This week in Raw/SD!/Nitro/Thunder history

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Nitro

 

January 1, 1996

Randy Savage def. Arn Anderson

Steven Regal def. Chris Benoit

Sting & Lex Luger def. The Super Assassins

Hulk Hogan def. Ric Flair by DQ; WCW Title Match

 

December 30, 1996

The Amazing French Canadians def. The Public Enemy

Ultimo Dragon def. Jushin Liger; CW Title Match

Konnan def. M. Wallstreet in a Strap Match

Hugh Morrus def. Kensuke Sasaki by DQ

Harlem Heat def. The Faces of Fear

Glacier def. Disco Inferno

Chris Benoit def. Chris Jericho

Mascarita Sagrada & Octagoncito def. Jerito Estrada & Pirata Morgan

Dean Malenko NC Rey Mysterio Jr., time-limit draw

Lex Luger def. Greg Valentine

 

December 29, 1997

Chris Benoit def. Hammer by DQ

Ultimo Dragon def. Eddy Guerrero to win the Cruiserweight Title

Diamond Dallas Page def. Mortis; U.S. Title Match

Booker T def. Disco Inferno to win the Television Title

Curt Hennig def. Chris Jericho

Lex Luger def. Buff Bagwell

Sting NC Hollywood Hogan, show goes off air before the end of the match; WCW Title Match

 

December 28, 1998

The Cat def. Shimu Nobunaga

Norman Smiley def. Chavo Guerrero Jr.

Booker T def. Fit Finlay

Barry Windham def. Prince Iaukea

Eddy Guerrero & Juventud Guerrera def. Rey Mysterio Jr. & Kidman

Bam Bam Bigelow def. Disco Inferno

Scott Steiner def. Konnan to win the Television Title

Scott Hall def. Brian Adams

Ric Flair def. Eric Bischoff

 

January 3, 2000

The Harris Boys def. Mike Rotunda & Buzzkill

Kevin Nash & Scott Steiner def. PG-13

David Flair & Crowbar def. Lash LeRoux & Midnight

Tank Abbott def. Lex Luger by DQ

Buff Bagwell & Chris Kanyon def. Norman Smiley & Asya

Kevin Nash & Scott Steiner def. The Harris Boys

David Flair & Crowbar def. Buff Bagwell & Vampiro

Sid Viscious def. Jeff Jarrett by DQ in a Powerbomb Match for the U.S. Title

David Flair & Crowbar def. Kevin Nash & Scott Steiner to win the Tag Team Titles

 

Thunder

 

January 3, 2001

Shane Helms def. Jamie Knoble

Sean O’Haire & Chuck Palumbo def. Cpl. Cajun & Sgt. A-Wall

Meng def. Crowbar in a Chair on a Pole Match

Goldberg def. Mark Jindrak

The Cat def. Reno

Mike Awesome def. Jim Duggan

Sarge def. Buff Bagwell by DQ

Sid Vicious def. Jeff Jarrett by DQ

 

Raw

 

January 3, 1994

Yokozuna def. Dan Dubiel

The Smoking Gunns def. Bam Bam Bigelow & Bastion Booger by count out

Jeff Jarrett def. John Chrystal

Shawn Michaels def. Brian Walsh

 

January 2, 1995

Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka NC Lex Luger & The British Bulldog, double count out

Duke Droese def. Mike Bell

Jeff Jarrett def. Buck Quartermaine

Lex Luger & The British Bulldog def. Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka

 

January 1, 1996

Razor Ramon & The Smoking Gunns def. Sid, The 1-2-3 Kid, & Savio Vega in The Raw Bowl

Diesel def. King Mabel

 

December 30, 1996

Savio Vega & Bret Hart (replaces Jesse James during match) def. Faarooq & Steve Austin by DQ

Hunter Hearst Helmsley def. Flash Funk

Jerry Lawler def. Goldust by count out

 

December 29, 1997

D.O.A. def. Los Boriquas

Ken Shamrock def. Kama Mustafa

Jerry Lawler & Brian Christopher def. Taka Michinoku & George Steele by DQ

Cactus Jack def. Jesse James by DQ

Owen Hart def. Shawn Michaels by DQ; WWF Title Match

 

December 28, 1998

Val Venis def. Road Dogg by DQ; HC Title Match

Edge def. Al Snow by DQ

Sable NC Spider Lady (Luna Vachon); Women’s Title Match

X-Pac NC The Big Bossman; Euro Title Match

Goldust & Steve Blackman def. Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett

Triple H def. Ken Shamrock by DQ; IC Title Match

Kane def. Billy Gunn by DQ

Road Dogg def. Mankind; HC Title Match

 

January 3, 2000

The Dudley Boyz def. Too Cool by DQ

Kurt Angle def. Kane by DQ

Chyna def. Hardcore Holly; IC Title Match

Triple H def. The Big Show to win the WWF Title

The Big Bossman & Prince Albert def. Test, Mae Young, & The Fabulous Moolah

The Acolytes def. The Mean Street Posse by DQ

Jeff Hardy def. Al Snow in a Cage Match

The Rock def. D-Generation X in a handicap match

 

