WCW Saturday Night – 1992 Results
12/16/91; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
1/4/92:
WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Greg Sawyer
Larry Zbyszko vs. Larry Santo
Van Hammer vs. Paul Lee
Mr. Hughes vs. Dave Diamond & Jack Savage
Terrance Taylor (w/ Alexandra York) defeated Terry Bronson; after the bout, York said she and Taylor had worked out their problems, with Taylor then saying he was quitting the York Foundation
WCW Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) via disqualification at 19:56 after interference from Bobby Eaton, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, and WCW Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat; the show went off the air before the conclusion of the match, which was shown the following night on The Main Event; after the bout, Barry Windham attempted to make the save for Rhodes and Steamboat but was beaten down by Anderson, Eaton, Austin, and Larry Zbyzsko until Ron Simmons cleared the ring of the Dangerous Alliance
1/6/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
1/11/92:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell fought WCW TV Champion Steve Austin to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Pat Rose at 3:22 when Scott pinned Parker with the Frankensteiner
Big Van Vader defeated TC Carter
Cactus Jack & Abdullah the Butcher defeated Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk
Johnny B. Badd vs. Mark Kyle
Terrence Taylor vs. Greg Sawyer
Ron Simmons, WCW Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Arn Anderson, & Larry Zbyzsko (w/ Paul E. Dangerously & Madusa) at 9:27 when Rhodes pinned Zbyzsko with the bulldog; after the bout, Bobby Eaton interfered and hit the Alabama Jam on Rhodes, with Zbyzsko then following with a brainbuster
1/6/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
1/18/92:
WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. an unknown
Tom Zenk & Brad Armstrong vs. Cactus Jack & Abdullah the Butcher
Terrence Taylor vs. Joey Maggs
Van Hammer vs. Chuck Coates
Mr. Hughes vs. PN News
Ron Simmons pinned Larry Zbyzsko (w/ Madusa) at 6:08 by reversing a suplex attempt into an inside cradle; after the bout, Zbyzsko attacked Simmons from behind and dropped him with the brainbuster
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Sting & Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 10:58 when Austin pinned Bagwell with the Stun Gun as Sting was attacked on the floor by Eaton, WCW US Champion Rick Rude, and Larry Zbyzsko; after the bout, Sting was held back as Dangerously whipped Bagwell until Ron Simmons, Ricky Steamboat, and Dustin Rhodes made the save
1/22/92; Kansas City, MO; Municipal Auditorium
1/25/92:
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Greg Sawyer & Thomas Rich at 2:28 when Garvin pinned Sawyer with the DDT
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned an unknown with the Rude Awakening
Cactus Jack, Vinnie Vegas, & Mr. Hughes defeated Abdullah the Butcher, Ron Simmons, & Big Josh when Hughes pinned Josh following a double clothesline from Hughes & Vegas
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Rip Rogers with a fisherman suplex
Van Hammer pinned Tracy Smothers with the slingshot suplex
Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) via disqualification at 7:35 when Larry Zbyszko interfered; after the bout, Barry Windham made the save and fought off an attack from WCW TV Champion Steve Austin by repeatedly hitting Austin with Dangerously’s phone before putting him in the figure-4
Johnny B. Badd pinned Rick Thames with the left hand punch
Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Carl Robertson & Kevin Grant in a handicap match
Richard Morton pinned Brian Pillman at 6:49 after Johnny B. Badd, who did guest commentary for the bout with Jim Ross, shot Pillman in the face with his Badd Blaster; after the bout, Pillman fought off both men before Brad Armstrong came out as backup
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Larry Zbyszko (sub. for an injured WCW TV Champion Steve Austin) & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) via disqualification at 6:17 when Eaton hit the Alabama Jam on Scott as Scott had Zbyszko covered following a double underhook into a powerbomb; after the bout, Rick chased Dangerously into the ring but sustained a spike piledriver from the opponents
1/22/92; Kansas City, MO; Municipal Auditorium
2/1/92 – featured the announcement Ricky Steamboat would face WCW US Champion Rick Rude and Brian Pillman would face WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger at SuperBrawl II:
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Brian Pillman & Mike Graham in a non-title match at 8:34 when Anderson pinned Graham after Eaton hit the Alabama Jam behind the referee’s back as Graham had Anderson in the figure-4
Vinnie Vegas & Mr. Hughes (w/ Harley Race) defeated Joey Maggs & Brad Armstrong when Vegas pinned Maggs with the Snake Eyes
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Mark Kyle with the fisherman suplex
Sting defeated Mike Samples at 1:15 via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock
Barry Windham defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) via disqualification at 3:49 when Dangerously tried to break Windham’s figure-4; after the bout, Rick & Scott Steiner made the save against Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Tom Zenk with the Rude Awakening
2/12/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
2/15/92 – featured the surprise debut of Greg Valentine:
Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Greg Sawyer
Terrance Taylor defeated Dan Garza via submission
Mr. Hughes (w/ Harley Race) pinned Big Josh after hitting him with a roll of coins
Brian Pillman pinned John Peterson at 5:36 with the springboard clothesline
Dustin Rhodes pinned Bob Cook at 3:25 with the bulldog
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW US Tag Team Champions Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong in a non-title match at 7:01 when Scott pinned Smothers following the bulldog double team; Smothers & Armstrong didn’t come out with the belts and weren’t announced as champions but they were aknowledged as champions in the commentary
Ricky Steamboat (w/ his ninja) & Barry Windham vs. Larry Zbyzsko & WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Paul E. Dangerously); no winner was announced; referee Nick Patrick had the bell rung at 10:58 when Anderson broke Steamboat’s cover after he hit the crossbody off the top onto Zbyzsko; after the bout, WCW US Champion Rick Rude, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton ganged up on Steamboat & Windham until Sting and Dustin Rhodes made the save as the show went off the air
2/12/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
2/22/92 – 90-minute episode; included an opening video from the Dangerous Alliance’s brawl with Sting, Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, and Barry Windham; featured Jim Ross & Terrance Taylor on commentary; included Ross conducting an interview with Sting, Steamboat, with his ninja, Rhodes, & Windham regarding their main event match against the Dangerous Alliance; featured the Weekly Top 10 rankings: Terrance Taylor (10), Abdullah the Butcher (9), Cactus Jack (8), Larry Zbyszko (7), Dustin Rhodes (6), Barry Windham (5), WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (4), Ricky Steamboat (3), Sting (2), and WCW US Champion Rick Rude (1); included a promo from Dusty Rhodes in which he predicted Steamboat to beat Rude for the US title at SuperBrawl II; featured a segment of WCW Magazine hosted by Eric Bischoff in which he recapped the previous week’s brawl that lead to this show’s main event and footage of Rick & Scott Steiner fighting off WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton during a recent episode of WCW Pro, with Zbyszko and Austin coming out to beat down the Steiners; after the footage aired, Rick Steiner cut a promo on the attack he and Scott sustained and their upcoming title match at SuperBrawl; Bischoff then noted Anderson & Eaton would face Barry Windham & WCW US Tag Team Champion Ron Simmons the following night on The Main Event; included a video package showing Sting’s win over Ric Flair at Great American Bash 90 and Luger’s win over Windham at Great American Bash 91 to document each man’s world title victories heading into SuperBrawl; featured a promo by Steamboat encouraging fans not to take steroids; included footage of Taylor interrupting Marcus Alexander Bagwell’s comments over the past three weeks on World Championship Wrestling and on Worldwide, with Taylor and Greg Valentine then attacking Bagwell during the previous week’s show; Ross then said Bagwell would face Taylor at SuperBrawl; Ross then introduced a sweepstakes for how the fans could win a private screening to the new film “Gladiator;” featured a promo by Ventura advertising his appearance on the following week’s show:
Brian Pillman pinned Rip Rogers with a crossbody off the top at 5:18
WCW US Tag Team Champions Ron Simmons & Big Josh defeated Fred Avery & John Peterson at 5:09 when Josh scored the pin with a Northern Exposure off the top following a spinebuster from Simmons; during the bout, Jim Ross announced the following week’s Power Hour would air Friday night instead of Saturday morning and would included an appearance from Jesse Ventura; after the bout, Ross conducted a ringside interview with Simmons & Josh, with Terrance Taylor then challenging them on behalf of himself and Greg Valentine for the following week; moments later, Simmons & Josh accepted the challenge and then commented on Vinnie Vegas & Mr. Hughes
Carl Robertson defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification at 1:38 when Abdullah took a crutch from a ringside fan and struck Robertson with it; during the bout, it was noted Abdullah would face Cactus Jack at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago on March 1
Greg Valentine defeated Russell Vaughn via submission with the figure-4 at 2:17 (Valentine’s TV in-ring debut)
Van Hammer pinned Greg Sawyer with the slingshot suplex at 2:46; during the bout, it was noted Ricky Steamboat would face Larry Zbyszko the following night on The Main Event
Sting, Ricky Steamboat (w/ his ninja), Barry Windham, & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW US Rick Rude, Larry Zbyszko, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) at 15:32 when Steamboat pinned Zbyszko with a crossbody off the top; after the bout, Rude attacked Steamboat from behind and dropped him with the Rude Awakening (2/17/92; Rock Hill, SC)
2/29/92 – 1-hour episode; Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura on commentary in the studio; featured a video package recapping Lex Luger winning the WCW World Title at the 1991 Great American Bash, Sting winning the title at the 1990 Bash, teaming to face WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner at SuperBrawl 1, and buildup for their match at SuperBrawl II later that night; included a video package showing the buildup between the Steiners and WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton at SuperBrawl; to begin the segment, footage was shown of the Steiners dominating the Road Warriors and Nasty Boys; featured a video package showing the buildup for the Ricky Steamboat vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude match at SuperBrawl; included a video package showing the buildup for the Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes vs. WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko match at SuperBrawl; featured a video package showing the buildup for the Brian Pillman vs. WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger match at SuperBrawl:
Terrence Taylor & Greg Valentine defeated WCW US Tag Team Champions Ron Simmons & Big Josh to win the titles at 9:27 when Valentine pinned Josh when, after Josh hit the sit-down splash off the top, Taylor hit a modified Five Arm behiind the referee’s back and prevented Simmons from breaking the cover; the champions did not come out with the title belts (2/17/92; Rock Hill, SC)
3/3/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
3/7/92 – featured opening footage from the post-SuperBrawl II press conference in which WCW US Champion Rick Rude interrupted WCW World Champion Sting and threw a drink in his face; included Jim Ross on commentary; featured a WCW Magazine segment hosted by Eric Bischoff in which he recapped the events of SuperBrawl II, showed Sting’s entrance from the show, and aired footage of Jesse Ventura interviewing Sting about the pre-match comments between he and Lex Luger in the ring before their match; Bischoff then showed highlights from the WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger vs. Brian Pillman match and said Steve Williams & Terry Gordy might be on their way to WCW; he then showed footage of an interview he conducted with Diamond Dallas Page in which DDP took exception to K Allen Frye and officials saying Williams & Gordy might not come and said it was a done deal; included a promo by WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson in which he told fans to stay off steroids; featured an ad for WCW Japan Supershow II; included footage from the backstage interview with Sting following SuperBrawl, with Sting talking about possibly defending against the Great Muta in Japan and Big Van Vader and comparing Luger to Ric Flair; moments later, Rude, Madusa, Larry Zbyszko, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, WCW Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Arn Anderson walked in with everyone but Rude and Madusa in tuxedos; moments later, Rude threw a drink in Sting’s face with the two then brawling until the Dangerous Alliance interfered; in the ensuing brawl, Nikita Koloff came to Sting’s aid but there was not a close shot of Koloff nor was he referred to during the broadcast; featured Bischoff conducting a ringside interview with Sting regarding his match with Ricky Steamboat against Rude & Austin the following night at the Omni; included a promo by Pillman in which he told young athletes to stay off steroids:
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Thomas Rich & Tracy Smothers at 5:26 when Garvin pinned Rich when Hayes dropped Rich with the DDT behind the referee’s back after Rich hit the Thesz Press on Garvin; prior to the bout, Hayes & Garvin went into the crowd lip synching along with their theme song; during the match, it was noted Hayes & Garvin would perform in concert at the Omni later that night after the Atlanta Hawks game; it was also noted the WCW Japan Supershow II would begin airing the following weekend on pay-per-view
Richard Morton pinned Brad Armstrong at 8:09 with a roll over and grabbing the ropes for leverage; WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman joined Jim Ross on commentary for the bout, during which it was noted Pillman would face Johnny B. Badd the next night at the Omni, Marcus Alexander Bagwell would face Morton, and WCW World Champion Sting & Ricky Steamboat would face WCW US Champion Rick Rude & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin; after the match, Pillman disputed the call only to be attacked by Morton; Pillman eventually cleared Morton from the ring
