after Sherri accidentally hit Booker with her loaded purse; prior to the challengers’ introduction, Ric Flair appeared with two women, aknowledged Vader at ringside, shook Bobby Heenan’s hand, and then took his own seat in another part of the arena (Flair’s first arena appearance after 3 months)
Sting defeated Avalanche via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 5:19 when referee Nick Patrick appeared and called for the bell as Avalanche was in the hold and guest referee the Guardian Angel hesitated to stop the match; prior to the bout, Kevin Sullivan was shown backstage speaking on the WCW Hotline with Mike Tenay; during the match, Ric Flair left his seat in the crowd; after the match, the Angel attacked Patrick and – with Avalanche – double teamed Sting until Alex Wright, Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot came out; moments later, Gene Okerlund interviewed Angel near the entranceway, who claimed Avalanche never gave up, Nick Bockwinkel made a bad call to send another referee out to do his job, and said he would now be known again as Big Bubba Rogers; during the segment, Angel said “shit” while tearing his Guardian Angel shirt, with Okerlund then scolding him (Ray Traylor’s return as ‘Big Bubba’ after 7 years)
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) & Randy Savage defeated the Butcher & Kevin Sullivan at at 12:10 when Hogan pinned Butcher with the legdrop after Butcher sustained Savage’s flying elbowsmash; prior to the bout, Ric Flair returned to his seat in the crowd; at the 5-minute mark, Savage hit the elbowsmash on Hogan to revive him after being double teamed by Butcher & Sullivan; after the bout, Hogan and WCW US Champion Vader had an in-ring confrontation, with Hogan and Savage clearing Vader from the ring after Hogan Hulked up from the powerbomb; Hogan & Savage kept Vader from the ring with steel chairs as the show came to a close
WCW @ Raleigh, NC – January 26, 1995 (2,000)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson in a non-title match
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW @ Fayetteville, NC – January 27, 1995 (1,600)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson in a non-title match
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW @ Winston-Salem, NC – Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum – January 28, 1995 (2,200)
Alex Wright pinned Bobby Eaton with a roll up
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma when Patriot pinned Roma
Johnny B. Badd pinned WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (sub. for the Honkytonk Man) in a non-title match with the left hand punch within seconds; after the match, Badd took the mic and told Anderson the next time would be for the title
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification when Sister Sherri interfered; after the bout, Brian Knobbs took the mic and called the champions “chicken shit”
WCW US Champion Vader pinned Jim Duggan with a splash
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification when Avalanche tossed Sting over the top rope
Main Event – 1/29/95 – hosted by Gene Okerlund & Dusty Rhodes with Gordon Solie & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; included the Dustin Rhodes vs. Carl Fergie and Harlem Heat vs. WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot matches from 1/14/95 WCW Saturday Night; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with the Blacktop Bully, along with Col. Rob Parker & Meng, on facing Dustin Rhodes at SuperBrawl V; included a SuperBrawl Control Center, hosted by Okerlund, which previewed the WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. WCW US Champion Vader main event; featured Okerlund promoting a WCW Hotline story with Bobby Heenan on location at the Super Bowl; included the Nasty Boys vs. Ricky Santana & Tony Mella and Sting vs. Bobby Eaton matches from 1/7/95 Worldwide; featured a promo for the Hulk Hogan Hotline; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Rhodes on facing the Bully
Worldwide – 2/26/95:
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Todd Morton at 1:49 via submission with the Code Red (Pittman’s TV debut)
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – February 1, 1995
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – February 2, 1995 (600; sell out; all freebies)
Worldwide taping:
3/5/95:
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
3/12/95:
Jim Duggan defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson via disqualification
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – February 3, 1995 (600; sell out; all freebies)
Worldwide taping:
3/19/95:
Steve Austin pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 5:10 with a sunset flip and grabbing the ropes for leverage
3/26/95:
Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma defeated Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton
4/9/95:
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – February 4, 1995 (600; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Worldwide taping:
Alex Wright defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson via disqualification
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
Bunkhouse Buck defeated Tim Horner
4/16/95:
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson fought Alex Wright to a draw
4/23/95:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Kevin Sullivan & the Butcher when Sullivan was pinned after a miscommunication with the Butcher
5/13/95:
The Man With No Name (Butcher) defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification
The Main Event – 2/5/95 – hosted by Gene Okerlund & Bobby Heenan; included the Dustin Rhodes vs. Frankie Lancaster match from 1/21/95 Worldwide; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Jim Duggan on facing Bunkhouse Buck at SuperBrawl V; included a SuperBrawl Control Center, hosted by Okerlund, with comments from WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, alongside Jimmy Hart, and previews for Sting & Randy Savage vs. Avalanche & Big Bubba, Dustin Rhodes vs. the Blacktop Bully, Dave Sullivan vs. Kevin Sullivan, Jim Duggan vs. Bunkhouse Buck, Alex Wright vs. Paul Roma, and WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat vs. the Nasty Boys; featured the Alex Wright vs. Pat Rose and Lord Steven Regal & Jean Paul Levesque vs. Brad & Scott Armstrong matches from WCW Pro; included the Heat vs. Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers match from Worldwide
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – February 5, 1995 (600; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Worldwide taping:
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage defeated Avalanche & the Butcher
Brian Pillman defeated Jimmy Rogers
WCW US Champion Vader defeated KC Thompson
Dustin Rhodes & Alex Wright defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson & Blacktop Bully via disqualification
Frank Anderson defeated Manny Fernandez
Meng defeated Al Phillips
The Nasty Boys defeated Mike Barber & Buddy Valentine
Big Bubba defeated Vern Henderson
Dustin Rhodes defeated Ned Brady
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated John Crystal
Johnny B. Badd defeated Brent Sawyer
Bunkhouse Buck defeated Kip Home
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Marcus Watson & Barry Hardy in a handicap match
Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton defeated Dino Cassanova & Romeo Valentino
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
4/30/95:
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton
5/6/95:
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
Prime – 2/6/95 – premiere episode; featured Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; included a music video on Alex Wright set to his entrance theme; featured Gene Okerlund hosting a SuperBrawl V Control Center, with comments from WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Jimmy Hart; included the announcement the following week’s show would feature Johnny B. Badd vs. Lord Steven Regal; featured the Dustin Rhodes vs. George South, Nasty Boys vs. Mark Starr & Mark Kyle, and WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell matches from the 1/28/95 Pro; included the Dave Sullivan vs. Kevin Sullivan match from the 1/21/95 WCW Saturday Night; featured the Sting vs. Bobby Eaton match from the 1/7/95 Worldwide
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – February 8, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma defeated Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton
Prime – 2/13/95: Johnny B. Badd pinned Lord Steven Regal at 8:59 with a waistlock into a roll up; Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the match; during the bout, Bischoff noted there would be a WCW tour of Germany in May, WCW wrestlers would be going to Japan in November and there may even be an upcoming event in North Korea
2/18/95 – featured an opening segment with Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel about the possibility of WCW US Champion Vader and Ric Flair appearing later in the show; included Gene Okerlund saying he had news regarding the possible return of the Ultimate Warrior on the WCW Hotline; featured the announcement that Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot, Paul Orndorff, and Brad Armstrong would compete on a live episode of The Main Event the following night prior to SuperBrawl V; included a video package highlighting the Kevin Sullivan / Dave Sullivan feud; included Schiavone introducing Ric Flair, who spoke with Bockwinkel about somehow getting back into the business in some capacity, even if that meant he were to buy WCW; during the segment, Flair said he had two front row tickets for SuperBrawl; featured a video package highlighting the Dustin Rhodes / Blacktop Bully feud; included Schiavone interviewing WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart about Hogan facing Vader the following night at SuperBrawl; featured a closing segment in which Bockwinkel announced WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson would face Johnny B. Badd in a rematch the following night in a lumberjack match on The Main Event:
Big Bubba pinned Scott D’Amour at 2:13 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bubba continued to attack his opponent until Sting made the save, with Avalanche then attacking Sting from behind until Randy Savage came out; moments later, Sting and Savage cleared Bubba and Avalanche from the ring; Tony Schiavone then interviewed Sting & Savage about their match against Bubba & Avalanche at SuperBrawl
The Nasty Boys defeated Greg Sawyer & Rip Rogers at 3:29 when Jerry Saggs pinned Sawyer following the running powerslam / elbowsmash double team; after the bout, Schiavone interviewed the Nasty Boys about their match at SuperBrawl against WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat
Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) pinned Atom Flash at 2:19 with a right hand punch
Kevin Sullivan (w/ the Butcher) pinned Scott Sandlin at 2:11 by placing his hands on Sandlin’s chest following the Tree of Woe and the double stomp; after the bout, Schiavone interviewed Sullivan and Butcher about Kevin facing Dave Sullivan at SuperBrawl and Butcher being in Kevin’s corner for the match
Paul Roma pinned Tim Horner at 5:44 with a flying fistdrop; during the bout, Schiavone said a new wrestler by the name of Sgt. Craig Pittman would soon be in WCW
Alex Wright pinned Dave Dalton at 1:23 with the reverse crossbody off the top; after the bout, Paul Roma came out to confront Wright, with several referees and Doug Dillinger then sending Roma backstage
The Blacktop Bully (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) defeated Buddy Wayne via submission with the Breaker 1-9 at 1:59; after the bout, Schiavone interviewed Col. Rob Parker, with Meng, WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck, and the Blacktop Bully regarding Blacktop and Buck’s matches at SuperBrawl and Anderson’s match later in the night
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Scott Armstrong & Mike Davis at 4:29 when Booker pinned Davis with the Harlem Hangover; after the bout, Schiavone interviewed Sherri & Heat about facing the Nasty Boys at SuperBrawl (debut of the Harlem Hangover)
Johnny B. Badd fought WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) to a 10-minute time-limit draw at 10:17; during the bout, Schiavone & Bobby Heenan praised ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta and the fact he still has hair on his head, a shot at the WWF’s Howard Finkel; the bell rang immediately after Badd knocked Anderson out with the right hand punch
WCW @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – February 9, 1995 (2,000)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma at 25:49 when the Patriot pinned Orndorff with a roll up after it was reversed behind the referee’s back by both Roma and Bagwell
Alex Wright pinned Bobby Eaton at 6:04 with a reverse crossbody from the middle turnbuckle; during the bout, Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma appeared ringside to watch Wright
Johnny B. Badd pinned Lord Steven Regal at 14:05 by reversing a roll up
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification at 10:21
WCW US Champion Vader pinned Jim Duggan at 11:50 with a clothesline
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated the Nasty Boys via reverse decision at 15:10; the Nasty Boys initially won the match and titles when Jerry Saggs scored the pinfall but referee Nick Patrick changed the decision since Brian Knobbs tossed Booker T over the top rope moments earlier behind the back of referee Randy Anderson; after the bout, Knobbs took the mic and referred to the champions as “chicken shit”
WCW @ Florence, SC – February 10, 1995 (2,700)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Johnny B. Badd defeated Lord Steven Regal
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated the Nasty Boys via disqualification
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
WCW @ Bluefield, WV – February 11, 1995
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney/MGM Studios
Worldwide – 2/11/95 – included Eric Bischoff & Bobby Heenan on commentary; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with the Nasty Boys on challenging WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat at SuperBrawl V; included a video package recapping Col. Rob Parker bailing the Blacktop Bully out of jail; featured an ad promoting the premiere of the new WCW Magazine on Feb. 13; included Okerlund hosting a SuperBrawl Control Center, with comments from WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Jimmy Hart; Okerlund then teased a WCW Hotline story regarding the status of Harley Race; featured a video package on Brian Pillman in California and being part of a ‘Baywatch’ episode; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Dustin Rhodes about facing the Bully at SuperBrawl; featured a video package on WCW US Champion Vader to promote him vs. Hogan at SuperBrawl; included the announcement that the following week’s show would feature Alex Wright, Duggan, Harlem Heat, Bobby Eaton vs. Brad Armstrong, and final comments from Hogan and Vader before SuperBrawl; featured an ad for the Hulk Hogan Hotline; included a closing promo from Vader, with Race, on facing Hogan at SuperBrawl:
Avalanche (w/ Kevin Sullivan & Butcher) defeated Leroy Howard & Butch Long in a handicap match at 1:29 by pinning both men at the same time with the sit-down splash
The Blacktop Bully (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) defeated Todd Morton via submission with the Breaker Breaker 1-9 standing armbar at around the 3-minute mark
Lord Steven Regal defeated Brian Costello via submission with the Regal Stretch at 2:37
Jim Duggan defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) via disqualification at 6:37 when Anderson tried to hit Duggan with Duggan’s own 2×4; neither man’s entrance was shown to cover for Duggan still being WCW US Champion at the time of the bout and Anderson not having won the WCW TV title
WCW @ Bristol, TN – February 12, 1995
WCW @ St. Louis, MO – February 16, 1995
WCW @ Shelbyville, TN – February 17, 1995
Pro – 2/18/95 – included Gordon Solie, Larry Zbyszko, & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; featured a SuperBrawl V Control Center hosted by Gene Okerlund; included Okerlund promoting a WCW Hotline story on the Ultimate Warrior’s future; featured a video highlighting the feud between WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and WCW US Champion Vader to promote their match the following day at SuperBrawl V:
Brian Pillman defeated Tom Burton via submission at 4:28 with a modified Octopus stretch on the mat
The Butcher (w/ Kevin Sullivan & Avalanche) defeated Todd Morton via submission at 3:01 with the sleeper
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Rick Keller & Mike Khoury at 4:53 when Booker T pinned Khoury after the Heat Bomb
Max Muscle (w/ Diamond Dallas Page & the Diamond Doll) defeated Dave Sullivan in an arm wrestling match in less than a second as Sullivan was staring at the Doll; prior to the match, Page stated he hurt his arm warming up and that Muscle would be his replacement; due to pre-match stipulations, Sullivan had to hand over his childhood piggy bank, which Page teased giving back to him before smashing it on the arena floor (Muscle’s debut)
Alex Wright defeated Paul Roma in 6:45 by pinning the interfering Bobby Eaton with an O’Connor roll after referee Randy Anderson was accidently knocked down by Wright’s twisting crossbody off the top
– 2/18/95: Eddie Gilbert passed away at the age of 33.
Worldwide – 2/18/95 – featured a video package on WCW US Champion Vader to promote Vader vs. WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan at SuperBrawl V; included a vignette promoting Sgt. Craig Pittman on the following week’s show:
Brad Armstrong pinned Bobby Eaton at 5:02 by blocking a slingshot suplex attempt and using an inside cradle
The Main Event – featured Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; included footage of WCW US Champion Vader arriving to the arena earlier in the night where he was shown speaking with someone with blonde hair in his limo; moments later, another limo pulled into the arena with Vader then harassing the driver and asking if WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan was in the car before punching through a window and shoving the cameraman away; the announce team later suggested either Ric Flair or Bobby Heenan was in the limo with Vader; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Col. Rob Parker, Meng, WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck, and the Blacktop Bully regarding their respective matches later in the night; featured a video package highlighting the Hogan / Vader feud; included Okerlund announcing he would speak with Ric Flair on camera later in the night:
Paul Orndorff pinned Brad Armstrong at 3:45 with his feet on the ropes for leverage after dropping Armstrong face-first onto the top turnbuckle
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Romeo Valentino & Dino Casanova at 1:10 when the Patriot scored the pin with a full nelson slam; during the bout, WCW US Champion Vader appeared and confronted Eric Bischoff about where Hulk Hogan was, then ran to the ring and rammed Bagwell into the side of the ring during the closing moments of the bout; after the match, Vader hit the powerbomb on one of the unknowns and the Patriot
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) pinned Johnny B. Badd in a lumberjack match at 4:29 by grabbing the tights for leverage after the Blacktop Bully, one of the lumberjacks, shoved Badd off the top; lumberjacks for the bout included Dave Sullivan, Dustin Rhodes, Alex Wright, Jim Duggan, the Blacktop Bully, Paul Roma, Kevin Sullivan, and Bunkhouse Buck; after the bout, all the lumberjacks brawled with the faces clearing the heels from the ring
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included footage from ‘The Main Event’ pre-game show of WCW US Champion Vader arriving in a limo, punching through the window of another limo, thinking WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan was inside, and then later interrupting the Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Patriot match; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Sister Sherri & WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat regarding their title defense later in the show against the Nasty Boys, during which Booker T said they had a new move called the Harlem Hangover; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with the Nastys regarding their upcoming tag team title shot; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Big Bubba & Avalanche regarding their match later in the show against Sting & Randy Savage, during which Okerlund alluded to Bubba cussing on live TV during the previous month’s Clash of the Champions; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Sting & Savage regarding their upcoming match with Bubba & Avalanche; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Vader regarding his upcoming title match with Hogan; included a vignette of Vader highlighting his recent confrontations with Hogan, narrated by Vader; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan & Jimmy Hart regarding the match with Vader and Ric Flair sitting ringside:
Alex Wright pinned Paul Roma at 13:20 with a dropkick from behind, knocking Roma into Paul Orndorff on the ring apron, and roll up; Orndorff appeared ringside to be in Roma’s corner at the 3-minute mark
Jim Duggan pinned Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) at 11:56 with the running clothesline after knocking Parker off the apron; after the match, Meng attacked Duggan in the ring and applied a nerve hold for several moments until referee Nick Patrick came out to order him away
Kevin Sullivan (w/ the Butcher) pinned Dave Sullivan at 7:17 with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage after ramming Dave face-first into Butcher on the ring apron; after the match, Butcher rolled around in pain on the floor covering his face as the commentary team cited his parasailing accident in 1990; Kevin eventually helped Butcher mid-way down the aisle but eventually left him and went backstage by himself
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated the Nasty Boys via reverse decision at 17:06; the challengers originally won the match and titles when Brian Knobbs pinned Stevie Ray with a roll up after Sherri came off the top and accidentally hit Stevie with her loaded purse but referee Randy Anderson came out and told referee Nick Patrick that Jerry Saggs threw Booker T over the top to the floor moments before the finish
The Blacktop Bully (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Dustin Rhodes at 16:09 when Parker grabbed Rhodes’ leg out from under him as Rhodes attempted to suplex Blacktop into the ring, with Blacktop falling on top and Parker holding the foot down during the cover; prior to the bout, WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel ejected Meng from ringside under the threat that he would suspend Parker if Meng didn’t follow the order
Sting & Randy Savage defeated the Butcher & Avalanche at 10:17 when Sting pinned Avalanche with a crossbody off the top, with Avalanche tripping backwards over Bubba, moments after Bubba sustained Savage’s flying elbowsmash; prior to the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Ric Flair in the aisle in which Flair evaded answering whether he was the blonde in Vader’s limo earlier in the show, then commented on Savage’s arrival to WCW, said he would take a ringside seat, and that he would party after the show; the Great Muta was shown in the crowd during the match; during the match, Savage briefly confronted Flair at ringside, with Flair grabbing a security guard and putting him between he and Savage; after the contest, Savage went to confront Flair but was held back by security
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated WCW US Champion Vader via disqualification at 15:09 when Hogan attacked an interfering Ric Flair, who sat ringside for the match, in the ring; Hogan received a mixed reaction during his introduction; Muta was again shown on camera during the match; after the bout, Vader and Flair double teamed the champion, with Flair locking Hogan in the figure-4 until Sting and Randy Savage came out to clear the ring; moments later, Flair and Vader high-fived each other in the aisle and left ringside together
WCW @ Gainesville, GA – Georgia Mountains Center – February 21, 1995 (1,800; sell out; mostly freebies)
TV taping:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Bob Starr & Dave Young
The Main Event – 2/26/95: Dustin Rhodes & Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson & Blacktop Bully (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 7:46 when Badd pinned Anderson with an abdominal stretch into a roll up after Rhodes hit a standing elbow to Anderson’s head
Prime – 2/27/95: Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker) via disqualification at 5:20 when Parker raked Badd’s eyes as he went to cover the champion after Badd hit a high knee; Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the bout; after the contest, Anderson tried to hit Badd with the belt but Badd knocked him to the floor and held up the title
Pro – 3/4/95 – included Gordon Solie, Larry Zbyszko, & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; featured comments from WCW US Champion Vader & Ric Flair about Vader facing WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan in a strap match at Uncensored; included an Uncensored Control Center, hosted by Okerlund; featured Okerlund promoting a WCW Hotline story on Flair’s involvement at Uncensored; included Eric Bischoff conducting an interview with Diamond Dallas Page, along with Max Muscle & the Diamond Doll, with Bischoff revealing hidden camera footage of Page in a disguise at a pawn shop and driving a run-down car, with Page also shown trying to get money for donating blood; Page then stormed off the set:
Brian Pillman pinned Tony Vincent at 3:25 with the Air Pillman
Kevin Sullivan & Butcher defeated Atom Flash & Quinn Nash at 4:17 when Sullivan pinned Flash with the double stomp
Sting defeated Romero Valentino via submission at 2:03 with the Scorpion Deathlock
Dustin Rhodes & Johnny B. Badd defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma at 10:14 when Rhodes pinned Roma with an inside cradle after Badd delivered the left hook punch
Prime – 3/6/95: Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl at 4:49 when Rogers pinned Earl after a double dropkick from the middle turnbuckle; Tony Schiavone & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the bout
Pro – 3/11/95 – included Gordon Solie, Larry Zbyszko, & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; featured an Uncensored Control Center, hosted by Gene Okerlund; included Okerlund promoting a WCW Hotline story on the possible return of a beautiful woman who was once closely associate with a wrestling star:
Dustin Rhodes pinned Tom Burton at 4:05 with the bulldog
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Steve Neely via submission in 2:40 with the Code Red
Bobby Eaton pinned Scott Armstrong at 5:19 with the Alabama Jam
Steve Austin pinned John Crystal at 2:18 with a piledriver (Austin’s TV return after a 3-month absence)
Kevin Sullivan & Butcher defeated Jim Duggan & Dave Sullivan via disqualification at 5:34 when Duggan hit Butcher in the back with the 2×4 as Butcher had the sleeper applied to Dave; the camera purposely showed crowd shots as Duggan used the 2×4
The Main Event – 3/12/95: Sting & Randy Savage defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba via disqualification at 6:51 when Bubba threw Savage over the top rope; after the bout, Sting was double teamed until Savage cleared the ring with a chair
Pro – 3/18/95 – included Gordon Solie, Larry Zbyszko, & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; featured a video package highlightling the success of Rick & Scott Steiner; included an Uncensored Control Center, hosted by Gene Okerlund; featured Okerlund promoting a WCW Hotline story on WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan’s “Ultimate Surprise” at Uncensored:
Alex Wright pinned Romeo Casanova at 2:59 with the twisting crossbody off the top
Dustin Rhodes pinned Lt. James Earl Wright in 5:29 with the bulldog
The Blacktop Bully (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Kenny Kendall via submission at 2:45 with the Breaker 1-9
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Kip Abee & Mark Thorn at 2:07 when Booker T pinned Abee after the Heat Bomb
The Patriot pinned Bobby Eaton at 7:13 when Patriot reversed Eaton’s backbreaker into a lateral press
Pro – 3/25/95 – included Gordon Solie, Larry Zbyszko, & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; featured an extended look at the recent attack on Dave Sullivan by Ric Flair & WCW US Champion Vader that resulted in Flair being banned from WCW:
Brian Pillman pinned Morgus Watson at 3:03 with a splash off the top
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Barry Houston via submission at 3:16 with the Code Red
The Nasty Boys defeated Fred Avery & George South at 3:48 when Jerry Saggs pinned South with the elbow drop off the top
Steve Austin pinned Larry MacMahan at 3:25 with a piledriver
Jim Duggan, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, & the Patriot defeated Kevin Sullivan, Avalanche, & the Butcher in 8:23 when Duggan pinned Sullivan after Butcher accidently hit Sullivan with a double axe handle off the middle rope; after the match, Sullivan & Avalanche shoved Butcher and blamed him for the loss
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – February 22, 1995
WCW Saturday Night taping:
2/25/95 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with WCW US Champion Vader, Ric Flair, and Nick Bockwinkel with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, weilding a leather strap, and Jimmy Hart coming out with Hogan being held back by police; Bockwinkel then ordered that both Hogan and Vader would be ejected from the building:
Big Bubba & Avalanche vs. Mark Thorn & Kip Abee
Alex Wright vs. Dino Casanova
The Blacktop Bully vs. Larry McMahon
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson vs. Brad Armstrong
Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater vs. Barry Hardy & Scott Armstrong
Johnny B. Badd vs. Dave Young
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot vs. Fred Avery & George South
Jim Duggan vs. Tony Vincent
Sting & Randy Savage defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) via disqualification; the challengers originally won the match and titles when Sting pinned Stevie Ray with a roll up but referee Randy Anderson told Nick Patrick Sting wasn’t the legal man in the match, with Big Bubba and Avalanche then attacking Sting and Savage and the match being thrown out
3/4/95:
The Nasty Boys vs. Tracy Benton & Bob Starr
Meng defeated Steve Neely
Lord Steven Regal vs. Mike Davis
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson vs. John Crystal
WCW US Champion Vader defeated the Patriot via disqualification
WCW @ Milwaukee, WI – Eagle’s Auditorium – February 24, 1995 (1,500)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Steve Austin (sub. for Bobby Eaton) & Lord Steven Regal
Alex Wright defeated Paul Roma
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated the Nasty Boys in a No DQ match
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
Pro – 2/25/95 – included Gordon Solie, Larry Zbyszko, & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; featured an Uncensored Control Center, hosted by Okerlund; included Solie promoting the Cowboys & Country Music pay-per-view event on 3/3/95; featured Okerlund promoting a WCW Hotline story on a wrestling star with ties to Atlanta recently coming back to the area; included brief comments from Sgt. Craig Pittman on his arrival to WCW:
The Nasty Boys defeated Mike Khorey & Dave Dalton at 5:13 when Jerry Saggs pinned Khorey with the elbow drop off the top
The Blacktop Bully (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) defeated Larry Santo via submission at 5:10 with the Breaker 1-9
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Max Muscle & the Diamond Doll) defeated Van Hammer (sub. for Bob Starr) in an arm wrestling match after Muscle tripped Hammer; prior to the bout, Hammer ran out and sent Starr to the back
Big Bubba & Avalanche defeated Barry Hardy & Jeff Stowe at 2:13 when Bubba pinned Stowe with the side slam; after the match, Avalanche hit Stowe with the Avalanche Drop
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton at 8:25 when Booker T pinned Rogers with the axe kick after Sherri interfered
WCW @ Chicago, IL – Rosemont Horizon – February 25, 1995 (7,900; 5,082 paid)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Steve Austin (sub. for Bobby Eaton) & Lord Steven Regal
Alex Wright defeated Paul Roma
WCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated the Nasty Boys in a No DQ match
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Big Bubba & Avalanche
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated WCW US Champion Vader via count-out; Hogan bled during the bout, which was against company policy
WCW @ Detroit, MI – Cobo Arena – February 26, 1995 (3,500) (matinee)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Steve Austin (sub. for Bobby Eaton) & Lord Steven Regal
Alex Wright defeated Paul Roma
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated the Nasty Boys in a No DQ match
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated WCW US Champion Vader via count-out
WCW @ Knoxville, TN – March 5, 1995 (2,000)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd
Alex Wright defeated Paul Roma
Dustin Rhodes defeated Blacktop Bully via count-out
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Dothan, AL – March 6, 1995
WCW Pro: taping
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – March 7, 1995
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Alex Wright defeated Frankie Lancaster; the match was taped to air on 3/18 but was re-taped the following night due to a screw up at the finish
3/11/95:
Randy Savage defeated Bob Starr
Blacktop Bully defeated Tim Horner
Alex Wright defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson via count-out
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Bobby Knight
3/18/95 – featured the Alex Wright vs. Frankie Lancaster match taped 3/8/95 at Center Stage; hosted by Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan; included a promo for the Hulk Hogan Hotline; featured a series of videos on the feuds between Johnny B. Badd and WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson, Sting and Big Bubba, Dustin Rhodes and the Blacktop Bully, Randy Savage and Avalanche, Meng and Jim Duggan, and WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Vader to lead into Uncensored; included Gene Okerlund interviewing Badd, along with his boxing trainer Rock Finnegan, with Badd claiming he would prove he was better than Anderson at Uncensored; featured an Uncensored Control Center hosted by Okerlund, with comments from Hogan & Jimmy Hart talking about their ‘ultimate surprise’ who would be at the event, with a man heard screaming and Hogan instructing Hart to keep the surprise under control; included Okerlund promoting a WCW Hotline story on who Hogan’s surprise could be at Uncensored; featured comments later in the show from Hogan who claimed his ‘ultimate surprise’ would be too much for Vader and Ric Flair; included Flair and Vader coming out to the interview set as the show closed, with WCW Comissioner Nick Bockwinkel informing Vader that he would be reprimanded next week for his actions and that Flair was indefinitely suspended from WCW, with Flair stating that he never wanted to come back, but would be at Uncensored since it was an unsanctioned event:
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Kenny Kendall & Eddie Jackie in a non-title match at 2:12 when Booker T pinned Jackie with the Heatseeker
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Al Phillips in 1:05 with the DDT; after the match, Gene Okerlund interviewed Anderson & Parker, with Anderson claiming Johnny B. Badd would get hurt at Uncensored and be unable to defend himself
Brian Pillman pinned Manny Fernandez at 2:32 with the Atomic Blonde
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Kip Abee via submission at 2:25 with the Code Red; Dave Sullivan was shown watching the match from the crowd; after the match, Gene Okerlund interviewed Pittman, who claimed he would be a force to deal with and told Okerlund to get a haircut
