WCW Main Event – 1991 Results

1/6/91 – syndicated version; hosted by Tony Schiavone; included comments from Michael Wallstreet & Alexandra York who predicted Wallstreet would become World Champion in 1991 and that his stock will continue to rise; featured a Danger Zone segment with Paul E. Dangerously hyping the “Football Match” between NWA US Champion Lex Luger and Big Cat that Friday in the Meadowlands, with Dangerously claiming Lawrence Taylor was getting fat and that “LT” stood for “losing team” before cutting to an interview Jim Ross conducted with Taylor at his restaurant, where Taylor promised to get involved in the match if Dangerously did; included two promos for the Wrestling Hotline; featured comments from Sid Vicious who stated he would become World Champion in 1991 and made a promise to himself to do so; included a promo for the “WCW/Lionheart Sweepstakes” where 100 fans could win a movie screening; featured comments from Brian Pillman who claimed 1991 would be a huge year for him and that he wanted to become a champion again; included highlights of Tom Zenk winning the WCW TV Title from Arn Anderson during the 12/29/90 World Championship Wrestling:
The Junkyard Dog pinned Jim Corbett at 1:28 with a Russian legsweep
Michael Wallstreet (w/ Alexandra York) pinned Dave Johnson at 1:45 with the Stock Market Crash; York’s predicted win time for Wallstreet was in 1:49 or less
Buddy Landel pinned Tommy Rich at 4:53 after rolling through Rich’s crossbody and pulling the trunks for leverage
Tim Horner & Allen Iron Eagle defeated George South & Doug Vines at 3:06 when Horner pinned Vines with a bridging O’Connor roll
WCW US Champion Lex Luger defeated Mike Hart via submission at 3:13 with the Torture Rack; Luger did not wear the title belt nor was he announced as champion
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Norman & the Juicer at 7:52 when Garvin pinned Juicer after a double DDT moments after Hayes delivered a DDT on the arena floor to Norm 1/13/91:
WCW TV Champion Tom Zenk vs. Rick Hardrock
Bobby Eaton vs. Jeff Gambel
Ricky Morton & Tommy Rich vs. Rip Rogers & Jeff Sword
Dutch Mantell vs. Todd Brewer
WCW Tag Team Champions Doom vs. Allen Iron Eagle & Tim Horner
Brad Armstrong & Tracy Smothers vs. Jeff Stone & Rob Morgan 1/20/91:
Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong vs. Ed Brock & George South
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. Tim Horner & Brad Armstrong
WCW World Champion Sting, Brian Pillman, WCW US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner fought Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, & Sid Vicious to a double disqualification at around the 17-minute mark with both teams began brawling on the floor; the bout aired after Flair won the title from the Sting; neither man was introduced as champion (1/7/91; Perry, GA) 1/15/91; Columbus, GA; Municipal Auditorium
2/3/91 – featured an opening announcement that Arn Anderson recently defeated WCW TV Champion Tom Zenk to regain the title, with footage then shown of the match; hosted by Jim Ross & Missy Hyatt, with the two providing commentary for the matches; Ross said Zenk could get a rematch opportunity if he could beat Terry Taylor later in the show; included an ad promoting a Wrestle War 91 contest in which the winners would win tickets to the pay-per-view; featured a promo by El Gigante in which he said he was after Ric Flair’s WCW World Title belt; included a promo by Zenk on his losing the TV title and facing Taylor later in the show; featured a promo by WCW US Champion Lex Luger on facing Dan Spivey at Wrestle War; included an in-ring segment of The Danger Zone in which Paul E. Dangerously introduced Diamond Dallas Page as one of the richest men in the world, with Page saying he wanted to recognize the efforts of Teddy Long; moments later, Long came out to the ring, with Page praising him for being the manager of the year and saying he had a couple of guys he had training in the gym; Page went on to say he wanted to see if his guys were worth it and wanted a match against Long’s team of WCW Tag Team Champions Doom; Long quickly agreed and said his men would go easy on Page’s; Dangerously then said the two teams would be in the ring the next week; featured a promo by Taylor about being denied his TV title shot since Zenk lost the belt, then saying he would have to go through Zenk to face Anderson for the belt; included the announcement Doom would face Page’s mystery team and Zenk would battle Taylor in a rematch the next week:
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Tim Parker & Scott Sandlin at 4:58 when Hayes pinned Sandlin with the DDT; during the match, it was noted the WCW Six Man Tag Team Titles would be determined on Feb. 17 at the Omni
El Gigante pinned Keith Hart with the claw at the 41-second mark
WCW US Champion Lex Luger defeated Pat Rose via submission with the Torture Rack at 2:39
