Post by Leo on Aug 3, 2024 11:45:15 GMT -5
WCW Nitro on Netflix Episode 7
Taped from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida
Commentary: Gorilla Monsoon and Wade Barrett
Ring Announcer: Gary Michael Cappetta
Interviewer: Missy Hyatt
Referees: Tommy Young, Joey Marella and Charles Robinson
The show opens with a video packaging recapping Bash at the Beach. We then go live to commentary where Monsoon says we’ll be seeing all the fallout from that show as we gear up for Clash of the Champions II. However, there is more tonight as we mark World Championship Wrestling’s fourth anniversary in the Universal Wrestling Alliance. It started out as Continental Championship Wrestling under the ownership of the man in the ring now, “Cowboy” Ron Fuller.
Fuller is in the ring and talks about how he was forced out by his business partner Andy Kaufman, who then was forced out by Shane McMahon, who changed the name to WCW and then sold the company to J.R. Ewing earlier this year with Bruce Prichard becoming head of day to day operations. But all that is water under the bridge and he’s not upset about anything. He’s here today to make a special presentation and recognize the only CCW original still there. Some have come in and out over the years, but there’s only one man who was here on day one and every day since with no breaks. It’s “The Man with the Hands of Stone” Ronnie Garvin.
Garvin comes out and accepts a plaque from Fuller. However, before he can say anything, he’s interrupted by Col. Robert Fuller coming from the back.
“I think my dear brother has forgotten that I have also been here from day one without ever going away and surviving all the regime changes, unlike him. Where’s my plaque, huh?”
Garvin said he doesn’t have a plaque for him, but he’s got something else for him and cocks a fist. Fuller tells him to hold off, he doesn’t want a fight, but if Garvin is itching for one tonight, then he can face his man, and the number one contender for the WCW World Heavyweight Title, “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff. Garvin agrees.
COMMERCIAL
Missy Hyatt is in the back with Steve Austin. Austin says he hasn’t been here the whole time, but he was here at the start and was in the main event of the first supershow along with Ric Flair, who isn’t here now, and Randy Savage, who is. Austin challenges Savage to a match tonight for old times sake. Savage comes in and says that sounds good to him. Bret Hart then enters and tells Austin that’s not a good idea for him to wrestle tonight since they have a world tag team title shot upcoming at Clash of Champions. Austin tells Hart not to worry, Austin can go all night, all day, drink a case of beer and go again. Oh hell, yeah.
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Vinnie Vegas vs. Jackie Fulton
Referee: Joey Marella
Vegas was also on the original CCW roster. Fulton reverses a whip and charges into the corner to eat a back elbow. Vegas with a choke lift and he throws Fulton into the corner and follows with the boot to the throat. Vegas with a Snake Eyes to the far corner and then finishes with the Roulette Wheel (spinning crucifix powerbomb - his Oz finisher).
Winner Vinnie Vegas by pinfall at 4:32.
COMMERCIAL
Andy Kaufman is in the ring. “It should never be forgotten that I was the man who brought Continental Championship Wrestling into the UWA. It was me who allowed Shane McMahon to take over the company and for it to become WCW. And, the two most important things about me to never, ever forget, is that I’m from Hollywood and I’m the World’s Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion.” He then points to his yellow shirt proclaiming that.
Tessa Blanchard, WCW Women’s Champion comes out. She has her arms bandaged from scrapes caused by the cage at Bash to the Beach when she helped Tully Blanchard to defeat Magnum TA. “Well, I’m the WCW Women’s Champion and this belt is way more impressive than your smelly old T-shirt.”
“Look, girlie, I know a lot of broads talk a good game against me, but they can’t back it up here inside this squared circle. I’ll put this shirt up against that belt anyday.”
“How about now?”
Tessa Blanchard vs. Andy Kaufman
Referee: Charles Robinson
Blanchard advances on Kaufman who drops to his knees and begs off. He low blows Blanchard. Robinson threatens disqualification. Kaufman says, “there’s nothing there for me to hit.” Blanchard then low blows Kaufman and tells Robinson “there’s nothing there for me to hit.” She follows with an airplane spin and a big boot. Gorilla press into a slam and she does a standing moonsault for the victory.
