Issue #
039
Date:
Sunday October 18th, 1998 8:50 pm
INYH Judgment Day
Results, Three Title Changes!!!!!!!
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Al Snow pinned Marc
Mero
LOD 2000 & Droz
defeated DOA & Paul Ellering
Christian
pinned Taka Michinoku to win the Light Heavyweight
Championship
Goldust pinned
Val Venis
X-Pac defeated
D-Lo Brown to win The European Championship
The Headbangers
defeated The New Age Outlaws by DQ
Ken Shamrock
defeated Mankind
Mark Henry
defeated The Rock
Steve Austin
double pinned both The Undertaker and Kane and
crowned
himself The New
WWF Champion; details on tomorrow night's Raw.
McMahon
proceeded to "fire"
Austin.
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Sunday Night
Heat Report for
October 18th, 1998
By Steve Appy
Heat was live
this week an hour before WWF Judgment Day. The main
theme for the
PPV seems to be that
Austin has to crown a
champion;
this is getting
much more focus than The Undertaker VS. Kane match.
Jim Cornette
and Shane McMahon provided commentary.
Steve Blackman
pinned Bradshaw in 2:59
Blackman went
on the quick offense but Bradshaw took the advantage
with some power
moves. While neither man is much of a worker
Blackman looks
to have a decent future. After Blackman pinned
Bradshaw after
a kick, the Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) jumped in the
ring
and attacked
Blackman. This doesn't seem like a step up for Hart.
Paul Bearer was
shown to be in the arena. What will be his role
later
tonight? Will
he return with Kane, or will he debut a new
superstar?
Golga, Kurrigan
& Giant Silva (w/ The ICP & Luna) defeated Los
Barricus in
2:33
A clip was
shown of Golga training one of the ICP to wrestle;
it was
not
acknowledged that they have already wrestled in the
past. This
was the first
time I've
seen Silva wrestle but he was in there too short a
time to gauge his
abilities.
After the match, The Headbangers came to ringside
and
attacked ICP. The New Age Outlaws made the save.
The Godfather
(w/ 2 Ho's) pinned Faarooq in
1:55
At least the
Ho's were attractive this time.
Kama offered Faarooq
the
Ho's if he
would walk away from the match.
Kama claimed some of
the
best Ho's who
ever live in
Chicago (I feel silly
even writing this). The
Godfather was
actually pretty good on the mike.
Faarooq pretended he
would go for it
but then nailed
Kama. D-Lo Brown and
Mark Henry
watched the
match from ringside without getting involved. After
the match,
Brown & Henry beat up both Faarooq and The
Godfather. The Rock
made the save.
No reason was given as to why The NOD beat up The
Godfather also.
With Faarooq losing clean to
Kama it really appears
his stock has
fallen.
After the
match, The Jackyl approached Faarooq and they left
together. I
guess Faarooq may turn heel again but this time
without
the NOD.
Val Venis
joined Shane & Cornette at ringside. All he did is
make all
kinds of sexual
references to Goldust. Venis wasn't as funny as
usual.
Michael Cole
asked Paul Bearer why he was at the arena. He
feigned
ignorance, and
claimed not to have an ulterior motive.
Scorpio pinned
Jeff Jarrett in 3:43
Venis was still
providing commentary. Goldust's movie usher came to
ringside and
gave Venis a gold colored Jock supporter. Venis
stormed
off in a huff.
The match was merely a backdrop to the commentary.
Scorpio
accidentally knocked out the ref. Al Snow came to
ringside and
placed The Head
in the back of the ref's pants. When Jarrett saw the
Head he got so
distracted Scorpio was able to roll him up for the
victory. While
it was nice to see Scorpio get a victory, this whole
angle was just
lame. First off, Jarrett is the wrong guy to help
Snow
get over.
Second, the whole sequence looked even worse than it
sounds.
Steve Austin
arrived at the arena. He was prohibited from
entering
the area for
the wrestlers, and was forced into a separate area.
I
imagine he'll
kick somebody's ass before the show is over.
Intercontinental Champion Ken Shamrock walked to the
ring. I think
Shamrock will
get over big as a heel. Triple H (on crutches and
with X-Pac
& Chyna)
hobbled to ringside to present the IC Belt to
Shamrock.
Austin was shown
watching the scene on a monitor. Sgt. Slaughter
ordered X-Pac
and Chyna back to the dressing room, and they
reluctantly
complied. Pat Patterson was introduced as the first
IC
Champion.