Bobby Eaton fought Lord Steven Regal to a no contest at around 3:41 when Regal fled the ring as Eaton prepared to hit the Alabama Jam, and informed Gene Okerlund that he had reconsidered and Eaton would make a great tag team partner, with Eaton then confronting Regal, with the two shaking hands and walking off
WCW US Champion Vader (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Tracy Benton in a non-title match at 1:39 with the powerbomb; after the match, Vader continued to assault Benton, with Dave Sullivan coming out of the crowd to try to talk sense into Flair & Vader; Flair then attacked Sullivan and threw him into the ring, with Vader hitting the powerbomb, the Vader bomb, and a splash off the top to Sullivan; moments later, Bobby Heenan ran into the ring and yelled that Flair had gone over the line, with WCW Comissioner Nick Bockwinkel entering the ring, getting in both Flair and Vader’s faces, and throwing them out of the building; after the commercial, Heenan began discussing Flair’s mental state but then walked off the set
Alex Wright pinned Frankie Lancaster at 2:18 with the twisting cross body off the top; during the match, split-screen footage aired of Dave Sullivan on a stretcher being loaded into an ambulance in the back, with Bobby Heenan speculating about possible paralysis
Blacktop Bully (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Leroy Howard via submission at 2:57 with the Breaker 1-9
Avalanche (w/ Big Bubba) defeated Mike Khorey & John Crystal in a handicap match at 1:50 by pinning both opponents with the Avalanche Drop; after the match, Gene Okerlund interviewed Bubba & Avalanche on their matches at Uncensored
Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Barry Houston at the 10-second mark with a thrust kick
Dustin Rhodes & Johnny B. Badd defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma at 10:44 when Badd pinned Roma with the sunset flip off the top as Roma attempted to piledrive Rhodes
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – March 8, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Steve Austin defeated Tim Horner
Brian Pillman defeated Paul Roma
Dustin Rhodes, Johnny B. Badd, & Jim Duggan defeated Bunkhouse Buck, Blacktop Bully, & Dick Slater
3/18/95: Alex Wright pinned Frankie Lancaster at 2:18 with the twisting cross body off the top; during the match, split-screen footage aired of Dave Sullivan on a stretcher being loaded into an ambulance in the back, with Bobby Heenan speculating about possible paralysis
3/25/95 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan; includeded WCW Comissioner Nick Bockwinkel speaking with the announcers at the start of the show, with Bockwinkel stating that since fines didn’t seem to bother Vader, he was being officially stripped of WCW US Title due to his actions the previous week; featured two promos for the Hulk Hogan Hotline; included Schiavone promoting a WCW Hotline story on three major stars who were headed to WCW; featured WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage, along with Jimmy Hart, meeting with Bockwinkel and demanding that Ric Flair be reinstated as an active wrestler, with Bockwinkel announcing a vote to held next week amongst the WCW executive board to decide Flair’s fate; included a vignette with Lord Steven Regal taking Bobby Eaton to a fancy lunch and being disgusted by Eaton’s manners; featured footage from 3/25/95 WCW Pro of Butcher accidently costing the Three Faces of Fear their match; included a look back at Dave Sullivan being brutalized by Vader and Flair the previous week and Sullivan getting stretchered out of the arena and taken away in an ambulance:
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Mike Davis via submission at 3:04 with the Code Red
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Sonny Trout & Rick Thames at 5:17 when Bagwell pinned Trout after the cross body off the top / suplex combo; Trout & Thames were referred to as ‘Trent & Travis’ during the match
Big Bubba pinned Mark Starr at 4:11 with the sidewalk slam; after the match, Gene Okerlund interviewed Bubba, who gloated about pinning Sting at Uncensored
Brian Pillman pinned the Terrorist at 3:29 with a crossbody off the top; after the match, Gene Okerlund interviewed Pillman, who claimed life was too short to be negative and he would crank up his intensity like never before to have more fun
Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Mike Khorey at the 22-second mark with a thrust kick; after the match, Gene Okerlund interviewed Meng & Parker, with Parker claiming Meng was unbeatable and the next WCW World Champion
Steve Austin pinned Kenny Kendall at 3:47 with a senton bomb; after the match, Tony Schiavone interviewed Austin, who claimed he was the #1 wrestling talent in the world and was after the WCW World Title
Sting defeated Lt. James Earl Wright via submission at 2:59 with the Scorpion Deathlock; after the match, Tony Schiavone interviewed Sting, who warned Big Bubba not to run his mouth and take Sting lightly
Kevin Sullivan & Butcher defeated Kip Abee & Leroy Howard at 4:21 when Butcher forced Abee to submit to the sleeper; after the match, Gene Okerlund interviewed Butcher & Sullivan about problems between the Faces of Fear, with Butcher claiming things were fine and Sullivan stating they were back on track
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned John Crystal at 2:03 with the DDT; after the match, Tony Schiavone interviewed Anderson & Parker, with Anderson claiming he has more title defenses in a weekend than WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan does in a month
Randy Savage pinned Avalanche at 10:48 with the flying elbowsmash after Kevin Sullivan & Butcher attempted to interfere, with Savage kicking Butcher to the floor and Sullivan unable to pull Avalanche out of the ring; after the match, Sting came to the ring to prevent a 3-on-1 attack, with Tony Schiavone then interviewing Savage & Sting, with Savage thanking Sting for his help and then discussing Ric Flair’s possible reinstatement
WCW @ El Paso, TX – March 9, 1995 (1,200)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page (sub. for Paul Roma)
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
Dustin Rhodes defeated the Blacktop Bully via count-out
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Amarillo, TX – March 10, 1995 (2,800)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page (sub. for Paul Roma)
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
Dustin Rhodes defeated the Blacktop Bully via count-out
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Salt Lake City, UT – March 11, 1995 (2,600)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page (sub. for Paul Roma)
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
Dustin Rhodes defeated the Blacktop Bully via count-out
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Denver, CO – March 12, 1995 (3,400)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page (sub. for Paul Roma)
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
Dustin Rhodes defeated the Blacktop Bully via count-out
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
WCW Uncensored 95 – Tupelo, MS – Civic Center – March 19, 1995 (5,782; 4,900 paid)
The Main Event – featured footage from the previous night’s WCW Saturday Night of Bobby Heenan climbing in the ring to stop Ric Flair from helping WCW US Champion Vader double team Dave Sullivan, fearing Flair’s actions might get him banned from the company, with additional comments from Flair saying he would be at Uncensored because WCW President Nick Bockwinkel and the police wouldn’t be; included Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan about his “ultimate surprise;” featured a vignette of Meng; included a segment on Richard Petty’s Hulk Hogan racecar; featured a look at the truck which will be used for the Dustin Rhodes / Blacktop Bully King of the Road match; included a vignette of Hogan with his “ultimate surprise” standing behind him in smoke in which Hogan said his surprise wasn’t the Ultimate Warrior but the “Renegade;” during the segment, the Renegade appeared to tower over Hogan and stand around 7 or 8 feet tall; featured footage of Dustin Rhodes and Blacktop Bully climbing into the truck for the King of the Road match; included Tony Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Randy Savage about his upcoming match against Avalanche:
Alex Wright pinned Mark Starr at 2:43 with a reverse crossbody off the top
Steve Austin pinned Tim Horner at 1:32 with a superplex; during the bout, Col. Rob Parker was seen watching the match from the aisle; after the match, Austin and Parker left together
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Buckhouse Buck & Dick Slater at 9:33 when Bagwell pinned Slater with a fisherman’s suplex after the Patriot prevented an attempt at a double suplex; early in the bout, WCW US Champion Vader came out, shoved off Mike Tenay as Tenay attempted to interview him, grabbed the mic and said he was the uncrowned world champion and the jacket in his hand was the only thing left of Jimmy Hart after apparently attacking Hart backstage
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Mike Tenay conducting a backstage interview with Col. Rob Parker, WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson, & Meng about their matches later in the show; featured Tenay conducting a backstage interview with Johnny B. Badd & his boxing coach Rock Finnigan prior to his match; included a vignette of WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson outdoors cutting a promo on the boxer vs. wrestler match with clips of his matches added throughout the segment; featured a Randy Savage vignette; included Tenay conducting a backstage interview with Savage about his match against Avalanche later in the show; featured Tenay conducting a backstage interview with WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri about their match later in the night against the Nasty Boys; included Tenay conducting a backstage interview with Sting regarding his match later in the night; featured Tenay conducting a backstage interview with the Nasty Boys regarding their match later in the night; included a vignette on WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat; featured a backstage promo by WCW US Champion Vader and Ric Flair regarding the main event later in the show; included a pre-taped promo by WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, with Jimmy Hart, about his “ultimate surprise”:
The Blacktop Bully defeated Dustin Rhodes in a King of the Road match at 13:11; the match was contested in the truck bed of an 18-wheeler and the goal was to climb up and blow a horn at the top of the truck bed; the bout was taped on March 14 near Atlanta (Rhodes’ last appearance for 4 years; Barry Darsow’s last appearance for several years)
Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Jim Duggan in a martial arts match at 7:04 with a kick to the face as guest referee Sony Onoo grabbed Duggan’s arm as he attempted to hit Parker on the ring apron (Onoo’s debut)
Johnny B. Badd (w/ Rock Finnigan) defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker) in a non-title boxer vs. wrestler match at the 28-second mark of Round 4 after Finnigan put a bucket over Anderson’s head, with Badd punching the bucket and then punching Anderson in the face with a bare left punch after the bucket came off
Randy Savage defeated the Avalanche via disqualification at around the 11:30 mark when Ric Flair, dressed as a woman, jumped over the railing and double teamed Savage; moments later, Avalanche hit the sit-down splash on Savage before WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan came out, scaring Flair and Avalanche to the floor
Big Bubba pinned Sting at 13:45 when Bubba fell on top as Sting attempted a bodyslam and his injured knee gave out
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) in a non-title Texas Tornado match at 8:37 when Knobbs pinned Booker T with a bodyslam onto a torn down consession stand near the entranceway
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ the Renegade) defeated WCW US Champion Vader (w/ Ric Flair) in a non-title strap match at 18:21 when Hogan strapped himself to an interfering Flair and dragged him around to the four corners instead; Jimmy Hart, his shirt torn after an apparent backstage attack earlier in the show, appeared at the 6-minute mark in Hogan’s corner; a masked man briefly appeared ringside at the 15-minute mark and then returned to the ring after the bout, but this time attacking Flair and Vader with a chair; moments later, Arn Anderson appeared tied up and gagged with the masked man revealing himself as Randy Savage (Renegade’s debut)
WCW @ Macon, GA – Coliseum – March 21, 1995 (3,100; 1,200 paid)
TV taping:
Alex Wright & Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson & Steve Austin
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
The Main Event – 3/26/95:
Johnny B. Badd defeated Paul Orndorff at around the 7-minute mark when a dazed Nick Patrick counted down an interfering Paul Roma after Badd threw Orndorff into Roma on the apron, sending Orndorff to the floor and sending Roma into the ring; Roma appeared ringside at around the 2-minute mark
Sting pinned the Butcher (w/ Kevin Sullivan) with a roll up at 4:32 after Sting dropkicked an interfering Sullivan to the floor; after the bout, Butcher and Sullivan argued over the loss but eventually raised each other’s hand
Pro – 4/3/95: The Patriot pinned Bobby Eaton at 7:14 with a roll over, immediately after sustaining a backbreaker; Tony Schiavone & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the bout
Prime – 4/17/95: Alex Wright defeated Steve Austin (w/ Col. Rob Parker) via disqualification at 6:06 when WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson ran out and attacked Wright; moments later, Johnny B. Badd helped make the save and clear the ring; Tony Schiavone & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the match
Pro – 4/22/95 – hosted by Gordon Solie, Larry Zbyszko, & Dusty Rhodes:
Johnny B. Badd & Brian Pillman defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) via disqualification in a non-title match at 7:52 after referee Nick Patrick caught Sherri on the top rope, trying to interfere; before she could, she lost her balance, fell across the top rope and then out to the floor; Badd & Pillman wore matching outfits for the match; after the bout, Badd & Pillman fought off Harlem Heat and cleared them from the ring
Prime – 5/8/95: WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot at 5:54 when Booker pinned Bagwell after Sherri raked Bagwell’s eyes behind the referee’s back and Stevie Ray followed with a boot to the face; Harlem Heat came out wearing hoodies over their gear; Tony Schiavone & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the match
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – March 22, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Big Bubba defeated Tim Horner (the match was re-done)
4/1/95 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan; included two Hulk Hogan Hotline promos; featured footage of the WCW International Board of Directors, comprised of Gary Juster (United States), Tatiana DePaz (Spain), Dieter Krap (Germany), Kensuke Ishikawa (aka Sonny Onoo) (Japan), and Christine LeBlanc (France), reaching a 2-2 vote with one abstention on the decision to reinstate Ric Flair, with Nick Bockwinkel stating that Flair would not be reinstated to WCW; included Gene Okerlund promoting a WCW Hotline story on three stars headed to WCW and three stars leaving WCW (Dustin Rhodes, Blacktop Bully & agent Mike Graham); featured a paid advertisement by Flair called “Be Fair to Flair” in which Flair was shown with a young lady, bragged about his accomplishments, and presented a Top 10 list of which WCW should treat him with respect and stop smearing his good name; included a vignette with Lord Steven Regal taking Bobby Eaton clothes shopping at Pringle of Scotland and teaching Eaton how to speak properly; featured a profile on Sting who showed off his favorite ring jackets and documented his World Title victories:
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner in a non-title match at 9:14 when Stevie Ray pinned Horner after Booker T delivered the axe kick while Horner was on Ray’s back with a sleeper hold applied; after the match, Tony Schiavone interviewed Heat & Sherri, who agreed to give the Nasty Boys a WCW Tag Team Title match the next night on the Main Event
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Eddie Jackie via submission at 2:44 with the Code Red; after the match, Gene Okerlund interviewed Pittman, who was wearing a different colored shirt than he was in the match
The Nasty Boys defeated Stan Lee & Bill Quinn at 2:55 when Jerry Saggs pinned Lee with the elbowsmash off the top; after the match, Tony Schiavone interviewed the Nasty Boys on their title shot against Harlem Heat the next night
Paul Orndorff pinned Mark Starr at 4:12 with the piledriver
Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Barry Houston & Bobby Knight at 4:52 when Buck pinned Knight after a right hand punch
Kevin Sullivan & Buitcher defeated Steve Hall & Steve Storm at 3:15 when Butcher forced Hall to submit to the sleeper; after the match, Tony Schiavone interviewed Sullivan & Butcher, with Avalanche walking onto the set and claiming Butcher had been messing up and was making the group weak, with Sullivan stating Butcher might have a little Hulkamania left in his brain and that he was willing to forgive him
Big Bubba pinned Mike Davis at 2:22 with the sidewalk slam; after the match, Tony Schiavone interviewed Bubba, who bragged about defeating Sting at Uncensored
Johnny B. Badd & Alex Wright defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker) & Steve Austin via disqualification at 12:29 when Parker interfered after Wright hit a crossbody off the top to Austin as Austin was attemtping to piledrive Badd; moments later, Austin & Anderson double-teamed Wright until Sting made the save
Prime – 4/3/95: Steve Austin pinned Tim Horner at 3:49 with a suplex from the middle turnbuckle; Tony Schiavone & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the match
4/8/95:
Big Bubba defeated Tim Horner via disqualification at 1:18 when Brad Armstrong interfered and dropkicked Bubba to the floor after Bubba began choking Horner on the ropes
Meng pinned Joey Maggs at the 20-second mark after a side kick to the head
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated George South & Jimmie Rogers at 2:26 when Bagwell pinned South following a suplex / crossbody off the top double team
Brian Pillman pinned Lt. James Earl Wright at 2:44 with a splash off the top
The Nasty Boys defeated Steve Storm & Chris Nelson at 2:03 when Saggs pinned Nelson following the running powerslam / flying elbowsmash combo
Jim Duggan pinned Sonny Trout at 1:28 with the running clothesline
Vader pinned Ian Weston at 1:32 with the powerbomb
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Red Tyler & Melvin Hagler at 1:59 when Hagler submitted to the Regal Stretch
Sting pinned Steve Austin (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 12:59 with an Oklahoma side roll following a backdrop (Sting: Into the Light)
The Main Event – 4/2/95: The Nasty Boys fought WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) to a double disqualification at 8:14 when Brian Knobbs threw Booker T over the top rope moments after Sherri broke Knobbs’ cover on Booker following a powerslam; as Sherri left ringside, she noted the Nastys wouldn’t get any more title shots
The Main Event – 4/9/95: Big Bubba defeated Brad Armstrong
– 3/23/95: Dustin Rhodes, the Blacktop Bully (Barry Darsow), and Mike Graham were fired as a result of the blood in the King of the Road match at Uncensored.
WCW @ Savannah, GA – Civic Center – March 23, 1995 (1,500)
Alex Wright defeated Paul Orndorff
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat in a non-title match
Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Charlotte, NC – Independence Arena – March 24, 1995 (1,800)
Alex Wright defeated Paul Orndorff
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson via disqualification
Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Augusta, GA – March 25, 1995 (1,100)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat in a non-title match
Alex Wright defeated Paul Orndorff
Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Wheeling, WV – March 30, 1995 (2,000)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat in a non-title match
Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Johnstown, PA – March 31, 1995 (2,200)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat in a non-title match
Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Philadelphia, PA – April 1, 1995 (900)
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat in a non-title match
Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – April 5, 1995 (875; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated George South & Jim Rogers
Brian Pillman defeted Lt. James Earl Wright
The Nasty Boys defeated Chris Nelson & Steve Strong
Vader defeated Ian Weston
Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Kenny Kendall & Barry Houston
Jim Duggan defeated Sonny Trout
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson & Vader defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
Sting defeated the Terrorist
Alex Wright defeated Bob Starr
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Johnny Taylor
Meng defeated Barry Hardy
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Scott Armstrong & Eddie Jackie
Paul Orndorff defeated Barry Houston
Brian Pillman defeated Rick Teasley
Big Bubba defeated Larry Santo
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – April 4, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Prime – 4/10/95: Brian Pillman pinned Paul Roma at 4:27 with a crucifix into a sunset flip; Tony Schiavone & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the match
4/15/95 – featured footage from two weeks ago of WCW President Nick Bockwinkel speaking with the board of directors about whether or not Ric Flair should be reinstated; during the meeting, Gary Juster (of the US) and Tatiana DePaz (of Spain) voted no, Deiter Krap (of Germany) and Kensuke Ishikawa (of Japan) (Sonny Ono) voted yes, and Christine LeBlanc (of France) abstained from voting; included a Slamboree control center segment in which it was announced Sting would face Big Bubba in a lights out match, WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat would defend against the Nasty Boys in the Nasty’s last shot at the titles, the Great Muta would face Paul Orndorff, and Dory Funk Jr. would face Wahoo McDaniel in a legends match; it was also announced Wahoo would be inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame during the event; featured Bobby Heenan announcing that Diamond Dallas Page had won $13 million in Las Vegas; included a pre-taped promo of Dave Sullivan recovering from the attack he sustained at the hands of Vader and Ric Flair, during which Hulk Hogan called on the phone to see if he was ok and the Diamond Doll, in disguise, stopped by to check on him; featured Hogan, Randy Savage, and Jimmy Hart pleading their case before the board of directors to reinstate Ric Flair; the second vote had a stipulation that all members had to participate and vote either yes or no; after the argument, Ms. LeBlanc (of France) said yes to bringing Flair back, with the vote totalling 3 for yes and 2 for no; as a result, Flair was reinstated to in-ring competition; included Jimmy Hart going through fan letters and answering phone calls of people who wanted to learn more about the Renegade; featured Tony Schiavone discussing the WCW US Title Tournament which would last 9 weeks and conclude at the Great American Bash June 18; the pairings for the tournament were announced as: #1 seed Sting vs. WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (the following week on Saturday Night); Johnny B. Badd vs. Paul Orndorff (May 7th on The Main Event); #4 seed Meng vs. Marcus Bagwell (2 weeks on Saturday Night); Brian Pillman vs. Buckhouse Buck (next week on Saturday Night); #2 seed Randy Savage vs. the Butcher (May 6 on Saturday Night); Jim Duggan vs. Steve Austin (next week on The Main Event); #3 seed Ric Flair vs. the Patriot (May 13th on Saturday Night); and Alex Wright vs. Big Bubba (no date mentioned); included the annoucement that WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson would face Brian Pillman the following night on The Main Event:
Alex Wright pinned Bobby Starr at 3:43 with a reverse crossbody off the top; after the bout, Gene Okerlund interviewed Wright about his upcoming TV title shot against Arn Anderson at Slamboree
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated John Taylor via submission with an armbar at 3:00; after the bout, Okerlund interviewed Pittman about his undefeated streak and perhaps getting in the ring with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage
Meng (w/ Col. Parker) pinned Barry Hardy at the 39-second mark with a side kick to the head; after the match, several referees checked on Hardy; moments later, Okerlund interviewed Parker & Meng during which it was announced Meng would be in the upcoming US Title tournament
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Eddie Jackie & Scott Armstrong at 5:33 when Jackie submitted to Regal’s Regal Stretch after Eaton hit the Tower of London (Alabama Jam); after the bout, Regal & Eaton continued to assault their opponents
Paul Orndorff pinned Barry Houston at 4:32 with the piledriver; after the bout, Okerlund interviewed Orndorff about his possible participation in the upcoming US Title tournament
Brian Pillman pinned Rick Thames at 4:53 via submission with a headscissors-style submission hold
Big Bubba pinned Larry Santo at 2:06 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Okerlund interviewed Bubba regarding his attack on Sting the previous week as well as his involvement in the US Title tournament
Vader & WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot at 12:31 when Anderson pinned Bagwell after Vader splashed Bagwell behind the referee’s back as Bagwell had Anderson down in a fisherman’s suplex; Ric Flair came out to be in Vader & Anderson’s corner at 6:20; the bell rang prematurely at 8:11 after Vader covered the Patriot following the Vader Bomb but the Patriot kicked out at 2; after the commercial break, Schiavone interviewed Flair, Vader, & Anderson about Flair’s reinstatement and what that means for Hulk Hogan
WCW @ Dalton, GA – April 5, 1995 (1,500 paid)
Television taping:
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson fought Alex Wright to a draw
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner
Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin
The Main Event – 4/95
Brian Pillman defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Ric Flair) via disqualification at 8:03 when Flair broke the cover after Pillman hit a bulldog off the top; Anderson originally won the match at 7:08 by reversing a backdrop into a roll up and grabbing Flair from the outside for added leverage but Alex Wright and referee Nick Patrick came out to dispute the call; moments later, Wright and Flair began brawling on the floor while Pillman and Anderson fought in the ring, with Pillman then hitting the bulldog off the top
WCW @ Nashville, TN – Municipal Auditorium – April 6, 1995
Alex Wright vs. Paul Roma
Dustin Rhodes vs. Blacktop Bully
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson vs. Johnny B. Badd
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat vs. the Nasty Boys
WCW US Champion Vader vs. Jim Duggan
Sting & Randy Savage vs. Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Birmingham, AL – Boutwell Auditorium – April 7, 1995
Included Alex Wright and the Nasty Boys
WCW @ Gainesville, GA – Georgia Mountains Center – April 11, 1995
TV taping:
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Brad Armstrong
Jim Duggan defeated Big Bubba via disqualification
Paul Orndorff defeated Tim Horner
The Butcher defeated Tim Horner
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat
WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Alex Wright defeated Big Bubba via disqualification when Bubba caught Wright as he attempted a reverse crossbody off the top and dumped him to the floor
The Main Event – 5/14/95:
WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Ric Flair (w/ WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson) pinned the Patriot (w/ Marcus Alexander Bagwell) with the figure-4 at 10:15 after Anderson goaded Bagwell into distracting the referee and then dropped the Patriot with the DDT behind the referee’s back (Flair’s in-ring return after a 6-month absence)
Prime – 5/22/95: Alex Wright defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Ric Flair) via disqualification at around the 10-minute mark when Flair slid in the ring and raked Wright’s eyes as he had Anderson covered with a roll up; Tony Schiavone & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the bout; late in the match, Wright hit the reverse crossbody off the top on Anderson but Flair pulled referee Nick Patrick out of the ring, with Patrick yelling at Flair until he reentered the ring for the finish; after the match, Flair and Anderson double teamed Wright until Brian Pillman made the save
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – April 12, 1995 (790; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Ric Flair & WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner
4/22/95:
Brian Pillman defeated Dino Cassanova
Kevin Sullivan defeated Johnny Taylor
Alex Wright defeated Chris Nelson
Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Frankie Lancaster
Meng defeated Mike Corey
Paul Orndorff defeated Al Phillips
WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Sting defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock in a non-title match
Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner defeated Len Denton & Jim Rogers
5/6/95:
WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Randy Savage pinned the Butcher with the flying elbowsmash
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – April 13, 1995
WCW Saturday Night taping:
The Nasty Boys defeated Ricky Santana & Romeo Valentino
Alex Wright defeated Steve Strong
Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner defeated Tony Vincent & Jim Rogers
Kevin Sullivan defeated Kip Abee
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Ian Weston
Vader defeated Al Phillips
Brian Pillman defeated Bunkhouse Buck
Meng defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Steve Casey defeated Mike Davis
NJPW @ ? – April 16, 1995
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Shinya Hashimoto defeated Lord Steven Regal via submission with a cross armbreaker at 19:03 following a DDT; prior to the bout, the two shook hands; after the match, Regal offered his hand to the champion, then punched him before Hashimoto countered with an elbow and Regal then left the ring
Prime – 4/17/95: Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma at around the 9-minute mark when Bagwell pinned Roma with a roll over after Roma missed a splash off the top and Bagwell rammed him into Orndorff; Tony Schiavone & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the match
The Main Event – 4/23/95:
WCW US Title Tournament Opening Round: Steve Austin (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Jim Duggan at 7:14 when Parker grabbed Duggan’s foot after he hit a back suplex into the ring into a brige, with Duggan pinning himself
WCW @ Dothan, AL – April 24, 1995
TV taping:
Prime – 6/5/95: Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Mark Starr & Frankie Lancaster at 3:50 when Buck pinned Starr following an electric chair as Starr was punching Slater in the corner; Gordon Solie & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the bout
Prime – 6/12/95: Paul Orndorff pinned Tim Horner at 2:40 after coming off the top, driving his knee into Horner’s back; Gordon Solie & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the bout
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – April 25, 1995 (740)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Johnny B. Badd defeated George South
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Chris Sullivan & Barry Hardy
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Kip Abee & Mark Starr
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Steve Armstrong
The Nasty Boys defeated Chic Donovan & Todd Zane
Meng defeated Eddie Jackie
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Red Tyler & Mark Thorne
WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Meng pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell with a side kick to the face
WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Paul Orndorff pinned Johnny B. Badd by blocking a sunset flip and grabbing the ropes for leverage
Johnny B. Badd defeated Bob Starr
Kevin Sullivan defeated Barry Houston
International Sports and Culture Festival for Peace – Pyongyang, North Korea – Stadium – April 28, 1995 (150,000)
Highlights of the two cards were shown on pay-per-view on 8/4/95 with Eric Bischoff, Mike Tenay, & Mr. Ishikawa (Sonny Onoo) on commentary
Yuji Nagata pinned Tokimitsu Ishizawa at 4:28
Collision in Korea – 8/4/95: Bull Nakano & CMLL Women’s Champion Akira Hokuto defeated Manami Toyota & Mariko Yoshida at 8:34 when Nakano pinned Yoshida with the legdrop off the top
Hiroshi Hase pinned Chris Benoit at 10:10 with a northern lights suplex
Collision in Korea – 8/4/95: Masahiro Chono & Hiro Saito defeated El Samurai & Tadao Yasuda at 8:06 when Chono pinned Samurai with a shoulderblock off the top
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Shinjiro Ohtani at 2:37 when the referee stopped the match due to blood
Kensuke Sasaki pinned Masa Saito at 8:34
Collision in Korea – 8/4/95: IWGP World Champion Shinya Hashimoto fought Scott Norton to a 20-minute time-limit draw
International Sports and Culture Festival for Peace – Pyongyang, North Korea – Stadium – April 29, 1995 (announced live at 160,000; announced by the government at 190,000; thousands were turned away)
Muhammad Ali was ringside for the event
Hiro Saito pinned Yuji Nagata at 5:29
CMLL Women’s Champion Akira Hokuto defeated Bull Nakano at 8:04
Black Cat pinned El Samurai with the Gory Special at 4:58
Collision in Korea – 8/4/95: Chris Benoit pinned 2 Cold Scorpio at 6:02 with the diving headbutt
Masahiro Chono & Scott Norton defeated Takayuki Iizuka & Akira Nogami at 8:40 when Norton pinned Nogami
Collision in Korea – 8/4/95: Road Warrior Hawk pinned Tadao Yasuda at 2:21 with the clothesline off the top; the match was originally scheduled as the Road Warriors vs. Yasuda & IWGP World Champion Shinya Hashimoto
Collision in Korea – 8/4/95: Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki at 11:51 when Scott pinned Hase with the Steiner Screwdriver
Collision in Korea – 8/4/95: Antonio Inoki pinned Ric Flair at 14:54 with an enzuiguri following a cartwheel kick and kneedrop off the top; after the contest, Flair cornered Inoki before offering him his hand, with the two then shaking hands
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – April 1995
5/13/95:
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Bart Sawyer with the DDT at 3:12
Ric Flair & Vader defeated two unknowns
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
5/20/95 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Los Dos Amigos (WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage) fought Ric Flair (w/ Arn Anderson) & Vader to a no contest; just as the match began, Renegade ran to the ring and hit a double clothesline on Vader & Flair, with Los Dos Amigos then unmasking themselves and attacking Flair & Vader; Jimmy Hart then appeared ringside as Vader, Flair, and Anderson escaped ringside; Hogan, Savage, Renegade, and Hart then celebrated in the ring; following the commercial break, Tony Schiavone conducted a podium interview with Hogan & Savage about facing Flair & Vader that weekend at Slamboree
WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Brian Pillman pinned Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker) in a matter of seconds with an Oklahoma side roll after a dropkick
WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Steve Austin (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Jim Duggan when Parker grabbed Duggan’s foot as he attempted a back suplex into the ring
– May 1995: A scheduled tour of Germany and Austria, with main events of WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage vs. Vader & Ric Flair, was canceled.