Tom Zenk fought Terry Taylor to a 10-minute time-limit draw; stipulations stated the winner would earn a WCW TV Title match; the bout ended after Zenk hit a savate kick to Taylor; after the contest, Zenk helped Taylor to his feet, with Taylor slapping him and leaving the ring
Michael Wallstreet (w/ Alexandra York) pinned Rick Cannon with the Samoan Drop at 3:54; during the match, it was announced Gordon Solie would speak with Dusty Rhodes the next week on World Championship Wrestling about his future with TBS 1/15/91; Columbus, GA; Municipal Auditorium
2/10/91 – hosted by Jim Ross & Missy Hyatt, with the two providing commentary; included footage from the previous week of Diamond Dallas Page asking Teddy Long for a chance for his mystery team to face WCW Tag Team Champions Doom; featured an ad promoting the Wrestle War 91 Sweepstakes; included an in-ring segment of The Danger Zone in which Paul E. Dangerously introduced Sid Vicious and Barry Windham to discuss the Horsemen vs. Sting, Brian Pillman, & WCW US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner Wargames match at Wrestle War; featured a promo by Sting, Pillman, & the Steiners about the upcoming Wargames match; included footage from the previous week’s Tom Zenk vs. Terry Taylor match, followed by promos by both men; featured the announcement Tom Zenk would again face Terry Taylor the next week and there would be a video feature on WCW World Champion Ric Flair vs. El Gigante:
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin (mystery opponents) (w/ Diamond Dallas Page) defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Doom (w/ Teddy Long) via disqualification at 9:43 when referee Nick Patrick caught Long in the ring attempting to interfere as Reed held Hayes; moments later, Reed sustained the double DDT
Tommy Rich pinned Tom Burke with the Thesz Press at 3:48; during the bout, it was noted Rich, the Junkyard Dog, & Ricky Morton would vie for the WCW Six Man Tag Team Titles at the Omni; it was also noted the following Saturday’s World Championship Wrestling would feature the debut of Dustin Rhodes
Sid Vicious pinned Brian Worley with one hand after hitting the powerbomb at the 44-second mark; during the bout, it was noted Vicious & Stan Hansen would be in tag team action the next week on World Championship Wrestling before facing Sting & WCW US Champion Lex Luger at the Omni; after the contest, two medics came out and put Worley on a stretcher to take backstage
Tom Zenk defeated Terry Taylor via disqualification at 8:50 when Taylor threw Zenk over the top rope; during the bout, it was noted El Gigante, Bobby Eaton, Brad Armstrong, and Doom would be in action the next week; by the time the match aired, Taylor was aligned with Alexandra York; Jim Ross said Taylor was so confident in himself that he didn’t need York in his corner for the contest 1/15/91; Columbus, GA; Municipal Auditorium
2/17/91 – hosted by Jim Ross & Missy Hyatt, with both on commentary; included a video package on the brewing feud between El Gigante and WCW World Champion Ric Flair; featured a video package on the recent rivalry between Diamond Dallas Page’s team of Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin and Teddy Long’s team of WCW Tag Team Champions Doom, during which it was noted Hayes & Garvin would challenge for the titles at Wrestle War; included an in-ring segment of The Danger Zone in which Paul E. Dangerously conducted an interview with DDP, Hayes & Garvin about their upcoming tag team title shot at Wrestle War, with Page answering all of the questions and Hayes & Garvin not speaking; moments later, Long interrupted, said Rick & Scott Steiner, the Horsemen, and Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson couldn’t take the titles and the Freebirds wouldn’t be any different; featured footage of the two recent Tom Zenk vs. Terry Taylor matches in recent weeks, leading to the main event of the show; included promos by Zenk and Taylor about the upcoming match:
El Gigante defeated Bill Ford via submission with the claw at the 59-second mark
Brad Armstrong pinned Rip Rogers with the side Russian legsweep at 3:39
Bobby Eaton pinned Rob Morgan at around the 4-minute mark with the Alabama Jam; during the match, it was noted the following week’s show would be hosted from Phoenix
WCW Tag Team Champions Doom (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Scott Allen & Carl Robertson at 4:16 when Simmons scored the pin with a modified version of the Doomsday Device from the middle turnbuckle
Terry Taylor defeated Tom Zenk via disqualification at 8:18 after Zenk repeatedly pushed the referee out of his way while attacking Taylor in the corner; stipulations stated the winner would challenge for the WCW TV Title 2/24/913/3/91:
Larry Zbyszko vs. Ricky Nelson
Ron Simmons vs. Dutch Mantell
Brian Pillman vs. Tom Sawyer
Dustin Rhodes vs. Brian Carr
