WCW Wrestle War 1991:

[Guest nWoScorpion]

WCW Wrestle War 1991

 

- Live From Phoenix, Arizona!

 

- Your Hosts are Jim Ross & Dusty Rhodes (returning to WCW PPV), and periodical appearances by Tony Schiavone

 

- Opening Match:

WCW-Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match:

Ricky Morton, Tommy Rich, Junkyard Dog © Vs. Big Cat & State Patrol:

For those who haven't read before, State Patrol consists of Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker and Lt. James Earl Wright, and Big Cat would go on to be Mr. Hughes. JYD & Cat start the match and they exchange rights. JYD with a big clothesline and a headbutt. Wright tags in but gets brought into the champs corner, and Morton with a back elbow. Wright with a side headlock and Morton with a hip toss and arm drag. Japanese Arm Drag by Morton into an armbar. Rich in and a double clothesline on Wright. Rich with an armbar and a big scoop slam. Arm drag and armbar by Rich. Slam by Wright, and Parker tags in, missing an elbow drop, and Rich with an arm drag and armbar again. Rich with a series of shoulder blocks and a hip toss, and again with the armbar. Morton in again and he nails am inverted atomic drop, followed by another one to Wright, and Morton with a wrist lock to Parker. JYD in and snapmares Parker and steps on him. Headbutt to the face, and Big Cat tags back in. Test of Strength commences and Big Cat wins until JYD headbutts him several times. Big rights by Cat followed by an elbow drop gets 2. Parker in and he hammers on a no selling Dog. Morton off the ropes and gets kicked in the back by Wright. Double teaming by State Patrol with a Demolition like move off the second rope for two. Double Shoulderblock gets two. Big Cat in with a big elbow to the bad of the head for two. Drop-kick by Cat gets another two count. Cat with a headbutt and stomps away in the corner. big Slam by Cat but misses an elbow drop. Parker back in and both men exchange rights until Parker catches him with a powerslam for two. Battering Ram followed by a bulldog/elbow drop combination by State Patrol gets two. Ross calls this their biggest match of their career, making me a little sad for them. Cat in and catches Morton with a back breaker for two. Cat hammers Tommy Rich and we get triple teaming by the challengers. Parker with a rear chin-lock to Morton. Irish whip to the corner, and Parker misses...Morton tags in JYD and he hammers the State Patrol with rights and headbutts. BIG THUMP to Parker, gets two, but Morton covers for the three count at 9:53 to retain the 6-man tag team championship. *1/2 Match surprisingly wasn't all that bad. The referee should have noticed Morton wasn't the legal man and that the pin shouldn't count, but Ross mentioned the referee was a rookie, so that probably makes up for the flop.

 

- Brad Armstrong Vs. "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton:

Commentators mention Brad's brother is fighting in the Gulf War, that being Brian Armstrong also known as Road Dogg Jesse James. Eaton attack Armstrong and hammer away. Brad fights back and catches him with a head scissors take down, drop-kick and arm drag, into an armbar. Too quick to call almost. Eaton breaks out and nails him hard. Armstrong with a monkey flip and arm drag, and back to the armbar. Eaton with a boot to the midsection, and he chucks him to the outside. Armstrong slams Eaton into everything he can, and goes back to a wrist-lock in the ring. Shove-fest and Eaton hides in the ropes. Test of Strength is won by Eaton thanks to a well timed boot to the midsection. Armstrong climbs up and over Eatons shoulders and cross bodies him off the second rope for two! Armbar by Armstrong but Eaton breaks out. He hammers him, and the crowd approves of the sling shot suplex...which is blocked by Brad's own suplex. Wristlock again by Armstrong and this match is starting to drag a little bit. While we rest, Jason Hervey of the wonder years is in the crowd. Wasn't he going with Missy Hyatt? I don't know, but I heard the rumor. Big Clothesline by Eaton gets a two count. Big back breaker by Bobby gets two. Scoop slam and elbow to the forehead by Eaton gets two again. Eaton with a rear chin-lock as we catch Great Muta in the crowd, in full face paint. Brad breaks out with several elbows, and Bobby with a knee lift and sling shot back breaker for two! Rear Chin-lock by Eaton again, and Brad fights his way to his feet, but Eaton hammers with an elbow and kicks him to the outside. Armstrong eats steel courtesy of Bobby Eaton. Abdominal stretch by Eaton in the ring, with some extra help of the ropes. Move is released, and Eaton whips Armstrong to the buckle, but posts himself. Brad with a big drop-kick and Russian leg sweep gets two. Eaton catches him with a neck breaker, and Eaton comes down the Alabama Jam for three at 12:52. **1/2 Good match, but way too much resting to get anything higher.

