Post by Leo on Dec 23, 2023 8:04:26 GMT -5
WCW Saturday Night’s Special 2 for 12.23.23
Live from the Wollogong Entertainment Center in Wollogong, Australia
Aired exclusively on Tubi
Commentary: Shane McMahon and Bruce Prichard
Ring Announcer: Gary Michael Cappetta
Interviewer: SoCal Val
Referees: Tommy Young, Joey Marella and Charles Robinson
WCW U.S. Tag Team Titles
Powers of Pain (Barbarian and Warlord) © with “Number One” Paul Jones vs. The Rock ‘n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)
Referee: Joey Marella
Ricky Morton gets worked over, but manages to get a sunset flip on Warlord. He blocks it and drops a fist, but Morton slips out. He dropkicks Warlord in the back into his own corner. Tags all around. Gibson tries to surprise Barbarian with a flying crossbody, but Barbarian catches him and delivers a backbreaker to the knee. Gibson slips out of a power slam and pushes Barbarian into Morton, who nails him in the mush. He turns around into a dropkick by Gibson. Warlord breaks up the pinfall. As Marella works him out of the ring, Gibsons tags Morton and they get a double hip toss and double seated dropkick. However, Marella didn’t see the tag and forces Morton out, which allows Warlord to nail Gibson with Jones’ cane. Side slam by Barbarian and he gets the win as Jones grabs Morton’s foot and won’t let him break up the cover.
Winners and still WCW U.S. Tag Team Champions: Powers of Pain by pinfall at 9:37.
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Nick Aldis and Madusa Micelli cut a promo on Robert Roode and Mickie James. Aldis tells Roode his loss tonight will be glorious. But if he’s stuck with James for Christmas, his holiday will be pretty damn miserable. Micelli has the handcuffs she and James will be linked with on the outside. Madusa tells James to not damage the cuffs, because she has plans for them later with her soon to be ex-husband.
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Women’s Battle Royal
Tessa Blanchard vs. Molly Holly vs. Natalya Neidhart vs. Amber Nova vs. Gigi Dolin vs. Nikkita Lyons vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Lady Frost vs. Kamille Kaine vs. Tamina Snuka
All referees at ringside
Molly Holly tries a Molly-Go-Round on Gigi Dolin and Nikkita Lyons, who catch her and give her a release powerbomb to the outside to eliminate her.
Kamille Kaine spears Amber Nova and tosses her.
Natayla Neidhart and Roxanne Perez are fighting on the ropes and Lady Frost dumps them both.
Frost celebrates her double elimination, gets attacked from behind by Kaine and is eliminated.
Snuka attacks Kaine from behind. Body slams her and goes up top for a Snuka Splash, but Blanchard knocks her off the top to the floor.
Kaine tries to spears Blanchard, but she moves and Kaine posts her shoulder. Blanchard with a series of rolling German suplexes. She tries a release one over the ropes, but Kaine breaks with several elbows to the side of the head. She goes for a slingblade, but Blanchard meets her with a big boot and then gives her a release belly to belly suplex over the ropes to win.
Winner: Tessa Blanchard by last eliminating Kamille Kaine at 9:45.
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Winner of battle royal (Tessa Blanchard) immediately faces Taya Valkyrie for the WCW U.S. Women’s Title
Referee: Charles Robinson
Winner: Taya Valkyrie by pinfall at 4:15.
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Musical performance by Men at Work with the Nitro Girls dancing. Songs performed are “Who Can It Be Now,” “Dr. Hekyll and Mr. Jive,” “Be Good Johnny,” “Overkill” and “A Land Down Under.”
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“Universal Heartthrob” Austin Idol and “Timeless” Toni Storm vs. “The Model” Rick Martel and Asuka
Referee: Joey Marella
Idol gets a big backdrop on Martel, but misses an elbow drop. Jumping side slam and Martel tags Asuka. She comes in from on high with a flying cross armbar. Idol stands up and tries to shake Asuka off, but she hangs on tenaciously. Idol spins around in a circle until both get dizzy and fall down. Idol tags Storm. She goes for a tornado DDT, but Asuka blocks and takes her down into the Asuka Lock. Storm makes the ropes to break. Asuka pulls her off and nails an inverted DDT. Tag to Martel who does a slimy horizontal pin on Storm, who slaps him in the face and rolls Martel over. He seems to like Storm being on top until she jumps up and comes down with a double knee drop to the gut. Tag to Idol. He goes for a second rope diving elbow drop, but Martel rolls out of the way. They do a crisscross sequence and smack into each other for a double down. Tags all around. Asuka ducks under a running lariat by Storm and gets a jumping back kick to Storm’s back. They fight over a backslide, until Martel superkicks Storm to put her over. Marella chastizes him, allowing Idol to break up the pin. Everyone fights. Martel wipes out on a flying crossbody and flies to the floor. Double side slam on Asuka and the faces win with a dual flying elbow drop where they kiss their biceps first before jumping off the second turnbuckle.
Winners: Idol and Storm by pinfall of Storm on Asuka at 12:21.
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Robert Roode and Mickie James cut a promo for the main event. James keeps interrupting Roode to chew out Madusa, saying she needs to keep her mitts off of her and her husband. They’re not divorced yet, so she still owns that stupid son of a bitch. Roode says he’s going to own that stupid son of a bitch tonight then he and James will use those handcuffs back at the hotel. Wait, isn’t James with Austin. Does it really matter?
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WCW U.S. Title
Ladies are handcuffed to each other
“National Treasure” Nick Aldis © with Madusa Micelli vs. “Glorious” Robert Roode with Mickie James
Referee: Tommy Young
Roode backdrops out of the Treasure Chest. He comes back with a Roode Bomb for two. He argues the count and Aldis gets a schoolboy rollup for two. Roode rocks Aldis with a few European uppercuts. Whip to the near corner and a running lariat. Roode with a double arm hip toss out of the corner. Roode with a running big boot, but Aldis catches his foot, swings him around as he stands and gets an atomic drop. Roode drops out of a Samoan Drop and gets an inverted swinging neckbreaker. Swinging side slam for two. Pump handle slam gets two. Roode goes for the Glorious DDT, but Aldis drops out of it, does a double leg takedown and goes into the Sharpshooter. Roode tries to make the ropes. James tries to reach out to help him. Madusa uses the handcuffs to turn her into a short arm clothesline. Micelli smacks Roode’s hands away from the rope. Roode can’t hold on and submits.
Winner and still WCW U.S. Champion: Nick Aldis by submission at 15:50.