NJPW @ Fukuoka, Japan – Dome – May 3, 1995 (48,000)
Yuji Nagata defeated Manabu Nakanishi via submission at 13:29
El Samurai & Takayuki Iizuka defeated Akira Nogami & Norio Honaga at 13:45 when Iizuka pinned Nogami
Chris Benoit pinned 2 Cold Scorpio at the 12-minute mark
Sabu pinned IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Koji Kanemoto to win the title at 16:39
Junji Hirata pinned Hiro Saito at 6:04
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Road Warrior Hawk & Scott Norton at 18:52 when Scott pinned Hawk
Terry Funk & Shiro Koshinaka defeated Hiromichi Fuyuki & Masahiro Chono at 13:40 when Koshinaka pinned Chono
Ric Flair defeated Hiroshi Hase via submission with the figure-4 at 22:52 after avoiding a kneedrop off the top; Hase was locked in the hold nearly 2 minutes before finally submitting; Flair refused to break the hold after the match and had to be pulled away by officials; Hase’s wife was shown watching during and after the bout
Antonio Inoki & Koji Kitao defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Riki Choshu at 10:57 when Inoki pinned Choshu
Kensuke Sasaki pinned Hiroshi Tenzan at 11:20
The Great Muta pinned IWGP Heavyweight Champion Shinya Hashimoto to win the title at 21:13 with a moonsault off the top followed by a moonsault from the middle turnbuckle
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – May 3, 1995
Worldwide taping:
Frank Anderson defeated Rick Thames
Sting defeated Paul Orndorff
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Sonny Trout
Meng defeated Frankie Lancaster
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Eddie Jackie & Red Tyler
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Bart Sawyer
Kevin Sullivan defeated an unknown
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Bob Starr
Big Bubba fought Jim Duggan to a double count-out
Johnny B. Badd defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
5/27/95:
The Nasty Boys defeated Jay Bolton & Chris York
Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater defeated Ray & Armando Ayala
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated TA McCoy
Meng defeated Dave Walby
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Brian Pillman
6/3/95 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson about the challenge of the Renegade at the Great American Bash; featured a Great American Bash Control Center segment hosted by Gene Okerlund in which Brian Pillman vs. Alex Wright and WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys vs. Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton would take place; during the segment, Okerlund plugged a WCW Hotline story alleging one of the Blue Bloods was in a “torrid” relationship with a member of the Royal Family; included info on the Great American Bash Father’s Day Sweepstakes, where the winner would win a trip to the Bash; featured a segment hosted by Gordon Solie recapping Randy Savage vs. Steve Austin and Ric Flair vs. Alex Wright in the quarter finals of the WCW US Title tournament; included an ad for the WCW Power Plant in which Okerlund held up a recent issue of Life magazine and noted the feature article inside on the Power Plant, with comments then airing from Sting, Wright, the Nasty Boys, Harlem Heat, Paul Orndorff, and Col. Rob Parker praising the training center; featured the announcement Meng, Harlem Heat, and Kamala would be in action the next week plus Brian Pillman vs. Bunkhouse Buck:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Buddy Valentine & Manny Fernandez at 3:51 when Bagwell scored the pin after a suplex / crossbody off the top double team; during the match, it was noted Bagwell would face Sgt. Craig Pittman at the Great American Bash
Steve Austin (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Leroy Howard with a gordbuster at 3:05
Johnny B. Badd pinned Mike Thor at 2:16 with the Badd Day Frankensteiner off the top
Jim Duggan pinned Butch Long with the running clothesline at 1:47
Frank Anderson pinned Sonny Trout at 2:35 with an overhead belly to belly suplex; late in the match, Anderson hit the move and made the cover but the referee ruled one of Trout’s shoulders was off the mat, so Anderson hit the move again
Sting defeated Tex Slazenger via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 6:39 after twice hitting the Stinger Splash in the corner
6/10/95:
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Tim Horner via submission with the Code Red
6/24/95:
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated two unknowns
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys to win the titles at 6:07 when Booker T pinned Jerry Saggs after Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton interfered, with Regal shoving Saggs off the top as he attempted the flying elbowsmash and Eaton following with the Alabama Jam; the Nastys did not win the titles until 5/21; prior to the bout, they did not come out with the title belts; after the bout, Gary Michael Cappetta announced Heat as the champions but not the new champions, indicating there had not been a title change
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – May 4 1995
WCW Worldwide taping
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – May 5, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping:
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Bart Sawyer
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Tommy Turner
Vader defeated Mike Manton
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Buddy Valentine
Mark Starr defeated Chris Kanyon
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Dave Melton
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Mike Khory
6/17/95:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Sledgehammer McGill & Tony Mella
Paul Orndorff defeated Steve Storm
7/8/95 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan:
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Ron Thompson
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Bart Sawyer & TA McCoy
Tex Slazenger defeated Eddie Jackie
WCW US Champion Sting & WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 5:17 when Sting pinned Buck with a crossbody off the top, moments after Renegade knocked an interfering Slater to the floor; the champions came out with the title belts, even though they wouldn’t win them for another 6 weeks
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – May 6 1995
WCW Worldwide taping
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – May 10, 1995
WCW Saturday Night:
Alex Wright defeated Big Bubba via disqualification
The Renegade defeated an unknown
Vader defeated Mark Thorne
The Nasty Boys defeated Sonny Trout & Rick Thames
WCW US Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Sting defeated Paul Orndorff via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Eddie Jackie
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Rob Thompson
5/27/95:
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson pinned Tim Horner at 2:54 with the DDT as Horner ducked a punch; after the bout, Gene Okerlund interviewed Anderson about his win at Slamboree and the upcoming Slim Jim Challenge which would determine his challenger at Bash at the Beach
WCW US Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Ric Flair (w/ WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson) defeated Alex Wright via disqualification at 9:53 when Randy Savage ran in the ring, threw Wright to the floor, and assaulted Flair; moments later, Doug Dillenger and several preliminary wrestlers pulled Savage off Flair, who was helped backstage by Anderson; moments later, Savage told Wright he would have his moments in the sun but Flair would have to pay for what he did to his father, with Wright saying he understood and he had no problem with Savage; Savage then cut a promo on facing Flair the following week in the semi-finals
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – May 11, 1995
WCW Saturday Night:
Sting defeated Dick Slater
Ric Flair vs. Alex Wright
Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage
WCW Saturday Night – 5/27/95: WCW US Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Randy Savage pinned Steve Austin (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 2:19 with a bodyslam and the flying elbowsmash; after the bout, Schiavone interviewed Savage about Ric Flair�s attack on his father, Angelo Poffo, at Slamboree; Savage said he would take Flair out later in the show (Austin�s last appearance in WCW)
Alex Wright defeated Manny Fernandez
The Renegade defeated Bob Starr
Harlem Heat defeated Scott D’Amore & Mike Khorey The Main Event – 6/4/95: Sting, Alex Wright, & the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Ric Flair, WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson, & Steve Austin via disqualification at 9:53 when Anderson threw Renegade over the top; after the bout, Renegade skinned the cat and helped clear Flair, Anderson, & Austin from the ring
6/17/95 – also featured the Paul Orndorff vs. Barry Houston, Road Warrior Hawk vs. Manny Fernandez, and WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys vs. Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton matches taped 6/7/95 at Center Stage:
Brian Pillman defeated Romeo Valentino
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Tommy Tanner & Todd Zane
Vader defeated Eddie Jackie
Dave Sullivan defeated Butch Long
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Rob Thompson
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Chris Sawyer
The Main Event – included Gene Okerlund, subbing for Eric Bischoff, & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; featured Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton attacking the Nasty Boys near the entranceway:
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Ricky Santana & Fidel Sierra
Steve Austin defeated Eddie Jackie
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Mark Starr
WCW US Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Meng (w/ Col. Parker) pinned Brian Pillman with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker at 4:41 after kicking Pillman off the apron and knocking him onto the steel barrier; after the bout, Road Warrior Hawk came out, attacked Meng, and beat up Parker until referees and other wrestlers came out to pull Hawk and Meng apart; following the commercial break, it was announced Hawk and Meng would now have a match during the pay-per-view
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Eric Bischoff, subbing for Tony Schiavone, & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Bischoff conducting a podium interview with the Nasty Boys regarding their WCW Tag Team Title win and the challenge of Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Kevin Sullivan regarding his upcoming match against the Man With No Name; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, and Jimmy Hart regarding their upcoming match against Ric Flair & Vader; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Big Bubba regarding his upcoming lights out match against Sting; included a vignette promoting the upcoming match between Alex Wright and WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Flair, Vader, and Anderson regarding their upcoming matches; featured Gordon Solie hosting the WCW Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the entranceway in which Wahoo McDaniel, Terry Funk, Angelo Poffo, Antonio Inoki, Dusty Rhodes, and the late Big John Studd were inducted; Studd’s son Robert accepted on his behalf; Rhodes’ son Cody and daughter accompanied him for the segment; following Rhodes’ induction, Rhodes surprised Solie by inducting him into the Hall of Fame as well; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Sting regarding his upcoming match with Bubba; featured a video package hyping the main event:
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) to win the titles at 10:52 when Jerry Saggs pinned Booker T following the running powerslam / flying elbowsmash double team, moments after Brian Knobbs threw an interfering Sherri onto Stevie Ray outside the ring; prior to the bout, a vignette on the champions aired; stipulations stated it was the challengers’ last shot at the titles; Saggs came out to start the match by himself as Brian Knobbs was still recovering from injuries sustained from Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton during The Main Event earlier in the night; after the bout, Regal & Eaton appeared in the aisle as the Nasty Boys celebrated the title win
Kevin Sullivan pinned the Man With No Name with the Tree of Woe and double stomp at 5:25; after the bout, an unknown man appeared on the big screen calling for Sullivan to come speak with him regarding Hulkamania, with Sullivan leaving through the crowd
Wahoo McDaniel pinned Dick Murdoch with a chop to the chest at 6:18; Gordon Solie joined Bobby Heenan on commentary for the match; the bout aired in black and white
IWGP World Champion the Great Muta pinned Paul Orndorff with a backbreaker and the moonsault at 14:10; the champion’s entrance included several Japanese drummers performing near the entranceway
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson pinned Alex Wright with the DDT at 11:36 when the challenger lowered his head to duck a punch (Wright’s first TV loss)
Road Warrior Hawk fought Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) to a double count-out at 4:40 when both men began brawling on the floor; after the match, several officials and wrestlers, including Doug Dellinger, Eddie Jackie, Jeff Gaylord, Nick Patrick, Ricky Santana, Dennis Knight, and Mark Starr, held the two men apart as they tried to get at one another
Sting defeated Big Bubba in a lights out match at 9:30 via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock after laying a table across Bubba and jumping on it; prior to the bout, Sting came ringside carrying the table over his head
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage (w/ Angelo Poffo & the Renegade) defeated Vader & Ric Flair (w/ WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson) at 18:58 when Hogan pinned Flair with the legdrop after Anderson accidentally dropped Flair with a double axe handle off the top when Hogan moved out of the way; during Hogan & Savage’s entrance and mid-way through the bout, a large man (Paul Wight) was shown standing near the curtain; after the bout, Flair, Vader, and Anderson attacked Hogan, Savage, and Hart; moments later, Angelo Poffo, who sat ringside for the match, jumped the rail and climbed in the ring; Flair then repeatedly punched Poffo before putting him in the figure-4; Hogan and Renegade eventually cleared Flair and Anderson from the ring and tended to Savage and Poffo (Flair’s TV in-ring return after a 7-month absence; Wight’s TV debut) (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan – Korakuen Hall – May 26, 1995
IWGP World Champion Great Muta pinned Steve Austin with a backbreaker and the moonsault after Austin kicked out of a cover following a hurricanrana off the top; Austin used his 1991-92 theme as entrance music for the match
WCW @ Charlotte, NC – Intersection of Trade and Tryon streets – May 27, 1995
WCW Saturday Night – shown live; featured Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; included Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary for the pre-taped portion from Center Stage Theatre; featured a segment highlighting Slamboree 95 and the countdown show held immediately prior to the pay-per-view; included a Great American Bash Control Center where it was announced Randy Savage would face Ric Flair in the main event and Brian Pillman would wrestle Alex Wright; during the segment, Okerlund said a number of teams were vying for a tag team title shot at the show and also discussed the growing issue between Dave Sullivan and the Diamond Doll; featured a Randy Savage vignette in which he promoted the new Slim Jim NASCAR as well as the upcoming 4-man tournament to be held later in the show; included the Arn Anderson vs. Tim Horner and Ric Flair vs. Alex Wright matches taped 5/10/95 and the Randy Savage vs. Steve Austin match taped 5/11/95 at Center Stage:
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated George South & Mike McKeefer at 2:20 when Jerry Saggs pinned McKeefer following the running powerslam / elbowsmash combo; after the bout, Bischoff interviewed the champions at ringside, with the Nasty Boys saying they wanted a match against the Blue Bloods at the Great American Bash
Slim Jim Challenge Semi-Finals: Paul Orndorff pinned Jim Duggan at 3:31 with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage after Duggan missed a charge into the corner
Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Mark Starr at the 53-second mark following a side kick to the face; after the bout, Bischoff interviewed Meng & Parker at ringside about Meng�s match against Road Warrior Hawk at Slamboree as well as his upcoming match against Sting in the WCW US Championship Tournament
Slim Jim Challenge Semi-Finals: Brian Pillman pinned Big Bubba at 2:02 with a roll over after kicking Bubba in the face with Bubba then tripping backwards over the referee
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ the Diamond Doll) pinned Kip Abee at 1:46 with the Diamond Cutter; prior to the bout, Bischoff said he recently learned the Doll�s name was Kimberly; after the match, Bischoff interviewed DDP at ringside about his winning $13 million, with DDP not letting Kimberly answer Bischoff�s questions
Slim Jim Challenge Finals: Paul Orndorff pinned Brian Pillman at 5:56 by pulling Pillman down by the tights as he punched Orndorff in the corner and then grabbing the tights for leverage during the cover; due to pre-match stipulations, Orndorff earned a WCW TV Title shot at Bash at the Beach
WCW @ Dalton, GA – June 6, 1995 (750; heavily papered)
Pro taping:
The Renegade defeated Mark Starr (the match was redone)
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Harlem Heat
Alex Wright defeated Tim Horner
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Scott Armstrong
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated an unknown
6/24/95 – featured an opening clip of the brawl at the Great American Bash between WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Vader; included Gordon Solie, Dusty Rhodes, & Larry Zbyszko; featured a package of still images highlighting the events of the Bash, narrated by Tony Schiavone; featured Chris Cruise conducting an interview with WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys about the challenges of Harlem Heat and Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton; included a Bash at the Beach Control Center segment with Gene Okerlund, with footage then shown of Okerlund conducting an interview on the beach with Hogan and Jimmy Hart about the challenge of Vader; the following matches were then announced for the show: Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair in a lifeguard match, WCW US Champion Sting vs. Meng, and WCW TV Champion the Renegade vs. Paul Orndorff; Okerlund then hyped a WCW Hotline story about the arrivals and departures from the two major wrestling companies; featured a promo by Vader on the upcoming cage match with Hogan; included a segment from the Dungeon of Doom; included promos by Harlem Heat, with Sister Sherri, and Sting & Road Warrior Hawk about their match that night on WCW Saturday Night; featured Cruise conducting a closing backstage interview with Vader in which he said he was the uncrowned world champion and would end Hogan at Bash at the Beach:
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Manny Fernandez & Tom Burton when Jerry Saggs pinned Fernandez with the elbowsmash off the top at 2:49; during the bout, Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri briefly appeared ringside to watch the contest
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Larry Santo & Gary Jackson at 4:59 when Jackson submitted to Regal’s Regal Stretch; during the bout, Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri briefly appeared in the aisle to watch the contest; after the bout, Regal & Eaton continued to assault their opponents
Paul Orndorff pinned Leroy Howard with the piledriver at 2:50
WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Mark Starr at 1:53 with the splash off the top; Renegade did not come out with the title belt as the match was taped before he won it
Vader pinned Ricky Lane with one hand on his chest after hitting the powerbomb at 1:43; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Vader and WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan’s brawl the previous week during The Main Event before the Great American Bash
7/1/95 – hosted by Gordon Solie, Larry Zbyszko, & Dusty Rhodes; during the show, Solie announced his retirement (Solie’s last broadcast):
Harlem Heat defeated Chris Kanyon & Kip Abee when Booker T pinned Kanyon; during the bout, WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys as well as Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton came out to watch the match
Johnny B. Badd defeated Butch Long
Jim Duggan defeated John Faulker
Eddie Jackie defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification when Sullivan threw Jackie over the top rope
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 7:58 when Brian Knobbs pinned Buck with a roll up after Jerry Saggs stole away Buck’s belt, which was being used as a weapon, and punched Buck with it; during the opening moments of the match, Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton briefly appeared in the aisle; minutes later, Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri were seen trying to come ringside through the crowd but were stopped by Doug Dillinger; late in the match, Buck appeared to repeatedly whip Knobbs with the belt but the camera would cut to Saggs fighting with Slater on the floor and never showed the weapon making contact
Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Julio Sanchez
Dark matches:
Alex Wright defeated Ric Flair via disqualification
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Harlem Heat
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – June 7, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Paul Orndorff defeated Barry Houston
Road Warrior Hawk defeated Manny Fernandez
Jim Duggan defeated an unknown
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated two unknowns
Randy Savage defeated Bunkhouse Buck
6/10/95:
The Renegade defeated Dave Dalton
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Frankie Lancaster
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Rick Thames & Sonny Trout
Ric Flair defeated Alex Wright
6/17/95:
Paul Orndorff defeated Barry Houston
Road Warrior Hawk defeated Manny Fernandez
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys fought Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton to a no contest in a non-title match at 13:35 when Harlem Heat interfered and attacked both teams; after the bout, the Nasty Boys cleared the other two teams and Sister Sherri from the ring
6/24/95:
Johnny B. Badd defeated Julio Sanchez
Alex Wright defeated Butch Long
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chris Kanyon
WCW US Champion Sting & Road Warrior Hawk defeated Harlem Heat
7/1/95 – featured opening promos by Johnny B. Badd and Diamond Dallas Page, alongside the Diamond Doll, regarding their match later in the show; included Eric Bischoff, subbing for Tony Schiavone, and Bobby Heenan on commentary; featured footage of Dave Sullivan’s date with the Diamond Doll in which he took her to see ‘The Lion King’ and then to a fancy restaurant, with the Doll teaching Dave how to eat with his eating utensils and telling him her name was Kimberly; moments later, a man dressed as a bunny hopped into the restaurant and gave Dave a telegram, which Kimberly then read; the man then read the telegram that implied Dave ate rabbit stew made of Ralph, his rabbit; Dave then ran back out to his car and found his rabbit safe inside; Diamond Dallas Page, alongside Maxx Muscle, then jumped Dave from behind and ran off as a police officer ran to Dave’s rescue; featured a vignette of the Master inside the Dungeon of Doom; included a Bash at the Beach Control Center segment hosted by Okerlund, with footage then airing of Okerlund conducting an interview with Hogan, alongside Jimmy Hart, on the beach beside a fence in which Hogan discussed his upcoming steel cage title defense against Vader; it was also announced WCW TV Champion the Renegade would face Paul Orndorff; Okerlund then said he would have more info about the lifeguards for the Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair match on the WCW Hotline; featured the announcement Savage would face Big Bubba the following night on The Main Event; included footage of Kevin Sullivan and the Master inside the Dungeon of Doom in which they discussed Vader, with the Master saying Vader could be an ally; Vader then appeared, with Sullivan saying they were sending Vader on a Road Kill Tour to prove what he has; Vader then said he feared nothing and walked off, with Sullivan later laughing after saying Vader would have to get the job done against Hogan alone; featured Okerlund conducting a closing interview with Savage regarding his match the next night against Bubba and facing Flair at Bash at the Beach:
The Nasty Boys defeated Los Especialistas at 1:53 when Jerry Saggs scored the pin after the running powerslam / elbowsmash off the top double team; the Nastys did not appear with the title belts and were not announced as champions since the match aired after their recognized title loss; after the contest, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with the Nasty Boys about their upcoming match against WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat and Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton at Bash at the Beach
Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Gary Jackson with a side kick to the face at the 42-second mark; after the bout, Okerlund conducted an interview with Parker, alongside Meng, regarding his upcoming Bash at the Beach match against WCW US Champion Sting
Johnny B. Badd fought Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly & Maxx Muscle) to a double count-out at 7:42 after both men fought on the floor following a clothesline from Badd that sent both men to the floor; after the contest, DDP held Kimberly in front of him, with he and Maxx double teaming Badd before DDP dropped Badd with the Diamond Cutter and Maxx counted to 3
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan – Budokan Hall – June 14, 1995 (16,000)
Takeshi Ishizawa defeated Yuji Nagata at 10:18 via submission
Osamu Kido defeated Tadao Yasuda at 7:50 via submission
Gran Hamada & Shinjiro Ohtani defeated Dean Malenko & Black Tiger (Eddie Guerrero) at 14:27 when Ohtani pinned Malenko
Akira Nogami, Takayuki Iizuka, & Junji Hirata defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson, Steve Austin, & Mike Enos at 12:07 when Nogami scored the pin
Shinya Hashimoto pinned Manabu Nakanishi at 6:23
Riki Choshu & Kensuke Sasaki defeated Hiro Saito & Masahiro Chono at 12:21 when Sasaki pinned Saito
UWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Koji Kanemoto pinned IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Sabu at 19:04 to win the title
IWGP Champion the Great Muta pinned Hiroyoshi Tenzan at 19:04
– 6/15/95: WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan opened Hulk Hogan’s Pastamania in the Mall of America in Minneapolis, MN.
