Wednesday, January 24, 1996

WCW Clash of the Champions XXXII

We are live from Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas for Clash of the Champions XXXII. We are shown was transpired last night on Nitro where Randy "Macho Man" Savage beat Ric Flair to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Savage seemed upset with Hulk Hogan for celebrating like he won the title. Hogan wants a title shot.

Sting and Lex Luger defeated the Harlem Heat to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship when Luger knocked Booker T out with a roll of quarters. They show us a video of the upcoming matches for the Clash as well as the wedding between Sherri and Col. Rob Parker.

Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are our hosts and they hype up the situation between Savage and Hogan. Heenan tells us that the surprise that Savage and Hogan are bringing tonight is Miss Elizabeth, who is returning to professional wrestling in nearly four years, as well as Kevin Greene being in their corner as well. He also drops the bombshell that The Road Warriors are reunited and will be here tonight.

Gene Okerlund is shown standing outside the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas for the marriage between Col. Rob Parker and Sherri.

Our opening match is The Nasty Boys and Public Enemy. Both these teams spend most of the time brawling on the floor. Jerry Saggs brings a table into the ring and sets it up in the corner. Saggs tries to throw Rocco Rock through the table, but Rock counters with a bulldog on Saggs through the table. Rock moonsaults Brian Knobbs for two.

Saggs then piledrives Johnny Grunge. The Nastys bring in a table to the ring and look to splash Grunge through it as the referee calls for the bell as both teams were disqualified. Rock moonsaults Knobbs on the table but the table does not break. Saggs comes in and hits both members of PE with pieces of the table. Saggs then throws the table at Grunge who is leaving.

Eric Bischoff is standing in the aisle where he is interviewing Ric Flair, The Giant, and Jimmy Hart. Flair says he does not care about the title loss last night because Randy Savage has to face both he and The Giant in the ring. The Giant then promises to rid the wrestling world of both Savage and Hulk Hogan.

Next up Alex Wright takes on Dean Malenko. They show us highlights of last Saturday on WCW Saturday Night where Malenko put Wright in the Texas Cloverleaf and refused to let go of the hold. There is a rematch where Wright looks like he means business. He puts Malenko in a side headlock takedown, but Malenko puts him in the head scissors where Wright kicks out and they reverse the same procedure.

Wright counters out of a back suplex and into a series of roll ups and near pinfalls. Wright then hits Malenko with a dropkick and a head scissors takedown. Wright tries to imitate Owen Hart by going for the Enziguri, but Malenko ducked it and dropped an elbow on Wright's knee. Malenko then dropkicks Wright's knee and wraps his leg around the ring post.

Malenko puts Wright in a single leg lock as Wright grabs the ropes to break the hold. Wright hits Malenko with an elbow out of the corner and jumps to the middle rope and hits Malenko with a cross body for two. Malenko hits a back suplex and goes to the top rope.

However, Wright dropkicks Malenko and hits Wright with a superplex off the top rope. He gives Malenko a bridging German suplex for two. Wright goes for a moonsault kick off the corner, but Malenko dropkicks him in the knee. Malenko rolls up Wright for the 1-2-3.

It's supposed to be Kevin Sullivan against Disco Inferno, but since Disco is over at the Col. Rob Parker/Sherri wedding, he is not there. Instead, an Elvis impersonator comes out and gives Sullivan a signing telegram telling him Disco won't be there. Sullivan beats up Elvis and gives him the Double Stomp.

Gene Okerlund is in front of the Little White Chapel for the wedding as Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater show up. Then we are shown Parker losing money over at the craps table.

Eric Bischoff calls out new WCW World Tag Team Champions Sting and Lex Luger for an interview. Bischoff mentions they won the titles controversially which Luger disagrees and then Bischoff says they are the most dominant tag team if Luger and Sting can stay together.

Now out comes Hawk and Animal as The Road Warriors have reunited and returned to WCW. Animal disagrees with Bischoff as he tells him The Road Warriors are the most dominant tag team which was like four years ago. They immediately want a title match. Sting says sure while Luger does not and names other teams he is giving a title shot to before the Warriors. Hawk then threatens Luger.

