WCW Prime aired on April 17 with a new feature bout:
–Prime “MOOO” Match of the Week: Alex Wright (26-0-1) defeats Steve Austin (w/Colonel Robert Parker) (8-1) via disqualification when Arn Anderson interferes at 6:05:
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Pro – April 22, 1995
(Check back tomorrow night for Doomie Award results!)
–Eric Bischoff and Bobby Heenan are doing studio duties for today’s broadcast. They briefly discuss Ric Flair’s reinstatement.
–Bischoff hypes WCW’s rubber action figures. Heenan uses the Vader figure to knock the Hulk Hogan figure off his desk.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Main Event – April 16, 1995
–Stars & Stripes promise that Arn Anderson & Vader will face their Waterloo tonight. Vader says he is very excited to team with Anderson for the first time.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, this episode was taped on April 4. Heenan paces behind Schiavone and Gene Okerlund, who discuss whether Ric Flair will be reinstated tonight.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Saturday Night – April 15, 1995
Live from Poughkeepsie, NY
Airdate: October 18, 1993
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Will Savage and Crush reconcile their differences? Can Michaels be reinstated? Who’s the new guy in the WWF? Also, **BREAKING NEWS** included just for your amusement. Read on!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 10-18-1993
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are in the booth and they are still taped from Atlanta, Georgia from March 22. Heenan says that he could easily break the WCW Executive Board’s tie and reinstate Ric Flair.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Saturday Night – April 8, 1995
(This might be the first year that my column is released on Christmas, so Merry Christmas to all of the readers of the Blog!)
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary and they are taped from Orlando, Florida. Heenan warns Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage that they do not want Ric Flair reinstated.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Worldwide – April 8, 1995
–Eric Bischoff and Bobby Heenan are handling the studio portion of the show, with Bischoff reminding fans that Vader has been stripped of the U.S. title and Ric Flair has been banned from WCW.
–A replay of Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, and Jimmy Hart talking to WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel in his office is shown.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Main Event – March 26, 1995
–Footage of Vader and Ric Flair beating up Dave Sullivan on last week’s show is aired. The video package also hypes tonight’s Randy Savage-Avalanche main event and Sergeant Craig Pittman.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia. This show occurred on March 8 and, according to the historyofwwe.com, it attracted 785 fans.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Saturday Night – March 25, 1995
(Note: I meant to get this up on Friday as per my usual Tuesday/Friday rotation. However, taking the LSAT scuttled those plans. So we resume 1995 WCW with this barn burner of a show…)
–The opening video package reminds us that tonight there are no rules and the action we are about to see is not authorized by World Championship Wrestling.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are in the booth and they are live from Tupelo, Mississippi. Mike Tenay also reminds fans that the first minute on the WCW Hotline is free for tonight only.
–Eric Bischoff and Bobby Heenan are on commentary and they are live from Tupelo, Mississippi, the site of tonight’s Uncensored pay-per-view. Heenan is still rattled from how Ric Flair snapped last night on WCW Saturday Night, which is replayed for the viewing audience.
–Tony Schiavone interviews WCW Champion Hulk Hogan in the aisle. Hogan mocks Vader’s taunt and says that Jimmy Hart is busy with the “ultimate surprise” backstage. He then proceeds to go into his usual habit of promising to run wild on Vader tonight.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Main Event – March 19, 1995
Taped from Alexandria Bay, NY
Airdate: August 2, 1993 (taped 7/25)
Attendance: 1,000
Hosted by Vince McMahon & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
What will happen when the “Macho Man” faces Doink? What other surprises occur this week? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 08-02-1993
Taped from New York, NY
Airdate: July 26, 1993 (taped 7/19)
Attendance: 1,200 (sold out)
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Will Bigelow even the score or will Bret earn a second straight victory over the Beast from the East? What’s up with Doink and Savage? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 07-26-1993
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are in the booth and they are taped from Orlando, Florida.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Worldwide – March 18, 1995
–A replay of Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel appearing on WCW Saturday Night and suspending WCW Champion Hulk Hogan from WCW events until Uncensored is shown.
–Gene Okerlund and Bobby Heenan are doing the studio portion of the broadcast. Today’s feature match comes from the Gainesville, Georgia taping on February 21.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Main Event – March 12, 1995
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are in the booth and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, these tapings were done on March 7. Like last week’s broadcast, this show is also one hour.
–Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel, who says that until Uncensored WCW Champion Hulk Hogan will not be allowed into any WCW event. This was due to Hogan’s attack on Vader at the end of last week’s show.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Saturday Night – March 11, 1995
–Tony Schavione and Bobby Eaton are in the booth and they are taped from Orlando, Florida.
–A replay of Steven Regal rejecting Bobby Eaton’s offer to be his tag team partner on last week’s episode of WCW Saturday Night is shown.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Worldwide – March 11, 1995
–Footage of Hulk Hogan attacking Vader on WCW Saturday Night is shown.
–Gene Okerlund and Bobby Heenan are the studio hosts for tonight’s broadcast. Heenan says Hulk Hogan is out of control because he knows he made a mistake signing a strap match against Vader.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Main Event – March 5, 1995
–The ending of the Hulk Hogan-Vader main event at SuperBrawl is shown.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are tonight’s commentary team and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia. These tapings were done on February 22.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Saturday Night – February 25, 1995
–Eric Bischoff and Bobby Heenan are in the booth and they are taped from Orlando, Florida.
–Tony Schiavone narrates photographs of SuperBrawl V.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Worldwide – February 25, 1995
-Here was the feature match from WCW Prime, which aired on February 20:
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Pro – February 25, 1995
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary and they are live from Baltimore, Maryland.
–Johnny B. Badd and Arn Anderson do dueling promos, with Badd saying that he is coming to get his Television Championship back on tonight’s show.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the taping were held on February 8 and attracted 785 fans, none of whom had to pay for their ticket. WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel comes out and says that he is here to meet with Ric Flair tonight.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Saturday Night – February 18, 1995
–WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat and Stars & Stripes cut promos against each other since they are in the feature match tonight.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are today’s commentary team and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Saturday Night – February 11, 1995
Note: Due to my work schedule picking back up, future reviews of this series will be posted on Tuesdays and Fridays at 4:00 EST.
–Sting & Randy Savage and the Stud Stable cut dueling promos against each other.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are calling the action and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the taping was done on January 10 and 11 in Atlanta, Georgia and drew 750 fans, none of whom paid to see the show.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Saturday Night – February 4, 1995
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are today’s commentary team and they are taped from Orlando, Florida.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Worldwide – February 4, 1995