Great American Bash 95 – Dayton, OH – Hara Arena – June 18, 1995 (6,000; 5,218 paid; sell out)
Local advertising for the show initially promoted WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys vs. Rick & Scott Steiner
The Main Event – featured Eric Bischoff interviewing WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel in the aisle about his major announcement regarding WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Vader; Vader quickly interrupted the segment by grabbing both Bischoff and Bockwinkel and saying he was “tired of their shit;” after Vader confronted Bockwinkel and ripped his suit, Hogan attacked him from behind until Sting, Jim Duggan, Dave Sullivan, and Jimmy Hart pulled Hogan off:
Harlem Heat defeated Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers (sub. for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express)
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Chris Kanyon via submission with the Code Red
Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Frankie Lancaster & Barry Houston; following the bout, Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri confronted Buck, Slater, & Parker as they were being interviewed by Gene Okerlund, with Parker kissing Sherri and her punching him to the floor; the confrontation led to the two teams agreeing to meet later during the pay-per-view
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Gene Okerlund interviewing Dave Sullivan backstage about his arm wrestling contest later against Diamond Dallas Page in which a date with the Diamond Doll and his rabbit Ralph were at stake; featured Okerlund interviewing Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton backstage regarding their tag team title shot later in the show against the Nasty Boys; included Schiavone speaking with Bockwinkel about the confrontation he had earlier in the show against Vader, with Bockwinkel announcing Vader would face Hogan the following month at Bash at the Beach in a steel cage match; during the segment, Bockwinkel forgot the name of the next pay-per-view; featured Okerlund interviewing Ric Flair backstage about the announcement of the cage match and his match later in the night against Randy Savage, with Flair claiming he took Savage’s wife in 1992 and then his dad in 1995; included Okerlund interviewing the Nasty Boys about their defense against Regal & Eaton later in the night; featured Okerlund interviewing Col. Parker & Meng backstage regarding the match against Sting later in the show; included Okerlund interviewing Sting about his upcoming match against Meng; a fan who won a WCW look-alike contest, Billy Ray Helms, sat in the front row; Helms was dressed as Big Bubba; featured Okerlund interviewing Randy Savage backstage, who congratulated the Renegade and Sting on their title wins and cut a promo on facing Flair later in the night:
Alex Wright pinned Brian Pillman at 15:25 by blocking a crucifix into a sunset flip; after the match, the two men hugged out of respect (Wrestling’s Highest Flyers)
Dave Sullivan defeated Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Maxx Muscle & the Diamond Doll) in an arm wrestling contest; due to pre-match stipulations, Dave won a date with the Diamond Doll; had DDP won, he would have won Dave’s pet rabbit Ralph; after the contest, DDP and Maxx argued until Maxx told Page it was the Doll (Kimberly) who accidentally bumped into him and caused him to lose; moments later, Okerlund interviewed DDP, Maxx, and the Doll in the aisle in which Page said he didn’t lose
Jim Duggan (sub. for Marcus Alexander Bagwell who was said to have a leg injury) defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman via disqualification at 8:11 when Pittman refused to break the Code Red armbar after Duggan reached the ropes; after the bout, Duggan cleared both Pittman and referee Nick Patrick from the ring with his 2×4
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 8:39 when Stevie Ray pinned Buck with an inside cradle after both Parker and Sherri reversed the move behind the referee’s back
The Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson to win the title at 9:06 with a Samoan Drop and splash off the top; after the bout, a huge man in the front row (the Giant) was seen staring at Hart and the Renegade and almost tried to grab Hart
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton at 15:03 when Brian Knobbs pinned Eaton after Jerry Saggs hit the flying elbowsmash, moments after Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri interfered and Booker hit the Harlem Hangover on Knobbs only to accidentally crotch Eaton on the top rope
WCW US Championship Tournament Finals: Sting pinned Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 13:35 with a jumping DDT to win the title, moments after Meng kicked out following a top rope splash from Sting
Ric Flair pinned Randy Savage (w/ Angelo Poffo) at 14:41 after assaulting Poffo on the floor and hitting Savage in the face with Poffo’s cane
WCW @ Gainesville, GA – Georgia Mountains Center – June 20, 1995
WCW Pro taping:
Jim Duggan defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman via disqualification
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Harlem Heat
Ric Flair defeated Scott Armstrong
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
7/8/95:
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Joey Barrett & Dave Walby when Barrett submitted to Regal
Jim Duggan defeated Rick Thames
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Chris Sawyer & Verne Henderson when Booker pinned Sawyer
Kamala (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated John Taylor
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater via disqualification when Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton and Harlem Heat interfered
7/15/95:
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Chick Donovan
Vader defeated Steve Storm
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Tim Dyer
Kevin Sullivan & Kamala defeated Chris Kanyon & Eddie Jackie when Kamala pinned Kanyon
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker)
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – June 1995
Worldwide – 7/29/95:
Brian Pillman & Alex Wright defeated Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) via disqualification at around the 8:30 mark after Sherri raked Pillman in the eyes; Heat’s entrance was not shown, implying they came out with the tag team titles for the match that aired after they lost them; after the bout, Pillman was double teamed until Wright pulled him out of the ring
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – June 21, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated an unknown
Kamala defeated Steve Storm
Dave Sullivan defeated Dino Casanova
Meng defeated Chris Speaks
Kamala defeated Tim Berger
Johnny B. Badd defeated Lt. James Earl Wright
Kamala defeated Chris Nelson
Jim Duggan defeated Sonny Trout
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Butch Long
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated two unknowns
Vader defeated an unknown
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated an unknown
The Nasty Boys defeated Tony Vendetta & Tim Berger
Harlem Heat defeated Los Especialistas (Ricky Santana & Dave Sierra)
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Tim Horner
7/22/95:
Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat to win the titles
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios
Prime – 6/26/95: Steve Austin (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Scott Armstrong at 3:05 with the Stun Gun followed by a gordbuster; Tony Schiavone & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the bout
Prime – 7/3/95: Jim Duggan fought Big Bubba to a double count-out at 2:26 when both men began fighting on the floor; Tony Schiavone & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the bout
WCW @ Macon, GA – Coliseum – June 26, 1995
Pro taping:
Prime – 7/10/95: Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) pinned Scott Armstrong with the Diamond Cutter at 2:37
7/22/95:
Randy Savage defeated Dino Casanova
Frank Anderson defeated Chris Sawyer
The Shark & Kamala (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated Terry Morgan & Tom Torres when Shark pinned Torres; during the bout, a giant man (Paul Wight) was seen in the front row
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Bobby Starr
The Nasty Boys defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) via disqualification when Parker interfered
7/29/95:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Jake Steele
Johnny B. Badd defeated Johnny Swinger
Kevin Sullivan defeated Leroy Howard
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Eddie Jackie & Red Tyler when Booker pinned Tyler
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) defeated Dave Sullivan
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – June 27, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Vader defeated Rob Toro
WCW TV Champion the Rengade defeated an unknown
WCW Tag Team Champions Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater defeated Julio Sanchez & Terry Jackson
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Lt. James Earl Wright
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Chris Hinton
Kamala & the Shark defeated Los Especialistas
Jim Duggan pinned Rocky Mountain Thunder
Harlem Heat defeated Mark Starr & Frankie Lancaster
Jim Duggan defeated Tim Richards
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Johnny B. Badd
WCW @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – June 29, 1995 (2,500)
Johnny B. Badd pinned Mark Starr (sub. for Steve Austin) at the 11-minute mark with the left hand punch
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Frankie Lancaster via submission at the 9-minute mark with the Code Red
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Jim Duggan & Marcus Alexander Bagwell in a non-title match at the 13-minute mark when Stevie Ray pinned Bagwell after Booker T hit a Harlem side kick
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Dave Sullivan at the 14-minute mark by grabbing the tights for leverage
The Nastys Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton at the 13-minute mark when Brian Knobbs pinned Regal
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification at the 8-minute mark when Col. Rob Parker interfered
Randy Savage pinned Ric Flair at the 18-minute mark with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage; Flair initially won the match via pinfall by hitting Savage with a weapon but the referee spotted the weapon and ordered the match to continue
WCW @ Florence, SC – June 30, 1995 (2,300)
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Frankie Lancaster
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Jim Duggan & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Johnny B. Badd defeated Mark Starr
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
The Nastys Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
WCW @ Charleston, SC – July 1, 1995 (1,700)
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Frankie Lancaster
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Jim Duggan & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Johnny B. Badd defeated Mark Starr
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
The Nastys Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
WCW @ Savannah, GA – Civic Center – July 2, 1995 (1,000)
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Frankie Lancaster
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Jim Duggan & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Johnny B. Badd defeated Mark Starr
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
The Nastys Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
WCW @ Augusta, GA – Civic Center – July 10, 1995 (4,900; 1,500 paid)
WCW Pro taping:
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton (the match was redone)
The Nasty Boys defeated Harlem Heat
Sgt Craig Pitman defeated Johnny B. Badd
Harlem Heat (w/ Sisiter Sherri) defeated Todd Wilder & Tracy Benton
WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy hart) defeated Sledgehammer McGill
Kevin Sullivan defeated Chris Sawyer
Jim Duggan & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Mark Kyle & Tony Vincent
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Max Muscle) defeated Dave Sullivan
Shark (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated Scott D�amore
The Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Vader defeated Brian Logan & Mike Legacy in a handicap match
Johnny B. Badd defeated Mark Starr
Shark (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated an unknown
WCW Tag Team Champions Buckhouse Buck & Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Scott & Steve Armstorng
Cobra defeated an unknown
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng (with Col Parker)
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – July 11, 1995 (740; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Al Snow defeated Barry Houston
Kurasawa defeated Mike Davis
Ric Flair defeated an unknown
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Tony Thor
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Eddie Jackie
Randy Savage defeated Tom Burton
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Steve Storm
Jim Duggan defeated Red Tyler
The Nasty Boys defeated Mark Kyle & TC Carter
Disco Inferno defeated Chris Kanyon
Arn Anderson defeated Tim Wayne
Johnny B. Badd defeated Steve Armstrong
Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Tim Horner
7/29/95:
Ric Flair pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 8:08 with the figure-4 after Flair grabbed onto Arn Anderson, on the floor, for added leverage; mid-way through the bout, Anderson came ringside to be in Flair’s corner; after the contest, Vader ran out and cornered Flair until Anderson clipped him from behind and dropped him with the DDT; Flair and Anderson then double teamed Vader as the show went off the air
8/12/95:
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Dino Casanova
WCW Tag Team Champions Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater defeated the Nasty Boys
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Chris Sawyer
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Brian Logan & Jesse Hinton
Kamala defeated Brian Fricasee
Ric Flair & Arn Anderson defeated Jim Duggan & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
WCW Main Event – shown live – featured Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes on commentary:
Johnny B. Badd pinned Chris Kanyon at 2:03
Road Warrior Hawk pinned Mark Starr at 1:25
Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Alex Wright at 3:27 when Buck pinned Bagwell following a back suplex; after the bout, Vader came out, hit the powerbomb on Wright, and then on Bagwell; Todd Champion attempted to make the save but he two sustained the powerbomb; two other enhancement wrestlers then came out with Vader easily fighting them off and dropping them with the powerbomb as well
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included a Meng vignette promoting his US title match with Sting later in the show; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW US Champion Sting regarding his defense against Meng later in the show in which he said his own parents were sitting ringside for the show; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW TV Champion the Renegade & Jimmy Hart regarding Renegade’s title defense against Paul Orndorff later in the show; featured the vignette from weeks earlier of Kevin Sullivan and the Master in which Kamala joined the Dungeon of Doom; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Jim Duggan regarding his match later in the show against Kamala; featured an ad for the following month’s Collision in Korea pay-per-view event, taped in April; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Randy Savage regarding his ‘lifeguard’ match later in the night against Ric Flair; featured a vignette to promote the Dave Sullivan / Diamond Dallas Page match later in the show; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with the Nasty Boys regarding their match against WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat and Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton later in the show; featured a vignette promoting the Nasty Boys / Heat / Regal & Eaton match later in the show; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interiew with Sister Sherri & WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat regarding their title defense later in the show; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Flair regarding his match later in the night against Savage, during which Flair mentioned Savage’s former wife Elizabeth; included a vignette of Vader’s “Roadkill Tour” in Memphis, TN, Evansville, IN, and Wichita, KS leading up to his steel cage match against WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan; during the vignette, Vader referred to himself as “Big Van Vader;” featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Vader; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan, Hart, and Dennis Rodman regarding Hogan’s title defense later in the night against Vader:
WCW US Champion Sting pinned Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 15:28 with a roll up after avoiding a kick to the face; after the bout, Meng kicked Sting to the floor, with Road Warrior Hawk then appearing to help Sting to his feet
WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Paul Orndorff at 6:12 with a back suplex when referee Nick Patrick didn’t notice Orndorff’s shoulder was up during the count; during the bout, there were audible chants of “Wonderful” and “Wannabe;” after the match, Orndorff attacked the champion and hit the piledriver but the Renegade no sold the move and hit a crossbody off the top to clear Orndorff from the ring
Kamala (w/ Kevin Sullivan) pinned Jim Duggan at 6:06 after Zodiak appeared and hit Duggan from behind with Kamala’s mask as Duggan grabbed for Sullivan on the ring apron
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Maxx Muscle & the Diamond Doll) pinned Dave Sullivan at 4:23 with the Diamond Cutter after Maxx disctracted Dave as he attempted the inverted bearhug; prior to the bout, a young fan gave the Diamond Doll several roses, which Page stole away
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated the Nasty Boys and Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton at 13:08 when, after Jerry Saggs sat on Booker T to make the cover, referee Nick Patrick awarded the match to the champions since Booker was laid on top of Regal during the pinfall; after the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview near the entrance stage with Heat & Sherri regarding their win and the upcoming challenge against Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
Randy Savage pinned Ric Flair in a lumberjack match at 13:56 with the flying elbowsmash; lumberjacks for the match included: Diamond Dallas Page, WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat, Arn Anderson, Johnny B. Badd, Dick Slater, Bunkhouse Buck, Chris Kanyon, Jim Duggan, the Nasty Boys, and Mark Starr; prior to the bout, several women wearing ‘Baywatch’ swimsuits came ringside as the match was filmed for an episode of the show; Angelo Poffo was shown on camera during Savage’s entrance; after the match, Savage went back up top to hit the move a second time but Flair was pulled out to the floor (Macho Madness: The Ultimate Randy Savage Collection)
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart & Dennis Rodman) defeated Vader in a steel cage match at 13:23 by escaping over the top after knocking Vader off the top rope; during the bout, Hogan briefly put on Vader’s helmet; Kevin Sullivan and the Zodiak attempted to interfere at the 11:30 mark but were held back by Rodman wielding a steel chair; after the match, an enraged Ric Flair ran out and berated Vader for losing, with Vader eventually cornering Flair prompting Arn Anderson to come out as well; Vader eventually scared both men from the cage as the show came to a close and then issued a challenge to face both men in the ring (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)
WCW @ Dalton, GA – July 25, 1995 (1,000)
WCW Pro taping:
Big Bubba defeated Dave Sullivan
Brian Pillman defeated Alex Wright
Mark Starr defeated Tim Horner
Brian Pillman defeated Alex Wright (the match was redone)
Arn Anderson defeated Tim Horner (the match was redone)
8/5/95 – featured an interview with Randy Savage regarding his doing commentary during the live Main Event countdown for the Clash of the Champions and that he and WCW US Champion Sting would be watching WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan’s back against the Dungeon of Doom:
Meng & Kurasawa (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Tim Horner & Torin Reader when Reader submitted to Kurasawa
Alex Wright defeated Chris Kanyon
Shark (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated Larry Santo
Ric Flair & Arn Anderson defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong when Flair pinned Scott
Prime – 8/14/95: Kevin Sullivan (w/ Shark) pinned Mark Starr at 3:48 with a suplex and grabbing the tights for leverage after the Shark hit Starr from the floor behind the referee’s back; Chris Cruise & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the match Pro – 8/26/95:
Brian Pillman defeated Steve Armstrong
Kevin Sullivan & Shark defeated two unknowns
Arn Anderson defeated Tim Horner
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated the Italian Stallion
Big Bubba Rogers defeated Jim Duggan
Dark match: The Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Dark match: WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – July 26, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
8/5/95 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan; included a Clash of the Champions Control Center hosted by Gene Okerlund, with Alex Wright vs. Diamond Dallas Page announced for the show; featured a Dungeon of Doom vignette with the Master & Kevin Sullivan claiming WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan’s pride would lead him into their trap; included a promo for Hogan appearing on the live WCW Main Event the next night and challenging a Dungeon of Doom member; featured Okerlund promoting a WCW Hotline story on Randy Savage dating a famous TV series regular; included a contest promo where a viewer could win a Harley Davidson by watching Clash of the Champions; featured a video feature with Hogan discussing how he felt the presence and strength of Andre the Giant within his son, the Giant, and that he would go through the Dungeon of Doom in order to face the Giant and eliminate the uncertainty and fear that he experienced:
WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Lt. James Earl Wright in a non-title match at the 36-second mark with the splash off the top; after the match, Gene Okerlund interviewed Renegade & Hart who discussed the mindset and Renegade’s title defense at Clash of the Champions against Paul Orndorff
WCW Tag Team Champions Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Brian Wall & Gary Jackson at 4:07 when Buck pinned Jackson following a stomp to the head after Slater hit a back suplex; after the match, Okerlund interviewed Parker about facing Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri at the Clash of the Champions
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Chris Kanyon by submission at 4:12 with the Code Red
Kamala & the Shark defeated Los Especialistas at 4:21 when Shark scored the pin with a falling clothesline; Kamala never legally entered the match
Jim Duggan pinned Terry Richards (Rhino) at 2:38 with the running clothesline
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Mark Starr & Frankie Lancaster at 7:18 when Booker T pinned Lancaster with the Harlem Hangover
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Johnny B. Badd & Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 9:50 when Regal pinned Bagwell after Eaton hit the Alabama Jam as Bagwell had Regal covered; after the match, Okerlund interviewed Regal & Eaton who claimed they deserved a shot at the WCW Tag Team Titles
Arn Anderson (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Rick Garcia at 4:32 with the DDT; after the match, Okerlund interviewed Anderson & Flair on facing Vader at Clash of the Champions
8/12/95:
Harlem Heat defeated Larry Santo & Johnny Wheeler
Brian Pillman defeated Sonny Trout
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Maxx Muscle
Ric Flair defeated Alex Wright
Chad Brock defeated Chris Kanyon
8/19/95:
Cobra defeated Tom Burton
Johnny B. Badd defeated the Grappler
Kurasawa defeated Tony Jackson
Kamala defeated Bob Starr
Vader defeated an unknown
Harlem Heat defeated Bob Hayes & Barry Houston
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Ray Hudson
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated the Italian Stallion & an unknown
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Mike Davis
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Alex Wright defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck via disqualification
WCW @ Charlotte, NC – Independence Arena – July 28, 1995 (2,000)
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Dave Sullivan
Kamala fought Jim Duggan to a double disqualification
Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Alex Wright when Slater pinned Wright
WCW TV Champion the Renegade fought Paul Orndorff to a time-limit draw
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton when Stevie Ray pinned Eaton
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification when Col. Parker interfered
Ric Flair pinned Randy Savage with a roll up at around the 17-minute mark; Savage originally won the match via pinfall after hitting Flair with a foreign object but referee Randy Anderson had the match continue after realizing Savage used a weapon
WCW @ Fayetteville, NC – July 29, 1995 (2,600)
WCW Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Alex Wright
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan
Jim Duggan fought Kamala to a double count-out
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Paul Orndorff
Harlem Heat defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
WCW @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – July 30, 1995 (3,700)
WCW TV Champion the Renegade vs. Arn Anderson did not take place as advertised
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Frankie Lancaster
Harlem Heat defeated Jim Duggan (sub. for Alex Wright) & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Johnny B. Badd defeated Mark Starr
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng
The Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – August 1, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – August 2, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – August 3, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – August 4, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – August 5, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – August 1995
WCW Worldwide – 8/95:
Randy Savage pinned Paul Orndorff with a back suplex and the flying elbowsmash at 8:11
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – August 1995
WCW Worldwide – 8/95:
WCW Tag Team Champions Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) fought Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton to a no contest at 6:56 after Sister Sherri came out and began kissing Parker in and out of the ring, interrupting the match; after the contest, Buck & Slater had to pull Sherri off Parker
WCW @ Daytona Beach, FL – Ocean Center – August 6, 1995 (4,039)
The Main Event – shown live; hosted by Eric Bischoff, Dusty Rhodes, & Randy Savage; included Savage being introduced and claiming WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan was on his way to challenge the Dungeon of Doom; featured Gene Okerlund interviewing Kevin Sullivan who claimed Hogan would be taken out tonight:
Johnny B. Badd pinned Big Bubba at 3:14 when Badd fell on top for the cover as Rogers picked up Badd for a slam
The Nasty Boys defeated Los Especialistos at 2:46 when both Nasties scored pins after simultaneous elbow drops; after the match, Los Especialistos were unmasked to reveal them as Fidel Sierra & Ricky Santana
Brian Pillman pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 4:28 when Pillman landed on top as both men attempted crossbody blocks; after the match, Pillman helped Bagwell to his feet
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Kamala (w/ Kevin Sullivan) via disqualification in a non-title match at 4:36 when Zodiac & the Shark interfered; after the bout, WCW US Champion Sting and Randy Savage made the save; Michael Buffer provided the ring introductions; Hogan wore white tribal face paint for the match; after the match, Okerlund interviewed Hogan, Sting, & Savage, who officially declared war on the Dungeon of Doom
Clash of the Champions XXXI – shown live on TBS; featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included footage from the end of The Main Event, just prior to the Clash, of Randy Savage and WCW US Champion Sting making the save for WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan against Kamala, Kevin Sullivan, the Zodiac, and the Shark; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Col. Rob Parker, WCW Tag Team Champions Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater regarding the injury to Road Warrior Hawk and their match later in the night against Sister Sherri & Harlem Heat; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Ric Flair & Arn Anderson regarding their handicap match later in the show against Vader; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Vader regarding his match against Flair & Anderson; included an ad for Fall Brawl; featured a video package highlighting the several-month feud between Sherri & Heat and Parker, Slater & Bunk; included an ad for the debut of WCW Monday Nitro on Sept. 4 at the Mall of America; featured the announcement an Emmy Award-winning sportscaster would be part of Nitro; included an ad for a contest in which a fan could win a Harley Davidson; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan & Jimmy Hart regarding Hogan entering the Dungeon of Doom later in the show and “Andre’s son,” the Giant; during the segment, Hogan mentioned other Irish namesakes – including the McMahons – as some of those who knew Hogan had momentum on his side; included Hogan entering the Dungeon of Doom and confronting the Master & Kevin Sullivan, with the Giant eventually appearing and choking Hogan before the Shark, Kamala, and Zodiac joined in; moments later, Vader appeared and easily fought off the other members of the Dungeon before having a confrontation with the Giant; Sting, Savage, & Hart then appeared to help Hogan away:
WCW US Champion Sting & Road Warrior Hawk defeated Meng & Kurasawa (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 7:24 when Hawk pinned Kurasawa following a modified Doomsday Device; after the bout, as Meng attacked Sting on the floor, Kurasawa jumped Hawk from behind and applied an armbar seemingly breaking Hawk’s arm; moments later, Sting and the trainer attended to Hawk in the ring
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ the Diamond Doll) pinned Alex Wright at 8:15 after avoiding a plancha to the floor and rolling Wright back inside the ring; Wright was introduced second but without his theme music
WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Paul Orndorff at 3:59 with a springboard crossbody into the ring after Orndorff became distracted by referee Nick Patrick
Sister Sherri & Harlem Heat defeated Col. Rob Parker, WCW Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck at 11:01 when Sherri pinned Parker accidentally after jumping on him to kiss him; pre-match stipulations stated if Sherri & Heat won via pinfall then the Heat would earn a tag team title shot; after the bout, Sherri assaulted Parker in the aisle, tearing his shirt, choking him, and kissing him before chasing Parker backstage
Vader defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson in a handicap match at 6:49 by pinning Anderson with the powerbomb; after the bout, Flair argued with Anderson over the loss and went to leave the ring until Anderson pulled him back inside; the two shared words, with Flair then leaving ringside; moments later, Gene Okerlund appeared in the aisle, with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Hart, WCW US Champion Sting, and Jimmy Hart coming out and Hogan questioning Vader’s actions earlier in the show; Vader then briefly appeared, called Hogan a punk and left; Hogan then “declared war” on the Dungeon of Doom as the show came to a close
WCW @ Gainesville, GA – Georgia Mountains Center – August 8, 1995
Television taping:
The Barrio Brothers defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong
Harlem Heat defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Dave Sullivan defeated Johnny Swinger
Big Bubba defeated Dave Sullivan
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Tim Horner
Randy Savage defeated Shark
Pro – 9/9/95 – included opening footage of Lex Luger challenging WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan at the end of Monday Nitro; featured Chris Cruise, Dusty Rhodes, & Larry Zbyzsko on commentary; included a Fall Brawl control center segment hosted by Gene Okerlund:
WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Terry Richards (Rhino) with the splash off the top at the 34-second mark
Kevin Sullivan pinned Al Phillips with the double stomp at 2:30
Kurasawa (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Butch Long via submission with the armbar at 6:15; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Kurasawa breaking the arm of Road Warrior Hawk at the Clash of the Champions; after the contest, officials tended to Long’s injured arm
Brian Pillman vs. Ric Flair
WCW US Champion Sting pinned WCW Tag Team Champion Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker) with a crossbody off the top at 8:06; immediately after the bout, WCW Tag Team Champion Dick Slater ran out and attacked Sting as Sherri Martel appeared ringside and kissed Parker; Randy Savage then ran out and helped Sting clear the ring, with Harlem Heat then appearing and pulling Sherri off Parker; moments later, Chris Cruise conducted a podium interview with Sting and Savage about their upcoming participation in Wargames with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Vader as their partners
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – August 9, 1995 (875)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Brian Pillman defeated Chris Cooper
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated an unknown
Harlem Heat defeated Steve Armstrong & Tim Horner
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Eddie Jackie
Kamala, Zodiac, & the Shark defeated three unknowns
Brian Pillman defeated Barry Houston
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Lord Steven Regal
9/9/95 – featured opening footage of the closing segment from Monday Nitro in which Lex Luger challenged WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan to a title match; included Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Vader defeated Bobby Starr & Scott D’Amore in a handicap match at 1:53 by pinning D’Amore with the moonsault; Vader was referred to by “Big Van Vader” on screen, by the ring announcer, and commentary team for the match
Cobra pinned the Grappler with a cobra clutch slam at 1:01; following the match, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Cobra regarding Sgt. Craig Pittman and facing him at Fall Brawl; moments later, Pittman interrupted, with the two then arguing over who “broke the code;” Cobra then said Pittman left him “in the jungle” and he would get revenge
Johnny B. Badd defeated Dick Slater
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan – Sumo Hall – August 11, 1995 (11,500)
Yuji Nagata & Tokimitsu Ishizawa defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Black Cat at 11:50 when Takaiwa submitted to Nagata
Junji Hirata pinned Tadao Yasuda at 9:05
Shinjiro Ohtani & Koki Kanemoto defeated El Samurai & Jushin Liger at 13:42
Osamu Kido & Akira Nogami defeated Riki Choshu & Takayuki Iizuka at 7:40 when Nogami pinned Iizuka
Shinya Hashimoto defeated Scott Norton at 13:35
Masahiro Chono (w/ Masa Saito) fought Ric Flair to a 30-minute time-limit draw at 29:59; Chono had Flair in the STF when the bell rang; after the contest, Chono went to attack Flair on the floor but Flair gained the advantage until Saito attacked him from behind
Hiroshi Tenzan defeated Kensuke Sasaki at 12:51
Shiro Koshinaka pinned IWGP World Champion the Great Muta at 15:47
Pro – 8/12/95 – featured Chris Cruise, Dusty Rhodes, & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; included a video package highlighting the big events from the previous week’s Clash of the Champions; featured a backstage promo by Diamond Dallas Page on facing Dave Sullivan later in the show; included info on how fans could win a Harley Davidson from Hulk Hogan at Halloween Havoc, and the winner would be announced during the premiere of WCW Monday Nitro:
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Todd Wilder & Tracy Benton at 5:04 when Stevie Ray scored the pin with the Hart Attack; prior to the bout, it was announced the Heat would challenge for the WCW Tag Team Titles at Fall Brawl
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Maxx Muscle) fought Dave Sullivan to a double count-out at 8:10; during DDP’s entrance, he turned and yelled at the curtain, with the commentary team saying he was telling the Diamond Doll to stay backstage; Sullivan brought Ralph the rabbit to ringside before the match and put him in a pet carrier; the door was not secured, with the cameraman later showing the rabbit escaping the carrier and running off; late in the bout, after Sullivan realized Ralph had escaped, Jimmy Hart brought the rabbit back ringside but was blocked in the aisle by Maxx; moments later, WCW TV Champion the Renegade ran out, decked Maxx in the aisle, and cleared DDP from the ring
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan – Sumo Hall – August 12, 1995 (11,500)
Black Cat pinned Tatsuhito Takaiwa at 9:32
Takayuki Iizuka pinned El Samurai
Tokimitsu Ishizawa & Yuji Nagata defeated Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Ohtani at 12:43 when Ishizawa forced Ohtani to submit
Riki Choshu & Tadao Yasuda defeated Akira Nogami & Junji Hirata at 8:53 when Choshu pinned Nogami
Kazuo Yamazaki defeated Jushin Liger via submission at 6:22
Ric Flair defeated Shiro Koshinaka via submission with the figure-4 at 17:15; Flair used his 1991 WCW theme for the match; Koshinaka was trapped in the hold 3 minutes after failing an enzuiguri
Scott Norton pinned Hiroshi Tenzan at 15:08
Kensuke Sasaki pinned Shinya Hashimoto at 21:46
IWGP World Champion the Great Muta pinned Masahiro Chono at 11:36
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan – Sumo Hall – August 13, 1995 (11,500)
Tokimitsu Ishizawa defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa via submission at 10:27
Michiyoshi Ohara pinned Yuji Nagata at 8:11
Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Ohtani defeated El Samurai & Jushin Liger at 15:26 when Kanemoto pinned Samurai
Riki Choshu & Junji Hirata defeated Akira Nogami & Takayuki Iizuka at 11:28 when Choshu pinned Iizuka
Kazuo Yamazaki defeated Osamu Kido at 6:50 via submission
Shinya Hashimoto pinned Hiroyoshi Tenzan at 11:44
Scott Norton pinned Kensuke Sasaki at 16:21
IWGP World Champion the Great Muta pinned Ric Flair with a back suplex and the moonsault at 23:32; Flair used his WCW 1991 theme for the match
Masahiro Chono pinned Shiro Koshinaka at 11:10
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan – Sumo Hall – August 14, 1995 (11,500)
Tadao Yasuda defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa via submission at 9:12
Shinjiro Ohtani pinned Yuji Nagata at 10:56
Masa Saito & Junji Hirata defeated Akitoshi Saito & Michiyoshi Ohara at 11:46 when Hirata pinned Saito
Jushin Liger & El Samurai defeated Tokimitsu Ishizawa & Koji Kanemoto at 14:08 when Samurai pinned Ishizawa
Shiro Koshinaka & Tatsutoshi Goto defeated Akira Nogami & Kensuke Sasaki at 10:06 when Goto pinned Nogami
Kazuo Yamazaki & Osamu Kido defeated Riki Choshu & Takayuki Iizuka when Yamazaki forced Iizuka to submit
Ric Flair defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan via submission with the figure-4 at 10:45; Flair used his WCW 1991 theme for the match
The Great Muta pinned Scott Norton at 17:07
Shinya Hashimoto pinned Masahiro Chono at 10:05
WCW @ Gainesville, GA – Georgia Mountains Center – August 16, 1995
Pro taping:
9/16/95:
Arn Anderson vs. an unknown; prior to the bout, Ric Flair attacked Anderson from behind in the aisle, with both men then fighting their way backstage
Worldwide – 8/19/95:
Arn Anderson (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Alex Wright with the DDT at 10:36, moments after Wright did a flip off the top and tweaked his knee; during the match, Brian Pillman was shown watching the match from the entrance
WCW @ Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Yankee Stadium – August 19, 1995 (800)
Steve Collins defeated Rick Thames
The Cuban Assassin defeated Frankie Lancaster
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Arn Anderson
Jim Duggan defeated Kamala
The Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios
