From: fippjc@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Joe Fipp)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: CoC Results
Date: 3 Sep 92 14:29:11 GMT
Organization: Purdue University


  Off hand, I'd say I was back, but I guess that's been done.  Being gone
for the summer (read: away from the net), I have a ton of questions about
what's been going on.  But that will be in the next post.  I'd might as well
make myself useful and post the Clash Results:

       Clash Of Champions: Celebrating 20 years on TBS

  It opens with Tony Schiavonne (sp?) and Missy Hyatt watching famous 
wrestlers drive up in limos like they do at the Emmys.  Joined with them are
Gordon Solie and Andre the Giant (using a cane to stand).  Ron Simmons comes
in with his wife.  Bill Watts and several other "high ranking" WCW officials
drive up, and Hank Aarons (baseball).  Bruno Sanmartino comes in, and takes
the time to say how disgraced he was at the "other federation".  Finally,
Sting drives up on a motorcyclee (I honestly thought it was Brian Bosworth
at first).

  Jim Ross  anounces the 900 number to vote to get rid of the off the top
rope rule.

1) Steamboat versus Austin, for the TV title, no DQ, Paul E in a cage

  This was a preety good match.  Good spots included Ricky going for a move
off the top rope (no DQ) and Steve stopping him by climbing to the second
rope and sort of back dropping Steamboat off the top rope to the mat.  Later,
Steve tried a superplex and Ricky countered with a gourdbuster off the top
rope.  ANother good move was Austin reversing a tombstone and Ricky reversing
it right back and tombstoning Stunning Steve.
  In the end, Steve threw Ricky over the top rope, Steamboat did his flip
back into the ring and Steve promptly elbowed him out to the flor again. 
At this time, Jesse reminds us that there is no DQ, so they can use the top rope
in this match (FORESHADOWING).  Ricky climbs underneath the ring and Steve looks
for him on the wrong side, only to have Ricky crawl out on the other side of 
the ring, climb to the top rope, do a flying body press, and win the title.


  Show the clips of tag teams.  They include Rhodes and Ole Anderson when Ole
turned on Rhodes, the Briscoes, Freebirds, Road Warriors when Hawk and Animal
both had crew cuts, and the Rock N Roll Express.

  Michael Hayes announces that he knows Terry GOrdy better than anyone and will
guide Arn Anderrson and Bobby Eaton to the tag team title.  BTW, how did they
beat the Steiners (screw job or clean pin, what move)?

2) Arn Anderson & Eaton with Hayes versus Valentine & SLater with Larry Z
  Lot of back and forth rule breaking.  Ended with Slater holding Anderson and 
Zybsko accidentally hitting Slater with his cast.  Eaton did the Alabama Jam
to SLater and Anderson pinned him.


  Anounced Brad Armstrong is injured and can't defend the light title.  A 
tournament will be set up.  Jesse interviews Brad and Flyin Brian comes out
and calls Brad a disgrace, slaps him, and basically does a heel turn.
  Unless of course, he apologizes like last time :)


Singles Clip:  A whole ton of wrestlers, though all of them no longer wrestling
in WCW.  Included Flair, Rhodes, Wahoo McDaniel, Dibiase, Magnum TA, Buzz
Sawyer, Bundy, Spoiler, Stan Hansen, Terry Funk, Piper, etc


3) Ron Simmons versus Cactus Jack
  Fairly good bumps, Ron wins with powerslam.

  Showed end of NWA finals match with Chono using a flying shoulderblock
off the top rope to pin Rick Rude.

4) Barbarian & Dan Spivey versus Windham and Dustin Rhodes
  Cactus Jack comes in and announces he told Spivey to stay home.  He has a man
who knows Ron Simmons better than anyone - BUTCH REED.  Reed tags with Barbarian
and they win when Barbarian kicks Barry in the face and gets the pin.


After the umpteenth short clip on Halloween Havoc, we get the main event.


5) 8 man elimination (Survivor Series match)
  Sting, Koloff, Steiners vs Roberts, Rude, Vader, & Super Invader

  Koloff gets kneed in the back by Rude, Jake rolls him up for the pin.
Sting does his faceslam/bulldog to Super Invader for the pin.  After many
suplexes by the Steiners, Rick actually lifts Vader onto his shoulders.  Just
as he starts to drop Vader forward (tto much weight), Scotty comes off the 
top rope and sends Vader 360 degrees ala LOD finishing move (overall not
well done, but impressive considering the size of Vader).  Scott is then 
DQ'd for coming off the top rope.  Rick clotheslines himself and Vader out of
the ring.  Rude does his neck breaker to Steiner and Rick is counted out.
Now it's Sting verus 3 guys.  Sting starts pounding on all of them.  He 
slingshot suplexes Rude, but Vader comes off the top rope with a splash on
both Rude and Sting.  Vader is then DQ'd.  Roberts pulls Rude to his corner and
tags in.  He then DDT's Sting and pins him.
  Winners: Jake's Team
  3 pins (Jake pinned Koloff & Sting, Sting pinned S. Invader)
  2 DQ's (Vader & Scott for coming off top rope)
  1 countount (Rick Steiner)
  2 survivors (Roberts & Rude)

End with a long clip about Halloween Havoc.  Great acting by Roberts,
bad acting by Sting.  Basically at Halloween Havoc, Sting will spin a wheel
containing 12 deadly matches (cage match, barbed wire match, etc)  
  Whatever match it lands on will be the one he wrestles with Jake.


Notes:  Fairly good tribute to 20 yrs of wrsetling with TBS.  I thought it
was funny though how they talk about real wrestling and not a circus and
then end with this long hoaky clip, though Jake acted awesome.  
  Finally, can you see if they don't rig the wheel right at HH. It suppose
to be a cage match, but it spins to far and lands on Scaffold.  No one
has a scaffold ready, so Sting and Roberts battle on a ladder strung between
two chairs.
  All in all, while not as good as the last Clash (Pillman & Liger versus
Benoit & Wellington possible match of the year), I thought it was good
considering the amount of time given to "history."  They certainly got
across the message of hard action with matches like Steamboat/Austin and
the 8 man (at least while the Steiners were in it).  I can't understand
how come the Steiners aren't pushed more.  They represent the most 
exciting tag team and wrestle better than anyone else.