 

- Tony is with Missy Hyatt. Her loud voice says shes gonna go ino the mens locker room and get an interview, a first.

 

- "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes Vs. "Nature Boy" Buddy Landell:

Dustin is making his PPV return since his few month reign in WWF with his daddy Dusty. Landell slaps Dustin and he hammers away and scores a big back drop and a drop-kick for two. Landell with a high knee and a few hard rights, followed by some chops. Dusitn with some rights of his own and the ten bionic elbows of doom. big arm drag and clothesline gets two. Armbar by Dustin and Landell rakes the eyes. Rights by Landell and a scoop slam, but he gets slammed off the top rope. Rhodes posts himself and Landell stomps away at the shoulder, and chokes him. Big chop and a few rights gets two. Standing wrist-lock by Landell and he does more stuff that sucks. Slam gets two, and he applies a sleeper hold. Rhodes with his own sleeper, but he eats turnbuckle, but nails Landell with a big boot and a clothesline, followed by another over the top rope. Shouldn't that be a DQ? Logic in Wrestling. Especially WCW. Press slam by Dustin followed by the bulldog gets the pin at 6:32. 1/4* Boring match.

 

- Missy Hyatt tries getting an interview in the mens locker room, but Mr. disgusting, Stan Hansen chases her off, with chewing tobacco dripping all over his mouth.

 

- Return Grudge Match:

Big Van Vader Vs. Stan "The Lariat" Hansen:

Both men are heels, but Vader gets the default face pop. Vader is also Big Van Vader here, so he has the goody elephant/alien mask that spews steam out of it. It's pretty cool looknig though, so I ain't knocking it. Hansen has chewing tobacco all over the ring. Vader catches Hansen trying to dive over the top rope and bear hugs him, and they brawl on the ramp. Big clothesline by Hansen and he dumps Vader into the ring. Vader eats buckle and Hansen chops a lot. AWESOME clothesline by Vader and he beats the hell out of Hansen with his forearms, gets a two count. Corner avalanche by Vader and he drops an elbow for two. Rear chinlock by Vader and they spill outside. Vader with a splash type move off the apron, and both men brawl on the outside. Back in the ring and Vader hammers away, but misses the corner splash, and Hansen with a back suplex gets two. Hansen drops an elbow across Vader for two. Hansen nails Vader with a box, and Vader nails Hansen with a plastic chair, and Hansen returns the favor. They exchange blows and go back in the ring. Hansen sends Vader back outside and Vader slams him across the steel railing followed by an elbow drop. Vader stomps Hansen back outside, and Vader eats WOODEN stairs, according to Ross, and Hansen drops the knees on him. They continue to fight, and they shove off the referee several times, drawing the Double DQ at 6:20. *3/4 fun little brawl. Vader with a clothesline from the top rope! He misses a splash, and Hansen tackles him, and chokes him with his bull rope. Vader returns the choke, and Hansen reverses it again.

