WCW Worldwide – 1997 Results

11/10/96; Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
1/12/97 – included Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; featured a Souled Out ad focusing on WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash vs. Rick & Scott Steiner, Chris Jericho vs. Masahiro Chono, and WCW US Champion Eddie Guerrero vs. Syxx in a ladder match; included a Souled Out ad focusing on WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. the Giant:
Rey Mysterio Jr. fought Psychosis to a draw at 4:23 when referee Mark Curtis stopped the bout after deeming neither man could continue after a Mysterio flying leg scissors knocked both men off the top to the floor
Bobby Eaton pinned Jimmy Graffiti with the Alabama Jam at 2:56
Madusa fought WCW Women’s Champion Akira Hokuto (w/ Sonny Onoo) to a double disqualification in a non-title match at 2:47 when the two fought on the floor and Onoo was knocked down in the melee; Hokuto did not appear with the title belt and was not announced as champion since the match was taped before Starrcade
Dave Taylor pinned Leroy Howard at 1:39 with a fireman’s carry into a cradle
Brad Armstrong defeated Jerry Flynn via submission with a modified Dragon sleeper at 5:14
Lex Luger defeated the Barbarian via submission with the Torture Rack at 8:48 after avoiding a headbutt off the top

1/19/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included a Souled Out ad focusing on WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash vs. Rick & Scott Steiner, Chris Jericho vs. Masahiro Chono, Buff Bagwell vs. Scotty Riggs, WCW US Champion Eddie Guerrero vs. Syxx in a ladder match, and WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. the Giant; featured Lee Marshal conducting a backstage interview with Madusa regarding her chasing WCW Women’s Champion Akira Hokuto and potentially going to Tokyo to bring the title; included a video package hyping Hogan vs. the Giant at Souled Out; featured Marshal conducting a backstage interview with Jericho on facing Chono at Souled Out; included a closing segment in which Heenan scaled a ladder while Schiavone mentioned the Guerrero vs. Syxx ladder match at Souled Out:
Brad Armstrong defeated Kenny Kendall via submission with a modified dragon sleeper at 3:30 after the side Russian legsweep
Big Bubba pinned Tony Mella with one hand on his chest after hitting the sidewalk slam at 1:59; Bubba came out to his Dungeon of Doom music, as he had not yet joined the nWo at the time of the taping
Reina Jubuki (Akira Hokuto under a mask) pinned Sonoko Kato with a splash off the top at 3:06
Billy Kidman pinned Cheetah Kid at 3:17 with a slam and the Shooting Star Press after avoiding a springboard splash into the ring
Michael Wallstreet pinned Steve Armstrong with the Stock Market Crash at 4:12
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Joe Gomez & the Renegade at 3:58 when Stevie Ray pinned Renegade after a Harlem sidekick from Booker, as Stevie held Renegade in the air, behind the referee’s back

11/10/96; Disney/MGM Studios
2/9/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Miguel Perez Jr. defeated Ciclope
WCW US Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Psychosis with a superplex and frog splash at 5:06; Guerrero did not appear with the title belt and was not introduced as such, as the match was taped before his title win
WCW Women’s Champion Akira Hokuto (w/ Sonny Onoo) & Kaoru defeated Madusa & Meiko Satomura at 2:32 when Hokuto pinned Satomura with a northern lights suplex after a Bombs Away from Kaoru and missile dropkick from Hokuto, as Madusa chased Onoo around the ring; Hokuto was not announced as champion and did not appear with the belt as it was taped before her title win

11/10/96; Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
2/16/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Billy Kidman defeated Jerry Flynn
Meiko Satomura pinned Malia Hosaka (w/ Sonny Onoo) with a frog splash at 1:15
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Alex Wright defeated Sonny Trout
Meng & the Barbarian defeated Arn Anderson & Chris Benoit via disqualification

2/23/97:
Horace Boulder defeated JL (11/10/96; Disney/MGM Studios)
Chris Jericho defeated Scott Armstrong (11/10/96; Disney/MGM Studios)
Miguel Perez Jr. defeated Steve Armstrong (11/10/96; Disney/MGM Studios)

2/11/97; Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
3/8/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Disco Inferno defeated Hardbody Harrison via submission at 3:54 with the Last Dance
WCW TV Champion Prince Iaukea pinned Doc Dean in a non-title match at 2:11 with a crossbody off the top; Iaukea did not have the title belt as he had not won it at the time of the taping
Alex Wright pinned Sgt. Craig Pittman at 1:59 with a crucifix
Dean Malenko defeated JL via submission at 3:26 with the Texas Cloverleaf; Malenko was WCW Cruiserweight Champion at the time of the taping but did not appear with the title belt
Public Enemy defeated Meng & the Barbarian (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 5:39 when Rocco Rock pinned Meng with a sunset flip, moments after Hart threw his megaphone to Meng