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated John Peterson & Chris Sullivan at 3:45 when Rhodes pinned Sullivan with the bulldog; prior to the bout, Windham came out to the ring with a bullrope and it was noted he would face Larry Zbyszko in a non-sanctioned bullrope match the following night at the Omni; Zbyszko provided guest commentary for the bout; Rhodes & Windham wore El Gigante T-shirts and jeans for the match; it was noted during the match that Rhodes would face Cactus Jack at the Omni; after the contest, Eric Bischoff conducted a ringside interview with Rhodes & Windham regarding their upcoming matches at the Omni
Johnny B. Badd pinned Sonny Trout with the left hand punch at 2:09; after the bout, Eric Bischoff conducted a ringside interview with Badd regarding his match the following night at the Omni against WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman; moments later, Pillman interrupted and called out Richard Morton for what happened earlier in the show; Morton then appeared, with Pillman shoving Badd out of the way and brawling with him; Badd then punched out Pillman, with Morton gaining the upper hand in their fight until Brad Armstrong made the save
Cactus Jack pinned Kerry Bronson with the double arm DDT at 2:36; the Junkyard Dog provided guest commentary for the match
WCW US Tag Team Champions Terrance Taylor & Greg Valentine defeated Danny Postern & Ian Weston at 2:21 when Taylor scored the pin following the Five Arm; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Taylor & Valentine winning the belts during the previous week’s show; during the match, it was noted Taylor & Valentine would face Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip the next night at the Omni; following the contest, Bischoff conducted a ringside interview with the champions, as the fans chanted “We want Freebirds,” regarding the challenge of Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell; moments later, Zenk & Bagwell ran out to the ring and brawled with the champions until Taylor came off the top onto Bagwell’s throat
Larry Zbyzsko, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Madusa) defeated WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman, Tom Zenk, & Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 11:15 when Anderson pinned Bagwell after Eaton & Anderson dropped Bagwell throat-first across the top rope behind the referee’s back; Bagwell’s neck was heavily covered following the injury he sustained earlier in the show from WCW US Tag Team Champion Terrence Taylor; during the match, it was noted Magnum TA would be part of The Main Event the following night
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Norman Roland with the Rude Awakening at the 51-second mark; after the bout, Bischoff conducted a ringside interview with Rude, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, & Dangerously regarding their match against Sting & Steamboat the next night at the Omni
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Van Hammer at 6:58 with the Stun Gun after Hammer knocked Dangerously off the apron; prior to the match, it was announced The Main Event the following night would feature Ron Simmons vs. Vinnie Vegas and WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman & Brad Armstrong vs. Richard Morton & Johnny B. Badd; WCW US Champion Rick Rude provided guest commentary for the match; after the bout, Rude & Austin double teamed Hammer until WCW World Champion Sting & Ricky Steamboat made the save
3/3/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
3/14/92:
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Cactus Jack & Diamond Dallas Page at 5:32 when Windham pinned Page with the lariat; Paul E. Dangerously provided guest commentary for the match
Larry Zbyzsko defeated Joey Maggs
WCW US Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Ron Simmons & the Junkyard Dog defeated George South & Mike Thor at 3:45 when JYD pinned Thor with the powerslam; Cactus Jack did guest commentary for the bout
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Richard Morton in a non-title match at 11:53 with a leg backslide into a bridge; Brad Armstrong did guest commentary for the bout
WCW World Champion Sting pinned Mark Cantabury at the 48-second mark with a splash off the top; after the bout, Eric Bischoff interviewed Sting at ringside
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Greg Casey
Scott Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Madusa) via disqualification at 11:41 when WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton broke the cover after Scott hit the Frankensteiner; Paul E. Dangerously did guest commentary for the bout; after the match, Rick Steiner made the save and hit the top rope bulldog on Anderson with Scott then counting to three
3/18/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
3/21/92:
Ron Simmons pinned Randy Starr with the spinebuster at 2:21; after the bout, Eric Bischoff interviewed Simmons at ringside
JT Southern vs. Chris Sullivan
Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Jesse Curles & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Brad Armstrong vs. Greg Sawyer
The Junkyard Dog & PN News vs. WCW US Tag Team Champions Terrance Taylor & Greg Valentine
Dustin Rhodes pinned John Peterson at 4:27 with the bulldog
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin defeated John Collins
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Larry Zbyzsko & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton (w/ Madusa) at 12:11 when Rick pinned Zbyzsko with a belly to belly suplex and bulldog off the top after Zbyzsko collided with Madusa in the ring, knocking her to the floor
3/18/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
3/28/92 – featured Jim Ross conducting an interview with Marcus Alexander Bagwell regarding his match later in the show against WCW US Champion Rick Rude; included Eric Bischoff hosting a segment of WCW Magazine in which he discussed the return of Nikita Koloff and Ricky Steamboat’s ongoing feud with WCW US Champion Rick Rude, then showing footage of Steamboat recently choking Rude with a belt and hanging him over the top rope; Bischoff then discussed the feud between Bagwell & Tom Zenk and WCW US Tag Team Champions Terrance Taylor & Greg Valentine, then showing footage of Zenk pinning Valentine during The Main Event; Bischoff then noted Zenk & Bagwell would face Taylor & Valentine the following night on The Main Event; he then shared a question from a fan on the WCW Hotline asking Rick & Scott Steiner whether they thought they needed a manager, with Rick Steiner responding by saying they didn’t need one; featured footage from the previous week’s show of Big Van Vader assaulting WCW World Champion Sting and hitting a splash off the top, followed by a promo from Vader:
Van Hammer pinned Randy Starr with the slingshot suplex at 2:41; after the bout, Eric Bischoff conducted a ringside interview with Hammer regarding his giving back to the community; moments later, JT Southern interrupted, played his guitar, and asked whether Hammer actually knew how to play his own
Firebreaker Chip & Todd Champion defeated Bob Cook & Chris Sullivan at 5:13 when Champion pinned Cook following a flying corkscrew elbow; during the bout, Jim Ross noted Jesse Ventura would join him for the following week’s show – which would be renamed WCW Saturday Night – and that it would also feature an interview with Ron Simmons and WCW TV Champion Steve Austin would face Tom Zenk in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Dustin Rhodes pinned Greg Sawyer with the bulldog at 2:39; Tom Zenk did guest commentary for the bout and commented on his match later in the show against WCW US Tag Team Champion Terrance Taylor and facing Taylor & Greg Valentine the following night on The Main Event alongside Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Cactus Jack pinned Danny Posten at 2:58 with the double arm DDT following an elbow drop from the apron to the floor; during the bout, it was noted Cactus would face Ron Simmons April 12 at the Omni
WCW US Tag Team Champion Terrance Taylor defeated Tom Zenk
Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
Mr. Hughes & Vinnie Vegas vs. Scott Allen & Dave Francis
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated the Junkyard Dog, Brad Armstrong, & PN News
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
3/25/92; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center
4/4/92 – the debut of the renamed Saturday Night show; featured Jesse Ventura on commentary alongside Jim Ross:
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Brad Armstrong at 8:35 with the springboard clothesline after Armstrong hit the side Russian legsweep but Pillman’s leg was under the bottom rope during the cover
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Cactus Jack & Diamond Dallas Page at 3:19 when Hayes pinned Page with the DDT
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated John Peterson & Randy Starr at 1:32 when Scott pinned Starr with the Frankensteiner; K Allen Frye did guest commentary for the bout, subbing for Ventura
Nikita Koloff pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker at 2:45 with the Russian Sickle; K Allen Frye did guest commentary for the bout, subbing for Ventura
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin defeated Tom Zenk in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
3/25/92; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center
4/11/92:
Big Van Vader vs. John Collins & Jim Boss
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. John Peterson & Randy Starr
Nikita Koloff vs. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Barry Windham pinned Tracy Smothers with the superplex at 2:44; K Allen Frye did guest commentary for the bout
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terrance Taylor defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1, at around the 19-minute mark; fall #1: Valentine pinned Hayes at 4:05 with an elbow drop after Taylor dropped Hayes throat-first across the top rope; fall #2: Garvin pinned Valentine at around the 10-minute mark after Hayes interfered behind the referee’s back and dropped Valentine with the DDT as Valentine attempted the figure-4; fall #3: Taylor pinned Garvin with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage after running Garvin into his partner on the apron, knocking Hayes to the floor (4/1/92; Center Stage Theatre)
4/92
4/18/92 – featured an opening promo by Paul E. Dangerously in which he said there was no dissention within the Dangerous Alliance and said Larry Zbyszko would face Nikita Koloff later in the show in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; included Jim Ross & Dusty Rhodes as the hosts of the show from Center Stage Theatre and Missy Hyatt in the crowd serving as the hostess; featured a promo from Koloff regarding the main event; included footage of Sting beating Lex Luger for the WCW World Title at SuperBrawl II; included Ross & Rhodes conducting a sit-down interview with WCW World Champion Sting regarding the challenges of Big Van Vader and the Dangerous Alliance, during which Sting said he wanted to go to Japan and defend the title against the likes of the Great Muta and Tatsumi Fujinami; featured the Weekly Top 10 rankings: WCW US Tag Team Champion Terry Taylor (10); Cactus Jack (9); Barry Windham (8); Ron Simmons (7); Larry Zbyszko (6); Dustin Rhodes (5); WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (4); Big Van Vader (3); Ricky Steamboat (2); WCW US Champion Rick Rude (1); included a WCW Magazine segment in which Eric Bischoff announced that Sting suffered a rib injury at the hands of Vader and more details would be announced the following week; Bischoff then noted Rick & Scott Steiner would face Fujinami & Izuka at Wrestle War 92, with the winners challenging for the IWGP Tag Team Titles later in the year; Ricky Steamboat, wearing a protective mask after suffering a broken nose and cheek bone, then cut a promo on the attack he sustained from Rude; Bischoff then showed footage of Ross speaking with Diamond Dallas Page in an empty Center Stage Theatre regarding DDP being in trouble with K. Allen Frye for speaking out of turn; Page then accidentally announced that news on the NWA Tag Team Tournament would come May 2 and Steve Williams & Terry Gordy would be part of the tournament, with Page then realizing what he just announced was going to upset Frye even more; featured Ross & Rhodes showing footage from the Omni and a recent Atlanta Hawks game, during which Van Hammer hit a clothesline on Harry the Hawk; after the game, Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin performed in concert; included closing comments from Windham and Austin regarding their Best 2 out of 3 falls match set for the following week; it was also announced Bill Fralic would join Ross the following week:
Scotty Flamingo pinned Johnny Rich at 6:45 with a piledriver; prior to the bout, Flamingo was escorted to the ring by JT Southern
Vinnie Vegas pinned Chris Sullivan with Snake Eyes at 3:46
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Terry Bronson & Joe Cruz at 8:21 when Eaton pinned Cruz with the Alabama Jam; prior to the bout, it was announced WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Big Van Vader would face Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip the following night on The Main Event
Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Randy Starr & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker when Zenk pinned Starr with a missile dropkick at 4:37
Nikita Koloff defeated Larry Zbyszko (w/ Madusa) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Koloff pinned Zbyszko with an inside cradle after blocking the brainbuster at 14:32; after the fall, Paul E. Dangerously joined Madusa at ringside; fall #2: Koloff pinned Zbyszko at 11:02 with the Russian Sickle, despite interference late in the bout by Dangerously; following the commercial break, Missy Hyatt took the cameras backstage where Dangerously was shown yelling at Zbyszko for the loss (4/1/92; Center Stage Theatre)
4/25/92 – featured opening footage of Nikita Koloff saving WCW World Champion Sting during the SuperBrawl II press conference and against saving Sting on Worldwide against WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton and Paul E. Dangerously; included Missy Hyatt as the hostess in the crowd; included an announcement from Jim Ross that Sting sustained broken ribs and a bruised sternum following a match against Big Van Vader at the Omni and wouldn’t return to the ring until Wrestle War; the Atlanta Falcon’s Bill Fralic served as co-host alongside Ross; featured promos from Barry Windham and WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, with Dangerously, regarding their Best 2 out of 3 falls match later in the show; included comments from Fralic that he was perhaps exploring whether to become a pro wrestler if he couldn’t come to a new contract agreement with the Falcons; featured a promo by Scotty Flamingo in which he bragged about coming from a rich family and never having worked a day in his life; included a segment of WCW Magazine hosted by Eric Bischoff in which he spoke about Sting’s injury and said Sting would comment the following night on The Main Event; a promo from Vader then aired in which he bragged about causing the injury and said he was the uncrowned WCW World Champion; Bischoff then announced Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin would challenge WCW US Champions Terry Taylor & Greg Valentine at Wrestle War, followed by a promo from Taylor & Valentine; Bischoff then said Diamond Dallas Page had been banned by K Allen Frey from any non-wrestling appearance on TV, with comments then airing from Page in which he spit his gum and the majority of what he said was censored; moments later, Bischoff read a question provided from a fan on the WCW Hotline asking Austin why he hasn’t left the Dangerous Alliance, with Austin then replying; featured Ross & Fralic conducting a sit-down interview with Koloff regarding his return to WCW, during which they showed footage of Koloff attacking WCW US Champion Lex Luger at Wrestle War 91; Koloff then said he knew even then that Luger only cared about himself and not the fans; they then showed footage of Koloff accidentally striking Sting at SuperBrawl 1, with Koloff saying that his target was Luger and he had the utmost respect for Sting; Koloff then said he left WCW because his friends and family in Lithuania were fighting for their freedom and said Dusty Rhodes saved his life after Magnum TA’s car wreck, he has apologized to the child he threatened at the June 1991 Clash of the Champions, and he and the boy are now good friends; Koloff then said he was at SuperBrawl II to speak to Sting and still hasn’t had the opportunity to speak with him; Koloff then directed his comments to Sting and said he was only a phone call away if Sting ever needed him; Koloff then had a young girl from the crowd with her face painted like Sting, named Karen, come on stage to represent the Sting fans that have had an impact on him; after Karen said her favorite wrestler was Sting, Koloff said it was his too; Koloff then said he would face Vader any time and any place:
Scotty Flamingo pinned Firebreaker Chip with a piledriver at 5:09 after avoiding a charge in the corner; during the bout, it was announced Alabama’s Randy Owen would be on hand for Monday’s taping at Center Stage Theater
WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Larry Santo with the spinebuster at 2:52; during the bout, it was announced Jim Ross, K Allen Frey, and Jesse Ventura would be in Pittsburgh May 15 for Bill Fralic’s celebrity golf tournament; after the match, it was announced Anderson would face Big Josh the following week
Barry Windham fought WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Windham pinned Austin with a suplex at 4:13; fall #2: the time limit expired at 5:39 as Windham had Austin covered following a suplex; Atlanta Falcon Bill Fralic provided guest commentary for the bout alongside Jim Ross; during Austin’s entrance, Dangerously was shown tearing up a Windham 8×10 photo (4/14/92; Center Stage Theater)
4/14/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
5/2/92 – featured Jason Hervey as the guest host of the show:
Dustin Rhodes vs. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Ron Simmons & the Junkyard Dog vs. Diamond Dallas Page & Ricky Morton
Johnny B. Badd vs. Joe Cruz
Big Van Vader vs. Ronnie Edgewood
Arn Anderson pinned Big Josh with a spinebuster
5/9/92 – featured Alabama’s Randy Owen as the guest co-host alongside Jim Ross; as Ross introduced Owen to the crowd, a clip of Alabama’s “Pass it on Down” was shown; included Missy Hyatt as the hostess in the crowd; featured promos from both Barry Windham and WCW TV Champion Steve Austin regarding their main event match; included Ross speaking with Owen about the upcoming June Jam country music festival, which would include appearances from some of the wrestlers; featured Ross & Owen conducting a sit-down interview with WCW US Champion Rick Rude; Owen’s first question was why Rude left the WWF for the WCW, with Rude saying the WWF tried to hold him back and that he was never given a WWF World Title shot while he was the WWF IC Champion and the logical #1 contender; Rude then claimed Ricky Steamboat had been stalking Madusa, brought out Madusa, and then had Missy grab some fans in the crowd to ask him questions; eventually, Missy found a woman in the crowd that claimed she was having an affair with Steamboat, with another woman then saying she was too; eventually the first woman ran ringside until Doug Dillenger carried her backstage; a third woman then claimed she was also having an affair with Steamboat; Rude then looked at the TV camera and apologized to Mrs. Steamboat; included Eric Bischoff conducting a segment of WCW Magazine in which he announced Rick & Scott Steiner beat WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton to win the titles in a steel cage match the previous Saturday at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion, with still photos from the match then being shown; the Steiners then cut a promo on their upcoming match at Wrestle War 92 against Tatsumi Fujinami & Izuka; Bischoff then showed footage from three weeks earlier of Paul E. Dangerously yelling at Larry Zbyszko after Zbyszko’s loss to Nikita Koloff and then footage of Anderson and Zbyszko attacking Barry Windham at Halloween Havoc and Rude bloodying Steamboat during a recent Worldwide; Bischoff then reviewed the NWA Tag Team Championship Tournament brackets which were announced the previous week; featured footage from the previous week’s Best 2 out of 3 falls match between Windham and Austin; included closing promos from Johnny B. Badd and Scotty Flamingo regarding their Best 2 out of 3 falls match match set for the following week:
Tom Zenk pinned Bob Cook at 4:02 with a missile dropkick; during the bout, it was noted WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman would be the following week’s co-host and would help interview Zenk as part of the show
Nikita Koloff pinned Mr. Hughes at 7:59 with the Russian Sickle after Hughes missed a charge and landed on the ropes; prior to the bout, it was noted Koloff and Ricky Steamboat would face Larry Zbyszko and Bobby Eaton the following night on The Main Event
Vinnie Vegas pinned an unknown with Snake Eyes at 2:38; prior to the bout, Vegas cut a promo on his opponents
The Diamond Studd pinned Rob Campbell with the Diamond Death Drop at 1:53 (Studd’s return match)
Scotty Flamingo (w/ JT Southern) pinned Brad Armstrong at 8:05 when Southern tripped Armstrong as he attempted a suplex into the ring, with Flamingo falling on top and Southern holding down Armstrong’s foot from outside the ring during the cover
Barry Windham defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) to win the title in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; prior to the bout, Alabama’s Randy Owen introduced ring announcer Rhubarb Jones and then provided guest commentary for the match; fall #1: Windham pinned Austin with the superplex at 10:57; fall #2: Austin pinned Windham with the Stun Gun at 4:57; fall #3: Windham pinned Austin with a roll up at 5:40 after Austin attempted to use the title belt as a weapon; after the bout, Austin attacked Windham with the title belt, dropped him with the Stun Gun, and left the ring with the belt (4/27/92; Center Stage Theatre)
4/27/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
5/16/92:
The Super Invader vs. Ian Weston & Keno McKenzie
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff vs. Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko
Scotty Flamingo (w/ JT Southern) defeated Johnny B. Badd in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #3: Flamingo pinned Badd after Southern hit Badd with his guitar
5/11/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
5/23/92:
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Ricky Morton & Tracy Smothers
The Super Invader defeated Larry Santo & Steve Richards in a handicap match
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Joey Maggs & Terry Bronson when Williams pinned Bronson
Ron Simmons pinned Terry Taylor after Greg Valentine’s interference backfired
Rick Steamboat, Nikita Koloff, & Dustin Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, & Larry Zbyszko at around the 23-minute mark in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Steamboat pinned Zbyszko; fall #2: Rhodes was disqualified; fall #3: Koloff pinned Anderson; during the match, Eaton injured his neck
5/30/92 – included opening footage of the finish from the previous week’s tag team main event; featured Riki Rachtman, of MTV’s “Headbanger’s Ball,” as co-host alongside Jim Ross; included Missy Hyatt as the hostess in the crowd; featured promos from the Great Muta and Brad Armstrong regarding their Best 2 out of 3 falls match later in the show; included Ross & Rachtman conducting a sit-down interview with Arn Anderson in which Anderson said he was done as a tag team wrestler and was going after WCW World Champion Sting; featured Eric Bischoff hosting a segment of WCW Magazine in which Bischoff showed footage of Cactus Jack’s falls count anywhere match with Van Hammer from the January Clash of the Champions to hype Jack’s non-title match with Sting at Beach Blast; footage was also shown of Sting facing Cactus on Worldwide and Cactus hitting Sting with a chair; promos from Sting and Cactus then aired regarding the upcoming match; the entire Beach Blast card was the announced; included the announcement that Nikita Koloff would face Big Van Vader the following night on The Main Event and Ross would conduct an interview with Anderson & Bobby Eaton regarding their participation in the NWA Tag Team Title tournament; featured footage from the previous week of Larry Zbyszko accidentally striking Anderson during the tag team main event and having words with Dangerously after the match; included a segment hosted by Bischoff & Lance Russell in which they took a look at the upcoming Chris Benoit & Beef Wellington vs. WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman & Jushin Liger and Dean & Jo Malenko vs. Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff matches as part of the NWA Tag Team Championship tournament, with promos from Pillman, the Malenkos, Steamboat & Koloff; featured a closing announcement that WCW TV Champion Barry Windham would face Anderson the following week in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, followed by promos from both men:
Greg Valentine defeated Larry Santo via submission with the figure-4 at 2:35; during the bout, it was noted Valentine would face Ron Simmons the following night on a 2-hour edition of The Main Event (5/23/92; Chattanooga, TN)
Cactus Jack pinned Johnny Rich with the double arm DDT at 4:29; during the match, it was announced Cactus would face Ricky Steamboat the following night on The Main Event (5/23/92; Chattanooga, TN)
Arn Anderson (w/ Madusa) pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell with the spinebuster at 7:32 (5/23/92; Chattanooga, TN)
Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Larry Zbyszko at 8:41 after Bobby Eaton interfered behind the referee’s back and hit a kneedrop off the top as Zbyszko had Austin covered following a tombstone; prior to the bout, it was noted Austin would challenge WCW World Champion Sting the following Monday at the Omni; following the ring introductions, Dangerously dressed down Zbyszko and told him to prove himself to the Dangerous Alliance; moments later, Zbyszko slapped Dangerously across the face (5/23/92; Chattanooga, TN)
The Great Muta defeated Brad Armstrong in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Muta pinned Armstrong with an inside cradle after 21:45 after Armstrong kicked out of two earlier inside cradles; fall #2: Muta pinned Armstrong with the handspring elbow, backbreaker, and moonsault at 6:09; Riki Rachtman, of MTV’s “Headbanger’s Ball,” provided guest commentary for the match alongside Jim Ross (5/11/92; Center Stage Theatre)
6/6/92:
Johnny B. Badd vs. Mike Thor
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff vs. Diamond Dallas Page & Richard Morton
The Super Invader vs. Jason Knight
Dustin Rhodes vs. Rip Rogers
WCW TV Champion Barry Windham defeated Arn Anderson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match (5/23/92; Chattanooga, TN)
6/1/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
6/13/92 – featured opening footage of WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner facing Tatsumi Fujinami & Iizuka at Wrestle War 92; included an opening segment in which Jim Ross introduced Bill Watts as the new WCW Vice President of wrestling operations, who served as co-host for the show (Watts’ debut); featured comments from Watts in which he said WCW wasn’t going to be a macabre cartoon and he was going to enforce rules; Watts then said he called Ole Anderson and asked him to become the senior referee to make sure the wrestlers were obeying the rules; Anderson then appeared wearing a referee shirt and said he was going to make sure law and order was enforced and the fans were about to see the best wrestling of their life; Watts then said there would be no more padding around ringside; included a segment hosted by Eric Bischoff & Lance Russell regarding the Dustin Rhods & Barry Windham vs. Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton and Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin matches during the NWA Tag Team Title tournament as part of the Clash of the Champions, with promos from Paul E. Dangerously, Rhodes & Windham, Anderson & Eaton, and Rude & Austin; it was noted they would recap the top four seeds the following week; featured a segment of the WCW Magazine, hosted by Bischoff, in which it was announced coming off the top rope and running wrestlers’ heads into the ringpost or barricade would result in a disqualification; footage was then shown of Madusa and Missy Hyatt’s confrontation during the previous week’s show, followed by Johnny B. Badd who would MC the bikini contest between the two women at Beach Blast; Bischoff then said WCW World Champion Sting was enjoying a strong lead in the magazine’s sexiest wrestler contest; included a promo by Rude, alongside Madusa, regarding his 30-minute Ironman match with Ricky Steamboat at Beach Blast, during which Rude said he hasn’t been to bed since 1972 – at least not for sleeping purposes; featured a closing announcement that Dusty Rhodes would be part of the next week’s broadcast:
Dustin Rhodes pinned Tracy Smothers with the bulldog at 2:17
Ron Simmons pinned Chris Sullivan with the sidewalk slam at 2:04; prior to the bout, Simmons cut an insert promo praising WCW; during the match, it was noted Simmons would be part of the July 11 Omni card
The Super Invader (w/ Harley Race) pinned Johnny Rich with the powerbomb at 2:07; during the match, Race briefly joined Jim Ross & Bill Watts on commentary to say Big Van Vader is on his way back to WCW to face WCW World Champion Sting, whether it be a singles or tag team match
WCW World Champion Sting defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a non-title match via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 1:42; prior to the match, Ross conducted an interview with Cactus Jack regarding his falls count anywhere match with Sting the following week at Beach Blast, during which Cactus held up a wooden crate and said they represented Sting’s injured ribs; Cactus then stepped back and hit a headbutt, cracking the crate; Cactus then provided guest commentary for the match
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) in a non-title match at 15:22 when Rick pinned Austin with a sunset flip into the ring; Ole Anderson was the referee for the match; during the match, it was noted Ricky Steamboat would face Austin the following night on The Main Event; it was also announced Austin would challenge WCW TV Champion Barry Windham the following week (Ole’s debut as referee)
6/1/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