Prime – 8/21/95: WCW Tag Team Champions Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Los Especialitos at 3:36 when Buck scored the pin after a double punch from both he and Slater; Chris Cruise & Dusty Rhodes provided commentary for the match
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – August 21, 1995 (875)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Ric Flair defeated Barry Houston
Jim Duggan fought Big Bubba to a no contest
WCW US Champion Sting & Randy Savage defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
The Rockin Rebel defeated Bob Starr
Kamala defeated an unknown
9/16/95:
Disco Inferno defeated Scott Armstrong (Disco’s debut)
WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Maxx Muscle, despite interference from Diamond Dallas Page
The Nasty Boys defeated Johnny Swinger & Terry Richards (Rhino) when Brian Knobbs pinned Swinger
Kevin Sullivan defeated an unknown
Dave Sullivan defeated Big Bubba via count-out when Jim Duggan came out and put Ralph the rabbit in the ring, with Bubba then walking out of the match due to his allergies; Ralph was banned from ringside due to Bubba’s allergies
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright (Bagwell & Riggs’ debut as a team)
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Gino Caruso
Brian Pillman defeated Alex Wright; after the bout, Johnny B. Badd came out and confronted Pillman
9/23/95 – featured an opening package highlighting the Giant crushing Hulk Hogan’s motorcycle the previous Sunday before Fall Brawl; included still photos from each match at Fall Brawl; featured Okerlund conducting an interview with Randy Savage regarding his rivalry with Lex Luger and his upcoming match on Monday Nitro against Kevin Sullivan; included a pre-taped sit-down interview with Tony Schiavone and Dusty Rhodes in which it was announced Rhodes would become the new co-host of WCW Saturday Night beginning the following week; featured pre-taped comments from Lex Luger about his return to WCW, his recent title match against Hulk Hogan, the accusations from Randy Savage that Luger hitting him at Fall Brawl was a “cheap shot,” and the fact both he and Savage would be on Nitro the following Monday; included highlights from the previous Monday’s Nitro; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, wearing a neckbrace, and Jimmy Hart regarding the injury he sustained at Fall Brawl and said he would put the Giant in his place; during the segment, Hogan commented on the “rag sheets” that don’t know anything about the business and said he would take on the Giant in a monster truck competition as well as in the ring:
WCW US Champion Sting pinned Lord Steven Regal in a non-title match at 5:08 after Ric Flair came out and shoved an interfering Bobby Eaton off the top, with Eaton and Regal butting heads; during the bout, it was announced tickets for Halloween Havoc in Detroit would go on sale Monday and that Sting would defend the US title the following week against Johnny B. Badd because of Badd’s victory at Fall Brawl; after the match, Gene Okerlund interviewed Sting during which Flair, for the third time, asked him to be his partner against Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman; after Sting turned him down, Flair got down on his knees and begged him with Sting again saying no
Johnny B. Badd pinned Chris Kanyon at 2:46 with a turning springboard splash into the ring; after the bout, Okerlund interviewed Badd about his US Title shot against Sting the following week, during which the new WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page, with Kimberly, interrupted and argued he should be the #1 contender for the US title; Badd then said when he won the title he would give DDP a title shot
Disco Inferno pinned Mike Khorey at 1:43 with a swinging neckbreaker
Cobra pinned Sgt. Craig Pittman at the 34-second mark with the Cobra Slam (cobra clutch slam)
WCW @ Anderson, SC – August 22, 1995
TV taping:
Bunkhouse Buck defeated an unknown
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated two unknowns
Kevin Sullivan defeated an unknown
WCW US Champion Sting defeated an unknown
Jim Duggan fought Arn Anderson to a no contest
The Nasty Boys defeated two unknowns
Cobra defeated an unknown
Sabu defeated an unknown
Jim Duggan defeated an unknown
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong
Ric Flair defeated Mark Starr
Harlem Heat defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
Chris Kanyon defeated Sabu via disqualification
Shark defeated an unknown
Alex Wright defeated an unknown
Harlem Heat defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong
Sabu defeated Chris Kanyon
Randy Savage defeated Shark
The Main Event – 9/3/95:
Kamala vs. Barry Houston
Brian Pillman pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell; stipulations stated the winner would face Jushin Liger the following night on the debut of WCW Monday Nitro
WCW @ Gallup, NM – Rodeo Arena – August 25, 1995 (5,000)
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Arn Anderson
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Alex Wright defeated Harlem Heat
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
Jim Duggan defeated Kamala
The Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Worldwide – 8/26/95 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Ric Flair defeated Tim Horner via submission with the figure-4 at 4:41
WCW @ Las Vegas, NV – Thomas & Mack Center – August 26, 1995 (1,400)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Alex Wright defeated Harlem Heat at 12:27 when Bagwell pinned Booker T with a crossbody after Booker and Stevie Ray collided
Jim Duggan pinned Kamala at 8:43 with a roll up after hitting him with the 2×4 after Kamala shoved the referee
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Dave Sullivan at 9:04 with his feet on the ropes for leverage
WCW TV Champion the Renegade pinned Arn Anderson at 10:39 after the referee prevented Anderson from holding onto the ropes to block a sunset flip attempt
The Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton at 7:57 when Brian Knobbs pinned Regal after Eaton and Jerry Saggs took turns behind the referee’s back hitting an elbow drop on the opponent and putting their partner on top for the cover
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification at 7:10 when Meng tossed Sting over the top rope
Randy Savage pinned Ric Flair at 11:43 with a roll up; Flair initially won the match via pinfall after hitting Savage with a weapon but the referee spotted the weapon after the decision and ruled the match would continue
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – August 30, 1995
WCW Saturday Night taping:
It was immediately following the taping that Leon “Vader” White was indefinitely suspended after a lockerroom brawl with Paul Orndorff; Vader was released a short time later with the ability to negotiate with any other promotion
Cobra defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
Meng defeated Mike Davis
Arn Anderson defeated Mark Starr
Paul Orndorff defeated Barry Houston
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated the Barrio Brothers
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Cobra
Big Bubba defeated Jim Duggan
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Eddie Jackie
Ric Flair defeated Frankie Lancaster
Alex Wright defeated Rick Hudson
Dean Malenko defeated Eddie Guerrero
Pro – 10/7/95 – featured Tony Schiavone & Dusty Rhodes on commentary:
Ric Flair pinned Sgt. Craig Pittman with an inside cradle at 6:04 after Pittman’s knee went out as he attempted a suplex
Pro – 9/1/95 – featured a Fall Brawl Control Center segment hosted by Gene Okerlund, with comments from Johnny B. Badd and Brian Pillman; included Chris Cruise conducting an interview with Jim Duggan, during which it was announced Duggan would face Arn Anderson in 2 weeks:
Johnny B. Badd pinned Otis Apollo at 1:54 with a slingshot splash into the ring
Shark (w/ Kevin Sullivan & Kamala) pinned an unknown with a modified sidewalk slam at 2:59; during the bout, it was announced that Eric Bischoff and Steve McMichael would appear on WCW Saturday Night later in the day; after the bout, the Shark bit his opponent; moments later, Chris Cruise condcuted an interview with Shark, Sullivan, & Kamala regarding their upcoming participation in Wargames at Fall Brawl
Arn Anderson pinned Eddie Jackie with the DDT at 3:41
Big Bubba pinned Scott Armstrong with the sidewalk slam at 6:02
WCW @ Minneapolis, MN – Mall of America – September 4, 1995 (2,000)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck in a non-title match
Monday Nitro – debut episode – featured Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, & Steve McMichael on commentary (McMichael’s debut); included pre-taped comments from WCW US Champion Sting on facing Ric Flair later in the show; featured a pre-taped segment in which Bischoff spoke with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, with Jimmy Hart, at Pastamania at the Mall of America, with Hogan discussing his upcoming title bout with Big Bubba; included a vignette promoting the debut of Sabu; featured an in-ring segment in which Gene Okerlund named the winner of a WCW Harley Davidson sweepstakes contest; included the announcement Johnny B. Badd vs. WCW Tag Team Champion Dick Slater and WCW US Champion Sting & Randy Savage vs. Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton would highlight WCW Saturday Night; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Mr. Wallstreet, during which he mocked ‘The New Generation,’ said the biggest stars were in WCW, and joked that the IRS would be watching him closely:
Brian Pillman pinned Jushin Liger at 6:54 with a roll up out of a waistlock; after the bout, the two shook hands and hugged (Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon, The Very Best of Nitro)
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Ric Flair via disqualification at around the 11-minute mark when Flair refused to break the figure-4 while holding onto the ring ropes; following the ring entrances, Lex Luger walked out, catching the attention of both men; late in the bout, Arn Anderson appeared ringside; after the match, Anderson broke Flair’s figure-4 and fought with him in the ring and at ringside; moments later, Scott Norton confronted Eric Bischoff at ringside and said he signed a contract and wanted a match; after Norton began having words with Steve McMichael, Randy Savage ran out, got in Norton’s face, and challenged him to a match then and there; Savage then climbed in the ring and taunted Norton as Bischoff had security force Norton away (Luger’s surprise return after a 3-year absence) (The Very Best of Nitro Vol. 2)
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Big Bubba with the legdrop at 7:08; prior to the bout, it was announced Randy Savage would face Scott Norton the following week in Miami; after the bout, Kevin Sullivan, Zodiac, Meng, and Kamala attacked Hogan until Lex Luger ran out and made the save, with he and Hogan eventually coming face to face; moments later, WCW US Champion Sting and Randy Savage joined Hogan and Luger in the ring; following the commercial break, Gene Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with Hogan asking why Luger was there; Luger replied by saying he was there to take the WCW World Title and that he was tired of taking on kids; Hogan then agreed to defend the title the following week against Luger, with the two shoving each other until Sting and Savage stood in the way (The Very Best of Nitro)
WCW @ Dalton, GA – September 7, 1995
Television taping:
The Main Event – 9/10/95 – featured the Sgt. Craig Pittman vs. Rick Garcia, WCW US Champion Sting vs. the Shark, and Cobra vs. Mark Starr matches from the 9/9/95 Worldwide:
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page; due to pre-match stipulations, Wright earned a match against Sabu the following night on Monday Nitro
The Main Event – 10/1/95 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Dusty Rhodes; featured the WCW US Champion Sting vs. Arn Anderson and Alex Wright vs. the Grappler matches from the 9/30/95 Worldwide:
Eddie Guerrero pinned Jushin Liger at around the 12-minute mark with a brainbuster and the frog splash; stipulations stated the winner would face Dean Malenko the following night on Monday Nitro
WCW @ Miami, FL – Knight Center – September 11, 1995
Brian Pillman vs. Arn Anderson did not take place as advertised
WCW Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck fought Harlem Heat to a double count-out
The Shark defeated Mark Starr
Kamala defeated Barry Houston
Johnny B. Badd defeated Ric Flair via disqualification
WCW Monday Nitro – hosted by Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, & Steve McMichael (debut of the Nitro announce table); featured a recap of the in-ring confrontation the previous week between Lex Luger and WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan in which they agreed to a title match; included the announcement Vader would not be a part of Sunday’s Fall Brawl, with Eric Bischoff saying he didn’t sign the proper paperwork and was AWOL; featured Gene Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with Ric Flair regarding his upcoming match with Arn Anderson at Fall Brawl until Lex Luger appeared, with Flair putting him over and saying he would beat Hogan later in the show, with Luger saying Flair was the same as he’s ever been and left the ring; included the announcement WCW TV Champion the Renegade would face Max Muscle, Brian Pillman would wrestle Alex Wright, Dave Sullivan would face Big Bubba and the Disco Inferno would debut the following Saturday on WCW Saturday Night; featured the announcement Johnny B. Badd would face Paul Orndorff, and the Blue Bloods would face the winner of a Nasty Boys vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs match scheduled the following Sunday for The Main Event:
Alex Wright defeated Sabu via reverse decision; Sabu originally won the match at 3:58 via pinfall following a victory roll off the top but referee Nick Patrick changed the ruling when Sabu attacked Wright after the match, came off the top rope, and put Wright through a table set up on the floor (Sabu’s debut)
WCW US Champion Sting pinned VK Wallstreet at 4:13 with a crossbody off the top; prior to the bout, Eric Bischoff gave away the finish of WWF Monday Night Raw‘s main event, announcing Shawn Michaels would beat Psycho Sid in a match taped weeks earlier
Randy Savage pinned Scott Norton with the flying elbowsmash at 5:39 after sending Norton into an interfering Kamala and Shark, with Shark falling on Norton and preventing him from avoiding Savage’s elbow; after the match, Kevin Sullivan, Meng, and the Zodiak came out; moments later, Norton argued with Shark over the loss
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Lex Luger via disqualification at 5:28 when Kevin Sullivan, Zodiak, Meng, Kamala, and the Shark attacked Hogan after he hit the legdrop on Luger; after the bout, WCW US Champion Sting and Randy Savage came out and helped clear the Dungeon of Doom from the ring; after the commercial break, Gene Okerlund interviewed Hogan, Luger, Sting, and Savage in the ring – with Hogan and Savage accusing Luger of having ties to the Dungeon of Doom since they didn’t attack him but Sting stepped in and said Luger should be their fourth man at Wargames; as the segment progressed, Savage even accused Sting and Jimmy Hart of having ties because the Dungeon didn’t attack them either; Hogan eventually asked Luger if he wanted the spot, with Luger agreeing but only on the condition he get another title shot against Hogan down the line
Worldwide – 9/16/95 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Brian Pillman about facing Johnny B. Badd at Fall Brawl with a US title shot at stake; featured a video package recapping the history between WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, WCW US Champion Sting, Randy Savage, & Vader and the Dungeon of Doom dating back to the Clash of the Champions; Okerlund then introduced Hogan’s team at the Worldwide arena and conducted an interview with Hogan, Sting, Vader, and Savage, with Jimmy Hart; during the segment, a news flash appeared on the screen noting that Lex Luger would now replace Vader in the Wargames match; included a Fall Brawl Control Center segment hosted by Okerlund, during which another news flash noted Luger would replace Vader in the Wargames match; comments then aired from Sister Sherri & Harlem Heat, and WCW Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck along with Col. Rob Parker about their scheduled bout; featured footage from the 8/9/95 WCW Saturday Night in which Kevin Sullivan confronted Sting and Savage and asked if they could really trust Vader, with Vader then coming out and said Sting and Savage would have his word he would have their back at Wargames; the Giant and Sullivan were shown watching on during the interview; during the segment, the news flash again noted Luger would replace Vader in the match; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Arn Anderson about facing Ric Flair at Fall Brawl; featured footage taped 8/16/95 in Gainesville, GA of Flair and Anderson brawling, which aired earlier in the weekend; included the announcement Road Warrior Hawk would return the following week plus Disco Inferno and Sullivan would be in action:
WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Dave Dalton with the splash off the top at the 38-second mark
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Al Phillips & Todd Wilder at 2:57 when Phillips submitted to the Regal Stretch
Johnny B. Badd pinned Sledgehammer McGill with the left hand punch at 1:54
Kevin Sullivan (w/ Meng) pinned Mike Legacy with the double stomp at 2:36; during the bout, Shark appeared ringside
Ric Flair pinned Steve Armstrong with the figure-4 at 6:05
The Main Event – featured an opening pre-taped segment in which Gene Okerlund interviewed WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan upon his arrival to the parking lot in which Hogan cut a promo on his involvement in Wargames until the Giant appeared and ran over Hogan’s motorcycle with his monster truck; included Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, with Jimmy Hart, regarding the incident earlier in the show until Randy Savage showed up and told him to keep focused on the Wargames and suspected Lex Luger and WCW US Champion Sting might be working against them; included Okerlund advertising the WCW Hotline, where Mike Tenay and Lex Luger were shown as Luger was answering questions from fans; featured a video package highlighting the history and feud between Ric Flair and Arn Anderson; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Ric Flair regarding the upcoming match against Anderson; featured a closing segment in which Okerlund interviewed Hulk Hogan’s Wargames team, with each man in camouflage and face paint:
Big Bubba pinned Mark Thorne at 1:06 with the sidewalk slam
Disco Inferno pinned Joey Maggs at 2:34 with a swinging neckbreaker
Alex Wright fought Eddie Guerrero to a no contest at 6:34 when Wright stopped Nick Patrick’s count after Guerrero fell to the floor and suffered an apparent leg injury with Wright then having the match stopped (Guerrero’s TV debut)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated the Nasty Boys at 4:15 when Bagwell pinned Jerry Saggs after WCW Tag Team Champion Dick Slater, in disguise, knocked Saggs off the top rope after Saggs confronted Sister Sherri and Col. Rob Parker on the floor and knocked down Parker; Parker & Sherri appeared ringside mid-way through the bout; due to pre-match stipulations, the American Males earned a match the following night against the Blue Bloods
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Ric Flair regarding his upcoming match with Arn Anderson and facing Anderson in Horsemen Country; featured footage of a frustrated Paul Orndorff venting in his dressing room after a loss to Randy Savage on WCW Worldwide; moments later, psychic Gary Spivey came into Orndorff’s dressing room and said he saw great things in Orndorff’s future, giving Orndorff newfound inspiration; included the announcement Halloween Havoc would be held in Detroit, MI Oct. 29; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Anderson regarding his upcoming match with Flair, during which a video package detailing their break up was shown; included a vignette of Kevin Sullivan discussing the upcoming Wargames; featured footage from The Main Event of the Giant destroying WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan’s motorcycle outside the arena; included a video package highlighting the feud between Hogan and the Dungeon of Doom; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan, Jimmy Hart, WCW US Champion Sting, Lex Luger, and Randy Savage regarding their upcoming participation in Wargames:
Johnny B. Badd pinned Brian Pillman at 29:57 when both men went for a crossbody and Badd landed on top; pre-match stipulations stated the winner would receive a WCW US Title shot on WCW Saturday Night Sept. 30; Pillman was booed upon his introduction and worked the match as a subtle heel; the match originally went to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 20:05, as Pillman had Badd down in a backslide, but referee Nick Patrick ruled the match would continue until a winner was decided; late in the bout, Badd hit the Bad Day hurricanrana off the top but Pillman kicked out at 2; moments later, Pillman hit his top rope DDT but Badd kicked out at 2
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Cobra via submission with the Code Red at 1:21 after avoiding a shoulderblock off the top; prior to the bout, one of Pittman’s recruits appeared upon Pittman’s introduction and distracted Cobra as Pittman was lowered from the rafters and attacked Cobra from behind; the recruit was later known as Prince Iaukea
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Maxx Muscle & Kimberly) pinned WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) to win the title at 8:05 with the Diamond Cutter as Muscle grabbed the champion’s foot as he tried to get back in the ring, moments after the Renegade hit a clothesline from the top rope onto Muscle on the floor
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker) to win the titles at 16:49 when Stevie Ray pinned Buck after the Nasty Boys interfered and hit Buck with his own boot behind the referee’s back, as Sherri and Parker kissed in the second ring; after the match, the two teams argued with their respective manager for the kissing incident; moments later, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview in the aisle with Buck, Slater, and Parker in which Buck blamed Parker’s infatuation with Sherri for them losing the belts, with Parker sending his team to the showers and then saying he was torn between the loss of the titles and the high of being in love
Arn Anderson pinned Ric Flair at 23:02 with the DDT after Brian Pillman, who was in the crowd watching the match, climbed on the apron behind the referee’s back, traded blows with Flair, and kicked him in the back of the head; prior to the bout, Big Bubba, Col. Rob Parker, Pillman, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Scotty Riggs, Eddie Guerrero, and Alex Wright were shown watching the match in the crowd; after the bout, Wright and Guerrero were shown going after Pillman toward the backstage area
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart), WCW US Champion Sting, Randy Savage, & Lex Luger defeated Meng, the Zodiak, Kamala, & the Shark (w/ Kevin Sullivan) in Wargames at 18:45 when Zodiak submitted to Hogan’s Camel Clutch; Hogan’s team wore camouflage face paint for the match; order of entry: Sting, Shark, Zodiak, Savage, Kamala, Luger, Meng, Hogan; Savage and Luger had an altercation at the 13-minute mark after Luger accidentally knocked Savage down with a clothesline; pre-match stipulations stated Hogan would get Sullivan alone in the ring for 5 minutes if Hogan’s team won; after the bout, Sullivan tried to leave ringside but Sting threw him back in the cage; Hogan assaulted Sullivan for several minutes until the Giant appeared, tossed referee Randy Anderson aside, climbed in the cage, and attacked Hogan from behind; Giant then choked the champion and wrenched his neck before he and Sullivan left ringside, with Sting, Luger, Savage, Hart, and the trainer tending to Hogan in the ring as the show went off the air (WarGames: WCW’s Most Notorious Matches)
WCW @ Johnson City, TN – Freedom Hall – September 18, 1995 (3,200; 2,031 paid)
Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright defeated Dick Slater & Col. Rob Parker when Lee pinned Parker
Randy Savage defeated Zodiac at 1:30
Arn Anderson defeated Dave Sullivan
Eddie Guerrero pinned Dean Malenko at 10:30
WCW Monday Nitro – featured an opening backstage segment in which Gene Okerlund interviewed Kevin Sullivan & the Giant, who climbed out of the back of an ambulance, regarding their attack on WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan the night before at Fall Brawl; included Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with Ric Flair regarding what went down the night before at Fall Brawl involving Brian Pillman and Arn Anderson; featured the announcement that the following Saturday’s WCW Saturday Night would include an update on the condition of WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, an interview with Dusty Rhodes, Sgt. Craig Pittman would face Cobra, and WCW US Champion Sting would wrestle Lord Steven Regal; included footage of Kevin Sullivan attacking Randy Savage on the set of Baywatch as Savage was lifting weights, with Sullivan choking him with the dumb bell and throwing sand in his face until Ric Flair and others pulled Sullivan off and checked on Savage’s condition; moments later, Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with Savage in which Savage said he wasn’t interested in Flair’s concern but would destroy Sullivan; Okerlund then asked him about what happened the night before between Savage and Lex Luger, with Savage saying he thought Luger, Jimmy Hart, and Sting would be soon joining the Dungeon of Doom; moments later, Luger confronted Savage with the two almost coming to blows; featured footage from the night before of the Giant running over Hogan’s motorcycle and then attacking Hogan following the Wargames match; included the announcement the following week’s episode would include Kurasawa, Randy Savage vs. Kevin Sullivan, Lex Luger vs. Meng, and Disco Inferno vs. Alex Wright:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) (sub. for Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton) to win the titles at 4:40 when Bagwell pinned Booker after falling on top of him as Booker attempted a pumphandle slam, moments after Col. Parker came ringside and carried Sherri over the threshold backstage as Sherri was about to interfere on behalf of the champions; prior to the bout, Eaton came out for the match but was jumped in the aisle by the new tag team champions, who then said they jumped Regal backstage and would gladly take their spot in the match
Paul Orndorff pinned Johnny B. Badd at 6:40 by blocking a sunset flip; the commentary team didn’t mention it but Orndorff leaned so forward on Badd during the cover that both of Badd’s shoulders were actually off the mat during the cover (Orndorff’s first appearance in new ring attire, theme music, and bringing a hand mirror to the ring)
Ric Flair defeated Brian Pillman via submission with the figure-4 at 5:24; after the bout, Flair grabbed the mic and cut a promo on Arn Anderson, saying he would kick his ass the following week on Nitro
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – September 20, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Paul Orndorff defeated Chris Kanyon
Johnny B. Badd defeated Dusty Wolfe
Harlem Heat defeated the Southern Posse
Kevin Sullivan defeated the Boss
The Renegade defeated Chris Nelson
Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman defeated Todd Morton & Eddie Jackie
Meng defeated Chris Sawyer
Paul Orndorff defeated Mike Davis
9/30/95 – featured opening comments by WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, alongside Gene Okerlund and Jimmy Hart, in which he said he would drag the Giant all around the Joe Louis Arena in a monster truck challenge before putting the title on the line at Halloween Havoc; included an opening segment with Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan, with Schiavone then introducing Dusty Rhodes as the new co-host of the show; Rhodes then walked out and said Heenan could stay if he could hang, with Heenan saying if Rhodes wouldn’t leave then he would; Heenan then stormed off; featured Okerlund in a Control Center setting recapping the history between Hogan and the Giant dating back to the summer, then showing footage of Kevin Sullivan & the Giant in the Dungeon of Doom; the Giant then took turns ripping up 8x10s of Hogan, Randy Savage, and WCW US Champion Sting before Sullivan cut a promo on the monster truck challenge between Giant and Hogan, and threatened Hogan not to show up to Nitro in Denver, CO; included a Halloween Havoc Control Center segment hosted by Okerlund, during which it was announced Lex Luger would face Meng and Randy Savage would face Kamala, with Zodiak in his corner; Okerlund then said a former WWF superstar was wanting to be at Halloween Havoc and told viewers to call the WCW Hotline for more; featured a sit-down interview with Dean Malenko, during which he spoke about growing up in the wrestling industry, speaking of his father who died a year before, talking about wrestling in Japan, coming to WCW, and his rivalry with Eddie Guerrero; during the segment, footage was shown of Malenko facing Jushin Liger in Japan; included a sit-down interview with Eddie Guerrero about growing up in a wrestling family, talking about wrestling in Mexico and AAA, arriving to WCW, and his rivalry with Malenko; during the segment, footage aired of Guerrero in AAA; featured Okerlund in a Control Center setting to hype the upcoming Luger vs. Savage match on Monday Nitro, recapping the tension between the two dating back to Nitro’s debut, with the stipulation that Luger would leave WCW if he lost; included a closing segment in which Okerlund conducted an interview with Johnny B. Badd, who just arrived to the arena, about his missed WCW US Title shot; Badd then said he had a flat tire, with WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page, alongside Kimberly & Maxx Muscle, interrupting and making fun of Badd’s blown opportunity; Muscle eventually made fun of Badd’s four flat tires, with Badd realizing Page was behind his car trouble and knocking him out with a punch as the show went off the air:
WCW US Champion Sting fought Johnny B. Badd to a no contest when, after repeated attempts to introduce Badd, the challenger never appeared; ring announcer Dave Penzer later said, due to the importance of the bout, the match would be held later in the show to give Badd time to arrive; moments later, Gene Okerlund discussed the oddness of the situation, with Brian Pillman then appearing and gloating over taking Badd to the limit at Fall Brawl; Pillman then said the fans would demand Pillman fill in to face Sting in Badd’s absence
Arn Anderson pinned Mark Starr with the spinebuster at 3:47
WCW US Champion Sting fought Johnny B. Badd to a no contest when Badd failed to appear; after Sting came ringside, he told referee Nick Patrick that he didn’t want to win via forfeit; moments later, Gene Okerlund discussed the situation, with Brian Pillman appearing again and saying he should get the title shot in Badd’s place
Paul Orndorff pinned Barry Houston with the piledriver at 3:03; during the bout, Rhodes confused record producer “Berry Gordy” for “Terry Gordy” and said members of the Freebirds were off doing things elsewhere, and not doing a very good job at them
WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated the Bario Brothers at 6:45 when Bagwell scored the pin after a double dropkick; prior to the bout, a black and white vignette aired on Bagwell & Riggs to an instrumental version of their entrance song; the champions did not appear with the title belts but were referred to as champions by the commentary team; during the bout, it was announced Bagwell & Riggs would defend against the Nasty Boys on Monday Nitro
Sgt. Craig Pittman pinned Cobra at around the 2:53 mark with a powerbomb as Cobra punched him from the middle turnbuckle; prior to the bout, footage was shown of their trading wins in previous weeks
Big Bubba pinned Jim Duggan at 4:24 after hitting him in the back of the head with a roll of tape as Duggan fought over his 2×4 with an interfering VK Wallstreet; during the bout, it was announced Dean Malenko would make his in-ring debut on Monday Nitro
WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly & Maxx Muscle) pinned Eddie Jackie at 2:45 with the Diamond Cutter; during the entrances, it was announced Brian Pillman would challenge WCW US Champion Sting later in the show if Johnny B. Badd does not appear; during the bout, Page and Muscle argued following a miscommunication; after the match, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Page, alongside Kimberly and Kimberly, in which he argued he should get the WCW US Title shot and not Johnny B. Badd because he was the #1 contender for the title for simply being the TV champion
Ric Flair defeated Frankie Lancaster via submission with the figure-4 at 2:49
WCW US Champion Sting pinned Brian Pillman (sub. for Johnny B. Badd) at 5:11 with a powerslam as Pillman attempted a springboard into the ring; despite the match being changed late in the broadcast, commercials promoting this episode on TBS were advertising Sting vs. Pillman; after the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Sting regarding the title defense, with Ric Flair then walking out and again asking Sting to be his partner against Arn Anderson & Pillman; Sting replied with a “no” and walked off; Flair then asked Sting to reconsider, saying it could change the course of history; Sting returned, laughed at Flair, and again turned him down; Flair then left ringside with a redhead he saw near the audience
10/14/95: Alex Wright pinned Disco Inferno
10/14/95: WCW US Champion Sting & Lex Luger defeated the Barrio Brothers
The Main Event – 10/8/95 – featured the Kamala & Zodiac vs. Terry Morgan & Scott D’Amore match from the 10/7/95 Worldwide and the Ric Flair vs. Sgt. Craig Pittman match from the 10/7/95 Pro:
WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
WCW Pro – 10/15/95: Randy Savage pinned Bunkhouse Buck
NJPW @ Miyagi, Japan – Sports Center – September 20, 1995 (4,500)
Shinjiro Otani fought Tokimitsu Ishizawa to a 15-minute time-limit
Koji Kanemoto defeated El Samurai at 14:43
Norio Honaga, Hiro Saito & Sabu defeated Jushin Thunder Liger, Chris Benoit, & Gran Hamada at 13:47 when Sabu pinned Liger
Scott Norton & Lord Steven Regal defeated Osamu Kido & Tadao Yasuda at 7:53 when Yasuda submitted to the Regal Stretch
Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Masa Saito & Akira Nogami at 11:30 when Chono pinned Nogami
Kazuo Yamazaki defeated Takayuki Iizuka at 10:41 via submission with a triangle choke
The Great Muta pinned Big Bubba with the moonsault at 10:17
IWGP Tag Team Title: Shinya Hashimoto & Junji Hirata defeated Road Warrior Hawk & Kensuke Sasaki at 17:24 when Hirata pinned Hawk
Worldwide – 9/23/95:
Road Warrior Hawk pinned Terry Richards (Rhino) at the 57-second mark with the clothesline off the top; Hawk’s right arm was heavily taped due to the injury he sustained from Kurasawa at the Clash of the Champions, but he still used it for the clothesline off the top
NJPW @ Yokohama, Japan – Arena – September 23, 1995 (16,000)
Yuji Nagata defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa at 10:46 via submission with a chickenwing facelock
Hiro Saito pinned Gran Hamada at 11:53
Akira Nogami & Shinjiro Otani defeated Takayuki Iizuka & Koji Kanemoto at 11:17 when Nogami pinned Kanemoto with a German suplex
Lord Steven Regal pinned Chris Benoit at 20:47
Jushin Thunder Liger pinned Sabu at 11:05
Road Warior Hawk & Kensuke Sasaki defeated Scott Norton & Big Bubba at 9:43 when Hawk pinned Bubba
Yoji Anjo & Tatsuo Nakano defeated Riki Choshu & Yuji Nagata at 10:06 when Nakano forced Nagata to submit to a cross armbreaker
Kazuo Yamazaki pinned Shiro Koshinaka at 9:28 with a German suplex
IWGP World Champion Great Muta pinned WCW US Champion Sting at 11:02 with a Frankensteiner off the top followed by two consecutive moonsaults off the top
IWGP Tag Team Champions Shinya Hashimoto & Junji Hirata defeated Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan at 18:43 when Hashimoto pinned Chono
WCW @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – September 24, 1995
Included Ric Flair and Johnny B. Badd
WCW @ Florence, SC – Civic Center – September 25, 1995 (5,000; 2,000 paid)
The Shark defeated Mark Starr
WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Harlem Heat
Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page via disqualification
WCW Monday Nitro – featured a pre-taped backstage promo from WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, wearing a neckbrace, and Jimmy Hart in which he said he would beat the Giant in a monster truck challenge and in a title match at Halloween Havoc; included an in-ring segment where Gene Okerlund showed footage of last week’s confrontation between Lex Luger and Randy Savage before bringing out Savage and Luger; the two men agreed to have a match the following week, with Luger saying if he couldn’t beat Savage he would leave WCW; featured Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman in which Anderson it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Savage doesn’t want Flair’s help and Sting doesn’t want to be Flair’s partner because Flair ran over both of them in the past and he doesn’t have Anderson to back him up anymore; included the announcement that WCW Tag Team Champions the American Males, the Giant, and Kevin Sullivan would appear on WCW Saturday Night, as well as WCW US Champion Sting vs. Johnny B. Badd; the show would also include the debut of Dusty Rhodes as the new co-host:
Alex Wright pinned Disco Inferno at 4:00 with a backslide
Kurasawa (w/ Col. Parker) pinned Sgt. Craig Pittman at 4:26 with a German suplex into a bridge
Kevin Sullivan (w/ Zodiak) defeated Randy Savage via disqualification at 2:58 when Savage shoved referee Randy Anderson out of the way as he fought off an interfering Zodiak; after the bout, Savage slammed Sullivan on top of Zodiak and attempted to hit the flying elbow on both men but Sullivan rolled out of the way and Savage hit only Zodiak; moments later, the Giant came out and hit the chokeslam on Savage; Frankie Lancaster, Mark Starr, and Alex Wright attempted to make the save but were beaten down as well; moments later, as the Giant hit a second chokeslam on Savage, Lex Luger came out and stood over Savage before he was pulled away by the Giant, with the two coming to blows and the Giant hitting the chokeslam on Luger as well; Sullivan appeared to be angry with the Giant for attacking Luger
Meng pinned Lex Luger at 6:46 after hitting him in the throat with a weapon; following the commercial break from the last match, Luger was still on the mat recovering from the chokeslam and Meng ran to the ring to quickly begin the match before Luger had more time to recover; during the bout, it was announced WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan would be on Nitro the following week
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – September 27, 1995 (760; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Harlem Heat defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs to win the titles; the match was re-taped Oct. 11 and this title change was never recognized
Road Warrior Hawk defeated Mark Kyle
VK Wallstreet defeated the Rockin Rebel
Kevin Sullivan & the Shark defeated Larry Santo & Julio Sanchez
Road Warrior Hawk defeated Chris Kanyon
Paul Orndorff defeated Todd Morton
Road Warrior Hawk defeated Bob Starr
10/7/95: Jim Duggan defeated Big Bubba
10/14/95: Scott Norton defeated Joey Maggs
10/21/95:
WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright
Lex Luger defeated Rip Rogers
VK Wallstreet defeated Jim Duggan
Eddie Guerrero defeated Alex Wright
Randy Savage defeated the Man of Question (Bill DeMott)
Meng defeated Dave Sullivan
Scott Norton defeated Eddie Jackie
10/28/95:
Mr. JL defeated Barry Houston
VK Wallstreet defeated Chuck Williams
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – September 1995
Worldwide taping:
9/30/95 – included opening footage of the Giant attacking Randy Savage during Monday Nitro; featured the announcemenet the following week’s show would feature WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page, Randy Savage vs. Dick Slater, and Ric Flair vs. Bunkhouse Buck:
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Arn Anderson via disqualification at 6:01 when Brian Pillman interfered; after Sting cleared the ring, Ric Flair came out and again asked Sting to be his tag team partner against Anderson & Pillman; following the commercial break, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Sting, with Flair interrupting and saying he wouldn’t take no for an answer in having Sting for a partner; Flair then said Sting was probably the greatest wrestler alive; Sting reminded Flair that the Four Horsemen kicked him out of the group in Corpus Christi; Flair said Sting was the only man he recognized as his equal, with Sting saying he doesn’t trust Flair
10/7/95:
WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page vs. ?
