-11/19/91
-From Savanah, GA
-Hosts are JR & Tony
-Eric Bischoff is with Missy Hyatt, who is excited about interviewing WCW's newest rookie: Marcus Alexander Bagwell.
-Match 1: Thomas Rich (w/Alexandra York) VS Big Josh [Lumberjack Match]
-Rich jumps on Josh as he enters the ring. Josh Hulks up, and Rich tries to bail, but has nowhere to go. Josh dominates Rich, until Rich manages to send Josh out on the heel side. Judging by the sides, the Freebirds are now babyfaces, while the Young Pistols are heels. Mostly punch-kick offense. Rich goes up, but gets tossed by Josh. Josh hits a snap suplex for two. They do a criss-cross, and for some reason Terrence Taylor trips Rich, and Josh finishes with the Northern Exposure (sit down splash). Nothing special. Finish is a bit intriguing though.
-Match 2: Firebreaker Chip VS Bobby Eaton
-Crowd is pro-Eaton. Chip tries flying around, and it's awkward to say the least. Chip misses a splash in the corner, but no-sells the miss, and hits a flying clothesline off the top. They go on the mat as the crowd gets restless. Chip runs right into a nice clothesline, and Eaton follows up with a back breaker for two. Eaton smashes Chip's face into the turnbuckle, and finishes with a belly-to-back suplex. Nothing to see here.
-Starrcade '91: Battlebowl-The Lethal Lottery promo.
-Tony brings out the United States Champion Sting, as he is to receive the final gift box tonight. Sting, like an impatient kid on Christmas morning, wants the final box RIGHT NOW. Some guys carry a royal-looking cart down the ramp. Madusa exits and acts all seductive towards Sting. Sting, as we all know, is the biggest idiot in wrestling, so he falls for it. That allows Lex Luger to attack Sting and go after his previously-injured knee.
-Match 3: Z Man VS The Diamond Studd
-Match is joined in progress after a commercial break. The match is rendered pretty much inconsequential, as Sting is placed in an ambulance. Zenk wins in short order with a crucifix, but Studd destroys him after the fact with a chokeslam and Diamond Death Drop. Well that didn't help anybody.
-Match 4 for the Television Championship: Steve Austin [c] (w/Lady Blossom) VS PN News
-Austin tries to get the early jump, but gets caught with a tree slam. News hits a bodyslam and elbowdrop, causing Austin to bail. News sends Austin into the guardrail. Austin goes for a slam, but can't hold News, who falls on top for two. News suplexes Austin into the ropes, and gets two off that. News hits a belly-to-belly, but Lady Blossom puts Austin's foot on the bottom rope at two. News stupidly goes after her, and gets nailed by Austin for his troubles. News misses an avalanche, and Austin gets the pin with his feet on the ropes. Match was OK. Austin really put News over before retaining the title.
-Missy interviews Bagwell, who is presented as a rookie to wrestling itself. Missy is mad Bagwell didn't ask her out.
-WCW TOP TEN:
10. Big Van Vader
9. Bobby Eaton
8. Bill Kazmaier
7. Cactus Jack
6. Barry Windham
5. Dustin Rhodes
4. Ron Simmons
3. Steve Austin
2. Rick Steiner
1. Sting
-Match 5: Cactus Jack VS Van Hammer
-Cactus gets an organ version of "the funeral march" as his entrance music. Hammer gets a good reaction. Cactus gets the jump at the bell, but takes a belly-to-back suplex and a shitty dropkick to send him outside. Hammer hits a slam and legdrop for two. Jack comes back with a Jericho bulldog, Cactus clothesline, and flying elbow off the second rope to the outside. Crowd chants for Hammer, who Hulks up. Hammer hits a flying knee to the back of Jack's head for two. Jack goes outside, and rams the edge of Hammer's guitar into Hammer's throat, then rolls Hammer up for the pin, and Hammer's first loss. Hammer doesn't take the loss well, hitting a slingshot suplex onto the runway. They brawl to the back to continue the feud. Best match so far, but the bar was pretty low.
-JR gets Eric Bischoff on the phone (as we can hear the director tell Tony to move his head so we can see JR). Eric says Sting's injury isn't as bad as was feared, but his knee has swelled up.
-JR & Tony preview the world tag team title match. Video of the Enforcers attacking Barry Windham before Halloween Havoc is shown.
-Match 6 for the World Tag Team Championship: The Enforcers [c] VS Dustin Rhodes & ?????
-Windham comes to the ring with Dustin, but says he can't wrestle because he just had surgery on his hand. Windham calls out Dustin's partner, who comes to the ring in a dragon costume. Naturally, it's Ricky Steamboat. The crowd goes wild as The Enforcers lose their shit.
Challengers start out fast, as the champions have no answers for Steamboat. Ricky & Dustin go after Larry's arm. AA gets in, and manages to take over on Dustin. Dustin comes back with bionic elbows, and the champs bail out. Brilliant sequence as Larry slaps Steamboat across the face, which causes Steamboat to chase him. AA makes a blind tag as the chase continues, then nails Steamboat from behind when Steamboat gets his hands on Larry.