6/20/92 – 1-hour episode; featured an opening announcement that Steve Austin regained the WCW TV Title from Barry Windham; included Jim Ross & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; featured an ad promoting Monday’s Clash of the Champions and the NWA Tag Team Title Tournament; included a segment of the WCW Magazine hosted by Eric Bischoff in which he reviewed footage from the previous week of Cactus Jack destroying a wooden crate as a message to WCW World Champion Sting, followed by comments by Sting regarding his upcoming falls count anywhere match against Cactus as part of Beach Blast; Bischoff then showed footage of Nikita Koloff turning down an offer to join the Dangerous Alliance and said he wanted Rick Rude’s WCW US Title; featured footage from the Windham vs. Austin match during the 6/13/92 Worldwide; included a segment on the NWA Tag Team Title Tournament Countdown with Bischoff & Lance Russell in which they reviewed all the teams and matches set for the Clash; featured Rhodes conducting an interview with Arn Anderson regarding Anderson’s recent comments about wanting Sting’s WCW World Title; included an ad promoting the WCW Bruise Cruise; featured closing comments from Ross & Dusty regarding Dustin Rhodes facing Terrence Taylor the following week, during which Dusty said Dustin would tear Taylor’s “ass” up; “ass” was bleeped out:
Johnny B. Badd pinned Richard Morton with the left hand punch at 2:14; prior to the bout, Badd cut an insert promo in which he said he was after the WCW Light Heavyweight Title
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Bob Cook & John Peterson at 1:29 when Scott pinned Cook following the Frankensteiner; after the bout, Dusty Rhodes conducted an interview with the Steiners regarding facing Steve Williams & Terry Gordy later that night as part of Beach Blast, being part of the NWA Tag Team Title Tournament, and the upcoming Great American Bash tour
Cactus Jack pinned Scott Allen with the double arm DDT at 1:57; after the bout, Cactus threw Allen to the floor and hit an elbow drop from the the middle rope to the concrete floor; following the WCW Magazine segment, Allen was tended to on the floor by referees and other preliminary wrestlers
Greg Valentine pinned Tom Zenk with a forearm to the head at 14:19 after twice applying the figure-4 during the final moments of the match; prior to the bout, it was announced Dustin Rhodes would face WCW US Champion Rick Rude the following night on The Main Event and the show would feature the WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Tatsumi Fujinami & Takayuki Iizuka match from Wrestle War; Terrence Taylor provided guest commentary for the match, replacing Dusty Rhodes; during the bout, it was announced Taylor would face Dustin the following week; Ole Anderson was the referee for the match
6/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
6/27/92 – featured an opening segment recapping Paul E. Dangerously confronting Ricky Steamboat at Beach Blast, with Cactus Jack then attacking Steamboat and the two brawling; included Jim Ross & WCW US Tag Team Champion Michael Hayes on commentary; featured footage of Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beating WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner in the NWA World Tag Team Tournament during the Clash of the Champions; prior to the footage being shown, Hayes use of the word “butts” in reference to the match was edited out of the audio; included footage from a month earlier of Larry Zbyszko slapping Paul E. Dangerously across the face and Bobby Eaton then interfering in Zbyszko’s match against Steve Austin; featured a segment of WCW Magazine in which Eric Bischoff showed footage of Big Van Vader fighting with WCW World Champion Sting leading up to their match at the Great American Bash; a promo from Sting then aired regarding his upcoming title defense; the entire Bash card was then announced:
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Joey Maggs with the Stun Gun at 1:56
Larry Zbyszko pinned the Avenger with a brainbuster at 2:19; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Zbyszko regarding his leaving the Dangerous Alliance, during which Zbyszko said he was getting revenge and starting with Bobby Eaton
Ron Simmons defeated Bob Cook with a sidewalk slam at 2:25
Super Invader defeated Chris Sullivan
Dustin Rhodes defeated Terry Taylor via disqualification after Greg Valentine interfered; Ron Simmons made the save
Greg Valentine defeated Mike Graham
Barry Windham defeated John Peterson
Nikita Koloff defeated Ruben Thomas
Tracy Smothers, Richard Morton, & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker defeated Brian Pillman, Tom Zenk, & Johnny B. Badd via disqualification after Pillman came off the top rope
Arn Anderson pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
6/29/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
7/4/92 – featured Ron Simmons on commentary alongside Jim Ross; included Ross conducting interviews with Greg Valentine and WCW World Champion Sting; featured Ross speaking with Bill Watts in which Watts announced the WCW US Tag Team Titles would be dissolved at the end of July; moments later, Dick Slater & the Barbarian came out and challenged the Fabulous Freebirds for the championship:
Greg Valentine & Dick Slater defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Big Josh at 7:27 when Slater pinned Bagwell with a piledriver
WCW & IWGP Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Randy Starr & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker at 3:21 when Scott pinned Starr with the Frankensteiner; the champions had with them the IWGP tag team titles; after the bout, Ross interviewed the Steiners at ringside
Cactus Jack pinned the Italian Stallion at 2:30 with the double arm DDT
Ricky Steamboat pinned Bob Cook at 4:17 with a karate chop to the head
Brad Armstrong pinned Pat Rose at 6:42 with the side Russian leg sweep
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Michael Hayes at 5:40 with the Stun Gun; after the bout, Ross conducted an interview with Austin & Dangerously in which Austin said he could beat Barry Windham in 5 minutes; moments later, Windham appeared and challenged Austin to get in the ring with him, with the two men brawling for several minutes until Windham hit a lariat and Dustin Rhodes – who was at ringside – made a 3-count on the champion
The Barbarian pinned Steve Pritchard at 1:34 with a boot to the face
Bobby Eaton pinned Tom Zenk at 5:12 with the Alabama Jam
Terry Gordy defeated Larry Santo via submission with the Oriental Twist at 2:37; prior to the bout, Ross conducted an interview with Gordy
Nikita Koloff pinned Tracy Smothers with the Russian Sickle at 4:40; prior to the bout, footage was shown from the recent WCW Worldwide in which WCW US Champion Rick Rude held Madusa in front of Koloff, only for Koloff to shove Madusa out of the way and brawl on the mat with Rude
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Jimmy Garvin with the Rude Awakening at 4:33
6/29/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
7/11/92 – featured Bill Watts on commentary alongside Jim Ross:
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Tracy Smothers & Ricky Morton at 4:10 when Rhodes pinned Morton with the bulldog
Johnny B. Badd defeated George South
Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Michael Hayes
The Barbarian defeated Randy Stallings
Greg Valentine & Dick Slater defeated Brian Pillman & Big Josh when Valentine pinned Josh
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff defeated Boomer Lynch & John Peterson at 5:32 when Steamboat pinned Koloff with a karate thrust
Ron Simmons pinned Mark Canterbury at 3:04 with the powerslam
WCW World Champion Sting defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a non-title match via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 3:29
7/14/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
7/18/92 – featured Bill Watts on commentary alongside Jim Ross; included the Jushin Liger vs. WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brad Armstrong match from the 7/6/92 taping at Center Stage:
Van Hammer defeated Bob Cook
Ron Simmons pinned Joe Cruz at 2:27 with the powerslam; during the bout, it was announced Simmons would be competing in the upcoming NWA World Title tournament in Japan
Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas defeated Joey Maggs & Johnny Rich when DDP pinned Maggs
Dan Spivey defeated Ian Weston
WCW World Champion Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Scott Allen & Terry Bronson
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Terry Taylor & Bobby Eaton at 7:19 when Rick pinned Taylor with a bulldog off the middle turnbuckle
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin defeated Larry Zbyzsko (sub. for an injured Ricky Steamboat); after the bout, Austin said Steamboat wouldn’t get another shot at his title since he missed his opportunity
7/14/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
7/25/92 – 1-hour edition; featured WCW US Champion Rick Rude on commentary alongside Jim Ross; Madusa was by Rude’s side until he told her to go make him a drink and book several hotel reservations; included footage of Big Van Vader winning the WCW World Title from Sting at the Great American Bash; featured Ross conducting an interview with Ron Simmons in which he said he wanted a shot at Vader’s title; included Ross noting he had interesting news regarding Hulk Hogan on the WCW Hotline; featured Tony Schiavone conducting a sit-down interview with Sting regarding his falls count anywhere match agianst Cactus Jack at Beach Blast and recent title loss to Vader, with Sting saying he wasn’t going to make excuses for losing the title but he was more determined than ever to regain it; featured a closing segment in which Rude said his match against Michael Hayes the following week would be nothing more than a warm-up for Nikita Koloff:
The Barbarian pinned Randy Starr at 1:55 with the boot to the face
Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, & Johnny B. Badd defeated Cactus Jack, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, & Greg Valentine at 5:24 when Rhodes pinned Valentine with a roll up after Valentine accidentally hit an interfering Dick Slater
WCW World Champion Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Larry Santo & Rob Campbell in a handicap match at 1:33 by pinning Campbell with the powerbomb; after the match, Jim Ross conducted an interview with the two in which Vader claimed he destroyed Sting and would do the same to Ron Simmons
Nikita Koloff pinned Arn Anderson (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) at 10:15 with the Russian Sickle after knocking Dangerously off the ring apron
7/27/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
8/1/92 – featured footage from Worldwide of Nikita Koloff attacking WCW US Champion Rick Rude backstage; included Rude confronting Bill Watts and telling him that he would pay his part of the $5,000 fine but that the problem was Koloff, not him, and he would take his frustrations out on Koloff:
Brian Pillman pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker at 3:35 with a dropkick off the middle turnbuckle
Tom Zenk & Brian Pillman defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater via disqualification when the Barbarian interfered
The Barbarian pinned Chad Bird with a boot to the face at 1:33
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Steve Williams (w/ WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Terry Gordy) pinned Jimmy Garvin at 7:41 with the Oklahoma Stampede; the ring announcer almost named Williams the victor 20-seconds earlier after he thought the match had ended
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Mike Thor & Danny Deese at 2:03 when Scott pinned Thor with the Frankensteiner; after the bout, the Steiners brawled in the ring with WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Williams & Gordy, who watched the match from ringside, until referees swarmed the ringside area
Van Hammer pinned John Peterson at 2:27 with the slingshot suplex
WCW World Champion Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) pinned Jim Nash at 2:07 with a splash
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Ricky Steamboat via reverse decision at around 18:08; Steamboat originally won the match and title but referee Nick Patrick awarded the title to Austin after realizing Steamboat scored the win after knocking Austin out with a foreign object, which was thrown in the ring by Dangerously
7/27/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
8/8/92 – featured opening footage from the Ron Simmons vs. WCW World Champion Big Van Vader match taped 8/2/92 in Baltimore, followed by the announcement by Jim Ross & Bill Watts that Simmons was the new champion and Jake Roberts appeared in Baltimore as well; Ross provided sole commentary for the show; included Ross & Watts discussing the WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Nikita Koloff match in Baltimore, followed by footage detailing Sting leaving the broadcast area to help Koloff against Rude and Cactus Jack; moments later, Roberts came in through the crowd, attacked Sting with a steel chair, and twice dropped him with a DDT onto a steel chair before dropping his cross necklace ontop of Sting; Roberts then went for his snake bag but Simmons, Barry Windham, Van Hammer, Rick & Scott Steiner then slid in the ring to protect Sting; featured an in-ring segment from Baltimore in which Watts announced that the names of seven top contenders would be put in a bag and one would be drawn at random to fill Sting’s spot against WCW World Champion Big Van Vader later in the show; moments later, Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, Van Hammer, Ron Simmons, Cactus Jack, Dan Spivey, and the Barbarian then came out; before a name could be drawn, Rude, alongside Madusa, interrupted and argued that his name should be added as well since he was the default top contender; Watts agreed and allowed Rude to add his name; Gary Michael Cappetta then drew Simmons’ name from the bag held by Grizzly Smith; Watts then told Simmons he would give him some time to get ready for the match, with Simmons saying he was already ready and wanted the match immediately; highlights of the Simmons vs. Vader match then aired as well as the post-match celebration and Simmons being congratulated by Dusty Rhodes; included Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with Simmons regarding his title win and defending the belt against Vader; featured an ad for the Starrcade Sweepstakes in which the winner would win tickets to the show; included Jesse Venturay conducting an interview with Roberts regarding his arrival to WCW, during which Roberts mentioned his father and spat over what he taught him, not noting that his father is Grizzly Smith, and said he would make Sting’s life a living hell; featured Ross conducting an interview with Paul E. Dangerously, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy in which Dangerously said he formed a partnership with Williams & Gordy to rid WCW of the Steiners and that Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton would get the job done by the time Williams & Gordy returned from their upcoming tour of Japan; included a promo by Vader & Harley Race regarding the loss to Simmons, with Vader saying he’s not making excuses and would get the WCW World Title belt; featured closing footage recapping Simmons’ title win:
Dustin Rhodes pinned Mark Cantabury at 2:54 with the bulldog; during the bout, Greg Valentine & Dick Slater cut an insert promo on Rhodes & Barry Windham; it was announced during the contest that Sting would not be in Chicago or Chattanooga, TN in the coming days due to the injury he sustained in Baltimore at the hands of Jake Roberts