Ric Flair vs. Bunkhouse Buck
Randy Savage pinned Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) with the flying elbowsmash at 4:35 after hitting Slater with Slater’s own boot behind the referee’s back as Slater tried to use it first
Pro – 9/30/95 – featured Chris Cruise, Dusty Rhodes, & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; included a backstage promo by WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, wearing a neckbrace, & Jimmy Hart regarding the recent attack on him by the Giant; Hogan then challenged the Giant to a monster truck face off and said he would put the title on the line in the ring at Halloween Havoc; he went on to say the Giant would be laid to rest beside his “father” where Hogan also beat him in Detroit; featured a vignette promoting the debut of the Man of Question (Hugh Morrus) in which he said he was in WCW to eliminate Randy Savage; during the vignette, clips of a Man of Question vs. Savage match were included:
Alex Wright pinned Joey Maggs with a missile dropkick at 4:33; early in the match, footage aired of Lex Luger and Randy Savage agreeing to wrestle on Monday Nitro, with Luger’s WCW career at stake
Disco Inferno pinned Dave Young with the swinging neckbreaker at 2:27; during the match, it was announced Ric Flair would face Arn Anderson on Monday Nitro
WCW @ Denver, CO – Coliseum – October 2, 1995 (9,000; 3,700 paid; sell out)
Brian Pillman defeated Disco Inferno
Meng & the Shark defeated Jim Duggan & the Renegade
WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Alex Wright
WCW Monday Nitro – hosted by Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, & Steve McMichael; during the show open, Ric Flair approached the announce table, took off Bischoff’s headset, and cut a promo on facing Arn Anderson later in the night; featured the announcement Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman would face Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck and Jim Duggan vs. Big Bubba would highlight WCW Saturday Night; included Gene Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, wearing a neckbrace, with Hart in which Hogan spoke about meeting a young fan of his yesterday that was getting ready for a double lung transplant; Hogan then said he was going to the back to look for the Giant, gave his shirt to a ringside fan, but was eventually attacked by Kevin Sullivan, dressed as a woman; Sullivan attacked Hogan in the ring with his cane before being joined by the Giant and Zodiak; the Giant ripped off Hogan’s neckbrace, wrenched his neck, and Sullivan shaved Hogan’s mustache; WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs as well as the Nasty Boys attempted to make the save but were laid out by the Giant; it was noted that the Nasty Boys were to have faced Bagwell & Riggs in the next match:
Lex Luger defeated Randy Savage via KO with the Torture Rack at around the 10-minute mark when, after Luger and referee Randy Anderson were knocked down, the Giant interfered and dropped Savage with the chokeslam; prior to the bout, footage aired of Luger and Savage’s recent altercations and both men being laid out by the Giant the previous week; stipulations stated Luger would have to leave WCW if he lost (The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol. 3)
Eddie Guerrero pinned Dean Malenko at 5:29 by blocking a cradle into his own; prior to the ring entrances, Disco Inferno appeared at the entranceway and danced to his theme song until Guerrero appeared to scare him backstage; following the entrances, footage was shown of Guerrero defeating Jushin Liger the previous night during WCW Main Event; during the contest, WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan was shown arriving backstage in a neckbrace, with Jimmy Hart telling him to stay in the limo because the Giant was in the arena; moments later, Hogan said he wanted the Giant and took Hart to go find him; after the bout, Malenko confronted Guerrero, said he was lucky, and said he wanted a rematch; Guerrero quickly accepted (Malenko’s TV debut)
Ric Flair defeated Arn Anderson via submission with the figure-4 at 8:18; during the final moments, Brian Pillman ran out, with Pillman jumping off the top onto Flair just after referee Nick Patrick called for the bell; after the bout, Anderson and Brian Pillman double teamed Flair; following the commercial break, it was announced Flair would face Anderson the following week in a steel cage match
WCW @ Chicago, IL – Rosemont Horizon – October 9, 1995 (8,500; 4,458 paid)
Paul Orndorff defeated the Renegade
WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Alex Wright
Eddie Guerrero defeated Dean Malenko
Kevin Sullivan defeated Randy Savage
WCW Monday Nitro – featured an opening segment recapping the attack WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan sustained the previous week at the hands of the Giant and Kevin Sullivan, after which Hogan’s mustache was shaved off; Eric Bischoff, Steve McMichael, & Bobby Heenan wore Chicago Bears jerseys for the match; featured an opening segment in which WCW US Champion Sting came out to the commentary table and said he would resolve the problem between Randy Savage and Lex Luger later in the show; included an in-ring segment with Gene Okerlund, WCW US Champion Sting, Lex Luger, and Randy Savage in which Sting proposed that if Luger beat Meng at Halloween Havoc and if Savage beat Kamala then they would wrestle each other later in the show; Luger initially said no but was goaded into it by Sting; featured a vignette of Chris Benoit arriving in a limo to the CNN Center in Atlanta; included Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, dressed in all black, with Jimmy Hart in which Okerlund said the chorus of boos directed at Hogan were due to his uncharacteristic black attire; during the interview, Okerlund said the Giant was barred from the building as a result of a restraining order and Hogan said the “promoter up north” was choking on his own ego since Hogan and his pals left; moments later, footage was shown of the Giant arriving to the parking lot in his monster truck, with Kevin Sullivan and the Zodiak also appearing in the truck; the truck wasn’t allowed inside and was blocked off by police; Hogan then said since the Giant wuoldn’t be allowed in the arena, he would meet him outside; featured the announcement Johnny B. Badd would face WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page, Chris Benoit would face Eddie Guerrero, and Jim Duggan would face Meng the following week on Nitro:
WCW US Champion Sting pinned the Shark at 1:17 with a crossbody off the top; prior to the bout, Sting stopped by the commentary table and said he would resolve the issue between Randy Savage and Lex Luger later in the show
Sabu defeated Mr. JL via submission with the Camel Clutch at 4:28 after blocking a flying hurricanrana; after the bout, Sabu hit a sunset flip into a powerbomb sending JL from the apron to the floor
Big Bubba defeated Road Warrior Hawk via count-out at 1:39 when Hawk attacked Disco Inferno on the ring apron, tore his shirt, and beat him up in the aisle; prior to the bout, Disco danced in the entrance stage until Bubba and Hawk came out for the match; after having a confrontation with Hawk, Disco hung a WCW hat on his shoulder pad without Hawk noticing until he got to the ring
Arn Anderson pinned Ric Flair in a steel cage match at 4:44 after hitting Flair with a foreign object as Flair attempted to apply the figure-4, moments after Brian Pillman came out and tried to interfere on behalf of Anderson; after the bout, Flair stole away Bischoff’s headset and challenged Anderson & Pillman to face him in a tag team or handicap match the following week
– 10/11/95: Big Van Vader was informed of his firing due to being medically unable to wrestle.
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – October 11, 1995
WCW Saturday Night taping:
The Main Event – 10/15/95: WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dick Slater
Disco Inferno defeated Bart Sawyer
The Renegade defeated an unknown
Paul Orndorff defeated Rick Garcia
Randy Savage defeated Rick Thames
VK Wallstreet defeated Mike Davis
Eddie Guerrero defeated Ricky Santana
10/28/95:
Eddie Guerrero defeated Joey Maggs
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs to win the titles at 6:08 when Stevie Ray pinned Bagwell after Sherri raked Bagwell’s eyes behind the referee’s back and Booker T followed with a Harlem side kick; after the match, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Sherri and the new champions about their title win, during which Sherri said Bagwell & Riggs’ first win over her team was a fluke; Booker then said his team was ready to take on any team, including Sting & Randy Savage
Lex Luger pinned the Shark (w/ Kevin Sullivan) at 8:44 after Meng came out and kicked Shark in the head while Sullivan distracted referee Randy Anderson; during the match, Sullivan had the opportunity to attack Luger but didn’t; after the match, Sullivan motioned to Luger that he would see him the following day at Halloween Havoc; moments later, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Luger regarding his potentially facing Randy Savage during Havoc; Luger then noted to Savage that he had already proved what his alliance is
11/4/95:
Chris Benoit defeated Alex Wright
The Nasty Boys defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright
Arn Anderson & Chris Benoit defeated Dave Sullivan & Cobra
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
WCW @ Albany, GA – Civic Center – October 16, 1995
WCW Monday Nitro – featured footage from WCW Pro of Ric Flair again asking WCW US Champion Sting to be his tag team partner to face Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman at Halloween Havoc, with Sting agreeing but warning Flair he would leave him for dead if he was swerved; included an in-ring segment in which Gene Okerlund hyped a WCW Hotline story on a WWF official leaving and a WWF star getting in a fight with a fan in the parking lot and losing; moments later, Okerlund brought out Kevin Sullivan and the Giant to discuss the Giant facing WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan in a monster truck challenge and title bout at Halloween Havoc; featured the announcement Randy Savage vs. a newcomer (Bill DeMott), Disco Inferno vs. Alex Wright and Jim Duggan vs. VK Wallstreet would highlight WCW Saturday Night; included a pre-taped promo by Hogan, with Jimmy Hart, with Hogan wearing all black, discussing the Giant and Sullivan, and facing the Giant at Havoc; featured the announcement Sting & Lex Luger vs. Harlem Heat, Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko vs. Alex Wright & Eddie Guerrero, and Hogan would appear:
Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page (w/ the Diamond Doll) via disqualification when Page hit Badd in the back of the head with the title belt, knocking him out, before the match began; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Badd punching out DDP after realizing he was behind Badd missing his WCW US Title match against Sting; during Badd’s entrance it was noted a rematch would take place at Halloween Havoc; after the contest, Page laid on top of Badd, counted his own pinfall, and shot off Badd’s Badd Blaster; moments later, it was announced Badd was the winner by disqualification
Chris Benoit pinned Eddie Guerrero with a dragon suplex at 8:36; following the bout, Eric Bischoff noted plans for a WCW cruiserweight division (Benoit’s return match after a 2-year absence) (Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story)
Meng defeated Jim Duggan via submission with the Tongan Death Grip at 1:52; prior to the entrances, Disco Inferno appeared and danced at the entrance stage to his music; during the match, it was noted Randy Savage would face Kamala and Lex Luger would face Meng at Halloween Havoc, with Savage facing Luger if they won both their matches
WCW US Champion Sting & Ric Flair defeated Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman via count-out at 7:03 when Anderson & Pillman left ringside after being knocked to the floor; Sting didn’t appear until mid-way through the match; after the commercial break, Gene Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with Sting & Flair, during which Sting said Flair’s performance earned Sting’s trust and they would be united at Halloween Havoc
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – October 18, 1995 (760; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Eddie Guerrero defeated Bob Starr
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Bob Gibson
Dean Malenko defeated Todd Morton
Lex Luger defeated the Gambler
10/21/95: Johnny B. Badd defeated Paul Orndorff via count-out
10/21/95: Dean Malenko defeated Joey Maggs
11/11/95: Chris Kanyon pinned Disco Inferno
11/11/95: Steve Armstrong defeated Big Bubba via reverse decision
11/11/95: Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated the Barrio Brothers
11/18/95: VK Wallstreet defeated Eddie Jackie
11/18/95: Eddie Guerrero fought Chris Benoit to a no contest
WCW @ Huntsville, AL – Von Braun Civic Center – October 23, 1995 (7,000; 2,100 paid)
The Shark defeated the Renegade
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated the Cobra
WCW Monday Nitro – hosted by Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, & Steve McMichael; included a segment in which the lights went out and the Master appeared in his throne on the big screen and discussed his “insurance policy” for Kevin Sullivan; moments later, a giant block of ice appeared in the arena as the Master discussed Sullivan’s plans for WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan at Halloween Havoc; Gene Okerlund then conducted an interview with Sullivan and the Giant about the Master’s comments, with Sullivan saying the Master obtained the Yeti and the Giant saying he would take Hogan’s title; featured Okerlund conducting an interview in the aisle with Hogan, dressed in all black and with Jimmy Hart, in which Hogan discussed Sullivan, the Giant, and the Yeti before calling WCW US Champion Sting, Randy Savage, and Lex Luger “dogs” after his carcass and he would beat all of them; included the announcement WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs vs. Harlem Heat and Lex Luger vs. the Shark would highlight WCW Saturday Night:
Randy Savage pinned Kurasawa (w/ Col. Rob Parker) with the flying elbowsmash at around the 8-minute mark; prior to the bout, Savage confronted Parker in the ring and stole the cigar out of his mouth; Savage’s elbow was heavily taped for the match
Eddie Guerrero & Mr. JL (sub. for Alex Wright) (w/ Alex Wright, on crutches) defeated Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko at around the 10-minute mark when JL pinned Malenko with a victory roll, moments after Wright used one of his crutches to trip Malenko; during the bout, footage was shown of Scott Norton brawling with the Shark backstage before they were held apart by Dick Slater, Bunkhouse Buck, Meng, and Zodiak; after the contest, Brian Pillman attacked Guerrero in the aisle and dropped him with a DDT onto the concrete floor
Sting & Lex Luger defeated Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) at around the 8-minute mark when Sting pinned Booker T with a crossbody off the top; prior to the bout, Steve McMichael referred to the previous night’s WWF In Your House event as “Outhouse;” immediately after the bout, Kevin Sullivan and the Giant came out, with the Giant dropping both Sting and Luger with chokeslams; Randy Savage then ran out and faced off with the Giant, with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan soon confronting the Giant, too; Hogan repeatedly punched the Giant, to no effect, before Hogan hulked up; Hogan, with Jimmy Hart at ringside, and Savage then brawled with the Giant, Sullivan, Zodiak, Meng, and Shark until the Dungeon of Doom left the ring; the show then ended just as the Yeti broke free of the giant block of ice
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – October 25, 1995 (650; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Paul Orndorff defeated Todd Morton
Arn Anderson defeated Kurasawa
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Mike Davis
VK Wallstreet defeated Barry Houston
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Bart Sawyer
Scott Norton defeated Andy Fisher
Jim Duggan defeated Tim Burton
Ric Flair defeated Jerry Lynn via submission with the figure-4
10/28/95:
WCW US Champion Sting & Ric Flair defeated Lt. James Earl Wright & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
11/11/95:
Arn Anderson defeated Joey Maggs
11/18/95:
Paul Orndorff defeated Chuck Williams
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) defeated Mike Davis
Duane Gill defeated Hugh Morrus via disqualification; prior to the bout, a vignette aired in which Kevin Sullivan and the Zodiac introduced Morrus to the Master (Morrus’ debut)
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated the Border Patrol when Booker T scored the pin
Sting defeated Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker)
11/25/95:
Mark Starr defeated Disco Inferno
Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guerrero
WCW @ Gainesville, GA – Georgia Mountains Center – October 26, 1995
Ric Flair, Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman vs. Tim Horner, Scott & Steve Armstrong
Ric Flair, Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman vs. Mr. JL, Joey Maggs & Dave Sullivan
Pro – 11/4/95 – included an opening video showing Lex Luger putting WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan in the Tortue Rack at the end of Halloween Havoc; hosted by Chris Cruie, Dusty Rhodes, & Larry Zbyszko; featured several minutes of footage from the end of Hogan vs. the Giant at Halloween Havoc, including Jimmy Hart turing on Hogan, Luger attacking Randy Savage and Hogan and the debut of the Yeti; included a segment in which Cruise spoke to Bobby Heenan, who introduced Sonny Onoo, and said he had sold Onoo a half hour each week on Pro; Heenan then told the directors and producers to air whatever Onoo wanted or they would end up in court; featured a World War 3 Control Center hosted by Gene Okerlund in which it was announced the pay-per-view would include a 60-man battle royal with the winner earning a title shot against Hogan; the first batch of participants announced were: Sting, Luger, Savage, Shark, Disco Inferno, Big Bubba, VK Wallstreet, Arn Anderson, Jim Duggan, Ric Flair, Sgt. Craig Pittman, Paul Orndorff, WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd, Eddie Guerrero, Kurasawa, and WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat; it was also announced Luger would face Savage at the event and Bull Nakano & Akira Hokuto would face Cutie Suzuki & Mayumi Ozaki; Okerlund then said he had a story on the WCW Hotline about the conspiracy against Hogan that played out at Havoc, the fact Jimmy Hart was on the phone with a man he used to manage in the WWF, and speculated whether that man was behind the attack at Halloween Havoc; included an ad promoting the WCW Main Event trading cards; featured a video package showing Jim Duggan traveling across Ireland to learn about his family heritage from a professor at Trinity College; the professor showed Duggan images of his grandparents, who were taped fist champions, and said they had traits very similar to his in the ring; the professor then gave Duggan all the information and images he had collected on Duggan’s family; included a closing video package from Nitro of Jimmy Hart with the Giant, Luger, and Kevin Sullivan in which the Giant said he would defend the title the following week on Nitro; it was then announced Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton would challenge Harlem Heat on WCW Saturday Night:
Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Brian Pillman defeated Mark Starr, Frankie Lancaster, & Barry Houston at 2:56 when Lancaster submitted to Flair’s figure-4 after a spinebuster from Anderson; during the bout, it was noted Nitro would include a match determined by the fans’ vote and the Giant would “defend” the WCW World Title that he left Halloween Havoc with; after the contest, still images were shown of Flair double crossing WCW US Champion Sting at Halloween Havoc; moments later, Chris Cruise conducted an interview with Flair, Anderson, & Pillman about the return of the 4 Horsemen and the attack on Sting at Halloween Havoc Kurasawa (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Joey Maggs via subission with an armbar at 2:24; late in the bout, Teddy Long was shown ringside; after the contest, Long helped Maggs out of the ring
Chris Benoit pinned Cobra at the 13-second mark with the dragon suplex; prior to the bout officially beginning, Benoit hit a baseball slide to the floor and repeatedly rammed Cobra against the barricade before rolling him into the ring to start the match
Scott & Steve Armstrong defeated Ricky Santana & Fidel Sierra at 6:39 when Scott pinned Santana after a bulldog by Steve behind the referee’s back as Santana had Scott rolled up
Pro – 11/11/95 – included an opening clip announcing the WCW World Title was vacant and would be up for grabs at World War 3; hosted by Chris Cruise, Dusty Rhodes, & Larry Zbyszko for the first half, with Cruise and Sonny Onoo hosting for the second half; featured footage from Nitro of Jimmy Hart announcing the Giant was the new WCW World Champion, with the announcement following that the title was vacant and would be determined at World War 3; included an ad promoting the WCW Hotline; featured the last several minutes from Nitro of Flair vs. WCW US Champion Sting in a match voted on by the fans, as well as the post-match situation in which Sting refused to break the Scorpion Deathlock; included a World War 3 Control Center hosted by Gene Okerlund in which new names announced for the battle royal were Hulk Hogan, the Giant, Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater, the Nasty Boys, Cobra, Diamond Dallas Page, Meng, Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs, Brian Pillman, Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton and Chris Benoit, plus the announcement of Sting vs. Flair and Jim Duggan vs. Big Bubba in a taped fist match; featured pre-taped sit-down comments from Sting about why he “snapped” on Flair, didn’t release the Scorpion Deathlock on Nitro, why he eventually did when Luger intervened, facing Flair at World War 3 and potentially facing Hogan in the 3-ring battle royal for the vacant world title; included a WCW Hotline ad in which Okerlund said he had tips as to what Luger secretly said to Sting on Nitro and implied that it involved the 4 Horsemen; featured an ad promoting WCW Main Event trading cards; included the Kensuke Sasaki & Masa Saito vs. Rick Thames & Sonny Trout and Masahiro Chono vs. Eddie Jackie matches taped at Disney MGM Studios:
Ric Flair (w/ Brian Pillman) defeated Bart Sawyer via submission with the figure-4 at 5:43; Pillman repeatedly interfered behind the referee’s back during the match
Scott Norton pinned Rockin Rebel with the shoulderbreaker at 1:34; after the bout, Chris Cruise conducted an interview with Norton about his brewing feud with Shark
Halloween Havoc 95 – Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena – October 29, 1995 (13,000; 7,000 paid)
The Main Event – shown live – featured Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes on commentary:
Eddie Guerrero pinned Disco Inferno at 3:21 with a hurricanrana
Paul Orndorff pinned the Renegade at 1:23 after twice hitting the piledriver; prior to the bout, Orndorff’s theme music repeatedly skipped during his entrance
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Lord Steven Regal & Dave Taylor at 8:41 when Benoit pinned Regal with a dragon suplex following a dropkick from Malenko
Sgt. Craig Pittman pinned VK Wallstreet after Jim Duggan interfered
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included footage of WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and the Giant playing cat and mouse in their respective monster trucks on the roof of the adjacent Cobo Arena; featured the announcement that Ric Flair had been attacked backstage before the live broadcast and that Flair’s scheduled tag team partner, WCW US Champion Sting, had not yet arrived to the arena; included a video package highlighting the feud between Johnny B. Badd and WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Badd regarding his TV title victory; included footage of Kurasawa injuring Road Warrior Hawk’s arm during August’s Clash of the Champions; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Randy Savage regarding his victory over the Zodiac, the possibility of facing Lex Luger later in the show, and Hogan facing the Giant in the monster truck challenge; included a segment in the Master’s lair, in the arena, during which the Master and Kevin Sullivan spoke about Hogan’s upcoming title defense against the Giant, the fact that the Yeti was in Detroit, and that Hogan had no allies; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with the Giant regarding the upcoming monster truck challenge and match with Hogan; included Mike Tenay conducting a backstage interview with Luger regarding the controversial finish of his match with Meng and facing Savage later in the show; featured a video package highlighting the altercations between Hogan and the Giant dating back to Bash at the Beach and the debut of the Yeti the previous Monday:
Johnny B. Badd pinned WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Maxx Muscle & Kimberly) to win the title at 17:00 after Muscle accidentally hit a clothesline on the champion, with Badd then knocking Muscle off the apron with a left hand punch; prior to the bout, a man appeared at the entrance stage dressed as Badd, distracting Page as the real Badd came out of the crowd; during the match, it was announced WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and the Giant had been ordered out of their monster trucks and would return later in the show for the monster truck challenge
Randy Savage pinned the Zodiak (sub. for Kamala) with the flying elbowsmash at 1:29; during the bout, a fan climbed in the ring and was ignored by the wrestlers but taken away by security; Bobby Heenan announced during the match that Kamala wasn’t wrestling because he mentioned to Kevin Sullivan that he was afraid of Savage and Sullivan beat him up and sent him back to Uganda; pre-match stipulations stated if both Savage and Lex Luger won their matches they would wrestle each other later in the show
Kurasawa (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Road Warrior Hawk at 3:18 with a Samoan Drop, putting his feet on the ropes for leverage, and Parker holding the feet for added leverage; late in the bout, Hawk dropped Parker with a clothesline from the apron to the floor
Sabu (w/ the Sheik) pinned JL at 3:24 with a springboard moonsault; immediately after the pinfall, the Sheik threw a fireball into JL’s face (Sheik’s only WCW appearance)
Lex Luger defeated Meng (w/ Kevin Sullivan) via disqualification at 13:12 when Sullivan interfered and lightly kicked Luger after Meng hit Luger with the golden spike, knocking him out, and made the cover; during Luger’s entrance, a gravestone on the set was shown that read “Crockett;” during the bout, footage was shown from The Main Event of Heenan having sushi in the arena with a Japanese man, with Heenan claiming it was a personal matter; after the match, Meng argued with Sullivan over his interference
WCW US Champion Sting & Ric Flair defeated Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman via disqualification at 17:56 when Flair attacked his partner; Flair, in street clothes, finally appeared at the 6-minute mark with his head bandaged after reportedly being attacked backstage before the show by Anderson & Pillman; when Sting finally tagged Flair in, Flair joined in triple teaming Sting and peeled off his bandage to reveal it was a set up; Flair, Anderson, and Pillman continued to attack Sting until officials covered Sting’s body; moments later, Gene Okerlund interviewed the three in the aisle, during which Flair said the Horsemen were reunited; Sting was then helped backstage by the trainer
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated the Giant in a monster truck challenge; the contest was held on the roof of the adjacent Cobo Arena and rules stated the winner would be the truck to push the other outside a 100-foot diameter circle; Eric Bischoff, Heenan, and Bob Chandler, who designed the two trucks, provided commentary for the contest; after the contest, the Giant got out of his truck and cornered Hogan against the ledge of the roof; after a brief brawl, in which both men were on the ledge, the Giant lost his balance and fell off; Hogan immediately ran for help as the helicopter filming the contest focused on the Detroit River below; moments later, Bischoff left the broadcast table to find out more information, with Tony Schiavone then returning to call the remainder of the show
Randy Savage pinned Lex Luger with the flying elbowsmash at 5:23 after Luger collided with Jimmy Hart, who appeared on the apron mid-way through the match, and knocked Hart to the floor; after the bout, Heenan momentarily left the broadcast table out of frustration for not knowing more about the Giant’s condition