WCW Six Man Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton, the Junkyard Dog, & Tommy Rich vs. Terry Taylor, Bobby Eaton, & Buddy Landel 2/12/91; Anderson, SC; Civic Center
3/10/91 – featured Tony Schiavone on commentary; included a promo by Sting & WCW US Champion Lex Luger in which they said they were back together as a team to go after the WCW Tag Team Titles; featured footage of Sting confronting Larry Zbyszko the previous week during a segment of The Danger Zone; included Sting as an in-ring guest of The Danger Zone, in which Sting talked about facing Zbyszko before Zbyszko ran out and jumped Sting from behind in and out of the ring; Zbyszko then grabbed the mic and mocked that Sting was the top contender after what he just did to him; featured a promo by Terrence Taylor and Alexandra York in which they discussed knowing, thanks to their computer, who would win the upcoming steel cage match between Sting and WCW World Champion Ric Flair; after they discussed how long the match would take, Taylor cut a promo in which he said he was after both of them; included a promo by Dan Spivey in which he said he was out to hurt people and get title shots:
Big Josh pinned Cruel Connection with the sit-down splash at 2:33
Sid Vicious pinned David Isley with the powerbomb at 1:49; after the bout, Arn Anderson and Barry Windham brought a stretcher ringside, with Isley then being triple teamed before the referee intervened
Dustin Rhodes pinned Rob Morgan with the bulldog at 2:47
WCW Six Man Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton, the Junkyard Dog, & Tommy Rich defeated Terrence Taylor (w/ Alexandra York), Bobby Eaton, & Buddy Landel at 9:00 when Rich pinned Landel when, after Landel accidentally struck Eaton twice, Eaton knocked Landel out with a punch and walked out of the match
Larry Zbyszko defeated Sting via disqualification at 6:18 when Sting refused to break the Scorpion Death Lock when Zbyszko reached the ropes; after the match, Sting tossed two referees aside as he kept the hold applied; he then left ringside as Zbyszko was tended to on the floor
Ron Simmons pinned Mike Thor with a clothesline from the middle turnbuckle at 1:55; after the match, Butch Reed and Teddy Long came out, with the referee being knocked down as Reed attacked Simmons; Reed went on to drop Simmons with a powerslam and piledriver before landing a stomp off the top; moments later, several referees came out to force Reed and Long from the ring 2/12/91; Anderson, SC; Civic Center
3/17/91:
Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong vs. Magnum Force
Buddy Landel vs. Bobby Eaton
Big Josh vs. Mike Thor
Sting pinned Larry Zbyzsko; after the bout, Zbyzsko, WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson, and Barry Windham triple teamed Sting 3/24/91:
Brian Pillman vs. Barry Windham
Dustin Rhodes vs. Chuck Coates
Dan Spivey vs. Scott Sandlin
Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong vs. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl
Bobby Eaton & Tom Zenk vs. Terrence Taylor & Buddy Landel 3/31/91:
Owen Hart vs. Keith Stark
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. Reno Riggins & Tim Parker
Tom Zenk vs. Terrence Taylor
Sting & El Gigante vs. Jim Boss & Jeff Sword
WCW US Champion Lex Luger vs. Joey Maggs 4/7/91:
Tommy Rich & Big Josh vs. Lou Fabiano & Pat Rose
Dustin Rhodes, Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong vs. Paul Lee & Magnum Force
Sid Vicious vs. Randy Starr
Ron Simmons vs. Joe Cruz
Brian Pillman vs. Barry Windham 4/14/91 – featured the Junkyard Dog as a guest of the Danger Zone:
El Gigante vs. Lt. James Earl Wright
Barry Windham vs. Joey Maggs
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Jim Boss & Tom Burke
Bobby Eaton vs. Chuck Coates
Brian Pillman vs. WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson 4/21/91 – featured WCW US Champion Lex Luger as a guest of the Danger Zone:
Ricky Morton & Dustin Rhodes vs. Joe Cazana & Doug Vines
Nikita Koloff vs. Scott Sandlin & TC Carter (handicap match)
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. Ricky Nelson & Larry Santo
El Gigante & Brian Pillman vs. Barry Windham & WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson 5/12/91 – hosted by Jim Ross & Missy Hyatt, with Ross on commentary; included footage of the WCW World Champion Ric Flair vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami match from the Tokyo Dome; featured an in-ring segment of The Danger Zone in which Paul E. Dangerously introduced Bobby Eaton as his guest, with Eaton saying he would take the WCW TV Title from Arn Anderson at SuperBrawl; included the announcement the following week’s show would be preempted:
Sting & WCW US Champion Lex Luger defeated Jack Victory & Rip Morgan at 4:43 when Victory submitted to Luger’s Torture Rack (5/1/91; Greenville, SC)