Dan Spivey defeated Randy Stallings via submission with a dragon sleeper at 2:01; during the bout, Spivey cut an insert promo in which he said he wanted the WCW World Title from Ron Simmons
The Junkyard Dog & Big Cat defeated Chris Sullivan & James Motes at 2:08 when Cat pinned Motes with an elbow drop; during the match, it was announced the Nikita Koloff vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude match taped 8/2/92 in Baltimore would be shown in its entirety
Van Hammer pinned Tracy Smothers with the slingshot suplex at 6:24
Greg Valentine & Dick Slater defeated Ian Weston & the Itallian Stallion at 8:17 when Weston submitted to Valentine’s figure-4; during the bout, Valentine & Slater cut an insert promo on Slater’s match with Dustin Rhodes the following night on The Main Event; it was also announced Jake Roberts would be in Chicago later in the night and Chattanooga, TN the following night and that Clash of the Champions 20 would celebrate 20 years of wrestling on TBS and Gordon Solie would be part of the broadcast
The Barbarian pinned Tommy Angel with a boot to the face at 3:21
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Larry Zbyzsko & Brian Pillman via referee’s decision at around the 21-minute mark as Zbyzsko was caught in an armbar by Eaton after Eaton his a kneedrop onto Zbyzsko’s already injured arm; the off-the-top rule was waived for the match, allowing the wrestlers to come off the top without it resulting in a disqualification; the match ended during the commercial break; when the show returned, Zbyzsko was being attended to by medics in the ring before the finish was shown
8/10/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
8/15/92 – featured the announcement of each match scheduled for the Clash of the Champions:
Dustin Rhodes pinned Joe Cazana at 3:47 with the bulldog; during the bout, Greg Valentine & Dick Slater cut an insert promo on facing Rhodes & Barry Windham
Johnny B. Badd vs. Mike Thor
Big Josh vs. Bobby Eaton
Vinnie Vegas & Diamond Dallas Page vs. Chad Byrd & the Italian Stallion
Jake Roberts vs. Randy Stallings
Brian Pillman pinned Tracy Smothers with a crucifix at 11:24
Dick Slater vs. Tom Zenk
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker at 2:02 with the powerslam; Teddy Long did guest commentary for the bout; after the match, Jim Ross interviewed Simmons
Big Van Vader vs. Rex Cooper & Danny Dees (handicap match)
8/10/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
8/22/92 – 60-minute episode; featured opening footage of the Nikita Koloff vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude match taped 8/16/92 at the Omni; included Jim Ross on commentary, with Michael Hayes joining him for the opening bout; featured Ross conducting an interview with Cactus Jack regarding his upcoming match at the Clash of the Champions against WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, during which Cactus said he might be facing Big Van Vader should Vader beat Simmons before Sept. 2; included footage of Rude beating Koloff at the Omni after Madusa, dressed as a security guard, kicked the challenger in the head; featured Ross conducting an interview with Simmons regarding his title win and facing Cactus at the Clash:
Ricky Steamboat pinned Scotty Flamingo at 7:50 with a half nelson following a crossbody from the middle turnbuckle; Michael Hayes did guest commentary for the match; Steamboat came into the match with his ribs heavily taped but Flamingo tore the tape off late in the contest; during the bout, it was announced Sting would face Dick Slater the following night on The Main Event
Jake Roberts pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell with the DDT at 3:03; Cactus Jack provided guest commentary for the match; after the contest, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Roberts regaring his feud with Sting and the eight man elimination match upcoming at the Clash of the Champions, during which Roberts said he would leave Sting alone if Sting would just quit; during the interview, the crowd chanted “We want Sting”
Greg Valentine & Dick Slater defeated TC Carter & Chris Sullivan at 3:42 when Carter submitted to Valentine’s figure-4; during the bout, Jim Ross’s mother and daughters were shown in the crowd
Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) pinned the Italian Stallion with a splash from the middle turnbuckle at 1:37
Sting defeated Mark Cantabury at 2:26 via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock after hitting the Stinger Splash; following the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Sting regarding the challenge of Jake Roberts
8/24/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
8/29/92 – 60-minute episode; featured Jim Ross on commentary; included Ross conducting an interview with Bill Watts regarding the VIPs on hand for the Clash of the Champions to celebrate 20 years of wrestling on TBS; Watts then announced that Jake Roberts has been fined $25,000 and Cactus Jack had been fined $5,000 as a result of their actions on Aug. 2 in Baltimore against Sting; Watts and Ross then discussed the off-the-top rule would be voted on during the WCW Hotline as part of the Clash and Watts would take the fans’ input into consideration when determining whether or not to do away with the rule; featured a pre-taped segment in which Cactus Jack, instead of the previously scheduled Tony Schiavone, conducted a sit-down interview with Jake Roberts in which Roberts discussed why he attacked Sting in Baltimore, possibly facing WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, attacking Dustin Rhodes recently at the Omni, and saying he may need to test Big Van Vader as well; included footage of Roberts, with Paul Ellering, beating Terry Ellis as part of World Championship Wrestling on 1/21/84; featured Ross conducting an interview with WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Paul E. Dangerously regarding Austin’s No DQ title defense against Ricky Steamboat as part of the Clash, with Dangerously suspended in a cage above the ring for the duration of the bout; during the segment, Dangerously dropped to his knees and begged Austin not to let Watts do that to him; Austin responded by telling Steamboat that he and Dangerously had a game plan and he would keep the title; included Ross conducting an interview with WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brad Armstrong in which he discussed his knee injury and his plans to still defend the title against Brian Pillman at the Clash; moments later, Pillman interrupted and said there was no doubt that Armstrong would be ready for the match before then shaking Armstrong’s hand; featured a segment hyping all the Clash matches for Wednesday no longer had Dangerously listed as being in a cage for the Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton vs. Dick Slater & Greg Valentine match; included Ross conducting an interview with Teddy Long regarding the Clash, hosting the Power Hour, and an upcoming charity project that he was working with alongside Johnny B. Badd and Missy Hyatt:
Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Pat Rose & Rick Thames; following the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Sting & Koloff regarding the upcoming 8-man elimination match at the Clash of the Champions and facing Dick Slater & Greg Valentine the next night on The Main Event
The Barbarian pinned Jimmy Garvin with a boot to the face at 1:53; Bill Watts joined Jim Ross on commentary for the match
Ricky Steamboat pinned Tom Zenk with a fisherman suplex at 2:28; Paul E. Dangerously provided guest commentary for the bout alongside Jim Ross; Bill Watts’ son Erik Watts was shown in the crowd during the match; after the contest, the two shook hands
Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) pinned Scott Allen with the powerbomb at 2:01 after twice hitting a splash from the middle turnbuckle; during the bout, it was announced Rick & Scott Steiner would face Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton the following week to determine the #1 contenders to the WCW/NWA Tag Team Titles
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Chris Sullivan with the Rude Awakening at the 38-second mark; prior to the bout, WCW World Champion Ron Simmons joined Jim Ross to discuss his upcoming title defense at the Clash of the Champions against Cactus Jack; moments later, Rude, alongside Madusa, came out and said Simmons’ title reign would be short-lived because the contract had already been signed for the two to meet in the ring; Simmons joined Ross on commentary for the bout
8/24/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
9/5/92 – featured opening footage of Ricky Steamboat beating WCW TV Champion Steve Austin to win the title at the Clash of the Champions; included footage from the Clash of the Champions in which Cactus Jack introduced Butch Reed as the Barbarian’s new tag team partner, with the two then beating Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes; featured footage from the Clash of Bill Watts stripping Brad Armstrong of the WCW Light Heavyweight Title, with Brian Pillman then calling Armstrong scum and slapping him across the face; included footage from the 8-man tag team elimination match from the Clash:
Johnny B. Badd, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, & Tom Zenk defeated Scotty Flamingo, Greg Valentine, & Dick Slater at 5:55 when Zenk pinned Flamingo with a roll up after Badd hit Flamingo with a left hand punch; Teddy Long provided guest commentary for the bout
The Barbarian pinned Kip Abee with a boot to the face at 1:23
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) defeated Rick & Scott Steiner at 19:50 when Anderson pinned Rick after Eaton hit the Alabama Jam – which was illegal since he came off the top – behind the referee’s back as Scott threw Anderson off the top; stipulations stated the winners would be deemed the #1 contenders to the WCW Tag Team Titles; prior to the bout, it was announced Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham would face Cactus Jack & the Barbarian the following night on The Main Event; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Anderson, Eaton, & Hayes about their upcoming challenge of WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy and Hayes’ history with Gordy
9/8/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
9/12/92 – featured opening footage of Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton beating Rick & Scott Steiner the previous week; included Jim Ross on commentary; included Ross speaking with Teddy Long about a fundraiser Long was taking part in the following Saturday; featured Ross conducting an interview with the Steiners regarding Anderson & Eaton and having to go through them to get another show at WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy; during the interview, Rick misspoke and said they were going after the US tag team titles; included Ross speaking with Bill Watts regarding the ratings of the Clash, the upcoming tournament for the vacant WCW Light Heavyweight Title, and the off the top rule; Watts said more details in the tournament would be released in two weeks and that the off the top rule would be rescinded for the tournament and would only be rescinded for the light heavyweight division; featured an on screen graphic advertising Brad Armstrong & Missy Hyatt appearing at the Celebrity Allstar Game to Benefit Atlanta’s Homeless, which would take place the following Saturday at Georgia Tech’s Chandler Stadium; included Ross conducting an interview with WCW US Champion Rick Rude, wearing a suit, regarding the loss to Masahiro Chono in the finals of the NWA World Title tournament, during which Rude blamed Japanese referee Hatori; Ross & Rude then reviewed footage from the match; it was then noted that Rude’s match with Kensuke Sasaki during the tournament would air the following night during The Main Event and a clip of the match then aired; Rude then said he was going to lobby for a rematch with Chono that would give Chono less advantages than he had in Japan; featured the Halloween Havoc “Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal” vignette; included Ross conducting an interview with Scotty Flamingo regarding his participation in the upcoming WCW Light Heavyweight Title tournament and losing to Brad Armstrong earlier in the show; featured Ross conducting an interview with Dustin Rhodes in which he said he and Barry Windham had their sights set on the WCW/NWA Tag Team Titles and he had his own eyes on Rude’s US Title; during the interview, Erik Watts was shown sitting in the crowd, with Rhodes then inviting him down to join them and discussing how he and Windham have been working with Watts to get him ready for the ring; included Ross conducting an interview with Simmons regarding his being on the cover of the WCW Magazine and facing challengers like Rude, Cactus, and Big Van Vader:
Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Chris Sullivan with the Stun Gun at the 59-second mark; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Austin & Dangerously regarding Ricky Steamboat winning the WCW TV Title from Austin during the Clash of the Champions, during which Dangerously said Steamboat was the greatest wrestler ever on TBS next only to Austin
Brad Armstrong pinned Scotty Flamingo with the side Russian legsweep at 3:26; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Brian Pillman slapping Armstrong at the Clash; after the match, Armstrong grabbed the mic and cut a promo on Pillman and told Pillman to come out and explain the situation face-to-face but Pillman didn’t show
Shane Douglas pinned the Super Invader with the belly to belly suplex at 2:38; during the bout, it was noted the first Halloween Havoc control center would air the following week; after the match, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Douglas regarding his return and the upset win (Douglas’ return after more than a 2-year absence)
The Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) pinned Ricky Nelson with a boot to the face at 1:22; prior to the bout, Ross conducted an interview with Cactus alongside the Barbarian, in which Jack challenged WCW World Champion Ron Simmons to either face the Barbarian or Butch Reed at Halloween Havoc; during the match, it was noted Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes would face Cactus & Barbarian the following night on The Main Event; Cactus joined Ross on commentary for the match
Brian Pillman pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 3:38 with a kick to the head as Bagwell was sliding back into the ring; Scotty Flamingo joined Ross on commentary for the match; after the bout, Brad Armstrong confronted Pillman in the ring and said the two could get over it if Pillman could shake his hand; Pillman then slapped Armstrong twice, with Armstrong attacking Pillman and Flamingo attacking Armstrong; moments later, Bagwell made the save and helped Armstrong clear the ring
WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Vinnie Vegas with a roll up at 3:29 after avoiding Snake Eyes and shoving the challenger into the corner
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) defeated Kevin Neal & Robert Wallace at 1:23 when Anderson forced a submission with an armbar; Hayes joined Ross on commentary for the bout; after the contest, Ross conducted an interview with Hayes, Anderson & Eaton, with Rick & Scott Steiner then interrupting and the Steiners challenging Anderson & Eaton to a match; the Steiners then ran in the ring and fended off the opposition as the broadcast ended