2/11/97; Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
3/15/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Bobby Walker (w/ Teddy Long) pinned Jerry Flynn at 3:37 with a flying double chop off the top Jacques Rougeau & Carl Oulette (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Super Calo & Villano IV at 2:28 when Oulette pinned Calo with a legdrop off the top as Rougeau applied a Boston Crab
Jeff Jarrett defeated Maxx via submission at 2:58 with the figure-4
Bobby Eaton pinned Dave Taylor at 2:30 with a backslide after avoiding a European uppercut
Dean Malenko defeated Lord Steven Regal via disqualification at 6:51 when Regal threw Malenko over the top rope; Regal was WCW TV Champion and Malenko was WCW Cruiserweight Champion at the time of the taping, with neither bringing their titles to the ring and neither introduced as champion

2/11/97; Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
3/22/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Harlem Heat, along with Sister Sherri, who claimed her team was born to hold the WCW Tag Team Titles and the Heat were upset that they hadn’t been granted a title match; featured Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Jacques Rougeau & Carl Oulette, who claimed they were Canada’s greatest tag team and vowed to win the WCW Tag Team Titles:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Rick Thames & Sonny Trout at 3:30 when Scott pinned Thames after the bulldog off the top double team; after the bout, Scott fed Rick a dog biscuit
Chris Benoit (w/ Woman) fought Eddie Guerrero to a no contest when Benoit attacked Guerrero before the bell and continued to assault his knee on the arena floor; Guerrero was WCW US Champion at the time of the taping but did not bring the title to the ring and was not announced as such
Glacier pinned Robbie Brookside at 1:23 with the Cryonic Kick as Brookside came off the top
Jim Duggan pinned Maxx at 3:29 with the taped-fist punch
Kevin Sullivan (w/ Jacqueline & Jimmy Hart) pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 2:15 with the double stomp
Dean Malenko defeated Ultimo Dragon (w/ Sonny Onoo) via disqualification at 9:02 when Onoo kicked Malenko in the back of the head as he was applying the Texas Cloverleaf; Malenko was WCW Cruiserweight Champion at the time of the taping, but did not bring the title to the ring and was not introduced as champion

2/11/97; Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
3/30/97: Disco Inferno defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker

Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
4/5/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included a video package hyping the Lex Luger vs. the Giant vs. Booker T vs. Stevie Ray #1 contender match, Jeff Jarrett & Steve McMichael vs. Public Enemy, Madusa vs. WCW Women’s Champion Akira Hokuto, and Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. the Ultimo Dragon at Spring Stampede; featured a video package of highlights from the previous Monday’s Nitro; included a video package focusing on Sting making it clear he was on pro WCW and anti nWo; featured a video package hyping Chris Beniot vs. WCW US Champion Dean Malenko, Diamond Dallas Page vs. Randy Savage, Lord Steven Regal vs. WCW TV Champion Prince Iaukea, and Rick & Scott Steiner vs. WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash at Spring Stampede; included the announcement La Parka, Glacier, Jeff Jarrett, Madusa, Meng & the Barbarian would be in action the following week:
Jacques Rougeau & Carl Oulette (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Doc Dean & Robbie Brookside at 2:30 when Oulette pinned Brookside after a legdrop off the top as Rougeau had Brookside in a Boston Crab
Konnan defeated Steve Armstrong via submission with a modified Texas Cloverleaf at 3:00 after avoiding a splash off the top
Hugh Morrus pinned the Cheetah Kid with the moonsault at 2:56; immediately after hitting the move, Morrus put Kid on top of himself, kicked out at 2, and then pinned Kid
Public Enemy defeated High Voltage at 8:11 when Rocco Rock pinned Kenny Chaos with the Drive By; late in the bout, Robbie Rage was knocked off the apron and through a table set up at ringside

2/12/97; Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
4/12/97 – featured the Glacier vs. Ernest Miller match taped ?/? at Disney / MGM:
La Parka defeated Super Calo
Jim Powers (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Hardbody Harrison
Jeff Jarrett defeated Johnny Swinger
Madusa defeated Molly McShane
Scott & Steve Armstrong defeated Southern Posse
Meng & the Barbarian (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Jacques Rougeau & Carl Ouelette (w/ Col. Rob Parker) when Meng pinned Oulette