We are shown the injured Paul Orndorff sitting on a bench with a neck brace on. He says his career was going well until his career was over at the hands of Brian Pillman and the rest of the Four Horsemen. We are shown Orndorff being attacked by the Horsemen and suffering a career-ending neck injury. He mentions he turned down an offer to join the Horsemen back in the day and threatens them by telling them to watch their backs.

Back to the chapel where Col. Rob Parker finally arrived after gambling. He asks Gene Okerlund if he can borrow $50 for the wedding since he lost all his money gambling. Parker then answers his cell phone as Sherri is asking him where he is. He tells her not to worry and that everything is fine.

It's time for Brian Pillman vs. Eddie Guerrero. Pillman stalls as he is trying to get under Guerrero and the fans' skins and it's working very well. Guerrero shoves Pillman down and he rolls to the floor where he roughs up Tony Schiavone a little bit.

He comes back into the ring where Guerrero puts him in a headlock. Guerrero knocks Pillman down with a shoulder block and then dropkicks him, sending Pillman back to the floor. Pillman then grabs Bobby Heenan's jacket where Heenan yells "What the f--- are you doing?" to Pillman as Pillman is crazy as hell. Heenan regains his composure and apologizes for letting profanity slip live on TV.

Pillman comes back into the ring as he offers his hand to Guerrero, but Guerrero doesn't fall for it and kicks and chops Pillman. He then gives him a tilt-a-whirl back breaker for two. Pillman suckers Guerrero into the corner where he pokes him in the eye and Pillman bites and chokes Guerrero in the corner. He then slaps Guerrero in the face. He gives Guerrero a snap mare and a chinlock.

Guerrero elbows him and runs to the ropes and drops Pillman with a dropkick. Guerrero goes again to the ropes as Pillman lifts him in the air and Guerrero again hits him with a dropkick. Guerrero nails Pillman with a Tornado DDT out of the middle turnbuckle for two. After several near falls, both men run to the ropes and hit each other with simultaneous cross bodies, but Pillman lands on top for Guerrero for the 1-2-3.

Eric Bischoff brings out Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Kevin Greene. Hogan rips Ric Flair and The Giant and asks Greene what he would do. Greene says he will put his pads on and tackle them down like he plans on doing to the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday in Super Bowl XXX. The three then debate which one will take Miss Elizabeth out on the town. No comment from me.

Sting and Lex Luger defend their newly won WCW World Tag Team Championships against The Blue Bloods. Sting starts off with Lord Steven Regal as the two jaw each other. Sting takes it to Regal as he hits him with gorilla press slams as Regal tags in "Earl" Robert Eaton. Sting tags in Luger and Eaton sends Luger to the floor.

Luger backdrops Eaton and floor and nails him with the running forearm smash. He sends Eaton back into the ring as he tags in Regal. Luger does his pectoral taunt and backs Regal into the corner. Regal then thumbs Luger in the eyes and hits him with several European uppercuts. The two double-team Luger as Eaton gives Luger a swinging neckbreaker and Regal hits an elbow drop for two.

Regal then gives him a knee drop to the head again for two. He tags Eaton in and Eaton holds Luger for Regal to get some shots in on him. Eaton hits Luger with a flying knee drop off the top rope, but doesn't go for the cover. Instead, he tags Regal who puts Luger in his Regal Stretch (STF), but Sting runs in to break it up.

Eaton tags in again and again goes to the top and flies to Luger, but Luger catches him and then drops him. The two then hit head-to-head and knock each other out. Luger finally tags in Sting who hits both men with right hands. Regal gives Sting a thumb to the eyes and Luger is sent to the outside.

Eaton goes for a flying double axe handle off the top rope, but misses Sting and accidentally hits Regal. Sting puts Eaton in the Scorpion Death Lock and Eaton gives up as Sting and Luger retain the tag team titles.

Back to the chapel where Sherri arrives as the Harlem Heat don't like the food. Col. Rob Parker tells her about gambling all his money away and that Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater lost the key to the trailer as she begins to cry. Eric Bischoff tells us about CompuServe as Jimmy Hart is shown talking to people online.

Bischoff calls out Brian Pillman for an interview. Pillman threatens to say the "7 words you can't say on TV." He then rips Kevin Sullivan and then says he isn't Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, or Sting, he instead is Brian Pillman.

