Issue # 136
Date:
Sunday January 17th, 1999
11:43 pm
The Wrestling
Booking Sheet
WCW/nWo Souled Out
Results
By Steve Appy
Souled Out opened
with Ric Flair in
the midst of a
Presidential press
conference; he
proclaimed WCW to be
stronger than ever.
Flair looked very
statesmanlike, a
true leader...
Goldberg was shown
on the floor of his
dressing room,
apparently a victim
of an
attack. He was
clutching his
injured left knee,
which seemed to
promise Scott
Hall an advantage in
their match.
Chris Benoit
defeated Mike Enos
via submission
Enos is an
underrated worker,
one of the better
worker's in WCW. Of
course,
Benoit may be the
best in the world.
Enos played the
powerhouse and
dominated
most of the offense;
it made for a good
match, but
diminished Benoit,
since he
had to sell to
someone of Enos's
echelon. Enos's
chest was beat red
from
Benoits knife edge
chops; after hitting
two rolling German
suplexs, Benoit
connected with a
flying headbutt.
Benoit was dazed as
well, and Enos made
a
comeback with the
weakest clothesline
in recent memory.
Benoit forced Enos
into
the Crippler
Crossface for the
submission victory.
Norman Smiley
defeated Chavo
Guerrero Jr. via
submission
Smiley carried an
urn that purportedly
carried the remains
of Pepe. Chavo was
actually focused,
and abandoned the
lunatic character.
The work was solid,
but
the crowd zoned out
early in the
contest. Smiley
threw Pepe's sawdust
in
Chavo's eyes,
which enabled Smiley
to lock Chavo in the
Norman Conquest for
the submission.
Konnan was
interviewed by Mark
Madden of wcw.com,
and he said he
wanted to learn
who ordered his
ouster from The
Wolfpac.
Fit Finlay pinned
Van Hammer with The
Tombstone Piledriver.
The crowd was dead
for this match; this
would be a bad Nitro
match.
Bam Bam Bigelow
pinned Wrath
Bigelow is capable
of putting together
a great match, but
he needs an opponent
better than Wrath to
do it. Wrath hit his
head on the ringpost,
which left him
dazed enough to fall
victim to The
Greetings From
Asbury Park.
Lex Luger defeated
Konnan via
submission
Konnan's ring
entrance was the
first thing all
night that woke the
crowd up.
Although seeing
these two briefly
energized the crowd,
once the match
started we
were still left with
Luger & Konnan in
the ring. Elizabeth,
with the results of
her latest plastic
surgery thrust
proudly forward,
shot Konnan in the
eyes with
the dreaded spray
paint. A torture
rack and a
submission later,
and we were put
out of our misery.
Chris Jericho (w/Ralphus)
pinned Perry Saturn
The referee was
Scott Dickinson,
Saturn's arch enemy.
Jericho was awesome,
showing us his ring
work has improved at
least as much as his
interviews.
Saturn had Jericho
pinned in a roll up,
and Dickinson
reversed the hold
and
counted Saturn's
shoulders down for
the three count.
Saturn, a man of his
word,
wore the dress that
Jericho provided. Is
this a sign that
Jericho may have
signed a contract
extension?
WCW.Com interviewed
David Flair, who
indicated that he
was only wrestling
today
to earn the respect
of his father. An
interview like this
is usually a sign
that a heel turn may
be in the cards...
WCW Cruiserweight
Champion Billy
Kidman defeated Rey
Mysterio Jr.,
Juventud
Guerrera Jr. &
Psycosis in a Four
Corners Match when
Kidman pinned Juvi.
This match was
incredible, with so
many high spots I
could never do them
justice
here. Kidman's
developed far enough
that he's not out of
place competing with
the (arguably) three
best Luchadors in
the world. The four
of these guys can
compete with the New
Japan Light
Heavyweights as the
best group of
wrestlers in
the world.
Cutting to the
finish, Rey was
flying all over the
ringside area with
Psycosis,
which enable Kidman
to hit the Shooting
Star Press on Juvi
for the victory.
In a WCW.Com
interview, Booker T
accused Chris
Jericho of receiving
a tainted
victory over Saturn
earlier in the
evening. A challenge
was issued for
Nitro...
Ric & David Flair
(w/Arn Anderson)
defeated Curt Hennig
& Barry Windham when
David pinned Hennig
Fortuantly, nobody
turned on Flair (I'm
relieved that those
rumors were false).
David was baited by
Windham to begin the
match, and held his
own with both
amateur takedowns
and the patented
Flair chops. Ric was
doubleteamed most of
the match, since he
was reluctant to tag
in David to be
slaughtered. While
David looked great
for his first match,
it was unfair to him
to put him in such
an important spot
for his debut. Let
him get comfortable
at his own pace.
David pinned Hennig
after Arn Anderson
hit Hennig with a
tire iron. At this
point, the entire
nWo stormed the ring
and destroyed the
Horseman. Benoit
attempted to make
the save, to no
avail. As Flair was
handcuffed to the
top
rope, David was
flogged with Hogan's
belt. To add insult
to injury, EzE (for
Eric Bischoff) was
spraypainted on
David's back, as
Flair watched in
horror. I
suppose this would
possibly lead to
Flair VS. Hogan, &
David Flair VS.
