Post by Leo on Apr 15, 2023 9:36:04 GMT -5
WCW Thursday Thunder episode 18 for 04.20.23
Taped from the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper, Wyoming
Commentary: Gorilla Monsoon and Don Callis
Ring Announcer: Gary Michael Cappetta
Interviewer: SoCal Val
Referees: Tommy Young, Joey Marella and Aubrey Edwards
Rick Martel and Mickie James defeated Sam Houston and Molly Holly by pinfall of Martel on Houston via tilt-a-whirl gutwrench suplex at 10:10. Bob Holly comes out and yells at his cousin Molly related to the loss last week. This distracts Houston, so Martel can surprise him with a dropkick when he turns around and a scoop slam off the ropes to setup the finish. Martel kisses James in celebration and she doesn’t seem to mind. Monsoon on commentary notes how she’s dropped the Aldis from her name and he wonders how husband, Nick Aldis, feels about all this. Callis tells Monsoon not to stir the pot.
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In a pre-taped promo, Tamina Snuka with the WCW Women’s Gulf Coast Title over her shoulder stands menacingly behind “Number One” Paul Jones. He tells Thunder Rosa that her Mexican fire is no match for the Fijian fury of Tamina. She didn’t win the belt to lose it. Rosa disgraced all of WCW in her loss to Jade Cargill at Starrcade and she’ll disgrace herself by losing to Snuka at Hollywood Homecoming II.
COMMERCIAL
Odyssey Jones with Dr. of Style, Slick defeated Terry Garvin by pinfall via Bossman Slam at 4:54.
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In a pre-taped promo, “Superstar” Billy Graham talks about how he made Nick Aldis pass out to the full nelson the week before on Nitro (he doesn’t mention using his bloody ring bell to cheat). Shane McMahon has booked a submission rematch for Hollywood Homecoming II for the WCW Gulf Coast Title. Maybe Graham will use the full nelson again. Maybe he’ll use the bear hug. Maybe he’ll bust out something new. Maybe he’ll make Aldis tap to a Mexican surfboard just for fun.
COMMERCIAL
Will Hobbs and Taya Valkyrie defeated Dolph Ziggler and Ivory by pinfall of Valkyrie on Ivory via Road to Valhalla at 10:37. Monsoon gets over Valkyrie and Hobbs as the most mismatched team that seems to be getting along in the tournament. Ziggler is livid about the loss.
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Thunder Rosa in a pre-taped promo tells Tamina that she will take the WCW Women’s Gulf Coast Title from her at Hollywood Homecoming II because she can’t envision any other outcome. She smells like smoke because she’s been through fire. She had to lose to Jade Cargill to be ripped down so she could build herself back up. Rosa is destined to have gold around her waist and that gold will be Tamina’s title.
COMMERCIAL
We get a promo video for Hollywood Homecoming II including the card and a montage of clips from Southern California.
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“Wild Card” Bob Holly retained the WCW Wild Card Title over Alex Wright in a hardcore match with an Alabama Slam onto a metal trash can at 10:11. Holly goes to beat Wright down with a chair afterward just because, but Houston makes the save for Holly interfering earlier.