9/8/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
9/19/92 – 1-hour episode; featured an opening announcement by Jim Ross that Scotty Flamingo had been fined $2,000 for leaving the broadcast booth the previous week and getting involved in the ring; included a promo by Jake Roberts regarding his facing Sting at Halloween Havoc, during which Roberts said Sting would get the chance to choose his own form of execution with Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal; featured Ross conducting an interview with Magnum TA regarding the return of Shane Douglas and Douglas using Magnum’s belly to belly suplex as his finisher; included the first Halloween Havoc Control Center in which it was announced WCW World Champion Ron Simmons would face the Barbarian and NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono would face WCW US Champion Rick Rude; featured Ross conducting an interview with Cactus Jack & the Barbarian regarding the Barbarian challenging Simmons at Havoc, with Cactus saying Butch Reed was their ace in the hole; Cactus then noted Rude was also chasing Simmons and Rude always relied on Cactus to help him against the likes of Sting and Ricky Steamboat but Cactus was done doing favors for him; included Ross conducting an interview with Teddy Long, regarding the Power Hour, and WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat, regarding the challenge of Steve Austin:
The Barbarian pinned Rob Bassen with a boot to the face at 1:41; Cactus Jack joined Jim Ross on commentary for the match
Shane Douglas pinned Joe Cazana with the belly to belly suplex at 2:47; Magnum TA joined Ross on commentary for the contest; during the bout, it was announced Bruno Sammartino would be part of Halloween Havoc; after the match, Ross & Magnum conducted an interview with Douglas regarding his return to WCW and using the belly to belly suplex
Van Hammer pinned Diamond Dallas Page with an Oklahoma side roll at 4:23 after avoiding an elbow drop
Rick & Scott Steiner fought Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) to a time-limit draw at 17:57; prior to the bout, it was announced Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, & Nikita Koloff would face Jake Roberts, Cactus Jack, & the Barbarian the following night on The Main Event; it was also announced Bruno Sammartino would be part of the following week’s WCW Saturday Night and Rhodes would face Roberts during the show; the Steiners cleared the ring of Anderson & Eaton just as the time limit expired
9/21/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
9/26/92 – Bruno Sammartino co-hosted the show alongside Jim Ross; featured pre-taped comments from Bill Watts in which he said a tournament to determine the new WCW Light Heavyweight Champion would be held sometime after the first of the year and the off-the-top rule was no longer in effect, but if a wrestler came off the top with a kneedrop to the head or neck area – that would be an automatic disqualification; included footage from a Halloween Havoc cable system commercial taping in which WCW World Champion Ron Simmons interrupted the Barbarian & Cactus Jack, with several referees and officials stepping in-between; featured the announcement Rick & Scott Steiner would face WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy at Halloween Havoc; included a video package on Kensuke Sasaki to promote Sasaki’s upcoming debut in WCW; featured Jim Ross conducting an interview with Jake Roberts about his Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match against Sting at Halloween Havoc and hinted he would be the Barbarian’s partner against Simmons & Windham later in the show; included a pre-taped backstage segment in which Tony Schiavone interviewed Bruno Sammartino in which Sammartino said “some other league” took pro wrestling in a direction he didn’t like but he was happy with the direction WCW has taken its product and gave his thoughts on the matches signed for Halloween Havoc, which he would co-host; featured a look at Van Hammer’s music video; included Ross conducting an interview with WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy about their title defense the following week in which the champions said they didn’t care who their opponents would be but they wanted some younger opponents – like Marcus Bagwell, Erik Watts, and Dustin Rhodes – because they beat everyone else:
Jake Roberts pinned Dustin Rhodes at 14:18 with a kick to the back and the DDT after Rhodes throught he had won the match with the bulldog but Roberts’ foot was on the ropes during the cover
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Chris Sullivan & Larry Santo at 2:45 when Williams pinned Sullivan with the Oklahoma Stampede; during the bout it was announced Williams & Gordy would defend the titles the following week but their opponents had not yet been named
Shane Douglas pinned John Peterson at 2:22 with the belly to belly suplex
Brad Armstrong pinned Bobby Eaton at 8:46 with the side Russian legsweep after avoiding the Alabama Jam; Brian Pillman did guest commentary for the bout alongside Jim Ross
Nikita Koloff pinned Vinnie Vegas at 3:01 with the Russian Sickle
Van Hammer pinned Kenny McDonald at 1:42 with the slingshot suplex
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Barry Windham defeated Jake Roberts (sub. for Butch Reed) & the Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) via disqualification at around the 14-minute mark when Cactus interfered and attacked Simmons after the Barbarian kicked Simmons in the face; during the bout it was announced The Main Event would be preempted the following night because of Atlanta Braves baseball; after the match, the Barbarian hit a diving headbutt on Simmons before Dustin Rhodes and Van Hammer made the save for Simmons & Windham
9/21/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
10/3/92 – featured Arn Anderson on commentary alongside Jim Ross; included Ross conducting an interview with Bruno Sammartino regarding his being part of Halloween Havoc; featured a Halloween Havoc Control Center in which it was announced WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat would face an opponent to be named the following week and that the new WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham would defend against Rick & Scott Steiner; the segment aired before Rhodes & Windham won the titles later in the broadcast; included an extended look at the previous week’s match pitting WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Barry Windham against Jake Roberts & the Barbarian; featured the announcement that Shane Douglas would face Greg Valentine and Sting & Simmons would face the Super Invader & Butch Reed the following night on The Main Event; included Tony Schiavone conducting a sit-down interview with Douglas in which Douglas said Magnum TA was like a second father to him; during the segment, footage was shown of Douglas pinning Valentine for the match that would not air until the following day; Douglas then said no man can kick out of his belly to belly suplex and his goal was to be WCW World Champion; featured Ross conducting an interview with Roberts regarding his upcoming match with Sting at Havoc; included a vignette showing Cactus Jack training the Barbarian in preparation for Havoc, during which Barbarian was shown pulling a pickup truck with Cactus sitting inside:
Brian Pillman pinned Brad Armstrong at 11:25 with a kick to the midsection and roll up after avoiding a crossbody off the top
Shane Douglas & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas at 6:34 when Douglas pinned Page with the belly to belly suplex as Vegas and Bagwell fought on the floor
Van Hammer pinned Mike Freeman with the slingshot suplex at 1:18
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Kenny Kendal with the powerslam at 1:20; after the match, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Simmons regarding the attack he sustained the previous week from the Barbarian, defending against the likes of Big Van Vader and WCW US Champion Rick Rude, and facing the Barbarian at Halloween Havoc
The Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) pinned Rick Bravo with the boot to the face at 1:38; Jake Roberts joined Ross on commentary for the bout and discussed the contract signing with Sting for Halloween Havoc the following week
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy to win the titles at 29:46 when Windham pinned Gordy after Rhodes, the illegal man, hit the bulldog on Gordy as the referee tried to send Williams out of the ring; prior to the match, it was announced WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat would defend the title on the following week’s show; after the contest, WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, Van Hammer, Erik Watts, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, and Shane Douglas came out to celebrate with Rhodes & Windham at ringside; following the commercial break, Ross conducted an interview with the new champions, during which Windham was shown carrying all the belts and said he knew he could win the match if he could only hit the superplex; a replay of the finish then aired to close the broadcast
10/5/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
10/10/92 – the show was joined 15 minutes in progress; in a portion of the show that didn’t air due to the interruption, it was announced there would be two referees for the WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono match at Halloween Havoc; the Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal wheel was set up beside the entrance stage for the show; featured comments from Bill Watts about the upcoming Sting vs. Jake Roberts lights out match, explaining the history of the lights out match dating back to the days of Eddie Graham promoting in Florida and starting the concept; Watts then said he would have Sting and Roberts sign a waiver absolving WCW of any liability; included Jim Ross and Watts overseeing the contract signing between Sting and Roberts for their match at Havoc; featured footage of Cactus Jack training the Barbarian in anticipation of facing WCW World Champion Ron Simmons at Halloween Havoc, during which the Barbarian fought off four enhancement workers – among them Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker and the future Ice Train; included footage of how Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham won the WCW/NWA Tag Team Titles the previous week from Steve Williams & Terry Gordy, followed by Steve Austin & Brian Pillman challenging them the following day on The Main Event and the Rhodes accepting; featured a Halloween Havoc Control Center in which it was announced Rhodes & Windham would defend against Williams & Gordy and that the remainder of the card would be released the following week; included Ross conducting an interview with Austin & Pillman regarding their non-title match against Rhodes & Windham later in the show; featured a segment of Up Close in which Tony Schiavone conducted a sit-down interview with Erik Watts about what pressure he feels being Bill Watts’ son, recently making his WCW TV debut, the recent friction between Rhodes & Windham, and life on the road; included Cactus conducting an interview with Roberts, in possession of a snake, regarding his upcoming match with Sting and the various possible stipulation matches they would compete in at Havoc including Spinner’s Choice; during the segment, Roberts implied Sting would see the snake if the wheel landed on spinner’s choice; featured Ross conducting an interview with Cactus in which Cactus said he wanted to thank Rude for facing Simmons between now and Havoc, making sure Simmons doesn’t walk into the pay-per-view at 100%, but if Rude was to take the title from Simmons then he becomes the target of Cactus and Barbarian:
Sting defeated an unknown via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock; the match was not shown due to the preemption of the program
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated Dave Diamond & Pez Whatley when Diamond submitted to Anderson’s armbar; the match was joined in progress
Shane Douglas & Robbie Walker defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Pat Rose at 4:38 when Douglas pinned Rose with the belly to belly suplex after Walker knocked Parker to the floor; during the bout, it was announced Douglas would face Greg Valentine the following night on The Main Event (Walker’s debut)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Paul Lee with the fisherman suplex at 2:50; prior to the bout, it was announced Bagwell would face Diamond Dallas Page the following night on The Main Event
Tom Zenk pinned Scotty Flamingo with the missile dropkick at 11:07
Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas defeated Gary Jackson & Joey Maggs when Page pinned Jackson with a legdrop at 5:56 after a powerbomb from Vegas; during the bout, it was announced the following week’s show would feature Shane Douglas vs. Brian Pillman, WCW US Champion Rick Rude would be in action, Jim Ross would speak with WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham, and Tony Schiavone would have an Up Close interview with Paul E. Dangerously; after the match, Ross conducted an interview with Page & Vegas regarding Page’s match the next night on The Main Event against Marcus Alexander Bagwell, during which Page said he should be Rookie of the Year and not Bagwell
The Barbarian & Tony Atlas defeated Jeff Daniels & TA McCoy at 2:59 when Atlas scored the submission with the full nelson; during the match, it was announced WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham had yet to arrive to the arena; Cactus Jack provided guest commentary for the match
Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong (sub. for WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham) & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes via disqualification at 11:28 when Windham slid in the ring and began fighting both Austin & Pillman; moments earlier, Windham came ringside, pulled Rhodes off the apron, and argued with him as to why he was teaming with Armstrong; the argument led to both men slapping each other
10/5/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
10/17/92 – the Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal wheel was set up beside the entrance stage for the show; featured a vignette of Erik Watts, focusing on his college football career and his WCW in-ring debut; included Jim Ross recapping footage from the previous week’s dispute between WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes, with Ross then conducting an interview with the champions in which they said they weren’t having problems but Steve Williams & Terry Gordy would have problems in their match at Halloween Havoc; featured the announcement Ricky Steamboat would face Brian Pillman and Tom Zenk, Johnny Gunn, & Shane Douglas would face Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, & Michael Hayes at Halloween Havoc; included Ross conducting an interview with WCW World Champion Ron Simmons regarding his upcoming match with the Barbarian at Havoc; featured a vignette of Cactus Jack training the Barbarian in preparation for Simmons, during which Cactus used a sledgehammer to break cinder blocks on Barbarian’s back, broke a 2×4 over his back, and then had the Barbarian destroy a pumpkin with his boot to the face finisher; included an Up Close segment in which Tony Schiavone interviewed Paul E. Dangerously about his absence, during which Dangerously said he was still in control of the Dangerous Alliance and he believed Rude could beat Koloff and Chono in the same night; Dangerously then went off on a rant on Madusa, saying she thinks she’s the reason for Rude’s success; Schiavone then said Rude wanted to meet with Dangerously, with Dangerously then lashing out at Schiavone about why he was asking about Rude and not Steve Austin, Arn Anderson, or Bobby Eaton; featured footage from Worldwide of Austin & Brian Pillman challenging Scott Steiner to find a partner to face them, and of Steiner attacking Bagwell during the match before walking off; included footage from Worldwide of Jesse Ventura trying to interview Scott about the match but Scott instead talking about his match the next week with WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat, followed by footage of Steiner beating Steamboat for the title:
Shane Douglas defeated Brian Pillman via disqualification at 13:21 when Pillman threw Douglas shoulder-first into the ringpost on the floor; after the bout, Pillman continued to assault Douglas on the floor until referees and officials came out to break it up; moments later, Pillman broke away and rushed at Douglas but Douglas dropped him with the belly to belly suplex on the floor; following the commercial break, Pillman was helped backstage
Tom Zenk & Robbie Walker defeated Jim Bryant & Fred Avery at 6:03 when Walker pinned Bryant with an Oklahoma side roll
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Tommy Angel with the Rude Awakening at 3:33; after the match, Bill Watts confronted Rude and asked him whether Paul E. Dangerously was his manager; after Rude said he and Dangerously were associates, Watts mentioned Dangerously made an open contract for Rude to defend his US title at Halloween Havoc; Watts then said Rude would defend against Nikita Koloff in a No DQ match with Madusa barred from ringside and that he wouldn’t get his NWA World Title shot if he didn’t defend the US belt
Tony Atlas (w/ Cactus Jack) defeated Larry Santo via submission with the full nelson at 2:57
Erik Watts pinned Mike Thor with an Oklahoma side roll; WCW World Champion Ron Simmons provided guest commentary for the match
Vinnie Vegas (w/ Diamond Dallas Page) pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 4:34 with a shoulderblock after Bagwell knocked Page off the apron; prior to the bout, Ross conducted an interview with Page and Vegas about Page’s match with Bagwell the previous week on The Main Event and facing Bagwell the next night on The Main Event with an extended 15-minute time-limit
WCW TV Champion Scott Steiner fought Steve Austin to a time-limit draw; the program went off the air at the 8:45 mark as the match was still in progress (Steiner’s last appearance for more than 3 years)
10/19/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
10/24/92:
Ricky Steamboat & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes vs. Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
The Barbarian vs. Mike McReynolds
Van Hammer vs. JD Wolf
Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce vs. Joey Maggs & Jeff Daniels
The Masked Intruder vs. Erik Watts
Johnny Gunn vs. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Eddie Desmond
Shane Douglas pinned Steve Austin at 16:34 with a back suplex into a bridge, moments after fighting off an interfering Brian Pillman; after the contest, Douglas fought off Pillman
10/19/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
10/31/92 – featured Jim Ross & Teddy Long conducting an interview with Johnny B. Badd regarding his public relations work and coming back to the ring Nov. 1; moments later, Scotty Flamingo interrupted and said he was prettier than Badd; included comments from Bill Watts in which he thanked the Variety Club charity for letting WCW be part of their event the night before Halloween Havoc and the fans for ordering the pay-per-view; Watts then addressed Sting and Jake Roberts and said he was banning Roberts’ snakes after the events of Halloween Havoc; featured Ross, beside the King of Cable trophey, introducing a video package hyping the King of Cable tournament which would begin the following week where the winner would win the trophey and have a display at the CNN Center for tour groups; the brackets announced saw Sting vs. Brian Pillman, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Jake Roberts vs. WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes, and Big Van Vader vs. Tony Atlas, followed by promos from Sting, Rude, Windham, Roberts – with a bandage on his face after Havoc, and Vader; included a vignette of Erik Watts in which he spoke about leadership, competition, intimidation, and his pro wrestling career; featured a recap at the announcement Rude would have to defend the US title against Nikita Koloff at Halloween Havoc, Madusa confronting Dangerously the previous week, Watts’ announcement regarding Vader subbing for Rude at Havoc, Vader beating Koloff, and Madusa and Dangerously getting into a fight later in the night; included footage from the previous week of Robbie Walker interrupting Cactus Jack & Tony Atlas to speak up for WCW World Champion Ron Simmons who was already in Philadelphia; featured an Up Close segment in which Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes, during which Rhodes said the media has blown the tension out of porportion with he and WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham, targetted Rude and the US title, and spoke about the impact his father Dusty Rhodes had on the industry; included a promo from Roberts about Watts’ ruling barring snakes, with Roberts saying he was always the real snake and had more in store for Sting; featured Ross conducting an interview with Michael Hayes, alongside Bobby Eaton, regarding the match later in the show against Erik Watts; moments later, Dangerously came out, insulted Madusa, praised Hayes, and cut a promo on Erik:
Vinnie Vegas pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 8:53 after catching Bagwell coming off the top and hitting Snake Eyes; Bagwell’s nose was taped for the match due to Vegas having broken it two weeks earlier; during the match, Jim Ross noted Halloween Havoc 92 was the most watched WCW pay-per-view since Halloween Havoc 90
Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Rex Cooper & David Lynch at 4:52 when Slazenger pinned Lynch following the reverse DDT; during the bout, Jim Ross misspoke and said WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Steve Williams & Steve Austin at Halloween Havoc
Brian Pillman pinned James Clontz with a clip to the leg at 1:40; after the bout, Shane Douglas came out, grabbed the mic, and challenged Pillman to an immediate fight; moments later, Pillman jumped Douglas from behind on the floor with the two then brawling around ringside
Johnny Gunn pinned Fred Avery with the Thesz Press at 4:12; during the bout, the crowd chanted “Lose some weight” at Avery
Cactus Jack (w/ Tony Atlas) pinned Robbie Walker with the double arm DDT at 7:14; during the bout, it was announced Cactus, Atlas, & the Barbarian would face Ricky Steamboat, Van Hammer, & Nikita Koloff the following night on The Main Event
Nikita Koloff pinned JR King with the Russian Sickle at 1:34; during the bout, it was announced Sting and Jake Roberts would be part of the 8-man Thanksgiving night Thundercage match at the Omni
Erik Watts defeated Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously & Michael Hayes) at 14:45 by pinning an interfering Hayes with a firemans carry into a slam
Shane Douglas fought Brian Pillman to a no contest in an impromptu match; only 90 seconds of the bout aired before the program ended; the match came about when Pillman interrupted Ross conducting an interview with Bill Watts and Douglas, during which Watts commented on Erik Watts’ win earlier in the show and said he would try to get Douglas a match with Pillman for the next week; Pillman then appeared and said it was a shame they couldn’t wrestle during this program, with Watts then saying they could and making the match official
11/2/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
11/7/92 – 2 and a half hour episode; featured Jim Ross & Jake Roberts on commentary; included Teddy Long conducting a backstage interview with Sting regarding his King of Cable quarter-final match against Brian Pillman later in the show; featured the announcement WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham would face Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas at the Clash of the Champions, a semi-final match in the King of Cable tournament would take place, and the first two teams would be chosen for Starrcade 92’s Lethal Lottery; included Ross speaking with Roberts regarding the upcoming 8-man Thundercage match Thanksgiving night at the Omni; featured Tony Schiavone conducting a sit-down interview with Erik Watts regarding his training with Mike Graham, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham, Hiro Matsuda, Kensuke Sasaki, and NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono; footage was then shown of Watts training with Chono, Sasaki, and Matsuda and learning the STF from Chono; included Ross conducting an interview with Michael Hayes regarding his upcoming match with Watts, during which Hayes said he won his first major title by beating Bill Watts; featured Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Flamingo regarding his attack on Badd earlier in the show; included Ross conducting an interview with WCW US Champion Rick Rude, with Madusa, regarding his King of Cable quarter-final match later in the show against Windham and Bill Watts trying to railroad the likes of himself and Hayes; featured Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Pillman regarding his upcoming match against Sting; moments later, Tom Zenk appeared with Pillman telling Zenk that his own attitude change has done wonders for his career; Paul E. Dangerously then appeared and asked Zenk whether he was interested in joining the Dangerous Alliance, with Zenk saying he had no respect for either Pillman or Zenk; included a video package recapping Starrcade 91’s Lethal Lottery, focusing on the Sting & Abdullah the Butcher vs. Bobby Eaton & Pillman match and Sting winning Battlebowl later that night; featured Long conducting a backstage interview with Erik regarding his upcoming match with Hayes, during which Erik said no Freebird ever whipped Bill Watts; included a video package hyping the Steamboat & Douglas vs. Rhodes & Windham match set for the Clash, which recapped Steamboat & Rhodes’ tag team title win in 1991, Rhodes & Windham’s title win in September, and Rhodes & Windham’s recent public arguments; featured Ross conducting an interview with Rhodes regarding the title defense at the Clash, with Steamboat & Douglas then coming out and Steamboat thanking Rhodes for the title shot; included Long conducting a backstage interview with Windham regarding his upcoming match with Rude; featured an Up Close segment in which Schiavone conducted a sit-down interview with Roberts regarding how other wrestlers have stopped using the DDT since he arrived, his feud with Sting, Watts’ ruling banning Roberts’ snakes, and facing Rhodes the following week:
Kensuke Sasaki pinned Chick Donovan at 4:01 with an arm drag (Sasaki’s Center Stage debut)
Johnny B. Badd pinned Bob Starr with a sunset flip off the top at 1:53; after the match, Starr attacked Badd from behind but Badd knocked him out with the left hand punch; following the commercial break, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Badd, during which Scotty Flamingo interrupted and said he was the prettiest man in WCW; moments later, Badd put one of his lip stickers on Flamingo’s face, with Flamingo punching him out with a roll of coins; Badd was then helped backstage by officials
Steve Austin pinned Ricki Nelson with the Stun Gun at 3:03
Bob Cook pinned Joey Maggs with a suplex after avoiding a monkey flip out of the corner; Ross provided commentary for the match alone; during the bout, he wished his mother a happy birthday; WCW official Gary Juster and recording artist Bob Mould were shown in the crowd during the match
Steve Williams pinned Owen Strong with the running powerslam at 2:03
Robbie Walker (w/ WCW World Champion Ron Simmons) pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker with an Oklahoma side roll at 3:59; Ross provided sole commentary for the match; after the bout, Ross conducted an interview with Simmons & Walker, with Simmons referencing Atlas recent comments towards him and then cutting a promo on Atlas, Cactus Jack, & the Barbarian; Simmons then said he was going to teach Walker everything he knows to give him the advantage the next time Cactus’ men team up on him
Erik Watts pinned Michael Hayes (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) at 4:23 with a fisherman suplex after blocking the DDT; following the commercial break, Ross conducted an interview with Dangerously in which Dangerously said Watts was probably the greatest athlete in the history of WCW and said Hayes was suffering from pneumonia and a fever; Ross then reviewed footage of Dangerously and Madusa getting in an argument at Halloween Havoc, with Dangerously then saying women were only put on this earth to satisfy men; Dangerously then asked for a little bit of TV time so he and Madusa could settle their differences; Bill Watts then came out, with Dangerously getting on his knees to beg for TV time against Madusa; Watts then agreed to have Dangerously face Madusa at the Clash of the Champions, with one hand tied behind Dangerously’s back; after Watts walked off, Dangerously questioned why Watts was giving him the match when he knows Watts hates him and then said it was because he was also a man and then said he would make Madusa pay at the Clash
Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce at 6:21 when Douglas pinned Slazenger with a crossbody after Steamboat tripped Pierce from the floor; Ross provided sole commentary for the match
King of Cable Quarter-Finals: WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham in a non-title match at 11:10 with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage
King of Cable Quarter-Finals: Sting pinned Brian Pillman (Sting: Into the Light)
11/11/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
11/14/92 – included an opening announcement by Bill Watts that Jake Roberts had left WCW and would be replaced in the King of Cable tournament by the Barbarian:
Van Hammer defeated Mustafa Saed
Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas at 7:02 when Steamboat pinned Vegas with the crossbody off the top after Vegas tripped backward as Douglas was bent down behind him
Erik Watts defeated Chris Sullivan via submission with the STF at 2:12
Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Keith Cole & John Barrett
Ian Weston defeated John Peterson
Brian Pillman fought the Freedom Fighter (Brad Armstrong) to a double count-out
Scotty Flamingo defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Kensuke Sasaki defeated Bobby Eaton via disqualification
King of Cable Quarter-Finals: Big Van Vader pinned Tony Atlas at 3:34 with a splash off the middle turnbuckle; both Harley Race and Cactus Jack were barred from ringside for the bout
King of Cable Quarter Finals: WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes pinned the Barbarian (sub. for Jake Roberts) at 7:47 with a roll up after the Barbarian missed a charge in the corner and hit the post shoulder-first
