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Dream Matches: WWF Survivor Series Showdown 1989

December 10, 2020December 9, 2020 by Jabroniville

WWF SURVIVOR SERIES SHOWDOWN 1989:
(Nov. 12, 1989)
* So this is largely a card of JUST Dream Matches, and I Bayless already covered this ages ago, but whatever- these cards fascinate me. I guess they were on the USA Network and were used as hype shows for the Survivor Series, mixing up the guys in the matches against each other. So we’re in the post-WrestleMania V era, with “Macho King” being slid down to an “Upper Midcard” position, Hogan as Champion again with Zeus as an arch-enemy, and more. And this YouTube video includes the COMMERCIALS, complete with advertising. Hm, Dyanetics or video games made by Acclaim- which is more evil to advertise to children?

Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan & Roddy Piper are our hosts, and Monsoon actually lays it out- every team member would put their names into a hat, drawing names out until one one guy remained- those guys would fight each other. This is why it looks so “random” (ie. big stars are fighting tag team wrestlers so that they can win while not hurting anyone’s push).

What the World Was Watching: WCW Pro – December 30, 1995 (Last Column of the Series)

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 by LScisco

There were no new bouts on WCW Prime, so we head to WCW Pro with Chris Cruise, Dusty Rhodes, and Larry Zbyszko doing commentary. They announce that Ric Flair is the new world champion.

What the World Was Watching: Starrcade ’95

February 7, 2020 by LScisco

Note the typo on the video cassette box, which says “1996” instead of “1995.” I guess this goes in the “because WCW” category?

–Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and Dusty Rhodes are doing commentary and they are live from Nashville, Tennessee. Heenan appears to have put aside his complaints about working with Dusty, which drove him from WCW Saturday Night earlier in the year.

What the World Was Watching: WCW Monday Nitro – December 25, 1995

February 5, 2020 by LScisco

If you have not already, do not forget to vote for the Doomies.

–Eric Bischoff, Steve McMichael, and Bobby Heenan are in the booth for this Christmas edition of Monday Nitro and they are taped from Augusta, Georgia. This is also the go-home show for Starrcade, which takes place in two days.

What the World Was Watching: WCW Main Event – December 24, 1995

February 3, 2020 by LScisco

If you have not already, do not forget to vote for the Doomies.

–Gene Okerlund and Bobby Heenan handle studio duties for the last Main Event episode of 1995 to feature new matches.

What the World Was Watching: WCW Saturday Night – December 23, 1995

January 31, 2020 by LScisco

–Tony Schiavone and Dusty Rhodes in the booth and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, these matches took place on November 29 and 30.

–Schiavone announces that Hulk Hogan has been suspended from WCW because of his actions on Monday Nitro.

What the World Was Watching: WCW Monday Nitro – December 18, 1995

January 27, 2020 by LScisco

–Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, and Steve McMichael are in the booth and they are live from Augusta, Georgia. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, 8,100 fans attended the show, with 3,000 paying to do so.

–Madusa interrupts the announce crew, holding the WWF Women’s Championship. She says she will always be Madusa and she dumps the WWF Women’s title in the trash can. The promo was terrible, but this was a HUGE shock at the time since Madusa had just competed at Survivor Series weeks earlier and plans called her for to face Aja Kong at the Royal Rumble. This incident had long-term ramifications too as Vince McMahon feared Bret Hart would do the same to the WWF title if he retained at the 1997 Survivor Series, thereby leading to the Montreal Screwjob. Also, the WWF would not restart its women’s division until 1998. WCW would attempt to create its own women’s division with Madusa as a centerpiece, but it never worked out.

What the World Was Watching: WCW Saturday Night – December 16, 1995

January 24, 2020 by LScisco

–Tony Schiavone and Dusty Rhodes are calling tonight’s action and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, these matches took place on November 29.

What the World Was Watching: WCW Worldwide – December 16, 1995

January 22, 2020 by LScisco

–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are in the booth and they are taped from Orlando, Florida.

What the World Was Watching: WCW Monday Nitro – December 11, 1995

January 15, 2020 by LScisco

–Eric Bischoff, Steve McMichael, and Bobby Heenan are in the booth and they are live from Charlotte, North Carolina. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, 4,500 fans attended the show, with 3,900 fans paying for tickets.

What the World Was Watching: WCW Main Event – December 10, 1995

January 13, 2020 by LScisco

–Gene Okerlund and Bobby Heenan handle today’s studio duties. Okerlund implies that Heenan’s new suit came from Sonny Onoo.

What the World Was Watching: WCW Saturday Night – December 9, 1995

January 10, 2020 by LScisco

–Tony Schiavone and Dusty Rhodes are in the booth and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, these shows were taped on November 16 and 29 at Center Stage.

What the World Was Watching: WCW Worldwide – December 9, 1995

January 8, 2020 by LScisco

–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary and they are taped from Orlando, Florida.

What the World Was Watching: WCW Monday Nitro – December 4, 1995

January 3, 2020 by LScisco

–Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, and Steve McMichael are in the booth and they are live from Phoenix, Arizona. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the show drew 9,000 fans, 3,000 of whom paid.

–Bischoff announces that the WCW Executive Committee decided forty-eight minutes ago that Hulk Hogan, the Giant, and Ric Flair are all on probation and if they do something wrong, they could be indefinitely suspended.

What the World Was Watching: WCW Main Event – December 3, 1995

January 1, 2020 by LScisco

–Gene Okerlund and Bobby Heenan handle studio duties for today’s show.

–Okerlund talks about a “dark cloud” that lingers over Randy Savage’s world title win at World War 3. Since the company is not building to a Savage-Hulk Hogan match, continually casting Savage’s title win in this fashion is not doing him any favors.

What the World Was Watching: WCW Saturday Night – December 2, 1995

December 30, 2019 by LScisco

–Tony Schiavone and Dusty Rhodes are doing commentary and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the matches on this show were held on November 16 and 29.

What the World Was Watching: WCW Monday Nitro- November 27, 1995

December 23, 2019 by LScisco

–Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, and Steve McMichael are calling the action and they are live from Salem, Virginia. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the show drew a crowd of 5,000 fans, with 3,000 fans paying for entry.

What the World Was Watching: World War 3 (1995)

December 20, 2019 by LScisco

–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are calling the matches and they are live from Norfolk, Virginia.

–Gene Okerlund interviews Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, and Sting. The crowd gives Hogan a mixed reaction as he talks about how he has not fully embraced the dark side and is going back to his babyface persona. He sheds his black gear, which Sting tosses into a black container that explodes. The problem is that the fire gets to be too much, so Sting has to keep going back to the container to pour water on it or keep down the smoke. WCW technicians are eventually forced to put it out. Savage tells Sting that he is cool with him again as Sting acts like a star-struck teenager. Hogan says that Savage’s arm is not actually hurt and goes into a crazy rant about a “rag sheet” that said the Giant was going to win – the rag sheet in question being a copy of Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer – and how the Internet has the “real scoops.” The Observer copy is burned as regular fans at home have no idea what Hogan is talking about.

What the World Was Watching: WCW Monday Nitro – November 20, 1995

December 11, 2019 by LScisco

–Eric Bischoff, Steve McMichael, and Bobby Heenan are in the booth and they are live from Macon, Georgia. The venue gives away how WCW’s decision to do Hulk Hogan-Sting was last minute. This is also our go home episode for World War 3.

What the World Was Watching: WCW Saturday Night – November 18, 1995

December 6, 2019 by LScisco

–Tony Schiavone and Dusty Rhodes call this evening’s action, taped from Atlanta, Georgia. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, these matches took place on October 18 and 25.