January 1, 2001

The Undertaker def. Rikishi

The Acolytes & Billy Gunn def. Val Venis, Bull Buchanan, & The Goodfather

Hardcore Title Crap Segment: Raven pins Crash in original match with Tazz

Chris Jericho & The Dudley Boyz def. Kurt Angle, Edge, & Christian

Chris Benoit def. Test; IC Title Match

The Hardy Boyz def. Kaientai

Kane def. The Rock

William Regal def. Steve Austin; Special Referee, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley

 

Smackdown

 

December 30, 1999

The Big Bossman & Prince Albert def. Test in a handicap match

Kurt Angle def. Rikishi Phatu

Jeff Hardy def. Al Snow

The Hollys def. The Fabulous & Mae Young

The Rock def. Kane in No Holds Barred Match

Chyna NC Chris Jericho, double pin; IC Title Match

Faarooq def. Buh Buh Ray Dudley by DQ

Viscera & Jacqueline def. Gangrel & Luna

X-Pac def. The Big Show

 

December 28, 2000

Edge & Christian def. Chris Jericho in a handicap match

Chris Benoit def. Matt Hardy; IC Title Match

Kurt Angle def. Buh Buh Ray Dudley; WWF Title Match

Bull Buchanan, The Goodfather, & Ivory def. The Acolytes & Jacqueline

Raven def Jeff Hardy; HC Title Match

T&A def. Too Cool

The Rock & The Undertaker def. Rikishi, William Regal, & Kane in a handicap match

 

January 3, 2002

The Dudley Boyz def. Tazz & Spike Dudley; Tag Title Match

Jazz def. Mighty Molly

The Undertaker def. The Big Show; HC Title Match

Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle def. Edge & Rob Van Dam

Test def. Tajiri

The Rock def. Booker T

 

January 2, 2003

John Cena def. Rikishi

Bill DeMott def. Chuck Palumbo

Billy Kidman def. Eddie Guerrero

Chris Benoit & Edge def. Team Angle by DQ

Nunzio def. Crash

Brock Lesnar def. Matt Hardy

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[TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0]

"December 29, 1997

Sting NC Hollywood Hogan, show goes off air before the end of the match; WCW Title Match"

 

Wow I remember that getting some REALLY harsh reactions.

 

"December 29, 1997

Owen Hart def. Shawn Michaels by DQ; WWF Title Match"

 

I have that match on tape. It rules.

[Guest JRE]

...An Al Snow/Jeff Hardy cage match? I certainly forgot about this....

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...An Al Snow/Jeff Hardy cage match?  I certainly forgot about this....

Haven't bothered to dig up any recaps in a while but since you don't remember it I figure I'd find this one...and then I see that I have the result wrong as Jeff won the match.

 

CRZ recap:

 

JEFF HARDY (with Matt Hardy & Nipples) v. AL SNOW (with Head) within the confines of the STEEL cage - Snow with a shot for Matt on the outside, just for the heck of it. Unless it was to distract referee "Blind" Teddy Long? Now Snow's beating on Jeff between the ropes, then slamming the cage door on him as well. Hardy pulled outside - STEEL chair procured, STEEL chair whacked on Hardy. Thrown in the cage - and Terri's thrown in too! Snow takes the chair with him and gets in the cage while Terri tries to vamoose. Snow produces a chain from his tights and locks the cage door shut. Terri calls to Matt, but Matt's still out. Jeff, however, has come to, and gets in a moderate attack on Snow. Whip is reversed, Jeff climbs the ropes with no hands and hits a moonsault! Double legdrop between the legs. Hardy tries to get Terri out - but notices the door's locked. Snow over and stomping away. Snow removing a turnbuckle cover - or attempting to, at least. Over to kick Hardy, back to the turnbuckle. Wow, lookit them headlights. Looks like Snow gave up on the turnbuckle. Kicks to Hardy, whip into the turnbuckle is reversed (good thing the cover's still there!) - but Snow lands Snake Eyes to stay in control. Hardy taken into the cage. Scoop - and a slam. Snow with the chair - he's going to finish the job he started on Thursday! Terri over to rake Snow's back. Hoganesque, it was! Snow takes the chair and advances on Terri - then whacks the cage where *Matt* was trying to climb, hitting him right in the hands. Jeff dropkicks the chair to Snow's face. Hardy climbing to the top - he'd leave Terri there alone? Snow quickly up to meet him - grabbing Hardy's hair - and there's a bulldog from the top rope with Hardy on top of the cage! 1-800-COLLECT provides the Double Feature of both the chair to the hands, and the top-of-the-cage manoeuvre. Back to the action, Snow is up - powerbomb - check that, Snow takes him completely over, dropping Hardy on his face. Snow now has the chair, and he's using it on the ribs. Matt can't climb the cage - his hands are shot. Jeff's head meets the cage wall. Snow stomping away and giving the badmouth to boot. Jeff taken off the rope, duck, Hardy with a spinning heel kick. Both men down, both men up - Hardy blocks a punch and lets loose with a barrage of punches. Kick, off the ropes, big back body drop, Hardy climbs - Snow over to bring him back to the mat. Snow with palm thrusts to Hardy's head, driving it into the cage. Got Hardy on his shoulder - there's the lawn dart to the side of the cage. Got him again - but Hardy shrugs off and Snow is taken into the cage. Hardy uses Snow (who's on all fours) as a springboard to get to the top of the cage - then flips over and out. (6:46) Postmatch, Snow tries to take some measure of revenge against Terri, but Matt has managed to recover enough to get in the cage and put the kibosh on THAT with some well-placed chair shots. Poor Al - on the plus side, he DID seem to get a nice handful of ass for his troubles, so. You know, if Terri had just dropped her panties, she could have escaped...oh well, maybe next time. NOW the refs are out and they seem to have a key to the lock - geez, where was this key earlier? It would have been kinda helpful to have THEN, wouldn't it? Well, no, see, 'cause it wouldn't have helped the STORY. Ha! Snow vows that this isn't over...

