We are live from Salisbury, MD with our hosts Eric Bischoff, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, and Steve "Mongo" McMichael. Bischoff talks about the big WCW World Heavyweight Championship rematch between Ric Flair and "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Also, Hulk Hogan tries to avenge his defeat to Arn Anderson last week on Nitro by taking him on again in a rematch this week.
Mongo says Hogan never lost to the same person twice. Maybe tonight is a first. Plus we are shown Steve Grissom driving the WCW Chevrolet Monte Carlo to victory in the NASCAR Busch Series season opener at Daytona with Sting (no face paint), Lex Luger, and Harlem Heat celebrating in victory lane with Grissom. Too bad Grissom did not do too well in yesterday's Daytona 500.
We kick off the show with the Hulk-Arn rematch. Hogan attacks Arn at the start and chokes him with his own jacket. He sends Arn to the floor and back into the ring several times. Hogan looks to be dominating this match as it doesn't appear Arn will get a second victory over Hulk in a row.
Eric Bischoff mentions an upcoming episode of Baywatch where Hulk, Randy Savage, Ric Flair, and Kevin Sullivan are on it and even mentions Vader's name for the first time since his departure as he too is on the show as this must have been filmed prior to his firing last fall.
Bischoff takes his usual shot at the WWF as well as Vader for leaving as he says Vader tucked his tail in between his legs to go to the WWF after his physical altercation with Paul Orndorff saw Vader get his ass beat. Bischoff also mentions during the match that there will be a new WCW Cruiserwieght Championship coming in the near future.
Hogan nails Arn with the big boot but instead of going for the Leg Drop, he puts Arn in the Figure Four just like last week. Sullivan comes down to the ring so does Savage, who attacks Sullivan in the ring. The referee doesn't see this and when he turns around, he sees Savage only in the ring and disqualifies Hogan, giving Arn his second victory in as many weeks over Hogan!!! I wish they did a better DQ finish though with Hogan shown holding a chair or brass knuckles or something.
Gene Okerlund is interviewing Steve Grissom on his win at Daytona Saturday in the WCW car. Sting, Lex Luger, and Harlem Heat were shown celebrating as it would have been awesome had they brawled since they are rivals but I guess they are showing WCW team unity.
Next up is Loch Ness (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs. Alex Wright. It's a shame they quickly demolish Wright, who is pretty good and went undefeated for about six months here. Nothing Wright does works and Ness just simply falls on him with an elbow drop in a lame finish just like last week against Scotty Riggs. It looks like it will be Loch Ness vs. Hulk Hogan due to the finish at SuperBrawl and trying to hype this guy up.
This week on WCW Saturday Night, Johnny B. Badd defends the WCW World Television Championship against Chris Benoit. U.S. Champion Konnan takes on one of the Armstongs. The Road Warriors will be in action. Plus Tag Team Champions Sting and Lex Luger take on The Public Enemy.
The Belfast Bruiser takes on Brad Armstrong in a rematch from WCW Saturday Night. The Blue Bloods tried to get at the Bruiser since he's here to take out Lord Steven Regal. Eric Bischoff mentions there will be a tournament to determine the new WCW Cruiserweight Championship and Armstrong is in it. Bruiser dominates this match virtually from start to finish and beats Armstrong with a Tombstone Piledriver.
Now it's time for the main event Ric Flair (w/ Woman and Miss Elizabeth) defending the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Randy Savage. Flair does his usual strut where Savage spits at him. Savage nails him with jabs and a backdrop. He goes for the ten punches in the corner only for Flair to hit him with an inverted atomic drop, sending Savage to the floor.
Flair sends Savage into the guardrail. Savage runs after Woman only to be hit in the face with an elbow from Flair. Woman then claws Savage's face. Savage throws Flair off the top rope and puts Flair in his Figure Four. Flair grabs the ropes to break the hold and then hits Savage in the balls.
After Flair gives Savage a delayed vertical suplex, Flair puts Savage in the Figure Four to show him how it's done. Savage reverses the hold to break it up. Savage fires back with punches and again goes for the 10-punch in the corner. Again Flair tries to do an inverted atomic drop only for Savage to counter it with a punch.
Savage whips Flair into the corner, where he does his usual flip to the ring apron, where he is met by a clothesline by Savage. Savage nails Flair with a Flying Double Ax Handle. Elizabeth climbs up on the apron to distract the referee. Woman then throws her shoe into the ring, where Savage pulls a Super Bowl MVP Larry Brown and intercepts the shoe.
Savage then nails Flair with the shoe as it looks like we will have a new WCW Champion. Kevin Sullivan runs down to the ring as does Hulk Hogan, who takes out Sullivan. Arn Anderson sneaks into the ring and gives Savage the DDT. Flair pins Savage for the 1-2-3 to retain the title.
It looks like Hogan and Savage are outnumbered when all of a sudden, Hogan's best friend Brutus Beefcake formerly Zodiac and is now, I don't know what the fuck he is now since he's had so many different names, helps Hogan and Savage attacking Flair, Arn, and Sullivan and forcing them out of the ring as they head over to the announce booth.
Hogan mentions the former Zodiac/Butcher/Barber/ the Baker and Candlestick Maker is now known as "The Booty Man." My head fell right into my palm as here we go again!!! It's the WWF of the 1980s vs. WCW of the 1980s when we are a few years away from the year 2000. Hogan then just says Booty about a thousand times.
Hogan then challenges Flair, Arn, and Sullivan to a six-man tag team match next week on Nitro and the match is on.
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