Steve Armstrong (w/ Tracy Smothers) pinned Michael Hayes (w/ Big Daddy Dink, Jimmy Garvin, Diamond Dallas Page, & a Diamond Doll) with a reversal into a roll up at 2:27; prior to the bout, Diamond Dallas Page, with a Diamond Doll, introduced the Freebirds and Dink; after the match, Armstrong sustained a DDT from both Hayes & Garvin before Smothers made the save (4/29/91; Center Stage Theatre)
WCW World Champion Ric Flair defeated Sam Houston via submission with the figure-4 at 4:09 (5/1/91; Greenville, SC)
Terrence Taylor (w/ Alexandra York & Mr. Hughes) pinned Ricky Morton with an inside cradle at 7:40, moments after Hughes decked Morton with a clothesline outside the ring behind the referee’s back; following the entrances, York took the mic and said Taylor would win in less than 10 minutes; after the match, Dustin Rhodes came out to dispute the call and challenge Hughes (4/29/91; Center Stage Theatre) 5/19/91 – no episode 5/1/91; Greenville, SC; Memorial Auditorium
5/26/91 – syndicated version; hosted by Tony Schiavone; included an in-ring Danger Zone segment with Paul E. Dangerously attempting to interview PN News, who was more interested in rapping than talking to Paul; featured a promo for the Wrestling Hotline; included the announcement of WCW TV Champion Bobby Eaton & Dustin Rhodes vs. Terrence Taylor & Arn Anderson for next week’s program:
Dan Spivey & the Angel of Death (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Rick Hardrock & Kevin Diamond at 2:17 when Spivey pinned Diamond with the powerbomb
Dustin Rhodes pinned Cody Wade at 2:41 with the bulldog
Big Josh pinned Ned Brady at 2:27 with a seated splash
The One Man Gang (w/ Kevin Sullivan & Teddy Long) pinned Kip Abee at 2:49 with the 747 splash
PN News pinned Chuck Coates at 1:10 with the Broken Record
Nikita Koloff pinned Randy Starr at 3:01 with the Sickle
WCW TV Champion Bobby Eaton defeated Terrence Taylor via disqualification at 5:09 in a non-title match when Arn Anderson intefered; after the match, Taylor & Anderson double-teamed Eaton until Dustin Rhodes helped clear the ring; Eaton did not have the title nor was he announced as champion
Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers defeated Doug Gilbert & Bob Cook at 2:34 when Armstrong pinned Cook after the missile dropkick double team 5/1/91; Greenville, SC; Memorial Auditorium
6/2/91 – featured Ricky Morton as a guest of the Danger Zone; included the WCW TV Champion Bobby Eaton & Dustin Rhodes vs. Arn Anderson & Terrence Taylor, the Angel of Death vs. Rick Ryder, PN News vs. Mike Thor, Ron Simmons & El Gigante vs. Doug Vines & Jeff Sword, Sting vs. Lou Fabiano, and WCW US Champion Lex Luger vs. Randy Barber matches from the 6/1/91 Power Hour 5/1/91; Greenville, SC; Memorial Auditorium
6/9/91 – featured WCW US Champion Lex Luger as a guest of the Danger Zone:
Terrance Taylor vs. Tim Parker
Dustin Rhodes vs. John Peterson
Tommy Rich vs. Joe Cruz
Nikita Koloff vs. Terry Bronson
WCW TV Champion Bobby Eaton & Brian Pillman fought WCW World Champion Ric Flair & Arn Anderson to a double count-out at 8:08 when all four men began fighting on the floor 6/16/916/23/916/30/918/4/91:
Bobby Eaton vs. Richard Morton 8/11/918/18/918/25/91 8/6/91; Sioux City, IA; Convention Center
9/1/91 – hosted by Tony Schiavone, with Schiavone on sole commentary for the matches; featured a music video package on WCW US Champion Sting:
Dick Slater & Dick Murdoch defeated Larry Santo & Johnny Rich at 4:51 when Santo submitted to an armbar by Murdoch; during the match, it was noted Sting was the new WCW US Champion after winning the title tournament at the Omni in Atlanta
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Lady Blossom) & the Diamond Studd defeated Dustin Rhodes & Robert Gibson at 9:35 when Studd pinned Gibson after Richard Morton ran out, behind the referee’s back, and came off the top with a punch to Gibson’s gut as Gibson had Studd pinned with a leglock into a cradle 8/5/91; St. Joseph, MO; Civic Arena
9/8/91:
Dustin Rhodes pinned Porkchop Cash with the bulldog at 2:42
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko defeated Dick Murdoch & Dick Slater via disqualification in a non-title match at 10:11 when referee Randy Anderson caught Murdoch hitting the champions with a foreign object that Murdoch had taken from Anderson moments earlier 9/15/919/22/91 – hosted by Tony Schiavone; featured a Halloween Havoc Control Center segment hosted by Gordon Solie, with footage of the Ron Simmons vs. WCW World Champion Lex Luger contract signing at the Clash of the Champions and Simmons’ having his number retired at Florida State University; included the Weekly Top 10: Cactus Jack (10), Johnny B. Badd (9), PN News (8), the One Man Gang (7), Dustin Rhodes (6), WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (5), El Gigante (4), Barry Windham (3), Ron Simmons (2), WCW US Champion Sting (1); featured a promo by News on OMG; included a backstage segment of The Danger Zone in which Paul E. Dangerously showed footage of Windham and Simmons being attacked recently at the Omni by Luger and Mr. Hughes; Dangerously then spoke with Simmons & Windham about Simmons challenging Luger at Halloween Havoc and facing the team of Luger & Hughes; featured a WCW Bruise Cruise ad featuring Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk; included an ad promoting the WCW Magazine; featured a promo by Cactus on attacking Sting at the Clash; included a promo by OMG on News:
Cactus Jack pinned Dave Diamond with the double arm DDT at the 53-second mark; prior to the bout, Cactus brought a wheelbarrow ringside; after the bout, Cactus hit the elbow drop from the apron to the floor onto Diamond and then took him backstage in the wheelbarrow
Ron Simmons & Barry Windham defeated Tim Frye & Lou Fabiano at 2:14 when Simmons pinned Frye with a chopblock to the leg
WCW World Champion Lex Luger & Mr. Hughes (w/ Harley Race) defeated Joey Maggs & Larry Santo at 1:44 when Luger pinned Santo with the piledriver
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Mike Fever via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 1:31
WCW Six Man Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes, Tom Zenk, & Big Josh defeated Terrence Taylor, Richard Morton, & Thomas Rich (w/ Alexandra York) at 8:37 when Josh pinned Taylor after causing Taylor and Rich to knock heads as they attempted to use Josh’s axe handle as a weapon behind the referee’s back 9/29/9110/6/91 – 1:05pm air time – hosted by Jim Ross & Missy Hyatt, with Ross on commentary; included the Weekly Top 10: the Diamond Studd (10), PN News (9), Johnny B. Badd (8), Cactus Jack (7), Dustin Rhodes (6), WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (5), El Gigante (4), Barry Windham (3), Ron Simmons (2), WCW US Champion Sting (1); featured an ad promoting the WCW Hotline; included pre-taped promos by Rick Steiner and WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson regarding their match later in the show; featured a segment of The Danger Zone in which Paul E. Dangerously discussed upcoming tag team matches pitting Ron Simmons & Barry Windham against WCW World Champion Lex Luger & Mr. Hughes, with recent footage then shown of Luger attacking Simmons and Windham in different situations with a steel chair; Dangerously then interviewed Luger, Harley Race, and Hughes about the challenge of Simmons at Halloween Havoc and the upcoming tag team matches; included recent backstage footage of Cactus Jack walking down the hall, followed by two unseen men who went into a dressing room and attacked Tom Zenk; Ross then implied Hughes and Race were behind the attack; featured a Halloween Havoc Control Center hosted by Gordon Solie in which it was announced Abdullah the Butcher would replace the One Man Gang in the Chamber of Horrors match and footage was shown of Luger recently attacking Simmons with a steel chair at the Omni; footage was then shown of Dangerously and Hyatt searching for the Chamber of Horrors and Dangerously knocking out a would-be mugger with his cell phone; included a closing promo by Cactus Jack, with Abdullah the Butcher, about facing WCW US Champion Sting & Rick Steiner the following Saturday at the Omni; featured the Barry Windham & Ron Simmons vs. Tim Frye & Lou Fabiano match from the 9/22/90 Main Event:
WCW US Tag Team Champions Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip defeated Mark Kyle & Bob Cook at 4:15 when both men pinned Kyle after Champion hit the flying back elbow; during the match, it was noted Champion would challenge WCW TV Champion Steve Austin the following Saturday on World Championship Wrestling
WCW World Champion Lex Luger & Mr. Hughes (w/ Harley Race) defeated Joey Maggs & Larry Santo at 1:44 when Luger pinned Santo with the piledriver
Rick Steiner pinned WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson at 8:18 with a Steinerline after Anderson collided with WCW Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko on the ring apron; prior to the bout, it was announced the following Saturday’s World Championship Wrestling would feature Brian Pillman & Big Josh vs. Terrence Taylor & Thomas Rich, Bill Kazmaier vs. Abdullah the Butcher, and the Screaming Eagles would make their debut by challenging Anderson & Zbyszko for the tag team titles; during the contest, it was noted Steiner would face Zbyszko on the following week’s show; Zbyszko appeared ringside at the 5-minute mark, prompting the crowd to chant “Freebirds” at the champions; after the bout, Zbyszko attacked Steiner and kicked him to the floor 10/13/91 – featured the Cactus Jack / Bobby Eaton match from the 10/5/91 Worldwide:
Ron Simmons pinned Mike Fever with the spinebuster at 1:16
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Chris Sullivan & Joey Maggs at 4:04 when Garvin pinned both men with knees on their chests after hitting double DDTs