Winner: Tessa Blanchard in 3:11
Blanchard rips Kaufman’s T-shirt off post match and waves it around. While Kaufman runs off trying to cover himself.
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Missy Hyatt has Chris Jericho in the back. She asks him about being shown up at Bash at the Beach by…Jericho covers her mouth and tells her not to say that name. He lowers his hand and she says “what name? Joe Hendry?”
“SAY HIS NAME AND HE APPEARS! I BELIEVE IN JOE HENDRY!”
Hendry then slides into frame behind Jericho with a big smile. Jericho shrieks like a little girl and runs off. Hendry says to Hyatt, “Does Chris look a little heavy to you?”
COMMERCIAL
The Genius Lanny Poffo has a poem before the next match. “Say his name and he appears/That’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard in years. He’s just an average Joe/And tonight he’ll find that I’m too fast and he’s too slow. I don’t believe in Joe Hendry/But tonight he’ll believe he can lose to me.”
Joe Hendry vs. “The Genius” Lanny Poffo
Referee: Tommy Young
Hendry ducks under the running moonsault out of the corner by Poffo. However, Poffo lands on his feet, but runs into a kick to the gut, followed by an arm wrench DDT. Freak of Nature from the second rope gets a close two count. Poffo slides out of the Hendry Slam into a backstabber. Body slam for positioning. Poffo misses the senton bomb and Hendry gets the Standing Ovation for the win.
Winner: Joe Hendry by pinfall at 8:11
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Missy Hyatt is in the back with “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert. “You know, Missy, you and I were here on day one as well and people seem to forget that. Just like people forget that I’m the number one ECW original and the King of Philadelphia.”
Hyatt reminds Gilbert about how his recent ECW special didn’t go as planned as he got beat in a match by Kevin Owens. “We’re not talking about that. We’re talking about me reclaiming my legacy here tonight and for Eddie Gilbert there’s only one place to stand and that’s at the top of the mountain. And that’s why I’m challenging Dusty Rhodes to a title match here tonight. I was here on day one and here on the fourth anniversary I’m going to walk out as the World’s Heavyweight Champion.”
COMMERCIAL
David Von Erich vs. Paul Burchill
Referee: Joey Marella
Burchill was on the day one roster. Paul slips out of the North Texas Stampede and gets an Edgomatic for a two count. C4 almost gets the victory, but Von Erich gets his foot on the ropes. He tries another, but David blocks and gets a Rock Bottom for a two count. Burchill slides out of the North Texas Stampede again, but Von Erich spins to catch Burchill with the Iron Claw and he submits.
Winner: David Von Erich by submission at 7:30
After the match, the Fabulous Freebirds come out mockingly clapping for Von Erich’s win. This includes Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin and Badstreet (Doug Gilbert). Hayes gets a microphone. “From everyone on Freebird Mountain to the Von Erich Ranch in Dallas, we want to applaud you and your brothers for getting the big WarGames win at War is Hell. Let’s hear it for them.”
Hayes gets the crowd to cheer. David seems weary.
“But all that match did for us, is remind the Freebirds about all the great matches we’ve had with the Von Erichs in the past. You boys have the WCW Trios Titles and we’ve battled over six man tag straps in the past. Let’s say we do it again at Clash of the Champions.”
Hayes extends his hand for a shake. David is hesitant to take it, but then does…and is pulled into a short arm clothesline. The Freebirds do a beat down until Kerry and Kevin make the save.
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Chris Jericho is at the craft services table in the back eating an entire chocolate cake and muttering to himself. “Stupid Joe Hendry.”
“SAY HIS NAME AND HE APPEARS! I BELIEVE IN JOE HENDRY!”
Hendry slides into frame behind Jericho, all smiles, shoves Jericho’s face into the cake and then slides back out of frame. Jericho screams in rage, but also scrapes the cake off his face and eats it.