AA gets two off a belly-to-back suplex. Steamboat turns the tide on AA, but Larry gets in, and regains control. Long heat segment on Steamboat, and the crowd is with them the whole time. They throw in a false tag. AA goes off the top, and meets both Steamboats' feet, finally allowing the hot tag. Dustin gets the bulldog on AA, and Ricky makes a blind tag. Ricky hits AA with the cross-body off the top for the pin and the titles. To say the crowd goes wild would be an understatement. Excellent tag formula match. If you haven't seen it, it's well worth going out of your way to track down.
-After a commercial break, JR & Tony note that the Enforcers are protesting the decision on the grounds that they signed to wrestle Dustin and Windham. JR & Tony introduce a hype video for the soon-to-debut Jushin Thunder Liger, who will challenge the winner of the Light-Heavyweight title match.
-After the video, JR is with Paul E., who is ashamed to have ever known Lex Luger or Madusa. Paul shows JR the contract for the U.S. title match, specifically a clause (and Paul notes that "I'm not lying this time"), that states that if Sting is not in the ring by bell time, he will forfeit the U.S. title to Rick Rude.
-After another commercial, JR gets on the phone with Eric Bischoff, who is at the hospital with Sting. Sting gets out of the examining room, and when Eric informs him of the "loophole" on the title match contract, Sting flips out, and steals an ambulance to get back to the arena.
-Match 7 for the Light-Heavyweight Championship: Brian Pillman [c] VS Johnny B. Badd (w/Teddy Long)
-JR notes that Badd and Long have been having issues recently. Badd has a few female plants stuff dollar bills in his garter belt. Badd lands some rapid body punches, and Pillman responds with a STIFF overhand chop. Pillman hits Air Pillman out onto the entrance ramp. Pillman tries a piledriver on the ramp, but Badd counters. Badd takes Pillman off the ramp and into the guardrail. Pillman hits a slingshot cross-body for two. Pillman goes for a big splash off the top, but only gets Badd's knees.
Badd flies off the top, but is met with a dropkick from Pillman. Pillman hits another really stiff chop. Pillman hits a spinning heel kick for two. Badd comes off the top with a sunset flip, but Long has the referee detained. Badd tells Long to get off the apron, but Pillman runs Badd into Long, and gets a rollup for the pin to retain. Badd KO's Long after the loss. Match was good while it lasted, but seemed to be more of a backdrop for the turn after the match.
-Match 8 for the United States Championship: Sting [c] VS Rick Rude (w/Paul E. Dangerously)
-Paul takes the time to trash talk Sting, conveniently giving Sting enough time to arrive at the arena. Paul sees this, and frantically calls for Nick Patrick to ring the bell. Sting has until the count of ten to get to the ring. Sting goes to thr wrong door, but fortunately, there are some babyfaces waiting for him, and they guide him to the right entrance.
Rude rushes out to meet Sting on the entrance ramp. Sting completely dominates the first couple minutes until Rude gets a hold of Sting's injured knee and wraps it around the ring post. Rude hits an axe handle off the top, and poses to huge heat. Sting blocks the Rude Awakening, but gets poked in the eye. Paul nails Sting with the mobile phone, and Rude gets a very close two count off that. Sting goes after Paul, but gets clipped from behid. Rude gets a schoolboy, and pulls the tights to get the pin and the title. More of an angle than a match, but the perfect way to get the title off Sting and prepare him for a run at Luger, while putting more heat on Rude.
-After a commercial break, Tony is with Paul, Rude, and Madusa. Paul reveals that everything was a conspiracy between Paul, Rude, Madusa, and Luger. Paul spits on WCW, and says the championship commitee now answers to the Dangerous Alliance. Rude says that tonight shows nice guys finish last.
-After another commercial break. JR interviews the injured Ron Simmons. Simmons is here to scout the world title match, and vows to be the first black world champion.
-Video shows recent confrontations between Lex Luger and Rick Steiner.
-Match 9 for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Lex Luger [c] (w/Harley Race & Mr. Hughes) VS Rick Steiner (w/Scott Steiner)
-Randy Anderson ejects Mr. Hughes before the match starts. Mat wrestling to start, which obviously goes Rick's way. Rick catches Luger with a powerslam for two, and clotheslines him outside the ring. Luger bashes Rick's head into the turnbuckle, but Rick no-sells, and regains control. Rick hits a German suplex for two. Luger shoves the ref out of the way, and crotches Rick on the top rope. Rick tries a somersault sell off a clothesline, but it doesn't go well. Luger punches Rick in the throat (reality: the forehead), and throws him through the ropes.
Rick fights back with punches and a powerslam for two. Rick hits the Steiner bulldog for two, as Luger gets his foot on the bottom rope. Rick hits an overhead belly-to-belly throw off the second rope. Scott goes after the returning Hughes, throwing him into the ring, and hitting a sloppy Frankensteiner. Rick hits a belly-to-belly suplex on Luger, but then goes after Harley, suplexing him into the ring. As Randy Anderson gets Harley out of the ring, Luger grabs the title belt and KO's Rick to retain. Match was pretty much the same as the TV title match, with the challenger dominating before the champion retains with a cheap pin.
-FINAL THOUGHTS: This was a pretty good show, especially once the title matches started. The tag title match is awesome, while everything else watchable and pretty heated at least. Possibly the best Clash so far.
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