WCW facts, tidbits, and stuff people forgot

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

After Bischoff was sent home, the higher ups at Turner sent down word that they wanted Goldberg to get a big push, and they wanted various of scenarios presented to them that would result in Goldberg winning the World title at Starrcade.

[Just John 0]

When did Col. Parker and Sherri start managing Harlem Heat?

 

Why was Scott Hall given an alcoholic gimmick in 98?

[Placebo Effect 0]

Why was Scott Hall given an alcoholic gimmick in 98?

Because he was an alcoholic.

 

WCW logic for you.

[alfdogg 0]

When did Col. Parker and Sherri start managing Harlem Heat?

Sherri joined them around the end of 94-beginning 95, Parker about a year or so later.

[GreatWhiteNope 0]

How many times did Russo shut down the company in order to plan out storylines?

 

I want to say 2 - the first one resulted in the exceptionally good episode of Nitro where he stripped Sid and everyone else of their titles.

 

I forget the second - but there was definately at least one more time that happened.

[Guest Salacious Crumb]

He only did it once.

 

Also I think Hogan/Goldberg would've been the Main Event of Starcade 99 had they not changed over to Russo.

[Jericholic82 0]

When did Col. Parker and Sherri start managing Harlem Heat?

 

Why was Scott Hall given an alcoholic gimmick in 98?

sherri became heats manager in late 94 after flair had "retired" she interfered in a match on tv I think

 

 

the parker deal was this. on a /july 95 sat nite ep, parkers team of bunkhouse bunck and dick slater upset heat for the tag belts. This basically lead to heat being defacto faces for a while. on the august 95 clash sherri temed with heat against parker and his men. during the match, parker knocked sherri down hard adn she hit her head. the finsih of the match saw sherri wake up and dive on parker , kissing him and getting a 3 count in the process. sherri was now in love with parker, and his team was not too pleased they were haning together. at fall brawl 95 i thinkm heat won back the tag belts and parker started being their comanager aganisnt their wishes. this led to the jan 96 clash where sherri and parker were to be married, but sherri was attacked at the altar by madusa, who was infered to be having an affair with parker at the time. this angle went nowhere as sherri beat madusa on the next nitro and the angle was basically dropped. madusa got mad at parker and turned face and lost to him at uncensored 96. sherri and parker hardly crossed paths untill parker started to managae the amazing french canadians (aka the quebeccers) and on one ppv heat beat the frencha dn sherri got 5 mins in the ring with parker and beat him finally ending the angle

 

 

hope that helped

[Just John 0]

Yeah, thanks. That was right before I started getting into wrestling. I've watched lots of shows from that time period, but I could never piece that angle together.

[MillenniumMan831 0]

For whatever reason, Parker accompanied Sherri and Heat at Hog Wild 1996 in August.

[Guest pinnacleofallthingsmanly]

WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg's first police escort to the ring came on the July 27th, 1998 edition of WCW Monday Nitro.

 

Goldberg was escorted to the ring for an "exclusive, first-time ever interview" with "Mean" Gene Okerlund. The police were there to escort him due to Goldberg's locker room having been earlier destroyed and spray-painted by the New World Order.

 

So Goldberg gets made to look like a pussy by having cops escort him to the ring after the nWo damages his room...

 

And Goldberg is made to TALK, thus killing his "silent killer" gimmick...

 

Oh, and he talks about HOGAN...

 

Wonder who wrote this show.

I thought the police escort to the ring looked pretty bad ass. If I go to a zoo, I don't think the tigers are in cages becaue they're pussies, they're in there so my ass doesn't get hurt by them. That's how I interpreted the police escort.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

I meant more of a "Oh my God, The NWO sprayed graffiti on the locker room! We must protect Bill! They might hurt him!" feeling.

 

They even did several vignettes before the escort of the cops and Doug Dillenger wondering "Who did this! Where's Goldberg?" Next think you know, it's "We got your back! Don't worry!"

[Use Your Illusion 0]

Often many of the guys who escorted Goldberg were skinny, pale little bitches who would've had trouble collectively restraining Mike Tenay, yet alone any wrestler that might want to attack Goldberg.

[Placebo Effect 0]

I just brought this up in another thread as it suddenly popped into my mind, but who remembers the WCW Women's Cruiserweight Title. The damn thing probably never even garnered a MENTION on WCW Nitro, as they had a small tournament on WCW Pro and/or Worldwide, the match for the title itself, and then I'm not sure if it was even defended once in America before vanishing.

