WCW Power Hour – 1993 Results

1/2/93:
Scotty Flamingo pinned Keith Cole with an airplane spin into a Samoan Drop (12/1/92; Gainesville, GA)
Barry Windham & Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong & Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 9:21 when Pillman pinned Armstrong following a clip / lariat combo; prior to the bout, it was announced Big Van Vader won the WCW World Title from Ron Simmons the previous Wednesday in Baltimore (12/9/92; Louisville, KY) 1/9/93 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko; included the Barry Windham vs. Johnny B. Badd and Dustin Rhodes vs. Vinnie Vegas matches from the 1/2/93 WCW Saturday Night; featured a segment in which Teddy Long introduced video profiling Jim Ross’s role with the Atlanta Falcons’ radio broadcast team; included several minutes of highlights from the Sting vs. Big Van Vader King of Cable Tournament finals from Starrcade; featured a segment of Missy Does the Mail in which she previewed the WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas vs. Steve Austin & Brian Pillman match at the Clash of the Champions; included most of the Sting & Steamboat vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Austin match from Clash of the Champions 181/16/93:
Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Tommy Angel & the Italian Stallion when Pierce pinned Stallion after Slazenger hit the reverse DDT (12/1/92; Gainesville, GA)
2 Cold Scorpio fought the Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) to a time-limit draw (1/5/93; Gainesville, GA) 1/5/93; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center
1/23/93:
2 Cold Scorpio pinned Death Row with a spinning legdrop
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Brad Armstrong defeated Bob Cook & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker when Bagwell pinned Cook with a cradle suplex
Vinnie Vegas pinned Joe Pecks with the Snake Eyes
WCW World Champion Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) & Paul Orndorff defeated Cactus Jack & the Barbarian in a No DQ match when Orndorff pinned Cactus with a kneedrop off the top 1/30/93:
The Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) pinned Tim Dixon with a boot to the face (1/5/93; Gainesville, GA)
Barry Windham pinned Dave Hart with the DDT (1/5/93; Gainesville, GA)
Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Brad Armstrong at 3:59 when Austin pinned Armstrong following the Stun Gun, with added leverage from Pillman during the move; during the bout, it was announced Austin & Pillman had signed for a 6-man tag team elimination match the following Sunday at the Omni (1/6/93; Montgomery, AL)
Cactus Jack fought Paul Orndorff to a double count-out when both men began brawling on the floor; after the bout, both men brawled back to the locker room (1/5/93; Gainesville, GA) 2/6/93 – included Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyzsko on commentary; featured Eric Bischoff hosting a SuperBrawl III control center in which the following matches were announced: Sting vs. WCW World Champion Big Van Vader in a lights out White Castle of Fear leather strap match, NWA World Champion the Great Muta vs. Barry Windham, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. the Wrecking Crew, Ron Simmons vs. WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes, Cactus Jack vs. Paul Orndorff in a falls count anywhere match, 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Chris Benoit, and that Davey Boy Smith would be on the show as well; included a profile segment hosted by Teddy Long in which Long discussed Simmons challenging friend Dustin Rhodes for the WCW US Title at SuperBrawl following Simmons’ loss of the WCW World Title:
Paul Orndorff pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 5:12 with a clothesline from behind followed by a back suplex
Vinnie Vegas pinned Chris Sullivan with the Snake Eyes (1/5/93; Gainesville, GA)
Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn
Barry Windham pinned Brad Armstrong 2/13/93 – included the WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas vs. Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce match from the 1/23/93 Worldwide:
Paul Orndorf pinned Tom Zenk with the piledriver at the 2-minute mark
Johnny B. Badd pinned Scotty Flamingo at the 7-minute mark with a sunset flip off the top (1/6/93; Montgomery, AL)
2 Cold Scorpio pinned the Executioner at 1:45 with a moonsault