In a move that
must have made Shamrock thrilled, Patterson claimed
that Shamrock
reminded him of himself when he was younger. Bad
comparison.
Shamrock would make the perfect "Corporate"
Champion,
wouldn't he?
Triple H ended up handing over the title and when he
was
safely out of
the ring he told Shamrock to "Suck It!". I was
positive
Shamrock would destroy Triple H at some point
tonight.
Shamrock found
Triple H backstage, and he slammed a door on Triple
H's injured
leg. I knew it
had to happen. McMahon, with The Big Boss Man, did
an
interview from
his wheelchair. Vince made a big deal that EVERYONE
compromises
their ethics once in a while for their bosses.
Austin was
shown backstage
going nuts, tearing the place apart. The theme is:
Austin better do what
Vince says, or else he's fired!
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Reader Mailbag
Submitted by reader:
Plato4Life
I'd just like
to comment on WCW Saturday Night. I noticed in the
Lenny
Lane
vs. Kidman match that there was proof of WCW copying
WWF. Lenny
Lane
took off
his knee pad,
and get this, did a People's leg drop. With the
motion's the
Rock does and everything. Just wanted to point that
out.
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Reader Mailbag
Submitted by reader:
MTruck1
I was watching
an Starcade '88 and the Main Event was the
Flair/Luger
rematch.
The NWA knew
how to put on great matches and during that match
Jim Ross
stated
that it is a NWA Wrestling crowd. That stuck in me
because in the NWA
there was no
fancy lights, no pyros, just good wrestling. The
crowd came
to watch wrestling and that is what they got. I long
for days of
the NWA
wrestling crowd wanting action and getting it. A 2
hour tape
has more action then RAW/Nitro/Thunder put together
and it is better
wrestling.
I long for the days of
action, action, action and not
whining little
brats who talk and talk! I became a WCW/NWA fan in
'90 before
the NWO, before Hogan, heck before WCW Saturday
Night. I
watched the old WCW Saturday Show and their
Pay-Per-Views were worth
getting. But
since then they have lost a lot of the fire and the
reason I think
people watch RAW more is because there is just as
much talk
but their talk is more interesting. Nitro beat RAW
not because
of the NWO but
because they had wrestling. Nitro never use to cut
in the
middle of a match but now they are worse then the
WWF. I'm still
a WCW fan only
because I hope one day that Bischoff will stumble on
the Old tapes
and realize why they have
crowds today!
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Reader Mailbag
Submitted by reader:
PHENOM917
They need one
thing above all else in WCW, and that's a good
tournament, or
anything that could get the fans to watch. I'd like
to
see a TV title
tournament. Here's the bracket I would have:
Match 1: Dean
Malenko v.s. Saturn
Match 2:
Juventud Guerrera v.s. Fit Finley
Match 3: Booker
T v.s. Chris Benoit
Match 4: Disco
Inferno v.s. Raven
Match 5: K-Dawg
v.s. Eddie Guerrero
Match 6: Rey
Mysterio, Jr. v.s. Kanyon
Match 7: Chavo
Guerrero, Jr. v.s.Alex Wright
Match 8: Chris
Jericho v.s. Stevie Ray
I think this
tournament would be a good idea for many reasons.
First
of all, it
would be great because the TV title isn't getting
the
attention it
deserves, and this tournament would be perfect to
show
how much the
wrestlers want it. Also, some of these men work very
well together.
We all remember the classic matches between Booker T
and Chris
Benoit, and in matches, Dean Malenko works well with
almost
anyone,
especially Chris Jericho (and might I add, I'd love
to see
them fight one
last time, maybe even in the final match.) Plus,
what
most people
don't remember is that the whole TV title business
started
with Booker T
and Stevie Ray.
Booker T had
the injury and Stevie claimed to have the rights to
hold
the gold. Many
times, Chavo proved that Stevie had NO RIGHT
whatsoever and
with a little help from the Giant,
Jericho won the
gold from
Stevie. It would be great if they could finally
continue
that saga.
Finally, everyone knows these men. They all have
held
gold in the
past or have had gold-like status. Most of them have
held
the TV title.
People would watch
this tournament, believe me. Someone send this to
Bischoff!!!
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Reader Mailbag
Submitted by reader: Nathan
West (BossBlues1)
Here is my idea
for WCW's Upcoming World War 3 Pay Per View.