COMMERCIAL
Charlotte Flair, Natalya Neidhart and Lady Frost vs. Mickie James, Toni Storm and Taya Valkyrie
Referee: Charles Robinson
Frost goes for the Snowball in the corner on Valkyrie, but is caught and takes an atomic throw. Valkyrie with a running big boot. She then throws Frost into the corner and points at Flair. Charlotte tags in. The ladies exchange chops. Flair gets driven into the heel corner. While Robinson tries to make Taya give the clean break, James and Storm smack Flair around. Charlotte turns into a jaw breaker from Valkyrie and a split-legged drop for two. Storm wants the tag. Valkyrie tags her and delivers a running power slam, but then Storm misses a diving leg drop from on high. Flair with the Natural Selection and she rolls through it to tag Neidhart. A powerslam gets a two count and Nattie goes for the Sharpshooter. Which draws Valkyrie and James into the ring. Flair and Frost cut them off. In the chaos, Storm pulls something out of her top, hits Neidhart with it on the turn around of the Sharpshooter and then small packages her for the victory.
Winners: Storm, James and Valkyrie by pinfall of Storm on Neidhart at 10:50
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Missy Hyatt has Dusty Rhodes in the back. “Eddie Gilbert challenged me to a title match tonight. A lot of people might say it would be foolish of me to allow that to happen considering I’ve got a match coming up at Clash of the Champions against Paul Orndorff. I know that the so-called Mr. Wonderful is going to be wrestling a very good friend of the American Dream’s here tonight in Ronnie Garvin. And I’m not going to tuck my tail between my legs and run saying, ‘I’ve got to save myself for Orndorff. I have to save myself for the Clash.’ Big Dust has never backed down from a fight and he’s never not done something an opponent of his was willing to do to. Eddie Gilbert, I’ll see you out in the ring later tonight, daddy.”
COMMERCIAL
“Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff with Col. Robert Fuller vs. “The Man with the Hands of Stone” Ronnie Garvin
Referee: Joey Marella
Garvin backdrops out of the piledriver and hits a falling headbutt. He starts the Garvin Stomp, but Fuller gets on the apron. Garvin goes over to jaw at him. Orndorff tries to attack from behind, but Garvin turns with a big right hand to floor Orndorff and he covers. Fuller drags Garvin to the floor breaking the cover. Ronnie decks Fuller, so Marella lets it go. But Orndroff baseball slides out to kick Garvin. Orndorff slams Garvin into the ring apron and then smacks his head off of it. Orndorff rolls Garvin back into the ring and comes off the top with a flying nothing to eat a boot. Garvin with a kneeling piledriver for a cover. Fuller puts his man’s foot on the ropes. Ron Fuller then comes out to scare off his brother. However, Robert already placed his loaded loafer in the corner and while Marella tries to deal with the Fullers, Paul nails Garvin with the shoe and gets the jumping piledriver.
Winner: Paul Orndorff by pinfall at 9:46
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Missy Hyatt in the back has the UWA Universal Tag Team Champions, the New Foundation of Owen Hart and Jim Neidhart. Neidhart talks. “Can-Am Connection. Rick Martel and Tom Zenk. It’s your lucky day or maybe not so lucky. Hahaha. Because we’re going to let you jump the line and have what every other tag team in the UWA wants. A shot at these belts we’ve held so long even we forget how long we’ve had them. Hahaha. You wanted to get in our business. You wanted to show us up. You will learn why that was a really bad call at Clash of the Champions. Hahahah.”
Owen speaks. “I let Jim have his singles match with Martel, because he’s a big boy and my brother-in-law doesn’t need me at ringside every time he steps out there. The same can’t be said for Martel who pulled a few strings to get his old tag team partner here. Because stacking the odds is the only way Martel can win a match. But at Clash of the Champions the odds will be even and the outcome will be way different.”
COMMERCIAL
Madusa Micelli vs. Amber Nova
Referee: Charles Robinson
Madusa with an airplane spin that she turns into a Samoan Drop for a two count. Nova does a standing switch on a rear waistlock. Madusa uses a mule kike to break. Spinning forearm. Butterfly facebreaker and Madusa ends it with the German suplex with a bridge.