 

- WCW-United States Championship Match:

"Total Package" Lex Luger © Vs. "Dangerous" Dan Spivey:

This match will be the last time the, at the time, current U.S Title would be used, as the winner would be issued a new belt, by former U.S champion, Nikita Koloff. Lockup and no one wins it. Lockup again and we get a clean break. Third time, and Spivey hammers Luger in the corner. Whip by Luger and he gets a back drop and football block, followed by a screaming clothesline. Spivey with a knee lift and ax-handle smashes to the back, followed an atomic drop, but its block, and Luger with a back suplex gets two. Spivey was a former NY Jet, and Luger was also a football player, but not professional. Spivey eats boot in the corner and Luger hammers away with rights. Hip toss by Luger but he misses a cross body and spills into the second ring! Spivey suplex Luger back into ring number one and rakes the eyes with his boot. Tombstone piledriver by Spivey gets two! Spivey with some hard lefts and a neck breaker for two. Rear chinlock by Spivey, and he catches him with a DDT for two. Spivey chokes out Luger on the second rope, but Luger fights back with rights, but a headbutt puts him down again. Spivey with a clothesline in the corner gets two. Whip to the buckle, but Luger dodges and rolls him up for two. Hard kicks to the back by Spivey, and he goes for a suplex, but Luger blocks and suplexes Spivey himself! Spivey up again and slams Luger, and goes top rope with a twirling elbow drop...for two! Swinging neck breaker by Spivey gets ANOTHER two. Head scissors by Spivey followed by a big boot gets two again. Spivey with a piledriver drops Luger on his head for two. Luger is hulking up and no sells lefts. Luger with a series of rights, but Spivey catches him with a belly to belly suplex for two! Rear chinlock by Spivey and Luger breaks free, but walks into a Japanese arm drag!! Football tackle by Spivey but he gets hung on the top rope, which Ross mentions that if he fell to the floor, its a DQ. Where was that rule in the match earlier? Luger continues the pounding and nails a second rope clothesline! HUGE Powerslam by Luger followed by a sunset flip, but Spivey blocks it with a punch to the face. Double clothesline puts both men down. They brawl to their feet and a double football tackle puts both men down. Luger goes to the top rope, but Spivey slams him off, but Luger cradles him for three at 12:53!!! ***3/4 Awesome match from two sub-par wrestlers. Spivey worked his ass off here and Luger pulled out stuff he never really does.

 

- Tony Schiavone, Nikita Koloff & Grizzly Smith present Lex Luger with the new U.S Belt, but Koloff is a prick, so he nails Luger with the belt, turning heel, and returns to wrestling.

 

- WCW-Tag Team Championship Match:

Doom © (w/ Teddy Long) Vs. The Fabulous Freebirds (w/ DDP):

DDP comes out first with his diamond dolls, which one of them is black. Badstreet USA is the best theme song. Jimmy Garvin trying to act cool his pretty hilarious. DDP introduces the new "Road Agent" of the Freebirds, Big Daddy Dink, also known as Oliver Humperdink. Rhodes calls the black diamond dolls "Brown Sugar". For those who don't know, Doom is Butch Reed & Ron Simmons, and The Freebirds are Michael P.S Hayes & Jimmy "Jam" Garvin. Hayes starts the match with Simmons and the crowd chants Freebirds Sucks. Simmons with a shove off and Hayes complains of a hair pull. Repeat. Simmons with a boot to the midsection and hard rights, and a bear hug spine buster gets two. Hayes catches Simmons with a hard right and bulldog for two. Simmons catches Hayes with a powerslam, and he nails Garvin with a powerslam as well. Garvin tags in as does Butch Reed. Garvin rakes the eyes and hammers away, but eats a clothesline. Sunset flip by Garvin gets two.

Hayes in with a side headlock and Reed press slams him, as well as Garvin, but Hayes nails him, causing Garvin to fall on top for nothing. Reed with a back breaker followed by an under hook suplex gets two. Simmons with a big boot and they double back elbow Garvin. Simmons with a leg drop and several headbutts to the back of Garvin, and he throws him outside, where Reed lays him out again. Simmons hammers away some more, and J.R Brings up his college football days. Reed played for the Kansas City Chiefs. Jimmy Garvin with a DDT out of nowhere. Simmons tags in and nails a spine buster for two. Big powerslam gets another two. Hell breaks loose, and Reed obtains a foreign object. Simmons holds up Hayes, but he ducks and Reed nails Simmons, allowing Garvin to score the pin at 6:55. *3/4 Simmons shoves off Long, and Reed in retaliation beats the hell out of Simmons with the brass knuckles.