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I was there live for the cage match. That was a Raw in Miami. I remember the AAA Arena just open. I still remember that net for the awesome DX making fun of Foley vignettes,the return of Foley at the end,the title change,and PAPI CHULO VS CHRISTOPHER DANIELS as a dark match. It was frikkin sweet.

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So was the finish of the Sting/Hogan match planned? Or did WCW just fuck up again?

 

With WCW, you can never tell what the heck is going on.

 

Got a recap for that one, Bored?

 

UYI

[Lil' Bitch 0]

December 29, 1997

Sting NC Hollywood Hogan, show goes off air before the end of the match; WCW Title Match

 

God that pissed me off so much at the time.

 

December 28, 1998

Ric Flair def. Eric Bischoff

 

Was this the control for WCW match?

 

January 1, 1996

Diesel def. King Mabel

 

I think I remember seeing this. Wasn't it a squash? I remember it last not even 10 seconds once the bell rang. Mabel was still in KOTR get-up. Diesel threw him to the ropes, gave him the big boot, and pinned him if I remember correctly.

 

January 1, 2001

William Regal def. Steve Austin; Special Referee, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley

 

December 30, 1999

X-Pac def. The Big Show

 

WTF?!!

 

January 3, 2002

Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle def. Edge & Rob Van Dam

 

God, I wish I had a copy of this. Four of my favorites in one match.

[Bored 0]

So was the finish of the Sting/Hogan match planned? Or did WCW just fuck up again?

 

With WCW, you can never tell what the heck is going on.

 

Got a recap for that one, Bored?

 

UYI

I'm fairly certain it was planned.

 

Recap by G.P. Ryan

Hulk Hogan vs. WCW World champion Sting

As Sting enters the ring, Hogan immediately attacks him and soon

smacks him twice with the title belt, Tony erroneously stating that

the bell has not rung. Hogan chokes him on the mat, then tosses him

outside and follows him out and slams him on the floor. (1:00) He

shoves Sting back in and re-enters. Hogan with more punches to the

back of Sting's head, but he no-sells and pummels Hogan in the corner.

Sting rake's Hogan's face, and he tumbles through the ropes. Sting

follows him out (2:00) and rams him into the rail, then takes him the

length of the ring to serve up another helping and steps on his

throat, then shoves him back in and re-enters. Sting with an inverted

atomic drop. (3:00) Hogan pokes him in the eyes. And again, Sting

slumps into the corner. A pair of chops, corner whip and charge, Sting

crumbles to the mat and Hogan covers for 2, then punches him several

times. Sting gets up, only to be felled by a right hand. (4:00) Hogan

whip and kick to the head, Sting kicks out at 2. Hogan with a whip,

Sting ducks a clothesline and runs him over, then a Thai headbutt.

Hogan is up first. (5:00) Slam, but Sting evades the legdrop. Sting

stomps on Hogan's hands, corner whip and Stinger Splash. Corner whip

and another Stinger Splash, but Sting crashes into Randy Anderson as

Tony exclaims that they're out of time. Fuck you, WCW.

  WINNER: show ends at 5:44 -*

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Sounds much like their anti-classic at Superbrawl 8. I'm astonished this shit out-drew HBK & Hunter Hearst Helmsley breaking every kayfabe rule there is and making for the most exciting TV in years as D-Generation X.

 

Hogan is so, so very bad.

 

UYI

[TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0]

Just so you know it was 100% planned. It was done so people would tune in to Thunder's debut and find out the result of the match.

[tommytomlin 0]

Which would have been ok, had it not taken place after the screwiest, most disappointing ending in wrestling history at Starrcade '97. So it was a big 'fuck you' to WCW fans on 2 consecutive nights.