2/11/97; Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
4/19/97:
Chris Benoit defeated Rick Fuller
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Scott Armstrong
Kevin Sullivan defeated Johnny Swinger
Jeff Jarrett defeated La Parka
Rick & Scott Steiner fought Harlem Heat to a double disqualification

5/6/97; Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
6/7/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Chris Benoit (w/ Woman) defeated Dave Taylor via submission at 3:34 with the Crippler Crossface
Greg Valentine pinned Johnny Swinger at 2:00 with an elbow drop
Juventud Guerrera, Lizmark Jr, and Psychosis defeated Ciclope, Galaxy, & Villano IV at 2:16 when Lizmark pinned Ciclope with a standing moonsault
WCW US Champion Dean Malenko defeated Hector Guerrero in a non-title match via submission at 3:35 with the Texas Cloverleaf; Malenko did not have the title belt
Ice Train (w/ Teddy Long) pinned Roadblock at 2:13 with a splash
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated High Voltage at 6:04 when Booker T pinned Kaos following the Big Apple

Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
6/21/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Greg Valentine pinned Bobby Eaton at 2:28 with a back suplex and elbow drop

Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
6/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Dave Heath with a huricanrana off the top at 4:16

5/7/97; Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
7/5/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Buff Bagwell pinned Casey Thompson at 3:53 with the Blockbuster
The Giant defeated Hack Meyers & the Punisher in a handicap match at 1:00 by simultaneously pinning both opponents after delivering the chokeslam to each
Yugi Nagata pinned Super Calo at 2:41 with a rolling wheel kick
Mortis (w/ James Vandenberg) pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker at 3:02 with the Flatliner
Glacier pinned Johnny Swinger at the 57-second mark with the Cryonic Kick
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Public Enemy at 5:59 when Rick pinned Johnny Grunge after Grunge put himself through a table while attempting a flying elbow drop

5/8/97; Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
8/2/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Billy Kidman at 4:03 with a moonsault after avoiding Kidman’s frog splash
Dean Malenko defeated Jerry Flynn via submission at 4:23 with the Texas Cloverleaf
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Rick Fuller & Maxx at 3:14 when Scott pinned Fuller following the bulldog off the top double team
Super Calo pinned Hector Guerrero at 3:23 with a headscissors takeover off the top
Meng defeated Johnny Swinger via submission at 3:17 with the Tongan Death Grip
The Amazing French Canadians (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated High Voltage at 4:43 when Carl Oulette pinned Kaos with a legdrop off the top as Jacques Rougeau applied a Boston Crab

Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
8/9/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Dean Malenko regarding Eddie Guerrero costing him the WCW Cruiserweight Title and WCW US Title; featured Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Guerrero regarding his rivalry with Malenko and Malenko’s accusations against him earlier in the show:
High Voltage defeated Doc Dean & Robbie Brookside at 4:13 when Rage pinned Dean with a crossbody off the top as Dean was on Kaos’s shoulders
Public Enemy defeated Power Company at 4:19 when Rocco Rock scored the pin after Johnny Grunge powerbombed Rock onto one of the opponents, laid across a table inside the ring; the table had tape all over it, making it obvious it was pre-cut; after the contest, Public Enemy went into the crowd to celebrate
Steve Regal defeated Billy Kidman via submission with the Regal Stretch at 2:45
Dean Malenko defeated Hack Meyers at 3:39 via submission with the STF after failing to apply the Texas Cloverleaf; Meyers began tapping out as Malenko flubbed the Texas Cloverleaf and before the STF was applied
Mortis (w/ James Vandenberg) pinned Mark Starr at 3:20 with a spin kick from the middle turnbuckle
WCW US Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra McMichael) defeated the Barbarian via submission with the figure-4 at 5:01, as Jarrett held onto Debra for added leverage outside the ring; Jarrett did not appear with the title belt and was not recognized by the commentary team as champion

Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
8/16/97 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan; included Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Dean Malenko regarding Eddie Guerrero’s recent change in attitude, with Malenko claiming he would take care of Guerrero just like every other problem he’s solved; featured Marshall conducting a backstage interview with WCW TV Champion Alex Wright about his attitude, dance moves, and representing Germany as a champion:
Public Enemy defeated the Amazing French Canadians (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 7:40 when Johnny Grunge pinned Carl Oulette after Oulette crashed through a table while attempting the assisted senton off the top
Buff Bagwell pinned Mark Starr at 2:42 with the Buff Blockbuster
Roadblock pinned Lizmark Jr. at 1:49 with the Dead End splash
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Power Company at 3:32 when Scott pinned Dave Power following the bulldog off the top double team
Juventud Guerrera pinned Super Calo at 3:32 with a springboard somersault dropkick
WCW US Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra McMichael) pinned Chris Jericho in a non-title match at 5:56 by grabbing the middle rope for leverage as Jericho attempted a roll up; Jarrett did not come out in possession of the title belt

Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
8/23/97 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan; included a new set, show graphics, logo, and theme song; included Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Eddie Guerrero, with Guerrero taking the microphone and interviewing Marshall about happenings in WCW and dodging Marshall’s questions about Dean Malenko; featured Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Curt Hennig discussing both Ric Flair and WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan trying to recruit him for the Four Horsemen and New World Order, respectively, with Hennig stating he would go to whoever offered him the most money:
Meng (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Hardbody Harrison at 4:15 with the Tongan Death Grip
Rick Fuller defeated Kevin Northcutt via submission at 4:13 with a half Boston crab after a powerbomb
Chad Fortune pinned Johnny Boone at 5:19 with a butterfly suplex
Public Enemy defeated Power Company at 5:54 when Rocco Rock pinned Dave Power after a moonsault through a table
Ric Flair defeated Lizmark Jr via submission at 5:29 with the figure-4

Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
9/20/97 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan:
Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) pinned Bobby Eaton with the flying elbowsmash at 5:19

Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
9/27/97 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan:
WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash (w/ WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall & Syxx) pinned Prince Iaukea with the powerbomb at 5:23

Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
10/4/97 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan:
WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall (w/ WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash & Syxx) pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 5:57

Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
11/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Lord Steven Regal defeated Yuji Nagata via submission with the Regal Stretch at 5:56 after a butterfly suplex off the top

Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
11/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Syxx defeated Bobby Starr via submission with the Buzzkill at 3:09; the camera cut away as Syxx hit the Bronko Buster in the corner, moments before the finish
Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. High Voltage

Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
11/23/97 – featured an opening clip from the 11/10/97 Nitro in which Kevin Nash challenged the Giant to face him in the World War III battle royal; included Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; featured Lee Marshall hyping Starrcade 97 tickets at Washington DC and then speaking with Mike Tenay about the Sting vs. WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan main event after 15 months of build; featured a WCW Motorsports segment; included footage of how Eddie Guerrero regained the WCW Cruiserweight Title from Eddie Guerrero during the 11/10/97 Nitro, followed by the Sting/Hogan confrontation from the same show that ended up with Sting attacked by Hogan, Randy Savage, Vincent, Buff Bagwell, Scott Hall, Konnan, and Scott Norton; featured Marshall speaking with Heenan and Larry Zbyszko regarding Starrcade tickets being on sale:
Dean Malenko defeated Norman Smiley via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 6:27
Super Calo & Juventud Guerrera defeated Tokyo Magnum & Judo Suwa at 4:45 when Juvi pinned Magnum after a springboard legdrop as Calo held Magnum in the air
Chad Fortune defeated Todd Griffith via submission with a Fujiwara armbar at 3:20
Damien pinned Ciclope at 4:56 with a back splash off the top; during the match, there was an extended shot of the crowd, seemingly to cover for a botched spot in the contest
Steve McMichael pinned Dave Taylor with the tombstone at 5:17

11/30/97

12/7/97

Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
12/14/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Glacier pinned Mortis (w/ James Vandenberg) with the Cryonic Kick at 2:30; late in the match, Glacier hit the move on Vandenberg, who was on the apron, when Mortis moved out of the way

12/21/98

12/97; Orlando, FL; Disney/MGM Studios
12/28/97 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included a segment running down all the matches scheduled for Starrcade the following night; featured a vignette on Sting to promote his match with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan at Starrcade; included a segment recapping the feud between the Giant and Kevin Nash to promote their match at Starrcade; featured a segment recapping the feud between Sting and Hogan; included a video segment focusing on the recent WCW NASCAR season:
Psychosis pinned Joey Maggs with the legdrop off the top at 3:44
Disco Inferno pinned Steve Armstrong with the Chartbuster at 3:45
Hugh Morrus pinned Greg Valentine with a roll up at 3:18 after avoiding an elbow drop
Scott Norton (w/ Vincent) pinned Lenny Lane with a shoulderbreaker at 2:09
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Alex Wright at 7:41 with a springboard hurricanrana into the ring after causing Wright to crotch himself on the top rope