 

- Jim Ross plays mean old man when he asks a kid who his favorite team was, and he said Doom, then rubs it in they broke up.

 

- Highlights from WCW Saturday Night when The Four Horsemen beat the shit out of Brian Pillmans shoulder.

 

RULES OF WAR GAMES:

1. The War Games consists of 7 periods. The first period lasts 5 minutes. The remaining 6 are two minutes long.

 

2. Both teams will send in 1 man to the battleground for the opening 5 minute period.

 

3. At the end of the 1st period, the bell will sound. At that time, the head referee will flip a coin. The team winning the toss will send an extra man in the battleground, giving the team a 2 on 1 advantage.

 

4. The second --2 on 1-- period lasts 2 minutes. At the end of that period the other team sends in its 2nd man making it --2 on 2-- for the next 2 minute period.

 

5. When that period ends the team, which won the coin toss sends in its 3rd man in making it 3 on 2. Period is 2 minutes.

 

6. Teams continue to alternate during the remaining 2 minute periods until all 8 men are in.

 

7. Once all 8 men are in, the Match Beyond begins & the only way to win is by having someone on the other team surrender or submit.

 

8. Pinfalls do not count. There are no countouts or disqualifications.

 

9. Official time will be kept at ringside. The head referee has the final say in all matters pertaining to the outcome of the match and the timings of the periods of the War Games.

 

- Main Event:

The War Games Match:

Sting, Flyin' Brian Pillman, Steiner Brothers Vs. "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Sid Vicious, Barry Windham, Larry Zbysko:

This is the match I have wanted to see again for 13 years. Sting has his ultra-cool Red, white and blue colors on for this match. Flair is the current WCW champion, and Steiner Bros. are the U.S Tag Team Champions. J.R's football stats: Brian Pillman is a former Cincinnati Bengal.

 

Period 1: Brian Pillman jumps the gun and enters the War Games, against his teams advice, and Windham for The Horsemen. Pillman jumps Windham and catches him with a diving clothesline. Headlock by Windham and he nails a football tackle, but Pillman uses the cage to hurricanrana Windham. Pillman hammers away in the corner and catches him with a missile drop-kick. Pillman hammers away but misses a cross body. Low blow by Pillman and he rams Windhams face into the cage. Windham gets the cheese grater treatment and gushes 90 seconds into the match. Pillman with a head breaker and bites away at Windham and has blood all over his mouth. He continues beating the hell out of him in the Horsemen's cage and hip tosses Windham, and sends him into the cage again. Pillman barely stand on the top rope and comes down with a flying clothesline. Another face buster and Pillman throws Windham into the other ring. Pillman sends Windham into the cage some more and nails a spinning heel kick, and works on the knee. Boot to the face by Windham, and Pillman fights back with hard rights. Back drop by Pillman, followed by a hard right off the top rope. Windham eats buckle as period 2 finally begins.

 

Period 2: Ric Flair is in for the Horsemen now while Windham eats more buckle. Flair attacks from behind and both men exchange chops and slaps. Pillman puts down Flair and hammers at him, but Windham and Flair throw him shoulder first into the cage. Windham picks up Pillman and uses him as a battering ram against the cage. Flair throws Pillman back into their ring and wrap his arm around the ropes and continue the beating. Flair heads off into the other ring.

 

Period 3: Sting is in and he hammers away on Flair in the corner, beats on Windham, and double clotheslines them. Sting with a bulldog on Windham while Pillman and Flair battle in the other ring. Sting goes with Flair and nails a bulldog while Windham drops Pillman across the top rope. Sting gets attacked by Windham, but Pillman saves and slaps on the figure four. Sting no sells Flair's chops and hammers on him. Whip to the buckle and Stinger Splash!!

 

Period 4: Larry Zbysko in and Sting hammers him the second he enters the ring and nails him with a clothesline across both top ropes! Sting puts down flair again, but Larry drives the knee into Sting in the corner. Flair breaks the figure four on Windham and throws him into the cage again. Sting hammers away on Larry and chokes him in the corner. Windham slams Sting's face into the mat.

