Post by Leo on Apr 9, 2023 8:12:01 GMT -5
WCW Thursday Thunder episode 17 for 04.13.23
Taped from the Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington
Commentary: Gorilla Monsoon and Don Callis
Ring Announcer: Gary Michael Cappetta
Interviewer: SoCal Val
Referees: Tommy Young, Joey Marella and Aubrey Edwards
Every match is part of the WCW Mixed Match Tournament with the winners getting shots at the Gulf Coast men’s and women’s titles. The pairings were decided by random draw Battle Bowl style at SuperBrawl.
Rick Martel and Mickie James defeated Griff Garrison and Rockin’ Robin by pinfall of James on Robin via MickDDT at 3:32. Martel and James celebrate afterwards with a big hug where Martel cops a handful of booty. James doesn’t seem to mind.
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Dolph Ziggler talks to Slick about getting Will Hobbs’ spot in the tournament, because he wants that Gulf Coast Title Shot. Slick tells him no dice. Hobbs is a replacement for Rocky Johnson anyway, who left the company. But if Johnson and Hobbs have anything in common it’s they love them PAWGs and Taya Valkyrie has that going on.
Ziggler asks what a PAWG is. Slick tells him to use Urban Dictionary, brother.
COMMERCIAL
Will Hobbs and Taya Valkyrie defeated Disco Inferno and Nikkita Lyons by pinfall of Hobbs on Inferno by high elevation spine buster at 5:48. Hobbs checks out Lyons at the start and Valkyrie seems a bit miffed by that and slaps him on the back to get focused. As they walk up the aisle after the match, Hobbs checks Taya out from behind.
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Dolph Ziggler talks with Maria Kannellis-Bennett about getting Killer Kross’ spot in the tournament. They’ve got bigger fish to fry, so she’s willing to trade it to Ziggler for a favor to be named later. He then asks her what a PAWG is. She whispers it in his ear. Really, damn, he can be down with that.
COMMERCIAL
Dolph Ziggler and Ivory defeated Jimmy Garvin and Sara Del Rey by pinfall of Ziggler on Garvin via Zig Zag at 8:18.
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Hulk Hogan in a pre-taped promo tells Kevin Owens that nobody knows more about Hollywood than Hulk Hogan, brother, and at Hollywood Homecoming he’s going to bring in one of his big time celebrity friends to counter Kevin Owens and Killer Kross. His friend will be in the house on Nitro and what will they do, when the largest arms in the world and a big time celebrity run wild on you. (Hogan notably ignores everything Owens said on Nitro.)
COMMERCIAL
A pre-taped promo from UWA Universal Men’s Champion Chris Jericho has him telling Jake Roberts that he can question his manhood all he wants. He’s confident in it and he takes his responsibility as Universal Champion seriously. But, Jake wants to make whatever between them personal, not professional. Jake wants to see him in that ring on the next Nitro, he’s got it.
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Sam Houston and Molly Holly defeated Bob Holly and Gigi Dolin by pinfall of Holly on Dolin via Molly-Go-Round at 9:47. The Holly cousins jaw at each other to start as Molly doesn’t like how Bob has been acting since he resurrected the WCW Wild Card Title and drove Crash off.
Next tournament matches
Rick Martel and Mickie James vs. Sam Houston and Molly Holly
Will Hobbs and Taya Valkyrie vs. Dolph Ziggler and Ivory