Winner: Madusa Micellie by pinfall at 4:45
Madusa gets a microphone afterward. “Everyone knows now that I am the emissary of the UWA Universal Men’s Champion Rick Rude here in WCW. And even if he’s not physically here every single week, he will be virtually here through me. I’ll have my eyes open and my ears open. If anyone here in WCW has business with Rick Rude, wants their chance at the biggest prize in all of professional wrestling today, I’m the woman to talk too.”
Kevin Owens then comes out to the entrance stage. “You’re Rick Rude’s emissary? Doesn’t that just make you his bitch?”
Medusa retorts, “If I’m a bitch it takes one to know one, because Rude made you his bitch at Bash at the Beach.”
Owens replies, “I lost because of a distraction from you and a low blow. Everybody saw it and everybody knows it. Rick Rude is the weakest Universal Champion the UWA has ever had. Hiding behind a woman and using cheap tactics to win. I shouldn’t be chasing Rude for a rematch, because he’s not worth it. He should be begging me for a rematch to prove he’s not the paper champion every…single…fan in the UWA believes he is. Take that back to your boss, emissary.”
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Preview for Clash of the Champions II is shown.
COMMERCIAL
Non-Title
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage
Referee: Joey Marella
Austin and Savage keep it pretty clean. Savage with the hooking clothesline and a body slam. He goes up top for the big elbow smash, but Austin was playing opossum and meets him up there for a superplex. Both men down. Kurt Angle wanders out. They go to the ropes with Austin getting a Thesz Press and mounted punches. Bret Hart comes out and gets in Angle’s face. Austin with the Rattlesnake Clutch. Savage makes it close to the ropes and they fall to the outside and land on Angle. Hart picks up Savage and rolls him into the ring. He then goes to pickup Austin, but Bret seems to have hurt his back. As Austin checks on his tag partner, he gets counted out.
Winner: Randy Savage by countout at 12:45
Post match, Hart apologizes to Austin for what happened. Before Austin can challenge him. Angle gets in the ring and gets the Olympic Slam on Savage. Austin then chases him off and Austin helps Savage up and shakes his hand. Everything is cool with them. Hart seems kind of miffed on the fairplay.
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Missy Hyatt in the back has the Can-Am Connection and Asuka. Rick Martel speaks. “Not even one match yet in WCW and the Can-Am Connection already has a UWA Universal Tag Team Titles match. It feels like we’re living rent free in the New Foundation’s head already. It’s because our reputation proceeds us. The best looking, best dressed, best wrestling tag team of all time is back together and better than ever.” Asuka then says “arrogance” and sprays the atomizer at the camera.
COMMERCIAL
WCW World Heavyweight Title
“The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes vs. “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert
Referee: Tommy Young
Gilbert with a knee clip and a rolling leg snap. He gets a stump puller, then puts Dusty’s leg on the bottom rope and jumps on it. Gilbert goes for a figure four leglock, but Rhodes blocks it and punches Gilbert in the head. Rhodes up and he faints back on a dropkick try. Dusty with a bionic elbow. Gilbert rolls out of the way of the splash. He clips the leg again and tries a shinbreaker, but Dusty is a bit big and Gilbert has trouble getting him up. Rhodes punches him in the face and follows with a clothesline. He Dusty-ies up with some dancing and gyrating and does the Flip, Flop and Fly. Weaverlock. Gilbert breaks with a jaw breaker. He drags Rhodes over to the near corner, then goes outside the ring and crotches Dusty on the ringpost. Gilbert with the figure four leglock around the ringpost. Young gives a five count, Gilbert won’t break it and gets disqualified.
Winner: Dusty Rhodes by disqualification at 14:11
Post match, Gilbert gets a steel chair and waffles Rhodes’ leg with it up against the ring post. Col. Robert Fuller is waiting for Gilbert at the top of the ramp and gives him an envelope stuffed with cash.