 

Period 5: Rick Steiner enters and meets Flair with the Steiner-line, and another to Windham. He hammers both of them, and chases Flair into the other ring and gives him the ten punches in the corner, than belly to belly suplexes him. Sting with the ten punches on Windham, and Steiner sends Flair into the cage. Flair gets grated, and he gushes as well. Pillman and Larry Z. go at it in the corner. Windham hammers on Rick Steiner, and Flair is sent into the cage again by Rick. Another cheese grater for Rick as Zbysko has Pillman in the tree of woe and stomps away at him.

 

Period 6: Sid Vicious is the last in for the Horsemen and hammers away on Steiner and sends him to the corner, and Flair low blows him. Big boot to Pillman but he slams Flair into the cage some more. Vicious with a vicious clotheslines to Sting. Steiner no sells being thrown into the cage by Zbysko and hammers him and throws him into the cage. Sting is sent into the middle and Flair is grated again, but Zbysko breaks it. Steiner no sells again, and hammers on Vicious, but he knocks him on his ass. Flair kicks the knee under Sting while Windham works on Pillman. Sting sends Flair into the cage and he finally does the flop. Zbysko stomps Pillman as the period ends.

 

The Match Beyond: Both Steiners, Sting, Pillman are in now, as well as all Four Horsemen. Scott meets Windham and Flair and nails a double clothesline. Double underhook powerbomb to Zbysko! Vicious calls a spot on camera but gets whipped by Steiner into Scott for a steinerline, and Vicious eats steel. Stinger Splash to Flair! SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Zbysko low blows Scott and breaks the hold on Sting. Vicious and Windham pummel Rick Steiner & Pillman, but Pillman tries fighting off Sid. Sid sends him shoulder first into the cage. He chokes him in the corner while Zbysko eats steel. Pillman lays out Sid, and ALL THE FACES PUT THE HEELS IN FIGURE FOURS! Sting has Flair, Pillman has Sid, Scott has Zbysko, and Rick has Windham. Eye rakes break them all. Sting wit a press slam, banging Flair against the roof, and them finally slamming him down. Sid stomps on Rick and nails an awesome clothesline while Pillman low blows Zbysko and Sting with mounted punches of Flair. Pillman chokes Zbysko and Steiner with a big clothesline on Vicious but Sid stomps at him. Double clothesline by Windham & Sid to Rick. Pillman continues choking Zbysko with his foot against the cage as Sid takes out Scott Steiner as well. Pillman fights off Flair, and they exchange chops again. Scott send Larry into the cage again, and DDT's Windham. Sid boots Steiner in the face and puts the boots to Sting. Sid lifts Pillman up into the roof and drops him down. Everyone fights into the second ring, as Sid powerbombs Pillman on HIS NECK!!!! Sid picks him up again, and Powerbomb him correctly this time. Pillman is out cold and El Gigante runs out, rips open the door, and forfeits the match due to Pillman being unable to continue at 21:51. ****3/4 For an AWESOME match. Only bad thing was the ending where Pillman is "unconsious" in a submit or surrender only match.

 

- Nick Patrick tells us he is not sorry for his decision and didn't want to be responsible for any serious injury to any superstar.

 

- Quick Replay of Nikita Koloff blasting Lex Luger with the new United States title belt.

 

- Jim Ross & Dusty Rhodes give us their closing thoughts as the tape comes to an end we will be back for Superbrawl on May 19, 1991. Ok I won't, but you know what I meant.

 

Final Analysis: Outside of a few boring under-card matches, this show is pretty good. I don't know about the matches clipped, but I'm not sad that I won't see Terry Taylor wrestle for longer than 5 minutes.

 

Thumbs Up On This One. T-u-o-T-O

 

BTW, i liked Retro Robs way of reviewing the war games match (by dividing into periods) so much, i decided to use it too keep it more organized, ditto as my royal rumble reviews splitting each entrant inot different paragraphs.

[Guest MillenniumMan831]

Not bad at all. I would've loved to see JR mock the poor kid who liked Doom. Just wanted to back up the theory that spiltting up the periods makes for much easier reading.

 

Good job!