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| WCW Monday Nitro (November 20th, 1995) Review: | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 10 2005, 02:56 AM (920 Views) | |
| Scrooge McSuck | Feb 10 2005, 02:56 AM Post #1 |
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I'll get you next time, toilet!
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WCW Monday Nitro (November 20th, 1995) - The broadcast team for Nitro is quite abysmal from this time frame. Bobby Heenan (who was admitedly phoning it in), Eric Bischoff (I didn't know an enziguri was a clothesline!), and Steve "Mongo" McMichael (who calls Bobby Heenan "the Stain" every 4 seconds). McMichael also has an ugly ass dog with him, dressed up as a Gay biker or something. Tonight is a memorable night... but first, we have to go to the action! - The Shark vs. Scott "Flash" Norton: Nice way to start a show... a heel versus heel match. The Sharks ring attire is incredibly ugly here, with a bunch of sharks printed on his tights, and generally looking like something out of a childs coloring book. Shark attacks Norton in the entrance aisle with a clothesline, and the two brawl around the ring for a while. The Shark takes over again and sends Norton into the ring steps and into the ring, as the bell finally rings. Shark with a series of forearm blows across the back followed by a bearhug, which turns into a pretty good looking belly-to-belly suplex. Shark with an elbow drop, followed by a knee lift. Norton tries fighting back, but the Shark smothers him with fat and connects with an avalanche in the corner. Norton starts no selling and punches away at the Shark. That's no sold as well, and the Shark sends Norton into the corner. Another avalanche misses, and Norton with a picture-perfect Powerslam gets the three count at 1:43. 1/4* Only for Norton actually being able to twist the powerslam perfectly with a 450+ pound man. Nice to see John Tenta being jobbed out in less than two minutes. Ugh... - Mean Gene Okerlund Interview with Jimmy Hart and "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan. The two stirr up trouble between Hulk Hogan, Sting, and Randy Savage, as the threesome have been having a falling out lately thanks to Savage "taking Stings spot" as Hogans buddy. We get useless clips of a Baywatch taping with Savage and Hogan, probably to shill the coming episode. - Eddie Guerrero vs. Brian Pillman: Originally scheduled as Guerrero vs. Ric Flair, but Flair is taking the night off because Guerrero isn't in his league, so Pillman gets to do his work tonight. Fair exchange says I. Pillman stereotypes Guerrero by taunting him with his jacket, like a Matador would with a bull. Lockup goes into the corner, and Pillman with an elbow to the side of the head. Irish whip, and Guerrero returns the favor and takes Pillman down with a head scissors. Dropkick connects and Guerrero with a slap to the face. Guerrero with a back suplex, and he goes to the top rope, but Pillman catches him coming down with a dropkick in midair for a two count. Pillman rakes Guerreros eyes across the top rope nd chokes him with the bottom rope. Irish whip, and Guerrero catches him with a school boy roll-up for two. Both men exchange blows, and a criss cross sequence leads to a back drop by Pillman for a two count. Snap suplex gets another close fall, and both men exchange chops. Pillman with a snapmare, and follows up into a reverse chinlock. Irish whip is reversed, and Pillman with a powerslam for another two count. Rake of the eyes by Pillman for the 50th time of the match, but Guerrero fights back and sends Pillman to the apron. A Suplex is blocked and Pillman takes Guerrero out with his own to the floor. Pillman goes to the middle rope, but misses a dive to the floor, landing on the security railing. Guerrero takes his turn and catches Pillman in the aisle with a press from the top rope! Inside the ring again, and Pillman with a full nelson, but Guerrero reverses into a go behind, which in turn is reversed, which leads to a brain buster by Guerrero! Eddie goes to the top rope, but Pillman kicks the ropes to crotch him across the top turnbuckle. Pillman goes for a super-plex, but Guerrero blocks and shoves Pillman down. Guerrero comes off with the Frog Splash, and thats good enough for the upset at 6:25. *** Pretty good back and forth match for such very little time considering the talent in the ring. I'm guessing this ended up being better than Guerrero/Flair would've been. Quite shocking too, since Pillman was being pushed and Guerrero was pretty new to WCW. - Flashback from last week: Randy Savage just won a match against Meng (who somehow was booked strong despite not being talented or able to cut a promo), but the Dungeon of Doom run in for the super beatdown. The Shark, Kevin Sullivan, and Lex Luger all take turns beating down Savage, "injuring" his arm in the process. How will this effect World War III? Order the PPV!!! - Road Warrior Hawk vs. Big Bubba Rogers: This match has bowling-shoe-ugly written all over it. I still don't understand the point of bringing in Hawk solo instead of waiting for Animal to heal up and come in as a team. Hawk's theme music is the exact same one WWF used for Yokozuna's video at Wrestlemania X, and sounds like a rip-off of some 80's Metal band. Hawk attacks Rogers outside the ring and rams him into the ring. Into the ring they go, and Hawk with a ba-a-a-a-ck body drop followed by a clothesline. Rogers backs into the corner and gets caught twice trying to kick Hawk, so he gets dropped on his head. Hawk with some mounted punches, followed by a scoop slam. He goes to the top rope, but comes off to miss a splash attempt. Rogers controls with mainly punches and kicking, but gets caught with an elbow in a charge to the corner spot. Hawk whips Rogers to the corner, and now he eats a clothesline from the Boss, man is he big. Rogers applies a bearhug, which is