World War 3:
1. Wrath vs.
Curt Hennig:
-I'd build this
up briefly before World War 3 by giving Wrath an
upset
(or at least
book it as an upset) win over the returning Curt
Hennig.
Curt Hennig did
wonders for Bill Goldberg's push by showing
frustration
over the winning streak. He could do something
similar
here. I'd have Curt Hennig pull out the narrow win
cheaply here only
to lose to
Wrath again at Starrcade. Curt Hennig wins via
pinfall.
2. Chavo
Guerrero Jr. & Eddie Guerrerovs. Scott Steiner &
Rick
Steiner:
-This match
should be ordered by Eric Bischoff. A good angle
would be
to have
Bischoff go
power-mad in the next few weeks resulting in his
arrest. Vince
McMahon did this a little bit, but not as much as he
should have.
I'd have
Bischoff play this up, giving penalties to whoever
even
looked at him the wrong way, Dean Malenko, Rick
Steiner, Chavo
Guerrero Jr. &
Eddie Guerrerowould be prime guys to start on.
As for
the match, I'd
hint at a Rick Steiner heel turn, but make it seem
like he's
only going along with this to save his job. Chavo
Guerrero should
go even farther
off the deep end with all his stresses, and end up
winning the
match with shocking intensity. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
and Eddie Guerrerowin via pinfall when Chavo pins
Scott Steiner.
3. Saturn vs.
Chris Jericho (TV TITLE MATCH)
-Chris Jericho
should start to piss a lot more people off than he's
been doing.
Bill Goldberg and JJ. Dillon don't cut it for people
to
feud with right
now. I'd also have Saturn form quasi-alliances with
The Sandman and
Billy Kidman. There really aren't enough of these in
wrestling
anymore. Not gang members, not Tag partners or
stable mates,
just guys you can call on if you need trouble.
Alliances like these
make for a LOT easier heel-face turns. However,
Chris Jericho
should be primed for the United States Title,
meaning he
needs to hold
onto the TV Strap for a month or so longer. Have The
Giant help out
Jericho by taking out
Saturn. They never continued that
angle, and I
liked the idea of a relationship between The Giant
and
Jericho. This could
also set up The Giant vs. Saturn for Starrcade. If
The Giant is
leaving for the
WWF, Saturn is the perfect guy to job him out to.
Chris Jericho
wins via
submission.
4. Dean Malenko
vs. Scott Norton (IWGP TITLE MATCH)
-Scott Norton
should be the next step up the ladder for Dean
Malenko
on Bischoff's
Bounty List. Malenko is far superior to Norton in
almost
every way, but
I doubt WCW has the power to book IWGP Title
changes.
Anyway, for the
match Dean Malenko would get Norton in the
Texas
Cloverleaf, but
Eric Bischoff (who should be surrounded by NWO
Security) would
distract the ref. This would prompt the IV Horseman
to
come down to
the ring and beat the tar out of Uncle Eric's boys.
During the wild
melee on the outside, Scott Norton taps out to the
Texas
Cloverleaf. Dean Malenko is awarded the belt, but
Eric Bischoff
reverses the
decision at the last second. Scott Norton retains
the
IWGP World
Title.
5. Billy Kidman
vs. Raven (NON-TITLE FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE MATCH)
-Personally I
would've booked The Sandman, Billy Kidman & Saturn
vs.
Raven,
Lodi & Kanyon
at Halloween Havoc, but that didn't happen. Anyways,
let's
assume The Sandman gets involved at Havoc. Billy
Kidman vs. Raven
would bring
down the house
no doubt. I'd continue the angle with Raven's losing
streak and have
Kidman pull off the major upset here. Billy Kidman
wins via
pinfall.
Side note... Lodi
should make a run at the WCW
Cruiserweight
Title. Him being in title contention could be
downright
hilarious. Don’t have him WIN the belt yet, but the
exposure would be
good for him.
6. Sting, Lex
Luger & Kevin Nash vs. Scott Hall, The Giant & Hulk
Hogan
First and
foremost, Hogan sucks. Anyways, the match should
start
off with Scott
Hall no-showing. It should not be speculated on, or
anything else,
he just shouldn't show up. Sting, Lex Luger, and
Kevin Nash beat
the tar out of Hogan and The Giant but they mount a
comeback when
Lex Luger is knocked out of the match and taken away
on
a stretcher.