Next up is Mexican Heavyweight Champion Konnan defending his title against Psichosis. Mike Tenay joins Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan at ringside to call the match and inform us about the Cruiserweights. Konnan quickly takes Psichosis to the outside. Konnan hits him with a couple of German Suplexes back in the ring.

The two trade submission holds and Psichosis nails Konnan with a spinning heel kick as Tenay mentions to us that Konnan defeated Jake "The Snake" Roberts in a Hair vs. Hair match in Mexico. Konnan responds with some arm drags, a dropkick to the knee, and a DDT on Psichosis.

Konnan backdrops him over the top rope, but Psichosis stays on the ring apron. He then nails Konnan with a missile dropkick to send Konnan to the floor and then dives on Konnan on the floor. Back in the ring, Konnan has the upper hand and hits Psichosis with a German Superplex off the top rope. Konnan then locks him in a modified standing figure four as Psichosis gives up, giving Konnan the submission win.

We are back at the chapel for the final time as the wedding is about to happen. Gene Okerlund is walking with Sherri and asks her about the phone call she made to Col. Rob Parker earlier, but she doesn't remember calling him. Disco Inferno is dancing as Sherri walking down to the drive-thru window as they are getting married in a drive-thru chapel.

Just before they are about to say "I do", Madusa jumps out of the trailer and attacks Sherri as it looks as if Parker is having an affair with Madusa. Sherri and Madusa are brawling as Parker, the Harlem Heat, and Dick Slater are trying to separate the two women. The wedding is off.

Now it's time for the main event with Michael Buffer in the ring to do the introduction. The Giant and Ric Flair with Jimmy Hart come down first. Now it's time for Hulk Hogan and new WCW World Heavyweight Champion Randy Savage with Kevin Greene in their corner to come to the ring with the same women as they brought last night led by Woman. Only this time, Miss Elizabeth comes out and walks them to the ring.

Flair and Savage start off the match as Flair eggs on Greene on the outside. Greene takes his shirt off and jumps into the ring and goes into his three-point stance as Flair wisely bails from the ring. Finally, the match starts with Flair and Savage.

Flair hits Savage with some chops in the corner before Savage fights back with a backdrop and some clotheslines. Savage then sends Flair into the corner, where he does his flip to the ring apron. There he runs into a boot from Hulk Hogan. Back in the ring, Flair sucks Savage into the corner and chops him.

Savage reverses a hip toss into a backslide for two. After Savage and Hogan both punch Flair, he stumbles into the corner and tags The Giant. Hogan wants to be tagged in so Savage tags him in. Giant shoves Hogan into a corner and does it again.

Hogan side headlocks Giant. Giant throws Hogan into the the ropes and Hogan tries to shoulder block him, but bounces right off. He tries to bodyslam Giant, but can't. Giant slams Hogan and attacks him. Kevin Green and Elizabeth are cheering Hogan on.

Giant gives Hogan a headbutt to the midsection. He gives him a backbreaker and keeps Hogan on his knee. He goes for an elbow off the ropes, but Hogan moves out of the way and Giant misses. Hogan then picks up Giant and bodyslams him.

Hogan goes down and tries to get to Savage. Giant tags in Flair and Flair gives Hogan a standing vertical suplex, but Hogan no sells it and Hulks Up. Hogan gives Flair a backdrop and punches both Flair and The Giant.

Flair pokes Hogan in the eye and throws him into the ropes, where The Giant pulls the ropes down and sends Hogan to the outside as Jimmy Hart was distracting the referee. Giant throws Hogan into the guardrail and back into the ring.

Flair chops Hogan and Hogan no sells. Flair elbows Hogan and Flair goes to the top rope, but Hogan throws him off the top. Hogan tags in Savage as Savage hits Flair with a Flying Double Axe Handle off the top rope.

Hogan clotheslines The Giant to the floor. Savage climbs the top rope and hits Flair with the Flying Elbow Drop as Hart again is on the ring apron distracting the ref. Savage attacks Hart while Flair pulls out the brass knuckles. Flair hits Savage with the brass knuckles and pins him for the 1-2-3.

Zodiac and Brian Pillman rush to the ring, but are taken out by Hogan and Kevin Greene. Hogan is talking with Savage as we are out of time as the show comes to a close.

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