Rick Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyzsko via disqualification at 8:34 when WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson interfered as Steiner attempted a submission hold; during the bout, it was announced Steiner wanted to face both Zbyzsko & Arn Anderson in a handicap match the following week 10/20/91 – hosted by Jim Ross & Missy Hyatt, with Ross on commentary; featured the Weekly Top 10: Terrence Taylor (10), Johnny B. Badd (9), the Diamond Studd (8), Cactus Jack (7), El Gigante (6), Dustin Rhodes (5), WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (4), Barry Windham (3), Ron Simmons (2), WCW US Champion Sting (1); included a graphic noting Big Van Vader was returning to WCW; featured a Halloween Havoc Control Center segment hosted by Gordon Solie, with footage of Paul E. Dangerously and Missy Hyatt searching for the Chamber of Horrors and Dangerously knocking out a would-be mugger with his cell phone; included a backstage segment of The Danger Zone in which Dangerously had Rick Steiner as his guest, with the two discussing Steiner’s recent individual wins over WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko and facing them in a handicap match later in the show; featured a closing segment in which Missy said she would have info on the WCW Hotline on which married wrestlers planned to bring their girlfriends to Halloween Havoc; included the WCW US Champion Sting vs. Mike Fever match from the 9/22/91 Main Event:
Brian Pillman pinned Terrence Taylor (w/ Alexandra York & Richard Morton) at 5:35 with a roll up after Taylor and Morton collided on the ring apron
Cactus Jack pinned Ian Weston with the double arm DDT at 2:20; late in the match, Abdullah the Butcher appeared ringside; after the bout, Abdullah attacked Weston with his kendo stick
WCW World Champion Lex Luger (w/ Harley Race & Mr. Hughes) pinned Terry Bronson with the piledriver at the 51-second mark
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko defeated Rick Steiner via disqualification in a handicap match at 6:42 when Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin ran out and attacked Anderson & Zbyszko; prior to the bout, it was announced that the next week’s Power Hour would see Zbyszko vs. Jimmy Garvin and Van Hammer would face Cactus Jack on the following week’s Main Event; following the entrances, Anderson took the mic and made fun of Steiner being stupid enough to take the match 10/27/91:
Johnny B. Badd (w/ Teddy Long) pinned Dave Taylor with a left hand punch (10/8/91; Montgomery, AL)
Oz vs. John Finch
Madusa pinned Judy Martin with a cradle suplex (10/8/91; Montgomery, AL)
Van Hammer defeated Cactus Jack via disqualification when Abdullah the Butcher interfered, with Hammer then slamming Abdullah (10/8/91; Montgomery, AL) 11/3/91:
PN News pinned Bill Ford with the splash off the top (10/8/91; Montgomery, AL)
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko vs. Jesse French & Scott Sandlin
Cactus Jack & Abdullah the Butcher vs. two unknowns
WCW Six-Man Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes, Tom Zenk, & Big Josh defeated Terrence Taylor, Richard Morton, & Thomas Rich (w/ Alexandra York) when Josh pinned Taylor with his feet on the ropes (10/8/91; Montgomery, AL) 10/8/91; Montgomery, AL; Civic Center
11/10/91:
Madusa pinned Leilani Kai with a belly to back suplex
Rick Steiner pinned Rick Thames with a belly to belly suplex off the top at 1:39
Van Hammer pinned Jim Boss with the slingshot suplex
Terrence Taylor, Richard Morton, & Thomas Rich (w/ Alexandra York) defeated WCW Six-Man Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes, Tom Zenk, & Big Josh to win the titles when Rich pinned Josh after Taylor hit Josh with the laptop computer
Bill Kazmaier defeated Zan Panzer via submission with the bearhug 11/17/91:
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Lady Blossom) pinned Tracy Smothers with the Stun Gun at 3:01 (10/8/91; Montgomery, AL) 11/24/91 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Missy Hyatt, with Schiavone providing commentary for the matches; featured the Weekly Top 10: PN News (10), Big Van Vader (9), Cactus Jack (8), Scott Steiner (7), Mr. Hughes (6), Dustin Rhodes (5), WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (4), Sting (3), Rick Steiner (2), WCW US Champion Rick Rude (1); included an ad promoting the Wrestling Hotline; featured footage from the Clash of the Champions of the conclusion of the Rick Steiner vs. WCW World Champion Lex Luger match; included the Barry Windham vs. Larry Zbyszko match from the 11/2/91 Worldwide; featured a segment of The Ross Report in which Jim Ross conducted an interview with Harley Race, with Mr. Hughes, about Hughes facing Steve Armstrong later in the show; moments later, Armstrong walked in and talked about the match as well, with Race saying Armstrong was ignorant for interrupting his time; included a closing announcement that Bobby Eaton, Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin would face WCW Six-Man Tag Team Champions Richard Morton, Thomas Rich, & Terrence Taylor the following week and a previously recorded match pitting Windham & Ron Simmons vs. Zbyszko & Arn Anderson:
Arachnaman pinned Lou Fabiano with a victory roll at 2:17; during the bout, it was noted WCW World Champion Lex Luger vs. Rick Steiner and WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Sting would take place Thanksgiving night at the Atlanta Omni
WCW US Tag Team Champions Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip defeated Bob Cook & Chris Sullivan at 2:38 when Chip pinned Sullivan with a crossbody off the top as Champion hoisted Sullivan up for a suplex
Mr. Hughes (w/ Harley Race) pinned Steve Armstrong with the sidewalk slam at 8:38 10/15/91; Huntsville, AL; Von Braun Civic Center
12/1/91 – syndicated version; hosted by Eric Bischoff; included comments from WCW World Champion Lex Luger, along with Harley Race, who urged Rick Steiner to learn a lesson and get out of the champion’s life, with Luger claiming any threat to his title would be eliminated; featured Jim Ross conducting a backstage interview with Michael Hayes about Rick Steiner’s pursuit of the World Title, as well as challenging for the WCW Six Man Tag Team Championship later in the show; included comments from Race who claimed Rick Steiner should be content in teaming with his brother Scott instead challenging Luger and getting hurt; featured comments from Cactus Jack, who claimed Luger was a businessman and Cactus was laughing all the way to the bank after Sting was injured, with Cactus then vowing to take out Van Hammer next:
Van Hammer pinned the Medic at 1:17 with the slingshot suplex
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko defeated Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes at 10:30 when Anderson pinned Windham after hitting him in the head with one of WCW Tag Team Title belts; it was noted the match occurred prior to Windham’s wrist injury, when Anderson & Zbyszko were still WCW Tag Team Champions
Sting defeated Doug Somers via submission at 1:33 with the Scorpion Deathlock; the match took place when Sting was still WCW US Champion
Rick Steiner pinned Mike Fever at 2:28 with a belly to belly suplex off the middle rope
WCW Six Man Tag Team Champions Terrence Taylor, Richard Morton, & Thomas Rich (w/ Alexandra York) defeated Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin, & Bobby Eaton at 8:53 when Morton pinned Eaton after Hayes accidently punched his own partner; after the bout, Hayes & Garvin attempted to apologize to Eaton, who hit both of them with right hand punches; this bout took place prior to Eaton joining the Dangerous Alliance
Bambi pinned Leilani Kai at 2:45 with a bulldog; after the match, Madusa attacked Bambi from behind, with the two then brawling on the floor 11/5/91; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center
12/8/91 – syndicated version; hosted by Eric Bischoff; included Tony Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers on facing WCW US Tag Team Champions Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip, who called the Patriots fluke champions and claimed they weren’t even friends; featured Jim Ross conducting a backstage interview with WCW US Champion Rick Rude, along with Paul E. Dangerously, on Rude having to face a healthy Sting in a title rematch in December, with Rude claiming he exploited Sting’s injury just as any other competitor would; included comments from Cactus Jack who called Van Hammer a pumped-up hairdresser who was catered to by WCW:
Dustin Rhodes, Tom Zenk, & Big Josh defeated WCW Six Man Tag Team Champions Richard Morton, Terrence Taylor, & Thomas Rich in a non-title steel cage match at 12:47 when Josh pinned Taylor after Rhodes delivered a dropkick while Taylor had Josh up for a suplex; Jim Ross provided commentary for the match, which was joined in progress; after the bout, the York Foundation attacked their opponents, with Josh being thrown face-first into the cage and then bleeding from the forehead; Morton bled from the head during the match
Arachniman pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker at 2:00 with a botched version of the Labyrinth
Van Hammer pinned John Peterson at 1:57 with the slingshot suplex
El Gigante pinned Mike Fever at 1:44 with the claw
WCW US Tag Team Champions Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong at 9:54 when Chip pinned Smothers with a roll up; the challengers originally won the match at 9:38 when Armstrong pinned Chip after a kick to the mid-section, but referee Mike Atkins restarted the match after realizing Armstrong was not the legal man 11/5/91; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center