Vinnie Vegas pinned Tim Dixon at 1:05 2/20/93 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko; included the Chris Benoit vs. Joey Maggs and WCW World Champion Big Van Vader vs. Bobby Baker, and Steve Austin & Brian Pillman vs. WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas matches from the 1/30/93 Worldwide; featured a SuperBrawl III Control Center segment hosted by Eric Bischoff; included the Paul Orndorff vs. 2 Cold Scorpio match from the 2/14/93 Main Event; featured the Maxx Payne vs. Brad Anderson match from the 2/13/93 Worldwide; included a segment in which Teddy Long discussed the upcoming Barry Windham vs. NWA World Champion the Great Muta match at SuperBrawl III, with Long saying a win by Windham would put him in the same standing as a Ric Flair, Harley Race, Steamboat, and Sting; featured the WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes & Cactus Jack vs. Windham & Orndorff match from the 2/13/93 WCW Saturday Night; included a segment in which Michael Hayes and Lyndard Skynard’s Johnny Van Zant and Gary Rossington discussed whether they liked Sting or Ron Simmons’ song more on the Slam Jam album, with info then given for how fans could call the WCW Hotline to vote between the songs; featured a segment of Missy Does the Mail in which Missy Hyatt discussed the upcoming Austin & Pillman vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Erik Watts match at SuperBrawl2/27/93 – included Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; featured the Cactus Jack vs. Tom Zenk match taped 2/2/93 at Center Stage Theater; included footage of the Steve Regal, 2 Cold Scorpio, & Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Scotty Flamingo, Tex Slazenger, & Shanghai Pierce match from the 2/19/93 WCW Saturday Night; featured Teddy Long hosting a segment in which he showed footage of WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Shane Douglas being attacked 2/7/93 at the Atlanta Omni at the hands of Brian Pillman & Steve Austin, with other wrestlers and security then coming out to break it up; Long then showed footage from the 2/19/93 WCW Saturday Night of Pillman & Austin bragging about causing the injury and claiming it would lead to them winning the tag team titles; included Michael Hayes hosting the final round of the Slam Jam contest, alongside Lynard Skynard’s Johnny Van Zant and Gary Rossington, in which Hayes reviewed Rick Rude’s “Simply Ravishing” and Sting’s “Man Called Sting” and said the winner would be announced the following week after votes were tallied from the WCW Hotline; featured footage from the Maxx Payne vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell match from the 2/21/93 Worldwide:
WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes pinned Paul Orndorff at 16:26 with an inside cradle after avoiding a kneedrop off the top; during the match, it was announced NWA World Champion Barry Windham would face Brad Armstrong later that day on a 2 and a half hour episode of WCW Saturday Night; after the bout, Dusty Rhodes came ringside to celebrate with his son 3/6/93 – featured the WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas vs. Vinnie Vegas & Big Sky, WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes vs. Rip Rogers, and Sting vs. Bruiser Mastino matches from the 3/6/93 WCW Saturday Night3/13/93 – hosted by Eric Bischoff & Larry Zbyszko; included the closing moments of the Steve Regal vs. Barbarian WCW TV Title tournament from the 3/7/93 Main Event; featured the Vinnie Vegas vs. Van Hammer arm wrestling contest and Davey Boy Smith vs. Mustafa Saed from the 3/6/93 Worldwide; included a segment in which Teddy Long profiled Missy Hyatt’s attempts to speak with Ric Flair since his return at SuperBrawl III; featured an ad promoting Pin the Champ on the WCW Hotline; included the Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas vs. Steve Austin & Brian Pillman, Tom Prichard & Stan Lane match from the 2/27/93 Worldwide:
Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn in a No DQ match at 6:56 when Pierce pinned Gunn after Pierce & Slazenger hit Gunn with a double clothesline, using their bullrope, behind the referee’s back
Maxx Payne defeated Bob Cook via submission with the Pain Killer at 1:31
The Barbarian pinned TA McCoy with the boot to the face at 1:28 3/20/93 – hosted by Eric Bischoff & Larry Zbyszko; included an opening clip from the 3/13/93 WCW Saturday Night of Rick Rude saying he was back to regain the WCW US Title, followed by extended highlights of WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes facing Paul Orndorff during the same telecast and Rude and Rhodes having a confrontation after the bout; featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with Ric Flair and Arn Anderson from the 3/13/93 Saturday Night, with Anderson saying the 1985 Arn Anderson was back, Flair warning Erik Watts that his career was over, and then teasing the reformation of the Four Horsemen; included highlights of the NWA World Champion Barry Windham vs. Johnny Gunn match from the 3/13/93 Saturday Night, and Windham walking off during a post-match interview with Schiavone; featured an ad promoting Pin the Champ on the WCW Hotline; included Teddy Long discussing the remaining participants in the WCW TV Title tournament, followed by the Erik Watts vs. Maxx Payne tournament match from the 3/13/93 Worldwide:
3/27/93 – featured Eric Bischoff & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; included the Rick Rude vs. TC McCoy match from the 3/20/93 WCW Saturday Night, followed by Rude’s post-match interview; featured the Maxx Payne vs. Ronnie Hagen match from the 3/20/93 WCW Saturday Night, followed by Payne’s post-match interview; included Teddy Long hosting a segment focusing on the WCW TV Title tournament and the upcoming matches of Erik Watts vs. Vinnie Vegas and Johnny B. Badd vs. Paul Orndorff; featured the Badd vs. Steve Regal match from the 3/21/93 Main Event; included the NWA World Champion Barry Windham vs. Mike Winner match from the 3/20/93 WCW Saturday Night, followed by him walking out during the post-match interview; featured the Keith & Kent Cole vs. JD Wolf & Tony Vincent match from the 3/20/93 WCW Saturday Night, followed by their post-match interview; included the Van Hammer vs. Big Sky match from the 3/20/93 WCW Saturday Night4/3/934/10/93 – hosted by Eric Bischoff & Larry Zbyszko; featured the Van Hammer vs. the Masked Wrecker match from the 4/3/93 Worldwide; included the Maxx Payne vs. the Italian Stallion match from the 3/21/93 Main Event; featured the Erik Watts vs. Paul Orndorff WCW TV Title Tournament Finals match from the 4/3/93 Worldwide, joined in progress; included the announcement Watts would face Arn Anderson the following night on The Main Event; featured the Steve Austin & Brian Pillman vs. WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamobat & Shane Douglas match from the 3/27/93 Worldwide; during the show, a graphic advertised 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell would be in action later in the show but they weren’t4/17/93 – hosted by Eric Bischoff & Larry Zbyszko; featured a segment hosted by Teddy Long in which he recapped the rivalry between Erik Watts and Arn Anderson, reviewing footage from their match the previous week on The Main Event in which Bobby Eaton cost Arn to lose via disqualification; moments later, Anderson took the mic and confronted Eaton, saying he was running around with a minor league outfit when he should have been Anderson’s backup when Watts attacked him in Charlotte; included the 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. the Wrecking Crew match from the 4/10/93 WCW Saturday Night:
Sting defeated Dusty Wolfe via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 1:21 following the Stinger Splash; during the bout, it was noted Ron Simmons would team with Van Hammer that night on WCW Saturday Night
Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas via disqualification at 7:50 when Big Sky ran in and attacked Hammer as Hammer had Vegas covered following a powerslam; after the bout, the two men double teamed Hammer and hit a double chokeslam before two more referees came out to send them backstage
WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes pinned Rip Rogers at 4:08 with the bulldog (3/2/93; Macon, GA)
Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce at 5:25 when Douglas pinned Pierce after Steamboat raised his partner in a gorilla press and then slammed him onto Pierce for the win; prior to the bout, Slazenger & Pierce attacked both men with their bullrope, using it to clothesline Steamboat to the floor and then choke Douglas; moments later, Steamboat was attended to by Grizzly Smith and a referee on the floor and helped backstage until he broke away and ran back in the ring to make the save; after Steamboat stole the rope away, the referee confiscated it; during the bout, it was noted Keith & Kent Cole would be in action during WCW Saturday Night 4/24/93 – featured Eric Bischoff & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; included a segment hosted by Teddy Long in which he discussed the Cactus Jack vs. WCW World Champion Big Van Vader match from the previous week’s WCW Saturday Night, then reviewing footage of the bout and Vader’s post-match interview in which he challenged Cactus to a rematch; featured the NWA World Champion Barry Windham vs. Steve Regal match from the 4/18/93 Worldwide; included the announcement Ron Simmons would challenge WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff on WCW Saturday Night:
Arn Anderson pinned Steve Casey with the spinebuster at 3:53