11/16/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
11/21/92 – featured Michael Hayes on commentary alongside Jim Ross:
Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Joe Cruz & John Peterson
The Barbarian defeated Larry Santo
Kensuke Sasaki defeated Bob Cook
Sting & Van Hammer defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) & Cactus Jack at 9:53 when the Barbarian and Tony Atlas attacked Sting as Sting had Cactus covered following a Stinger Splash; during the bout, it was announced WCW World Champion Ron Simmons had agreed to face Paul Orndorff the following week; after the bout, Simmons, in a suit, made the save but had his shirt torn; moments later, Big Van Vader, with Harley Race, came out and hit a splash off the middle turnbuckle onto Sting
King of Cable Semi-Finals: Big Van Vader pinned Dustin Rhodes at 10:44 with a splash off the middle turnbuckle; prior to the bout, Harley Race objected to the match taking place after Sting broke a 2×4 over Vader’s back but Bill Watts ordered that should have happened a lot earlier, the match was on, and Race would be barred from ringside; Ole Anderson, Larry Zbyzsko, and Hiro Matsuda served as judges for the match had it went the time-limit
11/16/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
11/28/92:
Scotty Flamingo defeated Chris Sullivan
Van Hammer defeated Cactus Jack
Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Ian Westin & Rex Cooper
Erik Watts & Kensuke Sasaki defeated Steve Austin & Arn Anderson (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) at 9:36 when Anderson submitted to Watts’ STF after missing a kneedrop off the top
Paul Orndorff (w/ Madusa) defeated WCW World Champion Ron Simmons via count-out in a non-title match at 9:56 after WCW US Champion Rick Rude, who appeared ringside late in the match after Simmons confronted Madusa on the floor, dropped Simmons with a piledriver outside the ring
11/30/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
12/5/92 – included Jim Ross & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; featured an opening announcement that Barry Windham had been fined $5,000 for his recent actions against a referee during The Main Event; included a highlight package on the Great Muta showing him against Sting, Ric Flair, and Lex Luger at Starrcade 89 and Masahiro Chono during the NWA World Title tournament to promote Muta’s NWA World Title match against Chono at Starrcade; featured a video package recapping the Jesse Ventura Invitational Strongest Arm Tournament, with WCW World Champion Ron Simmons beating Steve Austin, the Barbarian beating Arn Anderson, Van Hammer beating Vinnie Vegas, and Big Van Vader beating Nikita Koloff in the quarter-finals; included Teddy Long conducting a backstage interview with Hammer regarding the arm wrestling tournament and teaming with Danny Spivey to face Cactus Jack & Johnny B. Badd as part of Battlebowl at Starrcade; featured a Starrcade Control Center segment hosted by Ross; included Tony Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with WCW US Champion Rick Rude, alongside Madusa, and Vader, alongside Harley Race, regarding their match later in the show against Simmons & Sting and facing those men in singles matches at Starrcade; during the segment, Vader said Rude should give him a title shot should he beat Simmons because Vader helped him out at Halloween Havoc; featured a WCW Up Close segment hosted by Schiavone in which he spoke with Barry Windham in an empty arena about Windham’s former partnership with Dustin Rhodes, attacking WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas backstage at the Clash of the Champions, and attacking Rhodes the past week on The Main Event; during the segment, Windham said he was always Dusty Rhodes righthand man and he would see to it that he put Dustin Rhodes out of wrestling; included Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Austin regarding his upcoming match with Rhodes:
2 Cold Scorpio pinned Bob Cook with the 450 splash at 3:08; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Scorpio regarding his upcoming participation at Starrcade as part of Battlebowl
Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Mustafa Saied & Rex Cooper at 3:30 when Zenk pinned Cooper following an atomic drop from Gunn and missile dropkick from Zenk; during Zenk & Gunn’s entrance, a short clip of their music video aired; after the bout, Larry Zbyszko conducted an interview with Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce regarding Zenk & Gunn, during which they said they got Zenk & Gunn something special in their paper bag and would make them squeal
Cactus Jack defeated the Italian Stallion via count-out at 3:39 after knocking Stallion to the floor and hitting a somersault from the apron to the floor onto Stallion; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Johnny B. Badd regarding his feud with Scotty Flamingo; moments later, Cactus interrupted and told Badd not to get knocked out at Battlebowl and cost him a win; after Cactus left, Badd said he would win the Battlebowl ring
Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Brad Armstrong, & Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page, Vinnie Vegas, & Scotty Flamingo at 6:47 when Armstrong pinned Page with a reversal into the side Russian legsweep as Bagwell prevented Vegas from breaking the cover
Ricky Nelson pinned George South at 4:52 with a reversal and falling on top of South for the win
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Chick Donovan at around the 6:40 mark when Steamboat pinned Donovan with the crossbody off the top as Douglas had Parker in a sleeper; prior to the match, it was announced Steamboat & Douglas’s opponents for Starrcade would be announced the following week
Dustin Rhodes defeated Steve Austin via disqualification at 5:18 when, after Rhodes hit the bulldog, Barry Windham assaulted Rhodes; Rhodes’ left wrist was heavily taped for the match following the attack he sustained from Windham the previous week on The Main Event; after the contest, Austin held Rhodes while Windham assaulted Rhodes’ wrist with his own cowboy boot until referees pulled him away
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) & Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Sting at 13:05 when Rude pinned Simmons with the Rude Awakening after hitting a kneedrop off the top to Simmons’ head behind the referee’s back; following the commercial break, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Rude & Vader, alongside Madusa and Race, in which Rude said he would carry his win over to taking the title from Simmons at Starrcade; moments later, Barry Windham interrupted, congratulated Rude & Vader on their win, and challenged Dustin Rhodes to face him the following week (the debut of Simmons’ “Don’t Step to Ron” theme song)
11/30/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
12/12/92 – 90-minute episode; featured Jim Ross & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; included Ross conducting an interview with Sting regarding his upcoming King of Cable finals against Big Van Vader and being part of Battlebowl as part of Starrcade; featured Tony Schiavone showing footage from Barry Windham attacking Dustin Rhodes the previous week, with Schiavone then conducting a backstage interview with Windham regarding the attack and his match with Rhodes later in the night; included a Starrcade Control Center hosted by Ross in which it was announced Windham & Brian Pillman would challenge WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas; featured Teddy Long conducting a backstage interview with Big Van Vader & Harley Race regarding Vader’s upcoming match with Sting at Starrcade; moments later, Windham interrupted to say Rhodes wouldn’t make it to the show for their match; included a segment of WCW Up Close in which Tony Schiavone conducted a sit-down interview with WCW US Champion Rick Rude, alongside Madusa, in an empty arena regarding his pin over WCW World Champion Ron Simmons the previous week and challenging Simmons at Starrcade, during which Rude pulled out an X-ray documenting an injured shoulder Simmons had been trying to keep secret; Rude then said he would agree to give Vader a title shot, as Vader asked the previous week, and said it would be for the world title he would take from Simmons; featured footage from earlier in the week of Schiavone conducting an interview with Erik Watts regarding his match against Rude on the 12/5/92 Worldwide, with the two reviewing footage from the match and their fight after the bout was over; Watts then said he never gives up and would get Rude in the ring again:
Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce via disqualification at 6:31 when referee Nick Patrick called for the bell upon seeing Slazenger & Pierce’s bullrope in the ring, moments after they used it on Gunn behind the referee’s back; prior to the bout, Slazenger & Pierce came out with the paper bag they appeared with the previous week; after the bout, Slazenger & Pierce took a blue dress out of the bag and tried to put it on Zenk before Gunn made the save
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Tommy Angel with the fisherman suplex at 2:58
2 Cold Scorpio pinned Mike Thor at 2:25 with the 450 splash; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Scorpio regarding his upcoming participation in Battlebowl
Van Hammer pinned Chris Sullivan with the slingshot suplex at 2:19
Erik Watts defeated Fred Avery via submission with the STF at 2:30; after the bout, Larry Zbyszko conducted an interview with Watts regarding the upcoming Battlebowl; moments later, Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce interrupted and said they were after the bounty on Watts’ head
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Steve Austin (sub. for an injured Arn Anderson) & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) in a non-title match at 11:32 when Douglas pinned Eaton with the belly to belly suplex; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Anderson sustaining Erik Watts’ STF two weeks earlier to explain his injury
Dustin Rhodes fought Barry Windham to a no contest; following his entrance, Ross conducted an interview with Windham regarding Rhodes not having arrived to the arena; moments later, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat interrupted to say Windham was the reason Rhodes wasn’t there; Steamboat then attacked Windham and climbed in the ring, with Windham taking a steel chair and going after him; Steamboat eventually took his own chair, with the two men facing off on the floor until Rhodes appeared in street clothes and brawled with Windham in and out of the ring while Steamboat & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Shane Douglas looked on; Rhodes and Windham continued to fight their way backstage as referees tried to break them apart
12/7/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
12/19/92:
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Brian Pillman at 8:28 by reversing a figure-4 attempt into an inside cradle
2 Cold Scoprio vs. Danny Deese
Johnny B. Badd & Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Mike Thor & Chris Sullivan
Cactus Jack vs. Scott Allen
Barry Windham pinned WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Shane Douglas with an elbow drop at 6:45 after throwing him over the top to the concrete, as referee Nick Patrick was distracted by Ricky Steamboat brawling with Brian Pillman at ringside, and then hitting a kick to the back of Douglas’ neck while outside; Pillman came out to be in Windham’s corner within the opening moments of the match, prompting Steamboat to do the same for Douglas
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) & Paul Orndorff via disqualification when Rude threw Simmons over the top rope; after the bout, Simmons & Rhodes cleared the ring of their opponents; only 7:21 of the match was shown before the show ended; the finish was shown the following night on The Main Event
12/7/92; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
12/26/92 – featured Jim Ross conducting an interview with Barry Windham & Brian Pillman regarding their WCW/NWA Tag Team Title match against Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas two days later at Starrcade, with Windham challenging the champions to face he and Pillman later in the show; included Tony Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Michael Hayes & Bobby Eaton regarding Eaton’s match against WCW World Champion Ron Simmons later in the show; featured a video package highlighting Sting’s involvement in Starrcade, both in Battlebowl and his King of Cable match against Big Van Vader, with clips from his victory in Starrcade 91’s Battlebowl; included Jim Ross conducting an interview with Erik Watts about his possible involvement in Starrcade’s Battlebowl and facing WCW US Champion Rick Rude later in the show; featured Teddy Long conducting a backstage interview with WCW World Champion Ron Simmons about facing Eaton later in the show and defending the title against Rick Rude at Starrcade; included Tony Schiavone conducting an empty arena interview with Marcus Alexander Bagwell about his participation as a rookie in last year’s Battlebowl, his possible participation at Starrcade, and his career goals; featured Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with WCW US Champion Rick Rude, with Madusa, in which he said he would be trading in the US title at Starrcade for Simmons’ world title:
Paul Orndorff pinned Brad Armstrong at 9:44 with a German suplex into a bridge after Armstrong hit the corner
Dustin Rhodes pinned Bob Cook at 4:22 with the bulldog
Barry Windham & Brian Pillman defeated Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn at 5:28 when Windham pinned Gunn following a lariat / clip to the knee double team (the end of Zenk & Gunn’s undefeated streak) (Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon)
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Erik Watts at 8:01 with a suplex into the ring after hitting the Rude Awakening on the floor; Rude appeared to injure himself during the match and limped backstage afterwards
Cactus Jack & Johnny B. Badd defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce at 3:50 when Cactus pinned Shanghai with an elbow drop following a left hand punch from Badd; during the bout, Cactus and Badd, who would team at Starrcade during Battlebowl, argued with Cactus hitting the double arm DDT on Badd after the contest
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) at 6:42 with the powerslam after knocking an interfering Hayes off the ring apron; after the bout, Ross interviewed Simmons about the upcoming challenge of Rick Rude, with Rude interrupting and saying he would take Simmons’ belt and send him back to the ghetto before the two came to blows and referees had to break up the fight
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Mike Thor & Randy Sledge in a stand-by match at the 34-second mark when Douglas pinned Sledge with the belly to belly suplex; after the bout, Ross interviewed the champions about facing Windham & Pillman at Starrcade, with all four men eventually brawling in the ring and the champions clearing Windham & Pillman from the ring before referees intervened; after the commercial break, Ross interviewed Windham & Pillman as Schiavone was with Steamboat & Douglas backstage, with the champions eventually running back out ringside and the four men brawling backstage as the show came to a close