broken quickly, then plants the Road Warrior with a Spinebuster for a two count. Rogers with a sit-down splash across the middle rope followed by some more punches. Sloppy spot occurs and we get a collision in the middle of the ring. Hawk goes to the top rope again, and misses a clothesline this time. Rogers goes for the finish, but Jim Duggan comes out of nowhere and trips up Bubba Rogers, who landed face first on a roll of athletic tape, which apparently is hard enough to knock someone out. Hawk covers for three at 3:48. DUD Quite a waste of time, but it was between two guys doing nothing, so no one probably cared enough about it anyway. - Sting vs. Hulk Hogan (w/ Randy Savage): History is made here, as Sting and Hogan for the first time ever, competed against each other in a wrestling ring, although the only meetings between the two anyone cared for were at Starrcade 1997, and the Fall Brawl 1999 car-wreck where Sting was cheered for turning heel. Sting is wearing a rare combination for him, Red and Yellow, while the Hulkster is wearing what looks to be ean early version of his New World Order attire. Sting is also starting to phase out the flat-top blonde look, as his hair is growing in dark, with his hair actually combed. The two go face-to-face in a non-Wrestlemania moment, and Hogan with a shove. Sting slaps the orange off of Hogan and hammers away on the Hulkster with a shit load of punches, kicks, and chops. Sting continues the beating in a corner, and tries an Irish whip, but Hogan reverses and connects with a clothesline. Hogan returns the beating with punches of his own. Irish whip, and Sting ducks a clothesline and connects with a series of dropkicks, sending Hogan out of the ring. Hogan pulls him out from under the bottom rope, and rams Sting into the ring apron and the security railing. Hogan with a suplex on the floor, and he tosses Sting back into the ring. Criss cross sequence, and Hogan connects with an elbow, followed by a rake of the back. Irish whip, and Sting bounces off the ropes with a cross body press for a two count. The two lockup, and Hogan with a standing side headlock. Sting reverses with a go-behind waistlock, and Hogan reverses to his own and takes Sting down with a drop toe hold (!) and applies a cross fucking armbar. Hogan goes to the wristlock, which is reversed by Sting and he starts jerking the arm. Armbar applied by Sting, and Hogan reverses that into a Full Nelson and turns it into a side headlock into a takeover. Sting uses his leverage for a series of two counts, and the two go into the corner... and Sting with a not-so-clean break. Sting kicks away at the left knee of Hogan, and whips him into the corner. Stinger Splash attempt, but Hogan catches him in a bearhug. Irish whip, and a boot to the midsection of Sting, followed by a running elbow to the forehead for a two count. Hogan with a back suplex gets another two count. Vertical suplex gets a third two count in a row. An Irish whip is reversed, and Sting continues kicking away at the leg of Hogan, chopping him down to size and drops an elbow across the knee. Scorion Deathlock is applied, but Hogan is able to power out of it and starts Hulking Up for the first positive reaction of the night for him. Three punches and big boot, but Sting avoids the leg drop and reapplies the Deathlock! Hogan screams like a girl and molests the referee as Savage shouts support, but the match is spoiled as Dungeon of Doom members The Shark, Meng, Hugh Morrus, The Zodiac, and Kevin Sullivan run in for the No Contest result at 9:33. **1/4 Shockingly good match, as Hogan appeared to have his work boots on for this match, and Sting was still pretty good of a worker since this was before taking 17 months off from active wrestling, and turning his muscular definition to crap. Crap finish though hurts a little. Anyway, Hogan and Sting fight off the Dung, until the Giant storms the ring and lays everyone out. However, the Giant is taken out by a Hogan/Sting steel chair clothesline, and the faces are again friends... for another 8 months when Hogan seriously turned heel. Final Thoughts: Short and simple, a hit or miss show. The main event was something special (although I'm sure it was a dumb move that could've gotten buyrates), and a good midcard match, but with a squash of a former Main Eventer, a crappy match between two men past their primes, and a bait and switch, it makes the show good, but a little on the stupid side. Probably the best match Hogan and Sting have had with each other, mainly because they only wrestled this one time I think before Stings downfall. |
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| SamoaRowe | Feb 10 2005, 07:46 AM Post #2 |
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Poor John Tenta, reading this review made me feel even worse for him (I remember the Wrestlecrap entry on The Shark, so I had a mental picture to go along with this). Good review, perhaps this will inspire me to review the full episode of Nitro I still have on tape (warning, it is from 2000). |
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| Real F'n Show | Feb 10 2005, 03:10 PM Post #3 |
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Nice review. Hopefully you can do more for our site if we ever get it up. |
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| Scrooge McSuck | Feb 10 2005, 03:21 PM Post #4 |
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I'll get you next time, toilet!
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I think it can be arranged... (snorts line of coke) You think you're better than me, motherfucker?! I trust myself! Nobody else! Tenta's outfit was much different than the one he usually wears. Instead of the shark face in the chest and fins down the legs, it had a big ass shark on the back, with SHARK ATTACK written everywhere. Both are super lame looks. |
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