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Amos Moses & Joey Jackson at 4:36 when Austin scored the pin following a double splash off the top, moments after the opponent sustained the Stun Gun
Bobby Eaton pinned Johnny Gunn at 2:39 with a kneedrop off the top to the back of the head; after the bout, Arn Anderson came out to the ring and confronted Eaton, talking about his injury which almost sidelined him permanently and saying he expected Eaton to be the one guy to check up on him while he was hurt; moments later, Anderson assured Eaton he wasn’t going to hit him, then laid him out with the spinebuster
Van Hammer pinned Gary McGough with the slingshot suplex at 2:03
Ron Simmons pinned Bob Cook at 2:07 with a shoulderblock off the top 5/1/93 – featured Eric Bischoff & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; included Maxx Payne’s music video; featured a Slamboree 93 Control Center hosted by Bischoff and Gordon Solie in which it was announced Davey Boy Smith would face WCW World Champion Big Van Vader, Arn Anderson would challenge NWA World Champion Barry Windham, Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas would challenge WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman in a steel cage match, and 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell would face Bobby Eaton & Chris Benoit; it was also noted Sting would be in action; Solie then said Nick Bockwinkel, Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne, and Verne Gagne would be part of the event; AWA footage was then shown of Verne’s match against Ox Baker taped 12/13/75; included a segment hosted by Teddy Long in which he recapped Cactus Jack’s injury at the hands of Vader the previous week on WCW Saturday Night; featured the announcement Ric Flair would debut “A Flair for the Gold” that night on WCW Saturday Night with Vader as his guest:
Maxx Payne defeated Hartford Hart via submission with the Pain Killer at 1:14
Scott Norton pinned TC McCoy at 1:29 with his pinky following a clothesline
2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Mike Thor & Chris Sullivan at 6:14 when Bagwell pinned Sullivan following a double superplex
Rick Rude pinned Ash Masters at 1:05 by sitting on him after hitting the Rude Awakening
Vinnie Vegas & Big Sky defeated Rude Dog & Rainbow Brown at 6:11 when Vegas pinned Brown after hitting Snake Eyes; during the bout, Eric Bischoff said a new team would be in the opening contest of that day’s WCW Saturday Night
Arn Anderson pinned Terry Travis with the spinebuster at 2:21
Johnny B. Badd pinned Brian Harkrider at 2:17 with the left hand punch; after the bout, Badd put his lip sticker on his opponent’s face 5/8/93 – hosted by Eric Bischoff & Blackjack Mulligan; included a promo by Arn Anderson regarding his upcoming match against NWA World Champion Barry Windham at Slamboree; featured an ad for the WCW Slam Jam CD; included a promo by WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman regarding their win earlier in the show and facing Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas at Slamboree in a steel cage match; featured a Slamboree control center with Bischoff & Gordon Solie in which it was noted Sting would be part of the show and his opponent would be named the following week; Ivan Koloff, the Fabulous Moolah, Thunderbolt Patterson, and the Crusher were then announced to be part of the card as well; a short video package then highlighted the Crusher’s career in the AWA; it was then noted that legends would take part in a singles match, tag team match, and six man tag team match, Ric Flair would host a “Flair for the Gold” and Maxx Payne would perform live as part of the show; included comments from Teddy Long regarding the recent return of Ric Flair and then introduced the “Flair for the Gold” with guests WCW World Champion Big Van Vader & Harley Race, during which Flair introduced Fifi:
WCW / NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Tommy Angel & Brad Anderson at 4:09 when Austin pinned Angel with a Rocket Launcher; during the bout, it was noted Austin & Pillman would compete later in the day on WCW Saturday Night
Sting defeated Pat Rose via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 2:24
Rick Rude pinned Rex Cooper with the Rude Awakening at 2:00
Bobby Eaton & Chris Benoit defeated Joey Maggs & Mike Winner at 4:24 when Eaton pinned Winner after hitting a kneedrop off the top as Benoit held Winner across his knee; during the bout, it was noted NWA World Champion Barry Windham would be a guest of a “Flair for the Gold” that night on WCW Saturday Night