Bischoff
at Superbrawl.
Bill Goldberg
defeated Scott Hall
in a Tazer on a Pole
Ladder Match
Hall claimed
Goldberg would be
unable to wrestle
due to the earlier
attack,
claiming that when
Goldberg realized he
had to wrestle Hall,
"He got so scared
that he wet his
pants and slipped in
it". Goldberg walked
to the ring limping,
wearing a heavy duty
brace on his left
knee. Goldberg ended
up being busted
open hardway, which
forced WCW to avoid
any close ups from
that point forward.
Goldberg was about
to grab the Tazer,
but The Disco
Inferno pushed him
off the
ladder. Hall ended
up grabbing the
tazer, but Goldberg
avoided getting
shocked
and kicked it out of
the ring. After
recovering the
weapon, Goldberg
shocked
both Disco & Hall to
earn the victory.
Bam Bam Bigelow
jumped Goldberg at
this
point, which gave
Hall an opening to
shock both men as
the broadcast ended.
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KONNAN & Mysterio
SIGN EXTENSIONS
Both Konnan & Rey
Mysterio Jr. have
signed three year
contract extensions
with
WCW, killing a
couple of rumors...
(Reported by Dave
Meltzer of The
Wrestling Observer)
DDP CONTRACT FIGURES
Apparantly people in
WCW got the word out
that Diamond Dallas
Page had signed
his extension for
$900,000 per year to
keep heat off them
and make the company
appear to have a
lower salary
structure becuase
the real figure is
$1.5 Million
per year. (Reported
by Dave Meltzer of
The Wrestling
Observer)
SAVAGE RING RETURN
Randy Savage
probably won't be
able to wrestle
until March or
April, though
expect him to resume
TV appearances
shortly.
(Reported by Dave
Meltzer of The
Wrestling Observer)
DR. DEATH'S NEW
CHARACTER
Steve Williams has
returned to WWF
action. They going
to re-introduce him
as a
character who has
turned his back on
America for Japan
and will do
vignettes
before starting back
on TV. (Reported by
Dave Meltzer of The
Wrestling
Observer)
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THUNDER RATINGS
The Unk sent along
Thunder ratings for
1/14. The show did a
3.9 rating, off of
hours of 3.5 and
4.2. The replay did
a 1.2 off of hours
of 1.2 and a 1.1.
(Reported by The Unk
& Dave Scherer of
http://www.1wrestling.com
)
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SUNDAY NIGHT HEAT
Report for January
17, 1999.
by: Mark George (attkdonkey)
HEAT opens with
McMahon and the
Corporation coming
ringside and Vince
offering
his apology to The
Rock for having to
face Mankind 2 weeks
ago. Vince then
wields his Corporate
power by mandating
the following: Ken
Shamrock gets this
week off to train
for the Royal
Rumble, Billy Gunn
will face Test on
RAW and
challenges Chyna to
an arm wrestling
match later tonight.
Meanwhile, Shane
McMahon receives
word that HBK has
ordered The Rock to
face Kane on RAW
tomorrow
night, enraging the
Corporation.
Tiger Ali Singh
defeats Gillberg
(Duane Gill) via
pinfall.
I can't believe this
act. Gill's attempt
at a Jackhammer was
reversed and Singh
got the easy win.
Mark Henry is
interviewed by
Michael Cole.
Sexual Chocolate
firmly denies that
nothing happened
between he and Sammy
last
week on RAW. Stay
tuned......
Scorpio defeats Mark
Henry via pinfall.
After a vicious body
press, Henry is
loses focus when
Chyna comes out.
Chyna
gives him a 24 hour
ultimatum to make
his decision. (Sammy
or Chyna???) Scorpio
catches the napping
sandwich eater from
behind and rolls him
up for the 3 count.
Jeff Jarrett/Owen
Hart defeat
Gangrel/Edge via
pinfall.
Gotta love the
voluptuous Debra!!!!
Early control by the
Brood is halted when
Road Dog runs out
and interferes by
beating on Gangrel.
Owen then delivers a
kick from the top
rope on Edge and
Jarrett gets the
pin.
Promo for Mankind
vs. The Rock @ Royal
Rumble.
Great promo. Footage
of Mankind doing
what he does best
and The Rock running
quality SMACK. If
Mankind's promise of
an incredible match
rings true, this
could be one hell of
a Royal Rumble.
Godfather defeats
Goldust via pinfall.
Is it me, or do the
Ho's vary in looks
from week to week??
Al Snow shows up
ringside dressed
like a Ho
(hilarious) and is
able to steal Head
back. Goldust,
distracted by all
this, is rolled up
for the pin.
Chyna defeats Vince
McMahon. ( Arm
Wrestling Contest)
Shane attempts to
keep Vince from
facing Chyna by
having Luna come out
instead.
It is quickly
thwarted when Sable
runs out and attacks
Luna. A pissed off
Shane
vows consequences
against Sable. Where
is this going??