The Giant (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at around the 14:30 mark when Hart hit referee Randy Anderson, and later Hogan, from behind with the title belt after Hogan hit the legdrop on the challenger; Hogan wore black and white while Hart wore all black for the contest; upon their entrance, Hogan cut an in-ring promo and apologized for his part in the Giant falling off the roof; as Hogan began to speak, the Giant appeared with Sullivan; late in the match, the Giant hit the chokeslam but Hogan kicked out at 2; after the bout, Lex Luger and Randy Savage appeared, with Luger attacking Savage as the Yeti came out and double teamed Hogan with the Giant; moments later, Luger put Hogan in the Torture Rack and did the same to Savage; Anderson then came to and raised the Giant’s hand in victory, with the Giant taking possession of the title belt; after the Dungeon of Doom members left ringside, Hogan and Savage were tended to in the ring (the Giant’s in-ring debut) (The Big Show: A Giant’s World)
WCW @ Dayton, OH – Hara Arena – October 30, 1995 (3,500; 2,500 paid)
Matches advertised for the show included WCW US Champion Sting & Ric Flair vs. WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat, Sabu vs. Eddie Guerrero, and WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd vs. Disco Inferno
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
Paul Orndorff defeated Mr. JL
WCW Monday Nitro – hosted by Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, & Steve McMichael; featured an in-ring segment in which Tony Schiavone showed still images from the Halloween Havoc match pitting WCW US Champion Sting & Ric Flair against Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman, with Flair eventually turning on Sting and reforming the Four Horsemen; Schiavone then interviewed Flair, Anderson, & Pillman about the reformation of the group and the eventual addition of a fourth member; Flair then said they would do what they wanted to do and if Sting didn’t like it, he could show up to Nitro the next week; included the announcement Chris Benoit vs. Alex Wright, Ric Flair & Arn Anderson vs. Renegade & Cobra, and WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat vs. Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton would highlight WCW Saturday Night; featured a segment in which McMichael sprayed Heenan with silly string before Bischoff introduced footage of the final few minutes of the WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. the Giant match at Halloween Havoc, with Jimmy Hart turning on Hogan, Lex Luger joining the Dungeon of Doom, and Hogan and Savage being assaulted by Luger, Giant, and the Yeti; included Schiavone conducting a closing in-ring interview with Hart, Luger, Kevin Sullivan, and the Giant, in possession of the WCW World Title, about their assault on Hogan and Savage at Havoc; the Giant then said he would defend the title the following week against anyone:
Eddie Guerrero (sub. for Randy Savage) pinned Sgt. Craig Pittman at 5:34 with a body scissors into a roll up; it was noted before the match that Savage could not compete due to the events of Halloween Havoc
The Shark fought Scott Norton to a double count-out at 2:47 when both men began fighting on the floor; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Shark accidentally costing Norton a match against Randy Savage during the 9/11/95 episode and the two brawling backstage the previous week; during the contest, Bobby Heenan was shown sitting with a Japanese man, having dinner, beside several women; after the contest, Norton and Shark took turns throwing the other man into the entrance stage; after the match, Heenan was heard speaking about the WCW weekly programs with the Japanese man, with the Japanese man then giving Heenan what appeared to be money
Sabu pinned Disco Inferno with the somersault legdrop into the ring at 2:26 after Disco missed a charge into the corner; prior to the bout, it was announced the following week’s show would allow fans to vote on what match they wanted as the main event – the red locker room would have Big Bubba, Scott Norton, Ric Flair, Shark, Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton, Meng, and Diamond Dallas Page while the blue locker room would have WCW US Champion Sting, Randy Savage, Jim Duggan, WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd, and the Nasty Boys; after the match, Sabu threw Disco to the floor and then hit a somersault splash to the floor; moments later, as Disco attempted to leave ringside, Sabu ran a table into Disco; Sabu then laid Disco on the table and attempted a somersault from the ring onto Disco but Disco rolled out of the way and retreated backstage (Sabu’s last appearance)
Lex Luger & Meng (w/ Jimmy Hart & Kevin Sullivan) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs at around the 7-minute mark when Bagwell submitted to Luger’s Torture Rack after Meng kicked both opponents behind the referee’s back
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney/MGM Studios – November 2, 1995
TV taping:
Prime – 11/27/95 – featured Chris Cruise & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; included a video package on Dean Malenko in which he demonstrated the Texas Cloverleaf in front of an empty Center Stage Theatre; featured a segment in which Tony Schiavone conducted a sit-down interview with Teddy Long about his history in the industry and recent charitable efforts, with footage then shown of Long being honored with ‘Teddy Long Day’ in the city of Atlanta; Long then discussed working with James Brown, Danny Glover, Jimmy Carter in helping young people and now scouting the likes of Joey Maggs; included a segment in which Malenko demonstrated a hyper-extension of the knee joint:
Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Brian Pillman defeated Dave Sullivan, JL, & Joey Maggs at 5:35 when Maggs submitted to Flair’s figure-4 after sustaining Anderson’s spinebuster; Teddy Long was shown watching the match from the entrance stage
Chris Benoit pinned Otis Apollo at 2:07 with the dragon suplex
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ the Diamond Doll) pinned Chuck Williams with the Diamond Cutter at 1:33; Page appeared with a Badd Blaster stolen from WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd
Eddie Guerrero pinned Buck Quartermaine with a brainbuster and the frog splash at 2:55
The Super Assassins (the Barbarian & Warlord under masks) (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs at 9:14 when Bagwell was pinned after sustaining a loaded headbutt behind the referee’s back (the Super Assassins’ debut)
Worldwide – 12/2/95 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included a Starrcade Control Center in which it was announced Scott Norton, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Ric Flair, WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd, Sting, and Lex Luger would be part of the Best of 7 WCW vs. New Japan series:
Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani (w/ Sonny Onoo) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs at 6:08 when Riggs submitted to a single leglock from Kanemoto after a moonsault; after the bout, the two teams fought, with Bagwell & Riggs clearing their opponents to the floor
Prime – 12/4/95 – featured Chris Cruise & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; included a video package showing Paul Orndorff calling Gary Spivey for guidance; moments later, Orndorff received a brand new mirror in the mail, bringing back his self confidence; featured highlights from the World War 3 battle royal and the controversey between Hulk Hogan and WCW World Champion Randy Savage; included the announcement the Nasty Boys and the Super Assassins would be on the following week’s show:
Kurasawa (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Johnny Allen Smith via submission with the Fujiwara armbar at 4:10
Meng (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated Frankie Lancaster via submission at around the 3-minute mark with a modified Boston Crab; prior to the bout, Kurasawa and Parker were still in the ring following the first match, leading to Sullivan confronting Parker as Meng confronted Kurasawa; moments later, the two had to be pulled apart by the referee and Lancaster; eventually, Kurasawa and Parker left the ring, with Meng then attacking Lancaster; Parker eventually returned ringside, apologized to Sullivan for what happened, and promised it would never happen again; after the contest, Meng attacked the referee and knocked him to the floor
Paul Orndorff pinned Gino Caruso with the piledriver at 2:07
VK Wallstreet pinned Eddie Gomez with the Wall Street Crash at 3:07
Sgt. Craig Pittman pinned Scott D’Amore at 1:29 with an overhead punch to the head; D’Amore appeared to have kicked out just as referee Randy Anderson’s hand came down at 3
Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman defeated Scott Sandlin & Todd Morton at 4:12 when Pillman pinned Sandlin with a splash off the top after a spinebuster from Anderson
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney MGM Studios – November 3, 1995
Worldwide taping
Worldwide – 11/4/95:
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ the Diamond Doll) pinned Cobra at 2:58 after Cobra became distracted by the noise of morse code and DDP dropped Cobra face-first onto the top turnbuckle; moments later, Sgt. Craig Pittman appeared at the entrance stage; the actual finish was not shown until the reply, with the camera instead focusing on Pittman during that part of the match
Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Brian Pillman vs. ?, ?, & ?
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney MGM Studios – November 4, 1995
Worldwide taping:
Mr. JL defeated Disco Inferno
Chris Benoit defeated Steve Armstrong
1/13/96:
Big Bubba defeated Dave Sullivan
Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification
1/20/96:
Chris Benoit & Brian Pillman defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong
The Main Event – 11/5/95 – featured Chris Cruise, Dusty Rhodes, & Larry Zbyzsko on commentary:
Alex Wright defeated Dean Malenko via reverse decision; Malenko originally won the match at 7:30 with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage but Eddie Guerrero then came out and told the referee what happened; moments later, Chris Benoit came out and helped in double teaming Guerrero and Wright, eventually throwing both men to the floor
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney MGM Studios – November 5, 1995
Worldwide taping:
1/6/96: Sting defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 11:13; Sting was WCW US Champion at the time the match was taped but did not appear with the belt and was not announced as champion
2/3/96 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan; included highlights of Clash of the Champions XXXII; featured Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Ric Flair from Center Stage, with Flair claiming he would make WCW World Champion Randy Savage bleed beyond recognition at SuperBrawl and that he would paint the walls with the champion’s blood; included two SuperBrawl VI Control Centers, each hosted by Okerlund; featured Okerlund conducting an interview with Savage from Center Stage, with Savage claiming he and Hulk Hogan would be watching each other’s steel cage matches at SuperBrawl and that all hell would break loose:
WCW Tag Team Champion Lex Luger (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Eddie Jackie via submission at 4:12 with the Torture Rack; Luger did not appear with the title belt, as the match was taped before he won it
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Bart Sawyer & Leroy Howard at 3:23 when Regal forced Howard to submit to the Regal Stretch after Eaton hit a knee drop off the top
Kevin Sullivan, Meng, & Shark (w/ the Giant) defeated Todd Morton, Buck Quartermaine, & an unknown at 3:47 when Sullivan pinned Quartermain with the double stomp after the Giant chokeslammed Quartermain and then press slammed him back into the ring
Harlem Heat defeated Johnny Boone & Bill Weaver at 3:11 when Booker T pinned Boone with the Harlem Hangover
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd (w/ Kimberly) defeated Big Bubba by disqualification at 5:19 when VK Wallstreet interfered and attacked the champion; after the match, Jim Duggan made the save and helped Badd clear the ring
2/10/96 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan; included two SuperBrawl VI Control Centers, each hosted by Okerlund, which featured the announcement of Alex Wright vs. Disco Inferno; featured Okerlund promoting a Hotline story on a star leaving the WWF or WCW; included Schiavone conducting an interview on the stage with the Giant & Jimmy Hart; featured Schiavone conducting an interview on the stage with the Nasty Boys on facing Public Enemy in a street fight at SuperBrawl:
Eddie Guerrero pinned Dave Dalton at 4:09 with the frog splash
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd (w/ Kimberly) pinned the Gambler in a non-title match at 2:29 with the Badd Mood
Road Warrior Hawk pinned Scott D’Amore at the 58-second mark with a clothesline off the top; after the match, Kensuke Sasaki & Sonny Onoo came ringside and stared down Hawk
Brian Pillman & Chris Benoit defeated Fidel Sierra & Ricky Santana at 6:33 when Benoit pinned Santana with the dragons suplex after Pillman hit a dropkick
Shark (w/ Hugh Morrus) pinned Bobby Starr at 2:31 with the falling sidewalk slam
Ric Flair & Arn Anderson defeated Rick Garcia & Otis Apollo at 5:10 when Flair forced Apollo to submit to the figure-4 after Anderson hit the DDT
WCW @ Jacksonville, FL – Coliseum – November 6, 1995 (9,500; 3,500 paid; sell out)
WCW Monday Nitro taping:
The 11/13/95 episode was taped earlier in the evening, before the 11/6/95 aired live Jim Duggan defeated Big Bubba
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page
11/6/95 – hosted by Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, & Steve McMichael, with opening info on how fans could call in to vote on what they wanted as the night’s main event; Randy Savage, who was previously announced to be a member of the blue locker room, was removed as an option due to injury while previously unannounced names of Dave Sullivan, JL, and Alex Wright were added; included Gene Okerlund in the red locker room with Ric Flair, Big Bubba, Diamond Dallas Page, Shark, and Scott Norton, Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton, with Shark and Norton arguing and Regal & Eaton sipping tea and reading a book; Tony Schiavone was then shown in the blue locker room with WCW US Champion Sting, WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd, Alex Wright, the Nasty Boys, Dave Sullivan, Jim Duggan, and JL; featured a video package, taped the previous day, of Hulk Hogan and Savage in Venice Beach, CA, in which they discussed their hitlist of Jimmy Hart, Lex Luger, Kevin Sullivan, and the Giant; Savage, with a crazy person in the middle of them, said he would go to Nitro to find out who was friend or foe and report back to Hogan; included a backstage segment with Okerlund in the red locker room, with Flair cutting a promo on Sting as the other members of the locker room looked on; featured the announcement Arn Anderson vs. Kurasawa, the debut of Disco Inferno’s music video, and Duggan visits Ireland would highlight WCW Saturday Night; included Schiavone backstage in the blue locker room, with Sting cutting a promo on wanting revenge on Flair; featured the announcement Fall Brawl 95 would be available on VHS the following day; included Gene Okerlund conducting a closing in-ring interview with the Giant, Hart, and Sullivan in which Hart showed the contract for the Hogan vs. Giant match at Halloween Havoc, which stated Hogan could lose the title via disqualification, and said the Giant was the new champion; Okerlund then brought in WCW official and attorney Nick Lambros, who said Hart had the power of attorney but the Giant is not the world champion; Lambros then read a ruling from Nick Bockwinkel that stated, due to the nature of the disqualification, the title would be held up and awarded to the winner of World War 3; Sullivan relunctantly agreed to return the title belt to Lambros, adding that there was no one that could eliminate the Giant from the three ring battle royal:
The Giant (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Cobra with the chokeslam at the 18-second mark; the Giant came out in possession of the WCW World Title; following Giant’s entrance, he lifted ring announcer Dave Penzer into the air until Penzer announced it as a title match
Kevin Sullivan (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned the Renegade at 2:44 with a double stomp from the middle turnbuckle; during the bout, Bobby Heenan announced a Japanese contingent would appear each week on WCW Pro; after the bout, Hart yelled at Renegade that he was a nobody and rubbed off his face paint; Hart then yelled, “He’s just plain old Rick, he’s nobody!”
Eddie Guerrero pinned Chris Benoit at 6:29 when Benoit attempted a back suplex into the ring, with Guerrero falling on top and Benoit’s legs stuck under the bottom rope, preventing him from kicking out; during the bout, Sonny Onoo, Masahiro Chono, Jushin Liger, Kensuke Sasaki, and Masa Saito were shown watching on from a buffet table
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Ric Flair via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at around the 12-minute mark following a superplex; the match was decided by fans via a call-in on the WCW Hotline; after the match, Sting kept the hold applied, despite several referees; Eddie Guerrero, JL, Jim Duggan, Dave Sullivan, and WCW TV Champion Johnny B Badd then tried to convince Sting to release the hold; eventually, Sting left the ring with them before returning to the ring and reapplying the hold; Lex Luger then entered the ring and spoke to Sting, with Sting quickly releasing the hold and leaving with Luger
11/13/95 – featured an opening vignette showing Hulk Hogan, armed with a sword, wearing a hood and black mask with Hogan talking about the match later in the show between Randy Savage and Meng and said he didn’t know if Sting was friend or foe; included the announcement of the following matches scheduled that weekend for WCW Saturday Night – Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero and WCW US Champion Sting vs. Bunkhouse Buck; featured the announcement Hogan had challenged Sting to a match the following week; included Gene Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with the Giant, Jimmy Hart, and Kevin Sullivan regarding their recent actions against Hulk Hogan:
Randy Savage pinned Meng (w/ Kevin Sullivan) with the flying elbowsmash at 4:51; prior to the bout, Savage came out of the crowd to attack Meng and Sullivan from behind; Jimmy Hart appeared ringside with Sullivan early in the bout; after the match, the Shark and Lex Luger helped in ganging up on Savage, with Luger repeatedly ramming Savage’s arm into the ringpost and assaulting it at ringside
Chris Benoit pinned Kensuke Sasaki with the dragon suplex at 2:40
Eddie Guerrero fought WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd to a 10-minute time-limit draw at 9:03; after the bout, the two men shoved each other before eventually shaking hands (The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol. 3)
WCW US Champion Sting pinned Dean Malenko in a non-title match with an inside cradle at around the 7-minute mark as Malenko attempted the Texas Cloverleaf; during the bout, it was announced Sting would soon defend the title against Kensuke Sasaki in Japan
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney MGM Studios – November 7, 1995
TV taping:
Pro – 11/18/95 – featured the debut of a new show open and theme song; included an opening clip of Lex Luger attacking Randy Savage’s arm during Nitro; hosted by Chris Cruise, Dusty Rhodes, & Larry Zbyszko for the first half, with Cruise and Sonny Onoo hosting the second half; featured footage from Nitro of Jimmy Hart and Kevin Sullivan, with the Giant, discussing the end of Hulkamania and predicting the Giant would win the WCW World Title at World War 3; included an ad promoting the WCW Hotline; featured a World War 3 Control Center hosted by Gene Okerlund with the announcement the Renegade, Road Warrior Hawk, Sabu, JL, and Alex Wright would be participants in the battle royal and Chris Benoit would challenge WCW US Champion Kensuke Sasaki; included a WCW Hotline ad in which Okerlund said 5 men had given notice they were leaving the WWF; featured closing comments from Sting about facing Hulk Hogan Monday on Nitro:
Chris Benoit pinned Vern Henderson with the dragon suplex at 3:52; during the bout, it was noted Benoit was the newest member of the 4 Horsemen
The Disco Inferno won a 10-man battle royal at 5:04 by last eliminating Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl; order of elimination: Frankie Lancaster by Ricky Santana at 2:21; Cobra by Santana, Parker & Earl at 3:15; Mark Starr by Santana & Sierra at 3:32; Dave Sullivan by Santana & Sierra at 4:03; Sierra by Parker at 4:14; Santana by Earl at 4:15; Nasty Ned by Parker & Earl at 4:25; Parker & Earl by Disco when they tried to throw him over the top but their own momentum caused them to fall out to the floor Eddie Guerrero pinned the Gambler with the frog splash at 3:49; during the bout, it was noted Sting would face Hulk Hogan on Nitro and Guerrero would face Chris Benoit on WCW Saturday Night
Jushin Liger pinned Barry Houston at 3:22 with a fisherman buster
Koji Kanemoto pinned Scott Armstrong at 6:38 with a tiger suplex after a moonsault off the top; Armstrong extended his hand to Kanemoto to start the bout but Kanemoto slapped it away; after the bout, Chris Cruise spoke with Sonny Onoo, along with Kanemoto and Jushin Liger, about Kensuke Sasaki beating Sting for the WCW US Title
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney MGM Studios – November 8, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping:
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney MGM Studios – November 9, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney MGM Studios – November 1995
Pro – 11/11/95:
Kensuke Sasaki & Masa Saito defeated Rick Thames & Sonny Trout at 2:48 when Thames submitted to Sasaki’s standing armbar after a brainbuster
Masahiro Chono defeated Eddie Jackie via submission with the STF at 3:09; following the commercial break, Chris Cruise conducted an interview with Sonny Onoo, Chono, Masa Saito and Kensuke Sasaki
WCW / NJPW – Tokyo, Japan – Sumo Hall – November 13, 1995 (7,500)
Koji Kanemoto, El Samurai, & Shinjiro Otani defeated Jushin Liger, Yuji Nagata, & Tokimitsu Ishizawa at 16:27 when Kanemoto pinned Ishizawa with a tiger suplex
Junji Harata pinned WCW Tag Team Champion Booker T at 6:29 with a diving headbutt
Masahiro Chono & Hiro Saito defeated WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd & Bobby Eaton at 14:29 when Eaton submitted to Chono’s STF
Riki Choshu & Masa Saito defeated the Nasty Boys at 8:22 when Saito pinned Jerry Saggs with a backdrop suplex
The Giant & Arn Anderson defeated Shinya Hashimoto & Tadao Yasuda at 10:50 when the Giant pinned Yasuda with the chokeslam
Ric Flair defeated Osamu Nishimura via submission with the figure-4 at 10:17
Hiroshi Tenzan pinned Kurasawa (Manubu Nakanishi) (w/ Sonny Onoo) at 9:48 with a diving headbutt
IWGP World Champion the Great Muta pinned Lord Steven Regal at 16:03 with the moonsault
Kensuke Sasaki (w/ Sonny Onoo) pinned WCW US Champion Sting to win the title at 12:47 with a brainbuster after avoiding a charge in the corner; after the bout, Sasaki was presented with a trophy for his win; moments later, Eric Bischoff conducted an interview with Sting at the entranceway, during which Sting challenged Sasaki to a rematch in America; moments later, Bischoff interviewed Sasaki & Onoo on the title win
WCW / NJPW – Hamamatsu, Japan – November 14, 1995 (4,700; papered)
Akira Nogami pinned Koji Kanemoto at 13:06
Shinjiro Otani pinned Jushin Liger with a dragon suplex at 16:42
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd pinned Takashi Iizuka at 11:45
The Giant pinned Tadao Yasuda at 3:04 with the chokeslam; during the bout, Giant hit a dropkick off the top
Kurasawa defeated Yuji Nagata at 4:23
WCW US Champion Kensuke Sasaki & Osamu Nishimura defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton at 13:15 when Nishimura pinned Eaton with a northern lights suplex
Shinya Hashimoto pinned WCW Tag Team Champion Booker T with a brainbuster
The Nasty Boys defeated Masahiro Chono & Hiroshi Tenzan at 14:14 when Brian Knobbs pinned Chono with a splash off the top
Sting & the Great Muta defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson when Muta pinned Anderson with the moonsault at 18:15
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – November 16, 1995
WCW Saturday Night taping:
11/25/95:
Kevin Sullivan defeated Eddie Jackie
Lex Luger defeated Jerry Lynn
12/2/95 – featured the Sting vs. Kurasawa match taped 11/29/95 at Center Stage Theatre:
Mr. JL defeated the Gambler
Scott Norton defeated Leroy Howard
Dean Malenko defeated Todd Morton
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated the Barrio Brothers via disqualification
The One Man Gang defeated Scott Turner
Jim Duggan defeated VK Wallstreet via disqualification
The Main Event – 12/4/95: Joey Maggs defeated Diamond Dallas Page via count-out after Maxx Muscle turned on Page
12/9/95 – included the WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd vs. Disco Inferno, Zodiac vs. Chris Sawyer, and Eddie Guerrero vs. Big Bubba matches taped 11/29/95 at Center Stage Theatre:
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Butch Long & Buck Quartermaine
Brian Pillman & Chris Benoit defeated Frankie Lancaster & Dino Cassanova
Hugh Morrus defeated Mark Thorne
The Nasty Boys defeated the Super Assassins (the Warlord & Barbarian)
WCW @ Macon, GA – Coliseum – November 20, 1995
Dave Sullivan defeated the Gambler
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Ricky Santana & Fidel Sierra
WCW Monday Nitro – hosted by Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, & Steve McMichael; featured Gene Okerlund conducting an interview at the entrance with Jimmy Hart and Kevin Sullivan in which they encouraged Sting in his match against Hulk Hogan later in the broadcast, during which Hart showed footage of Hogan and Randy Savage – not Sting – filming a new episode of Baywatch; Sullivan then discussed having the Dungeon of Doom facing Hogan in World War 3; included the announcement Lex Luger, Hugh Morrus, VK Wallstreet, and Disco Inferno would be part of WCW Saturday Night; featured footage from the previous week of Savage sustaining an arm injury at the hands of Luger:
Scott Norton pinned the Shark at 1:44 with a powerslam after Shark missed a charge in the corner; before the match, Shark attacked Norton from behind in the aisle during Norton’s entrance
Eddie Guerrero pinned Brian Pillman (sub. for Ric Flair) at 6:26 with the frog splash after knocking Pillman off the top rope; prior to the entrances, Disco Inferno danced to his theme music at the entrance stage until Guerrero walked out to scare him away; following Guerrero’s entrance, Flair – in street clothes – came out with Pillman, said it was a mistake backstage that he was supposed to face Guerrero, noted he was focused on Sting, was letting Pillman take the match, and Arn Anderson and Chris Benoit were waiting on the jet with the Hooters girls; Flair then left the ring before the bout began
Road Warrior Hawk pinned Big Bubba at 3:48 after Jim Duggan appeared ringside and tripped Bubba, causing Bubba to fall and hit himself in the face with his own taped fist
Hulk Hogan (w/ Randy Savage, his left arm in a sling) fought Sting to a no contest at 9:31 when, as Sting had Hogan in the Scorpion Deathlock after Hogan missed the legdrop, Kevin Sullivan, Meng, Zodiak, Shark, & Hugh Morrus attacked both men and Savage; the bout began with Hogan, wearing a black mask, coming through the crowd and coming up behind Sting; after the contest, Hogan and Sting fought off the Dungeon of Doom until the Giant, with Jimmy Hart, came ringside; Savage hit the Giant with a steel chair but the Giant dropped Savage with a chokeslam moments later; Hogan and Sting then sent the Giant to the floor with the chair (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives, Sting: Into the Light)
Worldwide – 11/25/95 – hosted by Chris Cruise & Sonny Onoo:
Masahiro Chono defeated Dave Sullivan via submission with the STF at 4:43 after a shoulderblock off the top; Sullivan brought Ralph the rabbit to ringside before the bout
WCW US Champion Kensuke Sasaki defeated Cobra via submission with a standing armbar at 3:19 after a brainbuster; at the time of the taping, Sasaki had not yet won the title in Japan but he came out with the belt and it was announced as a championship match; following the commercial break, Chris Cruise announced to Sonny Onoo, Masahiro Chono, and Sasaki that their deal to own half of WCW Worldwide was invalid and they were off the show effective immediately
Pro – 11/25/95 – included an opening clip showing the final moments of Hulk Hogan vs. Sting from Nitro; hosted by Chris Cruise, Dusty Rhodes, & Larry Zbyszko; featured the last several minutes of the Hogan vs. Sting match and the aftermath:
Lex Luger (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Bart Sawyer via submission with the Torture Rack at 4:29
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl
World War III 95 – Norfolk, VA – Scope – November 26, 1995 (12,000; 8,038 paid)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary, with Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes and Chris Cruise & Larry Zbyzsko also on commentary for the main event; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Hulk Hogan, Sting, and Randy Savage on the interview platform in which Hogan took off his black clothing to reveal the red and yellow, said he was loyal to Sting and Savage, and then torched the black clothing; moments later, Hogan said Savage was not injured – as had been reported – and held up an issue of the Wrestling Observer, calling is a ‘rag sheet’ for claiming Savage was hurt and the Giant would win the battle royal main event; Hogan then threw the issue into the fire as well; featured Okerlund conducting an interview with Ric Flair on the interview platform regarding his match with Sting later in the show as well as his participation in the main event battle royal; included Okerlund conducting an interview on the platform with Lex Luger & Jimmy Hart regarding Luger’s match with Randy Savage later in the night and Luger competing in the 60-man battle royal; featured Okerlund conducting an interview on the platform with the Giant, Kevin Sullivan, & Hart regarding the Dungeon of Doom’s participation in the battle royal; included Okerlund conducting an interview on the platform with Savage regarding his match against Luger later in the show as well as his being in the battle royal; featured Okerlund conducting an interview on the platform with Hogan regarding his participation in the battle royal:
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd pinned Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) at 12:33 with a somersault splash to the floor and a legdrop into the ring; pre-match stipulations stated Badd would have Kimberly in his corner from now on instead of DDP if he won the match; after the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Badd and the Doll near the entranceway, with Badd giving her the option of managing him and saying she didn’t have to decide at that moment
Big Bubba defeated Jim Duggan in a taped fist match at 9:17 when Duggan failed to make it back to his feet by the referee’s 10 count after Bubba knocked Duggan out with a chain thrown in the ring moments earlier by VK Wallstreet; moments before the finish, Duggan knocked Wallstreet off the apron by hitting him with the 2×4
Bull Nakano & Akira Hokuto (w/ Sonny Onoo) (All Japan) defeated Cutie Suzuki & Mayumi Ozaki (JWP) at 9:17 when Nakano pinned Ozaki with the legdrop off the top; Mike Tenay provided guest commentary for the match
WCW US Champion Kensuki Sasaki (w/ Sonny Onoo) pinned Chris Benoit with a clothesline and brainbuster at 10:00; during the bout, Onoo briefly joined the commentary team and implied the New Japan talent being kicked off WCW Worldwide wasn’t a problem because some sort of deal had been worked out for Starrcade
Lex Luger (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Randy Savage via KO with an armbar at 5:27 after Luger put Savage in the Torture Rack on the floor; during the bout, it was announced Luger and Sting would be in a tag team match the following night on Monday Nitro; after the match, Luger kept the hold applied until Sting came out and talked him into releasing it, with Luger and Hart then leaving ringside as Sting checked on Savage
Sting defeated Ric Flair via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 14:30 following a superplex; during the bout, Col. Rob Parker and Sister Sherri were seen watching the match from the interview platform; the match continued into all three rings set up for the show
Randy Savage won the 3-ring, 60-man battle royal by last eliminating the One Man Gang at 29:20; due to pre-match stipulations, Savage won the vacant WCW World Title; other participants included: Scott Armstrong, Steve Armstrong, Arn Anderson, WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Chris Benoit, Big Train Bart, Bunkhouse Buck, Cobra, Disco Inferno, Jim Duggan, Bobby Eaton, Ric Flair, the Giant, Eddie Guerrero, Hulk Hogan, Mr. JL, Chris Kanyon, Brian Knobbs, Kurasawa, Lex Luger, Joey Maggs, Meng, Hugh Morrus, Maxx Muscle, Scott Norton, Paul Orndorff, Diamond Dallas Page, Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker, Brian Pillman, Sgt. Craig Pittman, WCW Tag Team Champion Stevie Ray, Lord Steven Regal, Scotty Riggs, Road Warrior Hawk, Big Bubba, Jerry Saggs, Ricky Santana, Kensuke Sasaki, the Shark, Fidel Sierra, Dick Slater, Mark Starr, Sting, Dave Sullivan, Kevin Sullivan, Super Assassin #1, Super Assassin #2, WCW Tag Team Champion Booker T, Great Brittain Heavyweight Champion Dave Taylor, Bobby Walker, VK Wallstreet, Pez Whatley, Mike Winner, Alex Wright, Lt. James Earl Wright, the Yeti, and Zodiac; during the bout, Scott Armstrong was taken backstage on a stretcher and wearing a neckbrace following his elimination; eliminations late in the match: Orndorff by Hogan via a backdrop as Orndorff attempted the piledriver (25:21); Guerrero by Anderson (27:01); Flair by Anderson after being catapulted into Flair, on the top rope (28:20); Anderson by Hogan via a clothesline (28:24); Sting, Luger, & the Giant by Hogan as Sting & Luger attempted to eliminate the Giant (29:16); OMG by Savage (29:20); the Giant pulled Hogan out from under the bottom rope as referee Randy Anderson’s back was turned, with Anderson believing Hogan had been eliminated; after the match, Gene Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with Savage and Hogan, with Hogan protesting the call to a mixed reaction from the crowd; during the segment, the two agreed to review the footage together the following night on Monday Nitro
WCW @ Salem, VA – Civic Center – November 27, 1995 (5,000; 3,000 paid)
Gorgeous George III defeated the Cobra
Lord Steven Regal & Dave Taylor defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
Alex Wright defeated Disco Inferno
WCW Monday Nitro – featured footage from the previous night’s interview at World War 3 in which Hulk Hogan burned his black colors and went back to the yellow and red; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Kevin Sullivan & Jimmy Hart about the relationship between Lex Luger and Sting, with Sullivan blaming Luger for breaking the armbar on Randy Savage during their match last night; Hart then told Sullivan it would take a while to chip away at that friendship but he could do it; featured the announcement WCW Saturday Night would include Sting vs. Kurasawa and Jim Duggan vs. VK Wallstreet; included Okerlund interviewing the new WCW World Champion Randy Savage, with Hulk Hogan coming out moments later and said there were two men not eliminated from World War 3 – Hogan and Savage; when Hogan went to show footage from the finish of the match, the tape went out just before the Giant pulled Hogan out of the ring; the Giant then attacked Hogan and Savage from behind, dropping Savage with a chokeslam on the concrete and assaulting Hogan in the ring; moments later, Sting came out and distracted the Giant long enough for Hogan to grab a steel chair and repeatedly hit the Giant until he was knocked to the floor; Hogan then hit the Giant several more times in the aisle before Hogan and Sting checked on Savage:
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd (w/ Kimberly) pinned Diamond Dallas Page at 2:10 when Kimberly threw a chain to Badd, through DDP’s legs; the chain was hidden in a bouquet of flowers DDP gave Kimberly before the match to make up with her, with the intent that she use the chain on his behalf later in the match
Bull Nakano & Akira Hokuto (w/ Sony Onoo) defeated Cutie Suzuki & Mayumi Ozaki at 5:24 when Hokuto pinned Suzuki with a fisherman buster after a single leg dropkick off the top to both Suzuki & Ozaki
Hulk Hogan pinned Hugh Morrus at 3:41 with the boot to the face and legdrop
Sting & Lex Luger defeated Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman at 5:36 when Sting pinned Pillman with a roll up; after the match, Ric Flair came out, rammed Luger head-first into the steel ringpost, and helped Anderson & Pillman assault their opponents; moments later, Hulk Hogan made the save, cleared the ring, and attempted to get at Luger as well but was held back by Sting
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – November 29, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
12/2/95: Sting defeated Kurasawa
12/9/95:
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Disco Inferno
Zodiac defeated Chris Sawyer
Eddie Guerrero defeated Big Bubba via disqualification
12/16/95:
Joey Maggs defeated Disco Inferno
Alex Wright defeated Bunkhouse Buck
Kurasawa defeated Rick Garcia
Eddie Guerrero defeated Jerry Lynn
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Brian Pillman via disqualification
Lex Luger defeated Larry Santo
Sting defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman
12/23/95 – featured the Kevin Sullivan vs. unknown, Sgt. Craig Pittman vs. Cobra, and Lex Luger vs. Chris Nelson matches taped 11/30/95 at Center Stage:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Mark Starr & Chris Kanyon
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Arn Anderson
Maxx Muscle defeated Eddie Jackie
Alex Wright defeated VK Wallstreet
1/6/96: WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd (w/ Kimberly) pinned Dave Taylor with a left hand punch
1/6/96: Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs when Anderson pinned Riggs with a roll up
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre – November 30, 1995 (710; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Todd Morton
Meng defeated Mike Davis
Scott Norton defeated Chris Sullivan
The Giant defeated Rick Valentino
Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater defeated Mark Starr & Chris Kanyon
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Maxx Muscle
Alex Wright defeated Disco Inferno
12/23/95: Kevin Sullivan defeated an unknown
12/23/95: Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Cobra
12/23/95: Lex Luger defeated Chris Nelson
1/6/96 – featured Eric Bischoff conducting an interview with the Chicago Bears’ Mike Ditka in which Ditka praised Steve McMichael; included a closing segment with Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage in which they discussed their match against WCW World Champion Ric Flair & the Giant at the upcoming Clash of the Champions; featured the WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd vs. Dave Taylor and Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs matches taped 11/29/95 at Center Stage:
Eddie Guerrero pinned the Gambler with the frog splash
Disco Inferno pinned Big Train Bart with the swinging neckbreaker
Meng (w/ Hugh Morrus) defeated Mike Davis via submission with a nerve hold
Alex Wright pinned Chris Kanyon with a German suplex into a bridge
Hugh Morrus (w/ Meng) pinned Mark Starr with the moonsault
Lex Luger (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Cobra via submission with the Torture Rack
1/13/96 – featured the Kevin Sullivan vs. Butch Long and Randy Savage vs. WCW World Champion Ric Flair matches taped 1/10/96 at Center Stage:
Alex Wright defeated Steve Armstrong
Eddie Guerrero defeated Scott Armstrong
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Mark Starr & Chris Kanyon when Bagwell pinned Starr
VK Wallstreet defeated Mr. JL
Meng (w/ Hugh Morrus) defeated Dusty Wolfe
WCW @ Denver, CO – December 2, 1995 (3,000; 1,000 paid)
Alex Wright defeated Disco Inferno
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Lex Luger defeated Mr. JL
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs
Sting defeated Kurasawa
The Giant defeated Scott Norton
The Giant won a battle royal
WCW @ Phoenix, AZ – America West Arena – December 4, 1995 (9,000; 3,000 paid)
WCW Monday Nitro – started a few minutes before 8pm EST; hosted by Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, & Steve McMichael; included the announcement by Bischoff that Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, and the Giant were all on probation as a result of their actions the previous week; featured the announcement WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd vs. Disco Inferno, Brian Pillman & Chris Benoit as a tag team, Hugh Morrus, and Eddie Guerrero vs. Big Bubba would highlight WCW Saturday Night; included Gene Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with Flair, accompanied by Charles Barkley, with Barkley saying Flair was “his man,” regardless of what the fans had to say; Flair went on to call Barkley the greatest basketball player alive and said Sting, Hogan, and WCW World Champion Randy Savage better not get on his back or Barkley might become a full-time member of the Four Horsemen:
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs at 7:48 when Booker pinned Bagwell with the Harlem Hangover; during the bout, Col. Rob Parker appeared in the aisle, then gave Sherri a gift, with the two kissing after she opened it; after it was revealed Parker gave Sherri a ring, the two left ringside together as the match was still in progress; the Phoenix Suns’ AC Green was shown on camera during the bout
Sting defeated Kurasawa via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 2:39; prior to the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Sting and Lex Luger at the entrance stage, with Sting saying Luger had been his best friend for 10 years, disagreed with Luger’s partnership with Jimmy Hart, and thought he had a good shot of winning the WCW World Title later in the night; Sting said, should that happen, Sting planned to win the triangle match at Starrcade and challenge Luger for the title on that night; Luger responded by saying he would win the title later in the broadcast and agreed that, should they face off at Starrcade, there would be no holds barred
The Giant (w/ Jimmy Hart & Kevin Sullivan) pinned Scott Norton at 2:45 with the chokeslam after catching Norton coming off the top rope; during the match, it was announced Hulk Hogan & Sting would face Ric Flair & Arn Anderson the following week
Lex Luger (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated WCW World Champion Randy Savage via disqualification at around the 15-minute mark when, after Ric Flair interfered and knocked Savage out with a foreign object, Hulk Hogan attacked Flair in the ring and prevented referee Randy Anderson from counting a pinfall as Luger had Savage covered in the ring; before the match, it was noted WCW Saturday Night would reveal the team from New Japan that would face the WCW team at Starrcade; Savage’s left arm was heavily taped for the match; after the contest, Hogan rammed Luger and Hart’s heads together and accidentally struck Sting when Sting intervened; Hogan and Sting then shoved and yelled at each other until Savage stepped between them; following the commercial break, Gene Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with Hogan, Savage, and Sting, during which Hogan took issue with Sting and noted teaming with Sting the following week; Sting reassured Hogan that he was on his side but Luger was his best friend; he went on to say he would make sure Luger didn’t get in Hogan or Savage’s business
Pro – 12/9/95 – featured Chris Cruise, Larry Zbyszko, & Dusty Rhodes on commentary:
WCW US Champion Kensuke Sasaki (w/ Sonny Onoo) defeated Joey Maggs via submission with a standing armbar at 5:24; during the match, it was noted Eddie Guerrero would face Big Bubba and the Nasty Boys would wrestle the Super Assassins on WCW Saturday Night; moments later, Teddy Long appeared near the entrance stage to watch Maggs
Worldwide – 12/9/95 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton at 3:22 when Booker T pinned Eaton after Stevie Ray hit a boot to the face to Eaton behind the referee’s back as Eaton had Booker covered; during the bout, Col. Rob Parker appeared at ringside and took a call from someone he referred to as “twinkle eyes”
WCW @ Charlotte, NC – Independence Arena – December 11, 1995 (4,500; 3,900 paid)
Disco Inferno defeated Alex Wright
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Lord Steven Regal & Dave Taylor defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
WCW Monday Nitro – hosted by Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, & Steve McMichael; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview in the aisle with Lex Luger and Jimmy Hart in which they reviewed Luger’s frequent attacks and victories over WCW World Champion Randy Savage dating back to Halloween Havoc, then adding Luger would take Savage’s title at Starrcade; featured the announcement Sting vs. Sgt. Craig Pittman, Brian Pillman vs. WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd, and Bunkhouse Buck vs. Alex Wright would highlight WCW Saturday Night; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview in the aisle with Savage about facing Tenzan at Starrcade, defending the title at Starrcade, and defending the title the following week against the Giant:
Eddie Guerrero pinned Mr. JL at 4:30 with a reversal into a roll up
Paul Orndorff pinned Disco Inferno at 2:24 with a back suplex and putting one foot on the ropes for leverage; during the bout, Eric Bischoff noted Orndorff’s punches as “world-renowned left hands, if you know what I mean,” referencing his backstage fight with Vader months earlier; after the contest, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview at the entrance stage with Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Brian Pillman, with Pillman claiming Hulk Hogan wanted to be a Horseman but couldn’t handle being a bad guy; Pillman then said the same of Steve McMichael, Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs, and Orndorff before saying Orndorff was once Horseman material but had lost it; Flair went on to comment on facing Hogan & Sting later in the brodcast before Orndorff interrupted and confronted Pillman for his comments towards him; Orndorff said Pillman was just carrying Flair and Anderson’s bags, leading to him tackling Pillman before he was jumped by Flair and Anderson; moments later, Orndorff was triple teamed before Flair and Anderson dropped Orndorff with a spike piledriver on the floor; as the Horsemen left, Orndorff was tended to by officials
Lex Luger (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Jim Duggan via submission with the Torture Rack at 2:43 after Hart distracted Duggan from the apron; during the bout, Paul Orndorff was shown strapped to a stretcher and loaded into the back of an ambulance
Hulk Hogan & Sting defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson at 13:27 when Hogan pinned Anderson with the legdrop; mid-way through the match, Lex Luger and Jimmy Hart appeared ringside, with Hart distracting the referee as Luger put Hogan in the Torture Rack at ringside; after the contest, Brian Pillman and Luger, with Hart, came out and attacked Sting and Hogan, respectively; moments later, WCW World Champion Randy Savage ran out, with Sting hesitating before eventually punching Savage in the face; Gene Okerlund then conducted an in-ring interview with Hogan, Sting, and Savage, with Sting telling Savage he wished he could take the punch back and Hogan noting Sting backed him up in their match; Sting and Savage then shook hands, with Hogan warning that the Giant could win the world title the next week if they all weren’t on the same page
WAR @ Tokyo, Japan – Sumo Hall – December 13, 1995 (11,500)
Super J Cup 95:
Opening round:
Gran Naniwa pinned Damien at 6:36
Shinjiro Ohtani defeated Masaaki Mochizuki via submission at 4:00
The Ultimo Dragon pinned Shoichi Funaki at 6:52
Gedo defeated Masayoshi Motegi via submission at 6:56
Dos Caras pinned El Samurai at 7:00
Chris Jericho pinned Hanzo Nakajima at 6:48
Quarter-finals:
Jushin Liger pinned Gran Naniwa at 9:13
The Ultimo Dragon pinned Shinjiro Ohtani at 13:30
Gedo pinned Dos Caras at 8:54
Chris Benoit pinned Chris Jericho at 13:42 with a falling powerslam from the middle turnbuckle
Semi-finals:
Jushin Liger pinned the Ultimo Dragon at 17:19
Gedo pinned Chris Benoit at 9:20
Non-tournament match: Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Psychosis at 9:39
Finals: Jushin Liger pinned Gedo at 15:47
WCW @ Augusta, GA – December 18, 1995 (8,100; 3,000 paid)
WCW Monday Nitro taping:
The Zodiak defeated Disco Inferno
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
12/18/95 – hosted by Eric Bischoff, Steve McMichael, & Bobby Heenan; during the show open, Madusa walked out to the announce position with the WWF Women’s Title, said she always was Madusa and always would be, held up the title belt, and dropped it in a trash can to show what she thought of the title; Madusa said she was in WCW and used to be called Alundra Blayze, but not anymore (Madusa’s surprise return after a 3-year absence); after Madusa left, McMichael brought up William Perry to the announce position to make sure no one else interrupts the announcers; included a segment in which Sgt. Craig Pittman approached the announce team and asked Heenan to manage him, with Heenan saying he didn’t manage but would connect Pittman with someone that does; Pittman then said if he didn’t get help soon, he wouldn’t take any prisoners; featured the announcement WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd vs. Arn Anderson, VK Wallstreet vs. Alex Wright, Pittman vs. Cobra, Lex Luger in action, and an interview with Sting would highlight WCW Saturday Night; included info on how to obtain the WCW Halloween Havoc 95 VHS:
Ric Flair pinned Eddie Guerrero at 7:37 with the figure-4, with Flair holding the top rope for leverage; during the bout, it was noted Flair would challenge for the WCW World Title the following week; after the match, Gene Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with Flair and Arn Anderson about their assault on Paul Orndorff the previous week; moments later, Kevin Sullivan, with Jimmy Hart, interrupted and told Flair and Anderson that Brian Pillman was a loose cannon and warned he would go looking for him if Flair and Anderson didn’t put him on a short leash; Anderson responded by saying if Sullivan went looking for Pillman, he might find Flair and Anderson instead
Lex Luger (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell (w/ Scotty Riggs) via submission with the Torture Rack at 3:08; after the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview in the aisle with Luger and Hart, with both men referring to Luger as the uncrowned WCW World Title and claiming he would have the title soon
Sting defeated Bobby Eaton (w/ Jeeves) via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 3:59 after a Stinger Splash in the corner; after the contest, Gene Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with Sting about being part of the triangle match at Starrcade against Ric Flair and Lex Luger
The Giant (w/ Jimmy Hart & Kevin Sullivan) defeated WCW World Champion Randy Savage via disqualification at around the 10-minute mark when, after the challenger hit the chokeslam and a legdrop, Hulk Hogan ran out and broke the pin attempt with a steel chair; Savage’s left arm was heavily bandaged for the match; late in the contest, Savage hit the flying elbowsmash but the Giant kicked out at 2; after the match, Hogan tossed referee Randy Anderson, hit the Giant with the chair, did the same to referee Nick Patrick, and then knocked the Giant to the floor with the weapon; Steve McMichael and William Perry then came out to stop Hogan from further attacking the Giant, with Hogan then tending to Savage in the ring; after the commercial break, Gene Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with Hogan and Savage about Hogan’s actions, despite being on probation, with Hogan noting both the Giant and Ric Flair are also on probation but they get title matches; moments later, the Giant came out but had to be held back on the floor by Kevin Sullivan and Sgt. Craig Pittman; after seeing him, Hogan ran after the Giant on the floor, hitting both him and Sullivan repeatedly with the chair; Hogan then returned to the ring, took the mic, and said, “Oh yeah!” like Savage before telling Savage that he owed him a title shot; Hogan then wished Savage well in his match the following week against Flair, with Savage saying he would face Hogan if he could get past Starrcade
12/25/95 – hosted by Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, & Steve McMichael; featured Gene Okerlund conducting an interview at the entrance stage with Sting about his relationship with Lex Luger going into Starrcade, with Sting noting Luger was his friend and he was trying to straight him out and he still had payback to give to Ric Flair; included Okerlund conducting an interview at the entrance stage with Luger and Jimmy Hart about Luger’s relationship with Sting and Luger’s upcoming participation at Starrcade; moments later, Sgt. Craig Pittman came out and asked Hart to manage him, with Hart mocking Pittman while comparing him to Luger and rejecting the offer; featured Okerlund conducting an interview at the entrance stage with Flair about challenging WCW World Champion Randy Savage in the main event and participating at Starrcade; moments later, Hart came out, apologized for Kevin Sullivan’s comments the previous week, and offered to be Flair’s manager in his match with Savage:
Lex Luger (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Scotty Riggs via submission with the Torture Rack at 7:07
Sting pinned Big Bubba at 5:14 with a roll through of an attempted slam off the top rope; during the bout, it was noted Hulk Hogan had been suspended through the end of 1995 for his actions the previous week
Dean Malenko defeated Mr. JL via submission with a rolling leglock at 3:41 after a gutbuster off the top
WCW World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at around the 20-minute mark when Lex Luger ran out and attacked the champion; Savage’s left arm was heavily taped for the bout; after the match, Savage and Luger fought until Sting ran out, and was jumped by Flair; Sting cleared Flair from the ring and Savage cleared Luger from the ring, with Sting and Savage then trading slaps and being held apart by referee Randy Anderson as the show ended
– 12/95: Missy Hyatt’s lawsuit against WCW was settled out of court.
– 12/24/95: Gene Okerlund reported through the WCW Hotline that a Ricky Steamboat retirement ceremony would be held as part of the Jan. 1, 1996 Nitro at the Omni in Atlanta. The story was reportedly fabricated by Okerlund. The following week, he was forced by lawyers to admit that the ceremony would not take place and that Steamboat was in no way associated with WCW.
Hulk Hogan merchandise was passed out to fans near ringside
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Dave Sullivan
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton when Riggs pinned Eaton
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone, Dusty Rhodes, & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Eddie Guerrero regarding the outcome of the Chris Benoit vs. Jushin Liger match and Guerrero’s upcoming match against Shinjiro Ohtani:
Best of Seven Series: Jushin Liger (w/ Sonny Onoo) pinned Chris Benoit at 10:31 with a hurricanrana into a roll up after Benoit became distracted at ringside by Kevin Sullivan & Jimmy Hart, who appeared late in the bout after Benoit hit the diving headbutt; WCW – 0, NJPW – 1
Best of Seven Series: Koji Kanemoto pinned Alex Wright; WCW – 0, NJPW – 2
Best of Seven Series: Lex Luger (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Masahiro Chono via submission with the Torture Rack; WCW – 1, NJPW – 2
Best of Seven Series: WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd (w/ Kimberly) defeated Masa Saito via disqualification when Saito threw Badd over the top; WCW – 2, NJPW – 2
Best of Seven Series: Shinjiro Ohtani (w/ Sonny Onoo) pinned Eddie Guerrero at 13:44 after the two traded a series of roll ups; WCW – 2, NJPW – 3 (Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero, Starrcade: The Essential Collection)
Best of Seven Series: WCW World Champion Randy Savage pinned Hiroshi Tenzan with the flying elbowsmash; WCW – 3, NJPW – 3
Best of Seven Series: Sting defeated WCW US Champion Kensuke Sasaki in a non-title match via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock; WCW – 4, NJPW – 3
Ric Flair defeated Sting and Lex Luger; due to pre-match stiupulations, Flair earned an immediate WCW World Title shot
Ric Flair pinned WCW World Champion Randy Savage to win the title
Dark match after the show: The One Man Gang pinned WCW US Champion Kensuke Sasaki to win the title with the splash; footage of OMG’s title win aired weeks later; what didn’t air was that the match was restarted and Sasuki won
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – 1995
WCW Prime – 12/31/95 – featured Chris Cruise & Dusty Rhodes on commentary, with the two doing a New Year’s countdown as the show ended:
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd (w/ Kimberly) pinned Scott D’Amore with a springboard splash into the ring at 2:08
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – December 1995
Worldwide taping:
1/96:
WCW US Champion Kensuke Sasaki (w/ Sonny Onoo) defeated Bart Sawyer via submission with a standing armbar at 3:08 following the brainbuster
WCW @ Orlando, FL – Disney / MGM Studios – December 1995
Pro – 1//13/96 – featured Chris Cruise, Dusty Rhodes, & Larry Zbyzsko on commentary:
Brian Pillman & Chris Benoit defeated Bart Sawyer & Buck Quartermaine at 4:53 when Benoit pinned Quartermaine following a dropkick / dragon suplex combo