Computer Contenders Challenge: WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff pinned Shane Douglas at 8:38 with a double leg pick up and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage 5/15/935/22/93 – hosted by Eric Bischoff & Blackjack Mulligan; featured a segment hosted by Teddy Long which featured pre-taped comments from Davey Boy Smith regarding his match against WCW World Champion Big Van Vader the following night at Slamboree; included the announcement that 2 Cold Scorpio would challenge WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff that night on WCW Saturday Night; featured the announcement that the WCW Saturday Night later in the day would feature “Flair for the Gold;” included a Slamboree Control Center in which it was announced Stanley Blackburn, Don Owens, and Jim Barnett would be appearing; the segment also featured a look at the career of Ivan Koloff; featured the Rick Rude vs. WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes match from the 5/15/93 Worldwide; during the bout, while speaking of the Dos Hombres win over WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman, Blackjack accidentally referred to Shane Douglas as Shawn Michaels until Bischoff corrected him:
Jim Neidhart defeated Mustafa Saied via submission with a cobra clutch at 1:03
Arn Anderson pinned Pat Rose with the spinebuster at 1:56; during the bout, Blackjack Mulligan said Anderson was a product of inbreeding
Scott Norton pinned Johnny Gunn at the 28-second mark with a powerslam; Gunn didn’t get a chance to take his jacket off before the bout
Ron Simmons pinned Fred Avery at the 49-second mark with a shoulderblock off the top
Kent & Keith Cole deated Chris Benoit & Bobby Eaton via disqualification at 5:04 when Eaton hit a kneedrop off the top onto one of the Coles’ heads; after the bout, Marcus Alexander Bagwell made the save and cleared the ring 5/29/93 – featured Gordon Solie & Blackjack Mulligan on commentary; included a promo by Johnny B. Badd regarding his match later in the show against NWA World Champion Barry Windham; featured a segment hosted by Teddy Long at the Omni following Slamboree, with post-show comments from 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Rick Rude, Thunderbolt Patterson, Mr. Wrestling II, and Ivan Koloff; included the Badd vs. Windham match from the 5/22/93 Worldwide:
The Blackhearts defeated John Douglas & Joey Maggs at 2:09 when Douglas was pinned following a powerbomb off the middle turnbuckle / elbow drop double team
2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Pat Rose & Tom Burton at around the 4-minute mark when Scorpio pinned Rose with the 450 splash; the bout was joined in progress
Jim Neidhart defeated Mike Thor via submission with the cobra clutch at 1:07
Rick Rude pinned Mark Mercedes with the Rude Awakening at 1:59
WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff pinned Dave Hart with the piledriver at 1:29
The Junkyard Dog defeated Dick Slater via disqualification when Slater threw referee Nick Patrick to the floor at around the 5-minute mark; the match was joined in progress; after the contest, Slater threw JYD head-first into the ringpost but JYD shook it off and fought off Slater inside the ring 6/5/93 – hosted by Gordon Solie & Blackjack Mulligan; featured an ad promoting the WCW merchandise catalogue; included the Blackhearts vs. Mark Mercedes & Ben Jordan, Ron Simmons & Van Hammer vs. the Wrecking Crew, Jim Neidhart vs. Todd Zane, and Ricky Steamboat vs. WCW World Champion Big Van Vader matches from the 5/29/93 Worldwide; featured an ad promoting the newest WCW Magazine; included a WCW Slam Jam album ad with Rick Rude; featured a segment in which Teddy Long discussed the upcoming Clash of the Champions before introducing a video package on Sid Vicious and his powerbomb; the video largely included footage from Sid’s 1989-91 run, spliced with footage of him facing Van Hammer at Slamboree 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Joe Cruz & Chick Donovan at 3:37 when Scorpio pinned Donovan with the 450 splash
WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff pinned Ric Cannon with the piledriver at 1:52 5/19/93; Anderson, SC; Civic Center
6/12/93 – hosted by Gordon Solie & Blackjack Mulligan; featured an ad promoting the WCW merchandise catalogue; included a WCW Slam Jam ad with Ron Simmons; featured a video in which Catherine White reported, from outside the hospital, that Cactus Jack was no longer under observation and no one knows where he went; White said Cactus left the hospital without authorization and was dealing with psychological issues; moments later, a patient – acting like Rain Man – said Cactus was in Cleveland; the patient then said Jack was playing basketball, with White then realizing it was a patient that thought he was Jack Nicolson; included an ad promoting the latest WCW Magazine; featured a segment in which Teddy Long discussed the return in the ring of Ric Flair at the Clash of the Champions:
Vinnie Vegas & Big Sky defeated Kent & Keith Cole at around the 8:30 mark when Vegas scored the pin after Sky hit a legdrop behind the referee’s back as Vegas was covered, following an accidental boot to the face from Sky
Ricky Steamboat pinned Joe Cazana with the crossbody off the top at 1:52; Steamboat blew fire before the match
Dustin Rhodes pinned Shanghai Pierce (w/ Tex Slazenger) at 3:05 with the bulldog, moments after Pierce collided with Slazenger on the ring apron; Pierce & Slazenger double teamed Rhodes to start the match, with Rhodes eventually knocking Slazenger to the floor
WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff pinned Rex Cooper with the piledriver at 1:31
Sid Vicious (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Scott McKeever with the powerbomb at 1:11; after the bout, Vicious put McKeever on a stretcher Parker brought ringside but then knocked him off it
2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman via disqualification when Scorpio was illegally double teamed; during the contest, Bagwell sustained an injury and was helped backstage by the Italian Stallion, Tommy Angel, and Doug Dillinger, leaving Scorpio to work the remainder of the contest alone; after the match, Bagwell ran out to make the save but was beaten down; Arn Anderson then came out but was also double teamed until Ric Flair helped make the save 5/19/93; Anderson, SC; Civic Center
6/19/93 – featured Gordon Solie & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; included a segment with Teddy Long in which he showed footage of a press conference in which WCW World Champion Big Van Vader, Sid Vicious, Harley Race, and Col. Rob Parker announced a partnership; Parker then offered an invitation to Sting and Davey Boy Smith to retire or face them at Beach Blast:
Arn Anderson defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Brian Pillman via disqualification at around the 16-minute mark when WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Steve Austin interfered and broke the cover after Anderson dropped Pillman with the spinebuster
NWA World Champion Barry Windham pinned Tommy Angel with the DDT at 4:53; prior to the bout, it was announced Windham would face Ric Flair at Beach Blast
Maxx Payne defeated ? McCoy via submission with the Pain Killer at the 48-second mark
Rick Rude pinned Dave Dunlap with the Rude Awakening at 1:07; Rude came out to the ring in possession of the WCW US Title; during Rude’s entrance, it was noted the match was taped before Rude returned the title belt to WCW; prior to the contest, Rude put the belt in a briefcase and it was taken backstage by two men in suits
Keith & Kent Cole defeated Vinnie Vegas & Big Sky via disqualification at 8:55 when Sky threw one of the Coles over the top rope as the other Cole had Vegas in a leglock 6/26/93 6/9/93; Lake Charles, LA; Civic Center
7/3/93 – hosted by Eric Bischoff & Larry Zbyszko; included footage from the 6/26/93 Worldwide of Ric Flair fighting NWA World Champion Barry Windham in the dressing room, Flair calling Windham out in the ring, the two brawling in the ring until they were pulled apart by preliminary wrestlers, and the two later fighting in the parking lot; featured the Arn Anderson & Paul Roma vs. the Wrecking Crew match from the 6/26/93 Worldwide; included the WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman vs. Terry Travis & Keith Hart match from the 6/13/93 Main Event; featured Bischoff in the Beach Blast Control Center; included the announcement Flair, Anderson, & Roma would face Windham, Pillman, & Austin that night on WCW Saturday Night; featured the Ron Simmons & Ricky Steamboat vs. WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff & Dick Slater match from the 6/26/93 WCW Saturday Night; included a segment in which Teddy Long discussed Dustin Rhodes and his quest to regain the WCW US Title by beating Rick Rude at Beach Blast, followed by comments from Rhodes about the match; featured the announcement Maxx Payne would appear on A Flair for the Gold that night on WCW Saturday Night; included the Payne vs. Dave Dunlap match from the 6/26/93 Pro; featured an ad promoting the WCW merchandise catalogue; included a promo by Rude on facing Rhodes at Beach Blast:
Dustin Rhodes pinned Big Sky at 8:13 with a roll up after avoiding a clothesline; Eric Bischoff & Larry Zbyszko provided commentary for the match 7/10/937/17/93 – hosted by Eric Bischoff & Larry Zbyszko (debut of the studio setting); included highlights of the Paul Roma vs. WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Steve Austin match from the 7/10/93 WCW Saturday Night; featured the WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Austin & Brian Pillman vs. Terry Travis & Keith Hart match from the 6/13/93 WCW Main Event; included the Sid Vicious vs. Warren Quinn match from a previous airing; featured Bischoff hosting a Beach Blast Control Center, with comments from WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff on facing Ron Simmons; included the announcement Dustin Rhodes would face Dick Slater that night on WCW Saturday Night; featured the Rhodes vs. Tony Zane match from the 7/11/93 WCW Main Event; included a segment in which Teddy Long reviewed the Ricky Steamboat vs. Rick Rude Ironman match from Beach Blast 92 to preview Rude vs. Rhodes the following night at Beach Blast 93; featured the Maxx Payne vs. Scott McKeever match from the 7/10/93 WCW Saturday Night; included the announcement Ron Simmons would face Big Sky the next night on WCW Main Event; featured the Sky vs. Kip Abee match from the 7/4/93 WCW Main Event; included the Davey Boy Smith vs. WCW World Champion Big Van Vader match from the 7/10/93 Worldwide; featured an ad promoting the WCW Hotline; included an ad promoting new WCW home videos worldwide 7/24/937/31/93 – featured Eric Bischoff & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; included the announcement that Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn would face the Colossal Kongs that night on WCW Saturday Night, followed by a promo by Harley Race & the Kongs regarding the upcoming match; featured a promo by WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff regarding his match with Johnny B. Badd later in the show; included a segment with Teddy Long in which he profiled 2 Cold Scorpio and introduced a music video set to Scorpio’s theme song; moments later, Long announced fans could now leave questions on the WCW Hotline; Long then introduced a question from a fan in Sacramento, CA about what Scorpio did for a living before becoming a wrestler; featured the WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman vs. Tommy Tana & Rick Tango, Sid Vicious vs. an unknown, Keith & Kent Cole vs. Tony & Todd Zane, Ricky Steamboat vs. Top Gun, and Badd vs. Orndorff matches from the 7/24/93 Worldwide; included the Colossal Kongs vs. Rick Tango & Ronnie Vegas and Coles vs. Bobby Eaton & Chris Benoit matches from the 7/24/93 Saturday Night8/7/938/14/938/21/938/28/939/4/939/11/939/18/939/25/93 – hosted by Eric Bischoff & Larry Zbyzsko; included the closing moments of the Ric Flair vs. Rick Rude match from Fall Brawl in which Rude was shown hitting Flair with brass knuckles; featured Tony Schiavone & Terry Taylor on commentary; included a Flashback segment focusing on the Dusty Rhodes & Sting vs. NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors match from Starrcade 88; featured a segment in which Teddy Long profiled Cactus Jack, showed footage of Cactus facing Yoshi Kwan at Fall Brawl, and introduced a question from a fan asking what Cactus’ next goal was, with Cactus saying it was WCW World Champion Big Van Vader; included footage from the Wargames match at Fall Brawl; featured the announcement Ricky Steamboat would face WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal in a non-title match on WCW Saturday Night and Sting & WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes would face Harlem Heat; included the Sting & Rhodes vs. Paul Orndorff & Chris Benoit match from the 9/18/93 Worldwide:
Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Frankie Rose & Jimmy Rogers at 3:14 when Austin scored the pin following the Atomic Blonde (Disney / MGM Studios)
The Nasty Boys (w/ Missy Hyatt) defeated TA McCoy & JD Stryker at 3:16 when Jerry Saggs pinned Stryker following the running powerslam / flying elbowsmash double team; the Nastys were not introduced as tag team champions nor did they come out with the title belts
Sid Vicious (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Leroy Howard with the powerbomb at 1:06 (Disney / MGM Studios)