Chyna claims victory
after the Stooges
dimwitted actions
cost Vince when
Patterson is
accidentally
shoved into McMahon
by Briscoe. You can
bet their will be
more punishment
issued to The
Stooges. Poor fools.
Chyna then
challenges Briscoe
and Patterson
on RAW tomorrow
night.
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Shotgun Saturday
Night Report for
1/16/1999
By
VBbys8
Bob Holly & Scorpio
vs Gangrel & Edge
After distraction
from Christian, Edge
got Holly up in the
front face powerbomb
from above his head
for the victory.
Test vs Matt Hardy
Test has an
impressive arsenal
of moves and he used
a lot of them on
Hardy
before pinning him
with the Meltdown.
Val Venis defeated
Tiger Ali Singh
after The Money Shot
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FANTASY BOOKING-
THIS WON'T HAPPEN
Submitted by reader:
nimble
Nitro after "Souled
Out"-
Main Event:Hollywood
vs DDP No Holds
Barred for the gold.
NWO is in Hogan's
corner, Horsemen are
in DDP's corner.
Near the end of the
match the Horsemen
and
NWO start brawling
on the outside when
all of a sudden
Goldberg's music
begins
and he hits the ring
and nails Hogan with
a steel chair
causing Hogan to
lose
the World title to
DDP.
Next Nitro-
It is determined
that Bischoff has
been released from
the company and
Flair will
now be president
permantly. Flair
also annouces that
Kevin Nash will face
a
mystery opponent to
determine the #1
contender at
Superbrawl. Nash is
in the
ring and Sting comes
down from the
rafters and attacks
Nash with a ball
bat. The
match goes on until
Goldberg comes to
the ring and nails
Sting with the bat
letting Nash win the
shot at DDP.
Next Nitro-
Goldberg starts the
show and tells us
that he should have
been the mystery
opponent. Sting
points at Goldberg
from the rafters.
Goldberg tells Sting
"Your
Next". Later in the
show Goldberg goes
up to the rafters
and spears Sting,
and
thus a hugh brawl
breaks out between
the two in the
rafters. It is
announced
that they will meet
at Superbrawl as
well.
Ric Flair kicks
Mongo out of the
Horsemen because he
sucks and they begin
a
search for another
member.
Superbrawl-
Sting and Goldberg
beat up each other
and the ref's and it
is determined a no
contest. They will
meet at next PPV in
a steel cage.
DDP defeats Nash
after Hogan
inadvertantly nails
Nash.
Nitro-
Nash tells Hogan
he's finished as
leader of the NWO.
They decide to have
a match
to see who is the
leader. During match
Macho Man comes down
and a dazed ref
counts Savage to a
victory over Hogan.
Hogan leaves and is
never seen again.
Next PPV-
Savage faces DDP for
the gold. DDP gets
the win after
Steiner
inadvertantly
nails Savage with a
chair.
Goldberg defeats
Sting when an evil
monster rips a side
of the cage off and
destroys Sting.
Nitro-
Steiner has a
falling out with the
new NWO leader
Savage and thus is
dismissed
for the NWO.
Nitro-
Flair battles Savage
and Steiner comes
out. He nails Savage
and joins the
Horsemen. Goldberg
says "Its Time" for
him to get his gold
back and challenges
DDP for the next
PPV.
Nitro-
Flair annouces
tonight it will be
Goldberg vs Big
Pappa Pump to see
who gets the
shot at the gold.
Sting comes down
during the match and
knocks out Goldberg.
The
monster man comes
and a war between
Sting and him
ensues. Steiner gets
the pin.
Next PPV-
DDP vs Steiner for
the gold. Many
officials are around
the ring including
the
president Ric Flair.
As the match is
nearing a finish the
ref is knocked down.
Steiner hooks the
Steiner Recliner and
the ref pops up and
calls for the bell.
Flair is seen
yelling at the time
keeper "Ring the
F***ing bell". The
match ends
and DDP looks
disgusted. Steiner
is given the belt by
Flair. Bret Hart
then
comes charging out
of the back and
nails Flair and
Stener yelling "This
isn't
happening again."
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A NEW ECW FAN
Submitted by reader:
SKiTTLZ678
ECW--Making a stand
with me.
Lord have mercy!
Finally, I get to
see ECW every other
week on MSG!! The
first
ever time I saw ECW
was two weeks ago,
and I loved it. I
think this is the
Monday night show,
but I see it on
Saturday night. I
watched the show
after
Guilty as Charged, I
loved the highlights
of Guilty as Charged
in the World
Title Match. Boy
howdy, is Sabu nuts!
If I sound corny to
any of you, well, it
is the first time I
know what's going on
in ECW. I think that
Extreme
Championship
Wrestling has
brought a new life
into me, and turned
over a new
leaf with my
wrestling knowledge.
If I could see ECW
all the time, I'd
surely be
accustomed to all of
the violence,
mayhem, and horror
that is ECW. And I
had the
chance to witness a
highlight of when
the Franchise broke
Sabu's neck. OHH! It
made the hair on my
neck stand upright.
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