12/15/91 – syndicated version; hosted by Eric Bischoff; included highlights of the WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Bobby Eaton vs. WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk match from the 12/14/91 Power Hour; featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with WCW US Tag Team Champions Firebreaker Chip & Todd Champion about their title defense against Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong later on; included Jim Ross conducting an interview with Smothers & Armstrong, who claimed they no longer cared what the fans thought and were totally focused on winning titles and making money; featured comments from WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Paul E. Dangerously, who threatened Sting’s career; included satellite ordering information for Starrcade ’91, with the event date accidently listed as on “Nov. 29” instead of in December:
Mr. Hughes (w/ Harley Race) defeated PN News at 7:19 in a “Submit or Surrender” Match with a Camel Clutch after Race attacked Steve Armstrong, who had come to ringside to support News, and threw his towel into the ring
Cactus Jack pinned Scott Sandlin at 3:42 with the double-arm DDT
Van Hammer pinned Greg Sawyer at 2:26 with the Hammer Rocks; Cactus Jack came to ringside after the bout to taunt Hammer
Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated WCW US Tag Team Champions Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip to win the titles at 9:40 when Smothers pinned Chip after Armstrong hit a headbutt off the top behind the referee’s back, moments after the champions hit a suplex / crossbody off the top double team 12/22/91 – syndicated version; hosted by Eric Bischoff; included a Wrestling News Network segment hosted by Gordon Solie, with comments from Cactus Jack and Van Hammer on their participation at Starrcade; featured the Top Ten ranking; included a promo for Starrcade explaining the rules of the Lethal Lottery; featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with Cactus Jack on the possibility of teaming with Sting at Starrcade; included Jim Ross conducting an interview with WCW Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes about defending against Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton on Christmas night at the Omni; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with Hammer about the possibility of teaming with Cactus at Starrcade
Jushin Liger & Oz defeated Scott Norton & Hiro Saito when Oz forced Saito to submit to an overhead back breaker (10/17/91; Fukuoka, Japan)
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ a Diamond Doll) pinned Terry Bronson at 3:52 with a knee drop off the top to Bronson’s back (12/17/91; Gainesville GA)
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Larry Santo at 1:23 with the Rude Awakening; the term “piss ants” was censored from Rude’s pre-match monologue (Gainesville, GA)
Tom Zenk & PN News defeated Johnny B. Badd & the Diamond Studd at 7:51 when Zenk pinned Badd with a roll up after Studd collided with Badd and knocked him backwards as he had Zenk pinned; after the match, Studd attacked Badd, delivered a chokeslam, and double teamed him with Diamond Dallas Page until Zenk & News ran them off (Center Stage Theater) 12/29/91 – syndicated version; hosted by Eric Bischoff; included a Wrestling News Network segment, hosted by Gordon Solie, which looked Sting recently applying the Scorpion Deathlock to WCW US Champion Rick Rude and refusing to break the hold; featured a promo for Starrcade; included Tony Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with WCW Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat on participating in the Lethal Lottery and not knowing who he’d be teaming with; featured Jim Ross conducting a backstage interview with Paul E. Dangerously on the possibility of Dangerous Alliance members facing off during the Lethal Lottery, with Dangerously stating they would face off if they had to, with Dangerously then claiming a plan was in place in case Sting and Rude were selected to be partners; included Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with WCW US Tag Team Champions Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong, with Smothers referring to the fans as “yard apes” who stalled their careers before claiming they’d beat any team who challenged them:
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Firebreaker Chip in a non-title match at 4:49 with the Rude Awakening
Mr. Hughes (w/ Harley Race) defeated Scott Sandlin & Buddy Baker in a handicap match at 1:14 by pinning Sandlin with the sidewalk slam
Cactus Jack fought Van Hammer to a double count-out at 7:05; after the bout, Cactus attacked Hammer with his own guitar, with Hammer then slamming Cactus face-first into it
The Diamond Studd (w/ Diamond Dallas Page) pinned PN News at 6:27 when Page tripped News as he suplexed Studd back into the ring; after the bout, Johnny B. Badd attempted to inform referee Nick Patrick of what occurred, but was attacked by Page & the Studd, with News helping him clear the ring (Center Stage Theater)
Big Van Vader pinned Rick Hardrock at 1:03 after two splashes; Hardrock unsuccessfully attempted to attack Vader during his entrance