Yoshi Kwan (w/ Harley Race) defeated Frankie Lancaster via submission with a nerve hold at around the 3-minute mark (the match was joined in progress) (Disney / MGM Studios) 10/2/9310/9/9310/16/9310/23/9310/30/93 – hosted by Eric Bischoff & Larry Zbyszko; included footage following the Sting vs. Sid Vicious match at Halloween Havoc in which Col. Parker tried to apologize to Sid for costing him the match; featured the announcement Vicious would face Ric Flair that night on WCW Saturday Night; included the Vicious vs. Denny Brown match from the 10/23/93 Worldwide, with new commentary from Tony Schiavone & Terry Taylor; during the bout, it was noted the winner of the Vicious vs. Flair match on Saturday Night would challenge WCW World Champion Big Van Vader at the Clash of the Champions; featured footage from the Nasty Boys vs. WCW Tag Team Champions 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell match from Halloween Havoc; included the Nasty Boys vs. Rico Federico & Davey Rich match from the 10/23/93 Worldwide, with new commentary from Schiavone & Taylor; during the match, Schiavone alluded that Sting & Davey Boy Smith would challenge the Nastys at the Clash; featured a ‘Highlight Zone’ video recap of some of the events at Halloween Havoc; included a Flashback segment on the Starrcade 87 bout between the Road Warriors and NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard; featured the Ric Flair & Paul Roma vs. Wrecking Crew match from the 10/23/93 Worldwide, with new commentary from Schiavone & Taylor; included a Battlebowl Control Center hosted by Chris Cruise, with comments from WCW International World Champion Rick Rude, the Nasty Boys, Steve Austin, Cactus Jack, Johnny B. Badd, WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes, Sting, and Ricky Steamboat; featured the Steamboat vs. Paul Orndorff match from the 10/23/93 Worldwide, with new commentary from Schiavone & Taylor; during the bout, Schiavone said a major announcement would be made on the following week’s WCW Saturday Night:
11/6/9311/13/9311/20/9311/27/93 – featured Chris Cruise & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; included the WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys vs. Terry Davis & Leroy Howard match from the 11/20/93 Worldwide, with new commentary from Tony Schiavone & Terry Taylor; during the bout, Taylor said he would return to the ring on the following night’s episode of The Main Event; featured the Charlie Norris vs. Mercenary #1 match from the 11/20/93 Worldwide; included a segment of the Amateur Challenge with fan-submitted videos; featured an ad for the 1994 WCW Calendar, featuring Missy Hyatt; included a Flashback segment focusing on the Road Warriors vs. Samoan Swat Team match from Starrcade 89, prior to which it was stated an announcement regarding Starrcade 93 would be made that night on WCW Saturday Night; featured the Thunder & Lightning vs. Jimmy Rogers & Denny Brown match from the 11/20/93, with new commentary from Schiavone & Taylor; during the bout, it was noted WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal would face Todd Champion the following night on The Main Event with the TV title time limit extended and that Thunder & Lightning would also be on the show; included a segment of the Highlight Zone focusing on the events at Battlebowl; featured the 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Paul Orndorff & the Equalizer match from the 11/20/93 Worldwide, with new commentary from Schiavone & Taylor12/11/93 – hosted by Chris Cruise & Larry Zbyszko; featured the WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys vs. Keith & Kent Cole match from the 12/4/93 Worldwide, with new commentary from Tony Schiavone & Terry Taylor; included a Starrcade 93 control center hosted by Gene Okerlund, during which it was announced Taylor would face the Equalizer, the Shockmaster would face the Awesome Kong, and Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne would face Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce; featured the WCW World Champion Vader vs. Bert Styles match from the 12/4/93 Worldwide, with new commentary from Schiavone & Taylor; included the Shockmaster vs. Sugar Daddy match from the 12/4/93 Worldwide, with new commentary from Schiavone & Taylor; featured a Flashback segment focusing on the Music City Showdown match between NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat and Ric Flair and the post-match attack on Flair by Terry Funk; included the announcement the following week’s Flashback would feature the Flair vs. Funk I Quit match from November 1989; featured a Highlight Zone segment focusing on the early Starrcades; included an ad promoting the 1994 WCW Calendar, featuring Missy Hyatt; featured the 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Steve Austin match from the 12/4/93 Worldwide, with new commentary from Schiavone & Taylor, during which it was noted WCW Saturday Night later in the day would feature an interview with Sting, Ric Flair vs. Harlem Heat Kole, Steve Austin, Taylor, and Paul Roma & Erik Watts vs. WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal & Paul Orndorff; it was also noted Taylor would be in Todd Champion’s corner the next night on The Main Event for Champion’s match against Regal