[Guest Astro]

I just brought this up in another thread as it suddenly popped into my mind, but who remembers the WCW Women's Cruiserweight Title. The damn thing probably never even garnered a MENTION on WCW Nitro, as they had a small tournament on WCW Pro and/or Worldwide, the match for the title itself, and then I'm not sure if it was even defended once in America before vanishing.

I remember a heatless WCWSN match between to rail thin japanese woman....and being disgusted at how small they were at the time

 

"The Title's for woman 120 lbs or lighter, baby!"

[Guest Astro]

Flair's War Games injury (The head rammed in the cage door angle) was done to get him time off so he could get a Facelift

 

 

----Straight from Da Meltz

[MikeJordan23 0]

Often many of the guys who escorted Goldberg were skinny, pale little bitches who would've had trouble collectively restraining Mike Tenay, yet alone any wrestler that might want to attack Goldberg.

Weren't they strapped

[Guest fanofcoils]

When was Sherri Martel's last apperance in WCW?

[Guest Frank_Nabbit]

Didn't martel have a of so brief fued with Madusa at one point in WCW?

 

Like in 97?

[MillenniumMan831 0]

I believe Martel popped up on Thunder in late 1999 or early 2000 for a one time appearance against Madusa.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

I believe Martel popped up on Thunder in late 1999 or early 2000 for a one time appearance against Madusa.

January 19th 2000.

[cmpunk04 0]

The women from the cruiser tournament work for GAEA in Japan now.

[Guest fanofcoils]

When did the Dungeon of Doom form and when did they break up?

[Guest fanofcoils]

Also where is Dave Meltzer's e-mail address on wrestlingobserver.com? I don't see it.

 

Edit: Nevermind it isn't displayed on the main page, only after you click a news headline.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

The WCW World Women's Cruiserweight Title was mentioned on Nitro. I believe they may have had a match, as well, but I don't feel like looking right now.

[Use Your Illusion 0]

Just something I noticed:

 

I was cleaning up my room today and stocking all my old wrestling tapes etc. Anyways, I came across the commerical VHS release of Starrcade 1999. Now, why in fucks name I have this is completely unknown to me, but I noticed that on the back of the box is a picture of The Giant, who was very much a member of team Vince at that point in time.

 

I bet you that the people making the art for those shows didn't even know who the hell the people where they were sticking on there.

 

I also watched the end bit of the show. Bret/Goldberg is pretty good, outside of the atrocious finish. Way better than I first remembered.

[The Czech Republic 0]

When did the Dungeon of Doom form and when did they break up?

Some time in mid 1995 they were aligned to destroy Hulk Hogan. It was Sullivan, Giant, Yeti, Shark, and all the weird characters. The DoD that I grew up with, that was out to destroy Chris Benoit, had Sullivan, Konnan, Faces of Fear, Hugh Morrus, and Maxx. I think Jimmy Hart announced that the Dungeon of Doom "merged with WCW" to fight the NWO.

[cmpunk04 0]

Toshie Vermatsu vs Meiko Satamura was the womens cruiser match on Nitro I believe.

[Guest Loss]

I was cleaning up my room today and stocking all my old wrestling tapes etc. Anyways, I came across the commerical VHS release of Starrcade 1999. Now, why in fucks name I have this is completely unknown to me, but I noticed that on the back of the box is a picture of The Giant, who was very much a member of team Vince at that point in time.

 

I bet you that the people making the art for those shows didn't even know who the hell the people where they were sticking on there.

In WCW's defense, sort of, the marketing people who put out the Starrcade videos were stupid. Starrcade '95 was called Starrcade '96 on the box cover, and that trend continued onward for some time. So, he was on the cover of a box called Starrcade '99, but the show itself is Starrcade '98. He wrestled on the show, jobbing to DDP.

[Slickster 0]

Like cars and video games, they 'advance-dated' the tapes so they would seem newer than they actually were. In addition, there was more than a one-month wait for these PPVs to reach VHS, so Starrcade 1997 probably didn't reach stores until April 1998.

 

However, the Giant picture situation is odd, to say the least. In the US, the tapes were labeled like this:

 

Starrcade 97 = sold as 'Starrcade 1998'

Starrcade 98 = sold as 'WCW Starrcade' with the newer WCW logo and the PPV date written at the bottom of the cover (WCW PPVs from late 1998 weren't avail

Starrcade 99 = sold as 'WCW Starrcade - Battle to End the Millennium'

 

If your tape is from the US, then idk who that could be on the back of the box.

[Guest Salacious Crumb]

A funny story about Starcade 99. The Columbus cable company forgot to scramble the event so the whole city got it and the replay for free.