The match continues as Sting and The Giant brawl out
of
the ring. Sting
and The Giant just about take themselves out of the
contest with
some fierce brawling. Kevin Nash and Hollywood Hogan
are
basically set
for a singles match in the middle of the ring.
-Right when
Nash and Hogan are about to hook it up, Scott Hall
stumbles down
the aisle with
a drink in his hand. Eric Bischoff runs out behind
him, trying to
stop him on his way to the ring. Hall proceeds to
the ring
saying "I came here to work... ok?".
Bischoff follows him.
Kevin
Nash is ready
to take on both Hall and Hogan when suddenly Hall
(soberly)
tosses his drink in Eric Bischoff's face, punches
him in the
stomach and picks him up for The Outsider Edge.
While Hollywood
Hogan is trying
to help Bischoff with Hall, Nash nails Hogan with a
chair and puts
him in the Jacknife Powerbomb. With both Eric and
Hollywood laid out,
Scott Hall begins to make a speech about his
drinking
problems. Nothing too much, he basically just
apologizes to
everyone and
says that he's going to get help, and asks for
forgiveness
from everybody. The match ends in a No Contest.
7. Bret Hart
vs. Chris Benoit (UNITED STATES TITLE MATCH)
-Bret Hart
loses via DQ to Chris Benoit, only to go on to drop
the
strap at
Starrcade to The Crippler. As for angles, they play
up the
fact that Chris
Benoits never won a title in WCW. Also, in this
match
Steve McMichael
shows his true colors as he costs Chris Benoit the
title.
Basically when the referee is down, and Chris Benoit
is
starting to
make a comeback, Steve McMichael slides a chair into
the
ring and then
leaves immediately. Bret Hart of course gets ahold
of it
first and then
makes a gesture towards McMichael as he's leaving.
This
would play up
in perfect Bret Hart fashion in the week to come
because
nobody trusts
him at all.
Side note... Bret Hart
should be the first
person to beat
Bill Goldberg (at Superbrawl). Bret Hart is almost a
perfect World
Champion. He can still work a great match, he can
still get
great heat,
and he's always
willing to work with (and if necessary job to) the
younger talent.
8. 60-Man
Battle Royal:
-Different
stipulations this year. Have Scott Hall and The
Giant
vacate the WCW
World Tag Team Titles, and tie it around Scott
Hall's
angle. Like I
mentioned above, World War 3 will end Hall's angle
and
give him time
off TV to get some help. JJ. Dillon declares that
with
the upcoming
World War 3 Battle Royal, the winner may choose his
partner to hold
the WCW World Tag Team Titles.
Anyways, Booker T
wins the 60-Man
Battle Royal en route to a MAJOR comeback and push
towards the
United States and
World Titles. Booker T is presented the
belts the next
night on Nitro, when NWO music plays. Out comes
Stevie Ray and
he demands his belt. Booker T reluctantly gives it
to him and
already there's some fireworks. The angle that
culminates in
that Stevie Ray
and Booker T haven't tagged in almost a full year
and they've
grown apart. Stevie Ray remains NWO and tries to
recruit
Booker T, who has solid WCW roots. They should end
up jobbing the
belts at Souled
Out 99', only to finally lock up at Superbrawl.
9. Bill
Goldberg vs. The Warrior (WORLD TITLE MATCH)
-If I were in
charge, I'd make sure WCW got its money's worth out
of
The Warrior.
Somehow I serious doubt they've gotten millions of
dollars out of
those stupid O.W.N T-Shirts. Anyways, have The
Warrior play
the same character he is now, except ham it up a
little
bit and tell
off the fans a little bit more. WCW fans naturally
hate
this guy. its
exactly what happened to Hogan when he came to WCW.
Sting, Lex
Luger, Ric Flair, Booker T, Arn Anderson, and a few
others
will always be
welcome in WCW. When guys like Hogan, The Warrior,
and
Roddy Piper
come in they get booed sometimes. As for the match
itself, Bill
Goldberg wins via pinfall over The
Warrior.
Side note: Consider
re-signing The Warrior to have him run
the gammit of
jobs to WCW
Company guys. Flair, Savage, Booker T, DDP, Luger,
Sting,
Benoit,
and even the retired Arn Anderson should beat this
guy before he's run
out of
town and back
to the Batcave.
-Nathan West
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